Chapter 447: Counterattack
In the main tent of the Liaodong Army battalion, the Duke of Zhenguo and Xie Zhiyi sat down peacefully to discuss the future march into Wara.
"The meaning of the saint is very clear, it is best to be able to beat Warat once and there is no way to fight back." Xie Zhiyi took a sip of tea and spoke.
That's what he meant by himself.
If he can really take this opportunity to completely defeat Warat in one fell swoop, then he will make an immortal contribution to the battle and take the initiative to ask Ying to go north to announce the decree. When the time comes, the praise will be added, the emperor will trust, and it will not be difficult to make a big show in the court.
Zhen Guogong frowned slightly when he heard this.
Since the defeat of the Holy Ancestor Emperor and the unfortunate capture of Qizi Mountain, internal and external troubles, the national strength of the Great Zhou has gradually declined, and it is not as good as before. Although after the first emperor's dynasty, he gradually recovered some vitality, but it is still far from enough to compete with Warat, who has always been superior in armament to the Great Zhou.
This is also the reason why he has been urging the court to make a decision in the face of the pressure of the army before, but has not directly tried his best to meet the attack.
Now that Xie Zhiyi said this, it really embarrassed him.
Xie Zhiyi saw that Zhen Guogong frowned and pondered and didn't speak, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he asked, "What, Grandpa Guo is in trouble?" ”
Although there was still a smile on his face, and his voice was still warm, his tone was quietly tough, like the majesty of an angel.
Zhen Guogong couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring when he thought of Han Yan's words in the letter asking him to be careful with Xie Zhiyi.
"Whether it's difficult or not, I think Lord Xie has already made a decision in his heart." Zhenguo Gong Rong has been fighting horses for half his life, and he has won the trust of the king and the people, but he will not be frightened by Xie Zhiyi's "majesty".
Speaking of which, Xie Zhiyi's trip doesn't look like he's here to deliver the decree, but like he's here to supervise the war.
He is a scholar and a scholar, although he is not powerless, but he is indeed inferior to even the lowest soldiers on the battlefield. But whenever the two sides fought, Xie Zhiyi insisted on following him to the battlefield, and discussed combat strategies with him from time to time.
- I have to admit that Xie Zhiyi has indeed read a few military books and done some research, and many times he can say something.
However, no matter what, he is a veteran of the battlefield who has fought for half his life, and he is inevitably unhappy when he is "instructed" by a junior Confucian student in public on how to fight, especially after learning about the relationship between Xie Zhiyi and Sun Changyu from Han Yan's letter.
Of course, Xie Zhiyi didn't think about relying on the "official authority" of the angel to make a powerful weapon of the country like Zhenguo Gong submit. If Zhenguo Gong was really so easily frightened, then he would not have been revered as the "God of War" by the whole Zhou Dynasty, so that Warat would not dare to invade in a big way for nearly thirty years.
He just wanted Zhenguo to recognize his identity clearly and not act arrogantly.
Now that he heard Zhenguo Gong ask him, Xie Zhiyi was not in a hurry, and praised with a smile: "Zhenguo Gong strategized and won a decisive victory, and all the soldiers under his account were brave and brave and good at fighting......
"But as long as Zhen Guogong goes all out, it may not be impossible to win it in one fell swoop!"
This is forcing Zhenguo Gong to take advantage of the victory to pursue and drive the enemy deeper.
Zhen Guogong frowned when he heard this, and looked at Xie Zhiyi's gaze without hiding his displeasure.
Han Yan said in the letter that although Xie Zhiyi is very good in literature and martial arts, and there are few people in the younger generation in the DPRK and China who can compare with him, he is bent on pursuing the best and will inevitably act without scruples.
Previously, he saw that Xie Zhiyi was peerless, and his actions were quite decent, and he thought that Han Yan was too cautious, but now that he looks, what Han Yan said is not false at all.
Zhen Guogong sneered and said, "Master Xie also said it, it's just 'maybe'." ”
After that, his expression was dazed, and he refused loudly: "This marshal has been fighting for many years, and he has personally led the Liaodong Army to protect the country and defend the border for many years.
"Lord Xie asks for this, please forgive Ben Shuai for not being able to agree!"
The categorical refusal surprised Xie Zhiyi and couldn't help but be stunned.
Xie Zhiyi was born in the imperial examination, and he has always been cautious and enterprising, he is sleek and exquisite in what he says and does, and he has never encountered such a straightforward Zhenguo Gong, and even the angel's advice can be directly vetoed.
However, in the end, it was the person who went through the storm of the Korean battle, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Is the grandfather of the country planning to disobey the order?" Xie Zhiyi's face turned cold, and he asked solemnly.
In the end, he is still young, and he has never experienced the moody Shoufu Lord in his previous life, but he was rejected by Zhenguo Gong like this, which damaged his face, and now he represents Emperor Kangping and holds power, Xie Zhiyi will inevitably become arrogant.
When Zhenguo Gong saw Xie Zhiyi using Emperor Kangping to pressure him, he couldn't help but laugh.
When did a small household servant, and Sun Changyu's faction, which was opposed to Han Yan, be able to speak on behalf of Emperor Kangping?
Zhen Guogong chuckled, ignored Xie Zhiyi's accusation of "resisting the decree and not complying", and only turned his head to ask Xiao An Gonggong on the side: "When the Holy Lord drafted the decree, Gonggong An was also on the side." Dare to ask Father-in-law An, does the Holy Lord have an edict ordering us to attack the Warat royal court in one fell swoop? ”
Although Xiao'an's father-in-law has not served by Emperor Kangping's side for a long time, he has long heard of the disputes between Sun Changyu and Han Yan and Emperor Kangping, and he also understands the intention of Emperor Kangping to send himself to the north with Xie Zhiyi to announce the decree.
Indeed, there was no such edict from the Holy One. It's just that as the holy decree intended, the prince of the country was ordered to lead the Liaodong army to retreat from the enemy immediately, and not to let the Warat soldiers step into the territory of our Great Zhou, let alone lose or bury a large number of Harrier Ridge with a large number of good materials for casting troops. ”
Before Xie Zhiyi could finish speaking, he immediately changed the holy decree.
If he didn't guess wrong, then Zhenguo Gong should reprimand him for the crime of "Jiaozhao".
This counterattack came really fast!
Xie Zhiyi was anxious and hateful, but he also understood that now was not the time to be angry and angry, he had to think of a way out before Zhenguo Gong questioned him.
Fortunately, he came from a humble background, and in order to climb higher, he had already practiced a pair of skills that could bend and stretch.
As soon as Zhenguo's words fell, Xie Zhiyi immediately got up and smiled apologetically: "That's right." Fang Cai was in a hurry to drive the captives, and I was in a hurry, and my words were inappropriate, so I asked Grandpa Guo to forgive me. ”
Although his face was smiling like a spring breeze and his demeanor was fluttering, he was very worried in his heart, for fear that the Zhenguo Guild would hold on to his words - although he was just a "momentary gaffe", but if Zhenguo Gong really wanted to grasp his mistake, he was in the Liaodong Army camp at this time, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to be good.
Zhen Guogong and Han Yanshi went out of the same family, and because of the relationship between Liaodong for several years and the relationship between Conglong Gong, he could not help but have a jealous and defensive mind for him, "Sun Changyu's person".