Chapter Fifty-Four: Distant Friendship and Close Attack
Wei Qing frowned and looked at the soldiers in front of him, the mud couldn't support the wall, and he was still staggering after more than ten days of training. Relying on these people to fight a war is simply an unreliable thing.
"General Wei, when can I send troops. Let's kill the captain, presumably the matter has reached Chang'an. There is a lot of pressure there, once the Empress Dowager knows about it. Not to mention the consequences, General Wei must also understand. ”
Yan Zhu was born white and fat, with three strands of long hair, much like the grandfather in a costume drama. He knew that his envoy was just an ornament, and it was the emperor's brother-in-law who really made the idea.
"Doctor Zhong, Wei Qing also knows that His Majesty is under great pressure. But if you look at these soldiers, this is also called a soldier? Wei Qing pointed at the group of soldiers helplessly, his eyes full of hatred.
"There has been no war in the counties of Huiji for a long time, and the idleness of the soldiers is already known to the world. This is also a helpless thing, look at this battalion of soldiers. There are 1,100 people, but you don't have 800 people. This is still good, some battalions of 1,000 people, only three or four hundred people.
Eating empty money to the point of madness, only an officer who knows how to do it can do it. That Captain Eagle Yang, if you kill it, you will kill it. Just eating the empty amount is enough for him to kill his head. This envoy also has the duty of inspecting local discipline, and it is reasonable to kill a school captain. What's more, his little braids, let's hold them in our hands. ”
Yan Zhu smiled and waved his hand, quite a momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers. I can't do military affairs, and you can't do politics. This is the metaphor in Yan Zhu's words, but these words made Wei Qing feel a little relieved.
Just now, he was still worried about killing the lieutenant without permission, but he didn't expect Yan Zhu's words to be like an enlightenment. It's just a matter of killing someone, just find a crime and press it. What's more, now that there are all kinds of human and material evidence, killing is killing in vain. The lawsuit went to the Queen Mother, and the old lady could only admit it.
"The problem is that now we have to send troops as much as possible, if the court knows that we have seized the military power. Zhu Dou must have guessed what we were going to do. Then you will be able to wield the sword again. We are guilty of resisting the decree. ”
Yan Zhu's biggest concern was that the imperial court issued an order to prevent them from sending troops, and when the time came, sending troops would be a rebellion. Staying in Jiangnan is not stopping, and that is really messing up. Do you really want to go to Dongou to negotiate peace with Ou Zhen, the king of Donou?
"If you send troops now, you will definitely be defeated. Do you really think these soldiers can win battles? Wei Qing said helplessly.
"General Wei, there are some things you don't understand. Even if you lose, you have to fight. The Empress Dowager means that others don't come to mess with us. Let's not use swords in vain. But if someone else violates us, then ......"
"You mean......" Wei Qing's eyes lit up, he was really not this guy's opponent.
"Still don't understand?" Yan Zhu looked at Wei Qing with an idiot-like expression, and saw that Wei Qing was still confused. Said helplessly: "As long as there is a death in the fight, it is good whether you win or lose." It doesn't matter if Dongou is coming over or if we're going to call it. Because the recital is all written by us, as long as it is indicated that the Dongou Kingdom is invading the border. We have a reason to send troops, as for where to fight, hehe. Chang'an City is thousands of miles away. The so-called generals will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside. Where do you want to hit, it's not up to you? ”
"But that's going to kill a lot of people, these soldiers ......" Wei Qing knew that Yan Zhu meant to use the lives of these soldiers as a stepping stone.
It's chilling to think about, it's a living human life. But in the eyes of these politicians, it is just a tool to gain fame.
Wei Qing couldn't help but re-examine the chubby man in front of him with a somewhat elegant appearance. I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart, this person's eyes are a little red. And the heart began to go black.
Wei Qing nodded helplessly, in order to be able to send troops justifiably. That's all there is to it. Presumably, in a few days, Dongou will attack the Han realm. The news of the heavy casualties of the Huiji soldiers reached Chang'an, and the generals were happy. Those main stations are happy, but these innocent soldiers who were sacrificed in vain, they definitely can't be happy.
The soldiers complained again and again, they didn't understand. Why did the training increase again, I only had to run ten miles a day. Now I have to run twenty miles a day. The practice of archery and ordnance is simply exhausting to death. The new Yulin guards in Chang'an are all like proud little roosters, yelling all day long.
"Humph! Isn't it just the people around Him, who told us that we don't have a good old man. You can't send us to the palace on an errand. ”
"Yes! I don't know what I'm capable of, I know how to reprimand people all day long. ”
Wei Qing ignored the complaints of the soldiers, there was no time. Ten days. This was the last bit of time he had to buy for Yan Suke. However, these ten days can only train for seven days, and the remaining three days will be given to them to recover their bodies for future battles.
These are seven life-saving days, and how many people will come back alive in the future are important for these seven days of training. He wielded his whip and drove up the soldiers who were lying on the ground. Pull your hair and get the lazy guys out.
In private, there is a lot of talk about Wei Qing. What he is the younger brother of the emperor's favorite concubine, and what is the emperor's childhood friend. Anyway, as long as you talk about Wei Qing, all words are negative. Some meat jokes are as unbearable as they are.
Wei Qing was very helpless, but there was no way. They don't know that doing this to them is actually saving their lives. They are all a group of rough people in the countryside, tending to the crops on weekdays. It takes much longer to hold a hoe than a weapon, and it is really difficult for them to go into battle and fight people.
The demonic training finally stopped, and the soldiers high-fived each other. It's a big bowl of wine and a big piece of meat, and there's no training these days. It's just a lap in the morning, and it's much easier than the distance exercise of the previous days.
The food has also improved unprecedentedly, and there is fish and meat in the meal. In the evening, there was a lot of wine to drink. The voice of insulting Wei Qing decreased a little, and they all thought that it was a blessing to follow such a general, and they would follow this baby general in the future.
After three days of living like a pig, he finally set out on the expedition. Of course, the external saying is that it is patrolling.
There is no strong wine, no impassioned speeches. At the sound of the order, the 8,000 Huiji disciples walked out of the barracks with their swords and guns in order. They were greeted by an unknown journey, and Wei Qing rode a tall horse in the middle of the group. He sincerely hoped that these people would come back more.
Yan Zhu stood in the ten-mile long pavilion to see Wei Qing off, demagogic language. The mysterious eyes conveyed such a message to Wei Qing - this person has gone crazy.
The desire for profit is consumed, and the lives of others are used to fill the pit under their feet. In order to achieve the so-called political goal, Wei Qing's mood is complicated. He didn't want to lead his army out at this time, but there was no way. He could only do this, he felt like he was an executioner, pushing these people to the guillotine.
There was still mist left in the mountains, and a group of soldiers marched side by side to Dongou in the midst of fierce fighting.
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"Your Majesty, the Han army of Huiji will dispatch to the territory of Dongou Territory. There are about 8,000 people, and they are now advancing by land and water. The striker is about to reach the junction of Dongou and Dahan. A captain knelt in front of Ou Zhen, the king of Dongou and reported the news of Wei Qing's troops.
"Finally the troops, okay. Lao Tzu was waiting for this day, and only 8,000 people wanted to land in my Dongou area. Hmph, if they are really heavenly soldiers, they will not succeed. "Ou Zhenfu had already judged that the Han would send troops, and he did not use all his strength to attack Minyue. Otherwise, the Minyue Kingdom would definitely not have insisted on being destroyed for so long.
"Quickly inform General Yitori that the Han army is coming. Let him entertain these Han generals, don't say that my Dongou people are not hospitable. ”
As early as Wei Qing and Yan Zhu arrived at the meeting, Ou Zhenfu got a tip. He had already ordered his brother Yiniao general Ou Zhenming to lead the main force of the Dongou army back to defend and lay pockets on the border between Dahan and Dongou. Wait for the Han army to come over and give them a head-on blow.
"What is Mr. Gongsun doing? This month's plundering has not yet been delivered, and the army has not moved the grain and grass first. Don't they understand this? Mistaken the widow's military plane, I want them to look good. ”
"Back to the king's words, Mr. Gongsun is fighting fiercely with the Poyang bandits in Poyang Lake. I heard that two cottages have been pulled out in a row, and a lot of them have been seized. A guy with a thin voice came out.
"Oh, then let him hurry up and bring all the goods and food to finance the army. What did Ao Long do, there is no news of him. ”
"General Ao Long and Mr. Gongsun divided their troops and went out of Poyang Lake to plunder in the Yangtze River. I heard that there were many merchant ships on the Yangtze River, and the Han land was rich, so there would definitely be many seizures. ”
"Well, that's a good idea. The Han land is rich, so I don't go to them to rob where to go. This Mr. Gongsun is also real, and he knows that he is wandering around Poyang Lake. It's still our Dongou general's atmosphere, hahaha! ”
Ou Zhenfu is proud to have such a general, and what he needs is money, food, and cloth. To fight a war is to fight for money, and now his treasury is stretched thin. Without the support of looting, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive for half a year.
The monarch and the ministers were talking happily when a lieutenant ran in and said, "Oh no, my lord. General Ao Long was a hundred miles east of Pengze and was intercepted by the Yun family's naval division. Most of the troops were killed, and only a few of their subordinates fled back. ”
"What? Yun family sailor? When did they come into the Yangtze River? Where is General Ao Long now? ”
Ou Zhenfu was greatly surprised, some time ago, Mr. Gongsun led Ao Long to attack the Yun family's fleet on Poyang Lake. Although he hadn't plundered much, he was still pleased with the blades and armor. I didn't expect that so soon, the legendary Yun family would enter the Yangtze River. Then the next step must be to attack Don'ou, and there is no addition of this force in the plan.
"My lord, I heard that the Yun family's soldiers are brave. The blades captured some time ago were also divine weapons, and Dongou had limited troops, so did he send someone to repair with the Yun family. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to deal with the two forces of the Han army and the Yun family. After defeating the Han army, he will fight a decisive battle with the Yun family. It was the man with the thin voice who spoke, and it seemed that this man still had some knowledge. Knowing the long-distance and close attack, steady one hit the other. (To be continued......)