Chapter 227 226 Seizing Power

"In a while, you will control Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei's people, and kill them if they don't obey."

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Zhang Ji was okay, but Dong Yiyuan's hand that was putting on Wei Guangde's armor paused slightly, and then returned to normal.

But despite this, Dong Yiyuan's heart was overturned. He didn't know how to explain what kind of bullshit mission he received this time.

Pretending to have nothing to do, he was still trying to put armor on Wei Guangde, but he was also calculating the pros and cons in his heart.

He didn't know what was going on between Wei Guangde and Weng Pu, but he had also heard how Wei Guangde came to be known as Chuanlu. That is, the emperor forcibly promoted him and stuffed him into the Hanlin Academy. This time

Wei Guangde was also assigned by Emperor Jiajing when he went out to patrol the border. It is said that he was awarded an official position in the Hanlin Academy without following the normal procedures.

Obviously, Wei Guangde is a well-known figure with the emperor. If there are no accidents, there is a high probability that he will join the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future.

If you can avoid offending such a number one person, then don't offend him.

But now, which side should we stand on?

What Wei Guangde had to deal with this time was the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town. Dong Yiyuan probably understood the previous conversation between the three of them. Wei Guangde wanted to attack, Liu Dazhang wanted to retreat, and Tian Shiwei's attitude was unclear and a bit wavering.

He also has his own judgment, and the current situation is indeed not good.

Dong Yiyuan was very entangled and couldn't make a choice, but under Wei Guangde's gaze, he couldn't disobey.

"No one speaks for you in the court, so you think you will live well."

Wei Guangde guessed Dong Yiyuan's thoughts and whispered again.

Dong Yiyuan didn't feel any strange this time. He knew the situation of the border troops. Even Ma Fang's military exploits during the Gengwu Revolution were finally snatched away by Qiu Luan. It was said that he led his troops to defeat them.

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As a result, he waited until the end of the year to become a guerrilla general. This was a promotion he only got through the help of officials who had accepted Ma Fang's filial piety.

Well, in the frontier army, standing in line is very important. If there is no one behind you, you may not be rewarded for your meritorious service. If you make a mistake, you may be fined at least, and you may lose your official position or even be imprisoned.

Hearing Wei Guangde's second sentence, although Dong Yiyuan also guessed that if Wei Guangde didn't fight well this time, Wei Guangde might not get any good results when he returned to the court, but thinking that he was still in the emperor's heart, he also wanted to take a gamble.

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Then, he nodded imperceptibly, believing that Wei Guangde could understand what he meant.

After Wei Guangde received Dong Yiyuan's support, he naturally became confident.

In border towns and in the military, nothing can be done without the support of powerful figures in the military.

Regardless of the governor, the governor seems to be very powerful, but he must actually be able to command and use those soldiers.

If you don't move around, no matter how big your position is, you will still be ignored.

Then you report to him and ask him to leave, and you will delay a lot of things by going back and forth.

Now, Wei Guangde didn't have time to waste. He planned to cut through the mess quickly, use the current opportunity to seize power, and then let the Xuanfu army follow his instructions to find a way to survive in death.

As for how many soldiers will die because of his gambling in the end, he can only say in his heart: "I'm sorry, brothers."

At this time, Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei watched Wei Guangde first put on a set of Ming army cotton armor, and then his personal followers took out a set of guerrilla general armor to put on. They were very surprised by his behavior.

"Master Wei, what do you mean?"

Liu Dazhang couldn't help but ask.

"This is a set of high-quality cotton armor that my father gave me. I thought it might be dangerous for a while, so I put it on first."

Wei Guangde replied calmly.

Zhang Ji on the other side said loudly: "This is my master's armor. Last year he wore it and hacked to death a Japanese pirate on the battlefield."

The sound is a little louder, but the amount of information is greater.

This young Jinshi actually went to the battlefield and killed Japanese pirates?

Not only Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei, but also the soldiers and servants next to them looked in disbelief.

"The group of Japanese pirates that invaded Nanjing last year were destroyed by our Jiujiang Guards. My father's father is Qianhu of the Jiujiang Guards. My uncle is a commanding officer. It was he who led my father to the battlefield last year. He was also accompanied by

A group of young masters from Jiujiang Wei.

Those Japanese pirates are really powerful. Not only are they superb with swordsmanship, but they can also catch arrows with their bare hands and throw them back, just like shooting with a bow. The soldiers of Qianhu Station in the rear army were beaten down without even being able to hold them up.

Well, it was my young master who led his own soldiers and servants to kill all the Tatars."

Zhang Ji had already guessed what Wei Guangde wanted to do, and he was actually scared to death.

But he had already boarded the Wei family's boat, and it was difficult to escape. At this time, he could use this cotton armor to blow up Wei Guangde's reputation. After all, he was from a military household.

Although these people are Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei's servants, they are all from military families and have a sense of intimacy, and they are not purely civil servants.

"I have long heard that the Japanese pirates were so powerful that even the Nanjing camp could not defeat them. They were eliminated by the Jiujiang Guards. I never thought that Mr. Wei was a member of the Jiujiang Guards and participated in that war. He is really young and promising."

Tian Shiwei seemed to be somewhat impressed by Wei Guangde at this time and complimented him.

"Master Tian, ​​thank you. Wei just did what he should do."

Wei Guangde smiled very kindly.

For ordinary big-headed soldiers, it would be fine for Zhang Ji to tell the family background of Wei Guangde, he was from a thousand households, and he was a fellow commander. It would be fine to bluff the small soldiers, but it would naturally not have much effect on Liu Dazhang, Tian Shiwei, and the soldiers around them.

When the commanders from the mainland arrive at the border towns, they may not even be able to get the rank of general. At best, they will be given the job of a guerrilla general. If they are commanders of the guards, that general will be fine.

As for Wei Guangde's father Qianhu, you may not be able to become a guerrilla general. You still need to be tested to see if you have the ability to lead troops independently.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, those with the rank of general were able to lead troops in battle alone, and they were considered talents selected from the guards.

"Master Wei is indeed young and promising. When I was the age of Master Wei, I was still staying at home and didn't even take up my post."

Liu Dazhang also echoed.

Wei Guangde put on his armor and mounted his horse again.

To be honest, mounting a horse in normal times is a bit different from mounting a horse now. This armor weighs dozens of kilograms, which is a bit strenuous. It is much heavier than cotton armor.

Seeing Wei Guangde remounting his horse, Liu Dazhang continued: "Master Wei's determination to kill the enemy can be seen from the sun and the moon, but the situation is really unfavorable to us now. It is best to start withdrawing the army now, even if Liu Huan's troops are temporarily defeated by the Tatars."

They are going to reinforce Ada Khan, so it should be easy to escape."

"What does Mr. Tian mean?"

Wei Guangde did not react immediately to Liu Dazhang's words, but asked Tian Shiwei for his opinion.

This person's attitude has wavered until now. Although he listens to Liu Dazhang most of the time, in Wei Guangde's view, as long as he doesn't express his attitude, he can fight for it.

If he directly controlled Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei, if the military formation in front could not control the generals, the guerrillas would cause trouble and mutiny.

Liu Dazhang and Wei Guangde don't have any hope. This person will not listen to them at the critical moment, so they must be captured.

If Tian Shiwei could be won over and he could issue orders in the name of his deputy commander, the generals in front would not dare to cause trouble.

"I don't have any objections to my humble position. I'll do whatever the adults say."

Tian Shiwei replied very tactfully, saying only that he would obey the order, but he did not say whether he was obeying Liu Dazhang's order or Wei Guangde's order.

At this time, Wei Guangde rode his horse and came to Liu Dazhang's horse. It seemed that he was discussing with him. From the corner of his eye, he could see Dong Yiyuan summoning several team officers and whispering something.

Without paying much attention, Wei Guangde looked at Liu Dazhang and said, "Master Liu said earlier that Ma Fang could be abandoned at this time, and we and Liu Huan could escape unscathed, right?"

"I had no choice but to go to General Ma. Now that he has been trapped in the Tatar camp, we are not strong enough to rescue him."

Liu Dazhang frowned slightly when he heard Wei Guangde's words. Even though the soldiers did not dare to say anything bad about their generals, they were all sensible people. They would still discuss it in private. What would it look like if they abandoned their comrades?

But when Wei Guangde said this to his face, Liu Dazhang found it difficult to accept it.

Wei Guangde just smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said: "I still insist and cannot retreat at this time.

We had a chance to withdraw from the battlefield, or even escape unscathed, but the price was that Ma Fang's tribe was wiped out by the Tatars.

You can give up Ma Fang today, but which one will you choose to give up in tomorrow’s battle?”

Wei Guangde suddenly raised his voice and asked loudly.

"Master Wei."

Hearing Wei Guangde's words, Liu Dazhang lost his composure. He was very angry, so his tone was very unkind, "If you stay here, the lives of tens of thousands of Xuanfu soldiers will be in danger. Two thousand people compared to the tens of thousands here."

, which one is more important?"

"Ma Fang's tribe is still fighting. We cannot leave them alone just to escape for our own lives."

Wei Guangde replied.

"What can you do? Can we win by continuing the attack and occupying the Tatar camp?"

Liu Dazhang issued a series of rhetorical questions.

"Yes, as long as we rush into the Tatar military camp and eliminate the Tatars in the camp, even if Ma Fang's tribe is really captured, we will have avenged the brothers in the camp. To put it bluntly, that's right, the Tatars

He killed more than 2,000 of our brothers, and we also killed 2,000 of them."

Wei Guangde responded loudly to Liu Dazhang's rhetorical question, "If we move quickly enough and wipe out the Tatars in the camp before Ma Fang's tribe is wiped out, we can continue to move forward and attack the Anda Khan military camp.

In terms of supporting the brothers who rushed out, there are still many things we can do, but it is definitely not to return to Baoan Prefecture."

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, he stared at Liu Dazhang coldly.
To be continued...