Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 669

On the 29th of the new year, all the troops arrived, except those orphans who had no father or mother who were willing to accept the arrangement in Yelan City, and the rest of the people were all evacuated. Nearly a million soldiers and horses were stationed behind Yelan City. There were still only Yan Shengrui's personal troops in the city. All the generals of the various ministries gathered in the courtroom of the yamen earlier, Yan Chengrui Ling Jingxuan came late, and behind them were Xiao Baozi, Xiao Huzi and Xiao Hei!

I don't know if it feels that the border is not peaceful, no matter where the buns go, they will follow, even the laziest Yuan Yuan Gun Gun has not neglected his duties.

"Prince, princess!"

Seeing them coming, dozens of people, headed by General Zeng Shaorong, General Wei and Qin, stood up and clasped their fists. Some of them guarded the border all the year round and had never seen Ling Jingxuan. As a real god, in their view, no one is worthy of the prince. Even if several generals repeatedly emphasized that the princess is not easy to get along with, they still hold a skeptical attitude.

"You're welcome, sit down."

Both Yan Shengrui and his wife walked to the main seat and sat down. Xiao Baozi and Xiao Huzi stood under them, one on the left and one on the right, and Xiao Hei obediently lay at Xiao Baozi's feet. It’s unavoidable that it’s a bit stiff. It’s human nature to be afraid of wild beasts. Even these rough guys will subconsciously fear them. What’s more, Xiao Hei is a good breed. They are at least twice as tall as ordinary wolves, and they look even more terrifying. .

"My lord, why don't you send soldiers into the city? If the northern barbarians attack again, how can thousands of soldiers fight?"

They are all military generals, and they are not as polite as civilian officials. They went straight to the topic as soon as they opened their mouths. When they learned that there was no army in the capital, even the [-] cavalry that Yan Yi had brought into the city earlier withdrew. After they were ordered to prepare for the New Year, they became dissatisfied. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they take back Buming City first?The enemy is still pinching their throats, is it time to prepare for the New Year?Hearing that the order was given by the concubine, Zeng Shaorong and others, who are familiar with the methods of the concubine, were calm, but the rest of the people could not accept it.

"Before this king, why didn't I see you so eagerly? Could it be that General Chen felt that this king couldn't defend Yelan City?"

With tiger eyes widening, Yan Shengrui asked in a concentrated voice, he hasn't come to the border for five years, and they have forgotten who is the one giving orders?When is it their turn to question the order passed from him?

"The last general dare not, the last general just thinks that the status of the prince and princess is noble, and they cannot be harmed in the slightest. It is always good to have more people to defend the city. The [-] northern barbarian troops are stationed in Buming City. As for being unprepared."

General Chen stood up and clasped his fists. He didn't dare to question the prince, but... he glanced at Ling Jingxuan who was sitting next to him, and heard that the order was given by the princess. Don't trust him until you've seen him with your own eyes.

"General Chen was originally the general who was stationed in Liaocheng on the left wing?"

Such obvious scrutiny and suspicion, only idiots can't feel it. Before Yan Shengrui, Ling Jingxuan smiled and said, "Yes, what advice does the princess have?"

Facing Ling Jingxuan, General Chen was not as polite as he was when facing Yan Shengrui, his attitude was much more arrogant, Yan Shengrui frowned reflexively, Xiao Baozi and Xiao Huzi both stared at him, looking like they might pounce on him to death at any time On the contrary, Ling Jingxuan, the person involved, seemed to be indifferent, and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened slightly: "As far as my concubine knows, it will inevitably cause unnecessary disputes. A total of 2 soldiers and horses were stationed in the four cities on the two wings. On that day, Buming City fell, and General Ye was seriously injured. Tens of thousands of soldiers in Buming City were killed. Yelan City, the next day, the Beiman massacred the city and attacked Yelan City twice in three days. For nearly a month, Ye Xiaowei led tens of thousands of soldiers to defend the city. When the concubine and the prince arrived, there were only a few of them left. Thousands of people, may I ask General Chen and the guards on the two wings of Yelan City, have you ever sent troops to support? Have you ever sent someone to care about one or two?"

Before he questioned them, they questioned him first, hmph, do you really think he is a soft persimmon?

"The last generals all have military orders, and they can't easily leave their posts without seeing the tiger talisman of dispatching troops."

General Chen didn't take it seriously. What if the city they were stationing was attacked again just after they sent troops to support them?If the city is lost, who will be responsible?They are border generals, and they only recognize the prince himself and the tiger talisman for dispatching troops. Without the tiger talisman, mobilizing troops privately is disobedience to the military order, and they cannot afford the consequences.

"Really? Then if Yelan City is not defended, Beiman has fought all the way to the capital, and the prince has not arrived, will you just watch helplessly?"

The smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly, and his narrow and deep phoenix eyes fixed on General Chen, making him break out in cold sweat. General Chen was speechless when he asked him, and wanted to refute, but couldn't find the right words, neither did Ling Jingxuan. Giving him a chance to refute, he stood up and glanced coldly at all the soldiers present before saying in a condensed voice: "The so-called border guards are for guarding the border and maintaining the peace of the border. The city of Buming was lost, and the northern barbarians provoked by massacring the city. How dare you Can I still sit still? This concubine really doesn’t know whether to praise you for your devotion to your duties, or to scold you for being inflexible. There is an old saying that the general is out, and the king’s order is not accepted. In extreme times, extraordinary measures must be taken. You have a heavy army , even if [-] troops are assigned to the four cities on the left and right wings, there will still be [-] soldiers. These [-] soldiers are irrelevant to you, and will not affect your defense of the city, but to Yelan City, it is a timely help. The result? ? You didn't do anything, just watched Beiman continue to attack Yelan City like that, watching Yelan City gradually crumbling, is this the peace you brought to the border?"

Originally, he thought that Yan Shengrui's subordinates were all capable soldiers, but after he learned about the deployment of soldiers in the surrounding cities, he couldn't help being disappointed. Fortunately, they were defeated by Uncle Huang and Sheng Rui successively. He was so brainless and didn't know how to adapt. He really doubted how they won the battle. Could it be that they only relied on Sheng Rui and General Ye and other generals who could stand on the stage?Are these generals and lieutenants all shit eaters?

All the soldiers were silent when they heard the words. In fact, they had struggled for a long time about whether to send troops to support them, but what they received was a death order. I feel like I don't know what to do, but when I get to the bottom of it, they don't think they are at fault, they just stationed in their camp loyally according to the prince's order, what's wrong?

"What the princess said is not unreasonable, but there are contingencies in everything. If we rashly send troops to help, how can the emperor and the prince spare us lightly? Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the emperor and the prince don't hold us accountable for leaving our posts without authorization Dispatch troops, what should we do if there is a problem with the city we are guarding? Ten thousand soldiers are also soldiers, and sometimes those [-] soldiers may be lacking. main idea?"

"The last general will second the proposal!"

Thinking of this, another lieutenant general stood up. With him taking the lead, nearly two dozen generals and lieutenants stood up in a row. In order to sit firmly in front of Zeng Shaorong, General Qin and General Wei carefully glanced at Mrs. Yan Chengrui and his wife. They turned black, these idiots, they said they were brave and reckless, they still didn't admit it, the princess obviously wanted to make an example of others, were they all vying to die?

"The four cities each have 5 troops. If so many people can't hold a city even if they are prepared, then I suggest that you should disband on the spot. Soldiers, fight first! Buming City is located in the entire Great Wall. At the outskirts of Qingguo, the enemy's surprise attack was lost. This concubine and the prince don't think it's strange, because none of us thought that the northern barbarians would take the risk of freezing thousands of miles to invade, but seeing Yelan City, the most important transportation fortress, After being attacked one after another, for twenty days, you knew that General Ye was seriously injured and could not personally supervise the battle, and none of you sent troops to support him, so you still have feelings for him?"

Ling Jingxuan became more and more impolite, and the strong aura that had been suppressed before permeated the air, and the phoenix eyes like sharp blades locked on them coldly, and continued to scold them without giving them a chance to quibble: "This time, if it is the prince who encounters such a Predicament, would you make the same decision? This concubine doesn't like to listen to other people's strong words, I only look at the results, and the result we saw was that Yelan City was crumbling and almost collapsed. You know, when Yelan City was broken, Quanzhou City behind What will happen to Heling City? Quanzhou City is directly connected to Lingcheng, and Lingcheng’s sea and canals are well developed. It is an important supply route for our army’s military supplies, food and grass. It’s possible to be hungry, so under such circumstances, do you still think you are justified?”

In fact, he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at the beginning. It wasn't until yesterday when he was free to study the map that he discovered why the Beiman didn't attack Liaocheng Weicheng, which was horizontally connected with Bumingcheng, but went straight to Yelancheng. There are also large troops stationed in Quanzhou City and Mausoleum City, but he dared to bet with his head that once Yelan City falls into the hands of the Beiman, their army will increase several times, and they will drive straight to Quanzhou City and Mausoleum City. It seems that a maximum of 10 soldiers and horses are not enough to resist, and when they cut off the supply line of the Qingguo army, the garrisons on the left and right wings will inevitably lose their morale. By the time they want to fight, it may be too late. At this time, Ruodong If the country sends troops again, the [-] troops hoarded by the Qing country at the border will be paralyzed in an instant. As a result, the Beiman Dongguo will drive straight into the capital like a broken bamboo, and it will not take long for them to fight all the way to the capital. Think carefully!This is one of the reasons why he had an attack on the spot.

They are all generals, and they don't even understand such a simple truth. What qualifications do they have to question him here?

After he said it, many people noticed their negligence, no, to be precise, they didn’t notice, but they remembered that they were definitely not hopelessly stupid to be able to climb up to the position of generals, but Five years of easy life made them forget the danger and vigilance, and five years ago Yan Shengrui crushed Beiman with absolute strength. In their view, as long as Prince Sheng arrives, everything will be solved. They also don't have to risk violating military law to mobilize troops privately. Since there is a way to get the best of both worlds, why should they bother?