Chapter six hundred and ninety-first military discussion Wuyuan defeated
The text from the Ministry of War was quickly sent out. Not only Wuyuan, but also the nearby Fangcheng and various guard offices in Menyuan received the text from the Ministry of War.
Strictly prevent defeated armies from fleeing, eliminate ruthless bandits and thieves in various places, clear official roads everywhere, and increase the government's control over various places.
Strictly guard against high pressure, and those who break the law will be punished.
This is the requirement issued by the Ministry of War to all places.
Two months later, reports from various government offices came to the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office like snowflakes.
Li Lu's report was the first to arrive.
There were not many troops stationed in Wuyuan, only a small army. After the task of tracking down the defeated army and clearing out the banditry was completed, Li Lu directly divided his troops and took action.
Reality gave Li Lu a hard slap in the face.
The guard battalion tracking the defeated army of the Tang Dynasty was defeated in the first battle. The five full battalions were directly routed. Nearly half of the thousands of soldiers were killed in the battle. The rest were also seriously injured and in a coma.
When the Ministry of War's text arrived in front of Su Lu, he was inspecting the newly built large-scale internal information conversion cabinet in the Ordnance Mansion.
The new inner energy conversion cabinet has nearly doubled in size, but the effect is only a little more than half of what was envisioned, which makes the true veteran Taoist very worried.
When Gao Dabao sent the documents from the Ministry of War to Su Lu, the real Taoist priest was pouring out his bitter words to Su Lu:
"Normally speaking, it is normal to not reach the expected level, but only half of it is abnormal."
"My old man has almost used up all his inner breath, but he still hasn't reached half of the level."
"My lord, you have to save me. I haven't been able to sleep for two days and two nights."
Su Lu took the document from the Ministry of War and after taking a look at it, his face suddenly turned ugly.
The heart of the true veteran Taoist suddenly rose, and the prince even frowned. This meant that something was wrong. His commander-in-chief had made a mistake, a flaw that even the prince could not correct.
"Is it really impossible, Your Majesty?"
The real veteran asked anxiously, holding his beard with his right hand and looking sad.
Su Lu looked at the Ministry of War documents and nodded:
"It won't work. I thought it would be okay now that the country is at peace and the people are safe, but I didn't expect it still won't work."
"Plop"
"Master"
"general"
Unable to withstand the blow, the real master sat down on the ground. It was broken and the prince had no choice. The inner energy conversion cabinet was completely destroyed.
Mingyue, Dani and several officials from the Ordnance House gathered around and looked at the real veteran sitting on the ground with worried expressions.
Only then did Su Lu realize that he had answered the wrong question and hurriedly gave instructions.
"Why don't you help me up, Taoist Priest? I'm not talking about what you said. Get up."
"This inner energy conversion cabinet has great merits. I think that with slight changes in a few places, it can continue to increase the inner energy it carries. There is no need to worry, Taoist Master."
The true veteran Taoist patted his chest, was helped up by several subordinate officials, and said with lingering fear:
"My lord, this is wrong. Don't breathe loudly when you speak. You're going to scare me to death."
"By the way, Your Majesty, what did you say just now that something was wrong?"
Su Lu patted the document in his hand:
"The Ministry of War came to report that Wuyuan was unable to suppress the bandits, nor was it possible to recover the Tang Dynasty's defeated army. All three battles were defeated. Li Lu lost his troops and lost his generals. Not to mention Wuyuan's guards, he also took Menyuan and Fangcheng's guards with him.
It’s also seriously damaged.”
"Xidi is going to be restless."
Dani became nervous when she heard this:
"Your Majesty, wherever the Ordnance Office's efforts are needed, we will do our best."
Su Lu smiled and waved his hand:
"Your Ordnance Office officials are all the treasures of our Han Kingdom. When it comes to war, the court has many reckless generals. Your role is much greater than those of those reckless generals."
The atmosphere of joy filled the Ordnance Mansion.
Su Lu pointed out a few places and asked Zhen Yuan Dao to make improvements. At the same time, he proposed adding more flying bird soldiers and increasing the speed of the internal breath. He asked Zhen Yuan Dao to verify it again and left the Ordnance Mansion.
As expected, the people convening a military meeting from the Ministry of War had been waiting at the door for a long time, but because of the obstruction of the land war, the Yuanwailang was so anxious that he was sweating all over his head.
Seeing Su Lu, Yuanwailang walked a few steps quickly, kneeled on the ground, and said respectfully:
"I have met with the prince in my humble position. This is the customs clearance document from Dong Shangshu. Please ask the prince to move to the Ministry of War to discuss the defeat of the Wuyuan Guards."
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions:
"Prepare your horses. I will go to the Ministry of War with Master Yantong."
Yan Tong was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect that the prince would still remember him. He remembered that when he first met the prince, he was still a captain, but now he is a powerful military god in the world.
Gao Dabao brought the horse over, and Su Lu got on the horse.
Yan Tong looked at the horses brought by the guards, his face a little dark, but seeing that Su Lu had already mounted the horse, he gritted his teeth, moved the saddle, climbed onto the horse's back with great effort, urged the horse, and caught up with Su Lu
.
Su Lu glanced at the shaking Yan Tong, pointed and said:
"When riding a horse, don't fight against the horse's back. Instead, follow the horse's back, rise and fall with the horse's ups and downs, and follow the trend, so that you can ride safely."
Yan Tong's eyes lit up when he heard this. After a few trials, he got the hang of it. Although the appearance of riding a horse was still ugly, it was much better.
Su Lu smiled and said:
"Master Yan is amazing."
Yan Tong smiled and blushed, but still said modestly:
"It was the prince who gave me good advice. If the previous Pao Ze could explain the essentials of horse riding in such a profound and simple way as the prince did, I would have learned to ride a horse long ago."
The two talked all the way and soon arrived at the Ministry of War.
At the entrance of the military department, various horses and chariots were parked. The imperial guards on duty had also displayed their weapons, swords, guns, swords and halberds, and the guard was under tight security.
Gao Dabao took the lead to open the way and showed his waist badge. The imperial guards on duty still held their waist knives and looked ahead.
"Please show me the documents from the Ministry of War, Captain Gao. Otherwise, please go back."
Gao Dabao knew the importance and did not dare to challenge the imperial army. He directly moved away from the horses and let Yan Tong over.
Yan Tong grabbed the saddle and dismounted, stepped on the ground, and then felt calm in his heart. He reached out and took out the document from his arms and gave it to the imperial army:
"Guan Xiaowei, please look at this. This is the prince's customs clearance document."
After Guan Xiaowei inspected it, he cupped his fists and saluted Su Lu:
"Your Majesty, please."
The imperial troops behind put down their defenses and allowed Su Lu to enter.
Su Lu entered the courtyard, and under the guidance of Yan Tong, went directly to the Shangshu's office.
The closer you get to the house, the more strict the guards are on guard, but they no longer need to show the customs documents. They only need to check their waistbands and let them pass.
Outside the office, there is a sentry every three steps and a post every five steps, and there are forbidden troops under martial law everywhere.
Su Lu entered the office and saw that the two rows of mahogany chairs were already full of people. There was still an empty seat next to Dong Cheng, who was sitting in the chair.
"Meet the prince"
In the office, the general in purple and scarlet clothes stood up and saluted Su Lu respectfully.
Su Lu nodded, quickly walked up to the main seat, sat down next to Dong Cheng, and gave instructions:
"continue"
Cao Hua, who was first on the left, continued to speak:
"The defeat of Wuyuan was not due to the disadvantage of the soldiers. The defending army was all strong soldiers who had retreated from the front line. Some of the soldiers had even participated in the barbarian battle. It is a big mistake to blame the defeat on the sergeants.