"Reporting to General, the battle on the front line has failed."
"Huang Cheng in Pingnan County has been wiped out. The army attacked the county seat and was attacked by the cavalry department. They had no choice but to retreat."
Upon hearing the bad news from the front line, the accompanying lieutenants all had solemn expressions.
Chen Si's eyes were indifferent, as if he was not surprised by this result.
"Commander Sang Qian's army has never fought against Qin Feng, so he doesn't know how powerful he is. No matter how good he is, he can retreat and preserve his combat power. This battle can still be fought."
"Go and send a message to the forward camp. I want to go to the forward camp first to discuss the next war with the commander. There is no rush to attack Beixi County."
The convoy changed its route and headed towards the forward camp.
Chen Si stood on the carriage, looking in the direction of Beixi County, with a profound look in his eyes: "Mr. Qin, I, Chen Si, survived the catastrophe, and there will be a fierce battle next."
At the same time, Qin Feng had already embarked on his journey back to Beijing.
When they went to the northern border, there were only Qin Feng and Jing Qianying, and they were also the same on the way back. It seemed that nothing had happened, but something earth-shattering happened. This time, the messenger moved much faster than Qin Feng and returned to Kyoto first.
At the court meeting in Kyoto, a war of words was taking place over the war in the north.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment loudly remonstrated: "Sage, since the rebellion in Pingnan County, no army has reported to Beijing so far. We should make plans this morning. Once Qin Feng fails to encircle Pingnan County, Sangqian's army will definitely take the opportunity to attack Beixi County. The entire border will be in danger by then! For the sake of the overall situation, we should immediately send cavalry generals to Beixi County to coordinate the defense."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Tianhu's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Send cavalry generals to Beixi County to coordinate the defense?
What you say is better than what you sing! Once the Chariot and Cavalry Generals stationed in Beixi County, Beixi County would no longer have the surname Qin. All the hard work Qin Feng put in would be used to make wedding clothes for others.
"The northern border is thousands of miles away from the capital. It has only been seven days since Qin Feng left the capital. Even if there is movement in the northern border, the messengers cannot return to the capital so quickly to report it. Moreover, when Qin Feng issued the military order, it was We have a ten-day appointment, but the time is not up yet, so what’s the rush?”
The Minister of Punishment snorted coldly and had a tough attitude: "On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly. If the gate of Beixi County is breached, won't the day lilies be cold? No one said that they don't trust Qin Feng, just to be safe, they should be early Just prepare a backup plan."
The Imperial Academy offered wine, stepped forward, bowed his hands and said, "This matter still needs to be decided by the saints."
Emperor Liang didn't say a word, just watching the quarrel between the ministers, and felt a little embarrassed at this time.
Although the Minister of Punishment said this to harm Qin Feng, it was not unreasonable. After all, Beixi County was already an important border town. Once it fell, the consequences would be disastrous.
But……
Let the generals of chariots and cavalry enter Beixi County? Don’t even think about it!
The old man no longer obeyed his orders. If important border towns like Beixi County were again controlled by cavalry generals, Emperor Liang would never have peace.
It’s not that we can’t send troops to Beixi County. The question is who should we send?
Emperor Liang could not trust any of the three parties: chariots, hussars, and frontier troops. The Imperial Party of the Central Plains is worthy of trust, but they still have to stay in the Central Plains and must not be transferred away hastily, otherwise the wealthy families in the south will take the opportunity to cause trouble, lest they lose a big thing for a small thing.
Just when Emperor Liang was feeling worried, a report from the young eunuch suddenly came from outside the door.
"Reporting to the saint, the military report from the northern border has arrived in Kyoto, and the head of the Ministry of War has come to see him."
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military spirit of the entire court became tense.
Emperor Liang did not hesitate at all: "Head of the Propaganda and War Department."
Under the gaze of everyone, the head of the Ministry of War stepped up to the hall, knelt on his knees and saluted, and then said in a deep voice: "Reporting to the saint, the report of the troops from the northern border has arrived in Kyoto."
"Read it!" Emperor Liang said bluntly.
For a moment, the eyes of everyone present were focused on the head of the Ministry of War.
The head of the Ministry of War took a deep breath and adjusted his mood: "Qin Feng, the special envoy to quell the rebellion, is on his way back to Beijing. The rebellion in Pingnan County has been put down, and the leader of the bandit Huang Cheng has been brought to justice. Qin Feng will personally present his head. For the saint’s review. In addition, when Qin Feng attacked Pingnan County, Sang Qian’s army took the opportunity to attack Beixi County, but was completely repulsed."
"The rebellion in Pingnan County resulted in the loss of three soldiers. The battle in Beixi County resulted in the loss of 907 soldiers."
As the head of the Ministry of War finished his report, the entire hall fell into silence.
Whether it was the Taibao Party, the Taolin Party, or the main war faction, they all looked shocked and could not speak at all.
Sitting on the dragon throne, Emperor Liang was also in a daze.
I don't know how long it took before Emperor Liang's voice finally sounded, but it was full of shock.
"draw?!"
"Were the military reports ever true?"
The head of the Ministry of War kowtowed and answered with a sonorous voice: "Every word in the military report is true, and there is absolutely no exaggeration or false report."
The Minister of Punishment and Lin Taibao looked at each other with extremely complicated expressions.
At this moment, the Minister of Justice behind him exclaimed: "Impossible!"
"It has only been seven days since Qin Feng went to the north. Today Qin Feng has returned to the capital, and military reports have been delivered to the capital. In other words... the war ended yesterday?"
"It took a total of six days? Even if a magical weapon descended from heaven, how could he have such magical powers?"
The words of the Minister of Justice can be regarded as clarifying the doubts of everyone present.
Even Qin Tianhu found it unbelievable.
There must be some misunderstanding here.
Lin Taibao couldn't bear it anymore and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on? Why don't you tell the truth!"
The head of the Ministry of War raised his head and glanced at Qin Tianhu. When he saw Qin Tianhu nodding his head, he straightened up and explained with pride.
"Master Qin... ahem, Qin Feng, the special envoy to quell the rebellion, mobilized the cavalry garrison to put pressure on Pingnan County. He first attacked the people's hearts, then spread rumors, and applied pressure from many parties, which caused the hearts of the rebels in the city to collapse, and the superior rebels mutinied, so they fought without blood. Capture Pingnan County. Qin Feng calls it the milking tactic."
Milking Tactics…
No one felt surprised at all when they heard this extremely funny word.
because……
This is indeed something Qin Feng can do.
The head of the Ministry of War continued: "Qin Feng had already made arrangements before arriving in Pingnan County. When Sangqian's army had just arrived at the front line and had not yet established a stable foothold, he ordered all the elites from Beixi County to launch a surprise attack and disrupt Sangqian's army's plan. Wait for Sangqian's army to Qian's army regrouped and when they arrived at Beixi County, the rebellion in Pingnan County had been put down. They immediately dispatched a large army of chariots and cavalry to counterattack, but Sang Qian's army had no choice but to retreat."
Listening to the words of the head of the Ministry of War, not to mention the civil servants present, even the generals felt like they were listening to a story.
Putting aside the time Qin Feng spent on his journey, it only took less than two days to annihilate the rebels in Pingnan County and repel Sang Qian's army? !
This has refreshed the knowledge of the military among the ministers present.
Emperor Liang couldn't help but feel excited. He thought the results would come out in ten days, but he didn't expect that in just seven days, the dust would have settled...
As expected of Qin Feng!
But there was a question that Emperor Liang couldn't figure out: "Why did Qin Feng mobilize an army of chariots and cavalry?!"
