Chapter 191 191 A good bird chooses a tree and crows
Brother Niu pulled more than a dozen carts of gunpowder and a group of good brothers. He confidently left the camp and prepared to exchange food with Yan Bei's army, but he didn't want to...
After five days of walking, the general received bad news!
Something happened!
Niu Xiaoge and his group encountered robbers, and the gunpowder was stolen. All the people accompanying them died, and only Niu Xiaoge came back alive to report the news.
After Niu Xiaoge finished reporting the letter, he did not forget to tell the truth: "General, it's... it's Wu Er, it must be Wu Er, it must be because I didn't take him to exchange for food and grass. He had a grudge and told Yan
The Northern Army colluded and robbed our gunpowder so that they could make meritorious deeds."
"Okay, okay, I understand." The general responded perfunctorily, not taking Brother Niu's words seriously at all.
Wu Er colluded with Yan Beijun?
Do these people think he is a fool?
Let’s not talk about Wu Er’s identity. How could the people of Yanbei Army like him?
Just say that Wu Er has been in the military camp these past few days and has never stepped out of the military camp. Moreover, he also had people watching Wu Er secretly. Wu Er was not abnormal at all.
Under such circumstances, how could Wu Er collude with Yan Beijun?
This young man leaned in front of him and pushed the responsibility on Wu Er. Wasn't he just trying to support him and pass the responsibility on to others?
If it were in the past, he would have turned a blind eye, closed his eyes, and for the sake of Brother Niu, would have followed Xiao Niuzi's words and pulled Wu Er out to take the blame, but he can't do that now.
After being purged again and again in the army, there were not many people who could be used, and there were not many people he dared to use with confidence. Wu Er was from an ordinary background, had strong abilities, was useful and easy to use, such a person...
How could he destroy people just for Niu Xiaozi's selfishness?
This Wu Er is of great use.
The general gave two perfunctory words and asked people to drag Brother Niu down. Brother Niu was unwilling and shouted several times that Wu Er would harm him. Wu Er colluded with the Yanbei army, and Wu Er had two intentions...
Brother Niu's voice was so loud that everyone inside and outside the camp heard it. Most people sneered when they heard his words, especially the soldiers at the bottom who had a bad background, and they didn't even raise their eyelids.
Military merit is at the top, and if anything goes wrong, they will be blamed. For people like Niu Xiaoge, if someone makes a mistake, someone will be chosen as the scapegoat. It is too common in their army, and they have become accustomed to it.
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However, the difference this time is that the general did not side with Brother Niu, which actually made many people admire the general even more.
"I just told you that the general is a good person. He distinguishes between public and private affairs and will not make any injustice. You see, the general doesn't believe Brother Niu when he framed Wu Er."
"Yes, in the past, Wu Er would have to shed a layer of skin even if he didn't die."
"You guys...if you are in the mood to think about this, why don't you think about it. Brother Niu didn't get food in exchange this time and was wasted for another five days. What should we do?"
"That's right, I finally had a full meal, but now I have to go hungry again? The feeling of being hungry is so uncomfortable, I don't want to do it again."
"Yes, yes. It doesn't matter whether Brother Niu dies or not, what will happen to our food?"
"Brother Niu is really doing a lot of harm to people. Not only did he fail to get food, but he also blamed Wu Er. Wu Er was the one who went out with him last time. Is he afraid that Wu Er will make a contribution?"
"I don't know. Let's see tonight... let's see the general's arrangements. Don't worry, the general will definitely not let us starve to death."
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The general allowed Brother Niu's matter to ferment and did not stop the people below from talking about it. However, he kept people paying attention to the matter and learned that most of the soldiers believed in him and did not stop him because of Brother Niu's mistakes.
, thinking that he doesn’t know people well.
The soldiers at the bottom dealt with Wu Er because he was not framed by Brother Niu. They considered him fair and worthy of following, which made the general happy.
What he wanted was for everyone to work together. Although Brother Niu did not handle this matter well, he was able to use this matter to win over the hearts of his subordinates. This was a blessing in disguise.
However, to conquer people's hearts, food still needs to be replaced...
Without food, there is no way to feed the people below. No matter how much he does, it will be useless.
That night, the general had ten carts of gunpowder prepared, and quietly summoned Wu Er, leaving the matter of exchanging food to Wu Er.
"Wu Er, I know you have been wronged. If it hadn't been for Niu Boy's accident this time, I wouldn't have known that Niu Boy had taken all the credit from you to get the food back. This is also my fault, General. If it weren't for
The general didn't find out clearly, so you don't have to suffer this grievance."
"Boy Niu is such a fool. Not only did he take away your credit, but he also took away your work. However, gold will always shine, Wu Er... I knew you were a capable person. Fortunately, I didn't do it because of Niu."
The kid's affairs have buried this piece of gold for you."
The general behaved like a polite corporal, criticized himself, and expressed his trust in Wu Er. Seeing Wu Er's expression of gratitude and wishing to die for him, the general felt satisfied. Then he changed the subject and said
Said: "Wu Er, the army cannot be short of food. You have successfully obtained it once before. This time, I will still entrust you with this important task. Can you handle it?"
"Please don't worry, General. The villain will definitely be able to handle it." The general said that for this reason, Wu Er had no chance of refusing.
Of course, he didn't want to refuse.
He had been waiting for today, waiting for Brother Niu to return after his failure, but he didn't expect...
This day will come so quickly.
"Okay, okay, I will know that I am not wrong about you." The general looked happy, stood up, walked to Wu Er, and personally helped him up...
Wu Er showed excitement at the right time, but the general's next words made him feel cold.
The general patted him on the shoulder and said: "Wu Er, the gunpowder and men are all ready. I will set off in an hour with dozens of people who can be used easily."
"Yes, General." Wu Er was immediately flustered, but in front of the General, he did not dare to show it at all and could only remain silent.
"Okay, okay!" The general smiled even more happily when he saw that Wu Er didn't have any dissatisfaction.
It doesn't matter whether Wu Er has a second mind or not, what matters is...
Wu Er has no one on board, and the people escorting the gunpowder on this trip are all his people. Wu Er had better work hard to get this thing done. Otherwise...
He wanted Wu Er and his brothers to look good.
"General, I'm going to get ready." Wu Er took a step back, distanced himself from the general, lowered his head, and hid the emotions in his eyes...
He originally wanted to wait a little longer, but in this situation, he couldn't wait any longer.
A good bird chooses a tree for its trap, and a great general is not a good master. (To be continued)