Chapter 1,079 Who can clean up this situation (second update)
Chapter 1088 Who can clean up this situation (second update)
Bianjing, the Imperial City.
Military reports are delivered with gold medals.
Even though it was the middle of the night, if the official had a gold medal military report coming from the northwest, he would see it immediately and wake him up even in the middle of the night.
Even if he has been dealing with government affairs for a whole day during the day or if he is ill, he must be woken up without even a moment's delay.
The servants who were waiting outside the main hall heard a little quietness in the hall. It was obvious that the official family had been tossing and turning for half the night and had just taken a short rest. At this time, the official family was ill and needed to rest. It was time to wake up the emperor... in case there was news of defeat.
He did not dare to disobey and immediately woke up the great Abban Shi Deyi.
As soon as Shi De heard about the passing of the gold medal, he immediately did not dare to neglect it. He saw that the whole body of the wooden tube was covered with vermilion paint, and eight golden characters were engraved on it: "Imperial writing, no entry into the shop."
After confirming that it was a gold medal, Shi De said to the chamberlain: "Step back!"
The servant left immediately as if he had been pardoned.
There was a dull thunder and heavy rain poured on the hall from all directions. How could this man's power be equal to the power of heaven and earth?
Shi Deyi wiped the bamboo tube with silk cloth, paused for a moment, and still reported outside the palace door. However, after hearing a rustling sound, when Shi Deyi entered the palace, the official had already stood up from the sickbed, wearing a robe on his body.
A medium coat.
"Your Majesty, this is Yu Chong's six-hundred-mile gold medal urgent report, related to Yanyan Road... military report!"
Under the candlelight, I heard that it was written not by Gao Zunyu but by Yu Chong, and the official's expression changed.
Shi Deyi immediately cut open the bamboo tube, took out the letter and showed it to the official, and stood aside with a candle. However, he saw that the official's hands were shaking while holding the letter.
Heavy rain washed away the stone steps, and the hall was brightly lit.
Shi De was so full that he didn't dare to breathe. He knew how much effort the officials had put into this battle in the northwest.
The official looked at the letter until the end, with a hint of relief on his brows, and smiled at Shi De and said, "I finally know the whereabouts of the army."
When Shi De saw that the official looked good, he was about to offer some words of comfort.
Unexpectedly, the official's eyes looked dull at this moment, and in the end he spurted out a mouthful of blood!
Seeing Guan Jia falling to the ground, rubbing his heart.
Shi De was so startled that he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, while Guan Jia slumped and cried: "Gao Zunyu mistook me, Gao Zunyu mistook me!"
The officials repeatedly beat the ground with their hands.
Shi De was so shocked that he didn't know what was going on, so he immediately sent a report to the Queen and the Zhaorong Zhu family.
When Empress Xiang and Zhaorong Zhu arrived, they saw the officials lying on the ground in their robes.
Both of them are suffering, suffering.
They all know that the official family has been thinking very hard about the affairs in the northwest, and is exhausted mentally and physically. Now that the defeat is more than enough, what do you want the official family to do?
The two people quickly stayed in the palace to comfort the officials and served until dawn.
When Empress Xiang saw that the officials looked better, she immediately rushed to Baoci Palace to report to Empress Dowager Gao.
Empress Dowager Gao heard this and said anxiously: "Zhang Yue, Lu Gong, and Sun Guo have repeatedly advised him not to rush to attack Xia. Now that the Western Army has failed, I think his illness is all caused by his great success."
He said to the Queen: "Your Majesty is doing this because you have worked so hard for the sake of your ancestors, the country and the country."
Empress Dowager Gao shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity that Wang Gui's talents are mediocre and not enough to assist the emperor. He only has famous ministers and good ministers but cannot use them."
"What?"
The officials were sitting on the couch, and Wang Gui and Feng Jing came to visit the emperor on behalf of the two palaces.
Wang Gui said: "Gao Zunyu was so reckless that he fell into a trap and more than 30,000 soldiers were wiped out."
"But according to Yu Zhencheng's report, Zhong'e led the vanguard to cross the Dry Sea and was intercepted by an army of 200,000 soldiers led by Xixia Prime Minister Liang Yi. Zhong'e had three victories in three battles, but was defeated by the Xixia people, so he asked Gao Zunyu for help.
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"However, Gao Zunyu saw that the Xixia people were timid because of the overwhelming number of people, and he was at odds with Zhonge, and he was jealous of his military exploits. Not only did he not send any troops to rescue him, but he ordered Zhonge to defeat Liang Yimi within three days."
"Zhong'e fought hard and was short of men and horses. He repeatedly asked Gao Zunyu for help, but Gao Zunyu refused to send troops. Only veteran Zhang Shouyue took the initiative to ask for help and led 3,000 troops to support Zhong'e."
"Zhong'e knew that he was no match for the Xixia soldiers and horses, so he and Zhang Shouyue led the entire army to break out of the encirclement. However, they were suddenly hit by a sandstorm and fought hard for a day without being able to make it. The next day, Commander Zhong'e broke out of the encirclement, while Zhang Shouyue and nearly 10,000 soldiers
But he died on the way."
"Zhong'e returned to the army and joined Gao Zunyu. Gao Zunyu blamed him for not being able to fight and said that Zhong'e would be executed to correct military law. Fortunately, he was spared by the intercession of the generals."
"Afterwards, Gao Zunyu retreated and returned to Yanzhou, where he was pursued by the Xixia army. All the armies were routed. Zhonge said to his left and right, how could he face the emperor if he returned like this? He led his troops to intercept the Xixia army. In the end, all his troops from Zhonge on down were killed in the battle.
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"Gao Zunyu fled before the battle and did not clean up the remaining troops. His troops surrendered one after another and finally retreated to the territory of Yanzhou. Only 30,000 of his 100,000 troops were left, and half of the 200,000 civilians who accompanied him were gone. The fallen generals paid tribute.
Zhang Shouyue...there are fifty-nine in total."
The official closed his eyes after hearing this, and Wang Gui and Feng Jing advised: "Your Majesty..."
The official's eyes were all bloodshot, and then he said: "I don't have anything to do."
"Your Majesty, Gao Zunyu..." Feng Jing couldn't help but said.
This time Gao Zunyu is a relative, so he must be dealt with severely.
But the official said: "Since ancient times, those who are good at fighting have relied on their own power and have not blamed others. It was due to my carelessness in employing people. Everything is my fault. I lost so many soldiers and horses of the Western Army in vain."
"These soldiers and horses are not owned by one state and all the way, nor did they arrive overnight. They are all the elites of the imperial court!"
Wang Gui and Feng Jing were silent. They expected that Yanyan Road would be a disaster this time, but they still did not expect such a tragic defeat. More than three-quarters of the nearly 40,000 soldiers on Yanyan Road were lost. This was the worst defeat of the Western Army.
An army that can fight.
In the end, Zhang Shouyue and other famous generals of the Western Army were killed in front of the battle.
"What do you two gentlemen have to say?"
Wang Gui said: "I will rely on Your Majesty's holy judgment on everything."
Feng Jing glanced at Wang Gui displeasedly and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses on the Yanyan Road are the strongest among the armies in Shaanxi and Hedong. There are also soldiers and horses transferred from the Beijing camp, all of which are elites raised by the imperial court for many years. In addition,
I still don’t know what happened to the army on Jingyuan Road, I’m afraid…”
"It is really difficult to defeat the Xia thieves. This was something that none of the Dukes of Fan, Han, and Xia could do back then. Once the news of the defeat at Yanyan Road comes out, the entire northwest will be shaken, and the two capitals will also be inevitable. I think it is not as good as
Send envoys to discuss peace and recharge for several years to make another plan."
After Feng Jing finished speaking, Wang Gui continued to say nothing.
Wang Gui was always politically correct, but the official's face was extremely pale, and his whole person was weak. How could they not see that the official was sick, and they just stayed here.
"You two, please go back first!"
"Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!"
Wang Gui and Feng Jing immediately resigned.
Wang Gui and Feng Jing left the palace together, and the chamberlains on the left and right held umbrellas for the two ministers.
Wang Gui said: "The rain has not stopped from yesterday to today."
Feng Jing said: "Yes, it's raining so hard it feels like the sky is cracking."
Wang Gui sighed: "When it comes to repairing cracks in the sky, neither you nor I have it."
Feng Jingdao: "Yes, so..."
Wang Gui said: "So... now he is the only one who comes out to clean up this mess."
"This dynasty's political and military strategy...he is the only one. I don't know whether there will be war or peace in the future." Feng Jing sighed.
In the end, the two of them smiled bitterly at each other.
The two raised their heads at the same time, but they saw that the rainstorm was not stopping, and the thunder sounded like rumbling war drums from the western border, and like the sound of iron hooves of Xixia horse kites charging into formation.
Both of them shook their heads.
But the officials in the palace are meditating behind closed doors. Is it really impossible to save the situation?
