Tiantang

Chapter 466
Chapter 471

But Chen Tong didn't expect that the emperor suddenly said, "I think what Chen Tong said is reasonable. Soldiers are deceitful. The so-called two countries and two armies are at war. What kind of gentleman's demeanor and benevolence and morality are they talking about? As long as the strategic goal can be achieved , it is also possible to use some means.”

Chen Tong's face turned red and he was shocked.The emperor supported his point of view, and he was very excited.

Guo Ziyi was taken aback, although he didn't think so, but he didn't dare to publicly refute the emperor's words.

As long as Lei Wanchun was outspoken, he said as soon as he thought of it, and opened his mouth to say a few words of disapproval.But as soon as Lei Wanchun opened his mouth, Nan Jiyun pulled his arm. Nan Jiyun lowered his voice and whispered in Lei Wanchun's ear, "Your Majesty, don't forget to eat. Don't you remember?" fight?"

Lei Wanchun was startled, his lips trembled, he lowered his head, and swallowed everything he said.

He had been beaten by the emperor before, and although there was an element of drama involved, he lost a lot of face as a general, and he couldn't hold his head up in front of the generals and soldiers for several days in a row.

Seeing that none of the generals objected again, although Zhang Xuan knew that they had different opinions, he still gave the order directly, "Nan Ba, you make a trip. You lead [-] Shence troops, outflank the rear from the right, and go deep into the In the territory of Dashi, bring enough firearms, and stab me fiercely from the rear of Dashi's army!"

"I don't ask you to fight head-on with the Dashi army. I only hope that you can harass the enemy's rear. When the time is right, you can capture a group of Dashi nobles and come back to smash the Dashi's caravan. I will do a great job for you!"

"Yes, the final general obeys the order! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the final general will not disgrace the mission!" Nan Jiyun has always obeyed the emperor's order, and he has long regarded himself as a sword in the emperor's hand. , There is no single heart and no complaints.

In terms of loyalty, among the founding fathers under Zhang Xuan's bid, Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun, and Zhang Xuan are still the leaders.Of course, Guo Ziyi and others are not disloyal, but their minds are more complicated, and they will consider the interests of their own family more.

It's no wonder that whether it's Guo Ziyi, Yang Lian, or even Yan Zhenqing, Zhang Tong and Pugu Huai'en, behind each of them is a big family. As the head of the family, they have to think about the family.

Nan Jiyun took the order and left.

Ge Shu Lige hesitated for a while, and suddenly stepped out of the squad, cupped his fists and bowed down, saying loudly, "Your Majesty, the general has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility by His Majesty, but the general has not achieved an inch of merit since he entered the army. General Fannan is ordered to go out to harass the enemy, and at the end he is willing to invite his followers to do his best, and I beg Your Majesty's permission!"

Zhang Xuan was taken aback. Ge Shulige was appointed by him as the chief military officer of Zhaowu Dao, the place of nine surnames in Zhaowu. He brought Geshu Lige into the army. Naturally, he meant to let him join the army to receive training and the baptism of war. .Since Ge Shu Lige took the initiative to ask for a fight, Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment, then agreed to his request.

Ge Shu Lige is also a famous general, not a flower growing in a greenhouse, he should be able to go to the battlefield, and has the ability to lead an army.

"Okay. Brother Shu Lige, I ordered you to lead [-] troops from the headquarters, and after going around the Dashi army from the left, cooperate with Nanba to fight. Remember my words, don't collide head-on with the Dashi army, and quickly harass the army. Master." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

Ge Shu Lige solemnly bowed, and said with emotion, "The final general will obey the order! The final general will serve the imperial court and die!"

After finishing speaking, Ge Shu Lige turned around and walked out arrogantly.

Guo Ziyi looked at the back of Ge Shu Lige leaving, frowned, and said softly, "Your Majesty, although Ge Shu Lige is a famous general, it is the first time for him to lead an army independently. If we were caught in a heavy siege, wouldn't it be worthless to lose [-] soldiers and horses, and it would also seriously damage our army's morale and vigor."

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "Otherwise, although Ge Shu Lige is young, he is skilled in archery and horse, knows the art of war, and has a calm mind, which is a great responsibility. I can't be wrong in my eyes. Can withstand experience. As long as you can grow up, it is also worth it."

Hearing what the emperor said, Guo Ziyi stopped insisting.

Guo Ziyi also understood in his heart that the emperor did this mainly to use the war to train younger generals to be their successors.But whether Ge Shu Lige can be a great responsibility like the emperor said, Guo Ziyi actually doubts it in his heart.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Guo Ziyi, and said softly, "Guo Xiang, the battle is imminent, Khiva City is not safe, you send someone to escort Concubine Duan back to Zhaowu City tomorrow."

Just as Guo Ziyi was about to promise, she heard a crisp female voice from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, this concubine is also a female general appointed by His Majesty, and there are 3000 female soldiers around this concubine. Now that the battle is imminent, this concubine, as a general, cannot Flee from the battle!"

While speaking, Guo Fu strode in heroically in armor, with a sword on her waist.

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and gave a wry smile.

Guo Ziyi turned her head and gave her daughter a hard look, but Guo Fu pretended not to see it.She walked up to the emperor with her head held high and her chest held high, gave a deep salute to the emperor, and stood aside.She appeared in the hall in the identity and name of the female military battalion commander, not the emperor's concubine.

For Zhang Xuan, the women's army was originally a decoration and a symbol. He wanted to use this to establish a female army's organizational system and designation, laying a foundation for women to join the army and even politics in the future, and would not really let the women's army go into battle.In fact, these female soldiers really don't have the quality to fight.

Of course, some Huihe female soldiers in the female army were excluded.Those female soldiers were Su Hudong's personal soldiers when he was the princess of Huihe. They were good at riding and shooting, and had certain combat skills.

And this time, most of those who followed the emperor's army to Congling were Uyghur female soldiers beside Su Hudong, and they were assigned to Guo Fu's command.

Guo Fu has been eager to try and join the battle in person, but the emperor never gave her the chance.As for personal martial arts riding and archery skills, Guo Fu's daughter grew up in the army, and this skill is not covered.

But how could Zhang Xuan be willing to let his woman charge forward.Although the imperial concubine's presence in the war will boost morale, it is still somewhat risky.

Guo Fu just stood there with her head held high and her chest held high, as if a woman would not give way to a man.All the generals looked at each other carefully, they didn't dare to say anything, but Lei Wanchun's character was rough and unrestrained, seeing that Guo Fu looked decent in armor as a woman, he felt a little contemptuous, hid there and secretly laughed.

Guo Fu looked around and saw Lei Wanchun's virtue.She raised her eyebrows and said solemnly, "General Lei, what are you laughing at?"

Lei Wanchun suppressed a smile, cupped his fists and said, "Miss Duanfei, the general thinks that if she rides a horse to hunt and play or something, it's not bad for her to play with the female army for three to five days, but on this battlefield, everyone It's our men's business, it's not a joke, it's going to lose your head, it's not fun!"

Guo Fu frowned and said seriously, "General Lei, don't look down on women. Women join the army to kill the enemy, and don't let men have husbands. If General Lei doesn't believe it, let's try it out!"

Lei Wanchun felt that his words were elegant and reserved enough, if the other party was not the imperial concubine, and he was in front of the emperor, he would have already taken it one bite at a time.

It can be seen that Guo Fu is still unconvinced, wanting to compete with him, she couldn't help curling her lips and said, "Your Majesty, let's forget it, my old man has heavy hands, and my sword and gun have no eyes, if I hurt my mother, I will not be able to afford it. "

Out of the corner of Guo Fu's eyes, Guo Fu glanced at the emperor. Seeing Zhang Xuan's smiling face, she sneered at Lei Wanchun and said, "Don't be arrogant, General Lei. How about this? Why don't we have a match. Three rounds will decide the outcome." In the first round, you and I will fight immediately, in the second round, you and I will compete in archery. In the third round, you and I will practice the art of war, with 100 soldiers from each army. General Lei, how dare you?"

"Why dare not?" Lei Wanchun was taken aback, he didn't expect that Concubine Duan would actually have a serious competition.Although Guo Fu is an imperial concubine with a noble status, how could Lei Wanchun be stage frightened in front of a woman, but he immediately laughed and said, "It's fine to practice the art of war. The general knows that the empress has studied the art of war with Guo Xiang since childhood. As far as the mind is concerned, Lao Lei is definitely not as good as Niangniang. But this is a battle of cavalry and archery, hehe, Lao Lei is afraid that Niangniang will not look good if she loses—”

Said, Lei Wanchun turned his head to the emperor, looking at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing, pointing at Lei Wanchun and scolding, "You look reckless, but you are actually cunning. You know that you don't know a single word, and you don't know the art of war, so you automatically surrender. Give up your weaknesses and use your strengths to fight Competing with Concubine Duan is really extremely cunning."

"Don't look at me, I'm sure of this competition."

"However, it's better to have a good start in the competition." Seeing Guo Fu's suggestive look, Zhang Xuan nodded secretly and said solemnly.

"How about this, Lei Wanchun, if you win against Concubine Duan, I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver and give you my hard-earned horse."

Lei Wanchun's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Your Majesty's words are true?"

Zhang Xuan had several blood-sweat horses, which were special products of the state of Kang. Prince Kang carefully selected the king of several horses from among thousands of blood-sweat horses, and presented them to the emperor.This horse is plump and graceful, with a thin head and a high neck, slender limbs and thin skin. It is said that it can "travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles at night".However, as a traverser, Zhang Xuan knew that these were exaggerations. The top speed of a horse was about 150 kilometers per day, and the maximum speed was only more than 200 kilometers. How could it be possible to travel thousands of miles a day.

However, this kind of BMW has more endurance than Turkic horses and Central Plains horses. It is good at charging and fast, and it is the best among war horses.Lei Wanchun had been coveting for a long time, but the production of this BMW was scarce, even though he was a general, he was not qualified to ride it.

"I never joke."

Lei Wanchun laughed, "Since His Majesty is willing to give the last general a BMW, the last general will be disrespectful."

But Guo Fu sneered from the side, "What if you lose?"

"If I lose...I'll let my mother handle it." Lei Wanchun gritted his teeth and said, he originally wanted to say that he lost some money, but he was alone, with no family members, no long possessions, and no property.Besides, in the army at the moment, he has nothing to lose.

(End of this chapter)