Under Yunyang's doubtful gaze, the Centurion cavalry turned over and dismounted, and saluted Yunyang again.
"Commander, we, the officers and men of the Fang Guard Pioneer Battalion, are here to meet you, Commander-in-Chief."
"No ceremony, no ceremony, what are you doing, brothers?"
"Commander, I dare to ask you, Commander-in-Chief, whether General Feng Buer and General Chen Yuanshen have disbanded their troops and returned to their fields?"
"How do you..."
Yunyang hesitated to speak, looking at the pleading eyes of a hundred soldiers, hesitating for a long time and nodded silently.
This kind of thing cannot be hidden. If you inform it in time, you will have extra time to deal with any troubles that may arise next.
"Your general and battalion general were dismissed on the spot because they disobeyed military orders and escaped from battle. Although they were spared death, they were dismissed on the spot.
Next, you will temporarily have the generals from the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang to lead on your behalf, and the new generals will have to wait for approval from the Ministry of War before they can be dispatched to you."
"Thank you, Marshal, for informing me."
"Brothers, I hope you can understand the court's decision. You are now the Sixth Guard of the New Army under the command of the new King Liu Chengzhi. I assure you that no matter who will continue to lead you on the battlefield in place of General Cheng in the future, your
Military pay and treatment will not change at all and remain exactly the same as before.
Although our army suddenly returned to the front, the enemy armies of Jin and Tu were still routed by our dragon's invincible front.
As soon as the new decree from the imperial court arrives, I can take you to continue to ride the battlefield and make achievements at any time."
"Commander!"
Yunyang paused and looked at the centurion soldiers in front of him.
"Brothers, feel free to say whatever you want. If you have any requests, I will do my best to satisfy you."
"A humble position is better than meeting a general."
"General You, no courtesy."
"Commander, I joined the army at the age of seventeen due to a lowly position. At that time, I was riding in the vanguard of Xiaoguo Guard to guard Ganzhou.
Later he was transferred to serve as the Sixth Guard of the New Army. He is now thirty-four this year.
For seventeen years, I have been fighting against the Western Turks, the Western Regions, the Jin Kingdom, and the Eastern Turks.
God was merciful and did not let this humble man's life be sprinkled with blood and wrapped in horse leather like his brothers who sacrificed their lives.
I fought in Ganzhou for ten years and under the command of King Liu Mingzhi for seven years.
It’s been seventeen years, I’m tired from fighting, and I want to take a rest.
The brothers who have left their humble positions include old brothers, brothers who were acquainted with the Sixth Guards of the New Army when they first joined the army, and brothers who were recruited from various ministries and battalions.
It's just like a menial job, I'm tired.
As soon as they heard that Beizhi wanted to be dismissed and returned to the field, they all planned to go back and have a good rest just like Beizhi did.
I was thinking of asking General Feng Buer and others to resign and let Tang Sima sign up for us in the military.
Now that they have been demobilized and returned to work, I don't have to worry about them reprimanding me anymore.
Now I have no choice but to resign from the commander-in-chief.
War horses are the lives of brothers. Each of our brothers paid thirty taels of silver and shamelessly took them back. I hope the commander will understand."
After You Sheng finished speaking, he stood up and looked around at the brothers behind him. He raised his hand and began to take off his armor, and then placed it neatly on the ground outside the camp. The three ingots of silver on the armor were placed in a row, facing the sunset.
Shining with dazzling brilliance.
The one hundred people behind You Sheng also followed suit, removing their armor that was still stained with dried blood and placing it on the ground. They knelt down on one knee and saluted Yunyang.
"We have been discharged and returned to our fields. We have come here to resign and wish the commander-in-chief a prosperous military career in the future.
Farewell!"
After the centurions finished speaking, before Yunyang could react, they looked at each other, smiled, led their horses and walked out chatting and laughing outside the military camp.
Before Yunyang could fully recover, another group of centurions rode up to Yunyang.
"Let's see the commander-in-chief."
"No...no gifts!"
"We are ready to disband and return to our fields, and we have come here to express our resignation to the commander-in-chief."
Like You Sheng, the centurion gave some reasons that were not much different, took off their armor, placed it on the ground, and rushed out of the camp.
Yunyang wanted to call them out, but in the end he didn't open his mouth because he didn't know what to say.
However, what happened next made Yunyang a little panicked.
One batch, two batches, three batches...hundred batches...thousand batches...
They were all a team of one hundred people, and they came one after another to resign and prepare to disarm and return to their fields.
At the zenith of the moon, several hills had been piled up with armor on the camp. There was still an endless stream of soldiers who came to ask for their resignations and returned to their fields after disarming.
The next day it was white in the east, and the sun was three poles high.
The last group of 100 people from the Six Guards Camp of the New Army walked out of the military camp while talking and laughing under Yunyang's stunned eyes.
Yunyang, who had not closed his eyes for a whole night and a half, witnessed with his own eyes that the camp that originally had 240,000 cavalrymen turned into an empty camp.
"Grandpa Yun, the three junior brothers have also returned to the city."
The three Liu Chengzhi brothers also didn't sleep a wink all night. They received Liu Song's explanation in the big tent, and they also understood that Cheng Kai and the other thirty-six people had accepted the imperial court's order to kill the donkey.
In all likelihood, it was my father's instructions in the letter.
Yunyang turned around dully and looked at the three Liu Chengzhi brothers and Liu Song behind them.
"I...you..."
"Alas...Grandpa Yun, take your leave!"
The three brothers bowed to Yunyang, sighed and walked out of the camp.
In the entire camp that stretched for several miles, after the three brothers left, Yunyang was the last person left in an instant.
Yunyang, who stood there stunned for a long time, narrowed his eyes and his expression changed in shock.
Did the Six Guards and 240,000 cavalrymen of the New Army disarm and return to their fields because they were disheartened by the imperial court's behavior? Or should they...
Whether they really want to disarm and return to their fields and their hometown, or whether they want to sneak into the capital, who can guarantee it.
Realizing that something was wrong, Yunyang ignored the tiredness of not sleeping all night and accelerated his pace towards the main camp of the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang.
"See the Marshal!"
“All free!”
Before Yunyang could speak, Nangong Ye spoke first.
"Commander, what's going on at the Sixth Guards Camp of the New Army? Why did batches of soldiers and horses leave the camp one after another wearing regular uniforms and without armor?
Did you give them any orders?"
Yunyang sat on a chair, took a few sips of warm tea, and hurriedly told everyone about the situation and his worries.
From the sadness that everyone felt when they learned that Cheng Kai and the others had been dismissed from office, to the shock that Yunyang guessed later, they couldn't calm down for a long time.
There is nothing wrong with the 200,000 cavalry soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army who want to be disarmed and return to their fields. It is reasonable.
But suddenly, all 240,000 cavalrymen had to be disarmed and returned to their fields. Everyone knew that something was wrong.
"Quickly, send scouts immediately to track the whereabouts of the Six Guards of the New Army. Conduct non-stop reconnaissance and be sure to report their whereabouts at any time."
Dongfang Ming put down the fingers that were rubbing his temples and looked at Yunyang in fear: "Commander, just in case, should we rush to the capital immediately?
If they gather troops in the capital, we can help them immediately."
"The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general also seconded the proposal!"
"The general also seconded the proposal!"
Yunyang thought for a while and his pupils suddenly shrank. His eyes scanned the group of generals in shock. The panic on his face was obvious, and a layer of dense sweat accumulated on his wrinkled forehead.
"We lead our troops to the capital, what should we do in northern Xinjiang?
If the troops of Jin and Tu were to go south for revenge, and all the soldiers and horses guarding the border were gone, the twenty-seven prefectures in northern Xinjiang would be like entering uninhabited territory for the cavalry of Jin and Tu.
In case they burn, kill, and loot the people, we will vent the anger caused by our dragon army on them.
When the time comes, the people of the twenty-seven prefectures in northern Xinjiang who have been devastated by the war will first resent not only the enemy forces of Jin and Tu, but us and the imperial court for abandoning them.
Once it spreads, not only the people in Northern Xinjiang, but also all the prefectures of Dalong will feel resentful towards the imperial court's actions.
When the rabbit dies and the fox grieves, the common people will daydream about whether the war in Northern Xinjiang today due to the troops entering Beijing will spread to us in the future.
The most serious situation in northern Xinjiang is likely to cause civil unrest.
The civil unrest caused by millions of people is far more terrifying than the military disaster caused by hundreds of thousands of cavalry from the Six Guards of the New Army."
After Yunyang finished speaking, many generals pondered for a moment, their eyes filled with fear and their hearts beating loudly.
Yunyang clutched his tea cup and gasped: "This is a gamble at the expense of the safety of millions of people.
Let’s bet on whether we believe that the 240,000 soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army have really been disarmed and returned to their fields?
Either the capital will be in chaos...or the whole world will be in chaos.
This handwriting... This handwriting..."
Yunyang suddenly stood up and looked towards Yingzhou City through the big tent.
"Did King Bingjian really pass away? Besides him, who else could have arranged such a grand gesture!"
"Commander...Commander, what should I do? Rushing to the aid of the capital means abandoning the people of northern Xinjiang and not supporting them. What if the soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army gather in the capital to rebel?"
"Report, report to Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief Zhang.
I don’t know why the coalition forces from the countries in the Western Region suddenly left the camp!"
"Which direction?"
"Zhengdongxi, I heard that the teacher is going back to the Western Regions!"
The tea cup in Yunyang's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
The Six Guards of the New Army "disarmed and returned to their fields", and the coalition armies of the countries in the Western Regions returned to the Western Regions.
Now the burden of guarding Northern Xinjiang rests entirely on the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang and a small number of soldiers and horses from the Anxi Protectorate. The people of all Northern Xinjiang are staring at the few hundred thousand soldiers and horses left to guard the land and borders.
If he ordered to go to the capital to rescue him, the capital would be in chaos. The twenty-seven prefectures in Northern Xinjiang without soldiers and horses would inevitably be in chaos, and even develop into a world-wide chaos.
"You...what do you think we should do? Do you believe it or not?"
The deputy commander Wan Mingliang and the military governor were arrogant. The more than 400,000 generals swallowed their saliva and looked at each other in confusion. No one dared to speak.
How could they dare to make such a decision concerning the life and death of the world?
Yunyang patted the table and stood up with twinkling eyes.
"King Bingjian must not have passed away. Except for him who dared to make such a decision, I, Liu Zhi'an, don't have such courage.
I want to go into the city right away and pay a visit to the palace.
Crazy, you immediately send my commander-in-chief's order to go to the city wall and inform Marquis Guan Ning, asking him to immediately lead the imperial army and the military guards back to the capital.
The rest of the people will stick to their posts and don’t act rashly for the time being.”
"We have the order!"
Yunyang and Zhang Kuang rode toward Yingzhou City uneasily.
In the study room of the royal palace in the city.
The little cutie sat on the chair and swayed her increasingly slender and straight legs, watching her father carefully put the armor he wore in the past into the cabinet with a look of reluctance.
"Dad, why are you putting up such exquisite and mighty armor? Are you not going to wear it anymore?"
Liu Mingzhi held the two doors of the cabinet with blurred eyes and glanced towards the north.
It should be chaotic at this time.
"This armor was specially made for dad ten years ago by your imperial grandfather Dalong Ruizong and the late Emperor Li Zhengrang, who was a skilled craftsman. During his ten years of military service, dad has always cherished it very much."
"Since it is so precious, it should be kept and worn."
"Alas... Silly boy, what Daddy will do in the future will make him no longer qualified to wear the armor given to Daddy by His Majesty the Emperor!"