Chapter 329: The rules in the military must not be messed up
Chapter 3704 The rules in the military must not be messed up
"Go back to the commander-in-chief, Your Majesty, he has already read the contents of the document."
"Then after Your Majesty read the contents of the notification document, did you say anything?"
Han Peng listened to the arrogant question and gently shook his head without hesitation.
"No, Your Majesty, he didn't say anything.
Your Majesty, after carefully reading the contents of the notification document, he directly closed the document."
Zhang Kuang nodded with a clear expression, then turned to look at Nangong Ye, Yun Chong, Wanyan Chiezha, Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai and the others.
"Brothers, since His Majesty said nothing after reading the notification document, then we have nothing to say here.
Let’s wait until Your Majesty sobers up to talk about everything else.”
Nangong Ye rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Kuang, Wanyan Chizha and others with a faint smile and nodded.
"Brothers, I second my opinion.
Although this guy Duan Dingbang is the younger generation of us old guys, he is also the general marshal of the Second Route West Expedition Army after all.
Therefore, in the third area of authority under his control, he is the same as us and is not subject to the control and command of us old guys.
Now, Your Majesty, he happens to be in the royal city of Dashi Kingdom!
In this way, the specific matters regarding the Second Route of the Western Expedition should be left to His Majesty, the Emperor, to handle."
"I agree with you. Now our Emperor lives in the palace.
With him, the king of a country, why are we old bones worrying so much!"
"I also second the proposal."
"Second, second."
"We second the proposal."
Zhang Kuang nodded happily, first raised his head to look at the sun in the blue sky, and then directly raised the telescope in his hand to look at the wilderness outside the city.
Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chiezha, Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai, Chu Jing and other generals, large and small, also raised the telescopes in their hands and looked straight out of the city.
As they glanced back and forth, they saw only small groups of pedestrians and large and small caravans passing through the telescope.
As for the shadow of the army, it has not yet appeared in their sight.
Soon.
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Yeluha and the others put down the telescopes they held in front of their eyes one after another.
"Brothers, the soldiers of the Second Western Expedition are still more than ten miles away from the royal city of Dashi Kingdom!
I estimate that it will take at least half an hour or about an hour for the third batch of scouts sent by Duan Dingbang to arrive.
Let me say, let's not wait here anymore, let's sit down and rest for a while.
Brothers, what do you think?"
"Just as you wish."
"Hahahaha, if you stick to your wish, you will do it."
Zhang Kuang chuckled and breathed a sigh of relief, looking towards Han Peng with a smile.
"Han Peng, immediately ask a few brothers to send some tables and chairs.
By the way, prepare some tea."
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
"Lao He, please immediately take a few brothers to prepare tables, chairs and bring tea."
"Yes, I humbly accept my order."
It took about as long as a cup of tea.
Nangong Ye and the other generals, big and small, started chatting softly while drinking tea and laughing in the gentle breeze.
However, when they came to the topic of Duan Dingbang's return with only more than 40,000 army troops.
The conversation between them suddenly fell into a brief silence.
When the army went out to help the Persians put down the rebellion, it was an army of 100,000 people!
One hundred thousand troops went out to fight, and 50,000 troops were stationed in Persia.
Then, only more than 40,000 soldiers returned.
All of them are generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have experienced hundreds of battles.
Therefore, they naturally knew very clearly what it meant to have only more than 40,000 soldiers come back.
Although they all understood that no one would die in wars since ancient times, they still couldn't help but feel a little sad when they talked about this topic.
The soldiers who were still alive half a year ago have become like gods and humans forever apart every time they leave.
When talking about such a topic, I feel so damn uncomfortable in my heart!
However, they have already experienced this kind of thing too many times.
Therefore, after only a short silence, the low mood in their hearts had almost eased.
Then, they continued to discuss this topic.
The sun rose quietly in the clear blue sky, and time passed by bit by bit.
Just as Zhang Kuang had guessed before, about an hour later, another ten cavalry scouts galloped straight towards the city gate.
"Report!"
"Report, the army is less than ten miles away from the royal city."
After Han Peng ordered his people to send them to the city wall, he immediately prepared herbal tea for them to quench their thirst and fatigue.
After the ten young scouts, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye and the other generals paid their respects, they were immediately arranged to rest in the shade under the city tower.
Time passed by silently and quietly.
The sun is at the middle of the sky, ten minutes at noon.
While Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, and Wanyan Chiezha were still chatting and laughing, a loud shout suddenly came from the top of the city tower.
"Report, report to the two commanders. The flags are the flags of the brothers of the Second Route Western Expedition Army. They are back."
Crazy, Nangong Ye and the others heard the shouts from the lookout on the tower, and one by one they quickly stood up from their chairs.
Immediately afterwards, they picked up the telescope that had been placed on the table and walked straight to the edge of the city wall.
Nangong Ye and the others walked to the city wall one after another and immediately raised their telescopes to look outside the city.
Soon, they saw the flag flying in the wind through the telescope tube, as well as the endless human-shaped dragon behind the flag.
Once there are more than ten thousand people, there are no boundaries.
With an army of more than 40,000, they formed a long queue during the march. Even with telescopes in hand, Zhang Kuang and the others could not see the edge of the rear column at once.
"Haha, hahaha.
After waiting for such a long time, Duan Dingbang and his brothers from the Second Route West Expedition are finally back."
"Yeah, I'm finally back.
I originally thought they would have to wait until we had lunch before they could come back."
"Shuai Zhang, Shuai Nangong, do we need to go out of the city to meet Marshal Duan and the others?"
"What? Going out of the city to greet me? What a shitty greeting!
It is our duty to go to the city wall to welcome him.
As for going out of town to greet you, Duan Dingbang is not qualified yet."
Listening to the arrogant and angry words, Nangong Ye put down the telescope in front of him and nodded happily.
"Hehe, hehe, Lao Jin, don't think Zhang Shuai's words are unpleasant.
Although the words he just said were a bit unpleasant, what he said was true.
With Duan Dingbang's current status, we really don't need to go out of the city to greet him in person."
"Yes, yes, I finally understand.
Zhang Shuai, don't be angry, the general just asked casually."
Zhang Kuang turned his head and glanced at the old brother beside him, and waved his hand gently with disapproval.
"Okay, I'm not that narrow-minded.
Moreover, I also know that Lao Jin, you asked just now for my and Brother Nangong’s consideration.
So, you don’t need to explain anything.”
"Thank you, Marshal, for your understanding."
Zhang Kuang chuckled and shook his head, continuing to look out of the city.
Nangong Ye smiled lightly and stroked the gray beard on his chin, then waved sideways to Han Peng, who was standing two steps away.
"Han Peng, tell the brothers to light the torches.
When Marshal Duan and his party are about to arrive outside the city gate, they immediately light fireworks and firecrackers to welcome Marshal Duan and his party into the city."
"Yes, the general will take the order."
The south gate of the royal city is three miles away.
Duan Dingbang looked at the big dragon flag fluttering in the wind on the city wall and the dozens of shadowy figures below the city tower, and quickly and silently estimated the distance between himself and the city gate.
When he was sure that he was about three miles away from the city, he immediately gently pulled the horse's rein in his hand.
"Uu."
Upon seeing this, all the generals on both sides gently tightened the reins in their hands.
"Hush!"
"Hush!"
After the horse under him stopped, Duan Dingbang immediately waved his hand to the messenger beside him.
"The messenger."
"I'm waiting."
"You will immediately send orders to the officers and soldiers of the three armies to stop where they are."
"We have the order."
More than 20 messengers hugged Duan Dingbang and then galloped towards the front, middle and rear armies.
"The commander-in-chief has ordered the officers and soldiers of the three armies to stop immediately."
"The commander-in-chief has ordered the officers and soldiers of the three armies to stop immediately."
"The commander-in-chief has ordered the officers and soldiers of the three armies to stop immediately."
With more than twenty messengers shouting loudly, the marching soldiers of the three armies gradually stopped.
Duan Dingbang took a deep breath and glanced at the generals on the left and right with a faint smile.
"Gonglu, Yunhao, Ji Kun, Zhuge...
Let’s go, let’s go to the city wall to meet the seniors.”
"We have the order."
"drive!"
Duan Dingbang waved the horse rein in his hand vigorously and galloped straight towards the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, more than thirty major generals also quickly waved their riding whips.
"drive!"
"drive!"
In the blink of an eye, more than thirty good horses rolled up puffs of smoke and rushed straight to the city ahead.
The distance of about three miles is only a short time for war horses.
When Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing and their group were still about a hundred steps away from the city gate, the sound of crackling firecrackers suddenly sounded on the city wall.
Amidst the crackling firecrackers, there were several dull roars.
"Dong dong dong, dong dong dong..."
In an instant, bursts of fireworks exploded in the sky above the southern wall of the royal city.
"Bang bang, bang bang bang."
"Bang bang bang..."
Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu and the others subconsciously raised their heads and glanced at the exploding fireworks in the sky, then continued to gallop towards the city gate on horseback.
When they were about thirty steps away from the city gate, they immediately gently pulled the reins of the horses in their hands.
"Hush!"
"Xu~"
The soldiers on duty outside the city gate watched as Duan Dingbang and his party gradually stopped, and immediately two soldiers ran up to meet them.
After Duan Dingbang and others dismounted, they saw two soldiers trotting in front of them and immediately led their respective mounts towards each other.
The two soldiers trotted all the way to Duan Dingbang and his party, and hugged each other in neat movements.
"Marshal Duan, Governor Ge, generals, my two brothers are polite.
Marshal Duan, the two old marshals, the deputy marshals, the governor, and the generals are waiting on the city wall for your return."
"please!"
Duan Dingbang and others raised their heads and glanced at the city wall, then immediately punched the two soldiers.
"Thank you, two seniors."
"I don't dare, I don't dare, it's my duty."
Duan Dingbang nodded with a faint smile, and led his mount towards the city gate hole at a leisurely pace.
Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing, Zhu Qi and others immediately set off to follow.
It didn't take long for Duan Dingbang and his party to reach the city wall.
Duan Dingbang saw the people in front of him, including Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chiezha, Cheng Kai, Feng Buer and others, who were all looking at him with smiles on their faces. They quickly stepped forward to meet him.
After he stopped, he immediately saluted Zhang Kuang and the others.
"Junior Duan Dingbang has met the two veterans, all the seniors, and all the uncles."
After Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing, Chu Yunhao and others stopped, they immediately knelt down on one knee to Zhang Kuang and others.
"I'm waiting to meet the two old commanders and all the seniors."
Duan Dingbang, as the general marshal of the Second Route Western Expedition, could do a small courtesy for juniors like Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha, Cheng Kai, Ning Chao, but they, generals big and small, could not.
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chiezha, Hu Yanyu and others looked at each other with faint smiles, and then they all raised their hands happily.
"No gifts, no gifts at all."
"No need to be polite, everyone is up."
"Junior, thank you two veterans, thank you three seniors, thank you uncle."
"I would like to thank the two old marshals, the two deputy marshals, and the two warlords."
Cheng Kai, Feng Buer, Ning Chao, Han Peng, Jiang Lei and other major generals, looked at Duan Dingbang who had straightened up, and Ge Gonglu who had risen from the ground, and they all saluted immediately.
"We'll see Marshal Duan and Governor Ge."
As the saying goes, one code returns one code.
Although they used to call Duan Buren and Duan Dingbang's uncle or uncle, the etiquette that should be observed in formal occasions is still indispensable.
After all, Duan Dingbang is now the general marshal of the Second Route Western Expedition Army.
The imperial court has its own system, and the army has its own rules.
The rules in the military must not be messed up no matter what!
Duan Dingbang and Ge Gonglu saw this and hurriedly raised their hands.