Yongle City, which had just experienced a fierce battle, was still in a mess.
The officers and soldiers defending the city suffered heavy casualties, and countless bodies were transported on stretchers and vehicles to be buried in mass graves outside the city.
The remaining troops are seizing the time to clear the ruins, rescue the victims, and rearrange defenses.
The entire Yongle City was bustling with people.
Just after noon, the leaders of the Southern Expedition Army gathered towards Yongle City one after another.
The main generals of the imperial army also entered Yongle City one after another.
It gave the people in Yongle City, who had just experienced a bloody battle, a sense of security.
Liu Xia was currently sitting in the study room of the guarded house in Yongle City, practicing cross-legged skills.
There are not a few intact houses in the entire Yongle City. It is here that we have managed to escape the flames of war and half of the houses have been preserved.[
The Tiger Guards have already put the entire place under martial law, and anyone entering or exiting must undergo heavy questioning.
For a time, this garrisoned house became the core command center of the Southern Expedition Army.
"Your Highness, all the masters, the main generals of the Southern Expedition Army, and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Xinjiang Border Guard Army have arrived. Please give me your permission."
At this moment, Zhang Zong clasped his fists outside the door and shouted.
"Oh. Tell them, I'll be here right away."
After saying this, Liu Xia slowly opened his eyes.
The colorful glow that enveloped her body slowly dissipated. Then, Liu Xia put on a pair of white dark clothes and stepped towards the meeting hall.
As soon as I arrived outside the door of the meeting hall, I heard the noise in the meeting hall.
When Zhang Zong was about to report, Liu Xia stopped him and stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, listening to what was going on inside.
"Old Song, you have to listen to my explanation. It's not that our Huangpu family didn't come to reinforce us, but that when our Huangpu family received the signal, it was already yesterday morning. You have to know that our Huangpu family's defense line is very long.
People and horses also need time. When I first set off, I realized that Yongle City had been saved."
"Old Huangpu, who are you lying to? Your Huangpu family's residence is less than fifty miles away from Yongle City. I will give you three hours to gather the troops, and you will have two more hours to arrive. Yesterday's battle at Yongle City, if
If His Highness hadn't arrived in time, my son's life would have been in danger. He refused to save me until he died, and even intercepted my Song family's food and grass, adding insult to injury. Which end of the world are you from the Huangpu family?"
At this moment, Song Tianyou shouted angrily.
"Old Song, I don't understand what you are saying. You are just saying that my Huangpu family won't come to reinforce us. Our Huangpu family has never done this interception of grain and grass. Don't slander anyone. Besides, there was a bloody battle in Yongle yesterday.
In the city, except for the Nangong family who have rebelled, there are still eight of the ten major families of the Tianji Dynasty, and none of them have come to reinforce. Don't be like a mad dog and bite my Huangpu family, my Huangpu family is not a soft persimmon!"
Huang Pujie shouted angrily.
"Who are you calling a mad dog?"[
Song Tianyou drank angrily.
"Whoever barks here is a mad dog."
Huang Pujie immediately shouted angrily.
The two people were at war with each other, and they were about to start a fight.
At this time, Liu Xia coughed, and Zhang Zong immediately shouted: "His Royal Highness has arrived."
Immediately, the meeting hall fell silent.
Liu Xia stepped into the meeting hall. About forty generals in the meeting hall knelt down on the ground to salute Liu Xia.
Liu Xia sat down directly at the coach's position and said with a smile: "Everyone, please get up quickly."
At this time, many generals stood up one after another.
"Everyone, since I left Longdu, this is the first time that the generals of our southern expedition have gathered together. It's really not easy."
Liu Xia smiled faintly and then said: "You are all gathered here today for one thing only. A few days ago, the Nangong family's army tried to capture Yongle City. They were so arrogant. They did not let our southern expedition army go.
In my eyes, although Yongle City has been defended now, I would like to hear your opinions and next steps."
Immediately, many generals in the hall were whispering.
"Your Highness, the general believes that the Nangong family's morale will be low after Yongle City is defeated. This is a good opportunity to counterattack. Your Majesty, please make your decision."
Song Tianyou cupped his fists and said.
"The general seconded the proposal."
Immediately, most of the generals in the imperial court knelt on the ground and said with clasped fists.
"Your Highness, Wei Chen believes that although Yongle City defeated the Nangong family army, it was far from being damaged. They have been operating in Taizhou for many years, holding the city in hand, and occupying the water channel. Wei Chen is worried that if we march rashly,
I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties. So I think your Highness should think twice."
At this moment, Liu Rong, the head of the Liu family, appeared and shouted.
"Wei Chen agrees with Master Liu's opinion."
Immediately, Huang Pujie cupped his fists and said.
"Master Liu, Master Huangpu, the monsoon season will be here in one month. If we don't send troops now, when the monsoon arrives and pirates attack, the situation will be more complicated. If we don't seize the opportunity to attack now, how long will it take?"
Zhang Haotian on the other side immediately retorted.
"Master Zhang, the pirates and the Nangong family have always been at odds with each other. If the pirates attack, we will just sit back and wait until both the pirates and the Nangong family are defeated. At that time, wouldn't it be a good time to conquer Hainan's sea territory in one go?"
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Huang Pujie smiled lightly.
"That's wrong. If the Nangong family and the pirates work together, wouldn't we have another opponent?"
Zhang Haotian immediately retorted.
Suddenly, the meeting hall became noisy and chaotic.
On the other hand, the generals in the imperial court were all silent, as if they were watching a show.
Liu Xia sat in the coach's seat and watched coldly.
At the beginning, the emperor assembled an army of 600,000 men, two-thirds of which were from these aristocratic families.
Only 200,000 people were part of the imperial army.
The situation of the southern expedition army was much more complicated than Liu Xia had ever seen.
"Ahem."
Liu Xia coughed slightly, raised his head and looked around and said, "Wang Xiaoyong, you are the commander-in-chief of the southern Xinjiang border guard army. What do you think?"
At this time, among the crowd of imperial generals, a tall and sturdy man with a pale face, bandages on his body, and armor came out from the crowd.
The southern Xinjiang border guard army originally numbered 200,000 people and was stationed in the southern Xinjiang sea all year round.
After the Nangong family rebelled, they first fought with the Southern Xinjiang border garrison. The Southern Xinjiang border garrison was defeated by the Nangong family. When they were routed to Kunzhou, there were less than 60,000 troops left.
Now he is recuperating in Kunzhou.
"Your Highness, the Nangong family has been operating in Taizhou for many years, and the soldiers under its command are capable of fighting. I think it is better to wait for an opportunity and wait for the opportunity."
Wang Xiaoyong stepped out of the queue and clasped his fists and said.
"Wang Xiaoyong, I heard that in the Battle of Taizhou, your 200,000 border troops were defeated by 60,000 Nangong troops. In less than half a month, Taizhou was completely lost. Can you give me an explanation?
"
Liu Xia suddenly changed the topic and raised his head to drink.
When Wang Xiaoyong heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, the Nangong family suddenly attacked, and the last general has led his troops to resist desperately. However, the southern Xinjiang border guard army has been stationed in Taizhou all year round, and many generals are involved with the Nangong family.
.The last general..."
"Really? So you are not responsible for the loss of Taizhou?"
Liu Xia smiled coldly.
"The general's crime deserves to be punished by death. Please give him a chance to make meritorious service. The general will definitely lead the army in southern Xinjiang to regain the lost territory. He will not come back until he dies."
Wang Xiaoyong said with trembling all over.
"Wang Xiaoyong, Wang Xiaoyong, you have to regain the lost ground now! Yesterday's bloody battle in Yongle City, your troops are less than seventy miles away from Yongle City, I ask you, why did you not go to reinforce?"
Liu Xia stood up slowly and asked with suppressed anger.
"The general deserves to die!"
Wang Xiaoyong said with sweat profusely.
"Hmph, you really deserve to die. Zhang Zong, bring up the evidence."
Liu Xia said with her hands behind her back.
At this time, Zhang Zong carried up a box with the seal of the Metropolitan Procuratorate on it and placed it in the center of the meeting hall.
When Wang Xiaoyong saw the box, his face turned pale, and big beads of sweat kept dripping down his cheeks.
"The southern Xinjiang army should have more than 200,000 troops. In the past ten years, you have led the southern Xinjiang army, using gullible people, taking bribes and perverting the law, living on empty wages, and colluding with the Nangong family. When the Nangong family's army rebels, you
The southern Xinjiang border garrison has less than 100,000 troops, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. The South China Sea has not been pacified for a long time, and you are a great hero!"
Liu Xia said calmly.
"The last will die, the last will die."
Wang Xiaoyong hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Come here, drag this traitor out and execute him in Lingchi."
Liu Xia drank coldly.
Immediately, seven or eight tiger guards rushed in from outside the room, and immediately dragged Wang Xiaoyong out.
At this moment, there was a lot of noise outside the meeting hall, and then screams were heard, and the hearts of those who heard it were frightened.
Obviously, it was Wang Xiaoyong's personal soldiers who were not executed.
After a while, peace was restored outside the meeting hall.
Liu Xia turned his back to everyone and said calmly with his hands behind his back: "In the forty years of Yong'an, King Rui was stupid. Wang Mang's thieves revolted in southern Xinjiang, and all the major families responded. In less than three years, the Rui Dynasty was at its peak.
Falling apart. My dear friends, do you also want to change history?"
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
Suddenly, people in the hall fell to their knees and shouted.
"Don't you dare? I don't think you have anything to fear, right? Yongle City is imminent, and the Nangong family is sending troops on three fronts. But you are all hiding in Kunzhou to watch the fun. Then I would like to ask, what were you busy with yesterday?"
Liu Xia sneered.
Immediately, there was silence in the hall.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Liu Xia turned around, walked to Huang Pujie's side and smiled.
"The humble minister is terrified."
Huang Pujie hurriedly knelt on the ground and said.
"Oh? Afraid? Your Huangpu family's navy is the most powerful among many families. The Nangong family's navy is less than half as strong as yours. But in the end, the entire army was destroyed in the sea battle at the end of the bay. Senior Huangpu,
Can you tell me the story behind this?"
"Weichen, Weichen made a mistake in his command and his deployment was ineffective..."
"It seems that these excuses you are looking for are quite interesting. Of course, your Huangpu family's navy belongs to you Huangpu. According to common sense, I should not interfere. However, your Huangpu family's navy is so capable, I think
, why not just leave it to the imperial court to manage it. Senior Huangpu, what do you think?"
Liu Xia stood beside him and asked with a smile.
Huang Pujie was stunned, this Liu Xia was a lion talking loudly.
However, under the current situation, as long as he dared to say no, Liu Xia would definitely kill him.
"Wei Chen has no objection."
"Haha, that's good. Let's take care of this matter immediately. If I don't receive news from the Navy tomorrow morning, you know the consequences. In my opinion, the rebellion of the Nangong family is just a scabies disease.
Please work together with me. I don’t want to see problems like this happen in the future. Do you all understand?”
Liu Xia asked loudly.
"We will definitely do our best to put down the Nangong rebels."
Immediately, everyone in the meeting hall shouted.
"Very good, then let's discuss the specific details of the attack."