Emperor Dade happened to look over and saw a tall and sturdy young military general with armor, and immediately said with joy in his heart: "But the ghost general? ”

Zhang Xiaowu stepped forward and saluted on one knee and said, "Weichen Ghost Guard is the commander of the general, Zhang Xiaowu, to meet Your Majesty." "In the etiquette of the Holy Han, even in front of the emperor, there is no need to kneel on both knees. The etiquette of kneeling on the ground is very solemn, or sacrificing heaven and earth, or sacrificing ancestors, or thanking benefactors, and courtiers only need to kneel down on one knee when they meet the emperor, and they can stand up after the emperor shouts flat. And most women see the emperor, the etiquette is simpler, and they don't even need to kneel on one knee, they only need to perform a blessing ceremony. Zhang Xiaowu is still very satisfied with the etiquette of the Holy Han, if this is traveled to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the complicated etiquette of these two bastard dynasties will collapse.

Emperor Dade handed the reins to the eunuch beside him and walked over with a look of majesty, but the majesty of Emperor Dade carried a kind of royal nobility and auspiciousness, coupled with Emperor Dade's handsome appearance, which naturally gave people an approachable feeling, no wonder all the courtiers said that Emperor Dade was a rare virtuous monarch with a bookish atmosphere in the history of the Holy Han Empire.

"Flat."

After Zhang Xiaowu stood up, Emperor Dade sat aside and said with a smile: "Give a seat." ”

Zhang Xiaowu knew the etiquette, the emperor gave the seat just politely, if the courtier really sat down, it was not in accordance with the rules, so he just took a step back and stood next to the chair and stood up obediently.

Emperor Dade saw that Zhang Xiaowu's face was like a star official, his posture was vigorous, and his muscles under the black armor were vigorous, as if he was full of explosive power at any time, and he was really a good man, so he couldn't help but say: "You killed seven Wuhuan generals, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Bekna, Ula Urhan, Agavin, Sasu, Sadinia, a total of five." Zhang Xiaowu counted carefully, "It's not seven. ”

Behind Zhang Xiaowu, several eunuchs presented the blades of the Wuhuan generals to the emperor, of course, if the head is presented, it is naturally the most shocking, but it is a pity that the Great Emperor is not a martial emperor, but an emperor Wen, Ruan Qingwen only suggested that only the blade be presented to show the victory. After he turned around, he laid out the five blades one by one, and introduced the use of the blades and the opponent one by one, and Emperor Dade listened with great interest how he faced the enemy, and asked: "If I have a military general who is invincible in the world, wouldn't I be able to sweep the world?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "The military generals were sent five hundred years ago, that is, when the Tiantang Empire was founded, it was no longer popular, and after the founding of the Holy Han Empire, I gave up the fighting method of the military generals. No matter how much a military general can fight and kill one enemy and ten thousand, he can't stand the limits of physical strength and endurance. Your Majesty can try it, swing the watermelon on the plate a hundred times, if you swing it once to kill a person, you can swing it a hundred times, and the person's physical strength has also reached a limit. Therefore, a military general can kill up to a dozen people on the battlefield, and no matter how much he has, he will lose his physical strength. ”

Emperor Dade asked again: "Then why is Wuhuan still obsessed with heads-up?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "First, Wuhuan is barbaric, backward in tactics, and proud and complacent after the western continent swept through other countries. Second, the Wuhuan people mistakenly thought that we were defending the city because of the enemy, but they underestimated our Han generals. Third, the Wuhuan people thought that the siege was too bad, and they did not carry slave soldiers, in the past, the Wuhuan people attacked the city with slave soldiers and other client state troops, and when the losses on both sides were a certain amount, they would wait for the victory at ease. And every time the Wuhuan people face an opponent, they are either exhausted or have no intention of fighting again, so they can win again and again. The minister thinks that Wuhuan has nothing to brag about, and my empire does not need to be afraid of him. ”

Emperor Dade asked, "How many people are you given, and you can recapture the Crowgold Granary?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to give me elite soldiers, just with 10,000 Han troops of the ghost guard, you can recapture the Yajin granary." However, it is easy to recapture, but it is difficult to defend, the Crowjin granary is far away from the Central Plains Continent, located in the center of the Inuyi, the land of the four wars, even if you can get it back, you must always worry about the Inuyi countries starting a war. ”

Emperor Dade said: "So you think that the first emperor built the crow-gold granary, it was wrong?" ”

This question is not easy to answer, but Zhang Xiaowu still said truthfully: "The first emperor's plan to encroach on Saibei is really wonderful, it must be the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people, but time is also fate, and the countries of the northern continent are not stupid and foolish, how can they not see the emperor's plan?" According to the minister's view, instead of running the Yajin granary, it is better to spend the huge experience money on the crusade against the Kanto region and the immigration to expand the border Kanto region. ”

Emperor Dade immediately became interested and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu explained: "The land in the Kanto region is fertile, there are many mountains, forests, lakes and rivers, although the opponent Beiyi and the Yan Ya are fierce and difficult to fight, but the Beiyi is too close to the north, and the population of the Jin Ya is scarce and not to be feared. ”

Emperor Dade asked again: "Do you think it is feasible now?" ”

"Not feasible." Zhang Xiaowu said, "Now there are so many difficulties in the Holy Han Empire, not to mention the plague, the drought in the north, the flood in the south and the rebellion in the south, which have made the imperial court take care of itself. Especially in the southern rebellion, the money, energy, and manpower invested by the imperial court were enough to win several battles in the north. ”

Emperor Dade smiled bitterly: "No one wants to win this war, it's a pity...... Alas......"

Zhang Xiaowu didn't know whether the emperor meant that he had no military power or that this war could not be won, but when he saw his brows furrowed, he knew that he was powerless, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Sit down, I need you to tell me everything about Saibei, and I also want to know how my imperial brother lost this war." Emperor Dade said, "I know that my father gave him all the best, but he lost the war, it's incredible. If he had won the battle of Saibei, my position as emperor would have been his. ”

When the eunuchs heard this, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, but it made Zhang Xiaowu and the second monk puzzled, how could the emperor's words scare everyone like this.

Emperor Dade waved his hand, asked everyone to get up, and said: "I want to know the truth of the battle of Saibei, the first military division in the world, the first military general in the world, and the strongest army in the world, but lost to the miscellaneous army, the Inuyi army, why is this?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu talked about the terrain and the climate of Saibei first, and said that the timing of the Qinglong Army's northern expedition was not right, and it did not make a move, but consumed the opponent after getting the Yajin granary and military rations, and wanted to exhaust the vitality of the Inuyi countries, but unexpectedly the city was broken by the Inuyi and the army was defeated.

"After three years of confrontation with the enemy, although the enemy's vitality has been greatly damaged, what about the Blue Dragon Army and the Empire." Zhang Xiaowu sighed, "Gu Junshi's strategic deployment was wrong at the beginning, but our Han army was strong and won successive battles, which caused everyone to not care at first. ”