The chaos in the army was not too big, mainly caused by the two generals Guo Dafeng and Dang Jinbi. Because Xue Shao decided to leave the two of them with an army of 100,000.

These two generals are both battlefield generals who grew up under Pei Xingjian, and they must have made a lot of achievements in every battle in the past, and they have quite prestige in the army. When they heard that they were going to go on the expedition, they were more excited than anyone else. But Xue Shao suddenly came down and ordered them to lead the army to stay behind and transfer to the officers of the right guard, how could they accept it?

The generals and soldiers at all levels under their command will, of course, be just as unbearable.

When they were angry, they became more and more unable to figure it out, and even thought that Xue Shao was playing the trick of "one son of heaven and one courtier" in the army, and only knew that he reused his henchmen Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen and others, and deliberately alienated and abandoned Pei Gong to bring veterans.

Xue Shao knew these generals very well, they were strong and upright, and they eagerly awaited to be able to fight on the battlefield and make meritorious achievements. This is not only their hope for their lives, but also their ideals and retribution in their hearts.

What's more, none of them have bad intentions.

So Xue Shao made a special trip to invite Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng, and there was no one else, and the three of them talked in private.

"The two generals are both generals who have followed Pei Gong for many years, and they are my predecessors." Xue Shao said, "This time I ordered the two of you to stay behind, I can understand your opinions." Your mood is probably the same as when the imperial court suddenly stopped the westward expedition and pulled the army to Luoyang when Pei Gong died, and I feel the same way. ”

"In that case, why did the general leave me alone?" Dang Jinbi said in a loud voice, and said hurriedly, "Is it because the two of us are incompetent, or are I not close enough to the general?" ”

Xue Shao frowned, "General Dang, if you say this, you will be outside." I have always regarded you and General Guo as my brothers in Paoze, and they are no different from Xue Chuyu and Li Duozuo. This time, I arranged for you two to stay behind, not only did I not deliberately alienate you, but on the contrary, I placed great trust on you two. ”

Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng were stunned at the same time, "What do you say?" ”

Xue Shao motioned for the two of them to come closer, and whispered: "There are people in the court who are afraid that our right guard is too strong, so they deliberately weaken and break us up. This time they only allowed me to go out with half of my troops, and that's what they wanted. At the same time, an order was also issued from above, leaving only one of the generals of the right guard, Cheng Qizhi, to lead the army to stay. Cheng Qizhi is Cheng Wuting's son and Pei Yan's son-in-law. Didn't you smell anything from the above move? ”

Hearing Xue Shao's this, Jin Bi and Guo Dafeng suddenly woke up, "Could it be that Pei Yan deliberately deprived the general of half of his military power and handed it over to Cheng Wuting?" ”

"If it is really handed over to Cheng Wuting, I will rest assured." Xue Shao said, "But if it falls into Pei Yan's grasp, it's not a good thing." Think about it, Pei Yan is already powerful above the court, and no one can compete with him, how can Cheng Qizhi beat his strong and shrewd father-in-law? In case the remaining 100,000 troops fall into Pei Yan's hands, this is not only a huge loss for our right guard, but also a potential ...... Crisis! ”

Speaking of this, Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng finally understand!

The two of them got up together and solemnly clenched their fists at Xue Shao, "The general doesn't need to say it, my two brothers are left behind!" ”

"The two generals are deeply righteous, and Xue Shao is here to thank you!" Xue Shao also stood up and bowed solemnly, "Today, I am entrusted to the two generals not only 100,000 good brothers with one heart and one mind, but also ...... The safety of the imperial capital! ”

"Don't worry, general!" Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng said solemnly, "As long as the two of us don't die for a day, the Luoshui army will be surnamed Xue for a day!" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "The two generals have said it, the Luoshui army is not surnamed Xue." This kind of joke is a bit harsh, but don't go outside to say it. ”

"Naturally not, don't worry, general!" The two of them both nodded and smiled honestly, and said: "But Pei Yan is the prime minister after all, in case he uses his authority to transfer the two of us away, and the general is far away in the western Xinjiang and can't be the master of the two of us, what can I do?" ”

"That's a good question." Xue Shao smiled and nodded, and said, "When the two generals were young, did they ever play with paper kites?" ”

"Why did the general ask that?" The two generals were a little confused, "I've played, probably I've played!" ”

Xue Shao said with a smile: "If the paper kite wants to fly into the air, someone below must drag it with a thread. The higher you fly, the longer and stronger the line will be. At the same time, this thread is also where the fate of the paper kite lies. If the person pulling the thread lets go of his hand, the paper kite will fall. ”

The two generals were very serious, but they were also quite confused, "General, what do you mean?" ”

"A general who leads an expedition is actually like a paper kite." Xue Shao smiled meaningfully and said, "If you want to fly high and far, you must have a fairly trustworthy person who will not let go of the thread tightly." ”

The two generals finally came to their senses, "We get it!" ”

"Do you really understand?" Xue Shao asked with a smile.

"But if there is a problem, let's go and consult the Queen Mother!" The two generals smiled innocently.

"No." Xue Shaozheng said, "The Queen Mother has returned to the harem and retreated, how can you casually meet the general with the troops, and the harem is a place that you can enter casually?" ”

"How's that to be?" The two generals were confused.

Xue Shao smiled, wrote a note on the spot and handed it to them, saying, "If there is something urgent, take it to Princess Taiping's Mansion to ask for the chief eunuch Yang Siqiao." He'll arrange a good qiē! ”

"Thank you, General!" The two of them accepted it with great joy. After listening to Xue Shao's instructions, it is not difficult for them to realize that if Pei Yan wants to take advantage of Xue Shao's departure to eradicate the old general of the right guard to seize the military power of the Luoshui army, then this small note is the "clever plan" reserved by the general to deal with Pei Yan, and it is also the "life amulet" of the two of them!

"The matter of Luoyang, please leave it to the two generals!" Xue Shao bowed to the party Jinbi and Guo Dafeng.

"The general is so important, the two of us will swear to revenge!"

……

Five days later, after some intense busyness and preparation, the 100,000 army under Xue Shao's command was finally about to take the oath to go on the expedition.

Because Xue Shao was awarded the "General Manager of the Shuofang Road March", the 100,000 Wang Division has a new military number, Shuofang Army!

The emperor still said that he was ill, and the Empress Dowager Wu, who listened to the government, came to preside over the oath-taking meeting on behalf of the emperor and personally awarded Xue Shao an axe.

The 100,000-strong army was neatly arranged, and there was no edge in sight.

In the face of these soldiers, Wu Zetian felt that the sound of their breathing had turned into a gust of frightening wind, blowing the battle flag on the school field and tumbling in the hunt.

"The Tang Dynasty, the athletes!" Wu Zetian sighed from the bottom of his heart, "How grand! How magnificent!! ”

"Please advise the Queen Mother!" Xue Shao stepped forward and handed over the text written by Su Wei, the commander of the march, and motioned for her to read out the text to strengthen the army's might.

"Nope." Wu Zetian smiled slightly, "You are the commander, you are the soul of the army." I have only come today to present the axe, and I will not take the throne - general, you come! ”

"Queen Mother, are you coming?" Xue Shao whispered, "In the past, the emperor, prince or prime minister who presided over the oath recited the inscription, which was an unwritten rule in the army. ”

"Here you go." Wu Zetian smiled, but said it firmly.

"Good!" Xue Shao no longer shirked, and stood on the high point of the general platform with the text in his hand.

When the 100,000 generals saw Xue Shao standing still, he waved the weapon in his hand and roared, turning into an earth-shattering shout, as if thunder was on the ground!

Wu Zetian took a deep breath and showed a slightly shocked expression, "The military power is so majestic!" Even the main palace seems to be boiling with blood! “

Xue Shao stood on the high point platform and looked into the distance. It seems that when you reach the border between heaven and earth, you can't see the end of the great army array. The soldier standing in the distance could not only not hear his own words, but he was afraid that he could not even see his own figure.

But Xue Shao believes that his will can be transmitted by word of mouth among the soldiers and conveyed to every place one by one!

Unfold the text Xue Shao took a closer look, the text was extremely gorgeous!

Su Wei, the marching manager, was known for his literary excellence when he was a teenager, and later became a county lieutenant from Jinshi. It was precisely because of his well-written article that he was pulled by Pei Xingjian to his side and became the marching manager (equivalent to the staff officer of the headquarters and the secretary of the commander).

Xue Shao thought to himself, this beautiful text is beautiful, but I can see it a little awkward and incomprehensible, can those soldiers who read little or even can't understand it?

Thinking of this, Xue Shao slowly folded the text that had just been unfolded and put it back in his pocket, and stepped off the stage and rode on his Weilong horse.

Everyone was stunned, what was the general going to do?

Xue Shao rode forward at a trot, walked into the ranks of the soldiers, pulled out the Taiyi Imperial Sword on his waist, and said loudly: "My brothers in robes! ”

"No—"

The overwhelming cries rolled in, rolling up the bursts of yellow sand on the school yard and dancing wildly!

Xue Shao rode a horse and trotted back and forth in the ranks, raised the Taiyi Imperial Sword in his hand and said loudly-

"Do you remember Pei Gong?!"

"Remember!!"

Xue Shao shook the knife in his hand, "Very good!" -- Pei Gong once led us, and our ancestors, to beat the Turks fiercely. Every time they were beaten like seeds, kneeling on the ground and admitting defeat and begging for mercy! ”

"But as soon as Pei Gong goes, they will be dishonest again!"

"They rebelled!!"

"They are in the northwest, killing thousands of our brethren!"

"Steal hundreds of thousands of our cattle and sheep!"

"They burned our city!"

"Kill our loved ones!"

"Rob our woman!"

"The men who still scolded us Datang are all useless seeds!"

The soldiers roared in fury, "Kill them!" ”

Xue Shao rode a horse and brandished the war knife in his hand, galloping and agitating back and forth in the middle of the ranks, and the crazy roar lasted for a long time and even became more and more intense!

Wu Zetian was surprised, "He alone can agitate so many people at the same time?!" ”

"Good!"

"Pei Gong's sons!"

"My robes, brothers!"

Xue Shao brandished his war knife and galloped back and forth, shouting loudly, "Now, I will go to the northwest with you!" ”

"We'll let the Turks know!"

"Even if Pei Gong is gone!"

"They—"

"I can only kneel on the ground, admit it, lose, beg for mercy!"

"Kneel on us—"

"In front of the men of the Tang Dynasty!!"

The army of 100,000 people is boiling!

"Roar—"

The crazy roar made the quietly flowing Luoshui make waves. The people in Luoyang City were shocked, and thought that there had been a disaster such as ground movement.

Wu Zetian was completely shocked by the scene in front of him...... It turns out that this is the uniqueness that Xue Shao will show when he is a commander!