Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 922 The defeat at Cijian
"What? Cijian was defeated?"

At this time, he had returned to Qianqiu Palace. When he finally heard Yu Wenye say the contents of the letter, although Shang Ruyi had been prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but let out a low cry and looked at Yu Wenye with wide eyes: "Really defeated "

Yu Wenye lowered his head, scanned the few lines on the letter, and nodded.

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.

These days, because everyone's attention has been focused on the case in Tangquan Palace, the pursuit of the rebels in Wanggang Village, and the search for assassins in the city, they have almost ignored other things, but they have always Another thing that hangs on my heart is the war in which King Qi led his army eastward to Luoyang. There was news that he had occupied Cijian.

Logically speaking, it was not far from Luoyang. If there was a war, the results should be reported immediately. However, unexpectedly, two months had passed and there was no news at all.

It wasn't until today that I received a letter from Shen Tutai.

Shang Ruyi whispered: "How did you lose?"

While speaking, Yu Wenye had already twisted the letter and brought it to the candlelight on the table. The flame ignited a corner of the letter and immediately burst into flames. Yu Wenye flicked his fingers and the entire letter turned into a ball of fire. In an instant, After burning, only ashes remained, falling to the ground leisurely.

He said: "The third brother wants to concentrate his forces to attack Luoyang, but Shen Tutai and your brother disagree. They think that if we send troops in this way, Luoyang city defense is strong and cannot be conquered in one moment. As long as there is a stalemate, the surrounding garrisons will immediately return to defense. By that time , his troops may encounter a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides, or even from multiple sides.”

"indeed."

Shang Ruyi blinked a little guiltily.

It seems that arranging troops is not that easy.

"So, they strongly advised him to stick to Cijian first and send troops to attack Huiluocang east of Luoyang. As long as he pretends to attack Dongdu, the garrison in the surrounding passes will definitely return to defend and reinforce. The food and grass in Luoyang City will consume the strength of the surrounding garrison, and the people in Luoyang City will be unstable due to the food shortage. Taking this opportunity to attack Luoyang will get twice the result with half the effort. "

Yu Wenye glared at her angrily: "Do you really think that just because you followed me on two military expeditions and made military exploits in Fufeng, you know how to use troops?"

Shang Ruyi opened his eyes wide: "What a great idea, why didn't I think of it?"

So this method is feasible.

She carefully thought about the approach proposed by Shen Tutai and Shen Wuzheng, and then recalled the location and distribution of troops at the Eight Passes in Luoyang, as well as the location of Huiluocang - although this granary was not as big as Xingluocang, and its reserves were not as large. But it is the nearest granary in Luoyang, and it is also the biggest reason why Liang Shide was able to hold on to Luoyang City after Xingluocang was captured, Chu Yang went south to Jiangdu, and the entire Luoyang city defense was almost completely empty.

But since Cijian was defeated, that is to say - she raised her head and looked at Yu Wenye: "King Qi didn't listen to their suggestions?"

Speaking of which, she really had some such thoughts. After all, she had actually achieved military exploits in the Fufeng War, and had indeed seen many battles. Even when talking about war on paper, she was much more transparent than before. few.

But she didn't expect that when such a war came, her mind was still confused about the garrison at the Eight Passes of Luoyang. She didn't know what to do, but Shen Tutai and Shen Wuzheng were already able to come up with countermeasures.

Yu Wenye said: "Of course not. Not only did he not listen, he also wanted to imprison your brother for disturbing the morale of the army. However, all the officers and soldiers in the army interceded for him, and Shentu Taili protected him, so the third brother did not take action."

Shang Ruyi took a long breath.

This is what she is afraid of. Now it seems that Yu Wenyuan's use of Shen Tutai and Shen Wuzheng in this team is indeed a good move. "The defeat of Cijian was——"

"The third brother insisted on going his own way and must attack Luoyang directly. Shen Tutai and Shen Wuzheng tried to persuade him to no avail, so they insisted on leaving a group of troops to guard Cijian. Firstly, they could block the rear of the reinforcements from attacking, and secondly, if the attack was unfavorable, they would still be able to attack Luoyang. There is room to retreat.”

"This is a surefire solution."

"It's a pity that, in response to their speculation, the third brother's men were blocked by two supporting armies from Yique Pass and Dagu Pass before they reached Luoyang City. Although one of them was defeated quickly, before the third brother could After the reinforcements were completely driven back, the defenders in Luoyang City came out and took advantage of the situation to cover up the attack. He and his troops were defeated. "

Shang Ruyi was a little nervous: "King Qi, are you okay?"

Yu Wenye shook his head, with a bit of coldness in his eyes, and said: "He ran very fast just like when he was in Taiyuan before. Of the 50,000 people he led, only less than 2,000 fled back with him."

When Shang Ruyi heard this, he felt a dull pain in his chest.

Of the fifty thousand troops, only less than two thousand came back...

This kind of loss is almost a tragic defeat. Even if the loss of the imperial court is not taken into account, she has been on the battlefield and shared the joys and sorrows with those soldiers. When she thinks that a total of fifty thousand living people, one living life, have been almost destroyed like this. A worthless sacrifice was like a knife in her heart.

No wonder, after reading the letter just now, Yu Wenye's face looked so ugly, and he choked her about the general matter.

It's not that he doesn't care about Yu Wencheng's life and death, but besides life and death, being the commander of an army is not only related to the victory or defeat of a war, but also the life and death of so many people. Yu Wencheng was defeated and fled again this time, and the damage was so serious, which is really annoying.

Seeing his livid face, Shang Ruyi sighed and said softly: "Don't be angry yet. Now that the matter is over, you have to think about how to fight this battle next."

Yu Wenye glanced at her and shook his head: "It's not that time yet."

"Ok?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned by these words and looked at him in surprise: "What do you mean?"

Since Yuwen Cheng was defeated in this battle, shouldn't he consider either sending more troops to continue attacking Luoyang, or changing the commander, or even withdrawing directly?

He said, it’s not yet this time, is there anything else to do?

Just when Shang Ruyi was confused and wanted to ask him, suddenly, a person hurriedly walked in from outside. When he looked up, it was Eunuch Yu. He looked solemn and a little panicked. After he came in, he faced the two people. He saluted, and then said: "Greetings to the King of Qin, Princess Qin. Your Highness, the King of Qin, the Emperor orders you to go to the Xuanzheng Hall to see you immediately."

Shang Ruyi's heart suddenly sank.

Yes, at this time she finally understood - someone needs to take responsibility for this defeat!

And Yu Wencheng will never admit that the failure is his own fault!