Seeing Cheng Yuan being slapped to death by Xue Huan, the three commanders who followed Cheng Yuan were all paralyzed with fear... Not only those three commanders, but even Zhang Yong was shocked.
"You three are eating everything inside and out." Xue Huan stuck out his tongue and licked the brains splashed on the back of his hands. Seeing this scene, the other two commanders almost vomited. He only heard him say in a negative tone: "Why don't you come here and die?"
"Second Master, please spare your life..." The three commanders were so frightened that they kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic. Xin Keshun begged with runny noses and tears: "We never thought before that they would suddenly rebel."
"We just have to fight with that Zhu Gaoxu just to survive."
"Yes, our hearts are loyal to the Marquis and the Second Master. This has never changed and will never change." Qian Yi also swore and swore: "Second Master, please spare your life."
"I can't spare you." Xue Huan sighed and said: "The king of Han has raised an army to rebel. It will be a life-and-death battle for you. The loser will have his whole family killed. I don't dare to trust you anymore."
"Please, Mr. Er, trust us again. We swear that we will do our best for Mr. Er and never betray him."
"You and Zhu Gaoxu also swore an oath, right?" Xue Huan sneered.
"This time it's true." Xin Keshun swore to the sky.
"It's unbelievable," Xue Huan said and raised his hand again.
"I am willing to hand over the right guard of the navy to the second master," Qian Yi shouted hurriedly: "I will ask the soldiers to call all the generals over and declare their allegiance to the second master in person."
"That's pretty much it." Xue Huan snorted and asked the other two people, "What about you?"
"The same goes for us." The other two people nodded quickly and swore allegiance to the second master.
'It should be loyal to the prince, or at least to the emperor...' Zhang Yongyong couldn't help muttering secretly, but looking at Xue Huan's fierce look, he didn't dare to say a word.
At about the same time, in the camp of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, there was a different scene...
Wang Ning, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, had escaped from Fangshan Mountain, so he naturally had to protect himself at all levels. Those officers who wanted to join the Han Dynasty knew that his camp was full of fully armed elites before they went up the mountain.
Soldiers, so they had no intention of succeeding in a sneak attack. Instead, they went directly back to the camp, gathered their troops and left...
"The Heavenly Guard of Retribution left the camp without authorization and went to the northeast."
"It was reported that He Yangwei left the camp without authorization and went to the northeast."
"Report to Guangyang Wei for leaving the camp without permission and heading northeast."
After hearing the report from their officers and soldiers, the generals who were loyal to the emperor and obeyed Wang Ning were extremely anxious. They wished they could pick up the wilted melon-like Yongchun Marquis and tell him to cheer up quickly: "Marquis, let's just do nothing and let him go."
Are the three guards leaving?"
"It's going to rain. Mother wants to get married, so let her go." Wang Ning came down from Fangshan Mountain, as if he had lost his soul, and said listlessly: "You can leave if you want."
"This..." The generals were so angry that they thought that we just didn't want to follow the King of Han in the rebellion, otherwise we would have been gone for a face like yours. Wen Renda, the commander of the left-behind central guard,
Ji said earnestly: "Master Hou, you can't be like this! Since we have decided to side with the prince, we must go all out."
"Yes, we still have four guards here, we can definitely stop them," another commander also advised.
"Then what?" Wang Ning finally opened his eyes, but his eyes were still expressionless.
"Then..." The generals were speechless. What should we do next? Wang Ning had been idle and idle these years, and his prestige had been almost exhausted. All that was left was the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army. But since he dared to break camp without asking for instructions, naturally he would not
Take him as your boss seriously.
"If we can't persuade them, we have no choice but to start a war," another commander muttered.
"Let's not talk about how sure you can win." Wang Ning's voice finally had some emotion, but it was worse than no emotion at all: "Simply saying that he has received the command of the King of Han, what reason do I have to stop him?"
"The King of Han is going to rebel," several commanders said in unison.
"Yes, I know he wants to rebel, but has he rebelled now?" Wang Ning sighed.
The generals were speechless again, which was true. Even though both sides had deployed their troops, the fight hadn't started yet.
"The King of Han will definitely start a war." The generals were dissatisfied: "Otherwise, what would he do if he brought a hundred thousand troops back to the capital?"
"Have you ever thought about what happens if the King of Han gives up?" Wang Ning asked, "As long as the fight doesn't really start, the King of Han can say that this is part of a military exercise... At that time, we were already killing each other.
With corpses scattered everywhere, who can bear this responsibility?"
"..." The generals were silent for a while. After a while, Wenren Daji said in a low voice: "To put it bluntly, the Marquis just doesn't want to be the one who stands out."
"That's right," Wang Ning said calmly: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army only has the power to command troops, not to mobilize them. Therefore, I have no right to stop the King of Han from mobilizing the three guards. By the same token, I have no right to command you to go to war with them."
"We have to wait until they really start fighting," the generals said in frustration, "before we can join the war?"
"It depends on the situation." Wang Ning still said calmly.
"Master Marquis, you are so negative, have you ever thought about what the prince would think?" A general couldn't help but ask.
"First, we are loyal to the emperor, not the prince." Wang Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Second, I am responsible for you, don't be ungrateful. Third," he paused, and said quietly: "The prince must win first.
Only then can we talk about how to look at me."
"Yes..." Although they were still feeling aggrieved, the generals had to admit that what the Marquis said was reasonable. They were not the prince's direct descendants, so there was no need to charge forward. But in this way, if the prince won, they would at best be defeated.
It's just a waste of effort. Nothing good can be gained.
But if the King of Han wins, they don't seem to be in much trouble... After going around for a long time, the generals finally understood, isn't this just strictly maintaining neutrality?
"Who do you think has a greater chance of winning?" the generals asked tentatively.
"I don't know." Wang Ning shook his head and changed the topic: "But I firmly believe that the emperor will win in the end."
"The Emperor is far away in Beijing..." someone whispered.
"So what?" Wang Ning said lightly: "You guys don't know much about the emperor. Everything in the Ming Dynasty is under his control. With things like this in the capital, I don't believe that the emperor can't know anything about it." In fact,
There is another thing that Wang Ning will not tell these generals, that is, he has already sent his trusted followers north to report everything that happened in the capital to the emperor and ask for instructions on what to do. Although there is no further information after that, Wang Ning feels that this has already happened
Expressed the emperor's attitude - let him wait and see what happens
"Then, let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight..." Wenren Daji finally said something that made Wang Ning feel comfortable.
"That's good." Wang Ning nodded and said, "That's it."
"Yes..." The generals nodded reluctantly.
"Is there anything else?" Wang Ning asked again.
The generals shook their heads.
"Just go ahead and do what you have to do." Wang Ning waved his hand and closed his eyes tiredly.
"Yes." The generals bowed and dispersed.
After the generals retreated, Wang Ning finally couldn't suppress it anymore and coughed violently. He quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief. When he let go of his mouth, there were some bright and dazzling blood stains on the white handkerchief...
In fact, Wang Ning originally wanted to speculate, but since he got involved in this dispute and acted out Infernal Affairs, he has been frightened all day long, and his lung disease for many years has suddenly worsened. As the saying goes, a long illness makes a good doctor, and there is no need to hire a doctor.
Look, he knew he wouldn't live long. His desire for fame and fortune disappeared immediately, and he just wanted to wait quietly for death...
Different from the pessimism of the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion, all the avant-garde of the government's army are full of fighting spirit. Unlike other armies, the avant-garde of the government's army is himself an army of the grandson, and naturally it is also an army of the prince. It is my duty to use me in the first battle, and it has been done long ago.
The battle was mobilized. At this moment, the whole army was screaming, wanting to fight back to the capital to rescue him.
But their top commander at this time had a different view...
"What, not going to the capital?" Xu Huaiqing shouted loudly.
"Can you please keep your voice down?" Mo Wen looked helplessly at his closest comrade and said, "Several times more troops are blocking the way, how can we get back to the capital?"
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Let's fight a bloody road." Most of the generals came down from Jiulongkou and attacked Guangling on a snowy night. They were not afraid of bloody battles.
"Then what?" Mo Wen said speechlessly: "Even if we fight a bloody road, King Han's 100,000 troops are still ahead." As he spoke, he said in a more serious tone: "You think you are brave, but have you ever thought about rebelling against King Han?
Everyone is in ruins. If they lose this battle, they will all be labeled as traitors. If anyone thinks that he can defeat 200,000 red-eyed gamblers with 30,000 people, I will give in immediately."
"..." The generals suddenly lost their temper. Xu Huaiqing asked in a low voice: "Then what should we do?"
"I can only say go east." Mo Wen said calmly: "As for where exactly we are going, I can't tell you."
"Going east?" The generals exploded again: "Isn't that an escape?"
"What should we do, His Royal Highness?" Xu Huaiqing asked: "If he falls into other people's hands, we will be useless even to heaven."
"This is an order, not a discussion with you." Mo Wen's tone dropped, and his eyes were murderous as he said: "If you understand, you must obey, if you don't understand, you must obey."
"Yes." Although the avant-garde of the government army is relatively democratic, the military regulations are stricter than those of the general army. When the superiors with sufficient authority issue military orders to suppress people, the subordinates have no choice but to obey. Even if they have objections, they can only wait until it is over.
Let’s talk later.
And Mo Wen has the Seven Star Sword granted to Wang Xian by his grandson, so his authority is naturally sufficient...
After everyone dispersed, Cheng Zheng, who had just returned, smiled at Mo Wen and said, "I just got good news and bad news. Which one do you plan to hear first?"
"Bad news." Mo Wen cooperated.
"This shows that you are too pessimistic." Although he was already impatient, Cheng Zheng did not forget to tease: "The bad news is that the three guards of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion have defected to the King of Han, and the remaining four guards have also
They are standing still and not listening to our orders."
"It's indeed bad news." Mo Wen sighed, "What about the good news?"