The prince is very fierce

The next morning, Chang'an, seven hundred miles away.

The deep sound of bells resounded throughout the imperial capital, and the streets and alleys began their daily routine.

All officials passed through the palace gate and came to the Taiji Grand Hall, discussing the war in the northern border as usual.

After several months of continuous retreat, under internal and external troubles, the morale of Dayue from the army to the court fell to the bottom; but there is always a limit to further decline. The national strength of Northern Qi is limited, and it is a bit weak to push north of the Yellow River; although the Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Army have been defeated repeatedly, the ability of the commander is still there, and it has not collapsed in general, and it can be said that they are in a stalemate with Northern Qi.

However, the ugly battle with Northern Qi also made all officials realize the reality that Dayue is no longer the Dayue that rose from a small place and snowballed across the world sixty years ago; the soldiers and equipment may not be bad, but there is really no talent; the two great commanders Guo Zhongxian and Yang Chenghai can only tie with Zuo Qingqiu, the national teacher of Northern Qi; they even have time to come to Chang'an for a stroll, but Guo Zhongxian and Yang Chenghai dare not even sleep, the gap in talent is really a bit scary.

If you look for the reason, it is still related to Song Ji's emphasis on culture and suppression of military. Song Ji succeeded to the throne for ten years and basically killed all those who could fight; not to mention the distant past, Liu Pingyang and Han Zhongyu, who intended to support Song Yu to usurp the throne last year, are the two generals of Dayue second only to the Xu family, and their ability to fight is definitely better than that of Guan Taiwei who is scratching his hair all day long.

If it weren't for his great military achievements and being suppressed too harshly by Song Ji, why would Liu Pingyang go to support Song Yu to take the throne?

Now that the entire Liu and Han families have been executed, there will be no talented commanders when a war breaks out, and the court officials are naturally furious.

Although the court officials did not dare to mention Liu, Han and others who intended to usurp the throne, they could still use the past to satirize the present. After talking about the situation in the northern border, Shaofu Li Si stroked his beard and sighed:

"Alas~ Guo Zhongxian is good at defense but not good at attacking. Yang Chenghai is good at attacking, but his fighting style is a bit reckless. He hurts 800 of his own for every 1,000 enemies he injures, which is still not advisable. If General Xu were here, he would have more than 300,000 elite soldiers under his command, and he would have armor and war horses, but he would not be able to figure out how to lose the battle..."

The topic specifically mentioned that the commander was not good, and the officials were silent, but they all understood the meaning in their hearts.

As the head of the military officers, the Grand Commandant Guan Hongzhuo was naturally embarrassed when he heard this, and said:

"The current situation is different, and it cannot be compared. Zuo Qingqiu is the national teacher of the enemy country, but his talent is truly outstanding, and he is definitely not a person who has gained fame in vain; in addition, our dynasty has suffered a series of natural disasters, and the four kings in the east have different intentions. The strong enemy is unstable in the front and back, and it is not easy to fight like this; and there are only a few heroes like General Xu from ancient times to the present, so how can there be one generation after generation? Take the Prince of Su for example, he is a master of both civil and military affairs, but when it comes to using troops and fighting, he is still a layman..."

When the ministers heard this, they also felt that it made sense. After all, Xu Buling was really a bit embarrassing for General Xu Lie.

The day before yesterday, Guan Hongye sent the letter over, and all the civil and military officials were stunned.

Observe the stars at night, think it's okay, lead 2,000 troops, and attack Nanyang from behind.

Is this a decision that a normal person can make?

He also waved his hand and asked Guan Hongye to send a large army to help. This is not a joke!

Shaofu Li Si followed the topic and sighed: "Fortunately, Xu Buling was not allowed to lead 50,000 Xiliang troops, otherwise he would have gone out of the pass and fought randomly at this time. What kind of people are leading the troops in my great Yue..."

This is to scold all the military officers together, but in fact it is still scolding Song Ji for messing around and making the military class unavailable.

Song Ji naturally couldn't follow suit to scold Xu Buling. Seeing Xu Buling's hilarious letter, Song Ji felt relieved. At least such a reckless and stupid man would definitely not be able to rule the world. Hearing Li Si's words, Song Ji said softly:

"Xu Buling is still young and impulsive. It is not surprising that he made such a ridiculous decision when he led troops for the first time. After a few more years of training, he will naturally become a useful talent."

All the ministers nodded. After all, he is the son of Prince Su. Now he is still using his soldiers. It is not good to take advantage of him. So they continued to discuss the war.

Just after chatting for a while, the messenger outside the hall shouted:

"Report victory"

When the ministers heard that it was victory, they were silent and turned to look outside the hall.

These few months have been tossed by the war in the northern border. It has been a long time since I heard this voice.

Song Ji also sat up straighter and raised his hand slightly: "Speak."

The messenger walked into the hall quickly. Perhaps he had heard from his colleagues that he was interrupted several times last time he reported. After entering, he said in a hurry:

"Report, yesterday morning, Prince Su led 2,000 troops to defeat more than 10,000 Chu troops in Nanzhao County, and then launched a surprise attack on Nanyang. Nanyang was subsequently defeated and the city has been occupied..."

"Wow"

No matter how fast the messenger spoke, he was interrupted by the uproar of the ministers before he could finish.

Song Ji staggered slightly, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.

All kinds of noisy voices from the ministers also sounded:

"Why did Xu Buling go to Nanzhao County?"

"How could there be 10,000 Chu troops in Nanzhao County?"

"Is there no garrison in Nanyang?"

"It's only been a few days, and the horses in Xiliang have wings after marching and attacking the city?"

...

Since it is a battle report, it can't be false.

Song Ji was shocked for a moment, and quickly raised his hand and said, "Go on! Have you defended Nanyang?"

When the ministers heard this, they quickly quieted down, with a bit of urgency in their eyes.

After all, the success this time was much greater than the last time Xu Buling captured the Crown Prince of Northern Qi. Nanyang in the rear was broken, and Makou Mountain was bound to fall. Since the beginning of the Qin-Chu struggle for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu lost this place, and the situation was basically over. Even if the allied forces of the four kings arrived, they could only be blocked south of Xiangyang. The imperial court directly moved from Turn from defense to offense, from passivity to initiative.

The post envoy held up the paper tube and continued: "Prince Su led his troops to break through Nanyang. The army from Makou Mountain returned to support. Forty thousand Chu troops besieged the city and attacked it. It is in danger. It is not yet known whether the city will be broken. General Guan Hongye sent out five troops last night. Wan, go to rescue the siege..."

When Song Ji heard this, his face turned slightly pale, and he secretly thought something was wrong.

When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they immediately went crazy.

Lu Chengan was furious and said:

"Nanyang was broken during the day. Why did Guan Hongye's reinforcements leave at night? An army of 50,000 people will be in Nanyang for at least three days. Two thousand people will defend 40,000 people, which is twenty times the force. How can Xu Buling defend it?"

Of course, Yishi couldn't answer this question.

As the elder brother, Guan Hongzhuo quickly stepped forward to explain:

"Prince Su's marching arrangements are too trivial. Guan Hongye has a heavy responsibility to guard the pass and cannot make any mistakes. It is reasonable for him not to adopt Prince Su's arrangements. Moreover, he also issued a military order to Prince Su, telling him not to bring any The soldiers raided Nanyang..."

Everyone knew these words well, because even they didn't believe that Xu Buling dared to attack Nanyang and could win.

But if they really defeat it, the problem will be huge!

Xiao Chuyang's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Fighting opportunities are fleeting. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'the general will not accept the order of the foreign king'. Xu Buling found out that Nanyang could be defeated, so he would not listen to Guan Hongye's military orders. What's wrong with leading troops to attack Nanyang immediately? Since Nanyang has been defeated, it means that the marching plan is correct; Guan Hongye is on the front line, no fighter plane was found, and the reinforcements took a long time to leave last night. How can it be unreasonable to delay the military plane? "Can it be explained?"

Guan Hongzhong opened his mouth: "Prince Su said that he would watch the stars at night, this..."

"So what about stargazing at night? If Nanyang is defeated, it means that the judgment is correct. Guan Hongye is very close to the front line. He doesn't know how to stargaze. Is it possible that he can't even see the slightest fighter plane?"

Guan Hongzhuo was speechless.

The ministers also felt this was the case, and they laughed at me beforehand. Although they had some doubts, after all, they were more than 700 miles away and did not understand the frontline occupation. It was normal for them to misjudge the situation after hearing only one side of the story.

But Guan Hongye was stationed at Makou Mountain, and Xu Buling dismissed the advance notification of reinforcements. He also sent a letter to the court to mock Xu Buling. They had already conquered Nanyang before they thought of reinforcements. This can only show that Guan Hongye is short-sighted, and his view of the overall situation is completely different from that of Xu Buling. The problem is not as big as usual!

Xu Bu Ling came so suddenly, Song Ji was also a little confused.

The Xiliang army invaded and plundered like fire in the front, while Guan Hongye remained as motionless as a mountain in the rear.

At this point, if Nanyang can hold on, it depends on Xu or not, and Guan Hongye has become a "foolish general"; if he cannot hold on, it will be even worse, and Guan Hongye will probably die to apologize. It is obviously impossible to remove Xu Buling's military power and distribute it to remote areas.

But Xu Buling could not be punished on the grounds that Xu Buling had made meritorious deeds privately, as such a big victory was coming to his face. The throne would probably be unstable. Song Ji still spoke:

"Call Guan Hongye and tell him to rescue Nanyang City before it breaks through. If Xu Bu Ling makes any mistakes, let him come to see him."

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, the post envoy quickly took the order and left...——

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