Ho Kyo.

"The last general lightly advanced the enemy, so that 20,000 sons of our army died under the Shu saber, please punish the lord."

In the mansion of General Zhengxi, Zheng Da knelt in front of Huan Wuzuo, and he was followed by two generals, Huan Zilu and Rong Can.

The rebellion of Modu in the East China Sea was put down, and Huan Wu moved his army from Shendu to Hojing with 100,000 elites. Prior to this, he had already received the news of the defeat of the 70,000 Liang army outside Baocheng Pass.

"Lord, it was my idea to take the small road to attack the fortress stone mountain, and it has nothing to do with General Zheng. So much so that after the camp was broken by the Shu army, 20,000 soldiers of our army were killed, and General Di Sheng was captured by Yang Xian. I should bear all the blame alone. ”

Huan Zilu was behind Zheng Da and arched his hand. Huan Zilu was upright and took the initiative to bear all the responsibility. The surrounding Huan clan disciples are all trying to give their eyes, and the secret Huan Zilu is too stupid.

Although Huan Zilu is a general of the First Army, he can't resist such a big crime alone. Zheng Da is the commander of the first army and a general, he is willing to help share the burden, so in the end, Huan Zilu can be lightly dismissed.

Huan Wu was silent, sitting in Huan Biao's position, quietly watching all this. Huan Jue followed aside, and the surrounding Huan clan disciples were all giving their eyes, secretly saying that you came out and said something good!

Huan Jue didn't say anything, no matter who made his eyes look like he didn't see it.

Huan Wu's gaze swept around this hall, and all the Huan clan disciples who were still looking at him just now lowered their heads.

"Huan Zilu, do you know what you should be guilty of with your mistakes?"

"Capital offense!"

Huan Zilu's complexion did not change at all, it was not that he didn't believe that Huan Wu would not kill him. In fact, Huan Wu ruled the family very strictly. Over the years, there have been a dozen of Huan's children who died because of the ban, and Huan Wuke has never been soft because of their surname Huan.

But Huan Zilu is loyal and upright by nature, and he will not shirk his responsibility because of this. The lives of those 20,000 soldiers were lost because of him.

"My lord, it was the incompetence of the last general and the failure to hold the camp that gave Yang Xian an opportunity. Huan Zilu is just on the orders of the last general, and the crime is not so much. ”

At this critical moment, Zheng Da spoke. He took the blame down, not because he was afraid and curryed favor with the Huan family. For Huan Zilu, a young man, Zheng Da really appreciates it very much.

"The loss of 20,000 soldiers and horses is not the most painful thing for me."

Huan Wu stood up and walked back and forth.

"Having lost 20,000 soldiers and horses, our army still has 50,000, 100,000 or even 200,000. I've had my share of defeats, and I've lost a lot of battles. In fact, after your defeat, gather the remnants of the army and stabilize the morale of the army. It should be deployed, and it is handled very well. ”

"Lord!"

Huan Zilu muttered slightly, and his words were a little excited.

"Since ancient times, there are very few generals who can always win, and being able to defend defeat is what a general must learn. How many times did Emperor Taizu ever lose? But the last victory won the 800-year-old Great Zhou Dynasty. ”

Huan Wu looked at the group of Huan clan disciples, and his voice was low.

"What really hurts me is that after this defeat outside Baocheng Pass, you have lost the courage to fight Yang Xian. You've been retreating from the front line to Hokyo for so long, what have the rest of you done except for Huan Zilu? One by one, they drank and walked their horses, and some of them stayed in the green building. ”

"Subordinate convicted!"

In the hall, when the children of the Huan clan heard this, their faces changed greatly, and they all knelt down.

"For so many years, you have been invincible under this banner, tasted victory, and won supreme glory. That's not because of how capable you are, but only because of your surname. Zhang Rui, Zhao Gong, Chu Sui, Xu Jin, Zhu Jian and General Zheng, they fought bloodily with countless soldiers, so that today's Great Zhou Jiangshan and our Liang State were born. You have stepped on the shoulders of countless people to get that glory, but you have disappointed me so much. Except for Huan Zilu, each of you will go and get thirty military staffs, and then roll back to Shendu for me, start as a pawn, and start again for me. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

In this hall, more than a dozen generals from the Huan family, no matter what they thought in their hearts at this time, their faces were respectful and ashamed.

"Shou Humility! Let you see the joke. My Huan clan is a family, not counting the side branches, and there are five or six thousand people. But the world has not yet been decided, but they have learned the appearance of those gentlemen ten out of ten, and they have eaten vegetarian meals one by one. ”

At this time, in this hall, all the people who did it retreated, and those who stayed behind were people close to Huan Wu. When Huan Wu said this, he still had a look of indignation.

Zheng Da arched his hand and said: "They are still young, if they are tempered, they will be of great use in the future." ”

Huan Wu smiled, "Are they still young?" The youngest of them had three sons. Shouqian, I know that you look at my face, and usually turn a blind eye to some of their outrageous behaviors. In the past, our army dominated the world, and it was okay for these people to be out of line. But now it is not the usual, and to put it bluntly, our army has reached the most dangerous moment. ”

Speaking of this, Huan Wu looked at the rest of the people in the hall and said loudly: "From today on, all the children of my Huan clan, if anyone dares to violate the order, the punishment will be doubled!" If there is a protector, he is guilty of the same crime! ”

"Subordinates obey!"

Everyone retreated, and Huan Wu left only Zheng Da alone. Huan Wu was very interested, and took Zheng Da to walk around Huan Biao's Huayun Garden. Huan Jue followed behind the two of them, respectful as a servant.

"Shouqian, you and Yang Xian have a hand, how do you feel about him?"

This is what Huan Wu wants to know most at this time, and he needs Zheng Da's judgment to make the next move.

"Do you remember the rebellion in the Shendu back then?"

Huan Wu stopped, his face changed, and he said slowly: "Of course I remember." When the first emperor died, he insisted on making Xia Yunqi the empress dowager, and appointed Yang Zhong as the great Sima and one of the three auxiliary ministers. Yang Zhong is young and has a heavy army, so how can the other two auxiliary ministers be willing? The ministers fought with each other for the difference between the elders and the young, and the throne was delayed, which was also the source of the chaos in the world after the princes from all walks of life entered Beijing. ”

"Yes, the lord and the minister are all experienced in this matter. But we also saw that Yang Zhong only had tens of thousands of old Yang clans, and how did he play the hundreds of thousands of princes' armies? Yang Zhong's army was mighty, and in the battle of Weishui, the princes of the world no longer dared to poke his edge, so they had to lead his troops to retreat, and watched him retreat into Yizhou and dominate the party. If it weren't for the ....... of the New Year," Zheng Da paused, glanced at Huan Wu's face, and didn't want to say any more, "In my opinion, today's Yang Xian is no longer inferior to Yang Zhong back then." Blue is better than blue! ”

"Is that so?" Huan Wu sighed, "Could it be that this is really providence!" ”