Chapter 323 Fighting back home
He fell off his horse, just avoiding the arrow that the man shot at his heart.
Dai Qin snorted and threw the bow away.
The deputy general brought the soldiers and dragged Xiao Siyuan over.
They have not returned to the border yet, and are now outside a small city in Wala.
The deputy general and Dai Qin confronted each other, and the air seemed to be filled with the roar of lightning and thunder. The deputy general looked at Dai Qin and raised his lips provocatively. He said something, and then set up camp in the city.
"General..."
The deputy general raised his hand to stop him: "Go back to the border, we can't take any of these cities."
Everyone: "..."
Then what have they been doing these days? !
They gritted their teeth, lifted Xiao Siyuan, and went to the border.
...
"Retreated to the border?!"
In the court, after listening to the urgent military report, a minister couldn't control his voice and cried out in surprise.
But no one cared about his loss of composure at this moment, because everyone had the same idea in their hearts.
The previous letter was about to reach the city of Wala, but now it has been only a few days, and they have been beaten back to their hometown? !
Could it be that the prince has been replaced?
No, even if he has been replaced, it would not be so fast.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, his eyebrows and eyes were gloomy.
He thought that Xiao Siyuan would lose, otherwise he would not have asked the deputy general to make preparations for both situations, but he did not expect that Xiao Siyuan would lose so badly that he could not even capture a city!
The kneeling scout trembled and continued: "The fifth prince was shot by an arrow. Although it hit his arm, the tip of the arrow was poisoned. There is no good doctor in the army, and he is on the way back."
Jiang Wenjing, who was standing, said: "!!!"
Jiang Zhiyu's thoughts flashed through his mind:
[This time, there won't be many casualties, and Xiao Siyuan will be back before the end of the year.]
[But it won't be a triumphant return.]
No wonder he has to hurry, his life is in danger, so he has to hurry.
There was not much time for them to judge Xiao Siyuan. The emperor opened his lips and whispered, "Prime Minister, do you have any plan?"
Jiang Zhaorong shuddered and subconsciously wanted to reply, but he heard Shang Yi's words first: "Your Majesty, the army cannot be without a general for a day. The most important thing is to find someone to lead the army. I think General Jiang Wenjingjiang can do this."
"I think it's inappropriate," As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Du Yushi Guo Zeyuan stepped forward and said, "The battle against Wala was simple. The Fifth Prince must have been ambushed, which gave the bandits an opportunity to take advantage of him. In my opinion, it's better to let the Sixth Prince go."
Shang Yizhi frowned, "Not to mention that the Sixth Prince has never led troops on the battlefield. The Sixth Prince has just recovered from stupidity and is still learning to read in the Imperial Academy. If you let the Sixth Prince lead the troops, wouldn't you be putting the lives of our Tianqi soldiers in your eyes!"
"No," Guo Zeyuan retorted, "The Prime Minister must have not met the Sixth Prince. I had a chat with the Sixth Prince in the Imperial Academy. The Sixth Prince is a man of great talent and strategy. Some of his insights are even better than mine. Moreover, the leader of the Wala army is called Daiqin. He has fought with General Jiang for many years and is very familiar with his tactics. If the Sixth Prince is replaced, I think it will be effective."
What he said made some sense.
Shang Yizi lowered his eyes slightly.
Xiao Yanli...
The emperor murmured in his heart, his eyes cold.
"Call the man here. I will question him carefully before making a decision."
...
Several close ministers stood in Yu's study, and there were many different opinions. In addition to nominating the Sixth Prince and Jiang Wenjing, there were also nominating Jiang Kang'an and He Yanting. What's more, some even mentioned the Third Prince.
The emperor glanced at the man who nominated the Third Prince and said nothing.
The Third Prince...
His initial anger has almost disappeared after so many years.
But letting him lead the troops, the emperor always felt uneasy when thinking of the stupid things the Qianhu said about the Third Prince.
The battle against the Wala must require a very smart person. According to what he has heard so far, his third son is obviously not smart at all.
Kang'an is also very useful, so he can't go. Wenjing has a spy by his side, so he can't go. Yanting... I'm afraid he won't work either. Excluding him by the method of elimination, the only one left is the Sixth Prince? !
No! What about his generals!
Many people become greedy and afraid of death when they get older, and they are cautious in doing things. Naturally, they stay away from the battlefield.
So when people talk about it, they only talk about these few people.
The emperor looked at their evasive eyes and could roughly guess.
His hand that was turning the ring suddenly stopped.
Well, well, you take so much salary, but you don’t think about sharing the worries for the king and the country, but you are greedy and afraid of death!
The emperor narrowed his eyes and scanned the crowd.
The weather is getting cold, it’s time to listen to the voice of the young fish and give them a warning!
Speaking of which, it’s time to add some new things to the national treasury.
Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly asked, "Where is Zhiyu?"
Fuping said, "Your Majesty, someone has been sent to notify Jiang Yushi, and he should be on his way."
The other ministers went straight to Yu's study after the court session, but Jiang Zhiyu was still outside the palace, so he naturally came later than the other ministers.
The emperor nodded slightly.
Although there was no wind, everyone shivered for no reason, and the noisy Yu's study suddenly became quiet.
Why does the emperor's expression look so creepy?
Everyone thought.
It was at this time that Xiao Yanli arrived at Yu's study. He stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Father."
The emperor raised his hand to signal him to stand up, "I think you have also heard about it. How about the battle with Wala? What is your response plan?"
Xiao Yanli narrowed his eyes and said, "Father, I have never been to the battlefield and I don't know much about Wala. Can you talk to Yanli first about the current situation of Wala?"
Some ministers nodded secretly, and one of them stood up and said, "Sixth Prince, the three princes of Wala are in our hands. The only general we can use now is Dai Qin, and the number of troops should be 70,000 to 80,000."
Xiao Yanli nodded, and the minister handed over the military intelligence of the past few days to Xiao Yanli.
Xiao Yanli read it one by one, and it took him almost half a cup of tea to finish reading it.
"Fifth brother was able to lead his troops directly to the city of Wala, which must be a trick they set to lure the enemy deep into their territory."
The other ministers nodded in agreement.
Shang Yizi suddenly said, "How do you say that?"
Xiao Yanli pointed at the letters and said, "These letters never mentioned casualties, nor did they mention the battles between the two armies, or the loss of soldiers and food. What was mentioned the most was that the Wala surrendered without a fight and fled everywhere. Even Dai Qin, who was mentioned just now, did not show up. It can be seen that the fifth brother has not had a direct confrontation with the Wala people in the past few days."
Shang Yizi's eyes were relieved, "Your Highness, what do we do next?"
Xiao Yanli bowed slightly, "After days of siege, our soldiers and food have been exhausted, but the Wala sent a small number of soldiers to consume them each time. I think they should have rested."