The Runaway Princess: The Story of the Moon

Chapter 362 The Difficulty of Xing Yan ([-])

"One and a half months..." Xing Yan frowned. Now that the profile is cold, the soldiers have not been able to eat enough to save food during this period. Now Shangguan Wenbo's army is hundreds of miles away. It may not be possible.

"At present, our army is facing a serious food and grass problem. What good strategies can the generals have?"

Xing Yan's face was stern, and the soldiers in the camp looked at each other and exchanged winks, but no one spoke.

"Why don't you talk anymore? Don't you usually talk very well, but now they are all dumb!"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, now that we have captured several cities in Zhuoyao, we can ask Zhuoyao to spend money to redeem them."

"Yes, Your Majesty. The lower officials also believe that the purpose of this expedition has been achieved. As long as Zhuo Yao is willing to pay, our army can cease fighting. After all, it will be of no benefit to our army if we continue to fight."

Under Xing Yan's heavy oppression, several generals stepped forward in desperation.

"Hmph! I want you to find a way to solve the shortage of food and grass, not to teach me to stop the war!" Xing Yan was furious in his heart, what does it mean that the goal has been achieved.You idiots, you don't even know what the purpose of my expedition is, and you talk about whether it can be achieved or not.

After being scolded by Xing Yan, the soldiers stopped talking again.Everyone knows that at this time, there are too many mistakes, and it is better not to speak.

At this time, Kexiu, an old man in the court and one of the few civil servants who went out with Xing Xi this time, said: "Your Majesty, please listen to the old minister."

"Go ahead."

"Yes, Your Majesty. The old minister thinks that what the two generals said is true, it is better for us not to fight. It was a mistake to lead troops to attack Zhuoyao this time."

"Weng Kexiu!" Xing Hao yelled loudly.

Although he knew that the emperor was very angry now, Weng Kexiu was entrusted with the great trust of the late emperor and devoted himself to serving the country and the people.He didn't know what the emperor's intention in fighting this battle was, but he couldn't let the emperor make the same mistake again and again.He couldn't let the country of his ancestors be destroyed in the hands of the emperor.

So, he continued without fear: "Your Majesty, although the old minister is a civil servant, he doesn't know how to dispatch troops, march and fight. But the old minister also knows that it is easy to attack a city and difficult to defend it. Zhuoyao and Qingxuan are separated from each other. Going to Nanling. Your Majesty’s long journey across Nanling to attack Zhuoyao is a waste of money. Even if we have occupied many cities now, if Zhuoyao would rather give up the city than pay the ransom, then we will instead We also need to send troops to garrison these places. Zhuoyao must be far away from the land of Qingxuan, which is extremely advantageous in terms of defense. Once our army withdraws to Qingxuan in the future, this place is weak and weak, and it will not be difficult for Zhuoyao to take it back."

"Okay! I don't need you to remind me yet."

What Weng Kexiu said was already considered by Xing Yan, but seeing Yue'er was ahead, how could he withdraw his troops here? Wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?Now that you've come this far, you can only keep going.

(End of this chapter)