The ninth day of August.

It was late at night.

The weather in early autumn, even at night, is still hot.

In the Yunti Pass, a small table, three cups of tea, and four people.

Lu Zhiyu sincerely pleaded guiltily: "The last general was ineffective in fighting, causing Wu Songwei to suffer heavy losses, please punish the prince." ”

Wu Zheng was unmoved, pouring tea and drinking himself.

But I sighed lightly in my heart, the human heart is the most difficult to figure out, and it is also the least worth pondering.

Wu Zheng knew very well in his heart that Lu Zhiyu was just a gesture, and it was just a gesture.

He didn't actually think he was really guilty, but he just said ugly things in front of him and blocked Wu Zheng's mouth.

Guilty?

Not guilty, of course!

The victory of Xinba has been rendered by the General's Mansion as a feat comparable to the recovery of Ying Tianfu.

If Wu Zheng really wants to punish the crime, not only will the guy in front of him not be convinced, but how can he be convinced by the people under his rule?

Is it really innocent?

Not necessarily!

Wu Songwei is adapted from the original Jin Shanwei, Jin Shanwei, comparable to the original Li Haiwei, is the beginning of Wu Zheng's career, relying on the arm of the two strong teams.

This battle, which is a big victory?

Wu Songwei's casualties far exceeded the number of Qing cavalry annihilated, if this can also be called a great victory, Wu Zheng would rather not!

But the battle has been fought, the soldiers have been sacrificed, if he really wants to condemn the Lu domain, it is equivalent to erasing the merits of Wu Songwei's fallen soldiers.

Can Wu Zheng do it?

Absolutely not!

But is Wu Zheng comfortable?

Comfortable, it's weird.

Qian Qiaogong looked at Wu Zheng level and said, "You can't blame General Lu for this, I am in command of this battle...... I should bear all the faults, but if I had to do it all over again, I would still choose to do it...... People are inherently dead, and soldiers die on the battlefield, and it is only natural that as long as the death is worth it, then it will ...... That's right! ”

"Then why don't you die?"

An abrupt sentence, a fluttering sentence, and a bland sentence shocked the other three people present.

What does Wu Zheng want to do?

Qian Qiaogong was stunned, and was the first to react, his face was flushed, his blood-red eyes were open, and he said angrily at Wu Zheng: "Do you think I don't dare to die? ”

Wu Zheng didn't care, just raised his hand and beckoned, signaling Qian Qiaogong to calm down.

"I know you dare to die, how can Qian Qiaogong, who can train a spear rider, be afraid of death?" Wu Zheng said calmly, "But have you ever thought that the Northern Expeditionary Army has never lacked people who dare to die, and neither is the Qing Army...... Daring to die and wishing to die are two different things. ”

Qian Qiaogong was still staring at Wu Zheng, he wouldn't understand for a while.

Wu Zheng slowly put down the teacup, "You dare to die, there is no doubt about it, but you ask yourself, are you willing to die?" There are also old fathers, uncles, clansmen, and ...... Princess, are you willing to die? ”

Qian Qiaogong argued urgently: "Even if you are reluctant, you must die...... As long as you die at a price and can make meritorious contributions to the great cause of the Northern Expedition, why ...... you die? ”

"No!" Wu Zheng interrupted unceremoniously, "Whether there is a price or not, whether it is worth it or not, is not something you can judge, nor can this king decide, only the soldiers themselves can judge, as a general, you can explain, not decide whether they will die or not...... There is only one criterion for judging whether an army is worthy of being called elite, whether soldiers are willing to die or not, such an army cannot be defeated or defeated, and it is worthy of the word elite...... But you used your official position to make a choice of life and death for them in the form of orders, and the soldiers did dare to die, but not necessarily willingly...... Your mistake is to impose your will on the heads of the soldiers, and even replace the authority of Wu Songwei's commander...... Who gave you the power? ”

Qian Qiaogong stammered accusatorily, he couldn't find a place to defend and refute for a while, he just looked at Wu Zheng in a daze.

At this time, Lu Zhiyu reacted, it turned out that King Wu was not angry with himself, but dissatisfied with his brother-in-law.

Wu Zheng raised his hand and nodded Qian Qiaogong, "Commander Qian, you, you have exceeded your authority!" ”

Qian Qiaogong looked at Wu Zheng, and then at Lu Zhiyu, stared at him for a while, suddenly deflated, and sighed: "The last general is guilty...... The last general is willing to accept the sin and be willing to be punished. ”

Lu Zhiyu over there was anxious, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, this is not fair, you can't condemn General Qian, after all, Xinba has won a big victory......!" ”

"A big victory?" Wu Zheng glanced at Lu Zhiyu, "In your heart, this is also worthy of being called a great victory?" ”

"Yes...... At least our army completely annihilated the enemy ....... ”

"A crushing victory!" Wu Zheng glanced at the two of them coldly, "At most, it's a miserable victory...... Wu Songwei did his best, they are worthy of the word elite, but you are not worthy! ”

Lu Zhiyu was silent, and even Qian Qiaogong didn't dare to reply.

"You're lucky, it's so good." Wu Zheng changed his tone and said leisurely, "The Qing court sent Ji Xiha and Lan Bai two cowards, and Ji Xiha and Lan Bai sent Tong Dai, a seemingly shrewd fool, which gave you an opportunity." ”

This was a bit excessive, so that Qian Qiaogong couldn't hold back.

"The prince's words are obviously inappropriate......."

Wu Zheng raised his hand to stop Qian Qiaogong, "Wind and Thunder Cavalry and Tong Dai's Qing Cavalry face off head-to-head, who is weak and who is strong?" ”

Qian Qiaogong choked.

"It's unwise to abandon the long and short, the key is that Tong Dai actually divided the troops, instead of the whole army working together to break through the defense line of Wusong, and then go back and clean you up...... He's not stupid, isn't he...... You are? ”

Qian Qiaogong's face turned red again, and he defended: "But Tong Dai must guard against the wind and thunder riding suddenly from the flanks to kill ......." ”

"I don't deny it." Wu Zheng said lightly, "But if I command Tong Dai's Qing cavalry, then I don't care about the wind and thunder cavalry, I will concentrate on breaking through Wu Songwei's defense line with all my might, how do you react?" Are you going to flank me halfway, or are you raiding my back? ”

Qian Qiaogong and Lu Zhiyu were stunned.

Wu Zhenggu said to himself: "Not only will I attack Wu Songwei with all my might, but I will also attack Wu Songwei's ...... with a long snake formation. ”

Lu Zhiyu suddenly said: "The last general still has an artillery regiment in hand, and it is completely possible to block the prince's cavalry with artillery bombardment...... Uh, the prince forgives the sins! ”

Strange to say, Lu Zhiyu had previously wanted to participate in Qian Qiaogong in front of Wu Zheng and impeach Qian Qiaogong.

But now, he doesn't seem to be able to remember anymore.

Not only that, but he subconsciously put himself in Qian Qiaogong's camp.

Wu Zheng waved his hand, "I don't deny it...... But you must understand that I am attacking Wu Songwei's main formation horizontally with a long snake formation, and the cavalry line is scattered and long, and your artillery fire cannot cover a horizontal plane that is several miles long, and besides, at the speed of light cavalry, you can fire a few rounds of shells, at most two rounds, right? What are the odds of a hit, one out of a hundred, or one out of ten? Okay, I count you as one out of ten, and after losing one percent, the Qing cavalry can still penetrate the Wusongwei front...... Defeat Wu Songwei, even if I win more than half of this battle, even if the wind and thunder ride my back road, I am not worried, because I am in front, and the wind and thunder ride behind...... Qian Qiaogong, do you think the Wind and Thunder Ride can catch up with me? ”