Chapter 156 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey
There were comments among the soldiers, mostly dissatisfied with "why they have to go to the battlefield."
Fu Chenan's face was dark, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "I'm counting dozens of people, and anyone who doesn't dress neatly and line up will be killed!"
He was stunned for a moment and moved a little faster. Someone in the crowd shouted: "Who are you! Why are you so awesome?"
"That's it! Just a pig butcher..."
"Hahaha..." Someone laughed, and a small-scale roar of laughter soon formed.
There were also people who were afraid to laugh out loud and looked at Fu Chenan who was standing on the high platform from time to time.
General Zhu felt uneasy and glanced at Fu Chenan.
I have really slacked off in training recently...
Fu Chenan glanced over, did not answer, and directly picked up a bow from the weapon rack next to him.
Draw a bow and shoot an arrow.
"ah……"
But in the blink of an eye, the provocative soldier who had just spoken was struck dead with an arrow in his eyebrows.
Fu Chen's cold voice echoed across the battlefield: "The following offenders who disobey military orders will be killed!"
The crowd fell silent for a moment, and anxiety and fear began to spread.
"Line up!" Finally a general in the crowd began to give the order.
Fu Chenan began to count coldly.
"ten!"
"Nine!"
"eight……"
Under the pressure of life and death, everyone finally moved faster, and the team was quickly assembled. Five thousand cavalry and fifteen thousand infantry all looked at Fu Chenan nervously.
Fu Chenan looked at the people below and gave up completely: These people are all sneaking in to earn military pay.
Look at the faces under the armor, they are all white and tender, plump and fairer than the girls in the drunken mansion!
However, if it falls into the hands of someone like me, Fu... Fu Chen'an laughed evilly.
"The Tatar cavalry has invaded and has arrived at Jeju City."
"If you don't want the Tatars to invade the capital, and if you don't want yourself and your family members to have their heads stolen, have their homes confiscated and exterminated, and become the lowest-class slaves, then take up your sword and gun and fight with me against the Tartars."
"Now, each person takes two days of military rations and sets off!"
Immediately, a cook came forward and handed out bags of dry food that had been prepared long ago.
When everyone had dry food in their hands, Fu Chenan encouraged them again.
"Don't worry, everyone, there are still defenders in Jeju, and it is our territory. The Tatar cavalry grew up in the grasslands all year round and are not adapted to our terrain..."
After the shouting, Fu Chenan waved his hand, the cavalry took the lead, the infantry retreated, and the army finally set off.
In the palace, after the emperor sent Fu Chenan out, he was still flustered, so he asked the six ministries to hold a meeting on their own to study how to solve the crisis.
The emperor himself hid in the imperial study.
In the imperial study room, the atmosphere was tense today. The emperor sat slumped on the dragon chair with dull eyes. The palace staff were also cautious in their movements, for fear of making any noise and causing bad luck.
The great eunuch Lu Daban received a letter from Xiao Huangmen and placed it on the emperor's table while carefully handing over a cup of soothing tea: "Your Majesty, please moisten your throat..."
The emperor finally came to his senses and looked at Lu Daban: "Do you think Fu Chenan can drive those people back to the grassland?"
Lu Daban lowered his eyes, estimated the time in his mind, and said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from the front line. Why don't you take a look at it first?"
When the emperor opened the book and took a look, his expression immediately changed.
"Fu Zhonghai was seriously injured and was about to die, but those lieutenants said they wanted to avenge Fu Zhonghai and chased the Tatar cavalry all the way here?"
"Do you think this is a trap? Did the Fu family and his son join forces with the Tatar cavalry to set up a trap to kill me for rebelling?"
Not to mention that he was not that scared. The more the emperor said it, the more likely it was, and he couldn't help but show fear in his eyes.
When Lu Daban heard this, he was also stunned: This...
"Your Majesty wants to recover General Fu and the 20,000 troops?" Emperor:...
He really wanted to get it back, and he even wanted Fu Chenan to die, but he didn't dare to let Fu Chenan die now.
Everything is my own guess.
If he guesses wrong and chases Fu Chenan and the 20,000 troops back, and the Tatar cavalry really rushes into the capital, what will he do?
Extreme anxiety caused the emperor's hands to unconsciously clutch the carved dragon head on the dragon throne.
Lu Daban saw everything and persuaded him in a leisurely tone.
"Your Majesty, the Fu Jiajun and the Tatar cavalry have fought many times over the years, causing casualties to each other. How can they, life-and-death enemies like them, collude with each other?"
"I have to say something disrespectful. If they really collude, the Tatars will conquer the world. What will the Fu family and his son gain?"
"If the Tatars conquer the world, the first people to be killed will probably be the Fu family and his son."
"Even if they don't die, they still have no face to live on. A slave with the second surname will be poked in the back by everyone in the world."
The emperor liked hearing this, and he slowly put his heart in his stomach: "What you said makes sense, I guess it shouldn't be like that..."
The emperor suddenly became happy again: "If the Fu family's army is chasing behind them, and they attack from both sides, they might really be able to destroy the Tatars!"
"It's best if they both lose and die together..."
The more the emperor thought about it, the more beautiful he felt, and suddenly he thought of something again: "Send the order, the Ministry of Revenue will allocate ten days of food and grass to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and set off immediately!"
"Here!" Lu Daban immediately asked someone to pass on the order.
Ten days of food and grass...what about after ten days?
Isn’t it time for both of them to suffer losses? !
Once again, both sides suffer, and both sides suffer...
Lu Daban felt that the imperial study room was a bit cold.
Fu Chenan led five thousand cavalry to the outside of Jeju City and called for the city gate to be opened.
Jeju General Magistrate She Gongxu came up to him with a relieved smile on his face.
"General Fu, I have been waiting for you... the people are ready. When do you think we will drive them out?"
Fu Chenan took a deep look at She Gongxu: "Don't worry, my people will investigate the situation first..."
There were only three thousand soldiers in Jeju. Fu Chenan was ordered to meet the enemy and naturally took over these soldiers.
Gathering everyone together, Fu Chenan ordered Jeju General Magistrate She Gongxu to stand at the front of the team.
Seeing the flags fluttering behind him, She Gongxu felt very proud: his glorious career was about to begin!
As long as he can help Fu Chenan defeat the Tatar cavalry in this battle, the credit will be assured! No one can erase it!
I think a prefect is indispensable...
Before She Gongxu could figure it out, Fu Chenan began to lecture.
"Outside Jeju City, there are many mountains and not many flat areas. The Tatar cavalry are good at charging, but not good at fighting in the mountains."
"It is impossible for their people to form a formation of 50,000 cavalry. They can only form a formation of 3,000 people at most at a time..."
After hearing this, the cavalry from the large camp on the outskirts of Beijing, who were originally worried and panicking, felt slightly certain in their hearts: If it was only three thousand versus five thousand, maybe they could still fight a dozen...
"All officers and men obey orders!"
"The White Tiger Army has five thousand cavalry, come forward and call for formation!"
"Here!" The following response was full of momentum.
"Jeju City defenders: Delay and supervise the battle! Anyone who escapes from the White Tiger Army will be killed!"
"Here!" The response from the Jeju defenders was also full of momentum.
The only one who didn't dare to make a grand promise was She Gongxu.
She Gongxu Man looked at Fu Chenan in panic.
The soldiers in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing were all second-generation ancestors from major aristocratic families in the capital who were sent in to train (and live out their lives). Almost all of them were the kind who couldn't hold up the wall.
If I kill them, will their family members kill me afterwards? !
Definitely!
(End of chapter)