Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Look at Prince Jin, learn more from Prince Jin's self-discipline and caution, then you will be the vassal king who can survive the death of the late emperor.

Looking at King Wen in front of him, even General Mu, who had only known him for a short time, was inevitably worried about this.

Even General Mu, who was far away in the northwest, had heard of King Wen's deeds.Fortunately, the current His Majesty is a kind-hearted and benevolent king, otherwise...

Old General Mu took a deep breath, and the smell of alcohol dissipated from his body.

After telling King Wen about his concerns, King Wen still insisted on continuing to discuss with the old general.

The candle was lit brighter, and the flame swayed slightly, like a girl dancing gracefully.

The warm light reflected on the brown table, fell on the old man's white hair, and fell on the young man's bright eyes.

"What does the old general think we should do?"

King Wen looked serious. He thought about it from his heart first, but no good idea came out of his mind.

Helpless, he could only speak sincerely and look at Old General Mu hopefully.

Old General Mu's face froze, and then he smiled bitterly. The smile was a bit desolate and tragic, which even King Wen couldn't help but be touched by.

"Why is the old general frowning? Is there no way for us to fight against those thieves and barbarians?"

King Wen was very unconvinced and was not willing to let the old general dwell in such disappointment.

Young people are full of energy and are not afraid of anything.When the sky falls, he will hold it up; when the earth sinks, he will hold it up.

Such youthful spirit made Old General Mu's eyes a little distracted. He looked at King Wen, but he seemed to be missing something for King Wen.

"What the prince said makes sense, it's for the general's sake..."

The old general also had to accept his old age. He said with a smile to King Wen, sweeping away his previous hesitation and pessimism.

"Now this Qingyi man is using a conspiracy. We can only wait quietly and take advantage of him as soon as he sees it."

General Mu comforted him.

King Wen nodded, he also thought so.

"Indeed, we won't necessarily lose if we try to show off the tricks." Thinking of this, King Wen's spirit was lifted, and he was going to continue drinking and talking with General Mu.

Fortunately, General Mu hurriedly pushed away and left the camp in a hurry.

Only King Wen and his guards were left.

King Wen thought that he had no habit of drinking alone, so he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to drink.

He blew out the candles in the tent, fell down on the bed, and fell asleep.

After a while, the guards who were watching outside the camp heard King Wen snoring continuously.

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On the second day, King Wen just listened to the bugle in the military camp, reluctantly opened his eyes, covered his head with his right hand and sat up from the bed.

Yesterday's hangover gave King Wen a splitting headache. He felt as if his head was going to explode, with a dull, tearing pain all the time.The pain made King Wen grin unconsciously.

"Hey, this wine is really strong... Sure enough, you shouldn't drink alcohol in the military camp..."

King Wen muttered self-criticism as he took off yesterday's clothes and put on new ones.

"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from the army!"

Just as King Wen was putting on his clothes, the anxious voice of his guards came from the door.

Military urgent report?

King Wen said loudly to the outside: "Come in quickly."

As he spoke, he closed his clothes faster. At this time, he had barely put on his inner clothes and was putting on his armor.

"Your Highness, this morning, the guards guarding the city discovered traces of Qingyi's scouts. I'm afraid Qingyi is still determined to cause trouble."

The guard opened the door curtain, looked at his nose and heart, and said this to King Wen calmly and respectfully.

King Wen kept putting on the armor. After putting on the armor, King Wen picked up the helmet on the shelf with one hand, turned around and quickly left the camp.

The guard quickly followed King Wen.

The two exchanged information while walking.

"Only the guards guarding the city discovered it? When? How many people were there?"

The guard glanced at King Wen. At this time, King Wen's face was serious and his expression could not be seen clearly.But his words were firm, and his whole body was like a tall and handsome mountain. Just standing next to him made him feel safe.

"Someone saw it in a trance when I was ugly, but it was dark at that time, so I couldn't be sure whether it was a human figure."

"After that, a guard saw him again, but this time he saw it for real."

By the time the two of them were talking, they had already reached the vicinity of the big tent. The guard also stopped talking and stood respectfully outside the big tent.

King Wen opened the curtain of the big tent, and the big tent was full of generals who were chattering and arguing. Even though some of the old generals had gray hair, their voices were still loud and they were arguing fiercely.

King Wen walked straight past the crowd and sat on the main seat.

Now he holds the military talisman in his hand and is a legitimate general.It is precisely because of this that he cannot refuse and can only sit on that high position.

However, you could see far as you were sitting high. King Wen was sitting on the big dark brown chair padded with animal skins, scanning the people who were still arguing in the tent.

After a while, everyone's voices gradually became lower and then became silent.

Seeing that everyone was so sensible, King Wen did not pursue the rude behavior of everyone this time. He knocked on the big brown huanghuali wood table with his hand, and the dull sound of the table echoed in the silent tent.

"Generals, do you now know the military situation this morning?"

King Wen asked the crowd warmly in a friendly manner.There didn't seem to be any blame in the words.

This made everyone put down their nervousness and responded enthusiastically.

"Got it"

"Of course I know."

Everyone's voices echoed, some were clear, some were deep, and some were solemn.

Seeing everyone's reaction, King Wen nodded and continued.

"This is not a trivial matter at this time, and all the generals need to pay attention to it. We will strengthen the city defense and be careful of the barbarians' insidious methods."

As he said this, King Wen frowned, as if he was very disgusted with the Qingyi people.

"Speaking of which, the Qingyi people may have plans to attack at night during this investigation."

King Wen turned to look at Old General Mu. When he saw Old General Mu stroking his beard with one hand and nodding to him, King Wen felt calm.

It seemed that his speculation was not without purpose. Even a battle-hardened general like General Mu saw Qingyi's plan.

This made King Wen have a plan in mind. He thought about it for a moment, and then began to deploy the city defense.

Thanks to his victory in intercepting the Qingyi people last time, he now has the power and confidence to command these generals who are more senior than him. "Young General Wang, the defenses in the north of the city...General Chu's rear...Old General..."

King Wen made some arrangements, and everyone nodded and agreed to his arrangement. A few who were not convinced only showed it on their faces. Even though they were extremely unhappy, they did not refuse King Wen's order in the end.

This made King Wen laugh inwardly. These generals were much simpler than the high-ranking officials in the capital.

Maybe the last victory has made them accept themselves.

Thinking of this, King Wen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

After all arrangements were completed, King Wen specially left General Mu behind.

First, because Old General Mu really liked him very much. If the two of them continued to get along like this, King Wen only felt that he might get a good friend.

Secondly, King Wen wanted to hear what this seasoned veteran thought of this matter. He also wanted to learn from General Mu and hone his abilities.

The current King Wen really knows what a battlefield is, and he can do anything with one general and achieve great success.

It was not that King Wen had never fought before, but for the first time he commanded such a large number of troops, King Wen was quite frightened and at a loss.

It is true that he thinks highly of himself, but he is not willing to let himself become another Zhao Kuo.

In the midst of such rhetoric, tens of thousands of people were killed, and the mountains were filled with corpses.

Such a responsibility previously made King Wen feel nothing but novelty and challenge.

But now King Wen felt that this responsibility seemed a bit... too big.It makes him, who is so bold in the eyes of others, a little timid.For someone as arrogant as him, he wants to admit his incompetence and give up his responsibilities.

Today's Northwest Camp has one-third of the country's garrison troops, almost 30.

There seem to be a lot of these people, but there are actually a lot of them.

You must know that there are almost 100 million soldiers in the country, and this does not include the guards who watch the spirits and the palace.

The military service in Daxia is very tight, but there are only 3000 to [-] million people in the country, and most of them live in hiding, which makes it more and more difficult to recruit soldiers.

Moreover, Emperor Wu was warlike, and many soldiers died in dozens of battles, large and small.During the reign of Emperor Wu, as many as 70 prisoners were killed or wounded in battle.

Comparable to the number of people in two northwest camps.

Besides, not everyone wants to guard the border, and the death rate in military camps is terrifyingly high.

Although there are only 30 soldiers in the Northwest Camp now, a total of one million soldiers will be assigned here within ten years.

What about the remaining 70 people?
A few were able to return home, but most died on the battlefield.

One will succeed, ten thousand bones will die...

How many more than ten thousand or one million people died?

It seems that for this reason, these old generals are unwilling to leave the military camp.

Too many people have died here.

If someone else were to be the general, I'm afraid more people would die, right?
With this thought in mind, the old generals never asked the court to resign.

The only thing they have is the experience they have gained from going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, from the heap of dead people, and from being defeated again and again.

With them here, at least a few people will die, right?Maybe there will be a moment to turn defeat into victory?Maybe it can stop the unreasonable suggestions of those generals, or the decisions that are about to lead them to death?
Thinking of this, King Wen's emotions surged in his heart, and he even choked up.

He had only been in the military camp for less than a month, and he felt that everything in the past was just like his previous life.

Even with the sword gifted by his father on his waist, he seemed to have returned to the days before.

Old General Mu, who was sitting on the high chair at the lower left, saw King Wen hesitate to speak, so he opened his mouth first.

"Your Highness is planning to attack Qingyi again?"

Old General Mu's eyes were full of inquiry and enthusiasm, and he was still calm but very friendly.

It seemed that yesterday's interaction with him inspired something in his heart. When he was interacting with King Wen today, he was surprisingly very calm.

King Wen was awakened from his thoughts by the old general's voice, and quickly replied with a few vague words.

"Yes, indeed, the old general is more thoughtful."

King Wen looked at Old General Mu in the lower left corner and tried to adjust his mentality.

He said: "How confident are you about this night attack?"

As he spoke, King Wen's eyes met Old General Mu's tolerant and old eyes with some uneasiness and anxiety.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. According to my understanding of the Qingyi people, there are only two possibilities now."

"Either the Qingyi people really plan to attack at night, and this time they came to check the situation in advance."

"Either?"

Old General Mu's eyes met King Wen, with a deep cold look in his eyes.

"They are pretending. Let us guess so. This is a strategy to weaken the army."

"If this is the case, they will not attack at night, but at dusk or noon. This way they can catch us by surprise."

King Wen nodded subconsciously. He agreed with the old general's views and even decided that old general Mu's thoughts were more profound and thoughtful than his.

This made King Wen Jiu feel more and more anxious to establish a good relationship with General Mu.

"How do you think we should respond to these two situations?"

King Wen humbly asked for advice, and General Mu nodded slightly to him, stroking his beard, looking very satisfied.

After a while, General Mu said: "Each situation has its own way to deal with it."

"If it is true that the Qingyi people are planning a night attack, then we will use their plan to catch them off guard and eliminate their hostility again."

As he said this, General Mu sneered, seemingly very angry at the Qingyi people.

King Wen pursed his lips and listened to the old general continue.

"If it's really a trick, then there's no need to worry. I'll just wait for normal defense."

Old General Mu's tone was very relaxed, as if he had seen through the Qingyi people's conspiracy.

"No matter what, these two methods are our defensive counterattacks. Our army has the advantage. Your Highness does not need to worry too much."

"The Qingyi people are good at surprise attacks, but not good at long-term siege battles. As long as they are not defeated in one blow, our army will still have a chance. When our army gathers together, coupled with the advantage of the geographical location, the Qingyi people will definitely There is no return.”

General Mu said these words very confidently, as if he had defeated Qingyi's conspiracy, which was very satisfying to hear.

Even King Wen on the side couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly. After hearing these words, King Wen felt quite relaxed.

The old general is right, we are the ones with the upper hand.

Nowadays, the northwest camp has both solid city defense and a prosperous period. It can be said that it has the right location and people.

Under such a situation, what did King Wen have to fear?