Two generals who were supposed to be stepping on mountains of corpses and seas of blood, waving their blood-stained swords and singing songs to the sky, got together.
Instead of discussing how to defeat the army and massacre the city, they were worried about the difficulties that the farmers were about to encounter. This scene was somewhat strange.
Anyway, when Chang He, the governor of Youzhou, came here in a hurry, he was startled by the sad looks of the two people.
"What happened? Did something really go wrong with our transfer yesterday?"
When Chang He first saw the two men's dead mothers, he thought there was something wrong with the military arrangements during this period, and hurriedly asked the two men what happened.
"fine!"
However, Cheng Yaojin, who was sitting there, just glanced at Chang He and snorted indifferently.
Ever since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Cheng Yaojin had never been cold to Chang He.
Perhaps this is because in Lao Cheng's eyes, if a man wants to be rich and prosperous, he should be like himself, go to the battlefield and fight the enemy with swords and guns!
Instead of being like Chang He, secretly working as a second-in-command, helping with communications and opening city gates, you can get the same treatment.
Chang He actually knew in his heart that although he had made great contributions in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he was specially promoted by the emperor and became a feudal official who guarded the territory.
But in the eyes of people like Cheng Yaojin and Duan Zhixuan, they can never escape the label of Xingjin! They still regard themselves as a small city gate official in the past.
Therefore, Chang He had no choice but to smile bitterly at Cheng Yaojin's indifference, and just pretended that he couldn't see it.
"Two generals, this is the roster of soldiers from the surrounding states and counties. Please take a look at it. If the two generals have orders, I will immediately issue an order to recruit troops and summon people to come and join together!" He waved his hand and asked his subordinates to join him.
Carrying up two huge wooden boxes, Chang Hegong cupped his hands and said to Cheng Yaojin and Duan Zhixuan.
"What the hell!"
Looking at the two heavy wooden boxes, Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and scolded without raising his head: "Recruit all the people here now, how can there be so much food supply? Is it possible that you want to feed them for me?
?This is a disaster year in itself. If we continue to be blindly directed by others, will the people survive?"
"This is just a question. If the general feels it is not appropriate, then I will ask the general to make a decision!"
Chang He saw that Cheng Yaojin was showing no mercy to him again and again, his face was a little ugly, and his words were even more stiff!
Although his official position and title are not as good as those of Cheng Yaojin, his arrogance as a warrior also makes him destined not to be like some soft-headed kowtow bugs who can only nod obediently.
For the sake of superiority and inferiority, I will let you do it once or twice. If you still have to push your limits, you will slap your nose and face.
As the governor of Youzhou, he must not let the other party know that not only can he wield a pen, but he can also hit people with his fists, which is very painful!
"Hey……"
Here, Cheng Yaojin also heard the unkindness in Chang He's tone, and suddenly looked at Chang He with his eyes wide open.
When Chang He saw this, he was not to be outdone, and stared at Cheng Yaojin coldly with his eyes.
"Hey? What are you doing?! Is there something that you can't talk to me about?"
Seeing that the two guys were about to raise their fists at each other if they had any disagreement, Duan Zhixuan on the side couldn't help but sigh, stood up and came out to smooth things over:
"Besides, everyone is just doing business, why bother to get angry? Lao Cheng, don't say anything yet! Don't worry about that Chang Governor, Lao Cheng has such a bad temper! In fact, he is not bad at heart!"
With that said, Duan Zhixuan secretly tugged at Cheng Yaojin, telling him to shut his mouth and stop offending others so much.
After all, this is someone else's territory. Whether it's food, grass, or soldiers, you have to trouble them!
If the two parties are at odds with each other, and they are only willing to give themselves some old, weak, sick and disabled people, old millet and rotten rice, then wouldn’t they be at a loss for themselves?
After a lot of talking, I finally managed to persuade the two people who were both bad-tempered.
Duan Zhixuan stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, then looked at the two large red lacquered boxes on the ground, and asked Chang He: "By the way, I haven't asked the governor Chang yet, how can the Youzhou area now?"
How many soldiers can you gather?"
"Twenty thousand!" Chang He's anger was obviously still lingering, and even his voice was a bit stiff. Cheng Yaojin, who couldn't help but calm down, rolled his eyes again and stood up again with his fists raised.
"Twenty thousand?" Duan Zhixuan ignored the small movements of the two people this time. He just rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and then sighed: "Twenty thousand is still a little less. Even if Qingzhou and Bingzhou are added, it is only 70,000.
I’m afraid this won’t be enough to deal with Goryeo!”
"Seventy thousand people want to deal with Goryeo?" Cheng Yaojin, who was rubbing his fists and sulking, couldn't help snorting coldly when he heard this: "That's a place that even a million people in the Sui Dynasty couldn't conquer! Why?
, how can one of your soldiers from Hebei be equal to a hundred?"
"I dare not say that one is worth a hundred, but just because a million people can't defeat us doesn't mean we can't defeat them!" Chang He saw Cheng Yaojin ridiculing his young soldiers, and couldn't help but also said coldly: "This is the same as
Just like people, what you can’t do, others can do!”
"Hey! Boy, are you looking for trouble?" Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes at Chang He's rebuke. He was so angry that he stamped his feet, jumped up from the ground, and glared at Chang He!
"I'm just stating a fact! If the general doesn't like to hear it, then just don't listen!" Chang He still looked like he was not surprised at all. As he spoke, he casually raised his hand to Cheng Yaojin.
Little did he know that his indifferent look made Cheng Yaojin even more furious!
"Wow! He, do you dare to come out and challenge your Grandpa Cheng? Let Grandpa Cheng teach you: You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense!"
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he shouted that Duan Zhixuan should come out and fight him for three hundred rounds!
However, no matter how angry Cheng Yaojin was, Chang He still said with that infuriating and indifferent expression: "General Cheng is wrong. It doesn't matter what you say! But this meal is not
You can eat it randomly!
The 20,000 troops of Xiaguan can be assembled at any time now, but Xiaguan has not seen the general’s food and supplies until now. Could it be that the general wants our soldiers here to carry the food and grass to the territory of Goryeo?
?”
Chang He's words were like a basin of cold water poured over him, and Cheng Yaojin was unable to utter a single word.
Because Chang He was right. According to the usual practice, when the Tang Dynasty recruits troops, they can be recruited locally, but food and grass must be allocated from the treasury. This is also a model for the central government to restrict local armies, and he is doing this
General, until now, you are still empty-handed, how can you have the face to ask others?