When Zu Dashou spoke, Yang Zhen instinctively wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he thought it would be better not to say anything. Contradicting the superior in public, especially a superior like Zu Dashou, would cause a lot of trouble.

Moreover, he has also been mentally prepared to a certain extent, and now he also wants to listen to people's opinions and see what other people's attitudes are towards him.

After Zu Dashou finished speaking, Governor Fang Yizao patted the armrest of the seat with his left hand, gently stroked the long beard on his chin with his right hand, thought for a moment, and said:

"Yang Zhen's reputation for bravery is also known to this Fuyuan. This time we asked him to serve as Ningyuan's deputy general, just to make him brave, loyal and diligent!

"It's just that Yang Zhen's troops currently number less than 200, but the number of captives besieging Jinzhou and Songshan is tens of thousands! This imperial court is very worried. Yang Zhen and his troops have not reached the suburbs of Songshan, that is,

They are heavily intercepted! Their troops are outnumbered and outnumbered. If they cannot win, the morale of the two places will be even more depressed! What can be done?"

Fang Yizao's meaning was also very obvious. He did not want Yang Zhen himself and Yang Zhen's men to go.

Because this is the only force that Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, can command in Ningyuan City.

However, Fang Yizao did not dare to object categorically to Zu Dashou's intention, and the situation suddenly reached a deadlock.

In fact, Zu Dashou was not very worried about Jinzhou City, because he knew Jinzhou very well. A bunch of his younger brothers and trusted generals were all left behind by him in Jinzhou. At the same time, the city of Jinzhou was very solid, with heavy troops stationed in it.

Can't come down.

His original intention was just to send a message, and mainly to Songshan City, informing Ningyuan that reinforcements were coming, so that the three thousand men of Jin Guofeng's command in Songshan City could hold on.

Therefore, he did not insist on letting Yang Zhen lead his troops to attack the enemy and die. Instead, he used his bravery to break through the Jianlu patrol posts and rush to the foot of Songshan City.

As for whether Yang Zhen could successfully rush into the city in the end, he didn't consider it. It would be good to rush in, but if he couldn't rush in, it would be enough to pass on the news.

The risk of this trip is very high, it can be said that there is a narrow escape from death. There are too many troops, not only the speed is slow, but also if it fails, it will only increase casualties. This is Zu Dashou's consideration.

But Governor Fang Yizao had the right idea. Since he sent people there, he had to try his best to get the job done. How could it be possible with 200 people to rescue Songshan?!

After Governor Fang Yizao finished speaking, Zu Dashou was silent. At this time, the first civil servant sitting next to Fang Yizao spoke.

"Commander Zu! Lord Governor! Qiu has something to say, do you know whether to say it or not?"

Yang Zhen heard the sound and looked at the civil official who was speaking, and said in his heart: "It's really Qiu Minyang! This man is capable and a gentleman!"

After Qiu Minyang spoke up, Zu Dashou and Fang Yizao both nodded, indicating that he could speak.

So Qiu Minyang said: "Master of the town, the original intention of the governor to rescue Songshan Jinzhou, Qiu certainly knows, but since there is a rescue and relief in the name, even if it is just a vanguard, two hundred people are indeed too few! We are going to go out

, I’m afraid there are calls from the DPRK and the Central Government to impeach the civil and military forces of Liaodong to avoid the enemy and fear war! If this is the case, it is better not to send them!"

After Qiu Minyang finished speaking, another civil servant also followed up and said: "A certain Liaodong branch patrol Zhang Dou agrees with Lord Qiu's opinion! Send two hundred people to rescue Jinzhou and Songshan which are besieged by tens of thousands of people. It is like child's play for people to hear this.

!”

Yang Zhen looked at the small civil servant with a goatee and heard that he called himself "Zhang Dou of the Branch Patrol" and judged that he must be the civil servant Zhang Dou who was later killed after the fall of Songshan City.

This man is quite a gentleman.

After Zhang Dou finished speaking, Zu Dashou frowned. The generals on Zu Dashou's side also looked unhappy, and they were all dissatisfied with Zhang Dou's words.

At this time, the talented civil servant in his forties who was sitting at the outermost seat said: "Your Majesty the Governor! Your Majesty the Chief! The student Yuan Shu, who serves as the royal governor of the imperial court, would not dare to do it in front of the Governor and the Chief Town."

Yan Bing, it's just that the government and the public are extremely concerned about rescuing Songshan and relieving the siege of Jinzhou. With the enemy at hand, Ning Yuan's every move is crucial!

"If we don't save Songshan, that's it. If we do, we must hope for success! If you are half-hearted, wandering between whether you can save Songshan or not, whether you can succeed or not, then you are in danger! Student

It’s just a humble opinion. Please, the governor and the mayor, please think twice!”

This person is actually Yuan Shu!

Yang Zhen listened quietly to the words of these civil servants and felt a little relieved. It seemed that the civil servants arranged by Emperor Chongzhen for Liaodong were all pretty good. They were not pedantic, boastful fools, or those who only knew how to fight.

, a villain who strives for power and profit.

In fact, by the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the kind of civil servants who relied on clinging to the powerful or relying on the big shots in the court no longer dared to come to Liaodong.

Anyone who dared to come to Liaodong at this time was considered an outstanding member of the Ming Dynasty's civil servants.

Qiu Minyang, the commander of Ningqian's military preparations, and Zhang Dou, the patrol commander. Yuan Shu, the governor of the Ministry of Revenue stationed in Ningyuan and "Juehua Island", all made speeches one after another, and they all supported the governor Fang Yizao's statement and gave him disguised support.

Zu Dashou's statement raised a lot of opinions.

Although Zu Dashou was unhappy, he was not stupid. He also knew that his statement was not enough to convince everyone.

Not to mention that this decision was reported to the court, even in Liaodong itself, 200 people were used to rescue Songshan and relieve the siege of Jinzhou. It makes no sense for anyone to talk about this!

And Yang Zhen also knew that historically he was not the only one who led his two hundred men to rescue Songshan City, so after a period of nervousness and panic, he finally calmed down.

Sure enough, after Governor Fang Yizao and other civil servants expressed their objections, Zu Dashou finally said: "What you all said makes sense! What I just said was that I proposed that Ningyuan Lieutenant General Yang Zhen be in charge of the matter. Yang Zhen

We have less than 200 men under our command, and this town also knows this, so we have other plans!"

After Zu Dashou said this, he said to the first general on his right: "Sanggarsai! You heard what the governor and military commander just said! Yang Zhen has less than 200 men and horses, and the patrol is Songshan.

The outer perimeter is more than enough, but as for rescue and relief, it is far from enough! This town will use your Mongolian battalion cavalry to select 300 elite members, guerrilla Xu Changyong will be the general, and Ningyuan deputy general Yang Zhen will be deployed to command, and we will work together! What?

!”

Sanggarsai was born in the Mongolian tribe outside the Guangning Great Wall. His subordinates were all Mongolian soldiers. Their combat effectiveness was not very good, but they were more successful because of their larger numbers.

Most of these people were the inner Mongols who dispersed throughout western Liaoning after their tribes were conquered by the Jianlu. They had some hatred for the Jurchens, but in the Ming Dynasty, they were a bit like mercenaries.

They fought as soldiers just to earn money, food, and military pay, and they actually didn't have much loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Most of these Mongolian soldiers once belonged to Mangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong in Chongzhen's early years. After Commander Mangui and Mangui died in battle, they belonged to the current commander-in-chief Zu Dashou.

It is said that after hearing Zu Dashou's words, Sanggarsai did not hesitate. He immediately stood up, clasped his fists at Zu Dashou and said: "The general will obey the commander's military orders!"

After hearing this, Zu Dashou nodded, waved his hand for Sanggarsai to sit down, and then said to Governor Fang Yizao and others: "Master Fang, Master Qiu, Master Zhang, Master Yuan, is this so good?"

Five hundred people went to relieve the siege, but it was certainly not enough.

However, as early as the beginning of this military meeting, Zu Dashou had already made it clear the essence of this "rescue". It was just a message to strengthen the determination of the soldiers and civilians in the two places to defend the city, and at the same time to give a reasonable explanation to the superiors and subordinates.

The explanation was not really about breaking the siege of Jinzhou and Songshan by the Jianlu army head-on.

His determined idea was to rely on fortified cities in various places to hold on until the Tatar army that besieged the city ran out of food and retreated.

In fact, Yang Zhen himself agreed with Zu Dashou's strategy.

It was just that at this time, a general had to be sent north to give an explanation to the imperial court's main battle force, and the person sent happened to be him, which made him very unhappy.

While Yang Zhen lamented his unfortunate fate, he heard Fang Yizao say: "Since Zuzong Town has arranged it this way, this Fuyuan has no other opinions. Let's see what Yang Zhen himself has to say.

!”

When Fang Yizao said this, he suddenly said to Yang Zhen: "Yang Zhen! What do you personally think of the arrangements for Zuzong Town? If you have any requests, you can put them forward here!

"Although the number of men and horses given to you to rescue Songshan and rescue Jinzhou this time is small, the rescue northward itself is of great significance! If you have any ideas, please feel free to put forward, this Fuyuan and Zuzong Town will do their best to help you!"

After saying this, Governor Fang Yizao paused for a moment, looked at the expressionless Wu Sangui, then returned his eyes to Yang Zhen, and said loudly:

"Actually, our Fuyuan has planned before. This time we will go north to rescue Songshan and relieve Jinzhou. No matter who is ordered to take charge of the task, as long as Songshan and Jinzhou are not lost in the end, our Fuyuan will write to His Majesty the Emperor to ensure that he will be the commander-in-chief of the army.
Chapter completed!