Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 272 Critical Battle Situation

His Majesty the Emperor summoned him, and Qin Hui subconsciously thought of the military report that was about to come back.

crunch~
The door of the guard room was pushed open, and Qin Hui walked out quickly: "Lead the way."

"Yes, Prime Minister Qin."

The eunuch didn't have time to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, and immediately led Qin Hui to Ziwei Hall.

Not only Qin Hui, but also the ministers who were discussing matters in the Wenhua Palace the day before yesterday received the news.

However, compared to the last time, the personnel in Ziwei Hall has changed this time. Li Jing is no longer here, and Pei Ji, the left servant of the Ministry of War, replaced him.

In addition, the scale of this meeting has also expanded a lot, and basically all the officials of the third rank and above have arrived.

After everyone arrived, the military newspaper on Li Gan's desk was handed over to the old eunuch beside him.

"Pei Shilang, you are in charge of this meeting, and tell the adults what was written in the general newspaper."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Pei Ji came to the side of Li Gan's case, took the heavy military report from the old eunuch, and turned his head to look at the ministers present.

Many servants and ministers who didn't know why were a little puzzled, but seeing the performance of many big shots, they all felt the solemn atmosphere in the hall.

Because of the urgent military report the day before yesterday, there have been rumors of the imperial court's defeat in the capital and the central government in the past few days.

However, although there are rumors, there has been no definite news.

But judging from today's posture, I'm afraid the imperial court suffered a serious defeat.

Could it be that something happened to the forbidden soldiers who went to conquer Wu?
Pei Ji didn't have too much nonsense, and first gave a brief explanation of the situation a few days ago: "At [-]:[-] on April [-], the Ministry of War received a report from the Northeast, saying that from Changmeng Pass to Dingyong Pass, there were seven seats in total. The pass defense was breached by Jinlu."

"General Wu Sangui retreated to Jiayuan Pass with [-] remnants."

It's just this sentence that almost made all the ministers who didn't know before stunned, and then looked at Pei Ji suspiciously.

Did you hear me right?

Dingyong pass was broken? ?
Pei Ji didn't pause, and continued to report what he knew: "After receiving the report, the imperial court ordered Wu Sangui to gather the remnants of the army, and ordered the Ming and Han troops to move closer to Dingyong Pass. To this day, Dingyong Pass guards General Wu Sangui submitted a detailed military report."

The ministers all held their breath, no matter how shocked they were at this moment, they had to finish listening to the military report.

"On the tenth day of April, three thousand soldiers from the Jinkui stormed through Changmeng Pass and attacked the city all the way. On the twelfth day of April, 160,000 troops were raised to raid Dingyong Pass."

"Wu Sangui, the general soldier, went to the top of the city to supervise the battle. However, the Jin soldiers broke open the three city gates one by one and broke into the city with explosive thunder. General Dingbo Fang Jinda led the defenders seven thousand times, and was wiped out by the enemy. Wu Sangui led the remnant army [-], retreat to Jiayuan Pass."

Listening to the content of the military newspaper, the faces of the ministers gradually turned from shock to anger, and finally someone couldn't help it, stood up, blushed and said angrily: "Escape before the battle!"

"This is fleeing before the battle! As a general, you are so cowardly!"

Although the others hadn't spoken yet, the angry expressions on their faces were also exposed, and everyone thought the same as him.

Pei Ji also ignored these people, but continued to say in a dignified tone: "The Jin army's offensive continues unabated. Wu Sangui led the remaining troops to defeat the enemy by over ten thousand. On April [-]th, he will take advantage of the terrain of Yanyuan Town to resist the enemy."

If you ask why you ran from Jiayuan Pass to Yanping Town all of a sudden... then of course you were chased and beaten all the way there.

Yanyuan Town is the last important town on the northeast frontier. If one breaks through it, the Jin soldiers can directly attack the counties of the imperial court!
The minister who was still cursing just now had already calmed down, staring closely at Pei Ji in front of him.

"Wu Sangui still led the rest of the troops to guard Yanyuan Town until the information was sent back to the army."

Regardless of what happened before, at least at this moment the adults breathed a sigh of relief.

Keeping the golden soldiers out of the pass and letting them break into the pass are completely two concepts.

But before they could relax completely, Pei Ji continued: "However, according to the Ministry of War, although the Jin soldiers did not break through Yanyuan, they also sent out cavalry to go south, and their whereabouts are unknown."

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then their faces turned green when they figured it out. Now they probably figured out the real situation of Wu Sangui.

There is a high probability that they will be blocked in Yanyuan Town and cannot escape.

Although Jin Bing can't do anything to him for the time being, he can't do anything to the other side either, so he can only let those captives divide their troops to bypass Yanyuan Town and plunder in the hinterland of the court.

Blocked the golden soldier, but not completely blocked.

"Today, there are still more than [-] battle-ready soldiers in Yanyuan Town."

Pei Ji finally summed up the current situation: "The Jin soldiers fought all the way from Dingyong Pass to Yanyuan Town, and more than [-] were wiped out. At this time, they have become confrontational with Wu Sangui's troops."

It is said to be a confrontation, but today's Jinbing should still have 120,000 troops.

Even if 70,000 people are left to confront Wu Sangui and the others, [-] people can still be separated and plundered southward.

"200,000, the imperial court's [-] frontier troops at the northeast border, now there are only [-] left!"

"Losing 150,000 people and annihilating 40,000 people, I have never seen such an incompetent general as Wu Sangui..."

The ministers who came to their senses kept scolding, and some people suspected that Wu Sangui had already treasoned the country, and it was he who colluded with Jinlu that created such a situation.

However, Li Gan did not listen to all these people. Although the imperial court had 200,000 frontier troops, half of these people were scattered in many large and small frontier fortresses.

The Jinbing raid was extremely fast this time, and they didn't have time to support and take care of them, and the entire army was easily wiped out.

In addition, the proportion of cavalry in the army of the Kingdom of Jin is very high, but most of the frontier troops stationed in the frontier fortress are infantry.

If the frontier fortress they were stationed at was breached, even if these people wanted to retreat to other fortresses, their mobility would be far inferior to that of Jin Bing, and they could only be caught up in the end.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, he was playing passively again, which resulted in such an exaggerated battle loss ratio.

"My lords, be safe and don't be impatient."

It was only now that Qin Hui knew the following news, but he had already calmed down.

Now is not the time to vent your emotions, but to respond quickly and drive all these golden soldiers out.

After Qin Hui spoke, Cai Jing also came out to appease the ministers present. After a moment of calm in Ziwei Hall, the noise soon resumed.

It's just that this time, all the ministers came up with suggestions, thinking about how to deal with it.

"Send people to Yanyuan Town as soon as possible to drive out the Jinlu!"

"Order the forbidden army to put down the war in Wu State and go north as soon as possible..."

After all, it is still inseparable from sending people and increasing troops.

Pei Ji, who presided over the discussion, said: "On the day he received the military report, His Majesty ordered Zuo Weiwei to go north to fight against the enemy as soon as possible, and all the soldiers from the Longxi County government have returned to the camp, and they can go to the frontier within two days."

Hearing that the imperial court had already dealt with it, the faces of the adults softened a little, but they still didn't give up.

"Wu Sangui is not a man who knows how to fight. The court should send someone there as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation..." Everyone had further demands.

Ability is one aspect, and loyalty is also another aspect.

Today's Wu Sangui is unreliable in two aspects, so many adults are clamoring for a replacement.

But changing generals is not easy.

When the Jin soldiers invaded Guanzhong, Wu Sangui would definitely know that he had made a big mistake. He had soldiers and horses in his hands, and he still had the capital to negotiate with the court.

But if he was removed from the position of chief soldier, then he would really be nothing, and the court could only deal with him as it wanted.

If he is forced to change generals at this time, it is likely to completely push him back.

"Your family's thoughts are clear to me."

Li Gan stood up from behind the table, and the discussions among the ministers came to an abrupt end.

"However, at this time, Yanyuan Town has been heavily besieged by Jinlu, even if I send people to go there, I can't get in."

The silence of the ministers became a little heavier.

"But now the frontier fortress and Jizhou may have fallen into chaos, and it cannot be left alone."

Li Gan turned his gaze to the generals who had already been impatient, and said to the three people at the front: "Uncle Emperor, Grand Marshal, and General, who do you think is the most suitable to preside over the overall situation?"

The Fubing in Longxi, the Zuo Weiwei, and the imperial guards of the Ming and Han kingdoms would definitely not be able to do it without someone in the middle.

"The minister is willing to go."

It was still the same as the day before, all three of them had the same answer.

Li Gan sighed secretly, it seemed that the time was too short, and the three of them didn't know who was up and who was down.

The civil servants on the other side looked at each other in blank dismay. During this period, several of them looked agitated and wanted to say something, but they finally held back.

Li Gan opened his mouth, intending to point out someone directly, but now he also has concerns.

This kind of matter has already related to the fundamental interests of the three of them. At this time, the words of Li Gan, a bare emperor with no military power, are not so useful.

Even if he has the righteousness, there is only one person who is selected, but there are two people who are not selected. If they have the advantage in numbers, they don't have to dump him.

If the conflict is further intensified, causing these three people to fight in the capital and cause civil strife, then everything will be over.

At this time, silence is better than sound. Although no one spoke, the atmosphere in the store was even more tense.

This is no longer a simple conflict of interests, they still have the intention of suppressing the other two.

Just when the sword was on the verge of breaking out, there was a sudden chuckle.

"Your Majesty, I don't think the situation is so urgent that it can't be reversed."

Li Gan frowned and turned his head to look, only to find that it was Cai Jing who was speaking.

The attention of the officials present was attracted, including Li Yuan and the three of them.

Cai Jing smiled and cupped his hands at Li Gan, and then said: "With the shock of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the Jin prisoner must not dare to continue to send more troops."

"Of the remaining 120,000 troops, most of them have been dragged outside Yanping Town by General Wu, and they dare not go deep. Their real combat troops are only five to 60,000 people."

Li Qian frowned slightly, looking at Cai Jing's current appearance.

These words are indeed reasonable. It is impossible for the Jin soldiers to leave Yanping Town behind and all go south to enter Dagan to plunder.

For these people, Yanping Town is the only way for them to return to the grassland. If this road is gambled, they can only be trapped alive in Dagan territory, and no matter how much they grab, it will not work.

But when such reasonable words came out of Cai Jing's mouth, Li Gan inexplicably felt that something was wrong.

Cai Jing continued: "Nearly [-] soldiers from Zuo Weiwei, [-] government soldiers from Longxi County, plus the follow-up support from the Imperial Army, together with the Han and Ming frontier troops, these tens of thousands of Jin captives are no longer a serious problem."

The imperial court has a total of five frontier armies, two of which are the northeast and northwest frontier armies, which are also the largest.

The other three sides are displayed on the borders of Qin, Han, and Ming respectively, and the original intention of the establishment was also to guard against them.

Of course, such a purpose will not be clearly stated, and the Dagan court euphemistically called it: back-up frontier defense.

According to Li Qian's understanding, it is to flexibly support mobile troops.

Once the northeast and northwest borders are in emergency, they can quickly support the frontier and supplement the border defense forces.

When it was first established, the scale of the latter three sides was as large as the first two sides.

But after so many years, there have been wars on the northeast border and northwest border, but the three sides have remained peaceful.

As a result, the frontier troops on the rear three sides were gradually transferred to the front two sides, and the size of the latter three sides became smaller and smaller.

To this day, the last three sides are almost dead in name only, and the number of people on each side is less than 30,000 people.

And in a stable environment all year round, the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 people...is hard to say.

But anyway, that's 30,000 people.

So Cai Jing's words are not too problematic.

"From my point of view, the most urgent task is to organize the township valor regiments together with the counties and counties to resist the looting of the golden soldiers, so as to prevent the lives of the people."

Cai Jing looked serious, and then said: "The second is to contact Wu Zongbing as soon as possible, so that he must hold back Jinlu and stick to Yanyuan Town."

Li Gan heard the meaning of his words, the most important thing at present is not the Jin man, but to stabilize Wu Sangui.

If Wu Sangui still has his heart towards the imperial court, then everything is easy to say, and these golden soldiers will not be a problem.

But if Wu Sangui joins Jin Bing... then the situation will completely collapse.

Not only will all the 120,000 Jin soldiers be liberated, and they will invade the south, but the Northeast Border Pass will also be completely controlled by the Kingdom of Jin.

The court certainly cannot accept this result.

Li Qian nodded lightly. Anyone can think of these reasons, but why did Cai Jing jump out and say these things?

He quite approved and said: "Master Cai, I heard that you have some friendship with Zongbing Wu, now you are willing to take on this important task for the court and go to Yanyuan Town?"

The civil servants were taken aback for a moment, while the eyes of several generals became serious all of a sudden.

Cai Jing raised his head in surprise, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if it is useful to the court, I will definitely not hesitate to ruin my body."

"However, as an old minister, traveling thousands of miles, wandering between weapons and knives, the minister's critical illness, pain and death are minor matters, but the gold captives' progress is more important!"

After Cai Jing finished speaking, Li Qian looked at him quietly for a moment, then nodded suddenly, and said with regret: "Lord Cai has devoted himself to the court for so many years, and it is really not suitable for him to suffer like this again."

In fact, even if Cai Jing wanted to go, Li Qian couldn't let him go.

Cai Jing is a dangerous person similar to Li Yuan and the others, and under certain conditions, he is even more dangerous than Li Yuan and others.

Letting Li Yuan and the others out can stabilize the situation, but if it is Cai Jing... maybe it will only have the opposite effect.

Thinking of this, Li Gan frowned again.

Cai Jing said such a meal, it can't be that he is really idle, right?
What is his purpose?

Li Gan glanced at Li Yuan indiscriminately. Could it be that he wanted to express his solidarity with Li Yuan?

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from among the ministers: "Your Majesty, I think Prime Minister Qin is qualified for this position!"

(End of this chapter)