Yin asked Wu Luan: "In addition to your two brothers and Qu Duan, are there any generals of the Western Army who oppose this battle?" ”

Wu Lan replied: "In addition to my two brothers, there is also General Wang, the leader of the Bazi Army, and Liu Ziyu, who joined the army, except for us, the rest of the generals are all in favor of Zhang Xianggong's decision. ”

Shen Tuo asked again: "Qu Duan said that he would be defeated, what does the general think?" ”

Wu Lan replied frankly: "If Your Majesty does not arrive, we will lose the field battle with the Jin soldiers." Your Majesty arrived, boosted morale, and the township soldiers and civilians were willing to use their lives, and the victory or defeat was between five and five. ”

"So how about stopping the army and holding on to the cities on all sides?"

Wu Lan shook his head and said: "If Shaanzhou is not lost, this plan is still feasible." Today, Yongxing and Chang'an in Shaanzhou are lost, the enemy occupies a place of victory, accounting for more than half of Shaanxi and Gansu, and it is difficult for our army to gather, and it is impossible to hold on. If Zhang Xianggong had decided on this policy from the beginning, and the various departments would stick to their own roads and gather tens of thousands of elite soldiers to think that they would be mobile rescue forces, this battle would have been much easier to fight. ”

After saying that, he shook his head and sighed, obviously not taking Zhang Jun's deployment as a matter of course.

Wu Jue and Wu Xuan brothers, indeed have the style of ancient generals, Qu Duan has repeatedly ignored the life and death of his brothers, but Zhang Jun has the grace of promoting and reusing his brothers, when talking about the war, he does not start from grievances, but expresses his heart directly, and puts the war first.

Shen Zhan smiled, got up from the pestle he was sitting on, and smiled at Wu Luan: "The general has a good chest, and his future achievements will not be under your brother. ”

When he said this, his demeanor was calm, and he couldn't see that he was deliberately buying the other party.

However, after all, it is the Son of Heaven, not to mention anything else, the praise of the Son of Heaven is stronger than anything else.

Wu Lan was immediately overjoyed, lifted the hem of his armor, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty praises, but the ministers dare not be ashamed." I only hope that in the future, I can raise some soldiers and horses, go straight to Yanyun, and repay His Majesty's appreciation and great kindness. ”

Shen Tuo stretched out his hand to help him up, and was about to say a few more words, but he heard tens of thousands of soldiers suddenly shouting on the side of the school field.

Wu Lan was taken aback and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is sitting here, and the ministers will come when they go to take a look." ”

If you want to kill Qu Duan today, Jingyuan's soldiers are unstable, and Wu Luan, as the leader of the pro-soldiers, naturally knows the stakes involved. Mutiny will not happen easily, but if it is not controlled, it will be a catastrophe.

He hurried away, but Shen Tuo knew that Kang Chengxun was making ghosts over there, but he didn't panic at all, and only beckoned Xue Qiang to call the young man and said to them: "You are the people around me, and I believe in you the most after all." But when you act and speak, you have to give me a long face, you know? ”

Shen Tuo has been coldly treating this group of teenagers in the past few days, and he has a lot of affection for the generals and guards of the Western Army, and many of the guards who fled with him are aggrieved, and at this time, when the emperor said this, the dissatisfaction in everyone's hearts disappeared, and several teenagers' faces were thin, and they immediately turned red, and said to Shen Tuo: "Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers will definitely fight for Your Majesty, and they will never be ashamed." ”

"Okay, I'm relieved to be in this way. Seed pole, after a period of time, you will go to serve in Wu Jue's army, you are the oldest, I will let you out first, after all, I am just a reckless man who dances swords and swords, and when you go to the army, you will serve well in the army, and you will pay tribute to each other in the future, and also win glory for your family. ”

Chong Ji blushed, clasped his hands, and said to Shen Tuo: "The minister must revive the family's reputation and live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

The family is the most prominent family in the Western Army, after Jingkang, the general of the seed master Dao, the seed master and the middle breed family died of illness and death one after another, and the dignified family of a hundred years, at this time, there is no pillar to come out to revive the family reputation, Shen Tuo treats the seed pole so kindly, and if he helps the seed family to regain his strength, but how can he not be grateful to the seed pole.

It's just that Shen Tuo said this, but the rest of the guards also called for the general, and they all said: "Your Majesty is partial to the plant, we don't accept it." ”

Shen Tuo smiled and shook his head, ignoring them. He only said to the many guards and Zhang Jun's own soldiers who were accompanying him: "I don't wait for them to return, so I'll go over and see why the soldiers are clamoring." ”

A personal deputy general stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty is good to sit here, and when Zhang Xianggong's generals and soldiers are comforted, I will invite Your Majesty over." ”

Shen Tuo only said: "My own soldiers, I am still afraid that they will not succeed." ”

After all, turning over and getting on the horse turned out to be very vigorous.

In this way, others were not able to persuade them again, so they had to turn over their horses one by one and go towards the school field where the army gathered.

Shen Tuo's clothes, although they are simple, are bright yellow, as soon as they approach the periphery of the school, tens of thousands of soldiers in the field have seen it clearly, cheering together, and the sound of long live is endless.

Shen Tuo smiled, rode around the field, and waved to the soldiers.

He originally had ordinary riding skills, thousands of miles down, riding skills have been greatly improved, at this time riding around the field, looking casual and chic, heroic, tens of thousands of Song soldiers in the eyes, are extremely excited.

When he rode in front of Zhang Jun and the others, the voice of long live was endless. Zhang Jun and the others were also excited, and when Shen Tuo approached, Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows and stepped forward and said: "The army is gathered, everything is ready, and Your Majesty can be so excited and inspiring the army, this battle can be won." ”

Shen Tuo nodded slightly in agreement. But he asked him, "Why are you making noise?" ”

Zhang Jun put away his smile and replied to Shen Tuo: "The Shicai minister wants to behead Qu Duan in the school field, but the Jingyuan soldiers are not convinced, the military discipline is so untidy, the minister has ordered the Liu brothers to govern strictly, and take all the dozens of people who took the lead in the noise, and punish them for their crimes." ”

The two answered each other in front of the army, and Shen Tuo was in front of and behind him, surrounded by various governors, commanders, commanders, generals, and deputy generals, all of whom were wearing armor and swords, standing proudly.

Behind them, there were tens of thousands of armored soldiers, with dazzling armor and murderous spirit.

It's just that when Shen Tuo and Zhang Jun were talking, no one dared to say anything, and the audience was silent, and the sound of coughing and panting could be heard.

But he heard Shen Tuo frowning and said: "The king of Zhou forbade people to speak, and everyone who discussed state affairs was arrested, but as a result, the people of the country were not convinced, and finally lost the throne." Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, we have never forbidden people to speak, military discipline is a saying, but the sergeant has something to say, but he must also be told to say, otherwise how can the soldier be convinced, and how can he use his life when facing the enemy? ”

Zhang Jun was unconvinced, but it was not good to confront the emperor in front of so many soldiers. I had to bow down and reply: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, and the people who are arrested will be interrogated by the ministers in person later." ”

Shen Tuo waved his hand and said, "No need, select a few people from the Jingyuan soldiers who were arrested at the right time, and I will personally ask questions." ”

He added: "Don't cut that end for the time being, let me figure out the reason for the matter." ”

Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "Chopping the end is a big deal, and the clamoring in the army is just that his old department is not satisfied, just a few, and then appease, why does Your Majesty need to be like this?" ”

Shen Tuo sneered: "This Qu Duan was originally also a proclamation all the way, the general in charge, and the prime minister also worshiped him as a general, in charge of the western army, such a person, the prime minister said that he would kill him, and I couldn't ask if I asked, the prime minister was too powerful, right?" ”

Zhang Jun was anxious and angry, but he also knew that his words were too Meng Lang. If it was in private, with the tradition of the Song Dynasty scholars and doctors daring to argue with the emperor, even if Shen Tuo was angry, he would dare to argue with the emperor again. And in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, at this time, he is facing the sensitive situation of the two emperors contending, if he collides with Shen Tuo again, it will inevitably cause chaos, making people mistakenly think that he is completely on Zhao Gou's side.

Shen Tuo actually grasped this delicate occasion and place, and he was unable to answer in just a few words.

Zhang Jun had no choice but to reply: "How dare the minister, Your Majesty wants to ask, so the minister will order someone to bring a few troublesome sergeants up." ”

Shen Tuo's face was dignified, and he only nodded lightly to express his agreement.

When a few Zhang Jun's personal soldiers set off to extract the prisoners who were arrested, all the Jingyuan Road soldiers in the queue in front of them suddenly cheered and shouted, long live.

Zhang Jun was sweating coldly on his forehead, and he knew in his heart that after this incident, his prestige fell sharply, but the emperor was in the hearts of the soldiers in front of him, and his image prestige rose sharply.