Chapter 274: Worries and Doubts of the Military Constitution
"Like it, like it!"
In the large tent of the Chinese army at Xuanfu Town, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu was drinking wine, smiling and praising: "It really makes our Xuan Army look good."
All the officials and generals had smiling faces. The veteran Guo Yingxian was the most excited. He once beat his chest and complained that Zhang Cheng had not entrusted him with this errand.
Zhang Guangda even suggested that it would be better to take advantage of the chaotic mobilization of the Zhenglan Banner Tatars on the other side of the Xiaoling River and send troops directly across the river to attack the Xiaoling River Fort. Wouldn't it directly relieve the siege of Jinzhou?
There was a lot of laughter in the big tent, and there was no sign of the enemy's current consciousness, as if the war that was about to begin had nothing to do with them.
As the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Guard Camp, Lin Fangping was naturally the most popular protagonist tonight. All the generals stepped forward to toast him, and many people's eyes were filled with envy.
"I'm talking about Lin Guerji, you really showed your face this time. We have been fighting with the Tatars for many years, and you, General Xiaolin, are the first to be able to rush to the slave chieftain!"
Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, was also envious. He was obviously a little drunk and laughed loudly and said: "I, my life is ruined.
However, it is really heroic to see Lin Guoji so brave, fighting against the white-armored Tatar Ba Ya La, and galloping his horse and crossing his sword in front of the slave chief."
He suddenly picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then dropped it heavily on the table, making a "thud" sound, and shouted: "How heroic, how heroic!"
Seeing this, Zhang Cheng hurriedly smiled and said: "Commander Li, why should you envy the younger generation? When we reorganize our troops in the future, we will march together to Shenyang City and let Mrs. Hong take a look at the majestic appearance of our Commander Li."
"good."
What he said made Li Fuming blush, and he said with arrogance: "Even if we follow Zhang Zhenshuai's horse, as long as we can go around the city of Shenyang, this life will be considered worthwhile, and we will be satisfied."
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"Hahaha……"
There was a burst of laughter in the military tent. Wang Pu, Guo Yingxian and others even laughed at Li Fuming. He was really hopeless.
Wang Pu even said bluntly: "Brother Fuming, if we look back at the past, would you and I have dared to think about killing the slave king?"
He picked up the wine bowl and walked forward, and took Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province. The two of them came to Zhang Cheng's case, raised their bowls and toasted: "Brother Zhang Cheng, don't look at how old we are, but if we talk about it,
You are indeed not as capable as my brother in leading troops in battle."
Wang Pu turned to Li Fuming and asked, "Right, Mr. Li?"
Li Fuming shook his big head and replied vaguely: "Yes, to the extreme, to the extreme, to Zhang Zhenshuai... to the Xuanfu army... we admire him from the bottom of our hearts, we really admire him.
"
"Okay, that's right."
Wang Pu raised his bowl and toasted to Zhang Cheng and said: "Brother Zhang, if you don't mind that our two old brothers are holding us back, from now on, we will unite the three towns of Xuan Da, and our Datong town and Lao Li's Shanxi town will all be named Xuanfu Zhang."
Brother, you are following your lead."
When Zhang Cheng saw this, he also stood up with the wine bowl and said very modestly: "How does this mean that Zhang Cheng is young and is new to the town, so he should ask his two brothers for advice.
What Brother Wang is saying is so devastating to Zhang Cheng."
Li Fuming took advantage of the drunkenness and continued: "Shuai Zhang, please don't talk like this. Li Fuming is a rough man, but he is also an honest man. In terms of age, as Wang Zongbing said, we are really crazy how old we are.
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But this is of no use. In the last battle at West Shimen, if Zhang Shuai had not led the army to rescue him, it is hard to say how many of our Shanxi troops would have been left.
I would say that those who lead the troops should look at their ability to fight. Today, there are so many generals gathered in Liaodong. If no one is convinced, I am really convinced by Zhang Shuai the most."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his bowl and bumped it against Zhang Cheng's wine bowl. After a soft "pop" sound, Li Fuming took the lead and drank the wine in one gulp. He held the wine bowl upside down and said loudly: "Shuai Zhang, don't refuse anymore, just like Mr. Wang."
As the soldiers said, I declare that the three towns are integrated into one, sharing weal and woe. From today on, whenever I, Li Fuming, participate in any war, Commander Zhang will be my leader."
Wang Pu saw that the matter he was taking charge of had been overtaken by Li Fuming, and he quickly raised his bowl to touch Zhang Cheng, and then drank it all in one gulp, and said: "Brother Zhang, please don't refuse anymore, Xuanfu
The army is strong and the horses are strong, and the soldiers are brave, but we have seen it all. Brother Li and I speak sincerely.
If I continue to decline, what will happen to the Datong Army and General Li’s Shanxi Army who despise my brother?"
Having already reached this point, Zhang Cheng saw that the scene was done, so he raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp under the gaze of the two men. He said to them very proudly: "As the two brothers said, I declare.
The three towns are integrated into one, advancing together and retreating together."
He then continued: "Today, in front of Director Zhang, Zhang Bingxian, and all the generals present, Zhang Cheng also made a statement to his two brothers.
No matter when, where, or what kind of enemy we face, whether they are Tartars or bandits, I, Zhang Cheng, will never abandon my two brothers."
"Okay...ok...ok..."
There was a roar of applause in the big tent, and generals such as Guo Yingxian, Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong, etc. all stood up to congratulate Wang Pu and Li Fuming. Everyone became a family from then on, and naturally they wanted to continue drinking happily.
Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou, who were sitting at the top, were also happy to see this. Except for Wang Pu and Li Fuming, who came forward to toast from time to time, the only others were Wei Zhice and Lin Fangping who were called forward to accompany them.
I drank a few bowls.
As for Lin Fangping, it was naturally because of his sneak attack on Huang Taiji that the two officials invited him to have a few drinks together to show their encouragement.
But Wei Zhice is different. Everyone is a scholar. Although Wei Zhice has not been able to pass the Jinshi examination and has not even passed the Juren examination, he is still a scholar in any case.
At the end of each dynasty, social classes were so deeply entrenched that ordinary people could not shake them.
Nowadays, there is a distinction between civil and military affairs. Although it is necessary to rely on military generals to fight and save the country, in the hearts of many civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, military generals are still extremely looked down upon, or even looked down upon.
However, their attitudes towards scholars are different, because everyone belongs to the class of scholars, and naturally they must always safeguard the status, authority and interests of this class.
But Wei Zhice had no such thoughts at this time. Ever since Zhang Cheng rescued the deer with Lu Xiangsheng, Wei Zhice had lost his illusions about scholars.
That's why he shamelessly begged Zhang Cheng to allow him to join the army, in order to abandon literature and join the military, and imitate Ban Chao of the Han Dynasty to join the army.
At this moment, Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou were accompanied by each other, which made Wei Zhice feel that it would be better to have a good time with the vulgar generals next to them.
He thought so, and Ning Qianbing prepared Zhang Dou to have a lot of thoughts in his mind. In Zhang Dou's eyes, Zhang Cheng became increasingly incomprehensible to him.
Although he has not yet seen Zhang Cheng's evil intentions towards the court, Zhang Ruoqi's attitude towards Zhang Cheng has given him the impression that Zhang Cheng is more than just domineering.
It is even said that Zhang Cheng has probably captured Zhang Ruoqi. As for the method used, he is not interested. What Zhang Dou cares about is the result.
Now, with the behavior of Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu and Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Li Fuming, it is obvious that they announced that the Commander-in-Chief of Dasan Town has become one, although on the surface it seems that they are still holding together to keep warm on the battlefield.
But deep down this is not necessarily the case. It is obvious that this is a warlord group with Zhang Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, as its core, with the purpose of protecting personal wealth and status, and it is gradually forming.
Although Bingxian Zhang Dou was still talking to Zhang Ruoqi and Wei Zhice, a chill gradually emerged in his heart.
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Wang Pu even said bluntly: "Brother Fuming, if we look back at the past, would you and I have dared to think about killing the slave king?"
He picked up the wine bowl and walked forward, and took Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province. The two of them came to Zhang Cheng's case, raised their bowls and toasted: "Brother Zhang Cheng, don't look at how old we are, but if we talk about it,
You are indeed not as capable as my brother in leading troops in battle."
Wang Pu turned to Li Fuming and asked, "Right, Mr. Li?"
Li Fuming shook his big head and replied vaguely: "Yes, to the extreme, to the extreme, to Zhang Zhenshuai... to the Xuanfu army... we admire him from the bottom of our hearts, we really admire him.
"
"Okay, that's right."
Wang Pu raised his bowl and toasted to Zhang Cheng and said: "Brother Zhang, if you don't mind that our two old brothers are holding us back, from now on, we will unite the three towns of Xuan Da, and our Datong town and Lao Li's Shanxi town will all be named Xuanfu Zhang."
Brother, you are following your lead."
When Zhang Cheng saw this, he also stood up with the wine bowl and said very modestly: "How does this mean that Zhang Cheng is young and is new to the town, so he should ask his two brothers for advice.
What Brother Wang is saying is so devastating to Zhang Cheng."
Li Fuming took advantage of the drunkenness and continued: "Shuai Zhang, please don't talk like this. Li Fuming is a rough man, but he is also an honest man. In terms of age, as Wang Zongbing said, we are really crazy how old we are.
.
But this is of no use. In the last battle at West Shimen, if Zhang Shuai had not led the army to rescue him, it is hard to say how many of our Shanxi troops would have been left.
I would say that those who lead the troops should look at their ability to fight. Today, there are so many generals gathered in Liaodong. If no one is convinced, I am really convinced by Zhang Shuai the most."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his bowl and bumped it against Zhang Cheng's wine bowl. After a soft "pop" sound, Li Fuming took the lead and drank the wine in one gulp. He held the wine bowl upside down and said loudly: "Shuai Zhang, don't refuse anymore, just like Mr. Wang."
As the soldiers said, I declare that the three towns are integrated into one, sharing weal and woe. From today on, whenever I, Li Fuming, participate in any war, Commander Zhang will be my leader."
Wang Pu saw that the matter he was taking charge of had been overtaken by Li Fuming, and he quickly raised his bowl to touch Zhang Cheng, and then drank it all in one gulp, and said: "Brother Zhang, please don't refuse anymore, Xuanfu
The army is strong and the horses are strong, and the soldiers are brave, but we have seen it all. Brother Li and I speak sincerely.
If I continue to decline, what will happen to the Datong Army and General Li’s Shanxi Army who despise my brother?"
Having already reached this point, Zhang Cheng saw that the scene was done, so he raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp under the gaze of the two men. He said to them very proudly: "As the two brothers said, I declare.
The three towns are integrated into one, advancing together and retreating together."
He then continued: "Today, in front of Director Zhang, Zhang Bingxian, and all the generals present, Zhang Cheng also made a statement to his two brothers.
No matter when, where, or what kind of enemy we face, whether they are Tartars or bandits, I, Zhang Cheng, will never abandon my two brothers."
"Okay...ok...ok..."
There was a roar of applause in the big tent, and generals such as Guo Yingxian, Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong, etc. all stood up to congratulate Wang Pu and Li Fuming. Everyone became a family from then on, and naturally they wanted to continue drinking happily.
Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou, who were sitting at the top, were also happy to see this. Except for Wang Pu and Li Fuming, who came forward to toast from time to time, the only others were Wei Zhice and Lin Fangping who were called forward to accompany them.
I drank a few bowls.
As for Lin Fangping, it was naturally because of his sneak attack on Huang Taiji that the two officials invited him to have a few drinks together to show their encouragement.
But Wei Zhice is different. Everyone is a scholar. Although Wei Zhice has not been able to pass the Jinshi examination and has not even passed the Juren examination, he is still a scholar in any case.
At the end of each dynasty, social classes were so deeply entrenched that ordinary people could not shake them.
Nowadays, there is a distinction between civil and military affairs. Although it is necessary to rely on military generals to fight and save the country, in the hearts of many civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, military generals are still extremely looked down upon, or even looked down upon.
However, their attitudes towards scholars are different, because everyone belongs to the class of scholars, and naturally they must always safeguard the status, authority and interests of this class.
But Wei Zhice had no such thoughts at this time. Ever since Zhang Cheng rescued the deer with Lu Xiangsheng, Wei Zhice had lost his illusions about scholars.
That's why he shamelessly begged Zhang Cheng to allow him to join the army, in order to abandon literature and join the military, and imitate Ban Chao of the Han Dynasty to join the army.
At this moment, Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou were accompanied by each other, which made Wei Zhice feel that it would be better to have a good time with the vulgar generals next to them.
He thought so, and Ning Qianbing prepared Zhang Dou to have a lot of thoughts in his mind. In Zhang Dou's eyes, Zhang Cheng became increasingly incomprehensible to him.
Although he has not yet seen Zhang Cheng's evil intentions towards the court, Zhang Ruoqi's attitude towards Zhang Cheng has given him the impression that Zhang Cheng is more than just domineering.
It is even said that Zhang Cheng has probably captured Zhang Ruoqi. As for the method used, he is not interested. What Zhang Dou cares about is the result.
Now, with the behavior of Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu and Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Li Fuming, it is obvious that they announced that the Commander-in-Chief of Dasan Town has become one, although on the surface it seems that they are still holding together to keep warm on the battlefield.
But deep down this is not necessarily the case. It is obvious that this is a warlord group with Zhang Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, as its core, with the purpose of protecting personal wealth and status, and it is gradually forming.
Although Bingxian Zhang Dou was still talking to Zhang Ruoqi and Wei Zhice, a chill gradually emerged in his heart.