Chapter 1015 The grudges among the top leaders of the Fengwu Army!
He Jingyun felt aggrieved in his heart. He thought that he had withstood the most violent attack from the Luoan court and bought time for the Fengwu Army to develop after it resisted the attack of 200,000 Luoan imperial troops...
After this, the power of the Luoan court was far less than that of the first Yunbing battle. Many elite veterans of the Luoan Imperial Army were killed or injured in the first Yunbing battle.
Therefore, in He Jingyun's view, Yuan Song just happened to pick up a big bargain at the right time. It was equivalent to that He Jingyun had set up the stage, and Yuan Song took the ready-made opportunity to perform!
If He Jingyun was allowed to command the subsequent Western Expedition, he could also win the Battle of Yunbing, overthrow the Luoan court, and recover Yongliang. He Jingyun might even perform better than Yuan Song!
However, although He Jingyun had such thoughts, things had already happened and could no longer be changed!
Compared with Zhang Meng, the commander of the Fourth Army, He Jingyun, the former chief of staff of the Fengwu Army, knew that Ye Mingsheng had left a contingency plan before leading his troops to Luoan in this southern war!
He also knew the specific content of this plan. At the same time, he also knew that in order to activate this plan, he needed the unanimous consent of Cui Shao, Gu Sansi, and Zhao Han!
Therefore, when He Jingyun in Yujing learned that Jingchu was defeated and the Fifth Army was destroyed, in addition to being shocked, he actually felt a little secretly happy in his heart...
He knew that the defeat of Jingchu and the destruction of the Fifth Army, although actually causing limited damage to the Fengwu Army, had extremely far-reaching political impacts!
This will most likely cause a series of chain reactions, including the question of whether to activate the contingency plan, which will undoubtedly affect the fate of He Jingyun!
If this plan is activated, then He Jingyun will be able to control the hundreds of thousands of Fengwu troops in Huainan, Anqing and Jingchu. Moreover, in wartime, He Jingyun will have the right to make decisions not only on the army but also on government affairs!
There is no doubt that this is a very great power and also a very great trust, which also makes He Jingyun very grateful to Ye Mingsheng for his trust in him!
To be honest, after the first battle of Yunbing, although the Fengwu Army was generally dissatisfied with the outcome of the battle, He Jingyun also felt very aggrieved!
After all, he was facing the 200,000 elite Luo'an Imperial Army who had just destroyed the Southern Tour of the Imperial Court and whose morale was greatly boosted. Under that situation, it was already a great achievement for him to achieve the combat objectives and ensure that Jinzhong City was not lost. Even if it was replaced by others, it would be impossible for them to perform better than him.
Later, after the conflict with Guo Zhiping became public, He Jingyun also hoped that Ye Mingsheng could support him and transfer Guo Zhiping away...
However, although Ye Mingsheng later transferred Guo Zhiping to the General Staff as He Jingyun wished, what He Jingyun never expected was that he himself would be transferred away!
Although the position of the First Army Commander is also very important in the Fengwu Army's combat sequence!
But before He Jingyun, he was the Chief of Staff of the Fengwu Army and the commander-in-chief of two armies. He was the second in command of the Fengwu Army, second only to the emperor!
Such a transfer was undoubtedly a demotion for He Jingyun, and he was transferred away from the core of power of the Fengwu Army and sent to Hebei and Henan for cold treatment!
Although He Jingyun didn't say anything and went to Yujing to take up his post honestly, he still felt resentful towards Ye Mingsheng in his heart, thinking that Ye Mingsheng did not give him enough support and trust.
However, He Jingyun later found out through his old subordinate Zhao Han that not only Guo Zhiping had fallen out with him, but the Second Army Commander Lin Huaiwu, although he did not say anything and was always polite to him, was actually treacherous and submitted a memorial to Ye Mingsheng behind his back, stabbing him the hardest!
After knowing this, He Jingyun could more or less understand Ye Mingsheng's decision to transfer him away. After all, there were only two armies under his command at that time, one was Lin Huaiwu's Second Army, and the other was Guo Zhiping's Third Army...
If only Guo Zhiping was against you, it would be fine. But not only is Guo Zhiping against you openly, Lin Huaiwu is stabbing you in the back, and the two most important subordinates, the second and third in command, are against you. It will be basically difficult for you to carry out your work!
Ye Mingsheng could transfer the commander Guo Zhiping, but he could not transfer all the commanders of the two armies, so the only one who could leave was the commander-in-chief He Jingyun!
After knowing this news, He Jingyun began to reflect on his command strategy in the first Yunbing War. At the same time, he understood Ye Mingsheng's thoughts and his resentment was reduced!
However, He Jingyun was so angry about Lin Huaiwu, who stabbed him in the back and took over Yun's position as the commander-in-chief of the unknown.
He Jingyun felt that the conflict between him and Guo Zhiping could be attributed to official business, as the two had differences in strategic command!
Then Lin Huaiwu was just pursuing selfish desires. He Jingyun had his eyes on his position as the commander-in-chief of Yunbing, so he stabbed him in the back and reported him to Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, compared to Guo Zhiping, He Jingyun hated Lin Huaiwu more!
So when Lin Huaiwu's command of the Yunbing war was not going well, He Jingyun in Yujing was also happy to see it!
If the casualties were not soldiers of the Fengwu Army, He Jingyun would have hoped that Lin Huaiwu would suffer a crushing defeat and have Ye Mingsheng chop off his head·································
Later, when Lin Huaiwu was investigated for corruption, He Jingyun, who thought that Lin Huaiwu was doomed, was so happy that he set off firecrackers for three days at home in the name of celebrating his wife's birthday!
If He Jingyun wasn't worried about being too ostentatious and being disliked by Ye Mingsheng, he would have wanted to invite a troupe of actors to his home to perform and hold a buffet to celebrate!
However, to He Jingyun's disappointment, Ye Mingsheng finally took into consideration Lin Huaiwu's kindness in serving him and doing whatever he told him to do over the years, and did not kill Lin Huaiwu, but only exiled him to Liaoyang!
Even so, He Jingyun had no intention of letting Lin Huaiwu go. When he learned that Ye Tie had taken the sick Lin Huaiwu to Dongning for care, he even thought about submitting a report to Ye Mingsheng to report Lin Huaiwu!
However, He Jingyun changed his mind and realized that since he knew about this matter, the Coordination Office must also know about it, and the Coordination Office would naturally report this news to Ye Mingsheng!
The fact that Ye Mingsheng has not dealt with the matter yet is obviously a tacit approval of the matter. If he reports Lin Huaiwu, it will obviously be forcing Ye Mingsheng to kill Lin Huaiwu!
So even if Ye Mingsheng executed Lin Huaiwu for military law, it would be a disaster for He Jingyun if he went against the Marshal!
Although he was lurking in Yujing, He Jingyun still wanted to make a difference in his heart, so in the end he decided not to go against Ye Mingsheng and let Lin Huaiwu go...
Anyway, Lin Huaiwu fell from the position of commander of the Second Army to his current position, and He Jingyun had avenged himself for reporting him!
His thoughts returned to the current war in the south. He Jingyun was very happy after learning about the emergency plan left by Ye Mingsheng through some old connections in the General Staff!
What he was most worried about was that he had completely lost Ye Mingsheng's trust because of the first Yunbing Battle. If this was the case, He Jingyun's future in the Fengwu Army would undoubtedly be bleak!
The contingency plan left by Ye Mingsheng now proves that He Jingyun's worries were unnecessary. At the critical moment, in the critical moment, Ye Mingsheng still believed in the loyalty and ability of this most loyal minister when the Fengwu Army was founded!
If it weren't for Ye Mingsheng's strategy of trusting people and not employing people he doesn't trust, he would naturally not have given He Jingyun such great power!
When the news came that Jingchu had defeated the Fifth Army, He Jingyun knew that his chance had come, so he was also very concerned about Yi Jing's movements!
He Jingyun felt that Zhao Han was his old subordinate. He had promoted Zhao Han step by step from a staff officer and made him his deputy, the deputy chief of staff of the Fengwu Army!
Therefore, He Jingyun thought that he was absolutely sure to get Zhao Han's vote. As for Gu Sansi's vote, He Jingyun also felt that it was almost certain...
When he was in the Central Administrative Staff Department, Gu Sansi had not yet held such an important position as the Director of the Personnel Bureau, nor did he have such great power as he does now.
However, Gu Sansi did not look down on him because of this. On the contrary, because he knew that Gu Sansi was Ye Mingsheng's favorite, he was very courteous and polite to Gu Sansi!
Although the relationship between the two people is not very good, at least on the surface they are still good to each other, without any grudges or grievances!
Apart from personal relationships, He Jingyun believed that Gu Sansi was a civilian, so he would definitely refer to the opinions of the Chief of the General Staff, Zhao Han, on military issues. As long as Zhao Han firmly supported him, Gu Sansi would probably have no problem! What He Jingyun was really worried about was Cui Shao's vote. He and Cui Shao were both civil and military, one in charge of the General Staff and the other in charge of the Provincial Government Office. They were both important pillars for the rapid rise of the Fengwu Army!
Although the two had some arguments over military spending in the past, those were all official matters, and the two respected each other very much in private!
But this situation changed until the first battle of Yunbing, when he took on a great feud with Cui Shao!
At the time of the first Yunbing Battle, the Third Army Commander Guo Zhiping had two divisions under his command, one was the Third Division and the other was the Fourth Division. The general of the Fourth Division was named Peng Ce························
Peng Ce was a veteran in the Fengwu Army. Before joining the Fengwu Army, he was a general of the Liaoyang Army, and the predecessor of the Fourth Division was the Liaoyang Army!
Peng Ce has a deep connection with the Cui family. Not only was he promoted in the army by the Cui family, but he later married the daughter of the Cui family. In terms of seniority, he is Cui Shao's brother-in-law. The two of them have a very good relationship!
Peng Ce's son also married a daughter of the Cui family, and his daughter also married a member of the Cui family. Therefore, although Peng Ce's surname is Peng, he is a real member of the Cui family!
It was this general who was deeply involved with the Cui family. During the first Yunbing Battle, he was arranged by He Jingyun to guard the two county towns of Pingrong and Wankang on the southern line of Jinzhong!
In the first Yunbing War, Jinzhong's southern front faced the 70,000 Tiger Guards led by Tang Peng, so the Fourth Division fought very hard and suffered heavy casualties!
After more than a month of fierce fighting, Pingrong was finally lost. Peng Ce felt that after the fall of Pingrong County, Wankang County would no longer be able to hold out. In addition, the 4th Division suffered heavy casualties at that time, so Peng Ce considered retreating!
He Jingyun was very tough in response to this and said, "Peng Ce, you must hold on until the appointed time. The Marshal has given me the power to act at my discretion. If you can't hold on, I will take your head, Peng Ce, as a matter of military law!"
Peng Ce was also very angry about this and felt that He Jingyun was unsympathetic, but in the face of military law he finally chose to stick to it until the appointed time···························
However, during the final breakout, Peng Ce was hit in the vitals by a musket and was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Although he did not die at the time, he passed away less than half a year after returning to Yijing!
Therefore, Peng Ce's family blamed He Jingyun for Peng Ce's death and asked Cui Shao to seek justice for Peng Ce!
Although Cui Shao did not do so later, this incident, coupled with the subsequent capture of Cui Desheng, made Cui Shao completely hate He Jingyun, and the feud between the two men was born!
Therefore, He Jingyun had no idea about Cui Shao's vote!
Moreover, Cui Shao's status in the Fengwu Army is obviously on the same level as Zhao Han and Gu Sansi. Even Gu Sansi and Zhao Han combined do not have as much influence as Cui Shao. In the Fengwu Army, only the Marshal can subdue Cui Shao!
Therefore, as long as Cui Shao disagrees, this plan will be difficult to pass, so He Jingyun is a little worried that Cui Shao will think that their grudge is based on personal interests!
Fortunately, Cui Shao had a good sense of the overall situation. He knew that the Fengwu Army in the south needed someone to coordinate and command at this time, and He Jingyun was the most suitable choice!
After the plan was successfully launched, He Jingyun, who was eager to fight and holding his breath, regarded the battle of Pingnan as a turning point for him!
You, Yuan Song, have been defeated by Xu Zhaojie before, so I, He Jingyun, will defeat Xu Zhaojie and the Zhennan Army to prove that I am the most powerful general in the Fengwu Army.
He Jingyun wants to use the blood of the Zhennan Army to wash away the shame on him, to repay Ye Mingsheng’s trust in him, to prove his ability to the Fengwu Army and the people of the world, to let everyone see who is the best between him and Yuan Song·································
(End of this chapter)