Chapter 2116: Break Yanshan and Kill Tuoba Gui (Part 2)
Shan Shituo was deliberately looking for trouble. In other words, the imperial party headed by Shan Shituo was extremely dissatisfied with both Tuoba Tao and the Tuoba family.
The last four strongholds on Yanshan Road are related to the lifeblood of 200,000 Qing troops, but what is the result? All three were lost in the hands of the Tuoba family.
Fortunately for Tuoba Shi, although he lost his first battalion, he still committed a crime by dying in battle.
But what about this guy Tuoba Tao? Two of the four camps were lost in his hands. It was simply shameless to show such incompetence but still have the nerve to point out the country.
Shan Shituo had an upright temperament and would just say something if he couldn't see it. This hit Tuoba Tao's sore spot.
Seeing that the anger between the two parties was getting stronger and stronger, and there was even a faint tendency to start a fight, Tuoba Gui finally spoke.
"That's enough, shut up."
Tuoba Gui's angry shout made both sides, who were at war with each other, suddenly become silent.
After all, Tuoba Gui was the commander-in-chief, and he also contributed greatly to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. No matter how useless the Tuoba family's children were, his contribution to the Qing Dynasty was unquestionable, so even if he was very stubborn, he would not dare to openly contradict Tuoba Gui. .
After the meeting, Tuoba Gui left Tuoba Tao alone.
Looking at the expressionless Tuoba Gui, Tuoba Tao said with a face of shame: "Grandpa, my grandson has let you down."
Tuoba Gui originally wanted to reprimand Tuoba Tao, but when he saw his eldest grandson showing such an expression as if he was a little girl, he immediately gave up his plan to continue beating his grandson. After all, he had already scolded him before. A rebuke is likely to undermine his self-confidence and completely knock him out of the water.
"Sigh, I can't blame you entirely for this defeat. Even if I command it personally, I may not be able to do better than you."
Tuoba Gui touched Tuoba Tao's head and comforted his grandson with a kind expression. This also made Tuoba Tao burst into tears. He hugged his grandfather and cried aggrievedly. This was also Tuoba Tao. It was the first time that he showed such a weak posture.
Not long ago, he was a hero promoted by the Qing Emperor, but he became a street rat because of a defeat. People who once praised him now despise him. Tuoba Tao was stunned by his sudden change of face.
But what can he do? Facing Wei Qing, he had already performed extremely well, but Wei Qing still pushed him to the ground and blasted him. The defeat was not what he wanted.
Tuoba Tao is the most typical genius from an aristocratic family. He was well protected by his family and grandfather. He has never experienced any setbacks or blows. Therefore, he is somewhat arrogant and arrogant, and even regards the world's heroes as nothing. As a result, he is proud of himself after achieving a few achievements, and then He was beaten so severely by the serious Wei Qing that he doubted his life.
After crying for a while, Tuoba Tao vented most of his grievances, and then he recovered. He blushed and wiped the tears off his face, feeling ashamed and annoyed in his heart.
What on earth did he do to cry like this in front of grandpa?
After secretly taking a look at his grandfather's face, Tuoba Tao felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing strange about him.
After talking to his grandson for a while, Tuoba Gui asked: "Tao'er, do you think Grandpa can hold on to this last camp before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince captures Lulong?"
There was a trace of embarrassment on Tuoba Tao's face, but Tuoba Gui smiled and said, "That's fine. Grandpa is already this old. Is he still afraid of death?"
"Grandpa, it's not that your grandson's ambition will destroy his own prestige. Your Majesty originally gave grandpa a period of one month to defend Yanshan, but now he has changed the deadline to defend Yanshan until His Highness the Crown Prince captures Lulong. What does it mean that he changed his order in the morning and evening?"
Tuoba Tao had a solemn look on his face: "This means that Your Majesty is not sure that His Highness the Crown Prince can capture Lulong within one month.
Therefore, even if you, grandpa, can hold Yanshan for a month, if the prince cannot capture Lulong by then, what's the point of fighting for your life in Yanshan, grandpa?
Besides, Sun'er doesn't think our army can hold on for a month. "
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Gui immediately showed a serious expression and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"grandfather……"
In the next hour, Tuoba Tao explained his views to his grandfather from various aspects such as equipment, morale, generals, and the overall situation. That is, the Yanshan line launch was a mess, and whoever came would die.
"Why didn't Your Majesty come to guard Yanshan in person? Our army was clearly in a life-and-death situation. Your Majesty's presence in Yanshan would be a greater encouragement to the army, but he sent the prince to boost the morale of the army. Why is this?
Because your majesty knows how powerful the Qin army is, he personally guards Yanshan, which is not much different from your grandpa guarding Yanshan.
Grandpa, if you can't keep it, he will definitely not be able to keep it either, so that's why I entrust you with this doomed mission. "
After finishing speaking, Tuoba Tao looked at his grandfather carefully. Although his words were spoken from the bottom of his heart, they were indeed treasonous and contrary to the way of a courtier.
If this happened in the past, Tuoba Gui would definitely be furious and even beat his eldest grandson violently to let him know what he can and cannot say. However, this time his reaction was not so intense, and instead he showed a pensive look. look.
Seeing this, Tuoba Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Grandpa was not as foolish and loyal as he appeared.
I have to say that Tuoba Tao is really a genius. Tuoba Gui has also thought about what he analyzed, but he just can't think clearly. After his grandson's suggestion, Tuoba Gui suddenly became enlightened.
After pondering for a long time, Tuoba Gui raised his head, looked at his grandson, and said seriously: "Tao'er, can the fourth battalion really not be able to defend it?"
"It's difficult." Tuoba Tao said with a bitter smile.
"well."
Tuoba Gui sighed and said: "That's all, since Your Majesty has calculated that I am unjust, don't blame me for being unfaithful."
Originally Tuoba Gui didn't want to come to this point, but now for the sake of his family and his grandson, he had to cooperate with Aguda.
Tuoba Tao showed disbelief: "Grandpa, do you want to surrender to Qin?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tuoba Gui slapped him and said angrily: "Asshole, what nonsense are you talking about? Is this the kind of person grandpa is in your heart?"
Anyone in the Tuoba family can defect to the Qin, but Tuoba Gui cannot defect to the Qin. He is the head of the family. If he surrenders to the Qin, the Tuoba family will immediately be exterminated by the Manchus.
Tuoba Tao rubbed his red and swollen handsome face and said aggrievedly: "But you said this yourself."
"snort."
Tuoba Gui snorted coldly and explained: "Grandpa is not going to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, but to arrange a way out for my Tuoba family. A big thing will happen next, and the situation in the Qing Dynasty will be very chaotic." , if my Tuoba family hadn’t made preparations early, it would have been very likely that we would be wiped out.
Tao'er, grandpa wrote a suicide note and ordered you to be the patriarch of my Tuoba family. From now on, the Tuoba family will be handed over to you.
Remember, no matter who you are or what situation forces you to do so, the military power of my Tuoba family will never be surrendered. "
Seeing his grandfather explaining his funeral arrangements, Tuoba Tao had a question mark on his face, what is this all about?
Based on Tuoba Tao's understanding of his grandfather, he knew that he must be hiding something from him again, so he naturally asked him what he had hidden from him. What do you think? But no matter how Tuoba Tao asked Tuoba Gui, he just didn't tell him. He said, 'You'll know when the time comes'.
The next day, Tuoba Gui dismissed Tuoba Tao from his post on the grounds of defeat, and after a heavy defeat of fifty, he was directly sent back to the rear as a groom.
This punishment shocked the senior officials of the Qing army, and they all admired Tuoba Gui's selflessness. Little did they know that this was just Tuoba Gui's way of protecting his grandson.
