The arrogant army will be defeated!

Chong Jianzhong didn't understand why he suddenly thought of this word.

But Li Kui's actions were so reckless that he couldn't help but think in the direction of failure.

But there is a fatal problem in front of Chong Jianzhong, Li Kui is the one who has proved his strength on the battlefield. And he? Except for the identity of a disciple of the general, there is nothing.

If he said something out of place, even if An Tao trusted him, he would alienate the relationship between them. After all, Li Kui is An Tao's most important and relied on trump card, and Chong Jianzhong will always be just An Tao's casual subordinate.

In particular, he is also an official recommended by Li Kui to An Tao, the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, the official said that promotion requires the recommendation of his boss, and Li Kui is one of the recommenders in the construction of the building, and he is also a noble person in the officialdom of the construction of the building. He couldn't even say anything unfavorable about Li Kui behind his back.

Otherwise, he would be a villain, and his reputation would be stinky.

On the contrary, An Tao has no expectations for Chong Jianzhong, which is why Chong Jianzhong has made a little achievement, which makes An Tao feel like picking up a baby.

"Uncle Yu, you are not feeling well, your face is so bad?" Xu saw the unnaturalness on Chong Jianzhong's face, and An Tao was in a rare mood to understand his subordinates. After all, Li Kui's first miraculous achievement gave An Tao's bleak military career a good start. Even if Qin Fenglu has no military merits after that, he can puff up his chest, return to the capital, and on the territory of the Privy Council, he will have no face to refute Zhang Dun, and his momentum will be pressed against the opponent.

Chong Jianzhong hurriedly bowed down and said: "Xiaguan originally thought that the heroes of the world were nothing more than that, but he didn't know that there were people outside the world, and there was a sky outside the sky, and Jianzhong was lonely and weak. Please also ask the Bachelor to forgive the sin. ”

An Tao laughed out loud, he really didn't have a bottom before, fighting was still his weakness, and Cai Jing's talent was not weak. was able to see the opportunity to take Lanzhou from the hands of Western Xia. Although, in the end, Lanzhou was lost because of the troops sent by Qingtang Tubo. But Cai Jing's opportunity to start was very good, which shows that although this guy has a very poor character, he still has a good vision. An Tao is not confident that he is stronger than Cai Jing in this regard.

But now that An Tao is settled, what if Cai Jing has a good vision?

He has Li Kui, and that's enough.

"Uncle Yu, you don't have to be presumptuous. Li Kui, this kid, is not subject to control, and his uncle and ancestor can't control him. But talent is unique in Shaosheng's subject. can be literate and martial, but his personality is arrogant and looks down on people, and he is lazy and doesn't urge him to do anything. I don't know what kind of stimulation this kid was under, but he was quite refreshing. You are a steady talent, you don't have to compare with him. ”

The words of comfort sounded bitter at the corners of his mouth, although An Tao comforted Chong Jianzhong, he had one meaning inside and out: "Uncle Yu, you are not as good as Li Kui." ”

Who made Li Kui too strong?

Chong Jianzhong was stunned, and was taught: "What the bachelor said is extremely true. ”

However, Chong Jianzhong was still worried that Li Kui's victory would come too easily, and he was worried that the original good situation would be a little bit worse, in case something went wrong and he would live up to the expectations of his benefactor An Tao. After thinking about it, I still felt worried, and suggested: "Bachelor, the lower officials are afraid that Lord Li will not have enough troops, Lanzhou is far away from Anxi Prefecture, and there are few reinforcements, is it ......?"

When it comes to this, how can An Tao not know. This is a kind of kindness in Jianzhong, thinking that if there are reinforcements to reinforce, to ensure that nothing goes wrong. He bowed his head and said: "What Uncle Yu said is good, the old man will hand over this important task to you, what do you think?" ”

"Jianzhong will go all out to not disappoint the bachelor." Chong Jianzhong was worried that Li Kui would go deep alone, thinking that if he went by himself, he would still be able to take care of it.

An Tao stroked his palm and said with relief: "With Uncle Yu's words, the old man is relieved." Let the Deshun army ......"

"Five thousand soldiers and horses are enough." Chong Jianzhong did not dare to pull all the troops out, and Qinzhou also needed defense. After the war, morale was also a problem, and more soldiers and horses were needed in the rear.

An Tao seemed to be a little embarrassed, but he had to speak: "It's just Uncle Yu, you should know the character of this kid Li Kui, and he doesn't obey the rules." And if you go? ”

In other words, how could Chong Jianzhong not guess? immediately said: "It will be headed by Master Li." ”

"Okay, you prepare, and the old man will practice it for you in three days." An Tao said with satisfaction.

Chong Jianzhong was able to get on the line with An Tao, or Li Kui's recommendation, for him, Li Kui was fine, and once something happened, he had to be the first to rescue. Rather than this, it is better to set off in advance: "Bachelor, the soldier is fast." The stupid people in the construction don't dare to be arrogant, and they also invite the bachelor Haihan. ”

"In that case, forget it, you can decide for yourself! Before leaving, you can take any supply equipment you want, as long as Qin Fenglu has it, you can take it with you. ”

An Tao immediately made a decision, showing great confidence in the construction of the plant.

Chong Jianzhong was grateful and said: "The lower officials will live up to the expectations of the bachelor." ”

An Tao is not the kind of high-ranking official who is reluctant to delegate power, he came to the northwest more to resist Zhang Dan's hand reaching into the Privy Council, and he had to do it as a last resort. He hoped to win over a military senior member in the northwest who belonged to his and Li Qingchen's camp. Originally, the best candidate for this person was Li Kui, but unfortunately, Li Kui was uncontrollable, and the emperor would not allow it.

Otherwise, when Li Kui recovers Lanzhou City, he can go to the court and swagger back to the capital and continue to block Zhang Dan.

But Li Kui suddenly took Lanzhou, or when he was slightly inferior to his opponent in terms of troops, he took Lanzhou. This gave An Tao more ideas. The credit is not small, but can it be bigger? People can be greedy and inflated. An Tao had more ideas in the face of such an easily obtained military feat. In order to meddle in the Privy Council, Zhang used a lot of means. If under the mediation of the Privy Council, the Great Song Dynasty can easily take the land of Hehuang and clear the predicament in the northwest, does Zhang Dian still have the face to point fingers at the Privy Council?

When the time comes, Zhang Dian should not be able to raise his head in front of him.

Thinking of Li Kui, An Tao always felt that this guy was a lucky star! It's right to use him yourself.

A day later, the well-prepared Chong Jianzhong left Qinzhou with 5,000 infantry and marched all the way in the direction of Anxi Prefecture.

The army marched in a hurry, and when it arrived in Anxi Prefecture, it happened to meet Nian Xi, who was escorting grain and grass. The two armies converged into one place, and only then did Chong Jianzhong hear about Li Kui's defeat of Lanzhou.

"Hiss"

Even if he was born in Jiangmen, he was secretly frightened by Li Kui's audacity. At the same time, he was also shocked to find that Li Kui did not use all the Fei Lian troops to attack Lanzhou. Rather, the cavalry went first, followed by four thousand infantry. Before the infantry arrived in Lanzhou, the city of Lanzhou had already been captured.

This kind of speed, such power, he had never heard of.

Even if Zhang Qi repeatedly defeated the Western Xia soldiers in the northwest, several major battles were not as amazing and crazy as Li Kuilai.

3,000 cavalry annihilated 15,000 cavalry. Such a battle, let alone winning, he didn't dare to fight.

Qingtang Tubo can't do it anymore, and it can't be compared to sheep, right?

Nian Xi looked at Chong Jianzhong, looked up and down, and asked some information along the way. He estimated that the Deshun army had not had decent military merits in Qinzhou, and he was a civilian official leading the troops in Jianzhong, so he needed to have immediate credit.

What is it?

Potential customers!

Military merit is needed in the construction of the plant, and the Fei Lian Army has it! The 2,000 heads haven't been sold yet? I don't know what the situation is, the Dejon army and other forbidden troops are very poor, and they don't buy much. More than half of them are looking at the market and are hard to find. I didn't expect Chong Jianzhong to be sent to the door so stupidly, Nian Xi felt that he would definitely regret it if he didn't fight for this good opportunity.

When Fei Lianjun sells military merits, he has a commission.

Ten points, that is, one layer.

The rules set by Li Kui are also a benefit for the officers. There is no empty salary, and the greedy ink is even more stuck by the strange system, almost nothing.

The generals' expenses are so great that they don't even have the right to eat chaff. The commission from the sale of military merits is also a lot of money, and when he camped at night, Nian Xi secretly came to the edge of Chong Jianzhong, retreated around, and asked in a low voice to Chong Jianzhong: "Master Chong, is there anything unspeakable?" ”

A melancholy old face in the construction gives people a kind of sadness as the days go by. Of course, he also suffers, but it's not easy to say. Seeing Nian Xi asking, he had no choice but to shake his head and sigh: "Chong wants to make meritorious contributions to the emperor, but he has no way. ”

"Adult, don't blame the lower officials for being too talkative, you are always a civil official, unlike rough men like us who fight with their lives, and a great future is just around the corner. Now that the opportunity has come, it depends on whether the adults are willing to grasp it. "Nian Xi is like a man who sells many pills.

Chong Jianzhong is worried that Li Kui will go deep alone, which is true.

At the same time, the earnest intention of building a neutral gong is also true, and he is now completely refuted with An Tao.

The big guy asked him to take refuge, he didn't show some convincing credit, why would An Tao be his backer? Listening to the meaning of Nian Xi's words, it seems that there is a way to make meritorious contributions, and Chong Jianzhong listened to it and fell in, although his expression was still steady, but his tone was quite eager: "General Nian has a way, please give me advice or two, I am grateful!" ”

"Well said, well said."

Nian Xi rubbed his hands, but his heart blossomed, and there was a kind of joy that a big business hit the door: "Adult, you must have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and there is a way that the time and place are favorable, so that you can make immortal achievements, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to go to the sky." But sometimes, meritorious service is very simple, and at the expense of a little, it can be at your fingertips, you say? ”

"General Nian's words don't quite understand."

Born in a family in Jianzhong, he is not short of money, and he rarely participates in the officialdom.

Nian Xi eagerly tapped Chong Jianzhong with his elbow, and said bewildermently: "My lord, why are you so persistent? I have a thousand heads in the Feilian military arsenal, and I don't need to pay for it, as long as you explain it to Lieutenant General Deshun Army, everyone understands. However, the price can't be too low, it's too low for my family to pay anywhere. ”

"You...... This is favoritism. "Chong Jianzhong was anxious when he heard this, how could he be such a pure and virtuous person, how could he buy military merits in exchange for an official position in the imperial court?

As for the money, it is indeed as Nian Xi said, there is no need for him to pay. The generals and captains under the Deshun army will be able to make up this money. The current situation of the Deshun army is very bad, almost everyone in the generals and lieutenants is guilty of meritorious service, if they can immediately start the first level of military merit, they can immediately wash away the guilt on their bodies. They won't give up this opportunity to send it to their door.

But Chong Jianzhong was like opening his mouth to eat a fly, and he still ate it on the edge of the pit, which made his face change suddenly, his heart rolled, and he jumped up in anger, pointing at Nian Xi and scolding angrily: "Thief, you dare to deceive the Holy Grace." ”

Nian Xi opened his mouth, and saw that the oil and salt in the construction did not enter, it was not like he was disgusted with the high price and had to bargain. On the contrary, it is like the annoyance and shame of being broken by the wrong ugly thing. He wasn't easy to mess with, he stood up and patted his ass and snorted coldly: "Kindness is regarded as liver and lungs, you are so self-conscious, right?" ”

"No wonder Qin Fenglu's officials said strange things about you behind your back, it still makes sense!"

"You dare to go to your general and confront someone in person?"

Chong Jianzhong's move must have broken the rules of officialdom and revealed the rules hidden under the water, and most officials wanted to turn their faces. Unexpectedly, Nian Xi was not afraid at all, and said fearlessly in the face of the anger of Chong Jianzhong: "Go to my general in person, I will say the same thing." Besides, if you are given a chance, you can afford you, you don't buy it, and some people come. ”

"You silverfish, this official wants to talk to Li Zhizhou face to face." Chong Jianzhong was half killed by Nian Xi angrily, but Nian Xi was not under his control, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to wear small shoes for Nian Xi. But to break the matter to Li Kui, according to his thoughts, Nian Xi will definitely be unlucky.

But where can you think of it in Jianzhong, selling the head of military merit is still a deal set by Li Kui.

Nian Xi was afraid of Li Kui, but in this matter, he was fearless. Besides, selling the first rank of military merit is still a rule set by Li Kui, what is he afraid of?

Following.

When Nian Xi woke up, there was no shadow of the Deshun Army long ago. He then pondered, "You can't get up in the middle of the night and run, right?" What a person! If the business is not in benevolence and righteousness, just rely on your Deshun army to go to Lanzhou City, and you are not allowed to eat the small rice of my Feilian army? ”

In Nian Xi's opinion, Chong Jianzhong is definitely a fool who is shameless.

I didn't grasp the good opportunity, and I thought that I could get military merit by following the Fei Lian Army.

Wish for the moon!

What's more, Nian Xi is not afraid of going to the lawsuit in Jianzhong at all, and the only ones who speak in Lanzhou City are his general Gao Yu, as well as the prison army Tong Guan. Gao Yu didn't pay much attention to selling military merits, mainly because he was not a disciple of the generals, and he couldn't talk to Qin Fenglu's generals, so he came to the door rashly, which made people suspicious. But Tong Guan, Tong Gonggong is very concerned about selling military merits.

At that time, even if Chong Jianzhong arrived in Lanzhou City in advance, he would still have to face Tong Guan's promotion.

Three days later, the rapid construction of the road finally saw Lanzhou City at the end of the horizon in the distance.

With his personal guards in a dignified manner, he ran around the places outside the city that were suitable for battlefields, and really let him see some clues. The blood on the ground had long since dried up, but some scattered weapons, especially damaged arrows, could still show that the land had experienced a field battle not long ago.

Chong Jianzhong said suspiciously: "Is it really beaten down?" ”

In the city, Gao Yu and Tong Guan were bored, and the soldiers who repaired the city wall left. The Fei Lian army also needs to be ready to be ready to move at any time and prepare to reinforce Li Kui's cavalry. As a result, the city repair work, which had been noisy for only a few days, was delayed.

Of course, Gao Yu and Tong Guan were not idle. They played in the official residence in the city.

The map of the huge river land was placed on the floor of the house, and then the two of them picked up various small soldiers made of wood and played deduction. Gao Yu has a poor foundation, a hammer in the east and a stick in the west have learned a bright appearance, Tong Guan is strong in theory, but he has no practical experience, and he seems to be solid but useless. The two are chess opponents, and they will meet good talents, and they will be killed until the sky is dark.

Except for a few generals who restrained the training of the soldiers, the two of them had been hiding in the house.

The weird thing is that sometimes there will be a smug laugh, which makes the little colonel Zheng Tu, who is standing at the door and watching, feel frightened. I am afraid that the two big men in the army in the courtyard will do ugly things that everyone and God are angry about.

"Newspaper, general, supervising army, thousands of foot soldiers from outside the city, under the banner of the Deshun army."

Gao Yu put down the wooden villain in his hand, and said suspiciously: "Deshun Army? What are they here for? We don't need reinforcements, haven't we been to the official document for Mr. An? ”

Tong Guan said angrily with a cold face: "I'm here to grab credit, our family has long said that there are many villains in the world who are icing on the cake." They want to come, and they don't look at what their identity is, so that they don't let him bleed until his face is green, and our family doesn't have the face to stay in the Fei Lian Army! ”

After speaking, he left the official residence in a murderous manner.