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After Zhao Junchen took control of Huamachi Camp, in view of the lack of available talents under Zhao Junchen, Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde recommended four civil and military talents to Zhao Junchen, namely Wu Qifan, the prefect of Xi'an, Zheng Jiadong, the academician of Shaanxi, and Zheng Jiadong, the academician of Shaanxi. The inspector general Zhou Bo, and the garrison officer He Zhang on the East Road of Guyuan Army Town!
These four people are all top figures in the officialdom of Shaanxi and Gansu, each with their own strengths, and they all hate Mongolia and have a tough stance, which is enough to entrust them with important tasks.
After Zhao Junchen initially took control of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, he immediately sent a summons to these four people, inviting them to Huamachi Camp to assist in the overall military and political affairs.
As a result, in addition to the seven official documents received by officials from all over the country, He Zhang also received an additional summons document. He received a total of eight official documents, one more than most people!
On this day, He Zhang came to the Guyuan Military Town camp precisely to report the matter to Fang Zhenshan, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan Army.
He Zhang was able to get the recommendation of Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde, so he was naturally outstanding. He was a veteran on the battlefield. He was now at an age where he knew his destiny. He had been in the army for more than thirty years and participated in hundreds of battles. Every battle is a matter of fighting bravely and never giving up. Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, he is also excellent in military strategy and tactics. He is the most famous general who is good at fighting in the three borders of Shaanxi and Gansu, and his reputation spreads far and wide to southern Xinjiang. Even those Mongolian barbarians who have always looked down upon the Han people have always regarded He Zhang as a serious problem.
In fact, since He Zhang led the army alone, he has always won more battles with the Mongols than lost. If the troops are similar in strength, he has never lost!
In some respects, He Zhang and his former Huamachi Camp Commander-in-Chief Shi Songnai had completely opposite paths to join the military.
The two men are close in age and have the same seniority. However, Shi Song has always focused on preserving his strength after leading the army. He often avoids and retreats from battles. He never allows his private soldiers to confront the Mongols head-on. However, it is precisely because of this. , the number of private soldiers under his command could always be gradually increased, and their strength continued to increase. As his strength increased, the successive governors of Shaanxi and Gansu did not dare to despise him, but instead promoted him repeatedly. Until he was killed by Zhao Junchen, Shi Song He Zhang has become a powerful commander-in-chief, second only to the four garrison commanders; but He Zhang is just the opposite. Because every battle is the first, the soldiers under his command always suffer heavy losses. In this way, it is inevitable Due to his lack of strength, coupled with Mu Xiu Yulin's reasons, he has been ostracized by many of his fellow soldiers. Even with outstanding military achievements, he is still only a garrison officer, two levels lower than Shi Song. many!
In fact, if it had not been for the deliberate promotion of Liang Fuchen, the former governor of the three sides, He Zhang might still be just an ordinary Qianhu.
Those who are brave and good at fighting are suppressed, while those who support the army and respect themselves are promoted. This contrast is too stark and too chilling.
But this situation is the norm in Shaanxi and Gansu.
He Zhang has been repeatedly suppressed over the years, but his achievements are real and not false at all, so he has also been admired by many military officers.
Li Yingxiong was one of the frontier soldiers who worshiped He Zhang crazily and regarded He Zhang as his idol.
Therefore, after hearing the news that He Zhang had arrived at Guyuan Camp, he immediately turned around to watch.
Not long after, I saw a gray-haired veteran leading more than two hundred cavalry to the training ground.
This veteran is none other than He Zhang. He looks older than his actual age, but his body is still strong and his eyes are still sharp. He always gives people the feeling of a tiger or a wolf when looking forward to him. He is domineering and not angry.
The two hundred cavalry behind He Zhang are his private soldiers. They are not many in number and their equipment is not very good, but anyone can feel the killing spirit of this cavalry. Everyone has an expression on his face. Resolute and solemn, with some disdain and arrogance in his eyes - in the eyes of the two hundred private soldiers under He Zhang, the border troops of Guyuan Camp never dared to fight hard battles with the Mongolian Tatars. They only knew how to stay in the city and defend, or They are chasing victory and are completely unworthy of being compared with them.
As He Zhang's team appeared, nearly a thousand border troops in the military training field felt an inexplicable pressure, and soon became quiet.
After just one glance, Li Yingxiong was sure of one thing - although the private soldiers under General Guyuan's command were better equipped, if they had the same number of people, they would not be able to fight with He Zhang's private soldiers with real swords and guns. It must be broken at the first touch!
Soon, He Zhang had led his private soldiers out of the training ground and headed towards the General Military Mansion.
Watching the team gradually go away, Li Yingxiong's expression became more and more fanatical, and he whispered to Li Dahu and Old Man Xia: "This is the real warrior who has fought a hundred battles, this is the real elite of the border army! Compared with them , General Bing Li’s private soldiers are too far apart, their spirit and energy are different!”
After hearing what Li Yingxiong said, Li Dahu and Old Man Xia both nodded subconsciously.
"Essence", "murderous intent", and "war intent" are so mysterious and difficult to describe, but they do exist. Li Dahu and Old Man Xia both felt clearly after seeing He Zhang's private soldiers!
But at this moment, someone not far from the three of them suddenly said in a strange voice: "Look at the arrogance on their faces, they still look down on us! They are just a group of short-lived ghosts, stupidly following this lunatic He Zhang, who knows where?" I'm going to die in the sky, but I can't get any military merit or silver reward. I really don't know what they are so arrogant about!"
As the saying goes, "What is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." Everyone knows that He Zhang's military achievements have been suppressed. Many frontier generals are worried that He Zhang's existence will make them appear too incompetent and cowardly, so they have been secretly suppressing him. , The soldiers who followed He Zhang through life and death never received much benefit. For those border troops who were waiting to die, they really did not understand where the arrogance of this team came from.
After hearing this taunt, Li Yingxiong's body trembled slightly, and he turned around and glared at the person who spoke.
The person who spoke was also a private soldier under the command of Commander-in-Chief Fang Zhenshan. This man was named Zheng Shou. He was strong but had a cunning personality.
After seeing Li Yingxiong glaring at him, Zheng Shou couldn't help but trembled - he knew Li Yingxiong's character well, and he also knew that he was by no means Li Yingxiong's opponent.
After giving Zheng Shou a cold look, Li Yingxiong suddenly said: "Do you dare to say these things in front of them?"
Zheng Shou hung his head and was speechless, obviously he did not dare to conflict with Li Yingxiong.
But Li Yingxiong did not let him go, and asked: "What? Don't you dare? This is the Guyuan Camp. The nearly 10,000 soldiers in the camp are all your comrades who live with you day and night. If you have an affair with General He's private soldiers, In the conflict, they must be on your side! You are still General Fang's private soldier, and General Fang will definitely protect you when the time comes... It can be said that you have already taken advantage of it. If you are dissatisfied with General He's private soldiers, Arrogant, you can find fault in person, why don't you dare to say it openly?"
Seeing that Zheng Shou was still hanging his head in silence, Li Yingxiong showed contempt and said in a cold voice: "I only dare to have a shady and evil attitude behind my back. I will retreat into my shell when the trouble comes. I will be timid and cowardly even if I take advantage of it... Just because you are a match for General He." The officers and men under General He’s command are pointing fingers? You are a coward! All the officers and men under General He’s command are warriors! No wonder you can’t understand why they are arrogant!”
After speaking, Li Yingxiong spat in Zheng Shou's face.
Under Li Yingxiong's humiliation, Zheng Shou's face was gloomy, but in the end he put on a flattering smile and smiled at Li Yingxiong and said: "Brother Li, please calm down, I'm just a mean person, I'm just talking nonsense." , Nonsense!”
After saying that, Zheng Shou left in a hurry, not daring to look at Li Yingxiong again.
Seeing Zheng Shou's performance, Old Man Xia looked worried and advised: "I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, so why do you have to humiliate him like this? This person may stab you in the back in the future!"
Li Yingxiong's face no longer had a bold smile, but became even colder, saying: "Would it be better to offend a gentleman than a villain? Then wouldn't the gentleman suffer too much? No wonder there are fewer and fewer gentlemen in this world, and more and more villains. The more! It’s because heroes like General He are used to being bullied, and villains like Zheng Shou are used to being pampered! Why should a gentleman let others be bullied, while a villain should be kept company with others and be careful? ? This atmosphere is wrong. I, Yingxiong Li, only respect heroes, but I don’t tolerate villains!"
Hearing Li Yingxiong's rebuttal, Old Man Xia was speechless. He always felt that Li Yingxiong's statement was correct, but it was completely contrary to his "life experience" for decades!
Li Yingxiong said again: "Besides, I will soon join the new army of soldiers formed by the imperial envoy and go into battle to kill the enemy! Why should I guard against such a villain stabbing me in the back? Wait until I have made a contribution in the new army of soldiers. If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you don’t have to pay attention to such a villain!"
Then, Li Yingxiong looked at the direction where He Zhang's team left, with a look of longing on his face, and murmured: "I only hope that the leading general of the new warrior army will be a hero like General He, otherwise I, Li Yingxiong, will not be convinced by him." !”
Li Yingxiong never expected that his casual sentiment would eventually become a prophecy!
However, at this time in the General Military Mansion, Fang Zhenshan was explaining to everyone the reasons for his change of attitude.
"According to Governor Zhang's secret letter, the imperial envoy Zhao Junchen used both hard and soft tactics to recruit our private soldiers this time. In addition to giving us a certain amount of compensation, he also promised that after we donate our private soldiers, this year's fire-screened bandits will As long as we defend the city, the Governor's Mansion will no longer force us to go out of the city to meet the enemy! In addition, if we don't agree to donate our private soldiers, the imperial envoy, Mr. Zhao, will take advantage of the opportunity to reissue previous years' pay. Go to the border troops in various places to conduct detailed investigations and inquire with the lower-level border troops about our withholding of military pay. If this happens, things will get out of hand! It may even stir up conflicts between the lower-level border troops and us. At that time, , the situation will be completely out of control. Once the intruders cause too much damage this year, we will become the scapegoat... The most important thing is that this incident shows Zhao Junchen's tough attitude at the expense of everything, so we have no choice but to Compromise!...Governor Zhang also advised us that it is best to follow the orders of the imperial envoy..."
After hearing Fang Zhenshan's explanation, everyone looked shocked, feeling that Zhao Junchen had hit their weak spot.
Over the years, the low-level border troops have accumulated a lot of grievances. Once Zhao Junchen provokes them, they will definitely not get any benefits!
Just when everyone was shocked, suddenly another soldier quickly entered the lobby and reported to Fang Zhenshan: "My lord, General He, the garrison officer of Hedong Road, is here and is asking for an audience outside the house!"
After hearing the report, Fang Zhenshan was stunned at first, then thought of something, with a slightly serious expression, and said: "Please invite General He in quickly!"
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