In the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, the emperor was still nestled in the recliner, covered with a bearskin blanket, holding a heater in his hand, and was swaying with his eyes closed to rest.

The young eunuch came to report, and the prince asked to see him.

The emperor didn't even open his eyelids, but his eyeballs moved, and Wang Daban on the side understood: "His Royal Highness, please come to see me."

When Lu Chenghong came in, his feet were pumping so fast that he was about to run. When he reached the emperor, he slowed down, but his face still had an excited look.

"Father, there is a great victory at the northwest border. Yang Xuan went deep behind the enemy lines and intercepted the grain and grass of the Oara people, causing the Oara people to collapse without a fight. Chen Changqing took the opportunity to advance with his army and has now recovered a large area of ​​lost territory. The troops are at the foot of Jiayuguan Pass."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, but still did not open his eyes. Instead, he raised his hand. Wang Daban, who was beside him, understood and quickly helped the emperor sit up, and adjusted the back of the chair so that the emperor could sit upright.

Only then did the emperor open his eyes, and the light in his eyes flashed away: "This boy did a pretty good job. He has lived up to my hard work."

Lu Chenghong said: "If Jiayuguan can be recaptured in this battle, can the previously discussed dispatch of troops after the year be cancelled?"

The emperor glanced at his son and sighed in his heart, as long as the other sons could be more filial, he could not choose this third son to inherit the throne.

There is more than enough kindness, but not enough ruthlessness.

"Chenghong, please remember that a king must coordinate the overall situation and never abandon public service for selfish reasons. Excessive kindness is cruelty."

Among these princes, Lu Chenghong was the only one who obeyed his advice and was filial from the bottom of his heart, so the emperor was willing to teach him carefully.

"If Jiayuguan can be recaptured in this battle, who do you think has the greatest credit?"

Lu Chenghong knew that the emperor was educating him again, so he hurriedly accepted the teaching humbly, and after a little consideration, he said: "The person who deserves the greatest credit should be Pingliang Marquis Chen Changqing. After all, he is the one who is in charge of the overall situation."

The emperor nodded: "Yes, Chen Changqing is naturally the first to contribute, but because the Jiayuguan Pass was lost in his hands, the merits and demerits are balanced. Who is the second person who has the greatest merit?"

"Apart from the Marquis of Pingliang, the one who has made the greatest contribution is undoubtedly General Yang Xuanyang."

"That's right. Chen Changqing lost Jiayuguan. Although he regained it, someone must be responsible for the losses. He has been in this position for more than 20 years, and it's time for a replacement. Then Yang Xuan is the best

successor candidate."

Lu Chenghong was puzzled as to why he was talking about the reinforcement of troops at the northwest border, but the emperor said that Yang Xuan would take over Chen Changqing's position, which made him excited.

"The position of Admiral of Ganzhou Guard is being watched by a lot of people. They just want to seize the opportunity to take credit so that they can sit in that position. All the additional troops will be under the control of the Admiral. When the time comes, I only need to

If Yang Xuan is appointed as the Admiral of Ganzhou Guard, then all the reinforcements will be under Yang Xuan's command."

Lu Chenghong was just kind, not stupid. When the emperor said this, he immediately understood that the emperor was sending more troops to Yang Xuan.

There have always been only 100,000 troops at the northwest border. It was not that the imperial court did not send more troops, but that it was restricted by all aspects. Not even the emperor wanted Pingliang Marquis Chen Changqing to become powerful.

But things are different now. If Yang Xuan can secure his position as the governor of Ganzhou Guard, Lu Chenghong's position as the crown prince will also be secure.

After Lu Chenghong was silent for a moment, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Father, for your teaching. I understand my father's hard work."

"As long as you understand." The emperor nodded and waved to Wang Daban. Wang Daban quickly came over, supported the emperor and leveled the rocking chair so that the emperor could lie down.

"I will not disturb my father's rest. I will leave."

After Lu Chenghong left the Yangxin Hall, the emperor suddenly sat up and did not appear to be sick or in poor spirits at all.

Wang Daban came over quickly and helped the emperor to stand up. Then the emperor paced back and forth in the palace, the excitement on his face could not be concealed.

"I knew this guy had a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He could even make a fool of himself in a fight."

The secret report the emperor received was much more detailed than Lu Chenghong's battle report.

This proves his ability to recognize people and gives him a full sense of accomplishment.

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Fighting in the twelfth lunar month of winter is a hard job. The people at Jiayuguan Pass are shouting to kill Zhentian. Chen Changqing has been attacking Jiayuguan Pass day and night for three days in a row.

Jiayuguan was originally guarded outside the pass, but because a large number of soldiers had been stationed for a long time, an earthen city was built inside the pass. At this time, it was this earthen city that Dasheng's soldiers attacked.

Chen Changqing followed Yang Xuan's suggestion and had more than 200 trebuchets set up outside the city. They continued to throw stones into the city, beating the Oala people until they could not lift their heads.

Taking advantage of the trebuchet's offensive, the soldiers pushed the ladder cart, rush cart, and cave house cart toward the city wall.

There is nothing much to say about the ladder truck and the ram truck. However, this cave car was modified by Yang Xuan and its thickness has doubled. Not to mention the arrows, even the Ora people's return cannons can't hit it.

More than a dozen heavy cave-house carts were pushed to the bottom of the city and began to break down the doors. Ladder trucks were also set up. The Walas at the top of the city braved attacks from arrows and stones and threw various objects down from the top of the city.

Kerosene, stones, huge wooden beams removed from the house, basically nothing except kerosene can cause any harm to the cave house car.

Even if it was doused with kerosene and started a fire, it would not burn through in a short time. The soldiers had every chance to evacuate.

This is the people-oriented approach that Yang Xuan upholds.

The battle was so fierce, but Yang Xuan was standing on a tall nest car from a distance, looking at the city with a telescope.

The side of the city close to the city wall had been smashed to pieces by trebuchets. The Wala people crouched and rushed towards the city wall to support the city wall as much as possible.

However, under the dense rubble covering and blowing, only three or four out of ten people could rush to the city wall and then transport supplies to the top of the city.

This was the first time for Yang Xuan to witness such a brutal siege, but he could also see that the Wala people were at the end of their game and they could not defend the outer city.

Under the continuous attack of the cave cars, the city gate finally could no longer hold and collapsed.

"Kill!!!"

Amidst shouts of killing, countless soldiers brandished weapons and rushed into the city.

The Wala people in the city should have been prepared for it. As soon as the city gate was lost, they began to retreat towards Guancheng.

Hand-to-hand combat immediately began. Without the fire support of the trebuchet, the battle between the two sides instantly became intense.

Regardless of whether we are the enemy or not, we are all fighting to the death. Someone is screaming and falling down at any time. Yang Xuan sighed and put down the telescope. Seeing too many scenes like this is not a good thing.
Chapter completed!