Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Yun Chong and other old foxes felt the gazes of Duan Dingbang and others, and a subtle and inexplicable smile flashed quickly deep in their eyes.
In order to help His Majesty the Emperor, Mr. Liu, to smooth things over, these old foxes have resorted to all the tricks they used to do in the court!
Although Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu and the rest of the younger generation looked at each other very secretly, how could they hide the feeling of old foxes like Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wan Yan and the others from them!
You know, Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye and other old foxes are all veteran killers who have experienced hundreds of battles.
With their current status as old foxes, they naturally don't need to go to the battlefield in person, ride their horses and whips, and charge into battle.
However, when they were still young, they were also brave generals who rushed out step by step from the battlefield, from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
A character who can kill step by step on the battlefield, if his own reaction and perception are just a little bit different, he has died countless times.
Therefore, Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing and others had no idea that the changes in their expressions just now had already been clearly seen by arrogant, Wanyan Chizha and other old foxes out of the corners of their eyes.
As for uncles like Song Qing, Cheng Kai, Feng Buer, Ning Chao, and Han Peng, they had no intention of reminding Duan Dingbang, the eldest nephews, and the juniors.
When there are some things that should be reminded, you can naturally be reminded, but there are some things that you cannot be reminded of.
For example, the emotional changes in the heart, such as one's own eyesight.
Especially when you are in front of His Majesty the Emperor, Mr. Liu, you must have a sharp mind and enough discernment.
These things must be pondered by oneself slowly and gradually understood by oneself.
On top of these things, if my uncles reminded them, not only would they not be helping them, but they would also be harmed.
Most people in the world think that only those civil servants who use their words and pens in the court are the ones with deep thoughts.
However, only the generals who are leading the troops in the army know that their thoughts as generals are no less than those of the civil servants above the court.
After all, compared to the civil servants above the temple, generals with military power are more likely to be feared by His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, a general with a poor mind and poor eyesight cannot survive for long in a court full of intrigues.
After the faces of young generals such as Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu, and Chu Yunhao gradually returned to normal, Mr. Liu chuckled and raised the wine glass to his lips and took a sip of the drink.
Immediately, he looked happily towards Duan Dingbang, who was sitting diagonally opposite.
"Dingbang."
When Duan Dingbang heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he stood up from the chair in a flash.
"I'm here."
"Dingbang, this girl Yue'er has already apologized to you in advance before she expressed her two slightly different opinions.
Therefore, if there is anything inappropriate in Yue'er's remarks just now, you kid are not allowed to have any dissatisfaction, let alone take it to your heart!"
As soon as Mr. Liu said these words, Duan Dingbang quickly raised his hands and fisted him respectfully.
Then, he turned slightly and hugged the little cutie.
"Returning to Your Majesty, what Her Royal Highness the Princess said earlier, I can be said to be sincerely convinced, and there is absolutely no trace of dissatisfaction."
Listening to Duan Dingbang's very solemn tone, Young Master Liu gently shook the jade fan in his hand and looked at Duan Dingbang with a smile and nodded gently.
"So good, so good.
Dingbang, there’s no need to stand, hurry up and take a seat.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing Duan Dingbang sit down again, Mr. Liu chuckled and raised his head to look at the cutie standing next to him.
"Yue'er, don't stand all the time. Go back and sit down."
When the little cutie heard her father's confusion, she lowered her head and looked at Young Master Liu with a smile and shook her head a few times.
"Father, if you feel uncomfortable sitting all the time, why not stand and move your body."
"Hahahaha, okay, you can do whatever you want."
"Yeah, yeah, Yue'er knows."
The little cutie responded to Mr. Liu with a clear and melodious voice. He first put down the wine bottle and wine glass in his hand, and then grabbed a small handful of peach kernels from the plate on the table.
Young Master Liu smiled lightly and looked away at the little cutie, raised his head slightly and drank the wine in the glass in one breath.
Seeing this, the little cutie quickly stopped the action of pinching the peach kernels between her fingers. As soon as her father put the wine glass on the table, he immediately picked up the wine pot and filled it with a glass of wine.
Young Master Liu adjusted his sitting posture lazily, then reached out and picked up a small handful of melon seeds from the plate, while looking up at Duan Dingbang with a smile.
"Dingbang."
When Duan Dingbang heard the sound, he hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand and looked up at Young Master Liu.
"I'm here."
Seeing Duan Dingbang looking towards him, Young Master Liu gently pinched open a melon seed and put the kernel into his mouth with a faint smile.
"Dingbang, you said before that underestimating the enemy's carelessness is a taboo for military strategists.
I want to ask you, this young master, when you led the troops to help Persia quell the rebellion, did you underestimate the enemy when you faced the rebels in Persia?"
As soon as the words from Mr. Liu's mouth fell, everyone present turned their heads and looked towards Duan Dingbang in unison.
Duan Dingbang straightened his body immediately, with a calm expression on his face, and raised his hands to Young Master Liu without avoiding his eyes.
"Your Majesty, this time I lead the army on an expedition. No matter how large or small the enemy's troops are, I will never underestimate the enemy."
Listening to Duan Dingbang's solemn answer, Young Master Liu frowned slightly.
"Dingbang, I have already gone through the battle report documents that you have prepared. I have already gone through them last night.
Judging from what you wrote in the battle report document, your losses in the cities of Sultani and Aijad in Persia during this expedition were considerable."
As Young Master Liu spoke, he peeled off a melon seed and put it in his mouth.
"By the way, Master, I just briefly looked through the contents of the document last night, and I don't know much about many details yet.
Tell me, young master, how many battles, big and small, did you fight in total during this expedition to help the Persians quell the rebellion?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have fought a total of eighteen battles with the enemy during this expedition.
Among them, there were seven siege battles, six outdoor battlefield battles, and five small-scale unexpected encounters."
After listening to Duan Dingbang's answer, Master Liu nodded thoughtfully.
"You fought a total of 18 battles, large and small, killing more than 40,000 people in direct formation, and captured more than 110,000 enemy soldiers.
However, the Second Route West Expedition Army under your command only lost more than 7,000 troops.
In this expedition, you have achieved such great military exploits. It is really a great victory, a rare great victory!
You don't have to worry, after everything stabilizes, I will reward you for your merits."
Duan Dingbang, Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing and other generals heard this and immediately stood up and saluted Young Master Liu.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live my emperor."
"No need to be polite, just sit down."
"I will thank you, Your Majesty."
After Liu Mingzhi picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the drink, he let out a sigh of relief with his brows slightly furrowed.
"Dingbang, let's continue the question I asked before.
This time you led your troops on an expedition and fought a total of eighteen battles with the enemy. In the end, you only lost more than 7,000 soldiers.
But!
According to what you wrote in the battle report document, you lost more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in just two battles in Sultani City and Aijade City.
Taken together, all the battles you fought during this expedition resulted in a total loss of just over 7,000 troops.
But in the cities of Sultani and Aijad, you lost more than 2,000 soldiers.
When these two battles were evenly divided, more than a thousand soldiers were lost in one battle.
Back then, before your Second Route Western Expedition Army set off, I equipped your infantry battalion with quite a number of various artillery pieces!
Moreover, those artillery pieces were all new artillery pieces that had just been developed by the military construction supervisor.
The power of the new artillery is much greater than that of the old artillery!
Even the various weapons and equipment on your body are all new weapons and equipment for the military construction supervisor.
To be continued...