After hearing the report, the reactions of all Liaodong Town Attachés were somewhat sarcastic.
Because, everyone subconsciously turned to look at Ximen Sheng.
Whether it is the bandits He and He Rensheng who are sitting in a large army and have just expressed their intention to evade Ximen Sheng under house arrest, or Li Zehe, Gan Cheng and Xu He, who are currently on the same level as Ximen Sheng, they all behave like this.
It seems that after encountering a change of this level, everyone's first reaction is to expect Ximen Sheng to stand up and make decisions!
This kind of reaction can also be seen that no matter what the interests of the Liaodong military attachés are, they still admire Ximen Sheng deep down in their hearts. When He Yu cannot take charge of the overall situation, Ximen Sheng is the only successor.
Under the gazes of all the Liaodong military attachés, Ximen Sheng himself subconsciously wanted to stand up and express his stance.
However, just as Ximen Sheng was about to speak, he reacted in time and looked up at He Bao.
Seeing Ximen Sheng's performance, everyone came to their senses and remembered that He Bandit actually had the final say in Liaodong Town. After all, He Bandit was the strongest and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
As a result, everyone's expressions showed a flash of embarrassment, but they quickly calmed down and turned their attention to He Biao, waiting for He Biao to express his opinion and make up his mind.
He Gao took a deep breath and asked calmly to the Liaodong soldier who reported the news: "You said that the Guanning cavalry near Hujiazhuang, the Liaodong regiment training, the Liaodong branch training, as well as civil and military officials at all levels, and the rural gentry are all here.
They forced their way out of their camp... Did they act at the same time? Is there a tacit understanding between them? Who was the leader of this incident? "
The Liaodong soldier replied: "According to the intelligence, it was Wu Shilin, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, who took the lead. He declared that he wanted to investigate the truth of all the recent events, so he led Guan Ning's cavalry out of the camp and tried to break in by force.
here……
After seeing the actions of Guan Ning's cavalry, Fang Zhenshan, the governor of Liaodong, quickly organized Liaodong regiment training and Liaodong branch training. Civil servants at all levels and old rural gentry also claimed to investigate the truth of the matter, and then broke out of them.
The camp where they are stationed.
However, Fang Zhenshan's movements were obviously a bit slower, more like a temporary decision after seeing Guan Ning's cavalry action. Most of our troops in Liaodong Town are concentrated here. There are not enough troops to blockade Hujiazhuang, and it is difficult to resist Guan Ning for a while.
The cavalry has been defeated by Guan Ning's cavalry...
However, Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin have not taken any further actions at present. Instead, they have stopped marching and are currently in contact and communicating with each other, so there should not be much tacit understanding between them beforehand."
He Bandit asked again: "You just said that it was Fang Zhenshan, the governor of Liaodong, who came forward to organize civil servants at all levels and old rural gentry... Could it be that those civil servants and gentry did not hesitate when they acted, and were all willing to do so without reservation?
Support him?"
After thinking for a moment, the Liaodong soldier replied: "According to the news from the front, Liaodong Governor Wang Shizhen, Chief Envoy Song Huiwen, Liaodong Regiment Training Commander Ling Huguang, Liaodong Branch Training Commander Song Dahe, and several envoys from Liaodong's wealthy families
, now they are all following Fang Zhenshan, acting together with Fang Zhenshan, without showing any resistance or hesitation."
After hearing this explanation, He Bao's expression became more solemn, his eyes fluctuated constantly, sometimes cruelly, sometimes hesitantly, but he did not express any more opinions.
He Bandit now has tens of thousands of elite troops under his command, including 3,000 Liaodong cavalry. He is fully capable of quickly suppressing this movement. Even his opponents include 2,000 Guan Ning, who is as famous as the Liaodong cavalry.
Iron cavalry!
However, what really made He Bandit hesitate was the chain reaction that occurred after the suppression operation ended!
If He Bandit leads his army to attack, he can force Wu Shilin, Fang Zhenshan and others to retreat without using a single sword or shot, and let them return to their respective camps. That will naturally be the best result. But if they cannot successfully force them back, they must
How about a real fight?
Once the Liaodong frontier army and the Guan Ning cavalry engage in a real confrontation, both sides will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. If the central government of the imperial court investigates, who should bear the responsibility?
Although He Bandit is confident that he has the superiority in troops and can completely defeat the Guan Ning cavalry under Wu Shilin, but what should be done if the Wu family in Shanhaiguan becomes a mortal enemy because of this?
Not to mention the civil servants at all levels around Fang Zhenshan and the Liaodong gentry. Once these people are injured or killed, Liaodong Town will encounter a big trouble and will be criticized by the public opinion of the government and the opposition in the next few decades.
Even for a gangster like He Bandit, he always has a gangster spirit that is fearless when doing things. It is completely conceivable that in these situations, he is quite worried about gains and losses.
Seeing that He Bandit was still undecided, Ximen Sheng couldn't help but frown and said: "He Qianhu, you have just taken over all the authority from us generals, so how to deal with the current situation is unclear.
I need you to come forward and make up your mind! But I hope you can make a decision early, otherwise, you will continue to be in trouble and suffer chaos!"
Li Zehe turned his eyes and looked at He Bandit with a look of schadenfreude, and asked: "Yes, He Qianhu, but I don't know what your decision is? Although I and a few other people are military generals, they are willing to do their best in the future.
Let’s cooperate with you!”
Just as Li Zehe had predicted, He Bie was just a military attache from Qianhu after all. His qualifications, official rank, and relevant experience were all insufficient. Some things were simply not something he was capable of handling. Therefore, although He Bie was able to overpower all the participating officers,
Generals, but sooner or later they have to be invited to come out and take charge of the overall situation.
Regarding the chaos in front of him, Li Zehe did not intend to stand up and express his opinion. He just wanted to force He Bie to make a decision as soon as possible, and then let He Bie bear all the consequences.
Li Zehe was even a little lucky at this time, thinking that it was a good thing that he was ignored by He Bandit. He avoided the limelight in time and could avoid making decisions and taking the blame.
On the other side, under the attention and urging of everyone, He Bi felt deeply pressured.
Human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, hate giving, long for gains, and most like to get something for nothing. They will only focus on their own efforts and the benefits of others, and they will always subconsciously ignore their own benefits and the contributions of others.
People always have the same attitude towards "power", envying the glory and privileges of those in power, but ignoring the pressures and responsibilities contained in power.
In fact, even if a person with this mentality seizes power temporarily, it is impossible for him to last long.
Because the so-called "power" does not come from a person's official position, military strength, and wealth. It is actually a kind of "credibility". With this kind of "credibility", supporters will
Believe that you can bring them various benefits, such as "fairness", such as "stability", such as "hope", and then people will support your position and be willing to cooperate with you and work for you.
If you cannot bring any benefits to your supporters, no matter how high your official position is, how powerful your military is, or how rich your wealth is, the power you have will only be in vain and will soon fall apart.
In short, a person with power cannot just care about his own enjoyment. He must respond to the expectations of his supporters in a timely manner. Otherwise, he will be unjust and have few people to help him. This is the pressure and responsibility brought by power.
Nowadays, He Bie deeply feels this pressure and responsibility.
He himself is just a military attaché with thousands of families in Liaodong. Although by chance, he has tens of thousands of troops, and even several Liaodong generals are trying to please him and try their best to win his trust, but if he cannot properly handle the situation at hand
If he responds to the expectations of all parties in a timely manner, he will soon lose power, and the more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command will quickly abandon him and change their families.
Thinking of this, He Bandit finally made up his mind, raised his head and asked the generals in front of him: "Generals, how many troops do you still have in the camp?"
After Ximen Sheng thought for a moment, he replied: "There are about 5,000 troops, including the personal guards under the command of the General Soldier, more than 2,500 Liaodong cavalry, and more than 1,500 West Road defenders. In addition, there are a few
The total number of private soldiers for each general is more than 500, and then there are 500 imperial guards under Zhao Junchen."
He Gao said coldly: "In this case, Beizhi will personally take command and send troops to suppress the chaos caused by Wu Shilin and Fang Zhenshan. I also hope that all the generals will lead their private soldiers out of the camp and then act together with Beizhi,
The Liaodong cavalry and the defenders on the west route in the camp will also allocate a thousand men and horses to the low-level commander for deployment!
As for Beizhong's side, they will also mobilize 5,000 troops. The combined strength of all parties can total more than 7,500 people. With such strength under the personal command of Beizhong, it is enough to control the situation!
At the same time, the other five thousand soldiers and horses under the humble command will all be stationed in the camp, take over all defense matters, and continue to surround the dense forest, but I don’t know what the generals want?"
He Bandit's arrangement was comprehensive, allowing him to control every situation at the same time. He could completely suppress Wu Shilin and Fang Zhenshan's unusual movements, and he didn't have to worry that several participants would take the opportunity to take action and cause more changes.
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Regarding He Bandit's unquestionable "request", the generals were unable to object and could only nod their heads one after another.
But at this moment, in the camp behind everyone, something strange happened again, and a burst of noise and chaos broke out without warning. You could still faintly hear the handover of swords and the sounds of attacks and killings. It seemed like a battle.