super concubine

Chapter 813

Zhao Quan asked in a deep voice: "Why was it defeated by the Liao army? Didn't you all sing so loudly and beat the Liao army to pieces?"

Cao Xiang replied: "Your Majesty, the sinners and Master Li joined forces to encircle Nanjing, but unexpectedly Zhang Yuanzhi led his troops back from the Yuan Kingdom in time, and then the army of the sinners encountered Meng Gongzuo's troops. As a result... [-] soldiers, no I paid [-] yuan! And... Alas! The guilty minister made a mistake, I am sorry for the emperor, I am sorry for the general, and I am even more sorry for the dead soldiers!"

Ninety thousand troops were lost in the First World War, so it is no wonder that Cao Xiang would blame himself like this, but everyone was surprised when Cao Xiang admitted that he had lost the battle.

Ji Ping hurriedly stood up and said to Zhao Quan: "Please be informed by the emperor, the defeat of the West Route Army was really unexpected. In addition, General Cao and the soldiers of the West Route Army fought the enemy bravely, and they went deep into the Liao Kingdom. It was a narrow escape..."

"That's right!" Cao Gang was also afraid that Zhao Quan would question Cao Xiang now, so he came out and said to Zhao Quan, "Please ask General Cao a few more words!"

"Sure!" Zhao Quan said expressionlessly.

Then Cao Gang asked Cao Xiang: "General Cao, please tell me about the defeat!"

After Cao Xiang heard this, he said in pain: "On that day, the guilty minister asked Yang Hong, Liang Zheng, and General Zhong Er to lead their cavalry respectively. A total of more than [-] people went north to attack the Great Wall. Then the guilty minister and General Zhao Guanying led the army to Nanjing. We were about to join forces with the army from the east to seize the city, but unexpectedly we encountered Meng Gongzuo's army on this road. Since the minister's army is all infantry, we can only rely on artillery to attack the enemy, but later... the artillery has run out!"

Speaking of this, Cao Gang said to Zhao Quan: "Your Majesty, there is something else hidden about the artillery. I have already received the report from Lord Zeng of the Luzhou Army Camp and General Huyan of Taiyuan earlier. Please have a look!"

The eunuch took the report from Cao Gang and showed it to Zhao Quan.
After reading the report, Zhao Quan said coldly: "The shells can't cross the Yellow River. What are the soldiers in front doing to fight the Liao army? What is this Huyanhe doing?"

In the final analysis, it was still about the shells. Zhao Quan knew that Ji Ping and the others wanted to excuse Cao Xiang, so he said, "Come here, take Cao Xiang down first, and I will make a decision after I find out the reason!"

Cao Xiang was taken away, and then Cao Gang came out and said: "Your Majesty, the defeat is really due to the right time and place. General Cao cannot be blamed!"

Zhao Quan asked in a cold voice, "A general doesn't know the weather and geography. How can he be a general? This Cao Xiang, it seems, can only be a pioneer after all, not a handsome man!"

After hearing this, everyone thought, "Isn't it because you suddenly split the army into two groups and withdrew Xiao Mo's general, otherwise how could there be so many things?"
In this case, the ministers certainly dare not say.

Zhao Quan said again: "Forget it, pass on my order, the army of the West Route and the Army of the East Route will be merged into one place, and Li Zhun will be the commander. I believe that Li Aiqing will live up to my expectations!"

Until now, Zhao Quan still refuses to use Xiao Mo again, which also shows that his anger towards Xiao Mo has not dissipated.

But misfortunes never come singly. The order to appoint Li Zhun has not yet been issued. Two days later, news came from Bazhou that Li Zhun's army was besieged in Bazhou. Di Qing and Meng Gongzuo fought again in Baima, but this Once Meng Gongzuo behaved well, the cavalry actually played with shields, and dispatched [-] archers to suppress Di Qing's army in the area of ​​​​Baima Town.

In this way, Di Qing's army and Bazhou were separated, and then Zhang Yuan led his army to surround Bazhou. Li Zhun hurriedly asked Zhao Quan for help!

Before the news of the appointment of Li Zhun as the commander-in-chief was sent out, Zhao Quan couldn't help being so angry that he almost fainted when he encountered such a blow.

Without artillery, without Xiao Mo, An Jun was so vulnerable in front of the Liao Army!
When Li Zhun went to the court, Li Zhun said: "Since the general, our army has no idea of ​​the Liao army's movements. Zhang Yuanzhi has a lot of tricks. First, he built a camp and dug the ground to deceive the artillery attack, and then led the army." Before the heavy snow melted, Yelu Aluhan attacked our army back and forth. Yelu Aluhan held the banner of avenging Yelu Hongji, making the Liao army look like a rainbow, and the ministers were alone. Please send the general to help the battle!
When Zhao Quan saw him, he asked Ji Ping, "What can I do for the current plan?"

Ji Pingdao: "Yelu Aluhan sent all the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom to besiege Bazhou, just wanting to take advantage of Ziheng's dismissal and defeat our army in one go. For the current plan, the only way is to let Ziheng come back to take charge of the overall situation! "

Zhao Quan was seriously ill at this time, Yunxue and Zhao Yao also came to visit him, after all Zhao Quan is their father...

As soon as they entered the door, Yunxue and Zhao Yao heard Ji Ping's words. Zhao Yao hugged Xiao Yan'er and said, "Call back to put out the fire when you need it, and kick it away when you don't need it. My officials will let you do this." Do you treat it?"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yao pulled Yun Xue, then hugged Xiao Yan'er and was about to leave.

When Zhao Quan saw it, he felt even more painful.

Yunxue pulled Zhao Yao back, then sat on the bedside and said to Zhao Quan: "Father, Ziheng has already sent a letter when he heard that the war in the north was frustrated, and he said he will return to the capital in a few days. Watch your body!"

Zhao Quan heard this, and said with some shame: "Yunxue, Ziheng...isn't he angry with me?"

Zhao Yao said angrily: "Ziheng, how dare he be angry? He told my father, you are all his father-in-law, Taishan, only you are angry, there is no reason for him to be angry, but Uncle Huang, you are right He's full of prejudices!"

Hearing this, Ji Ping voluntarily left Zhao Quan's bedroom, leaving room for the father and daughter.After leaving Zhao Quan's bedroom, Zhou Chang, Shi Zhongyuan and Cao Gang all greeted him and asked.

"Master Ji, how is it? The emperor agreed?"

Ji Ping smiled slightly, and said: "There are two princesses here, I'm afraid the emperor will let Ziheng come back sooner or later, everyone, don't worry!"

After hearing Zhao Yao's words, Zhao Quan said angrily, "Isn't it for you? He Xiao Mo openly asked to marry a princess from another country. Where does this put me and you?"

Speaking of Xiao Guanyin, Zhao Yao glanced at Xiao Yan'er in her arms, and then said bitterly: "Uncle Huang, Anping also knows Uncle Huang's painstaking efforts, Anping also treated the empress of Liao Kingdom and princess of Yuan Kingdom in the past. I'm a little dissatisfied, but... But this time, the soldiers of the West Road Army escaped safely because of her kindness, and... Yan'er is so young, can Uncle Huang have the heart to let her lose her mother?"

After hearing this, Zhao Quan asked Zhao Yao, "How do you say this? Why do you say that the soldiers of the West Road Army escaped safely by relying on the princess of the Yuan Kingdom?"

(End of this chapter)