Chapter 115 I Became the National God of War in Ancient Abuse Literature (31)
Gu Mo said: "Three months after the war started, the army began to lack food, medicine, weapons and cold-proof clothing. Everyone knows that the area around Wangu City has been looted by the barbarians. It is impossible for the Jin army to get it on their own in Wanugu City.
Military supplies could only wait for the support of the imperial court, but until they died in the battle, there was no movement from the imperial court. In their last battle, some people carried wooden sticks and went to the battlefield to fight with the barbarians."
"Impossible!", the emperor stood up immediately, "I personally approved the military supplies for the Nine Kings to escort to the border. How could there be no support?"
Although the emperor was sometimes a little afraid of the Gu family, he secretly thought about killing the Gu family.
But his idol has a heavy burden. He wants to be a prosperous king, and no matter how he dislikes the Gu family, as long as the Gu family does not rebel, he will never do anything to the Gu family.
What's more, the Gu family was still beating up barbarians at that time.
Gu Rong said: "But Wangu City did not receive any food, grass, or support. The surviving soldiers of the Wangu Battle can testify to this. Now they are waiting outside the palace gate. Please summon them to testify."
"pass!"
Soon, a dozen physically disabled men walked in.
Some of them are blind, some have broken legs, some have broken arms...
They were all disabled on the battlefield, and they were all disabled while defending the Jin Kingdom...
The emperor felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, "What is going on? Is what General Zhenguo said true? Tell the truth."
These men's eyes suddenly turned red, and they knelt on the ground and said:
"Your Majesty, we had been fighting the Hu people for three months before winter came. The general said that when the food and grass from the court arrived, we could launch the final attack and drive the Hu people away to celebrate the New Year. But the weather is getting worse and worse.
It’s cold, but the food, grass, medicine and weapons from the imperial court have never arrived. Many people died of cold, illness and starvation before they even went to the battlefield..."
"The general sent several warnings to the upper capital, but there was no movement in the upper capital. Finally, the Hu people attacked, and the general was forced to fight. He fought with the enemy in Wan Valley. At that time, the Jin soldiers were sick and hungry.
, wounded, and with few good weapons, how could they defeat the barbarians with strong soldiers and horses? In the end, hundreds of thousands of people died on the battlefield..."
"Your Majesty, the common people personally participated in that war. General Gu never retreated an inch on the battlefield. Before he died in the battle, he personally raised the Jin flag and shouted that the men of Jin can only die on the battlefield.
The civilians who surrendered fainted on the battlefield. When they woke up, all they saw were dead people. General Gu was hit by more than fifty arrows..."
One of them was the deputy general next to Gu Zhizhen, and said: "Your Majesty, we can all testify that the Battle of Wangu was not General Gu's fault. General Gu also wanted to win and made a detailed battle plan before the battle, but he didn't know
What's going on, the Hu people seemed to know all our plans and caught us off guard..."
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The words spoken by each of these survivors almost make people unable to help but recall the tragic scene on the battlefield at that time.
There was silence in the court hall, and the tragic atmosphere infected everyone.
Especially the generals present were deeply touched by General Gu's situation and were very angry at the same time.
Their generals lead troops to fight abroad and risk their lives to defend the country, but the imperial court always does disgusting things.
The officials in the DPRK and China went too far when they withheld food and grass. Unexpectedly, this time they not only withheld food and grass, but also directly withheld it, deliberately trapping more than 200,000 people to death.
Is it too much?
The emperor's face was also extremely ugly. It was impossible for these people to come to the court and lie. Moreover, if one person could lie, how could so many people lie together?
However, it was a fact that the military rations were sent out, and he did not see the coupons sent by Gu Zhizhen.
The emperor suddenly looked at the people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Give me an explanation! Why were the military supplies not delivered to Wangu City?"
The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household all cried out for injustice.
"Your Majesty, our Ministry of War has indeed sent out weapons!"
"Our household department has also sent out food, grass, supplies to keep out the cold, and medicine for injuries, Your Majesty. As for whether they have arrived or not, we really don't know!"
Damn it, it's Nangong Jue's fault. When Gu Zhizhen died in the battle, they had guessed that Nangong Jue was involved, but they didn't expect that Nangong Jue really didn't send anything.
Since they were not sent, does it matter where those things ended up? They were hidden by Nangong Jue in his private treasury.
Now the Gu family brothers and sisters are beating the drum to make things bigger. Can they bear the lives of more than 200,000 people? Can they bear the anger of the emperor and the people of the world? When the time comes, it will be light to confiscate the family and destroy the ancestors.
They can't protect themselves, so how can they cover up for Nangong Jue?
"Your Majesty, although our Ministry of War and Ministry of Household Affairs are responsible for the food, grass, military rations, weapons and things to keep out the cold, we are not responsible for escorting them. At that time, His Highness the Nine Kings asked for orders, and His Majesty handed over this errand to His Highness the Nine Kings. The items we have here
The list also has the signature and signature of His Highness the Nine Kings, proving that we indeed handed over the items to His Highness the Nine Kings."
In order to clear up the relationship, the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs immediately went to find the list. The items and quantities on it were indeed consistent with those approved by the emperor.
At that time, he indeed handed over the responsibility of escorting the goods to Nangong Jue, and it also had Nangong Jue's signature on it.
"Go and pass on the Nine Kings!"
The emperor was furious and laid down millions of corpses. The emperor was so angry that he wanted to cut Nangong Jue into eight pieces.
The military supplies had been delivered to Nangong Jue, but the border officers did not receive them. Two hundred thousand soldiers, including the Jin generals, died in the battle. The emperor could not imagine how they were fighting against him as an emperor.
dead?
And how would the common people speculate about him as an emperor?
What if the food and grass were robbed on the road? But he didn't receive any report.
What if this batch of grain, grass and weapons was in Nangong Jue’s hands and never sent out? Then what does Nangong Jue want to do?
He, the emperor, took the blame for trapping 200,000 soldiers to death, and he hid so many weapons and food...
It’s simply terrifying to think about it.
Nangong Jue arrived at the palace quickly. It was naturally impossible for him to admit the accusations made by the Gu family against him. He denied them all, and his denials were justified. Those who didn't know better thought that the Gu family was setting him up.
He was indeed at fault for not escorting the grain and fodder out, because he did not escort it personally, but his subordinates did it. As a result, the subordinates acted in a positive and negative way.
He has even found the person who took the blame, and completely eliminated himself.
Gu Mo sneered, "Your Majesty, what I just talked about was the war between my father and the Hu people. However, what His Highness the Nine Kings did was more than that. Three months ago, my brother led troops to fight against the Hu people. Everyone.
We also know that at the beginning, the Jin army was also unstoppable, which severely dampened the spirit of the Hu people. In the end, it was due to insufficient food, weapons, and medicine, and was eventually besieged by the Hu people."
