When the dead soldiers of Beimang approached the military camp, Pang Lu immediately issued an order.
With an order, the attack began. The dead soldiers rushed towards the enemy camp, shouting loudly, and torches drew fiery red tracks in the air. Li Changfeng turned around in shock, and then immediately beat the enemy drum, confusion and screaming intertwined.
Burning arrows and torches fell on the tent, quickly causing a sea of fire. The fire was burning, but it reflected the determined faces of the Beimang soldiers. The soldiers of Dayan were panicked by this sneak attack and tried to organize a resistance, but it was too late.
In the fierce battle, the sound of iron armor, the neighing of war horses and the roar of soldiers were mixed together. In the flash of swords and shadows, blood splashed, heads and limbs rolled down...
"Kill!" Pang Lu raised his sword and shouted.
He led more than thirty dead soldiers and went straight to Li Changfeng. He wanted to avenge Teng Ma, and he wanted to kill all the great Yan people!
With the success of Pang Lu's sneak attack, the Beimang army down the slope also began to launch a general offensive.
The Beimang army numbering 150,000 was enough to annihilate Li Changfeng's 30,000 soldiers.
This was a one-sided massacre, resistance? escape?
On Luolingpo, which has only one road, that would never exist. Beimang's army had been suppressed for a long time, and they would not give Dayan's soldiers a chance to surrender!
"Kill, kill them all!"
Pang Lu went crazy, and the sword in his hand was curled, but he still didn't stop.
As a famous Great Flame soldier fell into a pool of blood, the war finally came to an end.
The Beimang army cheered. They cheered for the invasion of Dayan and for their victory, while the losers could only accept their fate helplessly.
Li Changfeng and Xiao Wei died in battle, Chi Yuan was captured, and Yang Shan's limbs were cut off and hung on Luolingpo.
Only less than 5,000 of the 30,000 Great Flame soldiers survived, but even so, they were not much better, because the next life was the beginning of their hell...
capital
When the news of Li Changfeng's defeat reached the capital, the people began to complain. In their opinion, this was the inaction of the imperial court.
When the people learned that Beimang's army had not arrived at the southern border of Nanfeng Prefecture, a lot of public resentment was reduced.
In order to reduce public dissatisfaction, Emperor Zhao Kuangyu could only issue another imperial edict to appease the people.
After seeing that the two armies were about to arrive in Nanfeng Prefecture, the resentment aroused among the people finally disappeared.
But just after the public complaints disappeared, another rumor suddenly appeared in the capital, and that was the Xu family army that the people had previously denounced!
As for who started this rumor, no one knows, but after learning that the Beimang army was attacking so slowly because they were afraid of the Xu family's army, these people began to come out to discuss it again. Although there was no public complaint this time, there were This sent a very bad signal, that is, the imperial court did not want the Xu family’s army to turn the tide!
And this made the people confused. They fought for Great Yan to resist Beimang, but they were not reused. Could it be that the rumors back then were true?
Although there is no such voice in the court, it has become a discussion among the lower class people...
Imperial Palace Qinzheng Hall
"Bastard!" Emperor Zhao Kuangyu was extremely angry, pointing at the four ministers and yelling: "What do you do for food? The two public grievances were settled by Gu himself. Don't you share the worries for Gu? Also, Didn't you say that Xu Maofeng is dead? Why did he come back with his army?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Qu Zhongyi kowtowed quickly: "Someone must have deliberately spread these rumors in order to anger Your Majesty and destabilize the situation in the court."
"Tell me, who spread this rumor?" Zhao Kuangyu pointed at Qu Zhongyi.
"I suspect that it was the Xu family who sent people to deliberately spread this rumor in the capital." Qu Zhongyi replied.
"Okay!" Emperor Zhao Kuangyu was delighted: "Then tell me whether Xu Maofeng is dead or not?"
this……
Qu Zhongyi hesitated. How could he know whether Xu Maofeng was dead or not? Moreover, the opponent's general seal has not been activated until now, so where do you want him to guess...
Finding that Qu Zhongyi could not answer, Zhao Kuangyu looked at Gu Yongnian, Ge Li and Wen Qinghai.
Gu Yongnian walked out with his hands lowered, bowed deeply, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying: "Your Majesty, according to the information I know, Xu Maofeng is not dead, but used a method to hide in the poisonous swamp. , appears now because he wants to inflict a severe blow to the Beimang army, so Wei Chen asserts that this rumor will not be spread by the Xu family themselves."
After hearing Gu Yongnian's words, Emperor Zhao Kuangyu frowned slightly, because this was the same as what he thought.
"Gu Aiqing, get up and talk." Emperor Zhao Kuangyu waved his hand and said.
Gu Yongnian stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, General Li's death is inevitable. After all, you only ordered him to temporarily guard Nanfeng City. Since Nanfeng City has been lost, he should withdraw to Shanyu or Zheyang, but General Li has done a good job. Eager to move to Yangcheng, it seems like a good thing, but in fact it is digging a grave for yourself. So, I don’t blame anyone for this matter!"
After hearing Gu Yongnian's consolation, Emperor Zhao Kuangyu nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, he felt that Gu Yongnian was his confidant, far more reliable than Qu Zhongyi.
What Zhao Kuangyu didn't know was that all of this was done intentionally by Gu Yongnian. The so-called incitement of public dissatisfaction, rumors and the like were all planned by Gu Yongnian. He just wanted to let the emperor know that his throne was already crumbling. Well, if you trust Qu Zhongyi, your throne will also fall!
Seeing the emperor's satisfied expression, Ge Li quickly stepped forward and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I think we can try to contact the Xu family to see if they still have any complaints. If not, we can use Xu Maofeng's army. If The Xu family has no intention of repenting, and Wei Chen wants his younger brother Ge Sheng to temporarily take over the position of commander-in-chief of the north, and then control the Xu family's army."
Emperor Zhao Kuangyu hesitated, glanced at Qu Zhongyi, and then looked at Gu Yongnian, because as the commander-in-chief of the north, he could recruit reinforcements from both sides...
And the most important thing is that he has not yet decided on the commander-in-chief of the two reinforcements. If Ge Sheng is appointed as the commander-in-chief, will the two armies agree?
Wen Qinghai was standing quietly at this moment. He didn't have any confidence to express his opinion now. He originally wanted to rely on Qu Zhongyi, but he was scolded by the other party.
"Your Majesty, it is not easy for two armies to travel far away, but now they want to seize power. This is absolutely impossible." Qu Zhongyi said quickly.
Emperor Zhao Kuangyu nodded slightly after hearing this, but just when he was about to speak, Gu Yongnian immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, I do not agree with Prime Minister Qu's words!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyu was stunned, as were Qu Zhongyi and the two ministers. They had no idea that Gu Yongnian, who had always been with them, actually raised objections!
"What do you think of Gu Aiqing?" Emperor Zhao Kuangyu asked.
"Reporting to your majesty, I believe that a capable general should be appointed. Although the two armies have a difficult journey, they do not understand Beimang's tactics. If a general is selected from the two armies, it may bring disaster to the army. …”
After listening to Gu Yongnian's words, Emperor Zhao Kuangyu somewhat agreed, but did not make a decision. After all, the position of the head coach was too big. If he made the wrong choice, he would be burying an army of 200,000 people!
"Your Majesty, I agree with Master Gu's proposal." Wen Qinghai stood up decisively.
Qu Zhongyi was stunned this time. What is going on?
Before Qu Zhongyi's brain whirling had finished, Ge Li also stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks the same way as Mr. Gu!"
Gu Yongnian smiled. His goal was achieved. This time, he could finally step on Qu Zhongyi's step on stage!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyu looked at Qu Zhongyi and then at Gu Yongnian and the others. He did not see anything unusual. He was actually moved by Gu Yongnian's idea. After all, the two border guards were transferred from other places. If not If you are familiar with the Beimang battle formation, the result will be exactly as Gu Yongnian said.
"Gu Aiqing, since you came up with this proposal, who do you think you should appoint as the commander-in-chief of the north?"
