Just since Chen defeated the general, Zhang Jun is indescribably sour in his heart.

He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he followed his father to the battlefield as a teenager, and since then he has been serving between Xuanfu and Datong, and he has seen more Tartars than anyone else. This time, he and the governor Li Jin discussed the division of troops and garrison, and it was not rash to send troops, I thought that there was a great certainty, and I could get a reward for beating away the Tartars, and then this autumn and winter would be better, who would have thought that it would be broken by people and lose a big defeat! He has no long-term property, whether he is dismissed or demoted, or even distributed under the emperor's anger, he should be deserved, but what about those generals who have been with him for many years?

In these years, all the generals have their henchmen, and the first thing he did when he took office was to redeploy his subordinates, if he was all demoted, don't look at the many people he made old one by one from the command to thousands of households, but in the blink of an eye, they will become cannon fodder at the forefront, and the end will only be more miserable than ordinary sergeants!

Therefore, although he was annoyed that An Da Niu had caused such a terrible thing, but at this moment, he gave up an old face to see Xu Xun, a junior junior, not only for himself, but also for the sake of trying to intercede for his subordinates who were still thinking of him at these critical moments, even if it was in vain in the end, it was better than doing nothing like this. However, he expected several reactions from the other party, but he didn't expect Xu Xun to say such a sentence.

"Master Xu, do you mean...... Want to bring them under your command? ”

Seeing Xu Xun nodding with a smile, Zhang Jun's pupils shrank unconsciously, and he was about to say something more, but he saw Xu Xun turn sideways and let go, and actually introduced him to the others behind him. He had already inquired about the people sent by the capital this time during the period of the General Military Mansion, and naturally knew that the avant-garde of the government army was no longer the former head of the military department, Wang Shouren, who supervised the army, but changed to Zhang Yong, the former servant of the East Palace. It was Qian Ning, who had a big waist and a round waist, and was obviously brave and brave, but he just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it.

Whether it is the Duke of Dingguo, or the eldest princess Renhe, being able to send people to this kind of place with confidence is undoubtedly extremely trusting of Xu Xun. In this way, Xu Xun just proposed that the dignitaries would never be unsippy!

"This is not the place to speak, Mr. Zhang's injuries have not healed, let's talk slowly."

Xu Xun raised his hand to ask for it, turned around and walked in front. Due to the inconvenience of Zhang Jun's feet, he deliberately slowed down his pace, and saw that he was staring at the soldiers standing on both sides just now, so he explained: "These are the twenty young soldiers carefully selected from the previous two thousand young army. Originally, according to the meaning of the emperor and the lords, they were just in a neat team, and they were not yet skilled in bows and horses, etc., but I intended to bring them to experience, so I picked these few. Don't look at them as neat as they were just now, but they are all newcomers to the battle formation like me, and it will be a joke to meet a battlefield veteran like Zhang Zongbing. ”

Zhang Jun's previous request to see Zhu Hui and Miao Kui, the Duke of Baoguo, was blocked, and the command of the soldiers and horses under his command was almost deprived. So in the face of the four words of this battlefield veteran, he immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Xu is serious, and the general of the defeated army is not brave enough." ”

"Mr. Zhang is wrong." Xu Xun saw Zhang Jun looking at him in amazement, so he said calmly, "Mr. Zhang's words reminded me of a story I saw in an idle book before. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a country when it was in turmoil, and there were anti-flags everywhere, and as a result, a general was ordered to quell the rebellion, and he was defeated repeatedly, and he didn't know how many defeats he had suffered. But if you lose a battle, you always have to write a recital, and he honestly played the words "repeated defeats", but a staff member under him lightly changed the repeated defeats into repeated defeats. This difference in the reverse order made the court go from anger to joy, and Zhang Zongbing may understand the twists and turns? ”

Although Zhang Jun is a general in commanding the army, he has also read books, and at this time, he chewed again and again, only to feel that the four words of repeated defeats and repeated battles brought out a kind of indomitable spirit, and suddenly nodded: "I really never thought that the changes were completely different in meaning." ”

"It is said that the general has fought countless defeats in his life, and the most tragic one was almost forced to commit suicide, but he still survived in the end, not only recovered all the lost ground, but also managed to finish it all in the end." Speaking of this, Xu Xun couldn't help but think of the life of Zeng Guofan, a character who had been hacked by countless people and praised by countless people, and stood still for a while, "I said this because I want Mr. Zhang to know that the general of the defeated army is especially brave!" Where he falls, he will get up! ”

Since Zhang Yong knew the purpose of Xu Xun's idea of beating Zhang Jun, he would not let go of this great opportunity, and immediately interjected next to him: "So, if Mr. Zhang has any summary of the previous battle, he might as well say it today, whether it is Lord Xu or our family, I will report it for you." If there are any available people under you, you might as well list them one by one, Lord Xu and our family will definitely use their talents, and they will not be wronged because of this defeat. ”

These two men have such great ambitions, such confident means!

At this moment, Zhang Jun finally came to his senses. But sighing and sighing, Zhu Hui didn't want to see him, and he had old grudges with Miao Kui, this partiality is his biggest weakness now, he thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I have been in Xuanfu for many years, and there are a lot of elite soldiers and strong generals under my command, can Lord Xu and Gonggong Zhang really protect them?" ”

"That's nature!" Xu Xun answered these four words categorically, and then added, "I wait in the rear to enjoy peace, how can I let the soldiers shed blood, sweat and tears in front?" ”

These words are very common in later generations, but at this moment, in Zhang Jun's ears, compared with those who have always been condescending to the military in the past, he can't help but give birth to a deep throbbing. Therefore, as soon as he entered Xu Xun's spacious barracks, he immediately arched his hand and said, "I can see Lord Xu today, and I will know what natural temperament is." Although Zhang Jun is not talented, there are indeed many brave and resourceful people under his command, and I hope to recommend them to Lord Xu! ”

Zhang Jun stayed for a whole hour, and in the end, even dinner was used in the avant-garde barracks of the government army. And Xu Xun called An Da Niu's military academies over to serve beside him, although they admitted their mistakes, they were still unruly officers, seeing that the veteran generals were polite and enthusiastic to Xu Xun, the earlier disobedience was naturally thrown to Java. When Zhang Jun was about to leave, he warned everything to obey Xu Xun's orders, An Daniu was the first to nod vigorously and agreed.

"Veteran general, we don't have any other luxuries, we just ask the court to be fair to you......"

Zhang Junsheng was afraid that An Da Niu's mouth would not be controlled, so he immediately shouted: "Shut up, if you talk nonsense again, be careful that I will immediately go back to military law to deal with you!" After drinking a sip, he saw that Xu Xun was not angry, so he snorted coldly and said, "If you still remember me, the veteran general, you will do your best to serve Lord Xu, and when the time comes, I will have a meritorious service, and naturally my face will also shine!" If you dare to disobey the yang and the yin, if Lord Xu doesn't say anything about it, I won't be able to spare you! ”

"Yes, veteran, just look at it!"

Seeing that Zhang Jun was dragging the injured leg and staggering towards the outside of the barracks, the back was desolate and lonely, Xu Xun suddenly raised his voice and said: "Lao Ji is in ambush, his ambition is thousands of miles, and Mr. Zhang is recuperating at home, so there is good news!" ”

Although An Da Niu didn't know a lot of big characters, he didn't understand what this old man meant, but he vaguely knew that it was a good idea to praise, and he had a good impression of the baby officer on the side for a while. Therefore, after Zhang Jun left, Xu Xun turned around and reported a series of names to him in one breath, so that he immediately went to convene the meeting in the account, and he left without saying a word.

When Zhang Jun and An Daniu went one after another, Zhang Yongxiao said that he wanted to go back to write a letter to Zhu Houzhao, and went back to the room first, and Xu Xun called Xu Yanche, Qi Jiliang and Qian Ning to go back to the house. After sitting down, he instructed Xu Yanche to go to see the stewards of the Dingguo Mansion in the Xuanfu and so on, and asked about the details of the previous defeat, and instructed Qi Jiliang. After the two retreated, he looked at Qian Ning and said, "Qian Ning, do you know why I want to take you this time?" ”

Qian Ning didn't attend the meeting in the Baoyue Pavilion today, but he heard about the conflict, but when Zhang Jun came tonight, he had always been by his side, and when he heard Xu Xun's question at this time, he hurriedly raised his spirit and said: "I know that my lord wants to promote my humble position!" ”

"Well said!" Xu Xun nodded approvingly, and then said, "You are brave and skillful, you are skilled in bows and horses, and if you stay in the capital with such martial arts, at most, you will show your hands in front of the emperor, and if you don't have real combat achievements, you can't show it after all." You go and pick thirty horsemen, and immediately gallop to the Wanquan Right Acropolis, and first find out the inside story of the war, even if it is hearsay, you can't let it go. Then find a place there, and I'm going to bring someone there!" ”

"Yes!" Qian Ning perked up, and after saluting, he left quickly.

When everyone was gone, and only one of them was left, Xu Xun sat down with a sigh. His legs were already numb, sore, and swollen. This way hundreds of miles on horseback, even if it is sixty miles and eighty miles per day, but he can't get down on the horse, which is enough to make him wear out the oily skin of his legs when he rides back and forth in and out of the city at most, and when he first arrives and encounters such an unexpected situation, he is naturally more tired and wants to die when he is busy non-stop until now. It's just that he can temporarily hold such a group of people under Zhu Hui Miaokui's nose, and he won't gain nothing.

It's just that Zhang Jun's experience is still there, even if he has made a lot of contributions, he can't withstand a defeat, this is the fate of the general! In this world, the whole situation in the late Qing Dynasty is broken, and Zeng Guofan, who has been defeated and fought repeatedly, can survive to the end, which is also due to the situation. Today's Da Ming is a hero who only judges success or failure, and since he has come, he can't go back in disgrace!

(To be continued)