Hurriedly returning to Chang'an, Zhang Yue found that everything had been messed up.

The rapid collapse of the wheel platform led to a series of chain reactions.

One of the most important points is that the fulcrum of the Han army in the Western Regions is gone.

Without the support of Luntai, Li Guangli's army lost the possibility of encircling and annihilating the main force of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions.

Because the other party is no longer bound, the initiative of the war has returned to the opponent.

Now, the one who can choose the battlefield has become the Huns!

They can go to war in Luntai, they can also fight in the Tianshan Mountains, they can even choose to hunt with the Han army in a certain kingdom in the Western Regions, and they can also choose to retreat.

And Li Guangli had to bet on the position of the main force of the Huns.

If you make a mistake, not only will your efforts be in vain, but you may also expose flaws, giving the Huns a chance!

And gambling has always required luck.

If you make a mistake, you will lose everything!

Therefore, the Prime Minister's Mansion has become a mess.

The government and the opposition were also in a panic.

In Jianzhang Palace, it is full of impetuous atmosphere.

Civil officials are like this, listening to the wind is rain, and they like to make up their brains and scare themselves the most.

Of course, they can't be blamed for that!

In the first battle of Luntai, if Li Guangli was defeated, or even just suffered a small loss, up and down, everyone involved in the war would not be able to eat and walk around!

The accountability of the Son of Heaven will not only ask Li Guangli, but all relevant parties!

Just like the last battle of Tianshan, Li Ling's army was destroyed, the board was beaten, and the people who were close to Li Ling were all guilty!

Taishi ordered Sima Qian to just distinguish Li Ling, and he was thrown into prison, sentenced to death, and finally asked for corruption to avoid death!

Therefore, when Zhang Yue returned to Jianzhang Palace, the eyes of countless people looked at him changed.

Even the bureaucrats of the Second Division Department can't care about that much now.

Countless people shouted to Zhang Yue from afar: "Eagle Yang! Zhang Yingyang, save Hexi! ”

"Please General Yingyang for the sake of the corporal and soldier of the Hexi Army......"

"If you can save Hexi today, Ying Yang also! Please Eagle Yang out of the division! ”

Zhang Yue turned a deaf ear to these words, and walked all the way to the greenhouse hall, where a large number of nobles, civil officials, and military generals had gathered.

They gathered together and discussed the things at the front with sad faces.

Seeing Liu Jin and Zhang Yue coming, these people hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The ministers have met His Royal Highness Taisun and General Yingyang!" ”

"Excuse me!" Liu Jin said: "Where is the emperor's grandfather now?" ”

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is discussing with the Prime Minister in the palace!" A nobleman stepped forward and replied.

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Inside the Greenhouse Hall.

The military meeting had been going on all night, and to this day, it has not been adjourned.

The Son of Heaven looked at the ministers in front of him with red eyes, and the anger in his heart was like lava about to erupt from the crater!

"Beforehand, you and the others patted their chests one by one to assure me that the Huns are already lost dogs, so there is nothing to be afraid of, and the main force of its royal court is far away in Mobei, and Qianghu is just an ant with a mantis arm as a car, and a captain can be leveled!"

"And now?!"

Everyone, including Prime Minister Liu Qu, could only lie on the ground, sticking their heads deep on the cold floor, and didn't dare to say a word.

Today's situation is already developing in the direction of being extremely unfavorable to the Han army.

The pre-war plan is now completely collapsed.

In the original assumption, Luntai City was high and strong, and the Huns might not be able to capture it even in dozens or hundreds of days, let alone a few days!

Which Cheng thought, but in a few days, Luntai City was broken by the Huns with artillery wagons and repeated attacks at any cost.

The defender Li Sheng was killed in battle, and only more than 2,000 remnants broke through.

The remaining defenders were either captured or killed.

The fall of Luntai created the most serious defeat of the Han army since the fall of Li Ling's corps, and became the top five miserable defeats in the history of the Han army!

And that's not all.

As soon as Luntai fell, the Han army's Hexi strategy immediately came to a stalemate.

The disadvantages and drawbacks of two-front operations are immediately highlighted!

Because of the two-front battle, the court needed to send double the amount of materials, personnel, and ordnance to Hexi, and it was necessary to maintain two sets of logistics forces.

Moreover, the two-front operation dispersed the resources and forces of Hexi.

No matter how much you mobilize materials and concentrate your forces in the direction of the Western Regions, it will be greatly reduced.

This is something that children know when a person needs to face two people, even if those two people are much smaller and thinner than themselves, their attention and strength will inevitably be distracted, so there is a folk proverb: two fists are hard to beat four hands!

It's a pity that at that time, no one cut this at all.

Yes was also ignored.

From the Son of Heaven to the ministers, and even the generals and captains on the front line, they don't think there is any problem in fighting the Huns and Qianghu at the same time!

Huns?

Just now by a fledgling young man pressed to the ground rubbing, even its dragon city was occupied by the Han army, and held a grand military parade and memorial ceremony in it, even its holy mountain was captured by the Han army, once again became a place for the Han army to show off their martial arts.

His mother, Yan, fled into Yanran Mountain with her tail between her legs, and King Youxian was captured, and the entire left wing of Mobei was almost swept away by the Han army.

In the end, the Han army retreated in front of the main cavalry of the Xiongnu with booty and prisoners.

The Huns did not even dare to pursue, and had to obediently return the Han envoys, Han soldiers, Han merchants, and Han people who had always been captured, captive, and detained.

The iron hooves of the Han Empire completely crushed the Huns!

Now, the Han army is an elite division of the world, and it is fighting a part of the Western Regions of the Xiongnu, and no one thinks there is any problem?

As for Qianghu?

It's simpler.

Many people even think that it only takes a few days, or at most half a month, to cut off the heads of these wastes!

But the fact is that until three days ago, the Lingju side was still fighting fiercely.

Fan Minh You, the captain of Huqiang, even sent people back to Beijing many times to complain to Wuwei general Zhao Xindi, accusing the latter of avoiding the battle and watching Qianghu attack the city.

As a result, fighting on two fronts became a nightmare.

It's not just logistical, it's a nightmare for governance!

Because, the best thing to do today is to settle accounts in the autumn wind!

Now it's also average!

At this moment, the angry king, like an aggressive bison, held his sword of the Son of Heaven and began to grass one by one: "Prime Minister, I had earlier issued an edict ordering the generals of the Second Division to obey my orders, send an envoy to sue Qiang Hu, and offer a reward to take the head of those who oppose the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Qu trembled when he heard this, took off his hat to apologize, and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is a false accusation!" The general of the second division has always been loyal, can An do this thief's thing? There must be a villain framed by a villain, and I hope Your Majesty will see it! ”

"Humph!" The Son of Heaven snorted coldly, this matter, in fact, everyone present knows what the situation is?

Li Guangli, the general of the second division, wanted to exchange the heads of the Qiang people and the Yueshi people for military merits, while the vassals and righteous servants of the four counties of Hexi were eyeing the Huangshui Valley occupied by the Yueshi people and wanted to replace them.

The ministers in the court felt that this was a trivial matter.

If it weren't for the history of the state assassination, he would have always been the one he personally appointed.

Moreover, Shaofu and Taifu have officials in Hexi, and I am afraid that even he, the son of heaven, will be kept in the dark.

He didn't break this matter before, because he didn't think it was a big deal.

Now that it's taken out, it's to beat Liu Qu, but it's actually throwing the pot!

Throw all the responsibilities and problems to the people below.

It is the instinct of kings, and it is the natural gift of rulers.

Not to mention the poisonous vegetable like the king, even the small leaders of a company in later generations are like this.

I'll take the credit, and I'll take the blame!

Liu Qu was so frightened that he trembled, and his nervous hands and feet were trembling.

"And you!" After the Son of Heaven glanced at Liu Qu, he glared at the others and said: "As the ninth secretary of the country, two thousand stones, and a liehou, you can't support the affairs of the Ming military state......

"Wait for a capital offense!" The ministers of the palace immediately took off their hats and kowtowed.

Most people are accustomed to today's scenes, kneeling and licking and admitting mistakes at the speed of light.

"Humph!" The Son of Heaven waved his hand, sat back on the throne, and then said, "I have raised you for nothing!" ”

In his heart, this majesty was full of anger.

I just feel that these ministers in front of me are all wine bags and rice bags!

None of them could tell him in advance about the problems and possible drawbacks!

What kind of minister is this?

He had to wonder how loyal these people were?

At this moment, the confessor ordered Guo Sui to walk in, bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Taisun and General Yingyang are asking to see you outside the palace!" ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, his expression immediately became gentle, and he said, "Xuan! ”

A moment later, Zhang Yue followed Liu Jin and walked into the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, he immediately saw the ministers who were lying all over the hall.

Prime Minister Liu Qu took the lead, Shaofu, Taifu, Taichang, Weiwei, and Dahonglu......

The three princes and nine princesses were all lying on the ground, with their crowns and hats on the side, and they didn't dare to raise their heads.

Zhang Yue knew that the Son of Heaven was angry again.

Liu Jin also understood this situation, so he bowed cautiously: "Sun Chen respectfully greets my lord!" ”

Zhang Yue followed closely and bowed: "Chen Yi respectfully asks my emperor, my emperor has no borders!" ”

"No courtesy...... "The Son of Heaven reluctantly showed a smile and ordered: "Give the throne to the Taisun and General Yingyang!" ”

"No!" Guo Sui hurriedly stepped forward, took someone to clean up the place for Liu Jin and Zhang Yue, and then invited the two of them over to sit down.

"General Eagle Yang!" Before the Son of Heaven waited for Zhang Yue's ass to fall, he asked: "The general must have known about the fall of Luntai, I want to ask the general, now, what is the remedy?" ”

When Zhang Yue heard this, he thought about it and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know the geography of the Western Regions, and he doesn't know the things on the front line, so he shouldn't talk about it in vain, but since His Majesty inquired, the minister dared to suggest that it is better to withdraw the troops immediately!" ”

Anyone who has played RTS knows that when a base is destroyed by the enemy's main force, and the enemy is occupying favorable terrain and hiding behind the fog of war, the wise player will forget about the lost base, withdraw his main force, and hurry to seize the new resource point.

In reality, this is even more so.

The gains and losses of one time and one place are nothing at all.

The key is to preserve the vital strength of our army and preserve the war potential of our army.

When the Son of Heaven listened, he shook his head and said, "This is impossible!" ”

"Luntai has fallen, my people have fallen into the hands of Hu Lu, if I see death and do not save it, what face will I have above all the countries and people in the world, and what face will I have to explain to Emperor Gao, Taizong, and Emperor Xian?"

"Since ancient times, a gentleman has taken revenge, and if he has the ability, he will repay it on the spot!"

Zhang Yue listened, and he already knew in his heart that this was the case.

After all, humans are not machines and cannot remain sane forever.

And even more so today.

The fall of Luntai made him have to do something to get back on the field!

Fortunately, on the way back, Zhang Yue had already thought of a countermeasure, so he stepped forward and bowed: "Since this is the case, the minister dares to suggest that Your Majesty and the Huns are exchanging!" ”

"Duzi?" The Son of Heaven was surprised: "How to redeem it?" ”

"Your Majesty, the wheel platform is far away from the side wall, although it is placed on the main road of the Western Regions, but in my dynasty, it actually has little effect...... Zhang Yue said.

It's a fact!

Luntai Fortress, far away from the Han Dynasty, is located in the Jixian Water Basin, more than 1,000 miles away from Yumen.

Its strategic role, in fact, is more disgusting to the Huns.

At least for now.

For the Han family, maintaining such an enclave is actually a huge loss.

Zhang Yue raised his head, looked at the Son of Heaven, and said: "The minister suggests that the army of the second division should immediately turn around, wave the army of Bailongdui, take the land of the Xiongnu chariot division, attack the Pu countries, and even establish counties here, build border walls, and bring the entire Puchanghai into the control of our dynasty!" ”

"In this way, our dynasty will control the strategic place where the Xiongnu enter and exit the northern Western Regions, and if there is a chance in the future, seize the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and even cut off the connection between the Xiongnu Mobei and the Western Regions!"

"And now, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"The main force of the Xiongnu is all at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and Puchanghai, more than a thousand miles apart, and the main force of our army has been out of Yumen, Juyan, if the second division chooses to give up the march to the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains at this time, and instead chooses the Puchanghai area, in order to seize Bailongdui, capture the Cheshi, Pu countries as the strategic goal, then the Xiongnu will be hit more violently than the fall of Luntai in our dynasty!"

Pu Changhai is the Lop Nur of later generations.

In this era when the Tarim River was not diverted and continued to flow into Lop Nur through its southern tributaries, the entire Puchang Sea was an oasis and a prosperous place of agriculture in the Western Regions for hundreds of miles.

Because of Puchanghai, the barren Gobi and desert in later generations are now also a paradise for life and prosperity.

The Xiongnu entered the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains from Mobei through Puchanghai and the Pu States behind them, and then controlled the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains to rule the Western Regions.

If the Han army took this area, for the Xiongnu, its lifeline would be threatened by the Han army.

From then on, if they wanted to enter and leave the Western Regions at will, they would be attacked and monitored by the Han army.

It can even be said that if the Puchanghai and the Pu states at the foot of the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains were controlled by the Han army, the Xiongnu would probably be divided into two parts: the Xiongnu in the Western Regions and the Xiongnu in Mobei.

The Son of Heaven listened, his eyes burning, and he was obviously moved.