Han Shizu

Chapter 250
The enthusiastic voices of rebels gradually dissipated, and after the official army camp returned to calm, Liu Chengyou gathered generals in the southern camp and held the first imperial military meeting.

The imperial tent was set up in the south camp, it was very spacious and could accommodate a hundred people, the layout was very in line with Liu Chengyou's temperament, simple and practical, without unnecessary decorations.

Living in the imperial seat, accepting the worship of dozens of generals and schools, seeing this senior general bowing his waist and saluting, no matter how loyal and respectful he is in his heart, it is always very comfortable.Sweeping around, his eyes glanced at Bai Wenke, Zhao Hui, Zhou Hui and others, feeling something, their bodies tensed subconsciously.

There is another person, Huazhou Jiedu Houzhang, this man buried his head and pretended to be an ostrich. When Liu Chengyou's eyes rested on him, he saw that his head was buried even lower.

"The ministers are incompetent in fighting, and the conquest is disadvantageous. Your Majesty, please punish me." The attitude that should be there is necessary. Bai Wenke, as the commander-in-chief of the front line, took the lead in pleading guilty to Liu Chengyou.

"Baigong is free of courtesy!" Liu Chengyou is currently planning to make peace with the army, and it is impossible to do anything to Bai Wenke and other generals, so he comforted him: "Baigong is the most important general in the western frontier of the Han Dynasty, and he can be expected to be outstanding. Dispatching the troops, attacking the rebels, and marching forward to rebel the city, it can be said to be a great achievement!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the other generals and encouraged him: "Li Niju rebelled, Guan You shook, fierce and rampant, and came out from both sides. It is up to you, the swords and horses are raised, the drums are raised, and the crowd is welcome, and they are enthusiastic. Attack the thieves, so that the thieves won't become powerful!"

From Liu Chengyou's attitude, we can see that if you don't commit crimes in the past, no matter what you think in your heart, you will always remember his kindness.Gathering the hearts of the troops first, and then stabilizing them, is what Liu Chengyou did when he first came.Because of Bai Wenke's old age, Liu Chengyou bestowed on him a councilor. This act of kindness made the atmosphere in the tent more relaxed.

Afterwards, it was Zhou Hui who pleaded guilty. His matter was much more serious.

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs!" Liu Chengyou's expression was still calm, as if he was comforting, but he paused, his tone changed sharply, and he reprimanded him harshly: "However, if you don't respect the general, don't listen to advice, don't listen to the enemy's situation, and send troops without authorization, Attacking a fortified city with a light army will cause casualties to the soldiers, destroy our military discipline, and hurt our morale. You will use it for your own use! Self-righteous!"

A series of words spit out from Liu Chengyou's mouth, each sentence became more severe.At the point of excitement, there was almost murderous intent in his eyes, he turned his head and asked Yang Bin: "As a general, if you make your own decisions, act recklessly, be contemptuous and negligent, and lead to the defeat of the army, how should you deal with it?"

Yang Bin, who was in the same imperial tent, suddenly heard this question, felt a little surprised, glanced at Liu Chengyou, said bluntly with a blunt face, "Behead!"

Zhou Hui was here, and his originally relaxed mind had already become nervous. The word "Dang Zhan" was spit out from Yang Bin's mouth. While cursing secretly in his heart, he felt his head and cheeks getting hot, noticed the cold and stern expression of the emperor, and fell to his knees. Forgive me.

For these Yuan Cong veterans, since Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, he has always been kind and lenient, which also makes his generation's arrogance difficult to control.But this time, Zhou Hui finally felt something was wrong.

"Come on! Pull out the gate—" Liu Chengyou greeted coldly, pushing the serious atmosphere in the tent to Shen Ning.

"Wait a minute." Seeing Liu Chengyou's murderous look, Bai Wenke couldn't help interrupting, stood up with his old body, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, even if General Zhou is at fault, he is still fighting the rebellion for the country. Your Majesty is loyal, but the military situation is inconsistent, and the timing is not coincidental, resulting in defeat. Please remember your past achievements and punish me lightly."

It was unexpected for Bai Wenke to speak for Zhou Hui, especially Zhou Hui, who was stunned by his wrinkled and ugly face.Liu Chengyou and the old general looked at each other, feeling strange in his heart.

He didn't answer, and looked at Zhao Hui who was on the side: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hui cast a sideways glance at Zhou Hui, thought for a while, and cupped his hands and said, "During the second march, Li Shouzhen led his troops to repel him, and General Zhou also led his troops to fight against him with great force. The gains are not small. Remember your previous achievements, please Your Majesty." Take it easy."

Well, at this time, help each other.

Facing Bai and Zhao Ergong's persuasion, Liu Chengyou finally showed a little hesitation on his face.His eyes moved around and he bumped into Feng Dao. The old man immediately took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, although there were twists and turns in the process, fortunately no bad results have been brought about. Now the rebels have been tied up in the city of sorrow and are fighting trapped beasts. Before the battle, if you kill General, it is inauspicious. Your Majesty may relegate for a while, to reassure everyone, and to give Zhou Duzhi a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds."

"If it wasn't for your gentlemen's persuasion, I will definitely not forgive you lightly!" Seeing this, Liu Chengyou finally asked the commander-in-chief, stared at Zhou Hui and said, "Delegate to the command of the deputy capital of the Xiaodi Army, and stay in the army. The Xiaodi Army will temporarily be transferred to the left and right sides. Commanders Sun Li and Wu Qianyu Dianling will deal with it after the rebellion is suppressed. Are you convinced?"

Of course he was not convinced, Zhou Hui had changed a lot, but considering the current situation, how could he dare to refuse to accept, he said with a sullen face, "Thank you Your Majesty for not killing me."

Liu Chengyou didn't care about his thoughts, he got up and walked around in front of the imperial tent, and said seriously: "Soldiers are important matters for the country. It is a matter of life and death. Don't be careless. I am not afraid of losing a battle, but unnecessary failures and soldiers are injured. I will never allow it. I hope all the generals will take it as a warning!"

"Remember Your Majesty's instruction!" In the current atmosphere, no matter what Liu Chengyou said, no matter how proud he was, he had to respond honestly.

"Your Majesty." After being silent for a while, Zhou Hui suddenly took the initiative to speak, as if reminding him, with awe-inspiring killing intent: "During the fight with the enemy earlier, the army commanders He Hui and Fan Aineng fled timidly, causing chaos in our army. The losses have intensified. The more than ten escaped generals under the command of He and Fan have all been tied up in the army, please dispose of them."

Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Liu Chengyou's eyes, he thought about it for a while, and ordered: "Just hold on!"

For his generation, in Liu Chengyou's heart, the result has long been judged.However, he planned to deal with it later, just like what happened to Zhou Hui, it was not over.How could Liu Chengyou let go of such a good opportunity to make use of it.

It's just that when he arrived for the first time, he didn't see his sights, the thieves were not destroyed, and his achievements were not accomplished, so he wanted to kill and punish the generals and schools, which frustrates the morale of the army.In terms of military law, Zhou Hui's crime, even if he escaped death, would never be so light.However, in this era, the bad habits of military discipline over the past few decades are just like this. If they are all sentenced according to the law, then there may be few innocent people among the ten thousand troops. This is the result of Liu Zhiyuan and his son's successive rectification of military discipline.

The national laws of the Han Dynasty are strict, and the punishments are severe. Compared with the previous dynasty, the upper and lower sergeants are more restrained, but it is still not enough.Due to the strict military law, resentment has already grown in the army.Liu Chengyou also knows that he can't just use his strength blindly, and the rectification of the army still needs to be done slowly and carefully.

However, this time the rebellion was personally conquered, and the rebels were to be defeated, and with the prestige of victory, they could take the opportunity to carry out further rectification of the Forbidden Army.Something went wrong with the imperial army, to a certain extent, it also facilitated Liu Chengyou's actions later, and he was not afraid of telling the truth.

After the previous affairs were dealt with, Fang Yibing discussed the matter of breaking the city and defeating the enemy.As for the situation of Hedong City, the officers and soldiers already have a very clear idea of ​​the city defense, military strength, generals and so on.The strength of the city is right in front of your eyes, but it's like this, it's often difficult to talk about it.

All the generals asked for orders one after another, wanting to rush to attack Pucheng when the emperor first arrived and the morale was strong.Rejected by Liu Chengyou, he said that the east city is adjacent to the big river, and the battlements are complete and solid, so they should not be taken down lightly.

Although Liu Chengyou wanted to destroy Li Shouzhen quickly, it was a matter of strategy. In terms of tactics, facing a fortified city, it still needed to be slow.His mind has always been sober. If Kecheng is not fully prepared, he will order a sudden attack. If the city does not go down, it will hurt morale, which is not appropriate.

According to Liu Chengyou's plan, it is necessary to consolidate the siege, trap Li Shouzhen to death, dispel his will, and disturb his heart. After the follow-up supplies are in place and the siege equipment is fully deployed, he will try to attack again.This process is just for the soldiers of the army to familiarize themselves with the battlefield environment.

Present your own ideas to the generals, and what you say is reasonable, and everyone will stop, and each will return to the camp after being ordered to mobilize the horse and fight hard.That night, Liu Chengyou ordered to kill pigs and sheep, reward all the troops, and give gifts in the name of the emperor to win the hearts of the soldiers again.

(End of this chapter)