In front of a group of generals, Yang Congyi did not care about Liu Yan's face.

Since he chose to run away, does he still have a face to face?

"Yang Shuai, it's unfair for you to say that. The Hedgehog River battalion ran first, retreated more than fifty miles in one breath, and ran back to Zhuozhou City directly, losing the strategy, we suddenly became a deep lone army, if we didn't retreat in time, Yang Shuai might not be a living person here now! Liu Yan argued and argued, and pulled all the generals in the hall to accompany him.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Yan is not qualified to defend, nor does he have the courage to defend himself, let alone accuse Yang Congyi, but Liu Yan is recommended by the ministers of the DPRK and China, and Zhao Yan nodded too much, and he is the "own person" they deliberately planted into the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The Northern Expedition to Yanjing is above all else, even if Liu Yan has a special background and a group of Wenchen is behind him as a guarantor, Yang Congyi will not put him in his eyes, and he is in charge of the north of Jishui, if what he does goes beyond the limit of Yang Congyi's patience and destroys the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, although he will not kill him, he can still be transferred from the front line.

"I will investigate the loss of the Hedgehog River camp. Now for your question, why retreat? The transportation camp is only seventy miles away from the camp in Haizi Village, and if the enemy dares to attack the camp, it only takes one day, and they can come to support. ”

"How do the last generals know if they will come to support, if the enemy really attacks the camp and outflanks our back road, and they don't come to support, the lives of tens of thousands of brothers will be lost in Haizi Village, the last general is responsible for the brothers, the big camp can be snatched back if it is lost, if the lives of the brothers are lost, then there will be nothing!" Liu Yan continued to argue.

"If you don't go to the rescue of the Hedgehog River, you think that the transportation battalion will not come to the rescue of you? If all the ministries are fighting on their own like this, thinking only about themselves, what is the use of me leaving you on the front line! I told you no less than three times that four battalions were defending together, and if any one of them was attacked, the neighboring battalion would support, and the two battalions would be combined, sixty or seventy thousand men, there would be no reason to break the battalion. What I'm telling you, do you not understand, or do you not want to hear it at all? ”

Yang Congyi's tone was very stern, the Northern Expedition was a major event for the whole country, and it was also something he had to complete in his life, no matter who sabotaged the Northern Expedition or hindered the Northern Expedition, he could be regarded as his enemy, and if he was an enemy, he would never be merciful.

If the Liu Yan in front of him is still unclear, and he still doesn't admit and reflect on his mistakes, Yang Congyi wants to kick him out of the front line, but he can't keep him.

Liu Yan saw that the other party's expression was not quite right, and his words were also very serious, if he continued to argue, he would also say his own words, and he didn't want to defend anymore, but suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the hall was full of generals who followed him, and there were many ministers in the court to support him, and his courage suddenly strengthened.

I saw Liu Yan turn his head, his eyes swept over the generals in the hall, and then defended: "Yang Shuai, it's not that the last general doesn't listen to your deployment, it's because our strength is limited, if the enemy takes the back road, it is impossible to hold out for a day, and if we can't wait for nearby reinforcements to arrive, I'm afraid we will be defeated long ago." Isn't this the case with the Hedgehog River, by the time the last general gets the news, they will already be defeated, where will there be time to support! Judging from the last general, it is not a wise move for the troops to encircle Yanjing in four ways. ”

When these words came into his ears, Yang Congyi's brows moved slightly.

When the generals in the council hall heard this, their hearts couldn't help but be shocked.

Liu Yan not only did not admit his mistakes and make up for his mistakes, but began to accuse Yang Congyi of the strategic deployment of the Northern Expedition, listening to his meaning, if the Northern Expedition wins, everyone will be happy, if the Northern Expedition fails, Yang Congyi will not be able to get rid of the relationship no matter what, this black cauldron, others have already prepared, maybe they have begun to dig a pit, just waiting for Yang Congyi to jump into the pit.

Yang Congyi's face was cold, he was instantly relieved, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and then said: "The Northern Expedition is a major event for the whole country, the government and the opposition, many years of preparation, success or failure, in one fell swoop, so what the imperial court needs is a strong army that can fight, and if the strength is insufficient, go back where it comes from, the front-line materials are limited, and the limited materials should be left to the army that can fight." The battalion that was lost before must be recaptured! Which of you whose army can fight, dare to fight, or are willing to contribute to the Northern Expedition, stand up now! ”

The expression on Liu Yan's face changed greatly, and he couldn't help but start muttering in his heart, do you want them to recapture the Haizi camp now? Only brought 10,000 reinforcements, did it work? Isn't this for the brothers to be sent to death?

"Yang Shuai, it was the last general who ordered the army to retreat to Gu'an City, it's none of their business, if you want to punish me, punish me. Now to take the Haizi camp, don't you let the brothers die? The last general firmly disagrees! Without waiting for others to express their opinions, Liu Yan was the first to oppose it.

When the generals heard this, they were immediately in a dilemma.

Liu Bian, as the commander of the capital, is their top boss, whether they advance or retreat, they are directly under Liu Yan's orders, and Yang Congyi, as the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition, and his prestige and reputation in the army are unparalleled, he is the boss of their boss, and now the two bosses have disagreements, but how do they choose?

The generals were faced with a huge problem.

Although they are not in a high position now, no one wants to go further, and who they can choose to follow is a question.

As the commander of the capital, Liu Yan once promised them that as long as they were obedient and followed him to work hard, there would be people in the DPRK and China covering them, and there would be many opportunities for promotion whether they were in the army or transferred to a local area.

The reason why Liu Yan dared to give these promises to the generals, and they could believe it, was because they knew that Liu Yan had actually defected to the civilian clique a long time ago, and it was precisely with the support of the Bianjing civilian clique that he was able to change from an abandoned general who escaped from his military post and was dismissed from his military post to a genuine general who held military power, and in just a few years he commanded tens of thousands of garrisons in Huaidong, and his official position was promoted again and again, far higher than his position in the army.

Liu Yan can still rise all the way without military merits, which shows that his backstage is very hard, he dares to say this, and promises to his generals, which means that the civilian clique has also given him a promise, and the people he recommends can also be reused.

The temptation to take a shortcut is too great for generals who have little background and are not in the line of Yang Congyi, and almost no one can refuse.

can be promoted without working hard, who would be willing to exchange their lives for military merits?

Moreover, even if he gets military merit alive, he may not be recognized by the imperial court, and he may even be greedy for ink by his boss.

Yang Congyi asked them to stand up now, in order to make a mistake? Isn't it just that they plan to use their lives to take back the lost Haizi camp?

But they lost the Haizi camp before, even if they are desperately trying to recapture the Haizi camp now, it is still an attack to counteract, if they can't get it back after losing the battle, I'm afraid they will even lose their lives.

There is no doubt that following Liu Yan to take a shortcut is the best choice, and following Yang Congyi is to be full of food!

There was silence in the chamber, and the generals sat in their chairs, and no one got up.

Yang Congyi saw that Liu Yan's words made the generals in a dilemma, and his heart couldn't help but fire, and he said coldly: "Lord Liu, I didn't want you to lead the Great Song soldiers to charge. Since you want to be safe, then don't stay on the front line, Gu'an County is only a hundred miles away from Yanjing, it's still too dangerous, you go back to Jinan Mansion, and the imperial court will arrange another errand for you. ”

"You ......" When Liu Yan heard this, he was so shocked that he was speechless for a while, and only after a while did he look directly at Yang Congyi and shouted: "You can't remove me from my post!" Without the emperor's edict, I won't go anywhere! ”

Yang Congyi said coldly: "I can't remove you, but it is my job to rearrange the Northern Expedition troops." Liu Yan, now I order you to go back to Jinan Mansion to guard the grain and grass materials, and set off for the south within half a day, and you must not stay in Gu'an County, otherwise military law will be engaged! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and the generals did not dare to come out.

Seeing that the other party didn't look like a joke, Liu Yan was immediately angry, slapped the table, raised his hand and pointed at Yang Congyi angrily: "Okay, you Yang Congyi, squeeze out the non-descendant generals in the army, cultivate cronies, and enjoy the merits of the Northern Expedition alone, I will definitely report to the court and ask the emperor to give me justice!" ”

"Please!" Yang Congyi spit out two words in his mouth, then stopped talking, looked at the other party quietly, and waited for him to continue to perform.

"Good! Yang Congyi, you wait, I will go back to Jinan Mansion to face the saint, and I will never give up if I don't ask for justice! After Liu Yan put down the cruel words, he flicked his sleeves and turned around and left.

"It's better to go, don't send it!" Yang Congyi watched him leave and did not get up.

Liu Yan just walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, turned to look at the many generals sitting in the meeting hall, and then said loudly: "Yang Congyi looks down on us from the bottom of his heart, the Northern Expedition is reused by his descendants, and he recruited us over, just to wave the flag and shout for them, if the Northern Expedition is completed, I can't get a single star for this monstrous achievement, they eat meat, we can't even drink a mouthful of soup, and we won't even let us smell the taste!" If this is the case, what are we doing here in fear and risking our bloodshed and our lives, should we be inferior? Let's go together, let's go back to Jinan Mansion to eat and drink! ”

As soon as the incitement words came out, all the generals were a little dumbfounded, and they didn't know what to do.

Yang Congyi was furious, and immediately shouted: "Liu Yan! Don't lie here! ”

Then he said loudly: "The Northern Expedition is not the Northern Expedition of my Yang alone, it is the Northern Expedition of the people of the world, and it is the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers who have worked hard, thirsted hard, and tried their best to prepare for two hundred years!" In order to succeed in the Northern Expedition, the imperial court mobilized 300,000 soldiers and horses from all over the world, all over Hedong, Henan, Hebei, Guanzhong, Lianghuai, Jingbei, Jingnan, Jingbei, Shandong and other places. For the first time in two hundred years, we are so close to capturing Yanjing and recovering Yanyun, no one wants to miss this grand event, no one wants to do their part, even the emperor has left Bianjing and arrived in Jinan Mansion, ready to go to the front line of the Northern Expedition! Would you like to miss it? Whoever wants to go will go with Liu Yan, and those who stay, I will lead you to charge into battle and kill in Yanjing! ”