Yuan Yingtai was so angry that he stamped his feet: "If the Southern Army hadn't gone north without permission, would I have only sent Wang Shike to support him? It was the Southern Army who disobeyed orders and killed General Wang!"
His words were shocking, but he was actually racking his brains to absolve himself of responsibility.
When a civil servant enters the officialdom, the first key is not to do things, but to be able to pass the blame. This is the essence of being an official.
Zhang Quan, a man who did not do well in the civil service and was friendly with military commanders such as Qin Liangyu and women, naturally could not grasp the essence of being an official.
He was so angry that he retorted a few words, and Yuan Yingtai lost his temper in a superior manner. For a time, the top two leaders were in a situation of breaking up.
Zhu Wanliang and other general soldiers hurriedly persuaded the two men to leave.
Zhang Quan thought for a while and decided that the debate or impeachment could be postponed for a while. The rescue of the frontline was still important now, so he gave a step down:
"Jing Luo, the lower official just now offended me because he was anxious about the war. It was his subordinate's misconduct."
"You're impatient! I'm not impatient anymore! Just pay attention!"
As a superior, Yuan Yingtai must not lose his dignity. This is the key to being an official, especially the authority of a superior.
Zhang Quan continued politely: "My subordinates will definitely bear this in mind, but at this time we should go all out to rescue the front line."
"Well, of course Ben Jinglue knows!"
Yuan Yingtai looked at the generals present. There were four generals and several deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrillas.
"Zhu Wanliang, Jiang Bi!"
The two general soldiers came out: "Here!"
"You two troops are very strong. Go north immediately and join Li Bingcheng's troops to rescue the Confederate army!"
"yes!"
Yuan Yingtai sent two general soldiers out of official considerations.
On the first floor, Zhu Wanliang has the highest official position around him, and Jiang Bi is the newly promoted commander-in-chief, so the former is the main one and the latter is the auxiliary one.
On the second level, Zhu Wanliang listened to himself, but Jiang Bi was better than Zhang Quan, the generals of the Southern Army. So they each had their own priorities, but they were the main ones.
The third level. Liaoyang still has two generals, You Shilu and Liang Zhongshan, as well as a group of generals such as Zhao Lijiao and Zu Dashou. They can counterattack Jiannu's hometown at any time!
The way to be an official is to know how to turn disasters into achievements~
When a pot falls from the sky, you should throw it out immediately and make a contribution in turn. In this way, people will only remember the result of your last meritorious service and will not investigate who was hit by the pot in the middle.
When it comes to being an official, even a hundred Nurhaci cannot compare to me~
He finally made arrangements for the second round of support, but as soon as he said it, Zhang Quan's expression changed.
"Why do you object to my arrangement again?"
Yuan Yingtai deliberately lengthened the pronunciation of the word "you" to reveal the meaning that if Zhang Quan opposed him again, he was not taking matters into his own hands, but was taking advantage of others.
Making excuses during wartime is a serious crime that disrupts military morale.
The hole has been dug, just waiting for Zhang Quan to jump in.
But Zhang Quan has been an official for a long time. During his tenure as patrol officer, what monsters and ghosts have the officials not seen?
He had already secretly given You Shilu and Liang Zhongshan a look.
These two generals were passionate and traveled thousands of miles to support Northeast Liaodong from the northwest.
Both of them were friendly with the Nanjun army, especially You Shilu's brother You Shigong, who was rescued by Wang Hongyu, so they both had reasons to take the initiative to save him.
"Let's go together!" You Shilu and Liang Zhongshan shouted together to fight.
General Zhao Lijiao also came out and said: "The last general is also going. If the main force comes out together to attack Jiannu with the southern army, we can win a great victory!"
The Mongol generals who were recruited also asked for battle to show their loyalty.
Only Zu Dashou finally followed.
Zhang Quan knew the troops quite well. Nurhaci and the main force of the Eight Banners had already exposed their exact position. The southern army was holding back the enemy, and the main force of Liaoyang was pressing forward with the whole army at once. A two-phase attack was the best situation.
"Yuan Jinglue, you and I are going up together with all the generals. We just happen to take advantage of the fact that the main force of Jiannu is south of the Hun River. To annihilate them in one fell swoop would be an unparalleled feat!"
He gave Yuan Yingtai enough face in the hope that he could turn the tide of the war in one fell swoop.
Jiang Bi, the commander-in-chief, also agreed, saying that a large army together would be able to defeat the thieves.
"Oh my, you all don't understand the art of war!" Yuan Yingtai spoke in an astonishing way, and began to analyze with great eloquence.
"Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi have both elite cavalry and elite infantry like Wu Jingying. The total of 20,000 people is half infantry and cavalry."
Zhu Wanliang immediately stepped in front of Jiang Bi and responded loudly: "Jing Lue is right!"
Yuan Yingtai turned to You Shilu, Liang Zhongshan and Zhao Lejiao said in turn:
"You, my brother was injured by Jian Nu, so you must be eager for revenge!
You, with the majority of Gansu cavalry under your command, can easily lose touch with the infantry.
There is also you, but the generals and troops are few, be careful of being dragged down by the Southern Army like Wang Shike."
The rest of Zu Dashou and the Mongolian generals expressed their stance in order to report to the group. At this time, they immediately echoed: "General, I was rash just now."
Most of the generals have expressed their stance, but Zhang Quan and three generals are still in a stalemate.
"What? Jiannu still has a blue flag hidden in the mountains. You don't understand the art of war. Don't you also understand the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain?"
"Yuan Jinglue, we..."
"Kneel down!"
Yuan Yingtai suddenly gave an order. The pride of the civil servant and Donglin's ambition made him full of righteousness!
Zhu Wanliang, Zu Dashou and others immediately knelt down.
Zhang Quan, You Shilu and others looked excited and did not want to kneel down.
"Zhang Xunjian, you are a lower-ranking official. Have you forgotten the ways of being an official?"
Zhang Quan clenched his fists tightly and really wanted to punch Yuan Yingtai directly. However, with the enemy at hand, there was nothing he could do to change Yuan Yingtai's decision except for mutiny.
If we really want to talk about a mutiny, even if we have the courage, Zhu Wanliang and Zu Dashou's troops are still there, and there are more than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers in Liaoyang City.
There is no way to mutiny...
If there is a mutiny, all the family members of the participants will die! If there is a mutiny, the military will not be able to defeat the enemy if their morale is unstable!
"Hmph~"
Zhang Quan, You Shilu, and Liang Zhongshan walked out, while Zhao Lejiao knelt down helplessly.
Looking at the three people leaving, a trace of viciousness flashed across Yuan Yingtai's extremely upright face.
But when he turned around and faced the kneeling generals, he regained his righteous and fair expression.
"According to this strategic order, Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi's 15,000 troops will join Li Bingcheng's troops, plus 10,000 auxiliary troops, to immediately rescue the besieged southern army."
"yes!"
Zhang Quan heard a sigh in his heart outside the door, isn't this just a fueling tactic?
The previous petition to impeach Yuan Yingtai should have arrived in the capital by now.
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The Ministry of War, the Sixth Section Correspondent Officer and the Metropolitan Procuratorate received the first wave of impeachments from Zhang Quan, Zhang Shenwu and others.
Yang Lian was in charge of the military affairs department and Zhao Nanxing was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The Donglin Party responded immediately and fully supported Yuan Yingtai and opposed these impeachments.
According to official rules, subordinates and generals should obey their superiors.
In terms of actual power, the Donglin Party in power certainly supported Yuan Yingtai, who had finally joined the party.
The Ministry of War raised objections, saying that there was indeed a problem with absorbing too many Mongolian refugees on the front line. This was suppressed by the Ministry of War's spokesman and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and dominated the court's public opinion.
At this time, the first assistant Fang Congzhe was afraid of Donglin's power, so he completely followed the opinions of Zhao Nanxing and Yang Lian.
It was not Emperor Tianqi's turn to deal with the matter, and there were no officials in the court he could rely on.
However, the second wave of impeachments followed.
This time, the impeachment of generals such as Wang Hongyu, Zhou Dunji, Qi Jin, Zhang Mingshi, Qin Bangping, and Qin Minping came.
Then Donglin quickly mobilized, and when he was moving around, the impeachment of the three generals Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui, and You Shilu arrived.
The news spread like wildfire, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment also knew about it.