Chapter 94
The Prince of Lin'an... Now that he has inherited the title, he should be called the King of Lin'an.
On the day of Meng Shen's wedding, several generals of the Shenwu Army did go to congratulate him, because Meng Shen had also been trained by General Geng for some time, and was considered half a member of the Shenwu Army.
But just like Wen Haolan, if Zheng Yuheng had not been so outstanding, no one would have remembered this hasty meeting - after all, except for General Hong who was dismissed from his post for beating an imperial official, no one else was too close to Zheng Yuheng, but kept a rather measured distance. At such a distance, he could recognize Zheng Yuheng with a quick glance. It must be said that his eyesight and memory were excellent.
Just because other people didn't know him didn't mean Geng Zhe didn't know him.
The soldiers were waiting at the door, and after the two entered, they closed the door and waited outside. Have
He Chengfei and Commander He ever seen such a scene? In front of him was the General Zhengbei Shenwu, who was entrusted with an important task by the court. He was a general trusted by the Empress Dowager. Perhaps it was common for him to meet the Empress Dowager. He was just a small commander, but he actually believed the nonsense of Lord Zheng and falsely conveyed the imperial decree in front of him?
Just when He Chengfei stepped in and regretted it, Geng Zhe also raised his eyes from the topographic map in front of him and fell on the two people in front of him.
A sergeant wearing the uniform of the Imperial Camp Central Army, who looked to be about the commander level.
A...
Geng Zhe stood up, looked at him coldly, and looked him up and down.
His eyes were extremely stern. Even if he was not looking at He Chengfei, this commander felt that the general was intimidating, and he couldn't help but want to apologize on the spot. He swallowed his saliva, turned his head to look at Lord Zheng, his heart beating wildly.
Before coming here, they were so arrogant. When they came in and saw the general, they were like mice seeing a cat. Most of these soldiers were like this.
Zheng Yuheng looked at Geng Zhe for a moment, raised his hand and bowed, politely and respectfully said: "I am Zheng Junzhi, the grain and grass supervisor of Heguan. I have been ordered by the general dispatch to go to Lizhou City. I have important matters to report today."
Geng Zhe looked at him for a while and said, "You?"
Zheng Yuheng said, "Yes."
Geng Zhe's impression of him was definitely not good, but since Zheng Yuheng could come here, he was afraid that this person really had some imperial decree on his shoulders, so he suppressed his other emotions and asked first: "What decree did the Queen Mother order you to bring?"
Zheng Yuheng said, "No imperial decree."
The temperature around him seemed to drop again in an instant. Commander He felt that the general's eyes were about to freeze. He didn't expect that the young Lord Zheng would actually say "no imperial decree" directly. Wouldn't that be a death sentence for him, Old He!
He Chengfei's knees were weak, and he almost fell to his knees and cried, then he heard Zheng Junzhi say: "But there is a piece of news that may affect the war situation."
Geng Zhe sneered coldly, sat down, and said: "Why, you transported food and grass, and it also transported a shocking event?"
"Not that bad, but it's not far off."
Zheng Yuheng took a few steps forward, and in He Chengfei's suspicious eyes, "Are you looking for death?", he came directly to Geng Zhe's desk. But the most incredible thing is that although General Geng's face was bad, for some reason, he actually endured it.
"The Li Zongguang unit under your command is said to have 10,000 people, and the general dispatcher also initially arranged for us to escort the food and supplies of 10,000 people, but in fact..."
"They only have 8,000 people." Geng Zhe said, "When we were counting the troops before the battle, Shan De and I..."
"They only have 4,000 people." Zheng Yuheng said.
Geng Zhe was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"
"Based on the scope and density of their camp, as well as the number of soldiers arranged for patrol, this is definitely not a scale of 8,000 people. Even if the civilians are included, it is definitely within the scale of 5,000 people. I was ordered to..."
"It's outrageous that you were ordered to order food!" Geng Zhe couldn't help but said, "You are not in the palace..."
"Don't interrupt." Zheng Yuheng pressed the topographic map on his desk and pointed to the Dahan River. "I was ordered to supervise food and wages in the army. Due to changes in the war situation the day before yesterday, the general dispatched me and Lord Zhang from the Ministry of Households to Lizhou City to prepare for the general to press forward to Kangzhou. Originally, I came here just to get in touch with your logistics numbers and actual revenue and expenditure, but the night before departure, Li Shande sent people in the name of "Fanqi" to attack and kill us at night."
"Attacking?" Geng Zhe frowned, "The Fanqi team did not harass the place where Li Shande was stationed at all, but in the Youbei area."
"Yes." Zheng Yuheng said, "He is just using this name to bury the issue of military pay. Now that I am standing here, the general should also know what the result will be... Will Li Shande rebel?"
His speech was a bit jumpy. Geng Zhe stared at him and said, "If we attack the grain and grass supervisor specially dispatched from the capital, he must be killed."
"Since he must be killed, will this person still obey the general's order? Are our movements still hidden? If he is colluding with the enemy, how will the six Wanhu gathered in Kangzhou react at this time, and where are they now?"
Zheng Yuheng asked questions one after another aggressively.
Geng Zhe felt his heart sink. He stared at the topographic map in front of him and suddenly shouted outside, "Has Li Zongguang arrived?"
The person outside the door replied, "Reporting to the general, he has not arrived yet."
Geng Zhe said, "Call the two generals back and send scouts to explore Youbei immediately."
"Yes!"
After giving the order, Geng Zhe raised his eyes and saw Zheng Yuheng's eyes sparkling, looking at him seriously. Before he could speak, Zheng Yuheng asked first: "Does the general think the same as I do? He has been delaying and is harboring rebellious intentions, collaborating with the enemy and becoming a bandit! And once this man turns to Zhuli Alitai, Alitai will know about the troop deployment here, and he will definitely turn around and cut off the support from Youbei first, then go around Youshan and to the rear of Dahan River, and with the assistance of Li Zongguang, cut off the main food and grass roads, making Lizhou City an isolated city..."
The more precise he spoke and the more worst-case plans he made, the heavier Geng Zhe's heart became. Commander He, who had been stunned for a long time, was even more shocked, staring blankly at young Lord Zheng.
Zheng Yuheng was still unaware of the two people's expressions. He analyzed every word and speculated on all the situations with the most irreversible branches, until Geng Zhe could no longer tolerate it. He raised his hand and slammed the table, saying in a deep voice: "Sir Zheng."
Zheng Yuheng immediately came back to his senses, restrained himself a little, and turned into a humble and gentle attitude: "Your subordinate spoke out of turn."
"Is this your witness?" Geng Zhe pointed at He Chengfei.
Zheng Yuheng said: "Yes."
"Okay." Geng Zhe glanced at him, leaned close and whispered, "You are so false. He is also your accomplice. According to the rules, you should be locked up and escorted back to Beijing for punishment. So should he."
Zheng Yuheng looked back at him and immediately said: "There are priorities. I reported this to the general in a hurry. I have no faults. When General Geng was criticized for acting first and then reporting to the court, did you also think about the rules and procedures?"
"How can this be compared?"
"Why not?" Zheng Yuheng said, "It's also an emergency. General, do you look down on me and bully me because of my identity?"
Geng Zhe already knew this man's temper. When he was a medical officer in front of the empress dowager, he still expressed his opinions on the important affairs of the court. Now that he has become the grain and grass supervisor, it is even more difficult to suppress him. Moreover, Zheng Yuheng was full of opinions about the Northern Expedition when he first mentioned this matter.
"Bullying you?" Geng Zhe said angrily, "If that's the case, you should have been tied up when you appeared in front of me today. The swords on the battlefield are blind. You are in Lizhou City. Who can say for sure whether you will lose limbs or lose a piece of meat? When the queen asks about it, how do you want me to answer? It's better to tie him up and send him back to live in peace!"
Zheng Yuheng knew that he disliked his troubles. Hearing this, he said expressionlessly: "Then I will complain to the queen when I go back, saying that you are disrespectful to the civil officials in the court and have delayed military affairs for your own personal feelings."
"You——"
Zheng Yuheng stretched out his hand. He said this without any expression, but it made people feel angry. "Then the general should order people to tie me up and send me back. The Beisu Alitai cavalry is worried that they can't catch anyone to interrogate. They caught me on the way across the river to inquire about our logistics, troops, and strategy. I don't know what crime they will accuse the general of?"
Geng Zhe stared at him for a few seconds, pressed the throbbing veins on his forehead, and squeezed out two words: "Sit down."
Zheng Yuheng then calmly sat down next to Geng Zhe where the two generals sat, facing the topographic map.
"Who told you to sit here!" Geng Zhe said, "Go to the corner. My soldiers will come soon. You are not allowed to speak, you can only listen. Do you understand?"
As long as Geng Zhe didn't want to tie him up and send him back to Beijing, Zheng Yuheng would be much more obedient. He nodded, stood up, moved the chair he had just chosen, moved it to a remote corner of the room, behind the main table, and then sat down silently.
Geng Zhe glanced at the large empty space beside him, and then glanced at him, but in the end he didn't say anything.
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In God's bad taste, the more extremely bad the trend is, the more likely it is to happen regardless of everyone's expectations.
For example, He Chengfei did return to the front line, freed his troops from the logistics troops, and turned them into a cavalry organization commanded by Geng Zhe himself - but that was the case, but he was still transporting grain.
It's just that this escort is obviously different from the last time.
The scouts sent by Geng Zhe to Youbei reported that they did see a large group of Jurchen cavalry heading towards Youbei. Just two hours after this report arrived, Yan Ronghuan's troops, which had been frequently harassed by a few vassal cavalry in the past few days, lost their vigilance in annoyance and collided head-on with two Wanhu led by Zhuli Alitai, the sixth prince of Beisu. The opponent had a full 10,000 cavalry alone. When any reinforcements took time to arrive, Yan Ronghuan was defeated by Alitai's troops.
The defeated soldiers scattered, and when the military report was passed to Geng Zhe, it was not even dark.
At this time, Alitai was leading his troops across the Dahan River to intercept the supply line, while the real General Beisu, Qiliehechi, who was over sixty years old, integrated the tens of thousands of unmoved troops with his troops and approached both sides.
Anyone who is slightly sensitive to politics and military affairs can feel the smell of war in the air, and there is some unique chill.
It was under such circumstances that the opportunity to join the war that He Tongzhi had dreamed of came, but this opportunity did not come quite right -
the general actually asked him to return to the supply line and transport another batch of food and grass!
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He Tongzhi: He participated in the war, but it seemed that he did not participate in the war...