All the generals gathered in the hall, including many faces I had never seen before.

Xia Houxuan was still sitting at the top, closing his eyes and concentrating, like a statue of a god.

Guo Huai was wearing armor and standing in the hall with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Pang Hui was covered in blood, half-kneeling on the ground, his head hanging down.

Not long after, generals from various armies arrived one after another and gathered four to five hundred people, including lower-level officers.

Yongliang army, the central army is divided into left and right, with clear lines of Jing and Wei.

However, the momentum on both sides is completely different.

The Yongliang soldiers were all excited and energetic. Yang Zheng also saw an acquaintance, Du Zhan, standing behind the Yongliang General. He looked refreshed and seemed to be doing well.

As for the Chinese army, they were all dejected.

Since Cao Shuang came to power, the Cao brothers have been in charge of various camps, with Cao Xi as the central leader, Cao Xun as the general of the military guard, and Cao Yan as the regular attendant of the scattered cavalry.

But they are all mediocre people like him.

The military has always worshiped the strong. The Cao brothers have not made any achievements in the country, the country, or the world. They all rest on the credit book of their fathers, so they are naturally unpopular.

Like every dynasty, the central army of the Forbidden Army is getting weaker and weaker, and the outer army of the frontier army is getting stronger and stronger.

To this day, apart from Pang Hui, the Chinese Army does not even have a single capable figure.

And the only character Pang Hui is also thinking about changing his family.

"I just ordered you to drive away the Shu army. Why do you want to pursue the defeated army?" Guo Huai's voice interrupted Yang Zheng's thoughts.

Pang Hui lowered his head and said, "General, I was so eager to make a contribution that I fell into an ambush. Please forgive me, general!"

"If I spare you lightly today, why will I order the troops tomorrow? Since you dare to disobey military orders, you should know that military law is ruthless." Guo Huai said loudly.

Xia Houxuan, who was at the head, kept his eyes closed and said nothing.

And no one from the Chinese army generals spoke for him.

Yang Zheng sighed in his heart, this is the price of changing jobs.

Guo Huai seemed to be waiting for someone to plead for him. After waiting for a while, no one spoke, and his face suddenly turned cold. "Come here, General Pang Hui will beat him with forty military sticks!"

Two sergeants came in with sticks, and in front of the entire army, numbering four to five hundred people, large and small, were about to be executed.

"Pang Hui has been loyal to the country and has made many meritorious deeds. He worked hard in the battle of Luogu. Now he has suffered a small defeat, but he will not lose his previous achievements. I hope that the general will forgive him for the sake of his father's sacrifice for the country." Xia Houxuan's critical moment.

He opened his eyes, but his tone and demeanor were extremely low.

It seems that Guo Huai is the governor of Yongliang.

Today's incident, on the surface, was about punishing Pang Hui, but in fact, it was a confrontation between Guo Huai and Xia Houxuan.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

But Xia Houxuan had already lost his fighting spirit.

In other words, he has already lost and does not have the strength to compete with Guo Huai.

After today, the generals of the Chinese army no longer have the right to speak in Yongliang.

"Since the Governor has said so, I will spare you today." Guo Huai said magnanimously, without pressing any harder.

"Thank you, General." Pang Hui knelt down on his knees to Guo Huai and knocked his head heavily on the ground.

Xia Houxuan closed his eyes again.

Seeing the tragic scene in Pang Hui on the ground, Yang Zheng felt a little more alert in his heart.

Reminiscent of the battle to destroy Shu more than ten years later, Xu Yi, Xu Zhu's son, was killed at Zhong Hui's command.

In fact, no one can be trusted. Only power in your own hands is the most secure.

Guo Huai's majestic and steady gaze swept over everyone, "Your Majesty has an order!"

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and everyone was half-kneeling in front of Guo Huai.

Even Xia Houxuan had to salute.

"The defeat of the battle against Shu was not due to lack of strength on the part of the armies, but actually to Heaven's unblessing. The armies fought bravely and worked hard to achieve great results. I will always remember this in my palace. I hope that you will cheer up, guard the land and the people, and protect the Wei State. Don't slack off.

Those who have made meritorious services will all be rewarded..." Reading Guo Huai's thick voice gave people a sense of the mighty favor of the emperor.

The emperor was only six years old at this time, so it seems that this edict passed through the hands of the Chancellor.

"Huang Bin, general of one hundred men, general of Jinya Gate, has a reward of ten catties and fifty catties of silver!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"General Yan Biao of the Ministry of Commerce has joined the Sima of the other army. The reward is 30 catties and 100 catties of silver!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, General!"

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People from the Yongliang clan were rewarded one after another.

The eyes of the people in the army couldn't help but feel resentment.

In this attack on Shu, the Chinese army suffered more losses than the Yongliang army.

Guo Huai led his 10,000 troops to withdraw from the battlefield early, and became the biggest contributor.

The imperial decree did not pass through the hands of Xiahou Xuan, but was handed over to Guo Huai. The profound meaning is self-evident.

But Yang Zheng was a little confused. Wasn't the court controlled by Cao Shuang?

How could there be such an edict?

The memory of the original owner flashed through his mind, and he suddenly understood.

In the Wei Dynasty, on the surface, the descendants of the Cao family of the Xia princes were in high positions, but many of the real power departments were controlled by veterans of the aristocratic families.

Sima Yi is the representative of the veteran officials of the aristocratic family.

Cao Shuang, He Yan, Ding Mi, and Deng Yang may appear to be prosperous and powerful, but in fact they are floating on the water and have no foundation.

The really big fish all sink to the bottom of the water.

With Cao Rui's intelligence, how could he fail to see Cao Shuang's incompetence?

The essence of politics is compromise.

Even Emperor Cao Rui had to compromise with the veterans of the aristocratic family and entrust Sima Yi to appease them.

How could Cao Shuang not compromise with them?

Cao Shuang's defeat not only lost people's hearts, but more importantly, Cao Wei lost Yongliang and Guanzhong!

Historically, after the Gaoping Ling Incident, Xiahou Xuan nominally held 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, assisted by Xiahou Ba, but the result was that the Yongliang army did not move at all, Xiahou Ba fled to Shuhan, and Xiahou Xuan sat waiting for death.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

No matter how many times you read some things in history books, you are an outsider. Only when you are there, you can deeply feel the twists and turns.

"Yang Zheng, a hundred-man general, is a general in the army! The reward is five catties and thirty taels of silver!"

Just when Yang Zheng was thinking, his name came out of Guo Huai's mouth.

Yang Zheng was shocked and quickly knelt down in front of Guo Huai, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, General!"

Why is he also among the rewarded people?

Yang Zheng couldn't believe it. Could it be that Cao Shuang nominated him?

Cao Shuang and Deng Yang drank and had fun every day, but they didn't care about themselves. They left all military affairs to Xia Houxuan and Guo Huai.

Guo Huai would definitely not promote him, could it be Xia Houxuan?

After Yang Zheng thanked him, he returned to the queue.

The envious and jealous eyes from all around were casting their glances.

There are five people in the entire Chinese army who have been awarded awards. The other four are all above the rank of captain and are high-ranking officers. Only one of them is a low-level hundred-man general.

It is impossible to promote without anyone.

Although the general is only one level higher than the general of a hundred, he has already entered the ranks of mid-level officers, leading 300 to 500 people.

I don't know how much better than a hundred generals.

Yang Zheng felt relieved, knowing that he was risking his life on the battlefield in vain.

Guo Huai first relied on Pang Hui to establish his prestige and suppress Xia Houxuan, and then relied on rewards to push his own prestige to the top.

He is worthy of being a veteran who has been on the battlefield for thirty years.

After today, he will be the number one person in Yongliang!

The momentum in the city changed. After Guo Huai took over the military power, he immediately reorganized the entire army and reorganized it.

Even the Chinese army camps were obedient and no one dared to disobey.

After that, the Wei army sent out frequently to intercept the Shu army that penetrated deep into Guanzhong.

Anyone who fails to fight effectively will be subject to military law.

Human heads were hung on the city walls, the three armies were solemn, and their morale returned.

The Shu army in the Qinling Mountains seemed to sense the change in the Wei army's momentum and did not dare to provoke again. They retreated to the Shenling Mountains to confront each other.
Chapter completed!