Chapter 524: Coercion
The officials in the tent bowed down and listened carefully, with different expressions on their faces.
The Red Banner edict envoy came to the front of the army many times, which was nothing more than urging the war, but such an undisguised accusation that Li Guorui, Yue Zhi and others were too serious, unwilling to lead the main force forward to fight with Donghu, consuming too much money and food, and being sorry for the court of the Son of Heaven, and sorry for the people of the world.
When it came to the trial of the Three Law Divisions, as long as the presiding judge questioned the results of using up 20 million guan and only repairing a Ningyuan city 200 miles away from Yuguan, I believe that whether it was Li Guorui or Yue Zhi at that time, they would have nothing to say.
The intricacies here are like a mess, and even the ruling Son of Heaven and Han Zhong don't understand it too well, how can they talk to those nerds of the Three Law Divisions?
The imperial historians did not come to the front line, they did not have to live in the mud, nor did they have to brave the icy cold rain and severe cold on the frozen land for thousands of miles, ride on war horses, brave heavy or sharp heavy arrows and light arrows, and fight with those Donghu knights who are almost without missing arrows, fierce, light, cruel, brutal, shrewd and resolute.
The strength of the enemy, as well as the comparative consideration of the strategy and tactics of the enemy and us, the national strength, logistics, and geographical environment of the two sides, these things, only the master who is proficient in strategy can count them all, in the inextricable mess, find the most suitable way to come out, and use the most elaborate design, so that the enemy is forced to go according to his own ideas, and finally forced to fight, although the battle will have a lot of changes in the two opponents with similar strength, but there is no doubt that the strategically superior side, The probability of winning is also the greatest.
Prior to this, Li Guorui carefully laid out, step by step, and it took half a year to advance two hundred miles, and then continued to fight for Jinzhou for a hundred miles, during which the cavalry battles continued, and the medium battles with the infantry and cavalry also fought a few battles, but no matter how the Donghu people on the opposite side coerced and lured, how to show weakness, how to retreat, Li Guorui just refused to be fooled, and the main force of the Great Wei Forbidden Army was along the Great Wall line in the north, to Pingzhou, Yuguan, and then to Ningyuan. Now it is to put some forwards and Minzhuang to the Jinzhou area, because it is moving along the mountains, there is still Yushui ahead, if the main force of Donghu appears, the forward army can be withdrawn at any time, and Li Guorui will never add fuel to the front.
The current situation is indeed the case, the Donghu cavalry in Jinzhou and Yushui is gradually increasing, and it is obvious that there are signs of the arrival of its main force, this war is also protracted for the Donghu people, and it is obvious that there is great pressure on their national strength, if they can fight in the Jinzhou area, the Donghu people will definitely not refuse.
"Hmph, go straight to Huanglong, go straight to Huanglong......" Others have not yet expressed their position, Li Youde is impatient and has always lacked respect for the Son of Heaven, so he snorted coldly at the moment, and said to Chen Changde, who had already inserted the red flag into the flagpole in the big tent and restored his normal identity: "Lang Zhongling, don't you think we can really smash Huanglong?" In this case, you are also a general in charge of the army, and my cavalry will be handed over to you to lead, although there is not all the cavalry I want, Lao Tzu also has five or six armies and more than 10,000 people, you are in charge, these people are handed over to you to manage, see how you smash Huanglong! β
Chen Changde's face was quite embarrassed, who is Li Youde, who can defeat the same number of Donghu cavalry with 3,000 cavalry on foot, and the number of people is the same, and it is not a way of relying on the city, arranging defenses, defending first and then counterattacking. Instead, they rode directly into a formation and attacked the enemy cavalry head-on in the plains...... Although the Donghu generals who led the team also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, this battle also played Li Youde's prestige. Under his command, the military formation of the soldiers under his command has a special momentum, daring to fight and rush, and the arrogance is fierce and brutal, just like the characteristics of the Jingnan people born in Li Youde. And Li Youde is not only relying on brute force, ordinary military training and superb command standards on the battlefield are indispensable in his conditioning
On the battlefield, according to the number of his subordinates, armor, weapons, and terrain, Li Youde can accurately seize the opportunity and defeat the enemy with one blow.
If Yue Zhi is a rock, Li Youde is a fire, people are easily deceived by his rash and violent temper, I feel that this is a reckless man, if only such knowledge, it is quite obvious that he will suffer a big loss.
Chen Changde shouted: "Li Guanjun, it is no longer Lang Zhong's order, but only a period order." β
"It's not the same thing, it's all about managing the army anyway."
The guard captain of the Beijing Division, Lang Zhongling, and the Period Gate Order, are all the same as the commander of the Xiangdu, and the left and right orders of the Period Gate are the same as the generals of the army, Xu Ziwei was appointed as the left order of the expired door back then, if he stayed in the Northern Expeditionary Army for a period of time, he would be directly the commander of the military capital, and now it is not good to be the deputy commander of the Xiangdu or the Marquis of Xiangdu, and he is only half a level away from the level of the army.
There is also a lack of generals in the clan, Xu Ziwei is the younger brother of the Son of Heaven, of course, the Son of Heaven hopes that he can be trained in the army, have the ability to command the army and the corresponding connections, prestige, but Xu Ziwei is too angry......
Chen Changde was forced by Li Youde to be unable to answer, and Yue Zhi said helplessly at this time: "Li Guanjun, there is no need to sprinkle it on Chen Qimen if you are angry, it is not interesting." β
Yue Zhi led his troops to fight as tough as a rock, but he was also straightforward when he spoke, and there was some dissatisfaction on his square face, Li Youde respected this old superior, snorted, took a step back, and stopped speaking.
"I don't know when the envoy and your lords, Captain Yue, and you in charge of the army will be able to send troops?" Chen Changde has just been relieved, it stands to reason that he should shut up, but he has a heavy responsibility, before leaving Beijing, the Son of Heaven called him to the small hall of the inner east gate, and repeatedly told him that this time he must not delay any longer, if Chen Changde does not complete the task, the consequences will be quite serious, of course, not referring to the consequences of Li Guorui, Yue Zhi and others, but also including him Chen Changde himself......
Some people in the audience sighed, some were expressionless, and some were angry, but everyone understood that this time I was afraid that it would really not be able to drag on.
No one paid attention to it for a while, and Chen Chang had to grit his teeth and say, "Tell me something from my heart...... He Badger has been recalled to Beijing to ask right, Li Enmao and Li Taiwei have led more than 30,000 people to Pingzhou, if the envoys and the management army can't make up their minds, I'm afraid that there will be changes here in Ningyuan soon......"
"So what?" Yue Zhi's expression was flat, and he said calmly: "I just want to serve the country, if you want to say that you are rich, it doesn't matter if you don't have this captain, the general manager, or even the commander of the box." β
"What the captain said is very true." Chen Changde said stubbornly: "The two Lieutenants Li, as we all know, are not as talented as Captain Yue, and Captain Deng is already old, if these two Lieutenants Li are replaced here in Ningyuan, and even lead the army to Jinzhou to fight the enemy, what will be the result?" In case of a setback, will the government and the opposition think that Taiwei Yue avoids the battle, and would rather sit back and watch the army defeat for the sake of his reputation...... The Yue family is also a century-old general, and there are countless people who have died in the war for the country, could it be that even if Taiwei Yue doesn't care about himself, he completely ignores the century-old reputation of the Yue family? β
After saying this, Rao is Yue Zhi has always been calm and generous, and at this time, his face showed anger, and even his big hands with knotted muscles and bones couldn't help but press on the ritual knife he wore on his waist.
Yue Zhi is also a character who has entered the gate of martial arts, his standing posture, the muscles of his body, the rhythm of breathing, and the fact that he has fought in thousands of armies, the scars and experiences on his body are vivid, this is a master without a doubt.
Military attachΓ© generals, who can survive thousands of battles on the battlefield, their experience, skills
, far from being comparable to those ordinary people.
Yue Zhi was furious, and the murderous aura on his body was fully revealed, but Chen Changde's face was as pale as dirt, and he didn't dare to resist at all.
In a flash, Yue Zhi was able to kill him with a knife, and Chen Changde knew that he had no power to fight back.
Yue Zhi glanced at Chen Changde a few times with angry eyes, adjusted his breathing, and then said in a deep voice: "Chen Qimen, if you are like that, don't say it a second time." β
Chen Changde smiled bitterly and apologized: "As a last resort, how dare the last general be so rude in front of the captain!" β
This is a fact, the so-called command is not up to others, and Chen Chang's move is really a last resort.
Chen Changde bowed his hand to Li Guorui again: "There is also a solicitation of the envoy, one's own honor and disgrace is a trivial matter, you have to think about the hard work of more than half a year, as well as the safety of the army, hundreds of thousands of van troops, people, life and death, all in the thought of soliciting the envoy." β
Although it was in the name of righteousness, it also caused Li Guorui and others to be displeased, and Li Youde sneered, but everyone knew that what Chen Changde said was the truth.
The Son of Heaven and the two governments must hate Li Guorui and Yue Zhi to the core, and it is impossible for the two to return to their hometown to enjoy wealth and prosperity. The next step depends on the results of the Northern Expedition, if it is good to win, if it is a setback, or it ends in a fiasco, then the fate of Li Guorui and Yue Zhi must be pushed to the west by the prisoner cart, beheaded to show the public, and the heads of the towns are reported to the police.
Such a big crime, if you don't die, forget it, the family will be affected, the clansmen who are officials will be dismissed, and the generals will be cleared out of the forbidden army, and then the clan property will be seized and the men will be exiled...... Fortunately, the law of this dynasty is not so fierce, if the Qin and Han dynasties are changed, the three clans of Yi will be an inevitable thing, and the heads of people will definitely be killed because of this matter in the Jingshi!
Li Guorui's expression was difficult to calm down...... The observation around him made Li look delicate, and the transfer made Zhang Bangwen shake his head and smile bitterly, as for Liu Guoding, Mai Jitong, Li Youde and other generals in charge of the army, they couldn't help but look angry.
The Central Route Army and the Right Route Army combined with more than 240,000 people, and they were well-deserved main forces in the Northern Expedition. Li Jian, the lieutenant, was forcibly promoted by the Son of Heaven, and has always been the commander of the Beijing division and in the martial arts circle of the Beijing Division, and has no prestige in the border army forbidden army, and the Son of Heaven also knows that Li Jian's prestige and ability are insufficient, this time he called this Beijing Battalion Captain to lead the troops to the expedition, and is the head of the Left Route Army, which is nothing more than to let Li Jian Shabu have a prestige, and at the same time learn some battlefield lessons, such a big war is not only a test of people's ability, but also an improvement, if Li Jian can get the experience of actual combat and promotion of the army in this war, In the future, the Son of Heaven will have one more gatekeeper, and even release a loyal dog to bite people.
Li Jian is not of great use now, and the Son of Heaven also understands in his heart that sending Li Enmao out is to try to see the poor dagger, which shows that this time the war is not just to put pressure on Li Guorui as before, but to make up his mind.
This determination is not made by the Son of Heaven alone, but the common will of the two governments, without the cooperation of the left minister, the Son of Heaven has no way to transfer personnel well, and the current situation can only show that the two governments and the Son of Heaven stand together.
"Master Li......" Zhang Bangwen hugged his fists and said: "The meaning of the two governments and the three divisions is also the same as the Son of Heaven, the Northern Expedition has been stalemate for too long, and now the confrontation has been several months, the elite spirit of the captive cavalry has been lost, the main force of our army is more than 200,000, and there are still nearly 100,000 forbidden troops along the back road along the key pass city, which can ensure that the back road is worry-free...... Master Li, at the moment of great opportunity, don't make mistakes with yourself, don't make mistakes with yourself. β