Wei Ni

Chapter 88

Xia Houhui who was questioned, his first reaction was self-examination.

But it is not an introspection about what is delaying the fighter.

Instead, he suddenly felt that his previous attitude towards everyone under his command was too gentle, so that these people forgot who is the general of the new army and who is the one who can make decisions.

Therefore, after he got up, he ignored Cao Zuan, but became furious, and shouted at Gou Quan and other subordinates standing at the door, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you take down these three disobedient generals and offenders!"

This yell stunned everyone present.

Because in the previous relationship, Xia Houhui had never been angry with them.

But soon, Gou Quan reacted.

"only!"

Responding loudly, he rushed into the house with other followers, and pressed the three of Cao Zuan to the ground with their hands behind their backs.

Zhang Li, who was always faster with his hands than his brains, was afraid of Cao Zuan's force and feared that he would resist, so he immediately took out a strong crossbow and aimed it at Cao Zuan's head, and then said "offended".

He also ordered all the retinues Cao Zuan brought over from Luoyang who were waiting outside the door to rush over and block the door of the room, and a few of them pulled out the ring sword without thinking.

For a moment, it could be said that the swords were drawn.

Seeing this, Cao Zuan, who did not resist and was obediently pressed to the ground, immediately felt sweat on his forehead.

In his early years, he was brought into the army by his father Cao Xiu to practice.

Naturally, I also know that the army is most afraid of drawing swords against Shangguan - in this case, the general can convict them of treason, and directly kill them first and then play!
And at this moment, his heart was full of annoyance, and for the first time in his life, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to act rashly.

I just want to ask why I didn't act according to the plan, why didn't I ask the question in the tone of asking for advice, but made such a big commotion and caused this kind of conflict?
"Presumptuous! Who told you to draw your swords! Hurry up and throw down your weapons and bow your head to apologize!"

Hurriedly yelling at the subordinates, Cao Zhuan turned around to explain something to Xia Houhui, but realized it was too late.

At this time, Xia Houhui's face was already livid, and he smiled back with anger.

And kept clapping and applauding.

Immediately, he looked down at Cao Zuan again, and asked each word one word at a time, "Deputy Cao Desi, do you want to seize power?"

"The end general has no such intention!"

In desperation, Cao Zuilian began to use formal titles, and hurriedly explained, "General, most of the last general's followers are the sons of my family. They don't know military regulations. Meng Lang acted in a moment of urgency. Please also remember that they are first-time offenders, and the crime should be lightened."

After a pause, he quickly added, "It's time for war, and it's time to employ people. Please also ask the general to enroll them in the first board, so that they have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and atone for their crimes."

Huh~
You know it's time for war!

Knowing that it was time for war, he actually did something to bring people to question the general!
The furious Xia Houhui thought to himself.

Hu Lai, who looked outside the door and prostrated himself on the ground to plead guilty according to Cao Zuan's words, shuttled back and forth, his killing intent never diminished.

But in the end he closed his eyes and took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart.

Beheading the person who draws the sword with military law, although it can show respect and humble military discipline, it will also bury hidden dangers.

Because these people are Cao Zuan's retinues, not soldiers registered in the army.If he is killed, it will definitely make Cao Zui feel bad, and lead to a quarrel between the chief general and the deputy in the new army, and it will also make the emperor Cao Rui's painstaking efforts go to waste.

"José, make them march."

After a long period of silence, Xia Houhui gave the order, "Those who block the door will have twenty sticks, and those who draw the sword will have fifty sticks! Temporarily keep them to make meritorious service in the army and atone for their crimes. If they fail to beheaded in the attack on Shu County, they will be expelled from the barracks!"

"only!"

Gou Quan, who led the command loudly, first signaled Zhang Li to put away the crossbow, and then led someone to escort Cao Zuan's subordinates outside the door to march.

"Thank you, General, for your understanding."

Cao Zuan, who was relieved in his heart, hastily bowed his hands in thanks.

But Xia Houhui ignored him.

Instead, he set his eyes on Jiao Yi, and said slowly, "Zi Xu, you have been in Huainan for many years, please tell me why I was punished by General Zhengdong as a pawn guarding the city gate in the past."

"only."

Jiao Yi, who had no emotion on his face, responded respectfully, and told the whole story according to his words.

And just after he finished speaking, Xia Houhui took over, "If I hadn't been greedy for meritorious service in collecting weapons and taking prisoners back after I burned the garrison point of Wu Fuling, I wouldn't have been chased by the bandit Wu Heng Jiangpu guards, and all twenty scout battalion cavalry would have returned in full body. This is the reason why I stand still now."

Having said this, he paused for a while, and set his eyes on Deng Ai.

I was just going to ask Deng Ai to recount last night's proposal, and it was the kind that explained all the details and possibilities clearly, but out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Cao Zuan who was waiting, and couldn't help hesitating for a while. In the end, I still didn't expose Deng Ai's selfishness, and changed to come up with a more secure strategy by myself.

It's not that he didn't take Deng Ai's strategy.

Instead, wait for the general to attack Wancheng and lead the troops to Juchao to meet up, and then attack the city gate of the Jiashikou guard point in Wushu County, a fraudulent thief.

The reason is to reduce the casualties of soldiers.

Because according to Deng Ai's strategy, with the number of new soldiers and their experience in battle, even if they successfully captured the Jiashikou defense point, there would inevitably be many casualties.

And we have to worry, the thief Wu Shoujun Gao Shou who was guarding Wuqiangkou came to the rescue after learning the news.

Given the not-so-far distance between Wuqiangkou and Jiashikou, this possibility is extremely high!
Although, when they cheated to take the garrison point of Jiashikou, they would also release Ming Di to inform Zhang Qidu who had been dormant on the other side for a long time, and ask him to lead the cavalry to come to rescue him.

However, what if the cavalry governor was late for a while to lead the cavalry?

How many casualties will the new army soldiers increase? !
On the battlefield, everything is possible, and An Neng pinned the lives of his soldiers on luck!
Besides, obviously Xia Houhui has a better and safer choice~
Why take a risky gamble?

After the general Zhang Ying leads the troops, with the elite of his own troops, he will tiptoe behind the new army who went to defraud the Wu soldiers. If Gao Shou dares to lead the troops to rescue, then don't even think about going back!

The defensive point without a strong mouth will also be broken by Wei Jun taking advantage of the situation!
In this way, it can be said that all the intentions of attacking Wancheng Valley this time have been achieved.

Don't talk about delaying the military aircraft and the speed of the soldiers.

The lax defense of the thief Wu Wan city was obvious to all. Not to mention the [-] elite of the general Zhang Ying's headquarters, but only with his own [-] new troops, Xia Houhui dared to gamble with his life and made bold claims, claiming that the city could be broken within half an hour, and the head of the guard Yan Gui was also taken.

Furthermore, the county soldiers and scholars under the command of Sun Li, the prefect of Lujiang, took over the control of the city, guarding the prisoners, clearing out the fish that slipped through the net, and relocating Li Shu. General Zhang Ying could lead the troops to live in the nest in at most half a day.

So, why did Xia Houhui take risks?

And when Deng Ai offered advice, would he neglect these considerations?
Do not!
He couldn't be negligent!

He was even more thoughtful than Xia Houhui, but he was negligent on purpose.

There are three reasons.

One is that he is too selfish because he is so devoted to seeking military exploits.

If the general Zhang Ying led the troops to support him, even if everything went well, even the thief Wu Shou general Gao Shou would be cut off in front of the battle, and the no-strong defense point in the plan to no longer attack would be broken, and his merits would be greatly reduced.

According to his plan, he led the troops to capture the Jiashikou garrison point. No matter how many soldiers were killed or injured, he was the first to break the blockade of Shu County and let the sneak attacking Wei army return smoothly!
Yes, among the new army, he was the one who went to fraudulently steal the Jiashikou garrison point.

Because he is the oldest, he is the least likely to reveal his flaws when pretending to be a tenant of the thief Wu's farm; and he has been a farmer for more than 20 years, so he can deal with any possible interrogation by the thief Wu's guard.

And this kind of credit not only allows him to be promoted, but also shows that he has a strategy.

It is true that he has a reputation for being brave and resourceful!

In the future, he will be noticed by the superiors, who will not hesitate to give him the opportunity to cultivate and promote him.

Secondly, it is Deng Ai who is unsympathetic.

yes~
It's so ironic that Deng Ai, who came from a humble background, didn't take the lives of soldiers seriously.

During half a year of contact, Xia Houhui discovered this.

When Deng Ai was young in his hometown, it happened that Wei Wu Cao Cao and Liu Biao who ruled Jingzhou were attacking each other. There were many incidents of guerrillas breaking into villages, burning, killing and looting.

Later, after Wei Wu and Cao Cao won Jingbei, they moved Li Shu to the north and went to Yuzhou to farm fields.

Deng Ai, who was forced to leave his hometown, often saw many people die of exhaustion during the migration.

Later, he was classified as a Hakka native of Tuntian, living in poverty and poverty, and had to endure the exploitation and oppression of officials due to the gradual collapse of the Tuntian system.Growing up in this environment, he not only has a heart to aspire to become a "meat eater", but also cultivates his cold personality, which treats human life like nothing.

Before you become a meat eater, you already have a meat eater mentality.

In his eyes, soldiers are just a tool for generals to gain military exploits and usher in glory and wealth.

Just like him in the early years, he is also an ant and a mustard in the eyes of Cao Wei's dignitaries.

And the last reason was that he was lucky.

It's not because of the fluke of the war, but because of Xia Houhui's character.

After staying in the Huainan front for a long time, he heard about Xia Houhui's two previous dangerous incidents from various channels one after another.

Therefore, he mistakenly thought that Xia Houhui was of the same kind as him.

It also possesses the disposition of focusing on merit and using soldiers as tools.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain the past when Xia Houhui led [-] cavalry into the enemy's territory to attack the Fuling garrison, and dared to take Li and Sun Bu's head with [-] cavalry.

May I ask, isn't this kind of behavior just for the sake of merit, treating the lives of soldiers as nothing?
What's the difference from the strategy he proposes today, where he doesn't care about the number of soldiers killed or injured, and only fears that the general Zhang Ying will take credit for it?

Even if the general understood what I was thinking, he would not be offended.

And will also push the boat along the way, pretending not to know what to do, and let the attack on the Jiashikou garrison point be the contribution of the army to winning the way back, and the new army will lead it alone.

This is the confidence in Deng Ai's heart.

However, it was clear that he miscalculated.

After Xia Houhui finished talking about his thoughts and decisions on fraudulently opening the Jiashikou defense point, he still looked at him and Jiao Yi and said, "As a general, you should not think of meritorious service and treat soldiers as nothing. If soldiers are willing to die hard, there will be no lack of merit. Moreover."

Having said that, he paused slightly.

After staring into Deng Ai's eyes for a moment, he continued, "Furthermore, if today I want the new army to monopolize the feat of breaking Shu County, I will not hesitate to pursue it with my soldiers' lives; in the future, I can also pursue it for other achievements without thinking about your life!"

With these words falling, the small room was dead silent.

Individual responses vary.

After Xia Houhui said that was all, she turned her head and looked outside the door, watching Gou Quan and others marching.

Because what he said was a little insincere.

The so-called kindness does not control soldiers.

He knows his own character well.

I know even more that if necessary, I will definitely do something that does not spare the lives of soldiers.

It's just that now he doesn't want to become cruel, cruel and unreasonable.

As for Jiao Yi, her face was full of gratitude.

He suddenly remembered that he was sent to meet Sun Bu by Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou.

Under the circumstances that General Zhengdong Man Chong felt unbelievable, Wang Ling still asked him to lead [-] soldiers from the county to meet Sun Bu, who had [-] elite soldiers under his command.

In this way, it is enough to see that Wang Ling does not care about his life.

Just for a chance, for the merit of recruiting the thief Wu Bingjiang, he gambled the lives of Jiao Yi and 700 people.

Therefore, Xia Houhui's current behavior is very precious.

It is also worthy of his attachment.

Deng Ai's feelings were a little shocked.

He was quite conceited, and he was quite surprised that he guessed wrong about Xia Houhui's thoughts.

But he was soon relieved and heartbroken.

After all, he can choose to ignore the casualties of the soldiers for the sake of merit, but if he becomes a "soldier", it seems quite difficult to accept
So Xia Houhui's heartfelt words made him feel very at ease.

Cao Zuan, who had been listening quietly, did not have such complicated thoughts as the three of them.

So he was full of guilt.

He knew that the new army held a lot of weight in the heart of Emperor Cao Rui.

If there are too many casualties, the military achievements made will also be offset, and it will not be able to add prestige to the emperor Cao Rui~
So he was also the one who broke the silence.

"Zhiquan, I was reckless this time. I questioned your dispatch even though I had no strategy. I'm ashamed! I will definitely not act like this in the future."

He said so, and it also inspired Deng Ai and Jiao Yi's words of apology.

"Ah."

Xia Houhui, who looked away, nodded slightly, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by his subordinate Gou Quan who hurried to the door.

I saw his face was full of joy, he bowed his hands and said in a loud voice, "General, General Zhang sent a messenger from Wancheng. The messenger said that General Zhang's headquarters is still ten miles away from Juchao."

How come so fast? !

Xia Houhui was stunned.

I just captured Wu Tuntian, the thief who lives in the nest~
Could it be that Yan Gui, the guard of the thief Wuwan city, couldn't wait to surrender when our army stole the city?

In other words, there is a world of difference between the new army and the elite soldiers.

Is it enough time for elite soldiers to break through a city in the time it takes to attack more than a thousand defenseless garrison tenants?

(End of this chapter)