The old emperor did not rush to express his stance on the matter of raising troops to crusade against the bandits in the green forest in Jiangbei, but symbolically asked: "What do you think of Marshal Tie's proposal?" ”

After waiting for a while, Qi Xiang came out of the squad and said, "Weichen thinks that Marshal Tie's proposal to send troops to fight against the bandits in the green forest in Jiangbei is very good. ”

The ministers of the Great Qi State and the military generals with the highest official positions all made their positions clear and unanimously agreed to send troops to crusade against the bandits in the green forests of Jiangbei.

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one in the Manchu Dynasty had any objections, the old emperor said at this time: "Since all the Qing families have agreed to send troops to fight, who should be sent to lead the army?" ”

Qi Xiang said loudly: "The old minister recommended the prince to lead the army, the prince is the future prince of Daqi, and he has a heavy responsibility, and now the strong enemies in the four realms of Daqi are fed, it is the eventful autumn of the country, and the prince can take this rare opportunity to send troops to crusade against the bandits in the green forest of Jiangbei, and have a good experience of the ability to deal with military affairs." ”

Marshal Tie Rong of the Soldiers and Horses came out of the squad and said: "The minister does not agree with the Prime Minister's proposal, the prince's status is noble and special, and it is not suitable to lead the army to the battle. Victory is not good enough, and defeat is more than worth the loss. If the minister recommends a person, he will be able to overcome the whole work. The eldest prince Jin Wang has been familiar with military books and strategies since he was a child, and he has thousands of soldiers in his chest. ”

Seeing Qi Xiang and Tie Rong fighting together, Li Bin secretly sneered in his heart, and thought: "These two old men know that the green forest forces in the thirteen villages in Jiangbei are not easy to mess with, so they desperately recommend their master's competitors to lead the troops to the battle, and they are waiting to see others make trouble and suffer defeat." Let others lose their prestige, lose the trust of the old emperor, and fight for the throne for their own masters to get rid of competitors.

Qi Xiang is an official representative of the camp of the Great Prince Jin. And Tie Rong, the generalissimo of the Great Qi Soldiers and Horses, is an official representative of the prince's camp. The two sides tore each other apart for the interests of their respective groups, and quarreled in a mess.

The old emperor was also frowning at this time. looked at the heads of the generals under his hands in a daze, and the important ministers were arguing, and there was no way at all.

At this time. The king of Chu Qi Xing came out of the class and said: "Erchen is willing to lead the troops to go!" ”

The old emperor was distraught and heard the King of Chu's request to command the troops bravely, and asked with some surprise: "How many soldiers and horses do you need to bring with the emperor?" How long is it going to go? ”

Qi Xing, the king of Chu, paused, and responded: "Erchen is going to pacify the bandits in the green forest in Jiangbei, and he needs 50,000 elite soldiers, and he can win and return to the court in three months." ”

After Qi Xing, the king of Chu, said the resources and conditions needed to command the army, Tie Rong quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has learned about it through many inquiries. The bandits in the green forest of Jiangbei are just a group of rabble, there is no need to mobilize the army, send so many soldiers and horses to exterminate, Gyeonggi is a major land, close to the north, you need to be on guard against the Turks at all times, and you can't send so many troops to expedition at one time. ”

Qi Xiang also stood up and echoed Tie Rong's statement. Anyway, the two old men are determined to be-stirring sticks, and their own masters are incapable of making meritorious contributions. Nor are others allowed to make meritorious contributions and show off.

Qi Xing, the king of Chu, thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "Erchen only needs 30,000 elite soldiers, and he can win and return to the court in two months." ”

Li Bin knew that the king of Chu, Qi Xing, was eager to make meritorious contributions. The strength of the green forest bandit forces in the thirteen villages of Jiangbei Li Bin has seen it with his own eyes, and it is by no means as vulnerable as the two old men of Tie Rong and Qi Xiang said, and the strength of the thirteen villages in Jiangbei has grown rapidly under the leadership of Zuo Batian. It is claimed to have 100,000 troops to the outside world, and its overall combat strength is of a certain level.

The king of Chu, Qi Xing, proposed for the first time to crusade with 50,000 elite soldiers. It's not easy. After being stirred up by Tie Rong and Qi Xiang, the second proposal to send 30,000 troops was a bit risky. The odds are slim.

"Your Majesty. Last year, Huaizhou Assassin Shi Tietao led 10,000 troops to attack the thirteen villages in Jiangbei, and also achieved a great victory, winning countless victories. The state capital of a place can achieve such a big battle result with only 10,000 state warriors, and I am not as good as the local state warriors when I go out to fight with the elite of the forbidden army? Tie Rong brought out specific examples, wanting to create difficulties for King Qi Xing of Chu and hinder King Qi Xing's move to lead the army.

Tie Rong, the so-called Huaizhou Assassin History crusade victory, you don't need to think about it to know that it was blown out. The thorn Shi Tietao that Li Bin has never seen, when he hears the name, he knows that he has nothing to do with Tie Rong, and they are all raccoon dogs.

The state capital below sent troops to suppress bandits, concealed and reported the results of the war, and it was not exclusive to the Great Qi Dynasty, so it was strange for Li Bin to believe him.

With the organization and discipline of the bandits in the green forest of the thirteen villages in Jiangbei, under the leadership of Zuo Batian, not to mention the local state capital's half-peasant and half-army, lack of systematic formal training, and lack of weapons and armor, even if it is a perennial strict drill and well-equipped elite forbidden army of Daqi, under the situation that the number of troops on both sides is about the same, it is difficult to say who wins and who loses.

Now the court is messed up by Qi Xiang and Tie Rong, two old men, and Qi Xing, the king of Chu, who really wants to do things, has empty ambitions and ideals of serving the country, but he can't show his strengths.

Seeing that Qi Xing, the king of Chu, was in a dilemma under the attack of Tie Rong and Qi Xiang, two old-stirring sticks, Li Bin couldn't stand it anymore, and said loudly: "The minister is willing to assist the king of Chu to subdue the bandit forces of the green forest in the thirteen villages in Jiangbei." ”

Qi Xiang despised Li Bin, who had no official position, and scolded him in person: "Why are you? The court is not a place for you to talk nonsense, so don't step back quickly! ”

After Qi Xiang finished speaking, Tie Rong couldn't wait to stand up, taunted Li Bin and said: "The court is not your Jianghu martial arts, you can talk casually, what ability do you have to subdue the Thirteen Villages in Jiangbei?" ”

Li Bin ignored the squeeze and humiliation of the two old elves, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the ministers invite 5,000 elite soldiers to subdue the bandit forces of the thirteen villages in Jiangbei in one month. ”

"Five thousand?" Tie Rong exclaimed with an expression of disbelief.

"A month!" Qi was almost shocked.

The civil and military officials of the court also exclaimed in unison, and everyone talked about it, but no one believed that Li Bin could do it.

After all, walking from the capital to Jiangbei Province, just more than 1,000 miles of travel, the march has to walk for more than half a month, a month, the remaining time to fight, a full battle is only a maximum of ten days, ten days to achieve a complete victory with a mere 5,000 troops, is basically an impossible task.

The old emperor seemed to be very interested in Li Bin's proposal, and said with great interest: "Li Aiqing, there is no joke in the army, do you dare to make a military order?" ”

Li Bin knew that today's proposal to send troops to the Thirteen Villages in Jiangbei would not have been possible without the determination and courage of a strong man to break his wrist and cut through the chaos quickly.

I had to respond loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to make a military order!" ”

Qi Xing, the king of Chu, was also slightly startled when he heard this, and touched Li Bin with his arm, Li Bin comforted Qi Xing in a low voice: "It's okay, everything has me." ”

Now that Li Bin has set up a military order, Qi Xiang and Tie Rong, the two-stirring sticks, can't do anything, but these two old boys are probably happy in their hearts at this time, "King Qi Xing of Chu put up Li Bin, a stunned young boy, a month, 5,000 soldiers, to subdue the 100,000 green forest bandit forces in the thirteen villages of Jiangbei. At that time, they may be hanged and beaten by others, and the whole army will be killed.

If the crusade fails, the honor of the regent of Chu King Qi Xing will come to an end, and the King of Chu, who has lost the trust of the old emperor, will naturally no longer be a threat to the throne of Great Qi. Young people are still not reliable in doing things, and they are easy to be hot-headed and high-spirited. (To be continued......)