There was a lot of noise in the office, and Pound was alone with the important officials of the Ministry of War and various military generals.
Except for a few guys who were flattering Pound, most of the other Forbidden Army generals said nothing, squinted at their toes, and had no intention of speaking for Pound.
Li Gan, the left minister, stopped the old general who was about to go out and file a complaint. "Master Marquis, we can handle this matter internally. The emperor has many things to do, so don't bother him with this matter."
The old general snorted, sat down with his majestic sword, pointed at Pound's nose and cursed: "Boy, you and me were my soldiers back then. How dare you follow me without asking?"
If something goes wrong, I will file a lawsuit against you tomorrow."
Pang De had a dark face and did not dare to reply. Although the old man was boastful, he was really anxious and wanted to complain to the emperor. He would definitely not be left behind.
In the midst of the commotion, Su Lu banged the table and shouted: "This is a simple matter. We can remove Madman Cao from his duties and just find someone with a higher rank and qualifications than him."
Cao Ziwen looked confused. You are trying to get me to kill you. Not only are you cheating, you are also trying to kill me. Didn’t I just call you a piece of trash?
"I disagree."
As soon as Cao Ziwen's voice rose, he was drowned out by a bunch of approval and good ideas.
Old Pound couldn't help it, and slapped the table in annoyance: "I'll be exempted if you say so. I have no face. Besides, it's not my decision to change the commander of the patrol camp."
The old Marquis slapped the table and shouted: "Bullshit, if you recommend someone, the emperor can still disagree. If you make trouble again, I will file a complaint with the emperor. He, Cao Ziwen, is the eldest son of the emperor. Let the emperor know it."
, let me see how you end up, old boy."
Pang De's face turned dark and red: "Okay, okay, you have the final say. If you don't want to, I'll go find the emperor later. It's the emperor who has the final say whether we agree or disagree."
The next step was to elect the Commander-in-Chief of the Patrol Battalion. When it came to matters of real power, the old generals who had unanimously targeted Pound began to make a fuss again. The generals of the Forbidden Army who looked at their toes no longer looked like clay, but elected their own people one by one.
Li Qing took the paperweight on the table and knocked it, "Everyone, the purpose of this military meeting is to discuss the imperial court's northward strategy and southwestward strategy. If you keep arguing like this, when will there be any results?"
Shangshu Li Huaiyuan also spoke up: "It is up to the Governor Pang Pang to choose freely. We at the Ministry of War will not be involved. If you have any ideas, wait until the military meeting is over and go find the relationship with Pang Pang Commander."
"I agree with Lin Tong's all-out assault on the northward strategy. Thule is a serious problem in the northern border of Han Dynasty. Attacks are a test of our country. This time we tolerated Thule's occupation of Yangpingpu, Suozibao. Next time it will be
Do we have to tolerate their occupation of the front line of Xitun Ridge in Beizheng?"
Li Qing frowned and said nothing.
Many officials from the Ministry of War expressed their agreement with Lin Tong's northward strategy and marched forward in full force.
Pound clenched his fists and sneered: "I don't believe that Lin Tong and Xiao Cong can do what old Luo Du couldn't do. They went forward with all their strength, but turned around and Tu Le seized the opportunity, and then they were defeated by Yumen.
If we move to the pass, we will not lose Beizheng and Xitunling."
The generals of the Forbidden Army also expressed their opinions that they did not agree to go forward in full force. They believed that Xiao Cong's strategy was sound and should take into account the overall situation and consider all aspects.
Su Lu was a little surprised. Lin Tong was from the Forbidden Army. Why didn't the old guys in the Forbidden Army agree with his strategy? Before coming, the grandson had even boasted to him, saying that he had some connections in the capital. Could it be that they were all against him?
Cao Ziwen grumbled and stood at the end of the table, his face turned black and red. He grumbled several times and wanted to stand up, but for some unknown reason, he endured it.
After arguing for a long time, the sky outside turned dark, and the generals in the room had not yet discussed a strategy.
Li Qing suddenly spoke, his voice rising above the noisy voices of the generals in the room: "When it comes to your familiarity with the battle situation on the front lines of Beizheng and Xitunling, all of you here are undoubtedly Commander Su of the Dingxiang Army, General Xiao and Lin
Even great generals may not know as much as he does."
Everyone looked at Su Lu and Cao Ziwen next to him.
Zhou Shilang spoke without hesitation: "Cao Ziwen, you have been dismissed from the post of governor of the patrol camp. Your title as a guerrilla general is not enough to stay here. Get out of here."
Last time he encountered an assassin on Zhuque Street and was ridiculed by Cao Ziwen, Zhou Shilang still holds grudges. It would be strange for Cao Ziwen not to slander him to death when he seizes the opportunity.
Cao Zili's face was red, and he struggled to say: "The military discussion is not over yet, Zhou Ping, please don't bully others too much."
Pang De also said with a dark face: "Shilang Zhou, be careful what you say."
Li Shangshu looked at Zhou Ping, and finally managed to get Cao Ziwen down. He couldn't let old Pang De have rebellious thoughts and regret.
Su Lu spoke at the right time: "I don't agree with General Lin Tong's strategy."
A group of generals from the Forbidden Army looked at Su Lu with smiles on their faces. They were indeed members of our Forbidden Army.
Su Lu didn't wait for Zhou Shilang to speak, and continued: "I don't agree with General Xiao's strategy either."
Zhou Shilang, who originally wanted to speak, was confused. What do you mean? The two sides disagree with each other's strategies. You want to go to heaven.
Su Lu stood up, walked to the front, pointed at the defense map hanging on the wall and said:
"This is Gongqianguan, and this is Yumen. In the last battle, Gongqianguan was destroyed, and Yumen is also in tatters. If there is another war in the future, these two gates will not be able to stop the tide of Thule.
A huge army."
"Building a stronger Guancheng in the north than these two places would not only cost too much, but also give up the land between Suozibao and Yangpingpu to the Thule people. This is not advisable. General Xiao's strategy is not advisable.
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Su Lu pointed downward again and continued: "This is Erlong Mountain, this is Yangsha Mountain, this is Yueming Lake, this is Eagle Ridge, and this is Xing'an Ridge. There are large groups of bandits entrenched in these places."
The whispers in the office room started again, and the faces of all the veterans changed. According to Su Lu, the Xuan Mansion was almost full of bandits. Under such circumstances, any extravagant talk of going out in full force was simply nonsense.
Once the Beiyang camp moves forward, the food road blockage incident that Lao Luo Du encountered may happen again.
Su Lu gave the generals some time to think, and then continued: "This is the backing village at the foot of Siming Mountain in Dongshan Township, Weizhou Prefecture. In the first month of the seventh year of Tianzheng, the Wei army encountered a group of Thule people here.
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"Here, Yeying Ridge, Yanzhou Prefecture, where the Yanzhou Guards encountered the Thule Division."
After Su Lu reported a series of place names, he then turned around and faced the generals: "I suspect that Thule's method of attacking Han Dynasty has changed. It is no longer the killing and plundering that they thought. Their right wing is investigating.
Send a large number of troops to infiltrate, hoping to swallow up the entire Xuanfu in one fell swoop."
"Buzz"
The whole office was in a mess.
Thule wanted to annex Xuanfu. Su Lu's conclusion was nothing less than a bombshell that dropped among the crowd.
Su Lu watched the veteran ministers discuss for a long time, and before the white-headed old man was about to ask a question, he said something:
"I suspect that the Thule people have not only infiltrated into the Xuanfu, but have also reached a strategic alliance and deeper collusion with certain people in Beijing."
"Captain Cao, oh, no, you are no longer the governor now. Cao Guerrilla, don't you think so?"
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Cao Ziwen.
Cao Ziwen's face turned dark. Damn it, why didn't I leave just now? Why didn't I just walk away after being dismissed from my post? Su Lu was retaliating. What should I do...