On the morning of the sixth day of the eighth lunar month, after the army was trained as usual, Yu Dayou summoned all the generals under his command to the tent to discuss the deployment of troops after the handover.

It is said that in the past few years of the coastal "battle of peace", the Yu army shined, almost all the Haikou in Fujian were swept away by Yu Dayou's army, and later in the battle with the Westerners, the Yu army also performed well, when the capture of the royal city of Malacca, the Yu army was the main force, not long ago, the Yu army even recovered the small country in southern Xinjiang - Annam, for the Ming Dynasty to open up territory.

Therefore, since the debut of the Yu Jiajun, the record is brilliant, and the morale of the whole army is high, and the generals in the army will inevitably have an arrogant mentality.

For example, that Wang Rulong, at this time, suggested that Yu Dayou go straight to Huanglong, wave his army to attack Hami, and fight a head-on battle with Turbo Mansuer Khan, and finish his work in one battle. Fortunately, as the commander of the army, Yu Dayou was extremely sober-minded and did not get dizzy because of his excellent past achievements.

As the saying goes: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles; Knowing oneself without knowing one, one win and one defeat; If you don't know who you are, you will die in every battle. Yu Dayou knows very well that he is good at water warfare, but field warfare is not a strong point, plus he is a newcomer, and he doesn't know anything about the combat strength of the Turpan army, so it is obviously very unwise to take the initiative to attack the decisive battle at this time, and the smartest way is to temporarily take a defensive position, and then attack Xu Tu.

Just as Yu Dayou and the generals were discussing warmly, a personal soldier entered the tent and reported loudly: "General Yu, General Jing has just sent someone to inform you that the Duke of Yasukuni is about to arrive at the West City Gate. ”

Wang Rulong pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "It's about our!" ”

Other generals have different looks, Xu Jin's prestige in the army is in full swing, he is an idol-like figure, even Yu Dayou is also pulled up by him, but Yu Jiajun was given a cold reception when he arrived yesterday, coupled with the conflict with the Datong army, everyone will inevitably speculate that this is Xu Jin's deliberate dismount, after all, his own general was recommended by Zhang Xuan to take over, and it is said that Zhang Xuan and Yasukuni are at odds.

Yu Dayou glared at Wang Rulong, and said in a deep voice: "Go, go with Ben to meet the Duke of Yasukuni." After saying this, he strode out of the tent gate, turned on his horse, and led the generals to the west gate.

When Yu Dayou rushed to the West City Gate, Jing Dachu, Pei Xingjin and Yu Linsheng were already waiting there, Jing Dachu and Pei Xingjin greeted Yu Dayou, and Yu Linsheng kept a calm face and did not snort.

Yu Dayou was also a proud person, since Yu Linsheng didn't say hello, he only treated the other party as transparent, and simply responded to Jing Dachu and Pei Xingjin, and then turned his horse's head and waited quietly.

After about half a cup of tea, I saw the dust in the west, a group of people and horses from afar, from the desert not fast or slow to ride horses, a "Xu" character handsome flag in the rolling yellow dust in the wind.

Yu Dayou subconsciously clenched the reins, over the years, although he has become more and more famous, but after all, it was Xu Jin who promoted him.

Therefore, in Yu Dayou's mind, he still has a trace of gratitude and awe for Xu Jin, but the cold reception he received yesterday inevitably made Yu Dayou feel disgusted, so his mood at the moment was quite contradictory.

The handsome flag of the word "Xu" is getting closer and closer, and Yu Dayou subconsciously pinched the horse's belly lightly and took the lead in driving the horse forward.

Not far in front of the handsome banner, the generals turned over and dismounted, saluted on one knee, and said in unison: "The last general will see the three marshals." ”

Yu Dayou also dismounted, but he did not salute on one knee, but just stood and clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "I have seen the Duke of Yasukuni." ”

Xu Jin is the general of Pingyu, and Yu Dayou is the general of Pingxi, and the military position is at the same level, and there is no subordination, so it is understandable not to kneel on one knee.

Xu Jin didn't seem to care about this, and said calmly: "No courtesy!" ”

After all the generals stood up, Xu Jin's eyes turned to Yu Dayou, and said happily: "General Yu crossed the sea, returned to the capital tens of thousands of miles away, and rushed to the northwest border non-stop, but he waited hard. ”

Xu Jin was wearing a jade-colored shirt at the moment, wearing a square scarf, dressed as a scribe, and with a spring breeze-like smile on his face, which made Yu Dayou feel deeply cordial, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Yasukuni is serious, and it is the duty of my generation to serve the country loyally." ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "General Yu will enter the city with Ben Shuai, handle the handover matters first, and then let's get together again." ”

"Good!" Yu Dayou turned over and rode on his horse, accompanied Xu Jin to the gate of Guazhou City, and all the generals under his command were secretly relieved, they thought that Xu Jin would continue to stumble, but they didn't expect Xu Jin to be so refreshing, and took the initiative to hand over power first.

Let's say that after Xu Jin and Yu Dayou entered Guazhou City, they really immediately gathered everyone and handed over in front of the three armies, and the power of the generals was handed over to Yu Dayou without any regrets, without any drag.

The process of handover is nothing more than the introduction of the new leader by the old leader, and then the resignation message of the old leader, the inaugural speech of the new leader, etc., so the specific process will not be repeated.

After the handover ceremony, Xu Jin set up a banquet for Yu Dayou and others to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and after the banquet, Xu Jin called Yu Dayou to the study to chat secretly.

At this moment, the sky was completely dark, the candles in the study were burning, Xu Jin and Yu Dayou were sitting across the coffee table, and the small black tea that had just been brewed exuded a faint longan fragrance.

The wind was blowing outside, and the sand rustled down on the roof tiles. In this situation, Yu Dayou couldn't help but think of the night when Xu Jin appointed him as the protector of the Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate, it was raining heavily outside, and he and Xu Jin were talking while drinking tea.

At this moment, the shame in Yu Dayou's heart was even stronger. When he arrived yesterday, he was given a cold reception, and then he had a conflict with Yu Linsheng, although he didn't say anything in front of the generals afterwards, but he inevitably had a trace of suspicion in his heart, suspecting that Xu Jin deliberately stumbled himself.

However, Xu Jin happily handed over the power as soon as they met, and the little suspicion in Yu Dayou's heart naturally disappeared, and at this moment, thinking of Xu Jin's original support and earnest advice, Yu Dayou was even more ashamed.

Xu Jin and Jin are two people, how sharp their vision is, seeing Yu Dayou's expression at the moment, he vaguely guessed a rough idea in his heart, and said indifferently: "The national prince is suspicious of Zhang Xuan, this person has benefited from the national public, but he wants to put the national public to death, and the speculative villain is also!" ”

Yu Dayou's face changed slightly, and he was about to explain a few words, but Xu Jin waved his hand and said with a light smile: "Although Zhang Xuan recommended you, but the Duke of China has always made a clear distinction between public and private, and he will not blame you, on the contrary, General Yu is indeed the best candidate to succeed the Duke of the country, even if Zhang Xuan does not recommend it, the Duke of the State will recommend you to the emperor, so General Yu has no need to worry about it, just let go of his hands and feet and do it." ”

Yu Dayou was both moved and ashamed, and arched his hand and said: "Dayou has thanked Grandpa Yasukuni for his love." ”

Xu Jin smiled indifferently, took a sip of the teacup, and diverted the topic: "The emperor named you the general of Pingxi, it can be seen that the expectations are not small, General Yu has a plan?" ”

Yu Dayou perked up, and hurriedly said: "The last general has just arrived, and his subordinates are not good at field warfare, so I plan to focus on defense first, can the Yasukuni Gong teach me?" ”

Xu Jin nodded secretly when he heard this, Yu Dayou is indeed reliable, and the smooth sailing of these years has not made him dizzy, and said with a smile: "General Yu has just arrived, and he really needs time to get familiar with the environment, but for the time being, he will focus on defense, but he can't be too afraid of war." ”

Yu Dayou nodded and said: "The last general will choose the opportunity to fight, I don't know how the combat strength of the Turbo army is?" ”

Xu Jin said indifferently: "The combat power is not weak, and it is also very tenacious, and it is not inferior to my Ming army, but the equipment is far from it, if it is a frontal field battle, it will not be the opponent of our army." ”

Yu Dayou knew what he said when he heard this, and nodded and said, "Thank you for the public notice of Yasukuni, it's just ......."

Xu Jin glanced at Yu Dayou, who was still speechless, and said with a smile: "I heard that General Yu had a conflict with General Yu yesterday?" ”

Yu Dayou's face was slightly embarrassed, and he nodded and said, "Let Grandpa Yasukuni smile." ”

"Yu Linsheng's kid has followed his own duke to fight against King Ning since he fought in Jiangxi, and he has made a lot of contributions over the years, and he will definitely not obey you, so his duke plans to order him to lead his troops back to Datong Town to garrison, in addition, his duke will also bring the Shenji battalion back to Beijing, General Yu has no opinion, right?"

Yu Dayou was stunned, and after a little thought, he understood Xu Jin's good intentions, and couldn't help but say gratefully: "Dayou doesn't dare, but it is up to the grandfather of the country to be the master." ”

"Then it's decided, it's just that the Datong Army and the Shenji Battalion are the main forces in the army, once they are transferred, the strength of the army will inevitably be weakened, General Yu must be prepared, and in addition, Xie Sangun and the county lord of Isana will also have to return to Beijing with their father-in-law this time, and the emperor has given them marriage."

Yu Dayou said proudly: "It doesn't matter, the last general has more than 10,000 troops under his command, and the combat power is not necessarily weaker than the Shenji battalion. ”

The combat power of the Yu family army is very strong, but the water war and the field war are completely different things, when it comes to cavalry field battles, the Yu family army is afraid that it is far inferior to the Shenji battalion, however, Xu Jin did not want to hit Yu Dayou's confidence, so he nodded and diverted the topic: "Although the emperor intends to sweep away the Western Regions and restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties, if he starts a war with the countries of the Western Regions at the same time, it will be very unfavorable to us, so this time he will only use troops against Turbo, and the Yarkand and Yibula troops will mainly be wooed, so General Yu needs to restrain his subordinates, Don't clash with Yarkand and Yibula, and wait until the Turbo is pacified. ”

Yu Dayou nodded when he heard this: "The last general understands!" ”

Then the two talked in detail for a while, and it was not until late at night that Yu Dayou left.

Ten days later, that is, on August 16, Xu Jin left Guazhou with Xue Bingxin and others, returned to Suzhou, and officially set off for Beijing!