Li Xingchen turned to look at Cheng Feng: "Cheng Feng!"
"The general is here!" Cheng Feng was startled. Among all the people, he actually had the most embarrassing status. Cao Zhong followed Li Xunchen into Shu and was originally Li Xinchen's confidant; and Dai Cai, not to mention, had previously
Li Xingchen was able to make up his mind to rush all the way from Baidi City to Shu County, and his command was indispensable.
It can be said that Cao Zhong is Li Xinchen's right-hand man, and Dai Cai is the springboard for Li Xinchen to completely occupy the entire Ba County. Both of them are heroes and indispensable people for Li Xinchen. But he, Cheng Feng, is different.
, he took refuge with Xiao Shilian at that time, instead of directly taking refuge with Li Xingchen.
Although he also participated in the Battle of Bajun later, after all, he only led a partial division to blockade Wangjiangtai and blocked Zhang He's retreat. In fact, Zhang He had no intention of opening the door and escaping. For Zhang He at that time
He Lai said that if Bajun was lost, his entire life's hard work would also be lost, and he had no intention of running away.
Therefore, in the Battle of Bajun, it can be said that Cheng Feng made no achievements. Later, for the sake of safety, Li Xingchen asked Chen Zhishen to replace him in commanding the army at Wangjiangtai, so now Cheng Feng's identity is very embarrassing in Li Xingchen's military system.
However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Li Xingchen thought highly of him, but he felt that something was wrong. After all, Cheng Feng was a demoted general and did not belong to this group in the first place, so he did not think that he could do it easily.
Integrate into this group.
Tang Zhengliang, who has the same status as him, has made great achievements. Needless to say, Dai Cai, Tang Zhengliang and Tang Yishun ensured that the entire Xiajiang Tang family was on Li Xinchen's side, thus giving Li Xinchen too much financial, manpower, etc.
Much support.
Compared with them, Cheng Feng obviously has nothing worthy of praise. He needs enough achievements to prove himself.
Therefore, when he heard Li Xingchen call his name, his eyes were also full of excitement.
Li Xingchen pointed directly at the distance: "I will give you all the mountain cities outside Hezhou City. I will allocate you two thousand soldiers and horses. In addition, I may not be able to give you much trebuchets and bed crossbows, but I will also
It doesn’t require you to be able to storm the city, as long as you can cut off the communication channels between the mountain cities."
Cheng Feng was startled for a moment, and then he understood what Li Xingchen meant.
Li Xinchen's task seems easy, but in fact it is not that easy to control. He has already planned to kill the chicken to show the monkeys, so Li Xinchen obviously does not intend to sacrifice his life to heap these monkeys in the mountain city.
Therefore, Li Xingchen needed to ensure that the news of the rapid attack on the north of Hezhou City reached these mountain cities, but he did not allow them to communicate with each other, so as to re-maintain the defense network that had little to do with Hezhou City itself.
Even if there are people who are really stubborn in these mountain cities, then Cheng Feng will definitely be the first to deal with them.
From the perspective of the entire Hezhou strategy, the main city of Hezhou is actually not important. What is important are the mountain cities around Hezhou. Therefore, regardless of Cao Zhong and Dai Cai taking on the important task of attacking the city, Cheng Feng is holding the
The task represented by the general order is the most important.
This is the test that Li Xingchen gave him, and it was also a trust in him. Cheng Feng knew very well that if he could not complete this task this time, Li Xingchen would definitely never give him such an opportunity again in the future. This was the only chance, if he
If you can't catch it, someone else will catch it and completely replace you.
"The general will definitely fulfill his mission." Cheng Feng hurriedly handed over his hand.
Seeing Cheng Feng striding away, Li Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Zilie, who had been silent until now, said softly: "Shizhong, it is a good choice for you to bring these three people out this time."
Obviously Pei Zilie had seen through his arrangement. Li Xingchen smiled and shook his head: "It's no different now than before. I can do whatever I want when I'm alone. Now I have to be responsible for so many brothers, and I have to be responsible for these generals who follow me."
.You can’t always concentrate your merits on one person, it’s also a good thing to give them more opportunities to experience.”
Just as Pei Zilie was about to speak, Li Ping came over quickly with a document in his hand: "General, there is an urgent report from the Jiankang Prefecture. The Hussar General's Office forwarded it. It is about the reward for the Battle of Bajun."
The smiles on the faces of Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie suddenly solidified. The two looked at each other. Li Xingchen nodded slightly and took what was considered an imperial edict. In fact, it was just the court's instructions on the battle report submitted by Li Xingchen. It was really an imperial edict.
It should take some time to arrive.
"Open it and take a look. Since it was forwarded by the general and we were not notified beforehand, it means it was expected." Pei Zilie said in a deep voice.
However, the solemn look on his face did not dissipate because of this, because there is another possibility that he did not say, that is, the court really blamed it, and the crime was so serious that it was irrefutable and irredeemable, so Xiao Mohe simply
No more effort.
Li Xingchen took a deep breath and watched the battle report he had written slip out from the envelope with the paint peeled off. At the end of the battle report, there were short instructions from Chen Xu.
"All the military achievements are as requested. Two more people, Li and Xiao, conquered Bajun. They have both merits and demerits. If they have merits and demerits, they will not be promoted or demoted. They will also be rewarded with gold and silver."
Pei Zilie felt that his heartbeat and breathing suddenly stopped at this moment, and it took a long time for him to return to normal.
Li Xingchen slowly closed the battle report.
The result Chen Xu gave him was even better than he expected.
Did the suspicious emperor really intend to let him go like this? His award clearly meant that Li Xingchen had actual control over Bajun. As for Li Xingchen's current status, it no longer mattered.
Chen Xu obviously had no intention of continuing to appoint officials to Bajun, so he rewarded and appointed all the officials recommended by Li Xinchen.
In this way, for Li Xingchen himself, whether it was General Dang Kou, General Four Towns or even Da Sikong, with this order, Li Xingchen was already the de facto master of Ba County.
What's more, Li Xingchen is too young now, and he is already very satisfied with the official title of General Dangkou. It's hard to live in high places, and Li Xingchen doesn't want to go to a higher level early and face more difficult enemies.
"Go and copy the news and quickly notify all departments." Li Xingchen waved his hand and handed the battle report to Li Ping, "Let everyone be happy."
While speaking, Li Xingchen's eyes had turned to Pei Zilie.
A smile appeared at the corner of Pei Zilie's mouth. He could feel the relaxation and pride in Li Xingchen's eyes, and secretly sighed in his heart. The battlefield that Li Xingchen had to face was never one, but two at home and abroad.
At least at this moment, he had won the battle against his own people.
Next we have to look at the Battle of Hezhou.
Behind Li Xinchen and Pei Zilie, the drumming suddenly stopped.