On the other side.
Sheng Yong was strolling around Big Stone Pass with his generals.
"Emissary Sheng Da, do you think my Great Stone Pass is majestic?”
"Emissary Sheng Da, do you think the morale of our Qingzhou Army is high?”
"Emissary Sheng Da, do you think that His Highness has enough food?”
Along the way, Sheng Yong felt extremely stifled and angry at the bragging of his generals.
However, he could not find any words to refute it, because what the generals said was the truth.
The terrain of the Great Stone Pass was indeed dangerous and extremely majestic.
He felt that 20,000 people were enough to stop the 200,000 strong army of the imperial court.
The morale of the Qingzhou Army was indeed high.
Along the way, there were very few old, weak, and new soldiers.
As for rations, that was even more frightening!
It was almost half the size of the Great Stone Pass. Sheng Yong roughly estimated that it was at least 500,000 dans.
Therefore, Sheng Yong could only remain silent.
At the same time, he was also worried that Zhu Xianfeng would detain Xu Yun.
After all, this could directly threaten Xu Zuhui and make the army retreat.
" My son Zhu Xianfeng... is a mediocre prince... I'm not worthy of your advice..."
"You still dare to insult His Highness the Regional King? Beat him up, beat him up ruthlessly!”
"Commandant, two of the military staffs have been broken…If this continues, General Zhang will be crippled even if he doesn't die!”
"This bastard is courting death. He can't blame anyone else!”
Just as Sheng Yong was feeling depressed, the sound of caning and curses suddenly came from ahead.
Looking up, he saw a few soldiers executing military law on a person outside a military stronghold.
His interest was piqued, and he immediately asked a general beside him,""Who is that? Why was he beaten up so miserably?"
The general did not hide anything and replied directly,""That's Zhang Ran, the general of the Great Stone Pass. He was punished with sixty strokes of the rod because he dared to offend His Highness.”
"Sixty strokes?" Sheng Yong was shocked.”
"Yeah, how can this beating not be miserable? However, Zhang Ran still didn't seem to realize it and was still very unconvinced!”
"Has the Regional King's military law always been this strict?”
"Of course. His Highness has always been strict with his orders and rewards and punishments!”
"Oh? In that case, why did Zhang Ran contradict the Regional King?”
When the general heard this, he immediately looked at Sheng Yong with a dark expression and said in a dissatisfied tone,""This is not something you should be asking."
"Sheng Yong was rude."
Sheng Yong cupped his fists in apology, but he was sneering in his heart.
Hehe, it seems like this Great Stone Pass might not be as solid as a piece of iron.
Zhu Xianfeng was still a young man, after all. It was difficult for everyone to be convinced!
If I take this opportunity to extend an olive branch to these resentful generals for the imperial court…won't that cause the Great Stone Pass to collapse from the inside?
When the army launched an attack, wouldn't the Great Stone Pass be broken in a snap of the fingers?
The more Sheng Yong thought about it, the more pleased he became. When he looked at the military stronghold in front of him again, the expression on his face was extremely interesting.
"Where else do you want to go, Envoy Sheng Da?”
"Can I go over and meet this Guardian General Stone?”
"I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate!"
"Although you and I belong to different camps because we are brothers, we are still generals of the Ming Dynasty. As colleagues, what is wrong with expressing our condolences? Besides, with you guys accompanying me, I, Sheng Yong, won't be able to instigate that general to defect!”
"Alright then…"
The general pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
As they walked into the stronghold, a rhythmic beating sound could be heard.
When the executive officer saw the generals walking over, he hurriedly went over to welcome them.
"Greetings, Generals!"
"Well, there's no need to be so polite. How many sticks does Zhang Ran have left?”
"General, there are still 10 sticks left!"
"Stop for now!"
"Yes, sir!"
The general then ordered the soldiers to stop.
Zhang Ran, who was on the verge of death, was lying on a wooden table. His back had been beaten until it was bleeding!
But even so, he was still growling in a low voice,"" King Yong…I, Zhang Ran, will never submit to you…"
This shocking scene made Sheng Yong both surprised and delighted. He hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed."General Zhang is a man of iron and will be the role model for the soldiers of our Ming Dynasty. Sheng Yong admires him!”
"Sheng Yong? You…you are a general of the Imperial Court?"
Zhang Ran struggled to raise his head and looked at Sheng Yong, a hint of hope in his eyes.
"That's right!" Sheng Yong said.
"What a pity…What a pity…I, Zhang Ran, was blind…"
Zhang Ran closed his eyes in pain and said something without any rhyme or reason.
However, Sheng Yong understood that he was lamenting that he had met an inhuman person.
"What breath? Even a saint like Sun Bin was trapped in Wei. General Zhang was a hero of the world, he should encourage himself with the ambition to soar into the sky!”
"Should I use my soaring ambition to encourage myself?"
Zhang Ran suddenly opened his eyes, and a trace of hope flashed in his dim eyes.
In Sheng Yong's opinion, his flattery was effective. He continued to encourage,""That's right, if General Zhang wants to imitate Sun Bin, he might be able to take revenge for Wei Country's harm.”
These words were extremely encouraging.
It was just that he had used the wrong metaphor.
This was because during the Warring States Period, Sun Bin had been appointed by King Qi to defeat the Wei Kingdom.
And the current King Qi…wasn't he Zhu Xianfeng's father, Zhu Xi?
"Thank…thank you for your encouragement, General Sheng!”
Zhang Ran looked at Sheng Yong with an 'I understand' expression.
"Since that's the case, Sheng Yong won't disturb you anymore!”
Sheng Yong strode away after he finished speaking.
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