Hearing An Lushan speak so sincerely to him, Yan Zhuang suddenly felt that all the punches and kicks he had received in recent months were worth it. His eyes turned red and he explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. Sooner or later, we will take revenge on the crown prince." There will be a day when you will come back with revenge!"
"I don't know how long it will take for that day!" An Lushan took the silk handkerchief given by the palace ladies, wiped his face hard, and wiped his nose and tears on the silk handkerchief. "If Qingzong can I would rather not be this emperor while alive. It’s boring, and I can’t even cry happily. Okay, let’s not talk about this, let’s get down to business. Not only has the West been unable to open up the situation, but the soldiers and horses heading south are also , was also nailed to Yongqiu by Zhang Xun, how do you think I should respond?"
"Linghu Chao is a mediocre person. No matter how many troops your Majesty gives him, it will not help." When talking about the battle situation on the southern front, Yan Zhuang's speech suddenly became smarter, and he pointed out the key point.
Linghu Chao is a demoted official. Unlike Sun Xiaozhe and Cui Qianyou, he has no foundation in the Yan Kingdom. The reason why he can still be "entrusted with important tasks" at the moment is because the strategic focus of the Yan Kingdom is not on the south. Once the soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom insist on going south, the person who becomes the general of the army will never be a surrender. Not only the civil and military officials of the court, but also Linghu Chao himself is probably very aware of this.
"Does the Prime Minister have a suitable candidate in mind?" An Lushan smiled and asked in a low voice.
"Ashina Chengqing, Tian Chengsi, Cai Xide, and Wu Lingxun are all good. Even Fenwei General Yin Ziqi is much better than Linghu Chao in terms of talent!" Yan Zhuang thought for a while and spoke frankly.
An Lushan laughed again, but refused to give a positive answer. The generals recommended by Yan Zhuang were indeed all outstanding figures in the Yan Kingdom. However, Ashina Chengqing was weak-tempered and was not suitable to be the leader of one side. Tian Chengsi, Cai Xide, and Wu Lingxun were usually too close to Shi Siming and his son.
At this time, the shortcomings of the insufficient talent reserve of the Great Yan Kingdom were exposed. Now Hebei's hometown is always threatened by Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, and has to be the focus of attention. Almost half of the famous generals of the Great Yan Kingdom have been held back. and troops and horses. The remaining directions for the deployment of troops and the deployment of talents seem to be somewhat stretched.
"Southern soldiers have been unable to fight since ancient times!" Seeing that An Lushan still disagreed with his point of view, Yan Zhuang had to analyze it from another angle, "At present, the national treasury is still sufficient, and there is no need to focus on Jianghuai. So let Linghu Chao and others first It's a perfunctory solution. Anyway, as long as Li Heng and Li Longji and his son are defeated, Jianghuai will have to send a message! Your Majesty, why not send another troop to Jianghuai, on the one hand, open a breakthrough elsewhere, and on the other hand, , it is also a reminder to Linghu Chao and others. The reason why the imperial court keeps them is to buy horse bones for a thousand gold. If they don’t seize the time and work hard to make progress, they can’t blame the imperial court for refusing to give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds!”
This suggestion was treacherous, but it was very sensitive to An Lushan's thoughts. The latter nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine, I will send another army to open the gap and supervise Linghu Chao. That's it. Where is Zhu'er? Is he back?"
The second half of the sentence was asked to the door. As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhuer's unique and eerie voice came from outside, "I'm back, I'm back. Your Majesty, your servants are bringing General Yuwen to see you outside the door!" "
"Bring General Yuwen in!" An Lushan ordered loudly, and then sat upright again.
The eunuchs opened the door curtain with whisks, and a young general walked in with his head lowered. He was of medium height and a little thin. His arms were long and strong, and it was obvious at first glance that he was a man who had been playing with bows and arrows all year round.
When he saw An Lushan, he was not too afraid. He bowed his body first and made a long bow. Then he lowered his head and said: "The common people are here to join His Majesty the Xiongwu Emperor. May His Majesty be healthy and clean up the world as soon as possible.
Unify the mountains and rivers!"
"Raise your head!" An Lushan was a military officer and hated red tape. He waved his hand and asked in a deep voice.
Yu Wenzhi didn't show any pretense, he raised his head directly and looked up at Anlu Mountain. Behind the imperial desk, he saw a strong man with big arms and round waist sitting. He looked nine feet tall and more than six feet wide, like a head full of flesh and blood.
Male lion.
With Yan Zhuang's previous foreshadowing, An Lushan also became somewhat interested in Yu Wenzhi. He frowned and looked up and down at the young man in front of the Yu Shu desk.
With slender eyebrows and handsome eyes, ape-like arms and wolf-like waist, he is both feminine and powerful. In his fierceness, he is full of the unique calmness of a man on the battlefield. If the generals under Anlu Mountain can be compared to tigers and wolves, Yu Wenzhi can be said to be a wolf among the wolves.
The leopards in it are no less ferocious than those around them, and more agile than those around them.
"What a military man!" The more he looked at him, the more An Lushan found him pleasing to the eye. He couldn't help but praise him secretly in his heart, and then asked pleasantly: "I heard from your right minister, how do you know the Dawan Governor's Mansion?
Take charge? Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, the Dawan Governor's Mansion was built by Wang Mingyun. From the very beginning, ordinary people were regarded as his right and left arms. Therefore, I dare not say that I know the Dawan Governor's Mansion well. At least, I will not mislead Your Majesty and make His Majesty make wrong judgments.
." Yu Wenzhi cupped his hands and answered neither condescendingly nor arrogantly.
"Oh?!" After hearing this, An Lushan's favorable impression of the young man suddenly deepened. He nodded with a smile and continued to ask: "A few days ago, Sun Xiaozhe, the governor of Xijing Road, and the prince of Dawan, the puppet governor of Tang Dynasty,
Have you heard about the battle between Xun and Xun? Can you comment on it in front of me?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty. The common people have only heard about this matter, but they don't know much about it in detail. They dare not make any comments!" Yuwen quickly refused without even thinking about it.
"Didn't you see the relevant military reports?" An Lushan did not expect that Yu Wenzhi would give him such an answer. He frowned slightly, and there was a bit of doubt in his questioning voice.
"The common people are just the commanders of the guards in the Right Prime Minister's Palace, and are not qualified to read the military reports of the imperial court. And the Right Prime Minister, who is usually very strict with himself, will not reveal the affairs of the imperial court to the ordinary people!" Yu Wenzhi's answer was watertight, making the people next to him correct.
Yan Zhuang, who was about to wink at him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh?" An Lushan got another unexpected answer. He turned to look at Yan Zhuang, and then stared at Yu Wenzhi's eyes carefully for a while. He expected that the two of them didn't have the guts to join forces to deceive him. He suddenly showed off his face.
And smiled, "That's really hard for me to do for you. Zhu'er, take out the military report and show it to General Yuwen!"
"No!" Li Zhuer quickly agreed and hurriedly rummaged through the military newspapers on the shelf next to the desk. He found the column related to the Yongle Yuan battle and picked them all up.
Yu Wenzhi stood up and thanked Li Zhuer, took the military newspaper, and read through it one by one. Soon, he found the most important ones, handed back the other irrelevant ones, then pointed to the ones he picked out, and slowly
Xu said: "Reporting to your majesty, the common people dare to say that General Sun did not lose this battle unjustly."
"How do you say this?" An Lushan wanted to test Yu Wenzhi's true ability, and asked with a smile, "Please speak more clearly. The right way is that the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. I want to hear the opinions of the bystanders!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being brave!" Yu Wenzhi stood up, bowed to An Lushan and apologized, and then talked eloquently. "When using troops to fight, the most taboo is to have a blind eye on the enemy's situation. The second taboo is to be careless and underestimate the enemy.
Thirdly, it is taboo for generals to be at odds with each other and not be on the same page. General Sun has violated all three of these. If he can win, then God has no eyes!"
"Really? How can you see it?" An Lushan's face quickly sank and he asked with a frown. Although some of Yu Wenzhi's words were very consistent with his own analysis and judgment.
The old general, exposing his own shortcomings face to face, still made him unable to step down.
Yan Zhuang saw everything and was very anxious. He quickly gave Yu Wenzhi a secret wink to signal him not to speak too directly. Unexpectedly, although Yu Wenzhi was extremely clever in other matters, he could tell the truth when it came to marching and fighting.
He immediately became jealous of Zhen'er. He actually ignored Yan Zhuang's good intentions, took out a military newspaper, and responded loudly: "Your Majesty, please read, this is the excerpt of Sun Xiaozhe's impeachment of his general Ashina after the war.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he cannot even restrain his own generals, so he needs to report the complaint to you. On the battlefield, how can he be able to work together like a hand and an arm?!"
As he spoke, he picked up the second military report and continued to comment: "This is General Sun Xiaozhe's summary after the war. He believed that the reason for his defeat was that a group of Mo Dao soldiers completely covered with heavy armor suddenly came out of the enemy army.
The formation killed Zhou Rui, the general who conquered the south, and Ashina Congli led his troops to retreat at the critical moment, which led to the defeat of the entire army. The question is, as the coach, did he not even know the opponent's strength clearly?
Do you dare to lead the army in a decisive battle?!"
"Third, until he was defeated and fled back, he didn't write clearly in this military report how many Mo Dao soldiers there were in the Anxi Army, and what was their combat effectiveness? What were their strengths and weaknesses? If he met the same opponent next time, would it be possible?
Is it still possible to win it back? I’m afraid, I’m going to let His Majesty down again?!”
"fourth......"
While flipping through the military newspapers, Yu Wenzhi analyzed it. He neither exaggerated nor made any reservations out of consideration for An Lushan's face. An Lushan was so angry at first that his face turned blue. Later, the more he listened, the more surprised he became.
The more I admired him, the more I couldn't help but nod my head.
As a veteran soldier who climbed up from the bottom, An Lushan's fighting ability is no worse than that of his colleagues such as Ge Shuhan and Feng Changqing. It's just that as an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, his image has been deliberately belittled. He should calm down from his anger.
After coming down, he had to admit that everything Yu Wenzhi said made sense, and almost every point hit the point.
