Chapter 781 The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it
When Xiao Tang, Wu Song and others got up and looked back, they saw seven or eight Song generals walking not far away from them. The general leading them was about forty years old or above.
He was solemn and solemn, calm and restrained, with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
Is this person Liu Fa, the famous general in Xia who is famous for his ruthlessness? Xiao Tang thought in his mind, then stepped forward, crossed his arms and saluted, and said: "Being famous is not as good as meeting, and meeting is worse than being famous. The junior Xiao Tang has heard about the natural god general for a long time. With such a prestigious reputation, I am honored to finally pay a visit to General Liu today."
Liu Fa smiled slightly and said: "Shuai Xiao, if you want to talk about official positions, my military position is only Yuhou, who is in charge of the troops and horses of Yanyan Road and the chief of the three yamen and horse armies. At that time, the official Xie lived in front of the palace and was the chief.
At that time, we were treated as equals, but now we have to pay tribute to Xun. So why not just follow what Wu Dutou said, and we don't have to be too polite."
Although Liu Fa was joking casually, Xiao Tang had also heard some rumors about Liu Fa. It was said that he had accumulated military exploits and was appointed as Xihe Economic Strategy Comfort Envoy a few years ago.
The pacification envoys on the southwest road are very different. The people who are doing some strategizing in the northwest are all like Lao, Xiaozhong strategist Xianggong, and Xiang Tongguan, who have a respected position in the army and can actually hold military power in their hands.
A heavyweight figure. If Liu Fa had used some power tactics, he might not have been able to become the leader who controlled the military power of the Western Army. Unfortunately, Liu Fa didn't like flattery. He had the pride of an iron-blooded soldier, but there were slanderous people in the court.
The slander caused Liu Fa to be dismissed from important positions such as Xihe Jinglue, Sanya Guards, Pro-Army, Ma Jun, Sidu Yuhou, etc. But this Liu Fa seemed to be more innocent. He led his soldiers when he should be, and beat him when he should be.
Due to the frequent wars between Song and Xia, the Privy Council had no choice but to resume some of his official duties.
So now when it comes to military positions, Liu Fa, who is only in charge of the official affairs of the Imperial Army and the military and horsemen on the Yanyan Road, is in the minds of the officers and soldiers of the Western Army, and is regarded as the same as the Tao of Zhongshi, and the managers of Zhongshi.
No different.
Xiao Tang naturally admired such a famous general who was very courageous and famous for his military exploits. He slowly shook his head and said: "This junior is just lucky enough to be appreciated by the officials, so he has to be reused and promoted, so what?"
Dare you show off in front of General Liu?"
Liu Fa breathed a long sigh of relief and said leisurely: "I have seen many ministers sent by the Bianjing court and favored by the officials, but those who are willing to fight bloody battles with their subordinates and advance and retreat together.
, Xiao Jieshuai is still the first..."
Liu Fa muttered and then looked towards Wu Song. He looked up and down at Wu Song, who was shirtless, with strong bones and strong muscles. He nodded again and said repeatedly: "You are Wu Song."
?Okay, very good. I have done some research and found out that when you were guarding the frontier in the past, you would be the first to die in battle. There is such a brave and good man in the Yanyan Road Army Division who is not afraid of death.
But he cannot be reused, but it is me, the superior officer, who has neglected his duty. Even though there are rampant thieves in the house and summer thieves coveting them outside, it is the time for the country to employ people. If I can fight bravely this time and remember the old work and new achievements, I will definitely do the same.
I will reuse and promote you."
Wu Song was fierce and unstoppable in battle. Now that Liu Fa knew about his extravagant martial arts skills and fell in love with him, it was not because of Xiao Tang's face. And Wu Song was probably just a company commander of the local military division.
Even a low-ranking military attache would not be rude in front of Liu Fa, a famous general who was respected by all the generals at the level of commander of the Kansai Front Army. He immediately gave Liu Fa a fist and thanked him.
But Wu Song suddenly had an idea in his mind. If all the superior officers in the military department were as meritocratic as Liu Fa, willing to be considerate and promoted, willing to sacrifice their lives for the country, and shed their blood to serve as Wu Erlang, why would Po Han Wu have to vote for Xiao? Go to the Green Forest Village under Brother Tang and become a strong leader?
After a post-war inventory, it was found that about 9,000 men and horses from the Dangxiang tribes were annihilated in the battle of Huyanshan, and about 6,000 people were captured, and a large number of horses were seized and used for military purposes. Although the leaders of the Dangxiang tribes were not dispatched by the Xia government this time , it is not comparable to the elite troops of the Xia regular army. It cannot be compared with Liu Fa's battle with the main Xixia army in Huizhou. In the first battle, he broke through the enemy's rear and pursued for more than 400 miles across the desert, killing and capturing more than 10,000 Xixia troops. However, Now more than half of Kou Chao's Xia tribes have been lost, and it is indeed an encirclement and annihilation battle with very remarkable results.
Later, the chief generals of Xiao Tang's ministries and Liu Fa and other Western Army generals gathered in Taiyuan Mansion, and were introduced by Liu Fa. Xiao Tang also met Miao Lu, the son of the Western Army general Men Miao, as well as the Western Army generals Kang Jiong and Zhu Dingguo under Liu Fa's command. They got to know each other one by one. Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, and other figures in the Ten Jiedu who had also accumulated military exploits in the Western Army, turned out to be old acquaintances with Liu Fa. Xiao Tang also discovered that these two seniors in the army had The veteran general who became famous in the dynasty was very respectful in his words and deeds when reminiscing with Liu Fa, as if he regarded Liu Fa as his old benefactor. Even Yao Pingzhong, a rising star of the Sanyuan Yao clan, who had always had a complicated attitude towards the two types of Western Army generals, Liu Fa and Liu Fa, He did not dare to show any rudeness in front of Liu Fa.
The big difference between Zhongshi Dao and Zhongshi is that the ancestors of Lao and Xiaozhong Jinglue, including Zhong Shiheng, Zhong Er and other three types of Western Army, are in charge of the Western Army. Although they are in the army of the Kansai The commander is highly respected, but the mission of his ancestors started from the time he first joined the army. He does not have to fight the enemy in life and death on the front line like a low-ranking military attache. However, Liu Fa has been in and out of the army for more than 20 years. Countless times in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the ranks have been promoted from leader of the team, deputy general, commander-in-chief, and commander of the personal army...to achieve such an achievement today, so although Zhongshi Dao and Zhongshi are among the generals of the Western Army, In the eyes of officials, his status is respected, but if he is more supported and loved by the officers and soldiers of the three armies, Liu Fa can even be better than Lao Xiaozhong Jinglue Xianggong.
It's just that Liu Fa seems to be a pure soldier. He will never deliberately curry favor with the powerful ministers in Bianjing, such as the Zhong family, Zhe family, Yao family and other Kansai generals. The relationship sometimes supports each other, sometimes competes with each other, and now Tong Guan, who intends to control the military power, intervenes, and the generals headed by Liu Fa are obviously more inclined to support the way of Zhongshi, Zhongshizhong, so this person's status in the Western Army It is not surprising that the extremely high-ranking general in the side court was now a henchman in Tong Guan's eyes who wanted to get rid of him quickly.
"Song Xia sent troops to Xibi, Xihe commander Liu Fa and his army were wiped out. The perpetrators were convicted of violations..." Thinking of Liu Fa being coerced by Tong Guan, this man was victorious in every battle and powerful. The natural god general of the Western Frontier sent out troops knowing that there was little chance of victory and was ambushed and died heroically. However, Tong Guan thanked Zhao Ji for his victory and said that the defeat in this battle was all due to Liu Fa's violation of his control and the loss of the army. , Xiao Tang also probably guessed that Tong Guan might have had the intention to murder Liu Fa now.
"According to Commander Xiao Jie's instructions, a few loose-spoken Xia people were selected to stay for questioning. The rest of the prisoners of war were not asked about their origins, were not interrogated, and were not left alive. They were all executed on the spot and executed as punishment."
When Xiao Tang was thinking about it, he heard Liu Fa say again leisurely: "Song and Xia have been killing each other for decades, and the old and new hatreds have already been as deep as the sea. Compared with the etiquette, justice, integrity, the teachings of saints, and the martial arts of the grassland and desert tribes
He is good at fighting, and he also believes in natural selection, and the weak can eat the strong. We treat him in this way as usual. There are still Xia thieves who have committed great evils and have escaped temporarily. Xiao Jieshuai, we must make other arrangements as soon as possible to get rid of those thieves.
The only way is to eradicate all the enemy chieftains and bandits."