Prime Minister take care

Chapter 261
Ho Kyung.

A round moon is bright and white, reflecting the earth.

The lights are out and the room is dark.The night breeze blows and the curtains fly.

With a loud roar, Huan Wu woke up.He got up on the bed, the horror after the nightmare still remained on his face.

Huan Wu had a nightmare, a very bad nightmare!
So much so that when I wake up now, my back is all wet.Huan Wu touched his face, his throat was dry, he wanted to drink water, when he was calling for his attendants, there was a sound of footsteps outside the room.

The room was empty, and no one dared to step forward without Huan Wu's order.But the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the owner of the footsteps obviously had no intention of staying outside the house.

Huan Wu held the short blade beside the bed that was as sharp as iron as clay, when he saw Zhao Ye walking in from the corridor.

Zhao Ye's face was serious and his body was upright. He saw that Huan Wu was awake and knelt down in front of his bed.

"What happened?"

Huan Wu knew Zhao Ye's personality very well, and he also knew very well that Zhao Ye would not come in the middle of the night if there was no big deal.

"My lord, General Huan Youji attacked Shu from the Shiyang Trail and was defeated by Shu general Tong Gu at Luoying Mountain. General Youji's head was chopped off by Tong Gu and hung on the gate."

Zhao Ye said it almost word for word, very stiffly.

"What? Youji!"

A violent coughing sound resounded, Huan Wu covered his chest, his face was ashen.He was sad in his heart, but he did not lose his mind and almost roared.

"The scouting school has found out beforehand that there are only [-] Shu troops on Luoying Mountain. Why did Youji lose?"

"My lord, we have fallen for the trick. Yang Xian probably knew that Shiyang had a small way to advance, so he pretended to be weak. The six thousand Shu soldiers were not only weak, but the world's strongest army. And the veteran Tong Gu, even more so. A rare and brave general. When the defeated army came to report, the [-] Shu soldiers guarded the camp and fired arrows continuously, but my [-]-strong army could not get close."

Huan Wu clenched his hand, his knuckles cracking.Zhao Ye could only see half of his face and hear his extremely suppressed voice.

"Inform Huan Biao and ask him to be careful."

Huan Wu waited for a while, but Zhao Ye's body had not moved yet.Huan Wu turned his head and saw that Zhao Ye's face did not change at all.

"What else is there?"

"General Huan Biao led the army and fought a decisive battle with the Shu army on Sanshiyuan. They were defeated and [-]% of the army was lost. At this time, General Huan Biao and the eldest son Huan Bin had led their troops to retreat into the Qishui camp."

Huan Wu suddenly stood up and walked back. Under Zhao Ye's eyes, he picked up the sword from Lan Qi on the side, swung the sword and cut off a corner of the edge of the bed, roaring angrily.

"I successively gave Huan Biao reinforcements of 2 troops, and even gave him eight [-] heavy infantry troops. Our army has more than [-] troops in Yizhou. How could Huan Biao be defeated? How dare he be defeated?"

Huan Wu was extremely angry, all sadness was replaced by anger, and his whole face looked terrifying.

"My lord, just when our army was fighting the decisive battle with the Shu army, nearly [-] Xiliang cavalry led by Qin Feng and [-] soldiers and horses led by Tong Gu arrived. General Huan Biao was caught off guard and was taken advantage of by Yang An. Our army was defeated in the battle, but the Shu army also suffered a loss of more than [-]%, and the warehouses in various places were reduced by half. The Shu army was victorious, but it was also a tragic victory."

Huan Wu held the sword, sat down, and shouted loudly.

"This is what you should say. No matter how painful it is, I can't make Yang Xian feel better."

Huan Wu's anger gradually disappeared. He looked at Zhao Ye and asked, "How is Huan Biao doing now?"

"After the victory of the Shu army, they are encircling and suppressing our army. General Huan Biao retreated a hundred miles, gathered his troops and horses, and is supporting him. He still has the strength to fight. My lord, at this moment, the eldest son Huan Biao is still in the front line. Should we take him Bring back?" "If we bring Bin'er back, the morale of the frontline army will collapse immediately, and Huan Biao will no longer be able to resist."

"But my lord, the situation ahead is critical. The Central Plains are not at peace, and our troops in Haojing can no longer move for a while. If we don't save it, my subordinates are worried that General Huan Biao is no longer the opponent of the Shu army. Don't forget, my lord, Nanzhong Yang Chunke hasn’t moved yet!”

Huan Wu covered his head, looking a little regretful.

"I should have listened to you and ordered Huan Biao to focus on defense. He should not have been allowed to take the initiative."

Zhao Ye didn't speak because he knew it was too late to say anything at this moment.

Huan Wu rubbed his temples and finally decided: "Let Zhang Rui and Huan Zishan withdraw from Guoting. And send envoys to Liangzhou to promote Zhu Zi to the imperial court in the name of the imperial court."

"What does my lord mean?"

"If Zhu Zi really orders support for Yang Xian, then it is impossible for only three thousand Xiliang cavalry to come, and Huan Biao may not have a chance to survive."

Zhao Ye's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

"My lord, you mean that only the people under the Qin family are here, and Zhu Zi doesn't know about it?"

"Exactly!"

If this was just Qin Yuan's private decision, then it would be a huge crisis for Liangzhou!In the past, although the military leaders in Liangzhou supported their own troops, they all obeyed Zhu Zi's command and did not dare to exceed the rules.

But now, the second-ranking figure in the Liangzhou army secretly mobilized troops to help Yang Xian.Qin Yuan was stationed in Chengji County, which was close to Wuping County in Shu Kingdom. If he wanted to rebel, Zhu Zi would have no choice.

"Qin Yuan wants to rebel?"

Huan Wu's eyes were deep, and he seemed to understand everything in his eyes.

"Qin Yuan is loyal and upright and cannot rebel against Zhu Zi. He has eight thousand cavalry under his command. If he really surrenders to Yang Xian, he should not only bring these troops. Although Qin Feng and Qin Yuan are father and son, they serve two masters. Now it seems that their father and son should have broken up. These three thousand Xiliang cavalry should have been deceived by Yang Xian's design. But Qin Yuan refuses to rebel, so we can make everyone think that he is going to rebel. "

Zhao Ye smiled and raised his hand.

"I understand!"

Zhao Ye killed Chen Shi as a means of alienation and solved the problem of Huan Wu's confidant.He naturally understood what Huan Wu meant. If the monarchs and ministers of Liangzhou were jealous of each other and restrained each other at this time, then Liang Jun could mobilize more troops to enter Shu.

"Remember, be careful and don't push Qin Yuan back. Otherwise, it will be Yang Xian who should laugh."

Zhao Ye cupped his hands and was about to leave, but stopped and turned around and said, "But Lord, should we really fight the Shu army again at this time?"

Huan Wu remained silent. If he ordered the retreat at this time, he would undoubtedly announce to the world that his second campaign against Shu had failed.

What's more important is that Liang Jun spent countless money on food and grass, but finally got such a result.If he just retreats, Liang Jun will lose all his dignity.This was the first time in more than ten years that Liang Jun suffered a disastrous defeat. In a short period of time, he no longer had the power to unify the world.

Huan Wu was like an eager gambler, ready to place all his bets.

"Tell Huan Biao, one month! I need a month to calm the princes everywhere and mobilize all the elites to fight Yang Xian to the death."

(End of this chapter)