Chapter 123: A Contest of Disparity in Power

The private transfer of soldiers out of the camp, according to the military regulations and national laws of the Final Jin Empire, is a battlefield rebellion.

If the battlefield rebels, the relevant personnel will be decided, and the main culprit will be exterminated.

Fortunately, it is not a fait accompli, and it is an attempt.

To be so confused, reckless, and bold is purely harmful to others and to oneself.

At this time, even Wu Peizhi, who was blocking the guards in front, couldn't help but glance back at his cousin, and said in his heart:

Big brother, you won't be so confused?!

"The second battalion general Tian Fuda smuggled ordnance, the stakes are very important, and the situation is urgent, so the last general wants to report to the main general after the first person has obtained the stolen goods!"

Wu Peifan had no choice but to argue with reason, but the reason seemed to be very far-fetched, and even Lei Yutao and they didn't agree.

"Nonsense!"

Cao Zhiping patted the case and questioned sharply:

"Where did the second battalion general Tian Fuda get from to smuggle ordnance? Is there any real evidence? Who gave you the information? ”

"The reason for the information, the last general will naturally report to the main general, if you don't believe it, can you go to the armory with the last general to find out?"

Wu Peifan is pressing step by step, as if he is winning steadily.

A self-righteous idiot!

Cao Zhiping's expression was indifferent, and he said in a slow and methodical voice:

"It doesn't hurt to tell you, the newly stored ordnance in the armory of the Shenwu Barracks was ordered by the Commander of the Left Admiral of the Hexi Road Camp, General Ye Yinting, for strategic defense purposes."

As he spoke, he took out a warrant and showed it to everyone, on which was the seal of the general of the camp and his signature.

Wu Peifan was also dumbfounded.

"This batch of ordnance is also a great effort of this general, through the uncle of the family, directly transferred from the Weiwei Temple to equip the army under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate."

"Your first battalion is the most well-equipped in the entire Metropolitan Protectorate garrison, each of them is equipped with a horse lance and a crossbow, as well as heavy armor, and two war horses per person, but the second battalion is not much worse, and what about the garrison equipment of the fortress below?"

"It's really a full man who doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, and now this is a suspicion of smuggling? Ridiculous, stupid! ”

Cao Zhiping's reprimand seemed to be a real hammer, Lei Yutao and others knew that they had misunderstood, and they were deceived by Wu Peifan, so they lowered their heads in shame.

Even Wu Peizhi put away the ring head knife and shrugged his shoulders in a daze.

"Wu Peifan didn't know the details, and he didn't know the chief general, and he sent troops out of the camp to get people without authorization? If it weren't for Ben who happened to catch up, wouldn't this be a mutiny? ”

Cao Zhiping pretended to be kind-hearted.

In fact, he wished that Wu Peifan would lead his troops to the second battalion to make trouble, and he would have a reason to kill him on the spot.

But he had just received a secret report that the Great Sima Guo Wei had led an army of 100,000 to Yanmen, preparing to enter the Yumen Pass west in the near future and directly attack the court of the Western Turkic Khan.

A five-rank military rank of the right deputy general of the Metropolitan Protectorate was beheaded for the crime of battlefield treason, this matter is serious, and it must be reported to the military department and even the military hall.

Da Sima Guo Wei pressed the border with heavy troops, and checked by the way, but the result was that he pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, so the gain outweighed the loss.

In addition, this matter will also affect Lei Yutao, Zhang Jianlin and others.

These two men were the brave generals he had just subdued.

Losing them, if you control the border army of the Anxi Protectorate?

Therefore, after careful consideration, Cao Zhiping decided to show up to stop them before they stepped out of the camp.

Now, Wu Peifan has no way out, he decided to break the kettle and sink the boat, and come to a bully to make a bow.

I saw him raise his head and sneer:

"Wu would like to ask the master general, if it is equipped with the military of the western frontier, why does the master of the ordnance of the Shenwu Barracks have no prior knowledge of the arrival of this batch of ordnance?"

"May I ask General Cao again, there are extremely strict procedures for the allocation of ordnance and materials by the military department, may I ask, which arsenals are these ordnance pulled from, is there a list? Wu is the right deputy general of the Metropolitan Protectorate who is in charge of ordnance and equipment, why don't you even know about us? ”

Wu Peifan is right about one thing. Isn't it suspicious that a large number of ordnance is coming in and out of the barracks, and even he, the adjutant general in charge of ordnance, still does not understand?

"Boldly rebelled against the thief, and dared to despise the commander so much on the military tent."

Cao Zhiping seemed to have already made a bamboo in his chest, he pretended to be angry, slapped the case suddenly, pointed at Wu Peifan and reprimanded angrily:

"This batch of ordnance and materials transferred is the beginning of the general appointment, specially approved by the imperial cabinet, in order to strengthen the security of the western frontier border defense and Yizhou mutual city, not the perennial ordnance plan of the Ministry of War, and there is no need for the armory of the capital to be registered regularly."

This reason sounds a bit esoteric.

These rough men and martial artists still don't know the approval process of the imperial court, and they can hear the clouds and mountains and fog, and they don't seem to understand.

But there is one thing that everyone seems to understand, that is, Cao Zhiping has a strong background.

When he arrived as the general of the Anxi Protectorate, he was treated in all respects, of course, not the same as Shi Wanzhong.

Wu Peifan listened to this, and did not argue from this, but raised a new major doubt.

"Lord General, don't be excited, it is said that there is a group of Western Turks, who have recently carried hundreds of thousands of taels of gold ingots, under the escort of a large number of armed plainclothes, into Yizhou City, and the last general does not understand, what is there in the Yizhou Mutual Market, it is worth them to bring so many gold ingots and come to trade?"

Hundreds of thousands of taels of gold ingots?

When Lei Yutao heard this, he was so shocked that his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time, his eyes were round and bulging, and he suddenly changed color on the spot.

There was so much gold, they had never seen it in their lives.

"The last general suspects that these Turks have other plans, intending to endanger the territory of our empire, since the lord general said that this batch of ordnance is to equip the western frontier army, then the subordinates will not ask more, but the last general wants to arrest this group of Turks and bring them back for strict interrogation, the lord general will not stop it."

Wu Peifan's words turned around, and he suddenly counterattacked, which caught Cao Zhiping a little off guard, and his face changed suddenly.

The fact that these Turks brought huge amounts of gold into the city was secretly entered in batches, without showing much fanfare.

How did Wu Peifan know?

This guy is definitely not engaged in intelligence and spies.

Just look at what he has done in the barracks in the past few days, he is very immature, lacks strategy, and his deeds are very shallow.

It seems that this guy should have secret foreign aid that no one knows.

Cao Zhiping became a little nervous.

These Turks were arranged in a post house under the jurisdiction of Yizhou Prefecture, and they traded with Zou Baichuan.

Let Wu Peifan and them go to get people, and the smuggling will be exposed.

"The original intention of the imperial court to open border trade and set up a mutual market in Yizhou was to promote the trade of goods between the two sides, and their personal safety was protected by the laws of this dynasty."

"It is said that the Turkic nobles have money and are willing to bring as much as they want to cross the border, that is their own business, legal and compliant, thinking that they will bring a lot of money and arrest people casually, what is the reason? There is no such law under heaven. ”

Cao Zhiping's eloquence and on-the-spot adaptability are not covered.

Wu Peifan was not stupid, he observed the change in Cao Zhiping's expression, and he was even more convinced that this group of Turks was related to the arms smuggling mentioned by Jiang Zuomeng.

He must firmly grasp the opponent's weakness in order to clearly explain the motive of transferring troops without authorization, and turn defeat into victory.

Then you have to overlord to bow hard.

With more than 3,000 elites in the first battalion in hand, the combat effectiveness of the second battalion and Cao Zhiping's guard tun is really not enough for him to see.

Wu Peifan sneered, "Whether they are legal and compliant, this vice general will know in the first trial." ”

Then, he turned his head to face Lei Yutao, Zhang Jianlin and others, and said in a deep voice:

"Lei Yutao and Zhang Jianlin listened to the order, and this deputy general ordered you to lead the first battalion to all the gates of Yizhou, surround the post house where the Turks live, and enter to get people."

"The Turks can't let go of any of them, they are all taken down, they are legitimate businessmen, they will be released unconditionally afterwards, and they will be compensated for their losses, and if there are suspicious elements, they will be detained and interrogated!"

This dictated command, clear and unambiguous.

But Lei Yutao and Zhang Jianlin did not obey orders with their heads held high, but stood motionless.

The two of them looked at Cao Zhiping together.

Hmph, you Wu Peifan is still naïve and naïve.

Seeing this, Cao Zhiping sneered in his heart.

He deliberately kept quiet, and also wanted to test the position of these two battalion generals at the critical moment after the surrender.

At this time, Lei Yutao was very sober-minded.

As a battalion commander, you must first abide by the law.

It is the duty of a soldier to obey the orders of his superiors, but he must obey valid orders that are legal and compliant.

Leaving the barracks with troops fully armed, regardless of the military situation, according to the imperial military regulations, it must be approved in writing by the commander-in-chief before it can be executed.

If the situation is urgent, at least the Lord will dictate it in person, and then make up the written procedures for filing.

And now, the right lieutenant general overstepped the order in front of the main general, is it to take everyone to the gutter and tie them to a dangerous boat recklessly?

This kind of stupid thing, even if you are stupid by a donkey kick in the head, will not do it.

Let's not talk about the issue of principle, even if he stands in line based on his feelings, Lei Yutao will choose Cao Zhiping's side.

Sadly, Wu Peifan didn't realize this, and he smiled and said:

"Lord General, Wu can only offend you first, Lei Yutao, even if you take your brothers out of the camp, if there are any consequences, Wu will naturally bear it!"

Jokes, it's really self-explanatory, can you afford the consequences?

Cao Zhiping grinned and pulled out a cold arc, his eyelids did not lift, and he tapped his fingers on the table in front of him with his expression. At the scene, except for Wu Peizhi who hesitantly walked half a step, Lei Yutao and the other six people held their heads high indifferently and did not move at all.

Wu Peifan was shocked when he saw this.

He shouted:

"Lei Yutao and Zhang Jianlin, didn't you understand the military order of this deputy general?"

Lei Yutao glanced at Wu Peifan, grinned indifferently:

"I'm sorry right lieutenant general, you have an invalid military order, and you can't obey your orders!"

Seeing Lei Yutao's position at the critical moment, Cao Zhiping was very satisfied.

I saw him say gloomily:

"The Lei battalion will do the right thing, the military regulations of the imperial court are clear, and all border troops who transfer troops out of the barracks must be signed by the commander before they can be executed. But Ben was here tonight, and he didn't speak, who would dare to move a single soldier? ”

Wu Peifan heard Cao Zhiping's words, and then looked at Lei Yutao's words and deeds, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Like a basin of cold water poured on his head, his heart was cold, and his face was as pale as a corpse.