Yang Zhi did not expect Zhou Jiyun to come to him today.

The emperor regarded him as the general and Zhou Jiyun as the deputy general. He was actually a little nervous. After all, when Zhou Jiyun was famous all over the world, he was still a playboy in the capital, busy running horses and fighting eagles to have fun! In terms of qualifications, compared with Zhou Jiyun, he was more than one piece of difference, which was far from the world.

The troops gathered in the six eastern counties are now quite large in scale. There are now Canglang Camp, the monk's Ruijin Camp, the 10,000 cavalry of Jiang Shangyan, the 10,000 soldiers of Han Huafeng, the 5,000 Mingwei Camp in Guanning, the 20,000 soldiers of Zeng Lin, and the troops of Zhou Jiyun, Wulin and others, which has exceeded 100,000 people. This is not considered the navy and marines. These troops will be temporarily reorganized into an offensive group and become the main force to attack Chu next.

It’s okay for the others to say, but the only thing that made Yang Zhi worry was Zhou Jiyun. Among these 100,000 people, Zhou Jiyun’s subordinates accounted for almost half.

Although the emperor would arrive here in person when the war officially began, if Yang Zhi could not combine these troops into a whole before this, the court would inevitably have some criticism of his ability. Even if the emperor was dedicated to giving him opportunities, he would still be able to seize these opportunities.

Yang Zhi was very eager to lead his troops into Shangjing with the opportunity of the commander of the side. Today, Zhou Jiyun led his army back to Kunling County. Yang Zhi originally found the monk and his wife to discuss what to do with him, but Zhou Jiyun suddenly visited him.

Yang Zhi, who couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, was naturally a little uneasy. Should he show surrender or give himself a warning?

This is a question worth considering.

"This trip to Luzhou, General Zhou was a great show of his power. He first defeated Xu Junsheng and then defeated Guo Xiancheng. Yang Zhi was amazed by the magic of using troops." Yang Zhi looked at Zhou Jiyun, who was sitting opposite, with a straight body and a full military appearance, and exclaimed.

Zhou Jiyun smiled bitterly: "General Yang, don't laugh at me. This time, Zhou refused to listen to His Majesty's words and forcibly marched into Luzhou. He almost brought the entire army into the Jedi. If it weren't for General Guanning's bloody battle in Xiaoshi City, if it weren't for the Ming Navy Marines who quickly broke through Yingzui Rock, if it weren't for General Yang, General Jiang's reinforcements rushed to the rescue, Zhou Jiyun's head would have long been hung at the head of Chang'an City. In the battle in Xiaoshi City, thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of young men died in battle, and Zhou was ashamed to death."

"Bian Wushuang is a capricious person, and he has indeed made some moves in his military service. No one expected that there would be such a change at that time. General Zhou didn't have to care. Fortunately, the result was always good. General Zhou returned from a long distance, and could he just use the food, grass and supplies?" Yang Zhi waved his hand and asked with a smile.

"Born by the care of General and Jun Jung Zeng, all the supplies have been distributed." Zhou Jiyun said this, suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to Yang Zhi with his fists, and Yang Zhi was so panicked that he quickly turned sideways to avoid him.

"Why did General Zhou come from?"

"This gift was made by General Zhou Xie to protect Kunling City." Zhou Jiyun said seriously: "Including Zhou's family, many of the relatives of the soldiers in the army were in Kunling County. After hearing the news that the general besieged the city and Bian Wushuang was preparing to burn both jade and stones, Zhou was really worried. To be honest, Zhou had already made mental preparations, but the result was so good, which Zhou never expected. Therefore, Zhou wanted to thank General, and at the same time thank General for his protection on behalf of our army."

The reason why Zhou Jiyun was worried earlier was that he was afraid that a new general like Yang Zhi would attack Kunling County City desperately for military achievements. Bian Wushuang, who could not resist, could be killed. Such a thing is not uncommon in history.

"Of course, it is better not to fight the problem. The blood of the soldiers in the army cannot flow meaninglessly. This is our Ming Dynasty's strategy." Yang Zhi smiled.

"No matter what, Zhou still wants to thank the general." Zhou Jiyun said sincerely.

"I want to thank you for your gratitude when you meet Your Majesty. I'm just going to do it on orders." Yang Zhi waved his hands repeatedly: "General Zhou, when it comes to His Majesty's appointment this time, Yang really dares not take it as his deputy. How can General Zhou be my deputy? I'm ready to write a memorial to ask Your Majesty to take it back, and General Zhou will be the chief and Yang will be the deputy."

"The general must not say that." Zhou Jiyun's face changed slightly, "How can Zhou's new general take on the responsibility?"

"My Ming Emperor has always been a good person. General Zhou is happy to come back, so why don't you pay more attention to General Zhou because of this reason? You are really worried. Yang is not pretentious, but because our army will serve as the main force in the fight against Chu in the next war. General Zhou has been fighting for many years and has surpassed the experience of commanding large-scale corps operations. "Yang Zhi said.

Zhou Jiyun shook his head: "It's not to hide it from the general. When I received the order of Your Majesty in Xiaoshi City, I had some ideas in my mind, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized the profound meaning of Your Majesty. In the battle against Chu, the focus is not on attack, but on attacking the heart. Politics is the first priority, and war is the second priority. The general has a special status. Yang Yihe, the former chief assistant of the Great Chu, has been in power for decades, assisting Min Wei to create a strong Chu Empire, whether it is among the people or officials.

The field is well-known and led by the general. Zhou believes that wherever the battle flag goes, I am afraid that it will descend. As for the battle you mentioned, Zhou is willing to carefully plan for the general. In fact, the general has had a lot of experience in the past few years. At most, Zhou checks for the general's shortcomings and fills in the gaps in some details. If that was the case before, the general should not mention it, otherwise he would force Zhou Jiyun to take off his armor and return to the countryside."

Yang Zhi laughed loudly. Zhou Jiyun's words were neither humble nor arrogant. It not only pointed out the reason why he could not be the leader, but also arrogantly expressed that he was indeed stronger than Yang Zhi in military affairs. Yang Zhi did not deny that fighting on the battlefield could not be able to understand all the things with just a lot of military books. The experience accumulated by blood and fire is a real good thing. At this point, Yang Zhi is indeed far inferior to Zhou Jiyun.

"Since this is the case, I can only take the initiative. I will ask General Zhou to do more in the military matters in the future." Yang Zhi said.

"It's my duty." Zhou Jiyun nodded and said, "Today, we are here to meet the general, and to the other hand, we also want to talk to the general about the reorganization of the army. The army gathered in Kunling County now has complex components, different sources, different military orders, and different orders. If we do not integrate into a whole, our future combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced."

"This is exactly what I want to discuss with General Zhou." Yang Zhi said with a smile.

"The army led by Zhou now fought half of the troops under Kunling County City, so the reorganization started with Zhou's subordinates." Zhou Jiyun glanced at the one on the side, and the monk and his wife bowed to the two, saying, "I have heard for a long time that the Canglang Camp has the unparalleled combat power in the world. This time, Zhou wanted to be honest and ask the two to support Zhou's grassroots officers, and Zhou also wanted some of the soldiers to enter the two's battle camps."

This is to be prepared to break up his army. Yang Zhi was a little surprised, and he couldn't help but praise Zhou Jiyun's thoughts. The newly attached general, holding heavy troops, was worried that it was normal to be suspicious. He found the emperor's most trusted Canglang, and the two battalions of Ruijin, to send officers into his army to express his true submission to the emperor. However, this is obviously different from what His Majesty the Emperor said.

"General Zhou doesn't have to do this!" Yang Zhi waved his hand: "All men in the army, I'll just say it straight. We all understand General Zhou's meaning, but Your Majesty has spoken about it long ago. General Zhou's army is elite in a hundred battles, so there is no need to be reorganized. It only needs to be consistent with the orders of other Ming troops. Our two armies are still very different from many military orders. If we really do it according to General Zhou's wishes, I'm afraid that not only General Zhou's command, but also Canglang and Ruijin's combat power will decline. If it is not the same as other times, it can be slowly adjusted. But now, it's really inappropriate. Min Ruoying's Fire Phoenix Army has extremely strong combat power. At this time, we will break our wings and the wise will not take it. Your army has the combat methods and habits of your army. Ruijin and Canglang also have their own unique things. Once the two are mixed, they will be inconsistent."

Yang Zhi was straightforward, and Zhou Jiyun couldn't help but feel a little forgiven. He consciously judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain. At the same time, he sighed in his heart that Qin Feng's achievements today were not accidental, nor was it a blessing. This kind of mind alone was enough to make people work hard for him wholeheartedly. Compared with Cao Tian's force to curb Cao Yun, the large-scale change of generals had achieved nothing except for a series of failures to Daqi.

"Zhou was ashamed." He bowed his hand and continued, "Since the general said it was not suitable, then the matter would be abandoned. However, Zhou heard that in the Ming army, the military judges were all from the Censorate's Office. Zhou wanted to ask the Censor's Office to also send garrison judges to Zhou's troops. On the one hand, they should strictly enforce military discipline, and on the other hand, they could also preach the military regulations to the soldiers so that they could slowly become familiar with them."

Yang Zhiyi smiled: "Well, there is something. Let's go back and report together, asking His Majesty to approve it. This matter should be handled quickly."
Chapter completed!