I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 72

"Although the general was defeated by Qiang Hu, this matter was not what the general wanted.

Now that the foreign humiliation has come, the Xiongnu will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity after hearing the news, so people in northern Xinjiang must not act rashly.

And this time, in order to send troops, the court even summoned the defenders of many prefectures, counties and counties, which made the internal defense of my big man empty.

Although the court seems to be peaceful now, but... this caring person has always been hiding in the dark and waiting quietly.

Once they are given a chance, the consequences will be disastrous.
The empress dowager is now inviting the general back, firstly to let the general continue to use his ability and identity to sit in the court and help the empress dowager stabilize the situation in case someone gets into trouble.

As for the generals who continue to increase their ranks and ranks, adding more rewards is to stabilize people's hearts and tell the world that this is not a simple failure.

But this battle is not over yet!

The short-lived failure was nothing more than a trial, the real attack had not yet begun!
The guilty minister returned to the court as a general, and the queen mother could leave General Ren Shang to continue to garrison Yongliang. "

"Ren Shang. Just Ren Shang is enough?"

"Enough!" Pang Shen replied firmly to Deng Sui, "General Ren Shang is now just a partial general in charge of the rear.

But this position cannot fully display Ren Shang's talents and abilities.

We must know that although this General Shang is not as frequent as the famous generals of the Ban family, he is also a real famous general of my big man.

Moreover, he was born under Deng's command, and he has fought against the Northwest for many years. Presumably this is also the reason why the Queen Mother decided to use Ren Shang as the deputy commander to lead the army.
Since the Empress Dowager believes in this person, why is she unwilling to completely transfer the military power to him.

After being a lieutenant general for so many years, it's time to be a general now! "

Deng Sui couldn't help being a little tangled up in Pang Can's words, and at the same time looked at Pang Can with a weird expression.

She knew that these words were of course true, and they were indeed what she thought.

Although Deng Sui didn't know the art of war, Deng Sui also knew who was around him.

The so-called available people!
What is an available person?
It's not just about ability, it's about being loyal!
And Ren Shang is like this.

This guy followed Pingshou Jinghou as a general from the very beginning!
And who is that Pingshou Jinghou?
It was Deng Xun, the sixth son of Da Sima Deng Yu, the head of the 28 Yuntai generals under the command of Shizu Guangwu Emperor!

Of course, he has another identity, that is, the biological father of the current queen mother Deng Sui and the great general Deng Zhi.
To put it bluntly, this Ren Shang was originally from their Lao Deng's family.

Back then, he followed Deng Xun's side and served as Deng Xun's guardian of the Qiang family. In those years, their Deng family could be regarded as capable, with a good military strategy.

Ren Shang fought many battles with Deng Xun, and even won a lot of victories!
First, he followed Deng Xun to defeat Shaodang Qiang, and he shined in the northwest. Then he was valued by the Dou family, the relative of the power minister at the time, and was transferred to the Dou family.

Then he assisted Dou Xian to defeat the Northern Huns
Later, because of these many credits, he was worshiped as the "General of the Huns Protecting the Huns" and led the protection of the Northern Huns.
This kind of experience can indeed be regarded as a famous general of their big men, and it is enough to reassure Deng Sui.

But Deng Sui still has some concerns on this basis, and at the same time, his surname is not Deng after all.

Therefore, in Deng Sui's heart, the person who should appear in the position of the chief general can only be his elder brother, who is also the great general of this big man, Deng Zhi!
So after that Pang Shen recommended it, she still didn't immediately agree.

Instead, she directly asked a question that had troubled her for a long time.

"Since you think that Ren still has the ability to quell the chaos in Liangzhou, why did my army end up like this in the end?"

"Although this battle is defeated, it is not a crime of war!" Pang Can seemed to have already guessed the opponent's thoughts.

So Deng Sui immediately gave his answer after asking.

"The Empress Dowager doesn't know that the disturbance of refugees in Xizhou today is originally caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters.

However, due to various reasons, no matter whether it is the court or the local government, they all choose to recruit troops continuously, so that the young and strong people in the northwest cannot rest and recuperate.

At the same time, coupled with the continuous flooding, the land strength could not be restored at all, which made the people in the northwest land feel miserable.

Afterwards, it caused chaos among Qianghu tribes, and finally not only affected many Qianghu tribes, but even the people in the northwest joined them.

Now that the momentum is huge, this has led to such evil results!
In order to quickly quell the chaos, the imperial court allowed the situation to continue to restore stability.

That's why more troops were dispatched, but the queen mother must understand one truth, that is, the remote garrison itself is a hard job.

As the so-called laborious expedition, it shows that it is very tiring to go to the northwest to go on an expedition.

Moreover, at the time of the most successful farming, we have to make them busy transferring military supplies and fodder, and even let them use up their resources to requisition.

In fact, the final consequences do not need to say anything more.

Many acres in Xiliang and even Tiantian cannot be reclaimed, and the crops cannot be harvested. It is because there is nothing to do with it, and there may be no hope even in the next autumn.

In such a situation, it can be said that the people are exhausted, and it is already unbearable.

The sinner thinks that if we continue to fight, it will take a long time, and if we have to transport food for thousands of miles, if we are far away from the Qiang Rong, it will be our own destruction!

Therefore, it is better for the general to raise the crowd, and wait until this group of things who don't know what is good or bad get tired and lose their composure.

Our general Deng Zhi should lead the troops to the expedition, so as to completely take them down in one fell swoop.

As for now, we only need to leave Zhengxi Colonel Ren Shang and let him supervise the scholars and people of Liangzhou, and move to Sanfu.

Then let the many corvees accompanying the army rest to help their time, and stop multiplying taxes to increase their wealth, so that men can farm and women can weave. In short, the people can live a good life.

Then recharge your batteries and take advantage of the slack to attack by surprise and attack those who are unprepared, then the revenge of the frontier people will be avenged, and the shame of going north will be avenged.”

After Pang Shen finished speaking, he knelt down in front of Deng Sui, directly expressing his attitude.

This is simply a show of loyalty, and he told Deng Sui all of his thoughts and wishes, and even the answer.

Even at this time, Fan Zhun, who had just been promoted to Shi Yushi and went to inspect Jizhou and Yanzhou, also sent a letter.

One of the letters was to tell Deng Sui what his grades were during this period.

How many evil gentry and tyrants have been captured, and how many people have been saved so that they will not be displaced
Secondly, he told Deng Sui that he met a prisoner who was being exiled on the road.

Out of curiosity, I chatted with him for a while, and found that this is definitely a great talent.

Deng Sui looked at the name Fan Zhun left on the letter, and couldn't help but become weird.

"That. Pang Shen. Have you met. Fan Zhun before?"

(End of this chapter)