Zhao Hui never expected that Wang Xingming would shout at him from afar, and what he said made him a little embarrassed.

He sneered sideways and explained to Xiao Tingsheng:

"Your Excellency, please don't be surprised, Commander Wang is this virtue, and his greatest pleasure in his daily life is to ask Lord Assassin Shi for military expenses."

What is this called!

"Hmm... I'm afraid that nine times out of ten it will fail! Xiao Tingsheng teased slowly.

Zhao Hui's face turned red again, and he snorted, "That... That's not necessarily the case..."

But before the words could be said clearly, he turned to Wang Xingming, who was running over, and stepped forward to block it.

"Commander Wang, Lord Thorn Shi's military expenses are still being raised, this time I have brought you a few distinguished guests, presumably they have new ideas for the heavy cavalry of the Youzhou Army, you can put forward your own constructive suggestions to them!"

Hearing this, Wang Xingming's originally high emotions fell at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The big stride turned into a small step in an instant, and a dark face with a smile immediately hung up into a long bitter gourd.

Get rid of the bitter and hateful appearance.

"Commander Wang, don't put on such a face in front of your guests, okay?"

"Do you know who the end of the day will bring you?"

Zhao Hui tried his best to pretend to be very relaxed, and approached and pleaded in a low voice.

"Distinguished guests? Could it be that he is the God of Wealth who came down from the imperial court? Wang Yiming scoffed and disagreed.

Even if it is the God of Wealth from the imperial court, there is not much to allocate military funds to him.

It is impossible to completely change the embarrassment of long-term backward equipment and lack of maintenance.

Still, a little is better than nothing.

"Ouch, I was really guessed by the commander, this is the prince's envoy, who was ordered to come to inspect Youzhou, and he is really a god of wealth!"

Zhao Hui hurriedly added flatteringly.

While speaking, Wang Xingming was already slowly approaching Xiao Tingsheng and them.

Xiao Tingsheng was surprised to find that the fourth-rank heavy cavalry commander was actually pedaling a pair of worn-out military boots under his feet.

The civilian clothes on his body are also in tatters.

The two sleeves were rolled up high, and the face of a Chinese character was dark and rough, full of traces of wind and sand.

Xiao Tingsheng had known the resume of this great commander in advance, and knew that he was not yet thirty-five years old.

But looking at the deep wrinkles on his face, the rough face, I don't know and think that he is close to the sixtieth year.

Wang Xingming is a native of Jizhou, studied in a private school, joined the army at the age of fifteen and guarded the border in Youzhou, and has never changed places.

He was born in the hometown of martial arts, practiced martial arts since he was a child, and worked hard to achieve excellent riding and archery skills.

He fought bravely, made many achievements, and was often promoted on the battlefield.

In his 20-year military career, he was promoted from a small soldier to a fourth-rank military general, entirely by virtue of his military merits.

Zhao Shixun is a shrewd and well-versed warrior in the way of governing the army, and of course he values a military general like Wang Xingming very much.

But Wang Xingming is a standard martial artist who is not good at slapping horses, and he is also very disgusted with people who slap horses.

Years of proud exploits have also made him proud.

A few years ago, in order to consolidate his rule in Youzhou, Zhao Shijun could tolerate unruly generals.

Over the years, with the stability of the territory and the wide number of generals, he has gradually become more and more proud, and the upper echelons have become bigger and bigger.

He excluded disrespectful and disobedient generals from his confidant circle.

And Wang Xingming is the target of his exclusion.

The position has not changed over the years, but the power has gradually been hollowed out.

did not push it to the end, that is because Wang Xingming has a high prestige in the vast Youzhou army, as well as his bravery.

Once the war starts, Wang Xingming needs to charge into battle.

"Commander Wang has always been unkempt, and he has been used to this for a long time, don't be surprised by Lord Xiao!"

Zhao Hui was very embarrassed when he saw this.

Military appearance and discipline This is the primary condition for governing the army, and it is clearly stated in the military regulations of the final Jin Dynasty.

Such an unobstructed exposure to the envoy was not conducive to the prestige and prestige of Lord Assassin.

While embarrassingly explaining to Xiao Tingsheng, he turned his head and blamed Wang Xingming.

"Commander Wang, what do you look like? The dignified four-grade Eagle Yang general, who actually looks like a flower child, will make the envoy laugh. ”

Wang Xingming scoffed disapprerovingly.

"General Zhao has been on an errand in the Yamen for a long time, eating and drinking spicy food, and there is no need to worry about military salaries and uniforms, so naturally I don't know that this is on our basis, especially our first battalion of heavy cavalry, most of the military salary is in arrears for half a year, and the summer clothes have not been issued new for two years."

"Our sergeants are in civilian uniforms, and the military boots under their feet have long been worn out by training, and after sewing, they can withstand field training, so they have to patch them after sewing and make do with them."

"Besides, you brought an envoy over without saying hello in advance, can you blame the general?"

"Ben Jiang has never seen a big official from the imperial court in Panlong Town for all these years, so can he deign to come to such a riotous and smelly place?"

As he spoke, there was more doubt and expectation in his eyes.

"This prince's envoy is the left commander of the Ministry of War, Lord Xiao Ting,

It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very interested in the military affairs of Youzhou, as if he is preparing to mobilize troops outside the Guan. Zhao Hui whispered.

"What? Preparing to use troops outside the border? ”

Wang Xingming was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

The army must constantly roll in the bloody storm in order to maintain its strong combat strength.

After several years of not fighting, people become lazy and lose their fighting spirit.

This is like a tiger being fed for a long time, the tiger's power is gone, the tiger's teeth are no longer sharp, and it has become a lazy cat.

And many sergeants went to the arduous frontier to serve in the army in order to have the opportunity to obtain military merits and be honored and promoted.

Promotion is equal to making a fortune, and the key is to be able to glorify the ancestors.

But now the majority of soldiers are mostly eating and waiting for death.

Glancing at Xiao Tingsheng and these people in front of him, Wang Xingming asked Zhao Hui in disbelief:

"General Zhao, what you just said was... As an envoy of the crown prince of the imperial prison? ”

Although he is far away in the northern Xinjiang, he is a Sipin general and knows some things in the court.

The emperor is paralyzed in bed, and at present, the imperial court is the crown prince who is supervising the country and covering the sky with one hand, and everything is he calling the shots.

If he wanted to use troops outside the gates, he would definitely not be wrong.

Zhao Hui shouted angrily at this time:

"I said Commander Wang, your eyes are not very good, are your ears not good?"

"This is the famous Lord Xiao, Admiral Zuo of the Military Affairs Department of the Ministry of War, this time the prince arrived in Yuyang, and specially sent Xiao to see you here."

What?

The prince still knows me, won't he!

It's Zhao Hui, this kid who brags.

Wang Xingming is not stupid.

How could the crown prince know that he was a fourth-grade military attaché, and it was possible for this special envoy, Lord Xiao, to understand.

The headquarters of the Military Affairs Department is in Yuyang County, which is very close to here, only about 400 miles away.

The middle-aged official in front of him, dressed in civilian clothes, polite and polite, was staring at him with a smile.

But he is just a three-grade civil official appointed by the imperial court to engage in military and agricultural reclamation.

It is difficult for Wang Xingming to associate him with the military generals who are dominating and charging into battle.

"The last general, Wang Xingming, has seen Lord Xiao."

Out of courtesy, Wang Xingming took a few steps forward and bowed and said.