Chapter 542: Poison Bait
"As for the old department that you are now leading."
Speaking of this, Ouyang Shuo noticed that the expressions on the faces of the six generals who had just relaxed were tense again, and he laughed secretly in his heart, and said, "It's impossible to put them all under your command. But, Ben Hou can guarantee that half of the divisions under your command will be your old troops. How about it?"
The two promises given by Ouyang Shuo, no matter which forces they put in, can be regarded as generous, which shows his sincerity. Therefore, the generals present here seem to have no reason to refuse.
"Your Majesty treats me sincerely, dare not swear to die!"
Hu Yihuang and Qin Rigang, two close generals, stood up at the right time and took the lead in declaring their allegiance.
"Swear to die to serve the king!"
Immediately afterwards, Yang Fuqing, the local garrison general, stood up and expressed his position. Yang Fuqing saw the situation clearly now, with these two promises, he had nothing else to ask for.
More importantly, the troops under Yang Fuqing's current command are less than 10,000 people. If he can really hold the position of division commander, it is tantamount to getting a promotion, how can he be dissatisfied.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo nodded in satisfaction. If the timing is right, it is still possible to arrange for Yang Fuqing to be the division head of a local security division, and it can be regarded as giving him a fortune.
Next, there are only three generals left: Lin Qirong, Shi Zhenji and the old fox Zeng Tianyang.
The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay. Obviously, they did not expect such a situation before they came. Faced with such generous conditions, if they dare to disobey them, then their wolfish ambitions will be clearly revealed.
Leaning a little, the three of them had no choice but to bow down to Ouyang Shuo with bitter faces.
Even so, from the expressions of Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang, outsiders can't see anything unusual, on the contrary, they look grateful.
Ouyang Shuo sat at the top, with a smile on his face, watching the two actors in the hall below, performing clumsily. They probably don't know yet, but his wolfish ambitions have already been seen through by the Military Intelligence Department.
In fact, a sneer of complacency was flashing in Zeng Tianyang's heart at this moment.
Zeng Tianyang did not expect that the prince in front of him would spend such a large amount of money in order to win over these old minions.
"It's really stupid." Zeng Tianyang couldn't help feeling.
Originally, Zeng Tianyang still thought that he would launch a storm in Tianjing City, and directly lead his troops to attack the current Lin Fengxiang's mansion, behead the so-called princes and avenge the Heavenly King.
Now, Zeng Tianyang temporarily put out this idea.
Now that the other party has promised the position of a division commander, he can own half of the old department. If he waited, he could take the opportunity to break into the army of Shanhai City.
This is really a great opportunity.
In this way, there are too many tricks that can be played.
Whether it is to spread the teachings of God Worship in Shanhai City's army, absorb the congregation, and expand its power; or take advantage of Shanhai City's battle to rebel and give Shanhai City a fatal blow, these are all tempting ideas.
Think about it, it's exciting.
In comparison, beheading the opponent once seems a bit insignificant.
Therefore, from Zeng Tianyang's point of view, the other party is no different from "leading a wolf into the house" this time.
Thinking about it this way, how could Zeng Tianyang be unhappy?
Zeng Tianyang and Lin Qirong exchanged a vague look, everything was kept silent.
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If Zeng Tianyang and Lin Qirong were "acting", then Shi Zhenji's expression was really strange, with dissatisfaction and confusion.
Unlike his clan brother Shi Dakai, Shi Zhenji is a relatively ambitious young general. To be honest, before the meeting, because of his prejudice against Yang Xiuqing, Shi Zhenji's sense of Junhou was extremely bad, and he was full of resistance.
Previously, Zeng Tianyang had secretly tested Shi Zhenji's thoughts, and the old fox vaguely revealed that he would launch a military riot in Tianjing City, taking advantage of the timing of the prince's arrival.
Shi Zhenji did not express his position on Zeng Tianyang's temptation.
In other words, he had some intentions in his heart, but he hadn't made up his mind yet.
How cunning Zeng Tian raised this old fox, he immediately figured out Shi Zhenji's mind. Recently, I have been in contact with him more and more frequently.
Originally, Shi Zhenji was almost persuaded by Zeng Tianyang.
Unexpectedly, today's meeting changed Shi Zhenji's impression of Junhou greatly.
To be honest, Shi Zhenji was also a little curious about this prince who had never met before. He was curious as to what kind of a person with stunning talent could command such an army and destroy the kingdom of heaven that had flourished for a while.
At the meeting of officials yesterday, Shi Zhenji only had a quick glimpse from a distance. And at that time, Ouyang Shuo showed affinity, which was not right for a general like Shi Zhenji.
Today's close meeting gave Shi Zhenji a new understanding of Junhou.
The man sitting at the top, although young, made people unable to pay attention to his age. He sat there, motionless like a mountain, with an awe-inspiring power that made people dare not act presumptuously in front of him.
Even for their military generals, it is the same.
Although Junhou didn't talk much, the whole situation of the military discussion was already under his control.
The two promises made by Junhou undoubtedly confirmed his broad-mindedness, and he is a truly ambitious, ambitious, capable and charming master.
Involuntarily, Shi Zhenji compared the Junhou with the dead king.
This comparison is really a judgment call.
When he was in the army, Shi Zhenji occasionally heard the words of his clan brother Shi Dakai, and seemed to disagree with some of the decisions made by the king of heaven. It's just that he was forced to obey the military order.
Shi Zhenji also felt that the king of heaven seemed a little gloomy and fake. To put it bluntly, it was hypocrisy. He didn't have the demeanor and bearing of a real gentleman, so he couldn't be regarded as a wise master.
Especially when compared with the man in front of him, he looked even paler.
Therefore, at this moment, Shi Zhenji's heart is a little shaken. Is it really worth putting one's own future and destiny, even ideals and aspirations, on account of a dispute between clan brothers?
I'm afraid, that may not be what the clan brother would like to see.
Shi Zhenji had a hunch that the Shanhai City army was his ideal.
And all this happened at the moment when Shi Zhenji swore his allegiance. At this moment, Shi Zhenji couldn't figure out how sincere and perfunctory his loyalty was.
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After the six generals completed their allegiance in turn, Ouyang Shuo then announced the specific reorganization matters.
The 30,000 local garrison troops led by Lin Qirong and Yang Fuqing will go to Mulan Fortress for reorganization under the "guard" of the first brigade of the Imperial Guard Division.
The 30,000 garrison troops will be reduced and reorganized into garrison troops as appropriate, and will cross with other garrison divisions.
The 20,000 army led by Hu Yihuang and Shi Zhenji will be divided into two. Hu Yihuang led an army of 10,000 to the west, joined the Longxiang Army that was sweeping Zhen'an County, and was reorganized there.
Shi Zhenji also led an army of 10,000, and under the "guard" of the second brigade of the Imperial Guard Division, went to the withered fortress under construction to accept reorganization.
Ouyang Shuo's arrangement this time seems to be random, but it actually has deep meaning.
Hu Yihuang is a trustworthy general, so he went to Zhen'an County, which is still in turmoil, to accept reorganization. Shi Zhenji was in a vacillating state, and naturally accepted the reorganization of the Baotao Army nearby.
After all, the entire territory of Xunzhou County is already under the control of Shanhai City, and there is a brigade of imperial guards escorting it. Even if Shi Zhenji has some thoughts, he is afraid that there will be no big waves.
And judging by Shi Zhenji's expression today, as long as Ouyang Shuo had another interview alone, he might be able to take this young general into his account completely.
For talents, Ouyang Shuo still cherishes them.
Similarly, Qin Rigang will lead the 25,000-day Beijing garrison, and together with Hu Yihuang's troops, will go to Zhen'an County to join the Longxiang Army and accept reorganization.
Correspondingly, Ouyang Shuo arranged for the third brigade of the Imperial Guard Division to "guard".
It wasn't that Ouyang Shuo didn't trust Qin Rigang, but he was afraid that something would happen among the 25,000 soldiers, so he arranged a guard brigade just in case.
As for Zeng Tianyang, the old fox, he naturally led the remaining 25,000 Tianjing City garrison troops to the Fortress of Withering to accept reorganization.
This time, Ouyang Shuo arranged for the fourth brigade and fifth brigade of the Imperial Guard Division to "guard" all the way.
As for Zeng Tianyang, Ouyang Shuo was not going to deal with it in Tianjing City. But when he arrived at the withering fortress, he was not up to what to do with it. Ouyang Shuo believed that Han Xin would not let him down.
At this point, the 100,000 Taiping troops were all transferred away from Tianjing by Ouyang Shuo.
However, Ouyang Shuo left two days for the army to prepare. These two days are not only the necessary preparation time, but also Ouyang Shuo's last test for the hostile elements in the army.
After all, once they leave Tianjing City, they want to make troubles, but it will not be so easy.
The generals naturally had no objection to Ouyang Shuo's reorganization plan. Since then, this temporary military meeting has officially come to an end.
Watching their backs going away, Ouyang Shuo smiled coldly.
Zeng Tian raised them to be so "well-behaved" today, not only because he was afraid of being exposed, but more importantly, because he was afraid of being confused by the two promises made by Ouyang Shuo.
They were probably thinking, taking this opportunity to break into Shanhai City, right? !
Unfortunately, what Zeng Tianyang didn't know was that all of this was poison bait carefully set by Ouyang Shuo.
Once they bite, they can never break free.
The reason why Ouyang Shuo was able to set up this situation was because Zeng Tianyang and the others didn't know how the military system of Shanhai City was fundamentally different from that of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
In the former Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the generals in command had great autonomy. They could cultivate their confidants, appoint generals in the army, and raise food and grass by themselves.
If you say that, as long as you obey the supreme military order of the king of heaven, the general in command can almost monopolize other matters in the army, and can decide the life and death of others with one word.
In contrast, Shanhai City has long established a set of strict military systems to restrict the generals in command.