Chapter 1280: Old friends reminisce, Wu Lin's prejudice
Chapter 1280: Old friends reminiscing, Wu Lin’s prejudice
"You are buried in dirt, don't drop horse urine! You are also the coach of a side now, and you are not afraid of your brothers laughing at you!"
As he spoke, Zhang Jun patted Wu Lin hard on the shoulder.
In fact, not only Wu Lin, but also Zhang Jun was not excited to see this old brother whom he had not seen for many years?
The two entered the big tent and sat down opposite each other. Wu Lin said, "I got the news a long time ago that the commander-in-chief is coming. I didn't expect it to be so soon!"
"Huh?
They reported before that there were thousands of cavalry, could it be that they came with the general?"
Regarding Zhang Jun's matter, Wu Lin naturally knew that he resigned and returned to his hometown. There was no way he would have so many soldiers and horses around him, and they were still the most precious cavalry.
His Northwest Army has been in operation for many years, but the total number of troops combined is only two to three thousand cavalry.
"Envy?"
Zhang Jun squinted at Wu Lin, "Do you think that your Northwest Army is the most powerful in the Song Dynasty?
Are others not as good as you?"
Wu Lin smiled, and then continued to say, "I am not boasting. The commander-in-chief should know exactly what the local armies of our Song Dynasty are capable of. Except for a few few and the commander-in-chief's direct troops,
Who can compare with me, Wu Lin?"
"hey-hey!"
Zhang Jun smiled disdainfully, "What about Shen Tang of Chengdu Mansion?"
"Shen Tang?"
Wu Lin hesitated for a moment, "His reputation is not small. Of course I have heard of it. However, he is a younger generation after all, so these reputations may be a lot false! And although this person has some merits and abilities,
But my thoughts are changeable.
Not to mention the princess who married a Jin man, this time she just resorted to using weapons rashly, but in order to escape the crime, she went directly to the Kingdom of Jin."
"Could it be that our Song Dynasty can't tolerate him as a Shen Tang?"
Obviously, Wu Lin had some opinions and dissatisfaction with Shen Tang!
"boom!"
Zhang Jun put the tea cup on the table vigorously, "You stupid goose, when did you learn to follow others' opinions?
Moreover, how much do you know about Shen Tang?
How much do you know?
Not to mention other things, Shen Tang's troops in Chengdu Prefecture can easily crush your Northwest Army. Relying on their own merits, they have become arrogant. Let me see, even I, Zhang Jun, can't do it.
Don’t you take it seriously?”
Zhang Jun naturally cared deeply for the younger generation Shen Tang, and when listening to Wu Lin's words, his face was full of dissatisfaction.
"This... Commander, how dare I not put you in my eyes... Moreover, is it a bit too much to say that the soldiers and horses of Chengdu Prefecture can defeat our soldiers and horses of Lizhou?
I know that the Chengdu Prefecture defeated Tubo, but didn't it rely on borrowing troops from the Jin Kingdom?
Shen Tang can borrow troops from the Jin Kingdom, doesn’t this explain the relationship between Shen Tang and the Jin people?”
Many things Shen Tang did were relatively secretive, and not many people knew about them. Some people would not believe them even if they heard rumors. For example, in the earliest Northern Expedition, who would believe that Shen Tang was the mastermind?
"Okay, then today I will tell you how much better Shen Tang is than you!"
Zhang Jun is the one who knows the most about Shen Tang’s affairs, from the Northern Expedition, to the peace talks with the Jin Kingdom, to the decisive battle in Chengdu, and so on, all the way to Shen Tang’s use of troops in Dali and the disputes with the court.
, and finally the Holy Emperor personally ordered that Shen Tang be sent to the north...
Wu Lin was stunned when she heard this. Is this really something done by a young man?
If this is the case, then my impression of Shen Tang may be somewhat biased.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the battlefield. Although Shen Tang is young, he has made many great achievements.
Moreover, going north to negotiate with the Jin people and going south to convince Dali to become a vassal state was definitely the glory of the entire Song Dynasty.
He asked himself that under the same conditions, he might not do better than Shen Tang.
"how?
Convinced or not?"
Zhang Jun poured the tea while he was minding his own business.
Wu Lin smiled bitterly and said, "It's unbelievable! Moreover, how can his Chengdu army be so powerful, with tens of thousands of good horses from the north... Commander, I am not overly concerned, but can I really trust this man?"
Zhang Jun pondered for a long time, and then said solemnly, "Even if one day, the two of us turn against each other, Shen Tang will not do it.
Although I don't have much contact with him, I know his character clearly.
The relationship between him and the Jin people was either coincidental or caused by the instigation of the Jin Emperor.
Fortunately, the Holy Spirit is wise, otherwise, the Song Dynasty would have once again cut itself off.
At that time, Yue Wumu's incident had already happened once. If it happened again, then our national destiny of the Song Dynasty would really be cut off."
"So, I am willing to trust him, and Your Majesty is also willing to trust him.
And he also repaid the Song Dynasty!"
After a long silence, Wu Lin nodded slowly, "Old Master Yu Yunwen told me several times before that Shen Tang has evil intentions. It seems that we are biased."
"Hmph, what does the old master know?
If I am not mistaken, was it the two of you who started this war with the Jin people?
You guys are really courageous. If you miss the clue, can you save your heads?"
"This..." Wu Lin did not refute. There were some things that could not be hidden from other people, not Zhang Jun.
"Old Commander, when we fought here to the death, my brother died here, and how many other brothers and sons died here. I already feel that my body is getting worse and worse. If I don't die before I die, Come and see those brothers and elder brothers who died fighting here, I won’t die with my eyes closed!”
"I also know that our national power in the Song Dynasty is now weaker than that of the Jin Kingdom, and we will lose more than we win in this battle.
Even, I will get a lot of notoriety in the future, but so what, I at least want people to remember that this was once the land of our Song Dynasty, and there were people who fought and shed blood for this land... That's enough!"
Zhang Jun patted Wu Lin on the shoulder. How could he not know what his brother was thinking?
Therefore, even if he knew the inside story of this battle, he never tried to persuade it.
For Wu Lin, even dying in the North Land is far better than just watching the North Land die of old age!
The two chatted for a few more words, and then their emotions gradually stabilized.
"Speaking of it, it's really strange. Ever since they entered this northern land, the Jin people have been extremely weird. Until now, I still haven't figured out what their purpose and conspiracy is!"
With that said, Wu Lin entered the Northland to fight with the Jin people, and told Zhang Jun all the strange things she encountered.
Wu Lin didn't know the inner story behind this, but Zhang Jun did, so he quickly understood the reason for these things.
"Hahaha, you guy, you don't know. Although you started this battle this time, you fell into the trap and became someone else's knife."