Chapter 30

“…… The general, the military department of the imperial court is reporting for duty

After a long time, Wei Mingyuan's voice sounded outside the tent.

Paralyzed sitting on the ground in a daze, Feng Qingyun finally came to his senses and said in a hoarse voice, "take it in."

A few seconds later, Wei Mingyuan came in and saw the general sitting on the ground in disheveled and dishevelled clothes. He looked like a dead prisoner waiting to be killed after autumn. How could he have the demeanor of being a commander-in-chief of the whole army?

Since he led the army's expedition, the son of the chief assistant has not been worthy of praise. Now that the grain and grass are burned, all his hopes are ruined.

Whether willing to admit it or not, the fight against treason in Jingzhou is a complete failure. Even if Feng Qingyun, who has lost his teacher and disgraced the country, will not have any change in his official career even if he is not dismissed and jailed. Shoufu has recognized more than ten adoptive sons, but he is not such an incompetent guy.

With a deep sigh in his heart, he continued to say, "general, this is the matter. Please take care of yourself. Tens of thousands of officers and men of the whole army are still counting on you

Feng Qingyun showed a smile that was even worse than crying: "I am a general, I'm afraid I can't be a general for a few days. If I had known that Zhao Ni was so difficult to deal with, I should not have taken this job. Now, how can I go back to see my adoptive father? "

"No, general, things have changed."

Wei Mingyuan quickly said: "the Ministry of military affairs has written. In view of Wu zhence's great potential and difficulty in controlling it, the bandit army's front has seriously threatened Jinling, and recently it intends to become king on its own. Therefore, the court was determined to let all the southern armies immediately set off for Huaiyang and join forces to encircle and suppress the Wu rebellion. "

"The rest of the camp can last for a day or two. As long as we start to withdraw immediately after dawn and retreat to Lingwu County, 300 miles away, and at the same time, the commander of the prefectures there will take food and grass on the way, and the tens of thousands of troops will not lose."

Feng Qingyun's expression was slightly stunned. After careful consideration, he felt that this was feasible, and his face finally improved.

This order of the Ministry of war is indeed too timely. As long as you are not confined to Jingzhou to strangle Zhao Yuanjin, things will turn around and all previous failures can be covered up.

"Well, tell the whole army to leave at daybreak. I don't want to stay in this damn place any more." Feng Qingyun sighed.

It's no wonder that he is so afraid. Zhao Yuanjin's performance is really too evil. Obviously, he seems to be just a small vassal, and his strength is too weak to be worth mentioning. However, he was defeated by repeated battles, which made the Imperial Army have no temper.

As soon as the sky was bright, the camp became lively.

Under the constant urging of the officers, tens of thousands of soldiers set out after breakfast. Some heavy ordnance materials that were too heavy to transport were discarded, so how could they be convenient.

Moreover, before setting out, in order to prevent Zhao Yuanjin from leading the army to pursue, Feng Qingyun also ordered to leave 5000 soldiers and horses to be responsible for cutting off the empress. Of course, it's all people who don't quite agree with him.

When it was daybreak, when he learned that the imperial army was retreating, Zhao Yuanjin led the army out of the county to see if he had a chance to pick up some bargains.

Standing in the position of the governor, the imperial army suffered such a big loss and then withdrew in a hurry. Even if they could not swallow all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in one breath, they had to tear a large piece of meat from the other side.

As a result, someone soon reported: "commander in chief, the imperial army sent envoys to come to see him, saying that he wanted to surrender."

Zhao Yuanjin was a bit surprised, but agreed to be summoned.

"We are willing to surrender. We also hope that the governor will forget the past and accept us."

The emissary was a young general. After meeting and saluting, he did not talk nonsense. He opened the door and explained his intention.

Zhao Yuanjin said strangely, "the gap between our two forces is not big. Why don't you take a knife and a gun and be willing to lower it?"

"Our general is not the lineage of the assistant old thief, and he doesn't want to ingratiate himself with the incompetent Feng Qingyun, so that bastard is always making trouble for us. This time, we ordered us to leave no food or fodder after the end of the war. It was stated that we wanted the brothers to die! Who is willing to work for him? " The bloody general said indignantly.

Zhao Yuanjin nodded slightly: "in this case, well, I accept your vote."

Therefore, the flag of the military reform of the five thousand Imperial Court changed its flag and joined Zhao Yuanjin's team. After being broken up, they were mixed into various battalions, and the officers above the guard general were temporarily isolated and managed.

This is a necessary preventive measure. Although Zhao Yuanjin believes that they surrender sincerely, what should be done can not be omitted. Only after a period of time has passed and it is confirmed that there is no problem, it will be truly trusted and reused.

"My Lord, there are more than 20000 people under Feng Qingyun's command. Should we continue to pursue them?" Song Wu asked.

Zhao Yuanjin pondered and did not speak. Sun Xiangqing, who was next to him, said with a smile: "it was necessary to pursue him, but now it seems that it is better to leave a way for him."

Su Mu echoed: "yes, Wu zhence is becoming more and more powerful. If these 20000 Jingying elite go there, how can they create more trouble for him. It's better for him to fight with the Imperial Army and lose both sides. It is the most secure and beneficial way for us to take advantage of the opportunity to develop in Jingzhou. "According to the inquiry of the generals, the latest intention of the Imperial Cabinet is no longer a secret. All the southern armies gathered in Huaiyang area one after another, preparing to join forces to encircle and suppress Wu zhence. Now the troops in the states are expected to have been ordered to set off.

This analysis is reasonable and reasonable, and the generals have no objection. Zhao Yuanjin laughs and decides: "OK, let the whole army rest for ten days, and then go to Shangyang county."

"With the foreign invasion gone, my Lord's great cause can be expected." Sun Xiangqing sighed.

Now Zhao Yuanjin is far more powerful than before, and without the attention of the Imperial Army, there is no strong enemy in Jingzhou, so he can expand freely.

Although the imperial court is declining, there are still more than 100000 troops in the south. As long as the troops are united, we can imagine the pressure on Wu zhence. Even if this guy really has the appearance of a hidden dragon, it's not generally difficult to crack this dead end.

Therefore, in the next six months to a year, it is a rare "strategic opportunity period" for Zhao Yuanjin. As long as we make good use of this time gap to develop and expand and seize as many sites as possible, we will have the capital to compete in the world.

Of course, if the development is not satisfactory, when Wu zhence is destroyed in the future, the next target of the imperial court's encirclement and suppression is undoubtedly Zhao Yuanjin. Or if the imperial army is defeated and Wu zhence becomes king, Zhao Yuanjin's fate will not change.

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