The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 187 The battle of guilt

"This time the army is defeated, I will truthfully inform the emperor about the process, and Wu Xun can go and investigate," Chen Qiyu said slowly, suppressing his anger.

Wu Zong's face on the side was a little ugly. The losses in this battle were too great. These were all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Instead of dying on the road to resist foreign enemies, he died at the hands of fellow Ming people.

The emperor will definitely be furious when he finds out.

As for the reason for this defeat, naturally we cannot listen to Chen Qiyu's words and must investigate and collect evidence.

The surrounding governors were all nervous. When they arrived, their guess was indeed correct.

The battle is over. The original reward was based on merit, but now the punishment is based on crime.

Moreover, the governors all knew that they might be guilty of serious crimes.

Although they knew that this defeat was not only due to them, but even looking at the deeper level, this defeat was normal. The most fundamental reason was that Governor Chen's estimate of the number of Stove King's magical soldiers was seriously inconsistent. realistic conditions.

However, who would think about it at this level? On the surface, it was their soldiers in three directions who fled, which led to the defeat of the frontal army that had achieved absolute results.

Sure enough, Chen Qiyu's next words put all the blame on the siege armies from the other three directions.

"The frontal army led by this governor has broken through the city gate, and soldiers are pouring into the city continuously. There are less than ten thousand people in the Kitchen King's city. The Kitchen King's magic soldiers, tired of the distance, enter the city. Kitchen King Defeated."

Wu Di nodded, it was indeed true. He had also done some analysis on Kitchen King.

Chen Qiyu was right. He didn't expect that Chen Qiyu would be so close to victory this time. No wonder Chen Qiyu had anger on his face instead of panic.

Wu Di looked at the faces of the surrounding governors, and when he saw their expressions, he immediately knew that what Chen Qiyu said was probably right.

"Unfortunately, the other three armies were defeated, and the Kitchen King was able to free up his hands and put all the magic soldiers originally used to deal with the siege armies from the other three directions behind the city gate. This was supposed to be the road to victory. The city gate has turned into Huangquan Road!"

Chen Qiyu gritted his teeth and said, he was about to win, but in the end he was defeated miserably. With such a huge gap, anyone would do it.

Several other governors bowed their heads and said nothing, but Geng Ruxi remained straight. The sons and gentlemen they brought out from Shanxi had no regrets.

If he lowered his head, wouldn't he be admitting his guilt? Wouldn't he be saying that the sons he brought out from Shanxi were all cowards?

They fled after suffering 80% casualties.

Whose soldiers and horses it is, after hearing this, everyone will praise him as a good man.

After all, in ordinary battles, any casualty with more than 30% casualties can be called tragic, and 40% casualties are almost to the point of fleeing.

It is extremely rare for them to be able to sustain an 80% casualty rate before escaping.

It's an elite force.

Seemingly noticing Geng Ruqi, who was holding his neck, Chen Qiyu and Wu Di looked at him at the same time.

"Governor Geng, could it be that you think what I said is wrong?"

Chen Qiyu snorted coldly. The other governors all lowered their heads in shame, but Geng Ruqi held his head high, obviously unconvinced by his words.

"Governor Geng, do you have anything to say?"

Wu Di stretched out his hand to stop Chen Qiyu who was about to say something else. Geng Ruqi was obviously a little dissatisfied with the result. If he wanted to find out what happened, he might be able to get some information from Geng Ruqi's mouth.

Geng Ruqi frowned and said, "Principal Wu Xun, in this battle, our Shanxi soldiers tried their best. The soldiers suffered more than 80% casualties before they were defeated and fled."

He did not find Chen Qiyu's mistake immediately, but told an established fact, which could be regarded as giving the five-sided governor some face. He hoped that he would hear it and escape only 80% of the time. In this case, failure is basically impossible. It's not because of the soldiers.

But Chen Qiyu, who was extremely angry, could not care about this. "Eighty percent, the mission of a soldier is to die on the battlefield! In any case, fleeing is a deserter. If he persists for even half a stick of incense, the governor can win on the front battlefield." Get off the Kitchen King!"

"Governor Geng still wants to make excuses? Are you refusing to plead guilty?"

Chen Qiyu still pinned the crime on Geng Zhangguang.

The faces of the surrounding governors were not very good either. Putting the hat on Geng Zhangguang's head was equivalent to putting it on their heads.

Although they almost agreed with this crime, it still felt bad to have Chen Qiyu mention it repeatedly.

Geng Ruqi's face turned dark when he heard this. He originally planned to save some face for the governor of the five provinces and make him realize his mistake. Who knew that the other party turned out to be ungrateful and insisted on going his own way.

"Governor Chen, I would like to ask a question."

Geng Ruqi looked at Chen Qiyu with an angry face.

"What else do you have to say?"

"伱! Governor Chen, who told us in the first place that the Kitchen King's main troops, and even the powerful magic soldiers, are on the frontal battlefield!"

The anger on Geng Zhangguang's face was even worse. Because of Chen Qiyu's wrong decision, he could only return 20% of the troops he brought out!

Not even 20%.

At the moment, Chen Qiyu not only refuses to admit his mistakes in strategic decision-making, but also puts all the blame on them and those good men who fought bloody battles.

The other governors raised their heads when they heard this. This one was so bold that he said these words directly.

Indeed.

Wu Di looked at Chen Qiyu. He seemed to understand the matter to some extent. It seemed that the situation was indeed not what Chen Qiyu said. He only told the part that was beneficial to him.

Chen Qiyu's face turned red when he heard this.

"The Kitchen King's magic weapon for long-range sniping is from the front." Chen Qiyu seemed to have thought of something. He slapped the table and said angrily. He was sure that the Kitchen King's magic weapon that could kill the enemy accurately from a long distance, It is only available on the frontal battlefield.

Several governors looked at each other, and it seemed that this was the case. They had not heard the reports from their subordinates about the Kitchen King's weapons. Instead, on the front battlefield, captains were being killed one after another. The Kitchen King's intentions were also obvious.

If no higher-level generals could be found, they would focus on killing the captains responsible for small-scale information transmission.

Killing too many can still destroy the team.

Geng Ruqi had long expected that Chen Qiyu would say this, "Governor Chen."

"The Stove King's magic weapon has very obvious flaws. It can only kill one person at a time. On the front battlefield, there are more than 20,000 people."

"What's more, there are thousands of death row prisoners ahead."

"And we can only use the flesh and blood of our subordinates to face the Kitchen King's magical weapons that can kill and injure a large number of soldiers!"

"What's more, the Kitchen King is still setting ambushes in three directions: east of the city, south of the city, and north of the city. When our soldiers finally approached the city, there were explosions everywhere!"

"This is also one of the reasons why our soldiers and horses fled!"

"I dare to ask Governor Chen, is it possible to have a frontal battlefield?"

Geng Ruqi stared at Chen Qiyu.

The expressions of several other governors also changed. It was indeed true. If it hadn't been for the astonishing explosion, their soldiers might not have retreated so quickly. This is something Governor Chen never mentioned.

And why are the so-called Kitchen King's elite all on the front, but in the end, only the front does not have the explosion sound.

Chen Qiyu was speechless. In fact, Kitchen King's troops seemed to be the weakest only on the frontal battlefield, and the only difference was the explosion.

As for why the Stove King had such an arrangement, how could Chen Qiyu know. Now that Geng Ruxi had brought it up, he couldn't refute it.

Wu Yan probably understood. Looking at Chen Qiyu's face, he knew that Geng Ruqi was right.

"We accept the defeat this time, but if the cause of the defeat is to be blamed on us, we are absolutely unwilling," Geng Ruqi said in a deep voice, "The responsibility for the defeat lies with Governor Chen, who obviously holds the most control. The soldiers and horses were clearly facing the Kitchen King's weakest side, so why did they only achieve the result of opening the city gates?"

"The time we have delayed is enough, it's Governor Chen! It's you who failed to break through the front gate during the time we delayed!"

"The blame for this defeat lies with you! Not with me!"

Geng Ruqi said the last few words, almost pointing at Chen Qiyu's nose.

His words were well founded, leaving Chen Qiyu unable to refute.

"you!"

He asked you a few words, but couldn't say anything.

After a while, facing Geng Ruqi's burning eyes, Chen Qiyu was finally defeated. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hey."

"This defeat is indeed, indeed, the responsibility lies with me. I made a mistake."

"I didn't expect that the Kitchen King has so many magical weapons. I didn't expect that the Kitchen King and the explosive thing are not in the front."

Chen Qiyu closed his eyes in pain.

Seeing this, Geng Ruqi withdrew his gaze. The governor still had some abilities. Geng Zhangguang recognized this. After all, not everyone could capture all the bandits in Qinzhong except the Kitchen King.

"I will tell the truth about the soldier this time. Let the emperor decide whether he is guilty or not."

Chen Qiyu sighed.

"I will also investigate the truth and report it to the emperor when the time comes," Wu Di said with his hands in hand. This is also his responsibility.

Geng Ruqi sighed in his heart. Although they had taken off this big hat, they would still be punished for this defeat.

The most important thing is that the Kitchen King actually won. Seventy thousand people fought for one day and were defeated.

Kitchen King's weapon is simply too powerful.

Killing is only a matter of breath.

If it were 70,000 pigs, it would probably take them two or three days to kill them.

"Let's all disperse and wait for the Lord's decision."

Chen Qiyu said weakly.

Wu Yan's expression changed, "Governor Chen, don't you plan to continue attacking the Stove King?"

Chen Qiyu raised his eyelids slightly and looked towards Wu Di, "Master Wu, 70,000 people have never captured the Stove King. What can these stragglers do now to regroup and attack the Stove King?"

"what."

Chen Qiyu chuckled, as if he had thought of some big joke.

"Kitchen King, Kitchen King, if you give me 10,000 more soldiers and horses, divided into three sides, I might be able to capture the Kitchen King, but it's a pity that the emperor probably won't give me this chance!"

Chen Qiyu said slowly.

He was only a little bit close. Although the Kitchen King's arrangement was beyond his expectation, it was still a little bit close. As long as the soldiers and horses in three directions supported him for a while, he could capture the Kitchen King.

But the price of this defeat was too high.

The emperor probably wouldn't give him a second chance to hold such troops.

The most important thing is that next time, more soldiers and horses may be needed, because the growth of Kitchen King is too terrible.

Chen Qiyu was almost certain that the original Stove King had only one magic weapon!

But now, Kitchen King has at least ten magic weapons!

How long has passed!

Next time we come, will there be twenty or thirty soldiers? The soldiers and horses they need may be 100,000 or 150,000 people!

How could the emperor send so many troops and horses to be controlled by a defeated general?

Wu Di shook his head, it was indeed true.

Chen Qiyu probably has no chance.

He would probably end up like Yang He.

Several other governors looked sad, and Chen Qiyu's fate was unknown, so why not they.

Such important news quickly reached the emperor's ears, and the ministers in the court almost learned the news. After all, too many soldiers and horses were lost this time.

Emperor Chongzhen closed his eyes and raised his chin slightly.

The eunuch who read out the message was trembling with fear.

Since this man came to power, Ming Dynasty has never suffered such a major blow.

It wouldn't matter if so many soldiers and horses were lost in the war against the Liao people, but they were all lost in the land of Qin, in the hands of the Ming Dynasty's disciples who fell into trouble.

The same is true for the surrounding ministers.

The Kitchen King is really a serious problem.

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have a way to control the Kitchen King, but he only took action directly because of the Kitchen King's ability.

"My dear friends, you have also heard that Governor Chen has been defeated."

Emperor Chongzhen's voice sounded slowly, his tone was calm, and he didn't seem to have much anger.

"Now, what should we do with the Kitchen King?"

he asked.

"I think," Lai Zongdao stood up directly. The emperor was a little abnormal. If he was waiting for the emperor to call his name, he would be passive.

"If not, the emperor will personally issue an order to appease the Kitchen King for the time being, promising huge profits and official positions."

"Your Majesty, you must not do this," another minister's complexion changed immediately after hearing this, "If you appease the Kitchen King, wouldn't you be telling the world that our Ming Dynasty is too weak to deal with a ruthless citizen who has turned into a bandit?"

"Let the people of the world think of our Ming Dynasty, let the Liao people in the north think of our Ming Dynasty!"

"That's wrong. Let's appease him for the time being. Why does the Kitchen King have such a great reputation among the people? It's all because of his transformation skills. The people all say, 'The imperial court is a traitor!' If the Kitchen King accepts the recruitment, he will be among the people. The accumulated prestige will collapse in an instant. At this time, the emperor can ask the Kitchen King to bring a few followers to the capital. If the Kitchen King refuses, he will send troops to encircle and suppress him again. At this time, the Kitchen King has lost his prestige and his strength will be greatly reduced."

"If the Kitchen King really comes to Beijing, he can be lured and trapped."

"No matter what, recruiting is the best strategy."

Lai Zongdao knew that the emperor might still have some thoughts about the Kitchen King.

(End of this chapter)