Forget it.
He didn't even dare to think about such a thing.
"Report!"
At this moment, a dusty messenger in armor appeared outside the door. He trotted into the inner hall, presented a booklet, and said respectfully, "General, this is news from the capital. Please review it."
The guard took the booklet without hesitation and said, "Got it. You can go now."
The postman bowed slightly and immediately turned and left.
"General?"
The guard looked at the booklet in his hand, feeling a little uneasy.
Knowing this, it might be the punishment for the general.
Having suffered repeated failures in defending the northern border, and having suffered heavy casualties in the most recent one, it goes without saying that the punishment will be severe.
"Read it." Zhao Jiguang stopped, seemingly not caring, and turned to look at the sand table in front of him.
As mentioned before, as long as you are the General of Zhenbei, you should shoulder your responsibilities.
Even if the higher-ups want to punish me severely.
But at least we need to wait until reinforcements arrive before we can carry out the handover.
So for now, we still have to do what we should do.
"Yes!" The guard nodded after hearing this, then took a deep breath and opened the booklet. "Two hundred thousand troops from the grasslands are marching south. The situation at Zhenbei Pass is serious and concerns the safety of the country. We must be on guard. Your Majesty has specially appointed the Marquis of Shenwu as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition, taking over the defense of Zhenbei Pass and commanding all troops in the northern border!"
"What? His Majesty asked my father to personally lead the charge to Zhenbei Pass?"
Zhao Jiguang was originally looking at the sand table with his head down.
After hearing this.
He was stunned for a moment, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
Although he was a military general and did not care about political affairs, he knew that the current emperor had been wary of the Shenwu Marquis Mansion since he ascended the throne.
To be precise, he was afraid of his father, so he did not let his father lead the troops for many years and let him stay at home idle.
Moreover, Zhao Jiguang had heard about this from his sister, Zhao Lingying, before.
The reason why His Majesty did this is to suppress the power of Marquis Shenwu in the army.
He also felt that this made sense and agreed with it very much.
But now.
Why did you suddenly let your father take the lead?
Could it be that His Majesty has changed his personality? But how is this possible?
Zhao Jiguang couldn't figure it out and couldn't understand it, but he still agreed with this appointment in his heart.
His father was a famous general of his time. He had fought against the grassland army hundreds of times, big and small, with a very high winning rate.
Now that an army of 200,000 is attacking from the grassland, the pressure on Zhenbei Pass is extremely great.
If we want to defend it completely, we will have to mobilize more than 80% of the troops stationed in the north.
Especially now, when there are not many troops stationed at Zhenbei Pass, Zhao Jiguang knows that with his current ability, it is difficult to completely defend against the grassland army.
If the father came, the situation would be completely different.
So, this appointment is very wise.
As for controlling all the troops in the northern border, he could understand that this was in preparation for a counterattack.
There are 200,000 troops on the grassland, and the northern army must be put into a state of preparation for war.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to resist relying solely on the garrison at Zhenbei Pass.
certainly.
Zhao Jiguang also knew that with his father's ability, he could definitely do this.
"Zhenbei Pass is safe now." He breathed a sigh of relief, his expression less serious than before, and then continued, "What about the treatment of this general?"
If the failure in defending the northern border was only the first time, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But now, we have suffered heavy casualties, plus the previous times.
The court will definitely impose punishment.
Not far away, upon hearing this, the personal guards immediately flipped to the second page of the booklet and read, "General Zhenbei has failed repeatedly in defending the northern border, and now he has caused the loss of his own soldiers. He should be dismissed and investigated, and punished according to military law."
"However, considering the great contributions and hard work of the General Zhenbei over the years, I will not punish him for now. However, he will no longer be able to perform the duties of guarding the northern border."
"Your Majesty has decreed that Zhao Jiguang be dismissed from his position as General Zhenbei and demoted to Commander-in-Chief of Haizhou, hoping he will redeem himself for his crimes and make meritorious contributions."
"After the Marquis of Shenwu takes over Zhenbei Pass, he will immediately go to Haizhou to take up his post as commander-in-chief... of the Great Wei Navy?"
When he read to the end, the guards couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
"To be appointed Commander-in-Chief of Haizhou, and Commander of the Wei Navy?"
Zhao Jiguang stood up immediately after hearing this and asked hurriedly, "What's going on? His Majesty asked me to go to Haizhou. Did you...did you pronounce it wrong?"
At this moment, his expression was full of shock and disbelief. He suspected that he had heard it wrong, or that the other party had read it wrong.
"General, I read it correctly." The personal guards also took another look to make sure the content was correct.
As for Zhao Jiguang, he didn't say much.
He walked straight forward, took the booklet in his hand, and read it through again.
And it was clearly written on it that he was to go to Haizhou as the commander-in-chief and control the Wei navy.
He was completely shocked and even his hands couldn't help shaking.
Because just now.
I am still full of regrets because I didn't have the chance to fulfill my wish.
But not long after, news came from the capital that he was sent to Haizhou. Haizhou was a major coastal city of Wei, extremely important, and more importantly, it was the place where all the navy was controlled!
This was something Zhao Jiguang had never thought of, but now it was actually happening before him.
He had no idea why this was happening.
But one thing is certain.
I am about to go to Haizhou to take up my post.
From now on, you don’t have to hide when looking at the sea chart, you can do it openly.
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