After discussing it for more than an hour, Yue Qijie couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He cupped his hands at Gao Jie and said, "Even if General Gao wants to go to Suizhou, he should bring more people.
Yue heard that Xu Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of Henan, has vague intentions of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty."
However, Gao Jie pushed his hand and said: "Yue Futai is worried too much.
When Yuan Gong was the governor of Denglai as the censor of Youqiandu, Xu Dingguo was under Yuan Gong's court.
Now Yuan joins the government as the son of his benefactor and Gao Jie.
How dare Xu Dingguo have evil intentions when we go to Suizhou together."
What Gao Jie said was an old story.
In the past, Yuan Keli was ordered to patrol Denglai on the tenth day of April in the second year of Tianqi.
Xu Dingguo, a person from Taikang, Henan, worshiped under Yuan Keli and was highly regarded by Yuan Keli.
It was precisely because of Yuan Keli's promotion that Xu Dingguo was able to rise all the way up and finally reach the position of Henan Commander-in-Chief.
It can be said that Yuan Keli was Xu Dingguo's benefactor.
Yuan Shu, who participated in politics in Suiyang Dao, was the son of Yuan Keli.
What Gao Jie meant was that even if Xu Dingguo disrespected him, Gao Jie, would he still be disrespectful to the son of his former benefactor?
This time, he followed the imperial decree to make the Northern Expedition, hoping to unite all forces that could be united.
The Ming Dynasty only had Xu Dingguo's power in Henan.
If Gao Jie and Xu Dingguo got into a stalemate, it would be very detrimental to the Northern Expedition.
That's why Gao Jie prepared to go to Suizhou with only his own soldiers to express his sincerity.
Yue Qijie had no choice but to give Yuan Shu a look, indicating for him to speak up.
Yuan Shu did not hesitate, coughed and said: "What Gao Zongrong said is wrong.
Although my father was kind to Xu Dingguo, he was a cold-blooded person and may not miss the old relationship.
What's more, my father passed away long ago.
The so-called When people leave, I’m afraid they won’t even bother to show off.”
Gao Jie never thought that Yuan Shu would say this.
He was stunned for a moment and said: "If this is true, Xu Dingguo is too shameless.
Could it be that this guy is really having a secret affair with Donglu?"
Upon seeing this, Chen Qianfu quickly advised: "It is related to the Northern Expedition.
It is better to believe that it has something than to believe that it has nothing."
This time Gao Jie also hesitated.
Except for himself, the other three people in the flower hall were not optimistic about Xu Dingguo.
This guy surnamed Xu is really disloyal.
At this moment, soldiers came to report that the scout had been brought.
Gao Jie waved his hand, indicating to bring people in.
Wei Degong walked into the flower hall and saw the four bosses sitting at the top one after another.
Without hesitation, he immediately knelt down and saluted Gao Jie and said: "Wei Degong, the scout camp, pays homage to the commander-in-chief and all the gentlemen."
Gao Jie hummed and said in a deep voice: "You said you have important military information to report to me, so go ahead and tell me."
"this" Wei Degong glanced at Yue Qijie, Chen Qianfu, Yuan Shu and others, but stopped talking.
Gao Jie saw what he was thinking and said impatiently: "The three adults are all our own, you don't have to worry."
Wei Degong gritted his teeth and said: "When I was investigating in northern Henan, I found a group of more than ten Tatar cavalry heading towards Suizhou.
I suspected that these people wanted to discuss surrender with Xu Dingguo of Suizhou." boom When Gao Jie heard this, his mind went crazy.
What, this Xu Dingguo really wants to surrender to the Tatars?
If Yue Qijie and others' judgment just now that Xu Dingguo intended to surrender was just based on speculation, then Wei Degong's words are unquestionable evidence.
If Xu Dingguo had no plan to surrender to the Tatars, why would there be more than a dozen mounted Tatar soldiers going specifically to Suizhou?
"I'll ask you again, this is what you saw with your own eyes."
"Replying to the Commander-in-Chief, everything stated under the sign is true.
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Those Tatars are indeed heading towards Suizhou."
"Is it just passing by?"
Gao Jie still had illusions about Xu Dingguo and said something that made people laugh or cry.
Yue Qijie let out a long sigh and said: "I can understand Gao Zongrong's mood.
But now that the matter has come to this, it seems that Xu Dingguo has long wanted to surrender.
Gao Zongrong must not take any personal risks."
After saying these words, Yue Qijie felt a little bit cheap himself.
Since the Tumubao Incident, the power of civilian officials has surpassed that of military commanders.
In the Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen dynasties, the status of civil servants further increased, and even the emperor did not look down upon them.
In this case, the civil servants can scold the generals just like they scold their domestic servants.
If they are not satisfied at all, they can ask their personal attendants to take down the military attaches and beat them up.
But since the last years of Chongzhen, bandits and bandits have appeared all over the country, and the world has been in chaos.
In order to suppress the thieves and the captives, Emperor Lie had to reuse military attachés, which also led to the emergence of Zu Dashou of Liao Zhen, Zuo Liangyu of Chu Zhen and others.
In troubled times, a soldier's waist can be straightened, and the status of civil servants and military generals is instantly reversed.
Except for a few tough governors such as Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting, there were almost no military generals who could be commanded by civilian officials.
Now that Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting have died in battle, Hong Chengchou has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the generals are even more domineering.
A bare-handed governor like Yue Qijie, who has no soldiers at his disposal, would not be able to accomplish anything if he did not cooperate with Gao Jie.
What made Yue Qijie feel a little relieved was that at least Gao Jie still listened to the court's orders.
The imperial court ordered him to make the Northern Expedition, and he led his troops to leave Shandong without hesitation and prepare to go north.
In this case, Yue Qijie certainly didn't want anything unexpected to happen to Gao Jie.
After all, none of the central generals in Gao Jie's army are fuel-efficient.
Li Benzhen, Li Chengdong, and Bai Yongfu, the three generals, refused to obey anyone.
If it weren't for Gao Jie's strength, there might be friction among the three generals under his command at any time.
Now, except for Li Benzhen who is in Xuzhou, Li Chengdong and Bai Yongfu are following Gao Jie to prepare for the Northern Expedition.
If Gao Jie made any mistake, the 50,000-man army would probably fall apart in an instant.
That's why Yue Qijie tried his best to persuade Gao Jie not to go to Suizhou alone for the banquet.
This banquet was probably a Hongmen banquet.
Facts have proved that Yue Qijie's worries were justified.
Xu Dingguo was indeed flirting with the Manchus, and they were secretly communicating with each other.
"It's better for Gao Zongrong to be careful.
He might as well lead a large army to Suizhou.
Xu Dingguo won't dare to play any tricks if the army is overwhelming."
Chen Qianfu suggested loudly.
In his view, no conspiracy or trick can be feared in the face of absolute strength.
Gao Jie has 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and they are all veterans who have experienced battles for a long time.
Xu Dingguo had only ten thousand men under his command, and there were many old and weak auxiliaries among them.
Seeing Gao Jie leading the army to attack the city, Xu Dingguo might feel weak in his calves.
Chen Qianfu believed that to deal with a shameless villain like Xu Dingguo, he should just sweep him away with a big stick and use his strength to convince him.
When Gao Jie's army entered Suizhou and took control of Suizhou City, they could further recruit Xu Dingguo's army.
At that time, Xu Dingguo had no chance to resist even if he wanted to, so he could only surrender and kill him at the first glance.
In Chen Qianfu's view, a shameless villain like Xu Dingguo who wanted to surrender to captivity and treason was too cheap to kill with a knife, so he should be sent to Nanjing and executed at Lingchi in West City
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