20demayo Chapter 434: Disharmony between generals and commanders!
Chapter 434: Disharmony between generals and commanders!
"Hou Yong, as a general of Great Xia, I want to ask you, which is more important, the safety of one person or the lives of millions of people in Great Xia?"
"..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the tent suddenly became quiet.
Everyone frowned.
Which is more important, an army or millions of civilians?
It is undoubtedly the people. If these millions of people die and the court blames them, they cannot afford it.
Even Hou Yong couldn't refute it.
However, thinking of the imperial court's order and Li Sheng, he said forcefully, "That's just your conjecture. There are soldiers stationed on all the frontier defense lines. Whether there will be any problems is still unknown. But the fact that Yunzhou is in danger is an established fact!"
"I don't care what you think, I don't agree!"
"disagree?"
Gu Jingzhi was furious and said, "Hou Yong, do you think I'm discussing this with you? I'm giving you an order!"
"You fart!"
Hou Yong was also furious. He roared, "You are just a young boy, how can you understand military affairs? If General Li fails, our Great Xia will have no hope of defending the border. In short, no matter what orders you give today, I, Hou Yong, will not obey!"
"Dissatisfied?"
Gu Jingzhi's face was filled with murderous intent. He suddenly drew the Great Xia Dragon Bird from his waist and said in a cold voice, "Hou Yong, the Taizu's sword is here. How dare you act rashly? Do you think my sword is not good enough?"
"Qiang!"
Hou Yong also drew his long sword and said angrily, "Gu Jingzhi, my sword is not bad either!"
"presumptuous!"
Gu Jingzhi was about to chop, and Qiao Zhen and Lin Chong on the side were immediately shocked. They quickly held the two men back.
"Commander, calm down!"
"General, a battle on the battlefield will be disadvantageous to our army. Think twice..."
After the two men's obstruction, Gu Jingzhi also felt that he had been reckless. However, Hou Yong still shouted loudly: "Don't stop me, I want to see if this yellow-mouthed brat dares to chop off my head!"
"you wanna die!"
Gu Jingzhi really didn't hold back this time, the Great Xia Dragon Bird slashed down vertically...
"Jingzhi..."
Lin Chong shouted loudly and stood in front of Hou Yong. Gu Jingzhi's pupils shrank and his sword stopped just above his cousin's head.
"Why, cousin, are you also questioning my decision today?"
"Jingzhi..."
Lin Chong said firmly, "You are the commander-in-chief of an army. How can you act so rashly? General Hou is a veteran of Daxia. How can you execute him just because of a disagreement?"
"you……"
Gu Jingzhi felt a little stuffy in his heart!
Hou Yong was also dumbfounded at this moment. He never expected that Gu Jingzhi would actually dare to kill him just because of a disagreement!
Qiao Zhen was also a little confused when he saw this scene. He looked at Gu Jingzhi with a strange look, as if he was very puzzled.
He thought for a moment and sighed, "Jingzhi, the army has just arrived in Beichuan Prefecture, and before they officially engage the enemy, they've already killed their own general. Not to mention whether the court will punish them, the morale of the army alone is worrying!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi frowned. What Qiao Zhen said made some sense.
He pondered for a long moment, then suddenly sheathed his sword. He glared at Hou Yong with a glaring gaze, snorting coldly, "Hou Yong disregards authority and respects military orders. You deserve the death penalty, but you can't be forgiven for your crimes. Take him out and give him a hundred blows with the military stick!"
"What?"
One hundred military sticks?
This military stick is not an ordinary board. If you hit someone with one hundred sticks, it will kill him.
Qiao Zhen quickly pleaded for mercy, but Gu Jingzhi waved his hand and said, "Why? Lord Chen thinks it's inappropriate?"
"My first time in command, some people are questioning my orders. How can I lead this army in the long run?"
"Uh……"
Qiao Zhen was silent.
Hou Yong on the side said at this time: "Old Qiao, don't bother me, a hundred military sticks are a hundred military sticks, if I hit your eyebrows today, you will be a son of a bitch!"
As he said that, he snorted coldly at Gu Jingzhi, called him a brat, and ran away!
The other people in the commander's tent suddenly fell silent!
……
The incident of Gu Jingzhi beating Hou Yong with a stick instantly caused an uproar in the camp.
Hou Yong's shrill cry could be heard from miles away. All of Hou Yong's former subordinates were furious and wanted to find Gu Jingzhi to argue with him in indignation.
If it weren't for Qiao suppressing the situation, I'm afraid many more people would have been beaten.
Lin Chong remained in the general's tent. He looked at Gu Jingzhi and asked in confusion, "Jingzhi, what are you thinking? This is not your usual style and character! Hou Yong is a veteran general after all. How can you lead this army in the future if you humiliate him like this?"
"This old bastard deserves it!"
Gu Jingzhi cursed angrily and said, "He's been dissatisfied for a long time. I haven't even started to explain my military strategy, and he's already here nagging me. Give him face!"
Uh?
Lin Chong was stunned.
He was surprised and asked, "Could it be that there is something else behind your plan to raid other states in Beili?"
"nature!"
Gu Jingzhi said unhappily, "Let's call Qiao Zhen over first, and discuss the subsequent battle plan!"
……
Yunzhou, Beili Army Camp!
The news of Gu Jingzhi beating Hou Yong could not be concealed at all and had even reached the Beili camp.
Huyan Liancheng walked into the tent cheerfully, shouting as he walked, "Great General, great joy!"
Nangong Shouyi raised his head and asked in confusion, "What on earth is going on that has you yelling so loudly?"
"General, great joy!"
"Gu Jingzhi failed to lead the army effectively, and his deputy commander, Hou Yong, publicly reprimanded him. The two of them had a falling out, and Hou Yong was beaten with a hundred military sticks. Gu Jingzhi nearly killed him!"
"Oh?"
Nangong Shouyi frowned: "This Gu Jingzhi doesn't seem so unwise!"
"Hi!"
Huyan Liancheng laughed and said, "It's all because of the Great Xia Dynasty appointing Gu Jingzhi as commander. According to spies, Gu Jingzhi held a meeting in his tent on the first day of his arrival in Beichuan Prefecture. After learning of our military deployment, he was at a loss for a moment and ended up leaving only a few generals to discuss countermeasures before hastily ending the matter!"
"I don't know why, but Hou Yong suddenly started arguing with him, and things got really tense. Hou Yong was beaten with a hundred military sticks, and he's been cursing Gu Jingzhi in the tent all day for the past few days!"
"Ah……"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Shouyi suddenly said with disdain, "It seems that Gu Jingzhi's position in the Great Xia Army is somewhat unstable. The army has just arrived at the front line, and the first to rebel against him is actually his deputy commander!"
"hehe!"
Huyan Liancheng said, "It's all thanks to your wisdom and bravery, General. We have hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Yunzhou, and Daxia has no capable people. They've already started a internal conflict!"
"It seems that in a few days, after my army has trapped Li Sheng and killed him, we will be able to completely wipe out Daxia's 300,000 troops!"
"Oh! Don't be careless!"
Nangong Shouyi said: "Gu Jingzhi defeated himself, but those 300,000 soldiers are the elite of Daxia after all. Gu Jingzhi is not stupid and will not wait for us to chop off his head!"
"Haha! That's just what I said, but I think it's not that difficult!"
As the two were talking, someone suddenly shouted outside the door!
"Report!"
"Urgent military information ahead..."