The devil is coming

Chapter 970 National War (End)
The winter wind keeps getting in through the gaps in the big tent, eager to sweep away all the tenderness inside, over and over again.
Xie Yuan sat on the handsome seat,
In front of him were two piles of military reports.
He has already seen it all,
Do not,
To be precise,
I have watched it countless times in the past few days.
The curtain of the handsome tent was opened from the outside, bringing in more cold wind and making the pages of the book rustle.
Xiong Tingshan walked in, and there were three people standing beside him.
There is a man named Zhao, Zhao Han, who is over fifty years old. The old patriarch of the Zhao family died of illness two years ago. Now he is the contemporary patriarch of the Zhao family;
A man named Shi, named Shi Yong, is the successor of the Shi family and serves in the Royal Imperial Army;
The last one is an eunuch. Da Chu does not have the position of supervising the army and eunuchs. To a certain extent, the nobles of Da Chu who have deep moral obsessiveness disdain eunuchs. Therefore, for a long time, the status of eunuchs in Da Chu has not been high.
It is precisely for this reason that he was kept in the army to relay news between the emperor and the front line. The emperor promised Xie Yu'an not to interfere in the front line war, so he left a person with a low status here to prevent others. Ultra vires.
The five people in the commander's tent right now can be said to be the real talkers in the entire frontline camp of Chu State.
This time, Xiong Tingshan was not aggressive or aggressive. Instead, he took the initiative to walk to a nearby seating area and sit down.
The other three people also took their seats.
Xie Yu'an raised his head, glanced at the four people below, and said nothing.
The atmosphere in the handsome tent went from silence to silence.
at last,
The first to break the silence,
It's Eunuch Wu.
Eunuch Wu stood up carefully, not standing in the center, nor pinching his throat intentionally, but his voice was still very soft:
"Your Majesty has a reply."
Xiong Tingshan, Zhaohan, and Shi Yong stood up at the same time, preparing to kneel down;
Even Xie Yu'an, who was sitting on the handsome seat like a wooden man, put his hands on the case and prepared to stand up.
"This is not an imperial edict, nor is it an oral instruction. Your Majesty has said that he will not issue any decrees on matters on the front line, so please sit back and listen."
Everyone hesitated, but Xie Yuan sat down first;
Seeing this, the others all returned to their seats and sat down.
"Your Majesty said that he had read Xie Zhuguo's letter.
Your Majesty said, thank you Zhuguo for your hard work.
His Majesty finally said that it is still up to Governor Xie to decide on matters on the front line. "
After Eunuch Wu said this, he saluted everyone present, then sat down and continued to smile.
Xie Yu'an glanced at Eunuch Wu emphatically. He did not believe that the emperor would really delegate power completely, otherwise Eunuch Wu, the "mouthpiece", would not need to come with him at this time;
The Zhao family represents the inherent power like the Dugu family that had surrendered to the emperor very early;
The Shi family represents the main faction of the Royal Forbidden Army;
Prince Ding represents the now large Shanyue faction in the army;
He, or in other words, the Xie family behind him, represents the aristocratic power that although in decline can still be called a dead camel.
The remaining gaps were left to the emperor to fill in;
It came so neatly, so directly, and so well-timed. If it hadn't been discussed in advance, if there wasn't an inclination in mind, Xie Yu'an wouldn't believe it.
Shi Yong opened his mouth and said: "Captain, I will be bold enough to make some suggestions."
"It's a strong statement, but it doesn't matter."
"Yes, I believe the Governor has also read Xie Zhuguo's letter."
Xie Yuan was noncommittal.
Shi Yong stood up,
continued:
"According to the news from our Fengchao internal guards in eastern Shanxi, the imperial court of Yan State sent 20 Yan troops to support eastern Shanxi. After completing the autumn harvest, only a small number chose to go east to town Nanguan, while the majority headed southwest A transfer was made.
Therefore, the general believes that the main force of the 20 reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom should have entered our Dachu territory, but they did not go out of Shanggu County through Zhennanguan, but entered through Mengshan Mountain. "
Xie Yu'an said, "The terrain of Mengshan Mountain is difficult to walk on."
Shi Yong immediately followed up: "Captain, over the years, although the Yan people have not been in a hurry to build a large-scale navy, they have never stopped building water conservancy, especially the former fifth prince of the Yan Kingdom. The current Minister of Industry has personally visited the lower reaches of Wangjiang River twice in five years to inspect river engineering.
Moreover, the palace in eastern Shanxi seems to be particularly fascinated by this kind of construction. Nowadays, Mengshan may not be so difficult to walk. Even if it is difficult to walk, it takes such a long time to transport the land in batches. Can be transported.
And the most difficult part of Mengshan is that it is difficult to import food supplies on a large scale from the rear, and it is difficult to sustain logistics, which does not mean that it is difficult for people and horses to move forward.
Otherwise, how could the regent enter Chu by boat?
How could Nian Da... Nian Yao, that sinner, be able to invade Fan City from the north?
In addition, over the years, Fancheng should have saved a lot of food and military supplies, which should be enough for the Yan people's army.
After transporting a large army, the general will think that it is more than enough to have a quick and decisive battle that does not require a long period of time. "
Xie Yuan raised his head,
Road:
"The land of Jin is vast and flat, and the Yan cavalry is like the wind. Furthermore, the territory in the east of Jin is almost completely controlled by the prince's palace. He secretly dispatches the army on his own territory and controls the palace. As far as the palace is concerned, it is not a difficult matter at all.”
"The Commander-in-Chief doesn't believe in the loyalty of my Phoenix Nest Guards? The Commander-in-Chief thinks it was my Phoenix Nest Guards who sent back false news?"
Xie Yu'an shook his head and said: "The guards in Fengchao, especially those in Yandi, are all my good sons and daughters of Dachu."
"Then the Governor..."
"But the problem is, if that palace wants to, it can completely deceive everyone. Even their own officials will have a hard time figuring out where their army has gone and which way they are taking."
"How is it possible..."
"Nothing is impossible." Xie Yu'an glanced at Shi Yong and said frankly: "Your Shi family has been a pure minister for a long time. Without a big fiefdom, you don't have other ideas.
So to speak,
If I, Mr. Xie, want to rebel,
It is completely possible to have Xie's soldiers and horses go west, and at the same time, the Fengchao inner guard's report on the Shi family's desk is presented to you, which is going east. "
This example was a bit too violent, so violent that everyone here didn't know how to answer the question.
Xie Yuan continued:
"The land is yours, the people are yours, and the soldiers are your soldiers. Even the fish in the stream obey your orders. At this time, if the territory is larger, it will not be difficult to hide from the outside world in your own territory. .
I, Mr. Xie, am like this,
His regent is in the east of Shanxi, and he will only be worse than my Xie family. "
Shi Yong pursed his lips and sat down.
Zhaohan stood up and said: "What the governor said is that we can say that the affairs of the Jin region are as if they were separated by mountains. What about the affairs of our Chu region? The Yan people are very cautious, but they still exposed their hands and feet in Sansuo County and Liusha County, and there are countless A cavalry force of tens of thousands of people marched from east to west toward Fan City more than a month ago.
This is the mobilization of elite Shandong Army troops and will never be faked.
This is enough to confirm and explain that not only the main force of the Yan court has entered our Chuxi, but also nearly half of the main force of the Shanxi Eastern Army led by the regent opposite has been transferred to Chuxi.
Because the defense line of our three counties is unbreakable, the Yan people have no choice but to look for a breakthrough in other directions. The direction the Yan people are looking for is in the west of Chu, in Guyue City, and... Xie Zhuguo.
at this point……"
Xie Yuan suddenly sneered,
Road:
"Half of the Jindong elites in front of me have already gone to Chuxi through Sansuo County and Liusha County? How can you be sure, Uncle Zhao?"
"Everything has its traces."
"Then why was the Dugu Zhu Kingdom blocked by the Yan army outside Fan City for no apparent reason?" Covering the battlefield is what they are best at."
"This is different, Governor. When the regent left Zhennanguan for Fancheng, his method of covering up was to make it difficult for me, Da Chu, to distinguish his movements for a while.
How could it be possible that there really would be no trace left behind?
Besides, time has passed so long, hasn’t it?
In addition, the Yan people originally used worthless barbarian slave soldiers to infiltrate and wreak havoc on our three counties. Why did they suddenly switch to the Yan people's imperial-style soldiers and horses more than a month ago?
The autumn harvest has ended long ago, and the people have gathered together and been protected by our army. Now, for the Yan people, the credit is small, but the casualties are high. Why do they do this?
Could it be that the regent looked down upon the imperial army's combat power and asked them to train in advance? "
Xie Yuan looked at Zhaohan,
Road:
"Why do you think that is?"
“The purpose is to give us the illusion of creating a situation where there are many soldiers and horses behind his camp.
Furthermore, why have the Yan people been building a large number of fortifications like crazy in the past few months?
Did the Yan people invade our Chu country, or did our Chu army invade its Yan land?
A large number of civilian workers have been mobilized and a large number of projects have been started. In fact...
That's why we set up a maze as a cover.
He feels guilty! "
"Oh." Xie Yu'an nodded and asked, "Do you think that Zheng Fan, the regent of the Yan Kingdom, the nominal prince-in-law of our Great Chu, and the one whose hands were stained with the blood of the three pillars of our Great Chu?
Will he feel guilty?
If he really wants to cover it up,
Why not do nothing?
He just closed the village gate,
Do not,
Even if he opens the village gate wide for you to see,
Is it possible that our Chu army will take the initiative to fight out if they have nothing to do? "
Zhaohan paused for a while, but continued: "Yesterday, the latest report from the west came into the commander's tent."
Xie Yu'an didn't hide it,
Nodding and saying:
"It is a letter from my Father, and what I see is the same as what you see."
"In that case, why doesn't the governor believe Xie Zhuguo's judgment?"
"My father is not a god. My father also makes mistakes."
"Xie Zhuguo saw it with his own eyes, why is it wrong? Xie Zhuguo used himself as bait, sacrificed his life for righteousness, attracted the main force of the Yan army, and created such a God-given opportunity for our army on the front line. Commander, why have you been cowering?"
Xie Yuan pressed his hands,
Road:
"Tell me, what should we do?"
Zhaohan licked his lips, took a deep breath, and said:
"It's already too late to rush to the aid of Guyue City."
After saying this, Zhaohan couldn't help but pay attention to Xie Yu'an's expression. Seeing that Xie Yu'an's expression was as usual,
continued:
"The regent claimed that 50 troops entered Chu, but the actual number of soldiers was at most 20, or even less than 20.
Counting the troops mobilized from the west, the regent in front of him should have only one hundred thousand soldiers.
Originally, the reason why our army chose to shrink from the beginning of the confrontation was because at the beginning, although our army had the advantage in terms of strength, its combat power... was probably on par with the Yan army;
However, in the past few months, a large number of troops and horses have been transferred to the three counties to strengthen the frontier army. The reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom that our army was originally afraid of are not in Shanggu County, and the troops and horses of the headquarters under the regent have become smaller and smaller. Weak.
So now,
Our army can march north in five directions at the same time. Not only must we defeat the Yan army in front of us, we will also have a great chance to push into Shanggu County...
and even,
Because the troops of Eastern Jin Dynasty were all out this time, Zhennanguan's defense must be weak.
If we can capture Zhennanguan,
Then the power of Chu and Yan will be reversed immediately!
Even the Yan army still has a large number of soldiers and horses stagnant in the west of Chu. As long as our army is stuck at Zhennanguan, what can he do?
at most,
It's just a matter of retreating to Fan City. It's hard to say how much we can withdraw by then! "
"Clap clap! clap clap!"
Xie Yuan applauded,
Admired:
"What you said really makes my heart surge, as if the revival of my great Chu is right before my eyes."
"The Governor has something to say, but he can speak out."
Xie Yuan stood up directly,
He kicked over the desk in front of him.
scolded:
"Why fight? Why fight? Let's all go to bed together. Isn't there everything in the dream?
Qu Tiannan thought the same way as you back then!
Nian Yao thought the same way as you back then!
Shi Yuantang thought the same way as you back then!
There are also Dugu Zhuguo, and there are too many. Why can’t we, the people of Chu, fix this problem in our minds?
best case scenario,
Not only will the regent be expelled from Shanggu County, but Zhennanguan Pass will also be taken back. Well, the general trend of the world has been brought back by my great Chu!
But have you ever thought about it?
What if I lose the bet?
I have an army of hundreds of thousands in Chu,
One after another,
Crossing the Wei River,
Entering the upper valley,
Once the bet is lost,
How many men can swim back alive?
Without the hundreds of thousands of royal imperial guardsmen blocking the way in these three counties,
The horseshoes of Yan people,
You can go to Gyeonggi anytime soon!
I'm so jealous,
There will be no room for improvement! "
At this time,
Xiong Tingshan stood up.
Said very calmly:
"So, if the Yan people really do this, our prediction is correct, but we do nothing.
Governor,
Do you want to just sit like this?
Are you waiting for the news that your father died in battle? "
"That's my father. Even if he dies, it's me, the only son, who will mourn him and throw him a pot of mourning!"
Xiong Tingshan shouted:
"Yes, you can lose your father, but I, Da Chu, can no longer bear the loss of inexplicably losing a Zhuguo and the last Zhuguo, you know!"
"..." Xie Yu'an.
Xiong Tingshan stretched out his hand and pointed outside the handsome tent.
Continue shouting:
"Shanggu has long been lost due to Zhennanguan changing hands, Liusha County and Sansuo County have long become enclaves, and Fan City is located there, and it is also a ruined county;
What's more, the front line where our army is now, which is also the land of three counties, has become a battlefield!
Although our great Chu has a vast territory, the real essence of our great Chu is not in southern Chu, but in northern Chu.
His surname is Zheng.
If he comes here this year without success, he can go back.
Come again next year, and again the year after that!
How many times can I hold on for a long time? Can I still see hope? "
Xiong Tingshan pointed at Shi Yong and Zhaohan.
Then he pointed at Eunuch Wu:
"Do you think they don't know, do you think His Majesty doesn't know, or even, do you think you don't know?
What is the result of being a coward all the time?
I am beaten every year and consumed like this every year, hahaha.
One thing fades and the other waxes, and in the end, we, the Chu people, can only pray to the great witch to correct them, and curse the regent or the emperor of Yan to death in order to turn over, right?
If they were still alive and living for a long time, I, Da Chu, would have to die of embarrassment. I would die of embarrassment... without the ability to fight back.
There is no need for him, Zheng Fan, to bring troops here in person.
He can let his next generation lead the army, and he can easily push down this weak Chu...!
Our state of Chu is not the state of Qian. The state of Qian has the rich land south of the Yangtze River. How long can Chunan, our great Chu, last for our great Chu?
Thank you, Governor,
In fact, these principles
We all understand that originally, we agreed with your strategy. Let's hold on, hold on to a hope, and for the Chu people, hold on to a chance to see the sky tomorrow.
Therefore,
Commander Xie, you shouldn’t think that we are forcing you to have a baby today.
None of us dare to bet,
Even His Majesty wouldn’t dare to gamble!
It's your father,
It's your father,
He has already put himself, the Xie family, and my whole country on the gambling table!
one,
A gambling table that we simply cannot afford to lose.
If Xie Zhuguo dies in battle, it means that the main force of the Yan army is indeed in western Chu.
With the death of Xie Zhuguo, I will continue to be a great Chu state for another sixty years! "
Xie Yu'an sat back on the handsome seat feeling a little lost.
But soon,
He regained his temper,
reach out,
Holding his forehead,
Suddenly laughed:
"Hehehe, hahahaha..."
Xie Yuan reached out and wiped his face vigorously.
Looked up,
He said with a ferocious smile:
“So, now we are planning for my great Chu, for our Chu people, and for this national war;
The governor could only pray;
My dad,
Die early, right? "
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