Jingchu, Tanzhou Prefecture
In a certain luxurious mansion, Duan Zhibao, commander of the Fifth Army of the Fengwu Army, and several important subordinates were drinking and having fun... ········
Zhao Dapeng, the somewhat drunk commander of the Fifth Army, kept groping for little N in his arms with his big hands. Under the stimulation of the alcohol, he immediately became bolder and said loudly and sadly:
"Damn it, does this Fengwu Army really treat us brothers as their little sons?"
"Master Duan personally gave them a memorial, saying that the Zhennan Army was about to attack, but they only gave him 10,000 taels of silver, 300 powerful blunderbuss, and ten tiger squatting cannons!"
"What do these *** mean?"
"Is this a ploy to beg for food?"
"Damn it! Don't look at these Fengwu troops entering Hanyang now, but as long as Sir Duan gives your order, my brother will drive them out immediately. Ye Mingsheng wants to be the emperor, and Lord Duan can also be the king of Chu!"
As soon as these words came out, Duan Zhibao, who was sitting in the main seat, felt very happy. Originally, as promised by the Fengwu Army, after capturing Jingchu, he was asked to be the commander of the Fifth Army. However, in the end, the commander failed. He just became a fellow commander!
Fortunately, the Fengwu Army did not set up a commander of the Fifth Army. Although he, the commander, was not a commander in name, he was actually still a commander!
In addition, the Fengwu Army gave him a lot of money, so Duan Zhibao just pinched his nose and recognized it, and no longer cared about the position of the commander... ········
However, although the Fengwu Army gave a lot of money to the uprising generals led by Duan Zhibao and Li Zhengyong, in order to ensure the smooth surrender of the Jingchu Army, the Fengwu Army also made a promise at that time. As long as the Jingchu Army surrendered, it would reorganize the Jingchu Army. And they will be treated according to the soldiers and horses of the Fengwu Army.
Duan Zhibao, Li Zhengyong and others also told their subordinates the same thing. However, because the Fengwu Army continued to fight with the Kipchak Khanate in the north, the financial hole was getting bigger and bigger!
Therefore, it is barely enough to pay the soldiers and horses of his own direct lineage. Where is the money to pay to these godsons of the Fifth Army?
Therefore, although the reorganization of the Fifth Army has been planned, it has been delayed and has become a bubble in the sky!
This made Jing Chujun and others a little anxious, worried that Fengwu Army was trying to deceive them, so many people came to Duan Zhibao, Li Zhengyong and others to ask for an explanation, hoping that these two adults would come forward to have a good talk with Fengwu Army, and The benefits that should be implemented will be implemented!
Duan Zhibao, Li Zhengyong and others naturally came forward to find him, but the Fengwu Army said one thing - no money!
Although the Fengwu Army said they had no money, according to what Duan Zhibao, Li Zhengyong and others learned, Kangyin's First Division and Anqing's Fourth Army did not miss any of their military pay and benefits!
Therefore, there is no doubt that the top management of the Fengwu Army is just looking after others, only caring about their own sons and not caring about their godson...
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Bao Bao, Li Zhengyong and others also told the soldiers of the Fifth Army that the Fengwu Army was at war with the Qincha Khanate and its finances were tight!
We are now members of the Fengwu Army. We must be able to understand the difficulties faced by the superiors and not make it difficult for the superiors!
We must believe that the elders above will not break their promises. Now that the Fengwu Army has defeated the Kipchak Khanate, they can return to the DPRK victoriously. By then, there will be no more wars, and the superiors will have money to give to our Fifth Army!
All in all, Duan Zhibao, Li Zhengyong and others made a big and fragrant pie for the people of the Fifth Army, and then found some excuses to punish some of the people who took the lead in making trouble. With such kindness and power, they could barely count as the Fifth Army. The military's public grievances were suppressed...
Although the public complaints were barely suppressed, everyone knew that this was only temporary, so the most important thing was to get money from the Fengwu Army!
It happened that at this time, the Zhennan Army sent some more troops to Jingchu. Although the number was not large, only a few thousand troops, Duan Zhibao's master Liu Caimao offered Duan Zhibao a plan!
This plan is actually very simple to put it bluntly. It means falsely reporting the number of people in the Zhennan Army supporting Jingchu, and then saying that there is great pressure on our side, the situation is very urgent, and we urgently need support from above, otherwise Jingchu will not be able to hold on!
Duan Zhibao thought about it and felt that this strategy was very good and very maneuverable. Master Liu Maocai thought that since he wanted to make a big one, he said that the Zhennan Army supported 50,000 people in Jingchu, so that he could recruit more Fengwu Army. The top management wants some money and food.
However, Duan Zhibao felt that 50,000 people was a bit too much, and the Fengwu Army's Coordination Office was not for a living.
Everyone knows that the Zhennan Army is going to cause trouble in Anqing, and the main force is gathered there. It is impossible to support 50,000 people in Jingchu!
Therefore, in view of the prestige of the Coordination Office, Duan Zhibao thought it was better to be more conservative and reported 20,000 people in the memorial!
At the same time, Duan Zhibao also knew that the Fengwu Army was currently financially tight and did not have much money in the warehouse, so he also tactfully expressed that if there was no money, it would be okay to support more firearms and armor... ·············
Of course, Duan Zhibao and the others did this not because they were dealing with the Fengwu Army's difficulties, but because they were trying to solve the problems for the Fengwu Army.
They are just a group of political speculators. Now that the Fengwu Army has become prosperous, they are just following the trend. They have no feelings whatsoever about the Fengwu Army!
Duan Zhibao wants firearms, simply because everyone in the world knows that the Fengwu Army’s firearms, the Jiawei, are the best, so the Fengwu Army’s firearms, the Jiawei, are worth a penny in the black market, and many buyers I want to do something good to expand my strength!
And because the Fengwu Army is very strict in this regard, there are very few of them circulating on the market, so this leads to the high price of Fengwu Army's firearms on the black market, and there is no market for them!
As for Duan Zhibao, as long as he gets the firearms, he alone has the final say whether these firearms will be sold or destroyed in the battle with the Zhennan Army!
And someone like him can make a good fortune from this. Of course, he can't eat alone. He will also be dirty to the brothers below and show some respect to the elders above. In this way, who can get through the whole process? What can I do to him?
Originally, he, Duan, had no intention of making such a huge profit. At one time, he also had the intention to make a great contribution and make a name for himself in life and later in life!
But after seeing the difference between Feng Wujun and Feng Wujun, he felt a little cold. After realizing that he was just Fengwu Jun's godson, his mentality also changed. Money is still the most real thing...
However, just when Duan Zhibao had found the buyer in advance, dreaming of making a big profit, and counting the money until his hands cramped, something happened that made him dumbfounded and angry. In response to his request for help, the upper echelons of the Fengwu Army did not give away any money!
But he was only given 10,000 pieces of silver, 300 mighty muskets, and ten tiger squatting cannons, and nothing else. Like the red cannons and armored stomachs that Duan Zhibao asked for, none of them were given!
Although Duan Zhibao knew that their fifth army, in the eyes of the elders in the Fengwu Army, was the godson of his stepmother, not to mention that it was not comparable to the three direct armies of the Fengwu Army, and its status was not as good as that of the original Qilu Army. The Fourth Army!
But Duan Zhibao didn't expect that the Fengwu Army would be so disrespectful and only give him such a small amount of things!
You must know that there are more than 80,000 people in their fifth army. In fact, there are nearly 50,000 people. They are only given 10,000 taels of silver, 300 powerful blunderbuss, and ten tiger squatting cannons. To put it bluntly, This is a bit too insulting!
You must know that the First Division stationed in Kangyin has a battalion of more than 5,000 people, and its annual salary is more than 10,000 taels of silver!
As for the Weiyuan guns and the like, they have been eliminated. They are equipped with the best and most advanced Fengwu guns of the Fengwu Army. There are thousands of them, and there are more than ten tiger crouching cannons, not to mention the red cannons. ··························
Although Duan Zhibao was very angry and aggrieved when comparing the two aspects, he felt that the superiors of Fengwu Army were really disrespecting him!
But he also realized that the boss of Fengwu Army was not a fool and knew what he was planning, so sending these things was also a subtle warning to him!
Even so, Duan Zhibao was still very angry, so now that he heard his subordinate Zhao Dapeng scolding Fengwu Army, he was also very happy!
However, when Duan Zhibao heard that Ye Mingsheng could be the emperor and he could be the king of Chu, Duan Zhibao was immediately shocked. He quickly threw the wine glass at Zhao Dapeng and cursed angrily:
"Bullshit! After drinking two cups of horse urine, you don't know what you are?"
"Compared to Marshal Ye, I am nothing! It is an honor for us brothers to be able to follow Marshal Ye!"
"You fucking dare to be disrespectful to Marshal Ye and his old man again! You don't need anyone else to deal with you, I'll kill you first!"
"Zhao Dapeng, please give me a slap!"
"Slap hard!"
After being scolded by Duan Zhibao, Zhao Dapeng sobered up a little and realized that what he had just said was very inappropriate. When he thought about these words being heard by the Coordination Office, Zhao Dapeng's face suddenly turned pale, and then he gritted his teeth and gave him a fierce blow. I gave myself a few big slaps...
While slapping himself, Zhao Dapeng also said:
"I'm not a human being. I drank a few glasses of wine and started talking nonsense and spouting shit!"
"I didn't mean to do it. Marshal Ye is my biological father. I never dare to be disrespectful to him in any way!"
Seeing Zhao Dapeng slap him more than ten times in a row, with both sides of his face already swollen, Duan Zhibao couldn't bear it and said immediately:
"Okay! Even if you are a piece of shit like you, you don't dare to be disrespectful to Marshal Ye!"
After Duan Zhibao looked around, the people in the room said coldly:
"I have severely punished Zhao Dapeng for making a mistake while drunk, and he already knows that he was wrong. He will never dare to do it again!"
"If any of you are still talking behind my back, don't blame me for being cruel, do you hear me?"
"heard it!"
Under Duan Zhibao's threat, the dancers, musicians, and several generals of the Fifth Army in the room all said in unison:
Seeing this, Zhao Dapeng, who had been beaten into a pig's head, looked at Duan Zhibao with gratitude. He knew that the old leader Duan Zhibao was saving him!
After experiencing Zhao Dapeng's incident, Duan Zhibao had no interest today, so he asked everyone to go back to their homes.
However, what Duan Zhibao did not expect was that one of his subordinates, Li Xin, quietly returned to the mansion shortly after leaving... ··········
Looking at Li Xin who was coming back, Duan Zhibao said with some surprise:
"Do you have anything else to do?"
Li Xin immediately got straight to the point and preached:
"Sir, after the Zhennan Army found out that the Fengwu Army had not fulfilled its promise, they asked someone to contact me!"
As soon as these words came out, Duan Zhibao was suddenly shocked, his eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice:
"Why should the Zhennan Army contact you?"
Li Xin preached very respectfully:
"The general's headquarters is stationed in Xiaowu Mountain, which is the only place our army's food route must pass through, so the Zhennan Army wants me to rebel, so as to threaten our overall food route!"
After finishing speaking, Li Xin continued with a smile:
"The Zhennan Army promised me that as long as I complete this matter, they will give me one hundred thousand taels of silver and make me the deputy governor of Jingchu!"
Seeing the smile on Li Xin's face, Duan Zhibao also realized something, and he put down some of the murderous intention in his heart and continued to ask;
"Li Xin, what do you think?"
Li Xin stopped smiling when he heard this and said with a serious face:
"I am Lord Duan, whom you have carried with you. You have been as kind to me as a mountain. Although I, Li Xin, am not talented, I will never repay kindness with vengeance and harm you, Lord Duan!"
"What's more, although the Zhennan Army's promise is good, we still have to live, right?··························· ·····》
