Zhao Quan asked in a deep voice: "Why was it broken by the Liao army?" Didn't you sing all the way and beat the Liao army to the ground? ”

Cao Xiang replied: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister and Lord Li joined forces to encircle and suppress Nanjing, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yuanzhi led his troops back from the Yuan State in time, and then the army of the criminal minister met Meng Gongzuo's department, and the result was ...... 100,000 soldiers, 90,000 gone! And...... Alas! The guilty minister is at fault, I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for the general, and I'm sorry for the dead soldiers! ”

The first battle lost 90,000 troops, no wonder Cao Xiang blamed himself like this, and everyone was shocked to hear Cao Xiang personally admit that he had lost the battle.

Ji Ping hurriedly stood up and said to Zhao Quan: "Please Emperor Mingjian, this time the defeat of the Western Route Army is really unexpected, in addition, General Cao and the soldiers of the Western Route Army are brave enough to kill the enemy, and they go deep into the Liao State, it is originally a life ......of nine deaths."

"Not bad!" Cao Gang was also afraid that Zhao Quan would ask Cao Xiang now, so he came out and said to Zhao Quan: "Please ask the emperor's encumbered ministers to ask General Cao a few more words!" ”

"Accurate!" Zhao Quan said expressionlessly.

Then Cao Gang asked Cao Xiang: "General Cao, please tell me about the defeat this time!" ”

Cao Xiang listened and said bitterly: "On that day, the guilty minister asked Yang Hong, Liang Zheng and the three generals of Chong Ge to lead the cavalry of their subordinates, a total of more than 100,000 people, to the north to attack the Great Wall, and then the guilty minister and General Zhao Guanying led the army to Nanjing to prepare to attack and seize the city with the army of the East Road, but unexpectedly met Meng Gongzuo's army on the road. Because the minister's army was all infantry, he could only rely on artillery and the enemy Zhou Xuan, but later, he ...... But the artillery is finished! ”

Speaking of this, Cao Gang said to Zhao Quan: "Your Majesty, the matter of artillery is something else hidden, the minister has received a report from Lord Zeng of the Luzhou Military Camp and General Huyan of Taiyuan earlier, please take a look at it!" ”

The eunuch took the report from Cao Gang's hand, and then showed it to Zhao Quan.

After reading the report, Zhao Quan said coldly: "The cannonballs can't cross the Yellow River, what will the soldiers in front do to fight with the Liao army?" What is this Huyanhe doing? ”

In the final analysis, it was still a matter of cannonballs, Zhao Quan knew that Ji Ping and they wanted to exonerate Cao Xiang, so he said: "Come on, take Cao Xiang down first, and wait for me to find out the reason, and then make a decision!" ”

Cao Xiang was taken away, and then Cao Gang came out and said: "Emperor Mingjian, this defeat is really the reason for the favorable time and place, and General Cao can't be blamed on it!" ”

Zhao Quan asked coldly when he heard this: "If you don't know the time and geography, what is the general?" This Cao Xiang, it seems that after all, he can only be a pioneer, not a handsome talent! ”

When everyone heard this, they said in their hearts: That's not why you suddenly divided your troops into two ways and withdrew Xiao Mo's general, otherwise how could there be so many things?

Of course, the ministers did not dare to say such things.

Zhao Quan said again: "That's it, pass on my will, the army of the West Road and the army of the East Road will be merged together, with Li Zhun as the commander, I believe that Li Aiqing will definitely live up to my expectations!" ”

Until now, Zhao Quan has refused to reactivate Xiao Mo, which also shows that his anger towards Xiao Mo has not subsided.

But the disaster is not alone, the order to appoint Li Zhun has not yet been issued, and within two days of news came from Bazhou, saying that Li Zhun's army was surrounded in Bazhou, Di Qing and Meng Gongzuo fought again in Baima, but this time Meng Gongzuo learned to be obedient, the cavalry actually played with shields, and also dispatched 30,000 archers to suppress Di Qing's army in the area of Baima Town.

In this way, Di Qing's army and Bazhou were separated, and then Zhang Yuanzhi led the army to surround Bazhou, and Li Zhun hurriedly asked Zhao Quan for help!

Before the news of the appointment of Li Zhun as the commander was sent, he encountered such a blow, and Zhao Quan couldn't help but feel out of breath and almost fainted.

Without artillery, without Xiao Mo, the An army was so vulnerable in front of the Liao army!

Li Zhun went to the court on the table, only to see Li Zhun said: Since the general, our army does not know anything about the movements of the Liao army, Zhang Yuanzhi has a lot of schemes, first built a camp and dug the ground, deceived the artillery attack, and then led the army to take advantage of the heavy snow to attack our army before and after, Yelu Aluhan waved the banner of revenge for Yelu Hongji, so that the Liao army was like a rainbow, and the ministers were difficult to support, please send the general to help the war quickly!

Zhao Quan saw it and asked Ji Ping: "For today's plan, what can I do?" ”

Ji Ping said: "Yelu Aluhan came to besiege Bazhou with the troops of the Liao State, just to take advantage of the time when Ziheng was dismissed, and defeat our army in one go. ”

Zhao Quan was very ill at this time, and Yun Xue and Zhao Yao also came to visit him, after all, Zhao Quan was their father......

As soon as they entered the door, Yun Xue and Zhao Yao heard Ji Ping's words, Zhao Yao hugged Xiao Yan'er and said: "Call back to fight the fire when you need it, and kick it away when you don't need it, my family officials, can you treat it like this?" ”

After that, Zhao Yao pulled Yun Xue, and then hugged Xiao Yan'er and was about to leave.

Zhao Quan saw it, so he became more and more painful.

Yun Xue pulled Zhao Yao back, then sat at the head of the bed and said to Zhao Quan: "Father, Ziheng heard that the war in the north has been frustrated, and he has already sent a letter, saying that he will return to the capital in a few days, please don't worry about it, pay more attention to your body!" ”

Zhao Quan heard this, and said with some shame: "Yunxue, Ziheng him...... Don't you get angry? ”

Zhao Yao said in a strange manner: "Ziheng, where does he dare to be angry? He said to my father, you are all his father-in-law, Taishan, only you are angry, there is no reason for him to be angry, but you are full of prejudices against him, but Uncle Huang, you are full of prejudices against him! ”

Hearing this, Ji Ping consciously withdrew from Zhao Quan's bedroom, leaving the space to the father and daughter. Out of Zhao Quan's bedroom, Zhou Chang, Shi Zhongyuan and Cao Gang all greeted him and asked.

"Master Ji, how is it? Did the emperor agree? ”

Ji Ping smiled slightly and said: "There are two princesses here, I'm afraid that sooner or later the emperor will let Ziheng come back, don't worry!" ”

Zhao Quan listened to Zhao Yao's words, and said a little angrily: "Why am I not for you? He Xiao Mo openly asked to marry the princess of another country, where will this put me and you? ”

Speaking of Xiao Guanyin, Zhao Yao glanced at Xiao Yan'er in his arms, and then said with some bitterness: "Uncle Huang, Anping also knows the painstaking efforts of Uncle Huang, Anping was also a little dissatisfied with the queen of Liao, the princess of Yuan, but ...... But this time, the soldiers of the Western Route Army were able to escape safely, completely thanks to her kindness, and ...... Yan'er is so young, can Uncle Huang bear to let her have no mother? ”

Zhao Quan listened and asked Zhao Yao, "How do you say this?" Why do you say that the soldiers of the Western Road army relied on the princess of the Yuan Kingdom to escape safely? ”