At the beginning of the establishment of the Dai Viet Dynasty, the imperial army was stationed in the capital, and they took turns garrisoning places as needed, with a cycle of two to three years. The three yamen were the real military bureaus at that time.
During the Renzong Dynasty, in order to strengthen local security and suppress local riots and uprisings, a part of the Forbidden Army began to be permanently stationed in the local area, and family members were allowed to accompany the camp. The three yamen only had nominal control over this part of the Forbidden Army.
By this time, the three yamen had actually evolved into three garrison armies guarding Bianliang and the Gyeonggi region.
In addition to the nine generals in charge of the army, including the chief and deputy commander-in-chief and Du Yuhou, the three yamen actually had a total of more than ninety chief and deputy generals equivalent to the local imperial army commander-in-chief and Du Yuhou.
At this time, these generals have either been summoned and rushed to the handsome hall courtyard of the Infantry Guard Division to wait for an interview, or they are on their way there. Xu Huai and the others are sitting in the side hall, and from time to time they can see generals in a hurry walking into the courtyard.
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Many people's armors were not even in order, and it could be seen that when they received the order, they were either not in the camp, or they were not ready for war at all.
These generals, like Xu Huai, were not qualified to directly enter the commander's hall at this time to disturb the discussion between Wang Zhen and the nine military officers. The side halls on both sides could not accommodate so many people, so they all stood in groups on the corridor.
Zhong spoke softly.
Looking at the demeanor and expressions of these generals, not to mention Xu Huai's eyes, Zhu Hang couldn't help but shake his head after seeing them.
Compared with the generals of the Tianxiong Army who had risen to the rank of Lanzhou Yamen, the faces of the generals of the Central Forbidden Army except for a little more panic and uneasiness, it is really hard to see how strong they are as a whole, and they are even worse.
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Xu Huai and the others were standing on the seats near the threshold of the side hall. They could hear people in the corridor outside the door whispering about the peace talks. Some even mentioned that the two countries had generally been at peace for more than a hundred years after they signed a city alliance with Khitan more than a hundred years ago.
To comfort yourself or others.
Xu Huai stopped looking at the courtyard and crossed his arms, thinking that the red cavalry was crossing the Yellow River southward for the first time and was not well prepared. As long as no one dedicated the city, there should be no big problem in relying on these people to defend Bianliang City; he
It was never expected that these people could lead the Imperial Guard soldiers and fight against the Red Husbands in the wild.
"What are you saying? 'The land is a matter of Qin, and I still hold the firewood to put out the fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished.' Such a simple truth, you still don't understand it at this time, and you still want to seek skin from the tiger. You are right."
Is this the armor you’re wearing?”
Xu Huai was just trying to calm down and shut out the noise outside the door, when he suddenly heard someone in front of the corridor scolding those who wanted to negotiate peace.
Xu Huai turned his head and looked out the door in surprise, only to see a middle-aged general about forty years old standing in the courtyard, holding the sword on his waist, staring angrily and hatefully at the people in the corridor who were whispering about peace talks.
The men glared angrily, as if they wanted to draw their swords and chop these peace-making generals into pieces.
Xu Huai looked at Zhu Hang, who shook his head and said that he didn't know this general either.
"Shi Liang, please don't get angry. Let's just say it casually. Speaking of truth, it is up to the officials and their ministers to decide whether to fight against the Chihu people or not. There is no room for us warriors to comment!" Someone said.
He stood up to smooth things over and persuaded the middle-aged general to calm down.
"At this time, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. How can we talk nonsense with the phrase 'it is up to the officials and the Prime Minister to decide'? Aren't you afraid of shaking the morale of the army?" The middle-aged general reprimanded angrily.
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All the generals in the corridor seemed to know what kind of temper this middle-aged general had. Although some were dissatisfied, no one stood up to confront him. They all avoided him with a sneer.
Zhu Hang remembered who this middle-aged general was, and introduced him to Xu Huai: "I remember this person - Han Shiliang was once the deputy manager of Yanyan Road, and the general of Wang Yu, the magistrate of Yanzhou. He was born in a poor family, and he fought bravely and kindly against the party members.
After many battles, he made many military exploits and was transferred to the capital as Cheng Xinlang. At this time, he served as deputy general in the Guards Ma Jun Division..."
At this time, Xu Huai recalled that during the banditry in Tongbai Mountain, when he, Xu Wukun, and Han Qi went to Mopanling to scout the enemy's situation, that memory suddenly popped up in his mind:
"In the first year of Jianhe, the emperor wanted to flee the captives and wanted to go to Nanyang. At that time, Chen Zixiao, a big bandit in the Huaihe River, gathered a large number of troops and blocked the Tongbai Mountain Road. General Han Shiliang destroyed him..."
Xu Huai couldn't help but glanced at Han Shiliang again. His thin and slightly tired face did have an unruly and courageous character, and he couldn't help but secretly think:
At this time, Han Shiliang was the deputy general of the Guard Ma Junsi, equivalent to the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the local imperial army.
According to the established historical trajectory, Chen Zixiao should have taken advantage of the Chihu people's southern invasion to gather bandits to occupy Tongbai Mountain, and soon rose to become a major blockade between Yizhou, Caizhou and Tang and Deng (Nanyang Basin).
Kou.
The new emperor went to Nanyang to avoid trouble, and Han Shiliang was able to become a general who stood alone and quickly led his troops to eliminate Chen Zixiao's tribe, which shows that he must have made repeated military exploits during the Bianliang Defense War to get such a rapid promotion.
Xu Huai has been dealing with Chen Zixiao for several years and is very familiar with Chen Zixiao.
Even if Chen Zixiao took advantage of the troubled times to gather bandits and occupy Tongbai Mountain, the foundation was very unstable and the combat effectiveness of the bandits was quite limited, but at least they occupied an absolute geographical advantage.
When Han Shiliang fled south with the new emperor, the people above and below him were bound to be panicked and uneasy, and it was difficult to prepare military equipment.
In such a bad situation, Xu Huai dared to say that he could lead his troops to annihilate Chen Zixiao's troops faster than Han Shiliang?
At this time, when Xu Huai looked at his passionate words again, they were consistent with the memory that suddenly appeared in his mind.
Xu Huaitai was about to walk out of the side hall to get acquainted with Han Shiliang. At this moment, Shi Zhen came out of the handsome hall and walked quickly towards them from the corridor.
At this time, Wang Zhen had to deal with all parties, and he also had to grasp the situation of the garrison in the capital as soon as possible and quickly adjust the defense deployment in the capital area. It was destined that he would have trouble sleeping day and night for the next ten days and a half - Xu Huai did not dare to delay Wang Zhen
When the time came, he resisted the urge to get acquainted with Han Shiliang, walked towards Shi Zhen, and asked: "Is there anything you can do to call me, Prime Minister?"
"It's not busy. Let's talk for a while. Wang Boqian, the deputy privy envoy, rushed over in front of you. Wang Xiang was discussing things with him." Shi Zhen pulled Xu Huai and the others to the corner and said, "Wang Xiang said that Wang Boqian will leave.
, I’ll see you there later.”
Cai Ting was imprisoned for his crime, and Wang Boqian became the chief official of the Privy Council.
Xu Huai remembered that Wang Kong rushed to the Zhu Mansion to find him, saying that Wang Zhen was ordered to also lead the defense envoy of the capital and was in charge of Bianliang's defense affairs when he was in danger, but he did not have the title of minister of war or privy envoy, which made his right to lead the army seem unclear.
The name change makes sense, but it seems that the so-called "full control" has limits.
Thinking of this, Xu Huai asked in a low voice: "Wang Boqian is the deputy commander, and the king's deployment of troops and generals requires his deputy to be effective?"
Shi Zhen nodded, then lowered his voice and said: "In the palace, the king's prime minister once suggested that the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain be sent to the capital to coordinate the defense of the capital. However, the left prime minister Wang Qi Yong, Wang Boqian and others tried to dissuade him, so this was done."
"..." Listening to what Shi Zhen said, what other expression could Xu Huai have besides a wry smile?
Wang Zhen knew that he was not willing to lead Tongbaishan troops to the capital, so he kept silent about the matter before and did not ask his opinion. He thought of directly asking Emperor Tianxuan to agree to cook the raw rice into cooked rice, which he could not refuse.
Wang Zhen did not expect that Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and others would firmly oppose this.
Xu Huai was not surprised at all.
He has repeatedly made military exploits. At this time, it was also known to the world that he was the son of Wang Xiaocheng. When King Jing and Zhao Tuan met, he said that he was cheating on the imperial edict. Things were exposed to this point. In the end, King Jing and Wang Zhen still dragged Shi Zhenjin.
Gong Mian Sheng, who was guarding him from top to bottom, still harbors resentment. How could he allow him to lead troops into Bianliang City?
The building was about to collapse. Wang Zhen wanted to put aside all his scruples and turn the tide from collapse, but he didn't want others to have their plans in mind.
"You can go back to Tongbai Mountain as you wish, but I can't escape - I shouldn't go back to Bianliang this time." Shi Zhen cried bitterly.
"You should stay with Wang Xiang. I have already escorted your family out of the city. You don't need to worry about anything." Xu Huai said.
In addition to Shi Zhen's outstanding insight into the situation between the enemy and ourselves that far exceeds that of the world, as the actual compiler of "General Essentials of the Military Classics", he is also familiar with the practical operations of military management and defense, but he has not had many opportunities yet.
Put it into practice.
Wang Fan, Zhu Hang, Lu Xiong, Zheng Shou, Lu Wenhu, Wang Kong and others may not be as effective as Shi Zhen by Wang Zhen's side.
Xu Huai didn't expect to persuade Wang Zhen to leave the capital. He originally planned to leave Shi Zhen to Wang Zhen, so he ignored his misfortune and asked him again: "Where is His Royal Highness King Jing?"
"His Royal Highness King Jing is still in the palace - there is a lot of controversy among the officials and other officials about the preparedness plan proposed to us. King Jing strongly supports it, but Wang Qiyong and others think it is neither necessary nor too late. At present, this matter
The jury is still out, but from what I can see, there will probably be a compromise..."
"What kind of compromise does Mr. Shi think it will be?" Xu Huai asked.
Shi Zhen said: "The official family is likely to send powerful ministers to Zhengzhou, Songzhou, Weizhou, and Caizhou to sit in command, and gather King Qin's soldiers and horses in these four places to limit the rampage of the captive soldiers. In the selection of the commanders of the four towns,
In the palace, the Prime Minister suggested that Zhu Hang Langjun should go out to Caizhou and be the commander-in-chief of King Qin's army in the south. He should appoint you as the former military commander of King Qin's army in the south, under the control of Langjun Zhu Hang. However, this matter has not been finalized yet.
, the Prime Minister had to rush to the Infantry Division of the Guards to discuss defense matters with the generals. It is impossible for me to stay alone in the palace to inquire about the news for you. Wang Boqian just came from the palace, how to arrange for you, maybe he
What news has it brought, you will see the Prime Minister later, and the Prime Minister will tell you..."
