Chapter 87 Passing the Buck
"Why don't you answer the king's question? Didn't you hear what the king said? Yun Yichen couldn't help but feel a little angry and asked unceremoniously.
Brother Yu was a little embarrassed, because this question was not easy to answer: "When the prince is also named the god of war, Brother Yu will also respect the prince in the same way......"
"I know that you won't say nice things to this king, so you better not open your mouth, this king doesn't expect you to please this king." After Yun Yichen finished speaking, he snorted: "Isn't he just a god of war?" After this king wins the battle, even if no one crowns this king as the god of war, this king will naturally be a real hero, so he will not be like him to sell his reputation and make a name for the god of war to whitewash himself. In the eyes of this king, he is just a reckless. This king will surely impress you in the future. Yun Yichen kept talking, took his horse in his hand, and walked towards the bank of the river.
Brother Yu knew his uncertain temperament, and he didn't know which family he was idle at the moment, so he didn't pay attention to him.
Because after clearing the battlefield, he set off again, so after nightfall, he finally arrived at the Xizhiying Pass.
Xu Zekun led the generals at the pass to welcome their arrival.
You must know that in the past few days, the soldiers of the Yan clan have set up camp outside the pass, setting up a formation and scolding every day, letting them go out to fight to the death, which frightened Xu Zekun and the defenders to close the city gate, and looked forward to the arrival of reinforcements all day long!
You must know that the soldiers of the Yan clan are too capable of fighting, if they break through the city gate again, Xu Zekun feels that he can no longer be so lucky, and he will have time to pick up his tail and escape, because the Xizhi camp is the last line of defense of Lan Zhaoguo, and if the Xizhi gate is broken, the soldiers of the Yan clan can drive straight into the hinterland of Lan Zhaoguo, and they really can't run anymore!
Although he put the blame for the loss of the Minhe estuary on others, if he loses it again this time, I am afraid that the emperor will no longer believe him! Because losing two cities in a row seems to prove that you are not a competent general!
Although he himself knew that he was indeed a little incompetent for the heavy task of recovering the territory, he ...... There is no way he can show others that he is incompetent! Because he and his father are already difficult to ride a tiger, even if they are hard-headed, they have to pick up the big responsibility of this coach!
In case of a lucky victory, their father and son will be the icing on the cake in the court, and no one can match it!
Because it would take a day for the army and horses to arrive, the pioneer battalion was stationed in the city defense camp at the Xizhiying Pass.
Yun Yichen and Wei Qinian also met with Xu Zekun, who led the army to flee back to the Xizhi Camp and was sitting as the commander in the Xizhi Camp at the moment.
Xu Zekun exonerated all the blame for his loss of the Minhe estuary, and the original defenders did not obey his command, which led to the instability of the army's morale and the ineffective resistance of the enemy when the enemy attacked the city, and finally made the Minhekou breached.
"It is because the defender generals did not obey the command of the Overseer, the Overseer was unable to implement the strategy of going out of the city to meet the enemy, and the Minhe Estuary was finally lost, so after the reinforcements arrived, the military orders of the Overseer must be taken seriously, and the local defenders must no longer be allowed to influence the command of the Overseer, otherwise the fate of the Xizhi Battalion will be the same as that of the Minhe Estuary." Xu Zekun finally said.
"What Xu Dujun said is extremely true. The commander of the army this time is Prince Rui, and the deputy commander is the king's eldest brother. This king and General Wei are only fighting the vanguard, as long as the vanguard army reaches the Xizhi camp safely, the mission of this king and General Wei will be completed. As for who commands whom, it has nothing to do with this king. I believe that General Wei will not compete with Xu Du for any command, because Prince Rui can rest assured, the two of us only obey orders, and will never compete with anyone for any command, of course, it is not the turn of this king, because this king still has the emperor's imperial expedition commander Prince Rui and the king's royal brother, so Xu Dutong can rest assured that this king and General Wei have nothing else to think about. As for the battle and battle plan, this king is mainly based on Prince Rui and Xu Dutong, and will not participate in it. Xu Dutong can be relieved? Yun Yichen already understood what Xu Zekun meant, that is, he wanted to monopolize the power after the arrival of the army, and deliver a message to them here early.
He's not a fool, and he doesn't do foolish things.
Prince Rui is the commander-in-chief appointed by the emperor, and the eldest prince is the deputy marshal.
And he and Wei Qinian are only vanguard officers at best.
Even if the right to lead the army is not their turn, so he will clean up this relationship at the moment, and you can fight as much as you like, anyway, it has nothing to do with him.
He can't afford to offend Xu Zekun because of rights that don't belong to him.
Mo said that he came this time for a more important purpose than fighting for power and profit with these people, and even if he didn't, even if it was to please Xu Zekun and make a good impression on him, he couldn't turn his face with him at this moment.
Xu Zekun looked at Yun Yichen's appearance, thought about his personality, and felt that what he said was right, with his unambitious appearance, he couldn't wait to complete his task at the moment, how could he be in the mood to care who would have the final say here in the future?
Anyway, no matter who has the final say, he's the one who doesn't like to worry about idleness the most.
Even if the siege really began, it would not be his turn to go into battle to kill the enemy, so his words were right, and the vanguard battalion was delivered to its destination safely, and their mission was completed.
He is still his ambitious prince, and he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun every day!
Just like he brought a few carriages with him on this expedition, they were all his family members! This made Xu Zekun not even a little wary of him!
You must know that in Jinling, the second prince is famous for his gentleness, even when he arrives in the frontier, his habits are difficult to change, and he still only thinks about how to eat, drink and have fun? Really...... The mud can't hold up the wall! It's really a dou who can't be helped. Xu Zekun thought so in his heart, but it was impossible to say it on his lips, because he knew that even if the second prince was out of tune, he was the most difficult one to deal with among the many princes!
is like a splash in the market, in the palace and in Jinling, he is an unprovoked character. Therefore, when Xu Zekun heard Yun Yichen's words, even if he smiled at him, he admired his chic attitude of putting everything out of the way.
Wei Qinian and Yun Yichen came out of Xu Zekun's big tent together.
"Is there anything General Wei wants to refute this Wang Fangcai's remarks?" Yun Yichen saw that Wei Qinian had been displeased, so he whispered.
Wei Qinian was stunned for a moment: "How did King Huai'an know that Wei would refute?" ”
"Mo said that the general was unwilling to hand over the command of the army to him, and this king was even more unwilling. It's just that...... This is not the time to compete with him for power and profit, you and I still have the chief and deputy commanders appointed by the emperor. Based on Prince Rui's self-righteous and joyful nature, this king concluded that he would not easily give up his position as commander! As for the relationship between the eldest prince and Xu Zekun, they have never had the boss Da Yin, so they will not pose any threat to Prince Rui, so they ...... The reason why this king said that was because this king decided that Prince Rui would not let Xu Zekun monopolize power. And as long as Prince Rui holds great power, it is equivalent to this king holding great power, and this king will not obey Xu Zekun's command at that time. Therefore, General Wei can rest assured that this expedition is not only related to the life and death of these hundreds of thousands of troops, but also related to the great plan of whether this king can turn over, and this king will not easily give up this golden opportunity and hand over his net worth and future to those incompetent people who can only play with power. Yun Yichen said this, and Wei Qinian's expression became solemn.
Wei thanked King Huai'an for his trust in Wei, so Wei was relieved! Don't hide it from the prince, Wei once served under Xu Zekun, and hated his incompetence and ambition. If this expedition hadn't been for the sake of the face of the soldiers, Wei would really not want to come with the army...... It's just that since Wei is here, he will not ignore the lives of these hundreds of thousands of troops, and let these young people play with the lives of hundreds of thousands of troops, and use hundreds of thousands of lives as bargaining chips for them to fight for power and profit. Therefore...... In the future, even if Wei took the risk of disobeying military orders, he would put the lives of these countless soldiers first, and would never ignore these soldiers for the sake of his own safety. No matter what the prince just said, Wei made his mind clear to the prince at this moment, no matter who it is in the future, as long as Wei is there, don't want to joke with the lives of these people! After Wei Qinian finished speaking, he hugged Yun Yichen: "Wei's words may make the prince unhappy, but these words are all Wei's heart, no matter whether the prince and Wei are still of the same heart and mind as this trip in the future, Wei is unwilling to hide this heart in front of the prince." ”
"General Wei is really a general! Unlike some people, their words are obscure and suspicious. Since the general has so much trust in the king, the king will not be polite to the general, and the king came this time, not only with the determination to win, but also in order to dispel all the prejudices of the emperor against the king after this battle. The king wants to let the people of the whole Lan Zhao Kingdom see the power of the king, so saving the lives of the soldiers is just as important as preserving the reputation of the king! Therefore, the general can rest assured that the king will never take the lives of the soldiers as a child's play, and whether the king can win the favor of the ministers and the emperor in the future depends on the support of the soldiers, so the general and the king's intentions do not conflict. In the future, I hope that the general will continue to work together with this king to save the lives of the hundreds of thousands of troops we have brought over! General Wei, this king respects you for the sake of the soldiers, and in the future, this king will also regard General Wei as the king's guest, and when the army is marching and fighting, he will bother the general to give advice to the king, and then I hope that the general will not refuse. After Yun Yichen finished speaking, he hugged his fists and made a heartfelt gesture at Wei Qinian.
Wei Qinian hurriedly replied: "The prince is serious, as long as the prince is dedicated to the sake of the soldiers, Wei should do his best to serve the prince before and after the saddle." In the future, the prince's high opinions can also be conveyed to Wei at any time, so that Wei can have the honor to serve the prince. ”
"With General Wei's words, this king is grateful." Yun Yichen said with a smile.