This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 719 Diversion
Just as Mu Xiqiu imagined, Yang Zhong's reputation was completely ruined in this battle, and the people who originally respected him began to criticize him.

In today's world, most people live by farming. Nearly [-]% of the country's population has never read a book or read. They don't know how to make strategic decisions or how to fight a war. They just Knowing that General Yang Zhong personally ordered all the captured Yangzhou people to be shot and killed under Pingyang Pass.

Those are the people of Da Zhou!How can this make them accept it?

Of course, there are also some people who understand the righteousness and stand up for Yang Chong, but how can such a few people stop the people all over the world?
And it's not just the common people who are criticizing and cursing. As soon as the news was sent back to Yanjing City, several famous officials in the court stood up to impeach General Yang Zhong for his vicious methods. Cut off his title and escort him back to Yanjing for severe punishment!

In fact, these officials are not all idiots. Although they don't understand the severity of the battle at Pingyang Pass at the moment, they also understand that the people are the foundation of the Great Zhou. angry.

It's just that they had just been impeached, and in a blink of an eye, they were pressed to the ground by the generals guarding Yanjing City and exploded with hammers. How could a few civil officials be the opponents of the generals? The official had to be carried out of the palace that day.

In the end, Zhou Tianzi left the court in a distraught state, and this farce ended without a problem.

Outside the palace gate.

Ye Hongyuan, Minister of the Household Department, caught up with Prime Minister Su Dinghe who was walking in front. Seeing that the other officials were still far away from them, he asked worriedly: "Mr. Su, do you think His Majesty will handle this matter in this way? Don't those officials? He will let go easily, and the situation of the old general may be very bad."

Su Dinghe stopped, turned his head to look at him and said bluntly: "This matter is also quite difficult for Your Majesty. You really don't understand anything when you are the officials? They are just trying to plead for the people in the name of It’s all about spreading your name.”

"This group of killers!" A hint of anger appeared on Ye Hongyuan's face.

Su Dinghe sneered, and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to the General, and His Majesty will not let him have any trouble, but His Majesty has no way to directly speak for him. After all, it is the General who shot and killed the people of Yangzhou. The iron-clad fact is that His Majesty is a benevolent monarch of the generation, and it is his limit to keep silent in the face of the people all over the world."

"But just let the group of speech officials ignore them like this?"

Su Dinghe patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "Don't care? Why do you think there are military generals in the court today who are furious? Do you really think those generals are vulgar people who don't understand the rules?"

Prime Minister Su Dinghe left behind these words and left, leaving only Ye Hongyuan stunned in place.

Seventy miles east of Pingyang Pass.

Wen Ruyan led the army here and suddenly ordered a diversion. Sun Bufan, the general of Yunzhou, and Wu Qiyun, the deputy commander of the Black Riding Battalion, stepped forward to inquire in confusion.

"Your Highness, why did you divert the route? Didn't the Commander instruct us to support Jinling City? Doesn't the diversion to Bajiaopo lead us farther and farther away from Jinling?"

Wen Ruyan shook his head, and said directly: "The Chu army in Jinling City is nothing more than a ecstasy formation set up by the new emperor of Southern Chu. They are determined not to waste their troops attacking Jinling City, and I'm sure that after Yangzhou City is broken, Mu Xiqiu has definitely ordered them to go back outside the Pingyang Pass and go deep into the hinterland of the Great Zhou. If they make a mistake, this army will be eaten by us. How can Mu Xiqiu not be worried?"

Sun Bufan and Wu Qiyun immediately looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Your Highness, this is a bit too arbitrary, isn't it?"

"Nearly [-] troops are stationed in Jinling City at the moment, and the deputy commander Han Qi is personally in charge, and the governor of Jinling, Gao Yun, is also a very shrewd guy. With the two of them, a mere [-] troops will not be able to attack Jinling City for a while. Yes, since Jinling City cannot be captured, why take such a risk and continue to stay in the hinterland of the Great Zhou?"

"Then you mean we want to ambush at Bajiao Slope to prevent them from retreating?"

"That's right, since this army has already entered the hinterland of our Great Zhou, there is no reason to let them go back safe and sound. The Bajiao Slope is the only way for the Chu army to retreat, except for a steep slope that stretches for tens of miles. There is also a dense forest with a radius of seven or eight miles, which is an excellent place to ambush, so don't miss it."

"This"

"Do as you are told!"

"Yes."

According to the order of Emperor Zhou himself, all the Yunzhou reinforcements were dispatched by Wen Ruyan, not to mention the Black Cavalry Battalion. It was Wen Ruyan who brought them out of Yanjing in the first place, so they naturally obeyed.

If it was at Pingyang Pass, Yang Zhong would naturally be the commander in chief, but after leaving Pingyang Pass, then Wen Ruyan would be the commander of this army!
However, Sun Bufan and Wu Qiyun are so obedient because of Wen Ruyan's reputation. Wen Ruyan had already established his reputation in the Northern War, and now the generals of the Great Zhou don't know that Jing Wang Wen Ruyan is familiar with the art of war Using soldiers like gods?

If it was Wen Ruyan from before, if he gave such an order at this moment, the general of Yunzhou and the head of the Black Riding Battalion would have scared him and tied him to Jinling City.

The order of the coach of Pingyangguan, especially an idiot, can be changed at will?

Wen Ruyan had already sent a letter to Jinling. At this time, Han Qi and Gao Yun were almost ready to send out the army, right?

Octagonal slope.

Wen Ruyan led the army to arrive here, checked the terrain first, then took out the map, and issued his orders one by one.

"Sun Bufan!"

"The end is here."

"I will give you [-] soldiers to hide outside the Bajiao Slope. If you see the enemy army coming, let them in. Don't let them find out. After you let them all in, you will hear the sound of killing and attack from behind!"

"The last will obey."

"Zhang Tong."

"The last general is here. I will give you [-] soldiers. Quickly prepare rolling stones, and then garrison on the octagonal slope. If you see the enemy coming in, first release the rolling stones and then rush to kill. Be sure to break up the enemy's formation."

"The last will obey."

"Wu Qiyun."

"The end is here."

"Take your [-] black cavalry soldiers to station at the end of the octagonal slope, dragging the branches with the horse's tail, and quickly operate after hearing the sound of killing, and create an appearance of a large army stationed in front with the dust flying in the sky. Frighten the enemy into the dense forest."

"The last will obey!"

"All the archers and the rest of the soldiers will be led by the king himself. Well, let's go get ready."

After he gave the order, Sun Bufan looked up at him and said, "What if we have been preparing here for a long time but the enemy has not come?"

"If you don't come, you and Wu Qiyun can tie up this king and send him to Pingyang Pass to be severely punished by the general!"

Sun Bufan wanted to say something, but at this moment, a scout came from a distance and knelt down and said, "Report, Your Highness, forty miles north of Bajiaopo, the Southern Chu army is coming here." !"

Sun Bufan froze in place.

"Still ready?"

"Yes Yes."

(End of this chapter)