When the ministers in the palace were rejoicing, Guo Jia's sigh was particularly abrupt.

Wang Xu then turned his head to look at it, his eyes solemn: "Fengxiao, what do you mean by sighing?" Could it be that things have changed? ”

"Alas!" Guo Jia sighed again, and said with some sadness: "Back to the King of Chu, Wuwei General Zhao Yun went south to attack in three ways for only three days, Jiangdong Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zu Mao, Tongtai Shici, Lu Dai, Ling Cao, Lu Meng, Zhu Huan, Ding Feng and other large and small generals, a total of 60,000 elite soldiers arrived in the South China Sea of Jiaozhou. ”

"The Sun family has exhausted its talents, do you want to start an all-out war?" Wang Xu was suddenly furious, and when he heard the names of those generals, he was instantly excited.

In a local war in Jiaozhou, who are the people sent?

The backbone and tiger ministers are all out!

Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zu Mao, Tai Shici don't care for the time being, Lu Meng, Zhu Huan, Ding Feng, Ling Cao, Lu Dai?

Among the names that Guo Jia recited, there is no one who is an ordinary man, all of them are generals, fierce generals, Confucian generals, and wise generals, which one is not famous through the ages?

Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing, who were sitting in the hall, opened their mouths even more inadvertently, obviously shocked.

But in addition to them, the ministers seemed to be quite puzzled, and Guo Jiawei said with some surprise: "King Chu, are these generals outstanding?" Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Tai Shici are famous all over the world, Zu Mao, Lu Dai, and Ling Cao are good generals, but they are not to be feared, and the rest of the young generals have never heard of it, why are they so angry! ”

With the words, Wang Xu suddenly realized that these generals were still young and had just emerged, and there had not yet been a shocking battle, and the world did not know their talents.

"That's it!" He waved his hand, not wanting to explain more. He said: "Feng Xiao and go on!" ”

"No!" Guo Jia's curiosity is not very important. Nodding. Then he sorted out his thoughts and returned to the Jiaozhou battle situation. "That Zhou Yu intended to frustrate the spirit of our army and conceal the speed of the march, but in fact, he asked Tai Shici and Zhu Huan to divide their troops into two ways, copy the small road and ride lightly to advance quickly, intending to attack our army's east camp at night, so that Zhuge Kong could see through it, and rushed to the east camp in person with Zhao Yun's military order. Let Jianzhi General Huang Xu set up an ambush in the area of Conghua Township, that is, the confluence of the two strange armies of Tai Shici and Zhu Huan. ”

"In this case, it should be good news, why did something happen!" Wang Xu was puzzled.

"Originally, Zhuge Kongming's plan was very good, but ......," Guo Jia shook his head: "It's a pity that it changed dramatically later." After Tai Shici and Zhu Huan were ambushed, they relied on their courage to lead the defeated troops out of the encirclement, and Huang Xu took advantage of the victory to pursue, originally according to Zhuge Kongming's plan. If you chase twenty miles, you must collect your troops. ”

"Huang Xu didn't listen?" Wang Xu raised his eyebrows.

"No, Huang Xu withdrew his troops after chasing twenty miles. only to find that a whole 10,000 people chased down! Guo Jia's face was slightly angry: "That partial general to help the ban, General Pi to the two of them, greedy for merit, in a vain attempt to kill Tai Shi Ci and Zhu Huan, chased out more than 30 miles, but met Ling Cao and Ding Feng who came to the rescue of Jiangdong, that Tai Shi Ci took advantage of the situation to fight back, went straight to the ban, and killed him on the spot before ten times!" Xiang Cun hurriedly led the defeated army to retreat! ”

Huang Xu was worried about the safety of the 10,000 soldiers earlier, and also chased after him, when he saw the defeated soldiers, he hurriedly stepped forward to rescue, but he didn't think that Xiang Cun was killed and broke his courage, not only did he not drink the soldiers in time to disperse, nor did he take advantage of the situation to fight back, but rushed straight to the main formation with the defeated soldiers, and instantly made the army of his own side chaotic, and the Jiangdong elite soldiers followed them, killed into the chaotic array, and quickly broke Huang Xu's soldiers and horses. Tai Shi Ci led his troops to continue to chase and kill, until they broke through the entire Dongda camp and burned all the camp materials! ”

"Zhuge Kongming saw that someone was greedy for merit earlier, and when Huang Xu wanted to go to the rescue, he tried his best to dissuade him and let him give up the soldiers and horses, but unfortunately he couldn't persuade him, he knew that something was wrong, and he rode his horse to the camp in the middle alone and told Zhao Yun."

When Zhao Yun learned about the front and back, he personally led his troops to rescue the Dongda Battalion, and at the same time ordered Pang Tong, Yang Huai, and Deng Xian to lead 5,000 troops to quickly return to the rear of Weipu Pass to avoid Jiangdong from attacking the rear of the army. It's a pity that it was too late, Zhou Yu had already ordered Zu Mao and Lu Meng to gallop to Weipu Pass with hooks and ladders before breaking through the Dongda camp. ”

"The guard of Weipu Pass only left Wang Wei with 3,000 people, and he was defenseless, Zu Mao and Lu Meng secretly attacked the pass before dawn, most of the guards in the pass were still asleep, and only a few people were on duty at night, but they fell in half an hour, and the guard Wang Weili was captured!"

"When Pang Tong, Yang Huai, Deng Xian and others led the army to arrive, the Weipu Pass had just fallen, fortunately, Pang Tong concentrated his wisdom, and immediately ordered the few soldiers to break the banner, smear the mud on the body, pretend to be the defeated army and retreat to the Weipu Pass, shouting to open the door, and waiting for Lu Meng and Zu Mao to appear, and then made a frightened and helpless appearance, kneeling and surrendering."

At this time, there were already many soldiers scattered and fled, Zu Mao and Lu Meng saw that they took the initiative to put down their weapons, knelt on the ground and asked to surrender, they did not suspect it, and ordered someone to open the gate and want to escort them into the pass. At this time, Yang Huai, who was disguised as a defeated soldier, just took advantage of the situation to seize the city gate and defend it to the death, while Deng Xian, who was hiding in the distance, led the army to swarm and kill. ”

"Zu Mao, Lu Meng and other schemes, the soldiers are extremely tired, difficult to resist, not long after the battle, they hurriedly burned the grain and grass materials in the pass, and then the two led a small number of guards to break through, but Pang Tong has already closed the southern gate, which has not yet been occupied The north gate broke out, fled to the territory of Jingnan, and lost a trace, at present, Jingnan thief Cao has been dispatched on a large scale to comprehensively search for the whereabouts of the two."

At the same time, Zhao Yun rescued the defeated soldiers of the East Battalion, and after a fierce battle with the Taishi Ci Department for an hour, they also collected their troops and returned to the camp. In this battle, the loss of the Qinglong Army was not small, the east road was lost, and Zhao Yun was forced to retreat fifty miles, but fortunately, because of the efforts of Zhuge Kongming and Pang Shiyuan, it also caused damage to Jiangdong and recaptured the Xunpu Pass, otherwise the road was cut off, which was unimaginable. ”

"It's a pity that the grain and grass materials hoarded by the army in Weipu Pass are completely destroyed, and now the grain carried by the army, plus the Guiyang Taishou public enemy said that the emergency allocation of food to help, is only enough to support half a month, at present, Changsha is too shou Liu Qi, Lingling is too shou Pang Ji has also urgently allocated grain and grass."

"Most of the grain in the county treasury of Jingnan has been handed over to Xiangyang, and there is not much grain in stock, and now that the autumn harvest is approaching, there is not much, and it is absolutely impossible to continue to supply!" Wang Xutie's face was blue, and his voice was so cold that it was chilling.

"Wen Ping, after the court discussion, immediately arrange to escort food and supplies, quickly!"

"No!" Wen Ping only had one right arm, and he couldn't salute, so he patted his chest.

At this time, the civil and military silence in the hall was terrifying, and Guo Jia just now described the battle situation in Jiaozhou with emotion, obviously in order to let Wang Xu know more clearly, so as to make a more correct decision.

But this also made everyone feel like they were there, as if they had experienced the battle in person, which seemed a little heavy.

After a long time, Wang Xu took a deep breath and broke the silence in a cold voice: "Where is Xiang Cun now?" ”

"Now he has been detained by Zhao Yun and is ready to be sent back to Xiangyang for trial!" Guo Jia replied.

"No need, the front line has suffered this defeat, and we must stabilize the morale of the army." Wang Xu said indifferently, and suddenly waved his big sleeves: "Order Zhao Yun and inform Xiang Cun that his past exploits are recorded, and his family members will be properly settled by the court!" In the battle of Jiaozhou, he marched without authorization, did not listen to orders, and led the army into a critical situation and suffered heavy losses, according to military law, ......"

Wang Xu said this, his heart was slightly unbearable, Xiang Cunben is Liu Zhang's old general, when he pacified Yizhou, he had led troops with the generals to join him, and he was conscientious and conscientious over the years, and he had accumulated a lot of achievements, but today's disaster is really big, and there is no choice.

After a while, he still slowly continued in an infinitely firm tone: "According to military law, behead!" ”

Guo Jiachang breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Wang Xu would be soft, now the morale of the front line has plummeted, if he doesn't kill the people who made mistakes, then he will really complain, completely lose his fighting spirit, and the class teacher will return to the court, and there will be no need to fight.

But before everyone had time to breathe a sigh of relief, Wang Xu's voice sounded again: "Order, Jianzhi General Huang Xu, did not listen to the advice, and indirectly led the defeat of Jiaozhou, and should have been dismissed from his post and investigated, but he was worried about the safety of the soldiers and cherished the lives of the soldiers, so he was demoted to three levels and fined for one year, but he temporarily replaced his original post and made a decision after the war subsided." ”

"Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong! Good at strategy, through rapid changes, when the army is about to fall, turn the tide and fall, keep the strength of the army to fight again, and give the enemy a wound! In view of the talents of the two and the current situation in Jiaozhou, the two were canonized as the generals of the left and right army divisions, ranking Zhao Yun, but if there are those in the army who do not obey orders, they will be punished for disobedience! ”

"In addition, Zhao Yun will hold the festival, the battle of Jiaozhou, but anyone who disobeys the order is not respectful, regardless of the size of the official position, but he can be cut first and then played!"

The court discussion took place in a heavy atmosphere, and then some matters of not too important were discussed, and then they dispersed.

After retreating from the dynasty, Wang Xu found Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing and asked them to prepare, if there were really frequent accidents in Jiaozhou, then they might have to lead some of the people of the Vermilion Bird Legion to the south to meet the retreat of the Qinglong Legion, although it was not a difficult task, but after all, it was better to prepare first.

After Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing nodded in agreement, the three of them chatted casually for a while, and the two left first.

Wang Xu was about to return to the North Palace, but found in the distance that Guo Jia had been waiting for a long time.

"Fengxiao, you are waiting here, but is there something?"

"My lord! There are still some things that I didn't rush to mention in the court today! Guo Jia said with a smile. So wait to talk to the lord! ”

On weekdays, in addition to court meetings and formal occasions, Wang Xu still makes the civil and military address the lord mostly, which is cordial.

"In that case, let's go, go to the North Palace and sit!" Wang Xu invited.

"My lord, my subordinates still have to deal with the allocation of grain and grass materials, I'm afraid I can't stay for long!"

"Oh! I forgot. Wang Xu patted his forehead, then stopped and asked, "Then let's talk about it here!" ”

"Yes!" Guo Jia paused for a moment, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, but soon continued: "Lord, Ma Teng and Han Sui in the northwest are fighting again, and now Ma Teng is getting stronger and stronger, Han Sui is fighting very hard, even if we help vigorously, we can't hold it anymore, Wei Yan and Huang Zhong have secretly sent troops to help!" ”

"When did this happen?" Wang Xu was stunned.

"The news that came before dawn today is currently known to Xu Yuanzhi and his subordinates!"

"Yes!" Wang Xu frowned: "This matter is really not suitable for publicity, so let's hide it from others first!" However, the situation of the battle over there must be reported to me at any time, and besides, I must let the spy know about this matter immediately, so that they can help Wei Yan and Huang Zhong. ”

"No!" Guo Jia responded to the order. "Then the subordinate will retire for the time being!"

"Go ahead!" (To be continued......)