(28) Before the war
The second place was soon born. With the unanimous score of all the ministers, Ye Tingyu and Baiyunshan were tied for second place, which is somewhat interesting. Who will be in the second place? For Bai Qi, these two Bai Qi didn't like it, and even said they were annoying, so Bai Qi hoped that there would be no second place.
Bai Qi doesn't care, but Bai Qiwei and Ye Zhuifeng care. Bai Qiwei believes that since they are choosing military generals, they don't say anything. The two sides will win and whoever wins will be the second place.
Ye Zhuifeng believed that both sides should use the form of lottery to decide the second place. Bai Qiwei and Ye Zhuifeng each held their own opinions and refused to give in to each other. On weekdays, Bai Qiwei's opponent Su Yuncheng became a mute now and fell to watch the tiger fight.
However, from Ye Zhuifeng's lack of confidence in his struggle, Bai Qi realized that there was something wrong with Ye Tingyu's ability to enter the final.
The decision finally fell to Xue Yiran. Unexpectedly, Xue Yiran actually had a balance. Both of them were selected into this army. At the same time, as Bai Qi's deputy, assisted Bai Qi in commanding the battle.
Of course, Bai Qi was the one who was most disappointed with this result. According to Bai Qi's intention, it would be better to not have any of these two guys, but the ending was impossible to change, and Bai Qi could only accept it. He could not show any reluctance in the court, so as not to say that he was not doing well yet and wanted to hold his own troops.
In the following personnel arrangement, Xue Yiran actually arranged thirty-person guards to be with Bai Qi on the grounds of protecting Bai Qi's safety. In fact, they were Bai Qi's guards. In fact, people with discerning eyes could understand the meaning at a glance.
Although he was the son-in-law, Bai Qi had too little experience and had a clear space for speaking in the court. The only thing Bai Qi could fight for was to bring the officers and soldiers of the first battalion whom he had taken for two months. Xue Yiran agreed very simply on this issue.
After the scattered court, Bai Qi was left alone for no reason. Xue Yiran arranged a banquet and said that she wanted to give Bai Qi a farewell, and Xue Feihong, as the princess, was naturally among them.
Bai Qi, who won the victory, was not very excited at the banquet, but on the contrary, it seemed a little dull. To be honest, Xue Yiran didn’t have much confidence in leading this army at the age of less than 20. However, there are also some young and promising famous generals in history, and Xue still could only classify Bai Qi as a young famous general.
Seeing that Bai Qi was not in high spirits, Xue Yiran had to ask with concern: "What are the concerns of the prince consort? Just say what difficulties are there. In order to ensure victory, I will try my best to make arrangements for what I can do in advance."
After hearing this, Bai Qi couldn't help but snorted coldly: "It sounds nice, why didn't you say so beautifully when the staff arranged it?" But now Xue Feihong and Li Liying are both present, so Bai Qi certainly can't miss this great opportunity to bargain.
"Your Majesty, the way to lead troops has always been to strive for one's heart since ancient times, not to mention that the soldiers are inconsistent in shape, the water is inconsistent in momentum, and the battlefield is unpredictable, so the subordinates have a small request in private, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to accept it."
Seeing that Bai Qi was going to offer a bid code, Xue Yiran couldn't help but scold Bai Qi in his heart: "Little slippery. I haven't ever thought about the things you did at the beginning, so I'm still here to talk to me about the conditions." Xue Yiran, who was originally planning to say a few beautiful words, was also very angry. Why did she say beautiful words at this time? She should have told Bai Qi privately? His wife and children are here now. What if Bai Qi offered some too difficult conditions, would he agree or not?
Xue Yiran still showed a kind smile on her face and said, "What do you think of the prince consort? Don't keep it in your heart, just say it."
Of course, Bai Qi also saw the reluctantness behind Xue Yiran's smile, and thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the lower class has only two requirements. The first is to lead troops outside in the future, and the general will not accept the orders of the outside king. If the lower class does something wrong, please forgive me in the future." Bai Qi said this very general and implicitly. On the surface, there was no requirement for nothing, but in fact, he had completely requested all the command power of this army. Fortunately, Bai Qi still left room for Xue Yiran, and the decision-making power in the future was still in the hands of Xue Yiran, so Xue Yiran should still be able to accept it.
"Okay, I'll take this one." It should be said that Bai Qi's first condition was another general, and as long as he had a little ability, he would raise it. After all, the combat situation was special, and his troops were also selected from each battalion. If he didn't take down this absolute right, he would probably be unsure of anyone.
"Your Majesty, I have two standard commanders, but I am very skilled in martial arts. I also have one. I hope that Your Majesty will promote these two people as a battalion manager. In this way, I will have two more familiar attacks."
Xue Yiran also came from leading troops to conquer the world. Of course, he knew that the subordinates of the soldiers would have subordinates whom he was familiar with and trusted. Without one or two capable subordinates, the soldiers would be tired. Bai Qi's condition was still acceptable, and Xue Yiran had no reason to refuse.
"I agree to this post too. You report your name and I will arrange it tomorrow." Finally, Bai Qi did not make too much requests, such as asking for the big inner guards out of the army. Xue Yiran agreed very simply and the matter came to an end.
Bai Qi and Xue Feihong went home, and there were two beautiful wives waiting for Bai Qi. They were about to go to the battlefield, so there were some things they should say.
After Bai Qi left, Xue Yiran's face became a little deeper, and suddenly said to Li Liying beside her: "Concubine Qian is about to give birth. I hope she can give birth to a successor smoothly." Without a child at her knees, this may be the biggest heart disease of Xue Yiran.
In fact, the person Bai Qi wanted to see most before leaving should be Xu Yuyan. This definitely has nothing to do with feelings and physical health. The key is the intelligence network in Xu Yuyan's hands. For Bai Qi, whether he can win this battle is to have accurate information.
With Xue Yiran's personal supervision, the troops were quickly formed. Three days later, Bai Qi led the team north to Jiezhou. One was to take over the war horses from Bai Yunfan, and the other was to temporarily train the troops according to their own requirements.
In order to get this army to the place as soon as possible, Bai Qi fought for a large number of livestock to transport. A week after the expedition, Bai Qi and his troops appeared outside Jiezhou City. The real war was getting closer and closer to Bai Qi.
Bai Yunfan, who had already learned that Bai Qi had brought his troops, had already changed early and had already been waiting outside Jiezhou City. For Bai Yunfan, the court had to give a big policy, and it was nothing to send troops to reinforce. However, Bai Qi was actually Bai Qi, which surprised Bai Yunfan a little. Bai Qi had a lot of skills. He was the eldest brother, and with Bai Qi's help, Bai Yunfan had a little confidence in the war he would face in the future. Of course, the premise was that the Huns did not intend to expand the war.
Although it was brothers meeting each other, it was no different from usual. In terms of identity and official position, Bai Yunfan was a senior member of the commander of the army, and Bai Qi was just a temporary promotion general. It was considered to be used by the general with 5,000 troops. Bai Yunfan came to pick him up in person, so of course Bai Qi jumped off the horse early and walked hundreds of meters towards Bai Yunfan. This etiquette must be done in front of outsiders.
The main generals dismounted and walked, and as deputy Baiyunshan and Ye Tingyu could only walk. Although it seemed unwilling to let Baiyunshan walk to see the elder brother who he didn't care much, he couldn't help now.
When the brothers met, Bai Yunfan was excited and said, "Lao Qi, the second, it's great that you can come." The brothers who fought the tiger, father and son were in battle, and Bai Yunfan was of course happy to have their own brothers to help.
Although Bai Qi was happy to see his long-lost elder brother, he was not as casual as his brothers usually met. Bai Qi brought two deputies to greet him and said, "I have met the military commander. I will be ordered by Your Majesty to lead the troops to join the war and go to the adults to help you."
Seeing Bai Qi's serious look, Bai Yunfan couldn't help but smile and said, "You guy, don't come with me. I know the situation. This battle is mainly for you to fight, and I'm just beating the side drums. The Huns are cruel and cunning, and they come and go without a trace. Lao Qi, you are very burdened."
After that, the concern was beyond words, after all, they were brothers.
Compared to the enthusiasm and concern that Bai Yunfan showed, Bai Yunshan did not seem to be very grateful. After a cold snorted out of his nose, he didn't say a word.
"Brother Xie cares, I have my own concerns." Bai Qi finally returned to his smile when he met with brothers.
"Let's go, brother has prepared a banquet for you, and we are talking in the city." Bai Yunfan also smiled.
"Military information is urgent. I won't mention the drinking matter. I also ordered that during the war, no drinking in the army is allowed, and I hope my brother will be able to do it." Bai Qi quickly explained.
When entering Bai Yunfan's military yamen, Bai Qi told Bai Yunshan and Ye Tingyu to lead their subordinates to camp first, and followed Bai Yunfan into the study. The most urgent task was to understand the actual situation of the border military situation. This was the first priority for Bai Qi.
"The military situation has changed again now, and the scale of the Huns' harassment is also increasing. On the day you set off, the Huns actually dispatched 3,000 troops to loot Linxian on the border. When I led the team forward, they had already run away." Bai Yunfan's expression became solemn as he said.
"How is the loss?" Bai Qi asked.
"A lot of food was robbed, hundreds of women and children were captured, thousands of people were killed, and Lin County was also burned by fire." Bai Yunfan, as the highest military commander here, was imaginable at this time.
"There is a problem. Although the Huns come and go quickly, they must have a full understanding of the local situation so that they can do this. They will fight and leave and rob and run away. They will do it cleanly and neatly every time. There is a lot of work here." Bai Qi expressed his questions.
Chapter completed!