In this world, many things are not just what you want. For example, if Li Xuan wants to go to Zhengtai County to fight, even if he doesn't fight in Zhengtai County, he still has to scare Ming Ming.
An army.
But the weather did not go as expected. He had just been out of the mountains for two days with his people, and then the spies stationed in Longhua Town responded and the Ming army was dispatched.
The Ming army came out again? And they were coming in their direction!
After hearing the news, Li Xuan secretly cursed in his heart, he was so low-key, he didn't rob anyone's house along the way, and he even chose a cheap route to the front line, how come the Ming army discovered it.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Are we still going to Zhengtai County?" Fang Dongquan came over and asked.
Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at him. Although Fang Dongquan seemed to have a calm face, his eyes still showed strong worry.
Maybe it's not right to say it's worry, it should be said to be fear.
This bandit leader has no courage at all. The Ming army has not even come here yet, and he is already so scared. If he really faces the main force of the Ming army that day, wouldn't he have to turn around and run away on the spot?
Li Xuan felt that this possibility was really possible, and it was very high. All these bandit leaders were so afraid of death. Even Chen Butcher, who was usually very brave, would not foolishly fight against the main force of the Ming army. People
Although the parents are very tall and powerful, they are still worried about whether it is good or not.
Not only Fang Dongquan, but also Li Xuan looked at Huang Xueren, Chen Tufu and Wang Shanxu. They all showed fear. It was obvious that although they had not spoken yet, they all wanted to turn around and run away.
What a bunch of cowards!
The current performance of these people made Li Xuan despise them quite a lot and he had no courage at all!
So he looked around with a straight face, and then said: "What are you waiting for, retreat!
He, Li Xuan, is not a stubborn person. Since they are unwilling to go, he will not forcefully take them to Zhengtai County.
After all, no matter what, the main force of the Ming Army discovered that they were all coming. If they continue to advance at this time, they are very likely to run into the main force of the Ming Army, and the outcome will be very bad!
At this time, Butcher Chen asked again: "Where should we retreat? Back to the mountain?"
Li Xuan shook his head: "What are you going to do? The place outside the mountains is so big, and there is not only one Zhengtai County!"
At this time, Zeng Ziwen beside him also spoke: "Now the food in the army is only enough for seven days. If we go back to the mountain, we have to transport food from Huangzhu Mountain. It is better to wander outside the mountain and eat at the enemy!"
After hearing what Zeng Ziwen said, several other people did not refute it obviously. Instead, they all nodded in agreement and went down to make arrangements.
As the generals left, Li Xuan turned to Zeng Ziwen and said, "Mr. Zeng, I remember that your home is forty miles away. Do you want to send someone back to give them a message?"
When Zeng Ziwen heard this, he was slightly stunned, with a clear expression of emotion on his face, but he quickly regained his composure, and then sighed: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I am no longer the Zeng Ziwen of the past, and
They have nothing to do with each other anymore, so why should we worry them again?"
When Zeng Ziwen came out of Xia Shou before, he still stubbornly refused to hold any position in the Tang Dynasty, and even refused to address Li Xuan as emperor or majesty.
However, after running around for half a month, he especially saw that the new army of the Tang Dynasty seemed to be doing well. Although they had not fought any big battles, they fought brilliantly in two small battles, especially the battle to capture Fengjiazhuang.
His confidence in the Musketeers increased to a new level.
In addition, although Li Xuan was young, he was calm in the face of trouble, and he was quite knowledgeable about military affairs. He also firmly grasped the new army of the Tang Dynasty, and he looked like a wise king.
From this point of view, it seems that the Tang Dynasty will not be finished for a while, and the most important point is that Li Xuan has always maintained the necessary respect and even reliance on him. He went out to fight before, whether it was to attack Fengjiazhuang or ambush Ming Dynasty.
Both Jun and Li Xuan asked Zeng Ziwen for his opinions many times and listened to many of his opinions.
It can be said that Zeng Ziwen was regarded as a real military advisor.
This made Zeng Ziwen feel that he was being reused. Anyway, in the eyes of outsiders, he had already died in the war, so it seemed that it was not a big deal to completely change his appearance and join the Tang Dynasty.
His mentality is actually a broken one. Anyway, there is nothing to lose, and it is better to live than to die.
So a few days ago, he finally shouted the word "Your Majesty" to Li Xuan for the first time!
When dealing with smart people, there is no need to speak too directly. When Zeng Ziwen said "Your Majesty", Li Xuan knew that this person had completely let go, so he did not show any pretense and appointed him as the "Privy Council Combat Division Doctor" that day.
At the same time, he was awarded the title of General Zhendong.
The title of general given to Zeng Ziwen was nothing. In the Tang Dynasty, whether he was a guerrilla general or a general, they were all empty titles that were useless. In other words, the title of general was more pleasant to hear.
Li Xuan plans to establish a real military rank system in the future and remove all these messy titles.
For Zeng Ziwen, the position of doctor of the combat department is the key point. Li Xuan is in charge of the Privy Council personally. At the same time, there are no deputy positions. There are only three subordinate departments, namely combat, ordnance, and logistics. The previous three departments
None of the three divisions has a doctor.
For example, matters such as combat training are all handled by everyone. Ordnance is usually managed by the workshop of the Ministry of Industry, while logistics is directly handled by the baggage team.
In the past, it was not that Li Xuan did not want to appoint the chief officers of the above three divisions, but that he could not find qualified people to serve. Not just any bandit leader could serve as the chief officers of these three divisions. Fang Dongquan and Chen Butcher directly led people
It's barely possible to fight a war, but if they are put in charge of such a military-wide matter, the consequences will be tragic.
They don't even know the words!
However, after Zeng Ziwen accepted the official official position in the Tang Dynasty, he still seemed incompatible with Fang Dongquan and others. The reason why he surrendered was mainly because of Li Xuan's regard. However, Zeng Ziwen still looked down on bandit leaders like Fang Dongquan and others.
Fang Dongquan and the others originally had no special opinion against Zeng Ziwen, but when they saw that Zeng Ziwen didn't care about them, they naturally wouldn't get close to him and try to warm up to him.
Speaking of which, this Zeng Ziwen is still their defeated general. It is naturally not that pleasant to be looked down upon by his defeated generals.
However, they also knew the seriousness of the matter. They knew that Emperor Li Xuan had spent a lot of effort to recruit Zeng Ziwen. Although they did not admit it, they actually admired Zeng Ziwen for his military theoretical attainments and his ability to train soldiers.
Some of the means shown at that time.
After all, no matter what, this Zeng Ziwen is currently the only talent in the Tang Dynasty who is familiar with military books and received military education since childhood. Even if his talent is outside, it can only be regarded as average, but inside Huangzhushan
But it seems to be superior.
Therefore, although the bandit leaders were a little unhappy with Zeng Ziwen, they would not deliberately fall out with Zeng Ziwen. At most, they just disliked each other.