Chapter 856 855 [Winter is coming]

"Next, we will send a small group of elite troops to clean up the military strongholds on the border of the Southern Dynasties, so that they can always experience the feeling of having their heads hung by a sharp knife."

Pei Yue's calm voice sounded in the meeting hall of the General's Mansion.

As the master, Baoding Bo Cai Qian was sitting at the bottom, but there was no trace of resentment on his face. He looked up at Pei Yue, who was confident in his seat, and said with a smile: "The troops in the southern periphery have been waiting for help during this period, and they must have endured it."

We are under tremendous pressure. In fact, in addition to the southwest and due south directions, we can also target Wuwei City in the east."

There are more than ten generals in the hall. In addition to Gu Jie, Li Jin and Tang Linfen, there are several confidants specially sent by the commander of Zhennan Camp, Gongcheng Hou Guo Xing, and the commander of Changping Camp, Puding Hou Chen Huan.

Guo Xing has many seniority and merits, and his relationship with Gu Liang can be regarded as a life-and-death friendship. He firmly ranks first among the commanders of the fifth battalion of the Southern Army. Even Xiongwu Hou Lan Yu cannot shake his position with the support of Wang Pingzhang. Pei Yue

Previously, Qian Bing was asked to go directly to Guo Xing, naturally because of his status and prestige. Now the veteran is still in Puqi City, responsible for conveying Pei Yue's orders to the generals on the north bank.

Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, is thirty-nine years old and currently sits in Hanyang City.

The reason why they specially sent their confidants to stay in Jiangling City is actually not complicated - even if His Majesty has not yet clarified Pei Yue's duties, the soldiers of the Southern Army are still willing to obey Pei Yue's orders.

Tang Linfen glanced at those people, and then said eagerly: "Master Marquis, should we attack Wuwei City?"

Pei Yue said calmly: "If we can really capture Wuwei, the two cities of Tianchang and the important towns on the south bank will all fall into our hands, and the so-called great river and natural chasm will become a smooth road."

Everyone was extremely excited by his words.

However, the next moment Pei Yue poured cold water on them: "The Yaoshan camp did not move, how could Wuwei City be so easy to capture? The reason why Hanyang was able to be captured in one fell swoop was because the strength of the Ningguo camp in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was eliminated by Fang

Akatsuki deployed half of it, and our actions were fast enough that the other party had no time to send additional defenders."

Li Jin asked in confusion: "During the intense war, didn't the Yaoshan Camp pretend to pressure us to cooperate with us?"

Pei Yue said calmly: "At that time, Lord Shen of Taishitaige was in the Yaoshan camp."

Everyone suddenly began to admire Pei Yue's abilities more and more. At the same time, they realized that Emperor Kaiping valued him so much that even Shen Yun, who rarely left the capital, appeared in the southern border to support his plans.

If not, it would be difficult for Pei Yue to successfully control Xiong Wuhou Lan Yu because of his unruly attitude.

Pei Yue muttered: "This time it hurts the Southern Dynasty. Suing for peace is their only choice, and our country can get enough benefits. However, everyone cannot take it lightly and must always be prepared for war. Negotiations will not be too difficult."

It goes well, but we have to continue fighting if necessary."

Everyone agreed.

Pei Yue ordered people to get the map and began to arrange the strategic plan for the next stage. This time he did not need to hide it, but put everything on the surface, in order to force the monarchs and ministers of Southern Zhou to bow their heads.

Half an hour later, Pei Yue finished explaining his strategy. Everyone tried hard to digest his tactical ideas, especially the generals sent by Guo Xing and Chen Huan. They were afraid of missing a word and asked Pei seriously.

Ask more about every detail.

At this moment, Feng Yi quickly walked into the meeting hall, bowed and said: "I would like to report to the Marquis that the imperial envoy has entered the city."

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

From Cai Qian to Tang Linfen, almost everyone had excitement in their eyes. The frontier army fought extremely beautifully, and the heads captured alone were enough to raise everyone's military rank and title to a higher level. Although the imperial court

It is impossible to increase the title arbitrarily, but a reasonable reward will always be given, otherwise the morale of the army cannot be stabilized.

For them, there is no conflict between protecting the family and the country and being promoted to an official position. In addition to the ideals in his heart, who doesn't want to be able to protect his wife and his son and shine on his family?

Only one person remained calm. Pei Yue looked at Feng Yi, who was also full of excitement, and said calmly: "Let's place the incense case and receive the order."

After a while, the eunuch Hou Yu led ten imperial soldiers into the meeting hall.

The two most trusted internal eunuchs of Emperor Kaiping were known to be Liu Bao and Hou Yu. The former was old and weak, and obviously could not withstand the long journey from Kyoto to the border. Hou Yu had just passed the age and had martial arts skills, so he naturally went south to deliver the order.

the best candidate.

Although he was a celebrity around the emperor, Hou Yu's attitude was extremely humble. He saluted Pei Yue as soon as they met, with an almost flattering smile on his face.

It wasn't until he spread out the bright yellow imperial edict that his attitude became solemn and solemn.

To everyone's surprise, the wording of this imperial edict was quite straightforward, without any ambiguity, and all the generals in the hall who were proficient in writing could understand it. The content of the imperial edict was also very simple, and it was nothing more than the generals of the border army.

Haosheng praised them, and everyone from Pei Yue to ordinary soldiers gave them strong praise for their victory, and stated that the imperial court was formulating a reward and it would be implemented soon.

After everyone stood up with joy on their faces, Hou Yu handed the imperial edict to Pei Yue, with a flattering smile on his face and said: "Master Marquis, after discussing with the princes in the court, your Majesty decided to accept the peace proposal of the Southern Dynasty.

Major events have occurred in the past two years, and the people need to recuperate and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to start a national war in a hurry."

This is the proper meaning of the question. After all, the troops and horses move forward before food and grass are used. All the generals in the hall also understand this truth.

Pei Yue said calmly: "It should be so."

Hou Yu glanced at the eager military generals around him. The smile on his face couldn't help but be a little forced, and he swallowed nervously.

Pei Yue said calmly: "We all know that if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Hou Yu bent his waist slightly and said cautiously: "Your Majesty has been thinking about the Marquis and you have been working very hard during this period, so I hope that the Marquis can return to the capital to rest as soon as possible."

After saying these words, he clearly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him.

Pei Yue looked calm and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Who will host the peace talks?"

Hou Yu noticed that the faces of the generals next to him became extremely ugly, and said hesitantly: "Master Han, who is participating in the affairs of the East Mansion, I passed through Qinzhou on the way here and conveyed the order to Master Han. He will arrive in Puqi in two days."

city."

Faced with this naked behavior of picking peaches, others finally couldn't bear it.

Tang Linfen was the first to stand up and said angrily: "Without the Marquis, Jiangling City would have been lost long ago! The reason why we were able to achieve such a great victory was entirely due to the Marquis's miraculous calculations. Now that we have won the battle, it is a great achievement."

But it’s someone else’s, what’s going on?”

Li Jinhan said: "No one is more suitable to host peace talks than Mr. Hou. Han is involved in politics and has no military skills. Can he continue to put pressure on Southern Zhou?"

Gu Jie said solemnly: "What are the princes in the court thinking? Why did your majesty make such a decision? Is someone secretly causing trouble?"

Even Baoding Bo Cai Qian expressed his dissatisfaction in a subtle way.

The noise became more and more angry. Facing this group of powerful generals with heavy troops, Hou Yu felt like a small boat in the stormy sea, which might be overturned by the wave at any time. In fact, he knew it when he received the order.

This is a hard job. If Pei Yue is really angered by this, his own life may not be saved.

"Everyone, stand down!"

Pei Yue scolded slightly, and the noisy sound in the hall gradually disappeared.

He looked at Hou Yu who was sweating profusely and the nervous Imperial Guards not far away, and said calmly: "We all know that the journey of thousands of miles is hard, please go and rest first. Don't worry about the peace talks, I will do it with Han Shenzheng

Easy handover.”

Hou Yunuonuo said: "Thank you very much, Hou Pei, I will leave."

After he left with the imperial army, Pei Yue turned around and looked at the generals who looked sad and angry, with a gentle smile on his face: "Your Majesty, this is for my sake. Do you really want to see a Duke who is under twenty years old?"

?For me, that is not a bright future, but a cliff."

He did not explain in detail, but silenced everyone with just one sentence.

After appeasing the generals, Pei Yue walked out of the meeting hall and breathed in the cool air. His face remained calm, but there was a chill in his heart.

Winter is coming.
Chapter completed!