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Chapter 855 Digging a Pit

Wu Peng's words made the ministers with happy faces put away their smiles, lowered their heads, and said nothing. Shangguan Xiu, www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion, smiled and said: "General Wu is right, my country did sign a peace treaty with Besa, but the main content of the peace treaty is an armistice, and it does not elaborate on how long the armistice will last. General Wu used the excuse that there was a peace treaty between the two countries to block the dispatch of troops to Besa, I'm afraid, it's not appropriate, right?"

"This ......," Wu Peng was speechless for a while. The peace treaty between the two countries was drafted by Shangguan Xiu and the royal court of Besa, and Shangguan Xiu was very clear about the content of it, and it was basically impossible to use the peace treaty to make a fuss and deceive Shangguan Xiu.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness was already preparing for the second national war when he signed the peace treaty with Besa. "What a sinister and cunning Shangguan Xiu!" Wu Peng said fiercely in his heart.

Shangguan Xiu smiled slightly, and didn't say much about this matter, he looked at the ministers in the court, and said: "Right now, Besa is in chaos in the country, the national strength is weak, and in the last national war, the army was greatly damaged, and countless large and small towns were damaged. The current country of Besa is full of holes, it can be said that it is the fish and meat on the top, our country does not eat it, it has its own country to eat, this is cheap, should our country give it to other countries to occupy it in vain?"

Your Majesty, just as the Duke of the Kingdom said, it is time for our country to send troops to Besa as soon as possible. ”

"Occupy the Gabur region, our territory, and will extend more than 1,000 miles to the north, this is a move to benefit the country and the people, and I hope Your Majesty's permission!"

"I hope Your Majesty's grace will grant you!" The ministers present said a word, and finally bowed forward in unison, asking Tang Ling to approve the dispatch of troops to Besa and launch the second national war.

Tang Ling pondered for a moment, raised his hand slightly, and was about to speak, Cai Xiao stepped out of the ranks and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the national war is very important, and it should be considered in the long run, and a decision should not be made hastily. ”

"Your Majesty!" Song Sheng immediately stepped out of the ranks, bowed his hand, and said: "Weichen also thinks that what Lord Shoufu said is timely! In just a few years, our country has experienced two wars against Ningnan and one against the battlefield of Besa, and the number of casualties and casualties of soldiers is countless, and the gold and silver consumed are unknown. ”

"Your Majesty!" Wu Peng also stood up, and said righteously: "In the last war against Besa, the casualties of our soldiers were not few, and now the establishment of each army is neatly replenished, but the soldiers and horses of each army and department are mostly new soldiers, and their combat strength is not as good as before.

The factional dispute between Cai Xiao, Song Sheng, Wu Peng and Shangguan Xiu is no secret in the court, and many neutral ministers watch the excitement on weekdays, do the grass on the wall, go with the flow, and are not very directly involved. But this time it was different, and the second national war against Besa involved their vital and practical interests, which made them unable to stay out of the matter anymore.

"Of course, our country is in trouble, but the country of Besa is even more difficult!"

"Yes, the predicament facing the country of Besa is much more difficult than that of my country, and my country will still have a great advantage in sending troops to the country of Besa!"

Wu Peng glanced at the ministers, snorted coldly, and said in a shocking voice: "If our country is at war with the country of Besa, and Ningnan suddenly attacks our country, what will happen to our country?"

His words made the ministers present dare not say any more. The Ningnan army once invaded the country of Feng on a large scale, until now, many ministers still have lingering palpitations, if it is really as Wu Peng said, then the situation in the country of wind is very bad.

Shangguan Xiu said lightly on the side: "We can form an alliance with Ningnan and jointly send troops to Besa." He spoke in a soft tone, sounding as if he didn't have much confidence in it.

How could Wu Peng not hear that he lacked confidence? He asked, "In the mind of His Royal Highness the Duke of the Kingdom, the people of Ningnan are credible?"

Shangguan Xiu muttered in his heart, he pretended to be annoyed and lowered his head, silent. Seeing this, Wu Peng's face was even more proud, and he said eloquently: "Ningnan has not died in the heart of the wind, if our country rashly sends troops to Besa, the people of Ningnan will definitely take advantage of this to make trouble, and then our country will suffer from the enemy on the back and fight on two fronts, I am afraid, I am afraid that it will repeat the mistakes of the first national war against Ningnan!"

His words made the faces of everyone in the court change greatly, including Tang Ling. Cai Xiao and Song Sheng glanced at each other, and the corners of their mouths were hooked in unison. This is the reason why the two of them wooed Wu Peng.

Shangguan Xiu's strength is military affairs, and in terms of military affairs, Cai Xiao and Song Sheng don't know anything, they basically can't speak, they really understand military affairs, and only Wu Peng has the ability and weight to contain Shangguan Xiu. Now Wu Peng's role is finally manifested.

Tang Ling sighed lightly, and said meaningfully to Shangguan Xiu: "Guogong, the general's words are all reasonable, this matter really can't be decided hastily, it needs to be carefully considered, and another opportunity is needed." ”

Shangguan Xiu seemed to want to plead, his head had already been raised, but his lips moved, and in the end he didn't say anything, raised his head and slowly lowered it, and said in a low voice: "Minister, I understand." ”

Seeing Shangguan Xiu's deflated appearance, Cai Xiao and Song Sheng secretly clapped their hands and applauded, in the court, they hadn't been so happy for a long time.

This time, Shangguan Xiu proposed a plan to send troops to Besa, but under the opposition of Wu Peng, Cai Xiao, and Song Sheng, it was not done. But that doesn't end there.

Soon, the news spread to the armies of the various armies, and the officers and men, while disappointed, were also discussing the matter. They don't care about the opposition of civilian officials, after all, civilian officials don't understand military affairs, but Wu Peng's opposition makes it really difficult for them to understand.

Now, even the most ordinary soldiers can see that the Wind Country is strong and Besa is weak, as long as the Wind Country sends troops to Besa, this battle will be won.

But it was such a battle that must be won, but under the strong opposition of the general Wu Peng, it ended without a problem.

The soldiers would not have thought that Wu Peng's opposition to sending troops to Besa stemmed from factional disputes in the court, and only thought that he was cowardly.

People know that Wu Peng once served as a prisoner of the Besa army, and he may also have a fear of the Besa people, so he is reluctant to launch a second national war.

It's just his cowardice, but it directly affects the interests of the officers and men in the army.

In the first national war against Besa, many of the soldiers who participated in the war made a fortune, were promoted to official positions, and were promoted to knighthood, and these two national wars were obviously much easier to fight than the first national war, but the great general was in the way, so how could the people's hearts be comfortable? Originally, people had more or less contempt for Wu Peng, and a person who had been a prisoner had the qualifications to continue to be the great general of the Feng Country? Now, the soldiers not only despise Wu Peng, but are more dissatisfied and resentful, and feel that he is no longer qualified for the post of general.

But no one dares to say this kind of thing easily, and the resentment is held in their hearts. It was at this juncture that the Shura Hall personnel scattered across the armies played a role.

They pierced the last layer of window paper, took the lead in clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with Wu Peng and their respect for Shangguan Xiu, and proposed that Wu Peng should immediately step down from the post of general, and the position of general should be taken over by Shangguan Xiu.

The words of the Shura Hall personnel spoke the hearts of most of the officers and men in the army. The battles that Shangguan Xiu fought were not fought in vain, no matter whether the final result was victory or defeat, after each war, he accumulated fame and prestige, and over time, Shangguan Xiu's prestige in the eyes of the soldiers in the army was so high that it had already surpassed Wu Peng, and no one in the entire Fengguo could match it.

Outstanding military achievements and brilliant achievements are the most direct reasons for the officers and men of the Feng Army to support Shangguan Xiu. Another major reason is from the Zhenjun Army.

Everyone is the same as the Central Army, but the Zhenjun Army, which can be directly led by Shangguan Xiu, has five times more military salaries than other legions, and as long as the Wind Country develops advanced weapons, they must be equipped in the Zhenjun Army first, and everyone has used it for several months, and other legions can be installed, and only some people can be equipped.

The special care and favorable conditions that the Zhenjun army received, how could it not make the soldiers of other legions blush?

As long as Shangguan Xiu becomes a general, there will be no distinction between the Central Army and the Zhenjun Army, and all the legions will be under the leadership of Shangguan Xiu and will be under his command alone.

Even if Wu Peng himself has no problems and has never been a prisoner, these two reasons alone are enough to make the officers and soldiers in the army respect Shangguan Xiu in their hearts.

Under the instigation of the Shura Hall personnel, the dissatisfaction with Wu Peng in the army became more and more intense, and the dissatisfaction of the officers and soldiers of the Central Army in Beijun could not be felt by the Shangjing Imperial Court, at best, they heard that there was such a thing, but the dissatisfaction of the army stationed in Shangjing with Wu Peng could be truly felt by the imperial court.

Needless to say, other legions, even the First Legion, which was directly led by the Imperial Family of the Wind Country, broke out in a large-scale boycott of Wu Peng.

It was just dawn that day, and groups of Praetorian Guards were patrolling the walls of the palace when they suddenly found it dark outside.

At first, people wondered if they were dazzled, rubbed their eyes vigorously, stretched their necks and looked outward, yes, there was indeed a black crowd outside the palace. As the sky grew brighter, so did the scene outside the palace.

In the square in front of the main entrance of the palace, all the soldiers of the Wind Army were sitting. Although the people wore helmets and armor, and wore robes and belts, they did not carry weapons, and sat quietly on the ground with their knees crossed, no one spoke, and no one moved, and tens of thousands of soldiers were like tens of thousands of wooden stakes, and the whole scene was terrifyingly silent and terrifying.

When the Praetorian Guards saw this, their faces all changed suddenly, what exactly did these soldiers do? They said that they had rebelled, and they did not bring weapons, but they came to the palace to meditate, and they were not forcing the palace? The leader of the Praetorian Guards did not dare to delay, and hurriedly ran down the palace wall to report to Tang Ling.

At this time, the ministers who came to participate in the early dynasty also arrived, and when they saw this scene in front of the palace, the ministers were also stunned, and they didn't understand what was going on.

Before the people could react, more soldiers gathered from all directions, again without speaking, silently sitting cross-legged one by one.

A minister couldn't help but be bold, pulled the nearest soldier to him, and asked, "You...... What are you doing......

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