Chapter 185: Breaking the Balance
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This result made Li Fengyun very happy and a little surprised, although the support of Han Jinluo and others did not mean surrender to him, but it was enough to show that several heroes still understood the general situation at the critical moment, took the overall situation into account, and did not put their personal interests above the overall interests of the alliance. This is a good sign, and if the alliance is always in a group, this expedition to the Central Plains may be able to achieve the desired goal.
After the decision was made, it was immediately discussed to form an elite main force. Li Fengyun led by example and took out three main regiments from the Cangtou Army. Han Jinluo, Meng Haigong, Shuai Rentai, Xu Shiren, Zhen Baoche and Huo Xiaohan took out a total of seven regiments. These ten regiments were directly subordinate to the Grand Governor's Office and were personally commanded by Li Fengyun, and each regiment was all equipped with heavy weapons to maintain the alliance's combat effectiveness.
"This army is the absolute main force of the alliance, whether the western expedition to the Central Plains can succeed, and whether the alliance can grow smoothly depends entirely on the strong combat effectiveness of this army." Li Fengyun looked at the people in the tent and said solemnly, "Therefore, a certain needs a general who can fight well to command this army." ”
Everyone was amazed. Everyone, including Yuan An and Xiao Yi, thought that Li Fengyun's purpose in forming this combined army was to weaken and encroach on friendly forces step by step, and they never thought that Li Fengyun would hand over this army that truly belonged to the alliance to someone else's command. Could it be that Li Fengyun is really a high-spirited and broad-minded person? This is absolutely impossible, Li Fengyun must have his purpose, but what is this purpose? Is this a means to win the trust and support of the heroes, and to gather the alliance's combat power to the greatest extent in order to survive this crisis, or is it to use it as a bait to swallow the entire alliance?
"Zhen Shuai was born in the government soldiers, and he joined the army on the battlefield when he was a teenager, and fought fiercely with the northern captives on the border, and his achievements were brilliant. If it weren't for the broken leg, with the credit of Zhen Shuai, he would be the commander of the government now. Li Fengyun said calmly under the gaze of everyone's surprised eyes, "A certain recommendation of Zhen Shuai as the commander of the alliance's selection of the front army, the alliance's ten main regiments will be led by Zhen Shuai, what do you brothers think?" ”
Zhen Baoche was dumbfounded, he was still questioning Li Fengyun's decision-making just now, and he also voted against it in the vote, it stands to reason that it should be Li Fengyun's "thorn in the eye", but he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Li Fengyun and served as the commander of the main force of the alliance. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Is Li Fengyun a big measure and appointing people on the basis of merit, or is he ill-intentioned and has other plans?
Zhen Baoche was nervous, and the others were also puzzled, speculating about Li Fengyun's true intentions.
Li Fengyun saw through everyone's thoughts, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, "I said that if we want to survive the current crisis, if we want to grow quickly, we must unite sincerely, unite as one, and we must gather the strongest strength. Everything we do is for the sake of the Alliance, and the interests of the Alliance come first. If everyone is suspicious of each other, and everyone puts their personal interests above the interests of the alliance, they will inevitably fail. Now I ask again, do you brothers agree that Zhen Shuai will be the head and lead the alliance to select the front army? ”
The marshals have an independent status in the alliance, and each has an army, whether they are the chief or the deputy chief, there is no essential difference. Zhen Baoche was the deputy commander of the Southern Route Army before, and was nominally controlled by Meng Haigong, the commander of the Southern Route Army, but in fact he had complete military power, and Meng Haigong couldn't command him at all. Now that Zhen Baoche is the commander of the Xuanfeng Army and is directly subordinate to the Grand Governor's Office, then Li Fengyun naturally wants to grant Zhen Baoche the post of commander-in-chief, which everyone has no objection to, but the objection lies in whether Zhen Baoche has the right to command the battlefield in addition to the right to command the Xuanfeng Army?
Everyone handed over their elite main force to the alliance, in fact, they handed over the command of these armies to Li Fengyun. Li Fengyun is strategic, and so far, he has always kept his promises and has not done anything treacherous, although the heroes are very defensive of him, but they are also very admired, which is also an important reason why they are willing to hand over their elite main force to his command.
However, now the situation has changed, Li Fengyun recommended Zhen Baoche to be the commander of the Xuanfeng Army, and the commander of the first army must have the command of the battlefield in wartime, that is to say, if nothing else, Li Fengyun wants to hand over the command of this army to Zhen Baoche, which is a big problem. Regardless of Zhen Baoche's strategy, whether he can fight well or not, in terms of his control over this army, his strength is already second only to Li Fengyun in the alliance.
In the alliance, Li Fengyun's family was originally dominant, and the other six heroes joined forces to compete with it, but today Li Fengyun is waving the banner of "the interests of the alliance first", and wants to give Zhen Baoche a strong strength, which will inevitably break the balance of power in the alliance. Of course, the heroes do not want to see this situation, but if they want to stop this situation, they must prevent Zhen Baoche from serving as the commander of the front army, which will obviously offend Zhen Baoche, intensify internal contradictions, or destroy the balance of power within the alliance.
Looking at Li Fengyun's calm face, snow-white and long, the heroes couldn't help but want to scold, at this moment, in their eyes, Li Fengyun was a demon, a demon who opened his bloody mouth and wanted to devour them at any time.
handed over the Xuanfeng Army to Li Fengyun, everyone was reluctant, worried that he would take the opportunity to annex and become more and more powerful, and handing over the Xuanfeng Army to Zhen Baoche was equivalent to letting Zhen Baoche suddenly emerge, and everyone was even more reluctant, as for Zhen Baoche himself, it was even more uncomfortable, this was purely Li Fengyun's revenge, he turned himself into the target of everyone, roasted on the fire, and had to shed his skin if he didn't die, as a result, everyone was entangled, and there was a dead silence in the tent.
"Agreed." Han Jinluo was the first to express his position.
He and Zhen Baoche are both from Jibei, raised the flag and rebelled together, and they are both leaders of the Jibei Righteous Army, with deep brotherhood and close interests. Zhen Baoche's strength is strong, and there is no doubt that it will only be good for Han Jinluo. Once Zhen Baoche becomes the commander of the Xuanfeng Army and charges on the front line of the battlefield, it will inevitably be difficult to take care of his old department, but he can't give up the opportunity to show his strength, so he can only turn to Han Jinluo for help, and let his subordinates follow Han Jinluo and show together under the banner of the Jibei Army.
Han Jinluo's statement was tantamount to the Jibei Righteous Army's full support for Li Fengyun's decision, and the balance of power within the alliance was immediately broken.
Zhen Baoche's face was very ugly. From a personal point of view, he was unwilling to be roasted on the fire by Li Fengyun, but from the overall interests of the Jibei Army, his sacrifice could bring huge benefits to the Jibei Righteous Army. Han Jinluo's statement, he can understand, but emotionally difficult to accept, brother, are you helping me or harming me? With your statement, I was forced into a corner, and there was no room for manoeuvre.
"I agree with the recommendation of the general manager, Zhen Shuai is the best person to lead the selection of the front army." Xu Shiren also expressed his position.
Xu Shiren, the hero of Rencheng, is the weakest in the alliance, and if he didn't have Li Fengyun's support at the beginning, he would not have the right to speak in the alliance now, but Xu Shiren's greatest wish is not to be a thief, but to return to the ranks of nobles, which requires the help of Duan Wencao. Now he is the "bridge" between Duan Wencao and the Righteous Army Alliance, and his task is to help Duan Wencao stabilize the situation in Lu County and even southwest Lu, so he must support the Western Expedition without hesitation, so he supports Li Fengyun and all the decisions made by Li Fengyun, but nothing can be done too much, and the interests of the heroes must still be taken into account.
Today, Li Fengyun's strategy is related to the fate of the Western Expedition, Xu Shiren must support it, but he didn't dare to make a first bird, just Han Jinluo took the lead in expressing his position, and Xu Shiren hurriedly followed, icing on the cake.
"I agree." Meng Haigong also expressed his position.
Meng Haigong had no choice, since the balance of power within the alliance had been broken, and Li Fengyun was completely in control of the initiative, even if he joined forces with Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan to oppose it, it was still a minority, and it couldn't change the situation, so it was better to push the boat down the river and add fire to Zhen Baoche.
Zhen Baoche's combat experience is far from other heroes, his previous record was mediocre, mainly because he did not have elite soldiers and strong generals, and now Li Fengyun has given him the opportunity to show his talent, how can he give up? It is foreseeable that the contradiction between the two will soon explode because of the struggle for command on the battlefield, and at that time, Li Fengyun will shoot himself in the foot to see how he ends.
At this point, it doesn't matter if Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan don't express their position, they can't change the overall situation, the balance of power within the alliance has been broken, even if everyone finds out Li Fengyun's true intentions, but because each hero's interests and demands are different, it is impossible to work together to fight Li Fengyun at this moment. What can be the outcome of the confrontation? It's nothing more than the jade burning and dying together.
The next step was to discuss the issue of the subordination of the reserve army.
Each marshal has a group of recruits with outstanding and great potential, and they are mixed with the elite veterans, and the old ones lead the new ones with the new, and they can quickly train a new elite army. The rebel army will encounter a strong enemy next, and the battle will be fierce, so Li Fengyun hopes that the commanders will hand over the command of these armies to the Grand Governor's Mansion and use them as alliance reserves.
Of course the heroes are unwilling, this is equivalent to handing over all the troops in their hands to Li Fengyun, so what should they do? Wouldn't you let Li Fengyun slaughter you?
Li Fengyun's reasons are very sufficient, there are only ten regiments in the Xuan Feng Army, and these two thousand elite soldiers cannot deal with the powerful Gyeonggi garrison, and if the righteous army wants to grow quickly, the expansion of the army is only one aspect, and the number of people is actually useless, and the strength of the elite soldiers and generals is the foundation of the development and growth, so the army must be pulled to the battlefield, and the soldiers can only grow up quickly in the bloody killing.
After some fierce debate, seven reserve armies were finally established, and Li Fengyun and the six marshals each recommended a capable subordinate to lead one reserve army. The command of the reserve army is vested in the commanders in peacetime, and in wartime it is in the hands of the Grand Governor's Office.
Li Fengyun basically achieved his goal and was in a very good mood, but soon, his good mood was destroyed by the Wagang people who came to pay a visit.