Chapter 1059: The general will not obey the orders of the army when he is away!

He Jingyun, with a serious expression, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking quickly. He didn’t understand why the Jiangnan gang held a military exercise with tens of thousands of people in such a sensitive location like Guangshou. Did they want to fight with their Fengwu Army...
In addition to being shocked by the Jiangnan Army's plan to hold a large-scale military exercise, He Jingyun was also very confused at this time. If he remembered correctly, the news given by the Coordination Office before was that the negotiations between the two sides had made great progress and the prospects for the negotiations were very optimistic!

For this reason, the Marshal also agreed to Lu Jianchao's condition of the Duke title, and Lu Jianchao also sent high-ranking officials such as the Censor Zhu Chen to Yijing for further negotiations!

It was precisely because of receiving such news that He Jingyun felt that the negotiations between the two parties were basically going through, and his plan of armed capture of Jiangnan had completely failed. Therefore, He Jingyun, who had lost his confidence, would indulge himself like this now!

But how long has it been since then, and the situation has already undergone such a drastic reversal?

This made He Jingyun sigh at the unpredictability of the world. At the same time, he became more curious about what happened to cause such a big change in the situation between the two sides. He immediately asked Hu Can:
"Did the Coordination Office say why Jiangnan was holding a military exercise?"

Hu Can thought about it carefully, then said hesitantly:
“It seems that the Marshal not only rejected the Lu family’s conditions, but also required the Lu family to hand over part of their industries in Jiangnan. So Lu Jianchao was angered by the Marshal’s conditions…”

Hearing this, He Jingyun's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and after thinking for a moment, he thought of Hu Can and ordered:
"Call Zhang Meng, Cui Zheng, Zhao Da and other lieutenant generals and above. I will hold a meeting in half an hour!"

"Yes!"

Under He Jingyun's order, the commander of the Fourth Army Zhang Meng, the assistant commander of the Fourth Army Cui Zheng, the commander of the First Army Liu Da, the general of the Sixth Division Tang Kai and more than a dozen Fengwu Army generals in Shouchun City arrived at the conference room in He Jingyun's mansion on time.

When He Jingyun saw that everyone was present, he asked Hu Can to report the news he had just received to the generals present.

When they heard the news that the Jiangnan Army was about to hold a large-scale military exercise in Guangshou, everyone was shocked and couldn't believe it was true!
After confirming the news, the new Sixth Division General Tang Kai stepped forward and said:

"Sir He, Guangshou is the junction of Jiangnan and Huainan, and is only a hundred miles away from the area controlled by our army. The Jiangnan army is holding a large-scale military exercise with tens of thousands of people here. This is undoubtedly a naked provocation to our army. I believe that we must give a firm response to this matter!"

Tang Kai's words were also agreed by another lieutenant general, Qin Hao, who also suggested to He Jingyun:
“Sir He, I agree with General Tang’s opinion. The Jiangnan Army’s move is undoubtedly a provocation. If we cannot severely strike a blow against their arrogance, it will only foster their wolfish ambitions…”

"And I feel like the enemy has too many troops in this military exercise. There are as many as 50,000 of them, and they are all armed with live ammunition!"

"I think we need to be prepared in case the enemy uses the military exercise as an excuse to launch a surprise attack!"

Qin Hao's words shocked the important people present. Zhang Meng, the commander of the Fourth Army, could not help but frown and said:

"Launch an attack on our army? Do the Jiangnan Army have the guts to do that?"

Facing Zhang Meng's question, Qin Hao said neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"Master Zhang, before today, I didn't think that the Jiangnan Army had the guts to hold such a large-scale military exercise in Guangshou to provoke our army!"

"But the facts prove that my idea is wrong. The Jiangnan Army is very courageous, at least more courageous than we thought!"

"So I think we should be prepared for a rainy day. It's better to be prepared than to be unprepared!"

"Our army claims to have only one battalion, the Sixth Division, with less than 3,000 soldiers. If we are suddenly attacked by an enemy force of 50,000, I think even if the Sixth Division is brave and fearless, they may not be able to hold out for long!"

"Once Xuancheng is lost, the enemy will be able to march all the way north to Shouchun, and then things will be very troublesome!"

Qin Hao's words caused everyone present to nod their heads. Everyone felt that Qin Hao's words made sense, and Zhang Meng stopped talking after thinking it over again and again...
After hearing everyone's discussion, He Jingyun hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:
"In this case, what kind of response do you think should be given?"

In response to He Jingyun's question, Tang Kai said again:

"Don't they want to hold a military exercise in Guangshou? Let's march directly to the city of Guangshou and see how these bastards hold a military exercise!"

As soon as Tang Kai said this, Liu Da, the commander of the First Army, immediately refuted:

"If our army reaches Guangshou City, we will inevitably clash with the enemy, which can easily lead to uncontrollable misjudgments!"

Tang Kai said indifferently:
"Master Liu, I don't think there is any misjudgment. As long as the enemy dares to take action, we will fight them. Even though they have 50,000 people, my Sixth Division can handle them alone!"

Liu Da refuted again:
"General Tang, have you forgotten the Marshal's order not to move without authorization? Do you want to disobey the Marshal's order?"

Hearing the words "Marshal" and "Military Order", Tang Kai, who had just been so arrogant and domineering, immediately lost a lot of his arrogance and said helplessly:
"Although the Marshal said not to act rashly, but now the Jiangnan Army wants to provoke us, are we just going to watch them jump around under our noses?"

After Tang Kai finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence. No one cared much about the Jiangnan Army present, but they were very wary of the Marshal's military orders...

The Marshal's previous order not to act without authorization has made everyone feel a little restrained and they don't know how to respond to the provocation of the Jiangnan Army!

At this critical moment, Cui Zheng, the commander of the Fourth Army, who had been silent, broke the silence in the conference room and said:
"Everyone, I think that although the commander-in-chief told us not to move without authorization, he did not let us endure the enemy's provocation!"

"So I think we can use courtesy before force. We should send people to communicate with the Jiangnan Army and tell them that their large-scale military exercises in Guangshou are very dangerous and will increase tensions in the region. They will also harm the interests of the people of Jiangnan and will do more harm than good to the regional situation and the peace talks between the two sides."

"We firmly oppose their military exercises in Guangshou. If they continue to dissuade us and insist on going their own way, they will bear all the consequences. Don't say we didn't warn you!"

"While warning the Jiangnan Army, we should also be prepared for the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. We should also gather troops around Xuancheng to show our attitude to the Jiangnan Army!"

After hearing Cui Zheng's idea, He Jingyun nodded slightly: "Cui Zheng, your idea is very mature and appropriate!"

Cui Zheng also spoke very humbly upon hearing this:

"Thank you, Master He, for your compliment!"

He Jingyun also made the decision after hearing this:
"Let's do as Cui Zheng suggests. Liu Da, please go to Lin'an and make sure Lu Jianchao knows our attitude..."

"Yes!"

After determining the response method, He Jingyun began to deploy combat preparations. Because the main force of the First Division under the First Army was in Jingchu, the only troops available for He Jingyun to mobilize in Huainan were the Sixth Division and part of the Fourth Army.

In order to counter the provocation of the Jiangnan Army, He Jingyun put all his efforts into it and ordered Tang Kai's Sixth Division to complete pre-war preparations and rush to Xuancheng within three days, while the Fourth Army, which was relatively far away, also had to arrive in Xuancheng within seven days.

Seeing that everyone had no objection to the order, He Jingyun confirmed some details with everyone, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked everyone to go back and prepare.

After the meeting, He Jingyun prepared himself well and had a good time in the evening. Because of the Jiangnan military exercise, it was certain that he would not be as leisurely and indulgent as he was now in the future!

However, before He Jingyun could think carefully about whose card to turn over tonight, the Lieutenant General Hu Can and the General Tang Kai of the Sixth Division who had just left returned to the mansion.

Seeing the two of them coming back, He Jingyun was a little surprised and asked again:
"What's up with you two?"

Facing He Jingyun's question, Tang Kai and Hu Can looked at each other. Tang Kai's eyes flickered a few times and then he spoke to He Jingyun in a low voice;
"Sir He, I think the current military exercise of the Jiangnan Army in Guangshou is a very rare and good opportunity..."

After hearing this, He Jingyun became even more confused. He wondered if Tang Kai, who was just filled with righteous indignation and wanted to teach Jiangnan Army a lesson, now regarded Jiangnan Army's military exercise as a good opportunity?
However, sensing the ambition and desire in Tang Kai's eyes, He Jingyun gradually realized his subordinates' thoughts and said in a deep voice:
"Tang Kai, I warn you, don't have any inappropriate thoughts!"

As He Jingyun finished speaking, Hu Can on the side immediately followed up with:

"My Lord, have you forgotten your ambition? This is a great opportunity to realize it!"

"The Jiangnan Army is very weak. I believe that once we start fighting, the Jiangnan Army will collapse at the first blow. We can march all the way to Lin'an and capture the Jiangnan Governor Lu Jianchao alive!"

"Cui Shao, Gu Sansi, Su Yi and other civil servants deceived the Marshal. They made him think that we could take Jiangnan through negotiation. They made him stop our plan to capture Jiangnan and give the title of Duke to Lu Jianchao. But the facts prove that their tricks don't work at all!"

"Lu Jianchao is a greedy bastard. The Marshal has promised him the title of Duke, but he still doesn't know how to be satisfied!"

“If you want to seize Jiangnan, you have to rely on means on the battlefield. Everything else is nonsense…”

Looking at the emotional Hu Can, He Jingyun was also somewhat moved. He knew that according to the ideas of Hu Can and Tang Kai, this was indeed a very good opportunity. Moreover, the emperor was far away and as long as the matter could be settled, the Marshal would not say much according to his personality.

Seeing that He Jingyun was silent, Tang Kai and Hu Can also saw that He Jingyun was wavering. Tang Kai immediately continued to speak:

"Sir, we currently have two plans. The first is that we have captured dozens of bandits before. We can change their clothes into those of our Fengwu Army. After the Jiangnan Army's military exercise begins, we can kill these bandits and put the blame on the Jiangnan Army to create a conflict. By then, when the public is excited, no one will delve into who the dead are!"

"The second option is that a commander named Sun in the Jiangnan Army was instigated by the Coordination Office and became a secret agent of the Coordination Office. His troops should be one of the troops participating in the military exercise this time. We can let him lead his troops to take the initiative to provoke and create conflicts!"

"After the deed is done, as long as we silence him, we can also do it secretly without anyone knowing what happened!"

He Jingyun became more and more excited after listening to Tang Kai's introduction. For him, the biggest obstacle to attacking Jiangnan was not the Jiangnan Army, but Ye Mingsheng's order not to act without authorization!

And if the other party could take action first and provoke him, then he would have an excuse to attack Jiangnan, and he would have an explanation to the Marshal...

As long as the war starts, he can let the First Division join the battle. In this way, the battle to capture Jiangnan will be more foolproof. Two months is enough to capture Jiangnan, and then he, He Jingyun, will become a hero of the Fengwu Army!

Thinking of this, He Jingyun was so excited that he wanted to agree with Tang Kai and Hu Can to let Ye Mingsheng "overthrow his superiors" as well!

Let Ye Mingsheng understand clearly what it means to be a general in a foreign land and not obey military orders!

However, just as he was about to speak, He Jingyun once again recalled the military order that Ye Mingsheng gave him, and his enthusiastic mood was poured with a bucket of cold water!
Although everything would be wonderful if things succeeded, He Jingyun knew that if this matter was exposed, his end would be very miserable!

The Marshal has always been very strict about military power and will never allow generals in the army to do anything tricky!

Although Tang Kai and Hu Can's plan this time was well-intentioned, it was obvious that their idea not only disobeyed the Marshal's orders, but also wantonly started a war, which was of a very serious nature!

If the truth comes out, these two will surely die, and if I go along with them, when the truth is revealed, even if the Marshal doesn't kill me because of my past contributions, he will probably deprive me of all my power!

Thinking of this, He Jingyun shuddered, and made up his mind. He said to Tang Kai and Hu Can in a righteous and stern voice:

“You two better behave yourself. If anyone tries any tricks, I, He Jingyun, will be the first one to catch him…”

(End of this chapter)