Xie Ming

Chapter 335 Everyone expresses his or her own opinion
All the generals were summoned to the governor's office. After a meal, Xiao Jingchuan asked them about serious issues at the right time.

Discuss what everyone thinks about the combat effectiveness of the four towns in northern Jiangnan.

During this period, Peizhong took the initiative to propose that Huang Degong's army in Chuzhou had a good discipline and could be used, but the rest were mediocre!
In response to this, Li Hongsheng also followed up on what he had said, saying that the soldiers in Gao Jie's army were too scoundrels, and his words showed his disgust.

I don't know whether he really has such thoughts in his mind or he is just trying to please the governor!

"haha okay!"

"Hey! Lord Liu, Prince Consort Gong, what do you two have to say?!"

Xiao Lang smiled and affirmed the words of Generals Sun and Li before asking about other people!
After hearing where he came from, Lord Liu Wenbing glanced at Gong Yonggu and had no choice but to speak.

"Hey, hehe." The essay is written in a pretentious tone.

"General Xiao!"

"As for our experience in battle formations, Gong Fu Ma and I are certainly inferior to Pei Zhong, Hu Chen and the others!"

"There really is nothing much to say!" He began by saying politely.

"but."

"Haha, there are some things that I think are worth reminding you all!" Liu Wenbing kept the topic in suspense.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan came to inquire.

"Oh?"

"What do you mean, Lord Liu? Why don't you just say it directly?" he asked again.

"Well, about this, I think the commander-in-chief should also know it!"

"Well, let's take Huang Degong as an example. In his resume, he was the one who fought against the Later Jin army in Liaodong in the early days!"

"So, if we want to talk about it, we should defend Shandong and resist Jian Nu in the north!"

"This person has had a lot of experience with those barbarians, so he naturally has more experience!"

"After such a long time, we may be able to increase our combat power. However, we are definitely stronger than the other three towns, that's all!"

"After all, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle!"

"besides!"

"For example, Liu Zeqing is now the Left Commander-in-Chief, if I remember correctly."

"In the eighth year of Chongzhen, he also took charge of the military defense and grain transport in Shandong."

"These details must not be overlooked!"

"As for the topography and topography of the various prefectures and counties in Shandong, and the terrain of the mountains and rivers, I'm afraid that other people, haha, can't compare with me!"

"Uh"

"As for the two towns of Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo..."

"General, I'm not saying anything, but these two generals are all former bandits under the command of Chuang Ze!"

"Although he abandoned his evil ways and joined the imperial court in the first few years, and he also fought several battles with the original owner!"

"but"

"If we use these two towns, they can still handle the Li Zicheng and his ilk. There's no need to worry!"

"But, if we want to fight north, we must resist the Jiannu cavalry!"

"At once"

"General, it's better to be careful!"

"A traitor is a traitor!"

"Unreliable!"

"Now they can rebel and surrender, but who can guarantee that when the time comes, the war in the north will start!"

"These people saw the foreign barbarians coming and rushed to fight, huh?!"

"I will not rebel again. I will surrender to the Jiannu army now?!"

Lord Liu felt that he was careful in his words and clear in his actions, so he was reminded.

But he couldn't help but forget to save Li Hongsheng's face.

At this moment, after hearing these words, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across Li Hongsheng's eyes, and he looked embarrassed and unhappy.

Xiao Jingchuan actually took this remark very seriously.

After all, Liu Wenbing is a hereditary relative of the emperor, and his status and position are different. When dealing with things, his starting point and focus will be different.

People like Peizhong and Li Hongsheng all came from ordinary families in the military, and their behavior and words were often based only on their own military experience.

But Liu Hou is different.

He had not been a military figure in the past and was not familiar with military affairs, so he found the talk about combat effectiveness very vague and did not have any detailed opinions to offer.

But he was born into an official family and was able to recognize the connections and resumes of the outsiders he met. This method of identifying people with just one glance could not be said to be bad!

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Haha, good! Great!" "Lord Liu's argument, from the perspective of how to send people, is actually a key point!"

Xiao Lang added a note to set the tone, without any delay, and immediately turned his attention back to Gong Yonggu, the Prince Consort Gong.

"Uh, hey!"

"Grand Prince Consort Gong?!"

"Come on, it's your turn!"

"What do you think?"

"Can you please give me some courtesy and say something?"

"It would be better if everyone came together to discuss this!" Xiao Yan encouraged.

"Ah?! Me?"

"Does everyone have to say it?!"

Gong Yonggu was a man of few words, with a straightforward and stubborn personality. As soon as he opened his mouth, all the generals burst into laughter.

"Hey! You guys, what are you laughing at?!"

"I really don't know who can be beaten and who can't be beaten!"

"Besides, what's the point of arguing about other people's strengths and weaknesses?!"

"It's just about defending Shandong!"

"Tomorrow, if a war really breaks out, I will volunteer to be the vanguard!"

"If those people in Jiangbei know what's best for them, they should follow me and charge forward!"

"If they are really just cowards and cannot be relied upon, then, there is nothing we can do!"

"Let's wait until the battle is over, then report to His Highness and punish them one by one, isn't that enough?!"

Although Gong Yonggu's nonsense is not very constructive, it does make us feel his determination and courage to face death head-on.

After he finished speaking, before Xiao Jingchuan could say anything else, the other powerful ministers beside him rushed to interrupt him.

"Hey, that's just my temper!"

"What Lao Gong said is not bad!"

"General, you'd better not count on those useless guys for this kind of mission!"

"With me waiting for you, why worry about not being able to defend Shandong?!"

"From what I can see, it's just that bunch of Jiangbei people, they are from the Four Towns or not, there are so many of them, young and old, but they are all good-for-nothings!"

At this point, Hu Chen seemed to suddenly think of something and suddenly changed the subject.

"Uh"

"Oh, that's right, what Xia Peizhong said was right, Huang Degong is pretty good!"

"He is quite useful."

"The remaining three towns should be disbanded as soon as possible!"

"It would be a waste of countless money and food, and they would not only find ways to harm the people!" Li Huchen muttered.

"kindness?!"

“How rare!”

"Brother Huchen, you mentioned Huang Degong because he is really capable of fighting or because he can drink? Huh?!"

I was listening carefully, but unexpectedly Peizhong suddenly revealed the truth.

"Hey! You, you Peizhong!"

"How boring!"

"What?!"

"You can tell a person's character after he drinks. Do you understand?" While he was talking, Hu Chen looked at Xiao Lang with a shameless face and a stiff smile.

"hey-hey!"

"The commander-in-chief may not know this, but the day before yesterday, uh... Huang Degong came to my camp and said that he had a rare half-day of leisure, so he brought a few jars of good wine and said that he wanted to drink with me!"

"This, this is not considered a violation of discipline!"

"So, we drank till night!"

"Eh!"

"Don't underestimate Brother Huang because he's a little old. But even when he's eight percent drunk, he can still shoot an arrow through a three-stone hard bow at a hundred paces!"

"What an old hero!"

Hu Chen raised his head, and his words hit the mark, and he raised his finger to praise him in a very serious manner!

(End of this chapter)