Chapter 14 The Imperial Expedition
Yunjing, above the court, the emperor was so sleepy that he was about to fall asleep, but the ministers below were noisy.
They are arguing precisely to support Kangju.
"Once Kangju breaks the city, it will directly threaten Yunjing, so it's not guaranteed!"
"Exactly! If Kangju City is broken, it will directly shake the foundation of the Great Seal! ”
The vast majority of people in the DPRK and China still support support Kangju, but there are also those who believe that they should not be supported.
For example, Shangshu Liu Zhao.
"Your Majesty, the ministers privately think that General Ye intends to conceal the truth about Kangju!"
The emperor looked tired and said lazily: "Say! ”
"Kangju has been a military powerhouse since Emperor Gaozu, and the Ye family has been stationed in Kangju for nearly one hundred and twenty years, and the emperors of all dynasties have given the Ye family the power of life and death and military power in the entire city, which can be described as a strong force, but now the Dan family has only attacked the city twice, and he Ye Bi'an has kept asking for support, which is unreasonable."
"What Liu Shangshu said is really ridiculous! Don't you know that just these two sieges of the city caused more than 100,000 troops to be dispatched? If you don't support Kangju, the next one to be attacked like this is Yunjing! Yang Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, retorted.
"Kangju is impregnable, and the year before last, he reported that there were more than 80,000 troops, and they didn't even fight the second battle, so they asked for support, and His Majesty immediately sent 20,000 people. How did Ye Bi'an do it? He preserved his strength, and directly drove all the 20,000 people sent by His Majesty to fight the enemy outside the city wall, and lost 20,000 horses in vain, but his own army was unscathed. Not to mention privately killing the prison army sent by His Majesty! ”
"Liu Shangshu is really a good hand at reversing black and white! General Ye was seriously injured and couldn't go into battle, how could he defend the city? Who brought out the 20,000 horses? What did the prison guard die for? You actually pushed all this on General Ye, what good is it for you to break the city in Kangju? ”
"Yang Shangshu, I'm just talking about things, don't spew blood!"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, the emperor patted his head and prevented them from talking any further.
"Retreat! I'll think again! ”
Yang Yi became anxious when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter can't be delayed!" If you are slow, Kangju will be more dangerous! ”
The emperor was really impatient and shouted: "He is so big that he has tens of thousands of soldiers, can't he defend the city for a few days?!" ”
Some courtiers saw that the emperor was so mediocre, but they were still unwilling to give up, and Yang Yi even slammed headlong into the pillar of the carved dragon painting, and blood immediately gushed out from the top of his head.
The other ministers went up the mountain to help Yang Yi up, visited the snort, and found that he had only fainted temporarily, so he was helped out of the court by several people.
In the Taichu Palace, the emperor was also very angry, angrily scolding Ye Bi'an for being useless, and was so upset that he asked Yin Meiren to pour wine.
When she saw that the emperor was angry and rushed back, she just sat next to her, and she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of provoking the emperor, and when she heard that the emperor wanted her to pour wine, she hurriedly brought the wine jug.
"It's still my beauty!" The barumi smiled symbolically.
"Why do you have such a beautiful face?"
Yin Meiren replied: "The concubine is unhappy to see that Your Majesty is unhappy, and the concubine is also unhappy." ”
"Hey!" The Emperor sighed.
"Your Majesty looked like this at once, and now you sigh again, is something wrong?"
"The beauty doesn't know, the Dan room attacked Kangju, that Ye Bi'an is simply a useless waste, and he can't keep Kangju if he asks me for money and people!"
Yin Meiren was shocked: "Kangju is lost?!" ”
"Not yet", the emperor explained: "It's just that Elder Ye Bi'an told me that he can't stand it, and I suspect that he is deliberately hiding his strength, so as to trick me into sending him money and giving it away!" ”
The beauty of the silver was worried and said, "Your Majesty shouldn't think so! ”
"Oh?"
"Kangju is the last barrier to defend Yunjing, and Yunjing is the relationship between the lips and teeth, once Kangju is lost, Yunjing will also be in danger!" Yin Meiren persuaded the emperor, "Your Majesty should put the safety of Yunjing first, and send troops to repel the enemy army first, if General Ye is really dead, after defeating the enemy army, it is not too late to punish him!" ”
Yin Meiren's words made the emperor think clearly. The Emperor couldn't help but smile and praise: "The beauty is smarter than my courtiers!" ”
"Your Majesty said that it was funny, the concubine is just a daughter's family!"
"Don't be modest, beauties, you don't know that they were in the court just now, and they were arguing below, and I had a headache when I heard it!"
"The concubine has only been with Your Majesty for a long time, and she has learned a lot from Your Majesty, and today she is ugly, Your Majesty praises it, and the concubine does not dare to be." The beauty of the chant is more and more modest and polite.
The emperor went to get the jade seal, issued a holy decree, and sent 20,000 defenders of Xiangling, 40,000 defenders of Xizhou, 30,000 defenders of Xingzhou, and 30,000 defenders of Yongan, a total of 120,000 horses to Kangju, and the position of marshal was held by the general of Xizhou, this time not only to defend Kangju, but also to beat the enemy army to no longer dare to attack!
Commodus was about to convey the will when the Emperor suddenly called him back.
"Wait! I don't need to be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, I want to drive the expedition in person! ”
As soon as Yinmei and Kang Maode heard that His Majesty said that they would drive the expedition in person, they hurriedly admonished, but this could not stop the emperor's "ambition"!
The next day, the emperor announced in the court that he was going to drive the conquest in person, and there was a commotion in the court.
The emperor who wants to come out as soon as he comes out is really difficult for the ministers to deal with.
But this time, the emperor has made up his mind to drive the expedition in person, and no one can stop him!
"I usually want to rest, you say that I don't care about the country, I want to defend the country today, you still say that I don't care about the country, I let you say, I am still a fart emperor!"
The Son of Heaven was furious, and the court was silent.
Four days later, the army was assembled, and the emperor set out with a great force.
During the time that Ye Qiuling could not be rescued, he was afraid of affecting his morale, so he could only lie to the guards again and again, saying that the emperor's support would arrive soon!
But whether it will be there or not, she herself does not know, all she can do is to accumulate strength, strengthen training, and think of some ways to reduce the casualties of soldiers. While she was meditating, the news of the emperor's personal expedition came.
And the Dan Room has been reorganizing the soldiers and horses a few days ago, preparing enough food and grass, and preparing for a large-scale siege without any scruples. However, a few days later, Danmuro retreated the camp three miles.
It turned out that someone in the court had already communicated with the news, and the Dan Room already knew that the emperor had brought more than 100,000 horses with him, so Ubehe decided to temporarily avoid his edge and retreat three miles to wait and see.
"Didn't you say that their emperor wouldn't send reinforcements?" The right wolf general asked Ubekh with a sad face.
"It seems that there is something wrong with Yunjing." Ubekh replied.
"It can't be some unreliable person, right?"
Ubekh did not answer.