Chapter 633: The Embarrassed Alliance
Xue Rengui, a famous general who has been famous in history for decades, was angrily reprimanded in public by an incompetent junior who rose to power by virtue of nepotism, and Xue Shao was angry for him.!
But Xue Rengui didn't do it, just calmly stepped forward a few steps and bowed with his fists, "I don't know why Wu Shangshu scolded the old man so much as soon as they met?" β
Xue Rengui's indifference, in Wu Chenghe's opinion, was definitely contempt for him, and he couldn't help but become more and more angry. Just as he was about to scold again, Dou Ran saw Xue Shao also enter the hall, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"What are you doing?" Wu Chengsi asked almost subconsciously.
Xue Shao smiled, "I said I came to make soy sauce, do you believe it?" β
"Beat, beat soy sauce?" Wu Chengsi was confused, shocked and angry, but he didn't dare to rush at Xue Shaohuo, and his expression became quite funny for a while.
Xue Rengui stroked his hair and smiled.
Obviously, as soon as Xue Shao appeared, Wu Chenghe's arrogance was extinguished a lot.
"Then you can beat your soy sauce!" Wu Chengsi reprimanded angrily, and knew in his heart that Xue Shao was not an official in Hebei, and he couldn't help him, so he pointed the finger at Xue Rengui again, and shouted: "You don't pass the word and lead the troops away from me without authorization, are you guilty?" β
"Xue doesn't know." Xue Rengui was still very calm, and said: "Xue was appointed as a border marshal, with the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people, not the Imperial Forest Army as a guard of honor. Hebei is full of wolf smoke, war is an order, and Xue's duty is to come back to preside over military affairs. If Wu Shangshu is dissatisfied with Xue because of this, at most it will be limited to personal grudges. What is the guilt of the word? β
"......" Wu Chengji didn't expect that Xue Rengui, who had always been patient and humble to him before, would become so tough. At this moment, he seemed to be a little difficult to argue, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Then what is the reason why you forced the Governor's Mansion to issue grain and grass, and privately decided to abandon Taiyuan and go north?" You obviously know that this official has already issued an order, and the strong wall and Qingye are guarding Taiyuan to resist the Turks, but now you are violating my order and moving troops without authorization, which is clearly to treat this official as nothing, and the imperial court order as nothing! - You're in the act of rebelling! β
Xue Rengui didn't rush to argue, but Xue Shao, who was standing beside him, clearly felt that the old man was already murderous and angry, and he didn't want to talk nonsense with Wu Chengsi anymore!
"Let me do this kind of verbal war!" Xue Shao whispered a word behind Xue Rengui, and took a few steps forward and said, "Wu Shangshu, can you let me say a few words?" β
"What does this matter have to do with you?" Wu Chenghe's heart tightened for no reason when he saw Xue Shao, angry, and sour, and his eyes turned around after saying this, not wanting to look at him again.
"One is that I am the squire of the military department of the inspection school, and I have the right to participate in the Tang military aircraft." Xue Shao smiled disapprovingly and said, "When the first emperor died, he asked me to take on the heavy responsibility of the military state in front of the bed. All Datang military Xue can participate in the planning. The Queen Mother, Her Majesty and Pei Xianggong still took the initiative to ask me, how dare Wu Shangshu refuse me thousands of miles away? β
Wu Chengsi heard that Xue Shao had moved out of both the First Emperor Tuogu and the "Empress Dowager Wu", and he blinked slightly, "What do you want to say?" β
"I just want to remind you out of good intentions that you have committed the great crime of losing your teacher and humiliating the country. If you don't go back and make up for it, it's hard to keep your head! Xue Shao's words were astonishing.
Wu Chengsi is a person with a shallow foundation, and his expression changed when he heard this, "Don't talk nonsense!" β
"Okay, then I'll explain it to you." Xue Shao said, "You came to inspect Hebei on the orders of the emperor, and you also led the military and political power of the Hebei prefectures as if Your Majesty was here, is it right?" β
"So what?"
Xue Shao was not in a hurry, and said again: "The power to depose the Qin Cha is very great, and at the same time, the responsibility that needs to be borne is also very great. The Turkic army of 300,000 invaded Hebei, which was unprecedented. You, the Hebei Qincha, were ordered to preside over the overall military and political situation in Hebei, and if things are done well, it will of course be a great credit. If the cities fall one after another, the armies are repeatedly defeated, the people fall into the hands of the enemy, and the land is lost one after another, you, the minister, will be held responsible. As the secretary of the military department, you should know that the military law of the Tang Dynasty is clear and the rewards and punishments are quite severe. If the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces is defeated because of his own erroneous command, he will be demoted and exiled, and he will be punished. A few years ago, when Ashdwin Fu and Fengzhi rebelled, the imperial court appointed Xiao Siye as the head of the march of the Xiancao Road to fight against the Turks, but was defeated. Xiao Siye was dismissed from his official position and demoted to Lingnan. β
Wu Chengsi blinked and looked left and right, although he didn't answer, he was obviously a little shaken in his heart, and at the same time a little annoyed - although he was the secretary of the military department, he really didn't know much about the military law of the Tang Dynasty. Xue Shao is just a squire of the military department of the school, and his direct subordinates actually taught me a lesson in front of so many people!
"In fact, Xiao Siye didn't make much command mistakes at that time, he was just defeated." Xue Shao continued, "What do you think will happen if he still loses the city and the people? β
Wu Chengsi was slightly startled, but still did not speak.
"Of course, Xiao Siye didn't have the opportunity to lose most of Hebei's thousands of miles of land, so I won't make many assumptions." Xue Shao said, "It's you, Wu Shangshu, do you think you bear such a crime?" β
"Don't be alarmist here!" Wu Chengsi exclaimed in annoyance, "This official has carefully considered the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us, and then decided to retreat to Taiyuan. If the defense was started from the area of the three states of the Yunshuo Dynasty, Hebei's troops would inevitably be thinned and easily broken by the Turks. The terrain of Taiyuan is dangerous and the city is strong, so we ambush the Turkic enemy army here at leisure, and then counterattack again after their soldiers and horses are exhausted or the food and grass are cut off, and recapture the city in one fell swoop - why not? β
"Defensive counterattack?" Xue Shao suddenly laughed, "Whoever gave you this bad idea, you should behead him!" β
Wu Chengsi was suddenly stunned, and subconsciously looked at Li Xiantong outside the door.
Xue Shao's heart lit up, sure enough!!
Wu Chenghe, a guy who doesn't learn and doesn't know anything, doesn't understand anything about military affairs. Listening to what he just said, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, it is still somewhat stained with the "art of war". Then there is only one possibility - someone else instigated him!
After thinking about it, Xue Shao felt more and more that Li Xiantong was likely to be an "enemy country spy". Since the death of the first emperor and his assassination, Xue Shao has suspected this, but there has been no evidence.
Wu Chengsi heard Xue Shao say that the issue related to his life also attracted some attention, so he said: "If you don't tell a truth, how can you convince me that this strategy is wrong?" β
"It couldn't be more wrong." Xue Shao said, "With the strength of the Turkic state, no matter what, it can't swallow the entire Hebei of the Tang Dynasty." Their purpose was simply to survive the winter and then plunder to replenish the food and supplies they desperately needed. You have given up thousands of miles north of Taiyuan, which is undoubtedly in the middle of the middle. They won't come to attack the states head-on at all, they will only plunder the other states and counties, and then they will take the wealth and food and the people and people away, what will you do? β
"Then, then I will lead the army to pursue and recapture the city and the population!" Wu Chengsi's eyes widened.
Xue Shao smiled again, "Doesn't it matter if you can catch up or not, even if you catch up, can you beat it?" Even if they succeeded, would the burned cities, the slain people, and the trampled crops be restored? -- All these losses will be counted on your head! Because of your wrong military deployment, the Tang Dynasty suffered the greatest defeat and loss since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Wu Shangshu, if you don't hand over one of your heads at that time, it will not be enough to calm the anger of the army and the people. At that time, even if the Empress Dowager Wu wants to protect you, it will be difficult to hide the world's leisurely mouth. Weighing between your head and the world's disapproval, how do you think her old man will decide? β
Wu Chengsi trembled, and finally showed a trace of fear in his expression!!
"There are a few other things you need to know." Xue Shao continued, "Xue pursued the Turkic enemy army that invaded Fengzhou all the way to Hebei, and saved Shuozhou by luck. Later, he took advantage of the victory to go south and defeated the Turkic army of 50,000 in Daizhou, almost annihilating it. With these two victories, our army can gain a firm foothold in Daizhou and fight against the Turks. If the enemy army can be expelled, Yunzhou can be recovered, and the interior of Hebei can be protected from military disasters, it will also be a great achievement. Wu Shangshu, I know that you want the Jedi to fight back and make a miraculous achievement in recovering Hebei. But I have to remind you that before you could do your miraculous deeds, you committed the capital crime of killing your head. And this sin cannot be compensated for by any merit. Then you might as well listen to our proposition and fight the Turks now. At the very least, it's not too late! β
Wu Chengsi raised his head, his eyes lit up, and he was obviously tempted!
Xue Rengui had been listening quietly without any expression on his face. But in his heart, he secretly admired Xue Shao - it was incredible that he could plan the same as a villain like Wu Chenghe, and move him! It is not easy for him to have such forbearance, wit, patience and sober political mind at such a young age!
Xue Shao's heart is actually very sober, he has been an official for so long and has not learned, and he has long known one thing - there are no absolute friends or absolute enemies in the officialdom, only absolute interests!
There is a personal enmity between Xue Shao and Wu Chenghe, but at the moment, Wu Chengsi just wants to covet some military merits so that he can return to the court to ask for a reward from Empress Dowager Wu. In a sense, Wu Chengsi now has the same interests as himself. As for how to "sit on the ground and share the spoils" of military exploits afterwards, that is another matter. The top priority at the moment is not to delay the fighter plane in vain because of the stupidity of this villain.
So, you have to wake him up in time!
It is precisely because of this bottom in his heart that Xue Shao is sure to say that he will use force to inherit the heir. Otherwise, he would never have been so good-tempered to talk to Wu Chengsi today and persuade him with good words.
Wu Chengsi pondered for a while, and said hesitantly: "That...... Who will bear the responsibility for the fall of Yunzhou? β
Xue Rengui suddenly sneered, villain! - Anyone who wants to shirk responsibility in advance!
Xue Shao said quietly: "I have already said that whoever gave you the idea of defending and counterattacking will behead whoever gives you!" β
"That'...... What if the prime minister of the DPRK and China made a plan in advance? Wu Chengsi deliberately asked rhetorically.
Xue Shao laughed again, and said in his heart, "Are you a fool for me?" The court of the Tang Dynasty was not the court of the Great Song Dynasty, and it never let a group of scholars write down the strategy and tactics of a war on paper in advance, and strictly restricted the generals to fight with soldiers according to what was written on the paper after they went out to fight.
It is possible for the imperial court to set a general strategy, but how a war should be fought is basically in the grasp of the commanders! Don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people, give the generals the greatest trust and the right to use troops, this is an important reason why the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty have come out in large numbers and are famous all over the world -- I have brought soldiers for so long, how can I not know?
"Then the Prime Minister will be beheaded!!" Before Xue Shao could answer, Xue Rengui said it in one bite.
Obviously, the old general couldn't bear it anymore and didn't want to talk nonsense anymore.
Wu Chengsi was reprimanded by Xue Rengui, not only did he not get angry, but slapped the table angrily and pointed out the door with one hand, "Come on, take down Li Xiantong!" β
Xue Shao laughed on the spot, the alliance of wolves is often like this!
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