"What a bully!" Hou Junji angrily led a group of generals towards the commercial street between Guizhou City and Yanbei Camp.
Last night, Tang Pingfang's "Tang Dynasty on the Tip of the Tongue" deprived the entire Yanbei camp of soldiers of a good night's sleep.
Countless soldiers from all over the Central Plains were aroused by the food in their hometown and felt homesick.
Before dawn, Hou Junji received countless rewards, and the military morale in the military camp fluctuated.
Not to mention that Hou Junji had no intention of fighting Datang in the first place. Even if he ordered a fight now, the sergeants in the army might not want to fight either.
For the time being, he could still suppress it, but he knew that Tang Ping would definitely not be that simple. If he tried to trick him in the next few days, there would probably be a mutiny in the army.
Before he came out today, he signed a series of transfer orders. Most of the junior officers in the army were replaced by former generals from Yanbei or ronin who came to join him from Silla, Baekje and other places.
Then he painfully announced that starting from today, all employees would receive extra meals and wages, which can be described as a combination of kindness and power.
However, these methods only treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. As long as Tang Ping is not solved, it will ultimately be a time bomb.
"Please come out and speak, Duke Ping!" Helan Chushi sent by Hou Junji came to the entrance of the commercial street and found Li Bai and said.
"Sorry, my master has nothing to do today, so he went to Goulan to listen to music. If you have anything to see him, please make an appointment first!"
"Appointment?" Helan Chushi didn't expect that in this place, Hou Junji would need to make an appointment to see someone. For a moment, he didn't know how to reply.
"What if I don't? My master is busy with everything, so you can't just come and see me, right?"
Helan Chushi's eyes turned white. Just now he said that your master had nothing to do today and went to Goulan to listen to music. Now he said that he has everything on his plate...
It was obvious that Li Bai was telling lies, but what could he do?
Is it possible that he really rushed in and pulled Tang Ping out?
Li Bai looked at Helan Chushi standing still and asked, "How about it? Do you want to make an appointment tomorrow?"
"About..." Helan Chushi said feebly.
Then he went back and conveyed the message to Hou Junji honestly.
"You bastard..." Hou Jun raised his riding whip and pointed it at Helan Chushi. He sent him to call Tang Ping out. He actually made an appointment for himself tomorrow.
Doesn't this make it obvious that he is inferior to Tang Ping?
Helan Chushi lowered his head and said nothing. How could you blame him for this?
If people in Tangping don't see you, they won't see you. Do you have the ability to send troops to attack Guizhou City?
Why are you taking it out on me?
"Hmph, then come back tomorrow!"
Hou Junji had no choice but to take the people back. As soon as he entered the camp, a picture appeared on the big white cloth opposite.
Although I couldn't see it as clearly as last night when it was dark, I could still make out what was on it.
This time Tang Ping did not play the Tang Dynasty on the tip of Nao Shizi's tongue, but started to play the opera party!
Famous songs by famous actors from all over the country were sung one after another, and the sound was louder than last night.
"Give me the order, everyone plug their ears!"
Hou Junji really wanted to order everyone to attack Guizhou City, but in the end he endured it.
If Tang Ping's foothold was not stable when he arrived, and he attacked immediately, no matter what happened in the future, at least he would be able to defeat the Tang army this time.
But now that the weather is getting colder, it’s no longer possible to move around easily.
The Tang army had gained a foothold again. According to reports from spies, even the artillery on Guizhou City had increased in number with Li Tai's arrival, and the location was no longer advantageous.
In addition, the morale of the troops in our own army is now unstable, and the people and people are gone.
The time is right, the place is right, and the people are in the right place, and I don't take advantage of it, so how can I fight?
"Guardian, how...are we going to issue this military order?"
The herald was also dumbfounded. It was the first time he heard that the entire army was required to plug their ears.
"Forget it, let's go down." Hou Junji sat slumped in his seat and waved his hand.
What he said was just angry words, how could he really give such an order.
"Captain, how about we..." A general under his command hesitated and said, "How about we withdraw first?"
At that time, they gathered to camp at the border between the Beiyan Protectorate and Guizhou City to guard against the Tang army's attack.
But now it seems that there is no point in being prepared. Instead of dealing with Tang Ping's various underhanded tricks here, it is better to withdraw to Beiyan first and then make plans.
"Absolutely not!" Another general said, "Now we all know why we are here. If we just retreat like this, what will our soldiers think?"
"Yes, if the Tang army comes to cover us up at that time, we may not be able to resist!"
"You can't retreat, you can't advance, so why should we just let Tang Ping continue like this?"
"You know the soldiers below me are already complaining..."
"That's enough!" Hou Junji slammed the table: "I have made my own decision on this matter! You all should stand down!"
After everyone left, Hou Junji sat in his seat, listening to the music coming from the distance. At this time, it happened to be an old Guanzhong song.
When Hou Jun went out to have a drink in Chang'an, he liked to listen to this song the most.
"Hey...have I really been wrong in the past few years?"
Hou Junji lifted up a strand of hair and put it in front of his eyes. He was in his prime, and already had a few white hairs in it, which even looked like an eyesore.
"Oh, I already have gray hair... am I getting old?"
"I haven't heard this song for a long time!"
"That guy Tang Ping put the Guanzhong soup cake in Tang Dynasty on the tip of his tongue. I haven't had it for a long time!"
For many people in small cities and small places, most of the food there carries the memory of their childhood, adolescence, or the time when they first entered society.
It may not be as delicious as the food in big cities, but when you return to your hometown, you will still go to that store to look for the taste of the past.
People who live in the Tang Dynasty are even more nostalgic for this taste of hometown.
The soldiers below were like this, and the commander-in-chief Hou Junji was still like this.
He never thought that Tang Ping would use such a method.
I don’t know if there will be any later ones, but there are certainly no ancients before.
When the two armies are fighting, the focus is on the heart.
Tang Ping's seemingly joking approach has unexpected effects.
Not only the sergeants of the Yanbei Protectorate were shaken, but even its commander-in-chief Hou Junji himself was shaken at this moment.
Your Majesty is a person who misses old friendships. If he had admitted his mistake back then, would he not have reached this stage now?
What if you are willing to hand over military power now? Can Your Majesty still tolerate being an idle prince in Chang'an?
"Come here!" Hou Junji seemed to have made up his mind and shouted.
"General!" A personal guard walked in.
"Go to Helan Chushi and ask him to make arrangements. I will meet with Tang Ping tomorrow."
