Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 323: Resolving the Provocation with Demonstration

Facts have proved that Lord Ye's military skills are really that poor.

On the second day, that is, the morning of November 4, when Ye Yiwen woke up from his sleep, sorted out his clothes, and wanted to formally summon Liu Huai to establish a relationship with him, he was told that Liu Qi asked him to go to the central military tent to discuss matters.

When he arrived at the central army tent, Ye Yiwen noticed a commotion at the entrance. He looked closely and saw that the young general he valued very much was beating someone up.

The one being beaten seemed to be the main general, and many guards were around him trying to come to his aid, but they were all stopped by the Tianping army's main general, who chased seven or eight people with two scabbards and started fighting.

Because they were in front of the general's tent, no one dared to use a knife. At most, they used a wooden stick with a scabbard, but the scene was really ugly.

"How can we behave in front of the army?" Ye Yiwen shouted loudly.

The scene was still chaotic and no one paid any attention to him.

Xin Qiji used the scabbard he had seized to knock down a Huaidong army general who was looking for trouble, then stretched out his leg and swept it across, kicking the soldier who was following behind him three steps away. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Ye Yiwen without saying a word.

He Boqiu and Zhang Baiyu each held a whistle stick and guarded Liu Huai. Anyone who dared to come over would be knocked to the ground with a stick.

"How dare you lay a hand on my troops? Don't you know what a Flying Tiger is?" Liu Huai sat on the chest of a Huaidong general, grabbed his collar and slapped him left and right. "I slaughtered so many Jin bandits in Shandong that their heads rolled and their blood flowed like a river. They looked at my banner like mice looking at a cat. You cowards, you've been beaten to a pulp by the Jin bandits, lost your troops and territory, and you still have the nerve to show off your strength?"

The face of the person who was beaten was so red and swollen that he couldn't even speak for a while.

Outside the military tent, there were also some middle and senior military officers watching the fun, but they didn't know who was right and who was wrong. Secondly, ten Huaidong soldiers came together and were chased and beaten by Liu Huai and four others. Liu Huai was still carrying out the humiliating execution, which was really ugly.

After all, the army respects the strong, and now you can't use a knife. It would be even more embarrassing if you really go up and get hit on the head by the big green rhinoceros wielding the scabbard.

"Zhang Silang." After Liu Huai had vented his anger, he turned to Zhang Baiyu and said, "I've already said, what should we do with people like this who don't dare to fight in battle, but only dare to use shady tactics behind the scenes? Should we chop off their hands and feet?"

A sinister smile appeared on Zhang Baiyu's handsome face: "That's right!"

Liu Huai stood up and kicked the man on the ground: "Just now, this guy dared to point at me with his right hand..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Baiyu swung the stick and broke the left hand of the man being beaten: "Sorry, I missed! I'll smash his right hand now!"

The Huaidong army general lying on the ground screamed and rolled on the ground like maggots.

"Stop!" Someone finally walked out of the tent and shouted.

Liu Huai recognized this man, he was Zhang Zigai, the current commander of the cavalry and infantry of the western route of Liangzhe.

He also has a more well-known identity, that is, the nephew of Zhang Jun, one of the Four Generals of the Restoration. He inherited all of Zhang Jun's political legacy and can be said to be a general with high power.

However, Liu Huai was too lazy to pay attention to him, and the reason was very simple.

This guy not only didn't want his own troops to cross the river to join the war, but he also coveted the weapons and troops of the Jingnan Army and wanted to annex them directly.

The Jingnan Army had just arrived in Jiangnan. If we waited a few more days, who knows what kind of trouble would happen.
How can this be tolerated?
The person lying on the ground was none other than Zhang Zigai's trusted confidant sent as a test commander, named Zhang Bin.

In fact, Liu Huai was still somewhat grateful to Zhang Zigai in his heart.

When you first arrive, it is not a bad thing to be provoked by others, because this way you can quickly express your position and bottom line through practical actions.

If no one provokes or tests you, it only means that you are too weak and by default you are not allowed to sit at the table for dinner.

Of course, this will inevitably offend some people, but how can military affairs be accomplished just by harmony?
As the saying goes, one strike is enough to prevent a hundred blows. Having already demonstrated their external combat prowess through the great victory at Zaojiao Forest, the next step is to demonstrate their internal ruthlessness by treating those who have reached out.

Liu Huai sneered and nodded at He Boqiu.

He Boqiu understood. He didn't care about the high-ranking officials of the Song State. If everyone hadn't tried to stop him during the military meeting, he would have wanted to fight Li Bao to the death. At Liu Huai's signal, he held the whistle stick in both hands, like a spear, and thrust forward.

Zhang Zigai was a famous general, but he never expected that someone would dare to attack him so bluntly. In addition, he was over fifty years old, and he could not dodge for a while. The bronze crown that tied his hair was knocked directly to the ground, and his gray hair was scattered. He looked extremely embarrassed.

This time, the generals in Huaidong were completely stunned.

Because Zhang Jun was once the main general of Huaidong. Just as Han Shizhong could not be avoided in Huaixi, Zhang Jun could not be avoided in Huaidong. The relationship in the army was complicated. Many generals had served under Zhang Jun and would never tolerate Zhang Zigai being humiliated for no reason.

However, before any shouts or curses could be heard, Liu Huai's voice was heard first, pointing at Zhang Bin and cursing.

"Your father, the gold thief, can beat you, but I, Liu Dalang, will beat your father like I would beat my son, rounding it up. I beat you just like your grandfather teaches his grandson a lesson and sets some rules. You should be grateful!"

After a series of indirect insults, Liu Huai pressed down Zhang Bin's right arm with his foot: "Zhang Silang!"

Before he finished speaking, the whistle in Zhang Baiyu's hand hit Zhang Bin's right arm with a whistling sound.

This time Zhang Bin didn't scream. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Liu Huai looked around with the eyes of a hungry wolf staring at food. The Huaidong army generals who were about to yell at him were now silent and dared not speak out.

Only Zhang Zigai, with disheveled hair, trembled behind his guards and said, "Good, very good..."

Liu Huai glanced back at the guy and said, "Old man, think carefully before you talk nonsense. Even if you have a million-strong army, it's still far away, but you are within ten steps of me. Even Qin Shi Huang was afraid of this distance. Are you more awesome than Qin Shi Huang?"

"enough!"

"stop!"

Two angry shouts came from both sides, and Ye Yiwen and Liu Qi appeared almost at the same time, stopping Liu Huai from continuing to make a scene.

It is impossible to say that Liu Qi did not intend to use Liu Huai to suppress the various troops, otherwise he should have stepped forward to stabilize the situation at the first time, but he would never let Liu Huai kill a high-ranking official of the Song State easily.

Injuring the commander-in-chief is one thing, but attacking and killing the general manager of a route is another.

Liu Qi glanced at Zhang Bin lying on the ground, then leaned on his sword and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Everyone, come in and have a military meeting!"

Zhang Zigai trembled all over: "General, are we just going to let this go?"

Liu Qi shook his head secretly.

Zhang Zigai has been unemployed for the past few years and has really gone from bad to worse. It was actually very simple for him to get back at them just now. He just had to rush over with his personal guards. There are only four people on the other side. What are you afraid of?
At that time, even if Liu Huai and others were beaten to death, Liu Qi would have no choice but to clean up the mess for him.

There are almost twenty of you in total, but you can't do anything to the other four. Who can you blame?

Ye Yiwen also said with a gloomy face: "Manager Zhang, this is a national war, we must endure for the sake of the country."

Zhang Zigai's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to walk away in such an occasion. Finally, he came to the central army tent with his hair loose.

(End of this chapter)