Wei Cheng thought for a moment, then shook his head, indicating that he was unclear.
I heard Xing Youwei say: "Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui wanted to lead troops into the Xuanfu territory alone, but I refuted it and ordered them to rush to Juyong Pass immediately."
"These two people are so brave. They know that Du Xian is the commander-in-chief of the army, but they want to ignore the propaganda. This shows that they don't take Du Xian as the commander-in-chief seriously." Wei Cheng said angrily. .
Xing Youwei picked up the bowl and blew the hot air inside, looked up at him and said, "Let's not talk about them first, how many soldiers and horses can your Yanqing Guard gather?"
"It's hard to say this." Wei Cheng, who had been filled with indignation just now, lost his temper, smacking his lips and rubbing the fingers of his right hand back and forth uneasily.
Xing Youwei said: "I don't have time to listen to you here. Can you gather 12,000 troops and horses?"
"A bit much." Wei Cheng muttered in a low voice.
Xing Youwei, who didn't hear clearly what was said, frowned and said, "Speak louder. You are still the commander of the Yanqing Guard. You are hesitant and hesitant to speak. Tell me directly, does the Yanqing Guard have 12,000 troops?" "
"Can it be less?" Wei Cheng said hesitantly.
Xing Youwei frowned deeply and said, "Do you have ten thousand?"
"No, no." Acropolis whispered as softly as a mosquito.
Snapped!
Xing Youwei put the tureen in his hand heavily on the table, his face sank, and he said: "There's not even 10,000 left. What do you, the commander of the Yanqing Guard, do for food?"
He knew that military generals would be left without pay, and the Yanqing Guard could not avoid it. However, they could only have 10,000 soldiers and horses. How could he not have expected that the Yanqing Guard's pay had reached such an extent that there were not even 10,000 soldiers and horses left.
"Tell me! How many more are there?" Xing Youwei asked suppressing his anger.
Wei Cheng slowly stretched out a slap, and when he saw Xing Youwei's livid face, he stretched out one hand and put two fingers together, put them together with the other hand, and whispered: "Seven, More than seven thousand.”
"That's right. I thought that even if the Yanqing Guard didn't have 15,000 troops, there would always be 12,300. I didn't expect you silverfish to be lazy and cut half of them off. Don't you feel afraid at all?" Xing Youwei was angry. He wanted to throw the tureen at his side at him.
In the past, when he was appointed as the Chief Envoy in Shaanxi Province, he had heard that the military was seriously fanciful. At that time, he only participated in politics as the Chief Envoy and did not care about military affairs, so he did not care much about military affairs.
Only today did he know that it was no wonder that the officers and soldiers of Datong were retreating steadily as they were beaten by Liu thief. The number of troops stationed by the imperial court in various places was not even half of the number listed on the books.
Wei Cheng lowered his head and said nothing.
The situation of each guard station is basically the same. The Yanqing Guard has been in peace for so many years and does not need to raise too many soldiers and horses. Even if something happens, with Xuanda's border troops around, they will not be able to take the Yanqing Guard's turn.
Xing Youwei looked at his appearance and knew that it was useless to say anything, so he said directly: "In three more days, the Yanqing Guards must gather 10,000 troops. No matter where you go to kill people, you must also gather them." Qi, do you understand?"
"The last general has taken note of it." Wei Cheng turned sideways and bowed in the direction of Xing Youwei.
Xing Youwei angrily picked up the tureen at hand, put it to his mouth and took a sip. Then he put it back on the table and shouted outside: "Don't you know the tea is cold? Change it to hot tea."
Chang Sui, who was guarding the room, hurriedly stepped forward and took down Xing Youwei's tea.
Xing Youwei raised his eyes and saw Aicheng sitting below. He suddenly became angry and scolded: "What are you still doing here? Why don't you go back and gather the troops quickly?"
"General Mo, go this way." Wei Cheng quickly stood up from his seat, bowed, and then left.
As soon as he left, the chief attendant walked in with a cup of freshly brewed tea.
He put the brewed tea on the table next to Xing Youwei, walked around to one side, rubbed his shoulders, and said: "Master, please calm down. There is no need to be angry with these soldiers. I am so angry." The body is not worth it.”
"What do you know!" Xing Youwei glanced at his Changsui and said immediately, "The soldiers and horses from Liaodong have made it clear that they will not listen to my orders. Now the only ones we can count on are the Yanqing Guards."
"Sir, you are the commander-in-chief of the army appointed by the imperial court. How dare they disobey you?" Chang Sui said disapprovingly while rubbing Xing Youwei's shoulders.
My master is holding the Shangfang sword given by the emperor, and he wants to chop whoever he wants. He doesn't think anyone is brave enough to disobey his master, the commander of the army.
"Rub the left side." Xing Youwei said, enjoying the service of his long followers, "Liaodong just had a great victory over Ningyuan. These Liaodong soldiers are the proud and powerful generals that no one looks down upon. The official, a governor in name only, cannot catch their eye."
Explained casually.
The long follower is a little confused.
But he understood that not just any soldier or horse could be called a proud soldier or a powerful general. The soldiers and horses that could use these words must first be more powerful than other soldiers and horses.
On the other side, Jiang Kui of the Liaodong Army took Lao Qin and others back to the military camp stationed in Huanghua Town.
"General, Jiang Kui is back." The soldiers outside the door came in to report.
Jiang Yingzhao, who was sitting on the main seat, said: "Let him come in."
Jiang Kui walked in from the outside, walked to the middle of the tent in a few steps, knelt on the ground on one knee, cupped his hands into fists, and said, "I see the general."
"Get up!" Jiang Yingzhao raised his right hand to signal him to get up, and asked, "Did you give the letter to the governor? Does he have anything to say to you to bring back?"
Jiang Kui lowered his head and said, "Replying to the general, my subordinates personally handed the letter to Du Xian. After reading the letter, Du Xian was very angry and asked General you and General Mangui to set off for Juyong Pass immediately."
"Damn it, you started showing off your authority before we even met. A governor with no authority dares to ride on top of this general to show off his power." Jiang Yingzhao began to curse after listening to Jiang Kui's words.
"What's going on, Mr. Jiang? I heard you getting angry again outside."
As the voice fell, Man Gui strode in from outside.
When Jiang Yingzhao saw the visitor, he said, "You came just in time. The opinions we wrote to the governor were rejected, and you and I were asked to rush to Juyongguan to see him immediately."
"Then let's go to Juyong Pass. Is it possible that he dared to chop us two with the Shang Fang sword in his hand?" Man Gui walked to a seat aside and sat down.
Jiang Yingzhao looked at him and said: "You and I both know how good Zhao Shujiao is. He is no worse than anyone else in Liaodong, but in the end he lost to Datong's Liu thief. This shows that this Liu thief is extraordinary."
"Are you worried that Xing Duxian doesn't know how to command blindly?" Man Gui picked up the hot tea brought by his servant, brought it to his mouth and blew the hot air inside.
Jiang Yingzhao asked, "Aren't you worried?"
"Of course I am worried, but after all, Xing Duxian is the army commander personally appointed by the imperial court. It is impossible for you and me to leave him alone and deal with Liu Thief on our own. I don't agree with your idea from the beginning." Man Gui said.
