General Ningyuan is the fifth rank. Li Chengzhong is currently the guerrilla general from the lower rank of the fifth rank. After being promoted to General Ningyuan, he is directly promoted to the third rank. Two ranks higher is Zhou Zhiyu's current rank - Xuanwei from the fourth rank.
General. But such an award is not enough to repay Li Chengzhong's merits. Even in the past when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, such merits would have allowed him to hold the post of governor of an army, and his rank would not be lower than that of a fourth-grade general.
Zhou Zhiyu said without hesitation: "Commander, I have many posts under my command and I am really too busy. I am willing to give up the position of Yingzhou Army Commander to Li Chengzhong. I wonder if the commander can succeed?" In fact, there was a military meeting in Youzhou at that time.
At that time, the reason why Zhou Zhiyu fought hard for the position of Yingzhou Soldier and Horse Envoy was, in the final analysis, reserved for Li Chengzhong. However, Li Chengzhong was too junior and it was not feasible to suddenly rise to such a high position. Not only was it a problem for him,
"Praise and kill", even among the top leaders of Youzhou, the resistance will be very huge. But it is different now. Li Chengzhong has made great achievements again and has actually controlled the entire Yingzhou. At this time, he will be given the position of Yingzhou's military envoy.
It's just a matter of course.
This was what Liu Rengong was waiting for. He also knew that the promotion of General Ningwu alone was not enough, but the appointment of Li Chengzhong as the top military general in charge of Yingzhou and Yizhou could not say this on his own. After all, Li Chengzhong was Zhou Zhiyu.
General, Zhou Zhiyu needs to speak out about this matter himself.
Fortunately, Zhou Zhiyu has a broad mind and is not the kind of person who refuses to leave, so Liu Rengong immediately nodded: "It's easy to ask, not only has the ability to lead troops, but also has the ability to recognize people, and he is also very open-minded. He has lived up to the expectations of a certain person back then."
." He took a document from Shuai's case and handed it to Zhou Zhiyu. With a smile on his face and encouragement in his eyes, he motioned for Zhou Zhiyu to open it and read it himself.
Zhou Zhiyu opened the document with some doubts. He found that it was an appointment report. The person appointed in this report was himself. The content was that he was promoted from General Xuanwei of the fourth rank to General Zhongwu of the fourth rank. He was immediately relieved.
At Zhou Zhiyu's current stage, he was no longer as excited about the promotion in the rank as before, but he was still quite pleased. At the same time, he thanked Liu Rengong without hesitation and accepted the confession. This confession was
Li Chengzhong earned it for him. Of course he wants it, and he must receive it. Only if he keeps improving can he make room for Li Chengzhong to rise. If he stays still, then Li Chengzhong will not get the chance to be promoted.
Zhou Zhiyu added: "Commander, I think this battle report should also be sent to the Zhang Supervisory Army Office in Hedong and reported to Chang'an at the same time. What we have recovered is the homeland of the Tang Dynasty. This contribution should be known to the world."
Liu Rengong was stunned, thought for a while, and suddenly understood what Zhou Zhiyu meant. Recovering Yingzhou is different from the chaotic wars in various vassal towns in the world. As far as the court is concerned, this should be regarded as a fight for the emperor and a fight for the world.
.Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi and others were crowned kings for annihilating the Yellow bandits and rebelling against Qin Zongquan. Since I have never caught up with those years, I have no chance to be associated with the word "king". But now I have made a great contribution to regaining Yingzhou.
Everything in his hand has the effect of helping the country, so why favor one over the other? It is natural that he should be crowned king. Thinking of this, Liu Rengong couldn't help but feel his heart beat again.
Seeing that Liu Rengong was silent, Zhou Zhiyu knew that the marshal must be moved, but it was difficult to speak, so he continued: "Someone will take care of these things, and then someone will edit a letter and send it to Hedong. The marshal just puts his mind on what is in front of him."
,The war is about to begin, the commander-in-chief does not need to be distracted by such trivial matters."
Liu Rengong pointed at Zhou Zhiyu and laughed "hahaha" a few times. Then he remembered something and asked again: "Good question, Li Chengzhong is so good at fighting, do you think you can transfer him to the camp?" This was an idea he had.
thoughts, and at the same time use them to change the subject to avoid embarrassment.
Zhou Zhiyu thought for a while and said: "Li Chengzhong fought a decisive battle with Pinbu outside Bailang Mountain in March. Although he won a great victory, his own losses were not small, and his subordinates were almost killed. Now less than five months have passed, and another
In the battle with the Wu Kui tribe, although they won again, the losses were probably not light. According to the battle report, the soldiers under his command fought bloody and hard, risking their lives, and countless people were killed and seriously injured. Although there is no specific number of losses.
, but the fact that his first general Zhang Xingzhong was seriously injured shows how tragic the battle was. According to someone’s knowledge, Zhang Xingzhong was the commander of the battlefield in this battle and had overall responsibility for the battle. Even he was injured like this.
handsome……"
Liu Rengong slapped his forehead and immediately realized that his idea just now was a bit unrealistic. What Zhou Zhiyu just said was described in detail in the battle report, but Liu Rengong was a little excited at the moment and subconsciously ignored these details.
, I just woke up after listening to Zhou Zhiyu mention it. Li Chengzhong's life may not be easy at the moment. After the war, everything needs to be straightened out, and his soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. If he is really to be forcibly transferred to Hebei to recruit troops to join the war,
It is indeed a bit difficult to force someone to do something, not to mention that the war is still ongoing, and the troops are all facing off against the Wu Kui tribe under the Huaiyuan Army City. Even if they are forced to mobilize, they will not be able to mobilize them at all.
In fact, the losses suffered by the departments under the northern command of the Yingzhou Army were not large, not as serious as what Li Cheng said in the military report.
The battle of Lumingwazi was a night raid, so if you were prepared to attack without being prepared, it would naturally not cause excessive losses. Moreover, Zhang Xingzhong's on-site command was very suitable, and the attack methods of each department were relatively more cautious and conservative, and there was no
The battlefield was chaotic due to night fighting. Less than fifty soldiers died in the battle, and there were not many serious injuries. There were only a lot of minor injuries, but most of them could recover within seven days.
Afterwards, the pursuit operation was launched, and there was no loss. The ministries chased the Wukai tribe and chased them wildly. They took advantage of the situation and defeated the auxiliary and baggage team of the Wukai tribe that was on the way. Then they continued to chase the Wukai tribe and begged for a living.
The defeated troops led by Mai rushed into Yan County, and Beghuo Mai only made a symbolic resistance in Yan County. He immediately defeated Yan County and fled to Huaiyuan Army City. Immediately afterwards, Yingzhou soldiers came to the city and begged for life.
If you buy it, you can only close the city gate and dare not go to war.
However, it is absolutely true that Zhang Xingzhong was seriously injured. Because they had been fighting in the darkness at night, the Yingzhou Army's control over the battlefield was sharply reduced, which led to the Northern Command's self-inspection command to expose all 17 officers below Zhang Xingzhong to the
In front of the Ta Ma attendants of Beg Huo Buy, Beg Huo Buy and his troops rushed to kill him. If Wang Yibo's cavalry from Liangdu, which had lost its way before, had not arrived in time, I am afraid that the entire northern command would have been killed in this battle.
Although Zhang Xingzhong led all the officers in the headquarters to flee hastily, he was hit by two more arrows in the back during the escape, and his body was also scratched by six or seven deep wounds with visible bones from the saber. If his armor was not made of double-layered leather armor with added materials, he would have been killed.
He was killed on the spot. Even so, such injuries made him comatose for three days. Now Zhang Xingzhong has been sent to Liucheng for treatment, and he will not be able to get up for several months. In addition to Zhang Xingzhong himself being seriously injured, there are three other people in the headquarters
Ming Yuhou was killed on the spot, five others were seriously injured, and other officers also suffered minor injuries of varying degrees. The loss of these Yuhou officers made Li Cheng extremely sad.
He lost his temper for several days and didn't like anything. Many innocent people were harmed by Li Chengzhong and suffered inexplicable abuse from him.
Most of the officers of the original Northern Command were replaced, and many junior officers were urgently transferred to the front line of Huaiyuan Military City. Perhaps this was their luck, otherwise there would be so many seniors blocking the way.
I don't know how long I will wait until I get started. Now, the person who takes over the command of the Northern Command's inspection and training department is Zhou Kan, the military envoy of the Training Department. He finally found such an opportunity to lead the troops in battle. Zhou Kan is gearing up and planning to fight a good battle.
Zhou Kan's ambitions and expectations were far more radical than the "Huaiyuan Military City Operation Plan" formulated by the Yingzhou Army Headquarters. He planned to capture the Wukui tribe in one fell swoop, and then send his troops eastward to recover all the Liaodong region.
.As for the Bohai land and the disputes involved, he didn't care at all.
In addition to a battle report, Li Chengzhong submitted to Zhou Zhiyu a private letter. This letter mentioned the "rebellion" incident that occurred in Liucheng. Those involved in the "rebellion" were the product minister Lao Rongge and Guli.
Hun, Zhao Heng and Cui Cheng, the descendants of the Zhao family, were "rebelling" against Li Chengzhong himself. The letter stated that the Minister of Product Lao Rongge and Guli Hun would be sentenced to death. There is no doubt about this, but now the matter involves Zhao
According to the confessions of Zhao Heng and Cui Cheng, although there was no obvious instruction from General Zhao, the reason why the two dared to act so boldly and recklessly was at least related to General Zhao's acquiescence and connivance. Some of them also confessed that General Zhao had
The family members in the general's residence, including the Cui family, etc.
Li Chengzhong asked Zhou Zhiyu how this matter should be handled. If Zhou Zhiyu thought it should be reported to the Marshal, he would immediately arrange to escort the criminals and evidence to Hebei for prosecution, and severely report the Zhao family to the Marshal; if Zhou Zhiyu thought it should be reported to the Marshal,
This matter should not be made public, so Li Chengzhong waited for someone from the Zhao family to negotiate and then resolve it privately.
Without even thinking about it, Zhou Zhiyu knew that this matter could not be brought out openly. Now the Lulong Army was fighting on the north and south fronts and was in a critical stage of survival. If there was any internal strife at this time, there would be no way to end it.
But his confidants have suffered such great grievances, and Zhou Zhiyu definitely does not want to suffer such a dumb loss. Everyone knows that Li Chengzhong is the person he brought out, and to embarrass Li Chengzhong is to embarrass Zhou Zhiyu. He will at least expose this matter to the commander-in-chief.
Here, let the commander know the reason and foundation. Even if the commander cannot punish Zhao now, he must know it clearly.
So Zhou Zhiyu whispered about this matter, and Liu Rengong was furious after hearing this. But he really couldn't vent his anger for Zhou Zhiyu and Li Chengzhong now, so he comforted Zhou Zhiyu and said: "The current military situation does not allow us to have internal conflicts. I must keep this matter in mind."
Go ahead, don't be anxious if you ask questions, there will always be a day when you can seek justice for both Hao Wen and Zicheng."
Of course, Liu Rengong didn't do nothing. Although he covered up the Zhao family's matter, he took the lead for Li Chengzhong on the Khitan people's issue.
"In the name of the Jiedu Mansion, send a message to Zhao Jing, the general manager of the Shanbei Expedition Camp, asking him to come forward and reprimand the Khitan. The two sides have already negotiated a peace. Why did the Wu Kui tribe invade Yingzhou? The Khitan people are required to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise the peace negotiation will be abandoned!"
Liu Zhiwen, the Jiedu judge who was urgently summoned, drafted the text on the spot, stamped it with the Jiedushi envoy's seal and immediately sent it to Jizhou. After finishing this matter, Liu Zhiwen's face was filled with joy, and he smiled and said to Liu Rengong and Zhou Zhiyu: "Your Majesty."
Marshal, General. I just received a letter from Hedong. Zhang Jianjun has already persuaded the King of Jin that the Hedong Army is about to march eastward!"