Chapter 446: Raising the Tent and Counting Troops
The truth of Liang Yitan's killing suddenly became less important, and the day after the coffin containing his body was transported out of Tongyuan County, the northernmost Qinggangxia outpost in Huanzhou came with news that nearly 20,000 Western Xia troops from the Xixia Jingsai Military Division had opened and came straight to the periphery of Huanxian. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The Tongyuan Military Division urgently gathered the battalion officers and captains of the five battalions under the jurisdiction of the Military Division to discuss how to deal with it, and local civilian officials in Huanzhou were also called to observe.
Unexpectedly, Yang Huairen was also invited, and when he walked into the main hall of the military department, he found that Tong Guan had reserved the main seat in the hall and sat in the lower position.
Yang Huairen is inevitably a little weak-hearted, although he is a marquis, in fact, this name is empty in his consciousness, whether in the capital or in the locality, he does not have any substantive power.
In fact, what he didn't know was that he, the Marquis of Huanxian County, was the honorary supreme leader in the Huanzhou territory.
From another point of view, since Tong Guan is determined to bet on Yang Huairen, the deputy head of internal security, he must firmly support him, leave the main position, and at the same time give this responsibility to Yang Huairen, he is still honestly his military supervisor.
From this point of view, Tong Guan is a good person, if he bets right, his share of the credit in the future will definitely be indispensable, and if Yang Huairen has soared from now on, it also means that his future will be smooth.
And if the bet is wrong, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to put the responsibility on Yang Huairen's head, although he has been a military supervisor for several years, but he doesn't have any experience in large-scale battles, it is better to hide aside, even if he wants to be held accountable in the future, it seems that his responsibility is minimal.
Yang Huairen also felt that no matter whether he was marching or fighting, defending the city against the enemy, he was a layman, and being in the position of the main general was tantamount to chasing ducks to the shelves.
He sincerely conceded to Tong Guan and Yang Shihu for a long time, but everyone insisted on letting him sit up, and in desperation, he had to sit down with half of his buttocks.
Yang Huairen didn't know what the difference between this kind of emergency meeting in the military department was different from the promotion of the soldiers, but the atmosphere was quite serious.
Sit down, but Yang Huairen didn't know what to say or what to do when he sat in this position, looking at the two columns of generals and lieutenants in neat uniforms and looking at him, he was embarrassed and couldn't be more embarrassed.
Seeing this, Tong Guan stood up and said, "Today, I gathered all the generals and colonels to discuss how to deal with the 20,000-strong army of the Xixia Jingsai Military Division, Chen Bing, and the Songxia border. ā
Although Yang Huairen sat on the main seat, he was like a crowd of onlookers eating melons, listened to Tong Guan's speech, felt that he presided over well, and nodded very approvingly.
The generals looked at Yang Huairen expectantly, waiting for the "main general" to speak first. Yang Huairen was stunned for a moment, he didn't know the nature of this kind of meeting where the generals would discuss countermeasures, and he didn't know what to say at this time, seeing that everyone was stunned with him, he had to slap his face and shout "Okay".
The generals looked at each other with a look of disappointment. In their hearts, they thought that it was unreliable enough for the observer sent by the imperial court to be a eunuch, and now that this eunuch had humbly conceded a marquis who had been degraded to Huanzhou, he was even more unreliable.
This Marquis Yang looks like a scholar at first glance, he must be a layman in military affairs, he showed his cowardice when he held a meeting, if he really started a war, how could it be possible to expect him to command the border army to win a thousand miles? This kind of gentlemanly aristocracy, it would be good not to be scared to pee your pants when the time comes.
Brother Hei Niu and Brother Tianba, who came with him, stood on both sides behind him, Brother Hei Niu is a martial artist, he still understands this kind of thing, seeing that Yang Huairen lost his ugliness, he hurriedly leaned down in his ear and reminded softly, "Brother Ren, you are now sitting in the position of the main general, since the war cannot be avoided, you only need to boost the morale first, what to do, you can let General Yang Shihu arrange it." ā
Li Hei Niu paused, and finally whispered, "Remember to show majesty." ā
Pretending to be majestic? This I will. Yang Huairen said in his heart, but what should I say about such a thing as boosting morale? After all, it was the first time I met these grassroots generals and colonels of the Tongyuan Military Division, and I couldn't even name them, let alone understand their temperament, so how could I know what to tell them, and their morale would be high?
Yang Huairen thought about it for a while, the soldiers of this year, they don't know a few big characters, and they don't necessarily like to listen to some big truths about protecting the family and defending the country, those ethereal things are righteous and awe-inspiring, but when they hear them in their ears, it is estimated that they are ducks farting, and they don't even make a sound.
Then what they want to hear must be benefits, winning battles, killing beards, in order to be promoted and rich, and there are groups of wives and concubines.
Yang Huairen originally wanted to show his matchmaker skills and experience, saying that when they won the battle, he would tell them his daughter-in-law, but after thinking about it, it would be better to say this kind of thing afterwards, but now he said that it seems that people can't find a daughter-in-law, which refutes people's face.
Directly how much is the reward? He is not short of money, but it is not his turn to do such a thing as rewarding meritorious deeds, and he is also afraid of committing taboos, Empress Dowager Gao reminded him once because of this matter, and then there is a second time, that is, the shell Langzi does not sleep in the middle of the night, wandering around, looking for.
So what should I say? Yang Huairen hesitated for a long time before deciding to use the most simple and direct words from the perspective of anger to stimulate their desire to fight.
"Uh-huh," Yang Huairen cleared his throat, sat up straight and said loudly, "Everyone, the little brother is sitting in this position shyly, and his heart is terrified. Although the younger brother is a marquis, he is not as capable as you.
I'm not afraid of your brothers' jokes, if you want to lead the troops to fight, I don't have half a bucket of water, and I can only rely on you to defend the city. ā
Saying that, Yang Huairen stood up and bowed respectfully to everyone.
Although the generals don't look down on Yang Huairen as a literati in their hearts, they are young and very polite to them.
Yang Huairen saw that their faces softened, and then said, "There is a lot of friction between Song and Xia, and the people in the border areas of the Song Dynasty have suffered greatly for many years.
In the past many Song-Xia wars, my Great Song Dynasty won fewer and lost more, is my border army weaker than the Western Xia army? Definitely.
In the eyes of the younger brother, the Western Xia Army is not a division of tigers and wolves. Among the Xia army, the party item, the Han and the miscellaneous Hu are mixed, and it is difficult to form a real combat force, although the number is large, in the eyes of the younger brother, it is just a chicken and a dog.
On the other hand, although the number of our border army in Huanzhou is small, it is sincerely united and well-trained, and what is lacking is just an opportunity, an opportunity for the border army to breathe a sigh of relief! ā