After thinking for a long time, Li Chengzhong still had no idea whether to stay. In fact, in his heart, he had two dilemmas that he was embarrassed to express.
One is that if he can finally stay, he will have the final say on all matters in this abandoned military stronghold, including the people and soldiers! This is a very attractive idea. In the previous defense of Yuguan in recent months
, he deeply realized the various benefits of being the leader. This benefit does not mean how much benefit and wealth Li Chengzhong has received. This benefit lies in his ability to "point fingers" to arrange people to do things according to his own ideas, and to "dictate and boss".
Or praise the words and deeds of his subordinates. He tasted the pleasure of "I am the master of my territory", and this pleasure made him very happy. Especially in this era, as a small military leader, he has already begun to understand the feelings of his subordinates.
The brother's sense of power attached to him, and this attachment is not only a certain degree of interest attachment like that of later generations. This kind of attachment should be regarded as a complete personal attachment! The whole team is centered on him.
He comes to act, and the entire Yuguan operates according to his will. This is the real power, even the power to decide life and death with just one word!
The second somewhat shameful thought could be regarded as entanglement, anxiety, or even a trace of fear. This place was isolated outside Yuguan, within the military coverage of the Khitan people. He didn't know if he stayed.
Can the soldiers on hand withstand the Khitan attack and ensure that the people in the military camp can survive the winter safely? Or, more obscurely, can they ensure his own safety? This is a bit selfish idea that he can't
Although he declared it with his mouth, he could only struggle secretly. Because these soldiers were too weak, they were not as courageous as the brothers in the former Jianzu camp. Those Yanzhao Qingzhuang and rangers who were not afraid of heaven and earth dared to go there when they first formed an army.
The enemy's city swooped down, and they dared to pick up swords and guns to fight their opponents. These soldiers in front of them were selected from the people who fled outside the pass. Their courage was lost in front of the Khitan's butcher knives. They can even be described as lambs.
. Even after a bloody battle with the Khitans at Yuguan City, Li Chengzhong did not have much confidence in them. He understood deeply that without his mechanical training and targeted arrangements, the small victory at Yuguan City would have been impossible.
He would never get it. After leaving the strong and towering Guancheng, he really had no confidence to rely on these soldiers to fight the Khitans. Just rely on that stone wall? He looked at the low and incomplete stone wall and couldn't help but sigh to himself.
Take a breath.
Feng Dao was sitting next to the bonfire, holding a piece of grass in his mouth and chewing it repeatedly like a scholar. He looked at Li Chengzhong who was pacing back and forth by the fire and suddenly smiled: "Li Yuyang hasn't thought about it yet?
"
Li Chengzhong sighed. He was embarrassed to express these two tangled points, so he laid out some of his doubts, such as whether the brothers would follow, how to solve the problem of food and grass, whether Pingzhou would agree, etc.
Feng Dao looked at Li Chengzhong with a smile. There was a ghost in Li Cheng's heart. Naturally, the more he looked at it, the more guilty he felt, so he had to ask: "Brother Dao, tell me, what do you think?"
Feng Dao asked: "Didn't Li Yuyang let everyone speak freely during the military meeting after the Yuguan War? If he was worried that the brothers would not follow, he could summon everyone to ask. I think the key issue lies with Zhang Shijun and Zhou
Where are the soldiers and horses..."
Li Chengzhong nodded, thought for a while, and finally called Wang Dalang and asked him to summon officers above the group leader level for a military meeting immediately. After giving the instructions, he asked Feng Dao: "I wonder where Commander Zhang and the Zhou soldiers and horses are concerned, brother?"
What do you think it will be like?”
Feng Dao heard that the person Li Chengzhong convened for the military meeting was an officer above the group leader level, and he had a rough idea of what Li Chengzhong was thinking. He immediately said, "Let me repair the book, explain the situation clearly, and let the two adults make a plan."
, Feng Dao no longer delayed, took the pen, ink and paper from the package, found a cave dwelling, leaned against the torch and began to write concentratedly.
Li Chengzhong's military meeting was convened in a larger cave dwelling. A total of 23 officers from both capital and deputy lieutenants and above participated in the military meeting, including one captain, three captains, and nineteen
Team leader. Because this trip to the north of Bailang Mountain was relatively hasty, only Li Chengzhong, Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao were appointed for promotion. The rest of the meritorious officers have not yet been promoted, so most of the officers still have no rank.
Change, even Liu Jinhou, the new team leader, was not awarded the appointment.
"This is the situation. Let's talk about what you think." After Li Chengzhong finished speaking, he spread his hands and looked at these officers. Because after all, this is a very important decision, and no matter who it is, it must be carefully considered.
So Li Chengzhong is not in a hurry. He plans to leave some time for everyone to think carefully. "Of course, whether we can stay in the end is not up to us. It has to be made by Zhou Bingmaushi and Zhang Jishi. I just want to ask.
Ask everyone if you would like to stay." Li Chengzhong added another sentence. The last sentence he added actually revealed his true thoughts, with a hint of giving everyone a blow.
The reason why Li Chengzhong expanded the scope of participants in the general meeting to include officers above the gang leader level was that he had no confidence in whether Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao were truly willing to follow him. These two officers were older than him in the Lulong Army.
, Zhang Xingzhong is an old soldier, while Zhou Qidao is extremely brave. In the small group that has initially formed under Li Chengzhong, these two people have a relatively independent style of acting and have a relatively strong voice, which is difficult for Li Chengzhong to truly grasp.
's subordinates.
In his calculations, among the four Dutou-level officers, Jiang Miao should support him unconditionally, but even so, it is only two to two. He needs more voices to support him at the military meeting, including
Wang Dalang, who has been following closely in his footsteps, Zhong Silang, who was recruited into the army by himself, and Liu Jinhou, who was promoted by himself. As for Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao, in Li Chengzhong's estimation, they should be more inclined to follow him. After all,
In his own hands, these two brothers have always been reused. In addition, he also predicted that Zhao Da would also be very likely to follow him, because without him, it would be difficult for Zhao Da, a team leader who was born as a cook, to get along in other places. Put aside
Not to mention the above, he also believed in the prestige he had already established among the first-level officers of the group commanders. He believed that most of the group leaders would not oppose his decision.
In addition to the fact that he was prepared to use the support of the majority of people to suppress the two veteran officers Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao at the military meeting, he was even prepared. This kind of preparation grew slowly from scratch.
When the meeting was held and he said the above words, this mental preparation was finally formed. This preparation was that even if Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao strongly opposed it, he would insist on staying, even if these two former comrades had an affair with him.
Even if he leaves in the end, he still has to persevere!
Li Chengzhong's eyes scanned the audience, and he saw Zhou Qidao standing up with a grin on his face. He put his hands on his hips and started shouting loudly: "Du Tou, I've wanted to break this up with you for a long time. Let's stay here. This
This place is a natural dangerous pass, even stronger than Yuguan! We will guard here, and as long as the Khitan dog thieves dare to come in, I will kill them all for the capital!"
Unexpectedly, the biggest opponent he had expected to be the first to stand up and support him, Li Chengzhong couldn't help but be stunned for a while. Before he could recover, Wang Dalang, who always loved the limelight, also followed up and said loudly: "Well said! We
If we can win in Yuguan, we can win here! I don’t believe that those Khitan thieves can do anything to defeat us."
As soon as Wang Dalang finished speaking, all the officers also spoke one after another, expressing their agreement one after another. Needless to say, Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao, Zhong Silang also jumped in support. The atmosphere was so heated that Li Chengzhong was really shocked.
Unexpectedly, even Jiang Miao, Li Chengzhong's most die-hard supporter, couldn't take the lead. Even Zhao Dadu changed his submissive look and raised his highest voice in his life with a tone of shouting and yelling. That feeling...
Why did Li Chengzhong look more and more like these people were rushing to express their determination to him one by one...
Lieutenant General Li Cheng, who was caught off guard by everyone, turned to Zhang Xingzhong and saw that although Zhang Xingzhong did not speak, he nodded in agreement without hesitation. The moment the most powerful officer under him expressed his support, he finally relaxed completely.
Tone. This military meeting was perfect from both the process and the result. It was beyond Li Chengzhong’s imagination. This kind of perfection finally went beyond Li Chengzhong’s control at the end of the military meeting, causing a lot of pain on his back.
A big sweat.
At that time, Zhang Xingzhong raised a question, that is, the views of the Zhou soldiers and horses and the governor Zhang on the matters stationed in the Bailang Mountain military stronghold. Zhang Xingzhong reminded Li Chengzhong and asked him to consider countermeasures. After Zhang Xingzhong finished speaking, everyone calmed down.
The question is really confusing. No one can say whether the two adults will agree. If they don't agree, wouldn't everything discussed here tonight be in vain? During the silence, Jiang, who had read the book,
Miao suddenly said something: "The general is out, and the military orders are not obeyed..." The military discussion suddenly fell into silence.
In any case, perfect unity was reached at the military meeting. This high degree of unity made Li Chengzhong a little confused. After the military meeting, he felt guilty and started to talk to someone. During the conversation, everything in the military meeting was repeated again.
The only difference was that when these officers faced Li Chengzhong in private, their words of support were more fiery and enthusiastic. After Li Chengzhong finished talking with Zhou Machete, he finally understood the reason. At that time, Zhou Machete patted him again.
After expressing his position, he lowered his voice and said to Li Chengzhong with a furtive smile: "Dutou, don't worry and do it! Our brothers from Lao Youdu have finally established themselves on the mountain, and everyone will definitely support you!"
Oh my God! It turns out that the little calculations he had in Li Cheng's heart had been seen through by his officers! He finally understood why everyone's behavior during the military meeting seemed to be expressing determination.
that is!
Speaking of which, Li Chengzhong still did not fully understand the thinking of soldiers in this era. He believed that the little thought that he dared not mention even half a word should be hidden. In fact, this was the practice of soldiers in this era. By withdrawing from Weizhou to the north, Ping Ping
Guarding the state and fighting hard at Yuguan, these old brothers under him had already gradually imprinted his brand of Li Chengzhong according to the practice of this era and became a force dependent on him. In this era of numerous vassal towns, in this old vassal town Lulongjun has been passed down for hundreds of years.
There are also large and small mountains in the mountains. His officers have shown great enthusiasm for Li Cheng's actions in the mountains. They will regard his future as their future and his honor and disgrace as their honor and disgrace. Lieutenant General Li Cheng will become more and more powerful in the future.
The bigger they are, the higher their achievements will be. If Li Chengzhong does not improve in the future, their future will be equally bleak. This relationship is like Zhou Zhiyu to Liu Rengong, and Li Chengzhong to Zhou Zhiyu.
Of course, this kind of "hilltop" is not so easy to build. Without the friendship between Youdu as comrades in arms at that time, the difficulty of retreating to the north, and the choice of where to leave the town in Pingzhou, there would be no Yudu.
The bloodbath at Guanchengtou, this kind of hilltop cannot be finally formed.