Several generals looked at Li Kaiyang.
Zhang Huai knew that these people were all from Li Kaiyang.
Li Kaiyang, who was sitting in the lower seat, looked thoughtful, rubbing his thumb back and forth on the joints of his fingers.
Zhang Huai waited for a while, and when he saw that Li Kaiyang was silent, he couldn't help but said: "The governor has requested that troops must be sent out today. The reason why I want to call you all here is that I hope that everyone can work together to suppress the rebellion. As long as the tiger-character flag is eradicated, You fellow traitors, all of you here will have a share of the credit for suppressing the rebellion."
He knew this well and knew that it would be difficult to convince the generals who led the army with just empty words, so he first used the governor's power to suppress these people, and then gave him credit for suppressing the rebellion.
The faces of the generals present showed eagerness.
Although the governor of Datong did not have Shang Fang's sword and could not kill them first and then report them, he could use the pretext of suppressing the rebellion to remove them from their official hats and escort them back to Beijing for disposal by the court.
And once they bear the label of being unwilling to participate in counterinsurgency, another label of participating in rebellion may fall on them at any time.
Li Kaiyang looked at Zhang Huai and said: "If we want to get to Lingqiu as quickly as possible, we can only dispatch the soldiers and servants of each family."
"Soldiers and horses from the main barracks will also be dispatched." Zhang Huai said, "However, our several soldiers and servants will go to Lingqiu first. Once Liu Heng is captured, the tiger-character flag will become leaderless, and the remaining tiger-character flags will be leaderless. There is nothing to fear from the banner warriors."
Li Kaiyang stood up from his seat, clasped his fists, and said, "The final general is willing to go with the Commander-in-Chief to Lingqiu to quell the rebellion."
"The final general is willing to send troops to Lingqiu with the Commander-in-Chief."
The other generals in the room knelt on the ground.
Zhang Huai laughed and said: "Okay, since everyone agrees to send troops immediately, you can go back and gather the soldiers of each family now. The so-called soldiers are quick, so I will gather with you at the main barracks in an hour."
"We will obey the general's order."
All the generals agreed at the same time.
The generals came out of the General Military Mansion and returned to their homes to prepare.
The imperial court's decree to suppress the rebellion could not be concealed from anyone at all, and soon everyone with some ability in Datong Fucheng learned the news.
Some businessmen who were originally planning to do business in Lingqiu also gave up the idea of going to Lingqiu. At this time, no one wanted to bring trouble to the court.
There were fast riders galloping away from several gates of Datong Fucheng.
These fast riders left Datong Fucheng and rushed towards Lingqiu along different roads.
However, just as these riders rushed to Lingqiu, Liu Heng, who was in Lingqiu, already knew the news of the imperial court's order to counter the rebellion, and also knew that the target of the counter-insurgency was the Tiger-Character Banner.
For the imperial court, it was extremely easy to deal with a rebellious businessman, otherwise it would not have left the matter to Datong itself.
No one in the imperial court took the Tiger Flag seriously.
The news about countering the rebellion was naturally not very secret. Even many people in the capital knew that there was a businessman in Lingqiu who was plotting to rebel, and the imperial court had arranged for local officials to counter the rebellion.
The common people in the capital, like the imperial court, did not take Datong's tiger-character flag seriously. Today, the common people and the imperial court are still concerned about the situation in Liaodong and the Hou Jin Dynasty.
The imperial troops were defeated one after another in Liaodong, and most of Liaodong fell into the hands of Hou Jin. The court and the people had begun to face up to Hou Jin's rebellion.
The imperial court's decree to use troops against the Tiger-Character Banner had not yet left the capital. Wang Zibing, the storekeeper of the Tiger-Character Banner arranged in the capital, had already gotten the news and arranged for someone to send it back to Lingqiu.
Before the special envoy delivering the message arrived in Datong, the people from the Tiger Character Banner had already sent the news to Liu Heng's desk.
Liu Heng, who received the news, did not panic, but started a pre-war meeting.
All the senior officials of the Tiger Banner who stayed in Lingqiu were summoned to Xujiazhuang to discuss matters in the conference hall.
There are many empty seats on the long table in the conference hall, and many senior officials of the Tiger Flag are still on the grassland, or are in other places and cannot make it back.
Everyone present knew that the discussion this time was due to the imperial court's suppression of rebellion, so everyone looked solemn and their faces were less relaxed than before.
Liu Heng sat at the top of the long table, put his hands on the table, and said: "The imperial court has issued a decree to suppress the rebellion. I believe it won't be long before Datong's soldiers and horses attack us. Everyone here is our tiger-character flag." It can be said that the top management and the Tiger Flag will both prosper and suffer, so no one can even think about escaping. There is only one way in front of us, and that is war!"
When he said the last word, his voice rose.
"Transfer the First Soldier Battalion and the Fourth Soldier Battalion back! They won't be of much use if they stay outside Xinping Fort." Zhao Yutu said.
Liu Heng frowned and said: "There are the Second War Soldier Camp, the Fifth War Soldier Camp and the Sixth War Soldier Camp here in Lingqiu. Are our three War Soldier Camps not the opponents of Datong Soldiers and Horses? If that’s the case, we might as well just run away and live on the grasslands, living under someone else’s roof.”
"Don't worry, Boss, our second soldier battalion can fight with the official army." Jia Liu stood up and said loudly.
"The Fifth Soldier Battalion can also fight against the official army."
"The Sixth Soldier Battalion guarantees victory in a single battle with the army."
The Fifth Soldier Battalion and the Sixth Soldier Battalion stood up at the same time.
"I believe you can do it." Liu Heng looked at them and said, "The First Soldier Camp and the Fourth Soldier Camp can easily defeat Su Nang's Mongolian army, and you can also defeat the Datong Mansion. Soldiers and horses.”
He couldn't understand what the Datong army was like. If even the soldiers of the Tiger Flag couldn't defeat the Datong army, then he didn't have to stay in Lingqiu to work hard on his plans. He might as well escape to Datong as soon as possible. Yuan Dao becomes a pirate.
Zhao Yutu said: "Master, why don't you leave Lingqiu first and go to the grassland for a while, and take a look at the situation of our Tiger Flag on the grassland."
"No need." Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "I believe in the soldiers of our Tiger Flag, and at this time, as the head of the Tiger Flag, I will never leave Lingqiu."
Morale is an invisible and intangible thing, but it does exist. He knew that once he went to the grassland, it would be a blow to the people who stayed behind, and it would even damage the morale of the soldiers below.
Zhao Yutu saw that Liu Heng was determined to stay, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
Liu Heng turned to look at Yang Yuan aside and said, "Have our people withdrawn from the capital and other places?"
"It has been withdrawn. Now they are all hidden in safe houses in various places. They can be withdrawn to Lingqiu or the grassland at any time." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng nodded and warned: "If the goods in various places cannot be transferred in time, you can choose to give up. We must first ensure the safety of our personnel."
"Yes, I understand." Yang Yuan agreed, and then said, "The safety of personnel deployed in various places is not a big problem, but the Chamber of Commerce in Xuan Mansion, since the content of Wang Xin's book came out, some people At first, there were constant small moves, and my subordinates were worried that more people would become restless after the imperial court's order to suppress the rebellion was spread."
Hearing this, Liu Heng showed a hint of coldness on his face and said: "For those businessmen who dare to jump out, pick the ones who jump the most and remove them."
"Yes." Yang Yuan agreed.
