Chapter 634 Defeat (1)
Because of the lag of the news, Han Jian received this information six days before and after Su Tingxia's defeat. ●⌒In other words, six days ago, Su Tingxia's troops had already encountered setbacks.
"Send someone to notify the generals in Luoyang to go to the military office to discuss matters." Han Jian read the war report and explained to the responsible general who came to convey the war report. He also needs to prepare and immediately go to the military office to hold an emergency military meeting.
"Jian'er, but I need Ernie to go with you?" Han Song asked nervously at Han Jian.
"It's okay, I can handle it."
Han Jian explained to Fa Yi again and asked Fa Yi to go back and continue to rest. But such a big thing happened on the front line, no matter who got the news, he would be nervous, so why can he sleep?
Half an hour later, Han Jian had arrived at the military office. At this time, the Dongwang Mansion and the generals from the imperial court were also coming one after another.
When Han Jian entered the conference hall, the generals present bowed one after another.
Han Jian didn't say nonsense, waved his hand, and asked someone to give him a summary of all the battle reports on the front line to him.
Due to the blockade of the Xianbei people on the northern border, there was a certain problem with the transmission of information. Originally, Su Tingxia's emergency report to Luoyang should have arrived in Luoyang two days ago, but the information was intercepted in the middle. It is not clear whether the Xianbei people knew about the defeat of Su Tingxia's troops.
"This General Su is a bit too underestimating the enemy to advance rashly. He was originally a steady and steady battle, and within half a year, the Bohai Kingdom would definitely be complacent. Why do you need to be so rush?"
Before Han Jian could speak, some veteran generals were already talking.
It is also Su Tingxia who was not popular with the people. The Confucian school thought that he was a murderous demon. The generals of the Eastern Prince's Mansion were not convinced by him. The generals of the imperial faction hated him to the core. Su Tingxia had always had a bad reputation in Luoyang, and now he was defeated. Many people want to take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the blame.
Han Jian ignored these voices and kept looking at the battle reports coming from the front.
One thing that made Han Jian strange is that the front-line battle report is very vague in the narrative of some situations. Although he was defeated, Han Jian knew very well that Su Tingxia had broken up into pieces. Perhaps several groups of people were taken by the Bohai people to counterattack, but with Su Tingxia's wit, it would not be as if the entire army was wiped out. When Su Tingxia had a plan to march, he submitted a detailed catalog of divisions of troops to Luoyang, and the arrangements for various groups of people were very detailed. However, in today's report, he did not even mention any group of people, but only listed some very empty casualties.
Originally, Su Tingxia's troops were a miscellaneous army, with the gathering of various troops and the lack of food before, so there were quite a few deserters. Su Tingxia's losses in his own troops were completely inconsistent with the primary and secondary.
Han Jian guessed that either Su Tingxia had a strange intention. In the name of defeat, she actually wanted to establish her own business. Or Su Tingxia had really suffered some defeats, and the situation was very bad, which made Su Tingxia not have time to report in detail.
There is no possibility of both situations, and Han Jian guessed another possibility. That is, Su Tingxia was a fraudulent defeat and tried to wipe out the Bohai Kingdom in one fell swoop.
Some of the soldiers and horses contacted by the Bohai royal family this time were remnants of the Bohai Kingdom, and some were reinforcements invited from the Silla Kingdom. Although at the beginning of the war, the Silla troops might have sufficient food and strong morale, and they might gain some advantage. However, when they met Su Tingxia, who was as cunning as a wolf, Han Jian felt that these people could not be favored.
"All people are here?" Han Jian put down the battle report and looked up at the people present.
"Young Master, you can start." The general on duty said.
Han Jian nodded and sent the battle report on the front line to circulate it. Many people just roughly know what happened on the front line of the Bohai Kingdom. They are not very clear about what happened. When they know it was Su Tingxia's battle report. Many people were also worried. Everyone knows that it was Su Tingxia's restraint that the Xianbei people had to temporarily withdraw their troops. If Su Tingxia was defeated, the Xianbei people might make a comeback. Not to mention Beichuan City, even Luoyang City will be very dangerous.
"What do you think?"
After almost the circulating, Han Jian looked around at the generals present and asked in a solemn voice.
"Young Master, should I send reinforcements to the north to rescue?" A younger general asked for instructions.
The veteran on the side immediately retorted: "From Luoyang to the mountains and rivers of Bohai, when reinforcements arrive, I'm afraid I can't even take back the bones."
Han Jian nodded slightly and said, "Now the front line of Beiguan has been occupied by the Xianbei people. General Lin's troops are all in Beichuan. It is not easy to rush to help. Send others to go there, and now Luoyang cannot draw too many troops."
Han Jian said this, which is equivalent to blocking the way to help. In this way, even if some people think it is reasonable to help, they can no longer continue to talk about this issue.
"That young master, now I'm sending someone to inform General Su to withdraw his troops. I wonder if it's still time?" another general asked.
Han Jian was slightly silent, and he could only reserve his opinion on this for the time being.
What is the situation on the front line of the Bohai Kingdom? Now we can only analyze the battle reports on the front line, but it is a bit inaccurate. Now making a rash judgment can easily make things worse, causing Su Tingxia's troops to completely fall on the brink of destruction.
"Your Highness the Eastern King, someone from the palace sent an order to summon His Highness to the palace to talk." Han Jianzheng remained silent and came in at the door to pass on the orders to pass on the message.
The people present naturally understood that it was the queen in the palace who learned the battle report on the front line and wanted to tell Han Jian to enter the palace to say that.
Originally, such an urgent meeting should have been convened by Yang Rui, the emperor. However, because the military and political power is now in the hands of Han Jian, Han Jian did not even send anyone to inform the palace in advance.
"I understand." Han Jian said, "You will continue to discuss first, I will go to the palace."
Han Jian left the military office and rushed to the palace without stopping.
When he arrived at the palace, Yang Rui was already dressed and waiting for him in Ye'an Pavilion.
When she saw Han Jian, Yang Rui seemed to be angry. She didn't know whether she was taking over Yang Xiuxiu's anger before she gave birth to Han Jian, or because Han Jian convened an emergency meeting and did not notify her.
"Your Majesty..." Han Jian still saluted respectfully with the palace maid and the eunuch present.
Yang Rui waved his hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs all left the hall. Han Jian stepped forward, and Yang Rui smiled coldly and said, "I'm still saying it, is the one with the surname Su defeated?"
Han Jian sighed, and Yang Rui's tone made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he was a little gloating.
"It's too early to say this now." Han Jian said, "The war reports on the front line are still coming one after another. But it's certain that the Silla people sent troops to rescue the Bohai Sea. Although the conditions are unknown, the Silla army lineup must be uniformly above the Bohai people and should not be underestimated."
"Silla?"
Yang Rui frowned slightly and said disdainfully, "A mere small country, I have sent people across the sea to my Great Wei to pay tribute, but I didn't even go to see you in person. I didn't expect that I would dare to start a war with my dynasty, which was also a blessing from the bear heart and leopard."
Han Jian sighed. Although Yang Rui's knowledge and courage both admired him a little, Yang Rui still had the awesomeness of the emperor of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom. He looked down on some small countries on the edge.
But Han Jian knew very well that in order to survive, these small border countries almost all soldiers are soldiers, and in addition, there are constant disputes within their tribes, the soldiers still have good combat effectiveness. However, in terms of weapons, they may lag behind the Wei Dynasty's army.
But after all, Su Tingxia's army relies on robbing all the way to fight to support the war, and the most advantageous place is not so obvious. In addition, Su Tingxia's troops marched straight in, and the soldiers inevitably had a arrogant mentality. When encountering the Silla people who were preparing for the momentum, it was reasonable to lose the first battle.
Han Jian didn't say this to Yang Rui. He knew that even if he said it, Yang Rui might not listen.
"What are you going to do?" Yang Rui raised his head and asked when he saw Han Jian silent.
"I'm going to wait and see what's going on." Han Jian said.
Yang Rui frowned and said, "Are you crazy? Are you going to wait for him to perish? Although I don't look down on the man named Su, he has tens of thousands of soldiers in the Great Wei Dynasty. If his defeat is Bohai, Silla and Xianbei are connected to the territory of our Wei Dynasty, what if he is defeated?"
Han Jianxin said you were worried, and then you said so many despicable words before.
"It's hard to say whether to win or lose on the front line. Although Su Tingxia was the first to enter the battle, Ruier, you should be familiar with his conspiracy. I have always wanted to ask you before, the person behind the scenes who helped Su Tingxia to defeat the Northern Prince's Mansion, but you?"
Yang Rui looked at Han Jian and said, "How come you think so?"
"Just ask, you don't want to say no to force me." Han Jian said.
"It seems like I'm going to plot against someone." Yang Rui said a little dissatisfied, "Although I hated the Northern Palace at that time, I would never cooperate with a person who had colluded with the Northern Palace. The person behind the scenes was clearly the Western Palace. As the Eastern Palace, you have so many people under your command to investigate. You can't even find out these things yet, right?"
Han Jian sighed in his heart. He had believed that the one who helped Su Tingxia behind him was the Western Prince's Mansion. Now it seems that the matter of the Western Prince's Mansion as Su Tingxia's behind the scenes was simply false, and it was probably an illusion made up by Yang Rui.
This is related to Lu Shaokun's death back then. Yang Rui always insisted that Lu Shaokun was a member of the Western Prince's Mansion. The evidence was conclusive, so he gave Lu Shaokun to death. But later Han Jian found out that Lu Shaokun had been working diligently for Yang Rui, and the connection with the Western Prince's Mansion was equivalent to nothing. Han Jian then guessed that perhaps Lu Shaokun was in Yang Rui's will and supported Su Tingxia to defeat the Northern Prince's Mansion behind the scenes in the name of the Western Prince's Mansion. However, later the matter was disturbed by Han Jian. Seeing that the matter could not be hidden, Yang Rui simply gave Lu Shaokun to death.
Yang Rui's disgusted attitude towards Su Tingxia started with Han Jian's appointment of Su Tingxia. The more obvious Yang Rui did, the more Han Jian felt that things were not that simple. Perhaps Yang Rui was expecting Su Tingxia to pacify the Northern Palace and even the Xianbei people and become a military force under her command that could balance the Eastern Palace with the Eastern Palace.
Chapter completed!