Among the northwest frontier army, He Zhang is a veteran who has been famous for many years, while Qi Bin is a junior who has only gradually gained some fame in the past two years.
Before this, He Zhang had never paid any attention to Qi Bin, but Qi Bin had admired He Zhang for a long time and had seen He Zhang from afar several times.
Therefore, after He Zhang appeared, Qi Bin recognized He Zhang's identity at a glance, and his expression changed slightly.
Zhao Junchen's formation of a new army of soldiers caused a great disturbance in Shaanxi and Gansu, and Qi Bin naturally heard about it.
The combat prowess displayed by the cavalry battalion when they raided Qi Bin's new army, the mandarin duck jerseys on their bodies, and the fighting style that kept their hands on everything also made Qi Bin vaguely guess the origin and purpose of the army in front of him, but Qi Bin had absolutely no idea
To think that it was He Zhang, the leader of the new Zhanbing Army, who took action in person!
In the army, not only are the strong respected, but the culture of ranking based on seniority will always exist. He Zhang is not only the strongest in the army, but also a senior in the army. His military achievements over the years have surpassed even Qi Bin's.
Deeply admired.
Therefore, after He Zhang appeared, Qi Bin couldn't help but be shocked, and his aura suddenly dropped. He quickly dismounted and saluted: "Junior He Zhang, I have met old General He!"
During this period of time, Qi Bin has repeatedly ignored Zhao Junchen's orders. He Zhang originally thought that Qi Bin would be a arrogant, rude and arrogant person, but he did not expect that Qi Bin would be so humble and polite in front of him. He Zhang couldn't help but smile slightly.
Stunned.
But in an instant, He Zhang's face darkened and he asked: "Are you Qi Bin, the garrison officer of Yulin Military Town?"
Qi Bin lowered his head and replied: "This junior is Qi Bin!"
He Zhang snorted softly and said slowly: "There are several military attaches on Yulin South Road who are self-reliant and disobey the military orders of the Governor's Mansion. I was ordered by the Imperial Envoy to go to attack them. I happened to pass by here today..."
Having said this, He Zhang slightly accentuated his tone, and looked at Qi Bin meaningfully, implying that Qi Bin's behavior during this period also fell into the category of "supporting soldiers with self-respect and disobeying military orders."
Then, He Zhang added: "...after seeing your army, I thought that this army and the general's new army are the only two new armies in the northwest frontier army, so I wanted to
Taking the opportunity to discuss things, they asked the cavalry battalion to conduct a surprise attack... Mao Baihu of the cavalry battalion has described the specific process to this general in detail. Although the cavalry battalion did not do its best, your new army can
The fact that you have guarded it so well is enough to prove your ability in military training. No wonder the Imperial Envoy values you so much and tolerates your actions many times...!"
Qi Bin felt helpless when he heard that He Zhang's tone seemed to be praising, but actually meant to reprimand him.
In fact, Qi Bin is a man of true ability and learning, and he has a sense of arrogance in his heart. This time he invited the chief general of the new warrior army to talk to him originally to ask why he wanted to sneak attack on him, but He Zhang's qualifications, military achievements, reputation, etc. were all important.
Far higher than Qi Bin, he was still a veteran of the frontier army that Qi Bin admired, so Qi Bin had no choice but to restrain his arrogance, give up the idea of asking for guilt, and bow his head to listen to the instruction honestly.
Sure enough, as expected by Qi Bin, in the middle of what he said, He Zhang suddenly emphasized his tone and continued: "However, even if you have some real talent and learning, you must not be arrogant and disobey military orders. Today's Shaanxi-Gansu
The three sides are in troubled times. It is a time of employment. If you have repeatedly violated military orders like you, how can the imperial court expect you to defend the border and go into battle to kill the enemy? Let me ask you, have you received the official recruitment document from the Governor's Office? "
Qi Bin smiled bitterly and replied: "I got it."
"When did you receive the official document?" He Zhang asked.
Qi Bin was silent for a moment, and finally answered honestly: "Junior has received a total of three official documents. The first official document is to recruit juniors to lead troops and go to Huamachi Camp to listen to orders. The second two official documents are to urge juniors to speed up.
Marching speed, we will arrive at Huamachi Camp as soon as possible... Among them, the first recruitment document was received as early as twenty days ago."
He Zhang sneered and said: "Okay! I received the call from the Governor's Mansion twenty days ago, but you still haven't led the troops to obey the order. Isn't your station one hundred and eighty thousand miles away from Huamachi Camp? Or is it?
Are you saying that all the soldiers under your command are sick and lame, and can only move at a crawling speed?
Now, many officials in the Huamachi Camp are dissatisfied with you and have repeatedly suggested that the Imperial Envoy punish you severely. However, the Imperial Envoy cherishes your talent and ability and has never agreed. As far as I know, your behavior
The new army has achieved its current achievements only because of the strong support of the Imperial Envoy. However, you did not sacrifice your life to repay the favor. Instead, you have been perfunctory and neglectful. Do you know that because of your things, the Imperial Envoy has endured these things?
How much pressure is it? How much trouble has it brought to the Imperial Envoy's border defense layout? The Imperial Envoy has been very fortunate because of the military and political affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu. You have been deeply favored by the Imperial Envoy. It's okay not to worry about it. How can you do it?
Let the Imperial Envoy feel cold again?"
After hearing He Zhang's repeated questions, Qi Bin remained silent for a long time, not knowing how to explain himself.
On the surface, Qi Bin's repeated perfunctory of the military orders of the Governor-General's Office was indeed a mistake.
Zhao Junchen's ambitions are deeply hidden, and he is the best at buying people's hearts. Now just seeing that He Zhang is considering the problem from Zhao Junchen's standpoint wholeheartedly, and looking like he is Zhao Junchen's confidant, you know that He Zhang has been taken over by Zhao Junchen.
The disguise is confusing.
Therefore, even if Qi Bin told Zhao Junchen that he wanted to meddle in military power and secretly infiltrate the new army under his command, He Zhang would not believe it, not to mention that Qi Bin discovered this matter accidentally and did not have any real information in his hands.
The evidence is even more difficult to win people's trust.
In the end, Qi Bin reluctantly explained: "I hope General He will understand clearly that this junior is not deliberately perfunctory in the military order, but the new army under my command has not been established for a long time and there are still many shortcomings, so this junior wants to take advantage of this march."
We took the opportunity to conduct an intensive drill so that the sergeants could maintain their military formations while walking. In this way, the marching speed was indeed slowed down, but the results were also fruitful. When the cavalry battalion of the new warrior army made a surprise attack just now,
The junior's new army can quickly form defenses, all due to the training during this period... What's more, according to the current border defense situation, the Mongolian army is still just a test. Although the junior's marching speed is slightly slower, it will definitely be able to
Arrive at Huamachi Camp before the official start of the war and wait for the imperial envoy’s orders.”
Qi Bin's reasons were extremely far-fetched, and naturally he could not convince He Zhang.
He Zhang sneered and said: "It's all sophistry! If you want to train the new army, can't you do it after arriving at Huamachi Camp? Do you have to delay on the road? Also, do you think your approach will not delay important events?
, but how can you guarantee this? Just take it for granted?... Do you know that just two days ago, the Mongolian Allied Forces had made new trends, and the war between the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Army and the Mongolian Allied Forces had already begun.
On the verge of breaking out?"
Speaking of the latter part, He Zhang lowered his voice, but his expression became more serious.
After hearing what He Zhang said, Qi Bin's expression changed drastically.
Qi Bin did not know Zhao Junchen's plan to lure the enemy. He originally thought that the current stalemate would continue for a while, but he did not expect that things would develop beyond expectations.
However, Qi Bin's repeated delays during the march were not originally due to cowardice and fear of death, but because he was worried that Zhao Junchen would take away his military power after he led the troops to Huamachi Camp. Now the border war is about to begin, in addition to
No one except Qi Bin can effectively control Qi Bin's new army, so Zhao Junchen will not easily take away Qi Bin's military power, and Qi Bin will naturally no longer resist military orders.
In fact, killing the enemy and serving the country has always been Qi Bin's biggest ambition!
Therefore, Qi Bin was shocked and quickly expressed his position: "Since the war is approaching, I naturally dare not waste any more time. I hope that General He can rest assured that from now on, I will rush to Huahua at the fastest marching speed."
We will definitely arrive at Machi Camp within two days, and we are waiting for the Imperial Envoy’s orders!”
He Zhang took a deep look at Qi Bin, but said: "No need, the imperial envoy has already made a detailed and appropriate plan for this war. Now is not the best time for you and I to rush to the battlefield! Soldiers
The current main task of the new army is still to attack those self-respecting border military attaches, so as to kill a hundred people and unify the military and politics. According to the order of the imperial envoy, from now on your new army will act together with this general, and they will obey
Can you obey my general’s orders?”
After hearing what He Zhang said, Qi Bin couldn't help but hesitate a little.
Qi Bin did not know Zhao Junchen's plan. After learning about the changes in the Mongolian coalition forces, Qi Bin was eager to rush to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. However, under the current situation, he had no reason to disobey Zhao Junchen's military orders again.
Therefore, after Qi Bin hesitated for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, I will accompany General He to act. I only hope that this operation will not delay the border war."
He Zhang snorted softly and said: "About this, I will only be more anxious than you, so you don't have to worry about it!"
As Qi Bin expressed his attitude, He Zhang finally completed Zhao Junchen's mission, at least on the surface, he subdued Qi Bin's new army.
Then, the two new armies joined together and rushed towards Yulin South Road.
While marching, He Zhang, Liu Manniu, Mao Jiadong and others once again saw the well-trained training of Qi Bin's new army.
The new army of soldiers can be considered an elite division, but it still appears chaotic during the rush march. After only marching twenty or thirty miles, the military structure will be completely disrupted. Not only the military attachés can't find their soldiers, but also the soldiers.
You can't find your military attache, and a large number of soldiers will be lost.
But the performance of Qi Bin's new army was completely different. After speeding up the march, although the military formation of Qi Bin's new army became looser, the military structure could still be maintained. The military attaches could effectively control their sergeants and sergeants at any time.
During the march, the formation can be roughly maintained, and the army can be reorganized in the shortest time.
After seeing the completely different performances of the two armies, He Zhang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He just felt that the Zhan Bing New Army was outmatched by Qi Bin's New Army in this aspect.
But at the same time, after witnessing Qi Bin's military training results with his own eyes, and because Qi Bin always maintained a respectful attitude when facing He Zhang, He Zhang's impression of Qi Bin gradually changed, and his attitude toward Qi Bin gradually changed.
I admire Bin's ability in military training.
However, Qi Bin never clearly explained the real reason why he violated the military order. It seemed that there was something unspeakable, which made He Zhang quite confused.
While the troops were marching, it was inevitable that the soldiers of the two armies would compete with each other, and the marching speed was faster than expected.
So, just over a day later, the two armies arrived at Yulin Military Town South Road.
At the same time, the few self-respecting military attachés on Yulin Military Town South Road did not know that they were in danger!
When Zhao Junchen formed a new army of soldiers, Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of Yulin Military Town, had just taken office and did not dare to offend Zhao Junchen. Overall, he was very cooperative and took the lead in handing over some elite soldiers, playing a leading role.
However, the imperial court's control over the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu has gradually weakened. Most of the border military attachés have the mentality of supporting their own troops. Not only the Huamachi camp cannot effectively control the major military towns, but also the major military towns cannot effectively control them.
Military attachés from all walks of life.
Therefore, although Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Army, was very cooperative with Zhao Junchen, several military attachés on Yulin Military Town South Road colluded together to fight Zhao Junchen's plan to form a new army of soldiers and refused to hand over their subordinates' personal secrets.
soldiers.
In this regard, Yulin Commander-in-Chief Wang Yan didn't have much to do for a while.
On this day, several military attachés from Yulin Military Town South Road gathered together at Jingbian Acropolis to discuss their next plan.
These military attaches have now become leaders. Seeing that the troops on all sides of the road have obeyed Zhao Junchen's orders, only they and the military attaches on the Ningxia Middle Road refused to obey the military orders. It is inevitable that they feel a little guilty. In addition,
Their jurisdictions are not far apart, so they often get together to discuss countermeasures.
These military attaches are mainly composed of Lin Pingru, the Yulin military officer, Zhang Dacheng, the Jing border guard, and Huo Cheng, the Ding border guard.
On this day, after several military attachés gathered together, Zhang Dacheng couldn't wait to ask: "Sir, is there any news from Huamachi Camp?"
Among them, Zhang Dacheng was the least courageous. Ever since he and the other military attachés made it clear that they would not obey Zhao Junchen's military orders, they had been on tenterhooks and always paying attention to the developments in Huamachi Camp.
Hearing Zhang Dacheng's inquiry, Huo Cheng showed contempt and said carelessly: "What are you worried about? This is not the first time that we have violated military orders. As long as we have soldiers in our hands, are we still worried about the Huamachi Camp's retaliation?"
Can't we? We control most of Yulin South Road. If Huamachi Camp retaliates against us, the entire Yulin South Road will be in chaos. Don't Huamachi Camp worry about the consequences?"
Lin Pingru also nodded and said: "That's it. Zhang Shoubei can rest assured that now is the time when the fire sifts into the invaders, Huamachi Camp will never act rashly and cause internal chaos. When this year's fire siege is over, this matter
The limelight of the matter has passed."
Zhang Dacheng was still a little worried and said: "But I heard that the imperial envoy Zhao Junchen is not easy to fool..."
Huo Cheng sneered and said: "In the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, he has to control even a dragon! No matter how powerful he is, what can he do? I don't see any reaction from him now. Obviously he doesn't dare to attack us..."
However, Huo Cheng had just finished speaking when he saw a border soldier stumbled into the room and reported to the three of them: "Three adults, something serious has happened! A large army suddenly appeared and has now invaded."
Inside the city, they claim to be the new army of soldiers from Huamachi Camp, and they have now surrounded Jingbian Guard City!"
Suddenly, Huo Cheng, who had been arrogant just now, trembled violently, his face turned pale, and he exclaimed in shock: "What? New soldiers? How did they appear? Why didn't they receive the news in advance?
...You just said, he, they have already broken the city?"