Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 164 Humiliation
On the cold night of December [-], [-] miners from the Nanchuan Army and [-] forest troops who had temporarily armed themselves braved the wind and snow and went to the Dynasty army camp ten miles away.

Normally, such a short distance would be reached quickly, but under the conditions of the wind and snow, it took them a full two hours to reach the attacking position.

Lying on a snow-covered hillside, Lin Chuan looked down at the dynasty army camp camped in a depression.

Because it was a temporary camp, the tents of the Dynasty army covered the entire depression, and it was dark as far as the eye could see. Countless fires were lit in the camp, and the soldiers of the Dynasty surrounded the fires to keep warm.

At the back of the camp, there were tens of thousands of war horses tied up, and the horses neighed from time to time. The cold weather made the war horses a little unbearable.

There were no fences in the camp, only guards with spears hid in a leeward huddle to keep warm.

The entire camp of the Dynasty Army was completely undefended. Lin Chuan stretched out his frozen hands and said, "The First Banner Regiment broke through from the hillside on the left. Remember to control the horses first."

Xiao Zhan nodded, tightened his neckline to prevent the cold wind from entering, and turned around to go.

"Sergeant Tu Yue, you take the miners to guard those openings for me. I want to wipe out the enemy army and tell the miners that those who fight bravely can join our Nanchuan Army."

Tu Yue slapped her chest loudly, turned around and shouted at the miners: "Brothers of the miners! The general said that this time those who have made meritorious service will be allowed to join our Nanchuan army."

The miners happily followed Tu Yue.

The Nanchuan Army paid well and the benefits were good. These homeless miners wanted to join the Nanchuan Army, but they were rejected by Lin Chuan before, because Lin Chuan needed to ask Mucheng for instructions. Dare to say so.

In the snow around the depression, countless soldiers of the Nanchuan Army in white robes crawled forward, like wriggling worms, constantly approaching the camp of the Dynasty Army.

As the commander, Lin Chuan also joined the attacking ranks at this moment to make up for the lack of troops. Obviously, the senior officers joined the attacking team, which greatly improved morale.

Governor Najialuo's tent is located in the center of the camp. Outside the gold-rimmed tent, there are posts at three steps and sentries at five steps. The guards are heavily guarded.

The governor's tent is like a small house, with a large space inside, a full [-] square meters. The thick tent isolates the howling cold wind from the outside, and the brazier inside the tent is burning with charcoal.

Although the Black Mountain iron mine area was captured, Najialuo didn't take it too seriously. When the wind and snow stopped and the army arrived, the rebels would be wiped out by him in one fell swoop.

Inside the governor's camp, the atmosphere was warm and the smell of wine was permeating. The governor Najialuo had just taken in a concubine, and all the generals were toasting.

In fact, two days ago, Najialuo had only fifty concubines, but when he passed by a village on the march yesterday, he fell in love with a woman and forcibly captured her, so he had these 51 concubines.

"The governor will go out, and the rebels will definitely flee in fright. I will congratulate the governor in advance—" General Morkang of the First Cavalry Regiment raised his glass.

General Zhang Haotian of the Third Corps was naturally not to be outdone, and stood up with a smile: "I heard that there are tens of thousands of rebels. It is a great achievement to kill them all. The governor will definitely be promoted to the earl, and the general will congratulate you at the end."

General Ying Tan of the Second Cavalry Regiment, who lost his troops, also stood up at this moment: "My lord, the last general is willing to be the vanguard this time! Shame on the blood!"

After Yingtan fled back to Jiuyuan City, he sent a large amount of gold and silver treasures, which satisfied the governor. Regardless of his defeat, he still let him be the commander of the second cavalry regiment.

However, thinking of the more than ten cars of treasure being sent to the governor's mansion, Yingtan felt distressed for a while.

The generals stood up one by one to flatter Governor Najialuo. Najialuo never refused, his face flushed with excitement, as if what the generals said had really come true.

While the governor and the generals were drinking happily, a middle-aged man in a long gown opened his military tent and walked in with a sullen face.

The cold wind outside poured into the tent, causing the officer at the door to swear: "Who doesn't grow so long...", but when he looked up and saw the middle-aged man in the long shirt, he swallowed the curse words into his stomach, and his face turned red. It's flushed red.

After the middle-aged man in the long gown walked into the tent, the warm atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and there was some fear in his eyes towards the middle-aged man.

"It turns out to be the chief of staff, come and sit down." Governor Najialuo took a sip of his wine and greeted him, "Come here, fill up the wine for the chief of staff."

The middle-aged man in the long gown is named Li Yunshan, and he is the chief of staff of the Governor's Mansion of Jiuyuan Province, second only to Governor Najialuo.

Li Yunshan did not go to pick up the drinks brought by his servants. He still had a sullen face and cupped his hands towards Governor Najialuo: "My lord, the Black Mountain Iron Mine is still in the hands of the rebels. As far as I know, the rebels are powerful. I think It's too early for us to celebrate, I suggest sending scouts to investigate the situation immediately instead of drinking and having fun here."

As soon as Li Yunshan opened his mouth, his questioning tone made Governor Najialuo feel a little unhappy, and said: "Master Li, the wind and snow are very heavy now, wait for the wind and snow to stop before sending scouts, the rebels can't run away, come here, Sit down and drink."

"My lord governor, if the rebels come, it will be too late—" Li Yunshan didn't sit down, still relentless.

Governor Najialuo put the wine glass heavily on the table, and his face sank, apparently very dissatisfied with Li Yunshan.

"Master Li, the Governor-General said, wait for the wind and snow to stop before sending scouts out. This is to show compassion for the soldiers. Please go back. We generals don't need you to teach us how to fight!" General Morkang of the First Corps was dissatisfied stood up and said.

General Zhang Haotian of the Third Corps also said sarcastically: "Could it be possible that Mr. Li wants to disobey the order of Mr. Governor?!"

Regardless of the dissatisfaction of the generals, Li Yunshan approached the governor and said earnestly: "My lord, the rebel army is powerful, and the destruction of the Second Corps is a good proof. We still have to be careful—"

"Li Yunshan, don't be shameless! What are you, showing off your power here!" Hearing Li Yunshan talk about his pain, General Yingtan of the Second Corps stood up angrily.

"Yingtan, is it reasonable for your Second Corps to lose the battle? Believe it or not, I will report to Wang Jing and dismiss you from your post—" Li Yunshan pushed back with a livid face.

Yingtan sneered: "Remove me from my post, okay! Then I'll see how you withdraw!" Yingtan kicked out as he spoke, and Li Yunshan, a literati, cried out in pain and rolled on the ground.

"Papa!" Yingtan, who was in power, rode on Li Yunshan's body, just a few big ears, and several red fingerprints appeared on Li Yunshan's face.

"Okay, good fight." The generals didn't know if they were drunk or what, they applauded loudly.

As the Chief of Staff of Jiuyuan Province, Li Yunshan often had trouble with the generals. The generals had long been dissatisfied with him, and when they saw him being beaten, they immediately felt extremely happy.

Governor Najialuo took a sip of wine, with a flash of joy in his eyes, he stood up slowly and said, "General Yingtan, stop it."

Governor Najialuo stepped forward to help Li Yunshan, who was already bruised and swollen, and pretended to be angry and said to Yingtan: "General Yingtan, you are so impulsive, how can you beat the chief of staff, come here and apologize!"

Yingtan knew that the governor was taking sides with him, so he found a step for him, and said nonchalantly: "Lord Li, I was reckless, and I apologize to you."

Seeing Yingtan's haughty look, it didn't look like he was apologizing, but rather: "You have the ability to hit me!" Li Yunshan trembled in anger.

"Yunshan, you said that you are a literati, just take care of the supplies, money and food. Why do you always trouble the generals? Do you think..." Governor Najialuo said earnestly.

Li Yunshan: "Your Excellency, as chief of staff..."

"Stop talking, Yunshan, go back to Jiuyuan City to recuperate, and don't participate this time." Governor Na Jialuo interrupted Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshan wanted to say something, but seeing the cold eyes of the surrounding generals and the impatience of Governor Najialuo, he waved his sleeves and turned around to leave the camp.

As a staff member of the Governor's Mansion, Li Yunshan is extremely talented. Under the authorization of the Governor, he became the second person in Jiuyuan Province and helped Najialuo manage the entire Jiuyuan Province in an orderly manner. strong.

Li Yunshan offended a lot of people. These people spoke ill of Li Yunshan in front of the governor, which made the governor Najialuo gradually become dissatisfied with Li Yunshan. However, Li Yunshan thought that he had the support of the governor as before, and issued orders. He came and went again and again. Li Yunshan had lost the governor's support. Trust, and began to alienate, and Li Yunshan still didn't realize it, he didn't know where he was wrong.

"Come, come, keep drinking, we can't let him affect our interest—" Governor Najialuo raised his glass again.

The atmosphere in the entire military tent became lively again, toasting and promoting, it was very lively.

Hearing the cheers and laughter from the military tent, Li Yunshan looked at the sky full of snow, his heart was cold and disheartened.

(End of this chapter)