It's not that Han Du underestimates himself.
If Lao Zhu wanted to deal with himself, there was no need to use the army. He could just send two government officials and Han Du wouldn't be able to resist.
Since it is not against him, Han Du will not have the slightest fear even if he faces more people.
Li Wenzhong sat on the horse and saw that Han Du's face was as usual, without any fear at all. He couldn't help but smile and said to the people around him: "Cheng Fei, am I right? This guy's courage is extraordinary." He stretched out his hand to move towards Han.
"What the commander-in-chief said is true." A person next to Li Wenzhong immediately replied with his fists clasped.
Han Du also set his sights on this person. The person Li Wenzhong called Cheng Fei was not tall, about a little over 1.6 meters tall. But he has a strong body and looks very powerful. He is wearing armor and his face cannot be seen clearly.
Han Du guessed from his voice that this person was not very old.
Han Du didn't know why Li Wenzhong called him out, so he asked: "Master, what is this today?"
Li Wenzhong did not answer Han Du. Instead, he waved his hand and pointed at Cheng Fei and introduced: "This is Xu Chengfei, the deputy general of Shanziying."
"Your Majesty, Han Du, has met General Xu." Han Du said in greeting.
In order to limit the military power of generals, Lao Zhu transferred the power of troop deployment to the Ministry of War, which led to civilian officials generally looking down on military attachés. Of course, after all, the Hongwu Dynasty has only pacified the country, and has not completely eliminated surrounding threats. The Yuan Dynasty in the north was still struggling to survive, so the status of military attaches was still the same as that of civilian officials.
Even if a civil servant looks down on a military attache, at most he can only say a few words of disdain in his heart, and will not directly break his face.
Han Du did not look down on the military attaches, but felt that they were a group of simple-minded people who could interact with each other. Compared with the scheming and bad intentions of the civil servants, these straightforward generals are actually a bit cute.
"The last general, Xu Chengfei, has met Mr. Han."
To Han Du's surprise, Xu Chengfei treated Han Du in a very low profile. Calling himself the final general, it was as if he was Han Du's subordinate.
Are you mentally ill?
At this time, even Han Du looked at Xu Chengfei in surprise. He was only an eighth-grade civil servant, and Xu Chengfei, who could be the deputy general of the first battalion, was at least a fifth- and sixth-grade military attaché.
A fifth-grade military attache calls himself the last general? Han Du shook his head slightly and wanted to apologize to Xu Chengfei.
Li Wenzhong suddenly waved his hand to stop Han Du, and interrupted with a smile, saying: "I didn't make it clear to you. Didn't you ask the emperor to guard your place?"
Han Du listened and nodded subconsciously, that's what happened. Could it be that Lao Zhu sent Shanzi Camp to guard this place? It seems that Lao Zhu is very efficient. He sent troops here in just a few days.
But what does this have to do with myself? The Shanziying guards should just guard, don't we just have to not interfere with each other?
Seeing Han Du nod, Li Wenzhong continued to explain: "His Majesty sent the Shanzi Camp here, and also issued an order that you will command the Shanzi Camp."
"Me?" Han Du's voice rose an octave. I couldn't believe that such a ridiculous thing could happen to me.
I am a complete civil servant! How can he be the commander of this mountain-shaped camp?
Han Du didn't want to be the commander of the Shanzi Camp at all. He had accepted more than 200 mouths from the Baobao Lifting Division, which was enough to give him a headache. Han Du wished he could live without an official position, sleep until he woke up naturally every day, and count money until his hands cramped.
Are you still here now? Han Du looked at the crowd behind Li Wenzhong, and he almost fainted.
How many people are here?
"My lord, I am a civil servant. Isn't it appropriate for this civil servant to be the commander of the first battalion?" Han Du asked. I wish Li Wenzhong would just nod his head and save himself from being such a useless commander.
Unfortunately, Han Du's wish did not come true.
Li Wenzhong laughed when he heard this and said: "Do you think I am confused? Let me show you, this is the transfer order from the Ministry of War. It is clearly written in black and white on the paper. The Tiaoshanzi Camp guards the Second Banknote Printing Bureau, and you are responsible for it. Be the commander of Shanzi Camp. I am also very curious about you, a civil servant, coming to command Shanzi Camp, so I came here specifically to take a look."
Han Du was speechless to Li Wenzhong. He originally thought that you were here to perform official duties, but he didn't expect that you were here to watch the fun.
Han Du opened the order and saw that it was exactly what Li Wenzhong said. It was clearly stated that he would command the Shanzi Camp, and it was stamped with the seal of the Ministry of War. This could not be false.
But why is this happening?
Han Du looked over the order over and over again, but he didn't understand it clearly.
"Don't look at it. Do you think I'm not as clear about it as you are?" Li Wenzhong couldn't help but said when he saw Han Du's disbelief.
To be honest, Li Wenzhong was also very confused about this order. At first, he was just as confused as Han Du. He even thought for a time that the people from the Ministry of War had made a mistake. But later Li Wenzhong thought deeply and realized that the Ministry of War could not make a mistake. This is a mistake, but when it comes to losing one's head, who has seen this mistake over the years?
Since the Ministry of War is right, where did this strange order come from? As long as the people in the Ministry of War haven't gone crazy, they won't issue such weird orders.
The matter is clear at a glance. Where else could it be? This must be His Majesty's will.
Your Majesty actually asked Han Du, a civilian official, to lead the troops. What is the purpose of this? Li Wenzhong was very curious about this, and this was the reason why he insisted on coming today.
Han Du smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "But the official knows nothing about leading soldiers. Apart from reading a few pages of military books on paper, the official has never spent a day in the military camp. This, what does this mean to the official? good?"
Li Wenzhong got off his horse, came to Han Du's side, and patted Han Du on the shoulder. Said: "I have also thought of it, so I came here specifically to let you get close to Cheng Fei. Cheng Fei used to be my personal soldier, and this guild asked him to help you with all his strength."
"I thank Duke Cao." Han Du was very grateful. Li Wenzhong's move did him a great favor, otherwise he would not know anything and there would be no one to help him. This commander-in-chief must lead a major accident.
Li Wenzhong sighed and told Han Du: "Garrisoning the military camp, training soldiers, and eating, drinking, and defecating. You can leave these to Cheng Fei. You only need to give Cheng Fei direct orders. Of course, you can also take advantage of Cheng Fei's instructions." When Fei was training, he learned how to lead troops."
Learn to lead troops?
Why should I learn to lead troops? Han Du looked at Li Wenzhong blankly.
Li Wenzhong listened and said softly: "This time you will be the commander of the Shanzi Camp. I guess it is the emperor's will."
