"You bastard! You almost died, but you actually handed over the mobilization of the Shu army to a blacksmith. If I hadn't seen you covered in wounds, I would have whipped you a few times!"
Huo Quxie was sent back to Wujiang City. He was not in a hurry to go back to his house to recuperate. Instead, he came to the Commander's Mansion first and reported the situation of Ten Thousand Layers Gorge.
As for the result, it goes without saying. When Wei Qinghong heard that his nephew had handed over the military power to the blacksmith, he was so angry that he almost slapped him twice.
But when I saw this kid's injury, I felt heartbroken, so I could only point at my nose and scold him.
But on the contrary, the sullen old eunuch and Zhang Yufeng on the side were very happy and said nothing. They just smiled and looked at the two uncles and nephews with big eyes and small eyes.
"Uncle, you believe my nephew, Mr. Chen can definitely lead us to a great victory. You should have read the military report from the front line last night. It is all because of Mr. Chen that our Shu army was able to defeat the Tatar soldiers. He is a
Talent!”
Even though he was injured, Huo Quxie was still enduring the pain in his back and kept arguing for Chen Mu.
As for Wei Qinghong, he snorted coldly after hearing this: "If the generals of the Husile family were not so crazy that they entered the battle to fight in person, do you think you could win? It's just luck. When the next main Tatar attack comes, you can still win.
Are you so lucky?"
For a moment, Huo Quxie was speechless, but then he still argued firmly: "I will not misjudge the person. If uncle wants to prove the name of the painting behind you, don't ask me anymore."
Decide!"
Wei Qinghong looked at the painting behind him and was startled. If he could really live like this painting, even if he died, it would be worth it, but he really didn't have a young mind like Huo Quxie.
If a blacksmith could lead the army to victory, then the Longxia Dynasty would not need to fear the Tatars for so many years.
"I don't know what they are talking about! Someone hurry up to Wanlayer Gorge and deliver the Shu army's seal to the deputy general!"
Having said that, Wei Qinghong will send people to Wanlayer Gorge.
"Wei Sima! The general is willing to issue a military order here today. If Mr. Chen is no longer useful, the general will be dismissed from his military post. From now on, he will never lead troops again!"
At this moment, Huo Quxie was really anxious. He didn't care about his injuries and just lay down on the ground, kneeling down and worshiping Wei Qinghong again.
Since Chen Mu had bet ten thousand men of the Shu army, he didn't mind adding his future to the bet.
"you……"
Seeing that Huo Quxie was still insisting, Wei Qinghong became angry for a moment, but before he could get angry, the supervisor He Guan, who had been watching silently, suddenly stood up.
"Haha, let me tell you... Wei Sima, according to the laws of the army, it seems that you have no control over the temporary appointment of the position of chief general in the army."
Who could have expected that He Guan would suddenly say such a thing, and Wei Qinghong's expression suddenly changed: "Are you happy if the supervisor really wants to see the Shu army being killed by the Tatars?"
He Guan shook his head and smiled, his old skin instantly relaxed: "Haha, what Wei Sima said is a blatant slander. I was just speaking in accordance with the military regulations. As a supervisor, I should be impartial.
, if General Huo is willing, I have nothing to say."
After joining the army for so long, this was the first time that Huo Quxie and He Guan reached an agreement.
He nodded quickly and said, "There is no one else in charge of the general position except Mr. Chen."
He Guanchao frowned and smiled, with an expression like "You can't blame me for this."
Already under the control of others, and now that He Guan caught the weak point of military regulations, Wei Qinghong could only sigh lightly and was too lazy to care anymore.
But at that moment, He Guan slowly came to Huo Quxie's side, narrowed his old eyes and said with a gloomy face: "But... does the military order that General Huo issued earlier still count?"
Huo Quxie snorted coldly: "Of course."
"Okay, someone here brings a pen and paper."
If He Guan did this to help Huo Quxie, then it would be the most bizarre thing in the world.
He didn't understand Mr. Chen, and there might be something different about him, but he definitely knew what would happen if a man who had just seen the battlefield suddenly led an army to fight.
If a blacksmith really led a weak army and defeated the grassland cavalry that had been ravaging Monan for so long and fled, it would really be an ancient and modern anecdote.
As a civil servant, he really didn't go to the battlefield just to win the battle. It was to weaken the influence of the military generals group in the court and then consolidate the status of the civilian officials. This was the most important thing.
As long as the Ten Thousand Layers Gorge is broken this time, it will not only block the career of Huo Quxie, a rising military star, but it will even be able to make a fuss about it when the time comes.
When your Majesty takes a look at this, I'm afraid he will no longer have any hope for these military attachés.
You may not have the skills to maintain peace outside, but you are definitely professional when it comes to fighting within.
But Chen Mu, since the battle last night, has been in the armory room almost all day, urging the craftsmen to make the thin-armored Tang Hengdao.
The most important reason why we won last night, apart from luck, was that there were not many Tatar soldiers on the opposite side.
If another three thousand come, no matter how high the morale of the Shu army is, the pass of Wan Zhang Gorge will be lost.
There may be no difference between people, but the real difference lies in weapons and equipment. These things are always hard conditions.
And these Tang swords and thin armor just put the Shu army and the Tatar army on the same relatively fair platform.
Not only these things, Chen Mu also asked these craftsmen to make many iron caltrops.
This thing is actually just a triangular nail. No matter how you play with it, one end will always face up. It will undoubtedly play a vital role in dealing with those prairie cavalry.
The entire ten thousand-story canyon is completely flat, and the width of the canyon is only twenty or thirty feet, making it undoubtedly the best battlefield for using caltrops.
In this way, hundreds of craftsmen were busy until late at night, and the six thousand Tang Hengdao was finally completed. I don't know how many soldiers died last night. I will wait for an inventory tomorrow to make up for the missing.
Although the appearance of these knives is incomparable with those carefully crafted by Xia Hou, their effects are the same, and they can be wiped off the neck very quickly.
As for the armor, there is still a lot missing, and now we have to wait for these craftsmen to slowly build it.
By tomorrow morning, Chen Mu will have to prepare to issue weapons to the soldiers of the Shu army.
After leaving the weapons room, Chen Mu looked at the bright moon above Wanlayer Gorge and had an intuition that maybe it wouldn't be long before the Tatar army would attack Wanlayer Gorge again.
It is not difficult to imagine that the next time we come, the attack will definitely be more fierce and intense than last night, so it is best to prepare early.
Early the next morning.
When Chen Mu left the camp, he asked the craftsmen in the armory to bring out all the armor and long knives.
"Lin Qiye."
"exist."
"Let Zhang Xu gather the troops here."
"yes."
Soon, Lin Qiye ran towards the military tent, but quickly ran back.
"General, Zhang Xu... said that his leg was injured and he couldn't get off the ground."
Hearing this, Chen Mu's expression froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal: "It's okay, aren't there two generals in the army? Let them come."