Chapter 361 Coward

Chapter 361 (Thank you for the monthly ticket of the two brothers acxld and light cavalry 806.)

Song Nan buried her head to eat and drink. A group of officials did not dare to interrupt. They just lowered their hands and waited. Song Nanfeng rolled down the remnants of the clouds, put down their chopsticks, wiped their mouths and coughed. The officials trembled and knew that Song Nan was going to speak, and listened carefully with their ears sideways.

"I heard that the thief soldiers in Wen'an County are making a lot of noise. Who will tell me in detail about the specific situation?"

Qi Zhichun hurriedly stabbed Chen Wei, who stood aside. Chen Wei bravely and stammered, "Lord Song doesn't know anything. The thief soldiers in Wen'an County have been plotting for a long time. Thousands of unruly bees have followed him in one move, and they have gathered scattered bandits around to join the gang, and their strength has reached tens of thousands of people. Although Beizhi personally led the Bazhou guards to fight and kill them after learning the news, there was really a huge power gap, and the thieves and soldiers set up ambush everywhere, so that they failed to make contributions. Beizhi was thinking of reporting to the Ministry of War and requesting the surrounding garrison to cooperate.

Song Nan said coldly, "In this way, Commander Chen has worked hard?"

Chen Wei hurriedly said, "I dare not. The subordinate was defeated by the anti-thief and was ashamed."

Song Nan sneered, reached out and patted the table. The wine was dripping, and he shouted angrily, "Chen Wei, you are still sticking gold on your face. Although you can hide it from Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War, how can you hide it from me? Regardless of whether you win or lose, it is common for soldiers to win or lose. If you lie about the military situation and miss a good opportunity to suppress bandits, you are very happy. If you underestimate the enemy and make a bold move, it is a crime to death. Fortunately, you are still not brave to say what the thieves are powerful here.

Chen Wei's legs tremble with fear and screamed badly. It seems that his matter has not escaped the eyes of the Jinyiwei government. Originally, as a military general, Jinyiwei did not have the right to restrain him, but that was when he was innocent. Once his buttocks were not clean, no matter whether you were the military or someone, he would be three points shorter when he saw Jinyiwei, because Jinyiwei did not care about your identity, but if he was guilty, he had the right to be immediately.

Chen Wei kowtowed like a garlic. Once the matter is exposed, it is useless to deny it. It's better to admit it happily. What's more, after yesterday's defeat, he wanted to offset his achievements into a bubble. He also knew that things could no longer be able to carry it.

Song Nan got up and scolded angrily, "As the commander of Bazhouwei, it is really mediocre to judge such a fallacy in the situation. Obviously, you have to put out all your strength from the beginning of the chaos. Once you indulge, you will let the thieves join the people and become a praiyuan. Don't you know this? At the beginning, it was understandable to misjudge the situation. After Xu Shangyi was defeated in the war, you should immediately report the truth, alert the court, and mobilized the surrounding soldiers and horses to destroy it together, but you were so stupid that you went to kill 2,000 horses. After these two victories, the morale of the thief soldiers must rise. How do you clean up the back?

Chen Wei couldn't stand any longer. He knelt down and kowtowed and said, "The subordinate knows the crime... The subordinate knows the crime. The subordinate never thought that the matter would be so serious. Xu Shangyi was killed in battle. The subordinate was afraid that he would be punished, so he wanted to make up for it, so he concealed that he did not report it. The subordinate wanted to exterminate the thief soldiers and then plead guilty. Maybe he could make up for his merits. Unexpectedly, the general power of the thief soldiers snowballed so much that they reached a gathering of nearly 10,000 people in a few days. It was really not well thought out, and the subordinates were willing to accept punishment.

Chen Wei's head is about to bleed. He is very clear about the seriousness of the matter. He is also responsible for the thief to reach this level. At the beginning of the riot people's civil strife, they were still afraid. After all, the officers and soldiers are powerful and the deterrent power is enough. Once the officers and soldiers are defeated repeatedly, the fear of the thief and soldiers will disappear and attract more people to join. This is the effect of snowball.

The consecutive defeat between himself and Xu Shangyi undoubtedly gave the thief soldiers a chance to develop and grow, and the thousands of sets of weapons and armor discarded undoubtedly enhanced the strength of the thief soldiers. In just over a dozen days, the number of thieves in Wen'an County increased from hundreds to more than 7,000.

"I came here on the order of the emperor to find out the truth. You are wrong to hide the truth and let the court misjudge the situation. This crime is absolutely unforgivable. You should know what kind of punishment you will receive."

Chen Wei got up with a sad face, slowly took off his official uniform and official hat, and said with a crying, "The subordinate is really confused. It is unforgivable to have committed such a big fault. The subordinate is willing to go to Beijing with the adult to plead guilty, and the subordinate has betray the imperial kindness and the imperial court."

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "I don't have time to escort you back to Beijing. You don't want to let go. It's easiest to ask for death, but your mess must be cleaned up before you die. I don't have time to take Chen Wei to Beijing. At present, how to deal with the current situation? If you want to offset your achievements, you need to cheer up and die with peace of mind, right?

Chen Wei was stunned and said, "Your Excellency means..."

Song Nan said coldly, "I mean very clearly that you will die on the battlefield of suppressing thieves. You can't escape or give up your own children. I will immediately report the situation here to the court. Before the court's ruling is made, you are still the commander of the Bazhou Guard, and you have to perform your duties."

Chen Wei was overjoyed and burst into tears. Song Nan's intention was to give him a chance to make contributions to atone for his sins. This is nothing more than a life-saving straw. Naturally, things will not be written off, but if he can suppress the thieves before him and make contributions, he may not be able to save his life at the time of sentencing.

Chen Wei knelt down again and kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said repeatedly, "The subordinates will fight the bandits to the death. From now on, thousands of soldiers of Bazhou Guard will be the first."

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "I don't have the power to command the officers and soldiers of your guard, but since I'm here, I'm definitely going to do it. As for whether you cooperate or not, that's your business."

Chen Wei said repeatedly, "The subordinate will definitely cooperate. Please tell me."

Song Nan sat down slowly and pondered for a moment, "What is the specific number of thief soldiers?"

Chen Wei said, "It is estimated to be about 7,000 to 8,000."

Song Nan sighed and said, "It's really a lot. What do you think of the thief soldiers who want to attack the new town?"

Chen Wei hesitated and said, "It seems that there is this possibility. When he withdrew from the army yesterday, the thief soldiers once said that he would go to Baozhou City to take my head."

Song Nan said contemptuously, "Do you think the thief will attack the city?" Did you hide here as a shrinking turtle?"

Chen Wei didn't dare to say anything.

Song Nan said slowly: "Although this is just a fortress and the wall is not strong, although there are seven or eight thousand thieves, the weapons and armor are incomplete, and there are no siege equipment. How can you dare to attack here? Do you know that the main force of Bazhouwei is here, but you can't fight hard? It's just a word of mouth, do you believe that?

Chen Wei's shy face turned red, and he secretly scolded himself for being stunned by the thief and lost his basic judgment.

Song Nan also had no intention of blaming Chen Wei and continued: "The population of Wen'an County is only tens of thousands, and the number of thieves has swept 7,000 or 8,000, and the number has reached the limit. At this time, the most worrying thing is not the increase in the number of thieves, but how the thieves will act. Put yourself in the other's shoes. If you are the leaders of the thief soldiers, what issues will you give priority to at present?

Everyone bowed their heads and thought, and Wan Zhi said, "Your Excellency, if I were the leader of the thief, I would rectify the soldiers and horses and establish a complete command system, so that my soldiers and horses would not look like a plate of scattered sand."

Song Nan nodded and said, "This is inevitable. I suspect that the thief soldiers have completed this process. Otherwise, Commander Chen's more than 5,000 soldiers and horses will encircle and suppress it. How could he have a power-to-match battle with the thief soldiers and not be so defeated."

Wan Zhi said, "That's just some people are stupid. The fighting power of the thief soldiers is limited. Not to mention the officers and soldiers of more than 5,000 guards, even half of them also have the power to fight. It's really funny to be so defeated."

Chen Wei couldn't wait to find a seam to get in. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was really incompetent.

Song Nan said, "If you go with this idea, you will also follow in the footsteps of Commander Chen. It is a taboo to underestimate the enemy. I guess Commander Chen must also be caused by underestimating the enemy."

Chen Wei said frankly, "The subordinate is ashamed and really underestimated the enemy. He thought that my 5,000 soldiers and horses would enter the suppression of bandits, and the thief soldiers would definitely shrink in the city. Unexpectedly, they would forcibly attack halfway. In addition, the number of their soldiers and horses was insufficient, and they were defeated at once. The subordinates really wanted to die."

Song Nan nodded and looked at the others; Hou Dabiao frowned and said, "Your Excellency, Wen'an County is a small city. It is impossible for seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses to stay in this weak city. Once the court mobilizes soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress it, won't they sit and wait for death? Besides, where do so many people's food and weapons come from? The man was held hostage as a thief. Who will farm and support him?

Song Nan clapped his hands and said, "Hou Zhenfu is on the point. Only by solving the practical problems of soldiers' supply and weapons can they develop and cope with the encirclement and suppression of the next imperial army. These problems cannot be solved in Wen'an County. Their only possibility is to enter the surrounding counties. Attack; once the surrounding counties, troops, salaries and weapons will be eased, and morale will be increased, so I conclude that the thief soldiers will definitely launch an attack on the surrounding counties.

Everyone nodded silently, which is the only way for them to survive.

"We can't give them this opportunity to delay them before they capture other counties, so tomorrow morning, we will send troops to attack Wen'an County again, hoping that the thief soldiers have not yet launched an attack on the surrounding area." Song Nandao.

Qi Zhichun, who has been silent, hurriedly asked, "Lord Song, do we take the initiative to attack?"

Song Nan nodded and said, "My thousand brocade cavalry school, plus more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of Commander Chen, there are also more than 4,000 soldiers and horses."

Cai Meng said, "And the 100-flag school of Jinyiwei's government gate in our new town."

Song Nan said, "If your people stay, you can't defend the city without soldiers and horses here. You lead the flag schools to assist the Qi magistrates to defend the city. Although it is unlikely that the thief soldiers will attack here, it is also necessary to prevent them from sending troops to take advantage of the emptiness of the city. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen detection operations to prevent thieves from committing spies from making chaos in the city, and the people are panicked in extraordinary times. , peace of the hearts of the people, and careful work is the most important thing."

Cai Meng nodded and said yes. Qi Zhichun said, "Your excellency, be careful. Commander Chen still brought more than 5,000 soldiers back defeat. Thieves are not easy to deal with, otherwise it would be safer to wait for the court to transfer troops first..."

Zheng Da scolded, "Are you as stupid as Lord Song as Chen? Have you heard of the Battle of Xinping Fort?

Qi Zhichun suddenly woke up and said, "Oh, Lord Song's Xinping Fort is against ten thousand things, and the old man actually forgot it. It's really damn, so you don't have to worry about it."

Song Nan rolled her eyes, and this matter was actually rumored into ten thousand enemies. If it hadn't been for the dangerous terrain, let alone ten thousand against ten thousand, she would have been busy with one enemy and two.