Shi Hao's lieutenant commander was named Guan. Looking at the young supervisor, he almost said, "I'm not nervous." His hands were trembling slightly.
Now Wulong Ridge is like a hot pot on a firewood pile. Guan Zhongjun knows what kind of anger is in the hearts of soldiers who have been defeated several times. The tent they are in can be burned to the ground at any time.
"Actually, the fight was really good at the beginning, but the bad thing was that Liutiaogou was defeated later!" He murmured in annoyance as he sat in front of Li Dan, rubbing his hands on his battle skirt, and seemed to be sweating endlessly. .
"The most meritorious one is Luo Guangen who defended Kulun. Three thousand people blocked him for several days. Even the commander said it was not easy!" He sighed: "Commander Luo broke out, and the remaining people were all The wounded ones made the military doctor shed tears."
"How much do you know about what happened in Liutiaogou? How did the rout of tens of thousands of people happen?" Lu Rui asked in a deep voice.
Guan Zhongjun swallowed, he already knew that this person was Qianhu sent by the Winged Dragon Guard, and Shang Fang's sword was kept in his hand. He sat up straight:
"Returning to my lord (the Winged Dragon Guard Qianhu is the fifth rank, but the first rank of Jianguan is equivalent to the fourth rank, and the officer in the army is the fifth rank of Deputy Qianhu, so he calls Lu Rui your lord). At that time, our army had Four commanders are fighting.
From north to south are Han Deqin, Qin Tuo, Zhou Bigong and Tong Baorui. Han Deqin discovered that enemy cavalry appeared on the flank. He had no time to adjust his defenses, so he asked his brother to lead his own soldiers to meet them, but it was useless!
The team was cut off, and the people in front panicked. For some reason, Han Deqin ordered the gold medal, and the team became even more panicked and out of control. Qin Tuo originally had a quarrel with Han Deqin. When he saw this, he thought that Han Deqin was deliberately trying to harm himself, so he quickly told the team to retreat.
This time the enemy cavalry was blocked, but the right wing was completely defeated. Zhou Bigong, who was on the left wing, was directly shot from a high position, causing considerable losses.
Upon seeing this, Lord Tong led his troops to overwhelm the enemy's right wing, and killed three enemy generals in a row, allowing Lord Zhou to adjust his deployment and retreat slowly to avoid the enemy's sharp edge, and finally waited for the supporting troops led by Commander Zhu Zhao.
I thought that if it hadn't been for Master Tong, that battle would have been a complete rout and a failure! "
"Since it was Han and Qin who retreated without orders, they should be held accountable. Why hasn't Shi Shuai done anything yet?" Wu Mao asked.
"Mr. Wu, Commander Shi had already fallen ill before this war. Since both of them are veterans of the Liao region, they still have a lot to rely on, so they plan to withdraw the troops first and then deal with them after they stabilize." The officer in the army respectfully treated this senior staff member. :
"I didn't expect that the enemy would catch up with me as soon as I retreated to Xinglong Fort, so I had to retreat again, and I didn't gain a foothold until here. Then the commander couldn't hold on and fell down. Seeing that the situation was scary, I had to quickly send someone to Liaoyang to inform Mr. Li. "
The whole thing was already clear, and several people looked at each other without speaking. Li Dan asked: "Then the army still doesn't know about Commander Shi's condition? Nor does Deputy Commander Cui of Shenyang know about it? What about Commander Sun of Liaoyang?"
"I didn't even dare to tell you." Guan Zhongjun smiled bitterly: "Don't blame me. This was the commander's order when he was awake. He said that the Egu people must not be aware of it at all."
"They are focusing all their attention on Shoerbu City now, so they won't notice it for the time being. Of course, it also depends on what we do here." After Wu Mao finished speaking to Li Dan, he turned to Guan Zhongjun again: "Chinese Army Do you have anything you want to say or make suggestions?"
"Yes!" Guan Zhongjun licked his lips: "Shuai Shi has just arrived, and the generals below have not completely returned to their original mission. Some generals are arrogant and domineering, and some only care about their own grievances.
This can be seen from the conflict between Han and Qin. Please be careful! Furthermore, although the Liao army was disorganized, it was not completely incapable of fighting. For example, the four movies we played last time were all tough!
It's a pity that everyone... can't form a joint force and can't get together! That's why the defeat in the river valley caused the morale of the officers and soldiers to suddenly decline. "
"So, how many commanders must be killed to save the crisis?" Li Dan smiled half-heartedly: "Are the Chinese Army suggesting that I kill Han and Qin immediately?"
"Well, I don't dare to do this in my humble position."
"Okay, so did Commander Shi make a mistake in his command?"
Guan Zhongjun was shocked and quickly stood up and crossed his hands: "In my humble position, I don't dare to talk about the merits and demerits of my superiors."
"Who are you
You are a cautious person, no wonder you are appointed as an officer in the Chinese Army. Li Dan smiled: "How long have you been with Shi Shuai?"
"A humble position... I have been following Shi Shuai since he took office in Zhili."
"Very good." Li Dan nodded: "Then I will give you two tasks: This matter and what we are talking about today must not be heard by others. You continue to be on duty at Shi Shuai's account. If anything happens, I will send someone to ask you. feasible?"
"I humbly obey your orders, and I will wait for you to be dispatched by your lord!"
Watching him leave, Li Dan shook his head: "The information this person gave us is limited. We only know that Han and Qin are at odds, there is nothing useful." He put his hand on the edge of the table:
"I still say the same thing. It's easy to kill two people, but does it solve the problem? And what happens to his team after killing them? Han now has more than a thousand people, and Qin also has two thousand."
"But...if we don't kill him, the other thirteen commanders won't be convinced, right?" Lu Rui said hesitantly.
"Well, it depends on how to kill them." Wu Mao said, "Unfortunately, we don't have much time to investigate, and we will definitely not be able to capture Shoerbu City. If we lose patience, we will want to go south to attack Shenyang in a few days.
But there are only 4,000 people in Shenyang now. This Shihao really poses a big problem for us! "
"What's so hard to kill here?" Zhao Jingzi crossed his shoulders and frowned: "If you don't go, Lao Lu will give me the Emperor's Sword and I will do this!" What he meant was that these people still dare to attack a yellow belt. , want to rebel?
He led the Liaoxi Battalion of Raozhou Regiment Training and has been acting as an instructor since arriving, training the Haigai Erwei and Shandong Preparatory Japanese Army, and he was already very angry.
"It's not a question of who goes there, it's a question of how hot it is. And the young master's Shang Fang Sword can only kill below the third rank." Wu Mao said:
"We have been working on it for a long time and still haven't figured out the problems with these dozen commanders. We haven't even figured out the patient's condition yet. How can we prescribe the medicine?"
At this point, he suddenly had an idea and looked at Li Dan: "We can't just focus on the problem. Can we learn something from Tong and Tuesday?"
"And I don't think we should talk like this." Li Dan said softly: "It makes people afraid to tell the truth. How about we divide it up and talk to three or five people each, and then summarize it together."
Both Wu Mao and Lu Rui agreed with his suggestion, so they made a rough arrangement and acted separately. This was indeed effective. Everyone came back to check the accounts together in the evening, and soon discovered some signs.
When Shi Hao went to Liao, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army sent him Pan Chang, commander of the left army, Liu Guang and Shao Junyou, fellow commanders, and five accompanying generals, Jiang Binghui, who had experience in transportation and joined the army to command Qianshi.
Among them, Pan Chang's highest grade is the third grade, and Liangshou's lowest grade is the fifth grade. Strangely, Shi Hao put them away on the grounds that he was worried about arousing the resentment of Liao generals. Of these five people, only Liang Shou is actually responsible for military supplies, and the others are idle.
The fifteen commanders on the front line were all directly responsible for this matter to Shi Hao, which made Li Dan frown.
He didn't know what Shi Hao was thinking, but he knew that in actual fighting like this, all the ministries would be tied up. Not only could they not let go, but they would easily lose their chance of fighting if they asked for instructions on everything.
Han Deqin was unable to adjust his troops before the battle. After the chaos broke out, there were no senior officers to coordinate and coordinate between Han and Qin, which led to chaos on the battlefield and even accidental injuries.
"Shi Shuai wanted to take control of each unit personally, but the enemy arrived before he could familiarize himself with each commander, so the troops lost control on the battlefield." Li Dan said that he could see the reason for the defeat.
Just as Tong Baorui said to himself, four troops and four commanders are like an outstretched palm.
Ye Bihan may have noticed this incongruity, so he decided to attack the two units on the cliff from the flanks, and then surround the two units on the cliff with multiple heads. He just didn't expect that someone would disturb his arrangement.
Hearing that the opponent had killed three enemy generals in a row, Li Dan thought he was a tall and burly man, but unexpectedly, Commander Tong was almost a head shorter than him!
"Is the general Han?" Li Dan tried to ask. In his previous life, there was some controversy as to whether Tong was a Han or a Manchu.
"The humble position is Han Chinese, only
He has lived in Liao land all year round and has intermarryed with the barbarians from generation to generation. "
"I understand." Li Dan said with a smile that he didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore. Unexpectedly, Tong Baorui's next sentence made him stunned for a moment.
"Among us, General Qin is not a Han. You can tell by looking at his eyes that his ancestors are converted Semu people. But..." Tong Baorui smiled: "If you are loyal to the Celestial Empire, what does it matter if you are a Han or not?"
"It makes sense." Li Dan nodded: "The official families of the Tang Dynasty had the blood of lustful people, but it did not prevent them from building a great dynasty or becoming a wise monarch."
After he finished speaking, he asked the other party: "So, is our General Semu a loyal and competent general?"
"From the perspective of his humble position, General Qin's ability to grow from a small grain and fodder commander to a leading general certainly has his own merits. For example, this time, when he discovered the enemy's cavalry attack, he commanded his troops to retreat, leading the enemy troops to come forward and block it. Cavalry momentum.
In a way this is a great idea! Of course, if he did this in the plains, the supervisor could kill him directly! But it was on a cliff and the situation was different.
Although Xiao Zhou's team suffered losses, it was still much better than a big rout! Moreover, retreating is not the same as retreating.
Look at General Han, he is in a state of panic! But General Qin finally brought out all the main forces, and the losses were limited. This is the difference! "
Li Dan nodded silently and asked: "Old General, does he know why General Han is panicking? Ordinarily, he is also a veteran of wars, so he should not be so worried. When he went down to see him, he argued that it was because he was heartbroken at the death of his younger brother. To."
"Hehe, I can tell you that your Excellency has experienced battles, so I won't believe his lies easily!" Tong Baorui gave a thumbs up and replied with a smile:
"Half of the commanders here know what happened to him. Originally, this guy was pretty good at fighting. But then he listened to someone's advice and started to raise personal soldiers.
Do you know how much money it costs to raise soldiers? He raised a cavalry team of 300 people. The people and horses were well fed and used well. Everyone had armor and they were all better dressed than the officers and soldiers. How much does it cost outside here?
Where does he get the money? Didn't you drink the soldiers' blood in the end? There are 4,700 people, only half of them are actually there! He couldn't hide it this time and temporarily recruited some straight women to fill in the numbers. Fortunately, the female straight man fought bravely, otherwise he would have collapsed even faster! "
"So that's it?" Li Dan suddenly realized: "The person in front is a straight woman. Is he asking for money to recall his subordinates to preserve his strength?" Tong Baorui sighed and nodded silently. Li Dan knew it well. No wonder, no wonder!
The next day, Li Dan went to the meeting to discuss matters. In the name of Shuai Shi being seriously ill and discussing his future actions, all the senior generals and generals in the army were present.
Li Dan first announced that General Pan Chang would temporarily take over the entire army because Shi Shuai was in a coma and could not see the situation, with Tong Baorui and Liu Guang as deputy officers, and Shao Junyou and Jiang Binghui as army officers.
Then the topic changed and it was discovered that Han Deqin had deducted military pay and used it for other purposes. His mismanagement during the war caused heavy losses to friendly forces. Therefore, he was removed from his military post and arrested. He was sent to Liaoyang by Yilong Guard to await His Majesty's fate.
At the same time, he warned that there are generals in the tent who also drank the blood of soldiers, and they have to come out on their own within three days. If found out afterwards, they will be investigated and charged with deception!
Seeing Han Deqin being stripped of his armor and strapped out to the prison van, several generals and officers who usually had no dealings with him were beaming with joy.
Qin Tuo stood up first and said flattering things about how wise and decisive the Tong Supervisory Army Master was. Li Dan listened to him with a smile and replied that you, General Qin, were also at fault, retreating without orders and making your own decisions.
Seeing Qin Tuo's face turn pale, Li Dan added: "I want you to protect everyone's rights for a reason, so I will give you a light sentence for now, but you can't spare me for destroying public affairs for private purposes and causing losses to friendly troops!"
So he was ordered to be taken out and beaten with fifteen army sticks, and two horses and three cattle were confiscated (the livestock could also be paid in silver).
Although Qin Tuo had yellow hair, a high nose, and deep eyes, he had a bold temperament. He immediately took off his armor and went out to receive the military stick. While being beaten, he praised loudly:
"I am humbled to thank the commander-in-chief for giving me the battle. I have fought well and judged well. I am humbled and convinced!"
This made all the generals in the tent cover their mouths and chuckle. Li Dan also couldn't laugh or cry. Why was this guy so lively? Only then did I vaguely understand why Lu Rui
He came back and said that he was very popular in the army.
"Go back and lie down, and I will send a doctor to give you medicine. Get up in three days and follow me on the expedition!" Qin Tuo was overjoyed after hearing this and thanked Li Dan repeatedly. It turns out that this guy gets happier with more beatings?
"Are there really people in this world who feel happier the more they are scolded or beaten?"
