"You can't say that, Zhao Chen. Although you are not very old, your performance today made everyone's eyes brighten."
"When Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, he was only in his twenties, and the fire burned Bowang Slope, which shocked the whole world."
"Today you fought against the two Goguryeo generals. Your Majesty would be very happy if he knew about it."
"And you have indeed proved that you have this ability." Niu Jinda was still trying to persuade Zhao Chen.
In Niu Jinda's view, Zhao Chen himself had just mentioned another willingness to let Zhao Chen command the army.
Hou Junji was very familiar with their way of leading troops.
In this way, no matter who is commanding the army, it is easy to run into Hou Junji's arms.
It doesn't matter once or twice, but if it happens again and again, the soldiers will lose too much. How can the soldiers still hold on?
Even the emperor would not agree.
And Zhao Chen, a young man who had never led an army before, could often come up with some strange but very useful ideas.
It is naturally perfect to use against Hou Junji.
"None of this matters, you just lie down quietly now." Zhao Chen said lightly, not taking this matter to heart.
…
Not long after Yeon Gaesumun withdrew his troops, he received news that the Tang army had killed Mo Tai.
Seeing Huizhen whose wound had been bandaged, Yeon Gaesumun felt an unknown fire in her heart.
He originally thought that he would send even Huizhen out.
Why did you still lose?
"Commander, I know my mistake!" Seeing Yeon Gaesumun's gloomy face, Hui Zhen immediately knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake to Yeon Gaesumun.
Yeon Gae So-moon valued Hye-jin very much, otherwise he would not have taken the risk of being humiliated to get Hye-jin back.
In a simple battle, Yeon Gaesumun actually lost two generals.
Even Huizhen had one ear cut off.
Yeon Gae So-moon became angrier the more he thought about this shame.
But this is not the time to hold people accountable.
The army was newly defeated. What he needed now was to stabilize the morale of the army. As for the rest, he would wait until later.
"How can I blame you for what happened today? It's because I didn't know Zhao Chen's true situation, so I was tricked by him."
"I almost got you into trouble, Huizhen."
"The responsibility for this battle rests entirely with me. I will explain this to His Majesty the King later and ask His Majesty the King to convict me." Yeon Gaesumun said.
Even though she knew that there would be no condemnation from the king, Hye Jin still kowtowed to Yeon Gae So Moon with a moved face.
"The commander-in-chief takes care of his subordinates, and the subordinates must live up to the commander-in-chief's expectations." Hye-jin and Yeon Gaesumun said.
Yeon Gaesumun helped Huizhen up and his eyes fell on Hou Junji.
Hou Junji looked at everything in front of him coldly.
He knew that Yeon Gaesumun would still ask himself what to do next.
"Mr. Hou, now that we have been defeated, what should we do next?" Yuan Gaisuwen looked at Hou Junji and said slowly.
Hou Junji smiled and said: "General Huizhen was injured. He needs to recover first..."
"It's just an ear, why should I keep it?" Huizhen shouted, interrupting Hou Junji.
Huizhen has always been worried about Hou Junji.
This person from the Tang Dynasty has gained enough trust from their commander-in-chief.
Now, do we need to ask Hou Junji for his opinion on such a major military matter?
When Hou Junji saw Huizhen saying this, he naturally knew that he was disgusted with him.
But Hou Junji doesn't care, Yuengai Suwen can't live without him now, and Huizhen's words can't change him.
"Huizhen, you go back to recuperate first. We will not start a war against the Tang army in the past few days." Yeon Gaesumun waved to Huizhen.
Huizhen dared to shout with Hou Junji, but he did not dare to refute Yuan Gaisuwen's words.
He glared at Hou Junji, turned around and left the camp.
"What Mr. Hou meant just now was that he wanted to wait for the Emperor of Tang to arrive before fighting with them?" Yuan Gaisuwen asked Hou Junji as soon as Huizhen left.
"Li Shimin's personal expedition will definitely not delay time."
"What's more, the Tang Army finally won this time. Li Shimin will never let go of this opportunity."
"In less than half a month, Li Shimin will command the army to fight with us."
"If we can defeat Li Shimin by then, today's shame will be wiped out." Hou Junji looked at Yuan Gaisuwen and said with a smile.
Of course Yuan Gaisuwen didn't know what kind of person Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, would be.
But when Hou Junji said this, he nodded.
Although he lost a game today, it will not break his muscles and bones.
If Li Shimin personally led the army later, and they gave Li Shimin a fatal blow, they would not have to waste any effort at that time, and they could even completely disintegrate the Tang army's combat effectiveness.
"Mr. Hou is indeed from the Tang Dynasty. When you say this, I feel relieved."
"Mr. Hou will stay here these days. If Zhao Chen is captured later, Mr. Hou can avenge himself as soon as possible." Yuan Gaisuwen looked at Hou Junji with an incomprehensible expression on his face.
Hou Junji didn't say anything, he just handed over to Yuengai Suwen and left the camp.
He also wanted to capture Zhao Chen to avenge himself, but when he saw Zhao Chen again today, Hou Junji had already discovered it.
Zhao Chen has changed from the person in his impression.
The Zhao Chen I saw today was particularly calm.
The former Zhao Chen couldn't say that he gave up on Niu Jinda.
But today...
Hou Junji walked out of the camp and looked at the flags in the distance, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
…
After rescuing Niu Jinda and returning, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty became somewhat different.
There were no more desertions.
In the daily training, no one fell behind.
When Zhao Chen walked in the military camp, regardless of his military rank, everyone bowed to him.
Niu Jinda's life was saved, but he would never be able to fight again.
This was undoubtedly a blow to Niu Jinda.
It's just that he smiles every day, which makes people a little worried.
On the opposite side, there was no movement at Yeon Gaesumun, and the scouts could not hear any news.
However, it seems that the village gate is tightly closed, as if it is waiting for an opportunity.
Ten days later, the emperor led the reinforcements and finally arrived at the frontline military camp.
The emperor looked a little tired after days of running around.
Upon arriving at the camp, the emperor did not go to discuss matters immediately, but came to Niu Jinda's camp.
The emperor came here feeling sulky all the way.
If it weren't for this old guy's recklessness, how could he have almost caused the morale of the army to collapse?
Even Zhao Chen was forced to compete with a famous general like Huizhen.
Although it is hard to believe the news that Zhao Chen won against Huizhen, this is not the reason why Niu Jinda can escape punishment.
"Niu Jinda, you are really good!" the emperor said as he walked into the tent.
Seeing that Niu Jinda's whole body was bandaged, the emperor's eyes also flashed with a trace of imperceptible worry.
"Your Majesty." Niu Jinda did not receive the news that the emperor would arrive today.
The moment he saw the emperor, he quickly stood up and saluted him.
"No need to salute." The emperor pushed Niu Jinda back.
"What did I tell you? You have to think carefully about everything. If it weren't for Zhao Chen this time, you old guy would have died." The emperor looked at Niu Jinda with an unkind look.