North.
night.
Ye Zelin took a sip of goat milk wine and said, "General Tang, whether I can succeed tomorrow depends entirely on you."
General Tang was calm and composed, with absolute confidence. "I'm absolutely certain that you and Linglong will act according to the plan tomorrow."
He looked at Ye Zelin, and Ye Zelin also looked at General Tang, and the two smiled at each other.
Ye Zelin left at night.
The next day, in the northern border military camp, General Tang ordered his deputy general to call in the officers and generals to discuss military affairs.
Soon, more than 20 guerrilla generals, deputy generals, military officers, and captains arrived at Tang Huanli's military tent.
General Tang was deeply trusted and loved by the officers and soldiers of the Northern Border Army. They thought that General Tang recruited them to discuss military intelligence, but they did not expect that General Tang recruited them to control them.
Soldiers must obey the orders of their generals. This is a soldier's duty.
These guerrilla generals, deputy generals, and military officers occupy various important positions in the Northern Army and have soldiers under their command. As long as they are controlled, the Northern Army is firmly in hand.
General Tang understood the principle of capturing the leader first.
Ever since he knew the purpose of Huo Linglong coming to the Northern Territory to find him, he began to plan how to quietly seize and control the Northern Territory Army without losing a single soldier.
He asked his confidants to closely monitor the movements of the military officers and secretly implement his plan. Today was the final step of the plan.
Rather than saying that General Tang is the second-in-command of the Northern Frontier Army, it would be better to say that he is the first-in-command of the Northern Frontier Army.
The Northern Border Army can leave Prince Qinghe, but may not be able to leave Tang Huanli.
General Tang looked at the officers standing in front of him and said, "I met someone a while ago who claimed to be the grandson of General Xun Youqi. You have served in the army for many years and you should know who Xun Youqi is."
"Isn't General Xun Youqi the commander of Sanyang Pass? Eleven years ago, the Liao people invaded Sanyang Pass, Huo..." A soldier still remembered General Xun, but when he mentioned 'Huo', he stopped. Huo Qing was a rebel general, and it was not allowed to mention him in the Northern Border Army. It was a shame.
The officer dared not mention Huo Qing's name and had to use other words instead, "That man pretended to support General Xun, but secretly colluded with the Liao people, harmed General Xun, and almost gave Sanyang Pass to the Liao people."
"Yes, I remember General Xun too."
"I haven't met General Xun, but I've heard of him."
Several officers remembered the commander who had once defended Sanyang Pass.
General Tang looked at the officers and suddenly changed the subject. "General Xun's grandson told me that when General Huo Qing led his troops to Sanyang Pass, General Xun had already sacrificed his life for his country, killed by the Liao people. The young master of the Xun family also said that when General Huo Qing drove out the Liao soldiers and was resting, the Prince of Qinghe suddenly appeared with an imperial decree, accusing General Huo Qing of betraying his country and executing him on the spot..."
He cast his gaze upon the officers. Some of them looked pale, some looked confused, and some were at a loss.
General Tang suddenly called out the names of a guerrilla general and a deputy general. "Li Zhao, Wang Xiaoshi, you played a part in framing General Huo Qing back then, didn't you?"
The guerrilla general and deputy general who were named looked as pale as dying patients, and the panic in their eyes revealed that they seemed to have suffered a great fright.
"Capture them for this general!"
At General Tang's command, several soldiers rushed into the tent and quickly captured the guerrilla general and his deputy general.
"General."
"General Tang, this..."
The other officers looked at General Tang one after another. They were all shocked by his actions.
General Tang said seriously, "I have already found out that General Huo Qing did not defect to the enemy. He was wrongly framed and the one who murdered him was none other than the Prince of Qinghe!"
"How is that possible?"
"How could that be? It's impossible."
"Tang Huanli, what on earth do you want to do? Deliberately framing Prince Qinghe is a capital crime punishable by death!"
General Tang said, "What I said is supported by irrefutable evidence!"
"Let me go! Let me go! Tang Huanli!"
"Tang Huanli, how dare you slander the commander? You are Huo Qing's accomplice, you are a traitor!"
General Tang's strange behavior caused some officers to be dissatisfied. They questioned General Tang, "Tang Huanli, what are you doing? Are you plotting rebellion? I will report this to the prince!"
General Tang smiled coldly, "I'm afraid you can't go."
General Tang snapped his fingers loudly, and the next moment—the tent was opened!
The tent cloth was torn apart like bamboo shoots, and soldiers wearing armor and holding spears gathered around.
"Take down everything that needs to be taken down."
General Tang waved his finger, and the soldiers moved in response, quickly arresting more than half of the officers.
The sharp spears pointed at the officers, preventing them from acting rashly.
The remaining officers who were not under control were actually General Tang's men. If the officers who were on good terms with him were not invited over, others would definitely become suspicious.
He set up this plan to discuss military intelligence in order to invite most of the confidants of King Qinghe and catch the turtle in the jar.
As long as we capture the big guy, taking down the other small shrimps will be a piece of cake.
"Tang Huanli, you running dog! The prince values you so much, yet you're trying to commit treason like Huo Qing!"
General Tang was brought up little by little by General Huo Qing. In his heart, General Huo Qing was a god, and General Huo Qing was the Achilles' heel in his heart.
His eyes moved slightly and he walked forward quickly.
General Tang's face was stern. He raised his rough big hand high and slapped the deputy general who was speaking. The loud sound echoed in the quiet military camp.
The deputy general turned his face away, and a burning pain spread across his face.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
Five finger marks were clearly visible on the deputy general's face, and it seemed as if bright red blood would seep out in the next second.
"Listen carefully to this general, General Huo Qing is not a traitor who has surrendered to the enemy!"
He stared coldly at the deputy general, his stern eyes making it difficult for anyone to look directly at him.
The deputy general was frightened by General Tang's murderous look and forgot what he was going to say.
"General, General Xu is leading his men to attack us—"
A young soldier hurried over to report military intelligence.
General Tang turned his head and looked towards the west, not caring at all, as if he had already expected someone to come and kill him.
In other words, he deliberately let people kill him.
Soon, a middle-aged man in armor led a group of soldiers and attacked, surrounding the tent.
The middle-aged General Xu swung his halberd and stabbed at General Tang, but General Tang had anticipated this and easily avoided General Xu's attack.
"Tang Huanli, you bastard! You're still plotting rebellion! Come, capture Tang Huanli and execute him on the spot!"
General Xu said angrily.
He never imagined that Tang Huanli's usual serious appearance was just a disguise.
He secretly cultivated power in the military camp, won over the people's hearts, and plotted to take over the Northern Border Army.
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