Chapter 417: Good News
With Li Xiaofeng's covert infiltration and Liu Yonghao and others' secret operation in advance, when everyone appeared in the court to argue about how to deal with the fiasco of the decisive battle, Shangshu Ling Cui Yanzhao naturally did not succeed easily. Not only that, but he was also angrily scolded by the Son of Heaven, and Tang Xizong, who was jumping to his feet and anxious, pointed at Cui Yanzhao's nose and roared angrily in public, scolding the other party and a group of helpers, not knowing how to think of countermeasures to deal with the rebels of the pseudo-Qi, but instead pondered how to deal with Uncle Li Huang, the generalissimo of the Tang Dynasty.
Then Tang Xizong's angry scolding, Liu Yonghao, who had already had a plan in his heart, also lost no time in standing up, although he did not directly refute and rebuke Cui Yanzhao, but he came up with a set of theories that victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and in recent years, with the support of Uncle Li Huang on the front line, the rebels of the pseudo-Qi can be pushed out of Fengzhou.
Subsequently, the scene that made Cui Yanzhao angry almost fainted without a mouthful of old blood spurting out, and the eunuch Tian Lingzi, who had been secretly united before, actually defected, but fortunately, Tian Lingzi did not aim at Cui Yanzhao, but just followed the meaning of Tang Xizong and Liu Yonghao, saying that a failure is not enough to determine the overall situation, and it is really inappropriate to punish Uncle Li Huang at this time.
With the words of these bigwigs, especially Tang Xizong's strong support for Uncle Li Huang, naturally no one in the entire court dared to say anything, and the final result, Tang Xizong issued a holy decree, not only did not have any words of reproach in the content, but also appeased and encouraged, and at the same time sent his henchman Yang Lianting to the front line of Fengzhou in person, carrying a batch of military salaries for the army.
It is said that after the dispersal of the dynasty, Cui Yanzhao, who returned to the house, was angry and vomited a mouthful of blood as soon as he entered the room, and then passed out. In the following month, he also took sick leave completely, and recuperated at home with peace of mind, and did not care about the affairs of the DPRK and China. However, just because he doesn't ask doesn't mean things don't come to him, and it's the last thing he wants to see.
After Yang Lianting received the holy decree, after a little day of rectification, he was escorted by a thousand soldiers of the Shence Army, set off from Chengdu Mansion, and drove directly to the front line of Fengzhou. But before he could reach Hanzhong Mansion halfway, Yang Lianting met a messenger from Fengzhou, and after listening to the good news of the other party's ** decisive battle again and severely hitting the puppet Qi rebels, Yang Lianting immediately and decisively ordered to turn the horse's head, carrying a large amount of baggage, and returned to Chengdu Mansion.
Moreover, Yang Lianting didn't care about being offended, and insisted on taking the lead with the messenger. After all, a few days ago, Yang Lianting was on the side of supporting Uncle Li Huang, but at this time, it was an opportunity to prove that his judgment at that time was absolutely correct, how could he not seize the opportunity and take the opportunity to invite a pet in front of Tang Xizong again!
It took nearly half a month to go back and forth, and Cui Yanzhao, who was originally in good health, had begun to go back to the court, and the civil and military officials were studying the various preparations that needed to be planned in advance for the New Year in the near future, and they were interrupted by Yang Lianting, who hurried back to the court.
After the report, Yang Lianting sweated profusely and went to the court with a messenger from Fengzhou, without waiting for the puzzled Tang Xizong to open his mouth to ask, Yang Lianting quickly took a few steps forward, 'poof', and bowed down exaggeratedly, and shouted excitedly at Tang Xizong above, half crying and half laughing: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Congratulations, Your Majesty! ”
"How did you get back? Didn't I let you go to the front line to reward the army? Tang Xizong was confused by the sudden change, and after getting up from the dragon chair, he looked at Yang Lianting who was almost lying on the ground in confusion, and stretched out his hand and waved lightly: "What is there to congratulate?" Get up and talk about it, be careful! ”
"Yes! Be! Thank you, Your Majesty! Yang Lianting gasped for breath, hurriedly got up from the ground, and then glanced at the messenger who was kneeling on the ground behind him, pointed to the other side and explained with a smile: "Your Majesty! The little one was ordered to go to the front line in Fengzhou, but he met a messenger from Fengzhou on the way! It's good news, good news, Your Majesty! ”
"Good news?!" Tang Xizong was also happy, but he was still puzzled in his heart, but he still stretched out his hand and waved at the messenger, and ordered in a deep voice: "You also get up, tell me what is going on?" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The messenger is also a military person, far from feeling as hard as Yang Lianting, and after saluting Tang Xizong again with an unchanged face, he set his eyes on Yang Lianting beside him with a very bright face.
Seeing this, Yang Lianting was even happier in his heart, and secretly said in his heart that the heavy money promised before was really not in vain, and his face was overjoyed, and he bowed to Tang Xizong again, and then explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is good news from Uncle Li Huang from the front line in Fengzhou!" After our army lost the first decisive battle, the king of Han rushed to the front line from Hanzhong Mansion day and night, and at the strong request of the king of Han, Uncle Li Huang once again ordered 100,000 troops, and the puppet Qi 150,000 rebels fought again, and at the same time severely damaged the puppet Qi rebels! ”
As soon as these words came out, the whole court was shocked, and they were even more surprised than the news of the ** fiasco in the previous half month, they could re-boost their morale and fight again in half a month, and they could also severely damage the main force of pseudo-Qi 150,000, in comparison, the original fiasco was simply not to worry!
"The rebels of the Pseudo-Qi have been repulsed?! And what about Fengzhou? Did Fengzhou take it? Tang Xizong was suddenly ecstatic in his heart, and subconsciously blurted out, looking at Yang Lianting with an anxious expression.
"Your Majesty, don't worry!" Yang Lianting waved his hand slightly, and explained with a smile: "The main force of the day is the 70,000 loyal martial arts Feng family army under the command of the King of Han, as well as the 30,000 horses led by Li Jian, who was highly recommended by Uncle Li Huang before!" However, the weather conditions were very unfavorable that day! Just when the three elite legions of the Feng family army were about to break through the defense line of the pseudo-Qi old thief Huang Chao, it suddenly rained! The rain was unprecedented, and in almost a quarter of an hour, the entire battlefield turned into a quagmire, and it was simply impossible to continue fighting! So, so I didn't take Fengzhou City in one go. ”
After that, Yang Lianting secretly raised his eyes to observe Tang Xizong's expression, and seeing that the other party was a little disappointed, he pondered in his heart, and continued to smile and add: "But Your Majesty doesn't have to worry!" In the decisive battle, more than half of the 150,000 puppet Qi rebels suffered casualties! And we **, there are very few casualties, it is a big victory! Moreover, it is said that Uncle Li Huang has been discussing the next matters with the King of Han, how to take Fengzhou City in a short time, and in the shortest possible time, break through the heavy defenses of the pseudo-Qi and point to Chang'an! ”
"Soldiers refer to Chang'an! Soldiers refer to Chang'an! Good, good, good! As soon as he heard this, the inexplicable depression in Tang Xizong's heart was also swept away, and it seemed that he no longer cared about whether Fengzhou City had been captured or not, but had begun to care about the Tang Capital City thousands of miles away, Chang'an City.