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"Governor Wu, we have just received news that Liu Manniu, the garrison officer on the north road of Guyuan Town, Li Pi, the thousand-household officer on the south road of Yulin Town, Nie Cheng, the thousand-household officer on the north road of Guyuan Army Town, and others have now led the troops into the Huama Pond. The battalion’s defense zone!”
After hearing the report, Wu Xinyan was overjoyed and quickly ordered: "Invite them over quickly... Forget it, the governor will go to meet them in person!"
After saying that, Wu Xinyan stood up and hurriedly walked out the door.
Wu Xinyan paid special attention to Liu Manniu and others, not only because Wu Xinyan would need their full assistance in the future, but also because Wu Xinyan could smell a trace of the military attachés arriving at Huamachi Camp at the same time. Different taste.
You must know that Liu Manniu, Li Pi, Nie Cheng and others have different defense areas and stations. It stands to reason that the time they arrived at Huamachi Camp will not be the same, but now these military attachés arrived at Huamachi Camp at the same time. , obviously means that these military attaches have close contact in private, and they had close communication before arriving at Huamachi Camp!
This also means that these military attaches are not just a group of fellow soldiers, but also an interest group that advances and retreats together!
As an interest group, the influence and strength they can exert will obviously be much stronger. If they can successfully obtain the assistance of this interest group, their role will be much greater than expected.
But it also means that Wu Xinyan must pay more benefits in order to win the full assistance of this interest group.
Although Li Ru'an recommended him, Wu Xinyan would not naively believe that these powerful military attaches would fully assist him just because of Li Ru'an's recommendation.
Therefore, Wu Xinyan must try his best to show his sincerity at this time, and it is appropriate to greet him in person.
But he said that when Wu Xinyan personally rushed outside the city gate of Huamachi Camp to greet the military attachés, the sight he saw immediately stunned him.
Outside Huamachi Camp, there were several groups of frontier soldiers waiting in order. There were about three thousand people in total. The scale was not large, but everyone was in neat armor, standing upright, and looking brave. , showing a cold disregard for life and death. Although Wu Xinyan is not familiar with military affairs, he can easily see that these soldiers are all elite soldiers who have been on the battlefield for many years and have killed enemies like hemp!
As these frontier soldiers lined up to wait, they displayed strict military discipline and strict orders, which Wu Xinyan had never seen before. Although the team of more than 3,000 people was not too large, it was not too small, but it was actually a little noise. None, and the formation was even more organized. More than 3,000 people gathered together like a silent, bloodthirsty beast, always ready to tear the enemy apart with its claws.
Wu Xinyan is the director of the dignified West Factory. It stands to reason that his status is very different from that of these frontier soldiers. However, at this time, he only took a few glances and couldn't help feeling guilty. He just felt that A sense of military evil came to his face, and he subconsciously looked away.
After looking away, Wu Xinyan's attention turned to the dozen or so military attaches in front of the team.
The images and temperaments of these military attaches are all different. Some are strong, some have cold expressions, and some have capable expressions, but none of them look like Yi Yi. Judging from Wu Xinyan's perspective, he only thinks that all of these military attaches are capable. Call it the "admiral's posture."
Wu Xinyan had no doubts. If the three thousand forbidden troops under his command were allowed to fight against the three thousand border troops in front of him, the three thousand forbidden troops under his command would definitely collapse at the first touch!
Seeing this situation, Wu Xinyan felt happy and suspicious at the same time.
He is happy because if he has the support of these proud and powerful generals, he will be more confident when he takes action to purge the Shaanxi-Gansu border troops in the future. Even if it accidentally leads to a mutiny, he will be able to suppress it with ease.
The reason he was suspicious was because he couldn't imagine how Li Ru'an could use these frontier soldiers for his own use in the first place! In Wu Xinyan's view, Li Ru'an's abilities were simply not enough to conquer these arrogant soldiers!
But in any case, just this impression made Wu Xinyan feel more serious in his heart, and he quickly rode up to meet him.
On the other side, after seeing Wu Xinyan's appearance, the dozen or so military attachés also rode up to meet him.
Just as Wu Xinyan expected, these military attachés were all powerful generals of the border army. They were all high-minded and arrogant. After they rode up to Wu Xinyan, not one of them was there. After dismounting and saluting, everyone sat on the saddle and greeted Wu Xinyan with fists in his hands and introduced themselves.
"Liu Manniu, a low-ranking garrison officer on the North Road of Guyuan Town, led a thousand soldiers under his command and met the Lord Supervisor!"
"Li Pi, a lowly official with a thousand households in Yulin Town South Road, and his five hundred brave men, would like to say hello to the Lord Supervisor!"
"Nie Cheng, an official from thousands of households on the North Road of Guyuan Army Town, led his 300 soldiers and came here under orders!"
"Zhang Shicheng, a thousand-household household on North Road, Yulin Town..."
"Guyuan Town South Road..."
Listening to the self-introductions of these military attaches and seeing their arrogant behavior, Wu Xinyan's smile became a little bit thicker and his attitude became gentler and kinder. He also raised his hands and greeted: "Our family is Wu Xinyan, the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, the factory supervisor of the West Factory, and the newly appointed Shaanxi-Gansu supervisory army by the imperial court, have met all the generals here! I have admired the names of all the generals for a long time, and today I finally met them, and I can only feel the bravery of all the generals. Much better than the rumors..."
After saying a lot of compliments, Wu Xinyan welcomed these people into Huamachi Camp, and then invited the leading more than ten military attachés to the Governor's Yamen in Huamachi Camp for discussion.
Along the way, Wu Xinyan secretly tested the positions and attitudes of these military attaches many times, only to find that when these military attaches talked about Li Ruan, although they had some favorable impressions, they did not have much respect. And when they talked about Zhao Junchen, Sometimes, although there is a sense of awe, a hostile attitude will be clearly shown.
Such a stance made Wu Xinyan feel even more strange.
After everyone arrived at the Governor's Yamen, the guests and the host were seated in the lobby, and many things could finally be said directly.
Then, Li Pi, the official of Qianhu in Yulin Town South Road, also opened the skylight and spoke frankly, explaining to Wu Xinyan the experience, background, and stance of these people.
"Wu Jianjun, you should have heard that when Zhao Gechen presided over the military affairs on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, he formed a 'New Fighting Army', and we all used to be the 'New Fighting Army' Most of the military attachés and soldiers under our command have had the experience of joining the "New Fighting Army"...
Hey, Supervisor Wu, don’t look at us in this way. Although the ‘New Fighting Army’ was formed by Zhao Gechen himself, it doesn’t mean that the ‘New Fighting Army’ is Zhao Junchen’s private army, let alone We people are Zhao Junchen's die-hard cronies. In fact, it's just the opposite. Zhao Junchen wishes that we people would die cleanly and save trouble!
I heard that Xichang has always been well-informed, so you naturally understand where the soldiers of the 'New Fighting Army' come from! Yes, it was Zhao Gechen who forcibly recruited private soldiers from military attaches from all over Shaanxi and Gansu. Many military attachés were secretly persecuted and killed because they were unwilling to hand over their private soldiers...
Take Guyuan Town North Road garrison officer Liu Manniu and Liu Shoubei as an example. He used to be the leader of Qianhu, a private soldier under Shi Song, the former commander-in-chief of Huamachi Camp. As a private soldier, they took the opportunity to kill General Shi Song, and then forcibly incorporated Liu Shoubei and his brothers into the "New Soldiers Army"!
Hey, with our origins and identities, Wu Jianjun, do you think Zhao Gechen might trust us?
In fact, ever since the formation of the 'New Fighting Army', Zhao Junchen has used it as cannon fodder. Wherever the war is fierce and the casualties are the highest, he will send the 'New Fighting Army' wherever they are, just to consume us people. With the strength of our troops, it would be best if we and the Mongols perish together! Regarding this, it has never been a secret. Supervisor Wu can easily find out the information!
Therefore, since Zhao Gechen commanded the Shaanxi-Gansu border army to fight the Mongols, the "New War Army" has participated in the most battles and suffered the heaviest casualties. We all felt at the time that if we continue like this, it will be very difficult for our brothers. He is about to die!
Fortunately, at that time, we met the former Shaanxi-Gansu Supervisor Li Ruan and Li Supervisor. As a supervisor of the imperial court, he could also restrain Zhao Junchen's persecution of us, so we asked Li Supervisor for help, and Li Supervisor The supervisors saw that we people were really pitiful, so they helped us say some nice words, and finally saved us from death..."
After hearing Li Pijiu's true and false explanations, Wu Xinyan finally realized it and felt that everything could be explained!
No wonder the soldiers under these military attachés are extremely brave, far more than ordinary border troops. It turns out that they have all been forced to experience countless cruel battlefields!
No wonder Li Ru'an was able to use these arrogant and powerful generals for his own use. It turned out that these arrogant and powerful generals had been cornered by Zhao Junchen, and there was no other way but to seek refuge with Li Ru'an.
No wonder these military attachés had a favorable impression but no awe when talking about Li Ruan, but the opposite was true when talking about Zhao Junchen. It seems that although they were grateful for Li Ruan's rescue, they were not impressed by Li Ruan's methods and abilities, and although they admired Zhao Junchen Junchen had the means and ability to annihilate the Mongolian coalition forces, but he hated Zhao Junchen for repeatedly forcing them to die!
At the same time, Wu Xinyan did not have much doubt about Li Pi's explanations.
First of all, these people were recommended by Xu Sheng, the director of the West Factory, and Li Ru'an, the eunuch of the Imperial Study Room, and Wu Xinyan still trusted Xu Sheng and Li Ru'an.
Secondly, Wu Xinyan has been secretly collecting intelligence since he settled in Huamachi Camp. He has also heard about the origins and circumstances of the "New Fighting Army", which are completely consistent with Li Pi's description.
In fact, Li Pi barely spoke. He only concealed one thing, which was Zhao Junchen's unique military management methods after forming the "New War Army".
It is precisely because of Zhao Junchen's different military management methods of this era that the mental outlook and ideological dynamics of the "New Fighting Army" are completely different from other armies of this era!
Finally, and the most important reason, Wu Xinyan fully agreed with Li Pi's point of view - Zhao Junchen repeatedly sent the "New Soldiers" to the battlefields with the most casualties, which is enough to prove that Zhao Junchen did not use the "New Soldiers" The army is regarded as a confidant, and after all that the new army has experienced, they will never be of the same mind as Zhao Junchen!
"Measure others by yourself" is not a good word, but it is also the most common phenomenon in this world.
In this world, everyone is only willing to look at problems from their own perspective, and they are only willing to believe things that are in line with their own logic!
In Wu Xinyan's view, if he were Zhao Junchen, he would never send his direct lineage troops to the most dangerous battlefields and allow his direct lineage troops to suffer heavy casualties. Instead, he would only let these direct lineage troops suffer heavy casualties. Guarding by one's side, only when the overall situation has been decided and preparations are made to pick peaches and attack, will the army of direct henchmen be dispatched!
At the same time, Wu Xinyan believed that if an army was repeatedly sent to the most dangerous battlefields by Shangguan and suffered heavy casualties as a result, it would be good if they did not rebel under such circumstances. How could it be compared with the one who sent them to die? Shangguan is of one mind?
Wu Xinyan could not imagine that Zhao Junchen would really send his trusted troops to the most dangerous battlefields just because this army was most likely to bear the heavy responsibility, and he could not believe that this army still survived after suffering heavy casualties. Because of the illusory and mysterious reasons such as glory on the battlefield and protecting the family and the people, he actually worshiped Zhao Junchen even more!
As an egoist, Wu Xinyan could not imagine such a thing at all due to his different thinking logic and different concepts of trade-offs!
Summer insects cannot speak of ice!
Therefore, he had almost no doubts about Li Pi's explanations.
But it was just "almost no doubt", but there was still some doubt left in Wu Xinyan's heart.
However, Wu Xinyan couldn't explain clearly where the trace of doubt remaining in his heart came from. He always felt that something was wrong!
Therefore, Wu Xinyan tried to say: "Zhao Junchen's evil deeds against the generals are indeed too much. Those who heard it are sad! Our family will definitely try to seek justice for the generals in the future! To be honest, our family this time The reason why I came to the Shaanxi-Gansu border is about Zhao Junchen... I believe that Li Ruan also wrote to you to introduce the current situation. The imperial court is now determined to clean up the Shaanxi-Gansu border army and completely eliminate Zhao Junchen's influence. So I hope you generals can help me, but I don’t know what you generals want?”
After hearing Wu Xinyan's probing inquiry, all the military attaches present looked at each other, but they did not agree immediately. Instead, they complained one after another.
"Alas! I also want to help Supervisor Wu, but my soldiers have only received half of their pay in the past two months, and their morale is declining!"
"I hope Supervisor Wu understands that the armor and horses of my army are insufficient, which also affects their combat effectiveness. I'm afraid they won't be able to take on the big task!"
"After the Shaanxi-Gansu war ended, we were ignored by the imperial court and did not receive the rewards we deserved. The soldiers also complained constantly!"
The attitude of these military attaches is very obvious. In short, it is not impossible to help you, but they must give you enough benefits!
After hearing these words, Wu Xinyan was overjoyed - just be willing to reach out for benefits!
At the same time, the last trace of doubt in Wu Xinyan's heart suddenly disappeared, and he even figured out where the trace of doubt that had remained in his heart before came from!
It turns out that as an egoist, Wu Xinyan has always believed in the idea that people will be punished if they do not serve themselves, and he also likes to reuse those subordinates with shortcomings. After all, having shortcomings means they are easy to control!
However, the group of military attachés in front of him could not find any obvious flaws before. They were all shrewd, powerful, and well-organized troops. It could be said that they were completely contrary to Wu Xinyan's manpower skills!
As a result, Wu Xinyan couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart, feeling that something was wrong.
But now, seeing that these military attachés were reaching out to him to ask for benefits, and they were obviously flawed and greedy people, Wu Xinyan felt relieved.
Therefore, the last trace of doubt remaining in his heart was completely dissipated!
Wu Xinyan is not only very familiar with this kind of atmosphere of exchange of interests, but also feels at ease. He just feels that the taste is right!
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