Chen Rui went back to prepare for sending troops.
There were quite a lot of soldiers and horses assigned to him. Including reinforcements from all walks of life, there were more than 5,000 cavalry alone, coupled with infantry, etc., the number of soldiers and horses was 16,000 to 16,000, and they were also given food, grass, baggage, etc. , and they can all see it.
When Xiangcheng Bo Li Ao heard that Chen Rui was back, he hurriedly came to see him. When he heard from Chen Rui that he was going to send troops, Li Ao was also shocked.
"Send troops? The Tatars have been running for a day. They must be panicking like a lost dog. How to chase them? Wang Weining doesn't want to let you, Lao Chen, establish a reputation as a champion and flatten the grassland, right?"
As the uncle of Xiangcheng, Li Ao was not directly from the family. He was the cousin of the previous uncle of Xiangcheng, Li Fu, and he had only inherited the title for a year.
Previously, as a newcomer, Li Wei was very flattering to Chen Rui.
It was also because Li Wei felt that Wang Weining was always a civil servant and would not stay in the northwest for long, so it was more practical to make friends with these solid nobles. Who gave Chen Rui a great reputation in the northwest army?
If you can't do it yourself, just learn from a great senior.
So when Li Wei heard that Wang Yue wanted to mobilize Chen Rui to send troops to the grassland, he first came to Chen Rui's side... because Li Wei himself had not made any contribution in this kind of war. He knew that Wang Weining was awesome, but they Still disdainful.
When there is a tough battle, don't tell us clearly, let us run on our own, and then if we run away, you can blow up the side pass in the rear to gain military merit, and then you can play tricks on us later, right?
As a coach, do you still play with your subordinates like this?
Chen Rui said with a dejected look on his face: "It wouldn't be a big deal if I could chase a few back, but where can I chase in such a big grassland? Besides, the military order to chase was not given by the Holy One. I can't go far if I march north. Far?"
Leading troops into the grassland... Wang Yue's military order did not ask him, Chen Rui, to clear the grassland.
Even if Chen Rui had this ability, without the emperor's decree, he could only go in and pursue them, making a small fuss.
Chen Rui also wanted to understand that this trip to the grassland was definitely to play with him.
"That Wang Weining did everything he could to win the title!" Li Nuo was so angry that he also said harsh words in front of Chen Rui.
Chen Rui looked around and reminded: "Be careful of being punished for slandering the commander-in-chief of Yijun!"
Li Wei said bitterly: "I thought I could gain meritorious service by following him to the northwest, but he didn't say anything to us before the war. He was afraid that we would rob him of his military merit. Now he has come back to make things difficult for us. Maybe he will go back to the north." If the army fails to advance on the way, he will be the first person to impeach you!"
"well!"
Chen Rui sighed.
It's also because he is stupid. Wang Yue might give up the Piantou Pass to the Tatars and retreat without a fight?
"When he said he wanted to lure the enemy deeper, we should have thought of his motives." Chen Rui also felt a little self-hatred.
Li Hao said: "Who would have thought that with only three thousand soldiers from the rear, and neither the chief military officer nor the deputy chief military officer was around, he would dare to fight back to Pianguan? If he had known that he had that mighty gunpowder, how could he have killed him? in this way?"
Chen Rui was also very angry.
It's all because of the mighty heavenly gunpowder!
Knowing that there is such a big killing weapon, understanding Wang Weining’s intention, and knowing that he dares to lead a small number of troops to attack Piantou Pass, we will not lead the troops to run so fast, at least... we will wait halfway, and we will wait for the situation. run.
Li Tao stepped forward and said, "Old Chen, I heard something. When Wang Weining returned to Beijing this time, he relied on currying favor with someone close to His Majesty, and that person helped him achieve today's achievements."
"Is this Gongsheng student Zhang Bingkuan?" Chen Rui frowned.
"This...you know all this?" Li Na was surprised.
Chen Ruixin said, do you think I, the commander-in-chief, can be the same as you, the deputy commander-in-chief who was transferred temporarily? Even if you have fought in battles before, what rank are you at? How many connections do you have in the government?
Chen Rui looked very annoyed and said: "I just didn't expect the mighty gunpowder. In fact, I heard this name from Pang An, the commander of Yongning Guards, but I didn't take it seriously at the time. It was Pang An who told me , this mighty heavenly gunpowder was given by the emperor, and it seems that it was made by Gongsheng named Zhang. Can this be regarded as Wang Weining's own credit?"
Li Wei asked: "How can that Gongsheng have the ability to decide the situation in the northwest?"
Chen Rui said: "Why do you think Wang Weining was transferred to Pianguan? Someone figured it out for him... After Wang Weining arrived at Pianguan, he kept saying in front of us that it was difficult to defend here. He told us to use the terrain as much as possible to control the situation. The Tartars brought in the pass and then encircled them...it was lard that fooled them!"
Just as he was talking, Chen Xun's voice came from the door: "Is Mr. Ping Jiang here? The military oath is about to begin. Please go over there."
"knew!"
Chen Rui didn't even want to go out to see Chen Xun, because he felt that Chen Xun had rebelled now and was clearly tricked by Wang Yue, and he was still counting money for Wang Yue.
Li Wei was puzzled and said: "The sun is about to set, why do we need to send troops now?"
Chen Rui had already picked up his sword and was about to go to the door. Hearing this, he turned around and glared at him: "It's too late to catch up now. Do you want me to send troops tomorrow? What's the point? If you want to go with me, I will Mention this to Wang Weining!"
"No! I...just stay here and guard."
Li Hao verbally supported Chen Rui, but he was not so stupid if he asked him to serve as Chen Rui's subordinate and march into the grassland together.
Now it’s obvious that you, Chen Rui, were used as spearmen by Wang Yue. Regardless of whether you have a chance to make meritorious deeds on your trip north, if I go with you, I will offend Wang Weining first. Then I’m afraid I will There is no way to mix in the northwest.
…
…
Chen Rui still sent troops.
But even Wang Yue himself knew that Chen Rui was messing around.
That night, Zhu Feng was called by Wang Yue to write a memorial for victory. It was a complete war report two days after the war ended. Wang Yue also had Zhang Yong, the eunuch who was supervising the army, beside him.
Zhu Feng looked stupid and asked: "Mr. Wang, if you ask Ping Jiangbo to send troops, it will be difficult to make any progress, right? You have also transferred so many soldiers away. If Di Yi comes back again, the city's defense will not be enough." .”
That's right to say...
Even Zhang Yong is laughing.
Others cannot understand, but Zhang Yong sees clearly.
Wang Yue was clearly playing tricks on Chen Rui, and he also made Chen Rui lose his temper. The enemy ran away. Wang Yue did not dare to give up the pass and pursue him because he did not have many soldiers under his command. He waited for the commander-in-chief Chen Rui to come back before sending Chen Rui. go……
No matter what, what Wang Yue did was in line with the rules.
As for Chen Rui sending troops late...
Who told you, Chen Rui, to run so fast when running away? Feelings were caused by someone like me, Wang, who asked you to run away, right? You sent out troops late, I can only blame you for coming back late! At least I, Wang, will make arrangements for sending troops as soon as you come back!
Even Chen Rui knew that by doing this, Wang Yue was using his status and rules to suppress him, leaving him with no choice. No matter how strong his opinion was, he still had to lead his troops out of the enemy's territory.
Wang Yue said: "Zhijie, there are some things that you can't understand clearly, but you will understand later."
"yes."
Zhu Feng felt aggrieved.
I have obviously achieved great success in battle, and Mr. Wang also praised me as powerful and brave in the previous battle report, which made me think that I was a living champion. Now he says that I don't understand... Why don't I understand?
Zhang Yong said with a smile: "I guess His Majesty's decree to level Jiang Bo and go to the next place will arrive in the next two days, right?"
Wang Yue looked at the memorial that had been written, still lowered his head and said: "This is not part of Lao Cao's plan, it depends on the needs of the imperial court at the frontier. However, I feel that the inner three passes are more suitable for him."
If a well-known frontier general is transferred to guard the three inner gates and retreated from the first line to the second line, everyone can see that Wang Yue really dislikes Chen Rui.
Regardless of whether they are superiors or subordinates now, in the future they will probably all be counts, a level competition.
In particular, Wang Yue wanted to establish a certain prestige for his eldest son Wang Chun. At least he would help Wang Chun suppress Chen Rui's reputation first. Otherwise, after his death, what qualifications would Wang Chun have to challenge Chen Rui?
"Eunuch Zhang, I have prepared generous gifts in the capital. This military reward is also in accordance with your arrangement. You see..."
In addition to wanting to curry favor with Zhang Zhou, Wang Yue also wanted to serve Zhang Yong, the eunuch who oversees the army.
This is the flattery he carries in his bones.
Zhang Yong said with a smile: "It's better to take care of Mr. Zhang's side first. Our family is also ready..."
"Oh, that's right. But I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for us to give them like this." Wang Yue and Zhang Yong were exchanging their experiences in giving gifts to Zhang Zhou, and talked about the dangers of border generals giving gifts to the emperor's close associates.
Then both of them turned their attention to Zhu Feng.
No matter how stupid Zhu Feng is, he can still see clearly that these two guys didn't ask me to come here to discuss anything, they just wanted me to be a tool for giving gifts!
"Zhijie, are you and Mr. Zhang old friends?" Wang Yue asked.
Zhu Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, we have known each other for less than a year."
"It's only been a year. That's rare. You are lucky. But I heard that Mr. Zhang was recommended to His Majesty by you. Your future will be limitless." Wang Yue said.
Zhu Feng sounded awkward.
If I have a relationship, what future will I have? It doesn't depend on my father who is the Duke of the country, but it all depends on Brother Zhang, right?
Wang Yue said: "Now that I am in the capital, I am living in poverty. I have sold off my ancestral home, so I can collect some money and send it to Mr. Zhang after the war is over. I just don't know about this military reward..."
Zhang Yong continued with a smile: "Wang Junmen, don't worry, our family will tell His Majesty for you. How can we treat you badly for such unparalleled achievements?"
"We have achieved military success together, so how can we distinguish between us? Naturally, I should try my best to show my merits to Eunuch Zhang..."
Then Wang Yue and Zhang Yong seemed to be working together.
Zhu Feng understood immediately.
This is not a serious discussion at all, it is simply two politicians bringing a political novice here to conflate military merits.
When Zhang Yong was fighting, no one was seen. Now, in order to benefit from military merit, Wang Yue specially brought Zhang Yong into his group, so that he could get more points when he was rewarded.
As for Zhu Feng being here...
In addition to the fact that Zhu Feng and Zhang Zhou were together, he also thought...these two people wanted to give gifts to Zhang Zhou. They couldn't give them openly and could only use his hands.
Zhu Feng sighed secretly.
I'm just a tool person.
(End of chapter)
