Zhang Jun's originally cheerful smile instantly faded away, and his expression became gloomy.
Seeing his master's eyes slightly lowered, the old servant waved to the young man, "Let General Ding come in!"
Step, step, step...
"The guilty general Ding Chengzhi, please forgive me, Prime Minister!" Ding Chengzhi prostrated immediately after entering the door. He was a little careful. In this moment, he went back to the camp and changed into a set of light armor. Moreover, he was in a miserable state.
It was covered in blood.
"Excuse me? Then tell me, what's your crime?" Zhang Jun said calmly.
"The first crime was betraying the Prime Minister's trust, and Hong County was lost! The second crime was losing troops and generals, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army!" Ding Chengzhi said in response.
"Okay! Then tell me how to deal with this crime!"
"The guilty will be punished!"
"Yes, if that's the case, then you can go to the law enforcement camp to accept the crime yourself! The truth does not involve your family's urination!" Zhang Jun said slowly.
Ding Chengzhi kowtowed, "The general accepts the order. However, I would like to ask the prime minister to give me a moment to inform him about the situation of this battle. The general will beg for his life for a moment, so as not to let the prime minister misjudge!"
Zhang Jun was silent for a moment, "Yes!"
Ding Chengzhi kowtowed again and then said, "Yesterday at You hour, General Mo received a report from our army. There were hundreds of our Song Army soldiers thirty miles north of Hong County being chased and killed by two to three thousand gold soldiers! Those soldiers were wearing the uniforms of the Zaoyang Army.
They all looked like people from the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the general did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly led five thousand soldiers out of the city to meet him. Then, he fought with two or three thousand gold soldiers, and finally managed to retreat the gold soldiers and asked who was being pursued.
, but it was the Zaoyang Army who went to the north to explore horses. They were chased by the Jin soldiers and panicked, but they did not choose their way, but they ended up in Hong County."
"After the battle, the general led his troops back to the city. However, when he arrived outside the city, he found that a large group of golden soldiers were attacking the city. The generals under his command were at a disadvantage and lost the north gate and wall. The general was eager to attack and directly attacked the city.
Charge in! We were already going to wipe out the golden soldiers entering the city, but at this moment, tens of thousands of golden soldiers came to attack at high speed."
"The general fought a bloody battle in the city and lost three to four thousand men. After all, he was outnumbered. In order to preserve his strength as much as possible, he went out from the south city and planned to come back to report to the prime minister!"
"Along the way, we also encountered several groups of golden soldiers. I chased the Japanese army in a bloody battle and lost more than 3,000 golden soldiers, but I also injured a full eight or nine thousand soldiers. Fortunately, the golden soldiers I ordered finally
The soldiers did not dare to enter the territory of Sizhou, and no major disaster was caused..."
After the words fell, the three people in the room fell silent.
"Hahaha..." Suddenly, Zhang Jun burst out laughing, "Ding Chengzhi, do you think I am a fool?"
"The general will not dare!" Ding Chengzhi replied fearfully.
"Don't you dare?" Zhang Jun sneered, "The truth is that you are a bold man and a genius! According to you, how can the truth punish you? I'm afraid I'll have to reward you with a reward!"
"The general dare not talk nonsense. Thousands of remnants of the Japanese army are in the camp outside the city. The prime minister can send people to inquire!" Ding Chengzhi replied hurriedly.
The old servant on the side looked at Zhang Jun's slightly narrowed eyes, and his heart moved.
Immediately, he said: "Sir, although General Ding's guilt is not small, he can be forgiven for acting in haste! In my opinion, the best thing for you is to punish him severely and spare his life, so that you can pay for your crime and make meritorious service."
!Furthermore, the Northern Expedition is now at the time of hiring, and General Ding can be considered a veteran in the army. It would be a pity if he lost his life..."
Zhang Jun stared at Ding Chengzhi for a long time, "Ding Chengzhi, do you think what Shaw said is reasonable?"
Ding Chengzhi was silent but did not dare to speak.
"Since Yifu said this, then your head will be stored here first! However, the fact is that you are the commander of the Japanese army. Are you convinced?"
The commander was not even as good as a partial general, let alone compared with the general of an army. But Ding Chengzhi was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly and said: "The last general is convinced, the last general is convinced! The prime minister left the last general alive, and then the last one
It will be effective to death!"
"Go away!" Zhang Jun said calmly, "Don't forget to go to the law enforcement camp and pick up a hundred military sticks!"
"I will obey your orders!" Ding Chengzhi kowtowed and walked away.
When Ding Chengzhi's figure disappeared, Zhang Jun said slowly: "Yifu, when you go out in the morning, it is Ding Chengzhi who is looking for you!"
The old servant chuckled softly, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the master. It was General Ding who asked the old servant to save his life. Moreover, he gave the old servant a full fifty thousand taels of silver!"
The reason why the old servant was able to gain Zhang Jun's trust was because he knew what things could be said and what things should not be said.
Sure enough, Zhang Jun did not pursue the matter. Instead, he sneered and said, "Fifty thousand taels of silver to buy his life is too cheap! Yifu, you should make this fool feel more sorry for him."
The old servant smiled and nodded, "Old servant, I will let General Ding bleed again!"
"Yifu, why do you want to let him go?" Zhang Jun said quietly.
The master and servant have been getting along for decades, and they have a tacit understanding. Looking at Zhang Jun's expression just now, the old servant guessed what he was thinking. Otherwise, how could he say it casually? Fifty thousand taels of silver is a lot, but it is far from enough.
Let the old servant go against Zhang Jun's wishes.
The old servant shook his head, "I am stupid, but in my opinion, General Ding is loyal to me, so sparing him life may not be a bad thing."
"That's right!" Zhang Jun nodded, "Literary talent, strategy, and bravery are naturally important. However, only loyalty is the most rare thing! It doesn't matter whether you kill him or not. But, keep him alive until later, even if you don't
If you ask him to fight to the death, he will do it. So, instead of killing him to vent his anger, it is better to spare his life."
"However, things in the North are indeed in trouble now. It seems that the Jin Bing has great ambitions! Then Bian Xi expected that the Jin Bing wants to cut off my army's retreat route and close the door to beat the dogs!"
"Go and deliver the order immediately. First, the two main armies in front have five days to attack Suzhou and Pizhou! If they cannot capture it, there is no need to delay. They should immediately return to the army and gather in the direction of Lingbi! The Jin soldiers want to close the door and attack.
Dog, the truth is that I also want to make dumplings for them! Secondly, give Xin Qiji an army of 5,000 and an auxiliary force of 10,000, so that he can immediately go north to Lingbi to coordinate with the Zaoyang army. If the war is unfavorable, the land of Lingbi will be the frontline army.
The only way out. Therefore, the Lingbi must not be lost again! Third, order Wen Hui to garrison the fortress outside the city and continue to build the city to prevent the Jin soldiers from attacking Sizhou! Fourth, urge the Taizhou Army, Xinzhou Army, and Jiangzhou Army to arrive as soon as possible.
If it doesn't come within ten days, the general will be deprived of it; if it doesn't come within fifteen days, the superior general will be punished even more!"
The old servant nodded and went to deliver the order!
Zhang Jun's expression showed no emotion or anger, and after a long while, he said quietly: "In this battle, no matter how large the number of his golden soldiers come, I will not be defeated, and I, the Song Dynasty, will never be defeated!"
"With all the weapons in hand, let this golden soldier test the true blade!"