Wu Jie is not a hypocritical person. Who joined the army as a teenager and spent twenty years in the Western Army would be hypocritical?
Therefore, just a moment later, Wu Jinqing bowed down to the Prime Minister and bowed to him. He first said that he was scared... and did not kneel down again because Zhao Guanjia supported him... and then said that he was willing to die for the sake of the country and the emperor.
Without any hesitation, he seized this opportunity.
Zhao Jiu also nodded in response, and the position of commander was decided.
Of course, things can't be that simple.
In addition, in the evening of that day, Wu Jie had dinner with the official family. He wanted to express his general views on the war situation in order to obtain the official's approval in advance, but unexpectedly, the official Zhao family declined directly, saying only that you are tired from coming here today and it is time to rest.
, and then declined.
As a result, Wu Jie had no choice but to sleep in a side tent of the Chinese army according to the official arrangement. It was only a few dozen steps away from the main tent of Zhao Guan's family. However, he tossed and turned and could not sleep.
This is of course understandable. The king fell in love with him at first sight and entrusted the country with important responsibilities. This made Wu Jie, who was born in a good family and had been in the army for twenty years, particularly excited. Moreover, the official family was next door, which also made people quite nervous. Not only that.
In this way, as Wu Jie carefully thought about today's appointment, before he could feel sleepy, excitement replaced him with anxiety, and it became increasingly difficult to sleep.
Speaking of which, the first thing that comes to mind is of course the battle with the Jin people.
Wu Jie has been in Fangzhou for a long time, and he is a rare general. He naturally has his own thoughts in his heart, but it is obvious that this battle is related to the overall situation, the fate of the country, and even the life and death of the official... Wu Jinqing will also report to him.
I read... so naturally I feel uneasy.
Secondly, there is the issue of his own identity. Although the official has entrusted the overall situation to his face, Wu Jinqing still feels troublesome, because although he has been involved in the military affairs of the Western Army for more than ten years, he is a so-called senior general of the Western Army.
The dignified manager recently had a rare victory... This is probably the fundamental reason why he has become the official's favor... But in any case, once he takes over the leadership position, he is bound to arouse dissatisfaction and jealousy.
Because being a commander-in-chief means being responsible for the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire army. This is not a simple matter of who is superior and who is inferior, nor is it about who has captured more heads or accumulated more merits.
Quantitative indicators, and then the king can raise his hand and do whatever he wants. Rather, except for candidates like Han Shizhong who can convince everyone, anyone else who comes up will be destined to cause dissatisfaction among the rest of the people and other factions:
Let Liu Xi come up. With his qualifications and background, the Guanxi Army of the Xisan Road may be convinced, but the Wu brothers will definitely not be convinced by the Yuying Army and Qu Duan of the Beisan Road.
If Wang Yuan were to come up, not to mention the Six Route Army of Guanxi, even the imperial army would be dissatisfied, because the imperial army knew better than anyone else that Wang Yuan had an affair with the traitor Kang Lu in Mingdao Palace, and that under Liu Guangshi
Showing cowardice in the incident is simply fatal to a military commander.
It was Wang Yan who took over. The commander of the Eight-Character Army had established an alliance early with Yanling's military exploits, but he was quite bookish. Therefore, not only the Western Army would be dissatisfied, but Wang De's group in the imperial camp would also be dissatisfied.
Even when the song was served, no one dared to express dissatisfaction... because everyone also knew that whoever dared to show dissatisfaction on his face would really dare to kill anyone to establish his authority... but he still felt dissatisfied in his heart.
, otherwise he would not have been driven out of northern Shaanxi by a scholar named Hu Yin.
By the same token, if Wu Jie takes over, the soldiers and horses of the North Third Road, which his brother has been running for more than a year, may naturally support him, but why should the Yuying Army and the West Third Road units be convinced?
Qualifications, origin, official position, reputation, these are just superficial issues. Internally, they are issues between factions and mountaintops. This is a traditional bad habit in the army and something that cannot be avoided. And this kind of problem will not be avoided when the armies are hastily converging.
It becomes even more prominent under the circumstances.
Therefore, no matter what, Wu Jie knew that he was destined to face the difficulties and hypocrisy of other military generals tomorrow.
And this also raises two other serious questions... You must know that whether it is in the army or in the officialdom, if you want to suppress your subordinates, it is nothing more than name and reality. However, the problem now is that
, these two things seem to be difficult for Wu Jie to obtain at the moment.
The officials used their envoy Xiang Yu Wenxuzhong to guard Longzhu in the old palace of Chang'an to confuse the public, and then personally held the flag of the privy envoy in the camp. So under whose banner should Wu Jie give orders? I'm afraid he will probably join the officials together.
Borrowing the banner of Xianggong Yuwen, and then actually borrowing the name of an official to do things... If the name is not correct, the words will not be consistent. Is this a commander-in-chief or a soldier?
As for the reality, it is even more terrible. Counting from the year before last, the soldiers and horses of the North Third Route have been fighting with the Loushi Department, and the losses have been heavy, so much so that now they have to recruit soldiers from the border cities and towns to replenish the troops. In terms of the number of troops,
The North Third Road is far inferior to the Yuying Army and the West Third Road. What's more, Wu Jie's most core and most trusted troops have to stay in Fangzhou due to strategic needs... Then I dare to ask him what Wu Jie can do to suppress them.
Arrogant warrior?
A commander who gives orders and commands an army of 100,000 people. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if he didn't have his own central army?
No, he doesn't even have his own bodyguard!
Everything is just looking at the Holy Family.
However, after thinking of this, Wu Jie felt relieved. Anyway, it is better to command a hundred thousand people here with the trust of the officials than to sit and defend the city in Fangzhou... In one year, he lost three times in three battles, but
He has even become a military envoy, and now he can come to the imperial court and take on this important task after only winning one game.
Jiedushi? Let the officials give him the two armies carrying Wei troops?
Just try your best to come up with ideas, use them if they are needed by the officials, and don't use them if they don't need them... It will be good if you win. If you don't win, you can save the officials and retreat to Bashu, which can be regarded as fulfilling the kindness of knowing and meeting.
All in all, within one night, Wu Jie went from excitement to anxiety and finally to relief. Coupled with the fatigue from the day's journey, he finally slept soundly.
After this sleep, Wu Jinqing woke up again, but he was awakened by the heat. He turned over in panic, only to find that it was already bright. Not only that, there were not many people inside and outside the military tent where he was sleeping, and there was only a basin.
Water for washing, a cotton face towel, and a set of finely tailored expensive cotton robes are placed in the tent...
These days, cotton cloth is already more precious than silk. After Jingkang, the rebellion in the Wuling area at the southern end of Huguang and the northern section of Guangnan has been going on for four or five years. The imperial court had no power to suppress the rebellion, and the output of cotton cloth further declined, making this item even more precious.
Therefore, Wu Jie knew at a glance that this was a gift from the official, and he was not polite. He just hurriedly threw down the sweat-smelling inner clothes, wiped his face and upper body in the tent, and then put them on directly.
This expensive cotton robe is specially made with waist and sleeves, embroidered with brocade flowers, and clearly has the shape of a military uniform.
Outside the tent, I could smell the commotion inside. At this time, an officer from the imperial squad had personally brought breakfast, but it was a cold melon and half a jar of cold millet porridge. Wu Jinqing was not an inexperienced person, so he naturally knew
This was soaked in well water, which was the best way to relieve the heat. But because he knew that something important was ahead of him, he poured the rice porridge out of the jar without hesitation, drank it to his heart's content, and walked out with the melon in his arms.
When he came out of the tent and saw that the sun was approaching due south, Wu Da was completely panicked. He simply threw the melon in his hand to an armored soldier in front of the door, and then hurried to the Chinese army's tent.
However, at this moment, seeing that General Wu finally came out of the tent, several sergeants who were waiting between the central tent and the side tent also turned around in panic, and then ran directly to the central tent, fighting hard
drum.
The rumbling sound of the drums meant that the generals were gathering. Wu Jie knew that they were waiting for him, so he was even more panic-stricken, so he rushed into the military tent, only to see the young official from yesterday sitting upright in the middle of the army.
Behind him stood Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan, the chief and deputy commanders of the Imperial Banner. On the left were Hanlin bachelors, governors of the capital, living ministers and other close ministers whom they did not know well. On the right was the imperial commander of the imperial camp whom he had seen last night.
Yuan and the leaders of the two armies carrying Wei from the east of Guandong stood with their hands tied.
In addition, there was an empty seat beside the tables where the officials were sitting, which made Wu Jie feel excited again.
However, when Zhao Guanjia saw Wu Jie coming in, he just smiled slightly and gestured with his mouth to ask the latter to sit beside Wang Yuan, but did not rush to let him take a seat.
Wu Jie quickly adjusted his mood and stood solemnly in the tent.
A moment later, as the drums continued to beat, countless generals poured in. Wu Jie squinted and saw that in addition to familiar faces such as Liu Xi, Liu Qi, Murong Wei, Li Yanqi, Qiao Ze, and Zhang Zhong, there were many other familiar faces.
He didn't realize that he didn't know anyone until the majestic Wang De, Qiao Zhongfu, and Zhang Jing, three former generals of the Western Army under Liu Guangshi, entered together, but only stood behind another general...
For their own sake, the officials gathered all the surrounding royal camp soldiers and generals.
It can only be said that fortunately, Cidu is still eighty miles away from the Jin army's camp, otherwise after the sentry cavalry found out, Wanyan Loushi decided to fight over at all costs.
"Excuse me, sir, please wait in the front camp for a long time."
Following Zhao Guanjia's words, Wu Jie blushed more and more, but he himself always had a yellow complexion, so he didn't show it. No matter how rich Wu Jie's psychological activities were, this official didn't say any more words, but got straight to the point. "Today.
Regardless of anything else in this meeting, there is only one thing... Although I personally go to the front line, I am not familiar with military affairs after all. As the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art, and there should be a general to take charge of the overall situation. Especially now, here in Kansai, Han Liangchen and Li Yanxian are both
There is a huge and important task that cannot be easily escaped, and among the armies that have been hastily gathered, including the Sixth Route of Guanxi and the various armies of the imperial camp, there is a need for someone to take charge of the overall situation for me..."
At this point, many people have already turned their slightly surprised eyes to the yellow-faced Wu Jie... From yesterday to now, there are rumors everywhere that Qu Da rode an iron elephant into the camp and will take charge of this battle.
As a result, when I entered the camp today, I didn't see Qu Da's red face, but I saw Wu Da's yellow face. Moreover, this man was wearing such a flamboyant cotton robe and military uniform, and he was standing so close to the official's house. How could he not
Surprising?
And sure enough, Zhao Jiu didn't bother to show off at all. He sat still and without even turning his eyes, he directly shouted: "Wu Qing listens to the order!"
"I'm here!" Wu Jie immediately came out and bowed down.
At this time, Lin Jingmo, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, suddenly came out of the procession, stood between the official and Wu Jie, and then opened a piece of bright yellow silk in public. The generals were so surprised that they all came out of the procession and bowed down behind Wu Jie...
…They are not civil servants, and kneeling down is too common.
In response to this, Lin Jingmo only paused for a moment and then began to announce the decree in public: "The capital is province. The sage moves his troops in accordance with the heaven and the earth. There must be a king who controls the power of China and foreign countries. He can coordinate the strategy of the whole center and pacify the humiliation of foreign countries. I tell you,
Now there is a doctor from Zhongwei, Wu Jie, the envoy of Jingyuan Road, who has the power and perseverance..."
After hearing this, everyone understood without a doubt that it was Wu Da who had taken over.
Moreover, the official was so mobilizing that he took off his pants and farted to issue an explicit edict. This was obviously to warn everyone that his regard for Wu Jie was unshakable and no one was allowed to challenge Wu Da's authority.
However, Lin Jingmo kept reading and soon read out a passage that stunned everyone in the tent:
"…Therefore, I am specially granted the command of the six capitals of Guanxi, the deputy capital of the imperial camp, the commander-in-chief, the governor of the Western Army, Han Shizhong, the military governor, Li Yanxian, and the military and civilians of Guanxi... The master shall implement it!"
It was no big deal that the first few titles had fallen. After hearing the word "Jiedu Envoy of the Zhenxi Army", Wu Jie felt that his mind was muddled. He had thought about many things overnight, but at this time, he could not say anything.
Behind him, all the generals in the camp were also shocked.
Among them, the generals of the imperial camp were fine. After all, they had served as guards for many years with the central government and had convinced themselves of the authority of Zhao Guanjia. However, many of the generals in Guanxi were agitated, especially Liu Xi, who was almost
Du raised his head, and wanted to stand up several times to shout out injustice, but he lowered his head several times after facing the bright yellow silk.
After all, this is one of the reasons for the existence of the so-called generals in the Song Dynasty... They have been favored by generations and have been generals for generations. For them, one side is the soldiers and horses of the Western Army, and the other side is the imperial family of the Song Dynasty. Only both sides can stand firm.
, only then can we have prosperity and wealth for several generations.
Officials and the central government can deceive and hide things, but it is extremely difficult for them to show any hesitation on the surface or in the process, let alone any opposition.
How did Master Zhong die? He knew that accepting the will would mean death, but he still went with the intention of dying.
How did Liu Guangshi die? In the chaos of war, he brought an army that exceeded the number of soldiers and horses beside the officials to the imperial court, but he was dragged away by the officials himself, and it was his own two generals who held down their hands... This is so broken
It's a matter. There are at least four parties involved in the Chinese army's tent right now!
"I...I will never give up even if I die!"
After reciting the imperial edict for several breaths, Wu Jie stood up in confusion to receive the edict.
"Stay here for a moment, there is one more thing." Zhao Jiu saw everyone standing up and was not in a hurry to face Wu Jie. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the two of them. "Zhang Xian, Tian Shizhong."
"I'm here."
"I'm here."
Zhang and Tian each had a sudden change of heart.
"When the two of you are here, Pengju and Boying must have made an explanation a long time ago. I hope you will abide by the honours, and don't embarrass your father-in-law and sworn brother... Wu Jinqing came at a gallop, and there was no personal army, so you two pretended to be
As a member of the Chinese Army, I will directly obey Wu Taiwei's orders. I want you two to serve Wu Taiwei like Yue Pengju and Zhang Boying... This is a military order, do you understand?" Zhao Jiu stared at the two men and asked seriously.
"I sincerely obey the Holy Will!"
"I obey the decree!"
Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong each got excited and responded immediately.
Zhao Jiu nodded, stood up again, went down to support Wu Jiexu who was holding the imperial edict, and then almost dragged him to where he was sitting before, and then pressed him down, and then stood aside.
Sitting down on the side... Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan had no expression on their faces, and they actually left their original positions and turned to the side behind Zhao Guanjia. When Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong saw this, they didn't dare to neglect, but they each held their swords and stood solemnly to Wu
Behind him.
Throughout the whole process, Zhao Guanjia remained seated and speechless.
Up to this point, Wu Jie and the generals in the tent were already in a trance, but after a moment, as his breathing calmed down, Wu Jinqing immediately became solemn... Wu Da, who was brave and resourceful, didn't know that this time unless he defeated Lou Shi
, otherwise this kind of kindness would be to save the official family and enter Hanzhong afterwards, and the only way to show gratitude for the kindness of the official family is to commit suicide afterwards.
"Everyone."
After thinking this, Wu Jie made up his mind and no longer looked at the appearance of Zhao Guan's family beside him (in fact, he did not dare to look at it). Instead, he spoke directly to the countless generals in the tent who also looked solemn. "No gossip.
Said, when I was in Fangzhou, I thought about the war situation day and night, thinking about how to deal with Lou Shi... But after thinking about it, there is one thing that I still don't understand! Wu is not talented, I dare to ask you, Lou Shi came all the way,
Why did you stay south of Baihe for several days without moving? Even if the officials sent troops from Chang'an, there was no movement here, and they just sat back and watched us set up camp and the armies from all walks of life gathered calmly? "
Among the dozens of high-ranking officers in the tent, no one made a sound... It wasn't that they wanted to embarrass Wu Jie. Zhao Guan's family was nearby, so embarrassment was not something they could do now. They were just a little confused.
Zhao Jiu waited for a while and saw no one responded, but he simply glanced downwards. Wang Yan, the deputy commander of the imperial camp in the first position, panicked and was about to get out of the queue.
However, at this moment, his subordinate Li Qiong, the general in command of the army in the imperial camp, stepped out of the queue first and answered: "Reporting to the Taiwei, Li Qiong, the military commander of the imperial camp, thought that Lou Shi was waiting for Hedong.
variable!"
"What kind of variables?"
"Either wait for the reinforcements from Hedong to gather from Longmen, or wait for the Jin Army from Hedong to forcefully cross Pujin, or wait for the Jin Army from Hedong to raid Shaanzhou and succeed." Li Qiong said seriously. "Or wait for the Jin Army from Hedong to raid Luoyang and so on.
There’s a chance that the surprise attack will be successful.”
Zhao Jiu sat still, his expression unchanged, but he just allowed these people to discuss the military situation.
"That's right." Wu Jie nodded heavily. "And if he waits for these things, what should we do?"
Li Qiong was silent for a moment, and Wang Yan and Wang De, who was about to go out, just looked at each other and stood in silence... What can we do if we wait? Just wait.
"When you wait, you wait." Wu Jie suddenly sneered. "The Jin people and I are separated by a big river, and from the East China Sea to here, it stretches for thousands of miles. Along the way, there are Bishui Pass, Tongguan, and several natural joints on the Komian Ancient Road.
The battlefield is divided, the left and right sides are difficult to support, and the front and rear are in stalemate. Wherever things go wrong or where there is a great victory, it is difficult to affect our side for a while... But once the winner is determined on our side, it is enough to end the battle... Therefore,
The only thing I worry about is the gathering of reinforcements from the Jin Army!"
Everyone was speechless. Many people didn't quite understand what Wu Jie meant when he said these things that everyone understood.
But Wu Jinqing remained calm and continued to ask: "What Li Tongzhi said is very good, but does anyone have other opinions? Why does the Lou family stay there?"
"Perhaps it's to escape the heat?" Liu Xi's expression remained normal as he walked out of the queue and faced each other. "After all, most of the Jin people are from the north and are afraid of the heat. Didn't Taiwei win a great victory in Fangzhou by relying on the heat?"
Fan?"
"What Liu Jinglue said makes sense." Wu Jie nodded immediately. "Is there anything else?"
"Perhaps it is also because of fear of the king's division." Qin Feng Road Manager Zhao Zhe handed over his hand. "This time the official ordered to fight, the whole army marched in an orderly manner, the imperial army first occupied four cities, and then three groups of troops arrived here
There are no flaws in the camp before and after it is set up, and the general will be presumptuous. Even if the Jin army has its own agenda, it may not dare to come."
"Well said!" Wu Jie replied proudly. "What you all said is very good... I knew from Fangzhou that there is no doubt that the Jin Army is strong, but its strength has its own reasons... The first is the perseverance of the soldiers.
, the first is the cavalry galloping back and forth, the third is the heavy armor that is sturdy and hard to damage, the fourth is the heavy arrows that are sharp..."
"But now that the heat is unbearable, the Jin's horses are thin and the soldiers are tired. Coupled with the complex terrain here, the soldiers' tenacity and the power of the cavalry have been greatly weakened..."
"Since the official came to the throne, everyone has been united and fought to the death with the Jin people many times. Our army has known that the Jin people are only human after all. They can be injured, killed, defeated, and defeated, so the morale is getting stronger..."
"As for the effectiveness of weapons in attacking and killing, the Jurchens have heavy arrows, and our Western Army has always made good use of the divine arm bow..."
"The gap in armor cannot be avoided. Before Jingkang, although our army had many armors, most of them were poorly made. After Jingkang, a lot of armors were lost. Officials set up furnaces in Xiangyang and Daxiangguo Temple. They were quite effective, but they were mostly used for imperial purposes.
Camps, soldiers and horses... But now, the number of armors of both the enemy and our armies has been determined. If anyone wants to make up for it within a month or two, I am afraid it will be too late."
Wu Jie was sitting in the main seat and talking eloquently. Almost everyone standing below, including the generals and several central civil servants, looked at each other in disbelief. Then the commotion became more and more obvious.
Without him, as the newly appointed Captain Wu kept expounding his war philosophy and views on the current war situation in Kansai, almost everyone gradually became aware of the strategic intentions of Captain Wu, but did not realize that
I also had a guess based on the expressions of other colleagues!
"Although the Jin army is strong, it is not invincible!" Wu Jie finally said sternly. "On the contrary, we are waiting here for reinforcements from the Jin army to gather, but there is no way to save us. However, the main force of our army has already gathered, and Wu Lin and Li Yongqi have also arrived in Ning.
Prefecture, therefore, take advantage of the greatest disparity in military power between the enemy and ours, and send the army northward, approaching Baishui! And the three generals Qu Duan, Wu Lin, and Li Yongqi rushed to attack the camp at Beiluohekou, with the head and tail unable to care about each other, forcing Jin
The army goes to war quickly!"
Everyone looked pale, but they just looked at the young man sitting next to Wu Jie.
Zhao Jiu knew that there were some things that he had to come forward for, but he sighed slightly and asked Wu Jie first: "Wu Qing, what you wanted to tell me yesterday is different from what you said today? Is it because I worship you today?
Are you worried about being handsome?"
"Guan family," Wu Jie tried to bow his hands, but was stopped by the opponent raising his hand. "No one would believe it if I said that I was not grateful for the kindness I received from the officials today and was concerned about it. However, while the summer weather is in full swing, the military strength
Compared with the idea of taking the initiative to attack in order to maximize the opportunity, there is also the strategy of attacking from the north and the south, but this is the idea that I had as early as Fangzhou, and it is not a temporary change."
"I understand." Zhao Jiu suppressed the sigh in his heart, but stood up to look at the generals in the tent, his face unchanged. "My dears... I ask you, who of you knows Beiluoshui better than Taiwei Wu?"
The surrounding hydrology and geography?”
The generals looked at each other in silence. Many of them are veteran generals of the Western Army. I am afraid everyone knows the hydrology and geography along the North Luoshui River, especially in this area. But anyone who dares to say that they know better than Wu Jie is bragging.
.
This place is located at the junction of the Weibei Plain and the hilly area to the north. The ones who have fought against the Jin army in the north of this area so far are none other than Qu Duan and the Wu brothers. However, even Qu Duan also left this place for a year before returning, and Wu
Lin can't compare to his brother... because it was Wu Jie who fought a big defeat on the other side of Luoshui near here last year! And this year he lost Danzhou and Yanzhou in succession around the upper reaches of Beiluoshui! And just now he lost
Beiluoshui Jushuihekou slightly won!
Wu Jie really knows the hydrology and geography of this area best.
"Then let me ask you again, since Jingkang, which of you has fought with Lou Shi the most times? Who has gained the most in battles with Lou Shi? Who has the most recent fighting experience with Lou Shi?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask questions.
."Even among the defeat in the battle with Lou Shi, who among you saved the most troops?"
Everyone was silent because everyone knew that this person was Wu Jie.
And everyone also realized why the Zhao family wanted to promote Wu Jie to this position.
When Zhao Jiu saw that the generals were silent, he simply got up and left the case, came to the generals, and looked around: "To be honest with you, I heard that Wu Taiwei wanted to go straight to Baishui, and I felt uneasy in my heart.
A bit scared...but I also want to ask you, if I don't believe in Wu Taiwei in this battle, who should I trust? If any of you claimed to be able to surpass Wu Taiwei in the previous questions and had other strategies
, even if I stand up today, I can’t help but feel overjoyed... Is there anyone here?"
Wang Yuan, Wang Yan, Wang De, and Liu Xi were glanced at by Zhao Jiu, and each of them was silent. Liu Xi simply lowered his head.
"If there is no one," Zhao Jiu looked around, but rarely smiled. "Just follow the military order! And if there is someone who is silent today, he will not be able to fight effectively in the future, or he will criticize Taiwei Wu for his decision today based on the future battle situation... But that's not the case.
No problem."
Everyone was stunned.
"Because if we lose this battle, I'm afraid I won't be able to pursue military matters with you!" Zhao Jiu continued to laugh at the many generals in the account, and then turned back to look at each other. "Wu Qing, since you have already considered the overall situation, there is no need to worry! Because
I have already considered it and have no worries!"
Wu Jie stood up at some point, the veins on his lips twitching slightly, but he nodded heavily.