"Stand up!" Li Yi's eyes flashed, and he shouted angrily, "A tall, seven-foot-tall man commits suicide at every turn to apologize. Are you worthy of being a son of a good family?"
"Remember me, your life belongs to me. I won't allow you to die, and you yourself must not die, otherwise it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Guo Polu burst into tears, kowtowed hard, and said "Promise!"
"Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. If you lose, you lose. It's nothing special. I can afford to lose. If you have the ability, fight back. This is a real man!"
Li Yi raised his hand and said: "Tell me how you lost. It's just a bunch of random soldiers, but it actually made Lord Sun suffer losses one after another?"
At this point, Guo Polu cried and howled on the spot, and the dignified seven-foot-tall man cried so much that people couldn't help but laugh.
This really made Li Yi wonder, what happened?
Guo Polu wiped his tears and then said slowly: "Your Majesty, as soon as I and Mr. Sun arrived at Dongshan, they issued a proclamation and gathered the defenders from various departments to prepare to wipe out the bandits in Dongshan. However, I don't know what happened to the defenders in the counties of Dongshan. , ignored Mr. Sun’s appeals, and for three days, less than a thousand people gathered, most of them old, weak, sick and disabled.”
"This is not over yet. Even the firearms and armor distributed by the Ministry of Industry are all defective. The armor is not good, the firearms do not sound, and the food and grass are insufficient. On the other hand, the Dongshan thieves all ride fast horses and wear heavy armor. We are not at all opponent."
"Moreover, these Dongshan thieves, relying on their fast horses, plundered the people everywhere, leaving the entire Dongshan area thousands of miles away. However, our army did not dare to go out of the city to fight with them. The Ministry of War sent out troop notices one after another. Master Sun had no choice but to order. The soldiers went out to fight, but unexpectedly they were ambushed by thieves as soon as they arrived at Qingzhou City. The army fought and retreated, so they had to retreat to Qingzhou City."
"I risked my life and broke out of the city. I couldn't find any way to ask for help, so I had to return to the capital and ask your Majesty to send troops to rescue Mr. Sun!"
Li Yi's face darkened, and a fierce murderous aura suddenly exuded from his body, "Why didn't you tell me that there was a shortage of soldiers and food? It's such a big thing. Why didn't you tell me that those bastards were secretly trying to trip you up? Why didn't you tell me? I, why didn’t you tell me!”
In a fit of rage, he suddenly waved his sleeves and violently overturned the tea cup on the table. With a loud bang, the surrounding area was frightened.
I saw Guo Polu's eyes were firm and he said word by word: "Master Sun said that it is not easy for Your Majesty to support Nuo Da's court alone in the capital. Persevere if you can, and don't embarrass Your Majesty."
After listening, Li Yi fell silent.
What kind of bad luck did I have to meet such a considerate minister who always thinks about myself? With such a minister, what else do I have to worry about?
However, it seems that Master Sun's defeat this time is not that simple. Someone must be behind it. There are two reasons.
First, armor and firearms are all distributed by the Ministry of Industry. According to the usual style of these bastards, they will definitely pass them off as inferior quality or even refuse to give them to them. This matter must be inseparable from Li Cun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Secondly, Second, Mr. Sun led the troops into battle and was ambushed halfway, indicating that the marching route had been exposed in advance. I am afraid that there was also some internal manipulation, and his position was not low, and he had been secretly informing the thieves.
From this point of view, this time is really a test, with internal and external troubles. Under such circumstances, trying to quell the rebellion of Dongshan thieves is tantamount to reaching the sky.
Is this getting more and more troublesome?
What a disgrace!
He still calls himself the King of Soldiers.
Not to mention Zhu Chongyuan's great rebel with hundreds of thousands of troops outside Tongguan, even a group of rebellious soldiers and thieves in Dongshan. He can't handle it himself, and he still wants to revive Dafeng. It's really ridiculous that he overestimates his own capabilities!
"Okay, I understand. You go down and rest first." Li Yi rubbed his head, feeling sad again.
But Guo Polu knew that the war in Dongshan was urgent and did not dare to relax for a moment. Just when he was about to ask when the troops would be dispatched, he saw Cao Qingyan giving him a secret wink and gesturing for him to leave.
"No." Guo Polu reluctantly withdrew.
After a while, Li Yi let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "Cao Aiqing, what do you think we should do now?"
Cao Qingyan's face was slightly startled, and he hurriedly replied, "Old slave, I can't say that."
"Say, I made a mistake. I forgive you." Li Yi closed his eyes and said.
"I have never led an army, but I have heard the late emperor say that if a dynasty wants to be prosperous, its officials must not be greedy for money, its generals must not be afraid of death, and its soldiers must risk their lives. All are indispensable."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, the late emperor really saw through the world, but these worms and bastards not only did not contribute, but secretly held back and hindered me everywhere. Sooner or later, I will kill these bastards." The whole door is full of eggs and beheaded!"
But he was angry, and the problem of rescuing Sun Tingzong was urgent. Time was urgent, and he did not dare to delay for a moment. If he delayed for a second now, Sun Tingzong would be in more danger.
And now that he has no generals and no soldiers, what can he do to rescue Sun Tingzong?
The only ones he has to take action are the Forbidden Army and the Beijing Camp.
But the imperial army is all empty-handed. It is okay to deal with petty thieves who embezzle and confiscate homes, but it is not enough to deal with the fierce and sharp thieves who come and go like the wind.
Then there is Jingying. When it comes to Jingying, Li Yi is even more disgusted. Only when he completely took over Jingying did he realize what a mess Jingying was. From the generals to the soldiers, they were all a bunch of soldiers.
Even if Cao Fengyang wanted to train his troops, he couldn't help but these soldiers were cheating together.
Just these soldiers from the Beijing camp went to the battlefield, and before the battle started, they all ran away halfway.
Sad!
At this time, Cao Qingyan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, time is running out now, so we must find ways to help Mr. Sun out of trouble as soon as possible."
Li Yi nodded, yes, Sun Tingzong was trapped in Qingzhou City by thieves, and he had less than three days of food and grass. If he was delayed for one day, he didn't know how many soldiers would be killed or injured.
Now even if he raised the food and grass, he couldn't transport it in. He couldn't even reach Qingzhou City before it was plundered by these thieves who came and went like the wind.
How to deal with these thieves, they all ride fast horses and come and go without a trace?
Li Yi's head almost exploded. The Dafeng Dynasty he belonged to was not related to any dynasty in history. The only one that was somewhat similar was the late Ming Dynasty.
The same was true in the late Ming Dynasty. Facing the Houjin Iron Cavalry outside the Pass, no solution was found until the demise of the dynasty.
And the method of dealing with cavalry that I know cannot be completed by the productivity of this dynasty.
To deal with cavalry, infantry with cold weapons must have strong generals and strong soldiers. He has neither of these two.
Do you want to be reduced to Emperor Chongzhen, a piece of white silk in Meishan, and your soul returns to the underworld?
At this time, Cao Qingyan said: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court. Are you all waiting?"
Li Yi heard Cao Qingyan's reminder and laughed at himself, "Master Sun lost a battle. These bastards may be so happy. They are all waiting to see my joke and take the opportunity to attack!"
"Hmph, what a beautiful idea, let's see how I deal with them!"
"let's go!"
…
Early morning.
The entire court was dead silent, no one said a word. After all, the incident of the admiral of the Beijing camp was still fresh in his mind. Even Xiang Guotian, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, was banned. Who dares to show his face? Isn't this looking for death?
But there are still some who don’t know whether to live or die!
Suddenly, Ning Wen stood up, changed from the past, and said seriously: "Urgent report on the military situation in Dongshan. Yesterday, Lord Sun Tingzong was besieged by an army of thieves at the foot of Qingzhou City in Dongshan. The army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat to Qingzhou City. Now the entire Qingzhou City Being surrounded by thieves, the city had less than three days of military rations.”
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were stunned. Has Mr. Yan's counterattack finally come?
