Most of the guards around Huang Qiong were officers themselves, and most of them had fought with the Northern Liao cavalry on the border. Moreover, these people themselves are all bloody men. After Huang Qiong said this, all of them stood up straight as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Looking at the guards around him, whose blood was boiling with just a few words, Huang Qiong smiled lightly and said: "I employ people regardless of their origins. As long as you don't embarrass me when you go to the battlefield, I will never treat you badly. War. Afterwards, I will not be stingy with those who deserve a recommendation to the Ministry of War and a generous reward."
"I only hope that when you go out in the future, you will not be criticized by your colleagues in the army. You were promoted by working as servants for the Prince's Palace. After you go out, you can pat your chest openly and tell your colleagues everything about you. They are all earned through military exploits, and your official uniforms are dyed red with the blood of your enemies."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the guards around him straightened their backs even more. He even stood in a more standard manner than the guards from the Xiaoqi camp opposite. He was glaring angrily, and with his hand holding the handle of his waist knife, he stood there like a group of diamonds. The movement on this side attracted the attention of the sergeants of the Xiaoqi battalion on the opposite side.
Fan Jian, who was still trapped in the trap over there, realized at this time that he was used by this young prince as a whetstone to beat his own bodyguard. However, he was an open-minded person, and Fan Jian just smiled and treated the young prince's intentions indifferently.
At this moment, Huang Qiong didn't know that the scene around him also fell in the eyes of a group of people on a watchtower in the Xiaoqi camp. Although there were only twenty guards around Huang Qiong, Huang Qiong's actions gave him a murderous aura. One of these officials, who had a third-grade military attache patch on his official robe, could not help but frown tightly.
Next to him, an official with patchwork on his official robe, indicating his status as a third-grade civil servant, whispered: "Master Yu, although this King of England is young, he seems to be very difficult to mess with. Looks like that. When I was in the Ministry of War, I had contact with several princes, but this is the first one who looks like the King of England."
"I have seen many guards of various royal palaces. But like the guards of the King of England, there are only more than 20 people with such murderous intent. This is the first time I have seen it. What worries me even more is that this Ying The king's skills. Not to mention anything else, there are quite a few guards in the British Palace who were transferred from our Xiaoqi Battalion."
"These guys have all fought in the frontier army. You know their character very well. Isn't that a arrogant and fierce general? But it didn't take long for them to be tamed by the King of England until they were docile. . This group of old veterans was actually instigated to such an extent by him with just a few words."
"I think that this British king's skills are extraordinary. Do you think we should open the camp gate and let them in first? Otherwise, if we make a lot of mistakes afterwards, we will not be able to live without it. Although the emperor's clear edict is still there, Not yet, but after all, we have received a letter from the Ministry of War before. It would not be appropriate to just keep them outside the camp like this."
Regarding the words of this civil servant, Commander Yu next to him said: "Wang Tongzhi, we just blocked them from the camp gate, and now we open the camp gate wide to let others in. Aren't you trying to hide it? What can we do now? We can only fight to the end. Otherwise, what kind of people will we become?"
"Besides, this upstart is young and energetic. If we lower our heads now, what will happen when he enters the camp and interferes everywhere? Once we go to the battlefield and are hampered by everything, how can we explain to His Majesty if we lose the battle? It's not like you don't Clearly, the princes have been spying on our four camps for more than a day or two."
"If this opening becomes a regular practice, anyone can come to the four major camps based on the writings of the Ministry of War. How do you want the generals leading the troops to behave? Your brother is also from the Ministry of War. What are those officials in the Ministry of War? It's not like you don't know the quality. Is it difficult for these princes to get the writing?"
"When something goes wrong, won't the blame fall on you and me? The writing is the writing, and the imperial edict is the imperial edict. The writings of the Ministry of War are not those of the Privy Council and the Palace Department. According to the customization, the Valiant Cavalry Camp does not have to abide by it. Now that the preliminary work has been done One, even if we grit our teeth, we have to wait until the imperial edict comes. Don’t worry, I will take care of the matter alone, so I won’t affect you all.”
Having said this, the commander looked at Huang Qiong and his group outside the camp gate, sighed and said, "I just hope that the King of England can be more broad-minded. I don't care about someone, so don't embarrass my brothers." We hope that the King of England will never interfere and make our brothers pay a unnecessary price on the battlefield."
Upon hearing the words of the capital commander, all the officials present fell silent. A few colleagues with civil service backgrounds were better off, as they had never been on the battlefield after all. But those generals felt that they were convinced. They are all people who have fought on the battlefield and know that even the slightest mistake in marching and formation will cost thousands of lives.
And a kid who has never fought in a war is now serving as the envoy of Zhengzhou. It would be better if he didn't give blind orders, but if he interfered everywhere and gave blind orders, there was no telling whether this battle they thought they could win would turn into a big defeat. Zhengzhou is only more than 200 miles away from Jingzhao Mansion, so it can be said to be very close.
If Xiaoqiying loses this battle, it will not only be the capital that will be shaken. If the rebels were allowed to rush to Jingzhao Mansion in one go, then not just a few heads would be lost, but the heads of all the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion. He is a prince or a prince, so naturally he will not bear this responsibility. The unlucky ones are not the army officials.
Thinking of this, almost all the military attachés saw the deep worry in the eyes of the people around them. This is a war, not the gossip of civil servants. Even if his words are worn out, there is nothing wrong with him except that he commits suicide and has his head chopped off by the emperor. This is a war. Once the military orders are sent out, soldiers will be killed. If the command is not good, rivers of blood will flow on the battlefield.
And just when a few people on the watchtower were silent, the slow-moving Minister of War finally arrived. However, at this time, the vehicle he used to rush to the Xiaoqi camp had been replaced by a tattered donkey cart from someone unknown. This old man was also a ruthless man. When he saw the King of England and his entourage galloping on horseback, he was left behind.
He was afraid that his delay in arriving at the Xiaoqi camp would cause dissatisfaction with the current Holy Family, King Zhenglong Ying. He asked his entourage to find a car to travel directly in a village near the official road. It's just that horses in this era are not expensive. But it seems a bit expensive because of the need to eat feed.
Just like a luxury car hundreds of years from now, the price may not be too expensive, but the maintenance cost is not as high as usual. Compared with farm cattle, which are less picky about food, although they are more useful, not to mention ordinary people's homes, even some small landowners cannot afford to raise them. Most ordinary farmers still use oxen to plow their fields.
That's why the imperial court regulated cattle more strictly than people, and the number of cattle in prefectures and counties was included in political achievements. To slaughter a farm cow, a measure must be reported to the magistrate and approved by the county. However, although the number of oxen is okay, oxcarts are easier to find, but the problem is that the speed of oxcarts is not much faster than sedan chairs.
His follower searched for a long time before he found such a donkey cart that didn't know what it was pulling. Looking at this donkey cart, which had been pulled for unknown reasons before and now emitted a strange smell, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who had been pampered for a long time, never rode in a sedan when going out. For the sake of his official title, he could only grit his teeth and sit on it.
The vehicles of this era have no shock absorption, no pneumatic tires, and all have hard ground contact. The stability of donkeys pulling carts is much worse than horses and mules. In addition to the fact that I didn’t know what was loaded on the car before, you can imagine how comfortable this donkey cart is. In addition, the minister was in a hurry to get on his way, so you can imagine how embarrassed he was when the time came.
When he saw Huang Qiong and his entourage, the first thing that this dignified third-grade minister of the Ministry of War uttered was with complete loss of face. But after spitting it out, he felt much more energetic. And with his arrival, the gate of Xiaoqi Camp, which had been closed, was finally opened. The officials of the Xiaoqi Battalion came out under the leadership of the commander.
Huang Qiong just smiled lightly at the commanding officer's words of opening and closing, apologizing and being late. He just said that this is an important military camp, and military law should be the most important thing, so there was no more words. There was always a faint smile on his face, making it impossible to figure out what he was really thinking in his heart at the moment.
But the smile on his face made the generals of Xiaoqi Camp feel even more uncertain. I originally thought that this upstart was young and energetic, but now I see that this city is deeper than the average old fox. At least the previous rejection didn't seem to have any impact on him at all.
What made the generals of the Xiaoqi Camp even more confused was that after the imperial edict was read out and he had actually gained control of the Xiaoqi Camp, the British king still looked calm and calm. He never interfered in the affairs of the Xiaoqi Camp, or even asked. In addition to enjoying dealing with lower-level military attachés and sergeants, none of the generals' previous worries were realized.
Except for sleeping in a separate room, there are no special requirements for the rest of life. Even when eating, I would carry a big bowl and go to the soldiers to get food. After eating, he squatted on the ground and ate like an ordinary soldier. Even though those big pots of rice didn't have much flavor, I've never seen him picky about them.
During the first meal in the military camp, the British king's behavior almost scared the Huotou Army to death. A dignified prince actually squatted on the ground to eat those things. In fact, there was no big stove with too much oil and water. He almost couldn't believe his eyes. It wasn't until Huang Qiong handed the rice bowl to him that he dared to believe it was true.
Although everyone was a lower-level sergeant and had almost never come into contact with any noble people in their lives, Huang Qiong, a dignified prince, won the hearts of many soldiers in a short period of time with his behavior. And what made the officials of Xiaoqi Camp even more shocked was this His Highness the King of England. As a dignified prince, he used swear words when communicating with the soldiers.
Although he is dressed like a scholar, he is very careless when it comes to swearing, even worse than those ordinary soldiers who cannot read a single word. For these soldiers who cannot read a word of Chinese characters, this method of communication is obviously more popular. Only two days after coming to Xiaoqi Camp, Huang Qiong, a prince with no airs at all, got to know many soldiers.
Not only did this prince have no airs about ordinary soldiers, he also had strict requirements for himself. During the two days I came to Xiaoqi Camp, I also went out with the large group of people for exercises. The military attaché responsible for leading the team will do whatever they are told. How others practice, he follows suit. He even repeatedly requested that he should not be treated any differently from other ordinary sergeants.
