Chapter 397 Fighting

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became heavy, and Yu Zheng looked at them coldly for a long time.

It was their first time meeting, and they didn't know each other well, so they were all trying to test each other.

After a long silence, Yu Zheng said in a serious tone: "The princess has been in charge of the harem affairs for many years, and has managed Jiang's business well. The affairs are similar, and I believe that the princess can take care of the military affairs."

"But the military affairs are not like the harem affairs, they are of great importance and cannot be taken lightly." The man continued to object.

A joke?

Yu Zheng's face darkened when he heard this, and he said in a cold voice: "You are right, how can military orders be taken lightly? Come on, drag him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane."

Do they think he is discussing with them?

The commander-in-chief came to the camp for the first time to give orders, and the soldiers repeatedly questioned and refuted them. Do they have military discipline in their eyes? Did they take him seriously?

They kept saying that the rear affairs were important, but how important were they? He just let Jiang Shu take charge, and he didn't replace anyone, so how could he make a mistake?

"Your Majesty, calm down. General Li was just thinking about the overall situation and didn't intend to disobey orders." The rear affairs officer pleaded, and the others also pleaded.

The two soldiers who heard the order looked at the battle and hesitated.

Yu Zheng saw this and his expression became even colder.

It was just a 20-man military stick beating, and he would be fine after lying down for ten days or half a month. It was not life-threatening, but he was so obstructed that even the soldiers below were hesitant and didn't obey orders. He really didn't take him, the commander-in-chief, seriously.

Yu Zheng looked at them and said in a stern voice: "If you are not satisfied, I will give up my throne and you can be the chief commander."

"I dare not." Everyone said in panic.

"Humph!" Yu Zheng ordered again: "Drag him out and beat him with thirty sticks."

This time no one dared to plead for mercy. Two soldiers stepped forward in panic and dragged General Li away.

Soon, the sound of caning and General Li's groan of pain could be heard outside the tent.

Zhou Boxu and Jiang Shu sat quietly from beginning to end without saying a word. They understood that Yu Zheng was trying to establish his authority.

If the chief commander has no absolute power, cannot arbitrarily deploy troops and generals, and execute military orders, hundreds of thousands of troops will be scattered. How can they fight? How can they win?

I am afraid that if something really happens in the future and they lose the battle, they will blame Yu Zheng, the chief commander, for being useless.

The people kneeling on the ground were frightened when they heard the voice coming from outside the tent.

Yu Zheng reiterated: "From now on, the princess will take charge of the rear affairs on behalf of the king, and the rear affairs officer will do his best to assist. Those who violate the order will be dealt with according to military law."

"Yes, I (the humble general) obey the order." The rear affairs officer and the generals responded in unison.

Yu Zheng waved his hand to let everyone stand up, and ordered the rear affairs officer to take Jiang Shu to familiarize himself with the military rear affairs.

When passing outside the tent, the rear affairs officer turned his head and glanced at General Li who was being caned, feeling guilty.

He had a good personal relationship with General Li, and this time he was the one who implicated him.

Jiang Shu took in the actions of the rear affairs officer and asked calmly: "What is your name, sir?"

"Your humble servant Zhang Wei, please come this way, Princess." With the lesson just now, Zhang Wei did not dare to be disrespectful and was very respectful.

Jiang Shu, Leng Xing and Zhang Wei went to the military service camp together.

Jiang Shu looked at them as they walked.

Zhang Wei was about forty years old, of medium build and ordinary appearance. He was a man who was very good at observing people's expressions and knew when to advance and retreat.

The look Zhang Wei gave General Li just now, coupled with his previous plea, was enough to prove that they had a friendship.

General Li was punished because of her, and Zhang Wei would have to obey her orders in the future. She must have been dissatisfied in her heart, but she was able to act so respectfully, which was not easy.

When they arrived at the service camp, Zhang Wei called all the managers below and asked them to meet Jiang Shu and report on the service.

Jiang Shu listened attentively, wrote down everything one by one, and finally asked Zhang Wei to take her to inspect the entire service camp.

The logistics soldiers who were working were all surprised to see Jiang Shu and looked at him sideways.

The army is full of men, and women are rarely seen, let alone the high and mighty princess.

If Jiang Shu hadn't come to the military camp, they would probably never see each other in their lifetime.

While Jiang Shu was patrolling carefully, he suddenly heard noises coming from the camp in front. It was Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu leading the troops out of the camp.

Jiang Shu paused and looked in the direction where the generals left, praying that they would be victorious and return safely.

Although Yicheng is not as cold as Shangjing, the cloudy days in the coldest days of winter are still chilling.

Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu led 30,000 soldiers out of the city and raided the Nanyan army stationed at the foot of Changling Mountain.

The unprepared Nanyan army was caught off guard and hurriedly reported to the commander-in-chief, the second prince Xiao Lin.

At that time, Xiao Lin was enjoying the wine fed by his concubines and watching the dancers dance in his tent.

"Report!" The scout rushed into the tent and knelt down to report: "King Jing of Dazhao led his troops to attack and has reached five miles of the camp."

"What!" Xiao Lin, who was lying on the tiger skin mat, pushed the concubine in his arms and sat up instantly. He said in disbelief: "How dare Dazhao attack."

For two months of fighting, Dazhao only defended and did not attack, and retreated to Yicheng. What madness is going on today that dares to attack.

The beautiful dancer concubine saw that the situation was not right and bowed and retreated.

After a brief surprise, Xiao Lin quickly ordered: "Order the left general to lead the troops to fight, and we must stop them."

"Yes." The scout took the order and retreated.

Xiao Lin shouted outside: "Come here! Let the right general and the beast master quickly go to tame the tigers, and then feed the snakes."

The beast army is huge, and the tigers are active. It is impossible to keep them in cages every day. When there is no war, they are kept in Changling Mountain. As for the poisonous snakes, they are trapped in cowhide drums and need to be awakened with medicine and forced to be used.

It takes at least three quarters of an hour to tame the tigers in the mountains and to the battlefield. As for the poisonous snakes, it takes half an hour from waking up to being able to tame them to fight.

Dazhao's surprise attack was really unexpected, and Nanyan was caught off guard.

Nanyan's left general led his troops to fight against Dazhao two miles from the camp.

Because there was no beast army to help, they could only fight hand-to-hand.

Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu stood on a high ground, watching the battle.

"Why can't we see the Nanyan Beast Army?" someone wondered.

Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu looked at Changling Mountain from afar, and they had guesses in their minds.

The distance was not too far, and they could vaguely see the trees on the mountain shaking. After a while, the figure of a tiger appeared in their sight.

Hundreds of tigers were driven to rush to the battlefield.

With dark eyes fixed, Yu Zheng ordered in a deep voice: "Let the cavalry and infantry retreat, the armored army be the vanguard, the cavalry be the center, and the archers be the rear."

"Yes." The general received the order and quickly went to coordinate.

Soon, the tiger army arrived at the battlefield, roaring and rushing towards the general Dazhao.

The armored army rushed forward with knives, but because of their clumsy movements, they could not dodge flexibly, and were thrown to the ground by the tigers.

The ferocious tiger bared its fangs and bit the neck of the armored army fiercely.

"Gang-clang--" The armored soldier didn't bite off the tiger's neck, but his sharp fangs were broken, causing the tiger to feel pain and numbness, and his head was a little dizzy.

After a short period of daze, the tiger did not give up and continued to bite.

However, no matter how it bit or where it bit, the tiger's head was dizzy and it grimaced in pain.

The cavalry and archers who responded to the attack saw this and took the opportunity to act. A sharp arrow shot through the air and hit the tiger. The cavalry stepped forward and chopped it to death with a knife.

With such cooperation, and the tigers being completely unprepared, they had killed dozens of them in less than a quarter of an hour.