In the Qinzheng Hall, Haotian carefully looked at the people sitting in the hall. As usual, the imperial court included Auxiliary Prince An Yongchang, Pang Ye Tiezhen, Sima Danggui and others, but there were several more people below them.
The generals, including Hu Biyandan, the commander of the Dragon Cavalry Corps, Liu Nance, the commander of the Imperial Guards Corps, Liu Nannan, the commander of the Green Dragon Corps, Xiang Xing, the commander of the Eastern Corps, He Huairen, the commander of the Dragon Corps, and two strange middle-aged men, passed by.
After Zhang Yuewan's hint, Haotian finally understood that one of them was Liu Nanshang, the commander of the Suzaku Legion, and the other was Liu Nanshu, the commander-in-chief of the royal intelligence system. There were also two civil servants that Haotian had not seen before.
It was Liu Chaoting, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and Han Cheng, the censor of Taizuodu.
In addition to the court personnel, the only people sitting in the hall were Jingxi King Li Tieming and his son, Weiyuan King Zhang Cangxiong, himself, Zhang Yue, Wanxue Qingcheng and others. Seeing such a situation, Haotian was frightened at that time, except that he had already
The Song family on Yizhou Road who had completely broken with the empire, Jingnan Duke Ouyang Jingzhong who was currently confronting Jinhua Mitsukoshi on the Xijiang front in the south, and Zhu Bingyang, the commander of the Northern Army Corps who stayed on Yuzhou Road to train the army, several local vassal towns in Qingfeng and
All the generals and important officials in the imperial court are here. Just looking at the ranks of the people here, you know that the imperial court is making big moves this time.
Seeing Haotian walking into the Qinzheng Hall, Li Xiaomo couldn't help but nod and smile at Haotian. However, Li Xiaomo's smile immediately condensed on his face, because after Zhang Yuewan and Xue Qingcheng beside Haotian entered the hall, Xue Qingcheng
Qingcheng did not go to her seat, and Zhang Yuewan also sat behind Haotian instead of beside her father. Although it was just a seat, the problem reflected in it was the stance and tendency of Xue Qingcheng and Zhang Yuewan.
The Bloody Plateau has always been a loyal follower of the Qingfeng royal family. Starting from the great Heavenly Whip King Tiding Khan, the royal family and the Bloody Plateau have always maintained a good relationship. However, since the Luoche Dynasty split from the Bloody Plateau,
After the Qingfeng court did not provide corresponding assistance, rifts began to appear between the two. However, whether in public or private situations, the Bloody Plateau was quite deferential to the empire. It was Shenzong who adjusted the Dragon Cavalry Legion.
This has always been the case after the formation of officers. Logically speaking, Xue Qingcheng should be sitting at the top of Hu Biyandan, where is the place where Princess Qingcheng and the Holy Maiden of the Bloody Plateau belong. But as soon as she came in, she sat on Hao
Beside Tian, it was obvious that Xue Qingcheng was preparing to attend as Haotian's wife and concubine this time.
The same is true for Zhang Yuewan. As the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family in Huaishui, she is not married to Haotian, so Zhang Yuewan should be sitting next to her father, King Weiyuan. But Zhang Yuewan actually just smiled at King Weiyuan.
With a nod, he honestly sat down next to Haotian with Xue Qingcheng. At this time, not only Li Xiaomo's face changed, but also Weiyuan King Zhang Cangxiong's face also changed.
Xiang Xing is a straight person. When he saw the two of them sitting next to Haotian, he immediately said loudly: "Your Highnesses, your position is not with Duke Jingbei. Look at how hard Duke Jingbei is being squeezed by you.
"He and Haotian are close friends, so they can joke with Zhang Yuewan. Besides, the Emperor Yinglie has not yet arrived, so there is no harm in teasing him like this.
Xue Qingcheng said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "General, you are joking. The right way is to obey your husband when you marry. Since I have married into the river, I will naturally follow my husband. The husband is the wife's guide. My husband is sitting here, how can I sit here?"
elsewhere?"
Zhang Yuewan also smiled and said: "I was supposed to sit next to my father, but my father's seat happens to be directly opposite that of my husband. If I sit there, wouldn't I be face to face with my husband? Husband.
As a wife, I have no choice but to sit next to my husband."
After the two said this, the faces of everyone in the Qinzheng Hall finally looked better, at least it made sense. However, Zhang Cangxiong's face was still a little gloomy. He had never expected that his daughter, who had always been considerate, would actually sit together.
Opposite of yourself.
Zhang Yuewan sighed slightly in her heart. She couldn't understand her father's thoughts. Father, my daughter did this entirely for my Huaishui Zhang family. You will definitely understand your daughter's good intentions in the future.
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However, Haotian, who is smart in big things and confused in small things, didn't realize there was anything wrong with this matter. In his opinion, Zhang Yuewan and the others should sit next to him. Besides, he also didn't care about this seat issue.
I don't care. When senior leaders in Hetao hold meetings, many times the people sitting in the main seats are Tianyi or Luo Xiangchu, Xiangcheng and others, while Dugu and others below also sit casually. Haotian doesn't think there is anything wrong with that. He just wants to go to Xingxing.
It's true. Generally, a table with several tables can seat one person, or at most two people. With these three people sitting together, it is indeed a bit crowded.
After everyone sat down, Emperor Yinglie walked in. Next to him was Jiutian Yushenjian Jun Weiming, one of the top ten masters in China. His eyes were still as sharp as ever, but his body was even thinner.
. Even the King Yi's bow carried on his back looked taller and taller.
Seeing Xue Qingcheng and Zhang Yuewan sitting next to Haotian, Emperor Yinglie obviously realized the key to the matter, but he did not say anything, but a flash of anger quickly flashed in his eyes.
Since it was not a formal court meeting, there was no need to kneel down, so Haotian sat happily. Emperor Yinglie also sat on his dragon chair, said a few polite words, and then got to the point.
"This year 621 was not a good year. First, the Holy Sect of Paradise caused chaos on the Yangzhou Road, then the Three Northeastern Kingdoms crossed the river and moved south, and then the Eastern Japanese Dynasty invaded the south of the Yangtze River. During this year, our Qingfeng Empire has been in a very unfavorable war situation.
Fortunately, thanks to your dedicated soldiers and hard work, our current line of defense has been stabilized. However, this line of defense is only temporary. When spring comes next year, there will definitely be a big battle on this line of defense. Well, Tie Aiqing
, please first explain the current military situation of the empire." Emperor Yinglie was obviously worried about the situation of the war, so he got to the point right away.
Although Tie Zhen's spirit is as strong as ever, his body and bones are not good after all. Fortunately, he is a military commander, so even if he is over ninety years old, he can still ride a horse into battle. In response, Tie Zhen sat on his own
The lecturer started to explain: "I have discussed the current situation of the empire with the imperial master a few days ago. Now our situation is very unfavorable. Let's talk about the southernmost Xijiang defense line first. Now Jingnan Duke Ouyang Jingzhong has the south in his hands.
There are 100,000 soldiers in the legion, 80,000 local troops stationed on Dahu Road, plus some extra-staff troops, the total strength of the Southern Military Region is about 200,000. However, there is the Holy Sect of Paradise to the east of Dahu Road, and there is Jinhua Mitsukoshi to the south who will not change his stubbornness.
To the west, there are five southern Yunnan tribes with ulterior motives, so the current situation in the Southern Military Region is not optimistic. Jiangnan Road has concentrated about 200,000 troops of the Bliss Holy Sect and three famous generals such as Zhu Zhaoping, Lang Yan, and Yan Ge. Among them, the combat effectiveness of 150,000 troops is very high.
It's not weak, I'm afraid it's not much different from our regular army. Dahu Louis is difficult to attack and defend. The pressure from the Holy Sect alone has forced Duke Jingnan to go all out. And Jinhua Mitsukoshi's overwhelming military strength is as high as
700,000. Although there are 50,000 Dragon Legion soldiers from Xijiang Antenna and Deputy Commander Liu Bi, the number one general in Jinhua is on the south bank of Xijiang River. No one dares to take it lightly. Fortunately, General Dugu from Hetao captured An Yue some time ago.
The king heard Xingfan, and now Anyue has been involved in the struggle for the throne, which has somewhat relieved the pressure on the Xijiang defense line. As for the west of Dahu Road, there is Jingbeigong’s army of 100,000. Due to their existence, Dian
The five southern tribes and the Golden Flower Dynasty in the south did not dare to act rashly. However, in my opinion, it is best for these 100,000 troops to be transferred north to the Yuzhou Road area before the beginning of spring to cooperate with the main battlefield of Yuzhou Road. Therefore, this vacant
The position requires new troops to be supplemented. This is a very troublesome matter."
In fact, the matter on South Dian Road is not without a solution. Luo Xiang has already proposed to Haotian that he first slowly move Xue Sha and Dugu's 100,000 troops to Dahu Road, and the vacated sphere of influence is
It was secretly handed over to the Song family on Yizhou Road. The Song family now has 400,000 troops, all of which are huddled in Yizhou Road. Isn't it just trying to add insult to injury and expand everywhere? Yingzhou and Yizhou in the north of South Yunnan Road were originally the power of the Song family.
Therefore, handing over the South Yunnan Road to the Song family was a favor. After occupying the South Yunnan Road, the Song family would inevitably have interests entangled with the local Shan people, and Jinhua would obviously not let go of this opportunity. In this way,
The Song family's army will inevitably be transferred to southern Yunnan in large numbers, which will not only stabilize the situation in southern Yunnan, but also prevent the Song family from adding insult to injury when the imperial coalition forces are fighting against the Paradise Alliance.
However, the imperial court will definitely not agree to this proposal. This is not because of the empire’s deep feelings for South Yunnan Road, but to take care of the feelings of Zhang Cangxiong and Li Tieming. Compared with the Song family, the Li family and the Zhang family both fought in the empire during the war of resistance.
The front line, especially the Li family, the 200,000 most elite of the 400,000-strong army are all in the Yuzhou Road area. It is easy to give up the South Yunnan Road to the Song family, but the Song family is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
They will definitely not spit it out. In other words, the imperial court gave South Yunnan Road to the Song family in disguise. In this way, Li Tieming and Zhang Cangxiong would never agree. They sweated and sweated for the empire, and now they have not received any benefits.
However, the Song family looked on with self-respect and watched the excitement, but got such a large piece of territory, and no one felt comfortable. Now the empire urgently needs the Li family and the Zhang family to work together, and naturally they are not willing to be separated because of this matter. Otherwise
From Pang Ye's perspective, he must have already promoted this plan.
"The second is the Huai River Front. In the Huai River Road area, the main force is the Holy Sect of Paradise. Since the Paradise Soldiers Heng Legion has moved to the Yangzhou Road and Meizhou area, there is only one hundred thousand troops led by Paradise Minghui left here. However, Minghui is
He is one of the four famous generals of Bliss. He also has considerable military attainments, and the combat effectiveness of the Minghui Legion is also very strong, so it should not be taken lightly. But fortunately, King Weiyuan's 200,000 Huaishui army has been replenished here.
The complete Suzaku Army. If possible, I think the Suzaku Army can be transferred to places where it is more needed."
"Finally, there is the Yuzhou Road battlefield. This is also the main battlefield of our Qingfeng and Northeastern Allied Forces. If there is a loss here, then our empire will not be far from being destroyed. We have gathered all the troops we can here, including the imperial court.
The three directly subordinate Qinglong, Dongfang, and Northern legions plus the 100,000 garrison on Yuzhou Road. If the situation is critical, the imperial guard legion and the dragon cavalry legion in the Tiandu Holy Capital will also be dispatched. In addition to the thirty thousand troops of Qinchuan Jingxi King
The 200,000 elite navy, including the Red Eyebrow Legion, are also concentrated here. Of course, there are also the 150,000 troops of Duke Jingbei and Princess Qingcheng, and the 40,000 navy of King Weiyuan of Huai River. And in our
On the front, there are the 400,000 Northeastern Allied Forces led by Cassimbas, the 150,000 Army and 100,000 Navy of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty, the 100,000 Guardian Guards of the Bliss Holy Sect, and the Bingheng Army in the Meizhou area. If you look at the numbers,
It seems that the total strength of our two sides is not much different, and we even have a certain advantage. However, in terms of the combat effectiveness of the army, we are slightly inferior to the Paradise Alliance. The government orders cannot be smoothed and the cooperation is not tacit. This is our breeze.
The biggest flaw of the army. In the sixty years since Cassimbas became famous outside the Great Wall, I have fought against this man many times. This man is a god in military skills and has never been defeated in a hundred battles in his life. If he does not have an absolutely superior force, I do not advocate a decisive battle with him.
.Final settlement is a last resort, and we should choose a decisive battle as much as possible."
Tie Zhen introduced Qing Feng's current situation to everyone as straightforwardly as possible. However, everyone present was very familiar with Qing Feng's current situation, so after listening to Tie Zhen's words, they all thought about themselves with expressionless faces.
Things, but despite this, Haotian still rarely listened silently. After all, this is at least the minimum respect for an old man in his nineties. But this old man is a little too partial. The southeast of the empire is indeed
These are the three fronts, but these are not the only places where the empire fights. At least the situation on the Three Roads in Hetao is no better than that in the southeast. But it is winter now, whether it is the three major nomads in the north or the northwest.
Neither the Mandan in the east nor the Sashan Western Region in the west are able to mobilize large-scale troops for the time being, but when spring comes and the flowers bloom, their hometown will also be on fire.
The Auxiliary King suddenly interrupted and said: "Tie Shangshu has described the situation one by one that Qingfeng is facing now. The main problem we are facing now is that after the beginning of spring, the Paradise Alliance will inevitably launch a large-scale attack on Qingfeng.
, how should we respond when the time comes."
"The soldiers are coming to block the water and the soil is flooding. Others have already hit us under the nose. How can we still be human with our tails between our legs?" Xiang Xing was the first to speak. Liu Nance and other military generals also meant the same, and they all agreed with Xiang Xing.
meaning, while Haotian, Li Tieming and others remained silent.