"It's okay, it's just that I'm physically exhausted."

Ye Fu waved his hand and said with a dry laugh.

At the same time, he also exhaled in his heart, and sure enough, he survived after all.

But the battle just now really made him extremely thrilling, and he almost died here.

And he knows very well that in the days to come, there will be no shortage of such wars and situations! Because what he knows has been changed by him, then the story that will happen in the future may be completely different from what is recorded in the history books of the past.

The forty-seventh year of Wanli under heavy snow is like an eventful autumn.

Since April last year, the Jianzhou Jurchen leader Nurhachi rebelled and led the army to conquer Fushun in one fell swoop. The war reports in Liaodong went from one every few days to several a day, and even everyone knew it, but most of the war reports that came back from the north would not be good news.

From the nobles of the heavens to the peddlers and pawns, everyone in the capital couldn't help but be affected by those snowflake-like war reports. Everyone knows that Liaodong, that is the left arm of the Beijing Division, once there is any mistake, the enemy can drive straight into at any time, threatening the safety of the Beijing Division.

And as the dust settled on the Battle of Sarhu, the clockwork, which had been tightened for nearly a year, suddenly loosened. For a moment, the strength that seemed to have been suppressed for too long suddenly erupted in another completely wrong direction.

What was flying up and down in the DPRK was no longer the urgent military report from Liaodong, but was replaced by the mutual attacks and endless red-faced court disputes between several forces surrounding the final outcome of the battle.

For the officials of the DPRK and China, although the main army was defeated, but in the end, there was a small victory of the Eastern Route Army as a cover, and self-deception may also be able to think that the Ming soldiers are still sharp. Defeated...... No, it can't be called defeat, it's probably more appropriate to call it a battlefield defeat, such a defeat can naturally be attributed to Yang Ho and Juniper.

In short, the days of peace seem to be very long, and there is time to use for intrigue. In fact, it doesn't matter whether the person sitting on it is a capable officer or not, the important thing is that each side hopes that the person who sits on it can be its own person.

Unlike the smoky miasma after the Jingshi settled down, Liaodong at this time was still mired in the quagmire of war.

Although the large-scale battle has ended, both the newly rising Houjin and the Ming army, which has just retired from the whole territory, are in a stage where their vitality is damaged and it takes a period of time to recuperate. But as far as the two enemies are concerned, as long as one side has not been completely eliminated, the war will not stop there.

The people in the prefectures and counties and military forts around the center of the confrontation between the two sides were in a state of confusion, and it was inevitable that a large number of soldiers and civilians would flee. At this time, Yang Hao may not have the energy to take care of these seemingly unimportant things.

Liaodong, Shenyang.

The front-line army has been withdrawn one after another, at this time, including Liaodong Economic Strategy, Liaodong Governor, Eunuch of the Supervision Army, and a group of general soldiers and generals gathered here, this is the first high-level meeting in Liaodong after the end of the Battle of Sarhu.

On the battle report reported to the imperial court, Yang Hao shamelessly gave himself a 'small victory' evaluation. At this time, in the lobby, although the charcoal fire was extremely hot, there was still a bone-chilling chill everywhere.

Yang Hao's face was gloomy, and he was in a high position, and after receiving the great gifts from the general soldiers, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Where is Juniper?" ”

Shanhaiguan Chief Military Officer Du Song, this battle was originally the commander of the main army, if it were not for the greed for merit and self-use, the great credit should have belonged to him, however, there is no regret medicine in this world. From the time he was besieged on the Jilin Cliff and watched his subordinates being slaughtered, he knew that even if he could survive, his fate would definitely not be good.

Sure enough, the first fire after the war burned on his head.

"The last general!" Juniper was flustered in his heart, but he still insisted on calmness on his face and responded to the call.

I only heard Yang Hao slap the big case violently, and shouted angrily: "Are you still there? You still have a face? The 40,000 elite soldiers of my Western Road army have almost all been wiped out, what face do you still have to stand in front of this official! Come! Take him down for me! ”

The Ming Dynasty has been using civil and military affairs for too long, so long that even military generals feel that it is a natural thing to bow their heads to civil officials. Even if the two grades are actually almost the same, Yang Hao, as the strategy of Liaodong, holds the military power of Liaodong, and even if he is the chief soldier, he has to bow to him.

What's more, Liaodong Military Town is not monolithic, and the senior generals in the lobby all have their own small abacus. In this defeat, there must always be a scapegoat to push out. Dead friends don't die poor, everyone understands this truth. Sacrificing Juniper to save everyone is a bargain. What's more, who made you juniper rush to be in the limelight and lose the most?

With Yang Hao's order, a few pro-soldiers rushed into the lobby and pressed their arms to firmly restrain Juniper.

There was a dead silence around him, and Juniper's heart suddenly froze, and he raised his head suddenly, wanting to argue for himself, but suddenly heard a voice from the side.

"Your Excellency!"

Juniper looked closely, but found that it was Zhao Menglin, a Confucian general who was trapped in Jilin Cliff with him at that time.

Zhao Menglin came out of the crowd, saluted Yang Hao, and then said: "My lord, although General Du has the mistake of being greedy for merit, but the Eastern Route Army can encircle and annihilate the elite cavalry of the Tartars, and it is really inseparable from the command and echo of General Du. I also asked the adults to open up the net and give General Du a chance to make meritorious contributions. ”

Zhao Menglin said this sincerely, he did not blindly exonerate Juniper, but hoped to persuade Yang Hao not to deal with Juniper decisively because of a moment of anger.

However, how can Yang Ho, who is bent on finding a scapegoat, listen to his contrary advice? He immediately rebuked him: "Presumptuous! Greedy for merit and rash advance, resulting in the defeat of our army, is there still any credit? If it weren't for the excessive losses of the Western Route Army, our army would have had a great chance to completely annihilate the Tartars and capture the enemy chieftain alive! Needless to say! Whoever dares to intercede again will be punished with him! Come on, take Juniper to the official! ”

Zhao Menglin wanted to say a few more words for Juniper, but Juniper shook his head at him.

At the beginning, Zhao Menglin once reminded him to be careful, but he himself did not follow the advice of others. At this time, he has to rely on others to stand up and intercede for him, how can he be embarrassed?

Seeing Juniper being escorted out of the lobby, Zhao Menglin had to return to his position. sighed lightly in his heart, but he didn't know how many people in this hall would be able to survive this winter.

~~

Juniper's dismissal and imprisonment indicate that the fate of many people will be completely changed by this battle. In other words, the entire military command system in eastern Liaodong has changed its appearance because of this.

The holy decree was sent down from Jingshi to Liaodong, and he bore the brunt of the battle, and Yang Hao, the Liaodong Jinglu, was impeached by the imperial history. Although he will not be imprisoned for questioning, the Wanli Emperor, who has been preparing for so long, can hardly bear this effort to eat milk, but only sneezes as a result, and a holy decree dismissed Yang Hao and ordered him to return to his hometown for retirement. In his place, the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy was Xiong Tingbi, the squire of the Ministry of War.

Some people are unlucky, and naturally some people are lucky.

Zhou Yongchun, the former governor of Liaodong, was promoted to the deputy governor of Liaodong because of his ability to dispatch grain and grass in the rear, and temporarily took charge of the affairs of the strategy before Xiong Tingbi arrived. And because of Ye Fu, the commander of the East Route Army, Liu Wei, who picked up a big bargain, filled the position left by Juniper because of his merit and took over as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan.

For the turmoil at the top, Ye Fu actually didn't have much interest.