Chapter 1185. The meeting of the wind and clouds (two).
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As Shi Cheng solemnly hung his sword on his waist, all the Liaodong military attaches raised their hands and expressed their congratulations to Shi Cheng. However, the atmosphere was a bit strange, and not everyone was sincere.
Although He Yu did not observe carefully, he was well aware of the changes in the mentality of the generals.
But he doesn't care.
In He Yu's view, if Shi Cheng wants to become his successor, he must bear the pressure from Mu Xiu Yu Lin!
If Shi Cheng cannot bear such pressure, then he will not be worthy of taking charge of Liaodong in the future.
As Zhao Junchen speculated, in He Yu's mind, Shi Cheng was not the only successor in his mind.
In addition to Shi Cheng, there is another soldier leader beside He Yu, Li Shijie. Although he is slightly inferior in ability, as a descendant of the Li family, he has a higher reputation and can integrate Liaodong better than Shi Cheng.
The full power of the town;
Then there is General Ximen Sheng of Liaodong Town North Road. This person has the highest qualifications and reputation, and the strongest ability to lead troops. He has been guarding the first line of defense in the northeastern border for a long time, and he can also manage Liaoyang's "trade" in an orderly manner, but he is only young.
He is older and is of the same generation as He Yu. He Yu believes that he can continue to be in charge of Liaodong for at least ten years. When he retires, Ximen Sheng is also not too young, so he is not the first choice.
All in all, He Yu is not in a hurry to make a decision on the successor. He has time and patience, and is more capable of controlling the competition among these successors, so he is willing to let these successors compete for performance and compete with each other.
Zhao Junchen believed that he could intensify the competition among these successors and cause internal discord in Liaodong Town, but He Yu was not worried about this. He believed that as long as he was still alive, he would be enough to suppress everything in Liaodong!
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After all the military attachés from Liaodong congratulated Shi Cheng, He Yu did not waste any more time. He just raised his hand and waved his riding crop and issued an order: "Shi Cheng, Shijie, you two select a hundred elite cavalry and follow them.
I will enter Hujiazhuang together! The rest of the people will stay here and continue to surround Hujiazhuang, waiting for orders at any time."
After saying that, He Yu led the horse and headed towards the entrance of Hujiazhuang village.
At the same time, Shi Cheng and another young military attaché with a handsome appearance and an arrogant expression each selected a team of elite cavalry, and then quickly followed He Yu's horse.
This young military attaché was naturally Li Shijie.
Unlike Shi Cheng, who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, good at talking, Li Shijie has an arrogant personality, doesn't talk in circles, and is tough from the inside out. If he had gone to see Zhao Junchen just now, he would definitely not be willing to slap himself in the face.
While riding horses with Shi Cheng, Li Shijie observed Shi Cheng silently for a moment, and then said softly: "Your spear skills are okay, but your sword skills are too poor. How about I trade you a thousand-mile BMW for this sword? How about you?"
If you are worried about being blamed by the Commander-in-Chief, let me speak for you."
Shi Cheng also turned to look at Li Shijie, and saw that Li Shijie's eyes were always staring at the knife on his waist. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "Thank you Mr. Li for your kindness, but I will spare more time in the future."
Practicing sword skills will definitely prevent this sword from being covered in dust, so it is better to keep this sword with me."
Li Shijie was not surprised by Shi Cheng's refusal, but suggested in a tone that could not be refused: "I'll give you half a year, then let's test our sword skills! ...Also, although I was born in the Li family, I am now a frontier soldier.
Qianhu, don’t call me Mr. Li again.”
Shi Cheng's expression was a little solemn - Li Shijie was a very proud man, but his pride was not just due to his family background. This man was extremely talented and had a family background. He had made great achievements in both literature, Taoism and military strategy.
In terms of martial arts, he is much better than Shi Cheng.
But Shi Cheng had no intention of backing down and nodded: "Okay! In half a year, I am willing to compete with Mr. Li!"
In just a few words, He Yu had led the Liaodong cavalry to the entrance of Hujiazhuang Village.
Li Shijie's face suddenly darkened when he heard Shi Cheng calling himself "Mr. Li" again.
But Li Shijie finally chose to endure it, because he saw that a group of Forbidden Army soldiers had arrived at the entrance of Hujiazhuang Village and were lining up to welcome He Yu. However, Li Shijie was unwilling to expose his fight with Shi Cheng in front of outsiders.
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Seeing that Li Shijie had chosen to endure it for the time being, Shi Cheng's eyes flashed with a smile, but he quickly turned around to observe the Forbidden Army soldiers not far away. He only saw that these Forbidden Army soldiers were about two hundred in size, and they were all tall and tall.
Tall, with neat formations and well-equipped armor, he held his chest and head high when facing the Liaodong cavalry, and his momentum was not lost.
"Two charges!" Li Shijie next to him was also secretly observing these Forbidden Army soldiers, and then made a judgment: "Although the General of the Army said that these Forbidden Army soldiers all have silver-like wax gun heads, the group of Forbidden Army soldiers in front of me should have participated in Shaanxi
I have a certain amount of combat experience in the war on the Gansu and Gansu sides, and my morale is also full... If I were to lead a hundred Liaodong cavalry to fight against them, it would take two kills to completely defeat them."
Shi Cheng nodded in approval and asked: "If this forbidden army is responsible for guarding Hujiazhuang, and you lead the Liaodong cavalry to attack, how long will it take to break through?"
"The Liaodong Iron Cavalry is my hard work in Liaodong Town, how can we waste it on attacking the city? Even the ten-meter-high wall of this village should not be attacked by the Liaodong Iron Cavalry... At this time of year, just use rockets to surround it,
In just one or two hours, everyone in the village will be burned to death and smoked to death, and it will naturally be destroyed without attack!"
Hearing what Li Shijie said, a hint of admiration flashed in Shi Cheng's eyes, and he sincerely praised: "Good advice, Li Qianhu!"
When Li Shijie was communicating with Shi Cheng, the Liaodong cavalry had already passed through the queue of Forbidden Army soldiers, but they deliberately raised their voices while talking so that the nearby Forbidden Army soldiers could hear clearly.
For a moment, the nearby Forbidden Army officers and soldiers all showed anger, but when faced with the murderous Liaodong cavalry, they could only dare to be angry and dare not speak.
In the end, more than a hundred Liaodong cavalry entered Hujiazhuang with great force. After He Yu confirmed the location with Shi Cheng, he led a group of cavalry and rode straight to Zhao Junchen's room.
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Zhao Junchen had received the news that He Yu had entered the village and had been waiting quietly in the house.
Soon, Zhao Junchen heard the thunderous sound of galloping horse hooves. As the sound of galloping horse hooves got closer and louder, the earthquake felt more and more intense.
When the whole room began to shake slightly, the deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly disappeared in an instant.
Apparently, He Yu had led the Liaodong cavalry to the courtyard outside Zhao Junchen's room, and more than a hundred cavalry stopped almost at the same time.
"Just the sound of these hoofbeats is enough to illustrate the powerful strength of the Liaodong cavalry...
This is just the momentum created by more than a hundred Liaodong cavalry. It is completely unimaginable how the situation will change when 12,000 Liaodong cavalry charge at the same time...
It is even more unimaginable how powerful those Jianzhou Jurchen elites who are even better than the Liaodong Iron Cavalry will be...
Comparatively speaking, the few battles I commanded on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu were really just bad... We still have a long way to go!"
While he was deep in thought, Zhao Junchen heard footsteps outside the room again, and immediately looked up.
Then, Zhao Junchen saw He Yu leading Shi Cheng, Zhang Shijie, and several soldiers into his field of vision.
Just like in the rumors, He Yu's appearance and figure are ordinary, but his cold expression, deep eyes, and powerful aura when he raises his hands and feet are unforgettable.
When He Yu reached the door of the room, he suddenly stopped, but he did not express his intention to see him. He just stood there silently for a moment, until everyone in the room focused their eyes on him.
, He Yu deliberately stepped into the door with his left foot.
Then, Shi Cheng, Zhang Shijie, and several soldiers who were following He Yu stepped into the door with their left foot first in tacit agreement.
Not long ago, Shi Cheng was slapped ten times by Zhao Junchen for stepping into the room with his left foot first. The reason was that Zhao Junchen ordered the two characters "left" and "foot" to be violated. Everyone should take the lead when meeting Zhao Junchen.
Use your right foot to step into the door, otherwise you will curse Zhao Junchen.
At this time, He Yu and his subordinates all deliberately stepped into the door with their left foot, which was obviously a silent provocation.
Seeing this scene, both Xu Qingyan and Jiang Quan couldn't help but change their expressions.
But Zhao Junchen is also a "hero" who is flexible and flexible. He just pretended not to see this scene and seemed not to notice that He Yu entered the room without notification.
Zhao Junchen just raised his hand gently and said: "General He is here. Please sit down and talk quickly... It's a pity that I fell seriously ill some time ago. I am exhausted physically and mentally, and I am unable to come out to greet you in person."
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen's face was rosy and his breath was full. He didn't look like he was seriously ill at all, but he was just telling lies with his eyes open.
After He Yu sat down, he pretended not to be aware of Zhao Junchen's lies at all, and said with cupped hands: "I heard that you, Zhao Gechen, were seriously ill. I immediately came to visit you and brought a good Liaodong ginseng... Zhao Gechen is
As a pillar of the country, you must take care of your health and recover as soon as possible."
Zhao Junchen shook his head and sighed softly, saying: "I also want to be cured as soon as possible, but this time I am afraid it is not a physical illness, but a mental illness!"
He Yu's eyes flashed and he asked: "Oh? But I don't know what the cause of Zhao Gechen's heart disease is?"
"This pavilion's heartache...of course stems from Liaodong Town!"
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present changed.
He Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he just asked: "Liaodong Town is the cornerstone of the imperial court's border defense. It has made countless contributions over the years, but for some reason it has become Zhao Gechen's heartache?"
Zhao Junchen said leisurely: "This pavilion has always been responsible for the imperial court's financial revenue and expenditure, and has always worked hard to increase revenue and reduce expenditure for the imperial court. However, now that Jianzhou Jurchen has paid tribute to the imperial court and declared itself a vassal, the war in the northeastern border has ceased, but the military expenditure in Liaodong Town has been delayed.
It cannot be reduced, which makes it difficult for the imperial treasury to maintain, and also makes the people of Liaodong suffer innocently... This pavilion will naturally have a heart disease."
At this point, Zhao Junchen looked at He Yu and asked, "But I don't know if Mr. He has a way to cure this pavilion's heart disease?"
He Yu still had no expression on his face and said: "I want to disappoint Zhao Gechen. He is in a humble position and does not know medical skills. Naturally, he has no means to treat Zhao Gechen!"
Speaking of this, He Yu's tone suddenly became extremely serious, and when he looked at Zhao Junchen, he had no intention of giving in, and said: "Zhao Gechen, I know from my humble position that the central court has always wanted to reduce the number of people in Liaodong Town.
Qian Liang, and also knew the views of Lord Gungun, the center of the imperial court, on Liaodong Town. He believed that Liaodong Town was responsible for raising bandits, so they could not lose their tail...
Regarding the fact that the tail is not lost, Beizhi will not comment, but regarding the issue of raising bandits to respect themselves, Beizhi will firmly deny it. Maybe seventy or eighty years ago, there was indeed a suspicion of raising bandits to show self-respect in Liaodong Town, but the current situation has long since changed.
!Now the Jianzhou Jurchens have become a real thorn in the side of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Liaodong Town tries its best, it still feels inadequate.
As early as decades ago, Jianzhou Jurchens were known as "the Jurchens are invincible if they are less than ten thousand." At that time, although they were also aggressive, like wolves and tigers, they were still too small in scale and lacked troops.
They even entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty to plunder wealth, but they did not have the strength to invade the city and destroy the country!
However, since the Xuan Ye Great Khan came to power, the Jianzhou Jurchens have seemed to be more honest over the years, but they have been accumulating strength, encouraging births, the population has increased greatly, and they have been taking advantage of the difficult environment abroad to
Keep the Jianzhou Jurchens tough and aggressive!
Today, the number of Jurchen men over fifteen and under fifty years old in Jianzhou has approached 50,000! If there are less than ten thousand Jurchens, they are invincible... What if there are five Jurchen armies with tens of thousands of Jurchens? Add to that
With those Mongolian left-wingers, Koreans, and Han traitors working for the tiger, the actual strength of Jianzhou Jurchens may have exceeded that of Liaodong Town!
Zhao Gechen, regarding whether the Jianzhou Jurchens are sincere in paying tribute and claiming to be ministers, I will not judge. That is something that the central government of your court, Gonggun, should consider. However, I know that the current Jianzhou Jurchens definitely have the ability to subvert
The strength of the Ming Dynasty! Under such circumstances, if you, Zhao Gechen, were responsible for guarding the northeastern border, would you dare to reduce the expenditure on the border army? "