togophonebook Chapter 186: Apologize for your crimes and follow the king to the south
Chapter 186: Apologize for your crimes and follow the king to the south
That night, Chen Huaian held a grand celebration banquet in the Jin Palace in Longcheng for the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who had triumphed in the Western Expedition.
Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in the palace square. The sight shocked the Tibetan envoy Bude Gongjie who came to hand over the letter of surrender. It also allowed him to see the unprecedented strength of Jin Wang Chen Huaian.
Budgongjie couldn't help but think of the scene when Chen Qingzhi, deputy marshal of the Dragon City Army, led his army to the Potala Palace.
At that time, everyone, including Tubo Zampodama, was already pessimistic and desperate that Tubo would repeat the mistakes of the Turkic Khanate and suffer the disaster of national destruction.
Who would have thought that Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the Longcheng Army and Horses, would give Tubo the opportunity to surrender to the King of Jin.
At the beginning, Budgongjie naively thought that this move was due to the benevolence of deputy commander Chen Qingzhi, which saved the Tubo Kingdom from destruction;
Now it seems that all this should have been the order given by King Chen Huaian of Jin Dynasty, which made Deputy Commander Chen Qingzhi's Western Expedition Xuanjia Army stop the expedition in front of the Potala Palace.
This is indeed the case.
It was precisely because he received the order from Jin King Chen Huaian that Chen Qingzhi ordered the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army not to storm the Potala Palace.
Otherwise, with Chen Qingzhi's decisive personality, blood would have flowed into the Potala Palace long ago.
Is it possible that you really think Chen Qingzhi is a kind-hearted and soft-hearted Confucian general?
It's just that the Jin King Chen Huaian, who is a time traveler, wants to leave a pilgrimage site for future generations!
The book returns to its true story.
In the Taihe Hall of the Jin Palace, the main hall where the civil servants and generals of Longcheng, the land of the Jin Dynasty, used to hold meetings, has now become the reception room where Chen Huaian held a banquet for the generals of the Western Expedition.
Those who are qualified to sit in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and drink celebratory wine are all generals who made great achievements during the army's westward expedition to Tibet.
It is worth mentioning that Guo Dingfang, the former general of Anxi and Zhenxi of the Great New Dynasty, and his deputy general Zhang Yude were also in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Jin King Chen Huaian, who was sitting on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, drinking and having fun with the generals, finally began to discuss merits and reward them.
Chen Huaian raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly to the generals in the hall: "Everyone, this glass of wine is to celebrate the victory of Deputy Marshal Chen in leading his troops to quell the Tubo rebellion;"
"After drinking this glass of wine, I will reward you based on your merits!"
"Dry!"
"Dry!"
As soon as Chen Huaian took the lead, all the generals in the Hall of Supreme Harmony raised their wine glasses and drank up the wine with a tilt of their necks.
Then, with eager and excited eyes, he looked at His Highness Prince Jin on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Since the Western Expedition, everyone has put their heads in their belts and fought all the way. Isn't it just for this moment when they will be rewarded based on their merits and given the title of wife?
Chen Huaian took out the list of names he had already prepared and began to name them one by one: "Deputy General Zuo Liangcai!"
"The general is here!"
The name of Zuo Liangcai, the former commander of the 8th regiment of the Longcheng garrison and the Polu Army, was ranked first in the list of merit-based rewards, and he was worthy of this honor.
Whether it was the army rushing to aid Chang'an City, or the recovery of the Hexi and Longyou prefectures, or even the later period when the army sent troops to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and reached the Potala Palace;
In this series of combat operations, Zuo Liangcai, the deputy general, led his troops at the forefront of the fight against the enemy.
Therefore, Zuo Liangcai's name was also listed at the top of the list of rewards for merit.
Chen Huaian said sternly: "Since the Dragon City Army's western expedition to Tibet, Deputy General Zuo Liangcai has led his troops to perform extraordinary feats many times. According to the Dragon City Army's military reward system;"
"Vice-General Zuo Liangcai will be promoted to the rank of General of Longcheng West Route Army and the garrison of Chang'an City with immediate effect. He will lead his troops to garrison Chang'an City. This order will take effect immediately!"
"General, thank you for your great kindness, His Highness King Jin!"
Zuo Liangcai couldn't hide his excitement, and with tears in his eyes he knelt down to accept his order and saluted: "General Zuo Liangcai will definitely fulfill his mission and sit in Chang'an City to guard one side for His Royal Highness the King of Jin!"
Um!
Chen Huaian nodded and said: "Zuo Liangcai, please go back and drink!"
"Former deputy general Ma Sandao!"
"The general is here!"
...
Based on the list prepared in advance, Chen Huaian rewarded the generals with outstanding military exploits among the generals of Longcheng's Western Expedition in a step-by-step manner.
In the huge Hall of Supreme Harmony, laughter and laughter erupted one after another. Every general of the Western Expedition received a reward commensurate with his military exploits.
Of course, some people are happy and others are sad.
And when Guo Dingfang, the former Anxi commander-in-chief and Zhenxi general, and his lieutenant Zhang Yude were happily rewarded by the generals at the same table;
But he could only drink alone and force himself to smile.
Just because, instead of having no military exploits during this western expedition, these two men made a series of mistakes.
Regardless of the failure to abandon the Hexi and Longyou prefectures, when the army marched into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Guo Dingfang, who accompanied the army on the expedition, repeatedly raised objections.
Although the opinions he put forward were all valuable experiences gained in exchange for the lives of countless frontier soldiers during the past battles between the Anxi frontier army and the Tibetan army;
However, those old and self-proclaimed words of experience do not seem to be consistent with the affairs of the Dragon City Xuanjia Army at all.
For example, the plateau warfare proposed by Guo Dingfang, where many soldiers are acclimatized and their combat effectiveness is reduced, does not exist in the Xuanjia Army at all.
How could Guo Dingfang know that these officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were all private soldiers of Jin King Chen Huaian, super elite soldiers summoned from the [Born Emperor's Life] system;
Whether it is physical fitness or fighting willpower, it is unmatched by the Anxi Frontier Army under Guo Dingfang.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Guo Dingfang lost not to his past experience, but to the cheating system private soldiers.
Thinking about it this way, it's not too embarrassing.
"General Guo Dingfang of Zhenxi!"
"The end, the end will be here!"
Guo Dingfang was just thinking wildly when a thunder-like sound suddenly sounded in his ears. He was so frightened that he stood up and answered conditionedly, causing a lot of wine in his glass to spill.
Guo Dingfang came back to his senses, and then looked at Jin Wang Chen Huaian on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a somewhat ashamed look.
Chen Huaian said with a smile: "Guo Dingfang, don't you feel a little uncomfortable when you see all your military colleagues and subordinates at the same table receiving the rewards they deserve?"
Guo Dingfang stiffened his neck and replied harshly: "Go back, report back to Your Highness, the general will not dare!"
"Bullshit!"
Chen Huaian did not give any face, and directly exposed Guo Dingfang's lies, saying: "Dignified General Anxi, General Zhenxi, at this time, if you want to see your subordinates receiving rewards without feeling jealous, it is completely nonsense!"
"but--"
Chen Huaian changed the subject and continued: "Since the establishment of our Dragon City Army, we have had a strict military reward system with clear rewards and punishments;"
"You, Guo Dingfang, as the commander-in-chief of Anxi, were intercepted by the Tibetans before the Longcheng army marched westward. In the end, you lost your troops and hid in Chang'an City, causing tens of thousands of casualties to the Anxi frontier army. This is your fault!"
"I will officially announce today that Guo Dingfang will be stripped of his position as General of the Anxi Army and will be retained as the General of Zhenxi."
"From now on, we will form part of the Dragon City Southern Expedition Army under my command, and send troops to Jinan Prefecture with me to attack Jinling City!"
"Guo Dingfang, are you willing to make up for your mistakes and follow me on the southern expedition?"
"willing!!!"