Chapter 25: The Son's Good News (251/583)
In the early morning of the next day, Chang'an, 700 miles away.
The sound of the bell rang throughout the imperial capital, and the daily routine began between thousands of streets and hundreds of squares.
The hundred officials passed through the palace gate and came to the Taiji Palace, as in the past, to discuss the war in the northern Xinjiang.
After several months of retreat, under internal and external troubles, Da Yue's morale from the army to the court has fallen to the bottom; However, there is always a limit to the fall, the national strength of the Northern Qi is limited, and it is a little weak to push it north of the Yellow River; Although the Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Army have been defeated repeatedly, the commander's ability is still there, and in general, it has not collapsed, and it can be regarded as a stalemate with Northern Qi.
However, the fight with Northern Qi is so ugly, and it also makes the hundred officials recognize the reality - Da Yue is no longer the Da Yue who started from the land of projectiles and swept Liuhe by a snowball; The soldiers and equipment may not be bad, but there are really no generals; Guo Zhongxian and Yang Chenghai, the two major governors combined, were worthy of a draw with Zuo Qingqiu, the national teacher of the Northern Qi Dynasty; People even have spare time to come to Chang'an for a walk, but Guo Zhongxian and Yang Chenghai don't even dare to sleep, the gap between this handsome talent is really a bit scary.
If the reason is investigated, it is still related to Song Ji's heavy literature and suppression of martial arts. Song Ji succeeded to the throne for ten years and basically killed those who could fight; Not to mention, Liu Pingyang and Han Zhongyu, who intended to support Song Yu to usurp the throne last year, Da Yue is second only to the two generals of the Xu family, and his ability to fight is definitely better than Guan Taiwei, who grabbed his hair all day long.
If it weren't for the fact that his exploits were too great and he was suppressed too hard by Song Ji, where would Liu Pingyang run to support Song Yu to take the position?
Now that the Liu and Han families have been beheaded, they can't find handsome talents when they really fight, and the courtiers are on fire.
Although the courtiers did not dare to mention Liu, Han and others who intended to usurp the throne, it was still possible to use the past to satirize the present. After chatting about the situation in northern Xinjiang, Shaofu Li Si touched his beard and sighed:
"Alas~ Guo Zhongxian is good at defending but not attacking, Yang Chenghai is good at attacking, but his style of play is a bit reckless, and it is still not advisable to hurt the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred. If General Xu is here, with more than 300,000 elite soldiers under his hands, he can't think of how to lose if he wants armor and armor, and if he wants war horses and war horses......"
The topic named the coach, and the ministers were silent, but they all understood the meaning in their hearts.
As the head of the military attaché, Captain Guan Hongzhuo naturally couldn't hold back a little when he heard this, and said:
"The current situation is different and cannot be compared. Zuo Qingqiu is a national teacher of the enemy country, but his talent is a real generation of masters, and he is by no means a wasted name; In addition, our dynasty has suffered from natural disasters in a row, and the four kings in the east have different intentions, and the strong enemy is unstable in the front and rear, and it is not easy to fight like this; There is also a generation of heroes like General Xu, there are few from ancient times to the present, how can they come out from generation to generation? Let's just talk about the prince of Su, it is true that both civil and military are riding in one foot, but when it comes to fighting with soldiers, he is not a layman......"
When the ministers heard this, they also felt that it made sense, after all, Xu Buling this guy was really a bit embarrassing for the general Xu Lie.
The day before yesterday, Guan Hongye sent the letter over, and the civil and military officials were stunned.
Watching the stars at night, I think I can, lead two thousand soldiers, and go around to fight Nanyang.
Is this a decision that someone in their right mind can make?
also beckoned to let Guan Hongye send an army over to help, this is not a joke!
Shaofu Li Si followed the topic and sighed: "Fortunately, I didn't let Xu Buling take 50,000 Xiliang troops, otherwise I would have been allowed to go out of the customs at this time, and I would have been a big man, what kind of goods are the people who lead the troops......"
This is again scolding all the military attachés, but in fact, he still scolds Song Ji for messing around, and no one is available for the military general class.
Song Ji naturally didn't want to scold Xu Buling, seeing Xu Buling's letter of laughing off his big teeth, Song Ji was quite relieved, at least such a reckless man and a fool would definitely not be able to win the world. Hearing Li Si's words, Song Ji said softly:
"Xu Buling is still young and impulsive, and it is not surprising that he has made such a ridiculous decision when leading troops for the first time. A few more years of sharpening, and you will naturally become a usable talent. ”
The ministers all nodded, after all, he was the son of King Su, and now he was still using other people's soldiers, and it was not easy to fall into the well to trample on others, so he continued to discuss the war.
Just after chatting for a while, an envoy shouted from outside the hall:
"Newspaper—good news—"
When the ministers heard the good news, they were solemn and quiet, and quickly turned their heads to look outside the main hall.
In the past few months, I have been choked by the war in northern Xinjiang, and I haven't heard this voice for a long time.
Song Ji also sat up a little straighter, and raised his hand slightly: "Say." ”
The envoy walked into the main hall quickly, probably hearing from his colleagues that the last report was interrupted several times, and after coming in, he said urgently:
"Report ——, early yesterday morning, the prince of Su led an army of 2,000 to break the Chu army in Nanzhao County, and then waved the army to attack Nanyang, Nanyang was broken and had occupied the city......
"Wow-"
No matter how fast the envoy spoke, he still couldn't finish it, and was interrupted by the uproar of the ministers.
Song Ji staggered slightly, and his eyes showed a little stunned.
The various noises of the ministers also sounded:
"Why did Xu Buling go to Nanzhao County?"
"How can there be 10,000 Chu troops in Nanzhao County?"
"Nanyang can't be without a defender?"
"It's only been a few days, marching and attacking the city, and the horses of Xiliang have wings?"
……
Since it is a war report, it cannot be fake.
Song Ji was shocked for a moment, and hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Go on!" Have you ever held Nanyang? ”
When the ministers heard this, they quickly quieted down again, with a bit of urgency in their eyes.
After all, this good news is much better than the last time Xu Buling caught the prince of Northern Qi. The rear Nanyang is broken, and Makoushan will inevitably be lost; From the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period Qin and Chu to fight for hegemony, Chu lost this place, basically the general trend has gone, even if the Four Kings Alliance arrives, it can only be blocked south of Xiangyang, and the imperial court directly changed from defense to offense, and changed from passive to active.
The envoy held the paper tube and continued: "The prince of Su led his troops to break through Nanyang, the army of Makoushan returned to help, and the 40,000 Chu troops besieged the city and attacked it, which is precarious. The general Guan Hongye had already sent 50,000 troops last night to rush to the aid to relieve the siege......"
When Song Ji heard this, his face turned slightly pale, and he secretly said something bad in his heart.
When the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they directly fried the pot.
Lu Chengan was furious and said:
"Nanyang was broken during the day, why did Guan Hongye's reinforcements leave at night? The 50,000 army arrived in Nanyang for at least three days, and 2,000 people defended 40,000, 20 times the strength. ”
Naturally, the envoy could not answer this question.
Guan Hongzhuo, as the elder brother, hurriedly stepped forward to explain:
"The marching deployment of King Su Shizi is too child's play, Guan Hongye has a heavy responsibility in guarding the pass, and he can't make the slightest mistake, and it is reasonable not to adopt the arrangement of King Su Shizi. And he also issued a military order to the prince of Su, asking him not to lead troops to raid Nanyang......"
Everyone knew these words, because even they didn't believe that Xu Buling dared to really fight Nanyang and could still fight down.
But if people really fight it, it's a big problem!
Xiao Chuyang's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "The fighter plane is fleeting, and since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'the foreign monarch will not be subject to the order'. Xu Buling found out that Nanyang could be broken, and he would not listen to Guan Hongye's military orders, so what was wrong with leading troops to break Nanyang immediately? Since Nanyang is broken, it shows that the deployment of the march is correct; Guan Hongye was on the front line, no fighter planes were found, and the reinforcements only left last night. ”
Guan Hongzhong opened his mouth: "King Su Shizi said that watching the stars at night, this is ......"
"What about stargazing at night? Nanyang is broken, which shows that the judgment is correct, Guan Hongye is a stone's throw away from the front line, and he can't watch the stars, is it possible that he can't even see the slightest fighter? ”
Guan Hongzhuo was speechless.
The ministers also felt that this was the case, and they joked in advance that they would not be stupid, although there were elements of doubt, but after all, they were more than 700 miles away, and they did not know about the front line, and it was normal to misjudge the situation when they heard the words of one side.
But Guan Hongye was stationed in Makou Mountain, Xu Buling disdained the reinforcements in advance, and ridiculed Xu Buling to the imperial court, and everyone broke through Nanyang, so they remembered to support. This can only show that Guan Hongye is short-sighted, the overall situation is very different from Xu Buling, and the problem is not ordinarily big!
Xu Buling suddenly came like this, and Song Ji was also a little stunned.
The Xiliang army invaded like fire in the front, and Guan Hongye remained motionless like a mountain in the rear.
Up to now, Nanyang can hold on, and the merit lies in Xu Buling, Guan Hongye has become a 'stupid general'; if he can't hold it, it will be even worse, and Guan Hongye will probably be able to die and apologize. If you want to remove Xu Buling's military power, it is obviously impossible to assign remote areas.
But Xu Buling can not let such a big victory report come to his face, and he can't punish Xu Buling on the grounds that Xu Buling has made meritorious service privately, and the throne is estimated to be unstable. Song Ji still said:
"Summons Guan Hongye, let him be sure to break the siege before Nanyang City is broken, if there is no mistake, let him come to see him."
"No!"
When the envoy heard this, he hurriedly took the order and left......
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