My uncles are all big guys

"Have you heard that Zhang Guifang's army was completely wiped out, and even Zhang Guifang himself was captured alive by Xiqi."

"How come you haven't heard of it? This matter spread all over the place yesterday. Even my three-year-old child knew that the imperial court suffered a disastrous defeat."

"It's strange to say, where did this news come from? It all exploded overnight."

In Chaoge City, a few idle men were sitting in a restaurant, enjoying delicious food and chatting quietly.

The general content is the news about Zhang Guifang's tragic defeat.

This news spread in Chaoge City yesterday, and almost everyone who cares a little about court affairs, or has a soldier in his family, already knows about it.

But no one knew where the news started. Anyway, by the time they remembered it, the news was already known to everyone.

While this news was being discussed, some family members whose children had participated in Zhang Guifang's regiment were crying at home, and had even begun to prepare for future generations.

It's not that they just follow the wind or rain, but these days, once a soldier dies in battle, except for important people, it is difficult to transport the body back, and most of them are buried on the spot.

If the whole legion is wiped out, it is very likely that even the news will not be received.

So much so that the vast majority of family members who serve in the military spend every day in hope and worry. Some women wait from black hair to gray hair in order to wait for their husbands, without knowing whether their husbands are dead or alive.

That's why they received the news that Zhang Guifang was defeated and the entire army was wiped out. These people began to prepare funerals for their relatives.

"Damn it, everyone in Chaoge now knows that Zhang Guifang was defeated, but our court has no news at all. Are you all just doing it for me, the great businessman?"

In the Star-Zhaing Tower, Emperor Zhou Xin angrily kicked over the tables in front of him and pointed at the civil and military ministers below to shout congratulations.

All the ministers frowned, and no one dared to say a word.

"Fei Zhong!"

Seeing that no one said anything, King Zhou shouted angrily.

Doctor Fei, who was standing in the crowd pretending to be transparent, stood up in a hurry.

"The minister is here."

King Zhou looked at him with red eyes and said coldly: "Is there any news about Zhang Guifang?"

Fei Zhong glanced around and saw that no one stood up to help. He lowered his head and whispered back: "Your Majesty, I haven't received any news from the border yet."

"Humph, what a waste!"

King Zhou was so angry that he wanted to smash things again, but he had already smashed everything around him that could be smashed, so he could only stare fiercely at the people below.

Seeing that King Zhou's anger was getting stronger and stronger, Fei Zhong felt a little chilly in his heart. He was worried that King Zhou's anger would be vented on him. He turned his eyes and said quickly: "Your Majesty, don't fall into Xiqi's trick."

"What do you mean by this?" King Zhou was indeed attracted and looked at him with furrowed brows.

Fei Zhong cupped his fists and saluted, and said as if he understood what was going on: "Some time ago, General Zhang Guifang sent a battle report. They have surrounded Xiqi layer by layer, and not even a bird can fly out."

"There are so many people in Xiqi City, and they can't leave the city now. The daily expenses for food, drink, and toiletries are simply countless. How can the small Xiqi City bear it?"

"I suspect that Ji Fa'er may not be able to hold on any longer. He is worried that he will starve to death if he continues like this, so he devised a trick."

"Sending secret guards in Chaoge to release unfavorable news against General Zhang Guifang has disrupted the king's trust in General Zhang."

"After all, General Zhang has been captured. In order to prevent him from surrendering to the enemy, our most correct approach is to protect his family and prevent General Zhang from rebelling."

"If General Zhang knew that the imperial court had temporarily protected his family, he would surely think a lot."

"The news of Chao Ge was spread back to the army. In order to prevent the family from worrying, or worrying about the family, the morale of the army will also be somewhat shattered."

"At that time, the whole army will be in panic. Ji Fa'er can take advantage of the situation to counterattack and completely escape the danger of being surrounded by the imperial army." After listening to Fei Zhong's analysis, many ministers present, including King Zhou, secretly nodded.

Although they looked down on this flatterer, they had to admit in their hearts that the other party's analysis was very possible.

King Zhou patted his forehead, the sadness on his face disappeared, and he showed joy, and said to the ministers: "If Doctor Fei hadn't reminded him in time, I almost fell into Ji Fa's trick."

Fei Zhong lowered his head quickly: "This is the king's wisdom. Even without the minister's explanation, the king's wisdom and martial arts can figure it out immediately."

The smile on King Zhou's face became even wider, he smoothed his beard and sat on the stone chair that the guard had newly moved.

"Now that we have seen through Ji Fa's plan, there is no need to worry about this matter."

"but……"

King Zhou was naturally not an ordinary person who could sit on the position of human emperor. After Fei Zhong's reminder, he already had an idea in his mind. He pondered for a moment and told Fei Zhong: "In order to prevent the news from being leaked and disturbing the morale of the army, you immediately send someone Go to General Zhang Guifang’s house and ask them to write a letter to appease General Zhang.”

"In addition, in the name of the widow, I issued a comforting edict to the army, so that they can rest assured that they can fight for the country and that their families will be taken care of by the widow."

"The King is benevolent and righteous!"

With admiration on his face, Fei Zhong bowed to King Zhou and flattered him.

King Zhou, who had personally dealt with a difficult matter and was no longer interested in the following matters, was anxious to go back and share his wisdom with Daji, so he waved his hand and told everyone to retreat.

Seeing King Zhou impatiently leaving, many ministers who were still very loyal to Dashang sighed secretly in their hearts.

"Report, urgent military information!"

However, before everyone could walk out of the door, a veteran soldier, protected by several palace guards, ran in quickly.

After walking to the back of the hall, King Zhou was thinking about how to play with Daji today. When he heard the hurried shouting, his heart skipped a beat for some reason.

I kicked the little white bug out of my mind and came back in a hurry.

Regardless of his manners, King Zhou looked at the soldier and asked loudly: "Where is the battle report? Did you hear from the Grand Master?"

Upon hearing this inquiry, many ministers nodded secretly.

The king is not dizzy yet, and he still respects this elder of the three dynasties.

The messenger shook his head repeatedly, knelt on the ground panting and reported: "Battle report of Sishui Pass, the Zhou army attacked Sishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Qinglong Pass at night. Because they were wearing the clothes of our army, General Han and the other two generals We were unprepared and were sneaked into the pass to launch a surprise attack. Our army was defeated miserably and three passes were lost.”

After saying this, the soldier did not bother to take a breath and continued: "After investigation, it was found that General Zhang Guifang was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of enemy troops during the day. General Zhang's 100,000 troops were wiped out, and General Zhang himself was also killed. The prisoner of Xiqi, his life and death are still unknown.”

"Boom!"

The report of the messenger was like thunder and lightning, which made King Zhou and his ministers see stars in their eyes.

"My army of hundreds of thousands, my Sishui Pass, Qinglong Pass, and Jiameng Pass!"

King Zhou shouted and staggered into his seat.

The expressions of other ministers were not much better.

The news turned out to be true. Not only did Dashang fail to defeat Xiqi, but he also lost three important gates.

Zhang Guifang's 100,000 legion and the defensive soldiers of the three checkpoints totaled nearly 200,000 troops and horses. In this way, the entire army was wiped out.

I was comforting myself a moment ago, but this moment turned out to be a bolt from the blue. This is not hurting my muscles and bones, it is hurting to the core! (End of chapter)