Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 290 Lure the Enemy with Your Body ([-])
When Huo Mingzhu woke up, she saw a lot of people kneeling in front of the bed. She fixed her beautiful eyes and glanced around, but she didn't see Su Wenqing, so she asked, "Where is Su Wenqing?"

He is the highest official here, and he didn't show up when something happened. Although Huo Mingzhu already felt something strange, he didn't think about Su Wenqing.

Feng Wei didn't dare to raise his head, Huo Mingzhu only looked like he was wearing a boudoir at the moment, and at a glance, it was a serious crime to be beheaded, he said in a deep voice, "Damn it."

Huo Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

Feng Wei recounted what Su Wenqing had committed, and then said: "The General has sent people to surround the Su Mansion. It is impossible for a fly to fly out. Su Wenqing's body is also hanging in front of the Su Mansion."

Huo Mingzhu was unusually calm, as if she wasn't the one who was almost violated. However, Feng Wei didn't raise his head, and felt the anger from Huo Mingzhu. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, wondering how Huo Mingzhu would punish them. AWOL.

As soon as her thoughts fell, Huo Mingzhu's voice came out: "Who was on duty last night?"

"Yes, the last general." Feng Wei didn't dare to hide it.

Huo Mingzhu glanced at Feng Wei, sneered and said, "Is that why the emperor asked you to protect Aijia like this?"

Feng Wei thumped in his heart, thinking, it's broken, it's broken the emperor's affairs, if Huo Mingzhu thinks that her negligence is intentional, then...

So, he hurriedly kowtowed his head three times, the force was so strong that everyone present could hear him, and then he said: "Empress Dowager, it is the last general who has neglected his duty and is willing to be punished."

"Will you be punished? Does the Ai family want your life or your hands and feet? I am afraid that the emperor will think that the Ai family is making use of it. However, if you don't punish you one or two times and let others know, I really think that the Ai family is afraid of the emperor." What?" How could Huo Mingzhu not be angry?
How long have you been out?He almost fell into the trap of others, angry at Su Wenqing for his audacity, angry at himself for not being more careful, and finally, angry at these irresponsible slaves.

But think about it, if you are still on the march, if those soldiers are severely punished, the matter of escorting the food and grass will not be delayed, how can a group of wounded soldiers escort the food and grass?Therefore, this punishment must only fall on Feng Wei, and he is still the emperor's man, so he should be held accountable even more.

"The last general is terrified. The emperor sent the last general to the empress dowager's side and ordered to protect the empress dowager. Now, it is only natural for the empress dowager to punish her. Even if the emperor does not take off the head of the last general, it is also a pity for the young general." Feng Wei secretly cursed all eighteen generations of Su Wenqing's ancestors.

"Very good. If you want, you will be punished with fifty military sticks, and you will be demoted by two ranks. As a lieutenant general, you will be replaced by a military adviser." The military adviser is a handsome young man named Zhang Yixian. Good impression, take advantage of this matter to get Feng Wei away, and get a newcomer, so as to take the opportunity to accept him as a confidant.

After Feng Wei thanked him, he asked Zhang to go out and be punished, and Huo Mingzhu asked Zhang Yixian to deal with the Su family's affairs. It was only natural to search the house, and it was the handling of the women's family members. The crimes committed by Su Wenqing had already implicated the nine clans. However, Huo Mingzhu was still on the march, so she was directly detained in the prison, waiting for the emperor's trial, while she had to hurry on her way first.

The food and grass of the soldiers in the border towns are urgent.

After marching for a month, Huo Mingzhu finally arrived at the border town.

The border city is the place where our army and the enemy army confront each other. With the desert as the border, the battlefield is unquestionable. There are no mountains blocking it, and there is no danger of separation. Standing on the top of the city wall, you can see the densely packed Mobei army stationed there. .

In this battle, there is no chance to bet, it is a real bloody battle, behind the high wall is the land of Dayong, if the Tartars capture the border town, then the Chicheng, Qingcheng and other places behind will be much weaker, Therefore, most of Dayong's main combat power is here.

Huo Mingzhu was dressed in military uniform, standing majestically on the city wall, with an inviolable majesty on her stunning face, she looked coldly at the dense Mobei army, and said to Fang Tieyi behind her: "What is the situation between us and the enemy?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, the last general has been here for several months. During this period, there have been many battles. The biggest battle was launched half a month ago. The enemy and us suffered countless casualties. Our army has 50 troops, and now there are less than 80 left. According to the spies Let me report that the enemy's military strength has reached [-] after resupply."

Fang Tieyi didn't say how much the opponent died, that's not important at all, what matters is the situation in front of him, 40 vs. 80, with such a disparity in combat power, it's no wonder that the Mobei army will suddenly attack.

Obviously, this attack was a small-scale temptation, and it could be seen that the other party was very cautious.

"Is there no dangerous terrain in the desert ahead?" Huo Mingzhu was thinking about how to win more with less. Obviously, everyone had thought about this idea.

Including Lin Yunxi.

He stood a step forward and said to Huo Mingzhu: "Empress Dowager, you also grew up in a border town. I'm afraid you know better than us what is in the desert ahead."

Huo Mingzhu pondered, she just wanted to get lucky, thinking, if after she returned to Beijing, someone found a natural danger in the desert, they could take advantage of it, now that she heard what Lin Yunxi said, she had no choice but to Think otherwise.

After being silent for a while, Huo Mingzhu asked again: "What countermeasures do the two generals have?"

Although Huo Mingzhu has just arrived, she doesn't know much about the war, but because of her identity here, Lin Yunxi and Fang Tieyi must report to her.

Fang Tieyi and Lin Yunxi looked at each other, and said to Huo Mingzhu: "Damn it, there is no countermeasure yet."

Is there any countermeasure? In this kind of battle, we can only fight head-to-head. The number is the most important. It's not that Dayong can't come up with an army of 100 million, but the enemy is already in front of him. Fang Tieyi has long since retired and asked for reinforcements. Even if the emperor agrees to send troops, far water cannot save near fire.

Moreover, the original Mobei army only had 30 people, but it increased to 80 overnight. When the spies came to report, he and Lin Yunxi were also taken aback. They had to investigate carefully, but Huo Mingzhu was here. The critical moment has come.

Therefore, no strategy or countermeasure has been thought of.

Huo Mingzhu frowned, and said with a sullen face: "The enemy is at present, how can there be no countermeasures."

"Damn it." Fang Tieyi knew Huo Mingzhu's temperament, and this matter was indeed his mistake.

Lin Yunxi had never seen Huo Mingzhu look so angry, but he knew that what they made was a big mistake after so many years of fighting in the army.

"Now it seems that the enemy army will not launch an offensive for a while, and I will go back with Ai's family to discuss a countermeasure." Before Huo Mingzhu came, a small part of Mobei's army attacked once, so the first The second attack will not be so fast, they still need to analyze the battle situation, this small-scale attack is to detect the enemy's situation.

After they analyze the strategy, they are afraid that a large-scale attack will come, and it will be a life-and-death struggle. Before that, they must first discuss a complete countermeasure.

Huo Mingzhu didn't expect that she just brought food and grass, but encountered such a dangerous situation. When she was in the palace, she always heard good news. Now, this is not the case at all. Thinking of this, Huo Mingzhu glared at Fang Tieyi.

Fang Tieyi hurriedly lowered his head, he knew very well that Huo Mingzhu was blaming him for the failure of this battle.

On the other side of Mobei, Yeluci, the second prince of Mobei, personally led the troops in the desert. This small-scale attack was his idea. He was not here at first. Seeing that the border city could not be attacked for a long time, he sent it out There were only 60 left in the 30 army, so he personally led 50 to join it.

He expected that the number of troops in the border town at this moment was less than 50, so he launched a small-scale test, and the result was just as he expected, except that he missed the news of Huo Mingzhu's arrival.

At this time, he was discussing with the lieutenant general when to capture the city over there.

The Mobei army was stationed in this desert, and the suffering it suffered was beyond ordinary people's imagination. The scorching heat of the day, the frost of the night, and the temperature difference between seasons were also the points that reduced the combat effectiveness of his army.

Therefore, most of the losses in the front were caused by this.

"Do you think we will launch a general offensive tomorrow?" Yeluci asked calmly after scanning the group of people in the tent, including the deputy general, military adviser, and generals.

A group of people waited but couldn't respond well, and they were all silent.

Yeluci was not angry either, he pondered for a while before saying, "Wanyanjie, tell me."

(End of this chapter)