PDLP Chapter 312 So awesome
Chapter 312 So awesome
After Ning Yi cleaned up the battlefield and reorganized himself a bit, he marched north in a mighty force.
Similarly, he only wrote a letter to Emperor Wu and simply described the general process.
As for trusting the process, I believe that the governor of Yuanzhou is more proactive than anyone else.
Moreover, the wealthy families in Yuanzhou were also looking forward to the prefect reporting as soon as possible.
They contributed money and food, and even so many winter clothes. You, the prefect, must bring us along to report this, right?
Otherwise they wouldn't be so generous.
As soon as Ning Yi left, the letter was delivered to the capital.
The capital was in a state of panic. The barbarian army had already reached Yuanzhou, and was only three or four hundred miles away from them. It was estimated that they would arrive in two or three days.
If they don't leave quickly, they won't even be able to escape.
Even Emperor Wu began to send 5,000 Royal Guards south to escort some important supplies away first.
He was planning to have the queen, several important concubines, and two princes' wives get on the carriage and leave first.
Who knew that he would be stunned when he saw the letter sent by Lao Liu.
He was already very unhappy in his heart. Wasn't this barbarian army caused by you, Old Six, at Hushan Pass?
If you hadn't been lax in your defense, how could such a thing have happened, causing chaos in the entire capital and forcing his father, the supreme emperor of the Great Wu Kingdom, to flee for his life.
But after reading the letter, he couldn't believe it was true, and he looked at it several times with his big eyes.
Finally, he asked Eunuch Zhao beside him, "Is this letter true?"
Eunuch Zhao was also a little bit unconvinced: "Your Majesty, this letter was indeed delivered by the Sixth Prince's military intelligence officer at full speed."
"Moreover, the messenger personally assured us that Yuanzhou had indeed just finished a major battle and had truly defeated the barbarian army."
Having said that, Eunuch Zhao himself was unsure.
Eunuch Zhao is an old man who has served Emperor Wu. What kind of noble person has he not seen?
He is also a super corrupt official. He has businesses in the entire capital and even in many other places.
Moreover, the most luxurious high-rise restaurant in the capital is his property.
This is also because he knew that the Sixth Prince came to his restaurant to kill people, so even though he was annoyed, he was helpless.
After all, no matter how noble his status was and how respected he was, he was still a dog beside Emperor Wu and a slave of the royal family.
At best, he is just a lapdog who is relying on the power of others to bully others.
No matter what the Sixth Prince is like, he is still a member of the royal family. Does he dare to complain to the old emperor?
I was originally waiting for the crown prince to ascend the throne so that he could personally deal with the Sixth Prince, but unexpectedly, the Sixth Prince became more and more powerful.
He also prepared a large amount of property, prepared for the possibility of escape.
Of course, a large amount of property was gradually moved south.
All he had to do was stay by the emperor's side and ensure his own safety.
But now the Sixth Prince had actually defeated the barbarian army, which made him both surprised and depressed.
He himself thought that even if he went to the south it would be fine as it was better than the north. However, if the barbarian army was defeated, it seemed that Emperor Wu would not leave, and he would not have to run away.
Emperor Wu was silent for a while, then he said calmly, "Send someone to Yuanzhou to check for me what the battle situation is."
As a result, the memorial from the prefect of Yuanzhou arrived that afternoon.
This memorial is written in such detail and beautifully.
It was the governor of Yuanzhou who, upon learning that the barbarian army was about to arrive, immediately organized the people of the city to actively defend themselves.
After the Sixth Prince led his army to the outskirts of Yuanzhou City, he took the initiative to send money, food, and medicinal materials, which were actually just some ginger.
Moreover, he was the governor of Yuanzhou, and when the barbarian army arrived, he fought against the army of the Sixth Prince.
He even led thousands of defenders and able-bodied men in the city out of the city to cooperate with the Sixth Prince to fight against the barbarian army.
The battle was so chaotic and bloody.
The prefect even took the initiative to put on armor and go into battle, holding a long sword, charging into the enemy army, fighting bravely and going in and out seven times.
He compared himself to a peerless general, and while killing the enemies, he shouted, "The time has come to be loyal to the emperor, and long live the Great Wu Kingdom."
He cooperated with the Sixth Prince's army, killed the barbarians and made them flee in disarray, and chased them for more than a hundred miles.
He killed so many of the barbarian troops that only about 10,000 remnants fled, and he personally killed dozens of barbarian savages.
After the war, he took the initiative to gather doctors from all over the city to treat the wounded, and also summoned all the wealthy families and common people in the city to take the initiative to send 8,000 sets of winter clothes to the Sixth Prince's army, which had no winter clothes.
He didn't dare to write anything about these supplies. After all, the Sixth Prince was not someone who could be easily fooled.
But he can brag about himself.
We also actively cooperated to prepare special treatment areas for the seriously injured soldiers and warriors.
Anyway, in the memorial submitted by the governor of Yuanzhou, the Sixth Prince's army was indeed fierce in this battle.
However, his contribution as the governor of Yuanzhou was also indispensable. Moreover, he only brought a few thousand able-bodied men in the city, and only a small number of city defense troops were equipped with armor, but he dared to confront the enemy head-on.
Of course, no one in the court would believe the memorial submitted by the prefect of Yuanzhou.
Anyone who knows him knows what kind of person the Yuanzhou magistrate is. He has no real ability except for big talk.
Would he lead thousands of strong men armed with sticks and hoes to charge into battle?
How is that possible? This memorial seems so weak.
The other ministers were even less convinced, and they were very good at exaggerating the faults of the civil servants.
Of course they can blow, they can blow, and they can take advantage of this east wind to catch themselves up to the sky.
But no one would refute him.
After all, no matter how this prefect brags, he represents the civil officials and is the prefect appointed by the court. Even if he did not kill a single enemy in this war, he still participated.
This proves that the court is not completely useless.
Of course, Emperor Wu was also satisfied after seeing it.
The old fox was very clever. Naturally, he could see that the Yuanzhou prefect's exaggeration was probably just to boost his reputation.
In fact, he didn't know that the prefect of Yuanzhou didn't even leave the city gate. He waited until the war was over before running out to shout a few words.
But what made Emperor Wu happy was that this guy was indeed a loyal minister. Those few words of shouting "loyalty to the emperor", "long live the emperor, long live the great Wu country" really flattered Emperor Wu.
The reward must be a big reward.
Sure enough, Emperor Wu did not run away. There was no point in running away. Whether it was the letter from Lao Liu, the memorial from the governor of Yuanzhou, or the personnel who went to Yuanzhou specifically to investigate, they all came back to guarantee that there was indeed a great battle in Yuanzhou, and the barbarian army was defeated.
Only more than 10,000 cavalrymen ran away.
Emperor Wu also learned about the actual battlefield process. Lao Liu led tens of thousands of soldiers to do odd jobs at Hushan Pass, as well as various captured prisoners, and even fought against the barbarian army in single clothes.
But it was the cavalry army in the northwest that made the real contribution and decided the outcome.
This 30,000-strong Northwestern Army first dealt with the 30,000 cavalry of the barbarians, and then cooperated with the captured army to deal with tens of thousands of barbarian rebel infantry, defeating them in one battle.
This is also the process of Yu Shengfei writing his letter.
Of course, it was Ning Yi who taught him to weaken his cavalry strength, strengthen the military merits of the Northwest Army, and give Yu Shengfei more bargaining chips.
Yu Shengfei was naturally happy.