Chapter one hundred and eighty-four arrogant soldiers
Han Shizhong was extremely poor. Last time he killed Fangla, he got a lot of silver reward, which was just enough to pay off his gambling debt.
Upon hearing that today's siege of the Xixia King's City was underway, he sneaked back to his original team and prepared to fish in troubled waters.
Unexpectedly, Tong Guan summoned him at this time. Han Shizhong secretly cursed his bad luck and reluctantly went to a Xixia royal residence in Xingqing Mansion, which is now the main tent of the Central Army of the Song Dynasty.
In the study room in the inner courtyard of the Xixia Palace, more than a hundred personal guards were on duty inside and outside the study room, keeping a close eye on the place. After all, this is the capital of an enemy country, and it is not uncommon for someone to be assassinated if they are not careful. At the moment, this seemingly quiet Xingxing
Qing Mansion, I don’t know how many Xia people are eager to kill all the Song people.
Tong Guan sat in the middle. When he saw Han Shizhong pushing the door in, he smiled rarely. He was a tiger general. I really don't know how Yang Lin dug him out from a group of big soldiers.
"Han Wu, this time you have made military exploits. Together with Yang Keshi, a certain family has already written a petition for merit. When the commander returns to the court in the coming day, you will express your achievements in front of the officials."
Han Shizhong looked careless and attentive, secretly thinking that even though he was a forward, he had no reason to give me face like this. He took a closer look at the side and saw Master Zhongdao with a gloomy face. Among Zhongshi, Zhe Keqiu and other senior generals of the Western Army suddenly understood.
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After all, Tong Shuai was a foreign eunuch. He relied on his ability to obtain food and led everyone to win several battles. He probably wanted to firmly control the Western Army.
However, all the aristocratic families in the northwest have guarded this place for as long as the Song Dynasty. The Zhe family in Fuzhou and the Yang family in Linzhou were the overlords even before Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny.
How could such a person be willing to be manipulated by him? I, Han Shizhong, was promoted as an exception. Could it be that Tong Shuai wanted Shengjie Army to take all the credit?
After thinking about this, Han Shizhong thanked him happily. He knew his true identity. I was a military commander promoted by the young master. There are people in the Song Dynasty who will sooner or later be sent to the Bianjing Privy Council to fight with you grass-headed kings.
It doesn't matter if I do it, it's good for my life. If you want to do something wrong to me, the worst case is to seek help from Yang Shaozai.
Anyway, the fall of Xixia is imminent. By then, the Northwest Forbidden Army will be stronger. How can those bandanas and the Zhao Guan family not take precautions?
Hehe, what do you guys arguing about here have to do with me?
Everyone in the Western Army said that they were not secretly holding their breath against Tong Guan. That would be a lie. This old thief fell into the trap of Xixia and Tubo and easily believed the Tubo people. He sent troops across the mountains and almost destroyed the entire Western Army in this foreign capital.
However, there was a sudden turn of events, and a desperate counterattack achieved an unparalleled feat. For Lao Zhong, Xiao Zhong and other important generals of the Western Army, the situation suddenly became sensitive.
Since ancient times, generals are like beauties who are not allowed to grow old in the world.
Xixia is dead, and the resulting Western Army must come up with a precise idea of where to go and how to act.
When Han Shizhong retreated behind the generals, Zhong Shidao said calmly: "The situation in Xixia has been decided, and our century-old wish of the Song generals has been fulfilled. I have been old and sick recently, and I am about to resign and return to my hometown to recuperate. This time
From now on, the military in the northwest can entirely rely on child control."
Another important general of the Western Army, Yao Gu, the head of the Yao family, stood up immediately: "Old Mr. Zhong, how can you say this lightly? Decades ago, there were a total of 300,000 people in the fifth line of the Western Army, and they almost left Shaanxi with the army.
His whole army was wiped out, and our family also suffered a lot. There were more than 300,000 soldiers in the Western Army at that time, how many are left now? We have been guarding the border for a hundred years, and our children are dead and injured. There is no old husband to sit in the middle, and I
Who else do we expect to go?
Is it possible that we men in the Western Army are so despicable that we have to use the flesh and blood of several generations to build a high platform for others? If so, it is better to disband on the spot, lest Qin Long's widows, widows and children point at our backs and scold us.
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As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Western Army folded their arms and sneered.
Tong Guanqi's face turned purple. This was obviously a chorus to show to himself. The Xia thieves are about to be destroyed. Can you generals tolerate the turbans of the whole dynasty?
If you don't vote for me, Tong Guan, and you still want to be the grass-headed king of the northwest, you probably don't know how powerful civil servants are.
Tong Guan was patient and didn't speak. When the generals of the Western Army saw that Yao Gulian had said these words, they could not get a response from Tong Guan, the old thief.
This eunuch didn't even have a bird, but he still wanted to control these two hundred thousand people who were chewing nails and iron to kill. Everyone was holding their breath.
Zhong Shidao slapped the table and said angrily: "Yao Gu, what are you talking about? Each of these 200,000 soldiers and horses is a member of the imperial court. What qualifications do you have to disband them on the spot?"
Yao Gu sneered: "Back then, when the Western bandits were tyrannical, we had to use them, and no one dared to weaken us easily. Now that the Western bandits are about to be finished, we people will soon be worthless, so why bother here to hinder others from killing them?"
Xixia, it’s better to go back to your hometown as soon as possible. We have been operating in Shaanxi for a hundred years and can still make a living. We won’t be begging on the streets. It’s better than being slaughtered like this now.”
Xixia hadn't even exterminated these people and they had already made such a noise. If Yang Lin were here, he would be stunned.
During the Song Dynasty, Wen Tian was active in martial arts, and the civil servants suppressed military generals for hundreds of years. These generals in charge of the army also resigned themselves to depravity, and there were still a few who cherished the country.
Those who make plans privately and fight for power and profit are not much behind the literati.
Tong Guan finally stood up slowly, looked at the military generals in the hall, and said slowly: "Everyone is familiar with the story of the Five Dynasties. The vassal towns supported their troops to dominate and held the court hostage. Until Taizu succeeded to the throne and the Song Dynasty was established, it was undisputed that the civil servants suppressed the military generals.
fact.
So far, our martial arts in the Song Dynasty have declined, with fewer victories and more defeats. The Khitan has gone south several times, and Chanyuan has formed an alliance in shame.
Today's great victory is a God-given opportunity. Maybe it can reverse the decline of our military ministers for more than a hundred years. Combining civil and military forces is the right way.
Why are you complaining so much here? Why don't you work together to destroy Xixia? Although I am a mere envoy, why can't you, the veteran generals of the Western Army, ask for a title?"
These words are very tempting. Who doesn't want to truly hold great power and no longer have to look at the faces of civil servants? No need to be cautious and work under the tight restriction system of the civil servants and bureaucrats bureaucracy, for fear of being punished if they move.
Zhong Shidao shook his head secretly in his heart, if you were a true hero, why would the Western Army bother you? We all in the Western Army already know what kind of thing you are, Tong Guan.
Tong Guan was in the northwest. It was true that the army rations came, but he did not ask the court for the food and wages that belonged to the Western Army. Instead, he forcibly collected military rations along the way and distributed them to the people of Qinlong, who were all family members of the Western Army.
Young man, dead father’s dead father, widowed husband, how can I gain a foothold in the Western Army with you?
As for the supplies allocated by the imperial court this time, you also spent a lot of money privately and gave priority to equipping your victory army.
Lao Zhong smiled, raised his arms and waved off the leggings on his body, stood up and said: "Anyway, let's take Li Qianshun first. Yao Gu, among the Zhong masters, I can only ask for Yang Keshi!"
"The end is here!"
"You and others will each lead their own elite troops and attack the Xia Thieves Palace from all sides. The other generals will be on the periphery to guard against sneak attacks by the remnants of the city."
"As commanded."
Tong Guan's face no longer looked human, it turned green and red, and his lips were pale.
The commander-in-chief of the three armies actually saw someone else ordering generals to send troops in the big tent, and all the generals and subordinates accepted the order with great enthusiasm.
The already rebellious Western Army became even more dishonest when Xixia fell. All his future lies in the northwest military, and Tong Guan does not want to return to Hangzhou to collect stones for the emperor.
After Zhong Shidao gave the order, all the generals stood up and left. Tong Guan stood motionless.
After a while, the horn sounded, and Tong Guan sadly fell to the top.