When Zhang Shihua saw this, he couldn't help but show a smile on his face, only to see that he first waved his hand and suppressed the call of the soldiers. However www.biquge.info he nodded at Shi Shisan, and when Shi Shisan, seeing this, he also strode to the front of the stage, took out a booklet, and began to read out the names of the soldiers who had been rewarded for their meritorious service.

Because there were too many people who were rewarded for meritorious service, Shi 13 also read the names of the 100 soldiers with the greatest merits, and Zhang Shihua and Wang Xianzhong rewarded the 100 people in public.

After all, this was done in front of all the soldiers, and there would never be a guy who would dare to stretch out his hand to these bounties, because this was undoubtedly an act of seeking death.

I have to say that for these low-level ordinary soldiers, no matter how much you say, it is not as convincing to them as the real benefits. Therefore, when most of these soldiers received the benefits from this matter and received the reward, no one would use Zhang Shihua's beheading of 54 soldiers in a row to say that Zhang Shihua was unkind.

On the contrary, after this incident, these soldiers generally believed that Zhang Shihua was a "person who must be punished for his mistakes and rewarded for his merits." "A general worthy of the trust of their men.

Therefore, after these two events happened today, Zhang Shihua not only won the hearts of the people of Zhenyang, but also greatly improved his prestige in the army and the hearts of the soldiers, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

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The next day, in the Chinese army camp of the Red Turban Army outside Zhenyang City, Zhang Shihua was discussing with Wang Xianzhong about their next action.

"General, now that we have conquered Zhenyang Xian City and completed the task of the marshal, what should we do next?" In the big tent, Wang Xianzhong said to Zhang Shihua.

And when Zhang Shihua heard Wang Xianzhong's words, he couldn't help but smile in his heart. It can be said that since he conquered Zhenyang City and further established his prestige in the army, even Wang Xianzhong called him Brother Zhang for the sake of general, and every time he talked to him, he was called the last general. Hey, I have to say that strength and means are the foundation of respect! Looking at Wang Xianzhong, whose attitude has changed greatly, Zhang Shihua's heart can't help but think so.

However, although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Shihua still said: "I have already sent someone to report to the marshal yesterday, and I believe that it will not be long before the marshal will make new arrangements, so we just need to stand still and wait quietly in the past few days." ”

And Wang Xianzhong also nodded when he heard Zhang Shihua's words, after all, even their side can connect the two cities so easily, and Liu Futong's side will naturally not have any problems, so instead of joining Liu Futong now, it is better to run this place first, after all, a gateway place like Zhenyang City is very important.

Seeing that Wang Xianzhong had no opinion, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but smile on his face, but just as he was about to discuss the affairs of Zhenyang City with Wang Xianzhong, a scout from the scout camp suddenly came to the door and said that there was something important to report.

Zhang Shihua has always attached great importance to scouts, after all, in the process of marching and fighting, scouts are equivalent to a person's eyes and ears, without scouts, the army will become deaf and blind, and the fate after becoming deaf and blind, just look at the officers and soldiers who were defeated by the Red Turban Army.

So when the scout was out to report and said that he wanted something to do, Zhang Shihua immediately let the scout into the big tent.

Besides, outside the tent, after getting General Zhang's permission, Jiang Da, the old pawn of Taihe who served as a scout of the Red Turban Army, immediately entered the big tent out of breath.

After entering the tent, Jiang Da saw General Zhang and General Wang sitting in the big tent for the first time, so he immediately knelt on one knee, lowered his head and clenched his fists to Zhang Shihua and said, "Qi ...... Lord Qiyu, the last general...... The last general also urgently reported to the lord. ”

When Zhang Shihua heard Jiang Da's words, he first asked Jiang Da to excuse himself with a smile, and after Jiang Da stood up from the ground, Zhang Shihua said to him with a smile: "Come on, you're tired." Take a sip of tea first, speak slowly, and don't rush. Saying that, Zhang Shihua also handed his teacup to Jiang Da.

Seeing this, Jiang Da immediately felt a little flattered, but at the same time he was flattered, Jiang Da couldn't help but feel a kind of emotion in his heart, after all, there are too few generals like Zhang Shihua who regard soldiers as siblings.

So when Zhang Shihua handed the teacup in his hand to him, he first took the teacup with a grateful face, drank all the tea in the cup, and then said to Zhang Shihua: "General Qiyu, the villain found an army of officers and soldiers forty miles away from the south of our army today, which seems to be the reinforcements mentioned by the Tartars of Zhenyang City. ”

"Tartar reinforcements? This can't be, as far as I know, this so-called reinforcement is simply made up by Wang Shifeng, a thief, not true. Hearing Jiang Da's words, Wang Xianzhong suddenly said like this.

However, Zhang Shihua, who heard this, still had a calm face, and saw that he did not pay attention to Wang Xianzhong, but continued to ask Jiang Da in a calm tone: "Is this true?" ”

"My lord's matter is true, the army of Tartars was seen by the villain with his own eyes, and he will never dare to tell a lie."

When Zhang Shihua heard Jiang Da say this, he frowned slightly, and then continued to ask Jiang Da: "Do you know how many enemy troops there are?" ”

"About 5,000 people." Jiang Da replied with an affirmative tone in his tone.

"Five thousand!" Hearing this, Wang Xianzhong couldn't help but exclaim.

However, at this time, Zhang Shihua was still calm, and he asked Jiang Da again in a calm tone: "Is the enemy army on the march at this time, and is the marching speed fast?" ”

When Jiang Da heard this, he shook his head but said: "General Hui, the enemy army did not march, but set up camp forty miles away, and it seems that there is no intention of marching for the time being. ”

"There is no intention of marching." When Zhang Shihua heard this, a faint smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

"This group of officers and soldiers is obviously scared." Zhang Shihua couldn't help but think like this in his heart, but although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Shihua still said to Jiang Da calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, I already know about this matter, you go down and rest first." ”

When Jiang Da heard this, he looked at Zhang Shihua's incomparably calm face, and suddenly felt a kind of confidence for no reason. "The general's face is calm, and he must have a way to break the enemy." Jiang Da couldn't help but think of this in his heart, and then saw him salute Zhang Shihua again, and then slowly withdrew from the big tent.

And Zhang Shihua, who saw Jiang Da retreating, still said to Wang Xianzhong, who was a little flustered, with a calm face: "General Wang, gather all the generals in the army, it seems that we have another battle to fight this time." ”

Seeing Zhang Shihua so calm, Wang Xianzhong couldn't help but be more convinced of Zhang Shihua in his heart, only to see that when he heard Zhang Shihua's words, he hurriedly stood up from his seat, clasped his fists at Zhang Shihua and saluted: "The last general will obey the order." ”

And when Zhang Shihua saw this, the corners of his mouth also floated upwards imperceptibly.

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Two quarters of an hour later, in Zhang Shihua's Chinese army camp, the generals of the army with more than 1,000 households had already gathered here, and at this time they all knew about the Tartars sending a large number of reinforcements, so their respective moods could not help but be different at this time.

And Zhang Shihua was still sitting on the main seat without joy and anger at this time, looked at the main general in the tent, and asked loudly: "Now, the Tartar reinforcements have approached our army, I don't know if you can have any good strategies to break the enemy?" ”

When the generals in the tent heard Zhang Shihua's words, it was Wang Xianzhong who stood up first and said: "Returning to the general, the last general thinks that at this time, our army is newly victorious and its morale is flourishing, so we should take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop." ”

To be honest, at the beginning, Wang Xianzhong was indeed a little panicked when he heard the enemy's strength, but after he calmed down, he thought about it and found that in fact, these 5,000 people were nothing extraordinary. After all, the combined regular army of Xi, Guang, and Xinyang is estimated to be 3,000 at most.

Moreover, these 3,000 people have now been defeated by their own side, so the so-called 5,000 reinforcements and eight achievements are ordinary people who have been forcibly recruited by local governments, what combat effectiveness can these people have, and how can they be opponents on their own side.

So after thinking about it like this, Wang Xianzhong naturally understood what to do, after all, he who could organize an uprising with Liu Futong was never a timid person.

And when Wang Xianzhong said such a thing, Zhang Shihua also said with a smile: "General Wang is so courageous, do you have any other opinions?" ”

When the generals in the tent heard Zhang Shihua's words, they still didn't understand what Zhang Shihua meant, so they all got up and clasped their fists and said, "The last general and others also agree with General Wang's method." ”

"Good! If the order goes down, let the soldiers bury the pot to cook and prepare dry food, so that they can nourish their spirits. When the time came, you and I marched at night and attacked the Tartars. Zhang Shihua also stood up and said to the generals arrogantly.

"The last general obeys!" All the generals will bow down,

At the same time, just when Zhang Shihua and the others were planning a night attack, in the Chinese army camp of 5,000 officers and soldiers 40 miles away, Yin Yang Wenqing, who was the commander of 5,000 officers and soldiers, was in a dilemma of not being able to advance or retreat.

Originally, he led these five thousand soldiers who were forcibly conscripted, and he wanted to plan to support Wang Shifeng's Ruyang Mansion City. But what he didn't expect was that Wang Shifeng, who led an elite of 3,000 officers and soldiers, was defeated by the Red Turban Army in only four days. Not to mention the defeat of Zhenyang City, which lost the portal, the three thousand officers and soldiers who escaped at night were less than three hundred.

And what is even more unimaginable is that except for Bai Xi, the deputy ten thousand households, none of the remaining generals with more than one thousand households ran out, and they all died in Zhenyang City.

In the face of such an unfavorable situation, how could Yang Wenqing, a civilian official who did not know how to march and fight at all, have the courage to continue to march forward. Not even to mention marching in, if it weren't for the fear of being charged with fleeing without a fight, Yang Wenqing estimated that he would take people back to Xizhou City as soon as possible, after all, the prestige of the Red Turban Army is too strong now.

However, just when he was anxious, one of their personal guards suddenly entered the big tent and reported to him: "My lord, General Bai is now asking to see him outside the tent. ”

"Bai Xi, what are you doing in the future of this defeated army. Tell him that the official is busy now and has no time to see him...... Wait, that's it, let him in. Yang Wenqing said to the guard in a disdainful and dissatisfied tone. When the soldier heard this, he immediately withdrew.

As for Yang Wenqing's attitude, it is not surprising, after all, for Yang Wenqing, if it weren't for Wang Shifeng and Bai Xi, the two wasted soldiers, he would not have fallen into such a dilemma.

So when Yang Wenqing saw Bai Xi enter the tent, he first snorted coldly with disdain, and then said to Bai Xi: "General Bai, why don't you stay in your tent and what do you want to do when you come to this official?" ”

This was very polite, but Bai Xi also knew what kind of identity he was now, so he gritted his teeth, and did not pay attention to Yang Wenqing's provocation, but lowered his head and clenched his fists, and said to Yang Wenqing: "Lord Yang, our army is newly defeated, and its morale is low, so it is really difficult to compete with the thief army." Therefore, out of all considerations, the last general thought that it was best for the adults to lead the troops to withdraw to Xizhou City, so as to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the state capitals, and he was considering it. ”

When Yang Wenqing heard this, the fire in his heart grew on the spot. "This is nonsense, do you think this officer doesn't know that his soldiers are not the opponents of the Red Turban Thief. Withdraw the troops, if this soldier could have been withdrawn, the official would have withdrawn a long time ago, and you still need to say it. ”

"Damn, now the imperial court is in a state of anger because of the matter of the red turban thief, and even Xu Rongchen and Xu Zuocheng, who are the second-grade officials of the feudal territory, were executed by the imperial court because of the defeat. Don't fucking think that this prime minister has opened the imperial examination, just think that he has a heart for us Han people, bullshit. ”

So when Yang Wenqing heard Bai Xi's words, he stared at him coldly, and said to Bai Xi in an unceremonious tone: "This official is not General Bai, and he can't do anything to run away without a fight, so General Bai should step down." ”

"Also, General Bai don't forget, you are now a guilty minister, don't worry about anything in the future, it's best not to run around." After saying this, Yang Wenqing didn't look at Bai Xi, and directly asked the guards to send him out.

When Bai Xi heard this, he didn't get angry, but gritted his teeth and slowly withdrew from the big tent with a hideous face.

However, after leaving the big tent, Bai Xi's mind suddenly appeared with a sentence: "Good birds choose trees to rest, and good ministers choose the lord to do things." Thinking of this, Bai Xi's face turned cold, and he said in a low voice: "Even so, don't blame me for being ruthless, after all, I also have a son!" (To be continued.) )