The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1377

"I heard that this time Cao Bin led the army to attack again and tried to break through the river, but it still failed. We lost [-] soldiers this time."

After Cao Bin arrived, he attacked the Tang army again, but this time it failed. The Song army lost more than 5000 soldiers at once.

"It's a pity that so many good sons lost their lives for nothing. By the way, they must count the names of these sacrificed soldiers and double the compensation. After all, they sacrificed for my Song Dynasty."

When Zhao Xu heard that more than 5000 people had been sacrificed, his heart ached for a while. After all, these [-] people were all living people, so they just disappeared. Could he not feel heartbroken?

There are regulations in the Song Dynasty. Those who sacrifice their lives for the country must make arrangements for their afterlife. They must not let the heroes bleed and cry. This is also a way to comfort the heroes.

"Temporarily suspend the attack, repair the army, and let Cao Bin and Song Yanwo come to see me. This is not an option. The daily food and grass costs are a lot. This is not the most important thing. The important thing is that we have lost a lot of money. The soldiers have not made any progress, this is my most distressed."

Zhao Xu is really heartbroken. He is recovering from his injuries, so he can't go to the battlefield, otherwise he will definitely go back, and now he can only give orders here.

"This Lin Renzhao is really hateful. He pretended to be defeated by us and left their battleship behind. When our soldiers boarded the battleship, it suddenly exploded. It's a pity that my brothers have no bones left." Song Song Yan Wo is the commander of the Song Army Navy, but he is still not as high as Cao Bin, so he can only report honestly to Cao Bin.

"These are not reasons. We lost so many soldiers. We can't imagine His Majesty explaining this. Our Song army has never lost so many soldiers at one time. We are all sinners of the Song Dynasty."

Cao Bin knew that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, a lot of soldiers had been sacrificed, but they had never lost so many soldiers at one time like this. If they can take down the Southern Tang Dynasty, it's a good thing, if they can't, they will definitely be punished. punitive.

Cao Bin was also a Confucian general in history, and he was not willing to say that he lost so many people at once, but these generals are also human, aren't they?

Their hearts are also fleshy, and of course they will be heartbroken. This time, it was because of the mistakes of their generals that the soldiers died, so they blamed themselves even more.

"General, the number of our casualties has been counted to a total of 310 people, so the names and places of origin of all the people have been registered and recorded, and the logistics personnel have also been reported to the imperial court. I will definitely give an explanation to the brothers. .”

Fan Ruoshui came in, he was the deputy general, he should arrange these matters, he asked someone to count the sacrificed soldiers.

"General Fan, these soldiers lost their lives because of the mistakes of our generals. I decided to write a letter to the court to plead guilty. I don't know what the two generals mean?"

Cao Bin was defeated when he dared to come. This crime should not be his, but he is the highest commander in the front line. The greater his ability, the greater the responsibility, so he must take responsibility.

"We are willing to plead guilty with the general. After all, all my people have discussed the hasty dispatch of troops this time. The general cannot be held responsible alone. The general Song Yanwo is willing to plead guilty with the general and bear the responsibility together."

As the commander of the navy, Song Yanwo had an unshirkable responsibility. He would definitely plead guilty, and his identity was not ordinary. He was Zhao Xu's old father-in-law. Ordinary people really had nothing to do with him.

"The last general is also willing to take responsibility with the two generals, and advance and retreat with the two." In fact, it is Fan Ruoshui who is most responsible. After all, this time he took the lead. He said he was trying to test Lin Renzhao, but it turned out like this things.

"Why do you bother? This general is the coach. I will do these things in the future. You don't need to say any more. This is the general's order. There is no need to say more." Identity began to weigh on people.

"See the three generals. The generals are all here. Your Highness has ordered General Cao to explain the defeat." Liu Qinhu walked in at this time, only to see that Cao Bin and the others were there.

"I'm sorry for Commander Liu. By the way, Commander Liu, I can make preparations for how your Highness is feeling." Cao Bin and Liu Qinhu had a good relationship, so he didn't have so many scruples.

"Brother Cao, let me tell you that His Highness is in a very bad mood right now, you have to be careful, everyone, I will go ahead, see you later." Liu Qinhu said in a low voice.

"General Cao, the general's orders are not accepted. What is the crown prince asking you to do now? Does he still want to interfere with the military? I don't have such a law like Song Dynasty."

Fan Ruoshui felt that Zhao Xu should not interfere in the military, which was the same in all countries. Although Zhao Xu treated Fan Ruoshui well, he did not target Fan Ruoshui, but spoke according to the facts.

"General Fan, don't talk nonsense. The crown prince is definitely qualified to intervene in the military affairs of the Song Dynasty. This is His Majesty's intention. Maybe General Fan doesn't know that His Highness also has another identity, that is, the Grand Marshal of the World. He has the right to be promoted anywhere. army, do you understand?"

Fan Ruoshui was really stunned when he heard that. It was really hard for Fan Ruoshui to imagine that Zhao Xu had such an identity, the Generalissimo of the World's Army and Horses, who could directly transfer troops from any place.

In other countries, it is really difficult to see father and son, especially those born in the royal family, and pay more attention to preventing power struggles between father and son, but they seem to have no such worries. When the emperor's father directly let his son take over the world's soldiers Ma, this is really strange.

"It's the first time I've seen such a thing. Even Tang Taizong Li Shimin wouldn't do it. It seems that my majesty is even more holy than Tang Taizong." This was Fan Ruoshui's sentiment.

"Okay, don't talk too much about me, I will go to see His Highness right now, and see what instructions His Highness has."

Song Yanwo and the others were not idle. Although Zhao Xu didn't summon them, they still wanted to see Zhao Xu. After all, the three of them were considered the highest commanders. Let's see what instructions their Highness has.

And Zhao Xu was also waiting for their arrival. At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin also received the news that Zhao Xu used the God Falcon, knowing that the Song Army's conquest of the Southern Tang Dynasty was not smooth at all, but Zhao Kuangyin was uncharacteristically calm and did not give any orders. , just saying that the families of those dead soldiers must be treated well.

(End of this chapter)