Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 179 173. Internal and External Matters
Competition is the driving force throughout history. Deng Ai was originally instructed by Feng Xi to compete with Ma Su, and then Feng Xi took advantage of the situation to back off.

However, it was obvious that Deng Ai did not have enough time to calm down at this time. In addition, Ma Su immediately pointed out Deng Ai's stuttering problem, which made Deng Ai really angry, so he simply confronted Ma Su.

Feng Xi didn't care. Young people don't know each other without fighting. Having a good opponent will give them the motivation to improve in the future. Feng Xi also wanted to see how the two were doing now, so he divided his troops into 8,000 each and asked them to attack Changsha and Guiyang respectively.

"Shi Zai, you lead 8,000 men from Lingling County to attack Guiyang. You Chang, you lead 8,000 men from Dongting Lake to the south along the Xiang River to attack Changsha. You two can go and fight as you wish, and I will not ask you about your methods.

But there is one thing, I will not send you any additional reinforcements. If you lose soldiers and generals, you should honestly come back and accept the punishment according to military law, and don't make trouble and ask for reinforcements again."

Feng Xi was obviously adding fuel to the fire. His first sentence was relatively normal, but his second sentence clearly implied that the two were incompetent and might be completely wiped out. How could they tolerate this?

"Don't worry, Grand Commander. If I fail to command effectively, I am willing to die as an apology!"

Ma Su was indeed Ma Su. After hearing Feng Xi's provocative suggestion, he simply wanted to issue a military order again, but this time he was not begging for the execution of his entire family.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Ma Liang, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and shouted at him, which calmed down the hot-blooded Ma Su and made him keep silent.

"Bao Feng, Bao Yi!"

Feng Xi ignored the different expressions and awkward atmosphere of the people on the field, turned around and called on the Bao brothers who were also pretending to be stupid.

"Grand Governor."

The two brothers stood up and bowed, not knowing why the commander-in-chief suddenly called them over.

"Bao Feng, you will be the deputy general and attack Changsha with You Chang. Bao Yi, you will be the deputy general and go to Guiyang with Shi Zai. As deputy generals, you two must obey the orders of the main general and must not act arrogantly or disobey military orders. In addition, if the army is defeated, you two are good at martial arts, so you should protect them."

As soon as Feng Xi said that, the two of them suddenly realized that Feng Xi was indeed a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Having said that, didn’t he still let the two brothers go into insurance business?

The Bao brothers are extraordinary in martial arts. Not to mention the two counties, even in the current Dongwu, it is estimated that no one can take them down steadily. So with the two of them protecting them, they can attack or defend.

The Bao brothers were happy as long as there was a war to fight, and they had no problem being a deputy general, so they happily accepted the order.

"Grand Commander, I don't need to..."

Ma Su was about to speak, wanting to decline the offer of the deputy general. After all, Feng Xi said so, wouldn't it make him look incompetent? Ma Su was still confident that he could deal with these native artillery in southern Jing.

"There is no joking in the army. Do you want the Grand Commander to go back on his word?"

Ma Liang saw his brother trying to make trouble, he glared at him fiercely and stopped Ma Su with one sentence. He had begged and pleaded with Feng Xi to agree to send a deputy general to assist Ma Su, so how could Ma Su mess things up?
Naturally, Ma Su did not dare to challenge his brother, so he could only swallow his words, nodded, looked at the burly Bao Yi, and sighed in his heart.

Deng Ai had no objection. He and Bao Yi bowed to each other, and after the greeting, they began to exchange pleasantries and get to know each other.

A few days later, the two led their armies to march eastward, each heading for their own goal. It was obvious that they wanted to compete with each other to see who could conquer the county they were responsible for first. "Wen Jin, lead 10,000 troops to Dongting Lake for training."

After the two armies left, Feng Xi specifically found Zhang Nan and gave him another order.

"Dongting Lake?"

Zhang Nan was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted.

"Xiu Yuan, are you so worried about them? Even if they have no experience in battle, can the two counties of Jingnan really turn the tables?"

Zhang Nan smiled dumbly, knowing that Feng Xi was worried that the two would be defeated and really have nowhere to go, so he asked him to go to support the two armies under the pretext of training. If anything happened to them, it would be his turn.

"That's right. After all, Youchang is Jichang's brother. I can't let him be defeated and killed, right? I'm afraid Jichang will come and fight me to the death soon. Shizai is also a rare talent. You see, he and Bao Yi are already familiar with each other just now. I'm not too worried about him."

Feng Xi did not deny Zhang Nan's teasing. As for Deng Ai, Feng Xi was not really worried. Although Deng Ai and Ma Su had argued fiercely in the meeting room before, once the hot-bloodedness in Deng Ai's mind had passed, he would definitely remain calm and composed, and even if he failed, it would not be a big defeat.

As for Ma Su, his contempt for the other party was almost written on his face. If the other party really made a desperate move and used some desperate tactics, Ma Su's life would be in danger.

Feng Xi called Zhang Nan here just as a second line of insurance.

"Okay, I will lead the army there tomorrow. By the way, I heard that you are going to marry that person? Or was it an imperial decree to arrange the marriage?"

After finishing the business, Zhang Nan's face changed, and he looked at Feng Xi with a bit of vulgarity and ridicule that all men understand. At this time, the two of them were talking privately, and there was no one else around, so Zhang Nan naturally dared to speak so unscrupulously.

"Yes, I never thought that the late emperor would grant me and Miss Guan a marriage."

Feng Xi was also somewhat helpless. Zhang Nan and he had been good friends for many years, and like him, he had been beaten by Guan Yinping many times.

"Hehe... you'll have a hard time in the future. Who would have thought that the Grand Commander who was so majestic in front of people during the day would have to kneel on the washboard when he returned home at night..."

"Get lost. Go back to your navy and reorganize your army. If you keep talking nonsense, I will let you be responsible for the resettlement of the Wuling barbarians."

Feng Xi rolled his eyes at Zhang Nan, telling him to get out of here immediately, like chasing away a fly, and stop irritating himself here. Zhang Nan didn't care, and left Feng Xi's study with a big laugh. He would go to Fu Rong for a drink later and talk about this matter.

After Zhang Nan left, Feng Xi sighed and looked at the bamboo slips and cloth on the table. Although he had taken Jingzhou like a whirlwind, it has always been easy to conquer a country but difficult to keep it.

Restore people's livelihood, wipe out the remnants of the Eastern Wu army, bandits, and Wuling barbarians, and develop science and technology and basic industries that he has always dreamed of... Oh, and there is also the matter of getting married.

There are still many things to do. Just thinking about it makes me feel overwhelmed. How can I find the time to slowly kill time?
In addition, I have to make decisions on many things myself, so for a period of time it is inevitable that I have to do everything myself, just like Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)