In front of Li Ze, there was a report on the battle damage of the Right Qianniu Guard that had been submitted earlier. On the other hand, these days, Datang Weekly has been full of articles about Zhuzhou's victory. The top chapter introduces the heroic achievements of Liu Yuan, the commander of the Third Brigade of the Left Army, and the news of his heroic death in the end.

Although Liu Yuan was only a middle-level general, Li Ze had an image of him. This is a guy who is not very tall but looks extremely tough, and his wife is Ge Cai, who was born in a secret camp. For Ge Cai, Li Ze is very familiar. Because when you're in the secret camp, it's an other. It belongs to the kind of person who can grow into a big fat man by drinking water.

The two of them stand together, forming a stark contrast that can give people a strong visual impact. And they are also extremely rare husband and wife in the Tang Army.

And now, the guy is dead.

And the right Qianniuwei died more than 10,000 people.

Since the great battle on the banks of the Yi River, Li Ze had never suffered such heavy losses. And the loss is still the right Qianniuwei, which has a special meaning for him.

"Lu Lin!" He turned and growled.

"Your Majesty." With the call, Lu Lin immediately appeared in front of Li Ze.

"Is there a result of the discussion of the final disposition result of the military committee, the supervisory committee about the defeat of the right thousand cows this time?" Li Ze asked angrily: "It's been a few days, why haven't you sent it yet?" ”

Lu Lin bowed his head and was silent.

"Is it that hard? A high-ranking general's self-made assertion and reckless advance against the enemy led to such a huge loss, why could he not come up with a deal of advice for a long time? ”

Lu Lin pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this matter, if it is just Ren Xiaonian, it is indeed very simple, but now, it also involves General Li. In General Li's documents, he took most of the responsibility for this crime. ”

Li Ze sneered: "Li Mi has always protected calves, this time, she thinks she can protect her?" She has such a big face? ”

"Your Majesty, what the Military Committee and the Supervision Committee are worried about is not only General Li Yu, but more importantly, the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in the battle this time." Lu Lindao.

"What do they mean?"

"Your Majesty, if this matter is completely spread out, it means that Ren Xiaonian's subordinates acted arbitrarily, made meritorious contributions, and underestimated the enemy, so that they fell into the enemy's trap. But if this is so certain, then these soldiers who died in battle will die in vain. Lu Lin said: "Although they will still receive bereavement benefits, they will no longer have any posthumous reputation." It was felt that this was unfair to those who died in battle. Like Liu Yuan, like Cai Kaiming, Leng Feng, and Cheng Guangzhi and so on. General Li Mi asked for his own responsibility, not simply to protect Ren Xiaonian, but I am afraid that he also thought of this. ”

"With such a certainty, it is not only Ren Xiaonian who is responsible, but all the middle and senior officers of the Left Army will be responsible." Lu Lin continued: "Moreover, if this matter is to be investigated, then the Intelligence Committee will not be able to get rid of it." For example, Xiang Zhen's Guangzhou Mutiny, Qian Shouyi's Hongzhou Mutiny, when Ding Hao colluded with Xiang Zhen, this series of things, the Intelligence Committee did not find out in time. In the end, this led to this result, and if it were to be fully liquidated, the stakes would be too great. ”

Li Ze took a deep breath.

"Both the Military Committee and the Supervision Committee believe that since the final result is still good, then at this stage, we can only vigorously publicize the bravery and heroism of our soldiers, who have made the greatest contribution to the great cause of the reunification of our Tang Dynasty with their lives and blood." Lu Lin cautiously glanced at Li Zedao.

"The end result is not bad?" Li Ze sneered: "If it weren't for Shi Zhuang's decision in Yueyang, what would be the result now, if it wasn't the result of the annihilation of the entire army of Right Qianniuwei!" ”

"General Shi Zhuang's final success is also due to the fact that although the left army of the Right Qianniu Wei is in a desperate situation, it still fights endlessly, and the last person will never compromise until the end." Lu Lin glanced at the Tang Weekly newspaper in Li Ze's hand: "Your Majesty, a person like Liu Yuan needs to be vigorously commended and used as a model for the whole army." The army needs heroes, the army needs morale, and if we get a good result in this big battle, but in the end the soldiers do not get the rewards they deserve, the military council believes that this will also be a blow to morale. ”

"So, should I still reward Ren Xiaonian?"

"Ren Xiaonian naturally has to be punished, but it shouldn't be now." Lu Lindao. "Your Majesty, the spirit of fighting to the end displayed by the soldiers of the left army is something we should vigorously proclaim and encourage."

Li Ze stared at Lu Lin coldly: "Is this what you mean, or do they mean?" ”

"Your Majesty, the reason why I can't get the advice out for a long time is because of this." Lu Lindao. "The army needs victory to boost morale, the people need victory to support our great cause of reunification, and the world needs victory to prove our invincibility. If a high-ranking general like General Li and Ren Xiaonian are punished at this time, they will inevitably explain the reason, will everyone in the world know that our victory this time was a fluke? Was it because of an accident? Is it necessary for everyone to know that this is actually a huge mistake? If it is because of such a huge mistake, then how can we explain to the world the casualties of tens of thousands of people? How can the families of these people be accountable? ”

"Therefore, we can only proclaim that this is a great victory, which the soldiers paid for with their blood and lives."

Li Ze was furious, grabbed the thick stack of battle damage reports from the big case, and shouted: "I don't think that the tens of thousands of people who died in the war would never think so." ”

Lu Lin raised his head: "Your Majesty, they must think so." If there is no strong conviction, how will they fight to the last man. Of the 3,000 people in Liu Yuan's department, only 11 people remained. In the first battle of Tiaoziling, more than 8,000 people fought to only 2,000 people, and they did not collapse, and they were still fighting. Can it be done with other armies? I'm afraid that if the loss exceeds 30%, I will already have no heart to fight, and if the battle loss exceeds 50%, it will collapse. But we, with losses of more than eighty percent, are still struggling. So, that's what the soldiers must have thought. For all generations, for peace, for the future of Datang, they are willing to sacrifice their lives! ”

Li Ze sat down dejectedly.

"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty and the Lord of the World. Now that this thing has happened, you can only look at it from the bigger picture, deal with it, and make this bad thing turn into a thing that is beneficial to us. What is a Ren Xiaonian? To kill or not to kill is just a matter of feathers. However, the morale and fighting spirit of the whole army and the support of the people of the world are more important than Mount Tai. ”

Li Ze slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Lin.

Lu Lin, who was speaking impassionedly, suddenly got stuck, suddenly sobered up, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, minister, minister is just ......"

Li Ze waved his hand, "You're right. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I can't bring my personal emotions to deal with state affairs. Go and tell them, and say I know what they mean. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"But there is one thing, you made it clear to me, we can deceive the world, but we can't even deceive ourselves." Li Ze said sharply: "In this battle, the people who should be rewarded will of course be rewarded heavily, such as Liu Yuan, such as Chen Wen, Cai Kaiming, Leng Feng, Cheng Guangzhi and those soldiers. But those who should be punished, in another way, should also be punished. How to do it, let them come up with an opinion first. ”

"Yes!" Lu Lin was relieved, he was extremely apprehensive about his bold words this time. Li Ze himself is because of the abnormality of this matter, everyone sees it, and everyone is thinking about delaying this matter first, and then discussing this matter after Li Ze has completely calmed down, and the matter of turning around has fallen on him.

Under the enthusiastic please, under the ardent eyes of those bigwigs, Lu Lin couldn't refuse, and he didn't dare to refuse, even if he wanted to eat Li Ze's hanging, he could only come out and say this.

Originally, he was ready to be punched and kicked by Li Ze.

Lu Linle walked away in a hurry.

Li Ze was uneasy.

In fact, the adverse effect of this battle is not only the consequence of the death of tens of thousands of soldiers in the right Qianniuwei. This battle seems to be a big bargain for the Tang Dynasty, at the cost of more than 10,000 soldiers, occupying most of Hunan and most of Jiangxi, and knocking out a small half of the forces of the Southern Alliance at once.

But Li Ze knew very well that the war before the fire came would bring many undesirable consequences. And these consequences, I am afraid, will appear on his desk one after another in the next few days.

Obviously, everything is not going as expected, but he still has to force himself to put on a smiling face to tell the people of the world that we have won a great victory, we have won another battle, and we are one step closer to the great cause of unifying the world.

But is this straight?

No, of course not really.

Because next, the great cause of unifying the world will be postponed.

Stood up, turned around, pulled back the huge curtain behind him, and his eyes fell on the huge map that occupied an entire wall, and with a hard punch, it landed on the southern part.

There, the mountains are steep, and the mountains are stacked. There, many places, have always been beyond the reach of the imperial dynasties of all dynasties, and can only be in a vicious circle of recruitment, rebellion, suppression, and recruitment.

Originally, those places were originally only inhabited by some fierce people, or bandits, but then, it will not be there.