After staying in the camp for nearly a month on the grounds that he was not accustomed to the local environment, Zeng Kaigan, the imperial envoy and supervisor of the army, finally began to take people out. However, he was not in a hurry to go to the military camp to compete with Sun Tu face to face. Instead, he walked around Qingzhou City and interacted with many local officials. He looked completely approachable. , which actually improved his reputation among the people.
Of course, behind the scenes that others didn't know, Zeng Jianjun actually had contact with some military generals. Taking advantage of the opportunity to travel around, he would secretly meet with some generals such as regiments in other states and make insinuations. They asked them about the choice between themselves and Sun Tu.
Naturally, these local military attachés did not dare to say any words of rejection in front of him, the military supervisor. Therefore, after a period of hard work, Zeng Kaigan felt that he had more people under his command, at least Among the soldiers under Sun Tu, there are four generals who are completely on his side. In addition, the Qingzhou army has Qi Desheng, a key insider. He believes that as long as he chooses the right time and finds the right excuse, he can at least win. Sun Tu was forced to hand over part of his military power to himself.
Seeing that the time had entered mid-March, it had been more than a month and a half since I had been in Qingzhou. This made Zeng Kaigan, who had already shouldered a lot of responsibilities, not dare to delay. He felt that it was time to take action, at least to let Sun Tu send troops to attack Liangshanbo. .
So that morning, Zeng Kaigan put on regular official uniforms, took his cronies and others and appeared in front of the military camp again. After some negotiation, they entered it smoothly this time, and saw Sun Tu on the school grounds who was reviewing and supervising the soldiers' drills.
At this time, there were three thousand soldiers and horses on the school field, training with all their strength under Sun Tu's watch. Following the orders, the groups of soldiers and horses changed their formations from time to time, with knives, spears, bows, shields... and various weapons one after another. When it was deployed, people were dazzled and admired at the same time. Such proper deployment and well-founded advance and retreat would be difficult for even the elite of the Forbidden Army to achieve perfectly. However, under the command of Sun Tu, the cooperation of these various states But the army can do it easily.
Even Zeng Kaiqian couldn't help but praise Sun Tu after watching for a while. It would be better if he could be loyal to the court and train elite troops for the Song Dynasty.
It wasn't until the military drills took a break that he led his men forward and said with a smile: "Sun Dujian is really good at training troops. It really opened my eyes to this officer."
In fact, Sun Tu had heard the news before he arrived, and just ignored it. Now that I heard this greeting, I pretended to have just seen him and hurriedly walked down from the general platform. He smiled and clasped his fists and said: "I didn't know that the supervisory army came to visit. I hope I'll forgive you for being a little far away. I'm just getting some." It’s just an idea, if you really want to judge the hard work and merit, it’s still a group of generals.”
"Eunuch Sun Du is so polite. Now, not only in Shandong, but also in all parts of the Song Dynasty, everyone knows that the Qingzhou Army under your command is capable of fighting. It has made great achievements for the Song Dynasty court and people to eliminate bandits many times. It's a battle achievement." Zeng Kaiqian said as he glanced to the side and saw two generals, Hou Yong and Laizhou regiment Wang Kuang, who had promised themselves to be loyal to the court and were waiting for orders, standing in front of the team. This made him The confidence is suddenly enough
, it seems that we are all our own people here.
In fact, he entered the military camp today because Qi Desheng brought the news last night that Sun Tu would train the troops and horses under the two generals today, which was a good opportunity to launch an attack. Once they are allowed to lead the army to take action, it will be enough to threaten Sun Tu and make him follow his own intentions.
After taking a deep breath, he continued to look at Sun Tudi, who was smiling modestly and saying praises: "But Sun Dujian, I really don't understand something right now. With the strong soldiers and horses here in Qingzhou, how can you bear to look at Shandong?" Are the people still being harassed by the Liangshan bandits? No matter how hard-hearted you are, you must always take into account the imperial court's decree. Why is it that the imperial court has repeatedly issued decrees and I have asked you several times, but you still have no intention of sending troops? What do you mean by suppressing bandits? Could it be that you have some ulterior relationship with the Liangshan bandits, or are you planning to support the bandits in self-respect and use this to bargain with the court?" At the end of his words, his expression became a little gloomy and stern. His eyes were fixed on Sun Tu's face, just waiting for him to give a satisfactory answer.
After saying this, Sun Tu didn't react at all, but the expressions of the soldiers behind him changed a little, and they all glared at Zeng Kaigan. If it weren't for the army's own laws, they would have directly scolded each other for being bold. .
After looking back at Zeng Kaigan for a moment, Sun Tucai smiled calmly and said: "Although Zeng Jianjun is the minister of the Ministry of War, you are still a little unfamiliar with the use of troops. The reason why I have been delaying the use of troops in Liangshan is naturally my fault. After all, Liangshanbo is different from the copycats that were captured before. Not only do they have many soldiers and generals, but the terrain is dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. If there is no certainty of victory, hasty use of troops will only end in failure. Then Gao Xiang will be like Gao Xiang in the previous two years. The others did the same thing, only to let the soldiers die in vain. Therefore, before using troops against them, I must first find out all their details, and then find the right opportunity to give the enemy a fatal blow... "
"Sun Dujian!" Zeng Kaigan interrupted him impatiently: "You can only use your words to deal with others, but don't think of using them to deal with me. I have never really led troops. But I still know a lot about military affairs. They are just a group of grass bandits, and they are not the enemy of Liao and Xia. Do you need to be treated like a son? Also, I have been in Qingzhou for more than a month, but I have never seen him before. Do you really take the Poliang Mountain bandits to your heart? Have you really sent people there to check for information and make preparations to attack the mountain? You can't deceive me with your rhetoric. You just want to make the bandits self-respect and want to be here. Covering the sky with one hand! "
At this point, Zeng Kaigan's spirit became extremely excited. He glanced at the silent soldiers around him and raised his voice again: "Fellow soldiers of Shandong, you have been favored by the imperial court and you should repay the favor." The imperial court's mission is to eradicate traitors for the country. But as for Sun Tu, he always pushes back and blocks you, dragging away the glory that should belong to you, just to satisfy his own selfish interests! What will such a leader of the three armies mean to you? That's endless trouble! When the court investigates him, he may be exempted from guilt because of his past merits, but what about you? You will be implicated, ranging from fines and grains to fines, to convictions and distribution. At that time, you will all Being a prisoner of crime, there is no freedom left!
"Today, as a supervisor appointed by the imperial court, I will lead you to change all this injustice. Can you
Do you dare to follow me to capture Sun Tu and let the entire Qingzhou army be in the hands of the imperial court again, and then follow me to Liangshanbo to defeat the thieves? "
Zeng Kaiqian had been preparing for these inspiring words for a long time. He thought that as long as he said it in public, with his dual status as military supervisor and imperial envoy, and with Wang Kuang and other concubines accompanying him to respond, he would definitely be able to do it. In the blink of an eye, he controlled the entire situation and successfully captured Sun Tu.
And as long as Sun Tu is in his hands, even if there are a group of people in the military camp who are stubborn, they will have no choice but to obey his orders.
Just when he thought that his wishful thinking was bound to succeed, and just waited to watch the soldiers rush over to capture Sun Tu, the scene was still cold and solemn. When he finished speaking and even waved his hands, except for the dozen or twenty people behind him, A Forbidden Army soldier drew his sword and made a move to move forward. Thousands of soldiers in the school field not far away all stood like wooden stakes, looking at him blankly, as if they were watching a clown performing tricks. Once Kaigan can even see the joking in some people's eyes.
"How...how could it be like this..." Zeng Kaigan was really panicked now. He turned his head to look at Wang Kuang and Hou Yong blankly, only to find that they also had surprised faces and even looked at him in panic. , obviously didn't understand why he suddenly did such an unwise thing in this matter.
"Get these people!" Sun Tu also had a deep mocking look on his face. After laughing at Zeng Kaigan's astonished performance for a while, he suddenly shouted.
Immediately, the dozen personal guards behind him rushed forward like hunting beasts. Before the Forbidden Army soldiers had time to react, they had already attacked in front of the opponent. Their weapons were dancing, and their hands and feet were used simultaneously. Knock them out of uniform quickly. In front of these elite soldiers who had fought many battles, the seemingly elite Forbidden Army soldiers had no ability to resist at all, and they all fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.
"Sun Tu, you... you are so brave! You dare to attack my own bodyguards. Do you want to kill me and rebel?" Seeing that all his men were taken, Zeng Kaigan was really a real person. He was panicked, but he still yelled loudly and with anger, hoping to scare Sun Tu.
Sun Tu walked forward slowly. Although he was not much taller than Zeng Kaigan, he felt condescending at this time. He stared at him and said: "Who wants to mess up the morale of our Qingzhou army? I'm afraid You are the only one who knows it, right? Zeng Jianjun, do you think that I, Sun Tu, am one of those ordinary generals, and that this Qingzhou is a city elsewhere, allowing you to do as you please? You are wrong, I am attacking this place with my hands and feet. If you come out of this territory, let alone you, even if Cai Jing and Gao Qiu come here, don’t even think of attacking me in our army!”
Every time he said a word, he would take a step forward, but Zeng Kaigan was so overwhelmed by his momentum that he unconsciously stepped back. In a moment, the two of them walked more than ten steps, and Zeng Kaigan stumbled on the ground. He landed on the root of the wooden pile, his legs softened, and he fell to the ground with a plop.
This made him even more frightened. He backed away and screamed: "What do you want to do? Don't mess around. I am an imperial envoy from the imperial court and the supervisor of the Shandong Army..." Until then, Only then did he really feel what fear felt like, and he regretted his previous decision.