"If you want to fight, just fight Zhao Ji! There is no threat from Zhao Jie!" Tang Mo looked at the map and keenly captured the key to the problem: "Zhao Jie ran away, but it just left a hidden danger for Zhao Yu. We are helping
It won't be fatal if Zhao Yu gets rid of this hidden danger or leaves it there."
"Besides, Zhao Jie is not firm in defending the Imperial Capital. As soon as we hit him, he ran away! So there is no use in beating him. We can just leave him there and wait for him to make his own judgment." Tang Mo pointed to the south direction of the city on the map of the Imperial Capital.
said.
Then he continued: "But Zhao Ji is different, he can't run away! As long as he retreats, half of the southwest and northwest will be lost. This is a loss he cannot afford!"
"So, let's hit Zhao Ji first, because we will hit him sooner or later, and we can't avoid this!" Tang Mo knocked twice in the north of the imperial capital: "Leave Zhao Jie, don't move yet, Zhao Jie will run away,
Zhao Ji's imperial capital defense line will be complete, and it will actually help Zhao Ji when the time comes!"
Loew nodded in agreement and said: "Your Majesty's judgment is very accurate, and the results of the General Staff's discussion are also the same... Attack the north of the city first to create a breakthrough! Always pay attention to Zhao Jie's movements and prepare to take over his control of the south of the city.
district!"
"Yes! The direction is correct, leave the specific operations to Luo Xiao... If he can lead Fengjiang's troops to achieve such a record, I will feel relieved to hand over the 8th Army to him." Tang Mo nodded with satisfaction.
nod.
To be honest, he was really satisfied with Luo Xiao. After graduation, this top student from the military academy worked in the General Staff Headquarters and performed very well.
After being dispatched to Fengjiang, he performed even more outstandingly. He led the military advisory group of the Tang Empire and commanded Fengjiang's army to win a series of victories, establishing today's Great China situation.
"Luo Xiao is very good, but Hogg is also a talent." Loew expressed his opinion with a smile.
Tang Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He knew that this was a way for the outsiders to express their uneasiness after Luo Xiao, a local general, came to power.
The commander of the 1st Army was originally Redman. Now that Redman was already the marshal, continuing to serve as the commander of the 1st Army would be overqualified, so this position became vacant.
Redman recommended his deputy, Hogg, who had been Redman's chief of staff, to be the commander of the 1st Army. This issue had already been discussed once, and Tang Mo was still considering the appointment.
In fact, Hogg was also an old man who was followed by Bunas, and there was no problem with his loyalty. As a commander, there was no problem with his ability, so Tang Mo didn't dislike this recommendation.
This kind of thing is a kind of stress reaction that the outsiders will definitely adopt as the number of local people is inevitable. It is not surprising if there is such a reaction, but there is a real problem if there is not.
Now, Tang Mo felt that it was necessary to agree to Loew's proposal to appease the outsiders, so he agreed to the proposal at the previous meeting: "Appoint Hogg as the commander of the 1st Army. You draft a
File it."
"Where did Xu Guo go?" After talking about Hogg, Tang Mo suddenly remembered the dandelion next to Zhao Yu. Didn't we just talk about Luo Xiao? This topic reminded Tang Mo of Xu Guo.
"Xu Guo applied to go to the Eastern Continent on his own." Loew was obviously impressed by this young man and immediately replied. As the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, he still has some authority to know the news from the Imperial Security Bureau.
After all, there are times when the General Staff needs to communicate with the intelligence department. Even though they have their own intelligence section, more often than not they work closely with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Security Bureau.
"Apply?" Tang Mo did not expect that Xu Guo, who had just completed his mission, would go to the Eastern Continent to perform another mission.
"Yes, Your Majesty. He refused the leave and applied to go to the Eastern Continent to perform a mission." Le Fu nodded and said to Tang Mo: "He said that he could allow Your Majesty's army to return to the Eastern Continent one day earlier. His
All efforts are worth it.”
This was the news that Loew knew. He knew that Xu Guo had gone to the Eastern Continent, but it was impossible for him to know about the specific operations and where he went...these specific issues.
Tang Mo was slightly startled. He had seen such characters in many movies and TV series before traveling through time, the kind of characters who risked their lives for their faith and the hope they believed in.
In the past, he had questioned such sacrifices, because he was an arms dealer. He believed that sacrifices meant that weapons were not advanced enough, and that accepting death as death was just a manifestation of backwardness and incompetence.
But later he realized that he was wrong. Only when he reaches a certain level of consciousness and combines it with sufficiently advanced weapons, equipment, science and technology can he become truly invincible - thought and technology complement each other and are indispensable.
"Have you been commended?" Tang Mo asked seemingly casually.
Loew was stunned. The emperor personally inquired about a person's promotion and commendation, which was a great honor in itself. He nodded: "I was awarded the Second Class White Blade Medal and was promoted to colonel."
"The reason why I didn't give it to the major general is because he is fighting behind enemy lines, and a high official position will affect decision-making." In order to satisfy Tang Mo, Loew later explained.
Tang Mo nodded slightly, agreeing with Loew's view: working behind enemy lines is dangerous. No matter how arrogant the Tang Empire's intelligence department was, working behind enemy lines still had a certain degree of danger.
Since there is danger, giving the rank of major general to an intelligence officer operating behind enemy lines is tantamount to giving the other party a greater bargaining chip. If a major general is arrested, the specifications of the rescue work are completely different from those of a colonel.
In addition, there is also the issue of affiliation. It is no problem for an intelligence officer to apply to fight behind enemy lines. But if this intelligence officer is a major general, how will the intelligence network formed around him work?
The person commanding this major general may be a major or lieutenant colonel lurking in the local area, which will affect the commander's judgment and operation, and may even lead to mission failure when it is dangerous.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Next time he comes back, I will give him the rank of major general and leave him to work in the Imperial Security Bureau!" Tang Mo has a rebellious spirit, and the other party wants to serve the country.
He sacrificed his life in battle, but he wanted to let the other party live well.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Loew agreed immediately.
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The Great China Empire, the imperial capital.
In the imperial city, looking at Zhao Kai lying in the coffin, Zhao Ji felt no trace of sadness in his heart, because he came here just to tell his father that he was about to become the new emperor of the empire.
The south of the city was still in the hands of Zhao Jie, and there was another Zhao Yu army outside the city. None of these could stop his ambition to become emperor, nor could they shake his will to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
"Father, father... I am already preparing to accept the worship of officials in the palace and become the new emperor of the Great China Empire. Did you not expect that? You deliberately guarded me, tricked me and harmed me, but in the end I sat on you
The position..." Zhao Yu stayed beside the coffin that was too late to be buried, his tone was calm and cold.
"You must be very unhappy. Maybe you have already planned to pass the throne to Zhao Jie?" Zhao Ji sneered, mocking his father in the coffin.
"In other words, you actually regretted driving Zhao Yu away... Look, he is back now, and he is trying to take my position again! Are you very happy to hear this news? Yes
Aren't you very happy?" The more he spoke, the more excited he became, almost falling on his father's face.
The whole room was extremely cold, and Zhao Ji could even feel the cold breath coming from the corpse. But he still refused to give up, looking like he wanted to lift the coffin.
The priests and guards nearby were trembling with fear, but no one dared to come forward to persuade them. If the officials from the three provinces and six ministries were still there, they might still have the courage to persuade them. Now the only ones left in the imperial city are some just men.
How could a promoted junior official have the courage to speak out?
That's right, after Zhao Ji thought about it for a day, he made desperate preparations to ascend the throne as soon as possible despite internal and external troubles.
He had completely ignored the rebels from Fengjiang outside the city, and completely ignored the traitor Zhao Jie entrenched in the south of the city.
No matter what, he had to become the emperor. Even if he was only here for ten days, he had to do it! This was Zhao Ji's idea, so he did it.
In order to make himself appear reasonable and legitimate, he first promoted Li Mingshun to "General" and then asked Li Mingshun to submit a list to recommend some generals. He would promote anyone recommended by Li Mingshun. After this trick,
It can be said that the generals have been won over.
At the same time, he searched the city for officials who had not had time to run away. They turned out to be in charge of affairs and were promoted to the rank of doctor. The doctor was directly promoted to the rank of minister. If the minister was still there, he was directly appointed as minister.
In short, Zhao Ji was unscrupulous, appointed officials and made wishes. It only took him one afternoon to put together a so-called grass-roots team.
The next day, he himself came to Zhao Kai's coffin to show off, and let those who had just been promoted to one level or even three levels go to organize the so-called enthronement ceremony.
In fact, the entire imperial capital had no basis for holding a coronation ceremony: gunpowder smoke was everywhere in the south of the city, shelling caused craters all over the ground, gunshots were everywhere in the city, and even half of the court officials were missing.
But Zhao Ji didn't care about this, he just wanted to sit on the throne. Li Mingshun was responsible for commanding the city defense and had no time to take care of Zhao Ji, so he could only let Zhao Ji mess around.
"Look, you are lying here now...no matter what I do, you can't stop me. Are you anxious?" Zhao Ji lay on Zhao Kai's face and asked proudly. He couldn't hear Zhao Kai's voice.
I can't hear the faint sound of gunfire in the distance...
On this day, Luo Xiao led 10,000 troops and arrived outside the imperial capital.
