"Logically speaking, this time the imperial court sent tens of thousands of troops to conquer, while there were only thousands of bandits in Shuipo Liangshan."
"If there are no major changes in this."
"Then this battle must be a sure win."
"But let's look at our Lord Taiwei, what did he do?"
"He only asked Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, and Hao Siwen to bring five thousand troops and horses to attack Shuibo Liangshan."
"But Lord Taiwei himself, led the remaining troops and horses, and stationed himself in the county town closest to Shuibo Liangshan, enjoying himself as much as he wanted."
"Until the three generals fell into the trap of the Shuibo Liang Mountain bandits and were captured by mistake."
"Our Lord Taiwei suddenly repented and wanted to lead an army to conquer."
"But at this time, due to negligence, spies from Shuibo Liang Mountain were allowed to sneak into the army camp."
"Old minister is here and I have to stop and say something."
"The generals, commanders, soldiers, military appearance and military discipline under the rule of Lord Taiwei can be said to be very ordinary."
"Even the spies of that group of bandits were able to easily sneak in without being noticed."
"But even so, it will still be difficult for the group of puddle bandits who have sneaked into the military camp to get close to the Chinese army's tent."
"After all, there are still tens of thousands of troops stationed in the military camp."
"And our Lord Taiwei also has a private soldier beside him."
"And the number of people is around dozens."
"As for his martial arts, he is extremely superb."
"If Sir Taiwei's arrangements are reasonable, even if there are more puddle bandits sneaking into the camp, they will never cause too big a wave."
"But when our Lord Lieutenant asked for information from that group of puddle bandits, he not only failed to carefully verify the identity of the other party, but also because of his carelessness, he underestimated the enemy, and even drove away the dozens of people who were loyal to him.
Private soldiers."
"This led to his mistake and capture."
When Kong Youdao finished these words, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty looked sideways.
When Zhao Ji looked at Gao Qiu, the look of dissatisfaction on his face became increasingly intense.
If Gao Qiu could believe what he said to Zhao Ji at the beginning.
So after this defeat, the price Gao Qiu had to pay was extremely small.
At most, it's a half-year or one-year fine, and a confinement at home for a few months.
But even so, Gao Qiu's eloquence may not be able to truly implement these punishments.
But if Kong Youdao's words could be believed by Zhao Ji, they were true.
Being so careless and underestimating the enemy, greedy for merit and rushing forward, and thus causing many casualties to soldiers and other crimes, no matter how good Gao Qiu was, he would not be able to escape.
At that time, once the many crimes are added up, if Gao Qiu is sent to prison, it will be regarded as a lighter sentence.
After all, after this battle, the imperial court not only lost thousands of soldiers and horses, but also completely lost the majesty of the imperial army.
If Gao Qiu is not severely punished, then other generals who lead troops on expeditions in the future will not take the court's laws and regulations seriously.
At that time, there will only be more defeats.
At this time, the civil and military officials in the court looked at him as if they were laughing, or looked at him with cynicism, or looked at him with expressions of deep sympathy.
As well as Zhao Ji's gloomy expression, Gao Qiu was very anxious at this time.
In desperation, he expressed his feelings to Zhao Ji one after another.
"The official family, the official family, is not what Mr. Kong said."
"No, no, absolutely not."
Gao Qiu was still waiting to explain to Zhao Ji. Unexpectedly, at this time, Kong Youdao, who was usually not very agile in his legs and feet, came to Gao Qiu's side in three steps and two steps at a time. He faced him and asked urgently:
"Lord Taiwei, what do you mean by those words you just said?"
"Is it your fault or mine?"
Gao Qiu felt shocked, and then pointed at Kong Youdao angrily.
"Of course it's your fault, you..."
But at this time, Kong Youdao not only spoke extremely sharply, but he also found the linguistic flaws in Gao Qiu's words extremely accurately.
At this time, Gao Qiu had just finished speaking halfway when Kong Youdao immediately continued.
But when she saw him, she smiled coldly at first.
Then he stared at Gao Qiu with an angry face and extremely anxious heart.
"Isn't it mine?"
"Lord Taiwei, are you talking about me?"
"Does what I do involve any self-interest?"
"Isn't it all for the sake of our Song Dynasty, the country, the country, and the country?"
"I just want to find out the true result of this defeat."
"Then the real guilty person will be found and brought to justice."
"What's wrong with me doing this?"
"Your Majesty Taiwei said that what I did was wrong. In that case, Your Majesty Taiwei said that what I did was completely wrong?"
At this time, Gao Qiu's mouth was filled with white teeth that were clenching.
How could he not tell that Kong Youdao was deliberately playing tricks on him?
But at this time, his mood was completely confused.
So in desperation, I said it as an instinctive reaction.
"No, it's not you, you didn't..."
At this time, Gao Qiu's speaking rhythm had been completely disrupted by Kong Youdao.
At this time, Kong Youdao became more and more courageous as he fought.
His second move directly drove Gao Qi into a dead end.
"Oh, Lord Taiwei, I understand what you mean."
"You said it's not my fault, then it's your fault?"
After saying this, Kong Youdao immediately grinned.
Then, he turned to look at Zhao Ji who was sitting on the dragon chair.
"Reporting to the official family, Lieutenant Gao has already confessed his crime!"
"I also ask the officials to punish Captain Gao severely and quickly."
"In order to uphold the laws of the imperial court and calm the hearts of the people in the world!"
Kong Youdao's short, flat and fast combo punch immediately hit Gao Qiu, leaving him unable to parry.
And when he came back to his senses from the shock and astonishment, Zhao Ji had almost made a final decision on him.
In desperation, Gao Qiu had no choice but to turn his head and look at Cai Jing.
Because he knew that if there was anyone who could help him at this time, it would be Cai Jing.
The two of them were in constant contact with each other.
Moreover, Gao Qiu would always give Cai Jing some very precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings, intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, their private relationship is quite harmonious.
And very early on, Gao Qiu revealed to Cai Jing that he wanted to follow his lead in the future.
So at this time, Gao Qiu decided that once he looked at Cai Jing for help, Cai Jing would definitely help.
Sure enough, when Cai Jing came into contact with Gao Qiu's eyes that looked like he was asking for help, he pondered for a moment, then bowed his hands to Zhao Ji who was sitting at the top and said:
"For officials, as the saying goes, victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, and failure is the mother of success."