"Even I didn't expect this. Less than half a year after taking office in Yuexun, I didn't expect that this guy would make such a big noise." Zhuge Liang picked up the feather fan and shook it while saying: "Since the defeat of Yiling , I haven’t heard the news of victory for several days.”
The other three people couldn't help but be silent when they heard this. Yes, since the end of the 24th year of Jian'an, there has been no good news from the Han Dynasty. Although this is just a victory over the barbarians in South China, it is nothing to say, but it can also be used to boost the morale of the military and the people.
What's more, in this great victory, Yang Qing only mobilized the power of Yuexun County and did not use a grain of rice from the court, which is really valuable.
The three of them were all thoughtful people, and they thought of this joint in an instant, and they all expressed admiration and admiration for Yang Qingsheng.
Especially Ma Su, Yang Qing was as happy as he was when he won. He had always been on good terms with Yang Qing. He thought that if Yang Mingzhi, who had always been successful in debating military strategy with him, could not deal with the barbarians, he would no longer have to discuss military strategy with him in the future.
Everyone congratulated each other a few more times. Zong Yu thought for a moment and said worriedly: "Prime Minister, the thief Gao Ding suffered a big fall at the hands of Yang Ming. Will he raise an army and go north to take revenge on Yang Mingzhi?"
Zhang Yi said: "Don't worry, Deyan. Yang Mingzhi now has 6,000 soldiers under his command, which is enough to resist with the help of a fortified city. What's more, although Gaoding has tens of thousands of people, according to detailed analysis, he only has 20,000 soldiers to fight. Today If he loses four thousand elite soldiers at once, I'm afraid he will have to lick his wounds for a while. In this way, Yang Mingzhi can get a chance to breathe, and with this person's talent, Gaoding will not be able to take advantage of it."
"What Mr. Jun Sigong said makes sense. We don't have to worry about Yang Qing for the time being." Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Since Mingzhi has won a great victory, the court has to reward him. We will first draw up the terms of the public security system and wait for it to come. After reading it, I will perform it to the Emperor again."
"Yes." Zhang Yi responded with his hands raised.
In a side hall of Qiongdu County Mansion, Gao Ding sat in the main seat with a serious face and said nothing. There was an open silk cloth on the desk in front of him.
There was another person sitting in the hall, it was E Huan who had returned from Beishui after his injury improved. He couldn't help but feel uneasy when he saw that Gao Ding looked bad after reading Yang Qing's letter.
Even though he was Gao Ding's confidant and favorite general, he knew that he would not be able to explain to his king this time because he lost his troops and returned in defeat.
After he recovered, E Huan saw that Gao Ding still didn't say a word. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and bravely shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Gao Ding came back to his senses, glanced at E Huan sideways, snorted angrily, then grabbed the silk cloth on the table, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it over.
E Huan quickly caught it and carefully unfolded it to take a look. He couldn't help being stunned. After a moment, he said with a wry smile on his face: "Your Majesty, hehe, you know me. I don't know these Chinese characters very well."
Gao Ding snorted again and said with a strange smile: "Okay, today I will read the letter from Governor Yang to General Hubei."
But I heard the letter saying: "Junjian, the great king of Gaoding, has been suffering from war disasters since his rebellion, which has devastated the people. The court is furious, and both gods and men are angry.
Although Qing was not talented, he carried the king's mandate and traveled far and wide to serve the people. I have something to say, I hope you will listen carefully.
Although we, the Han Dynasty, are currently guarding Yizhou, the emperor is benevolent and loves the people, Prime Minister Zhuge is talented and wise, and the loyal people are as strong as the crucian carp crossing the river. There are countless people who want to revive the Han Dynasty and return it to the old capital.
Although the king's army suffered a great loss, Prime Minister Zhuge gathered the people's hearts and we, the Han Dynasty, still had a hundred thousand elite soldiers, eyeing the Han River to frighten the evil forces.
Li Qiucheng arrogantly rebelled, fought against the heavenly soldiers, and brought about his own destruction. He deserved such a defeat. However, I feel the virtue of God’s caution in killing, and specially release the tribes, each rebelling against his own family, and becoming good people again to show his sincerity.
I hope that the Duke can repent and return to the Han Dynasty anyway, which will be a great blessing to the Han and Yi peoples and the whole world!
If you don't know the destiny of heaven, don't know the current affairs, abandon the way of heaven, and resist to the end, once the power of heaven comes in the future, it will be a disaster.
I hope you will think deeply about the truth here. I will be in Anshang, waiting for good news.
Your Majesty Yang Qing, Governor of Yuexun! "
Gao Ding finished reading in one breath, took a sip of wine, and sat in his seat, waiting for E Huan's reaction.
Although E Huan could not understand Chinese characters, he could still understand the letter roughly. He was so angry that his veins bulged. He punched the desk and shouted: "Young child Yang Qing, you have gone too far to bully me. How dare you?" It is really abominable to write a letter to mock your Majesty.”
"Your Majesty, you can't swallow this breath like this." E Huan said angrily: "Please give me an order, Your Majesty. The general will lead troops and horses to go straight to the place. This time, Yang Qing's head will be cut off."
Gao Ding was extremely angry and said with a smile: "Oh, how many troops do you plan to bring this time?"
E Huan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty only needs to give us more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, and we will definitely win."
Although he is reckless, military spies have discovered over the past few days that Yang Qing and the Guli tribe can mobilize 6,000 soldiers and horses, and their equipment is extraordinary. According to his thinking, if he wanted to fight Yang Qing again, he would need 10,000 troops.
More than ten thousand troops? Hearing this number, Gao Ding couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
He said that he had gathered a crowd of no less than 50,000 or 60,000 people, but his family knew their own affairs. Apart from the old, weak, sick and disabled, the available troops were no more than 20,000, and the number of elite soldiers that could be relied upon was only 8,000 or 9,000.
The more than 4,000 soldiers brought by Li Qiucheng and E Huan a few days ago were all elite soldiers. Unexpectedly, they were all destroyed in one battle. When he first heard about the defeat, Gao Ding's heart was bleeding. These were half of his elite soldiers. ah.
What's more, he also lost two generals, Li Qiucheng and E Bao. Needless to say, E Bao was a reckless man who was weaker than Brother Nai, and Li Qiucheng was the one who relied on Gao Hua.
Since he started the army, the army's strategy has relied heavily on this person. Without this person, Gaoding is like a broken arm. The sadness and anger in his heart can be seen.
After such a huge defeat and such a huge humiliation, it was really ridiculous that Yang Qing was still trying to persuade him to surrender. If you talk about releasing prisoners and releasing goodwill, you are simply treating yourself as a fool.
Thinking of this, Gao Ding became even more angry. Once these tribesmen who were seriously injured and difficult to recover were released, they could not be cured. He could not just throw them aside and ignore them. If he did not take care of them, it would be a chill for the tribe.
He was able to lead the old people to rebel twice because he loved and protected his people.
Therefore, Yang Qing's move of releasing the seriously injured prisoners gave him a headache. What was even more annoying was that when these people came back, they not only complained about it, which greatly damaged the morale of the tribe, but some people even privately praised the benevolence of the government, which was very confusing. A group of people's hearts.
Gao Ding admitted that he had underestimated Yang Qing before, but he did not expect that this guy was so cunning and vicious. Killing his own men was not just a matter of killing his own people, but he also had to kill his own heart.
With such a formidable opponent, if E Huan, a reckless man, went forward, he would probably give Yang Qing another life. It seems that if you want to win, you have to do it yourself.
After Gao Ding finished planning, he glared at E Huan and said, "You don't have to worry about this now. I have my own ideas. You can recover from your injuries after you go back. You will need to do a lot of things later."
When E Huan returned from defeat, he originally thought that Gao Ding would punish him severely. Unexpectedly, his king not only put all the responsibility for the defeat on the dead man Li Qiucheng, calmed the anger of the other leaders, but also allowed him to take care of himself today. Damn, I really take good care of myself.
Thinking of this, he was so moved that he almost shed tears. He left his seat and knelt down, crying: "Your Majesty, the last general, the last general..."
Seeing his true feelings, Gao Ding was moved in his heart and said warmly: "Okay, what does it look like for a grown man to cry? You can go back and recuperate in peace these days."
Li Qiucheng was dead, and among his generals, E Huan was the most popular with him. Therefore, this concern was not entirely an act to win over people's hearts, but was more or less sincere.
After E Huan left excitedly, Gao Ding looked at the letter in front of him and made some calculations. Usually he and Li Qiucheng could discuss it together, but now he had to make major decisions by himself.
After a long time, he sighed softly, picked up the pen and wrote two letters in succession. After finishing each letter, he immediately called his confidants to whisper an explanation.
