"We lost two states in ten days. What were the local governors and governors doing?! They were so incompetent that they should have killed themselves on the day the city was captured!"
Gao Xunzhi: “…”
He looked at the details in the military report and then read: "The governor of Dangqu County fled the city with his family, and the gate of Jiangyang County was opened by the locals."
Song Shuo: “…………”
He looked at Gao Xunzhi in disbelief: "Take the initiative to open it?"
Gao Xunzhi thought for a moment, "At the beginning of the year, there was unrest in Yizhou. The king sent people to suppress it and took away local criminals and prisoners of war. The native tribes of Yizhou have always had complaints against the king. A Rong also said that this matter needs to be dealt with slowly. But I have never had the time, money or energy, so I just left a few thousand garrisons to govern together with the local officials."
This kind of governance is a high-pressure rule. The Zhenbei Army will arrest anyone who causes trouble. Although life is peaceful, the Zhenbei Army seems to be no different from those troublemakers and they all want lives.
Under this premise, it is inevitable that public opinion will be on the other side.
Song Shuo stopped talking, but the irritation on his face did not diminish at all. He continued to pace back and forth: "No, if this continues, it will not only be Yizhou and Ningzhou that will be lost."
Gao Xunzhi comforted him: "The urgent report has been sent out, and the king should have made some arrangements."
Song Ruo bit his lower lip but didn't answer him.
Gao Xunzhi: "Mori*wan*organizes*…"
He was very familiar with this expression. After all, he had dealt with two stubborn donkeys before.
He stood up instantly and looked at Song Shuo warily: "What do you want to do?"
Song Shuo loosened his teeth, and a bright red blood mark suddenly appeared on his lower lip: "I want to take revenge on them!"
Gao Xunzhi: “…………”
I'm going to take revenge on you! You are a scholar, how did you get into the bad habits of the Zhenbei Army?
Gao Xunzhi's voice became deeper: "The 100,000 troops in Chenliu must not be moved! At present, we only have one task, which is to protect the rear. If we divide our forces and lure others to take advantage of the situation, that would be a real crisis!"
Song Shuo opened his mouth to say something, but another voice spoke faster than him: "Our mission is to protect the rear."
Gao Xunzhi looked at Zhang Biezhi who was speaking. Although he didn't know why he repeated this sentence, Gao Xunzhi still nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
Zhang Biezhi: "What is the mission in Nanjing?" Gao Xun was stunned.
Jinling has few soldiers, less than half of the Zhenbei Army. This time they sent tens of thousands of people to attack Yizhou. As for Jinling...it is natural that they have to preserve soldiers and food supplies like Chenliu to guard against sneak attacks from others.
Gao Xunzhi and Song Shuo both stared at Zhang Biezhi in a daze. At this moment, Zhang Biezhi imitated Xiao Rong's usual behavior and tilted his head towards them: "Compared to the two sides, who do you think is more afraid to act rashly at this moment?"
Gao Xunzhi: “…”
After all, due to his age, Gao Xunzhi's reaction to this unexpected event was a little slower than others, while Song Shuo had already clapped his hands slowly: "Well said, the people of Jinling are sometimes brave, but they are more often timid. We cannot send troops, and they are even more so. Then I will allocate 20,000 people to Ningzhou!"
Gao Xunzhi opened his mouth, but before the word "wait" came out of his throat, someone else said it for him.
Zhang Biezhi: "Wait a minute! Mr. Gao is right. The king should have made arrangements. We can go and help them, or we can do something else."
Song Shuo didn't understand: "What do you want to do?"
Zhang Biezhi smiled wantonly: "Just as you thought, take revenge on them."
Song Suo didn't quite understand at first, but slowly, his expression changed and he began to laugh: "A few months ago, the king said he wanted to ask the court for Badong and Jingling counties, but the court didn't give them to him. This time we can help the king realize his wish."
Zhang Biezhi actually hadn't thought of a specific place, but after listening to Song Shuo, he also thought that this suggestion was very good, so the two looked at each other and both laughed like foxes.
Gao Xunzhi: “…………”
He was furious: "Does marching and fighting a war seem like child's play to you? And Badong and Jingling, do you know where these two counties are and how far they are from Chenliu?!"
Zhang Biezhi was stunned, while Song Shuo frowned and explained: "How can this be a joke? Prime Minister, you have heard it too. What Zhang Biezhi said is right. Jinling is a coward at this moment. If we don't take it now, we will miss this opportunity!"
Gao Xunzhi: "I didn't say I wouldn't take it."
Song Suo: “???”
So what do you mean?
With a gloomy face, Gao Xunzhi walked to the side and took out a large map from the cabinet. Pointing to the other side of the source of the Huai River, Gao Xunzhi said, "Take the road from Jingzhou. To the west is Jingling County and to the east is Yiyang County. Yiyang is more prosperous and can enter Lujiang County along the north. If we occupy this place, we don't have to go along the Huai River when we attack Jinling in the future. We can go directly from Yiyang."
Song Shuo: “…”
Zhang Biezhi: “…”
It is worthy of being one of the oldest Zhenbei troops.
Old ginger is still spicy.
The three of them whispered to each other and discussed when to raise the army. Song Shuo wanted to send out 20,000 out of the 100,000 men. They must take Yi Yang at all costs to win honor for the Zhenbei Army. To be honest, Song Shuo felt that 20,000 men were not enough. Yi Yang was also a big city, and the local governor had his own troops. Although he could not have too many troops under the nose of Jinling, once the city gates were closed, people outside could only stare blankly.
Hearing that they were discussing the attack on Yiyang, Di Fazeng suddenly walked in and said, "Give me 10,000 men, and I can take it down."
The room suddenly fell silent. Xiao Rong was the only one in the palace who really admired Di Fazeng and trusted him. The others were still a little uneasy about his background. For a few seconds, no one in the room spoke. Di Fazeng knew what they were thinking, but he still stood there.
Song Shuo said calmly, "Ten thousand people? What if you can't defeat them and cause these ten thousand people to suffer heavy losses?"
Difa Zeng: "I wish to be dealt with by military law."
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