Chapter 546: The Frequently Defeated General

Hengzhou City in the early winter morning is shrouded in a layer of milky white mist.

Before dawn, Zhao Ping went to the headquarters of the Central Army and reported some common military affairs.

He didn't have the nerve to stay in the yard for too long, and at this time he had already walked out of the yard where the yard of the central army was located.

He walked to the waiting entourage of his personal soldiers outside the door and silently took the reins.

Zhao Ping was not very interested and was always taciturn.On the day of the decisive battle in Baoqing Mansion, he knew that his performance was very poor.

Although some of the surrendered soldiers are lifeless in fighting, there are certain reasons; Zhao Ping recalled many times and had to admit that the biggest problem is that he, the main general of the left wing!

He failed to judge the situation everywhere on the battlefield in time, and did not promptly reinforce the Quan Yong team to places where troops really needed.

Zhao Ping turned around and thought that he was wasting a lot of troops that day, and the entire left wing was in chaos.

The Battle of Huguang is a crucial battle in the entire battle against crime!The King of Han gave Zhao Ping a huge opportunity and sent veterans such as Chen Zhen to assist, but Zhao Ping still did not seize the opportunity.

The battle was ultimately won a complete victory and covered up Zhao Ping's guilt.

However, when he still thinks about it, he still feels very scared and guilty... Fortunately, the good man Wang Jun’s right wing has too obvious advantages and breakthroughs too quickly, otherwise how could Zhao Ping bear the huge responsibility?

That is related to the victory or defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops and the lives of the entire family of countless brothers under the Han Palace!

Zhao Ping was depressed, put his hand on the horse's back and stepped on the stirrup with one foot.

At this moment, a woman's voice said: General Zhao, lucky to know Ah.

Zhao Ping turned his head and immediately recognized him. The person who called him was Diao Ya.

Diao Ya is a native woman and a member of the Diao family, the chieftain of Yunnan Province. She can be regarded as an old friend of Zhao Ping.

Back then, when Zhao Pinggang met Diao Ya, he was still an official in charge of guarding the Ming City and the jade mine.

The Yunnan government ordered Diao Ya's father to come to Daming City to be responsible for translators and coordinate the relationship between the Ming army and the natives. However, Diao Ya's father was in poor health at that time, and she seemed to want to take on that position, so she went on behalf of her father.

Later, Diao Ya did not go home, and she had been working as a local official in Kunming Hanwang Mansion and replaced her father's position.

After the outbreak of the battle of crime, the Han Palace considered that there were a large number of chieftains and natives in the southwestern provinces, so it accompanied the army to bring local officials of various races... Something must have happened, so Diao Ya, the local official, also came to Huguang; if she did not have her fellow tribesmen in the Huguang mountain area, she could not help.

Diao Ya's skin color is still dark, the color of the Yunnan sun; but if it were not for the climate, the appearance of the Diao natives should not be much different from that of the Han people.

Her skin is smooth and her face is round and not ugly.

She was wearing colorful hometown clothes and looked pretty.

Now he can be called Zhao Dashen.Diao Ya waited for a while but didn't hear Zhao Ping reply, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating look.

Where and where?Zhao Ping hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Are you okay with the old friend?"

Diao Ya smiled and said: I'm fine, I almost forgot that Jacky Cheung is a scholar.

Childhood.Zhao Ping corrected.

Seeing Diao Ya, Zhao Ping couldn't help but remember the past of his great defeat in Daming City... He felt that he was not blamed for his defeat in that battle. The local people of Si family were dozens of times that of the Ming army, and that battle could not be fought.

However, when Zhao Ping looked back, he seemed to have never won much in the war!

Fortunately, the King of Han still protects him very much.Zhao Ping couldn't help but sigh, feeling quite emotional.

Zhao Ping led the horse to Diao Ya and said: We haven't seen each other for a long time. Today, I will meet an old friend in a foreign land. I will come to work as a restaurant and have a drink.

Diao Ya whispered: I am a woman...

Zhao Ping was stunned for a moment, remembering that she seemed to have ignored these ethics before.He immediately said: You are not a Han person, but an official who receives salary from the Han Palace, so you don’t have to stick to those common etiquettes.

Diao Ya no longer objected.

Zhao Ping led the horse and walked side by side with her.The guards all followed from afar.

When Diao Ya was silent, Heihei's face was a little sad.Zhao Ping turned his head to look at her and asked: Lord Diao is unhappy?

What adult? Diao Ya gave Zhao Ping a blank look.

After a while, she sighed softly: After the war not long ago, I went to the battlefield to help and saw corpses everywhere; I also saw many wounded Han soldiers in the military camp in pain... I felt uncomfortable when I remembered it.

Miss Diao is really heartless. Zhao Ping said casually. But he didn't quite understand. What does the Han people fight against each other have to do with them?

Diao Ya said with heartache: They are all such good men, they are gone... Why do you Han people have to fight?

Zhao Ping simply said: Because the big thing has reached that point, either you die or I die!No one wants to die, and they always score a high or low right or wrong.

Diao Ya said worriedly: When I saw this beautiful and clean huge city, I felt that the people here were kind-hearted and obedient, and I really couldn't stand you killing each other.The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were hard-working and never complained; the civil servants were polite and always so patient and elegant, and this place was like the kingdom of heaven... But you kept fighting, I was really afraid that such a place would decline, and I couldn't bear to see the death and injury of the Han's son.

For a moment, Zhao Ping didn't know how to respond.

He observed Diao Ya's eyes watching the pavilions and towers in the city with relish, and felt in his heart: Although this Hengzhou City is a relatively large city, it is really incomparable to the cities in Suzhou and Hangzhou in the capital.

But only looking at the scenery outside is not the whole of the Ming Dynasty; or Diao Ya just chooses what she wants to see.

Zhao Ping thought to himself: At least not all Ming army soldiers abide by the rules. Some troops will be like bandits when they arrive in other places!

However, the Han Wang Army was actually quite abide by the rules, just as Diao Ya said; because most of the hundreds of households in the army were from the King of Han and followed the instructions of the King of Han, and those hundred generals were very capable of restraining the soldiers.

He thought for a while before saying: The King of Han is more capable than the pseudo-dynasty emperors and other royal vassal kings!

Diao Ya nodded and said: I have met the King of Han.When he saw him, he was like seeing a god, and he always felt that he had infinite divine power and kindness... But it was not a good thing for him to kill Han people on the battlefield.

Zhao Ping thought to himself: If you want to fight for the world and fight wars, can you not kill people?

The two were silent for a while.

Diao Ya remembered something again, and a faint smile gradually appeared on her face, and she said: The clerk who helped me copy the documents is really interesting. Every time he speaks very politely and has a lot of etiquette, I look at him curiously; but he will blush! Do not look at what you say is not polite, all of which are the words I have read in the book.

Zhao Ping shook his head gently and refused to say anything.

Diao Ya said again: There is also the servant who swept the yard, who is also very polite.When I passed by, he stopped from a distance, for fear that I would get dust, so he bowed to give way... Even Han sergeants were so careful and polite, as if they knew a lot of things.Unlike some places, ordinary people are like savages except those with identities.

Zhao Ping was even more shocked. He said: The Ming Dynasty had superiors and inferiors, and those servants and peddlers were the most humble.Miss Diao is an official of the Han Palace, so of course they dare not offend you.You don't have to care about those people.

I think they are all very good.Diao Ya muttered, her serious look and doesn't look like a joke.

She whispered, "My father is an official, but in the Yunnan area, I don't bring a few slaves, how dare I go out?"But in this Hengzhou City, I go wherever I want, and everyone is well-behaved and will not provoke me.

Zhao Ping casually said: There are official shops in every street. Who would easily trigger the law except for the outlaws and ordinary people?

After saying this, he no longer wanted to correct Diao Ya's insight.Although Zhao Ping felt that Diao Ya's view was biased, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.

Zhao Ping pondered for a while and suddenly said: I have realized some truths: The court should not rely solely on military ease to govern the border areas; it also has to have a prosperous and powerful national strength to convince and admire the local people.

Diao Ya seemed to understand the implicit meaning, and she felt a little embarrassed on her face and said: I am not a person who forgets my roots, but seeing it is true.

Zhao Ping didn't say anything for a moment, frowned and thought about something. The two of them walked along the street silently.

There are not many pedestrians on the streets of Hengzhou City, which seems a bit depressed.From time to time on the road, a team of infantry and cavalry passed by, and most of their generals would salute Zhao Ping, who had a higher status.

After the Han Wang Army occupied Hengzhou City, although it issued an Anministerial List that day, promising to the people not to harass and loot; it was obvious that many people did not believe in martial arts, and people still closed their doors and hide in the streets and alleys.

However, there are also some brave people who have already opened shops and traded; most people still need time to wait and see.

As Zhao Ping knew, most of the hundreds of households in the Han Wang army were personal soldiers of the Han Wang.

They were simply grateful and very obedient to their ability to transform from military households into military generals. Those generals would not disobey the military orders of the Han Palace to prohibit plundering the people.

Without chaos in the army, the people will soon be able to believe in the Anmin List.

(In the Daming Wei Office, ordinary military households and generals have completely different identities.)

At this time, Zhao Ping finally saw a restaurant with the door open.He turned to Diao Ya and said: The restaurant doesn’t seem to be open, so let’s just go here.

Diao Ya nodded.

The two walked to the door and the shopkeeper saw Zhao Ping's military armor, and was both scared and attentive, for fear of offending them.

Zhao Ping glanced at the store and said: Don’t be afraid, I will not lack money, you will be indispensable!First serve some fruit tea, and prepare two tables of wine and food at noon.

The grass people understand, please come in!

Diao Ya looked at the store owner and smiled: Don’t worry, shopkeeper, this general is a good person.