Chapter 338

Because these two were leading troops stationed in another place.

"I have read this list, and I agree with Lord Wei's view; Ying Su is intentionally sowing discord among us."

"Come to think of it, the ones he wants to kill most are the two of us, but in the letter of persuasion to surrender, he lists us as objects to be won over, which is enough to show his insidious intention." Imperial Prince Jiang Lu said.

"I'm afraid we will be executed as soon as we go to surrender." Imperial Prince Gao followed up.

"The two Imperial Princes are right; we are in the same boat and should advance and retreat together. However, it's hard to say about the others." A noble said.

"The others? Who are you referring to by the others?" Imperial Prince Jiang Lu asked.

"I don't know what the situation is on General Meng's side." The noble from before said.

"Neither Meng Tian nor Feng Feng Qiji are on the must-kill list, and Meng Tian is a general who leads troops in battle; according to what is written on the kite, he belongs to the type of person who can be forgiven if he surrenders." Wei Pao said.

"What if General Meng surrenders?" Someone asked.

"He won't surrender, right? He openly opposed Ying Su before; can Ying Su really forget the things he has done?" Another person said.

"Lord Feng is one of the main initiators of the opposition to Ying Su this time; will Ying Su let him go?" Another person said.

"Hard to say... let alone how Ying Su will deal with them, but if they believe Ying Su will let them go, then it's hard to say." Wang Wan said.

Hearing Wang Wan say this, everyone else fell silent.

Sometimes you clearly know the other party is using a strategy of sowing discord, but you just have no way to deal with it.

Now Meng Tian and Feng Feng Qiji are stationed on the other side with a large army; if they want to surrender, it is very simple, just lead the troops out.

Now Wei Pao somewhat regretted separating the troops from Meng Tian at the beginning.

If he had known this, he shouldn't have split the troops into two paths.

"Let's not worry about Meng Tian's side for now; let's talk about what to do here?" Wei Pao asked.

He wanted to manage Meng Tian's side, but he couldn't, and he didn't dare to.

If Meng Tian were pushed too hard, he might lead his troops to attack before surrendering.

"We people are all firmly opposed to Ying Su, but it's hard to say about those generals below." Wang Wan said.

190. Special Guard Captain

Hearing what Wang Wan said, everyone felt worried.

Once those low- and middle-level generals turned against them, they would have no place to be buried.

"How about this: we send trusted aides to assist those low- and middle-level generals; once they have second thoughts, we can eliminate them immediately!"

Wei Pao came up with an idea.

The "assist" he mentioned actually meant sending people to monitor them.

If those generals were loyal to the nobles, the people sent would truly be assisting; otherwise, they would replace them!

"This method is good, I agree!" Wang Wan immediately expressed his agreement.

"I also agree. Additionally, I think we can specifically form a special team; this team will directly take orders from us. Once the officers below want to rebel, we will send this team to eliminate them!" Someone came up with an idea.

"Good idea! This way we can firmly control the army in our hands!" Wei Pao was very excited when he heard this.

Several people discussed for a while and decided to form a team called "Special Guard," composed of two thousand people.

Although the number of people was not large, their power was immense; they could directly conduct reviews of low- and middle-level officers.

For high-level officers, if the Special Guard had Wei Pao's order arrow, they could also conduct interrogations, arrests, and house arrests, etc.

And there were some people in the Special Guard who would go to "assist" the low- and middle-level officers in their work.

The officers were responsible for military matters, while the assisting Special Guard was responsible for internal affairs, such as arresting spies and executing military law.

In a camp near the front line, Zheng Zheng Zili walked out of the main tent with several attendants.

He was going to the front line to take a look and see what else needed to be arranged.

As a general in charge of a twenty-thousand-man troop, and also assigned to the front line responsible for defense tasks, he did not dare to be negligent at all.

He had to see for himself how the front-line defensive works were arranged to feel at ease.

Not long after walking out of the camp, a soldier came running from behind.

"Grand General, the Special Guard Captain is here; he says he has important matters to discuss with you~" The soldier reported after catching up to Zheng Zheng Zili.

"Special Guard Captain? Special Guard, what is this? Why haven't I heard of it?" Zheng Zheng Zili asked.

"I am also hearing of it for the first time, but the other party produced Lord Wei's order. He said this is a newly formed organization, a decision made jointly by Lord Wei, the two Imperial Princes, and several other leaders."

The soldier said.

Zheng Zheng Zili frowned, thinking why didn't they notify us in advance about forming such an organization?

"Did he say what he wanted with me?" Zheng Zheng Zili asked.

"Nothing specific, just said it was very important." The soldier said.

"Let's go, we're going back!" Zheng Zheng Zili said.

Come to think of it, his troop could be considered private soldiers raised by the nobles, and Wei Pao was the leader among the nobles; no matter what, Wei Pao's face had to be given.

Returning to the front of the main tent, he saw several people standing there.

He recognized one of them, named Peng Xiang, who was also a noble.

It was just that Peng Xiang's strength was far inferior to Wei Pao and the others; he could only be called a minor noble.

"Captain Peng, may I ask what you want with me?" Zheng Zheng Zili came to Peng Xiang and greeted him.

"General Zheng, Lord Wei and the others decided to form the Special Guard, and I am one of the captains. Our main responsibility is to assist you generals in your work."

"Let's talk about the specific situation inside."

Peng Xiang said.

"Please!" Zheng Zheng Zili made a gesture of invitation.

After everyone entered the main tent and exchanged pleasantries, Peng Xiang stated his purpose for coming.

The Special Guard was directly led by Wei Pao, with dozens of captains below, each leading dozens or hundreds of people.

And Peng Xiang, as one of the captains, was assigned by Wei Pao to Zheng Zheng Zili's side to "assist" in the work.

Hearing Peng Xiang's words, Zheng Zheng Zili was very unhappy.

Assigning an "assistant" to him? This was simply sending a superior officer over!

It sounded nice to assist in the work, but in reality, it was seizing power.

Every decision he made had to be agreed upon by Peng Xiang.

It was nicely called two people discussing together so as not to make mistakes.

But in reality, it was not trusting him.

Associating this with the kite incident these past few days, Zheng Zheng Zili vaguely felt that Wei Pao and the others were guarding against him.

But unhappy as he was, Zheng Zheng Zili did not show it on his face.

"Then please arrange the next step of the work, Captain Peng." Zheng Zheng Zili said.

"You are the General; it should be you who arranges it." Peng Xiang said hurriedly.

"I have felt recently that my body is not as good as before, but there are more and more things to do, and I am too busy to handle it."

"Fortunately, the higher-ups sent you over to assist me, so don't be polite."

Zheng Zheng Zili said lightly.

"General Zheng, I am indeed here to assist you. But it is still better for you to arrange the work, and I will go do it." Peng Xiang said.

Zheng Zheng Zili thought for a moment and then said: "How about this: why don't you go to the front line and inspect for me? I was just about to go inspect, but then I heard you came, so I rushed back."

".Good, then I will go inspect." Peng Xiang nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zheng Zheng Zili said.

"General, you are too polite; this is what I should do." Peng Xiang looked around, "I am not familiar with the situation on the front line, so please have the General send someone to guide me."

"Good!" Zheng Zheng Zili responded and immediately ordered his men to guide Peng Xiang.

Once Peng Xiang left, Zheng Zheng Zili's deputy general entered the tent.

"General, I heard that the higher-ups sent someone to monitor us?" The deputy general said in a low voice.

"Who said that? Don't talk nonsense about things without basis!" Zheng Zheng Zili said immediately.

"This is what the brothers are guessing, because..." The deputy general hesitated and did not continue.

"Are you trying to say the kite incident?" Zheng Zheng Zili asked.

"General, now the morale is wavering, and many people are talking about the kite incident in private. At this time, the higher-ups sent someone over; this is clearly not trusting us." The deputy general said.

"The higher-ups sent someone over to assist us, not to monitor us. If you talk nonsense like this and it spreads, we will all have trouble! I tell you, don't mention this matter again!" Zheng Zheng Zili shouted.

"Yes." The deputy general bowed and retreated from the main tent.

On the other side, Peng Xiang led his men to the very front line of the position.