Chapter 697: Someone slandered, the battle report came
Chapter 697: Someone slandered and the battle report came
Before the Minister of War finished speaking, Zhao Shen's originally peaceful face gradually turned gloomy!
To kill the donkey?
Adding insult to injury?
He didn't want to know what they were thinking, but didn't these people think about what they were doing when the situation was in crisis?
Summation?
Marriage?
In addition to Shen Tang running all the way, some of his cronies were gathering troops and coordinating food and grass. These people were almost watching the joke.
During this period of time, although no specific battle reports came, Ye Mao, the prefect of Maozhou, had many reports. Therefore, the imperial court was not completely ignorant of what was happening in Chengdu Prefecture.
At least, the situation has basically stabilized now.
In fact, Tubo has been contained by Shen Tang.
Shen Tang almost fought to the death to ease the situation. Even before the trip was completed, these people couldn't help but want to jump out and continue picking peaches?
After what happened last time, Zhao Shen's trust in Shen Tang increased a lot.
Including the matter of supervising the army, tens of thousands of the main force of the Song Dynasty were besieged at the beginning, and the Song Dynasty could not mobilize many troops at a time.
Moreover, soldiers and horses around Chengdu Prefecture must be stationed in the local state capital to prevent the Tibetans from leaving Chengdu Prefecture and continuing eastward. How easy is it to mobilize troops from other state capitals?
The distance was often thousands of miles away. After the imperial court mobilized troops and collected military pay, I am afraid that the main army of the Song Dynasty, which was surrounded by tens of thousands, had already been wiped out.
Shen Tang did not hesitate to shamelessly go to the Jin Kingdom to borrow troops for a second time. Even Zhao Shen was extremely moved! After Wang Huai reported to Chengdu Mansion, the Jin soldiers evacuated directly.
How easy is it to borrow troops for the second time?
These people don't think about Shen Tang's difficulties, but they are here to cause trouble?
If it were possible, Zhao Shen would really like to kill all of these people.
"Shen Tang fought loyally for me in the Song Dynasty, why do you need to talk here?
If you are not convinced, you can go directly to Chengdu Mansion."
Before Zhao Shen could speak, Zhang Jun became angry! As a general, of course he knew how difficult it was for Shen Tang.
The imperial court could not count on military pay and food, and even reinforcements could not be sent. Shen Tang relied on tens of thousands of borrowed soldiers and horses, and had to face the Tibetan army of hundreds of thousands and the local tribes with evil intentions.
But in the court, there are still people making slanderous remarks?
How can Zhang Jun not be angry?
"What Mr. Zhang said is wrong!"
Kang Jingtong said slowly, "Of course we don't doubt General Shen's loyalty, but those Jin people are from a foreign race, and they are our enemies of the Song Dynasty. Who knows if they have other intentions?
It would be a big joke if we, the Song Dynasty, end up luring tigers and driving away wolves in the end! Furthermore, General Shen is regarded as the consort of the Jin Kingdom and has close contacts with the Jin Kingdom.
Maybe General Shen had no other ideas, but he was inevitably confused by the Jin people.
We are just taking precautions, does Mr. Zhang also think it is inappropriate?"
These words are really heartbreaking! Fortunately, Zhao Shen is not stupid, otherwise, it would be normal even to cut off Shen Tang's head directly.
Throughout the ages, it has always been a serious crime to collude with foreigners, let alone a general who leads an army?
"In addition, the situation in Chengdu is complicated. General Shen has been campaigning for a long time but there is no news.
Thinking about it, he must have been defeated at the hands of the Tibetan army, but he just hid it from His Majesty. Otherwise, how could there not be a report?"
Of course he didn't know that Shen Tang traveled all the way from the Kingdom of Jin to Chengdu, almost without a day's rest! Then came the Rongjing War and dispatched troops and generals. How could he have time to write a report?
The most important thing is that if something is reported to the court, it is very likely that Shen Tang's plan will be exposed.
When the time comes, if the expedition fails, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble to Shen Tang.
"In order to rescue the main force of the Song Dynasty, Shen Tang directly attacked thousands of miles away. Presumably, there will be another series of battles after arriving. It doesn't matter how many days in the evening the military report is?"
Zhang Jun said angrily!
"Okay, everyone, shut up!"
Zhao Shen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, spoke slowly, "I have already made it clear that all matters in Chengdu Mansion will be handled by Shen Tang! You don't need to say more!"
"Your Majesty..." This time, it was the censor Zhongcheng Wu Junai who was on duty.
"In any case, having no supervisory troops in the army violates the ancestral system and is more likely to cause changes. Therefore, it is most important to send supervisory troops to General Shen's army as soon as possible.
In addition, although Shen Tang is somewhat brave, since Wang Huaizhen can be defeated, Shen Tang is not necessarily victorious in every battle.
Moreover, Mr. Kang’s talk about the Jin soldiers may not be nonsense! The Song Dynasty and the Jin people have been enemies for many years. Although we have signed a peace treaty, we have to guard against the wolfish ambitions of the Jin Kingdom."
"Our Song Dynasty was invaded by Tubo. Logically speaking, the Jin Kingdom should be happy. Why did they borrow troops to fight against our rebellion?
Do you really care about the friendship between the two countries?
Maybe the reason why they loaned troops to us is to explore the situation in Chengdu Prefecture and survey the local geological map! Once they are prepared, they may send troops to Chengdu Prefecture in the future..."
"Report..."
At this moment, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.
"Report, Chengdu Prefecture's great victory, General Shen's battle report..."
brush!
All the ministers in the court were stunned, while Zhao Shen stood up directly from the dragon chair!
The war in Chengdu has been going on for nearly half a year. Does Zhao Shen have no hidden worries and worries in his heart?
However, he also knew that this battle would be difficult, so he did not issue an order to urge Shen Tang to fight decisively.
In fact, under the persuasion of Zhang Jun and others, it had already been decided that the affairs of Chengdu Prefecture should be decided by Shen Tang.
But this does not mean that there is no pressure on him!
The pressure from his subordinates, the pressure from the situation, and even the pressure from the Supreme Emperor were all on Zhao Shen! He could only hope that Shen Tang could defeat Tubo as soon as possible to give him a reason to feel at ease.
"pass!"
Zhao Shen shouted loudly!
Not long after, a slightly tattered military man entered the main hall directly under the leadership of the chamberlain.
"This little man is a messenger under the command of General Shen Tang. I'm here to see you, Your Majesty. I'm here to pay my respects to you all!"
This military man is just an ordinary captain. When has he ever entered the palace to meet the Holy Emperor?
Especially when all the surrounding ministers' eyes were focused on him, he almost subconsciously wanted to fall to the ground.
"Get up, what's the report from Shen Tang?"
The soldier came to his senses and carefully took out a memorial wrapped in oilcloth from his arms!
The chamberlain took it and hurriedly handed it to Zhao Shen.
Zhao Shen frowned and was stunned at first, but after a moment, he suddenly laughed loudly, "Hahaha, okay! You are such a good Shen Tang, I deserve to be so fond of you..."
Afterwards, Zhao Shen closed the memorial in his hand and said downwards, "Zhang Jun, please read this memorial to all your loved ones, so that they know what Shen Tang did in Chengdu Mansion!"