In the Shangshan camp, flags are flying and tents cover the sky.
The patrolling guards put on armor and walked away with guns in hand. The horses neighed continuously. The messengers carrying military reports got off their horses as if they were flying, and stumbled towards the camp.
It was in this atmosphere that Zheng Kai and Suharcha arrived at the Shangshan Camp.
The relevant official documents have been distributed, and what I still have in hand are the documents that need to be sent to Shangshan Camp.
The guards guarding the gate of the camp checked their official credentials, and the captain of the camp gate saluted Zheng Kai with clasped fists.
"I've seen General Zheng Kai, please come in."
Zheng Kai looked at the camp where wounded soldiers were constantly moving around, and asked the captain at the camp gate:
"Brother, I heard that your forwards have already reached the giant dragon Pengshan. Why is the main camp still located in Shangshan?"
The captain smiled and said, "As a gatekeeper, I don't know about this. The general can ask the commander when he sees it."
Suharcha led the way into the camp, saying as he walked:
"Let's go and have a look at the Chinese Army. The literary general Cao Hua came out of your Xuanfu. Why are you, Old Zheng, unknown? He is already a famous Confucian general."
"They are all soldiers brought by the prince. Why are there such big differences?"
Suharcha said with a smile.
The two entered the camp, and under the guidance of the leading guards, they arrived at the Chinese Army. The guards at the pass checked their official badges again, and the two finally entered the Chinese Army's tent.
Two rows of crimson chairs were placed one step away from the tent, extending all the way to the innermost handsome desk. Two female generals without robes were looking down at the defense map. Nearby were sitting several lieutenants who had joined the army and were flying quickly.
is handling military affairs books.
Zheng Kai took a few steps forward, saluted and said:
"The last general, Zheng Kai, has met General Cao Hua."
Cao Hua then raised his head and saw Zheng Kai, with a smile on his tired face:
"General Zheng is here, welcome."
With that said, Cao Hua had already walked out from behind the handsome case, leading Zheng Kai and Suharcha to sit down, with a smile on his face.
"General Zheng Kai has arrived, this battle will be much easier to fight. I was worried about General Dong Ling just now. The four generals Zhao Wu and Wang Wu have been sent out. Who can complete the task of defeating the Tang Army of Sanchong?
When you want to sleep, there is a pillow."
Zheng Kai ordered Suharcha to bring over the military commander from the General Staff Office.
"This is the military strategy of the General Staff Office approved by the prince. Her Royal Highness the Princess ordered me to bring it to you two."
Dong Ling smiled happily: "The prince's military order has finally arrived. Now we are fighting on three sides. We really don't know how to continue the fight."
Cao Hua read the military strategy, handed it to Dong Ling, and said with a smile:
"General Zheng is not mentioned in the military strategy. Your Majesty always makes the best use of everything. Why is General Zheng just dropping by?"
Just as Zheng Kai was about to answer, Suharcha next to him spoke first:
"We just came here to take a look and bring some urgent documents to the various ministries. We have no intention of coming to fight."
Cao Hua had a disappointed expression on his face and asked:
"In this case, I won't bother you two. General Zheng, who is this? Why is it so unfamiliar?"
Zheng Kai chuckled:
"This is Suharcha, the young prince of the former Tulsi royal court. Now the prince has been renamed the king of the North. He will soon enter the martial arts hall to study."
After Dong Ling finished reading the military strategy, he raised his head after hearing this and squinted at Suharcha:
"Reincarnation is really a science."
"By the way, these two are also famous figures in the North. How about we cooperate this time and give him a try? We will defeat the main force of the Tang Army's three-charge Jiedu Mansion and give the Tang people some color."
"Since the war started, the Tang State has not dispatched a large army. We cannot find an opponent even if we want to fight in a decisive battle. If you dare to underestimate me, let him pay the price of tens of thousands of troops first."
Zheng Kai became interested after hearing this:
"It's okay to fight, and there's no problem in executing military strategies, but I want to have absolute autonomy over the troops under my command, including the disposal of prisoners, capture and distribution, I have the final say."
Cao Hua looked serious and was about to refuse.
Dong Ling pulled Cao Hua and said with a smile:
"If we can defeat Tang Sanchong's army in Jiedu Mansion, then there's nothing wrong with it."
Zheng Kai raised the corners of his mouth, but his tone remained unchanged:
"It doesn't matter what General Dong Ling says. If General Cao Hua is willing to agree and give me two armies, I will do it."
Cao Hua shook his head: "No, Sanchong Jiedu Prefecture has a standing army of 15,000, and the various guards have 8,000 troops. Counting the local warriors who can be temporarily recruited, the total number of Sanchong's troops is close to 30,000. You only use 10,000."
The army will not succeed."
Zheng Kai didn't speak, just looked at Cao Hua.
Suharcha next to him also said: "This is the Southern Guards, not the Northern Guards you are used to. If there is a real fight, if an order is not executed properly, we will be eaten alive. By mistake, Cao Cao will be killed."
For General Hua’s serious matter, even a few of our heads are not enough to chop him off.”
Dong Ling pursed his lips and suddenly smiled:
"General Zheng has a nickname in the North. He is known as the Blood Barbarian. He kills people without any hesitation. He has never been defeated in a battle. He has been defeated in dozens of battles, so I don't think he is just talking nonsense."
"Commander Commander, I think we can give General Zheng Kai a try. If we win, it will be our credit. If we lose, General Zheng has an unparalleled command of the army and will definitely be able to bring these two armies back, and there will be no loss to us.
"
Cao Hua frowned, looked at Zheng Kai, and finally shook his head:
"I know what General Zheng wants to do with this autonomy, but with all due respect, I don't think it's right to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Although they are our enemies, look at Shangshan now, how many Tang people have invested in our Han country,
Become our Han people."
"Killing them will harm our people of Han. I cannot give General Zheng Kai this autonomy."
Zheng Kai also shook his head:
"Then I have no choice but to do it. Without enough autonomy, I will not lead the army."
The two were quickly asked to leave the Chinese army's tent.
Following a soldier to the tent temporarily assigned to him, Suharcha complained:
"I said, Lao Zheng, this is a tribute to me. If you lower your head a little, we can make a big contribution in the southern border this time."
"Isn't it just that we don't kill prisoners? What's the problem? Let's just do it."
Saying this, the two finally arrived at the camp, and the soldier who led the way smiled and said:
"General Zheng Kai, you two can stay here. If you want anything, you can come to me. If you want to eat, just go to the kitchen to eat. You can eat whatever you want in our camp kitchen."
After nagging the two of them for a while, Xiao Bing gave Zheng Kai a thumbs up before leaving.
"General Zheng, although I don't know why the commander-in-chief doesn't agree with you killing prisoners, and I don't know whether killing prisoners is right or not, but with you taking over the prince's place in sweeping the northern border, my village has never been visited by bandits again.
No one has ever starved to death because of being robbed of food."
"On behalf of the fellow villagers, thank you, General Zheng."
Zheng Kai grabbed the soldier who wanted to kneel down and laughed and said:
"Why are you kneeling down to me? I was ordered to do what I was told. Okay, go ahead and do your job. If you want to thank me, then do your job well, be loyal to the emperor, be patriotic, and serve the country."
Looking at Xiaobing's back, Suharcha shook his head helplessly:
"It's okay now. You were a little bit tempted by my persuasion, but after being kowtowed by this little soldier, your bloody barbarian's ideas are completely hard to change."
