In the big tent of the Chinese army of the Tiger Ben Army, Xu Jintang, who was the generalissimo of the Youzhou Army, just stepped in, but he felt that the entire tent suddenly changed a piece of the sky, and it pressed heavily on everyone's hearts, making people dare not even gasp, for fear of being noticed.

Seeing the subordinates standing on both sides with sneering expressions, obviously standing on their own territory, but as if they didn't know what to do, they didn't even know where to put their hands, such a tense atmosphere would indeed make people feel afraid.

The old general Pei Zhengyang took a deep breath, stood up straight, and asked with an expression that was neither humble nor arrogant: "I don't know what happened to the general's sudden arrival today?"

Xu Jintang just stood at the door with a calm expression, and did not deliberately show too much coercion, but in the eyes of outsiders, he seemed to be a black mountain hidden in the twilight, looming, and like a majestic city standing in front of him, unable to see the top of the top when he looked up, like a bottomless abyss, like a vast sea.

He spoke lightly, word by word, as if it were beating on everyone's hearts.

"I came here in a hurry. ”

When the old man heard this, he did not immediately respond to the other party, but turned his head slightly to the side and moved his gaze to the side slightly.

Lan Yunxuan, who had been by the old man's side for so many years, had been giving advice to him behind his back, and had completely regarded the old man as his father, gritted his teeth, did not speak, just gently shook his head towards the other party.

However, the old general Pei Zhengyang's eyes darkened, revealing a touch of sadness, and then he turned his head sharply and looked at the general Xu Jintang opposite.

Lan Yunxuan, who was familiar with the old man's temperament, knew that the other party had made up his mind, he couldn't help but move his steps slightly several times, wanting to stop the other party, but in the end, he still remembered what the old man had said in a private interview with him before, he bit his lip stubbornly, his body trembled twice, and he still didn't move again after all.

Pei Zhengyang raised his head and looked at the people with different expressions below, but they were all looking forward to him, the backbone, coming out to preside over the overall situation, he regained his composure as the left general of the town army, and smiled at everyone: "In this case, let's leave first, I have something important to discuss with the general!"

The smile on the old man's face seemed to have a magical power, which easily erased the huge pressure brought to them by Xu Jintang, making everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in secret.

This is the power that can be obtained and used as the backbone of a team, as long as the soul of this team is still there, as long as he Pei Zhengyang has not panicked, the people under them will never panic, this is a soldier!

Among the crowd, only Lu Dengyun, who was standing next to Xu Jintang, noticed that something was wrong, in fact, he couldn't say what that kind of error was, he just relied on instinct to drive and said: "General, if it is a matter of military affairs, we are all members of the Tiger Ben army, why can't we listen?"

When the attendant standing behind Xu Jintang heard this, his eyes widened suddenly, and he was about to open his mouth to scold the other party for his master, but he was suddenly stopped by Xu Jintang with one hand.

"General Zuo. ”

He didn't go to see Lu Dengyun, because the other party was not worthy at all, he just looked at General Pei who was standing opposite.

His voice was not loud, and when he shouted, there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, if he saw it unknowingly, I was afraid that he was calling a familiar friend, but everyone present, even if they were all fierce generals who had been marching for many years and crawled out of the pile of corpses, and people who had been in and out of the ghost gate several times, still subconsciously felt a chill hit their hearts.

Many people's faces changed slightly, because they suddenly found that even the hairs on their bodies had exploded because of the other party's words, which was completely the instinct triggered by animals when they encountered natural enemies.

Xu Jintang seemed to ask casually: "What crime should I be guilty of disobeying military orders?"

The rules in the army are the most strict, and the opposition of the subordinates to the orders of the superiors is a serious crime in itself, even if it turns out to be justified in the end, if it is not a great meritorious service, it will be punished in the end, this is to ensure that the whole army is united, to prevent the order from going out of many doors, and finally to make a mess of oneself, not attacking and self-defeating, the so-called military orders are like a mountain, that is, when fighting, the superiors let you go east, you prefer to go west, so many people in the whole army, if everyone has their own ideas, then how to fight this battle, in the army, itself is to weaken individual will, strengthen the overall consciousness。

Moreover, this is not simply an objection to some orders that everyone knows are not feasible, and in this case, it is natural that someone has been caught.

Lan Yunxuan saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly stood up, bowed to Xu Jintang, saluted, and said with a wry smile: "General, this person is an important staff officer of my Tiger Army, according to the rules, even if it is an emergency military situation, he should be qualified to know, not to mention that the war situation is urgent now, and he is worried about the safety of his family and country, and he is confused, it should be understandable, I hope that the general can not remember the villain's faults, let him make up for the mistakes afterwards, don't punish him, I will go out to avoid it now." ”

Where can Pei Zhengyang let Lu Dengyun be punished for this reason, and he knows the good things Lu Dengyun did before, if the other party deliberately retaliates because of this, relying on the identity of the generalissimo of Youzhou soldiers and horses, once the punishment is lowered, I am afraid that Lu Dengyun will shed his skin if he does not die afterwards, and immediately hurriedly said: "General, it is no better than others in wartime, please look at the old face, and expose it." ”

Not a "last general", but a "decrepit".

Xu Jintang squinted his eyes and glanced at the old man, paused for a moment, and waited until the atmosphere in the room was about to solidify, then nodded lightly and said, "Yes, for your sake, this is the only time, not the next one." ”

Pei Zhengyang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the other people who had just followed with bated breath, as if waiting for the heaven's decree, also relaxed a lot in an instant, and the old man took the opportunity to immediately order: "The general has an urgent matter, and it can't be delayed, so please avoid it quickly." ”

Whether this requirement is reasonable or unreasonable, but one is the generalissimo of Youzhou soldiers and horses, the other is the left general of the town army, the two are the leader of the Youzhou army, and the other is the commander of their tiger army.

After hurriedly clasping their fists and saluting, many people ran out as quickly as if they were fleeing, and even if they left, they tried to walk on the edge as much as possible, not too close to the general.

Lan Yunxuan also walked down from the side of the main seat at this time, and walked all the way to Lu Dengyun's side, this famous "smiling tiger", but the smile on his face was a little reluctant at this time.

"Let's go. ”

Lu Dengyun looked at the man in front of him who had never turned his head to look at him, but gave himself a heavy pressure like a mountain, and then looked at those colleagues who were obviously a little afraid, and Lan Shenjun, whose face was extremely ugly, he was silent, and finally, he moved his gaze to that side, and had quietly given up his main seat, and was looking at his old general Pei with a kind smile.

Beneath that kind smile, he seemed to have read something, and it seemed that it was just an illusion.

Lan Yunxuan stretched out his hand and grabbed his arm, Lu Dengyun felt that Lan Senjun's hand was shaking, and it was shaking badly, he didn't say much, he didn't resist, he just lowered his head silently, and walked out with Lan Yunxuan.

When all the outsiders in the house were gone, including the attendant behind Xu Jintang, when only the two of them were left in the house, Pei Zhengyang slowly walked over from the opposite side.

The old man's pace is very steady, just like his life, he is peaceful and peaceful, and he has always walked on the sunny road.

He stood still and looked at the man in front of him, who was already much, much taller than him.

Like, really similar, if you look at it alone, he and the old general Xu Qianzhong are almost exactly the same when they were young, as if they were two brothers carved out of a mold.

It's not like it, it's really not like it, and it can even be said that it's completely different, because inside he is two people who are completely different from the old general, and this is very sure of the old man who has been a friend and subordinate to the old general for half his life.

The old general Xu Quanzhong has guarded the frontier all his life, and has done his duty, and in this life, he has put the word "loyalty" in his heart and done his best for the court, but the man in front of him, the son of the old general is completely different, in his heart, the old man only saw the words "ambitious"!

"Jintang。。。。。。 ”

Pei Zhengyang just didn't understand, when he was a child, he and his old friend Luo Jingyun were in the arms, smiling so innocently, when he was five years old, he once said that a soldier who didn't want to be a general was not a good soldier, and when he grew up, he would definitely sweep all countries for the imperial court, how could the children of the glory of their ancestors become like this today.

Xu Jintang said calmly: "Uncle, you can read the letter I gave you." ”

Pei Zhengyang woke up from his memories, nodded lightly, and said, "Naturally, I watched it." ”

Xu Jintang looked at him, his face was no longer the previous smile, and was replaced by a look as solid as obsidian.

"If you see it, why do you want to use troops?"

Pei Zhengyang raised his head, and the old man's beard trembled slightly with the opening and closing of his lips.

"When the national disaster is at the head, I am a tiger army, I can't move!"

Xu Jintang's hand behind his back suddenly let go of one and fell to his side.

"Why did my uncle say this? Where is it so serious, is this Wei Jin coalition army the opponent of the two armies in Yanzhou, not to mention that there are still fierce guards in the capital, and the troops from all over the country are ready to help, how can we say that the country is in trouble?"

When Pei Zhengyang heard this, he said angrily: "Yanzhou is already in misery, and the enemies are now running to my Daliang land to make a fortune, do you want the 300,000 people of my Tiger Ben Army to be frightened back by 20,000 black-faced ghosts, and shrink here to stick to it and not do anything? Where does this come from? If I really do this, I am not only sorry for the imperial court, but also sorry for your father's trust!"

Xu Jintang let go of his two hands, did not get angry, but continued to persuade calmly: "But my father once taught me a sentence, this power must be used slowly, and it will be useless in the future." ”

Of course, Pei Zhengyang understood what he meant, if the Youzhou army was now in a hurry to escort or rush to the aid of Yanzhou, not to mention that once something happened, they would be punished together, even if they finally expelled the Weijin coalition army and succeeded in recovering the lost territory, the court would not particularly miss their good, only when the situation reached the most critical time, when the court needed them the most, and then they would be born out of thin air and make contributions in one fell swoop, this is the best choice.

If you do the same thing earlier and later, the benefits of the final harvest will definitely be completely different, at this time, you have to hold your breath.

"Let them resist the Weijin coalition army, this work of destroying the two countries should be my Youzhou army!"

Xu Jintang shouted, because he knew Pei Zhengyang's weakness.

This old man from the Pei family in Youzhou, who has no children and no daughters, has spent his whole life in the army, and at this time, what he hopes most is nothing more than the good of the Youzhou army, so that he is willing to die, just like the reason he used last time, so that the old man can even let go of the matter of privately deducting the court's baggage and edicts, not to mention that this time it is such a big credit.

As long as he gives a reasonable reason, it is impossible for the old man to oppose him, because his surname is Xu, and their Xu family is the real soul of the Youzhou Army, whether it is for his father's reputation or for the Youzhou Army, it is impossible for the old man to openly oppose him, which is a point that Xu Jintang is very sure of.

Home and country are always a dilemma, aren't they?

"If we go to the aid now, we will definitely have to fight a duel with the main force of the other party, and we will suffer heavy losses at that time, so why bother? We are now preserving our strength, advancing to destroy the two countries, and retreating to defend the Beijing Division, no matter what, when we get to the back, it will be a great achievement that can make the entire Youzhou army profitable, why do you need to be in a hurry?"

"Jintang. The old man looked at him, the emotions in his eyes were extremely complicated, "You have met with the envoy from the Weiguo side." ”

Xu Jintang's gushing words stopped suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the old man standing in front of him, with a dangerous look in his eyes, as if an evil dragon had suddenly discovered interesting food.

"You know everything?"

He didn't even think about whether the other party was cheating on him, let alone wasting time asking why, how he got the news, and he didn't even quibble.

Because Xu Jintang doesn't need to be like this at all.

"Jintang, you can't be wrong again and again! Come with me, rush to help Yanzhou, I won't 。。。。。。 this matter ”

Before the words fell, Xu Jintang's hand suddenly stretched out like lightning, directly grabbed the old man's neck, and lifted him from the spot.

He sighed, as if a hunter was looking at a rabbit that had suddenly jumped into his trap, with some regret, but more often with a natural excitement about killing.

"Uncle, I didn't want to kill you, why do you have to go against yourself?"

The old man's neck was grabbed, he couldn't breathe, he grabbed Xu Jintang's rock-solid arm with both hands, and kicked Xu Jintang's chest weakly with his feet, but every time he kicked on the iron plate, it had no effect on getting out.

He made an indecipherable sound from his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more, and as if he was cursing something.

Seeing that the old man's face was gradually reddened by congestion, and his eyes were about to pop out, Xu Jintang sighed again.

"It's for my father's sake. ”

He stretched out his other hand, which had been on his waist, covering the old man's face, and twisted it slightly.