After a winding path around the Huai River, almost again amid thousands of calls and the attention of everyone, the emperor's chariot finally arrived at Cai Cai. At Dutou, supported by his close ministers and pro-school officials, and accompanied by Concubine Zhe Xian, Liu Chengyou set foot on the land of Shouzhou.
Although Lady Zhe was a woman in the harem, she still accompanied the king and showed her heroic appearance in light armor in front of the generals. Along the way, Liu Chengyou still experienced the temptation of uniform twice. But at this moment, her face was a little pale and she looked tired. After all, she was a lady who grew up in Saibei. She was hardly used to water and could not bear the pain of boating.
"I have deployed Wang Jun in the front camp in Huainan, leading the army to greet Your Majesty!" Wang Jun took the lead, bowed to the military salute, and greeted him loudly.
Wang Jun opened his voice, and his rich voice floated in the east wind. After that, the generals stood in two rows in front of the army. After that, in front of the city wall and beside the military stronghold, there were thousands of mighty soldiers greeting them, including Xiaodi, Hujie, Husheng, and Fengguo troops.
"Welcome Your Majesty!" The soldiers bowed in unison.
Glancing around, you can see the big Han soldiers, their military appearance is majestic, standing proudly in the cold wind. Liu Chengyou straightened his body, raised his hands, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you are exempt from courtesy, and all the generals are exempt from courtesy. You risked your life and death, and did not avoid the wind and cold to fight for the country. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Be loyal to Your Majesty and die for the great Han!" After Liu Chengyou finished speaking, someone among the generals immediately shouted, his voice was broken with excitement.
Liu Chengyou looked away and saw that it was Li Chongjin. His expression was excited and uplifting. It was a bit unexpected. I never thought that Guo Wei's nephew still had some future.
After Li Zhong finished speaking, Murong Yanzhao made a small gesture. Wang Yansheng understood and immediately shouted: "Long live!"
Soon, the generals who greeted the troops also followed suit. In this case, the herd mentality took over, and the shouts spread directly to the soldiers who greeted the troops, the imperial troops who accompanied them, and gradually to the soldiers of the Han camp, including the civilian husbands who accompanied them. Many of them roared a few times. Anyway, cheers up.
On the other hand, Wang Jun felt a little uncomfortable in front of the generals, so he shouted along with him, but he couldn't save face, so he remained reserved without embarrassment or embarrassment. Noticing Wang Jun's performance, Liu Chengyou seemed to be unconcerned and raised his hand to wave to the soldiers, causing the cheers to rise even higher.
On the edge of the Huai River, the fiery cheers lasted for a long time before dissipating. The sound resounded throughout the city, and both Shimin Xiacai and the spies of the Tang army knew that the Emperor of Han Dynasty was coming to Xiacai.
When the cheers stopped, and after being reminded by others, Wang Jun, who was a little distracted, said to Liu Chengyou and Madam Zhe: "Your Majesty, Madam Zhe, the county government has been sorted out, and you can temporarily stay. Please come into the city!"
After hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou smiled slightly and said: "I am the emperor immediately. I will march where the army is stationed, and I will not enter the city to disturb the people. I accept Wang Qing's kind intention, but I will go to the army to lead the way. !”
Liu Chengyou's attitude and words made Wang Jun feel extremely uncomfortable. He raised his eyes and met the emperor's ordinary gaze. The word "ugly" was almost written on his face. Wang Jun held it back and did not have an attack. He bowed: "Yes!"
Withdrawing his gaze, Liu Chengyou said to Murong Yanzhao: "Fengchen, Longqi, and Tieqi are accompanying you. I'll give you Yanzhao to make the arrangements!"
"I obey your orders!" Murong Yanzhao responded quickly.
Even the dullest person can feel the difference in the emperor's attitude towards Wang Dushuai and Murong Duyuhou. At this time, many commanders who were fed up with Wang Jun's arrogance looked at Wang Jun's back with a little gloating in their eyes.
The embarrassing thing is that the commander's tent in the Han camp has not been tidied up at all. There are too many marks that belong to him, the commander of the capital. Therefore, Wang Jun suggested that Liu Chengyou inspect the armies first and secretly send Shen Shihou to clear out the imperial tent as quickly as possible. Liu Chengyou readily accepted this.
It was a cold winter and it was inconvenient to disturb the troops. Liu Chengyou only made a brief inspection of the Han camps on both sides of the Huai River, especially visiting the injured sergeants in person to express his condolences and kindness. Before the end, Liu Chengyou directly ordered that all injured soldiers be transferred to Xiacaicheng to recuperate. This order was very popular.
In the evening, Liu Chengyou was sitting in the imperial tent and continued to get close to the senior generals of the Huainan front camp.
Wang Jun was sitting at the bottom, closest to Liu Chengyou. The pride on his face showed again, and he eloquently introduced his results to Liu Chengyou: "...After this battle, as long as Shouchun is captured again, Then the land of Huainan should be allowed to be run by our army——"
"I already know the result of the battle. It is indeed a great victory. Thank you for your hard work! How are the battle losses?" Liu Chengyou asked when Wang Jun was planning to continue describing his strategy in Huainan.
After hearing the question, Wang Jun took a deep breath, straightened his body, and simply turned his head and didn't answer. Wang Jun obviously did not give the emperor face, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately cooled down.
It was Murong Yanzhao who stood up and said to Liu Chengyou: "After subsequent statistics, our army has killed more than 3,100 people, suffered minor and serious injuries, and 36 people were missing. Among them, the Saint Protector Army Heaviest casualties, seize the city, lure the enemy, attack the formation, chase the enemy, and become the leader of the three armies!"
After hearing the report, Liu Chengyou looked at Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng, and couldn't help but praise them. Then he said lightly: "It's no wonder. I heard that among all the armies, it was the Protector of the Holy Army who killed the most, almost twice as many as the others. .”
Liu Chengyou's words fell in the ears of Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng, but they sounded like an alarm bell. Their bodies tensed and they responded: "It's all thanks to the soldiers who fought hard to kill..."
Even if he is as unruly as Wang Yansheng, when he really faces Liu Chengyou, he is very docile and doesn't talk so much.
Quickly letting the two go, Liu Chengyou asked: "What's the situation in Shouchun now?"
He looked at Wang Jun and saw that An Ran was sitting there. He seemed not to have heard anything and had no intention of answering. Murong Yanzhao replied: "Your Majesty, since the defeat of Cai Cai, He Jingzhu, the governor of the Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Quan, the commander of the Baoxin Army. He then took in the defeated soldiers, fortified the city, and stocked up on supplies and armor. The cavalry went south to raid and robbed three batches of supplies. Originally, He Jingzhu was still trying to clear the country with strong walls, but it was destroyed by our Long Jie army. So He Jingzhu has already spoken out, and wants to Live and die with Shouchun!"
"Who is the unscrupulous general of the Puppet Tang Dynasty? I heard that He Jingzhu has caused a lot of trouble to our army before and after. How can you, Shijun, who is over sixty years old, still have such a bloody spirit!" After hearing the answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "I still want to return the favor." Before he sent anyone to persuade him to surrender, he had already cut off his retreat!"
"Follow him!" Liu Chengyou said calmly.
"Your Majesty, please go south as a vanguard!" Wang Yansheng stood up at the opportunity and asked for orders: "I must bring the head of that old thief He Jingzhu!"
"General Wang is commendable for his courage and inspiring ambition!" Liu Chengyou said.
Upon seeing this, the generals of the imperial army in the imperial tent also actively requested orders, and were comforted by Liu Chengyou's few words.
Liu Chengyou continued to look at Wang Jun and asked, "Before I came, did I hear that Wang Qing was planning to go south and march to Shouchun again?"
"Didn't your Majesty stop you? How dare I ignore the golden order and edict?" Wang Jun finally spoke again and asked Liu Chengyou.
Liu Chengyou seemed to have a good temper and smiled lightly. Upon seeing this, Murong Yanzhao took the initiative to speak to Liu Chengyou on behalf of Wang Jun about his consideration of marching south.
"It seems that the battle situation in Huainan is still in Wang Qing's mind!" Liu Chengyou finally praised Wang Jun.
It's a pity that he received a reaction that was neither salty nor bland: "In terms of having the world in mind and the country in mind, I can't compare to Your Majesty!"
Liu Chengyou always maintained his patience towards Wang Jun until the generals retreated, leaving Wang Jun alone for "secret conversation". His tone suddenly changed: "Wang Qing seems to be resentful! Is it possible that I did something wrong and offended Wang Qing? "
"Don't dare!" Faced with Liu Chengyou's "soft" greeting, Wang Jun's tone was quite aggressive.
"Don't you dare?" Liu Chengyou also hardened up, patted the handsome case, and said coldly: "The majesty of your handsome king is almost on me, and you almost pointed at my nose and said, you are handsome. I feel very dissatisfied! Huh?"
Liu Chengyou's sudden outburst made Wang Jun stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Liu Chengyou. But facing the emperor's indifferent gaze, Wang Jun couldn't help but feel palpitations in his heart, and finally put away the crazy look on his face: "I don't dare!"
"If your majesty is dissatisfied with me, just say so. There is no need to be so gentle and intimidating. If you are guilty, I will be punished. I will bear it!" Wang Jun still looked at Liu Chengyou boldly, with a stiff neck.
"Haha, haha..." Seeing this, Liu Chengyou smiled and sneered: "Originally, when others made suggestions, I just regarded them as hearsay, baseless and baseless, and ignored them! But now I see Come, but it’s still too late!”
With that said, Liu Chengyou greeted Zhang Dejun and asked him to present the memorials he had brought with him. He took out a stack of them and threw them directly to Wang Jun: "Look, I have received more than ten letters of reply in just one month after taking command." Your impeachment!”
Looking down at the memorials scattered on the ground, Wang Jun picked up two books, opened them and looked at them. His eyebrows furrowed, his eyes narrowed, his face turned gloomy, and he closed the memorials with force. Wang Jun said angrily: "It's just the same." It’s nonsense. Those who wrote the letter are all sycophants. How could those officials and censors know what happened before the army in Tokyo? How could His Majesty, with his wisdom, believe such superficial slander?"
Looking at Wang Jun, Liu Chengyou clearly noticed that Wang Jun's hands were still trembling a little under the strong words. He didn't know whether it was excitement or nervousness.
However, Liu Chengyou stood up directly, and under the gaze of Wang Jun, walked out of the tent and said: "It is difficult to know whether the rest of the impeachment letter is true or false, but the majesty of your handsome king, I truly believe it." I saw it!”
