The military commanders of the Tang Army and the Nanliang Army now all have Zhang Lin as the core.
The practice of the army is to respect the strong. Soldiers respect the strong, especially generals who can lead them to victory.
Half of the generals in Xiao Yuanming's Nanliang Army had been impressed by Zhang Lin.
With his previous status, he barely controlled the other half of the Nanliang Army, as well as most of the civil servants and officials in the two armies.
Zhang Lin has the appearance of a famous general, but his character cannot escape the contamination of the late Tang Dynasty.
It's just that he is a little better than people like Sun Ru, Qin Zongquan, and Huang Chao, and has a slightly lower bottom line.
He is still extremely unruly and does not take the civil servants seriously at all.
Naturally, all the civil servants who were attached to the Tang Army and the Nanliang Army chose to join Xiao Yuanming.
Zhang Lin knew this situation.
But he let it go, seemingly with some disdain. With a large army in hand, these civil servants could not change the world.
When the big account is being discussed.
Except for Xiao Yuanming, there were no civilian officials. All the generals and commanders were waiting for Zhang Lin to speak.
After a while.
Zhang Lincai snorted coldly and said calmly: "The lobbyist sent by Yuan Shu actually said something nice and confused you all!"
All the generals looked at each other.
One of the generals raised his hands and said: "I am ignorant, please ask the general to clarify my confusion!"
Zhang Lin said: "We are the only powerful forces in this area. If I agree to Yuan Shu's conditions and attack King Sihong Jing first, not to mention whether we can win or not, even if we win, what benefits will we get?"
"Our soldiers and horses are not as good as Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba. They will definitely become stronger after annexing Wang Jing!"
"After they become stronger, they will definitely attack us next!"
A sneer appeared on Zhang Lin's face, "Yuan Shu has already proclaimed himself emperor. With such great ambition, will he tolerate our continuous expansion? Sooner or later, we will fight to the death! Then why should I agree to their conditions and help them defeat Wang Jing?"
Zhang Lin's ideas and vision are pretty good.
You can see the hidden thoughts of Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba.
Obviously, after Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba defeated Wang Jing, the next step was to attack the Tang army. After all the surrounding forces were defeated, their alliance would naturally split.
Fight against each other to determine the winner.
There can only be one overlord in a territory. How can others be allowed to snore next to the bed? This is the voice of all kings.
"I see!"
The generals in the tent understood what Zhang Lin meant.
"General Zhang is really smart. He saw Yuan Shu's trick at a glance. However, Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba join forces and have an army of 100,000. We alone may not be able to resist it!"
"Since Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba have joined forces, why don't we also join forces with Wang Jing? How does General Zhang feel?"
Xiao Yuanming said cautiously.
"Yes, we only have 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, which is no match for Yuan Shu's 100,000 troops. We have suffered a lot these days. If we can join forces with Wang Jing, it would be a good idea!"
"I think it's good too."
Several Nanliang generals took advantage of the situation and said a few words.
Zhang Lin glanced at Xiao Yuanming and said in a deep voice: "Joining forces with Wang Jing? What's the difference between that and agreeing to Yuan Shu's conditions?"
As soon as he spoke.
Several Nanliang generals immediately shut up.
"No need to say more, prepare the army for war!"
Zhang Lin shouted coldly, then stood up suddenly and strode away.
After he left, the smile that had always been on Xiao Yuanming's face began to disappear.
After a while.
In a secluded tent.
A dozen Nanliang Army generals and several Tang Army generals who had just participated in the discussion all came here.
"unacceptable!"
These dozen people were all generals recruited by Xiao Yuanming. Originally, only the generals of the Nanliang Army were his base.
But this time Zhang Lin went a little too far.
Xiao Yuanming let out a little secret and pulled over several Tang Army generals.
In the camp, before Xiao Yuanming and the Nanliang Army generals spoke, several Tang Army generals looked dissatisfied and spoke first.
"General Zhang is not giving us a way to survive! It's just that we don't agree to Yuan Shu's conditions. He even refuses the Marquis's opinions. In the past few days of fighting against Ji Ling and Zhang Guiba, everyone knows that we are at a disadvantage!"
"If there are no reinforcements, how can we fight Ji Ling, Zhang Guiba and the others?"
"Yes, we are no match for Ji Ling and Zhang Guiba. If we don't call for reinforcements, General Zhang is asking us to die on the battlefield!"
The Tang army under Zhang Lin was not the imperial army during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, but the troops under Gao Pian, the Jiedushi envoy.
In essence, it is no different from Sun Ru's Huainan Army.
They are all arrogant and powerful generals in the late Tang Dynasty. Once the general harms their interests, these arrogant and powerful generals will mutiny.
That is to say, Zhang Lin was so strong that he was so awe-inspiring that he could hold the Tang army's arrogant generals to fight with Zhang Guiba for so long.
The generals of the Tang Army were willing to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield.
But we have to let them see hope. If there is no hope of victory, going to the battlefield is completely equivalent to sending death, then only a fool will go.
"Master Marquis, you said there are other ways, but you don't know what kind of ways they are?"
They cursed a few words in a low voice with indignation, and then turned their attention to Xiao Yuanming.
"Let's talk first. If the Marquis wants us to surrender to Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba, then it goes without saying. Although we men want to live, we won't do this!"
Xiao Yuanming's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba are the formidable enemies of our army. I will definitely not do such a thing as surrendering to the enemy on the battlefield!"
"The method I mentioned was already mentioned in front of General Zhang just now. If we really can't resist it, I will invite the Sihong Army to come."
"When General Zhang gets angry, please give me some advice and don't let General Zhang cut off our way of survival!"
Several Tang Army generals were relieved after hearing this.
"So that's what it is, don't worry, Mr. Hou!"
After talking for a while, everyone in the camp began to disperse.
Xiao Yuanming and the three Nanliang generals stayed where they were.
"Master Marquis, didn't you say you wanted to win over the generals of the Tang Army to defect to Sihong? Why did you just ask for reinforcements?"
One of the middle-aged generals asked in a low voice.
He is the general of the Xiao family and the confidant who assists Xiao Yuanming in commanding the army. Without these three helpers, Xiao Yuanming would not have the ability to command tens of thousands of troops.
"I heard a saying from some of the scribes under my command, which is to know people but not their hearts! Among the generals of the Tang Army just now, who knows if there is anyone from Zhang Lin among them?"
Xiao Yuanming shook his head slightly and said, "Asking for reinforcements is still within Zhang Lin's tolerance!"
"But if I say I want to defect to Wang Jing, Zhang Lin won't be polite to me!"
Today, half of the generals in the Nanliang Army have been won over by Zhang Lin, who unceremoniously took over the command of the two troops.
If Zhang Lin can defeat a strong enemy, Xiao Yuanming will endure it.
But now the Tang army is in danger. Zhang Lin is obviously hard to beat with four fists. He is no match for Ji Ling, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou and other generals. If Xiao Yuanming wants to survive, he cannot get into the same boat with Zhang Lin who insists on his own way.
Anyway, relying on Zhang Lin is not much different from defecting to Wang Jing.
Xiao Yuanming naturally wanted to choose a better way out.
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