Chapter 494: The Dream of the British Duke
Before Geng Hao left the signing room, Zhang Fu warned him very seriously: "There are only the two of us today, and we haven't said anything, understand?" If General Geng wants to think about anything, it is best to think about the consequences first. , the latest chapter access: Π¨Π¨Π¨.79xs.Π‘ΠΎΠ . β
Zhang Fu walked back to the table and sat down in a chair, waiting for the second person to meet him. In this short silence alone, Zhang Fu did not feel a trace of shame and remorse.
His hand was resting on a seal, and he subconsciously pressed it against the table, and a trace of anger flooded up from the depths of his pupils.
Zhang Fu has been fighting at the front, but he knows very well in his heart that some people in the Jingshi are playing with power! They treated Zhang Fu like a fool and treated the affairs of the military state like a child's play!
At the beginning, Zhang Fu was loyal to the imperial court, and he didn't even see the face of Qian Changshi in the Han Palace, so he directly arrested Qian Changshi and sent him to Beijing; But then Zhang Fu realized that he was too gullible to others.
How did those people in Asari repay his loyalty?
He continued to abandon him in Jiaozhi Province as a dispensable figure, and later 'blinded' the saint, allowing him to immediately lead his army north to attack Yunnan when the hoarded military rations were almost exhausted! Zhang Fu, who had no food, could not move an inch, and the battle was very embarrassing, and his reputation and prestige in the army also declined rapidly.
Then someone in the court also brokered a dirty 'transaction' and sent back Shi Qianxun, the left chief of the Han Palace, who had a feud with Zhang Fu.
Who are those people? Zhang Fu has gradually 'figured' that it is the strategists and civil officials of the old mansion of King Yan who were recruited by Empress Zhang, and later colluded with Xu Huizu and other old generals of Jianwen......
Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, because he 'handed' over those civil officials in Beiping back then, unscrupulously colluded with the King of Han and 'traded' privately! The root cause of the defeat of the war under the city of Kunming, Zhang Fu has already made it clear in the chapter, but Gu Cheng is still fine...... No one protects him?
There is also that Jiang 'Yin' Hou Wu Gao, during the Battle of Guizhou, he led an army of 100,000 and could not rescue Guizhou City, and his performance on the battlefield was a mess! The official army failed to encircle and suppress Guizhou and Yunnan, and Wu Gao must be responsible. Unexpectedly, after the war, Wu Gao had no fart and was able to go to Guangxi to take charge of the army!
If no one in the court supports Gu Cheng and Wu Gao to speak, wouldn't there be no punishment for sneering the fighter? So Zhang Fu felt that Wu Gao was not wronged at all.
The current situation is not just a matter of old grudges.
Before assuming the post of General of Pinghan, Zhang Fu lived in Beijing for a while, and once he met Empress Zhang in Dongnuan Pavilion. Empress Zhang's smile was cold, and the hostility in her small eyelid eyes couldn't be hidden with a smile.
Zhang Fu had to consider that his grandson was a threat and a hidden danger to Empress Zhang.
However, Empress Zhang, at least on the bright side, said it in a high-sounding manner, which can be called both reasonable and reasonable, and did not oppose Zhang Fu to take the post of General of Pinghan; Zhang Fu also sees it as a compromise. After all, at this time, the situation of the Han King rebels is getting more and more intense, and both sides have a common enemy!
If Concubine Zhang Guifei is not a prince, maybe there is still room for rebuilding the old friendship between them; But the compromise is most likely a temporary stopgap measure......
At this moment, someone was brought into the signing room. Zhang Fu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his chest, and looked up at the person who had just come in.
"The lower official pays a visit to Zhang Dashuai." The person who came was a civil official.
This person was a member of Wu Gao's army, and fled to Huguang with Governor Lei Chong and others.
There were many civil officials and eunuchs in the army of the Ming Dynasty. Wu Gao's army of 100,000 should have a total of two or three hundred civil officials and eunuchs; For example, after Xue Lu was defeated in Sichuan, two or three hundred civil officials and eunuchs were captured, and later released back to Beijing by the King of Han.
Except for Zheng He and other eunuchs who had been in charge of military power in the navy, the general civilian eunuchs in the army did not hold military power, and would do some things such as official document transmission, registration and planning; Of course, he will also be responsible for liaising with the undercover agents of the various ya'men of the imperial court in the army, and monitoring the generals in charge of the army.
The division of power in the Ming army became increasingly refined, and many people belonged to different ya'men', and the complexity of its organization was far greater than that of previous dynasties. Therefore, it is almost impossible for a general to support his own troops.
The military Chinese officer should know a lot of things, so after Zhang Fu sent Geng Hao, the first person to be summoned was this civilian official.
Zhang Fu began to inquire about the formations and weapons of the Han Wangjun. After some 'exchange' talks, the combat methods of the Han Dynasty army described by the civilian officials were almost the same as those of the Ming official army; only one kind of firearm called "Kaishan Gong" was more rare, but the "shooting" range was similar to that of the copper firecracker.
"Wu Gao's army defeated the rebel vanguard in Luorong County, and the army originally captured some weapons that the rebels called 'Kaishan Gong'. But later, most of Wu Gao's army surrendered, and the rest of the people at that time were panicked, so they didn't care about taking things away. The civil servant recounted.
Zhang Fu nodded and waved his hand slightly.
The civil official hurriedly said: "The official is leaving." β
At this time, Zhang Fu unfolded a rolled map, and saw that the paint on the map was very bright and fine, and it was the technique of using a brush to outline the map of the south bank of the river.
This object was given to Zhang Fu by Empress Zhang, but the person who painted it was Guo Zi, and it was stamped with a row of Guo Zi's seals. With so many stamps, it is obviously Guo Zi's satisfactory painting. When Emperor Taizong wanted to move the capital to Beiping, the design drawings for the construction of the imperial palace were handed over to Guo Zi for operation.
Zhang Fu sat on a chair and waited for the person to meet behind, and took advantage of his free time to ponder the situation again. He still thinks that the Han rebels will come to Huguang and have a decisive battle!
The King of Han used soldiers, and Zhang Fu never dared to despise it. But because the king of Han is a vassal king, it is easy to ignore that he is also a military general who can fight well.
Whether it was because of what Zhang Fu saw and heard when he fought side by side with the King of Han, or the fact that Xue Lu, Gu Cheng, and Wu Gao were beaten and defeated before this, Zhang Fu recognized the ability of the King of Han to command the army.
Now Zhang Fu's decision has not changed, and he is ready to devote the main force to this battle with his absolute superiority. The main decisive battle and far-reaching impact are the top priorities above all else! In addition, Zhang Fu didn't care much about the gains and losses.
He had worries, fears of defeat, and so on, but none of this was as strong as the desire for victory!
Yu Gong, this battle is a battle to defend the throne of today's son, and it is related to the ownership of the Ming Dynasty.
In 'private', Zhang Fu was born in a family of meritorious military generals, and war is his life's pursuit. If he can defeat the most warlike prince in the world, every sweat 'hair' on his body will definitely feel a sense of satisfaction and self-recognition; as for the battle to conquer the southern kingdom of Annan, Zhang Fu does not even have a sense of accomplishment.
And as for the comparison between the strength of the officers and the rebels at this time, there is no need to care, because victory on the battlefield is victory, and there is no need for any reason!
The returns, of course, are unimaginable. Since the rebellion of the Han Dynasty, many famous generals of this dynasty have been defeated; At this critical juncture, he Zhang Fu was finally born, turned the tide, and saved the society from danger! In the entire Hongxi Dynasty, who dares to compete for credit? Not to mention the monarchs and ministers of the Hongxi Dynasty, even the descendants of the saints, they did not dare to treat the Zhang family lightly. And the British public's reputation for good warfare in the history of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention being compared with Huo Quai, Yue Fei, etc., at least will not be ranked too low.
Zhang Fu quietly pondered: After winning this battle, I will take off my armor and write a book of soldiers, so that when future generations will respect my prestige, it will be easy to observe.
β¦β¦ Lei Chuan was the last person to be received by Zhang Fu.
Geng Hao was outside, and when the thunder was filled out, he saw that the face of Lei Keguan was very ugly. He greeted him, clenched his fists and asked, "Officer Lei Ke, has Zhang Dashuai allowed us to return to Beijing?" β
Lei Chu nodded and said, "I'll leave tomorrow at the latest." β
Geng, the wife of the King of Jingjiang, took the waterway on wheels, and she will definitely not be able to reach Changsha tomorrow. When Geng Hao thought of this, he suddenly felt that the autumn was deep, which made people faintly sad.
"By the way, Zhang Dashuai saw me ......," Geng Hao said casually.
Lei Chong suddenly stopped Geng Hao, "There are some things that the official can't control, and besides, I haven't been to the battlefield either, so I don't know the inside story." General Geng is so self-sufficient! β
Geng Hao suddenly felt very strange, because two days ago, Lei Fill said that he would discuss something with him. Unexpectedly, attitudes changed so quickly.
Geng Hao couldn't help but turn his head to look at the big 'door' of the official army, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that Zhang Dashuai ...... with you?"
Lei Shu interrupted him again rudely: "Let's go! β
Such an abnormality has aroused Geng Hao's great curiosity. He couldn't help but think wildly, guessing a lot of reasons, but finally he couldn't figure it out, because they were too complicated! Geng Hao heard that Lei Hui was Yuan Hui's person in the court, and then what the relationship between Yuan Hui and Zhang Fu was, Geng Hao didn't know very clearly.
At this time, a military general and a few sergeants came out of the line, and they wanted to take Geng Hao and the others to the place where they stayed. The military general hugged his fists and said: "The two boats and horses are tired, and they will rest in Fucheng today, and they can take the post road back to Beijing tomorrow." Customs clearance letters, exchange of official documents, by the end of the general 'operation', a little later. β
Geng Hao hurriedly bent down and bowed, "Thank you, general." β
Seeing that Geng Hao was so groveling to Zhang Fu's people, Lei Xuan glanced at him, and his eyes seemed a little complicated.
On that day, Geng Hao and a few others lived in a wooden pavilion on the edge of the city; Standing by the back window of the arrow, you can just see the Xiangjiang River. Geng Hao looked at the passing ships on the river by the window, and was reluctant to leave for a long time. Whenever he saw that kind of ship with wheels, he would have a faint hope, and he would think about it a little, but he would be full of loss.
Such a noble and beautiful lady is very good to Geng Hao, he is really unforgettable. He felt that Mrs. Geng was very kind, as kind as his own sister.
Geng Hao has made up his mind that when he returns to Beijing, he will quickly retire Wu Gao's 'daughter' and find a new wife, who will dress up as noble and 'refined' as Madame Geng.