Chapter 221: Digging the Corner of the Wall (3rd Watch)
Wang Huaqiang smiled and shook his head: "Yang Dashuai left me down just now, that's what he said, this time the Sanwu rebels were pacified, and then the army will march into Minyue to completely exterminate the three soil emperors, as well as Wang Guoqing, who divided Fujian, but these things have nothing to do with me, and I will leave soon to go to Xiangzhou." β
This time, the surprise of Mai Tiezhu and the other three Cheng DΓΉ was even more powerful than just now, and their eyes widened, Feng Xiaoci was the most anxious, and shouted directly: "Wang joins the army, what's going on, why do you want to transfer Xiangzhou just after making a great contribution?" Is it to be sent there to be a governor or a state horse? Or do you want to go to which state to be a hussar general and a chariot general to manage the government soldiers? β
Liu Quan came to his senses and smiled: "Xiaoci, it must be Wang Senjun who made meritorious contributions here, and the imperial court is worried that Xiangzhou will also respond to the rebellion in Jiangnan, so let someone with the ability like Wang Senjun go over to sit in the town in advance, so that those remnants of the Chen Dynasty will not dare to make trouble, Wang Senjun, that's it." β
Mai Tiezhu laughed: "It must be the case, Wang joins the army is a great talent and has the ability, so he will always be put in a key place, the last time we went to the Turks, Wang joined the army ........."
As soon as Wang Huaqiang heard that Mai Tiezhu might tell him about the last Turkic incident, he immediately glanced at him, and Mai Tiezhu was talking happily, and a pair of cold eyes from Wang Huaqiang immediately realized that something was wrong and stopped his mouth.
Feng Xiaoci was a little unhappy when he heard this, and urged: "Lao Mai, what's wrong with going to the Turks, tell us quickly, I have never seen the Turks." β
Wang Huaqiang smiled and shook his head: "Feng Dudu, the matter of the envoy to the Turks is a state secret, and some things are not for outsiders now. Later, if the time is ripe. Let's talk about that again. It's like what happened in Matsue Castle this time. I can only talk about it among a few of us, if you talk about this after the army is still in the army, you will only cause trouble for yourself. β
Although Feng Xiaoci is a little impulsive, he is not a stupid person, he immediately understood the secrecy regulations in the army, and nodded seriously: "Wang joined the army, I was curious just now, there are rules in the army." You can't ask what you shouldn't ask, and in the future, Songjiang's affairs will not be more than a word, so don't worry. β
Liu Quan glanced at Wang Huaqiang, and said, "Wang joins the army, just say it directly, come back to find a few of us, what do we need to do?" You've helped us a lot, and if there's something you can do, we'll do it. β
Wang Huaqiang smiled slightly: "It's still Liu Dudu's refreshment." Yes, this time I'm here for three of you. We don't have to detour, this time I went to Xiangzhou, not to be an official there to deter the locals, but to assist Qi Guogong, Shangshu's left servant to shoot Gao Xi's staff, to give the minister Pei Shiju, to quell the rebellion in Lingnan. β
This time, the three of them were not as surprised as they were just now, and after glancing at each other, Mai Tiezhu said: "Wang joined the army, we heard that the barbarians in Lingnan were making trouble before we came, didn't it mean that the imperial court sent a general, and Wang Shiji, the governor of Jingzhou, led the army to suppress it?" Why did you send a man to quell the rebellion this time? β
Wang Huaqiang said in a low voice: "This is a military plane, and it shouldn't have been spread by me everywhere, but now I have a request for the three of you, and I should also make this matter clear, and the three of you must not spread the word." I don't know too much about the situation in Lingnan now, but before the army under General Wang's command crossed Wuling, it encountered a miasma, and most of the troops fell ill, lost their combat effectiveness, and could not move south.
Just now Yang Dashuai told me that the situation in Lingnan is very dangerous now, even the Guangzhou Assassin who led the army to garrison Lingnan, and Wei Xun, the prince of Xiangyang County, were all killed in battle, and now almost the entire territory of Lingnan has fallen into the hands of thieves, and only Panyu City, where the state is located, is still struggling, and the imperial court is now unable to levy the army of the Central Plains and the north again, so it can only let Pei Shiju recruit new soldiers in the Xiangzhou area of the former Nanchen, and then enter Lingnan to quell the rebellion.
Judging from the situation of the counterinsurgency in the south of the Yangtze River this time, the combat effectiveness of the southern army is worrying, and most of the soldiers in the most important land of Sanwu are not practiced in warfare, so in the relatively remote Xiangzhou, it is even more difficult to call the people temporarily recruited as elite. I now have an idea that the army will not be able to be transferred for a while, but this time I can still do it with a hundred or so experienced officers in the past, and when the time comes, I will directly take the position of Metropolitan Governor and Shuai Metropolitan Governor, and each will train thirty to fifty new soldiers, and I will be able to go to the battlefield in about a month. β
At this moment, the three of them understood Wang Huaqiang's intentions, and began to think about it, Mai Tiecane was the most straightforward, and after a little thought, he said: "Wang joins the army, I will go with you, anyway, now I am only patrolling and managing the treasury in the army, and it will be difficult to get military merits if I continue to fight here, I am a native of Lingnan Shixing, and I am familiar with the terrain there, so there is no problem with you!"
Feng Xiaoci also followed and said: "Wang joins the army, Xiaoci is also willing to go with you, anyway, General Huangfu is going to stay in Suzhou, even if we are injured, we will stay in Suzhou, and I don't know if the next time there is a war, it will be the Year of the Monkey." As a soldier, the most painful thing is to watch others make meritorious contributions, since we can't meet the battle of Minyue, then simply follow Wang to join the army and go to Lingnan. β
Liu Quan glanced up at Wang Huaqiang: "Wang joins the army, my meaning is similar to filial piety, I am willing to follow you, but the idea of transferring officers to Xiangzhou is Yang Dashuai's military order or your personal idea now?" We can promise to go with you, but General Huangfu, will Marshal Yang let him go? β
Wang Huaqiang smiled slightly: "Since I want to take you to Xiangzhou, I definitely need to have Yang Dashuai's handwritten order, I think if I mention it to Yang Dashuai, he has no reason to refuse, just to show respect for the three, I want to ask for your opinion first, the three of you are my Wang Huaqiang's brothers, Lingnan is a place where ordinary people hear about it, if you are reluctant to go, I will never take a military order to press you." β
Liu Quan nodded: "Wang joins the army, your ability is greater than ours, and your position is higher than ours, but you are so elevated to us junior officers, if we push back and hinder, we will be too bad at being a man."
And Xiaoci was right just now, as an officer, the head of the battlefield is to fight for fame, the horse leather shroud is the true color of a man, follow you, we have hope, I Liu Quan agreed to this matter, if you get the order of the commander, I am responsible for helping you do the work of the officers under the account of the Suzhou army, and keep at least one or two hundred experienced veterans for you. β
Feng Xiaoci also echoed and said: "Wang joined the army, it's not my Brother Liu who boasted about Haikou, he is famous for his righteousness in our Suzhou Army, he can be called the big brother of our Suzhou Army, more than 200 of the more than 300 officers under the account have been taken care of in his team before, even I, Feng Xiaoci, when I first joined the army, Brother Liu was my captain, and this martial art was also taught by Brother Liu, as long as he said a word, it would be no problem for more than 100 veterans to come over." β
Wang Huaqiang was relieved at this time, he knew that the army would go south to Minyue immediately, and it was basically impossible to find officers from other troops, and the only ones who could dig the corners of the wall were the troops who stayed in Suzhou, and in what he had seen and heard in Suzhou City for more than ten days, Liu Quan had great prestige among the grassroots officers, even Feng Xiaoci and others at the same level were like a younger brother in front of him, as long as he nodded, it would not be difficult to pull out dozens or hundreds of people.
Therefore, before Wang Huaqiang formally mentioned this matter to Yang Su, he had to find out Liu Quan's attitude, if he was reluctant, Yang Su would nod his head, and he would not be able to take a few people away.
Wang Huaqiang smiled and said to Liu Quan: "Then you should recuperate from your injuries first, and it is not too late to pass after your injuries are healed, I will go and discuss with Yang Dashuai and General Huangfu about seconding you now." β
When Wang Huaqiang walked out of the tent, Mai Tiezhu followed, and said quietly: "Wang joins the army, if you really go to Lingnan, the miasma there is a big trouble, it is the midsummer of June and July, and the miasma is particularly powerful. β
Wang Huaqiang was pleasantly surprised, grabbed Mai Tiecane's hand, and his palms were sweating from being too excited: "Is this true?!" (To be continued......)
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