In the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace.
Whether it was the Imperial Army officers on duty outside the palace or the civil and military officials coming to the palace from the cabinet or outside the palace, Young Master Liu's heartfelt laughter could be heard from afar.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
From the hall, Mr. Liu's three words "good" came out in a row. His voice was ups and downs, one sound drowned out the other, which made some people who didn't know the details couldn't help but feel extremely puzzled and confused about what great happy event had happened.
It actually made Young Master Liu, who had not entered the palace for about two months and started to deal with government affairs, so happy today.
Under the dragon platform in Qinzheng Hall, Liu Mingzhi held the two battle reports presented by Song Yu, with a smile from the heart on his face. He turned the two battle reports over and over, not knowing that he had already read them carefully. several times.
When there were more and more officials in the palace, Liu Mingzhi closed the two battle reports with a faint smile, and looked around at the confused civil and military officials who had rushed to the palace.
"All my dear friends are here!"
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"No courtesy, please take your seats!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Just as a group of officials knelt down, another large group of officials poured into the hall in order. Seeing the spring breeze smile on Liu Mingzhi's face, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that His Majesty urgently summoned me and others to the palace for an audience, not because something bad happened, but because something great happened.
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor.
I am late and have kept Your Majesty waiting for a long time. Please forgive me. "
“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.
All are free of charge and seated. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Little Chengzi."
"yes!"
Little Chengzi immediately put away his fly whisk and called the few eunuchs inside the palace gate to walk out of the palace, heading straight for the imperial dining room.
"It's noon and it's time for dinner. I summoned you into the palace. I guess many of you have not had time to eat, right?
Half an hour ago, I asked the royal kitchen to prepare the royal meal, which will be delivered shortly.
Today we are in charge of the food and open to eating. "
All the officials immediately laughed happily and saluted with their heads held up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Liu Mingzhi raised the two battle reports in his hand and waved them: "You are summoned to the palace urgently this time because the Western Expedition Army has sent back the first battle report.
Now, my army is marching westward and has entered the barbarian territory of the two countries to station and recuperate as it was three months ago.
On the third and seventh day of August, they successively attacked Tianzhu and Dashi.
According to the battle reports of Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai, they were reported together with the documents compiled from the military records.
I marched two armies to the west. First, the soldiers and horses from the right route had an inadvertent encounter with the soldiers and horses from Tianzhu. Then, at around 3:00 noon on the same day, the soldiers and horses from the left route launched an attack on the city of Gistan, a border city of the Great Food Kingdom. A siege.
The army on the right led by Marshal Nangong, consisting of 30,000 vanguard troops, used kite-flying tactics to defeat the 50,000 elite Tianzhu troops that they accidentally encountered.
Nearly 20,000 barbarian enemy troops were directly beheaded, and more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were captured. However, with the assistance of artillery, our vanguard troops and horses directly killed less than a hundred soldiers.
The number of soldiers who were unfortunately hit by Liu Ya and suffered minor injuries was less than 5,000.
The battle between the soldiers on the right and the Tianzhu soldiers and horses has in one fell swoop destroyed the morale of our Great Dragon Heavenly Army and demonstrated the power of our Great Dragon Heavenly Army.
After Nangong Shuai sent back the first battle report, he continued to lead Tianzhu's prisoners and marched towards Zala City, Tianzhu's border.
Now, Zara City should have been lost to my attack on the elite!
As for Zhang Shuai's left army, they shelled the city of Gistan on the border of the Great Food Kingdom. They directly captured the city of Gistan without losing a single soldier. They captured the city lord Aigela who surrendered without a fight and more than 10,000 surviving people. Remaining soldiers.
During this Western Expedition, my dragon expeditionary army won consecutive battles, which completely reassured me.
Perhaps next winter, at the end of the fourth year of peace, my dragon's dragon flag will be completely planted throughout the two countries.
The culprits who dare to slaughter the people of our Dalong merchants and despise our Dalong Tianwei will be escorted back to Beijing for punishment.
Commander Zhang and Commander Nangong of the Western Expedition, Commander Zhang Mo of the Anxi Protectorate, and the generals of the Western Regions, they have lived up to my expectations.
I'm so relieved! "
"Your Majesty is wise, the soldiers of the Western Expedition are mighty, long live my emperor."
"Military Department!"
"The old minister is here!"
“Within three days, the Ministry of War drafted a plan, the cabinet approved it, and announced to the world the glorious achievements of our soldiers in the Western Expedition.
I want all the people in the world to be proud of me except me and my ministers.
Congratulations to the soldiers of the Western Expedition and wish them an early victory! "
"Old minister, I obey the order!"
"Tobe!"
"The old minister is here!"
“This army’s western expedition consumes a lot of food and grass.
Although after the soldiers of the Western Expedition arrived in the Western Regions, their food and grass were provided by the countries in the Western Regions.
However, subsequent food and grass must be raised, and we must not slack off just because the soldiers of the Western Expedition have entered the territory of the barbarian countries and can seize food and grass to replenish their military supplies.
For the people and royal families of the countries in the Western Regions, supplying food and fodder for the 800,000-strong army was a huge burden.
It's not like the three places in Dalong. They mostly focus on animal husbandry.
Without affecting the normal expenditure of the national treasury, continue to raise grain and grass to transport to the Western Regions, and return the consumed grain and grass to the people of various countries.
Or you, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, may work together to make plans to compensate the people of the Western Regions for their strong support for the imperial court in other ways.
In any case, we must not cause the subjects of the Western Regions to be incompatible with the imperial court because of this Western Expedition.
It even develops into the final form of alienation.
Since I have unified the world, no matter whether it is the sons of the Han family, Miao, Zhuang... or the people of Xinfu, Beifu, or even the Western Regions, we must treat them equally.
They are all the people of Dalong, the people of the imperial court, and the people under my rule.
The people of the Western Regions made great contributions to the imperial court's western expedition.
I don’t want to chill their hearts!
Understand? "
"The old minister obeys the order. Your Majesty can rest assured that the old minister will handle this matter properly and ensure that the people in each government will not be alienated from the imperial court."
"I believe you.
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry have a very heavy burden on you right now.
In the days that followed, as long as the soldiers from the Western Expedition sent back letters, they would ask for support from the imperial court.
All government affairs must be given way, and the country must devote all its strength to support the soldiers in the westward expedition against the barbarians. "
"I obey the order!"
"These words are not only for the ears of the three beauties, but also for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. If there is any slack, he will be punished according to the law."
"I respectfully obey His Majesty's instructions."
Liu Mingzhi nodded barbarically and handed the two documents in his hand to Xia Gongming, the chief minister of the cabinet.
"Xia Laoqing, please circulate it for everyone, so that everyone can see the majestic appearance of my soldiers on the westward expedition in a foreign country."
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs separating the two battle reports and crowding around each other to watch them, and sighed with a faint smile.
These two battle reports not only stabilized the hearts of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but also gave themselves a shot in the arm!
Finally, I no longer have to toss and turn for the safety of the soldiers in the Western Expedition, and have trouble sleeping and eating.
Squinting his eyes slightly and looking out of the hall, Liu Mingzhi saw all kinds of things from his past life before his eyes.
In my general impression, the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Empire and the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Henglus could stand up to the more than 100,000 Arab soldiers and horses.
Although they were ultimately defeated due to Erwuzi, they killed about 70,000 Arab enemy troops.
With less than one-third of the enemy's troops, he killed more than 70,000 enemy soldiers. Even though he was defeated, it was still an honor!
Moreover, according to historical records, the main force of the Tang army in the Duhu Mansion at that time was only about 20,000 people, and they had such a brilliant record.
Now that he has dispatched nearly 800,000 troops and more than 700,000 elite troops, what else is there to worry about?
Perhaps it was just as I said to myself politely on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, if I care, I will be confused.
Uncle Zhang Kuang, Uncle Nangong Ye, and cousin Zhang Mo, I hope you can understand my true purpose.
Your western expedition this time is definitely not for the purpose of conquering Dashi and to avenge the barbarians of Tianzhu and Zhu.
Otherwise, why would I send an 800,000-strong army?
