Chapter 695 Flying Bird Camp Expedition to the South
There was silence in the office.
Even Kang Mazi, who used to dance the most happily, now looked at Su Lu worriedly and did not dare to say anything.
Without him, after more than ten years of arduous war, everything was finally pacified, and the imperial court was stable for a long time. The banditry in various places has not been quelled, and the guards in various places are full of military leaders.
If Su Lu was too sad and fell ill, the Han Dynasty might immediately enter a period of turmoil, and all the ghosts and monsters who had been suppressed by Su Lu's fame might jump out and become monsters.
Nothing will happen to the prince.
"Your Majesty, Li Lu's rebellion may have been coerced by others, not necessarily sincere."
"Yes, yes, you may be coerced. Otherwise, there is no reason to rebel."
All the generals were chattering away, looking for reasons to defend Li Lu.
Su Lu suddenly stood up, startling the generals, looked around, and said in a cold voice:
"Today's military meeting dealt with Wuyuan. Rebellion is a capital crime. No matter whether he is sincere or false, he has rebelled. He has also murdered thousands of loyal soldiers of our Han Kingdom. For this reason, he deserves death."
"You are the generals of Han and the pillars of the imperial court. You are not here to comfort me now. There is no need for you to do this. I have fought in the north and south, and I have never seen anything like this."
"continue."
Dong Cheng hurriedly spoke:
"The terrain of Wuyuan is important. Guancheng is located on the east-west strategic road, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if it is attacked from the east and west, it will take a long time to break through the pass."
"It's better to accept the surrender. Those rebel soldiers are our Han soldiers, and the intelligence of Dingxiang Guards must have penetrated into the Wuyuan. It's better to send spies into the army while General Sun Xiu is attacking the Wuyuan and accept the surrender."
Cao Hua gritted his teeth and said:
"Rebels will die, Lord Shangshu, this is an iron rule."
Kang Mazi also sat up straight and said in a playful voice:
"Death to the rebels, Lord Shangshu, you are too merciful. The soldiers who were loyal to our Han Kingdom have already died in the battle to capture the defeated Tang army. The rest are all loyal lackeys."
General Li, an octogenarian veteran, said in a bad tone:
"The prince has already said it, Lord Shangshu, don't think about surrendering."
Zheng Kai rubbed his fingers and said with a smile:
"Kill without mercy. Since you dare to rebel, you must leave an impression on those who may rebel in the future. If you dare to rebel, you will die."
"Your Majesty, the general is willing to unite the army. We don't need more troops. We only need one flying bird battalion and one ballista battalion. The general will promise to break through the Five Plains within one month and bring the leader of the rebels to see him."
Su Lu looked at the generals who were talking about each other and felt that his leg joints were hurting again, so he had to go and bask in the sun.
Listening to the discussion of the generals, Su Lu was a little annoyed. Each of them said they were more ruthless than anyone else, but when it came to practice, he still wanted to defeat the enemy with minimal casualties.
Li Lu, Li Lu, I'm really curious about why you want to rebel.
Is it for the Qin State? The Qin State has been destroyed for more than ten years. Isn’t it a little too late for you to think about it now?
The pain in his leg became more and more severe, making Su Lu a little unbearable.
The office was quite dark, and it had rained heavily outside in the past few days, which made Su Lu's legs even more painful.
Feeling the pain spreading throughout his body, Su Lu decided to terminate the military meeting.
He stood up, and under the astonished eyes of the generals, he ordered:
"Let's do it this way. Zheng Kai will organize the army to respond, and the Ministry of War will allocate the Feiniaoying Ballista Battalion to his use. We will defeat the enemy within one month."
Su Lu's figure disappeared at the door.
Kang Mazi suddenly said to Cao Hua:
"General, when I saw the prince going out just now, he reached out for Lu Zhan to support him. Is the relationship between the prince and Li Lu so good? He was so sad that he couldn't walk anymore."
Cao Hua pondered for a moment, the relationship between master and General Li Lu could only be regarded as okay, how could he not be able to control himself.
Li Dazhuang said with a dark face:
"Li Lu should be dealt with carefully. Your Majesty has a keen eye and never misses anyone. Most of you here have received His favor. The same goes for Li Lu. He should not be a treasonous person."
Zheng Kai snorted coldly:
"You bastard, you failed the prince's good intentions, you damn thing, lard has deceived you, and you actually want to rebel."
Dong Cheng spoke:
"This military meeting will be based on the prince's order. General Zheng Kai, I'm sorry to bother you."
Zheng Kai took the military order from the Ministry of War with a stern look on his face:
"Don't worry, everyone, I will not make the prince too sad, and I will definitely bring Li Lu back."
Cao Hua stood up and looked at the generals and old generals who were about to stand up.
"When you leave, set up the chairs. You must have heard about how the prince set up the chairs last time. I don't want to do it a second time."
The generals who were pulling up the chairs were startled when they heard this, especially Kang Mazi, who usually had the most temper, but now his hands were also shaken, and his movements of pulling up the chairs were much smaller.
Everyone in the office quickly left.
Dong Cheng looked at the empty room and sighed worriedly:
"Over the years, I see that the prince's health has become worse and worse. This is really worrying."
"Cao Hua, you are the prince's beloved disciple. You have to pay more attention this time."
Cao Hua nodded:
"I understand that Master was seriously injured back then, and now he doesn't have much internal energy in his body, so the old injuries still haven't healed."
"But as long as Master is alive, the Han Kingdom will not be in chaos, and it is impossible to be in chaos."
"The pace of the Ministry of War's purge of the country must be accelerated."
Dong Cheng sighed:
"It's not easy said than done. I want to be quick, but look at our country, Han. It has a vast land, abundant resources, and a large population. The people of Tang and Qin are strong and fierce. If we don't handle it properly, it will be a rebellion."
"This integration is too difficult."
Cao Hua looked outside the office with a deep look:
"It's not difficult. What do you need us to do? To hold the position and plan the government. Sir, you are the six ministers, the most authoritative minister of the Ministry of War. If your job is not difficult, any cat or dog can do it. Let's just sit here.
I won’t be in this position anymore.”
Dong Cheng sighed and said no more.
The next day, Zheng Kai reorganized his army and rode the stone rail line southward.
The bird battalion went first, and the combat birds flew away directly. The bird soldiers who were cooperating behind also left on the newly developed large birds.
The ballista battalion followed Zheng Kai, carrying ballistas and vehicles, and riding wooden wheeled carts to the front line.
Zheng Kai looked at the brand new iron wheeled cart and said angrily to Su Lu who came to see him off:
"Sir, look, Lao Yu is too unreliable. He promised me to supply the iron-wheeled cars to the Northern Line first. Now it's better to just use them here first."
"When you wait for me to come back, I will definitely trouble Lao Yu and take the brothers to eat and drink him every day and see when he can be put on an iron wheel cart."
Su Lu laughed:
"Okay, this method works, and I'm sure Yu Shangshu has no objection. Don't bring too few people, otherwise Yu Shangshu won't feel sorry for the food, but will feel that there are too many people and it will not work."
Zheng Kai saw that Su Lu was in a good mood, and his worries were relieved. As long as the prince is in a good mood, that would be great.
Well, rebellious things can be done by themselves without the prince taking action.
Li Lu, Li Lu, if I don’t deal with you properly this time, I will be sorry for the prince’s decision to banish me to Wei Mo.
