Not only was the entire army annihilated, but the Prince of Nan'an himself was humiliatingly captured.
When the news came, it was like thunder that shook the southern part of the Qi Dynasty to the point of trembling. Anyone with a sound mind knew that there was going to be great turmoil in the official circles and the military in the south.
Now when I heard the news, I was so angry that I almost vomited blood. I was so angry that I ransacked the home of Prince Nan'an.
If the ministers had not united to oppose it, I am afraid that the Nan'an County Prince's Palace would have been in bad luck this time, and would have been raided by the officials of Shuntian Palace.
The current situation is making me feel a bit anxious.
He had previously ordered the king of Nan'an County to provide sufficient deterrence to the dishonest small countries in the south.
In addition to wanting them to be hostile to each other and weaken each other, they also wanted to beat each other, but they did not expect to overthrow the Prince of Nan'an County directly.
Even if Prince Nan'an was to be overthrown, it would not be in such a humiliating way. Prince Nan'an would be completely defeated this time, and even if he could safely return to his previous special status, it would certainly be gone.
However, the humiliating failure of the foreign war also had a great impact on Jinjin's reputation, which meant that Jinjin had already been dragged down.
If he cannot help Prince Nan'an regain his position and at the same time rescue Prince Nan'an safely, he will definitely leave an indelible stain on the history books. This is an unacceptable result in today's world where high demands are placed on oneself.
Not only that, the small Qianxiang Kingdom in the south not only wiped out the 100,000-strong army of Nan'an County King in one fell swoop, but also crazily crossed the border and rushed into Daqi territory.
This has stirred up a hornet's nest. How can such a provocation be tolerated today?
Not to mention, just as the Prince of Nan'an County and his entire army were wiped out, leaving the southern border empty of troops, several cities on the border of Guangxi Province have been successively captured by the Qianxiang Kingdom's army, and their troops are directed towards the hinterland of central Guangxi Province.
There was a huge anger in the court today, and the entire court immediately started to move. Government orders and military orders were issued one after another, vowing to regain the lost face.
The elder is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and counterinsurgency has little to do with him. The Ministry of Works can only provide repairs and paving of bridges and roads, which are logistical and unimportant projects.
Therefore, when the entire court was busy, the Ministry of Industry was still operating normally as before. It only temporarily formed a Guangxi Provincial Supervision and Quality Inspection Team. The team was led by the right minister of the Ministry of Industry and went directly to Guangxi Province to handle a matter involving the Ministry of Industry.
manual labor.
The old man still set his sights on Gui Province, where Lian Er was serving. Whether he could seize the opportunity to stand out depended on whether he had enough courage.
When Lian Er went to Gui Province to take up his post, among the people he brought with him, there was a group of close guards under the great master. Not only were they all highly skilled in martial arts, but they were also very familiar with the military and could serve as captains of a thousand men.
There are only twelve people in number, but if used properly, they can control an army of ten thousand people. Moreover, it is an army with considerable combat power. It is more than enough to withstand the impact of Qianxiang Kingdom's invading army.
The opportunity is great, it depends on whether Lian Er has the courage to seize it.
Although the eldest master knew that Prince Nan'an would be defeated, he did not expect that he would be defeated so quickly and completely, as if he took the initiative to deliver food to his door.
Without the 100,000-strong army that was wiped out by Prince Nan'an, the defense of the entire Guangxi Province suddenly became very empty. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it had no defensive capabilities at all.
A hundred years of peace is no joke, and the Qi army in the south is even worse. Except for the Guangdong Navy, which still has some combat effectiveness, the local garrison is really hard to describe.
Moreover, whether the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governor of Guangxi Province, or the chief envoy with an official position above Lian Er, they all came from the so-called imperial examinations and had a disdain for military affairs. They were not allowed to do so during the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Wen Yunwu's scholars would not behave well when encountering a sudden military disaster.
This is indeed the case. Being caught off guard and taking improper response measures are the main reasons why the Qianxiang Army successively conquered the border cities of Guangxi Province. Although the shortage of major generals in the border cities was also the main reason, the organization and mobilization of local officials was poor.
It is also one of the main factors.
The elder did not disappoint, Lian Er still showed some courage. Of course, it may be that he believed that the elder would not harm him, and finally showed it in the subsequent events.
When the Qianxiang Kingdom's army was about to sweep into the hinterland of Guangxi Province, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi had long since disappeared. As for the governor and chief envoy of Guangxi Province, they also hunkered down in the provincial capital. At this time, Lian's second-hand men gathered the defeated officials outside the city.
The army relied on the powerful terrain to block the advance of the Qianxiang Kingdom's army.
This kind of performance is really remarkable. When I heard the news today, I praised him very much in front of the civil and military officials of the court. Without saying a word, I immediately promoted Lian Er by half a rank to a second-grade official. At the same time, he also served as the governor of Gui Province.
As the commander-in-chief, he is temporarily responsible for blocking the advance of Qian Xiang Kingdom’s army.
Fortunately, my brain is not confused now, and I don't want Lian Er to lead his army to fight against the Qianxiang Kingdom's army without a slap on the head. As long as they can stop their advance, it will be a great achievement.
This was something that the elder had expected, so he naturally had no intention of objecting at the court meeting. Even though the other cabinet ministers were unhappy, they could not speak out against it at this time.
What if today's temper comes, and the opponents are asked to go to Gui Province as leaders to snipe the Qianxiang Army. They don't have the background of Rongguo Mansion, and they can produce a dozen capable young men with the ability of a thousand-man captain in one go.
drive.
That's right, the elder's method is not clever at all, and it is something that is obvious to others. It is really hard for others to make irresponsible remarks at this time.
If the Qian Xiang Kingdom thing hadn't happened, if the big bosses in the cabinet had seized such a handle, they would have definitely made the big boss miserable. But now, they can only praise the big boss for his foresight against his will, and they can't do anything else at all.
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Nowadays, the fire is brewing, and anyone who dares to provoke anyone will have to bear the consequences. If he is appointed as a military counselor or something like this, he will really be at a loss for my grandma's family.
"It seems that the Xungui Group cannot be beaten to death with a stick, they are still quite useful!"
Today, after approving the memorial in Qianqing Palace, I had this thought in my mind.
The civil servant group is easy to use. Anyway, you don't have to worry about their ability to rebel. You can easily tell whoever you want to get out of the way. Even the cabinet ministers have no power to resist.
Moreover, the ability of the civil servant group to govern the local area is not bad, but there are a lot of hills, and there are really not a few greedy civil servants. I don't know how these so-called "gentlemen" who have read poetry and books are so greedy, and they don't seem to have any.
I've seen it like silver.
But now we have encountered a war, and now we have discovered the bad side of the civil servant group, that is, there are not many who can fight. If we really count on them, I am afraid that the entire Guangxi Province, and even the southwest, will be completely corrupted.
On the other hand, although most of the descendants of the Xungui Group are unfilial, their background is there. I don’t see the eldest master casually sending a few capable confidants to follow Lian Er when he takes office. When something goes wrong, they can shoulder the heavy burden immediately and bring the Qianxiang Kingdom to justice.
The army's advance was stopped.
This is not easy!
Nowadays is not a stick. In recent years, the border wars with the barbarians have been very lively. At least today, they have learned that war is not that fun. The military generals in Daqi have been in a state of inactivity. In the first two or three years, they were suppressed.
To be beaten.
It wasn't until the Jia Clan Academy's martial arts school and the students trained by the Ministry of War's martial arts training continued to enrich the border army that the situation got better and they were able to barely interact with the barbarians for a few rounds.
Perhaps those with this kind of strength are the border troops, elite troops that were slowly forged by concentrating the efforts of the whole country. The garrison in the southern region is just a pile of mud. It is simply a fantasy to hope that they can stop the pace of the Qian Xiang Kingdom's army.
He is not a fool now. Even though several ministers in the cabinet kept comforting Qian Xiang's army that the momentum of the army would not always be good, his mood never got better.
Are you kidding? As an emperor, how could he just watch the barbarian armies from a small southern country show off their power in Da Qi and even ravage several provinces in the southwest?
Even if Daqi finally drove them away with great efforts, don't you have any idea of what the southwestern provinces were like when they were harmed?
Not to mention, how will it be evaluated in future history books, that they are fatuous and incompetent and incapable of running the army?
Although he didn't want to infer ill will on his ministers, he still had to be careful. Who knew whether the cabinet ministers who comforted him did so intentionally?
Shaving the emperor's face will weaken the current control over the court and local areas, and the civil servant group will have the opportunity to directly control the court. This kind of thing has not happened before in the previous dynasty. The current people are wary and will not be easily fooled. At the same time, they will also
I thought about it, am I being too cruel to the Xungui Group?
Unexpectedly, Lian Er, accompanied by a dozen or so inconspicuous personal guards, turned the tide at this critical moment and accomplished something that the local garrison and the Guangxi provincial government were unable to do.
Although such personal guards are feared nowadays, they can be really useful at critical moments.
Nowadays, I believe that not only Ning Rong's Second Mansion has such manpower, but other noble families are also indispensable for such good men. They can all be captains of the first battalion in the army. It would be a waste if they don't make good use of them.
There is no way. Prince Nan'an and his 100,000 troops are the strongest barrier to the southwestern provinces. Once this barrier is gone, the strength of the garrison in the southwestern provinces will be very rubbish. If you want to expect them to play a role, today's thinking is still
Not completely bad.
He also wanted to drive the Qianxiang Army out of the border as soon as possible. To do this, in addition to urgently dispatching elite troops from the border, another way was to vigorously promote promising children from noble families and let them lead them with them.
The family's elite warriors went to the southwest to participate in the war.
Just when Jin was hesitating, news came from the border that the Hu people were starting to move again. The border authorities were unable to mobilize troops at all, and even needed the Beijing camp to be ready to support at any time. By this time, Jin's options were gone.