Chapter Seventy-Five: Sharpening the Knife
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The so-called spear battalion is the three thousand elites selected by Chu Nan from the forbidden army and the Yongzhou Golden Armor Army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
When he was in Yongzhou, Chu Nan put aside everything and trained hard for a long time, ready to do something that would shock the world if he succeeded.
The three thousand elite cavalry just went to Loulan for a tour, and since then they have not experienced any more battles, not to mention any prestige, not even an official number, they have always been under the name of Chu Yan, and it is very convenient for Chu Nan to call.
It's just that Chu Nan is not there, and the battle situation is very stalemate, if someone wants to put the spear battalion into the battlefield, it is really famous, even Yang Shouye can't watch the three thousand elite cavalry stay there and eat empty salary.
Prince Cheng's plan is also simple, such an elite cavalry is naturally in the hands of the royal family, and it is really suitable to hand it over to Li Zhen.
Since the spear battalion was not famous before, the exploits made by the time would naturally go to Li Zhen's name.
The royal harvest is not only an elite, but also a rising star!
.................................... "What a fool!"
Although Chu Nan's voice was not loud, the people in the big tent heard it clearly.
For a moment, the silence inside the tent was terrible.
Although Li Zhen was a little uneasy about taking over the spear battalion from Chu Nan, he didn't feel guilty, and it was impossible for him to refuse, and he had always fought hard in the front, and his achievements were earned by blood and sweat.
In any case, the spear battalion shines in its own hands, and it is absolutely clear of conscience, and it is natural to get merit and prestige.
Li Zhen was expecting Chu Nan to be impressed by him, but he didn't expect to wait for such a contemptuous evaluation, his face turned red for a while, and his hands and feet trembled with anger.
Prince Cheng's face was not good-looking, and he looked at Chu Nan coldly: "Presumptuous!"
........................ Chu Nan planned to use those 3,000 people to fight Temujin, but he never waited for a good opportunity to do it.
Now that the Grand Master of Fuso has appeared alone in the Great Snow Mountain, and has completely turned his face with the temple, Temujin will definitely be overjoyed when he gets the news.
After all, there are only a few great masters in the world, and getting rid of the great masters of Fusang Mountain is great news for the temple, for Temujin, and for the grassland, and it will have a far-reaching impact on the current war situation.
Although this opportunity is really reluctant at the moment, but with some planning, it may not be impossible to intercept Temujin halfway.
It was a good time to guess in advance that Temujin's movements would be the right time; to go west to the Great Snow Mountain, it would inevitably have to pass through Pingyang Mountain, which was considered geographically advantageous; Pingyang Mountain was not close to the battlefield, and without a large number of enemies, it was considered a man, and this opportunity was not good, but it was precious.
Now, the elite cavalry that was trained by Chu Nan with high hopes and painstaking efforts was actually handed over to Li Zhen to reap the merits of war, and the long-term painstaking plan fell short when it was about to be launched, which is really annoying!
........................ Prince Cheng walked over and patted Li Zhen on the shoulder, comforted his nephew, who was a little sensitive, and pointed at Chu Nan and scolded angrily: "You are really carried away by your previous merits, and you actually slandered your colleagues so much in the big tent!
Yang Shouye was silent, and of course the others were silent.
In a war of this level, who speaks rashly is not knowing whether they are alive or dead.
Chu Nan leaned back in the chair, covered his eyes with his hands and rubbed his face, then stood up and pointed at Li Zhen, and then at Prince Cheng: "You...... And you...... It's all stupid!"
A neat inhalation sounded from inside the tent.
Chu Nan's identity and fame are always higher than that of the fledgling Li Zhen, and scolding fools in public can still be tolerated, but now pointing at the noses of Prince Cheng and the prince in the big tent and scolding fools is a naked provocation.
Prince Cheng glanced at Yang Shouye and said angrily: "It's really lawless! Do you really think that no one can cure you?!"
Now that he has turned his face, Chu Nan no longer has any mercy, looked at Prince Cheng and sneered: "I don't care about you for those little tricks you played behind your back before, otherwise, do you think that the Western Regions Alliance Army can be so obedient after I leave? It's just that you are too stupid in this matter, even if you want to make meritorious achievements and gain fame, the forbidden army, the golden armor army, and even your pro-army, which one can't work? Why do you want to move those 3,000 people?!"
"Presumptuous!" Except for Emperor Liang, Prince Cheng had never been scolded in public like this, and his face was gloomy...... Do you want to provoke the imperial power and intend to stand on your own feet in the army?!"
Chu Nan would not be frightened by such a simple situation, looked at Prince Cheng and shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, it is still a struggle for power and profit...... It's just that I didn't expect that the dignified prince would be so short-sighted......"
Prince Cheng looked at Chu Nan with disdain, and sneered: "Just because you are a yellow-mouthed child, you are also worthy of evaluating this king?
Chu Nan couldn't help but laugh.
Since Prince Cheng dared to speak so wildly, he must have gotten the news from the capital, most likely because Emperor Liang handed over the bottom and took out some hole cards, so that Prince Cheng was so strong and confident.
Chu Nan glanced at Yang Shouye, who was silent as if he was an outsider, and said with a chuckle: "It is probably what Your Majesty explained in the secret decree to the prince that made you emboldened............ And because the prince really didn't like me, he deliberately took away the 3,000 people, so that he could raise his eyebrows, right?"
"Someone...... Where is the military discipline officer?!" Prince Cheng was noncommittal, and said coldly: "There is no need to say anything, this king will be dealt with by military law today, and you will be even more arrogant in the future!"
Chu Nan didn't put those cold-faced military discipline officers in his eyes at all, squinted his eyes at Prince Cheng, and said slowly: "In Your Majesty's secret decree, in addition to giving the truth and giving power, didn't you tell His Royal Highness the Prince that before the matter of Daxue Mountain is over, you must try to cooperate as much as possible, and don't trouble me?"
When the military discipline officer heard the word secret decree, he was startled, and he stood there and did not dare to make any more movements.
Prince Cheng opened his mouth, his face was a little pale and weak, and he shouted inwardly: "Say! How do you know that there is a secret decree? How do you know the content of the secret decree?!"
Chu Nancai ignored Prince Cheng's bluff, shook his head and sighed and sat down, muttering, "What a stupid......"
The voice was not loud or small, but Prince Cheng, who had seen through the hole cards, was stunned and pretended not to hear it and did not have another seizure.
At this time, Yang Shouye stood up to clean up the mess, first waved his hand and drove back the hasty military discipline officer, and then ordered the others to continue their work, before he said expressionlessly: "What kind of trouble?! Can't you solve it in private? It's so presumptuous to make trouble to the point where it can't end now!
The words were said to Chu Nan.
It's just that Prince Cheng heard the meaning of the sarcastic warning, his face changed red and white, and he lowered his head through gritted teeth and didn't dare to speak.
Li Zhen saw that the powerful Uncle Wang was suppressed by Chu Nan's words and didn't dare to make any more moves, and the frustration in his heart was extremely strong, and he was a little more jealous of Chu Nan.
Chu Nan glanced at Li Zhen and asked, "Those three thousand people...... How many are left?"
Li Zhen was stunned, of course he knew that Chu Nan wanted to take back the military power, and he was very unwilling in his heart, but looking at Prince Cheng, who bowed his head and was silent, and Yang Shouye, who was expressionless, gritted his teeth and said, "There are only two thousand left!"
Chu Nan rolled his eyes, his lips moved, and he didn't say anything.
Li Zhen can see clearly, looking at the lip shape, he is a "fool...... Idiot" or something, creaking with clenched fists.
Prince Cheng got the secret decree from the palace and knew some of Emperor Liang's plans, and his confidence and courage increased greatly, so he continued to snatch the power in Yang Shouye's hands and suppressed Chu Nan just by doing it easily.
It's just that he never thought that Chu Nan not only knew the content of the secret decree, but also broke the bottom line that Emperor Liang set for himself not to hinder Chu Nan's actions.
At this time, after Prince Cheng was seen through the hole cards, it was like a balloon being punctured, and he was no longer as strong as before, but when he heard Chu Nan mention the three thousand people again, he couldn't help frowning and asked: "What happened to those three thousand people?
This can be regarded as a soft complaint, but it only received a contemptuous sneer from Chu Nan.
No matter how good Prince Cheng's temper was, he couldn't stand it, so he waved his sleeves and turned around and took people away.
Li Zhen didn't need Yang Shouye's orders, and said slowly: "The military power of the spear battalion should be handed over to General Chu...... The last general should follow the ironclad army......"
Yang Shouye nodded silently.
Of course, Li Zhen didn't want to stay any longer, so he absentmindedly said that he would retire and turn around to chase Prince Cheng.
........................ In the big tent, everyone else was busy from afar, leaving only Yang Shouye and Chu Nan.
Yang Shouye let out a long sigh and said gently: "It's hard work......"
Chu Nan smiled bitterly and shook his head, but did not speak.
After all, Yang Shouye is the chief general of the northwest, even if Prince Cheng has a secret decree in his hand, it is impossible to really ride on Yang Shouye's head.
Just now, Yang Shouye behaved like an outdated puppet, quiet and silent, obviously wanting to use Chu Nan as a gunman, and waited for Prince Cheng to be defeated before coming out to clean up the mess, just to declare his authority, which is really a good plan.
Yang Shouye chuckled lightly and said slowly: "I have been sending people to deal with it in secret, and the damage to those three thousand people is not bad...... If you want to do great things, you have experienced many bloody battles and victories on the battlefield, and you can only do it with that sharp spirit...... Otherwise...... Easier said than done......"
Chu Nan was not surprised that Yang Shouye knew his plan to rely on the elite cavalry to kill the great master, but he didn't expect that his old man would borrow Li Zhen's hand without moving, and sharpen the crazy knife to return it to himself, and he could only say that his old man was thoughtful, and the city was deep, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you......"
Yang Shouye waved his hand and asked softly, "How is the calculation?"
Chu Nan's face was full of solemnity, and he thought for a while before saying, "It's too hasty...... I'm afraid the odds of winning are only 30% ......"
Yang Shouye sighed, lowered his head and thought thoughtfully.
Chu Nan suddenly felt that something was wrong, turned around and looked at the big tent, frowned and asked, "What about Chu Mad?" Why didn't you see Chu Mad?!"
(To be continued)