Yecheng, Hebei. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On the basis of the former county guard's mansion, the greatly expanded Liang Wang's palace is tall and magnificent, and there is a bit of the grandeur of the palace. But before King Liang fled, he personally ordered to take the initiative to light a raging fire inside and outside the palace and even on a street to burn him clean. Rao is palace buildings are huge and numerous, and the fire demons are raging and have burned down a lot. Now, in the thick smoke and embers that have not been completely extinguished, the palace that was originally extraordinary, has fallen into disgrace, just like the faces of the Zhao soldiers who have been captured and escorted on the street, and they are indescribably depressed.

In the palace, a side hall that had not yet been affected by the fire was protected in time, and after a simple tidying and cleaning, it temporarily became the supreme commander center of the Qin army. With the issuance of the Taoist order, generals at all levels came in and out one after another, and acted according to the order. From early in the morning to midday, he was still reminded repeatedly that Marshal Han Yong and Deputy Marshal Hu Song, the two giants, had only suspended their official duties and slowed down an hour to eat. Right now, in the side hall, only Han Yong and Hu Song are sitting and eating opposite each other, talking while eating.

"Make a picture! After going through hardships this time, he was finally able to take Yecheng, which made Shi Hu lose the largest Ping Domain in the south, and it was almost equivalent to seizing half of the puppet Zhao's country. This credit is enormous...... Hehe, if you want me to say, I am afraid that I will enter the rank of captain! ”

Han Yongnai is the rank of privy envoy, ranking first among the military ministers, and the official worships the right minister, and is the only two full-time prime ministers of the imperial court at the same level as Yang Ke. Therefore, he alone has this unique envoy title. In addition, Han Yong is now the Great Sima General, and in terms of military rank, he has almost reached the peak, and further up, there is only the highest rank, and he will not be awarded the rank of Tai Lieutenant.

Hu Song quickly picked up the millet rice in the bowl, first sandwiched a large piece of mutton into Han Yong's bowl, and then stuffed a piece in his mouth, chewing it heavily, and said half-jokingly to Han Yong. He and Han Yong have known each other for many years, respect each other, have a relatively close relationship, and their status is basically equal. Therefore, in front of Han Yong, who is feared by tens of millions of people like a god, there is no pressure and restraint, and he can think of anything and say anything to Han Yong.

Hearing him say this, Han Yong smiled slightly and stopped the chopsticks in his hand: "Brother Shizuo!" Didn't you laugh at me? If others don't know, how can you not know? At the beginning, the emperor ordered me to command 200,000 troops to attack Zhao, and when I left the army, 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City sent each other off, and the emperor personally beat the drum to strengthen the momentum, how grand it was! What a responsibility! ”

"After the army entered the Zhao realm, it was invincible at the beginning. Later, when Yecheng was attacked, this military plan and direction were good. But under the fortification of the city by our soldiers, there was no measure of merit for two years, and the veterans of the division were tired and spent countless food and salaries, and until now, it is still relying on the discord of the internal government to take Yecheng, and it is not the soldiers who fought down, what is the merit? ”

"Huh. Soldiers don't get tired of cheating. Anyway, Yecheng was taken in the hands of the prime minister, this is an iron fact! Hu Song smiled, obviously, after a long period of inactivity, he won once, which made him quite excited.

Han Yong shook his head, thoughtful: "Brother Shizuo, do you remember?" In recent years, there have long been rumors of the imperial court cutting down Shu. Li Feng of Liangzhou and Yang Nandi of Qinzhou were even more eager to try, so they said that my Privy Council had also received several requests for instructions, saying that Shu was in turmoil and should take the opportunity to take it. But until now, the rumors are just rumors, and the imperial court has not taken any actual action. But you have to know that the emperor is a generation of heroes who level the world with martial arts, so won't he really be moved? What is the reason why the time is good and not a single soldier is sent? It's not because the war situation in Hebei has been scorching for a long time, so he has no way to be distracted and take care of the southwest, so he has to sit back and watch in vain. Speaking of which, it is we who have dragged down the emperor's pace of unifying all nations! So, Brother Shizuo, what else do you say about merit, if you want me to talk about it, if you don't blame or hold it accountable, it will already give us two old ministers a lot of face! ”

This was a bit serious, and Hu Song also stopped the chopsticks in his hand, blinked his eyes and hesitated: "...... Isn't it? Since I joined the Holy Dynasty, I have been wrongly loved by the Lord, and I have been entrusted with military power and important vassals, and I have been repeatedly promoted by high-ranking officials. And you are known to everyone in the world, you are the most favored right-hand man of the Lord, and you are the old man who has been supported by the Lord all the way from the end of the day, and there is no one to compare. This time to fight Yecheng, the difficulty is obvious to all, although the time has dragged on, but it has been defeated, I think the Lord will never blame, there will still be a reward. ”

Han Yong smiled self-deprecatingly, simply put down the bowl, and waved his hand: "Brother Shizuo is still in the game, and he is confused. The two of us, now I am the Duke of the Kingdom, and in terms of military rank, I am the Great Sima General, and the Shizuo brother is now the General of the Che Cavalry, and the officials and knights are considered to be the top. Don't you know the truth that merit is not rewarded? Okay, as you said, after defeating Yecheng, I will become a captain and a general! What about the future? When we destroy the pseudo-Zhao, how should we be rewarded, will we be promoted to the king? Is it possible? What if we sweep the north for him, what should we do, after the last domination of the world, what will you be crowned, crown prince? Well? ”

Both burst into laughter. Hu Song thought about it for a while, smiled and smacked his lips and said: "The world says that the prime minister is strict and cautious, and he is thoughtful, and this is indeed the case." It's worse to think about it, teachable, teachable! He paused, regained some calmness, leisurely picked up a piece of dried meat and threw it into his mouth, and chewed slowly: "Actually, speaking of which, the Lord treats us favorably, which is the reason for raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while. I can't expect to be rewarded from time to time, my generation of warriors, marching and fighting is a matter of duty. I just joked that I knew me, and I really thought I was that kind of person! ”

"yes. If you want to talk about qualifications, Han can indeed be regarded as a leader in this dynasty. But you have to know! The higher we go, the highest position, the more trembling we are walking on thin ice, for fear that one of them will be planted if we are not careful! This companion is like a ...... Don't say it, don't say it. ”

Han Yong was told by Hu Song, and he talked about his thoughts, thoughtfully. But he was a man of few words, and he knew the truth of the point, so he was about to speak, but he finally stopped talking, stopped, just sighed, and said no more, and quickly ate all the rest of the food in the bowl.

But after half an hour, the two of them stopped eating, called someone in to clean up, and immediately ordered a military meeting to be held. In a moment, more than a dozen high-ranking generals were ordered to rush in, sit upright on both sides, and listen to the instructions.

"Ladies and gentlemen! After careful deliberation and discussion with Hu Shuai, Ben Shuai decided that the time had not yet come to seize Handan, so he decided to withdraw his troops for the time being, and then make plans after resting and recuperating, or when the latest will of the imperial court arrived. ”

Handan is the only way to attack the Zhao capital Xiangguo in the north, and it is also an important town second only to Yecheng in the south of Zhao. At the beginning, when the Qin army marched eastward, in order to seize the opportunity, he ignored Handan and went straight to Yecheng. Now, Yecheng has fallen, and many generals have spoken up one after another, asking for a follow-up attack on Handan.

Han Yong got straight to the point and went straight to the point. Listening to him say this is tantamount to vetoing the unanimous recommendation of many people in public. The generals looked at each other, and after a brief gesture to each other, Lei Qizhi rushed to stand up first.

"Tell Han Xiang and Hu Xiang. Now that Yecheng has fallen into my hands, it is reported that Handan City, three hundred miles away, is terrified and at a loss. Although there are 30,000 or 40,000 defenders in the city, if we take advantage of the victory and attack the city quickly, we are likely to succeed. Please think about it carefully, and the last general is willing to ask Ying to rob Handan City! ”

Li Jie, the general of Pingdong, also got up and said: "There is another layer, the two ministers and listen to the details of the general." Previously, in order to contain the Zhao people, Yang Fujun fought against Shihu alone in the Changshan area in the north. Later, he was indeed defeated, and now he was defeated and retreated to Yanmen County, but was forced by the Zhao army, and the situation was more severe. If I attack Handan on a large scale now, we can make Shi Hu's eyes firmly focus on the south, further reduce the pressure on Yang Fujun, and prevent the northern territory of our country from being lost. ”

As he spoke, several generals who had always been brave and outstanding stood up one after another, unanimously saying that if Handan fell, it would greatly accelerate the demise of the pseudo-Zhao. At present, the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, so I urge Han Yong to think twice, and order to attack Handan as soon as possible, and completely clear the road of the Northern Expedition to Xiangguo.

Han Yong opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: "You are brave and enterprising for the country, and this commander is very appreciative. He and Hu Song looked at each other, both of them bowed slightly, and Han Yong said again: "But Ben Shuai and Hu Shuai, as the commanders of the whole army, have to consider the overall situation. Our army has besieged Yecheng for two years, and the veterans of the division are tired. Hu Shuai and I had personally visited the army before, and most of the soldiers at the grassroots level were exhausted, exhausted by the long-term war of attrition, and could not raise any fighting spirit. If we do not show any sympathy for the troops now, and go to the fortified city of Handan, the consequences will not be optimistic. ”

Hu Song saw that there were still a few people below who still looked like they wanted to speak, so he pressed his hand down and added: "In case of defeat, both the prime minister and the commander are worried that the collapse will be imminent, and at that time, not only will the soldiers be lost, but I am afraid that even the existing vested results will have to be spit out!" If because of this, the situation in Hebei suddenly collapses, then which one will go to the emperor to explain with his head? Now that our army has the victory, we should try our best to ensure the results of the battle, make a solid plan, and eat him step by step. Think about it! ”

Regardless of whether they still wanted to fight or not, the generals saw that the chief and deputy commanders were resolute, so they stopped speaking. The people stood up and responded in response, indicating that obedience was the only purpose.

Han Yong motioned for the generals to sit down, and said: "Therefore, from the actual situation, the top priority is to take a break and recuperate, make supplies, and wait for the soldiers to recover in physical strength and fighting spirit, then apply to the imperial court on the one hand, and attack Handan in the north at the same time, and take the boundary bridge in the east, and we will ...... again."

As he was talking, a rush of footsteps rushed in from outside, and everyone immediately followed the prestige, and it turned out to be the calm Supervision Ambassador Duochai! The commander of the military discussion, the person who is not invited trespasses for no reason, and the serious person can be beheaded, Duochai is familiar with military regulations, and knows how to respect and humility etiquette, but why is it so gaffe?

Under the stunned gaze, Duochai was sweating profusely, and ran in three or two steps, so anxious that his face was distorted and he opened his mouth to shout, and then stopped his mouth suddenly, and glanced at it, but saw that more than a dozen people present were all high-ranking generals, who were reliable and should be safe.

"The two Xiangguo, and the generals, have just received an urgent report from Luoyang," Duochai gasped a few times, pressed his wildly beating chest, and said in a dumb voice: "The emperor has been assassinated!" ”

In a word, the voice was not loud, but it exploded above everyone's heads like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Not to mention the generals, even Han Yong, who has always been moody, was so shocked that he almost jumped up and knocked the tea cup on the desk to the ground.