After learning about the latest abnormal situation in the quarry, Xu Huai, Tang Pan, and Xu Xin'an did not stay at the villa for long, but rushed directly to the Lanzhou quarry, as if Wang Zhen had written a special letter to recall them.
"Who is coming? Lanzhou Stone Field is an important place, any trespassers will be killed!"
Lanzhou Stone Field forced thousands of prisoners to do hard labor. In order to prevent the prisoners from escaping or outsiders from afar, there were many sentry posts set up outside the stone field and Caocheng Walled City.
Xu Huai and others rushed to the entrance of the valley. Several soldiers from the Xiang Army came out from behind the horses blocking the road and stepped forward to block their way.
"You are blind, you are not a bullshit, how dare you come to block my way?"
Xu Huai raised his hand and whipped the horse whip, mercilessly knocking the soldiers in front of his horse to the ground. He grabbed the reins, pulled the horse up suddenly, kicked his front hooves, and pushed the horse from behind.
The two soldiers who were about to rush forward to stop him were forced to take a few steps back.
Xu Huai would not kill ordinary soldiers. The soldier who was knocked to the ground by his whip was actually caught by the tip of the whip and lost his center of gravity. He fell down without any injuries. He was now covered in dust and embarrassed.
He got up unbearably, and his temper was aroused. He thought Xu Huai was a tyrannical man who forced his way into the sentry post, and he shouted hello to everyone and was about to pounce on him with all his strength.
Xu Xin'an was on the left side of Xu Huai, driving his horse forward, putting the barrel of his gun against the man's shoulder, throwing him backwards, and then fell to the ground again with all fours in the air. He shouted: "Get away, you are seeking death."
It won’t be your turn to live and die like you!”
Tang Pan was not as arrogant as Xu Huai and Xu Xinan, but he still took off the knife from his waist and stared at the soldiers with murderous intent.
Xu Huai, Tang Pan, and Xu Xin'an had escorted Wang Zhen to the quarry for his appointment, and left after not staying long. The ordinary soldiers had no impression of them, but now they realized their arrogance and couldn't figure out their origins for a while.
, all looked at the newly appointed immediate superior, Pan Chenghu, the deputy commander of the Caocheng Zhaixiang Army.
Xu Huai took off the knife from his waist and laid it in front of him. He glanced at Pan Chenghu who was standing behind Juma with his hand holding the knife on his waist. He raised his eyebrows and said,
"Pan Huzi, can your mother be more successful? Seeing that I'm unhappy, you can come up and challenge yourself if you have the guts. Don't tell me that your mother still has the same bad character as when she was a bandit, and she knows how to instigate a few useless people.
The young man came forward looking for death - your grandma is not so hopeless that she wants to scare the young man with the so-called military law, right?"
Pan Chenghu's face was gloomy and uncertain, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
Of course he can now be merciless and angrily scold Xu Huai and these bastards for forcing their way into the forbidden area, leading the left and right soldiers to kill them, and killing them with random blades is not afraid of Wang Zhen being able to pick on him, but the problem is that he and Guo Jun are at odds with each other.
After taking office, he selected seven or eight "Jian Rui" from more than 300 weak soldiers to be trained as direct relatives. He rushed forward with them. Not to mention killing Xu Huai, he had to ask first.
How many rounds does it take to kill this embryo?
Pan Chenghu secretly regretted it at this moment. He knew that this fool couldn't be explained by common sense, so why was he so hot-headed that he wanted to give them a blow with the few people around him?
"Envoy Pan, do you recognize these three people?"
A mature and prudent Xiang Army soldier saw something was wrong and came over to ask Pan Chenghu in a low voice.
These soldiers have benefited from Pan Chenghu and Guo Junpan these days, and Pan Chenghu and Guo Junpan are their immediate superiors, so they usually have to do things together to bully men and women, and they are definitely more active than anyone else.
But they had been in Xiangjun for so many years, and they were not stupid young people. Now they saw that something was wrong, how could they still be Pan Chenghu's scapegoat?
The other soldiers also quietly moved back at this moment.
"Why, you don't know that we are all Pan Huzi's old friends? Go back and ask Pan Huzi to tell you why I was killed in Tongbai Mountain by the young master who made me cry to the ground. I only wanted to hide in the crotch of the old woman's crotch and pee,"
Xu Huai propped his elbows on the saddle and looked at the Xiangjun soldiers, and said with interest, "I saw that he brought you out to block the young master's way today. I thought that this grandson had grown up, but I didn't expect that he still continued.
Don’t dare to fart.”
"Xu Huai, don't bully others too much..." Pan Chenghu clenched his teeth and shouted every word, making the flesh on his face tremble.
"What, sir, did I say something wrong? Today, I will give you a chance. I will fight you with one hand. Whoever loses will learn how to bark like a dog!" Xu Huai looked at Pan Chenghu with disdain and said provocatively, "You want to
If you don’t dare, please get out of the way for me.”
"Pan Jun Envoy, what is going on?" Lu Xiong and Yin Peng rode over and asked Pan Chenghu in a deep voice, "The Xiang Army set up sentries in the stone field to check suspicious people, and do not allow the enemy or prisoners to enter or exit. Pan Jun Envoy
You don’t think that Xu Huai, Tang Pan, and Xu Xin’an are also suspicious people, do you?”
Lu Xiong, Yin Peng and Tang Qing had been accompanying Wang Zhen these days, and the soldiers in Shichang and Caocheng Village naturally recognized them. At this moment, without waiting for Pan Chenghu's instructions, two people stepped forward to pull the horse away and let Xu go.
Conceive them in the past.
Xu Huai didn't even look at Pan Chenghu's face. After meeting up with Lu Xiong and Yin Peng, he ran straight towards the official residence in Shichang.
"You just came back, what's the trouble?" Wang Zhen saw the conflict at Taniguchi and stood on the field in front of the official residence. He waited for Xu Huai and others to gallop over and asked.
"What trouble can I make? I see my old friend and I can't say hello first?" Xu Huai handed the horse to Tang Qing and said with a smile, "Guo Zhongxiong packed Chen Zixiao, Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu.
When Caocheng came, I thought Prime Minister Wang would have trouble sleeping all night, but I didn’t expect Prime Minister Wang to look good!"
"If they put on such a posture, I will only sleep better." Wang Zhenran smiled, grabbed Xu Huai's arm, and pulled him into the official residence.
Guo Zhongxiong made Chen Zixiao, Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu and Zhu Xiaotong control the Caocheng Inspection Department and the prison camp. Looking at the menacing momentum, Wang Zhen was not worried that they would engage in such shameful actions as assassinations. Seeing Xu Huai and the others
When he came back, he was more concerned about Xu Huai sneaking into the cloud this time and what Datong discovered.
The official residence is very simple, just a small courtyard, with five main rooms facing north, three wing rooms on the east and west sides, and no back room. The back courtyard is used for the kitchen, miscellaneous items and stables.
There wasn't even a proper toilet in the official residence. There was just a pit dug at the back of the yard, with straw mats on the four walls to block it, so that others wouldn't see the white buttocks, which would be an insult to elegance.
Chen Zixiao, Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu and Zhu Xiaotong put up such a posture in the quarry. Of course Xu Huai also wanted to move in and keep an eye on them - Yin Peng and Tang Qing unloaded their bags and helped them settle their horses and accommodation.
, Xu Huai, Xu Xin'an, Tang Pan, Wang Zhen, and Lu Xiong sat in the narrow and dark study room and talked about their experiences during this trip:
"The Khitan people obviously noticed the anomalies in Landai and other places. In Yunzhong, Datong, Shuozhou and other places that border our country, the patrols are very dense, like a comb to prevent us from sending scouts to infiltrate. At the same time, they are also
A large number of civilians were recruited to build the stronghold, but if you penetrate it, you can clearly see that their troops on Xijing Road are insufficient..."
"It seems that the attack launched by the Red Husbands against the Khitans from the north is indeed very fierce. Since the imperial court has no longer considered the worry of losing limbs and teeth, I hope this attack will have a good result."
Seeing that Dayue had gathered its army from Hedong Road for the Northern Expedition, even if the war went unfavorably, the Khitans would not be able to launch a counterattack. Wang Zhen felt more at ease - the attack on Yan was already on the way, and he would not consider the potential of the Chihu people for the time being.
Threat, I hope that the joint attack on Yan can have a good result in a phased manner, and said with emotion,
"If we really want to recapture Yanyun's old land, the defense situation in the north of Dayue can be improved. At that time, if we unite with the Dangxiang people, we may be able to block the Chihu people to the north and west of Yinshan Mountain."
Xu Huai didn't want to think too much about Chi Huren at this time, so he asked Lu Xiong: "Guo Zhongxiong transferred Chen Zixiao and the others to Caocheng Village without any scruples, and the prison camp also arranged for their direct descendants to take control of Master Lu.
What do you think about this?"
"It's very strange," Lu Xiong said with a frown. "After Chen Zixiao and the others arrived at Caocheng Village, they didn't do anything rashly. It gave me the feeling that they were more worried about what we might do in the quarry; Mr. Su
Chang, have Xu Wukun and the others found any information outside?"
The situation has changed much more than expected. It is unclear whether other informants besides Chen Zixiao, Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu, Zhu Xiaotong and others are secretly involved. Su Laochang is afraid that if he is not careful, the existence of the villa will be exposed.
There was no rush to contact the stone field.
Lu Xiong was a little surprised and even worried that Su Laochang and Xu Wukun could be so calm. However, he took the opportunity to go to Kelan City to deliver a letter and passed by the intersection outside the villa. He saw nothing unusual, so he
Yin Peng restrained himself from calling Tang Qing and went to contact the villa.
"...Now it's a bit unclear about the other party's details. Uncle Wu Kun and Uncle Chang have decided to stay dormant for now; the three of us want to play as an open chess, so we came directly to meet you." Xu Huai shook his head,
said.
Just as Wang Zhen said when he entered the official residence, if Cai Qing still wanted to take his life, there was no need to transfer Chen Zixiao and others to Caocheng Village with great fanfare and directly control the prison camp.
Xu Huai just saw Pan Chenghu guarding the valley entrance and rushed over. It was not that Pan Chenghu was displeased or that he looked down on Pan Chenghu from the bottom of his heart. His main purpose was to see Pan Chenghu's control over his generals.
The actual situation proves that even if Pan Chenghu and Guo Junpian were given the title of commander and deputy commander of the Caochengzhai Xiang Army, those strong and healthy ones were obviously the "Jian Rui" selected by Pan Chenghu from many old and weak Xiang troops.
", and didn't pay much attention to Pan Chenghu.
"The new Forbidden Army garrison in Caocheng Village is under the control of Chen Zixiao and the others?" Tang Pan asked.
It is difficult to figure out what the Cai Mansion is secretly planning in a short period of time, but they need to grasp the situation in the stone field as soon as possible so that they can deal with it calmly.
"The situation of the newly-replaced Forbidden Army garrison is simpler than that of the Xiang Army..." Lu Xiong said.
"How to say?" Xu Huai asked.
"Guo Zhongxiong holds great power in Lanzhou and has the power to control and mobilize the forbidden army and rural soldiers in Lanzhou. If necessary, he can even directly adjust the officials of the counties and inspection departments to ensure that his orders can be implemented.
But he has no right to interfere with the appointment of the commander of the Forbidden Army." Lu Xiong said.
When Lu Xiong said this, Xu Huai understood.
In order to prevent generals from assuming power, Dai Viet's power to dispatch the imperial army and the power to appoint military commanders have always been strictly separated.
In terms of the central organizational structure of Dai Viet, those who have the power to control the imperial army are the Palace Commander, the Battalion Commander, the General Du Yuhou, the Du Commander and other military generals. They are appointed and promoted, and the Palace Commander is in charge.
The Privy Council, which is in charge of military aircraft, is responsible for the mobilization of the army, including the Forbidden Army, battlefield command, and mainly appoints ministers; while the Ministry of War has been reduced to an auxiliary agency of the Privy Council.
In other words, Chen Zixiao was appointed by Guo Zhongxiong as the inspector of Caocheng Village, and had the power to control and dispatch the forbidden troops and rural soldiers stationed in Caocheng Village, but the commander of the 500 forbidden army generals in Caocheng Village
But there is another person, who cannot be directly appointed by Guo Zhongxiong.
As the standing army of various states, the Xiang army is poorly equipped, has incomplete armor, and has little combat effectiveness. It is usually used as hard labor. The appointment of military commanders is placed in the military and horse supervision departments of Luzhou; as the second of the three yamen
In addition to directly controlling the Xiang army in the Gyeonggi region, the Guard's Pro-Army Ma Junsi and the Guard's Pro-Army Infantry Division only have nominal command power over the standing Xiang armies in each state.
Guo Zhongxiong also led the Lanzhou Military and Horse Supervisor, so he was able to directly appoint Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu as the chief and deputy commander of the Caochengzhai Xiang Army.
