“…… Before the enemy chieftain seized the road and fled, the ministers took the lead in locking the way back to the north, and won several battles, and the enemy had no power to resist...... At this moment, there is not much food and grass in the Turkic camp, the mountains and rivers are almost exhausted, and there is no foreign aid, and the enemy chief Ashina has no chance to escape! The ministers bow down and pray for Your Majesty's judgment! ”

The chamberlain pouted his buttocks, buried his head and face on the ground, and reported the great news of the day to the emperor in an excited tone. And everyone present, as early as the first sentence he spoke, did not even dare to breathe, for fear that a single breath would blow away the good news. After he finished reading it sonorously, Gao Wei took a deep breath and motioned for Lu Ran to present the silk book to him.

Gao Wei opened the silk book with wet sweat and quickly scanned it, it was covered with seals, it was a military information jointly reported by many people, and it was impossible to falsify. The more he looked, the more obvious the smile on his face became. But everyone can see that His Majesty's smile is sincere. This is the first time since the Northern Expedition that the emperor is so happy!

He stood up, raised the silk book in his hand, and showed the ministers: "Zhuqing, Gaozhen Beipo Hu Chieftain, 100,000 tigers and wolves on the Turkic East Road, are already fish and sheep under my sword!" After this battle, the general trend is set! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" All the princes and ministers stood up solemnly, and Tang Yong, who had the highest official rank, picked up the wat board and began his tirade, "After this battle, the general trend is in our dynasty, no matter what method Tu Bo comes up with to reverse the defeat, it will be useless!" Your Majesty, may I ask, Your Majesty, next, will you want to fight or make peace? ”

The rest of the princes and ministers all had their pupils shrunk, and they didn't understand what kind of medicine Tang Yong, the secretary of the military department, was selling in his stomach, and the emperor said it early, and he was obviously inclined to peace talks. Isn't it ridiculous that now, when he comes to ask whether it is war or peace? Everyone looked back at him with unspeakable eyes, Tang Yong was standing tall, not showing anything unusual at all, but Wang Lin was thoughtful on the side.

These people only know that His Majesty has made a decision, but they do not know that this decision can be annulled when the interests are great.

Indeed, the original goal set by Gao Wei and the Manchu Dynasty was to seek peace, and the imperial court also had such a focus on the strategic layout in this regard, with Gao Baoning's department fighting fires on the eastern front, Yang Yan holding on to Yanbei on the middle road, and Murong Yan, the left minister on the western front, concentrating his forces on the main force of the Turks to fight endlessly, and the focus was more inclined to defense, that is, to plan and pave the way for later peace talks.

But that situation is different, in the past, no one expected that the East Road could achieve such a brilliant result in such a difficult situation, not only recaptured Juyongguan and Anzhou, Yingzhou lost territory in one fell swoop, but also led the army out of the fortress and launched a beautiful encirclement and suppression! This situation, I'm afraid that Zuo Prime Minister Murong Yan never expected, is countless times better than expected!

Their original plan was to order Gao Baoning's troops and Gao Yanzong's troops to go out of the fortress to pursue, and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy was the best result. I didn't think that I could completely annihilate the army of the Eastern Turkic Road, according to common sense, it was already extremely difficult to defeat such a huge force, and it was still not optimistic about creating greater results......

But they all miscalculated, overestimating the combat power of the Turks and underestimating the ability of Gao Baoning and others. Gao Wei suddenly remembered that Gao Baoning was still able to resist stubbornly and divide one side after the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, which gave the Northern Zhou a headache, and it would definitely not be a simple thing...... However, before that, Gao Baoning did not have too many dazzling achievements and qualifications, but it was said that he was a child of the clan, so that the previous officials treated him differently.

Gao Wei himself also felt that Gao Baoning could hold Yingzhou and sit firmly on the co-optation policy that Gao Wei had painstakingly managed, which would be a great achievement, but as for letting him annihilate the Turks and the like, he didn't think about it this way. Gao Wei mainly pinned his hopes on Gao Yanzong.

But everything has a contingency, who would have thought ...... Who would have thought!

Gao Wei almost disregarded his demeanor and got up: Could this be God helping me!?

The Qi army has achieved such a brilliant record, it seems that as long as you move your fingers, hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves can be easily crushed to death, and this temptation to control the life and death of thousands of people is so easy to withstand? In the past, I wanted to seek peace, because there was still Northern Zhou and Southern Chen on the side, and there was no way, but now that there is such a big victory, is it necessary to look at the faces of the Turks and seek perfection?

The emperor is obviously quite moved, but he is still sensible, how can he be so childish and hot-headed about the major national events and the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people? So he hesitated again and again, and finally suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, before he glanced at the ministers of civil and military affairs below, and asked in a deep voice:

"The entire eastern road of the Turks has been pinched in my palm, and just now Gao Qing played, 100,000 Hulu can be wiped out with a snap of a finger...... However, state affairs are not child's play, I still have to listen to your opinions, do you think this battle should be continued? ”

After everyone looked at each other, they began to express their positions one after another, and most of them agreed to continue fighting, and only a few Wenchen still insisted on the position of peace talks. But among them, there is also a military general. Cushman & Wakefield's eyes fell on Wang Lin, who was the first to stand up against the expansion of the scale of the war. A trace of doubt flashed in Gao Wei's eyes, and he directly named him: "Wang Qing is against the war, why?" ”

Wang Lin, who has always been low-key after surrendering to the Northern Qi court, once again pushed into the attention of everyone, Wang Lin did not expect so many people to oppose the emperor but only point to him, and the military generals looked at him a little unnaturally. Wang Lin himself was surprised, but he quickly realized that His Majesty was not angry and asked for his opinion, as long as it was reasonable, His Majesty would naturally not embarrass him.

So he straightened his waist and said loudly: "The minister only asked Your Majesty a few words, Your Majesty annihilated the East Road Thief Chieftain, can this battle be won?" Your Majesty has won this battle, can the Turks be destroyed? If Your Majesty wants to go to war on all sides, will the national strength be enough to support it? ”

Wang Lin is worthy of being Wang Lin, she has been stormy in her life, she has seen big scenes, and every sentence has hit the point, and the knife is bloody! Indeed, what could Cushman do even if he annihilated 100,000 Turks in World War I? Can he destroy the picture, can he continue to destroy the bowl? If it can't be destroyed and this mortal enemy is completely settled, the Northern Qi will really become the land of the four wars, and not only will the trade routes be blocked, but also the west, north and south will fight hard, which is not in the interests of the Northern Qi!

Originally, Cushman & Wakefield focused on a defensive posture in order to make peace talks easier, characterizing the tone of the war as friction between two fraternal countries due to the uneven distribution of resources. He Bo also looked at it, his plan was to set up a prestige, make a fortune and leave, as for being defeated one after another, it is common for robbers to rob and be beaten when they enter other people's homes, and he has never thought about really beating one to the death.

But if Gao Wei really slaughtered his East Road army, this mortal feud would be settled! Needless to say, Gao Wei looked at Wang Lin and said in an admiring tone: "If it weren't for Wang Qing, I would have almost been carried away by this big victory. ”

“…… It's time to stop it, or you have to stop it. Although he was also depressed in his heart, Gao Wei still ordered Kuaima to hurry up and ask Gao Baoning's troops to besiege but not attack, and at the same time sent people to ask Zuo Xiang Murong Yan about the next strategic deployment.

"Your Majesty, calculate the time, presumably Tong Bo has also learned the news that his Eastern Route Army is besieged, should we send someone to contact us first?" Tang Yong threw out another question.

Gao Wei was silent for a while, his eyes fixed on the flickering candle flame, like a lit black jade, "No need, now the situation is favorable to my dynasty, but I can't hold my breath and go to him first, as if I am the one who is at fault...... Even if I want to talk, the shelf at this end still has to be full! ”