This king dares to give, but you may not dare to take it?
Yun Zheng's words made Wei Wenzhong laugh.
Yun Zheng dared to give it, so why shouldn’t he dare to ask for it?
Yun Zheng’s troops are also in the ranks of the Northern Palace Army, and it is also a fact that the Northern Palace Army lacks war horses!
In this situation, if he withdraws war horses from Yun Zheng, I'm afraid even if the emperor comes, he won't say anything, right?
Why don’t you dare to ask for it?
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Wei Wenzhong asked with a smile.
"Sooner or later, I will return these war horses to my father!"
Yun Zheng raised his eyes and looked at Wei Wenzhong, "When I left the imperial city, my father lent me a thousand war horses for my soldiers!"
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"My father said that those war horses were lent to me, and I need to pay them back double someday!"
"To put it bluntly, these war horses do not belong to me, nor to the Northern Army, but to my father!"
"Qin Qihu of Suining Guard knows the most about this matter. You can go and ask him!"
"If you want these war horses, go and ask for permission from the emperor!"
"As long as you bring the imperial edict from my father, I will not hesitate!"
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Wei Wenzhong's heart skipped a beat.
There is such a thing?
Asking him to go to Emperor Wen to ask for permission, isn't that nonsense?
How could he possibly go to Emperor Wen to ask for permission for such a matter?
He was originally suspected of deliberately murdering Yun Zheng, and if he went to Emperor Wen to ask for permission for such a matter, I am afraid that even Emperor Wen would think that he was deliberately suppressing Yun Zheng.
By then, he will be the one who is in trouble.
This bastard!
Quite cunning!
Just say that those war horses are to be presented to His Majesty!
If he forcibly recruits them again, he would be stealing Yun Zheng’s gift to the emperor!
He cannot afford to bear this crime.
Wei Wenzhong was silent for a moment, then laughed and said, "Since the prince will present these horses to His Majesty sooner or later, I cannot ruin the prince's filial piety! The prince should keep these horses for now!"
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, "General Wei, it's not that I'm stingy, I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Yes, yes, I didn't know about this before."
Wei Wenzhong laughed dryly and continued, "Let's not talk about the war horses! But I must transfer 70,000 old and weak farmers from Shuofang to ensure the supply of food and grass for the front-line troops!"
"no problem!"
Yun Zheng did not get angry with Wei Wenzhong because of what happened just now. He readily agreed and said, "You are the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army. The safety of the entire Shuobei is related to you. If you want to withdraw troops, as long as it is not reckless, I have no objection."
He really couldn't refuse this matter anymore.
Wei Wenzhong is the commander of the Northern Army!
These farm soldiers were originally trained to escort food and fodder.
Wei Wenzhong wanted to withdraw troops. If he disagreed, he would be acting in a self-centered manner.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty!"
Wei Wenzhong laughed and continued, "In addition, I will also transfer another 10,000 old and weak farmers from Shuofang, plus 5,000 capable soldiers, to guard Suqu!"
"Isn't this... a bit too much?"
Yun Zheng frowned and said, "Suqu is already in the rear. Now, the road to Death Valley is blocked. It is almost impossible for Beihuan to raid Suqu. Ten thousand old and weak Tian soldiers should be enough to guard Suqu!"
"My troops have just lost nearly 10,000 men, and there are only about 14,000 soldiers left who can fight. We also have to guard against a surprise attack from the Northern Huan at Langya Pass!"
"If I withdraw another 5,000 capable soldiers, I may not be able to defend Langya Pass if the Northern Huan suddenly attacks it."
This bastard has such a big appetite!
Eighty thousand old and weak field soldiers have been withdrawn!
Do you want to draw another 5,000 capable soldiers?
With this method of withdrawal, what can he do?
Why didn't he let himself give all the troops to him, and instead took a thousand soldiers to play around in Shuofang?
Wei Wenzhong thought for a moment and nodded, "Your Highness's concerns are not without reason! Then let's mobilize 10,000 old and weak soldiers! The safety of Shuofang is now in Your Highness' hands!"
Although Wei Wenzhong wanted to take the opportunity to weaken Yun Zheng's power, he did not dare to go too far.
Otherwise, if Shuofang fails, he will also be blamed.
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded.
"In addition, Your Majesty must also be prepared to provide support at any time."
Wei Wenzhong added: "If the situation on the front line becomes tense, I can order the prince to lead his troops to support us at any time!"
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, "This is what I should do! I am not here to travel around in the north carrying a coffin."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness!" Wei Wenzhong achieved his goal and stood up immediately. "I have to go back and adjust the defense of each department. I'll take my leave now!"
"Um."
Yun Zheng nodded slightly and was too lazy to see him off.
Wei Wenzhong was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.
After Wei Wenzhong left, everyone in the tent started cursing.
There were a total of 120,000 farmers in Shuofang, and Wei Wenzhong pulled out 80,000 of them at once, and that was even though he believed that Yun Zheng's troops had lost nearly all of their capable combat soldiers!
"Fortunately you falsely reported the casualties, otherwise, Wei Wenzhong would have withdrawn more people!"
Shen Luoyan raised her eyes and looked at Yun Zheng, her face full of admiration.
Now she finally understood why Yun Zheng falsely reported so many battle losses.
It is estimated that Yun Zheng was already guarding against Wei Wenzhong's move at that time!
"It's all right."
Yun Zheng smiled indifferently, "Although 80,000 people were withdrawn, we got 3,000 elite soldiers, plus a Suqu City! We are not at a loss! Moreover, without so many old and weak field soldiers, our logistical pressure will be completely gone!"
Those ten thousand old and weak soldiers stationed in Suqu had their hearts on his side!
As long as he needs to occupy Suqu openly, he can call for help at any time!
All in all, Wei Wenzhong actually helped them!
Outside, Wei Wenzhong quickly led a group of personal soldiers away.
"General, the Sixth Prince refuses to hand over his warhorse. It's obvious that he regards those Tian soldiers as his private army!"
On the way, the commander of the personal guards said indignantly.
"Don't talk nonsense without solid evidence!"
Wei Wenzhong glared at the commander of his personal guards.
Of course he noticed it too.
But there are some things that even if he has seen through them, he cannot say anything without solid evidence.
Otherwise, he would be accused of framing the prince, and he would suffer the consequences.
The commander of the personal guards was unwilling to give in, and said, "General, please report this matter to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to make the decision!"
"What a decision!"
Wei Wenzhong scolded angrily: "He has made three great achievements in a row. Now I am telling Your Majesty that he is suspected of raising private soldiers and using them for his own benefit, but I can't provide any evidence. If you were Your Majesty, what would you think?"
"this……"
The commander of the personal guards was slightly stunned and stopped talking for a moment.
What else can one think? Most people would think that he was jealous of Yun Zheng's achievements and thus slandered Yun Zheng.
"Don't have any crooked ideas before you have solid evidence!"
Wei Wenzhong reminded the commander of his personal guards, but he sighed secretly in his heart.
It can be seen that Yun Zheng is actually very cunning!
If that bastard Wei Shuo hadn't had an affair with the Crown Prince, he wouldn't have gotten to this point with Yun Zheng!
Right now, their relationship with Yun Zheng is already very bad.
Yun Zheng should have also seen that he was intending to suppress him.
For some things, you can only go down one path until the end...
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