Chapter 29 General Discord
"General, why are you stationing troops here?"
"Xiangzhou City is a hundred miles away. We arrived here at noon. Why does the general order us to stay here?"
Youwuwei General Gu Yong and Youwei General Zhao Feidu were subordinates, but they questioned Huang Sheng loudly and showed no courtesy.
Huang Chao glanced at the generals in the tent without saying a word. He knew that these people were not convinced by him, but as a leading general, now that the army was out fighting, he should focus on the overall situation. He was a little angry in his heart, but he could only endure it. , wait until they have finished speaking, and then make your own remarks.
General Zhan Tai Jingming of the Right Cavalry Guard did not speak either. He sat there without saying a word, but his gaze towards Huang Zhu was quite cold, with a trace of hatred in it.
During the court meeting, Huang Jian objected to sending troops to Yingzhou, which made Emperor Zhao Zhi angry. In front of the civil and military ministers of the court, he said that even if he sent troops to Yingzhou, he would never be the leading general. After hearing this news, Zhan Taijing The Ming Dynasty was overjoyed. Among the right-wing soldiers of the Forbidden Army, no one could compare with him in terms of qualifications, background and prestige. If Huang Jie was kicked out and sent troops to Yingzhou this time, he would most likely be recognized by the emperor as the leading general.
Unfortunately, before he could be happy for a few days, news came that made Zhan Tai Jingming angry. Huang Zhi went to the palace several times to ask for an audience with the emperor, but Zhao Zhi summoned him and refused to see him. He deliberately made him look embarrassed. In the end, Liu Jie, the left prime minister, persuaded him, and Zhao Zhi felt a little better. Ping summoned Huang Zhen.
Huang Jie bowed his head and apologized, his words and attitude were extremely sincere.
Zhao Zhinian and Huang Xu guarded Jingping Pass for many years and worked very hard, so they finally forgave him. Then all the ministers in the political affairs hall reached an agreement and decided to send troops to attack Zheng Ze, the military governor of Yingzhou. Zhao Zhi immediately accepted Huang Xu as Pingnan University. Governor, lead the army on the expedition.
The generals originally looked down upon Huang Shen, who had the nickname of mediocre general. After leaving the pass, Huang Shen ordered the army to slow down, which made the generals quite dissatisfied. This morning, the army finally entered Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou Defense Envoy Liu Xiang sent his deputy general to express his condolences, saying that he had built a military camp outside Xiangzhou City and prepared food, wine, and food for the army.
After half a month's journey, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, and everyone was overjoyed to hear what they heard. Unexpectedly, Huang Jian chatted with the deputy general sent by Liu Xiang for a few words, then sent him away, and then did not lead the army to Xiangzhou City. Instead, he ordered the army to camp in place and wait for the arrival of the rear army's food, grass and baggage troops.
Huang Zhen's move immediately aroused great dissatisfaction among the generals. In the evening, Huang Zhen called everyone to discuss matters in the tent. Before he could say a few words, except for General Zuowei, who was still in the rear and had not arrived, the other four generals They all spoke out to question Huang Chong.
"Brother Liu, they are so noisy, why don't you just ignore them?"
Although Li Xun is a military judge, he actually does not have any official rank. It is his first time to join the army and he is able to participate in such a high-level meeting. He is undoubtedly very excited. But what makes Li Xun very surprised is that things have nothing to do with him. It was different from what I imagined. Why did everyone start to quarrel before they even exchanged a few words? They also tended to attack Huang Chong personally.
Liu Congxi smiled and said softly: "As a supervisor, I only care about the army and not the people. They can make as much noise as they want. I am happy to watch the fun."
Li Xun has an easy-going and generous personality, and does not look down upon Liu Congxi because of his status as a eunuch. After getting along for half a month, the relationship between the two of them has become better and better. Li Xun calls Liu Congxi Brother Liu, and Liu Congxi is called Li Xun's nickname dog. , the two of them are called brothers. Of course, Li Xun's aunt is Li Yi, but Liu Congxi likes Li Xun's character and conduct from the bottom of his heart and is willing to get close to him.
"Brother Gou'er, have you seen the old man sitting next to Huang Zhen? His name is Qin Anming. He is the censor of the army. His responsibilities are exactly the opposite of mine. He only cares about people and not the army. If there is any conflict between the generals, he will naturally come forward. reconcile."
Li Xun looked up and saw an old man in his late fifties sitting next to Huang Zhen. He was thin, with a serious look and a meticulous temperament, giving people a very upright and stern feeling.
The march of the army is actually a very boring thing. In the past half month, Li Xun spent most of the time in the carriage with Liu Congxi. Occasionally, he rode a horse and strolled among the army, chatting with Zhu Zhengguo and Yan Yi. Li Xun finally got to know all the upper-level figures in the military until today.
"General, the Emperor ordered us to attack Zheng Ze's rebellion, but you are dragging your feet here and hesitating to give Zheng Ze enough time to prepare his army for war. If the war goes unfavorably, and the Emperor blames it, who is to blame?"
Two generals, Gu Yong and Zhao Feidu, raised questions there, but Huang Chao remained silent and ignored him. A general standing behind Zhan Tai Jingming knew that his general was extremely dissatisfied with Huang Chao, so he stood He came out and asked Huang Shuang in a stern voice.
Huang Zhen glanced at this person, then at Zhan Tai Jingming, his face suddenly darkened.
Qin Anming frowned and looked at the general, and said rather unhappily: "General Wang, pay attention to your identity. Huang Zhen is guilty or not. It is not you who have the final say, but the emperor. As a general, you have the final say." General, you dare to slander the leading general, what is your crime?"
The general's expression suddenly changed. He was not afraid of Huang Cun, but he was extremely afraid of Qin Anming. If he wrote a letter to the emperor about this crime, he would definitely be in disaster.
"Qin Yushi, the last general was impulsive and said the wrong thing. I will never dare to do it again."
Yajiang knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"Wang Hu, you don't have the right to speak here, please stand down."
"Yes, General!"
Wang Hu stood up and retreated behind Zhan Tai Jingming.
Qin Anming glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "General Huang Zhuo has called you here to discuss military affairs and business matters. Don't talk about anything else. It is beyond the scope of the discussion."
Zhan Tai Jingming stood up, raised his hands to Huang Zhen and said: "General, since you have called me here, you must have made a decision in your heart, so please tell me clearly."
Huang Zhu nodded and said: "What I mean is very simple. When the rear army's supplies of food and fodder arrive, we will not divide our troops. The whole army will go straight to Yingzhou to find the enemy for a decisive battle."
Liu Congxi also spoke at this time: "Before the army set off for the expedition, the emperor also meant the same thing. A quick victory. The general's intention is very good."
All the generals looked at each other and started talking in low voices.
Zhan Taijingming glanced at Huang Chong coldly. The supervisor Liu Congxi and the censor Qin Anming were both on Huang Chong's side. What else could he say?
"In this case, the general will return to camp to prepare his troops and horses, ready to be dispatched by the general at any time."
Chapter completed!