Shen Ping'an was the nephew of Shen Xing, the old housekeeper of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion. How could ordinary people put him in his eyes with his absolutely upright and upright character?
Even in normal times, some of the officers in the Shanshan Guard were not favored by him. But this time, Tang Ao actually wanted to use a captured general, who was not even a reduced general, as the brigade commander. How could he be allowed to do so? convince.
For this reason, Shen Ping'an contacted some people and opposed them in unison. He also secretly meant that Tang Ao couldn't use a bowl of water when employing people. He said that there were many capable people among the elderly, so why not use them? No matter what, Longyuan There are also outstanding talents among our graduates. They are cultivated by our own family. There will be no problem with their loyalty and they can be put to great use.
As the forest grows, there will be all kinds of birds. Although the generals did not dare to rebel after the Pingfeng Mountain Conference, it did not prevent them from expressing their attitudes on some matters.
And it can be seen from these attitudes that the standard for hiring people in this era is still loyalty first, followed by ability. Just like Emperor Qianwen appointed Shi Hongyun, knowing that his ability was mediocre, but just because the other party was loyal, that is It really comes in handy.
These generals are opposed. If a king is replaced, then he really needs to think carefully about it, and even compromise. After all, the appointment of a general has attracted opposition and disunity from other generals in the army. It seems too much. A small loss leads to a big loss.
But who is Tang Ao? He is optimistic about Lei Ming's ability. Now that he has made a decision, why would he care about other people's opinions? At that moment, it was Qian Gang who gave the order arbitrarily. At the same time, he also asked Shen Ping'an and other opponents. The generals stated, "Here in our country, as long as you have ability, you will be valued. No one will care about your origin or past experience. On the contrary, if you have no ability, no matter how loyal you are, you can only do some insignificant deputy jobs." .”
Tang Ao expressed his position. Even if others had any opinions, they could only hold it in. But there were still people waiting to see the joke, but they didn't mean to see Tang Ao's joke. They were waiting to see Lei Ming defeat the battle, or even wait Let's see if Lei Ming will rebel again, so that when he appoints officers in the future, his brothers will be the main ones.
Lei Ming didn't know anything about what happened at the time. But later he had more contact with Chief of Staff Liu Chen and heard a little bit about it. He was moved by Tang Ao's regard for him, and he had a feeling that those who know themselves will die. With his heart in mind, he even wanted to perform well and let the facts prove that the former King Ji and the current Emperor Vantage had not misjudged the person.
Now he finally did it and could face Shen Pingan calmly. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to ridicule the other party. He knew very well that some of his abilities were true, but when it came to his importance in the Great Chinese Army, he was still not as good as Shen Ping'an, this can be seen from the fact that the other party has one of the most elite firearms brigade.
Being able to control firearms requires not only ability, but also loyalty that can be reassuring.
Lei Ming was so cooperative and had such a good attitude that Shen Ping'an blushed but was also very satisfied. "Okay, with the help of the Fourth Army, it will be much easier for us to attack Shangdu City, hahaha."
The reason why we couldn't attack Shangdu City before was because the number of soldiers in the First Firearms Brigade who could attack the city was too small. They just relied on a regiment of firecrackers. They were good at playing with firecrackers, but when it came to cold weapons, It will be a bit different if used.
Moreover, it would be too wasteful to attack the city with firecrackers. Shen Ping'an was never willing to let them make serious sacrifices, so he had to retreat due to repeated counterattacks by the Qingzhou soldiers in the city. Now it's better, we can attack When the city's lord's infantry were still in large numbers, he was naturally full of confidence.
Just when Shen Ping'an was confident and thinking about capturing Shangdu City in one fell swoop, a sudden military order broke his plan again. His Majesty ordered the Fourth Army to quickly go to Yujia Town under the Kunlun Mountain Pass to fight with Shan Shan. The Third Brigade of Mountain Guards fought back 10,000 monk soldiers from Zangzhou.
Your Majesty's order cannot be discounted in any way. After receiving the order, Lei Ming must leave with the Fourth Army.
When Lei Ming said goodbye to Shen Ping'an, after seeing the disappointed expressions on the other side, he said with an idea, "Commander Shen, this time our enemy only has 10,000 monk soldiers, which is not a large number. Our Fourth Army also has There is no need to go all of them, as our staff officer Liu Chen is coming up behind with 10,000 soldiers, why not let them stay here and cooperate with the first firearms brigade to attack the city."
Shen Ping'an was naturally happy to hear that he could leave 10,000 troops. But thinking that this was an order from Tang Ao, he was still a little worried and said, "In this case, Commander Lei can only lead 20,000 soldiers to the rest of the country." The house is settled, won’t there be any problems?”
"No. Your Majesty said that if we leave in a hurry, we can't bring too much supplies and equipment. Chief of Staff Liu Chen is the one who led the people to guard these supplies, so they won't go too fast, even so. It's better to stay and play a greater role. Besides, there are 20,000 of us, plus the 10,000 of the Shanshan Guard Third Brigade. We can only block the 10,000 monk soldiers, so there won't be any problem. That's... .”
Seeing that Lei Ming seemed to be hesitant to speak, Shen Ping'an kept asking, "What is it? If Master Lei has any requirements, just ask, and we will try our best to satisfy them."
"Okay, even if Brigadier Shen said this, Lei also wants some grenades. Those things are so useful, haha."
"It's not a problem. I'll prepare it for you right away." After hearing this request, Shen Ping'an immediately responded. Grenades are rare items for other armies, but they are a common stock for the First Firearms Brigade. One of the weapons is still somewhat in stock.
After the two of them were satisfied, Lei Ming didn't even take a break, and started moving towards the Kunlun Mountains with 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Army.
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Yujia Town.
The original population was thousands, and there were more than 300 households.
However, all of the Shanshan Guards fled before they arrived. Without understanding the Chinese army's policy towards the people, they instinctively left this chaotic place.
There was no one in the town, so 10,000 Shanshan Guards were stationed here, using it as a temporary residence.
A large landowner's house in the town became the temporary headquarters of brigade commander Tai Shijin. There were also two fierce generals under him here, the first regiment commander Wang Meng and the second regiment commander Xu Song.
Due to altitude sickness, the 30,000 Shanshan Guards were caught off guard. As a result, many of them fell ill and had physical problems. In the end, among the 30,000 people, only less than 10,000 and less than two of them actually had no problems. Just a group.
Most of the remaining ones were the first and second regiments with the strongest combat power. After some hesitation, Tai Shijin left these two regiments and let the other 20,000 people lead by Chief of Staff Tang Jun and other regiment commanders. He retreated first and then reported the real situation.
Tai Shijin's decision was correct, but it did not change their current disadvantage. According to the intelligence coming in, the retreating army could only move about twenty miles a day, and most of the people reacted aggravatedly, lying in wait.
The war horse retreated slowly.
Once such an army, or an army that has completely lost its combat effectiveness, is overtaken by ten thousand monk soldiers, the consequences will be disastrous.
Think about it, under altitude sickness, if you don't even have the strength to lift a gun, how can you fight the enemy? It's no different from being massacred.
The army in the rear retreated very slowly, which invisibly put great pressure on Taishi Jin, forcing them to stick here like a nail to buy enough time for the main army to retreat. However, it was even more heart-breaking.
Something happened, that is, the 10,000 Shanshan Guards left behind, and a large number of altitude sickness victims began to appear.
Of the 10,000 people left behind, more than 2,000 had reactions in just one day. They were weak, looked ugly, and had vomiting and diarrhea.
The terrible thing is that this trend has no intention of stopping, but is getting worse. At this time, even the brigade commander Tai Shijin also had a bad reaction, his whole body began to feel weak, and his vision was sometimes blurred.
Tai Shijin felt the changes in his body and was extremely anxious. But in order to stabilize the morale of the army, he did not show it. He still looked lively and energetic in front of outsiders, in order to boost the morale of the army. Otherwise, he would
As soon as the news about his physical weakness came out, I didn't know that the morale of the army would change like this.
If we face the ten thousand monk soldiers who are chasing us, we will definitely be defeated.
Forcibly stabilizing his mind, he called the two regiment leaders Wang Meng and Xu Song, and Tai Shijin assigned tasks. "Those who have severe reactions should not be allowed to go out to fight or perform tasks. Have a good rest. This place is far away from the plateau area.
It only takes enough time to recover. Before recovery, we cannot let them get sicker."
"No." The two regiment leaders agreed, their expressions becoming a little ugly. In this case, the number of soldiers they can use will be reduced a lot. If ten thousand monk soldiers rush forward, can they still withstand it?
"Don't worry, aren't we still fine? Besides, we are the Mountain-Shaking Guards. We can shake even mountains. We are the invincible army in the world. We must have confidence in ourselves and the soldiers." Taishi Jinqiang squeezed out a hint.
Said with a smile.
If they are in good health, the 30,000 Shanshan Guards can counterattack even if they encounter an enemy of 100,000, and they can even encounter an enemy of 200,000. But now, they are being chased by only 10,000 monk soldiers.
Where to run, I have to say, this is really a bit like a tiger falling into peace.
"Please rest assured, brigade commander, we are confident to defend Yujia Town and block the advance of the monk soldiers." The two regiment leaders stood at attention and spoke confidently.
"Okay, you go arrange patrols. Remember, even if the monk soldiers appear, as long as they do not take the initiative to attack, we should not take the initiative to fight back. Your Majesty has been informed of what is going on here, and reinforcements should appear soon.
"Tai Shijin was afraid that the soldiers below would take the initiative to attack. Facts have proved that the greater the amount of exercise, the more serious the altitude sickness will be. In order to persist for a longer period of time and prevent this reaction from amplifying, he had to say this.