Qu Wan stared at the Chinese army general for a long time, and finally reflected that Zhang Hongyu was dead. This made him stunned, the previous high mood was like being poured a basin of ice water on his head, Zhang Hongyu died, who did he show off his victory to? He suddenly felt like he was standing here, like a clown.

Because he is also a military man.

How did Zhang Hongyu die, he vaguely understood, he would rather die than be humiliated! Is this the soldier of the Han Kingdom? He watched with interest as the flag got closer and closer to him, and suddenly he turned around, walked to his horse, turned over to his horse, and galloped towards the flag in the distance.

Bi Xuan, who was behind him, was shocked, turned over his horse, and said to Liu An: "You go back to rectify the army immediately, and if something happens, come quickly to respond." ”

"Understood!" Liu An watched with some puzzlement as Qu Wan and Bi Xuan rushed towards the Han army in the distance.

On the road, the advancing team stopped, because on the avenue, two Chu army generals stood on their horses, and behind them, dozens of Chu soldiers with slightly nervous faces.

"It's Qu Wan!" Dong Zhuang's hand grasped the hilt of the knife, and his eyes flashed with anger, "What does he want to do, laugh at us?" ”

"Master Dong, stop, no matter what the other party does, don't do it." Wu Qi shouted, "You just stay here for me, and you are not allowed to go anywhere." ”

Wu Qi rode his horse forward, and the tide of the Han army in front of him generally separated to both sides, making way for Wu Qi.

"General Qu." Wu Qi arched his hand, "General Qu suddenly blocked the way, I don't know what it means?" ”

Qu Wan only brought a few dozen guards, so naturally he didn't come to stir up trouble. Wu Qi understands this in his heart, or the other party just wants to show off his victory, if this is the case, then this Qu Wan is also a shallow guy, and it is not worth paying too much attention to him.

Qu Wan's gaze crossed over to Wu Qi. fell under the flag of the Chinese generals, "General Zhang Hongyu, General Zhang, is he gone?" ”

Wu Qi was stunned, and finally nodded: "General Zhang is tired day and night, worrying too much, and the old illness has suddenly disappeared. ”

Qu Wan nodded, this was naturally the other party's cover-up, and the other party naturally would not tell him the real cause of Zhang Hongyu's death, but he could guess it.

"Wu Yizheng. Can I go to pay tribute to General Zhang? Qu Wan said.

Wu Qi didn't react for a moment, "Paying tribute to General Zhang? He asked rhetorically.

Qu Wan nodded, "I don't know General Zhang, I have been entangled with him for the past two years, and the two have won and lost each other. He's a guy I admire, and now that he's gone, I want to pay tribute to him, but I don't know if it's okay to discuss politics? ”

Wu Qi pondered for a moment. nodded: "General Qu Wan, please!" ”

After bending, he turned over and dismounted, strode forward, and moved forward from the passage formed by the Han soldiers on both sides. He didn't care about the anger in the eyes of these soldiers. Behind him, Bi Xuan cautiously followed suit.

Zhang Hongyu's coffin was very simple, and it was made by logistics personnel temporarily. Standing in front of this thin coffin, he bent his hands into fists and slammed them deep into the ground.

"The battlefield is won or lost, you are considered to have a draw, and I was looking forward to another confrontation with you, but I didn't expect you to leave like this!" Qu Wan straightened up, looked at the coffin, shook his head and sighed. "It's a pity, it's a pity."

"The surname is Qu, how is Commander Zhang, it's not your turn to judge!" There was a thunderous voice in his ears, and he looked up and saw a face that was flushed with anger, it was Dong Zhuang, the commander of the third division of the New First Army.

Qu Wan smiled indifferently, ignored Dong Zhuang, once again saluted Zhang Hongyu's coffin, turned his head and left proudly, Bi Xuan behind him took a step forward, and after bowing to the coffin, he raised his body and looked at Dong Zhuang, "Looking forward to another confrontation with General Dong." Dropping these words, Bi Xuan also turned around and followed Qu Wan to leave.

Wu Qi looked at the backs of the two lightly and shouted: "Return the courtesy!" He took the lead in bowing, and the soldiers around the coffin all bowed to the two backs of Wu Qi in the distance, even the angry Dong Zhuang had to bend down at this time, whether it was an enemy or not, others came to pay tribute, and their own etiquette was always indispensable.

Jicheng, in the political hall, the minutes of Wu Qi's negotiations with the Chu people are spread out on Jiang Jiaquan's desk, the land within a radius of thousands of miles on the side of Daba Mountain has been abandoned, and the land of a hundred miles from Sanchuan to Tucheng is not allowed to garrison on both sides, and the fruits of the great victory between the Qilu Army and the New First Army last year were lost, and his harvest was only to bring back the remaining 30,000 people of the New First Army with dignity.

"If this minutes of negotiation appear on the big council, I am afraid that the parliamentarians will make a fuss, and Wu will not be able to run away from the big hat of a traitor." Jiang Jiaquan looked at the corner of the room with a wry smile, and was bending down to admire the height of the bonsai there.

"We started the wrong war at the wrong time, and we deserved to be punished." Gao Yuan straightened his waist and pointed at the box of bonsai casually: "This bonsai is good, Mr. Jiang, I'll take him back when I go back, you won't be reluctant, right?"

Looking at Gao Yuan's reaction, Jiang Jiaquan was a little stunned: "Your Majesty, that's a land of thousands of miles."

"What I regret more than the land is the casualties of the 20,000 soldiers of the New First Army!" Gao Yuan waved his hand, "The primary responsibility for this battle lies with me, we didn't see through the ins and outs of this accident, we didn't expect the conspiracy hidden after a kidnapping, people have already dug a trap and are waiting for us to jump. We couldn't wait to jump on it, and we couldn't blame others."

Walking up to Jiang Jiaquan, Gao Yuan picked up the pen and prepared to sign his name on the minutes. Jiang Jiaquan dragged his hand and dragged the file away, "Your Majesty, this word can't be signed by you."

Gao Yuan held the pen, "The primary responsibility lies with me, of course, I should sign it, and then announce it to the world."

"If you talk about responsibility, the first fear is still borne by Zhang Hongyu, as the commander-in-chief of the front, but he can't judge the situation, the enemy is not clear, and the pride underestimates the enemy, this is the real cause of defeat, these days, the staff officers of the military department have been analyzing this war, summing up the gains and losses of this war, I also went to listen to a few games, those staff officers analyzed it very reasonably, in the war, Zhang Hongyu had several opportunities to stop losses." Jiang Jiaquan said: "The second one who is responsible is the Ministry of War, it is Ye Chong, Zhang Hongyu's battle plan is approved by them, and the third one who is responsible is our political affairs hall, but it is the king who does not need to be responsible for this."

"What are you? I'm afraid I'll lose my prestige because of this?" Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "The people of the Han Dynasty won't think that I'm not good because of the loss of a war, so they won't believe in me anymore, right?"

"No, the Great Han needs an undefeated god of war, a king who can win all battles." Jiang Jiaquan's eyes looked at Gao Yuan with sparkling eyes: "The Qin-Chu alliance has been formed, and in terms of overall strength, we are at a disadvantage, so we need a banner to keep the morale of the soldiers and civilians high."

Jiang Jiaquan picked up the pen and signed his name on the negotiation minutes, Yan Shenghao walked over silently, took the pen from Jiang Jiaquan's hand, and signed his name, Wu Kai, Li Can is the same.

"This is the decision of the political affairs hall, and it has nothing to do with the king. To-morrow we will present this minutes to the king, and then we will report it to the council and to the yamen." Jiang Jiaquan said.

Gao Yuan was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "But in this case, Zhang Hongyu is afraid that he will be held accountable."

"It's his responsibility." Jiang Jiaquan said solemnly." This big defeat, in the final analysis, is still four words, pride and underestimation of the enemy."

Gao Yuan smiled bitterly, "When it comes to being proud and underestimating the enemy, how can it be just Zhang Hongyu, up to me, the king, down to an ordinary soldier in the army, who is not full of confidence now."

"So the king, the army needs to move." Jiang Jiaquan approached Gao Yuan's side." Over the years, we have won too many battles, starting from the small Fufeng Army, all the way to the present, especially after defeating Li Xin of the Qin State last year, the self-confidence of all the generals has skyrocketed, and there is a tendency for Lao Tzu to be the first in the world, which is not a good thing in itself."

After a pause, he continued: "And now the four front armies, plus the new first army, the Qilu Legion, each legion has its own commander's distinct personal color, which is not a good thing for the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty."

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment: "What Mr. said, I have been thinking about it, and now it is time to reorganize the army, this defeat is just a ready-made opportunity, I already have some ideas, and they are gradually improving, and after the new army withdraws, I am ready to start doing this."

"What the king is extremely worried about is that now is a rare window period, in a short period of time, Han, Chu, and Qin will not break out large-scale wars, and at this time the army will be reorganized so as to accumulate strength for the next big war."

"I still have to have a good chat with Ye Chong about this matter and listen to his opinion." Gao Yuan nodded, "Okay, this matter, since you want to carry the black pot for me, I will also accept it, after Zhang Hongyu comes back, let him suffer for a while. Sir should think of a place for him to go, the new army, he can't take it with him."

"Let him go back to Jishi City Military University as the vice president first, and after this hurdle, the king will think about how to use him, he is still a very capable general, one of the few Confucian generals in our Han army!" Jiang Jiaquan said.

"It's okay, Zhang Hongyu originally came out of Jishi City Military University, let him go back to avoid the limelight first." Gao Yuan said: "Okay, I won't bother you, Ye Zhong has already presented the gains and losses of this battle, I am going to review it and send it to all armies, our generals must summarize the gains and losses from this battle. The past life will not be forgotten, and the teacher of the future life must not repeat such mistakes in the future." (To be continued......)