Chapter 82

Throughout the territory of the Great Wei Dynasty, there are six permanent garrisons, which are located in six geographically critical places: "Nanyan", "Chenggao", "Dangshan", "Suiyang", "Fenchengsai" and "Daliang".

The number of these six armies was based on "battalions", with two to five battalions in each locality, and each battalion had 5,000 soldiers, which was the main force of the Great Wei Dynasty, and could be called "elite", about 80,000 soldiers.

Of course, the huge Wei State could not have only these 80,000 troops. These 80,000 troops were drawn on the basis of the elimination of the local garrison, in other words, the 80,000 troops could be mobilized at will, so as not to make the local garrison unable to function, that is, an army that could be used for conquest.

If it includes all the soldiers of the Great Wei, then the number should exceed 300,000, but unfortunately, more than 200,000 of them belong to the garrison army, distributed in the large and small cities of Wei, border fortresses, responsible for local security, anti-theft, city gate opening, etc., under normal circumstances, almost will not be mobilized.

The military camp stationed in the suburbs of Daliang Beijing, because of the relationship between the north of Daliang in the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, was named "Junshui Camp", with a total of five battalion headquarters and a total of 25,000 troops, which was the largest barracks in the Great Wei Dynasty, nearly one-third of the 80,000 people, responsible for defending the Rong Beijing division and supporting the frontier.

On the morning of September 14, the 16th year of Hongde, Zhao Hongrun took his ten Zongwei, as well as ten Zongwei temporarily borrowed from his younger brother Hongxuan, to leave Daliang for the first time and came to Junshui Ying, a military camp stationed on the outskirts of Beijing.

There were not only Wei Tianzi's imperial chariots, but also many other accompanying members.

For example, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who purely came to see how Zhao Hongrun ended, as well as the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household who were curious about how Zhao Hongrun, the eighth prince, persuaded the generals of the Junshui Battalion, as well as the Zhongshu Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi who accompanied the Son of Heaven.

In addition, there were also Yongwang Hongyu, Yanwang Hongjiang, and the Six Princes Hongzhao and the Nine Emperors Hongxuan.

After arriving at the Junshui camp, Wei Tianzi and the rest of the people rested outside the camp for a while, and Zhao Hongrun led the twenty Zongwei to enter the Junshui camp first, and negotiated with the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui camp.

After the briefing, the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui Battalion, Bailiba, waited outside the tent for Zhao Hongrun and twenty Zongwei.

Seeing Baili Ba, who was standing outside the handsome tent waiting for his group, Zhao Hongrun hurriedly quickened his pace, stepped forward and took the initiative to bow with his fists.

Because Bailiba, the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui Battalion, is quite special, he is one of the ten sect guards before Wei Tianzi once sat on the throne. According to the close relationship between the princes and Zong Wei in the past dynasties, even if Zhao Hongrun called him uncle, it would not be an exaggeration.

However, because it was in the Junshui camp, Zhao Hongrun still honestly called the other party by military title.

"General Baili."

Bai Liba, the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui Battalion, also smiled and returned the salute with a fist, and asked Zhao Hongrun to enter the account.

sat down in the tent, Bailiba sat on the handsome seat, and Zhao Hongrun sat in the tent.

Looking at Baili Ba's majestic appearance in armor, whether it was Shen Yu and other sect guards, or the ten sect guards of the Nine Emperor Princes Hongxuan, they couldn't help but be a little envious of him.

It's no wonder, after all, Baili Ba is also from Zongwei, it can be said that it is their predecessor, after Wei Tianzi ascended the throne as the Son of Heaven, this former Son of Heaven Zongwei rose to the top and became a powerful general.

It is undeniable that the Baili Hundred Miles Club is the goal pursued and longed for by the sect guards around all the princes.

And Baili Ba seemed to have noticed the fiery gaze of the twenty Zongwei behind Zhao Hongrun, with a slight smile on his face, and nodded to them to say hello, after all, he also came all the way from Zongwei, so he naturally understood what these Zongwei were thinking at the moment.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty has sent a letter to inform me of this matter yesterday...... I'm sorry, I can't help you with anything. ”

The first thing Bai Liba said was to apologetically make his position clear to Zhao Hongrun.

Zhao Hongrun didn't care about this, after all, Wei Tianzi had already spoken first, as Wei Tianzi's former Zongwei and now the most trusted general, how could Baili Ba dare to disobey his master for decades and help Zhao Hongrun in private.

"General Baili is serious, Hongrun had expected it before he made a bet with his father. However, ......" rolled his eyes, and Zhao Hongrun asked tentatively: "What does the general think of my Great Wei asking for peace with Chu?" ”

Baili Ba frowned slightly when he heard this, and after glancing at Zhao Hongrun, he said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness doesn't have to test me, as a general, he naturally can't tolerate Chu Manzi's invasion of my Great Wei territory...... But the premise is that His Highness can persuade the generals in a certain military camp to ...... according to the agreement with His Majesty."

Bailiba did not hesitate to express his position, obviously he was also inclined to declare war on Chu, of course, provided that Zhao Hongrun could win this gamble.

Zhao Hongrun was very satisfied with this, after all, after knowing Bailiba's attitude, even if the general would not give any help, he could acquiesce to Zhao Hongrun to do something more out of line.

"General Baili, don't worry, I will definitely give the general a chance to attack the Chu people."

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun seemed to have a bamboo in his chest, Baili Ba couldn't help but be a little surprised, and kindly reminded: "I'm afraid Your Highness doesn't know yet, right?" …… Yesterday, you made an agreement with Your Majesty in the Vertical Arch Palace, and in the evening, the news spread in our Junshui Battalion, saying that Your Highness, in order to protect Princess Yulong alone, you did not hesitate to push tens of thousands of soldiers of our Junshui Battalion onto the battlefield, and regarded the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers as nothing...... It is no exaggeration to say that the generals in a certain battalion are eager to swallow His Highness alive right now! ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and then said with a smile: "The news of your camp is so well-informed...... Can the general of Baili know who spread the news? ”

"Except for the military headquarters, who else can enter and leave the camp freely?" Bailiba didn't care, pouted and said.

"The ...... of the military department" Zhao Hongrun muttered two sentences, and said to the sect guard Lu Mu behind him: "Lu Mu, remember to write down the names of the adults above the rank of the military department afterwards." ”

"Yes." Zongwei Lu Mu hugged his fists.

Baili Ba looked at this scene with interest, because he was the former Zongwei of the Son of Heaven, he could naturally learn about the temperament of this eighth prince from a special channel, and it was definitely not a prince who swallowed his anger. It is self-evident why the names of the officials of the military department were written down.

However, Bailiba did not pay attention to this, after all, although the army was subject to the Ministry of War, the relationship between the two was not that of superiors and subordinates.

All he cared about was whether the Eighth Prince could do what others could not, and he could still convince these generals when the battalion of soldiers and generals were angry with him.

"Your Highness doesn't seem to care that the soldiers in a certain battalion hate Your Highness to the core?"

Zhao Hongrun smiled when he heard this: "Love and hate only exist in one thought...... What are you afraid of? I'm afraid that the soldiers in your battalion don't know anything about me, and that's the worst. …… The military department thought they had cheated me, but in fact, they did me a great favor. ”

"Oh?" Bailiba smiled slightly: "So, wait and see." ”

Seeing that the general was about to get up and gather the generals of the whole battalion, Zhao Hongrun hurriedly called out to him.

"Great general, slow ...... Please give me ten sets of armor for the soldiers of the Dredging Battalion. ”

"Armor?" Baili glanced at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, thought for a while and said, "This is okay." …… Anything else? ”

"And ...... Flag of your battalion! ”

"......" Bailiba was stunned when he heard this, and after frowning and thinking for a long time, he nodded hesitantly.

After all, Wei Tianzi had informed Baili in advance, in addition to openly supporting Zhao Hongrun, he could meet his other needs, as long as it did not affect the attitude of the soldiers in the camp towards Zhao Hongrun, the Eighth Highness.

"The military flag is the soul of the army...... May you understand what you are doing. ”

Because of the importance of the matter, even if he treated Zhao Hongrun, who was like a nephew, Baili Ba couldn't help but remind him in a solemn tone, after all, this Eighth Highness's personality has always been obedient, if he insulted the military flag of the Junshui Battalion, the soldiers and generals of the entire battalion would riot.

And in response to this reminder and warning, Zhao Hongrun arched his hand calmly.

Glancing at Zhao Hongrun deeply, Baili Bao prepared to go by himself. During this period, he sent people to send ten sets of armor of the soldiers in the battalion, and Zhao Hongrun asked the ten guards of his younger brother Hongzhao to put them on, namely Zhang Biao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and others, and asked them to find a way to mix in the full battalion of soldiers.

After all, for such a thing as a speech, it is best to have a few support under the stage, so as to raise the atmosphere.

For this reason, Zhao Hongrun implored Baili Ba in advance, asking him not to line up according to the order of the camp on weekdays, but only to ask the full battalion soldiers to stand in a random line, so as not to be seen by Zhang Biao, Li Meng, Fang Shuo and others.

Bailiba agreed, and he ordered someone to build a high platform for Zhao Hongrun on the north side of the camp playground with wood, and then summoned 25,000 soldiers from the battalion, waiting for Zhao Hongrun to come to the stage to persuade these arrogant soldiers who were angry with him.

In full view of everyone, Zhao Hongrun led Shen Yu and other ten sect guards to slowly ascend the wooden high platform.

It is said to be a high platform, but in fact, it is a wooden platform that is more than one zhang high, and it is not very high.

But at this moment, this high platform has become the focus of attention of the 25,000 soldiers and generals of the Junshui Battalion, and the whole 25,000 pairs of eyes are staring coldly at this place.

I have to say that being stared at by these 25,000 pairs of cold and angry eyes, even Shen Yu and other sect guards couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle, because they could clearly feel the vicious eyes of those soldiers under the stage who were eager to swallow them alive.

"Your Highness, quasi-...... You ready. Zong Wei Gao swallowed his saliva and reminded in a low voice.

I'm afraid even he didn't expect that he would be so frightened one day.

Zhao Hongrun nodded and glanced at a huge "horn" erected by the guards.

There was no way, because his voice was not enough to reach the ears of these 25,000 soldiers, so Zhao Hongrun asked the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry yesterday to create this horn with a height similar to his height.

It's a loudspeaker, but it's actually the simplest megaphone, with a wooden shelf underneath, purely for children, but here, I'm afraid not many people can think of making this thing.

"Hey, hey, hey, ahem......"

Zhao Hongrun tried the effect of amplification, and immediately threw out a sentence that stunned the 25,000 soldiers and generals under the stage.

"Hmm...... Hello to all the soldiers of the Junshui Battalion, I am the one who hates you because of a certain news...... Zhao Hongrun! ”

“……”

The generals of the Junshui Battalion, who were still whispering and guessing Zhao Hongrun's identity, were suddenly silent.