The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 181: Not daring or incompetence?

Jiang Fan had just met up with the 50,000 troops from the 16 prefectures and set up camp. He did not have time to meet with the generals of each army, but he inspected the entire army.

However, when he saw the military appearance and discipline of the 50,000-strong army, he felt a little distressed.

The army was in a state of disarray, the soldiers were in low spirits and had no desire to fight, and even the camps were in a state of chaos.

With such a large army, they were asked to recapture Jinzhou? It's ridiculous!

"Old Eight, with such an army, they are not even as good as the soldiers eliminated by the Zhenyuan Army. Using them to fight against the Northern Mongolian cavalry is like sending food to the enemy."

Chu Chengxiong looked at the demoralized army in silence, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Although the army of the Sixteen Prefectures is not the main force, they are also responsible for the attack!

"Yes, what do you decide to do next? Should we lead the army to Jinzhou City first, or wait until the 70,000 troops from the two passes meet up before heading to Jinzhou City?"

Chu Chengrui also looked down on these troops.

With such an army, the Northern Mongolian cavalry would only need a few thousand people to defeat them.

If he took them to Jinzhou first, Jiang Fan might be in danger.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan shook his head and said, "Let's go back and meet their commander first."

Although the situation was very unfavorable to him, there was a solution.

However, the most important thing at the moment is to boost the morale of the 50,000 troops. Otherwise, nothing will work.

Jiang Fan turned and walked towards his own tent. Just as he was not far from his tent, he saw a dozen generals of the 50,000-strong army heading towards his tent.

These people were talking in low voices as they walked.

"You think His Majesty is joking when he lets the Eighth Prince come here? Fifty thousand troops, plus 70,000 border troops, and you want to take back Jinzhou? You must be joking."

"Are you kidding? I think you are dreaming! I really don't know what your Majesty is thinking! Letting a prince who knows nothing about military affairs take charge is simply playing with our lives."

"Yes, sending us a small number of people and a useless prince, isn't this just sending us to our deaths?"

"You two should be careful with your words. His Majesty has his own decision on this matter, and it is not for us to make arbitrary comments!"

Hearing the discussions in front, Jiang Fan was a little stunned. He hadn't even started to dislike these people for their incompetence, but they were actually disliking him behind his back.

As the saying goes, an incompetent general can tire out the entire army. The morale of the soldiers is low, but instead of looking for the reasons within themselves, are they planning to blame him?

"Old Eight, these people deserve a beating. We haven't even looked down on them yet, but they look down on us first..." Chu Chengxiong was very angry about this.

Chu Chengrui narrowed his eyes and glanced at Jiang Fan. His meaning was very clear, wondering whether he should deal with these guys.

Jiang Fan curled the corners of his mouth and smiled at the Chu brothers. When the two brothers met Jiang Fan's gaze, their faces were immediately filled with excitement.

The three of them have been together for so long, how could they not know what Jiang Fan wants to do.

"Hey... You are so bold that you actually dare to criticize the prince in public! Don't you want to live?" Chu Chengxiong spoke first and stopped all the generals.

Following his voice, more than a dozen generals turned around in surprise, and were stunned when they saw Jiang Fan and others.

The generals had never seen Jiang Fan before, but when they saw Jiang Fan wearing the prince's dragon robe, they immediately recognized him.

The faces of several people changed slightly, and their eyes showed fear.

Talking about the prince behind his back could be a big or small matter. If the prince is narrow-minded, they are afraid that they will suffer the consequences.

However, after the panic, their expressions became noticeably tougher. Now that they had been caught, they might as well throw it all away.

"Your Highness, we spoke carelessly... Please forgive us." The leading general bowed respectfully.

At this point, his tone changed and he continued:

"However, Your Highness has never been out of the capital, let alone experienced war. It is understandable that we are suspicious and think that Your Highness is ignorant of military affairs. Given Your Highness's broad-mindedness, you will not punish us for this, will you?"

As soon as he said this, the Chu brothers were stunned. This guy is really good at speaking.

With just a few words, he threw the question to Jiang Fan.

What he said was right. Jiang Fan had not left the capital yet, so they were suspicious and worried. It was understandable that they said that Jiang Fan might not understand military affairs.

Then give me another compliment, something like "Your Highness has the broad mind".

They have never seen Jiang Fan, so how can they know what Jiang Fan is like?

After he said that, you shouldn't get angry. If you really get angry, you will be in the wrong!

You are a prince, and you get angry just because someone talks about you. Aren’t you too narrow-minded?

Chu Chengxiong was choked by his words and almost got angry. Chu Chengrui narrowed his eyes into a line and a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes.

The two brothers looked at Jiang Fan and waited for Jiang Fan's order to go forward and beat the man.

The more than 20 white-robed army generals following behind him, including Dai Yunzong and Niu Wu, also looked eager to try, and their eyes were full of murderous intent when they looked at the dozen generals.

When the generals on the opposite side saw the expressions of the Chu brothers and the white-robed soldiers, they swallowed their saliva and felt a chill on their backs.

Are all the people under the Eighth Prince so powerful?

Why do I feel like I have encountered a group of hungry wolves and I have become a little lamb that can be devoured at any time?

Jiang Fan reached out to stop Chu Chengxiong, Chu Chengrui and the others. He looked at the general in front of him with a playful look and asked, "What's your name?"

The leading general was stunned when he heard this, but soon replied respectfully: "I am Li Yunzhuo, the temporary commander of the 50,000-man army."

Even though he looked down on Jiang Fan in his heart, he didn't dare to be too disrespectful to Jiang Fan. After all, he was a prince. If Jiang Fan really wanted to kill him, there were plenty of ways to do it.

"Li Yunzhuo, right? You said I don't know anything about military affairs, so I'll give you a chance. If you seize it, I'll let you be the commander-in-chief of this Jinzhou battle. How about that?!"

He looked at Li Yunzhuo with a faint smile.

Among those who were discussing just now, Li Yunzhuo did not say a word, but only warned the generals at the end.

This person didn't need to stand up to speak for others, but he did, which shows that he has good character. At least he is responsible and can take responsibility for his subordinates.

If Jiang Fan wants to integrate these 50,000 troops, he has to subdue this person. Otherwise, even if he is willing, it will be useless if these people don't cooperate.

Of course, Jiang Fan could also kill a few people first to establish his authority, but doing so might backfire.

"Your Highness, the battle of Jinzhou is of great importance. I dare not take on this important task?! Please, Your Highness..." Upon hearing this, Li Yunzhuo quickly refused.

This matter was a bit of a joke, and Jiang Fan didn't dare to mess around if he wanted to.

Not to mention whether the 70,000 troops at the border would be mobilized by him, even given the importance of this battle, he did not dare to take on such a heavy responsibility easily.

"Don't dare? Or are you incompetent?!" Jiang Fan looked at him with a faint smile when he heard it.

When Li Yunzhu heard this, he suddenly felt angry. This was scolding him for being useless!

Upon hearing this, the generals behind him looked at Jiang Fan with anger on their faces. If Jiang Fan was not a prince, they would probably have wanted to come up and beat him up.

They looked down on Jiang Fan, but now they are being scolded by Jiang Fan for being incompetent. Isn't this a slap in their faces!