Chapter 888. The conspiracy before the decisive battle.
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At the beginning, Zhao Junchen arranged for Wei Song to pretend to surrender to the Mongolian coalition. To a large extent, it was just a random move, mainly to mislead the judgment of the Mongolian coalition.
But as the war situation progressed smoothly, Zhao Junchen's ambitions became more and more ambitious. Originally he only wanted to severely damage the Mongolian coalition, but gradually turned into wanting to annihilate the Mongolian coalition in one go. Today, he is even more ambitious.
Want to send troops to regain the Hetao Plain!
Therefore, Wei Song's idle chess piece was given a more important task by Zhao Junchen - to take the opportunity to sow discord and promote the hostility of the Mongolian right wing against the Dzungar Khanate!
But Zhao Junchen never expected that Wei Song actually overfulfilled the task. Not only did he successfully alienate the Mongolian coalition forces, but he also contributed to the betrayal between the Mongolian right wing and Zhuchagatai!
The war situation has developed to this point. The Ming army was originally fighting at home. It had superior strength and was waiting for work. It already had a huge advantage. If there was another defection from the Mongolian right wing and Zhuchagatai, the Mongolian coalition forces would no longer have any chance.
The odds are good.
Compared with the extremely tragic Xiaochuan River Battle, the following decisive battle on the Weishui River may be much easier.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Zhao Junchen was naturally surprised, and his originally solemn mood became slightly more relaxed.
However, beyond the surprise, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but think of more things.
After waving all the civil and military officials to leave the commander's tent, Zhao Junchen tapped his fingers gently on the table in front of him, his expression was thoughtful, and there was a hint of sinisterness in his eyes.
This is the bad nature of human beings. They always habitually kill each other and fight against each other. Only when they encounter powerful foreign enemies can they abandon their past grudges and unite as one. But if the foreign enemies disappear, human beings will shift their attention to internal strife.
On, once again, they were fighting each other and fighting in the same room.
In short, human beings will always subconsciously look for enemies, whether they are "foreign enemies" or "internal enemies", or even actively create an enemy for themselves.
Some philosophers of later generations often said that human beings have a tendency to self-destruct, which probably refers to this.
With such a bad nature, Zhao Junchen cannot avoid it.
After seeing that the threat of the Mongolian coalition forces was greatly reduced, Zhao Junchen quickly thought of Qi Bin's fear and hostility towards him again.
Zhao Junchen admired Qi Bin's talent and character and always wanted to bribe Qi Bin for his own use. However, since Qi Bin discovered that Zhao Junchen had been secretly infiltrating Qi Bin's new army, he discovered Zhao Junchen's ambition to join the army.
From then on, he was full of hostility towards Zhao Junchen.
In this regard, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to secretly suppress Qi Bin. He never allowed Qi Bin's new army to participate in the war to prevent Qi Bin from getting too many military exploits and his rise would be unstoppable. In that case, his threat to Zhao Junchen would be even greater.
Big.
Originally, Zhao Junchen had been putting off dealing with Qi Bin's matter. On the one hand, this was because the threat from the Mongolian coalition was too great. Zhao Junchen believed that Qi Bin's new army was still useful. On the other hand, it was also because Zhao Junchen hoped that Qi Bin could
During this period, change your position and change your mind.
But now that the threat from the Mongolian coalition has been greatly reduced, Zhao Junchen no longer regards Qi Bin's new army as his biggest back-up to turn the tide of the war. Qi Bin's hostile attitude towards Zhao Junchen has not changed, so Zhao Junchen believes that this matter cannot be delayed any longer.
Down!
According to Zhao Junchen's plan, after this decisive battle is over, Zhao Junchen will find the group of "horse bandits" who kidnapped Liang Fuchen. Naturally, this group of "horse bandits" will be wiped out by Zhao Junchen without leaving any survivors. By then, Liang Fuchen
He would regain his freedom, preside over the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu as a full-power imperial envoy, and become the highest official on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu. Even Zhao Junchen would be controlled by Liang Fuchen.
If Qi Bin's matter is delayed until that time and still cannot be resolved, Qi Bin must tell Liang Fuchen about Zhao Junchen's secret involvement in the army. Liang Fuchen has always been loyal to Emperor Deqing. After receiving the news, he will not only do the same as Qi Bin
He was wary of being hostile to Zhao Junchen, and would definitely bring the matter to Emperor Deqing. By that time, Zhao Junchen would probably be doomed.
After all, while Zhao Junchen was still in the capital, he was already secretly infiltrating Qi Bin's new army. This kind of thing was completely different from the nature of controlling the border troops when Zhao Junchen was presiding over the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu. It can be said that it completely exposed Zhao Junchen's
The ambition is enough to label Zhao Junchen as "intending to rebel". By then, even if Zhao Junchen has great achievements, he will not be able to escape death.
Although Zhao Junchen now has some capital to resist Emperor Deqing, his chances of winning are still too low.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen must completely solve Qi Bin's hidden dangers before Liang Fuchen escapes!
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In this way, after Zhao Junchen thought for a long time, he finally made a decision in his heart.
Then, Zhao Junchen raised his voice and issued an order: "Come here, summon Niu Fude and ask him to come see me as soon as possible."
Following Zhao Junchen's order, about a stick of incense time later, Niu Fude hurried to the commander's tent.
During this period of time, Niu Fude, as a close aide of Zhao Junchen, has been keeping a low profile. Whether it is formulating combat plans, managing logistics and food, or rewarding and punishing soldiers, Niu Fude is no longer involved.
, just like a transparent person.
But in fact, Niu Fude has not been idle during this period. Ever since Zhao Junchen taught Niu Fude the work content and working methods of future military "political commissars", Niu Fude has been responsible for the ideological dynamics of the army - in short,
Just use various means to brainwash the soldiers at the bottom!
Soldiers at the bottom of the organization complained to each other, taught various military songs to the soldiers, and invited storytellers to tell stories about famous generals from the previous dynasty. These seemingly trivial things greatly changed the mentality of the soldiers.
Of course, the most important thing is that Niu Fude will use every opportunity to spread Zhao Junchen's benefits to the soldiers, subtly changing Zhao Junchen's status in the hearts of the soldiers.
It can be said that Niu Fude is definitely responsible for Zhao Junchen's army being able to maintain morale and fighting spirit during this period! Without Niu Fude's long-term preparation and secret promotion, Zhao Junchen would not have been able to easily win over the morale of the army for himself in the past few days.
use!
At the same time, because Niu Fude completed the task outstandingly and won more trust from Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen no longer kept many things from him, and some confidential matters could be left to Niu Fude with confidence.
After seeing Niu Fude entering the commander's tent, Zhao Junchen did not beat around the bush and said directly: "Mr. Niu, I'd like you to go to the north bank of the Weishui River and meet Qi Bin for me, so as to find out his tone again.
, I want to know if his hostility and fear towards me have eased! Now that I have won several battles in a row, and I am about to wipe out the Mongolian coalition, maybe Qi Bin's attitude has changed...
If he is no longer as hostile to me as before, you must use all means to win him over for my use... As long as he is willing to abandon Liang Fuchen and turn to me, you can agree to all conditions! As long as I can do it
You can promise him anything, whether it's money, women, or status!... Qi Bin is a rare talent, and he's worth the price I pay!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's order, Niu Fude was stunned at first, but he quickly guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts at this time, and asked: "Student understands... However, as far as the student knows, your Excellency, you are leading the army to rush."
After arriving at the south bank of the Weishui River, Qi Bin is now stationed on the north bank of the Weishui River. The two armies are only separated by the Weishui River, but they have never taken the initiative to come to see you. I am afraid that their minds have not changed..."
Having said this, Niu Fude secretly raised his eyes to observe the change in Zhao Junchen's expression and asked: "Student, I dare to ask, if Qi Bin is still hostile to you, sir, what should be done?"
After hearing Niu Fude's inquiry, Zhao Junchen remained silent and did not answer, but the sound of his fingers tapping on the table became slightly louder, and a hint of sinisterness flashed across his expression again.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's appearance, Niu Fude seemed to have understood Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and bowed and said: "Student understands, he will definitely handle this matter properly, and he will never leave anything behind."
After saying that, Niu Fude turned around and left.
Looking at Niu Fude's leaving figure, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed heavily and murmured: "Zhao Shancai and Qi Bin, these two are rare talents in both literature and martial arts. If they are willing to use me, many things will happen."
It has become very simple...but why...such a talented person always makes me so embarrassed...Can it be that no matter how I change, I am still unpopular..."
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ps: In the previous chapter, it seems that Zhao Junchen was described as too "upright", but Zhao Junchen is still an egoist in nature, but there is still a trace of conscience. The content of this chapter was originally intended to be written in
After the decisive battle, Chongzi thought about it carefully and decided to write it before the decisive battle, balancing it with Zhao Junchen's dark side. The protagonist of this book is a corrupt official, but it is just a perspective. Chongzi does not hope that everyone will have the idea that "corrupt officials can do it"