Wuhu Ming army camp, Huang Degong Chinese army big tent

"See the big handsome!" Pang Yue and the generals of Deng Lin's ancestral department saluted Huang Degong together. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hahahaha, everyone's excuses! Sit it all down. Huang Degong smiled, obviously very happy, "This time our army won the first battle, you are indispensable!" ”

"This is all arranged by the marshal, the last general and others are just acting on orders, how dare they be greedy?" Deng Linzu replied modestly.

"Merit is meritorious, Jingrong, you don't have to be too humble. After a while, when you go down, I will send for you to bring your camp the silver taels and the food and wine that you have rewarded. Huang Degong said with a smile, and after a while, he walked to Pang Yue with his hands behind his back, "Taizhi, I heard that when you ambushed Huama Liu north of Taiping Mansion this time, your Flying Tiger Battalion launched the first round of attacks, and dragged Huama Liu's tens of thousands of troops with less than 3,000 men. Oh, that's good! Not bad! ”

"The marshal has won the award, and the reason why the ministry was able to hold Liu Wei back to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is because Liu Wei has been smooth sailing since he defected to Jiannu, so that he is proud and underestimates the enemy, and secondly, it is also because General Deng responded in time." Pang Yue didn't dare to have the heart of half the merit.

"See? Where is this still the stunned green maniac before? Huang Degong pointed at Pang Yue and quipped.

The generals present burst into friendly laughter.

Then, Huang Degong asked about the losses of the fighting in the past few days, as well as some situations of the Jiannu and the traitor army, and everyone answered one by one based on their own personal experience. After that, Huang Degong ordered everyone to go down to rest and promised that the reward would be delivered soon. After thanking them again, the generals retired in turn.

When everyone said goodbye, Pang Yue deliberately stayed at the end. Before, he had always wanted to say something to Huang Degong, but he kept it in his mind for fear of causing misunderstanding, but now that the situation has reached this point, if he doesn't say it, I'm afraid he won't have a chance. Therefore, Pang Yue decided to make his words clear to Huang Degong no matter what he did today, and as for how he would react after hearing it, put it aside for the time being.

"Huh? Taizhi, do you have anything else? Seeing that Pang Yue was still standing still, Huang Degong asked suspiciously.

Pang Yue froze and said, "Dashuai, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Huang Degong was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Then sit down and say, if you don't say it, how do you know if it's inappropriate or not." After saying that, he also sat down.

"Dashuai, my subordinates think...... At present, it is not appropriate for our army to confront the main force of Jiannu head-on......" As soon as Pang Yue said this, he unexpectedly saw Huang Degong's two knife-like gazes sweeping towards him, and he didn't know whether to continue for a while.

"Go ahead and tell me what you mean." Huang Degong closed his eyes, and his fingers kept tapping on his knees.

"Yes. His subordinates knew that the handsome man had been fighting for half his life, and he had always been known for daring to fight, and he was ashamed of losing his land and fleeing. But with the current situation, hard work is the next policy. Now, the main forces of the two roads of Jiannu gathered in the south of the Yangtze River, plus the newly attached traitor army, a total of no less than 200,000 people, it is not easy for our army to win, even if the soldiers are united and hateful, barely holding on for some time. But at present, Jiangnan's financial land has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and most of the officials of the six departments of the capital have also surrendered to the enemy. Although Your Majesty has been blessed and fled from danger, to put it irreverently, the imperial court no longer exists, and our army has become a lone army! Once the confrontation with Jiannu is too long, it will be difficult to sustain the food and salary, let alone the timely support of the reinforcements. ”

After hearing Pang Yue say this, Huang Degong opened his eyes: "You are very thoughtful. You've been thinking about this for a long time, haven't you? I remember the last time I summoned you, you knocked on the side of me, but you couldn't explain it at the time. ”

Pang Yue was not easy to answer, so he only said: "Dashuai Mingjian." ”…,

"In the future, if you have any thoughts in your heart, just say it directly, are you still afraid that I will drag you out and cut you because of your few words?" Speaking of this, Huang Degong's face softened, "What you just said is very insightful. However, I would like to ask you, what can you do? If you were in my place, how would you respond? ”

He had already said it just now, and Pang Yue didn't have many scruples: "For the time being, avoid the enemy's edge and protect Your Majesty's retreat to Jiangxi or Huguang." Although Jiannu is fierce, after all, the army is limited, and coupled with the vast land in the south of the Yangtze River, they are even more out of reach. As long as the six departments of the Ming Cabinet can be rebuilt as soon as possible, the soldiers and horses in various places are reorganized, the monarchs and ministers are united, and the army and the people work together, Jiannu may not be able to take any advantage. ”

"Hahahaha......" Huang Degong burst out laughing.

"This is just a little foolish opinion of his subordinates, if there is anything wrong, I hope that the marshal will give you some advice." Seeing Huang Degong laughing, Pang Yue suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"No, no." Huang Degong waved his hand, the smile on his face still didn't fade, "That's a good point." As a military general, it's amazing that you can have such insight! In the past, you were only keen on fighting on the battlefield, which is better to say, that is called bravery, and to put it mildly, it is called the courage of the horseman. All in all, many brave and unwise. I never thought that in the past few days, you have enlightened a lot, you have changed so much, and you have learned to plan. You've changed so much that I don't get used to it. ”

"The handsome man has won the award."

"Taizhi, I'll ask you again. Why do you think the Ming army lost more than it won against Jiannu? Why are there so many people who sell themselves? ”

Pang Yue had thought about this question many times in his previous life, so he blurted out almost without thinking: "Lack of morale, lost the belief in winning." ”

"Well, that's a good point." Huang Degong stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, "Since that's the case, then what I'm going to say next, you should also understand." If I wanted to withdraw, I would have ordered it to be withdrawn a long time ago, so why wait here and let Jiannu chase after me? It's just that all the armies in Jiangbei have surrendered to the enemy, and Jiannu almost effortlessly captured the Central Plains and Jianghuai. If our army withdraws without the slightest resistance, it will be even more difficult to recover the morale and morale of this army in the future, and the people and gentry in Jiangnan will also lose confidence in our warriors. In this case, even if our troops can withdraw to a safe place, what good will it be? ”

Pang Yue didn't speak, just listened quietly.

Huang Degong didn't care about him, and continued: "In the battle against the Liukou over the years, I, Huang Degong, have also accumulated some false fame by relying on the efforts of my subordinates. Many people called me a victorious general, and Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves even described me as a hellish Yama. In fact, I really deserve the title of Changsheng General and the like, even if I am lucky enough to win a few games, I will never dare to be so honored. However, the nickname Huang Chuangzi is quite a temper to me. , because I have always acted in a hurry, dared to act, never feared anything, and deserved the title of 'breaker'. Now that Jiannu is going south, almost no one in the imperial army dares to fight, if everyone in the world knows that Huang Chuangzi, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, does not dare to fight, then how many people will dare to face Jiannu in the future? A few days ago, I ordered you to block Huama Liu in the Taiping area, and set up an ambush in Zheshan Mountain, just to show the world that Jiannu did not have two heads, and my soldiers who dared to fight and could fight have not yet died! ”

"Handsome and righteous! Compared with the big handsome, the subordinates are really ashamed. This is Pang Yue's heartfelt praise, and there is no reason why he should not be touched by hearing the expression of the will of a generation of loyal ministers and good generals so closely.

Huang Degong shook his head slightly: "I'm just doing my duty." However, don't worry, Taizhi, I will also seriously consider your suggestion just now. Although I am a martial artist, I am not without self-knowledge. ”…,

Pang Yue sighed secretly, it seems that he still hasn't been able to completely convince Huang Degong, so the situation in the future will still develop along the original track? It's just that I can only do this step, and the stakes have been clarified, and it is useless to say anything else. Thinking of this, he said to Huang Degong: "This is just a little personal opinion of his subordinates, how to be specific, he has his own commander's decision, and his subordinates dare not think about it." ”

"Well, okay. After you return to the camp, arrange for the soldiers to seize the time to rest and recuperate, and there will be a big battle in the near future. If there's anything missing, feel free to send someone to let me know, and I'll do my best to fill it up for you. ”

"Xie Dashuai. If the commander has no orders, his subordinates will retire. ”

When he walked out of Huang Degong's big tent, Pang Yue looked at the bright moon in the night sky and let out a sigh.

******

Ten miles east of Wuhu City, the Qing army camp

"General Liu, you and Huang Degong used to be colleagues and were stationed in Jiangbei together. You know him better than I do. Tell me, what kind of person is he? In the military tent, Nikan sat on a chair and asked Liu Liangzuo, who was standing on the side.

Liu Liangzuo said cautiously: "The last general did have dealings with this Huang Degong. He is a person who wants to save face, does things with tendons, and is a hot person, and he is nicknamed "Huang Chuangzi". He is also extremely strict in governing the army, and the 70,000 or 80,000 troops under his command are rare elites in the puppet Ming army. ”

"Elite? How elite is it? Nikan touched the mustache on his lips, and there was a hint of disdain in his tone.

"Uh... It's a little stronger than the last general's soldiers and horses. However, even compared with the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, it is not comparable, let alone compared with the Eight Banners of the Manchurian Dynasty. Liu Liangzuo, who was already a pioneer, naturally no longer revealed views such as "my people are very strong", but cleverly belittled himself and elevated his master.

After listening to Liu Liangzuo's words, Nikan was obviously very useful: "Oh, then tell me, do we have any hope of recruiting this Huang Degong?" ”

Liu Liangzuo felt that this question was easy to answer, and gave the answer without hesitation: "It's difficult." ”

"Why?"

"Lord Belle doesn't know, although this Huang Chuangzi is unruly, the idea of loyalty in his mind is deep-rooted, and he is very rigid. In the battle of Tongcheng that year, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by him and chased by him with no way to escape, so he sent people to beg in desperation, 'I will take the prince for General Huang, can I leave me not to kill?' ’。 This trick was Zhang Xianzhong's usual trick, and Zhang Xianzhong relied on it to escape from Zuo Liangyu's hands. Who knows, this Huang Chuangzi didn't eat this set, and directly said, 'Regardless of the prince, what I want now is your head', killing Zhang Xianzhong almost on a single horse. ”

"It's kind of interesting, it seems that this Huang Chuangzi is really a difficult character to deal with! However, now that my army is pressing, he should also know the current affairs! Nikan looked at Liu Liangzuo, "That's it, General Liu, I'll write a letter to Huang Chuangzi, and you send someone to his camp." It's not very promising, but it's still worth trying. ”

**, let Lao Tzu's people be substitutes for the dead ghosts! Liu Liangzuo scolded secretly in his heart, but he still had a humble smile on his face: "The last general will obey the order." ”

******

"Hahaha......" In the camp of the Ming army, Huang Degong laughed out loud after reading Nikan's letter, and after laughing, he pointed to the messenger who came to deliver the letter and the two traitor soldiers and said: "Your master is really not generous enough!" Let me hand over the Ming Emperor and lead the troops to return to obedience, but only let me still lead the original team and retain the original title. ”

As he spoke, Huang Degong's face changed suddenly, and he tore the letter to shreds and threw it into the air: "Is my Huang Degong so low!?" Betraying the owner for glory and turning his back on his ancestors just in exchange for the original people and titles!? If you don't do it, you want to be a dog for no reason!? ”…,

The messenger was a scribe in his thirties, but he was also a little bold, and when he saw Huang Degong angry, he didn't panic, but stepped forward and said with a smile: "Huang Dashuai is angry, Lord Belle has already instructed him before he came, if Huang Shuai is not satisfied with this condition, although he can put forward his own requirements, he can ask Prince Yu and the regent for instructions." ”

Huang Degong smiled coldly: "My request? My request is that Jiannu go back to Guanwai, I don't know if your master can agree to this request. ”

Huang Dashuai laughed," the messenger was unwilling, and continued, "Now ......"

Who knows, but was interrupted by Huang Degong's interrupted drink: "Someone! ”

Xu Yi, the captain of the pro-soldiers who listened to the order outside the tent, quickly rushed in with a team of pro-soldiers.

"Drag these three scum who sold themselves to Jiannu out and cut them down for me!"

The messenger was a little bold, but by this time the two nights had turned pale, and he began to speak: "This ...... Yellow... Huang Dashuai, the two countries will not fight each other! Spare the villain. ”

Huang Degong shouted again: "Jiannu, turn into an external fall!" Dare to call the country too?! Spare you? Even if I spare you, how can your fathers and fathers spare you with the tail of money on your head? Drag it out, cut it! ”

The soldiers quickly stepped forward and pushed the three to the ground and dragged them out.

"Huang Dashuai, spare your life!" "Spare your life!" "Let the villain go!" …… The cries of the three grew farther and farther away.

Not long after, three bloody heads were hung outside the gate of the Ming army camp.