Before dawn the next day, the sound of the majestic snare drum sounded in the Yingzhou military camp, followed by the order of the general Zhengnan, ordering all the generals and above of the fifth grade. The general immediately went to the big tent of the Yingzhou Army.

Zhang Cheng was wearing a golden armor and holding a golden helmet in his hand, and dozens of generals and generals standing below him seemed to be bored playing with the helmet. I didn't even look at them.

When the time came, only the generals of Huo Han and Lu Bai arrived, but the Fuzhou Army and the Yingzhou Army did not come.

"Boss Zhang! Quickly bring the personal guard battalion and invite General Zhou and General Xiao to come! After Zhang Cheng asked the guards to report, he suddenly sat up straight and said loudly.

"Yes!" Boss Zhang only has Zhang Cheng in his eyes, he doesn't care if Zhou Bingyan and Xiao Yanbing are generals or not. Directly take the order.

Huo Han, who was standing on the side, stretched out his hand and opened his mouth, wanting to say something. In the end, I hesitated and stood back.

Moments later, dozens of people rushed in. Zhou Bingyan and Xiao Yanbing walked in in a big way, followed by a group of generals. Some are frightened, some are calm, and some are scared.

"General Zhou, General Xiao! Have you ever known the general's military orders, at this juncture? Zhang Cheng said indifferently.

Zhou Bingyan is a loyal and upright person, and he is upright, one is one and two is two, and he is a big husband. Zhang Cheng asked at this time, and he said bluntly without saying a word: "Lao Tzu already knew!" But Lao Tzu just doesn't obey you! I just don't want to obey your orders! ”

"General Xiao! What about you? ”

Xiao Yanbing hesitated, he looked at Zhou Bingyan and said, "I just knew!" ”

"Guards come forward!" Zhang Cheng shouted!

The guards stepped forward and stood by!

"Didn't you inform General Xiao in time?"

"Back to the general, after receiving the order, the little one immediately went to the Yingzhou army camp and notified General Xiao in person! Don't dare to delay for a moment. When the time was approaching, Xiao once again sent three guards to inform him, including General Zhou. The guard knelt down and said.

A few more guards were called to confirm that Zhou Xiao and the others were notified in time. Xiao Yanbing's face couldn't hold back, and he shouted angrily: "Hmph! Zhang Cheng, you stinky hairy boy, Lao Tzu joined the army at the age of sixteen, and it has been almost 30 years since the war, and there have been hundreds of wars. I'm the general of the three products, and you. A little five-grade general, how can this general convince you! ”

"Oh? Is it! I used to be a five-rank official, but now I am the general of the southern expedition who was personally appointed by the governor of the capital! It's the second product! You can control all military horses! Come on, drag Zhou Bingyan and Xiao Yanbing down, and hit the fifty boards! The rest of the generals will be fined thirty! Take it off! ”

None of Zhou Bingyan's Fuzhou troops begged for mercy and were punished silently. But Xiao Yanbing's generals knelt down one by one and begged for mercy. Let Zhang Cheng have a number in his heart.

After the execution was completed, although Zhou Bingyan and the others were in great pain, none of them groaned. On the other hand, Xiao Yanbing let a few soldiers support him, and he was in pain, and his generals were even more groaning one by one.

Zhang Cheng didn't say a word about this, and shouted directly: "The generals listen to the order, from now on, the battle between my southern army and Lingzhou will begin!" From tomorrow, General Lu will retire to rest and recuperate, and change the main attack of the Yingzhou Army! ”

Zhou Bingyan immediately stood up and shouted: "Zhang Cheng, if you do this, you will suffer!" General Xiao has recently joined our army, and his combat strength is unbearable for such a big battle! If you really want to do that, then let me be the vanguard of this next main attack! ”

Zhang Cheng waved his hand and shouted: "The military order is like a mountain!" The generals obey their orders! In addition, order the Jingzhou army to immediately turn around tomorrow and attack Runzhou! Let's go! All armies go back at once, and prepare for battle! ”

"Yes!" The generals are about to leave.

"Oh, yes. Well, it is not safe for our grain and grass to be stored in Dongshan, leaving the whole army with fifteen days' rations, and all the other grain and grass will be moved to Xieyu Valley. Leave this matter to General Xiao! General Xiao, you must transfer all the grain and grass within three days. And leave 3,000 soldiers and horses to watch the grain and grass, if you delay it again, I'm afraid your head will have to move! Zhang Cheng stood up and said to Xiao Yanbing solemnly.

When Xiao Yanbing heard this, he was about to speak, when Zhou Bingyan, Huo Han and Lu Bai said at the same time: "It's not appropriate! Zhou Bingyan said urgently: "General Zhang, I would have thought it was inappropriate. The location of Dongshan is hidden, and it is located in a high mountain, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is more suitable for storing grain. However, the slope rain valley is low-lying and does not protect against moisture. And it is too flat, and the location is too prominent, which is not conducive to storing grain. And it is not conducive to food protection. Grain and grass are the foundation of our three armies, once the grain and grass are lost, then the defeat of our army may be irreparable! Think again, General! ”

Huo Han and Lu Bai also stood up and said in unison: "Please think twice, General!" ”

"It doesn't matter! Anyway! If you don't wait for the loss of food and grass, the army can go straight to Huanglong and defeat the Lingzhou army! You don't have to worry! Just let it go! Zhang Cheng said indifferently.

Everyone still had to be persuaded again, Zhang Cheng's face suddenly turned straight, and he said slightly angrily: "Okay! Needless to say. Let's do it separately! The generals pointed out and left.

Xiao Yanbing returned to the big tent, his anger could no longer be contained, and he roared angrily: "Fuck! Zhang Cheng'er, the bullying is too much! It is the governor of Zhao Dadu, who is polite to the general, but this Zhang Cheng Xiaoer beat the general in front of the generals, it is really unreasonable! If you don't avenge this revenge, you swear not to be a man! ”

Ma Hou, the secretary of the army on the side, was supporting Xiao Yanbing on the side, but he was thinking about something in his heart, and he did not respond to Xiao Yanbing in time. Xiao Yanbing was even more furious, and said angrily: "Ma Hou, what are you thinking!" Didn't you hear the old man talking to you? ”

Ma Hou heard Xiao Yanbing's roar and suddenly woke up. He hesitated and asked, "General, I was thinking about a big thing just now. I don't know if I should talk about this matter? ”

"Hmph, if you have anything to say, say it!" Xiao Yanbing sat down, glanced at Ma Hou, and said angrily.

Ma Hou looked left and right, and stopped talking, Xiao Yanbing understood what he meant, waved his hand and said, "You all go down!" ”

"Now, if you have anything to say, just say it." Xiao Yanbing looked at Ma Hou and waited for him to continue talking.

"General, if you have something to say, you can say it directly. Do you think the Metropolitan really trusts you that much? Ma Hou looked directly at Xiao Yanbing's sharp eyes, without the slightest hint of fear. And Xiao Yanbing looked at Ma Hou and said angrily: "Okay, you Ma Hou, you are also the record of joining the army of your army, so you can praise the military plane and plan the military." Isn't it the matter of letting you sit on that woman and children, people before and after them talk about long things and stir up right and wrong? Are you still disconnected from the Lingzhou Army, and you are doing rebellious things behind your back? ”

Hearing this, Ma Hou hurriedly knelt down and arched his hand: "General, I would never dare to do such a thing of stealing chickens and dogs after the general. The humble position is only for the sake of the general, for the sake of the general, and for the general to think about it, so he said this. Think about it, General. If the Metropolitan Governor really trusts the general, how can he tolerate him being so nonsense as a yellow-mouthed kid. Let a mere five-grade sesame official come and humiliate you like this! ”

When Xiao Yanbing heard this, he stood up with difficulty and stood with his hands in his hands. Seeing that Xiao Yanbing didn't speak, Ma Hou knew that his words must have spoken to his heart. He then said: "In addition, since we took refuge in Zhao Jun, Zhou Bingyan, Huo Han, and Lu Bai, which one really regards us as their own." The armament is not as good as the other garrisons, the horses are also short and thin, and even our food is far inferior to the other three armies. It was Lu Bai who lost one battle after another, and the Jingzhou army was the main force of the Zhao army. We will always be the army of surrender, we are the mark of the army, in the hearts of all their soldiers, we cannot erase it. ”

"After you came back, I listened to the generals about the orders issued by the big tent, knowing that our army came from Yingzhou and Qingzhou, and the armies of the two states were combined, and many officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou army were dissatisfied with us, so the combat effectiveness became more and more low, and it can be said that it was vulnerable. And in the face of such a big battle in Black Rock City, letting us attack is tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth, and it is self-defeating! ”

"If we fight, we will definitely be defeated, and the casualties will be huge. When the morale is greatly reduced and the morale of the army is unstable, the governor will inevitably come to you to fight. If we don't fight, if we violate the military order, we will also be punished by the governor, as a general, you have been humiliated again and again before the three armies, how will you lead the troops in the future? How to stand in front of the three armies! ”

Xiao Yanbing just listened and didn't say anything. At this point, he was silent, and it took a long time before he asked with difficulty, "Then, what good can you do?" ”

"Today, I saw the mark of our Yingzhou Army outside the camp, so I went out of the camp to check. met Xue Pingchuan, the commander of the first town of the Lingzhou Army. Our lord is willing to accept the lord regardless of his past suspicions. When the time comes, you will also be asked to lead the Yingzhou Army and become a general. General, we might as well do the opposite! Ma Hou knelt down and looked at Xiao Yanbing expectantly.

"Reverse? I have just betrayed the lord, and now I have rebelled against the governor again, so my Xiao Yanbing is so half-hearted, in the eyes of others, what face does my Xiao Yanbing have to stand on the vast land! Xiao Yanbing said this sadly and angrily, but his heart was still shaken.

"General! Since ancient times, kings have been defeated. If the general executes this military order of the general of the expedition to the south today, he will fight to the death. Then the Yingzhou army will inevitably cease to exist, and at that time, the Grand Governor will take the opportunity to seize your position as a general, be treated coldly step by step, and finally withdraw from the stage of history and be forgotten. When the Zhao clan wins the world, you will be remembered by others for the rest of your life like a prisoner. He was bullied everywhere and could never hold his head up. Can you stand such a hard life? "The horse is tempted step by step, and the good is seduced step by step.

Ma Hou then said: "Xue Pingchuan said that the lord has sent people to Cangzhou and Yanzhou for help, and when the time comes, several armies will force Yingzhou together, and Zhao Hui will fight for a long time without success, and he will inevitably return to the division." And at that time, in front of the lord, you will be the first meritorious, and you will be a great loyal minister! One day, defeat Zhao Hui, who will remember that you once took refuge in Zhao Hui? ”

Xiao Yanbing also felt lonely and helpless in the Zhao army, and was controlled everywhere, today's incident gave Xiao Yanbing a great shame, and when he heard Ma Hou say this, he finally made up his mind.