Chapter 437: Crisis
Zhang Shijie was a little anxious, after hearing that the little emperor went to the queen mother's boat to say goodbye, he was worried that the queen mother would lose trust after learning the truth of the war, and it was not until the afternoon that the news came back that the queen mother just left His Majesty for lunch, and the two talked directly about the common words between mother and son and did not say it, so he was relieved. www.biquge.info It didn't take long for the pen to let go of the hanging heart, and some people reported that the Empress Dowager had summoned Lu Xiufu and Liu Huang and Chen Zhongwei and several other rulers and several scholars, and might summon him later.
The queen mother rarely summons courtiers alone except for court meetings, which makes Zhang Shijie nervous, and sends people to inquire about the news several times but finds nothing, and he can only change into court clothes and wait for the summons. However, knowing that the news came after dark, the Queen Mother did not let him enter the house for a visit because of lack today, and discussed with several courtiers only some aftermath matters involved in the war, and whether to leave Yashan and find another place to take refuge, as for the details and results of the discussion, it is not known. Thinking about these things seemed to have nothing to do with him, he was still a little uneasy.
"What the hell are they going to do?" After listening to the report, Zhang Shijie did not change out of his court clothes, but sat on the couch in a daze, muttering to himself. There are many things that worry him now, but not many that he feels scared. One is the matter of connecting boats, the results of the war show that their strategy is completely wrong, if it were not for the little emperor several times to send out the army to fight, I think it would have been defeated; The second is that he abandoned the army to break through when the enemy was only in the middle of the army, but he 'forgot' to bring the little emperor; the third is that he was worried that the generals would 'rebel'; since that day after he broke through the siege, His Majesty took over the command and led the army to defeat Zhang Hongfan, and he found that the attitude of the generals to him had changed.
If any of these three things are seriously investigated, Zhang Shijie knows that he can make himself drink a pot. However, the third thing that worried him the most, although the matter of connecting boats and villages was a failure, it still withstood the repeated attacks of the Yuan army, and he could still prevaricate on the grounds that the enemy army was too strong; Abandon the army and leave, I can explain that the protector is anxious, and in a hurry, he made this decision to protect the queen mother. As for why he forgot the little emperor, he can explain that the warship he sent to pick up was sunk by the enemy, or that the emperor boat could not be found in the chaos, and any reason can be explained, but the loss of military morale cannot be reversed in a few words.
As a veteran general in the army, Zhang Shijie knows very well that if you want to convince the hearts of the army that you can do only by rewarding and loving the soldiers like a son, you need to fight with the enemy with real swords and guns, and the brave soldiers who are not afraid of death can be admired by the soldiers under him, which can be said to be exchanged for blood and life. And the most despised in the army is the general who is cowardly before the battle and abandons the crowd and flees, such a general cannot control the army at all, let alone let everyone sell your life for you, everyone knows that money has to be earned and spent.
It is precisely because he knows the unspoken rules in the army that Zhang Shijie ignores the little emperor's small favors to the army, getting some meat for everyone to eat, sending doctors to diagnose the soldiers, etc., he knows that he can buy a good child at most, but he can't make the army loyal, let alone shake his position in the army. But this time he was gone, he thought that the little emperor of the Chinese army would definitely lead the army to break through, after all, he was still young and had never seen a big battle, and he would definitely be afraid to see the formation broken, and ordered a forced breakthrough, and thought that the combat strength of the guards under his command could not be underestimated, at least there was no problem in saving his life.
But in fact, the result was much beyond Zhang Shijie's expectations, if the little emperor used the battle for Qiao Jilu to consume the enemy's strength and secretly sent ambushes to defeat Li Heng, it would be considered a little clever. Then he can use the formation to break through the panic of the army, the enemy is at the end of the crossbow when suddenly attacked, command the escort army to establish a defensive line, collect the remnants, repel Zhang Hongfan, and then launch a counterattack, kill Zhang Hongzheng, persuade Zhang Hongfan to die That is great wisdom, not only saved the entire dynasty, but also let the army return to their hearts.
"Was it premeditated?" Zhang Hongfan thought about the whole incident and felt that he had fallen into the trap set by the little emperor, because there were many things that were too strange. First of all, how did the little emperor know that the Yuan army would launch a general attack on the sixth day of the first month, and expected that Li Heng would lead the army to attack Shuizhai from the north; Moreover, how did the little emperor know that Wen Tianxiang would be in Zhang Hongfan's army, and he could rescue him during the fierce battle; In the end, why did the little emperor choose to suddenly exert his power after he broke through the village. All of this seems reasonable, but if you think about it, you can find that there are traces of planning in it.
"If all this is true, it would be terrible!" Zhang Shijie thought about what happened after the little emperor entered the court, at that time he might be planning today's things, but he didn't know it, thinking about someone who had been hiding behind him with a knife, which couldn't help but send chills down his spine. However, from the bottom of his heart, he still admires the little emperor very much, not to mention that he secretly laid out such a big situation, but he dared to personally command the emperor Zhou to attack the enemy formation first, and the courage of questioning Zhang Hongfan face-to-face was enough to make every soldier respectful.
"I wish I had thought too much!" Zhang Shijie pondered the before and after of the incident, and felt that he was thinking too much. Since the little emperor entered the court, it can be said that his every move is under his own surveillance, and the courtiers who have been in contact with him have only occasional contact with Lu Xiufu, except for Liu Huang, who has always been good friends, and his master Deng Guangjian. And it is difficult for the little emperor to set up such a big situation and rely on his own strength to control the court situation, and the queen mother has always trusted herself, even if she wants to shake her position, it is even more difficult, as long as the military power is in hand, no one dares to act rashly.
"Immediately invite Su Liuyi, Zhang Ba and others to come to the discussion!" Although Zhang Shijie felt that the situation was still not out of his control, his intuition told him that the crisis was approaching, especially when he remembered the gambling agreement he made with the little emperor in front of the army the day before yesterday. And Lu Shicheng and Liu Shiyong were ordered by the little emperor to take charge of the two forbidden armies, although the time is still short, it is difficult to control the two armies, but he is also afraid of long nights and dreams, so that the little emperor uses the two to grasp the real power.
There is another thing that makes Zhang Shijie feel embarrassed and worried, after he broke through the formation, the Huai army that he relied on the most had more than 30 generals of all sizes erect and surrender flags to the enemy, but these people were arrested after the little emperor waved his army to defeat Zhang Hongfan, and now they have been detained in the escort camp to be punished...... (To be continued.) )