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Chapter 608 Battle Situation (2)

"The thief has exhausted his skills!"

In Dashun City, the veteran general Qu Zhen, who was in charge of the defense of Dashun City and was fully responsible for commanding the operations of the forts in the entire fortification area, raised the letter in his hand and said to the generals on the left and right: "Ignore the provocation of the thieves, our army But guard the city and act according to Mr. Jinglue’s instructions!”

The generals on the left and right looked at each other, and then bowed sparsely: "No!"

Qu Zhen raised her eyebrows: "Huh?"

"Didn't you eat?!"

"Louder!" Qu Zhen looked at the generals on Huanqing Road in front of him.

Every one of them is a veteran, and every one of them is an outlaw who has been fighting for a long time.

Unruly, domineering and uncontrollable are synonymous with these people.

But don’t think that since the Song Dynasty used culture to control military affairs, the military ministers would really be obedient and servile in front of the civil servants.

The second thing is that among the heads that Li Fugui captured this time, more than two hundred heads of young and old were found!

A typical example is when Li Fugui was on Huanqing Road.

Do you want to give me a reward? If not, we will replace him!
Furthermore, it is also a matter of solidarity.

But it never includes these generals along the border!

They targeted the elderly and children, and the proportion reached 10%.

The Song-Xia War was not just a war, but also a battle for the hearts and minds of various tribes in Hengshan.

Public opinion is shocked!

The relevant generals did not receive any rewards or promotions from the court.

The censors even suspected that most of Li Fugui's beheadings were civilians.

This is because of the great losses suffered in this regard - after the destruction of Shu, the Song army's military discipline in Shu was ruined, and as a result, the entire Shu was forced to rebel, which directly led to a national uprising in Shu.

However, Li Fugui was severely punished by the imperial court and demoted to deputy envoy of the Baojing Army.

Finally, it’s the fifth generation all over again.

Therefore, in the sixth year of Xining, he conquered Jintang and Baibao, burned them, and beheaded two or three thousand people.

Therefore, in the eyes of the court, Li Fugui was a typical example of dishonesty and disloyalty.

This example should never be used.

For those who don’t believe it, you can interview Mr. Han Jiang, the left prime minister of the current dynasty.

They were the soldiers and the forbidden troops stationed in the inland states and counties.

Because he was eager to make meritorious deeds, the commander encouraged the generals to take the initiative.

Let me ask you, during the battle of Luo Wucheng, how many military ministers secretly gave him a stumbling block, or even blatantly opposed him, refusing to carry out his orders to the death.

Are you killing the enemy or being a butcher?

Real battlefield beheadings are probably rare.

The day after tomorrow I will dare to attack the scholar-bureaucrats.

They know when to do what is best for them.

Then, he ordered an all-out attack on Huanqing Road to achieve victory.

The day after tomorrow, even the ministers of the court would dare to kill him.

why?
Two reasons, first: Li Fugui went to war this time because he made a wrong command in the previous war, which resulted in the Song army's defeat and the loss of more than a thousand elite troops. In order to get away with it, Li Fugui simply sent out the troops who were ordered by his general at that time. The Huanqing Road soldiers and horses took charge of Li Xin and executed him under military law, leaving all the blame to Li Xin.

Therefore, the imperial court seriously doubted Li Fugui's ability in this battle.

The generals along the border, especially those on the front line, are all smart people who have been fighting for a long time.

As a result, the court made relevant decisions.

At the same time, once there is a profit or an opportunity, they can do anything and dare to do anything.

Killing people randomly will force all the Hengshan tribes to go to the Western bandits.

For the Song Dynasty, the tendency to kill good people and take credit for merit should never be allowed to increase.

How many actual beheadings are there?
How many of them are killing good people and taking credit for their merits?

Then they will definitely be able to wield the butcher knife against the innocent people in the Han territory tomorrow.

At the same time, it is also because everyone knows that if Qiu Ba can kill people at will without being punished or even getting rewarded, what will be the consequences?
The fifth generation is the best example.

The Qiu Ba people can wield the butcher knife today against the young and old of the party members.

If he hadn't been a civil servant, he would have been imprisoned.

Those with strong soldiers and horses will do it!
Jiedu?

Emperor?

Therefore, they will refuse unreasonable orders from civil servants.

If the civil servants force them to attack, they will not be able to do their job.

Zhang Yu naturally knew that these unruly generals under his rule only respected him as the governor in words, but in fact, few of them took him, a civil official with no previous military achievements, seriously.

I'm afraid it's just a mouthful saying: The management is fair and wise.

In fact, he went his own way and did not act according to his arrangements.

In this case, he might be betrayed by these guys just like Li Fugui!

However, Zhang Kai's advantage over Li Fugui was that Li Fugui's backstage was only Wang Anshi in the court.

Therefore, Li Fugui was basically in a situation where no one was available on Huanqing Road.

Especially after he killed Li Xin, the only one who was willing to obey orders unconditionally, everyone distanced themselves from him.

But Zhang Kai's backstage is the official family of the current dynasty!

Last year, when Zhang Kai was appointed as Quan Fa's envoy to Qin Feng Road to manage the strategy and appeasement, Zhao Xu assigned him a military official to serve as his team - Yi Yan Road, Deputy General Manager of Soldiers and Horses, and Imperial City Envoy Qu Zhen, who served as Qin Feng Road Soldiers. Manager Ma.

When Zhang Kai moved to Huanqing Road, Qu Zhen also followed him to Huanqing Road.

Qu Zhen is an old and famous general along the way!
His seniority was terrifying - his father-in-law, when Yuan Hao invaded, armed himself and fought with the invading Western thieves until the Western thieves did not dare to invade his homeland.

The Qu family of Deshun was famous for his bravery along the border.

He himself has fought in all the Song and Xia wars from Xining to the present.

He also took the time to participate in the Xining Southern Expedition and made great achievements.

In today's Yanbian Road, only Yao Si, Zhong Yi, Zhong Pu and others from Xihe can compare with them in terms of qualifications.

Especially on Huanqing Road and Fuyan Road, they have great prestige.

The generals in these places were all his juniors. Their fathers and ancestors were either Qu Zhen's colleagues or his old subordinates. Many of them even owed their lives to Qu Zhen.

It was with Qu Zhen's support that Zhang Kai was able to take control of the entire Huanqing Road in just a few months, and suppress the military leaders to do things according to his arrangements.

Now, Qu Zhen has been appointed to come to Dashun City to take charge personally to command, suppress, and supervise the generals. Under Qu Zhen's pressure, all the generals in the White Tiger Festival Hall suddenly agreed: "Promise! I will obey the command of the Taiwei General!"

Qu Zhen glanced at these guys.

He knew very well that these bastards might have something in mind now that they were seeing the Western thieves being trapped by Zhang Xianggong's clever plan.

If we don't explain it clearly to them, I'm afraid there will be trouble sooner or later on the battlefield in the future!

So, Qu Zhen raised her hand, looked at the faces of these guys, and said: "I have been ordered by General Zhang to control you and have full authority to direct this battle."

"In order to avoid something unbearable to happen in the future, I will tell you all the ugly things beforehand..."

"This battle!" He glanced at these people coldly: "Anyone who dares to disobey the general's orders and obey the command flag will not be rewarded even if he has merit!"

"understand?"

"Promise!" The generals agreed again.

However, Qu Zhen knows these people too well. They are all meat on the hob, and they will not shed tears until they see the coffin!
Therefore, Qu Zhen said with a cold face: "You must remember the lessons learned by Zhang Zhijian on Yanyan Road last year!"

"If you don't obey the general's orders, even if you are from a remote county, the court will kill you with military law!"

Last year, the death of Zhang Zhijian, the military commander of Yanyan Road, shocked the entire border.

This is the second Yaojun-level general executed by the imperial court since Xining!
Moreover, he was escorted back to Bianjing and executed according to the Ming Dynasty.

This is the fate that military officials fear most.

Because this is a punishment under national law!

The three generations of characters will all note this, and their descendants will not be able to take the imperial examination or be officials from now on.

Immediate family members who are already officials will also be implicated.

They will all be transferred out of key positions, and it will be difficult to get promoted from now on.

Although everyone around the world knew why Zhang Zhijian was so unlucky?

Hit the muzzle!
The new king came to the throne, commanded the military for the first time, and issued imperial edicts.

Zhang Zhijian, however, was procrastinating and refused to obey orders.

So much so that the fighter plane was delayed and the Western thieves escaped.

The palace was naturally furious!
An explanation must be given to the new king, so Zhang Zhijian must die.

Moreover, the canonical punishment must be clearly stated to serve as a warning to others!
But the problem is...

Today's Huanqing Road envoy Zhang Kai is the first Yanbian Road envoy to be removed personally after the official came to the throne.

Therefore, this time all the generals promised loudly: "Promise!"

"Please rest assured, Lieutenant, I will definitely obey your orders!"

"Good!" Qu Zhen looked at this scene and clapped her hands in praise. Of course, he knew the temperament of these bastards.

With coercion alone, they were dissatisfied.

Before an incident occurs, it is still possible for someone to do something bad.

Therefore, it is time to give them a sweet date as well as a slap in the face.

Then he said softly: "You know, before I came to Dashun City, Mr. Zhang had a long talk with me."

"Xiangong said that there are many generals in Huanqing, and I intend to go to the imperial court to select good generals and brave generals from Huanqing for the future!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhang Kai, the strategic envoy, has a very solid background.

He is the strategic minister who has been eliminated by the official family!
As long as you don't make mistakes, it will be of great use!

Even getting a cooling umbrella is not impossible.

and so……

Everyone's hearts moved.

This is indeed a good opportunity to show off, and it is possible to show up in front of the emperor.

If you can allow the officials to write your name on the imperial screen...

Then can’t we take off at home?
Of course Qu Zhen knew what these guys were thinking, so she continued to increase her efforts and started to induce them: "Besides, to be honest, Zhang Xianggong and I still have recommended places for martial arts."

"If you can pay attention to the king's affairs and abide by the general's orders, then in the future, the outstanding sons of the princes may be able to enter martial arts!"

Martial arts?

All the generals raised their heads, not thinking this was a good job.

The reason is very simple. Song Dynasty martial arts and martial arts examinations are not popular in China.

Martial arts students and generals who have passed the martial arts exam have little future.

Around here, people even look down upon them.

Qu Zhen also knew this, so he said: "You may not know it yet."

"The officials of the current dynasty have personally worshiped Old Lieutenant Guo as the martial arts scholar in July this year. If the prince's children can enter the martial arts school, they can become the disciples of Old Lieutenant Guo."

Old Lieutenant Guo, naturally there is only one person in Yanbian who can get this honorific title - Guo Kui!
Everyone swallowed.

Guo Kui's disciple?
A good opportunity indeed!
"In addition, I also heard that in the future, students in martial arts will have the opportunity to study in the Yulong Zhuzhi, and even follow the old practices of the Han and Tang Dynasties and become the guards of the Heavenly Palace!"

As soon as this bombshell came out, everyone became uneasy.

Yulong Zhuzhi? The guardian of the heavenly palace?
This is as good a background as a scholar!
Among all the officials, even a big-headed soldier would start out as a small envoy in the third group when he was sent out, and he would be promoted as fast as urine. The Emperor's Imperial Guards were members of the Zhao Guan family.

You can rise to the rank of ambassador with your eyes closed!
However, due to the dynasty's system, Yulong Zhuzhi is not open to outsiders easily.

Moreover, even if there is a chance, Yulong Zhuzhi cannot be entered by just anyone who wants to.

The height and appearance must be up to standard.

Now, is there such a good thing?
As a result, everyone really became attentive and serious.

Qu Zhen looked at it and sighed in her heart.

This is the case for this great Song Dynasty military official.

They can be as ferocious as tigers or as cruel as wolves.

But it can also be as timid as a mouse, and it can also be as timid as a sheep.

It all just depends on the environment they are in and the situation they are facing.

He has seen countless examples over the decades.

The transition between a warrior and a coward, between a butcher and a benevolent general, is often just a matter of a thought.

The typical ones are the Five-Road Expedition to Xia and the Battle of Yongle City!
Qu Zhen was a personal participant in both wars.

He has enough say in this matter!
(End of this chapter)