Chapter 60: Dividing, Disintegrating, and Co-opting

"This camp is set up, and it is a drudgery to guard this camp, digging trenches, guiding the passing caravans every day, and at night, at least half of the soldiers must stay outside, and when the Tartars come, even if they can retreat to the city, they do not know whether they can withdraw in time, and they will also bear the risk of their lives. Generals, which of you is willing to take the initiative to take on this drudgery? After all the generals nodded, Wu Sinan made his own remarks, and finally hoped that some generals would take the initiative to stand up and take over this errand.

"Commander, the last general is willing to take on it. The so-called road of eating the king, bearing the worries of the king, the last general, as a general in Zhangjiakou, should bear the brunt. When we join the army, we have the duty to defend the land for the country, and we camp outside the city, and if there is a Tartar attack, although it is dangerous, the body of the eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather and dies as he deserves. Please also marshal, the brigadier general will take on this important responsibility! General Liao Fei was the first to stand up and wanted to take over this errand.

"The last will go!"

"The last will go!" ……

Immediately after, the other guerrilla generals also stood up, hoping to get the errand.

The errand Wu Sinan said seemed to be hard, but it was actually a big fat difference. Digging a trench, who doesn't have a thousand people under his command, everyone works together, and it takes two days at most, and it's done. Lead the way to the caravan, is that for nothing, if you don't give money, no matter in or out, it's all a fantasy. You must know that guarding the north gate of Zhangjiakou is the fattest errand, but it is controlled by Tian Xiu's most confidant generals, General Tian makes a big deal from the merchants, eats empty quotas, drinks the blood of soldiers, and does not miss these two tolls, but his people are short of money, so they point to this to make a fortune.

As a general in Zhangjiakou, Tian Xiu ate empty quotas and deducted military salaries, and Liao Fei knew it. But Tian Xiu's background is hard, and Liao Fei doesn't dare to sue, Tian Xiu is in a good mood, and it is good to reward a few children every year. So Liao Fei has always felt that this general is very aggrieved, he can't get a few money, and Tian Xiu has taken all the benefits, and he is no different from a decoration. I have the intention to change positions, but I don't have any backers, so I can't make too much money to bribe the above, so I live in Zhangjiakou. Liao Fei is not a brave lord, that day the Tartars attacked the city, Tian Xiu was the first to escape, he followed on the back foot, not sent second, but also sent third. But now that he has the opportunity to make money, how can he not rush to the front. After all, setting up camp outside the city and becoming the way to enter and exit the gates is equivalent to setting up a second toll gate for the entry and exit gates, and those who do business out of the city will have at least five times the profit inside the gates. And in the eyes of businessmen and Tian Xiu, small money, in the eyes of these generals, is big money.

As for saying that the Tartars would be in danger of attacking, it was not easy for him to escape into the city as the commander in chief. Especially now, the Tartars will definitely not enter the customs again, and it will be winter if they come, and at that time, they will not be able to go down on the castle tower, what danger can there be. It's all about making money.

The big guys are all one idea, Wu Sinan looked at it, and finally said: "General Liao, the courage is really commendable, very good." But you are a general after all, and it is really inappropriate for you to be stationed in person......" Speaking of this, Wu Sinan pointed to one of the guerrilla generals beside Liao Fei and said, "General Xu, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry, the last general will live up to his trust......" Seeing Wu Sinan point to himself, this General Xu hurriedly walked to the center, bowed down and hugged his fists.

Wu Sinan named the general surnamed Xu, which can be described as a few happy and a few sad, in addition to General Xu, there is also General Liao. Because, General Xu belongs to General Liao. It was the other guerrilla generals who were suffering, especially the one who was now in charge of the defense of the North Gate.

This person's surname is Qin, his name is Qin Nansong, he is Tian Xiu's confidant, and it can be said that he was picked up by Tian Xiu, so he is also responsible for the best errand in the north gate. How could Qin Nansong give up such a good errand to others, and immediately came out of the queue and said: "Marshal, the last general thinks that General Xu is difficult to take on this position." ”

"Oh?" Wu Sinan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did General Qin say that? ”

Although Lord Wu's expression was different, he was secretly happy in his heart. He's hoping that someone will come out against it.

Why do you have such an idea, this has to be said from the day before yesterday when Wu Sinan thought about dealing with Tian Xiu and those Jin merchants in the Xuanfu Governor's Yamen.

Wu Sinan had too few soldiers, and Zhangjiakou was actually under the control of Jin Shang and Tian Xiu, and he was worried that once the prohibited materials were discovered, the gang would jump over the wall in a hurry. Similarly, he was worried that he would not have enough men, and that the Jin merchants could collude with the officers and soldiers defending the city and quietly transport the goods out of the city behind their backs. So, Lord Wu thought about it, and finally he thought of one point, that is, no matter how strong the fortress is, it can be broken from the inside, Tian Xiu has always deducted military salaries, and the soldiers are just afraid of him, and they will never all really do things for him, so Zhangjiakou will not be a hard iron plate, and those soldiers are still soldiers of the imperial court. It's just that in the generals, I have to make some articles myself.

So, Wu Sinan called Chen Chong again and asked him about the insiders in Zhangjiakou, who had a good relationship with Tian Xiu, who had a bad relationship with Tian Xiu, which one was excluded by Tian Xiu, and which one was Tian Xiu's henchman.

Chen Zhong is an old qualification in Zhangjiakou, and he doesn't know what is going on, so he is telling everything he knows and telling Wu Sinan everything he knows. Zhangjiakou from Tian Xiu below, one general, five guerrillas, because Tian Xiu is too greedy, too independent, and does not take his generals too seriously, so the generals are not rich, there is not much oil and water, and Tian Xiu is not the same heart, but he is still more afraid of Tian Xiu. Liao Fei's subordinates were in charge of two guerrilla generals, one of whom was named Xu Guangda, and was not treated well by Tian Xiu, and this time he sent troops to the city to resist the Tartars, mainly the soldiers under the two guerrilla generals, one was Sima Qiaoyu's, and the other was Xu Guangda's. Xu Guangda has only 1,000 people under him, and after this battle, although not all of them died, they were almost dead, and there were only more than 200 left. Fortunately, I still have some skills, and I can run fast, so I can save my life. Another guerrilla general is called Wen Tiecheng, who has always been attached to Tian Xiu and arranged to be under Liao Fei, which can also be regarded as surveillance.

The three guerrilla generals under Tian Xiu were Sima Qiaoyu, Qin Nansong, and Liu Zhenyou. Sima Qiaoyu was an upright person, but he was imprisoned before the war, and he was dead when he wanted to break the city. Qin Nansong is Tian Xiu's henchman, and the fat difference at the north gate is under his control. Liu Zhenyou is also attached to Tian Xiu, but Chen Chong is not very clear about his relationship with Tian Xiu.

After Wu Sinan got these useful news, he came up with this divisive plan to disintegrate the interior of Zhangjiakou. Encamping outside the city was the key to the implementation of this strategy.

Now that Qin Nansong raised an objection, Wu Sinan immediately asked him why he objected, how could Xu Guangda not be angry in his heart. It can be said that the current Xu Guangda hates it so much that the roots of his teeth itch.

At this time, I only heard Qin Nansong say: "My lord, you also said just now, it takes a thousand men and horses to camp outside the city, after the last battle, the soldiers and horses under General Xu's command suffered heavy casualties, and there are only more than 200 people left, which is not enough to take on this important task." Moreover, it is the soldiers and horses of the last general who guard the north gate, and now they want to camp outside the north gate, and the last general should bear it, which should be the most suitable, and cooperate with the inside and outside to facilitate unified scheduling. ”

After his words were finished, Xu Guangda was so angry that he couldn't wait to go up and slap Qin Nansong a few times, and scolded secretly in his heart, "How did Lao Tzu's brothers die, don't you know?" Now I'm embarrassed to say that Lao Tzu has no soldiers now! ”

Wu Sinan just nodded slightly and said, "General Qin's words are very reasonable. By the way, General Qin, how many men and horses do you have left under your command now? ”

"Fifteen hundred men are left under the command of the last general." Qin Nansong replied.

"You are in charge of guarding the north gate, and the headquarters wants to ask curiously, when the Tartars attacked Zhangjiakou, how many of your subordinates were guarding the south gate, and how many were guarding the north gate?" Wu Sinan asked suddenly.

"This ......" Qin Nansong was speechless for a while, when the Tartars called, his troops could be said to be the first to run, he was a descendant, and he was also in charge of the north gate, so it was not easy to run. But if you ask that now, it's not easy to answer. No matter what, I can't say that I only have 3,000 people under my command, but how can 3,000 people die?

Fortunately, this kid's reaction was okay, he thought for a moment, and replied: "Among them, there are 1,000 people stationed at the north gate, and the other 2,000 were transferred to the south gate by General Tian to participate in the battle. The Tartars invaded the pass, and because of the battle to the death, they lost almost 1,500 men. ”

"Were you at the North Gate or at the South Gate?" Wu Sinan asked again.

"The end will be in ...... South Gate ...... accompanied General Tian to defend the palace, and at that time, it was the last general who escorted General Tian to retreat together. Qin Nansong stammered and replied.

"That's it, that's it......" Tian Xiu hurriedly helped to play the round.

"Oh......" Wu Sinan nodded slightly and said: "This battle must be very tragic, although the headquarters did not come to the battlefield in person, but it can be imagined." ”

"Yes, it's too miserable......" Tian Xiu hurriedly echoed.

"General Qin, the fighting in the city is so fierce, what are the officers and soldiers guarding the north gate doing?" Wu Sinan once again asked an unexpected question.

"This ......" Qin Nansong was speechless again, and it took a long time before he answered, "The last general doesn't know either." ”

"Didn't you ask when you fled to safety?" Wu Sinan asked.

"Asked...... Qin Nansong hurriedly said: "The last general remembered, and later asked, and they said that they saw that the situation in the city was not good, so they withdrew." He didn't dare to say no, otherwise, once the governor came to ask the officers and soldiers guarding the city on his whims, and then leaked the bottom, it would be unlucky.

"Seeing that the situation in the city is not good, I withdrew ......" Wu Sinan heard this, sighed, slammed the table suddenly, and shouted angrily: "Bastard! ”

His voice was so loud that Qin Nansong and Tian Xiu couldn't help but shudder. Tian Xiu hurriedly said: "The big handsome is angry, the big handsome is angry...... They also saw that the situation in the city was not good, and knew that they could not resist it, so they evacuated first...... I also hope that the marshal will forgive them once when he is employing people in the court. ”

"Humph!" Wu Sinan snorted coldly, looked at Qin Nansong, and said, "General Qin, what did you do when you left them to guard the north gate. Can you tell them that when the city is in a tight situation, should they abandon the pass and flee as soon as possible, or should they come down for reinforcements? ”

"The last general ......" Qin Nansong was asked again and was overwhelmed. If you say that you don't confess, then how can you be a guerrilla general, leaving soldiers to guard the city gates, and not even giving an instruction, then what kind of soldiers do you care, go home and pick up the child. But if you want to say that there is an explanation, how did you explain it, saying that it was to tell your subordinates that when they saw that the city was tight, they would quickly abandon the pass and leave, in this case, they would simply cut off their heads and give them to Lord Wu. Therefore, Qin Nansong could only bite the bullet and say: "The last general has been advised...... He once told Mr. Qian, who was in charge of the north gate, that if the city could not resist it, he would immediately go down to the city for reinforcements. Outcome...... As a result, this guy actually ran away with someone first....... the last general had already cut off his head, and General Tian also knew about it, and asked the marshal...... Don't embarrass other sergeants...... The last general is willing to take on the ......"

"Yes, yes...... Indeed...... That Qian Zong has already been cut down......" Tian Xiu helped Yuan again at the first time.

A military general is a military general, Qin Nansong's explanation is actually full of flaws, and Wu Sinan is not uncommon to ask, otherwise, he can't even ask a quibble. Lord Wu saw that Tian Xiu and Qin Nansong's brains were full of sweat, and he was amused in his heart, and secretly begged himself: "If you want to take the matter of abandoning the pass and running away and eating empty quotas to ask for the crime, Lord Yue would have already done it, how could he let the headquarters come here." This account will be remembered now and slowly settled in the future. ”

"Qin Nansong, the headquarters has always liked warriors who fought to the death for the country, and the remaining soldiers you have now, to put it mildly, are all people who fled from the battlefield and stole their lives. It seems that such soldiers are of no great use, and if the Tartars come, they must not flee again. Wu Sinan stretched out his hand and pointed at Qin Nansong at this time, and said, "Tell me yourself, are these wastes under your hands still trustworthy?" ”

"This ...... This ......"

Qin Nansong "this" for a long time, and there was no "this" to follow, and Wu Sinan didn't need him to continue "this", and then said: "If the Tartars come again, the north gate will definitely bear the brunt, pointing to your men and horses to guard, the headquarters is really not at ease." Not to mention handing over the big camp outside the north gate to you. The headquarters said before that camping outside the north gate is not only a chore, but also dangerous, and handing it over to some deserters is not equivalent to giving the Zhang family to the Tartars. Don't be unfaithful a hundred times at a time! ”

"Humph!" Speaking of this, Wu Sinan snorted fiercely, turned his head to look at Tian Xiu, who was sitting down, and said, "General Tian, look at the headquarters and courtyard, the city defense of the north gate should be replaced." ”

"This ...... The handsome ......" Tian Xiu's face became extremely ugly, and he said carefully: "Please also ...... Give ...... again General Qin, a chance......"

"Give him a chance?" Wu Sinan sneered and said, "It's not that the headquarters is targeting General Qin, it's just the soldiers under him, which is really unreassuring." Now the recruits have not been recruited, let some incompetent soldiers who fled to guard the north gate, once the Tartars suddenly kill today, they will not be able to hand over Zhangjiakou to others! General Tian, what do you say? ”

"It's impossible for the Tartars to come now......." Tian Xiu whispered in defense.

"How do you know? Could it be that the head of the Tartars told you? Wu Sinan glared at Tian Xiu and stared at Tian Xiu.

"No, no...... Da Shuai...... There is no such thing...... The lower officials are loyal to the king, but the sun and the moon are ......." Tian Xiu heard this, and then saw Wu Sinan's eyes that wanted to eat people, and he was so frightened that his hands hurriedly swayed.

"Why does General Natian know that the Tartars won't kill a horse gun now? The headquarters is in charge of the army on horseback, and the people are in charge of the people, and they have also read the book of war, and they know what it means to be virtual, and the more unexpected it is, the more likely it is for the enemy to attack. So, you can't take it lightly at any time. Wu Sinan said very solemnly.

"What the big marshal said is that you can't take it lightly at any time......" Seeing that Wu Sinan was no longer holding on to what he had just said, Tian Xiu wiped a handful of sweat before he echoed.

"Since General Tian also knows that he can't take it lightly at any time, how can there be any more deserters to guard the city. I think it's better to change it, what does General Tian think? Wu Sinan said coldly. At the same time, he still looked at Tian Xiu tightly with a sharp gaze.

Tian Xiu beat a drum in his heart, at this time, where did he dare to excuse Qin Nan, so he had to nod and agree, "What the big handsome said is ...... It should be changed, it should be changed......"

Tian Xiu has no one in the court, and there is someone in the court who is his uncle, but looking at the current situation, he is really not good at resisting, let alone fighting against Wu Sinan. There is a way that the new official has three fires, and Wu Sinan has not put a fire yet, in the critical place of Zhangjiakou, it is reasonable to put a handful and talk to anyone.

Wu Sinan is the governor of Xuanfu, not to mention that what he is saying now is reasonable, that is, what he says is unreasonable, and when the lawsuit reaches the imperial court, it is basically Wu Sinan's hardness. After all, is it to govern the military with culture? Even if Tian Xiu has someone in the court, how can it be so easy to move a governor, just a trivial matter, he agreed, who is stationed here at the north gate, isn't it all his own subordinates, at most, he has wronged Qin Nansong.

Of course, Qin Nansong was unhappy in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, the governor said so, and even General Tian agreed, and whatever he said was in vain, it was all in vain, and if he provoked Lord Wu, he would deduct himself from a crime, and he would make a fortune in a muffled voice. Now Qin Nansong, his intestines are a little remorseful, what kind of mouth do he have, what kind of errand to camp outside the city, if he doesn't stand up, maybe the governor won't be able to ask those words, and he can continue to do the errand of the north gate. But now, it's too late to regret it.

Seeing that Tian Xiu agreed, Wu Sinan nodded slightly and said, "General Tian, who do you think is better to guard the north gate?" ”

"The generals here are very loyal to their duties, and they fought bravely to the death against the Tartars that day. Although there were many casualties among his subordinates, they could only be said to be fate, and they had no choice but to retreat when the general trend was gone. Tian Xiu said. No one can be offended by what he said, after all, the other two guerrilla generals are dependent on him, and they will do different things.

"In that case, then the main ministry will order one at random." After Wu Sinan finished speaking, he set his eyes on Liu Zhenyou and Wen Tiecheng.

Both of them are beating fast now, and the north gate is a big fat difference, who doesn't want to go. In the past, it was Qin Nansong who controlled it, but now that he finally has the opportunity to take his turn, his excitement can naturally be imagined. Choose one of the two, the chance of your turn is quite large.

Wu Sinan measured for a while, and finally stopped his gaze on Liu Zhenyou, and said, "General Liu, the heavy responsibility of guarding the north gate will be handed over to you." ”

"The last will be ordered!" When Liu Zhenyou heard his name, it was a great boost in spirit, and he hurriedly stood in the middle, bowed down and clenched his fists and said: "The last general will definitely not live up to the trust of the adults, he must be conscientious, defend the north gate, as long as there are three inches of qi, he will not let the Tartar step through the thunder pool half a step!" ”

"Good, good! If you have courage, the Ministry likes a general like you! Wu Sinan praised loudly.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Liu Zhenyou's spirit has now been mentioned to the highest. The sound is sonorous and powerful.

Wu Sinan asked Liu Zhenyou to guard the north gate, did he order it on purpose, or did he order it randomly?

The answer is deliberate, the reason why it is difficult to decide just now is that he is acting.

Why did he choose Liu Zhenyou? Wu Sinan analyzed it this way, Liu Zhenyou and Qin Nansong are both guerrilla generals directly managed by Tian Xiu, the two of them also do things for Tian Xiu, who is more conscientious, then Wu Sinan is not clear, but the benefits are much less than Qin Nansong, the errand of guarding the north gate, it is fair for everyone to take turns to sit in the village, but let Qin Nansong take care of it alone, what else can Liu Zhenyou do. Tian Xiu ate empty quotas and deducted military salaries, and even Liao Fei, a staff member, couldn't even share much, and Liu Zhenyou was even more useless. As a feudal official, and he has always looked at people very accurately, knows people well, and of course Wu Sinan also knows a lot about interpersonal relationships. After comprehensive consideration, he decided to let Liu Zhenyou guard the north gate.

As for the removal of Qin Nansong, who was originally in charge of the North Gate, in fact, even if Brother Qin didn't speak just now, Wu Sinan would not let him go, and would still find a way to talk and drag him out.

Liu Zhenyou got this errand and was grateful to Wu Sinan, so he was naturally sure.

Immediately after, Wu Sinan waved his hand at Liu Zhenyou, motioned for him to stand aside, and then said: "General Qin said just now that General Xu has few soldiers under his command, and with this little bit of people, I'm afraid I can't even dig a trench." This is very reasonable, so the Ministry of Science and Technology came up with such an idea. General Qin......." Wu Sinan said, pointing to Qin Nansong, and said: "Didn't the thousand soldiers under your command escape from the battle, and they haven't been punished yet." It's better to dig trenches and traps for General Xu outside the city gate, which can be regarded as atonement. The deadline is two days to complete, and there must be no mistakes, and the ministry will send people to guide and supervise. General Qin, there's no problem with this, right? ”

In the end, Wu Sinan's voice became extremely solemn, and he couldn't help but refuse.

Qin Nansong had already charged his soldiers with a crime just now, and now that the adults said so, they were guilty of repentance, how could they disagree. I had to stubbornly reply: "There is no problem, the handsome reward and punishment are clear, and the general will admire ......"

After saying this, Qin Nansong's tears were all better. They are all fleeing from the battle, why are they so unlucky, their good errands are gone, and they have to work as coolies for others, what kind of world is this.

Xu Guangda smiled secretly in his heart, and he was grateful to Wu Sinan, and he couldn't wait to kneel down and kowtow to Lord Wu a few times now.

"Okay, then let's do it, although General Xu has fewer people there, the trench is dug by General Qin's people, and his men and horses are only guarding outside the city, guiding the caravan, and they can barely make do with it. Moreover, there were fewer people, and when the Tartars came, they fled into the city relatively quickly. Speaking of this, Wu Sinan stood up and said, "Are you still in trouble?" This concludes our business for today. General Qin, your people will change their guards with General Liu's people now, those 1,000 people, start working today, and today is also a day, and it will be completed tomorrow night, don't eat or sleep if you can't finish it. If anyone dares to slack off, he will escape according to the battle, and the military law will be engaged. I'll send someone over to guide and supervise the work later. ”

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