Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 706 Defeat
Chapter 702

Wei Hao chatted with Li Lizhi for a while, and Li Lizhi understood what Wei Hao said. The reason why Wei Hao didn't want to fight was that he didn't want his father to lose the battle and it would be even more ugly. Now Li Lizhi I also understood my husband, and thought, it's better not to talk about this matter, let them do whatever they want, anyway, I don't care.

For the next ten days or so, Wei Hao still went to the school. On this day, Wei Hao had just returned home from get out of class when Cheng Chusi came over. This time Cheng Chusi did not go, but other brothers went. Not all brothers could attend, so Cheng Chusi stayed at home and was still on duty in the palace.

"Well, why are you here?" Wei Hao asked Cheng Chusi with a smile.

"Something big happened!" Cheng Chusi looked around and found no one.Immediately lowered his voice and said to Wei Hao.

"What's the big deal?" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Chusi incomprehensibly and asked.

"Let's go to your study!" Cheng Chusi looked at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao nodded, and immediately took Cheng Chusi to his study, ready to make tea.

"This time, our army suffered huge casualties less than ten days after it left the border. A strong wind blew up in the desert. Many troops were blown away, and the soldiers were separated. In the end, it took three days to find , As a result, it was found that more than 3 people were sacrificed,
The telegram was sent this afternoon, and the troops on the front line continued to advance. Now, His Majesty is still reading the memorial you wrote, and it seems that you have hit the mark! Sitting there, Cheng Chusi whispered to Wei Hao.

"More than 3 people, how did they die? How did so many die?" Wei Hao asked in surprise.

"Some were buried in yellow sand, some died of thirst, and some were eaten by wild animals. It's miserable anyway!" Cheng Chusi said to Wei Hao.

"No, so many deaths?" Wei Hao asked in surprise.

"It said in the telegram that the sandstorm has been blowing for three days without stopping. Not to mention people, even the horses died a lot, only those camels are fine!" Cheng Chusi continued to say to Wei Hao.

"It's killing me, three days?" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Chusi in shock and said.

"Yes, the local people have persuaded our people not to cross the desert at this time, but they don't believe it, and they still have to. The people said that it will be fine in a few days, but the leading general doesn't believe it!" Cheng Chusi Continue to speak.

"Uncle Yuchi can still make such a mistake?" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Chusi and continued to ask.

"Oh, you know, His Majesty urged them to move forward. Uncle Yuchi didn't want to march at first, and he asked for instructions, but His Majesty insisted on marching. What are you afraid of when you say there are so many troops?" Cheng Chusi continued to face Wei Hao Said.

"Aren't you crazy? What happened to the father? Are you still ordering the army to continue to attack?" Wei Hao stood there, looked at Cheng Chusi and asked, Cheng Chusi nodded.Wei Hao had no choice but to sit down, and really didn't know how to persuade him.

"Your Majesty regrets it a little now, but there is no way to order the army to retreat. At this time, retreat, but, hey!" Cheng Chusi said worriedly while sitting there.

"I don't know if those brothers can come back safely!" Wei Hao said worriedly, and now he is also worried about the general's children,
This time it was Yuchi Jingde who commanded the battle, so it is probably not a big problem, and there is Su Dingfang, with them, Wei Hao is still a little relieved, but with his father and emperor behind him commanding blindly, it will be troublesome, Li Shimin is too eager for success Yes, it caused such casualties.

"This news has not been sent out by the Ministry of Industry yet. It was sent directly by the Ministry of War. They did not dare to let the ministers outside know!" Cheng Chusi continued to speak to Wei Hao. Wei Hao nodded to show that he knew. , and then Cheng Chusi sat for a while, wanting to ask Wei Hao if he had any suggestions.

"Can you have any suggestions? Let the army come back and stop fighting. This time, we should take it as a lesson. We need to continue to figure out the situation over there. Is it okay to attack rashly like this?" Wei Hao Looking at Cheng Chusi said,
Cheng Chusi heard it and nodded,
After a while, Cheng Chusi went back, while Wei Hao sat there in a daze. More than 3 people were sacrificed in a sandstorm. The enemy has not seen it yet, so many sacrifices, which shows the morale of the frontline soldiers How low it is, if you want to continue to attack, you will obviously lose the battle, but Wei Hao has no way to continue to persuade. If you continue to persuade, Li Shimin will only become more angry and demand that the frontline troops continue to fight.Wei Hao sat in the study until late at night without eating, and Li Lizhi also came in with snacks.

"What's the matter, what happened, why didn't you eat?" Li Lizhi went to Wei Hao and asked.

"Hey, it's okay, I'm not hungry!" Wei Hao said to Li Lizhi with a strong smile, he can't let him know about this matter, if she knows, she will be even more worried

In the next few days, Wei Hao has been waiting for news, hoping that he can know the news from the front line, but now that he is not serving in the court, he does not know many things, and he does not know how the front line is fighting. like this,

However, Wei Hao also heard the news that Chaotang continued to mobilize 10 troops to join forces with Yuchi Jingde's troops. In other words, the number of troops attacking Persia has reached 30.

At noon that day, news of success came from the palace. Datang's army had successfully attacked Persia in the first battle, annihilating more than 2 enemies, with few casualties.

When Wei Hao heard the good news, he felt that it should be taken for granted. Now that Datang's army has killed them, those people in Persia have not yet reacted. They must win the war if they do it intentionally or unintentionally. It's hard to say,

However, there are still good news coming in later, but we don't know the casualties, but Wei Hao estimates that the casualties may not be large. If the casualties are large, Li Shimin may increase the army. Since there is no increase now, it means it is good matter,
Before I knew it, a month passed, and there was no news from Persia.
But Li Shimin, who was in Chengtian Palace, has aged a lot during this period, and there is no good news from the front line. The attack on Persia started smoothly, and some cities were also taken down.
But in the next battle, Datang's army suffered huge casualties, and the gunpowder brought over was almost used up, and the Persian army, using their understanding of the terrain and the support of the local people, they continued to attack Datang's army. The army caused great casualties to Datang's army.

So far, the expeditionary army has suffered more than 10 casualties, and the casualties are still increasing. That is to say, if the fighting continues, the casualties will be even greater. Li Shimin felt very sad when he saw the telegrams of the reports. Regret, regret not obeying Wei Hao,
If Wei Hao had followed Wei Hao's advice, then the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would not have sacrificed so much, but now, if they want to retreat, it is not easy to give this order. If the soldiers on the front line are really forced to retreat, it will prove that their actions Failure, Li Shimin is unwilling to admit failure,
And Wei Hao still shouldn't do those things, Wei Hao still continues to stay at the school, or occasionally goes fishing, when the students are on vacation, Wei Hao goes fishing,

Before I knew it, it was already August. During this period, Li Shimin continued to send 10 troops for reinforcements. In the northwest, a large number of wounded soldiers were sent to the Northwest camp. Fortunately, the medical development of Datang is now Not bad, saved the lives of a large number of soldiers,

But many soldiers are left with disabilities, and there are less than 12 people who can fight on the front line. It is already August. If they don’t retreat, the road will be blocked by heavy snow, and the supplies will not be delivered, and the wounded will be too. If you can't send it back, it will be troublesome at that time.
But now, the people in the capital also know that Datang has suffered a great loss in Persia. Although they wiped out a lot of enemies, a total of 60 to [-] enemies, the casualties are also large, and the consumption is also high. The money and food from the Tang Dynasty amounted to more than ten million yuan, and the cost of resettling those disabled soldiers has not yet been calculated.

Now those disabled soldiers are only supported by the army, and the pensions of those sacrificed soldiers have been paid out, but a lot of money is needed to resettle these disabled soldiers. Among the funds, a large amount of money was taken out, and the entire Tang Dynasty, the treasury was empty at once.

"Your Majesty, I can't fight anymore. If we continue to fight, my Tang Dynasty will be defeated by then, and the national treasury will be empty now!" Standing on the fifth floor of Chengtian Palace, Fang Xuanling said anxiously to Li Shimin. Know the situation on the front line.

"Your Majesty, it is possible to consider retreating. In fact, we have not lost the battle. It is just that we did not meet our previous expectations. We still wiped out a lot of enemies. Although the casualties of soldiers were heavy, the sacrifices were about 7 people. There are too many wounded soldiers!" Gao Shilian also stood there and said to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, this battle has actually accumulated experience and prepared for the next expedition. The soldiers can retreat to the border area and take a rest!" Wei Chen, who has already served as Minister of the Household Department, also said to Jiajing .

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can retreat now, take a break, and continue to fight next year!" Li Ji said to Li Shimin at the moment. Whether or not the army can come back is still a question, or they will all be buried there.

"Well, come up with a retreat plan. Do you want to retreat completely, or do you need to reserve some land there? The Ministry of War will come up with a plan!"

It's already like this now, if the fighting continues, those ministers are against it, and the army is also against it, so how can we fight, and Li Ke and Li Tai who are standing there dare not say a word, they were the ones at the beginning Instigated, now that such a situation has appeared, it is beyond their expectation,

All of this was rightly said by Wei Hao. Wei Hao wrote a memorial to Li Shimin, and things developed according to what Wei Hao wrote, but they all refuted Wei Hao's memorial at the beginning, but now, all of them have come true.

"Okay, you guys go down, Gao Ming stay!" Li Shimin said to those ministers, leaving the prince behind, those ministers and the vassal king all stood up, bowed their hands to Li Shimin, and then exited the study.

"Sit down and talk!" Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian sat down.

"The household department is empty, you can transfer 100 million yuan from the East Palace and give it to the household department!" Li Shimin said.

"Okay!" Li Chengqian nodded, he still has the money.

"I also mobilized 500 yuan from the internal funds to supplement the household department. The money accumulated in the past few years was spent in one go!" Li Shimin sat there and said with a sigh, Li Chengqian said nothing.

"Did you go to find Shen Yong during this time?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

"No, I haven't been there for a few months. Shen Yong is still at the school and doesn't see any guests. I heard that many ministers wanted to find Shen Yong before, but Shen Yong just didn't see anyone. He even said, Uncle Medicine Master went to look for Shen Yong, but Shen Yong was nowhere to be seen!" Sitting there, Li Chengqian said to Li Chengqian.

"Hey!" Li Shimin sighed, knowing that Wei Hao was still angry!
"When did Shen Yong rest, recently?" Li Shimin then asked.

"Father, I don't know yet, I have to ask Balang!" Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin and responded.

"Then you ask, ask, I'll go and see Shen Yong!" Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian. "Okay!" Li Chengqian nodded.

"This kid is angry with his father now! This matter is indeed too hasty!" Li Shimin said while sitting there, looking at Li Chengqian.

"Father, it's all over, as long as the army can retreat!" Li Chengqian immediately said to Li Shimin, cupping his hands.

"Well, you should go back too. It's okay to let Jue'er come to Emperor Father. I haven't come for several days!" Li Shimin then said to Li Chengqian.

"Okay, now he is also studying at Shenyong's school. During the holidays, I will send him over!" Li Chengqian nodded and said, now Li Jue is also studying at Wei Hao's school, and Li Chengqian hopes that he will be at the school. , to be able to meet some friends, and hope that these friends can help Li Jue when they become adults.

"Okay! By the way, are those Shen Yong's children still in school now?" Li Shimin asked after thinking of this.

"No, the oldest of his children is under the age of six. Shen Yong said that he will let them play next year, and let them play this year. However, Li Zhi doesn't allow them to play. I have already asked my husband to enlighten them and learn to read at home! "Li Chengqian cupped his hands and said.

"Well, okay, let's go!" Li Shimin nodded after listening, and signaled Li Chengqian to go down.
Li Chengqian bowed his hands and left. After leaving Chengtian Palace, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief. The biggest winner this time is himself. Of course, Wei Hao is also the same, but he strongly opposed the expedition before. Now that the expedition failed, it proves that My previous objection was correct, this time, it's time for me to benefit.

(End of this chapter)