"Great victory!"
"Great victory!"
"A great victory in Luoye City!"
"A great victory in Luoye City!"
The messenger rode into the city on horseback, shouting loudly.
In an instant, the news spread throughout the capital.
In the imperial palace, a grand court meeting had just ended. The left prime minister, Prince Kang, the internal historian Zhao Wenxiang and other ministers were gathering in the Pepper Room.
Eunuch Qu walked in quickly from outside.
"Your Majesty, great victory, great victory for Fallen Leaf City!"
"This is the battle report!"
Eunuch Qu came directly to the desk with the battle report in his hand and presented it to Jiang Wan'er.
Jiang Wan'er stood up suddenly and took the battle report.
After opening it, her expression gradually became excited.
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
After saying three good words in a row, she took a deep breath and read the battle report again several times.
After watching it, she was so excited that she could hardly contain herself.
After a long while, she read through it word by word for the last time before handing the battle report to Eunuch Qu.
"You all take a look!"
Eunuch Qu handed the battle report to the Left Prime Minister, who couldn't help but widen his eyes after reading it.
There was a look of disbelief in his eyes.
After he finished reading it, he handed it to King Kang next to him.
After reading it, Prince Kang gave it to Zhao Wenxiang and others.
After everyone finished watching it, an expression of great excitement appeared on everyone's face.
Prince Kang was the first to speak: "General Xiao, your demeanor is still as good as ever!"
"Zhao Hao is also unexpected, he always has a brilliant idea!"
"This victory will definitely greatly boost the morale of our troops!"
"The four countries will surely fail in their attack on Gan!"
The left prime minister also took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty is a master of strategy and knows how to use people well, which is why you have achieved this victory!"
"Your Majesty is right. I will definitely win this battle!"
Jiang Wan'er smiled and nodded: "Yes, 20,000 defenders were able to defeat 200,000 Shu troops. This is an incredible victory!"
It's even hard to imagine.
No one could believe that 20,000 people could defeat 200,000 people.
After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Wan'er said, "Send an order to confer upon General Xiao the title of Marquis of Pingxi!"
"Appoint Zhao Hao as a second-class duke!"
Xiao Danglu did not hold a title yet, and in this respect, he even fell behind his son Xiao Chuyun.
However, this great victory was enough to earn him the title of Marquis.
As for Zhao Hao, he originally had the title of Duke, but it was the lowest third-class duke.
Nowadays, it is quite appropriate to upgrade to a higher level.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wenxiang immediately knelt down and said, "I, your majesty, thank you for your grace on behalf of your son Zhao Hao!"
Jiang Wan'er smiled and said, "Zhao Qing, get up. You gave birth to a good son!"
Zhao Wenxiang stood up and thanked him again.
However, just when the entire Jiaofang Palace was filled with joy, another battle report arrived.
Jianning City was lost!
Seven days ago, an army of 120,000 from Southern Chu captured Jianning City in one fell swoop.
The defending general Yu Ping, with 10,000 remaining soldiers, was retreating towards Chuzhou.
On the south bank of the Chushui River, a new line of defense was established, ready to defend to the death.
I hope the court will send more troops as soon as possible and never let Chushui fall into the hands of Southern Chu.
After seeing this battle report, the air in the entire Pepper Room seemed to freeze.
Jiang Wan'er's face turned cold, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Yu Ping really deserves to die!"
I originally thought that with the lesson learned from the last time, he would not be punished.
Yu Ping should be able to defend Jianning City.
However, no one expected that Yu Ping was a hopeless person and he eventually lost Jianning City.
Once Jianning City was lost, the entire Dagan area and the gateway to the south would be completely opened.
Everyone immediately came to the sand table and looked towards a large area of Jianning City in the south.
Then he looked towards Chushui.
Jiang Wan'er took a deep breath and said with a serious expression: "Yu Ping has now retreated to the south bank of Chushui River. Counting the 10,000 troops in Chushui River itself, there are still 20,000 troops."
The left prime minister said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, once Jianning is lost, it will be extremely difficult to defend the Chushui line."
"Moreover, our army's numbers are difficult to compare with the Chu army..."
"Should have made plans earlier!"
Jiang Wan'er said: "There are about 80,000 troops left in Nanchu now. On the south bank of Chushui, we have 20,000 troops."
"If we increase the number of troops by 20,000, what do you think?"
Da Gan was fully committed to preparing for war, and the newly recruited soldiers had been training in Xinzhou in the north, near the imperial capital.
Although the time is still short, it is time to use it.
If the Southern Chu army could cross the Chu River, they could march straight into the imperial capital.
This is a place that cannot be placed under any circumstances.
King Kang said, "Your Majesty, in addition to the 20,000 reinforcements from Xinzhou, there are also 10,000 veterans from Qinzhou who were there to protect the mines."
"At this time, I think we should transfer these 10,000 veterans to the south bank of Chushui."
"An army of 50,000 should be able to deal with an army of 80,000 from Nan Chu!"
Zhao Wenxiang also said: "Your Majesty, the five thousand improved strong bows have been completed by the Ministry of Works."
“It can be shipped at any time.”
"In addition, we can add 30,000 more bombs."
"In this way, we should be able to keep the Chushui River under our control."
Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly: "Okay, pass the order, Xinzhou's 20,000 new troops, rush to the south bank of Chushui."
"Five thousand improved bows and thirty thousand bombs, also dispatched immediately!"
"Also, tell Yu Ping that if he cannot defend the south bank of Chushui, he must be beheaded!"
After a pause, Jiang Wan'er's eyes moved and she continued, "What do you think about Yu Ping?"
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