When Xia Hougong called out, Zheng Yu hesitated and turned around with a gloomy face.
"General Xiahou, do you have any other advice?"
Xia Hougong didn't care at all whether his next words would completely anger Zheng Yu. He glanced at the messy wine tables in the camp and asked:
"I dare to ask General Zheng, has any other country invaded our Great Yanxi territory today?"
Zheng Yu was stunned when he was asked. He didn't know what kind of medicine Xiahou Gong was selling in his gourd.
"Since the end of the war period more than 20 years ago, hundreds of countries from the Yan Dynasty have worshiped us. No one knows that the Kyushu military power here is strong, and no one dares to cross the border to provoke."
"That is to say, no one will invade the Western Territory today, right?"
"Of course, otherwise how could you and I still fight like this?!"
There was something in Zheng Yu's words, and it was obviously mixed with a bit of resentment.
It was intended to accuse Xia Hougong of making a fuss out of a molehill, causing dozens of Xue Jiajun's good men to be seriously injured and bedridden.
Xia Hougong ignored Zheng Yu's unreasonable remarks and asked again:
"If this is the case, it means that your army has no battle to fight, and Dayan's latest festival, the Reunion Festival, has been over for a month. I would like to ask, what is the reason for this banquet in General Zheng's camp?"
At this time, a lieutenant who accompanied Zheng Yu couldn't bear it any longer. He immediately opened his eyes wide and said angrily to Xiahou Gong:
"There is wine and meat in the camp. We can eat what we want and drink what we want. Can you, Xiahou Gong, take care of it?"
Xia Hougong looked at him calmly.
"Whose name is your Excellency, and what position do you hold in the military?"
The deputy general frowned and replied: "The commander of the Xue family army, Cao Jing!"
The commander is a general of the third rank and the third rank in the Great Yan Army. If you add the word "vice" in front of it, it means the third rank. If you don't add the word "vice", it means the third rank. The official rank is lower than that of Xiahou Gong and Zheng Yu, who are the second rank. Level one.
Xia Hougong nodded and pointed his finger at Cao Jing.
"In the Great Yan Army, the hierarchy of officials is more important than that of the young and old. A third-rank officer is one level lower than a second-rank officer. Who allows you to talk to me without being a general?"
"you!"
As soon as Xia Hougong said these words, Cao Jing immediately fell into a disadvantageous situation.
Zheng Yu put his hand on Cao Jing's shoulder and continued the previous question by answering:
"The soldiers eat and drink in the Western Region every day. In order to reward us, Lord Feng specially distributed some more military pay and food this month. Now that the world is peaceful and we don't need to tense up and prepare for war, why can't we drink and eat meat for fun? Return?"
"Because there are laws and regulations in the army, if you are on the front line, you are not allowed to drink even half an ounce of alcohol. If you violate this order, you will be beheaded in public as a warning to others."
Xia Hougong looked calm, but his words were aggressive.
"And this is the second question I want to ask General Zheng."
Under Xia Hougong's reminder, Zheng Yu, who had just become angry, recalled that at the beginning of the confrontation between the two sides, Xia Hougong had three questions to ask, and the torture of the dozens of soldiers who had left their posts without permission was obviously just an appetizer.
Now, as soon as Xia Hougong's second question came out, all the thousands of soldiers of the Xue family army who participated in today's banquet would be beheaded in public, and Zheng Yu was immediately furious!
"Xiahou Gong!"
Zheng Yu's eyes widened angrily and he shouted in a deep voice.
"Don't think that with the support of King Jin, you can do whatever you want in the Nine Provinces of Great Yan! Don't forget, this is not Jinzhou, but King Feng's Fengzhou! I have already given you the reason for the banquet. Is it possible to follow your wishes? Tell me, I also participated in this banquet, why don’t you want to behead me together in public?!”
"We are both second-grade generals. Who gave you the authority to do this?"
"Besides, you can't understand, right? I and these thousands of brothers in the camp are under the banner of Prince Feng. Even if your Baihu camp is really capable of beheading us, you won't be afraid of losing face. King Feng, will I find you one by one and kill them all?!"
Zheng Yu thought that these words could calm Xia Hougong and drive this annoying fly out of the camp.
Unexpectedly, Xia Hougong was like a man who couldn't turn a muscle. He ignored all Zheng Yu's words and still insisted on saying:
"State-owned laws, families have family rules, and military discipline is a hard bottom line that cannot be manipulated by anyone. General Zheng, if you can't give a reasonable explanation for this matter, I will report it to King Jin truthfully, and then King Jin will A letter from your lord is sent to the imperial capital of Zhongzhou, where the emperor will personally judge the punishment."
Zheng Yu was immediately made angry by Xia Hougong and laughed.
"Okay! Very good! Then I want to ask General Xiahou, how do you think we should be punished for what we did today?"
Xia Hougong glanced at all the Xue family soldiers in the field.
"The crime depends on the severity. Although you have committed a capital crime that deserves to be beheaded, it has not caused serious consequences of opening the door for the enemy. Therefore, I believe that each person will be punished with fifty canes, and then organize a banquet." Beheading will correct our military discipline!"
When Zheng Yu heard this, he couldn't accept this result and was too lazy to do Tai Chi with Xia Hougong anymore.
"What if I say no?"
Xia Hougong finally no longer had the expressionless and indifferent look on his face, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile that he knew he would be like this.
"No?"
He raised his right hand high over his shoulder, grasped the handle of the golden dragon sword, unsheathed the sword, and held it diagonally against the ground.
"Since the late emperor appointed me as the second-grade general of Great Yan Cong, I should share the worries of the emperor. If there is rebellion in the army, everyone will find it and punish him."
After saying that, Xiahou Gong raised his breath and poured it down his throat.
"White Tiger Master, listen to your orders!"
"promise!"
More than a thousand White Tiger soldiers drew their swords in unison. Although the number was far less than when the 800,000 Shen family troops gathered together, the murderous aura soared into the sky and the dark clouds covered the sun, but the murderous aura spread in this camp, which was shocking!
Xia Hougong flipped his wrist, and the Golden Dragon Knife, which weighed a full three hundred kilograms, flipped around easily like a feather and held it tightly in his hand.
Seeing that Xia Hougong was about to lead his army to charge, Zheng Yu, who was distracted by the overwhelming killing force, immediately stopped.
"Xia Hougong! Are you going to rebel?"
Xia Hougong looked at him coldly.
"Zheng Yu, this general will give you one last chance. If you execute the execution immediately, I will order the sword to be sheathed. Otherwise, if you and I fight, we will not be able to protect everything."
Zheng Yu was also aroused. He said three good words in a row and immediately ordered angrily.
"The whole army is on alert! Prepare to fight!"
Then he looked back at Xia Hougong.
"It is said that your Shen family army is invincible. Today, I, Zheng Yu, will learn how to teach the so-called general who breaks the army, how capable he is of being able to bear the title of this evil star!"
Xia Hougong and Zheng Yu each refused to give in, which made the battle between the two armies imminent.
But just when Xia Hougong was about to lead his troops to charge, a voice of dissatisfaction suddenly sounded from a distance.
"What are you all talking about when you don't eat or drink when there's good wine and good food?"
As soon as these words came out, the tense atmosphere weakened by three points, and more than a thousand White Tiger soldiers, including Xia Hougong, couldn't help but look at the source of the sound.
I saw a path branching out from the crowd of Xue family soldiers again, and a middle-aged man in his fifties, with his hands behind his back, walked slowly towards Xia Hougong and others from a distance.
