On this side of Tokyo, the royal car has not yet set off, and Cai Dajie has won a great victory, with the battle report of the Battle of the Vortex Mouth, and passed into Kaifeng by the post horse.

Knowing it, the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Dynasty were overjoyed, and they congratulated Liu Chengyou. Liu Chengyou hit Tao Gu, a scholar again, and the results of the general's report were slightly processed and beautified, and then made into an official list, and then Kaifeng Mansion announced the whole city to enhance the morale of the people.

According to the official report, in the first battle of Xia Cai, the main force of the Tang army aided Huai with 100,000, and the whole army was annihilated, and the main general Liu Yanzhen was awarded the head. In the first battle of the vortex, the 30,000 land and water army of Haozhou was defeated, and more than half of the troops were lost. On the side of the Han army, the damage can be almost counted, and countless prisoners and captures are numerous.

In the Privy Council, compared with the solemnity of the past, the officials and directors of the houses inevitably had some discussions about the great victory of Xia Cai and the great victory of the vortex. Wang Jun's side fought a big victory, although it was a surprise, but it was not surprising, after all, the main force is located, and there are many elite soldiers and strong generals, so it can only be said that he used his troops well.

But on the side of the vortex, with two or three thousand regiments and naval troops, they were several times larger than the enemy, and they actually won a complete victory, and the name of Zhao Kuangyin was sung in the court for the first time.

Guo Wei was in his official case, reviewing documents, issuing military orders, and winning two great victories on the Huainan front, and there would be a lot of adjustment reactions to the center of the imperial court.

"Prime minister, someone from Miyagi has come to preach the message, and His Majesty has summoned you!" Deputy envoy Zheng Renzhi entered and said.

Guo Wei's figure passed by the rooms of the government office, and the surroundings were immediately solemn as usual. There is a kind of majesty, there is no need to be forced, and the group is solemn.

In the Chongzheng Palace, a cadre of young people, rising stars, is speaking freely and pointing out the country.

"In the first battle of Xia Cai, the elite of the 30,000 Tang Army was destroyed in one fell swoop, the situation in Huainan has changed greatly, and the victory of our dynasty has been achieved, and next, Huainan has no strength to resist my heavenly soldiers!" Zhao Yanjin's voice was loud.

"No!" An Shouzhong raised objections: "The Tang army should not be underestimated, it is reported that in Shouchun City, He Jingzhu and Zhang Quanyue sheltered nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians, and the defenders exceeded 20,000, and there was enough grain and grass in the tun. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yanjin immediately retorted: "What is the threat of a frightened defeated army? I'm afraid of them, but it will affect the other defenders who have not participated in the battle! How can I stop my victory? ”

"I heard that He Jingzhu is a veteran general of the Tang Army, a horse all his life, from the end of the millimeter, rich experience, famous for good guarding! Not to be underestimated, as reported before, in the face of my army, the response is very calm! Zhang Yongde spoke: "Of course, after all, it is an old man, how long can it last?" ”

"That's what the generals said!" Li Fang, the champion of the new department, also participated at this time, and said: "The pseudo-Tang Shaoliang generals are elite soldiers, and the monarch does not know how to use people's abilities, so it is indeed difficult to stop my Han strategy." However, in the first battle of Xia Cai, although the strength of our army was greatly displayed, the Tang army was greatly defeated and its strength was reduced. ”

"But with the national strength of the puppet Tang Dynasty, it is not a battle that can be defeated, and in the opinion of the lower officials, there are still a few battles to weaken its national strength. However, now, the situation in Hunan is erosive, tens of thousands of soldiers have been trapped in the Tang Army, and this time 30,000 forbidden troops have been lost, and the towns of Huainan can only be guarded, the weather is getting colder, and Jinling is probably difficult to mobilize a sufficient army to support the north in a short period of time! ”

"However, now that it is winter, the weather will only get colder and colder, and the weather is really not conducive to our army's operations, especially the siege battle. For example, the Tang army guards in Huainan Prefecture are all stubbornly resisting, and our army wants to expand its victory and achieve great results, it is not so easy! ”

Listening to Li Fang's words, several people looked around at this personable champion Lang a few times, Zhao Yanjin blinked his eyes, and said, "I never thought that our champion Lang still has such knowledge!" ”

Li Fang touched his short beard, smiled gently, and said modestly: "The lower official said casually, the scholar's opinion." ”

Zhang Yongde nodded and said seriously: "Zhuangyuanlang's words are indeed reasonable. In particular, it is only early winter, and it can still be overcome, but once it reaches the depths of winter, the battle is not favorable, and the difficulty and loss of the transportation of grain, grass, ordnance, and cold protection materials will be greatly increased......"

"In this way, if you want to take advantage of the situation and swallow the land of Huainan in one fell swoop, it is really not as easy as we imagined!" Zhao Yanjin couldn't help but say: "It's really not a good time for the imperial court to choose the end of autumn to move troops!" ”

"That can't be helped!" An Shouzhong said: "After all, the previous situation between the north and the south is not something that I can decide, after all, I am subject to others!" However, in the cold winter, although it is hard for my soldiers to fight, they are also free from the disturbance of the northern Hulu! ”

Zhao Yanjin and others talked happily, and Wang Shu was also among them, although he did not understand military strategy, he also listened to it with relish.

Liu Chengyou was still studying the good news presented on the front line of Shouzhou, listening to the talk of the great talents of the Han Dynasty, and his mood was still relatively relaxed.

Raising their eyes, they coughed lightly, and several people immediately quieted down and looked at Liu Chengyou. Baiyue

Liu Chengyou's gaze fell on Zhang Yongde's side, a handsome young general, and asked: "Zhong Xun, everyone is talking about the army, it can be said that it is in full swing, why are you sitting here and not saying a word?" ”

The young general who was named was Pan Mei, for some reason, Liu Chengyou had some inexplicable affection for this young man who was overly scandalized in "Yang Family General", and promoted him to the Great Internal Army and served as an enshrinement officer in front of the palace.

Pan Mei is known for her ambitions, she was famous in the township when she was a teenager, and she was promoted by Guo Rongjian to be a humble one, trained for two years, recommended Tokyo, and served as a military academy in the forbidden army for more than two years.

Since this year, he has been promoted to the front of the palace by Liu Chengyou, and while he is excited, he is inevitably more cautious, in order to avoid making mistakes, he is more humble and cautious.

At this time, when he heard Liu Chengyou ask, he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the last general is shallow and doesn't dare to speak falsely!" ”

"Eh......" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said: "I called you here to let you express your opinions and speak freely, there is no right or wrong opinion, the key is to speak out!" Tell me, what do you think of the Huainan front? ”

Hearing the Son of Heaven say this, and facing Liu Chengyou's encouraging eyes, Pan Mei said: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that although the army has crossed the Huaishui and achieved a great victory in Xia Cai, it still does not have a solid foothold in the land of Huainan. In the opinion of the last general, next, or seize Shouzhou, take Luzhou, or attack Haozhou, occupy Chuzhou and even Yangzhou, and completely cut the land of Huainan into two pieces, east and west, then the Tang army will be difficult to defend. ”

"After several battles before and after, the damage of our army is not small, we need to rectify the standby, replenish the army and soldiers, Your Majesty personally recruited, fortunately after Huainan, it is the time to launch the next offensive. It's just that I'm going to be ready for a tough winter battle! Of course, if you want to be safe, it's better to wait until next spring before attacking in a big way! ”

After listening to Pan Mei's words, Liu Chengyou pointed at him and praised left and right: "Have you seen it, my vision, how can it be wrong, there are such knowledgeable people, how many people are there at this age in the Han army?" ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have another good general!" Seeing that Liu Chengyou was in a good mood, Wang Zhu congratulated smartly.

Before he been, Zhang Dejun came to report, Guo Wei and Wei Renpu were ordered to come to the pilgrimage, and Liu Chengyou asked the heroes in the palace to retreat and meet the two alone.

"I summoned Erqing here because there are two things, I want to ask your opinions!" Sitting down, looking at Guo Wei and Wei Renpu, Liu Chengyou said directly.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" The two made a small eye contact, and Guo Wei asked.

Liu Chengyou couldn't see any expression on his face, and he had lost Cai Dajie's joy, but said very calmly: "Wang Jun gave me a secret recital, and instructed Zhao Kuangyin, the envoy of the Suzhou regiment, to make his own opinion, attack without authorization, and let me ask him about his crime!" ”

Hearing this, Guo Wei and Wei Renpu's brows suddenly furrowed, and Guo Wei said: "Zhao Kuangyin defeated the Tang army with his outnumbered enemies and relieved the threat of the Huainan Naval Division, which is really a great achievement!" Wang Xiufeng, why is this so? ”

Thinking of Wang Jun's personality, Guo Wei had some guesses, wondering whether Wang Jun blamed Zhao Kuangyin for stealing his limelight. But I just thought about it in my heart and didn't say it.

Liu Chengyou said: "Our king is handsome, but he has words and reason. The order he gave to the Suzhou army was to hold the vortex mouth steadily, and when Zhao Kuangyin attacked, it was when the Xia Cai War was about to break out and the Tang army was in the trap. Although the vortex mouth has made a lot of gains, Zhao Kuangyin rashly attacked, if the time was earlier, the news spread south, and it was likely to scare Liu Yanzhen away! ”

"According to Wang Jun's statement, if it is not for the right time, the battle at the vortex will definitely affect the war in Shouzhou, so that the army will prepare painstakingly and pay for the ......."

After listening to Liu Chengyou's description, Wei Renpu couldn't help but say: "Wang Dushuai sees this, but he is too much for himself. Zhao Kuangyin clearly analyzed the enemy's situation, was bold and decisive, and had a vortex victory. And the results were quite fruitful, successfully preventing the Tang army of Haozhou from advancing westward! Such a great achievement, you should be rewarded, how can you not repay the sin! ”

"What does Guo Qing think?" Liu Chengyou asked: "How do I reply to Wang Jun!" ”

Guo Wei had no intention of looking at Liu Chengyou's face, and he couldn't see anything left and right, but he thought about it and responded: "Your Majesty, if you ignore this matter for the time being, you should not hear it, do not say a word, and then issue an edict to praise Wang Jun, reward him generously, and send someone to the front-line camp first, and reward the meritorious soldiers on behalf of Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Chengyou agreed to the matter without thinking: "Just do it, let Wang Pu go in person, and take a look at the situation on the front line for me first!" ”

"Plus!" Wei Renpu also gave up his hand and said to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, it is time to drive Huainan!" ”