Xie Ming

All the generals of Xiao's army gathered in the hall in the Yanei courtyard.

Xiao Jingchuan was concerned about Gao Hu's movements, and his black servant Hu Chen saw this and came over to secretly gossip about him.

Considering that there had been many disagreements between the chief and deputy before, Hu Chen had always felt resentful about Gao Hu's move to seek refuge in Fengyang.

In order to get the generals to work together, Xiao Lang had no choice but to persuade them again to avoid too much hostility between the two sides, which would affect the coordination of military affairs.

"Hi!"

"Forget it."

"We are all brothers in the same army. Besides, we came to Fengyang from Gao Jie's old army. It is normal that we cannot unite them for the time being because he is in charge of the army."

"Don't be too critical." Xiao Zuo advised.

"Humph!"

"It's not done well, and there are many problems."

"General, you can't spoil this guy too much. He is an ungrateful person."

"Too much indulgence will sooner or later lead to trouble."

Unexpectedly, Hu Chen was still angry.

As a last resort, Xiao Cha pretended to evade the issue and said a few vague words, then turned back to Hu Chen's big shoulders and said something else about the other general.

Afterwards, while they were talking happily, the stewed cakes in their large bowls were almost empty.

The leader, Sun Peizhong, was honest and sincere, so he did not want to be idle any longer and would come forward to discuss the issue at the right time.

"Haha, General. General."

"This big guy has eaten all he should eat."

"You have gathered everyone to go into the city early this morning. You must have some follow-up arrangements."

"Just tell me what the rules are."

"Don't miss the important things again." Peizhong said.

Upon hearing this, many generals also agreed.

Standing on the stone steps, Xiao Jingchuan saw this and heard the generals' request for battle. He felt very satisfied and couldn't help smiling.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"well."

"Then let's talk about it."

"Uh, this."

"Henan has a lot to offer."

"This time, they took the trouble to bring all of them together to Henan, intending to occupy Henan and run their own business."

"With all the strife, how can we, the soldiers, find a place to live and realize our ambitions?!"

"If you ask me to explain, the first thing I omitted is killing the enemy and making achievements."

"Furthermore, we will compare the troops, money and food, and expand the army and build camps."

"Strengthen yourself to be invincible!"

"Well, in the past two months, we have dealt a heavy blow to the Jiannu Tartars in northern Shandong and Dezhou."

"We have won many battles and have basically completed the strategic plan."

"However, the cost of our combined forces' attrition and casualties is also high."

"However, no matter what, it is precisely because part of our army is fighting together that we are able to deploy the entire defense of Shandong at this moment."

"This achievement may not be mentioned above, but I, Xiao Jingchuan, will remember it in my heart!"

"Shandong will be handed over to others, no worries!"

"Commanders, most of you are generalists, so you will understand."

"Shandong has never been a place that can be defended since ancient times."

"If you occupy the place for a long time to run your business, you will inevitably be worried and have trouble sleeping at night."

"Compared with them, Henan is very different."

"It has been said since ancient times that whoever controls the Central Plains controls the world!"

"This place has long been a battleground for the four wars."

“It is backed by Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain in the north, connected to Lushan Mountain in the south, Qinling Mountain in the west, and Huanghuai Mountain in the east.”

"It is a thoroughfare connecting all directions."

"In addition, there is Hulao Pass in the territory, which controls the throat from the Central Plains to Shandong."

"Hangu, the eastern gate of Guanzhong."

"Yique Pass and other passes are built on the natural barrier of the Yellow River."

"The population is prosperous, the army is well-trained and the food is sufficient." "Generals, you should know that hundreds of years ago, Yue Fei and Yue Pengju of the Southern Song Dynasty were determined to lead a northern expedition to recapture the city of Bianjing."

"This moment is just like that moment!"

"At present, the Northern Tartar Jiannu have occupied the cities of Zhangde, Huaiqing, Luoyang, Kaifeng and other cities in Henan Province."

"In order to consolidate the situation in Henan Province, the southern part of the country, which is a military vacuum, must be taken over as soon as possible."

"Sun Peizhong!"

Xiao Lang spoke eloquently about the key points of Henan Province, which boosted the morale of the generals.

Afterwards, he changed the subject and went straight to Peizhong to give him orders.

Upon hearing this, Sun Peizhong straightened up, stepped out of the line, bowed his head and saluted, listening attentively.

"The general is here!"

At the same time, behind Xiao, Chang Ting, knowing that the general was going to deploy his troops, followed by the two of Sang Menxing, quietly moved a vertical map of Henan closer.

Xiao Lang glanced back, understood each other tacitly, and hurriedly pointed at the map, and all the generals moved closer.

"Okay, Peizhong, I order you to lead the Guide Prefecture."

"You now have two battalions of more than 5,000 men under your command. You can distribute them on your own and occupy the eight cities and counties of Guide, Tuocheng, Ningling, Yucheng, Xiayi, Yongcheng, Taikang, and Luyi."

"The jurisdiction must be handed over within ten days, without any mistakes."

"Did you hear that?!" Xiao Lang ordered.

Upon hearing this, Peizhong was very nervous and did not dare to be negligent. He also responded promptly and decisively.

But what no one expected was that at this moment, the black servant Hu Chen saw that Peizhong had taken the initiative again, and he became anxious, so he came to cause trouble at this moment, and interrupted them.

"Ah, this, this"

"Hey, Governor. It's Governor Xiao."

"We have already agreed on this, but now that Peizhong has arrived, why do we use him as the main force in the battle formation?"

"I, I have been waiting in Guide for more than half a month."

"This is too inconsistent with the first come first served principle, this."

In order to attack the vanguard and find a good battle, Li Huchen was confused for a moment and did not care about many things. He acted without the command of the commander and even dared to go forward and cause trouble.

He blurted out the words without hesitation, but he didn't have the courage to say anything more. However, he saw that the generals around him gave him unpleasant looks, and he immediately felt uneasy.

Halfway through he realized that he had indeed gone too far, so the further he went on, the more hollow his tone became, until he muttered to himself and quickly shut up, lowering his head and not daring to say another word.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan was speechless, but in front of the generals, in order to save his face, he did not say much to criticize him.

Instead, he gave a loud voice and ordered his minister to take charge of the military affairs.

"Okay!"

"You black bastard, you are the most irritating one."

"Li Huchen, listen to my orders!" Xiao pretended to be angry.

Upon hearing this, Hu Chen was dejected and afraid. When he saw the commander-in-chief coming, he hurried forward and clasped his fists in response.

"Ah! Yes, yes."

"I am here, I am here." Hu Chen replied.

"Your army now has two battalions of soldiers."

"You are allowed to occupy Xuchang City."

"It also included Xiangcheng, Linying, Yancheng, Xihua, Wuyang, and Shangcai, a total of seven cities under its jurisdiction."

"In this way, we can form two wings with Peizhong, one in the west and one in the east, to block the route for the Jiannu to invade the south."

"Facing north, the tiger is watching the line from Luoyang to Kaifeng!"

"After we occupy each city, we must step up our military preparations."

"We will just wait for the right time and give the order to march north to achieve success."

Xiao Jingchuan liked to speak clearly, and when Hu Chen heard this, he immediately opened his mouth wide and laughed wildly, and shouted quickly, "Yes, I agree."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

"Yes! I will obey the commander's orders."

"Hahahahahahahaha, this subordinate just got mad, Governor, please don't blame me, ah, don't blame me!"

As he said this, a black guy pretended to be very serious, half crouching down and pretending to be in a kneeling position. It didn't hurt at all, but he was used to doing things that could attract a beating.

Looking at his behavior, Xiao felt neither amused nor helpless.

"Gotta, gotta!"

"You black bastard, with a pig's nose and a green onion stuck in it, stop pretending to be nice to me."

(End of this chapter)