Chapter 411: The uneasy Wudangwei

On October 20th, in the 22nd year of Qianyuan, in the Qianyuan district of Jianwei County, Nanguang City, Wudangwei was stationed in Nanguang City. General Deng Zhong of Wudangwei led tens of thousands of Wudangwei to line up to welcome the soldiers of Jinwu Guards from Wancheng. Logically speaking, in the Deng army, Wudangwei and Jinwu Guards had the same status, but as one of the eight old guards of Deng Kingdom, the General Deng Qiang was also Deng Zhong's uncle. Deng Zhong should come out to greet them in person.

"Nephew welcomes uncle!" Seeing Deng Qiang's figure, Deng Zhong quickly saluted.

"The last general and the other party will pay homage to General Deng!" The generals of Wudangwei saluted their generals, and they were not willing to neglect them. After all, Deng Qiang was not only Deng Zhong's uncle, but also their elders. Their fathers and Deng Qiang discussed friendships with Deng Qiang's generals. In terms of seniority, Deng Qiang was also their uncle.

"Haha!" Deng Qiang turned over and dismounted, came to Deng Zhong, helped Deng Zhong up and said, "Zhong'er doesn't have to be too polite. In the army, you and I are equal. You are the general, and I am also the general. It's no different."

"This is what it should be. My uncle is an elder, and my nephew will never dare to neglect it. Otherwise, if my father knew about it, he would probably come over from Wancheng to teach his nephew a lesson!" Although Deng Qiang kept saying that he was equal to Deng Zhong, Deng Zhong did not dare to take it seriously. Even a meritorious general like Deng Qiang, even a general Jun Yue Fei from the General's Office of the General, would have to respect him a little.

After the uncle and nephew exchanged greetings with each other, they entered the central army tent together to show respect. Deng Zhong also gave up his position that originally belonged to Deng Qiang. Deng Qiang was not polite and went straight up.

After everyone sat down, on the left were the generals of Wudang Guard led by Deng Zhong and the generals of Wudang Guard, Su Yun, and on the right were the generals of Jinwu Guard led by Zhu Sheng, the generals of Jinwu Guard, and in turn were Song Guang, Huang Mu, Hu Yanzhuo, and Qin Qiong.

After some greetings, Deng Qiang said to Deng Zhong: "Zhong'er, I believe you have received the edict from the king. You will be fully responsible for the next expedition to the south!"

Deng Zhong nodded with a serious face. Five days before Deng Qiang arrived, Deng Zhong received an edict from Deng Sheng from Wancheng, saying that this time Wudangwei conquers the southern country. The moment he received the edict, the generals of Wudangwei, including Deng Zhong, could not believe it. However, the edict was clearly placed there, and they could not believe it. After some doubts, the next carnival was a group of young boys in their early twenties. They had also fantasized about what it would be like to go to the battlefield, but they did not expect that this day would come so quickly and march alone. This made Deng Zhong and Wudangwei generals both excited and a little nervous. After all, they had never been on the battlefield, and now they were alone, and they really had no confidence.

"Uncle, nephew wants to know why we Wudangwei? You must know that since our Wudangwei formed an army, we have never been to the battlefield. Aren't the king and all the adults in the court worried that we would mess it up?" This is a question buried in Deng Zhong's heart for many days. The Deng State's military is full of talents and the guards are strong. Any guard who goes to the southern country has a greater chance of winning than Wudangwei, who has never been to the battlefield. What exactly made Deng Sheng give up the other elite guards, but he just sent Wudangwei who has just formed an army and has no experience.

Hearing Deng Zhong's words, Deng Qiang smiled and said, "This time the conquest of the southern country is mainly to fight in the mountains. Among the sixteen guards of Deng, Wudangwei is the best at this. Although there are quite some complaints in the court, the king and General Yue are very confident in your Wudangwei, so they disagree with the opposition and let Wudangwei preside over the southern battle. However, you are all a group of fledgling kids, and you can't make the king and general's governor's office completely relieved. Now, I am leading the Jinwu Guard!"

So that's it. Deng Zhong and others finally understood it at this moment, and were also a little lucky. Fortunately, Wudangwei has been designated as an elite force for mountain combat since its establishment. Otherwise, I wouldn't know when this opportunity would be waiting. However, I felt a little unhappy about Deng Sheng sending Deng Qiang and Jinwu Guards.

"I tell you why General Deng suddenly led the Jinwu Guard to the south of Shu? It turned out to be here to monitor and supervise the war!" At this time, a very disharmonious voice appeared in Wudang Guard.

"Chang Mao, shut up, how can you discuss the affairs in the court?" That's right, the person who just spoke was Chang Mao, who was always fearless. When he saw Chang Mao expressing his dissatisfaction directly, Deng Zhong, who was afraid that Deng Qiang would be angry, directly scolded him.

Although Chang Mao was second only to Li Pingzhang in Wudangwei, he was still very afraid of Deng Zhong. First, Deng Zhong was a few years older than him and always took care of him like his elder brother. Second, as the general of Wudangwei, Deng Zhong still had a very high prestige in the army. When Chang Mao saw Deng Zhong scolding him, he did not dare to speak anymore.

Although Chang Mao's words on Deng Qiang were a bit ugly, they were just unintentional mistakes. Deng Qiang, as an elder, would not care about it at all. He just smiled and said to Chang Mao: "You are Chang Mao, a boy from General Chang's family. If it is as rumored, he is as fierce as fire, but I like it. As a soldier, as a general, you should have blood. You are not wrong. The court sent our generals and Jinwu Guards here to supervise you. But you can rest assured that as long as you have not made any major mistakes, our generals and Jinwu Guards will never appear on the front line, and you will not have any less credit!"

"Zhong'er!" After talking to Chang Mao, Deng Qiang turned his head and said to Deng Zhong: "Although the Jinwu Guard is here to supervise you, this time in the south, you Wudang Guard is the absolute main force. This will never change. You can rest assured that this point. Now let me introduce two people to you, come in, come in!" After that, Deng Qiang shouted outside the tent.

Then, two boys of eighteen or nineteen years old walked in and saw Deng Qiang sitting in the main seat. They saluted directly and said, "I have met General Deng!"

Deng Zhong and the Wudangwei generals were surprised to see the two who came in. Deng Zhong asked Deng Qiang: "Uncle, isn't this the Marquis of Nanchong and Jiangyin? How could they be here?" The two people who came in were Deng Sheng's two sons, Deng Han, Marquis of Nanchong and Marquis of Jiangyin Deng Yu. Although Deng Zhong had left Wancheng for many years, he still knew Deng Han and Deng Yu. Not only Deng Zhong knew him, but also all the generals of Wudangwei present knew him.

"Zhong'er, the two marquises have followed Huangfu Taifu and Murong Taibao to learn literary and military strategies since childhood. A few years ago, they followed General Yue and General Chang to conquer Yue. This time, you Wudangwei conquer the southern country, so the king arranged the two marquises here. They will go to the expedition with you Wudangwei as an army." Deng Qiang explained to Deng Zhong that joining the army was a position arranged by Deng Sheng for his two sons. Although Deng Han and Deng Yu had participated in the Battle of Destruction of Yue, they had no positions in the army, so they could only arrange two temporary marquises.

"In the future, my brothers will be taken care of by General Deng!" Deng Han, as his elder brother, came to Deng Zhong and said with a smile.

"It's easy to say! It's easy to say! If the two marquises can participate in the southern expedition, they will definitely help me win the Wudangwei flag. I represent the Wudangwei welcome the arrival of the two marquises!" Deng Zhong not only did not think that this was a trouble, but was very happy. He could be said to have grown up with Deng Han and his brothers. He knew the abilities of Deng Hao, Deng Han and Deng Yu. Moreover, when the military competition was selected, Deng Han and Deng Yu surpassed the heroes in the military strategy competition, which was extraordinary. I believe that with their help, this time the southern expedition would be safe.

"Okay, since you have met, I will leave this place to you. When to go to war and how to fight, it will be up to you. I will never interfere. You should do it yourself!" After that, Deng Qiang took the people from the Jinwu Guard to leave the central army's tent.

After Deng Qiang left, Deng Zhong wanted Deng Han to sit in the main seat, but Deng Han refused and said, "This is the base of Wudangwei. You are the general of Wudangwei. You should be here for you. We brothers are just a small army member. We cannot break the rules. Moreover, there are no Nanchong Marquis, Jiangyin Marquis, and no princes here. Only Deng Han and Deng Yu are the ones who join the army!"

When everyone present heard Deng Han's words, he felt relieved. It seemed that the arrival of Deng Han's brothers was really just a member of the army and would not interfere. This made Deng Zhong feel relieved.

On the other hand, the generals of the Jinwu Guard who left the central army's tent also returned to their base. As soon as they came back, Zhu Sheng couldn't help asking Deng Qiang: "General, are you really so relieved to leave everything to Wudangwei to decide?"
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