Chapter 31 The commander must be changed
Jiang He walked closer, and when he saw Master King Kong, he was saying loudly: "At that time, our division was in the west, and your division was in the east, if you were faster, none of those Huns would be able to run, hum." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
The person sitting next to King Kong was also a division commander, so he was naturally not to be outdone: "In front of your division, Commander Li led the broadsword team to open the way, and there is no one in front of us to open the way, we have to fight one by one, I do the work of two people in one division, hmph, it's good that we can be so fast, and besides, you don't have as many people in front as we killed." ”
King Kong's face turned red, and he was about to refute, when he suddenly saw Jiang Hexing and Li Xiaoquan walking towards him, and hurriedly stood up and said, "He Wang, army commander, we are discussing the battle just now, chatting, chatting. ”
Jiang Hexing smiled slightly: "You guys are all very good, the soldiers are all heroes, what, do you have wine, I will pay tribute to you first, and also respect our heroes." ”
After hearing this, King Kong took a big bowl and poured it full of wine, and when the people next to him saw it, they stopped their business, stood up, and formed a big circle.
Jiang Hexing held the big bowl, turned around, looked at everyone and said: "Warriors, today, in this battle, our Pingzhou army is all warriors, I will first salute all the warriors with a bowl of wine." ”
As he spoke, he drank a bowl of wine, and when he raised his hand, everyone found that the bowl was empty.
All the soldiers drank the wine in their hands together, and everyone laughed.
Jiang Hexing pulled King Kong and the others and sat on the grass together.
King Kong asked: "He Wang, in this battle, King Zuo Xian has at least 30,000 casualties, at least half of those who escaped, and those who can run with him, I estimate that less than 20,000, how should we fight next?" ”
Jiang Hexing looked at King Kong with a smile and waited, "How is it?" Did you enjoy playing today? It's been a long time since I've fought a big battle like this, right? ”
King Gang laughed and said: "He Wang, He Wang, you still know us, to be honest, in Zhangwu City before, we felt that we were about to die of resignation, and every day we were training in the grassland near Zhangwu, so now we are fighting a big battle." ”
Jiang Hexing said: "In the future, this grassland will have to fight for a long time, are you prepared?" ”
King Kong nodded and said: "Before we came, everyone knew it in their hearts, but now we want to wait for a rest, and then we will chase King Zuoxian, and we must catch this executioner personally and avenge the villagers in Zhangjiazhuang." ”
Jiang Hexing said: "If you have this heart, you will have a chance after all, don't worry, now King Zuoxian's men and horses are almost killed, he can gather tens of thousands of people at most, now see where he runs next, and then we will make the next step."
I now plan to send two troops, one way to pursue King Zuo Xian, and the other way to the saber team, specifically to pursue King Zuo Xian's logistics.
The Huns rode well, but their supplies also relied on driving cattle and sheep, and now hundreds of miles south of the Hun camp are full of cattle and sheep that they concentrate as their logistical supplies. King Kong, are you interested in bringing your teacher back all the cattle and sheep? ”
King Kong immediately stood up and said, "Hewang, thank you, I promise to complete the task." ”
Saying that, King Kong was about to leave, Jiang Hexing grabbed him and said: "Hehe, King Kong, don't be too anxious, after the whole division is rested, chase all the way over, driving cattle and sheep, how can it not compare to our war horses?" ”
Li Xiaoquan walked over, looked at King Kong with a smile and said: "King Kong, you kid, but you have a good fortune, you have to prepare well for this beautiful mission, the most important thing is to find more people who understand how to drive cattle and sheep, don't go, drive the cattle and sheep everywhere, and it will be a big trouble if you can't drive them back." ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Jiang Hexing looked at King Kong and nodded: "That's what I mean, let you prepare to prepare, don't look at the cattle and sheep all over the ground when the time comes, helpless." ”
King Kong replied with a solemn face: "King He, you can rest assured of this, there were many herdsmen in our division before, and there are still ways to deal with these beasts, and we can definitely drive back all the cattle and sheep of the Huns safely." ”
Jiang Hexing said: "Okay, you go and prepare, and contact your Commander Li at any time." ”
Under the envy of everyone, King Kong held his head high, sang a little song, and went back to organize his team.
Accompanied by Li Xiaoquan, Jiang Hexing comforted the soldiers, and after leaving Li Xiaoquan's army, he came to Hao Zhan's chariot army, which was also to appease the soldiers and encourage all the meritorious people.
After Jiang Hexing encouraged everyone, he ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and the whole army returned to the camp.
Jiang Hexing had just returned to the camp when a letter came from a soldier. Jiang Hexing opened it and saw that it was Li Xiaowen who reported on the affairs of Pingzhou. After reading the letter, Jiang Hexing frowned, pacing back and forth in the camp, thinking about the content of the letter.
It was already dark, and in Jiang Hexing's camp, the food sent by the soldiers was still on the table, and Jiang Hexing did not move.
Jiang Hexing summoned his own soldiers and asked Zhang Jie to come over immediately.
After a while, Zhang Jie hurriedly entered the camp tent, saw the food on Jiang Hexing's table, and said nervously: "He Wang, what happened?" Why don't you even eat? ”
Jiang Hexing handed the letter to Zhang Jie and smiled: "It's not a bad thing, it's just that I'm thinking about the candidate." ”
Zhang Jie read the letter several times under the light, and the nervous expression just now was swept away, and a smile appeared on his face.
Zhang Jie said: "He Wang, Li Xiaowen did a good job, now the negotiations with the imperial court are over." We are going to the earth, and the court is going to save face. ”
Jiang Hexing said: "Xiaowen also has a suggestion, this is proposed by Li Tong, let me go to Chang'an in the near future to show my surrender to Wang Mang." What do you think? ”
Zhang Jie shook his head again and again and said: "No, the battle with the king and the Huns will not end in a day or two." Didn't we prepare for at least three years? ”
Jiang Hexing nodded and explained to Zhang Jie that now the Xiongnu did not listen to Wang Mang's orders, the Western Regions did not obey when they heard about it, and the king of Jumachi in the southwest did not obey. Now Pingzhou is willing to obey Wang Mang's orders, for Wang Mang, how precious Pingzhou is, it also means that Wang Mang's early governance is correct.
At this time, when you go to the imperial court, you will almost certainly be able to ask for almost any resources you can want. Pingzhou lacks people and talents, especially those who manage politics, which are extremely critical to the development of Pingzhou.
If you go to Chang'an, you can solve these problems, and Chang'an and his party have more than the war, so of course they have to go.
After listening to Jiang Hexing's explanation, Zhang Jie frowned, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly: "But our battle in the Xiongnu has just begun, if we withdraw like this, I am really unwilling." Zhang Jie said, pounding the table in his hand, and let out another long sigh in his mouth.
Jiang Hexing laughed and said, "Do you think I won't fight anymore?" Isn't that too cheap, the Huns, these people who brutalize Zhangjiazhuang? Isn't there still you, the chief of staff? ”
When Zhang Jie heard this, he immediately stood up, waved his hand again and again, and said: "And the king, no, although I really want to fight the Huns, but it is really such a big battle, I am not sure of winning." After a few years, I realized that I am not handsome, and at most I can play some auxiliary role. ”
Jiang Hexing said with a serious face: "I called you here, it is precisely for this matter that the next battle must continue." You consult with me, who will take over from me in command and lead the army. ”
Zhang Jie's face was serious, his hand lit the table, and he closed his eyes and thought deeply. After a long time, he shook his head and said to himself, "No, no." ”
After another half a day, Jiang Hexing saw that Zhang Jie had never spoken, and asked, "Have you thought of a candidate?" ”
Zhang Jie shook his head and said: "He Wang, from all aspects, there is really no suitable candidate for a while, among several commanders in our army, I have thought about it repeatedly, and I feel that it is not suitable." Filial piety, brave and good at fighting, can dominate the overall situation, seems to lack the concept of the overall situation. Wu Kui, brave first, but that is, bravery, doesn't seem to be very good at arranging troops. Hao Zhan and Zhiyong all said it, but there is too little actual combat experience, and it is difficult for everyone to recognize it for a long time on Phoenix Island. Besides, he wasn't very good at cavalry battles. Ma Biao, the disadvantages and advantages are not obvious, and it is obviously not suitable for being handsome. The only one who can be recognized in all aspects is a horse aid, but the horse aid is too young, and it seems that the authority to command the whole army is not enough. ”
Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "Your analysis is good, several army commanders have mentioned it, not to mention other personnel." My opinion is slightly different, although Ma Yuan is young, he has always been steady, Ma Biao, Xiaoquan, Wu Kui, etc. have always been convinced, and I propose that Ma Yuan be the commander, lead the whole army, and continue to conquer the Xiongnu.
Although Ma Yuan is handsome, I will not return to Pingzhou immediately, I will do a good job of supporting him here. After setting up a city here, and accumulating enough food, armament, and herbs, you can consider going back. ”
Zhang Jie said: "It's best to fight a big victory with the king during this period, so that the prestige can be established." Those who are older than him dare not disagree. ”
In the end, Jiang Hexing made a decision not to return to Pingzhou for the time being, but the matter of Ma Yuan being the commander should be handled as soon as possible. After worshipping the commander, we must help him establish a logistics base to prepare for a long-term campaign. After these matters are completed, Ma Yuan himself has been in charge of the whole army for a long time, and his prestige will naturally be established, and at this time, he will consider returning to Pingzhou and arranging other Pingzhou matters and entering Chang'an.