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Chapter 918 Worries and Doubts of the Military Constitution
"Great, great!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army in Xuanfu Town, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu praised with a smile while drinking, "It's really embarrassing for our Xuanda Army."

All the officials and generals were all smiling, and the veteran Guo Yingxian was the most excited. He once beat his chest and complained that Zhang Cheng didn't entrust him with this errand.

And Zhang Guangda even suggested that it is better to take advantage of the chaotic movement of the Zhenglan Banner Tartars on the other side of the Xiaoling River, and send troops directly across the river to enter the Xiaolinghe Fort. Wouldn't the siege of Jinzhou be solved directly?
There was laughter in the big tent, and there was no awareness of the enemy, as if the upcoming battle had nothing to do with them.

Lin Fangping, as the chief general of the Tiger Guard Battalion, was naturally the most popular protagonist tonight. All the generals came forward to toast him one after another. Many people's eyes were full of envy.

"I said Lin Guerrilla, you really showed your face this time. We Ming and the Tartars have been at war for so many years, and you can charge up to the slave chief, and you, General Xiaolin, are No. 1!"

Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, was also very envious, he was obviously a little drunk, and laughed loudly: "My old man, this life is ruined.

However, to see Lin Guerrilla being so brave, not losing the slightest bit in the battle against the Tartar Baijiaba Yala, jumping horses and slashing swords in front of the slave chiefs, is really heroic. "

He suddenly picked up the wine bowl and drank it down, dropped it heavily on the desk, made a "boom", and shouted again: "Heroic, what a heroic!"

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said with a smile: "Mr. Li, why should you be envious of the younger generation? We will regroup the army in the future, and we will march under the city of Shenyang together. Let Mrs. Hong take a look at the majestic and majestic appearance of our Mr. Li."

"it is good."

What he said made Li Fuming's old face blush, and he said boldly: "Even if we follow Zhang Zhenshuai's ass, as long as we can go around the city of Shenyang for a while, this life is worthwhile, and we will be satisfied. "

"Hahaha……"

Laughter erupted in the military tent, such as Wang Pu, Guo Yingxian and others even made fun of Li Fuming, he was really useless.

Wang Pu even said bluntly: "Brother Fuming, if we look at the past, would you and I have dared to think about killing the slave king?"

He picked up the wine bowl and walked forward, pulled Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, and the two of them came to Zhang Cheng's case together, raised their bowls and toasted: "Brother Zhang Cheng, don't look at how old we are, but if we talk about As for the ability to lead troops and fight, it is indeed not as good as my brother."

Wang Pu turned his head to Li Fuming and asked, "Right, Li Zongbing."

Li Fuming shook his big head, and replied slightly vaguely: "Yes, yes, yes, Zhang Zhenshuai...to the Xuanfu army...we really admire it from the bottom of our hearts, we really admire it. "

"Okay, that's right."

Wang Pu raised a bowl to toast Zhang Cheng and said, "Brother Zhang, if you don't dislike our two older brothers for being slow, from now on, we will declare the three towns of Datong as one, and my Datong Town and Lao Li's Shanxi Town will be named after Xuanfu Zhang." Brother, you follow the lead."

Seeing him, Zhang Cheng also stood up holding the wine bowl, and said very modestly: "How can this be, Zhang Cheng is young, and he is the first to manage Xuan Town, so it is time to ask the two elder brothers for advice.

What Brother Wang said, it can be disconcerting to Zhang Cheng. "

Li Fuming took advantage of his drunkenness, and then said: "Shuai Zhang, please don't talk like this. Li Fuming is a rough person, but he is also a sincere person. In terms of age, it is exactly as Wang Zongbing said. How old are we?" .

But there is another reason for this. If Zhang Shuai hadn't led the army to rescue us in the last battle at Xishimen, it would be hard to say how many soldiers would be left in our Shanxi army.

If you want me to say that we lead troops, we still have to look at our ability to fight. As for the many generals gathered in Liaodong today, don’t be dissatisfied. We really admire Zhang Shuai the most. "

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his bowl to collide with Zhang Cheng's wine bowl. After a soft "pop", Li Fuming drank it first. As the soldiers said, I declare that the three towns are one, and that we share honor and disgrace, and from today onwards, in all battles where I, Li Fuming, will participate, Zhang Shuai will be the leader."

Wang Pu saw that Li Fuming had preempted the matter he was in charge of, so he hurriedly raised a bowl to touch Zhang Cheng, and then drank it all in one gulp, and said: "Brother Zhang, don't refuse again, Xuanfu The army is strong and the horses are strong, and the soldiers are brave, but we all learn from each other. Brother Li and I are sincere words.

If the younger brother refuses again, how about the Datong Army and Li Zongbing's Shanxi Army who despise his elder brother? "

Having said so much, Zhang Cheng saw that the scene was full, so he immediately raised his wine bowl under the gaze of the two of them, drank it down in one gulp, and said to them very proudly: "As the two brothers said, I declare The big three towns are one, advancing together and retreating together.”

He then continued: "Today, in front of Director Zhang, Zhang Bingxian, and all the generals present, Zhang Cheng also made a statement to the two elder brothers.

No matter when, where, and what kind of enemy we face, no matter if it is a barbarian or a bandit, I, Zhang Cheng, will never leave my two elder brothers behind. "

"Okay...ok...okay..."

There was a burst of applause in the big tent, Guo Yingxian, Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong and other generals also stood up to congratulate Wang Pu and Li Fuming. Since then, everyone has become a family, and naturally they will continue to drink happily.

Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou, who were seated at the top, were also happy to hear about it. Except for Wang Pu and Li Fuming who came up to toast from time to time, only Wei Zhice and Lin Fangping were called to accompany them Drank a few bowls.

As for Lin Fangping, it was naturally because of his attack on Huang Taiji that the two officials and lords invited him to have a few drinks together to show encouragement.

But Wei Zhice is different, everyone is a scholar, although Wei Zhice has not been admitted to Jinshi, or even Juren, but he is also a scholar anyway.

At the end of the last dynasties, the social classes were deeply entrenched, and ordinary people were completely unshakable.

But today, it is divided into civil and military. Even though it depends on military generals to fight and save the country, in the hearts of many civil officials in Ming Dynasty, military generals are still extremely underestimated, even very despised.

However, their attitudes towards scholars are different, because everyone belongs to the class of scholars, so naturally they must always maintain the identity, authority and interests of this class.

But Wei Zhice has no such thoughts at this time. Ever since Zhang Cheng rescued the deer with Lu Xiangsheng, Wei Zhice has lost his illusion about scholars.

That's why he begged Zhang Cheng slavishly to allow him to join the army, in order to abandon literature and follow the example of Ban Chao of the Han Dynasty.

At this moment, accompanying Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou one after another, Wei Zhice felt that it would be better to have a good time with those vulgar generals next to him.

He thought so, and Zhang Dou, the former soldier of Ning, also had a lot of thoughts in his heart. In Zhang Dou's eyes, he became more and more incomprehensible to Zhang Cheng.

Although he hasn't seen Zhang Cheng's unruly intentions towards the imperial court yet, from Zhang Ruoqi's attitude towards Zhang Cheng, he already faintly feels that Zhang Cheng is more than domineering.

It is even possible that Zhang Cheng has already taken Zhang Ruoqi down. As for the method used, he is not interested. All Zhang Dou cares about is the result.

Now, with the actions of Wang Pu, the commander in chief of Datong, and Li Fuming, the commander in chief of Shanxi, it is obvious that the commanders of the three towns of Datong have become one, although on the surface it seems that they are still holding together on the battlefield to keep warm.

But the truth is not always true. It is obvious that this is a warlord group with Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, as the core, and the goal is to protect personal wealth and status. It is gradually forming.

Although Bingxian Zhang Dou was still talking with Zhang Ruoqi and Wei Zhice, a chill gradually emerged in his heart. He faintly felt that he and Zhang Cheng were getting closer and closer. Was it time to choose sides?

However, everything is not very clear at the moment. If you choose the right one, the rewards will naturally be great, but it is also easy to choose the wrong one.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Dou still decided not to make a decision for the time being. He just regarded himself as blunt for a while, and failed to see through the key points. He neither got too close to Zhang Cheng nor drew a clear line with him. Leave a foreshadowing.

At this time, the topic of the banquet also changed, returning to the military strategy of going north to attack Nuerhe.

Then I heard Wang Pu say carelessly: "Hehe. My daughter Hetar thief has been in business for a long time, how can it be so easy to fight?"

He slightly lowered his voice, smiled evilly and said, "If we don't go, let's see how he ends up."

"Hahaha……"

There was another burst of laughter in the military tent, and with the strength of alcohol, everyone became a little unrestrained.

In fact, this is inevitable. It is normal for the soldiers of the Xuanfu Army to be a little proud after successive battles and victories. Zhang Cheng said to them in the military hall before, "We must despise all enemies strategically, but we must despise all enemies tactically." Take the enemy absolutely seriously!".

However, the next generals mentioned the military deployment on the other side of the Naughty River, which caught Zhang Dou's attention, and he asked Zhang Cheng softly: "General Zhenshuo thinks whether our division can break through the Tartar's Naughty River?" Line of defense?"

Zhang Cheng looked at Bingxian Zhang Dou with a smile on his face, and said after a while: "Since our division entered Songshan, our division has won consecutive battles. Now the morale of the army is high, and the Tartars have been defeated one after another. , It is also the loss of soldiers and generals, the spirit has been lost, and morale is low.

The general thought that with the command and dispatch ability of Hong Du, and the bravery of General Ningyuan Changbo and Xiao Cao, this attack on Nuuhe would definitely defeat the Tartars and march into the city of Jinzhou in one fell swoop. "

Hearing this, Zhang Ruoqi stroked his beard and said, "I hope that as General Zhenshuo said, we can also defeat the slaves as soon as possible, and relieve the siege of Jinzhou, so that we can comfort the Sacred Heart and bring peace to the people."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing, Zhang Dou looked at Zhang Cheng, then at Zhang Ruoqi, his expression was uncertain, full of suspicion, wondering if what Zhang Cheng just said was true or not.

At this moment, the felt curtain of the large tent was raised, and Fu He Biao, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu army, stepped into the tent. Although the generals in Xuanfu town were already a little bit drunk, they immediately felt a little nervous when they saw him. Convergence, not as loose as before.

He Biao was one of the busiest people in the Xuanfu army, although he did not participate in specific battles.

He is always in charge of the Xuanfu army's logistics and supplies, as well as assessing the merits of the officers and soldiers. He is also in charge of the punishment of the army, and it is the first time for many soldiers to go to the battlefield, so the matter of consolation is also extremely important.

According to He Biao's own statement, Zhang Cheng simply used him as a slave, which was completely unreasonable. He was assigned to do all these affairs by himself.

Of course, he also knew that this was impossible.

Originally, there was a scholar named Wang Yuanjing who was in charge of the central army, and he could help share many affairs, and the logistical part was also in charge of the Cheying guerrilla Wei Zhice.

But Wang Xiucai is now in Henan, unable to accompany the army to assist Liao, and as the war expands, Wei Zhice puts more energy on military strategy planning and war command, and the logistics matter falls on He Biao's shoulders.

In the final analysis, there were still too few suitable officers and generals under Zhang Cheng's command. Originally, he wanted to take Wu Zhizhong with him to the expedition, and it would be most appropriate for him to be in charge of logistics in the Central Army.

But with all the troops out, Yongning also needs a trusted veteran to sit in command. After much deliberation, Wu Zhizhong was left in Yongning to sit in command.

Perhaps after the end of this round of war in Liaodong, the number of officers and generals under Zhang Cheng's command will also expand, and then they will no longer be as stretched as they are today.

He Biao was still as pale as ever, without a hint of a smile. He went straight to Zhang Cheng's case and said, "I'm reporting to General Zhenshuo. I'm here to report to you after the battalion patrol is over."

Zhang Cheng raised his finger and pointed to the first seat on the lower left side, and said to him, "He Zhenfu has worked hard. Come on, sit down quickly, drink two glasses of warm wine, and warm up your body."

"General, the soldiers are fighting bravely during the day, but they still have to go out to patrol at night. It's cold outside, and there is no complaint, and the slaves are on the other side. The war is about to break out, but the general is drinking wine here. If If it is passed on, it will chill the hearts of all the soldiers.

What if this matter got to the ears of people with ulterior motives, and they wrote to the imperial court to take part in the general before the Holy Majesty? "

There was no smile on Zhang Cheng's face. He said gently to He Biao: "He Zhenfu was right in reminding me that the general was a bit indulgent. However, today is actually a celebration for the Tiger Guards, and Director Zhang and Bing Xian are also here." , I just prepared some drinks, so it’s not an exception.”

At this moment, there was a smile on his face again, and he said again and again: "Don't be an example, don't be an example!"

Seeing this, He Biao didn't say much anymore. He sat down at his seat first, and then raised a glass to Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou. Before the meeting, raise a glass to Tiger Weiying and ask him to drink it for you.

After three cups, He Biao stopped drinking with the others, and ate the barbecue on the desk by himself.

And all the officials and generals also ate and drank about the same, seeing the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and after drinking a few more glasses, they all dispersed.

Zhang Cheng personally accompanied Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou, and sent them to the arranged accommodation before returning to his military tent, while He Biao, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong and others were already waiting in the tent.

He Biao got straight to the point and said, "General, I don't know what's the point of crossing the river to intercept Hong Tai, the slave chief?"

(End of this chapter)