In response to Gao Wuyong's answer, Huang Qiong helped him up and said softly: "As a slave, you are so loyal to the Supreme Emperor. How can I blame you? I was worried about it for a moment. Since you don't If you are willing to leave your father's side, then I will leave it to you. In this way, I will give you a promotion. As the deputy chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will take charge of the affairs of Yongfu Palace."
"Take good care of the Supreme Emperor, as well as my mother and daughter. I will definitely live up to you. I will leave them to you. If you need anything in Yongfu Palace, you can come to me at any time. Those of yours I will also take more care of your nephew. If he is really talented, I will try my best to promote him. I will go to the inner treasury to collect a thousand coins, which I will reward you for your loyalty."
Although Huang Qiong did not say some words. But Gao Wuyong naturally understood the meaning behind Huang Qiong's generous reward. Although he hesitated for a moment, Gao Wuyong finally nodded when he thought of his family. In fact, at this time, Gao Wuyong, who thought that the new king asked him to monitor the Supreme Emperor and report the situation in Yongfu Palace in a timely manner, somewhat misunderstood Huang Qiong's meaning.
Huang Qiong's real intention was to really let him serve the good old man. Now that he has ascended the throne as emperor, Gao Wuyong did not immediately come to him, but was still willing to stay with the old man. This kind of slave does not immediately follow the trend and change his master because of the changes in the current situation. In this day and age, there really aren’t many left. This kind of slave who is loyal to his master is something that a person can appreciate.
However, Huang Qiong did not explain anything about Gao Wuyong's misunderstanding. If Gao Wuyong can serve the old man well and report on the old man's situation, Huang Qiong will naturally be optimistic about the success. It doesn't matter to others, the old man will not do anything unpleasant to everyone at this time. But I am really worried about the relationship between the old man and the King of Shu.
It would be good if he could have someone of his own to help him keep an eye on the old man more. Therefore, Huang Qiong had no explanation for Gao Wuyong's misunderstanding. As for her mother, Huang Qiong never wanted to trouble her too much. Because now Huang Qiong doesn't know whether her mother will stand more for him or the old man if something happens.
Returning to Wende Hall, Huang Qiong picked up the victory note again and read it carefully. After giving some words of encouragement, I put it down. This clear statement is for the people of the world to see. The real things are all in the secret statement. Huang Qiong first checked that the wax seal of the seal was intact, and then opened the seal and looked at it. This is a letter written by Cao Rui about his thoughts after the Battle of Ganzhou.
Cao Rui is currently mobilizing all the troops and horses, and has arrived in Jiujiang Prefecture with the main force of two battalions. Cooperating with Zhao Wushu's troops, they completed the encirclement of the main rebel forces under Jiujiang Prefecture. With Ouyang Shan's command post, he headed north to recapture Nanchang Prefecture and cut off the main retreat route of the Jiujiang Prefecture rebels. According to Cao Rui's judgment, it is a certainty to gather together to annihilate the main force of the Jiangnan West Road rebels in the near future.
What Cao Rui meant was that after the Jiangnan West Road battlefield ended, he would concentrate his forces on the Guangnan East and West Road and remove the Guilin King's lair, and then turn to the Huguang battlefield to try to quell the rebellion completely. On Mi Zhe, Cao Rui reported that although the rebels were large in number, some of them were well-trained. It is also equipped with a lot of cannons, and the cannons are better cast than the imperial court.
But there is a lack of experienced military attaches, especially senior military attaches who can command large armies. Although the cannons used are well-cast, they are quite heavy. The lightest cannon weighs three thousand kilograms, and can only be transported by elephants. Moreover, according to the confessions of the captured rebel officials, although the rebel king valued the defense of his lair and left tens of thousands of troops in Guangxi to guard his lair, the elites were all in the two battlefields of Jiangxi and Hunan.
As long as the officers and soldiers don't make any major mistakes, with the elite level of the four major battalions, they can completely wipe out the rebel nest in one fell swoop. Moreover, through the Gan River, the transportation of grain and grass is not a problem. Putting down this secret, Huang Qiong was also excited by Cao Rui's battle report. Walking in front of the large map that has been hung in Wende Hall since the rebellion of the Guilin County King, my fingers went south along the Gan River on Jiangnan West Road.
After his fingers paused briefly at Nan'an Mansion where the rebel king fled, he went all the way south until he stopped at Guilin Mansion. If the rebel nest can really be eliminated in one fell swoop, the pressure on the court will be much less. It's just that his heart is surging, but Huang Qiong is still quite calm about this matter. He immediately sent someone to summon Yang Jiyuan and Fu Yuanshan for discussion.
After Yang Jiyuan and Fu Yuanshan arrived, Huang Qiong handed Cao Rui's secret information to them. After the two people read it, Huang Qiong opened his mouth to ask their opinions. Fu Yuanshan thought about Cao Rui's thoughts for a long time before frowning and shaking his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate. Although the rebels on Guangnan West Road are not strong now, after all, the rebel clan has fully occupied the territory. century."
"The rebel king's family has deep roots on Guangnan West Road. Moreover, there are many barbarians on Guangnan West Road, and most of the barbarian tribes follow the rebel king. Guangnan West Road seems to be weakly protected, but in fact it behaves abnormally. It’s complicated. Moreover, there are still a large number of rebels on Fujian Road and Huguang South Road. Especially on Huguang South Road, there are now nearly 100,000 rebels, and they have approached Wuchang."
"Cao Rui has in his hands all the elites of the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River. If Cao Rui is entangled on Guangnan West Road and the rebels on Huguang South Road quickly move south for reinforcements, then Cao Rui's army and horses may immediately be surrounded by all sides. So I think, Regarding Guangnan West Road, it is better to plan it slowly and never underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. At least it is not appropriate until the 100,000 rebels on Huguang South Road are defeated."
After Fu Yuanshan said what he meant, Yang Jiyuan, who was always quarrelsome with others, rarely stood with him. Yang Jiyuan stood in front of the map, stared at it for a long time, and then said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with Prime Minister Fu. The current situation of the entire Jiangnan West Road battle is almost related to the entire battle situation in Jiangnan. The Jiangnan West Road battle situation The position is at the center of the entire battlefield today."
"If Cao Rui can fight in Jiujiang, he can directly and completely eliminate the rebels on the Jiangnan West Road. Then he can enter the Fujian Road to the east, and threaten the flanks of more than 100,000 rebels in the Huguang area to the west. He can cross the 100,000-strong mountain to the south. Directly enter Guangnan West Road. It seems that after the government troops take control of Jiangnan West Road, the entire Guangnan West Road will be opened wide, but the more this happens, the more cautious the government troops should be."
"In addition to the situation on Guangnan West Road being as Master Fu said, there is another very important point. If our army goes south and directly penetrates Guangnan West Road, the more than 100,000 rebels in Huguang will definitely not be honest. Stay there. The rebels on Fujian Road will never stay on Fujian Road honestly. Judging from the current situation, I don't see how much the rebels attach importance to the home of Guangnan West Road."
"Because the rebels on Huguang South Road are still storming Tongnan Mansion. If Cao Rui underestimates the enemy and advances rashly, ignoring the rebels on both sides, and goes straight into Guangnan West Road. Then the most elite officers and soldiers of the imperial court in Jiangnan will at least be entangled in Guangnan West Road Within the territory. In this way, if the rebels on both wings are desperate and continue to divide into two groups, they will seize the two Zhejiang provinces and threaten Jiangning Prefecture, and then go straight into Huguang to capture Wuchang Prefecture and Jiangling Prefecture."
"The imperial court's war situation in Jiangnan will be completely corrupted. Especially now that Cao Rui's army needs Jiangning Mansion to supply all their food and grass. Once Jiangning Mansion is lost, Cao Rui will control the Gan River, but there is no way Guarantee food and grass. I think that if Cao Rui can completely eliminate the rebels on the Jiangxi battlefield in a short period of time, it is better to mobilize troops to deal with the rebels on the east and west routes."
"Your Majesty, you still have to eat one bite at a time, and the road still has to be walked step by step. This counter-insurgency operation is fundamentally different from the suppression of the party rebellion in the northwest. The rebel king has been preparing for many years and will never be easily defeated. And it is in I don’t know how many secret foreshadowings have been laid throughout Jiangnan. In my opinion, it is absolutely forbidden to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. It is better to move forward steadily on the entire battlefield."
"Cao Rui's department is the only elite of the imperial court on Jiangnan West Road, so it is better to be cautious. What's more, the rebels may not allow him to successfully fight in Jiujiang Prefecture. Because once Jiangnan West Road is defeated, Fujian Road and Huguang South Road Continuity will be completely separated, and both the transportation of grain and grass and the mobilization of troops will be greatly restricted. They will never give up on the Jiangxi battlefield."
Speaking of this, Yang Jiyuan moved his hand from Tongcheng to Changsha on the map, and kept moving eastward until he reached Nanchang Mansion, and continued: "I think that because of the current situation of the Jiangnan West Road battle, it affects the entire Overall situation. On such an important battlefield, the rebels will not give up easily and will mobilize elite reinforcements from the Huguang battlefield. They may even mobilize troops from Fujian Road. "
"Your Majesty, you should give Cao Rui an order. Let him use the Jiangxi battlefield as the basis to attract as many Huguang rebels as possible to the Jiangnan West Road battlefield. This will not only reduce the pressure on the Huguang battlefield, but also avoid Huguang South Road. With hundreds of thousands of rebels gathered together, our army has nowhere to attack. However, if His Majesty really wants to fight the rebels in Jiangxi, then why does Cao Rui need reinforcements?"
After hearing the opinions of Fu Yuanshan and Yang Jiyuan, Huang Qiong kept pondering. He raised his head, looked at the two of them and said: "There is no problem in sending reinforcements to Cao Rui, but if the main force of the rebels in Huguang can be transferred eastward, can they move there? I will send a capable general to sit in Huguang and look for fighter planes to counterattack. Huguang. Wouldn’t it be better to have two armies passing through Huguang and Jiangxi respectively?”
Huang Qiong wanted to open a battlefield in Huguang and fight the rebels on Huguang South Road and Jiangnan West Road at the same time. Huang Qiong's idea was obviously a little impatient. Hearing that Huang Qiong wanted to send effective generals to Huguang to take charge of the army, Yang Jiyuan couldn't help but feel a move in his heart. Nowadays, he is the only military commander that can be mobilized in the court. This candidate must be himself.
In fact, although Yang Jiyuan was a military general, he was still a second-ranked Jinshi. It was purely by mistake that I switched to a military career. It is precisely because he changed his career midway that he has not yet completely dyed himself into a glazed egg who doesn't touch anything in the big dye vat of civil servants and puts himself first in everything. In my heart, I still have the idea of serving my life for the king and fighting for the country to ensure the well-being of the world.
Being able to go out and lead the army to fight at this time is what Yang Jiyuan has been thinking about since he was resurrected. But at this time, Yang Jiyuan felt that it was not a good fit. At this time, a new battlefield was opened on Huguang South Road, and the army needed to be mobilized. This can only distract the imperial court, and now all the elites have been drained away. It was impossible to gather all the elites on one battlefield.
After looking at the map for a long time, I felt some impatience that Huang Qiong didn't say but actually showed. Yang Jiyuan, who also knew that the imperial court was facing huge pressure on money and food, finally chose to deny it and immediately mobilized follow-up troops to enter Huguang South Road. In this way, superior forces cannot be concentrated on any road, and it is difficult to achieve victory in one go.
