Chapter 64: 30,000 Soldiers
Although the others did not speak, it could be seen from the dissatisfaction and disbelief in their eyes that they were in line with his thoughts.
These people dared to question his military orders again and again, Mu Huwei was furious, his eyes were cold, and he scolded: "Be bold ......"
However, he was interrupted by Chen Rui:
"General and slow,"
"Listen to me, everybody." Chen Rui stood up, waited for everyone's eyes to be attracted and said: "I want to clarify one thing, in fact, it is not as General Pang said that the 30,000 army will protect my safety, but the 30,000 army will be my vanguard army, and I will go to the front line with me to make meritorious contributions." β
Pang Xiong was right, because in his heart, he never wanted to give him military power, but only wanted to send 30,000 troops to protect his safety.
But this is completely different from what he thought, although he was forced to go to the battlefield out of desperation, but with 30,000 soldiers, he never thought that he would just save his life, if he didn't do something, how could he be worthy of their affection? How can they be worthy of these 30,000 soldiers?
And this is also an opportunity for him, an opportunity to stand beside the dazzling her, she is the star and moon of the Chu country, and he can't just be a bleak rubble, so not only others think that he is not worthy of her, but even he himself will feel so.
Even if she didn't care, but he cared.
So he wants to take this opportunity to make a name for himself, take this opportunity to prove that he is qualified to stand by her side, so that others can see that not only she is excellent, but also her man is also excellent, and tell the world that her vision is not bad at all.
He didn't just talk to her yesterday, he really had this idea.
It's just that he is not an invincible and invincible military god in the world, just a young man with no outstanding talent, but he is willing to work hard for it.
Originally, he wanted to get their approval, and by the way, he also learned from these experienced generals, and then he was asking for command power, but now it seems that his idea is a bit naΓ―ve, and it is not possible to use gentle means against these tough guys in the army, so he immediately changed his strategy and planned to directly take command power.
"Gongzi Chen," Mu Huwei looked at him sharply, like a warning.
But Chen Rui's decision can be changed by a look? He continued: "The generals may be dissatisfied with me, thinking that I am young, how can I lead a large army? But it doesn't matter, because you have to put up with it if you don't accept it. Of course, you can disobey me and disobey my military orders, but if I find out, then I will not spare you. The military order is like a mountain, and the law is spoken, and you have memorized it for me. β
Then he looked at Mu Huwei and said, "Please ask General Mu to help me divide people!" β
The generals looked at Chen Rui with a shocked face, what did he just say? Are you crazy to rule them?
Mu Huwei looked at Chen Rui sharply and said, "I really underestimated Chen Gongzi!" β
He didn't warn him when he raised the military order, and it was also a military order to make him the commander-in-chief, but it was only because of his concessions that he gave up the command, and now he is unwilling to let it go, so he must obey the military order, otherwise it will be a military law.
Although this is just the princess's order, many times the princess's words are more effective than the prince's words! It's not a secret to them at all.
At that time, if it wasn't for Chen Rui's concession, the princess insisted that he command the army, he would have to obey, but Chen Rui chose to retreat, making him feel that he was aware of current affairs and looked down on him at the same time.
This is the case in the army, not afraid of hardship, not afraid of death, indomitable, even if you are mentally retarded, even if you know that you are not an opponent, you know that you are not afraid of death, and never retreat, such a person can get the trust of your peers and the respect of everyone in the army, but if you retreat when you encounter something difficult, even if you are strong, you will be looked down upon.
So at this time, Mu Huwei still had some appreciation for Chen Rui, looked at the generals, and said majestically: "Yes, as Chen Gongzi said, military orders are like mountains, if anyone dares to disobey military orders, they will be engaged in military law, and they will not be merciful." β
The military order is a knife hanging over the heads of the generals, urging them to absolutely obey the military order, especially for an army with strong combat effectiveness like the Qin army, the military discipline is even stricter, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is forbidden to do so, so even the generals are extremely dissatisfied with this, and they have to bow their heads in front of the military order.
"Du Gui, Lu Han, Pan Mingde, Changsun Yan, Peng Ze, Nie Yi, you all lead the soldiers of your headquarters to serve under Chen Gongzi's account," Mu Huwei glanced at them sharply and said: "Remember, Chen Gongzi's words are just like my words, just like the words of the prince, they are military orders, if you violate them, you will not be spared." β
There are several voices in the army, so if Chen Rui wants power, he doesn't mind helping him, and it is also for the good of these soldiers!
Several generals were unwilling to give up, and secretly exchanged glances.
"Okay, you go to reorganize the army quickly, and then you will set off with Gongzi Chen." Mu Huwei waved his hand and said.
How could Chen Rui not know his kindness? After all the generals went out, he smiled lightly and said, "General Xie Mu." β
"Although Chen Gongzi is ambitious, after all, he still has experience, so it is better to listen to the advice of the soldiers under his account." Mu Huwei looked at Chen Rui and said solemnly.
Chen Rui nodded: "That's natural, I'm not an arbitrary person, if there is a good suggestion, I will definitely adopt it." β
"I hope so!"
Outside the account, on the way to the military tents, Du Gui looked at several colleagues and said, "Could it be that the net worth and lives of our soldiers and soldiers are really going to be handed over to a dime boy?" β
Pan Mingde sighed and said, "What if you don't do that? β
"But you can't let him blindly command and cost the lives of our soldiers in vain!" Peng Ze next to him said.
"I don't think so," Lu Han said: "Chen Gongzi is neither humble nor arrogant in front of us and other generals, calm and moderate, not like ordinary people, maybe he has some means." β
"Lao Lu! Even if he has some intelligence, but after all, he is young, and he doesn't look like he has experience in commanding troops. Du Gui said with some excitement.
The eldest grandson Yan on the other side looked at Du Gui and said: "Old Du, the prince was not very old when he commanded the army, although Chen Gongzi looked younger than when the prince commanded the army, but don't bully the young man to be poor!" I think Chen Gongzi has an extraordinary bearing, and he will not be a thing in the pool in the future. β
Nie Yi laughed when he heard this, pointed at Changsun Yan and said: "Brother Changsun, last time you also watched the Xiaocui girl in the Qinglou was extraordinary, saying that it was a rare beauty in a hundred years, but as a result, you who wanted to be the guest of the curtain escaped from the window on the second floor, saying that Xiaocui was a man, hahaha......"
Hearing this, Changsun Yan was extremely embarrassed, and argued strongly: "Chen Gongzi can still be a woman,"
Whether they were dissatisfied or satisfied, in less than an hour, they packed up their bags and supplies and waited for departure.
Chen Rui came to the outside of the camp and saw the army of the black torrent in a strict lineup, and nodded with satisfaction, of course, he would definitely not give a passionate speech to increase morale, because few people could hear it at all, just said simply, "Let's go!" β
Lu Han, Eldest Sun Yan and Nie Yi were all respectful, while the other three reluctantly said, "Yes." β
Chen Rui couldn't help but glance at Lu Han and the others, smiled and didn't say anything, turned over his horse, and headed towards the garrison of the 100,000 army led by Pang Xiong.
The 100,000 troops were stationed in the northwest of Xiangcheng, more than 20 miles away from the Qin army garrison stationed in the northeast of Xiangcheng.
Chen Rui asked the soldiers to rest in place first, and took Zhang Ning to the outside of the big camp, and when he saw this big camp, Chen Rui frowned slightly.
This camp looks disorganized, not at all as imposing as the Qin army's camp, and the soldiers guarding the gate are also lazy and lazy, looking like the gate guards of those cities that have not been in battle for a long time, no, they are even less energetic than they look.
And there was no majestic sound of acting arbitrarily in the camp, only sparse shouts, Chen Rui and Zhang Ning quickly stepped forward, and when they arrived at the gate of the camp, they turned over and dismounted.
The soldier guarding the door saw that an uninvited guest was approaching or cheered up, and stepped forward to ask, "What are you doing?" This is a barracks, not a place where you can come around at will. β
Chen Rui said: "I am the vanguard general personally ordered by His Majesty of your army, and you quickly communicate with General Pang." β
The soldier glanced him up and down for a while, his eyes showed disdain, and said, "Just you, a pioneer general?" Don't pee on yourself, what virtue, while the uncle is not angry, hurry up! β
Chen Rui frowned and said, "Don't regret it!" β
"I regret it? Why should I regret it? Do you really think you're a pioneer? If you're a pioneer general, I'll call you grandpa, tui! Get lost! The soldier spat and said with great disdain.
Chen Rui glanced at him lightly, didn't say anything, and turned over directly on the horse.
Of course, he could have taken out the edict, but he didn't do it, because it would be better if he was driven away like this, and without Pang Xiong's restraint, he would be more comfortable with the 30,000 army.
"What are you doing, what are you doing? Don't you know that the barracks are not places that you can approach at will? At this time, a man who looked like an officer came out of the camp and looked at Chen Rui and said.
The soldier guarding the door ran up to the officer and said, "Chief, this man said that he is the vanguard general of our army, how is this possible?" and do not look at their own virtues. β
Hearing this, the chief was stunned, hurriedly ran to Chen Ruima, and asked, "Your Excellency is General Chen?" β
Chen Rui nodded and said lightly: "My surname is Chen." β
"General Chen forgives his sins, he was not strict under his rule, he offended General Chen, and I ask General Chen to forgive me," after speaking, he bowed, and then kicked the soldier who was stunned on the side, and said: "What are you doing in a daze, and you don't apologize to General Chen?" β
Qin Qingyao was a little dazed by Chen Rui's sudden actions, although they were an unmarried couple and looked like a couple, but in the past, they got along more like friends, rarely had intimate actions, hugged only twice, and held hands very rarely, but let him succeed.
After reacting, he struggled slightly and said, "I'm not tired, you let me down." β
Then he said a little coquettishly: "I'll rest when you're gone, I promise." β
"Can't lie to me." Chen Rui said that he was willing to stay a little longer.
"Hmm!" Qin Qingyao nodded.
Chen Rui put her down, and after the two finished breakfast together and talked, Zhao Ran came over to pass the word and asked them to go to the front hall.
In the front hall, Murong Yan is naturally sitting on the main seat, and sitting on this guest seat is a middle-aged man, who looks a little tall, because he is sitting, he can't visually measure his height, but even if he is sitting, he is much taller than ordinary people, but the most unforgettable thing is that there is a scar on his bronzed cheek that is close to three inches, like a sword mark, and like a knife wound, but only one thing is certain, this knife or sword almost killed him.
But now it has added a bit of ferocity to him, it is possible to scare off the enemy on the battlefield, the facial features are clearly outlined, if there is no scar, he must be a handsome man, but now he has become fierce, wearing armor, you don't need to think much to know that this is the commander of the remaining 50,000 Qin troops in Xiangcheng.
When he saw Chen Rui and Qin Qingyao walking in hand in hand, his eyes were fixed and thoughtful.
Murong Yan introduced: "This is General Mu, and the 50,000 troops in Xiangcheng are under his command. β
Chen Rui saluted: "I've seen General Mu." β
Mu Huwei nodded, in response.
Chen Rui smiled bitterly, most of the people in the army are relatively straightforward, and if they look down on them, they look down on them.
Murong Yan frowned when she saw this scene, and said: "General Mu, this is Chen Rui, and he is also Qingyao's fiancΓ©, the prince and my son-in-law, you divide 30,000 soldiers with him to protect his safety, understand?" β
"Princess, has Gongzi Chen been on the battlefield?" Mu Huwei asked.
Murong Yan shook her head and said, "I haven't been on the battlefield. β
Mu Huwei then asked, "Then who can guarantee the safety of my 30,000 soldiers?" β
Murong Yan said lightly: "General Mu rest assured, Rui'er is smart, and he will not let the soldiers lose their lives in vain." β
"With all due respect, the battlefield is not child's play, if you rashly let an inexperienced person command the army, the consequences are unpredictable, please think twice." Mu Huwei said solemnly, he didn't have any prejudice against Chen Rui, but to tell the truth, if the people on the battlefield blindly commanded, not only would his subordinates lose their lives, but even he would be unpredictable.
Murong Yan also knew this truth, and couldn't help but show a deep groan.
Mu Huwei continued: "If you let Chen Gongzi have the name of commanding the army first, but without the real power to command, let the generals who have the amazing command of the troops to lead the troops can ensure the safety of Chen Gongzi, and not let the soldiers die in vain." β
"This ......," Murong Yan couldn't help but show hesitation on her face.
At this time, Chen Rui said: "Auntie, just do what General Mu said." β
"Alright then!" Murong Yan said: "But General Mu must remember that he must protect Rui'er's safety. β
"Don't worry, princess, we will swear to protect the safety of Gongzi Chen."
Murong Yan nodded reassuringly.
Qin Qingyao handed him the armor and the handsome horse that had been prepared for him, and said, "I don't allow you to have anything." β
"Okay," Chen Rui nodded solemnly, hugged her lightly, then turned over and took Zhang Ning to follow Mu Huwei to the barracks.
Along the way, Mu Huwei didn't say much, and Chen Rui could also feel his rejection of himself, so he didn't find himself bored, he didn't say anything all the way, and in less than half an hour after leaving the city, he saw tents like mountain bags, endlessly.
This is the garrison of the 200,000 troops of the Qin army, but because the 150,000 troops left the garrison and went to the border to defend against the enemy, it seemed a lot empty.
The majestic sound of martial arts exercises came from the school field, showing the extraordinaryness of this army, of course, this army is indeed very extraordinary, Chen Rui heard about this army in Xiangcheng.
This is a hundred battles of the lion, from the previous King of Qin began to form, just as the Qin King's personal guard, it has shown its invincible momentum, and this Qin King has developed this Qin army to the peak, the number of people has expanded more than ten times, after hundreds of battles, large and small, few defeats, and defeat is also a small defeat, and did not have any impact on this Qin army.
The Tengjia Army, which swept through the Red Robe Army of Jing State and Hou Shu that year, almost relied on these 200,000 Qin troops to defeat the entire territory of Jing State and Hou Shu.
Of course, this is also due to the decline of their national strength and the weakening of their army's combat strength, but it is enough to prove their combat strength.
Now, even in the face of the Wei Ironclad Army, it is not much inferior.
In a sense, this is a private army, and such a large-scale private army is still a lion in a hundred battles, which shows the trust of the Chu Emperor in the King of Qin, but it is precisely because of this that he wants to marry the King of Qin to consolidate the relationship between the two families, and at the same time, it is also to let the next Chu Emperor better take over the power and stabilize the country.
However, Chen Rui disrupted the plan, and it is no wonder that Emperor Chu is quick to get rid of him.
Along the way, all the sergeants saluted Mu Huwei, and at the same time cast strange glances at Chen Rui.
When he came to the big tent of the Chinese army, he instructed the guards and soldiers: "Go and invite the generals to come to the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss matters." β
"Yes," the soldier replied in a sonorous voice.
Walking into the big tent, Mu Huwei made a gesture of invitation and said, "Chen Gongzi, please take a seat." β
Chen Rui thanked him and sat down.
After a while, many burly men in armor poured into the tent, and after they saw the salute, although they were surprised to see Chen Rui, they didn't say much, which shows the words of military discipline.
After bringing many generals to Qi, Mu Huwei said: "In the name of the princess, 30,000 troops are divided to protect Chen Gongzi, I don't know which general is willing to take on this important task?" β
After the generals glanced at each other, one of the generals arched his hand and said: "General Mu, I am waiting for 50,000 troops to protect the safety of Xiangcheng, if we divide 30,000 troops, what about the safety of Xiangcheng?" β
"Yes! General Mu, our army is guarding Xiangcheng on the orders of the prince, if Xiangcheng is lost, how should we face the prince? β
"Xiangcheng is the top priority, how can you lightly divide the troops?"
The crowd chimed in.
Chen Rui was not surprised to see this scene, the brave soldiers would be as difficult to tame as the fierce horse.
Mu Huwei glanced around quite majestically, and the generals hurriedly shut up, and after they quieted down, Mu Huwei said, "Do the generals want to disobey the princess's orders?" β
"We don't dare," the generals said in unison.
"Since you don't dare, then divide the troops!"
Seeing that the generals were silent, Mu Huwei said: "If you don't want to, I'll order the troops." β
"General, just to protect a yellow-mouthed child, why do you need 30,000 soldiers?" The general, who had just been the first to speak, spoke up again.