Invincible son

Chapter 980 981 [The gradually opened curtain]
In the imperial study room, the two princes and more than a dozen important ministers looked solemnly, looking at the young spy leader with a handsome appearance and a gentle tone, which was quite different from Mu Moyun's style, and learned about the general situation of the war in northern Xinjiang from him.

After capturing the nine military posts on the border, the wilderness barbarians did not continue to go south and penetrate into the territory. Instead, they stayed on the border of Daliang, assuming a wait-and-see gesture.Shu Yi, the head of the Xuanhua Camp, dispatched troops to guard the gates of various prefectures on the one hand, and on the other hand led the army to approach the border of Huazhou.

While the army was moving forward, the barbarians also took action. They were divided into groups of a hundred people and harassed Huazhou and the northern part of Yunzhou, but they were very restrained and cautious, and they never went deeper than a hundred miles away.When Ge Shuyi led the army to reach the border, these barbarians retreated into the wilderness. Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and their strong physique, they continued to interfere with Ge Shuyi's judgment with small groups of sneak attacks.

Hearing this, Kaiping Emperor after the case was indifferent, while Luo Ting, who was in charge on the right, looked at Wu Xun's family and nobles on the opposite side.

Wang Pingzhang frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Why are barbarians so cunning?"

No one answered.

After a long time, Liu Gongchuo, Minister of the Ministry of War, said carefully: "My lord, the reason why the barbarians can't form a climate is because the environment in the wilderness is too harsh, which restricts their development from the root. If you look for the answer from the pile of old papers, you can't underestimate it." Look at those tribes. According to historical records, as early as [-] years ago, there were traces of barbarians in northern Xinjiang. In that kind of ice and snow, they can survive forever, or it can explain their superiority."

Pei Yue glanced expressionlessly at the new minister of the Ministry of War.

Although Liu Daxia, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, liked to fight against Pei Yue, and impeached him in court at every turn, but according to Pei Yue's analysis, Liu Shangshu, who had a temperament like a firecracker, was only out of hostility to Wu Xun, especially a man like him. An upstart who rose to fame at a young age.

In the case of the Fourth Prince's treason, Liu Daxia took the wrong position, and was liquidated afterwards, and Liu Gongchuo took over as Minister of the Ministry of War.

Chen An paused for a while, and said in a low tone: "This battle broke out extremely suddenly. The barbarians seem to know the route of Marshal Geshu very well. They mobilized about 500 to [-] people and charged from both sides at the same time. At that time It was snowing heavily, our army was not ready for battle, and the individual barbarians were quite fierce. In the end, our army paid the price of more than [-] people killed in battle, and the rest were injured and returned to the territory of Baoan Mansion. Commander Ge Shu did not I am afraid of fighting, but I was seriously injured, and now I am being treated in Baoanfu City."

"Your Majesty, calm down." All the ministers spoke in unison worriedly.

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly, signaling him to step aside.

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Emperor Kaiping took a deep breath and said, "After Ge Shuyi's injury improves, he will be ordered to return to the capital to wait for treatment. He will be removed from the position of head coach of Xuanhua Daying, and the deputy commander Guo Linxi will take over temporarily. The decision will be made after the war."

Emperor Kaiping said coldly: "How do you want me to appease my anger? Those people are all my people, but they have become slaves to those barbarians. If I don't kill them all, how can I face the subjects of the world?" ?”

"Marshal Ge Shu believes that the barbarians do not have the strength to confront directly, so he stretched the front line, intending to form a larger encirclement circle, and constantly compress the space for the barbarians to move. On March 27, that is, five days ago, at Huazhou Security Mansion To the north, about [-] miles away in the wilderness, Marshal Geshu personally led [-] infantry and was attacked by barbarians."

Once upon a time, he was the one who introduced the situation on similar important occasions, but this time Chen An took the lead. Although there is nothing wrong with Mo Moyun's calm expression, this kind of newcomer replacing the old one is still embarrassing.

He looked up at Emperor Kaiping, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, this is what Luan Yiwei has detected in northern Xinjiang. A more detailed report will come within seven days."

In fact, when Emperor Kaiping made Luan Yiwei appear on the stage through the case of Lin He, many people expected this scene today.

Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and patted the table, real anger burst out in his eyes.

"According to the order."

Both Wang Pingzhang and Gu Liang are not of the generation that talk about war on paper, the two of them can get to this position because of their illustrious military exploits, if not for this, they would not be convincing.

Taishitai Pavilion is silent.

Mo Moyun bowed slightly and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Commander Chen's statement is generally correct. The urgent report from Kanbu that I received earlier today stated that after the end of the battle five days ago, the barbarians disappeared again in the wilderness. Above. After paying the price of seven people killed in battle, the secret agents of Kanbu found out that the barbarians had turned around and headed towards the northern border of Yunzhou. On the side of Xuanhua Daying, because Ge Shuyi was seriously injured, he could not be in charge. Currently, the deputy commander Guo Linxi presides over the details military affairs."

Wang Pingzhang also said: "Your Majesty, as the military aircraft of the Western Prefecture, the veteran bears the unshirkable responsibility for the unfavorable war in northern Xinjiang. I implore your Majesty to punish and punish."

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was a bit weird, and some people couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man standing in front of the imperial court as usual.

The ministers bowed and took orders.

As we all know, in Daliang's imperial court system, due to the existence of the five-army governor's office, the position of the Ministry of War has become extremely awkward, almost reduced to a Qingshui yamen responsible for supervision and auditing.Perhaps this is the reason why Liu Daxia was always unwilling to be silent in the past, but Liu Gongchuo's behavior style is completely different, he never shows his face, and is extremely cautious every time he speaks.

Emperor Kaiping said quietly: "Although the barbarians are suffering from scabies, they can't be allowed to harass the border and harm the people. How to deal with this battle, please discuss."

However, at this time Emperor Kaiping looked at Mo Moyun and asked, "Is there anything to add from the Tai Pavilion?"

Pei Yue withdrew his gaze, and there was a vague concern in his heart. It seemed that this Liu Shangshu had a deep background.

He looked at Emperor Kaiping and said without haste: "Guo Linxi has a calm temperament. He has already withdrawn the soldiers in all the military stations on the border of Huazhou and Yunzhou, and focused on defending the passes in the northern part of the two states. There is another thing worth noting. In detail, the barbarians went south this time not only to plunder supplies, the Kanbu spies also discovered that they had captured many Daliang people, and now they may have been dragged into the wasteland."

After a small episode, Chen An continued to talk about the situation of the war in northern Xinjiang.Compared with the astonishment when he heard the battle report before, he couldn't see any abnormalities at this moment, only a heavy look between his brows.

Mo Moyun said calmly: "Your Majesty, although Ge Shuyi is responsible for underestimating the enemy and advancing aggressively, the root cause of the defeat in this battle is that the initiative is in the hands of the barbarians. Relying on their own advantages, they can advance, attack and retreat. If we blindly Passive defense, the [-] soldiers of the Xuanhua Camp could not fill the more than [-] miles of the border. Therefore, he took the initiative to seek battle from the overall situation, but he was not fully prepared when he faced the enemy."

Everyone couldn't help looking at the two Xifu military planes.

After a short silence, Wang Pingzhang said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the barbarians have few but good troops, and they are especially familiar with the terrain of the wilderness. If they want to win a single battle, they should use elite cavalry to entangle the enemy's main force, supplemented by an infantry formation." The siege cannot give the other party a chance to move around in the wilderness."

This is a mature and prudent strategy, and the rest nodded in agreement.

As if he had a tacit understanding, Pei Yue raised his head to look at the emperor behind the case, and he could see some expectations in his eyes.

However, Pei Yue changed his previous determination and responsibility, and did not choose to stand up and take the initiative to fight.

(End of this chapter)