He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, may not be considered a tycoon of his generation, but he can still be regarded as the overlord of Liaodong territory.
However, he died just like that.
His death was inexplicable and disgraceful.
Time goes back to two days ago.
Just as He Bandit led the Liaodong Town army to fight Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin in a battle of wits and courage, in the Liaodong Town camp outside the dense forest, Liaodong Town West Road Counselor Huang Shenming was temporarily in charge of all matters, while Zhao Junchen
He is lurking next to Huang Shenming and taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
At the same time, although Huang Shenming decided to temporarily protect Zhao Junchen due to various considerations, he was still full of precautions and vigilance towards Zhao Junchen. Not only was it impossible for him to obey Zhao Junchen's words, but he was also ready to do so at any time.
Maybe he betrayed Zhao Junchen to protect himself.
The situation is very dangerous, but Zhao Junchen is not worried.
Among the five generals in Liaodong Town, Huang Shenming is not as sharp and judgmental as Ximen Sheng, not as scheming as Li Zehe, not as deep as Gan Cheng, and not as experienced as Xu He. He is undoubtedly the easiest
One to deal with.
Moreover, Huang Shenming's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, this person has "nothing". He has no clear goals, no big ambitions, and no ambitions. He just wants to maintain his status and power, enjoy glory, and dominate.
blessing.
Therefore, Huang Shenming will not have a firm stance and will be easily influenced.
The most important thing is that it is difficult for people like Huang Shenming to be sincerely respected and followed by his subordinates. A few days ago, Ximen Sheng, Li Zehe and others fought with each other, but Huang Shenming was injured in the end, and his military attache was injured.
They all abandoned him and joined the camp of Ximen Sheng or Li Zehe, which is a clear proof.
After recognizing Huang Shenming's nature, Zhao Junchen believed that he was very confident that he could control Huang Shenming and make him gradually become a puppet without realizing it.
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Zhao Junchen's method of manipulating Huang Shenming is not complicated at all. The first is to "boil the frog in warm water" and the second is to "add fuel to the flames."
First of all, after He Bandit and others led the army to leave, Zhao Junchen used his own means and abilities to continuously make suggestions for Huang Shenming, as if he was considering Huang Shenming wholeheartedly, helping Huang Shenming quickly stabilize the situation in the camp, and also slightly
This lowered some of Huang Shenming's vigilance.
Then, Zhao Junchen began to make some requests to Huang Shenming, such as conducting a manhunt within the entire camp, pretending to search for Zhao Junchen's whereabouts in order to cover up that Zhao Junchen was lurking in Huang Shenming.
State the truth around you; for example, taking advantage of the opportunity of the whole camp search, let Huang Shenming try to send people to the camps of several other generals to investigate, to show Huang Shenming's all-out efforts and caution during the search
Be careful and never overlook any corner.
These requests were all very reasonable, seemingly trivial, and were beneficial to Huang Shenming himself, so Huang Shenming naturally had no reason to refuse. After a little consideration, he quickly accepted the request.
But the result can be imagined, because Zhao Junchen was actually lurking next to Huang Shenming, and the battalion-wide search operation naturally found nothing. It only made the soldiers in the whole battalion increasingly panicked and impatient.
At the same time, people were sent to investigate the camps of several other generals, but they soon encountered trouble. The camps of those generals were guarded by their close personal soldiers, so how could Huang be allowed to do so?
Declared to send people in and out to investigate?
Moreover, the other generals had always looked down on Huang Shenming. Their close confidants were naturally affected by the influence, and they also looked down on Huang Shenming, so they rejected Huang Shenming's subordinates on the spot.
The military attache's request for an investigation was rejected with an extremely strong attitude, which can be described as unceremonious.
Regarding this result, neither Huang Shenming nor Zhao Junchen had any surprises, and neither of them continued to force it.
From the beginning, they never thought that this whole camp search operation would yield any results, nor did they think that the personal guards of several other generals would allow outsiders to investigate their master's camp at will.
However, although they all had an indifferent attitude, Huang Shenming believed that he was just performing, while Zhao Junchen had other intentions.
Therefore, after receiving the report, Zhao Junchen quickly made another slightly unreasonable and slightly less trivial proposal.
At this moment, the group of die-hard confidants under Shi Cheng, including hundreds of Liaodong cavalry led by Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others, launched a mutiny under the instruction of Ximen Sheng and raided the Forbidden Army camp.
Zhao Junchen was captured alive, but they still occupied the Forbidden Army station and faced off against the Liaodong cavalry who did not participate in the mutiny. It was a dilemma, and the Forbidden Army guards under Zhao Junchen had all become prisoners of their ranks.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen hoped that Huang Shenming could help him rescue several Forbidden Army soldiers.
Of course, there is no need to use any strong methods during the rescue. You only need to directly propose conditions to Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others. Just say that Huang Shenming is searching the entire camp for the whereabouts of Zhao Junchen, so several Forbidden Army soldiers are needed.
Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, and Zheng Bolun would naturally consider it seriously if they came forward to identify Zhao Junchen.
Regarding Zhao Junchen's request, Huang Shenming couldn't help but hesitate. He thought that there was no need to help Zhao Junchen achieve this step.
Seeing Huang Shenming's hesitation, Zhao Junchen once again stated that he would not force the result. Huang Shenming only needed to give it a try. If Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others rejected the proposal, Zhao Junchen would also
I won't continue to struggle.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen also promised more benefits to Huang Shenming.
Therefore, due to Zhao Junchen's repeated requests, Huang Shenming finally agreed to the proposal, and then sent people to the Forbidden Army camp to negotiate with Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others.
Needless to say, Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others would not readily agree to Huang Shenming's proposal. They also took the opportunity to put forward various demands and harsh conditions, probably because they
Since there is no way out, the attitude is extremely tough.
Huang Shenming was originally unwilling to help Zhao Junchen rescue the Forbidden Army soldiers. After seeing this situation, he naturally didn't care and simply gave up further negotiations and efforts.
However, Huang Shenming's military attachés did not know the inside story, but they only thought that Huang Shenming had failed again.
After Zhao Junchen saw this situation, he did not continue to pester, but just made another suggestion.
The suggestion this time seems to be completely unselfish.
Zhao Junchen said that the Liaodong Cavalry in the camp has been split into two parts. One part of the Liaodong Cavalry is more loyal to Shi Cheng and Ximen Sheng. They all participated in the previous mutiny and are currently trapped in the Forbidden Army camp, unable to advance or retreat.
The other part of the Liaodong cavalry is more loyal to Li Shijie and is currently deployed outside the Forbidden Army station to confront the former.
Under such circumstances, in order to prevent accidents, Huang Shenming should negotiate with those Liaodong cavalry who were loyal to Li Shijie and reach a tacit understanding with them, so that these Liaodong cavalry would be willing to obey Huang Shenming's orders and dispatches when encountering unexpected situations.
Zhao Junchen also said that although there was little chance of successfully persuading these Liaodong cavalry, under the current situation, Huang Shenming should try anyway.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, Huang Shenming thought it made sense, and then sent someone to negotiate again.
The result is also expected. Those Liaodong cavalry are all arrogant people. They usually only obey the military orders of the Liaodong commander and their immediate superiors. The generals are not qualified to command them at all. If Ximen Sheng made such a suggestion
They may still seriously consider it, but Huang Shenming is only the most junior and weakest among the several generals. He is only temporarily in charge of matters in the camp, so they are naturally unwilling to accept Huang Shenming's command.
Although Huang Shenming himself had anticipated such a situation and just wanted to give it a try, in the eyes of others, this situation undoubtedly meant that Huang Shenming had failed again.
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"General, the Liaodong Cavalry Hundreds said that they will only take orders from the Commander-in-Chief or Li Shijie and Li Qianhu. You have no power to command them. If you encounter an unexpected situation and need them to come forward to solve it, you can only work with them.
They discuss it, but you cannot give them direct orders!"
When reporting the news to Huang Shenming, Song Hui, a householder on West Road in Liaodong Town, looked tired and helpless.
Since He Bandit left the camp with several other generals and temporarily handed over all matters in the camp to Huang Shenming, if Huang Shenming wanted to control the situation in the camp under such circumstances, various matters
He can only leave it to his confidants to handle it.
However, Huang Shenming is relatively junior among the generals and does not have many capable military attachés under his command. Some time ago, when several other generals were criticizing each other, they all tried to poach Huang Shenming. Many of them
The military attachés in the West Road Defense Zone were originally the old subordinates of these generals. They all directly betrayed Huang Shenming and instead took refuge with Ximen Sheng or Li Zehe and others. Therefore, Huang Shenming had fewer available people.
Under such circumstances, Song Hui, a Qianhu in the West Road Defense Area who was still waiting for Huang Shenming, became the busiest person in the entire battalion.
And because of the restlessness and resentment of the entire battalion, as well as Huang Shenming's repeated attempts to fail, Song Hui was not only extremely busy, but also suffered a lot of injustice.
Therefore, when reporting the news to Huang Shenming, Song Hui not only looked tired, but also had a trace of resentment in his expression.
But Huang Shenming did not notice this, and just waved his hand nonchalantly: "In that case, you don't have to negotiate with them anymore, and continue to closely monitor the entire battalion of soldiers... Before the bandits and the others return to the camp, they must not
Let the situation in the camp become chaotic again!"
After hearing Huang Shenming's instructions, Song Hui's expression became increasingly gloomy as he thought about the restlessness and irritability of the entire battalion and needed to be comforted by himself, but he still accepted the order and left.
After Song Hui left, Zhao Junchen, who was hiding aside, suddenly sighed softly and looked at Huang Shenming and shook his head.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's reaction, Huang Shenming couldn't help but asked: "Zhao Gechen, why are you shaking your head and sighing?"
Zhao Junchen stared at Huang Shenming with eyes full of pity and asked: "General Huang, after all the disturbances during this period are over, have you ever thought that you should go to work somewhere other than Liaodong Town? You are here to protect me this time.
I, although it is just a transaction, it can be regarded as a friendship, so if you, General Huang Shen, want to change your position, I am willing to help you coordinate."
Huang Shenming was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "My humble position as a staff general in the West Road Defense Area of Liaodong Town is fine, so why do I have to change places? And why do I have to leave Liaodong Town?"
Zhao Junchen explained patiently: "General Huang, think about it carefully. Because several other generals have been poaching some time ago, half of the middle and lower-level military attachés in the entire West Road Defense Zone have betrayed you. Under such circumstances,
Is there still a chance to secure the position of West Road General?
Of course, if the other half of the middle and lower-level military attachés are still loyal to you, you still have a chance to secure your position, but think about the performance of Song Hui Qianhu just now... Obviously, he saw you hit the wall repeatedly today, and all the forces in Liaodong
They are all unwilling to sell you face, and even after disdain for you, their loyalty has been shaken! Situations like Song Hui Qianhu's should not be rare...
In this way, half of the military attaches in the West Road Defense Area have betrayed you, and the other half have wavered in their stance. Under such circumstances, how can you secure your position as the West Road General in Liaodong Town? If Liaodong Town still wants stability in the future
With the situation on the West Road, there are only two options left, either to replace you or to replace all the middle and lower-level military attachés. Which do you think is easier? If you can't continue to serve as the West Road General, are there any other positions left in Liaodong Town?
Here you go? Are you going to the north defense zone to replace Ximen Sheng? Or are you going to the middle defense zone to replace Li Zehe?
Therefore, if I were General Huang Shen, I should seriously think about my future now!"
Upon hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Huang Shenming's expression changed slightly at first, and then became uncertain.