Lin Bei and Wei Ran stopped Sun Yi and others outside the tent and were not allowed to come near.
This is naturally what Fang Jue meant.
"Lizhou Camp is so disrespectful of military discipline. Sun Yi's dereliction of duty is an unforgivable crime!" Fang Jue said angrily to himself.
Cheng Jie stood aside and didn't answer, smiling helplessly.
He knew that Lizhou Camp was going to be in trouble. All he needed was a secret letter from Fang Jue to return to Beijing, and Sun Yi and his generals would be investigated and punished.
At least it was dereliction of duty, and demotion and salary reduction were inevitable.
However, there is nothing to sympathize with. Since ancient times, military discipline has always been the most important thing. Sun Yi has neglected to manage the army, which shows that he was too slack.
"General, do you really want to repel them all?" Cheng Jie still asked.
The chief military officer was recording on the side. He would not make any suggestions. Like a historian, he was only responsible for the historical truth and not for right and wrong.
Today's events are so big that the chief clerk is still writing furiously. He wants to write clearly and clearly, unlike he usually writes military orders in a few hasty strokes.
There must be a follow-up to this matter. When the time comes, this will be evidence, and he will naturally write it down carefully.
Fang Jue glanced at the chief clerk and saw that everything written in his notebook was consistent with the facts, but he was not asked to make any modifications.
"Lizhou Camp disobeys military discipline, and big things will happen on the battlefield. We cannot let them become a hidden danger to the army, which will harm us all." Fang Jue's attitude was very firm.
"Can……"
Cheng Jie was a little worried, but said: "But General, if they refuse to leave or start a mutiny, you will be impeached by the censor even if you are reasonable."
Just like Wei Ran.
He An secretly led the army to mutiny, and then asked Wei Ran to collect weapons in advance, making the Northern Liang army unable to fight back when they invaded.
Wei Ran did nothing wrong in this matter, but the court would still reprimand him or even punish him.
Because if there is any change in the army, the commander-in-chief must be the first to blame, otherwise whoever would run the army rigorously would be slacking off.
In the same way, if there is a mutiny in Lizhou camp today, Fang Jue will be held accountable by the court no matter what the cause.
"The military attaches in Lizhou Camp are arrogant, but the soldiers will not follow them. Whoever is a soldier is willing to fight because he is not forced by military orders."
Compared with military merit, the lives of ordinary people in this era were not that miserable. Soldiers were not so eager to obtain military merit that they would sacrifice their lives for it.
It's not that time yet.
In any era, civilian officials are more warlike than military generals, and generals are more warlike than soldiers.
Why?
Because it was not them who died, but the lower-level officers and soldiers. They could still get credit for being high up, so why not do it?
"That's the truth, but I'm also worried. If the Lizhou camp is ambitious and cuts off our retreat after we go deep into Beiliang... then..."
Cheng Jie is most worried about this.
As soon as he said this, Fang Jue was shocked. He was too angry just now to think about it carefully.
"We have to guard against this. We must send troops to stay in Shuangzhou, otherwise if the Lizhou camp turns back..."
There is no need to worry about whether Lizhouying has the courage or not. A leader must consider every possibility. Cheng Jie's reminder makes sense.
The generals of Lizhou Camp were already very lawless. If too many people died in the battle when the army returned, they might not dare to say this.
After the incident was over, he silenced himself and sent a military report to the court, saying that both battalions were killed in the battle... No one could find anything wrong, and it was impossible to leave any evidence.
"But General, we don't have many people to begin with. After the Lizhou camp is driven back, we only have more than 16,000 people. If we leave a few thousand people to defend the city, it will be even more insufficient."
Cheng Jie said: "If it is the state capital near Linzhou, and a large army rushes to help, even if we have firearms, can we withstand several times the enemy's army?"
"Then what do you mean, you want to endure all kinds of illegal crimes in Lizhou Camp?" Fang Jueleng said.
Cheng Jie: "The general has no such intention. What the general means is whether the soldiers and horses from Ganzhou Camp or other camps in the northwest should be transferred to replace Lizhou Camp?"
On the northwest front, there are several state capitals adjacent to Beiliang, with tens of thousands of troops stationed.
Xianzhou, Xiongzhou and Beidu Camp.
The closest one is of course the Beidu Camp on the west side of Liangzhou, which has been stationed in the Beidu River area all year round. The Northern Liang Army has never broken through their defense line.
"You are right to remind us. Without tens of thousands of people, it will be difficult for us to be fully prepared if we encounter a large enemy army rushing into battle."
Fang Jue frowned: "But His Majesty ordered me to command the third battalion to go north, but did not authorize me to command the other battalions. Wouldn't this be overstepping the mark?"
In terms of military power, Fang Jue was very cautious, fearing that the emperor would think he was too ambitious.
Cheng Jie frowned.
"Then there is another way. Break up the Lizhou Battalion and integrate it into the other two battalions. Only send back the generals of the two battalions. Our strength will not be reduced." Cheng Jie said.
"Reorganization?" Fang Jue hadn't thought about it. When he took command of the third battalion, he had thought about integrating the three battalions.
However, the time is too short and there is no time for training after reorganization. Without daily running-in, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
It's better to keep their current establishments.
"Master, why go to all this trouble? Can't we just take down the generals from Lizhou Camp and send the military attachés from Yulin Army and Liangzhou Camp to take over temporarily?" Dianyi listened for a long time and felt that it was really a lot of nonsense. There was no need for this.
General trouble.
Couldn't it be simpler?
"Absolutely not!" Cheng Jie said quickly.
Fang Jue also rolled his eyes at Dianyi: "You should take care of my personal guard camp and stop talking."
Dianyi pursed his lips in grievance and stopped talking.
Not only was Cheng Jie opposed to Dianyi's suggestion, but Fang Jue also understood that it was purely a suicide attempt.
If this was done, the Lizhou camp would be forced into mutiny even if it didn't mutiny. Changing generals before the war was a big taboo, and it would be unprecedented to change a whole battalion.
No military leader would be so stupid, only a layman would dare to say so.
"This matter must be resolved, otherwise there are too many plains in Linzhou, and the army will encounter several times of enemy hunting during its march and will definitely be defeated..."
Even if they had firearms in hand, they were too few after all. By the time everyone from the Musket Bureau arrived, it would only be a thousand-household camp.
There were not enough cavalry and warriors to defend, and there were no single-shot muskets with a continuous fire function. In this era, it was not possible to travel vertically and horizontally.
If enough cavalry rushes into battle, they will be defeated.
Although there is a high probability that Luoyang will not leave so many soldiers and horses in these three states, it must be prepared for the support from several state capitals near Beiliang.
Luoyang raised troops, resulting in a emptiness of troops on the border of Beiliang. Only then could this opportunity be seen, and so could the people in the Beiliang army.
When they react, there may be loyal ministers and good generals coming to Shuangzhou, Hanzhou and Linzhou, and then the army led by Fang Jue will be in danger.
"Then let Sun Yi come in." Fang Jue has completely calmed down. Anger can sometimes get to his head. He will never put his personal emotions above the interests of the entire army.
"The general is wise and mighty!" Cheng Jie suddenly beamed and flattered him.
Then he ran out of the commander's camp in a hurry. When he came out, he saw the generals of Lizhou camp following Sun Yi outside the tent.
"The general has an order, order General Sun to enter the tent." Cheng Jie shouted.
"Thank you, Brother Cheng!" Sun Yi was overjoyed. Knowing that there was still room for maneuver, he quickly gave a few instructions to his subordinates and ran towards the main camp.
As soon as he entered the commander's camp, Sun Yi bowed and said:
"Sun Yi is unable to manage the army well. Please punish the general..."
Having said that, it was actually a great ceremony.
Fang Juexuan said: "Get up."
"Thank you, General, for your forgiveness."
Sun Yi originally thought that if a young and energetic person like Fang Jue was disobeyed by his subordinates in public, he would put Lizhouying in an embarrassing situation in order to protect his own face.
But I didn't expect that he would get over it so quickly and be able to look at the problem calmly.
At this moment, he no longer dared to look down upon this young general.
Fang Jue said: "The generals in Lizhou camp have no military discipline. As the chief general, you are the first to blame."
"Yes, I have failed to discipline the general, and I am willing to accept the punishment." Sun Yi had a good attitude.
Seeing that he was so sensible, Fang Jue didn't care about anything and said: "I will not accuse you of any crime for the time being. There is no need to go back to Lizhou Camp, but after this, Lizhou Camp can no longer be controlled by your people."
"What do you mean by the general?" Sun Yi's heart skipped a beat. He was trying to reduce his power.
However, he didn't care too much. After all, after returning, the people from Lizhou Camp would still be brought back to Lizhou. They just lost their leadership in this war.
If he doesn't let go, Fang Jue will not give up and will not give Lizhouying a chance. If he is really repelled, he will not only lose face but also be questioned afterwards. That is not a small crime.
It would be nice if I could stay. At least I would have a chance to make meritorious deeds, and I would be less liable to be held accountable by the court in the future.
