King Guhong's words surprised both Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou, and Qingcheng forgot to reply and was stunned on the spot.

Today's expedition failed, King Guhong made a difficulty, first reprimanded Zhenhaihou mercilessly, and then threatened with Yi Shuai's retribution, that is, Zhenhaihou himself asked for his life to give up the handsome position, and King Guhong could replace his own people to lead the merit of suppressing bandits.

This is a routine that everyone knows, and King Guhong also said that he would postpone the report after Zhenhai Hou asked for his life and give him a chance. At this point, Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou have already decided that the position should fall to Xu Lin's head, and the credit for this bandit suppression will naturally belong to Wan Lijun.

However, King Guhong did not choose Xu Lin, let alone any of his cronies, but Qingcheng, a small pioneer battalion that was not related to him. First of all, it is not in line with the military system.

Although Qingcheng has the talent of a general, he is only a small starter, how can he command the army of bandits? Although it is not without such precedents, it is usually only in extraordinary times, and the coach will use some people who have not met with talents, but in the case of Qingcheng, King Guhong's move is tantamount to confronting Emperor Hui.

If this matter is done by someone else, it will be fine, but a person like King Guhong who is so shrewd and sleek, and has a deep city government, why would he do this for Qingcheng? This is one of them.

Second, if the current enemy is suddenly approaching, and there are no incompetent people on the left and right, the coach will do this. But the situation in front of him is that the enemy army is only Haichuan in the land of projectiles, with only 20,000 or 30,000 people, and there are famous generals such as Xu Lin and Lin Zheng in the Wan Li army, so why do you need Qingcheng to go out?

Therefore, neither Qingcheng nor Zhenhaihou could understand what King Guhong's move was. And Qingcheng knows that even if King Guhong really appreciates it and intends to cultivate it, he can't respond at this time, otherwise in the eyes of the coach, it will be quite ambitious.

Therefore, Qingcheng calmed down the mood fluctuations in his heart for a while, and hurriedly clasped his hands into fists and said: "The prince appreciates the last general, and the last general is grateful to Dade, but the last general's rank is too low, and he is only shallow in learning, how can he command the whole army, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." ”

King Gu Hong naturally expected Qingcheng to say this, and he was quite satisfied with this, so he nodded, and said with a chuckle: "You can say that this article is very pleasant, which means that you have not yet reached the point of arrogance." But Qingcheng, why do you have to be arrogant, hehe, you are the former young marshal of Qingyucheng, I know that you have long followed your father in the army, and you have seen more of the world than half of the generals under me, and you are even more skilled in martial arts, and you have a way to march. In addition, with the personal appointment of this king, how dare there be any objections in the Wan Li army. ”

As he spoke, King Gu Hong paused and turned his head to look at Zhenhai Hou. The latter naturally understood, and he was also very much in favor of such power falling into the hands of Qingcheng, and hurriedly said: "The prince has a good eye, Qingcheng is indeed a general, this is not only the last general, but also the generals at all levels in Linhai City. Therefore, the last general dares to assure that they will not be dissatisfied. Tang Wujing and the garrison army of Linhai City are willing to be dispatched by the prince! ”

The Marquis of Zhenhai cooperated, and King Guhong was satisfied, and continued: "Hehe, Qingcheng, in this way, what else do you have to say?" ”

The Marquis of Zhenhai also recommended it vigorously, and Qingcheng was even more puzzled, but he knew that King Guhong's style had always been one and the same, and he could not be disobeyed. Therefore, after pondering for a while, Qingcheng had no choice but to say: "The last general is grateful for the prince's appreciation, and is willing to listen to the prince's dispatch and do his best." ”

Qingcheng responded, King Guhong nodded with a chuckle, walked over to support his arm, and said kindly: "This king knows that you have great ambitions and a handsome talent, and what you lack is such an opportunity to make contributions." You can rest assured Qingcheng, this article allows you that in the Wanli Army, there will never be a shortage of opportunities. ”

King Guhong's words showed great grace, although Qingcheng said that he was puzzled, he also hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands into fists and said: "Thank you for the cultivation of the prince, the last general will live up to the trust of the prince and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop!" ”

Qingcheng's morale was high, and King Guhong nodded with satisfaction, revealing a look of appreciation. I don't know how this Mu prince changed his sex, and he is so optimistic about Qingcheng.

"From now on, Duan Qingcheng is solely responsible for the suppression of bandits, and the 20,000 people of the Linhai City garrison army and the vanguard battalion of the Wanli Army will be deployed by him. In addition, Tang Wujing, the Marquis of Zhenhai, has been stationed here for many years and is familiar with naval warfare, so this king will order you to help. Yang You, the right vanguard of the Wan Li Army, was also deployed by Duan Qingcheng. As for Xu Linma, he is in charge of the reserve military quartermaster. Lin Zheng was responsible for staying in the city. Xu Lin, let's pass on the king's order later. ”

"Whoa."

Xu Lin didn't say a word from beginning to end, and he didn't see the slightest change in his expression, so it was not difficult to see that he seemed to know the meaning of King Guhong's decision.

And after the general order was announced, King Guhong looked at Qingcheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Qingcheng, this battle is particularly important to you, and it depends on you whether you can become famous in one battle." Remember, this king still said that the battle will be won. In addition, there is not much time for you to prepare at the moment, according to the king's wishes, the good news will be sent to the court within ten days. ”

What King Gu Hong said was categorical and irrefutable, Qingcheng thought about what he said, "war will win", and thought of the last shelling of civilians, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly. Looking at his appearance, King Guhong thought it was difficult, so he asked tentatively, "What, is time tight?" ”

Listening to King Guhong's words, Qingcheng frowned and said, "It's a little difficult, Lord Wang." The last general originally wanted to train the troops for seven days and then fight, so that the soldiers could be familiar with my formation rules. But now it's too late. But don't worry, ten days will be ten days, and the end will definitely be able to complete the prince's order. ”

It is not difficult to annihilate the enemy in ten days, after all, Qingcheng is personally in charge, and the Haichuan thief is not an opponent. But the difficulty is that how to start a war? originally wanted to use the inner ghost to force out the Haichuan people, but they were used back, and Daqi lost several warships. Therefore, the key to the difficulty of this battle is how to start the war? Where to go to war?

"There is also that inner ghost, who can't be relieved if he doesn't get rid of it for a day. But if it's not as bad as I thought, it should be difficult to find him. Although there is a clue about the spy lurking on the warship, he will definitely avoid it. If that's the case, it's up to Mu Huang. ”

Qingcheng took the military order, King Guhong was silent for a moment, and then said solemnly: "This king also knows that ten days is not enough, but Qingcheng, you must know that we have been here for a few days, and there is still no substantial progress. Instantly, if nothing else, Wu Jing can ......"

What King Guhong said was not deliberately exaggerated, Qingcheng understood that the court would be questioned for a long time, so after listening to what King Guhong said, he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, the prince will come out within ten days!" ”

Qingcheng was full of determination, and King Guhong was a little relieved, and explained some trivial matters, so he let Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou retreat. And after the two of them left, King Guhong thought about what happened just now, and said coldly: "What a Zhenhai marquis, you dare to play tricks under the nose of this king, and the spies have been arranged on your own warship, hum." Xu Lin, since someone has shown his feet, don't miss this opportunity. Leave the matter of training in the past few days to Duan Qingcheng, and you have to fight to find out that inner ghost for this king before he goes on the expedition. ”

"Wow. The prince can rest assured, that person's move must be to abandon the car to protect the handsome, and the general will follow this clue to strictly investigate, and he will definitely find out the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

"Well, if you do it, this king can rest assured", as he said, King Gu Hong remembered something again, and said: "In addition, you asked Yang You to pay close attention to Duan Qingcheng's every move, and he doesn't need to interfere in the matter of military training, but if someone doesn't know what to do and lives up to the good intentions of this king, this king will definitely not take it lightly, you understand." ”

"Don't worry, the prince will understand."

Why did King Guhong change his opinion of Qingcheng? I believe that there will be a result after the end of this battle. And the two people who left the council room, Qingcheng and Zhenhai Hou walked on the road, and the former was silent for a long time before asking: "Master Hou, Qingcheng is not too discouraged to see you, it seems that he has been prepared for this result for a long time?" ”

Qingcheng suddenly opened his mouth to ask, Zhenhaihou nodded with a chuckle, and said: "He Mu Wang Ye has done so many things, just to let me take the initiative to ask Yi Shuai, so that this seemingly easy-to-reach battle exploit can be left in the Wanli Army." Everyone can understand this, but I am not as good as others, and I should not occupy this position anymore. There is one thing that Ben Hou really didn't expect, that is, this handsome position will fall on your head in Qingcheng. Of course, in this way, the king is much more relieved. After all, your human nature knows that things like the last mine should be avoided. ”

Zhenhaihou's words were very sincere, Qingcheng didn't care about the handsome position after hearing it, but captured Zhenhaihou's evaluation of the war, and asked: "What, Hou Ye thinks that Haichuan is in trouble, isn't it as simple as he thought?" ”

Qingcheng's words made Zhenhaihou fall into silence for a while, and he took a few steps before he replied: "Qingcheng, since you are in charge, I don't want to fight, but there is something I still have to say." I, Tang Wujing, am a second-class Zhenhai Marquis of Daqi, and I disdain to do that thing of raising soldiers with bandits, believe it or not, I say so. Although Haichuan is small, it is not easy to say that there are no capable people. Haichuan is inferior to Daqi, but that doesn't mean we can despise them. So Qingcheng, do it well, remember, you have to do it with all your might, and you can't underestimate the enemy. ”

After saying that, Zhenhaihou didn't care about Qingcheng's reply and left. And looking at his departing figure, Qingcheng fell into a deep thought.

"According to the meaning of Zhenhaihou, this time the Haichuan bandits are really invincible? Could it be that I misunderstood him? Well, I wish I had been wrong, or at least, to preserve the reputation of a loyal servant. But at the moment, the enemy is big, and I can't let his words affect my judgment. Let's go to the wind and the thunder shadow first, and implement the training as soon as possible. Hmph, no matter how powerful you are in Shangquan Shinxuan, I can't lose this battle, I have received your battle exploits. Moreover, I want to show you how good it is to arrange my troops! ”

Qingcheng put all his thoughts on suppressing bandits, because he knew that the opportunity to make meritorious contributions was precious, and he had to cherish it once, and the matter of Haichuan was a good time to make a name for himself in World War I. As for how he wanted to break the enemy, and how to let the Haichuan people see the marching formation of Daqi, they would see for themselves in the future......