From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 289

The columns of the Dajin Times have professional writers who analyze the situation of the war, which facilitates the storyteller's explanation.

"It is said that the military nobles of the dynasty were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks turned green in the Golden Palace. The Marquis Qiu Huan, the governor, even roared on the spot and was almost ready to fight."

"For this battle, he personally went to the Shenwu Camp to select 20,000 elites. Speaking of the Shenwu Camp, everyone must know that in addition to the three major camps of the Beijing Camp, there are nine major camps, collectively known as the 12 camps of the Beijing Camp, with a total of 600,000 troops!"

"And the Shenwu Camp is the most powerful camp among the 12 camps of the Beijing Camp. Although there are only 40,000 people, they are the elite of the elite. They are all warriors who can fight ten against one. Defeating Zhongwu Bo Zhou Yuan is like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts, a piece of cake!"

The storyteller was talking nonsense, and someone immediately refuted him below.

"Old man, do you think I don't understand current affairs? The 12 regiments of the Beijing Camp were established when the country was founded. Now there are only three camps in the Beijing Camp. The remaining nine camps have only a few thousand people, often responsible for guarding the imperial mausoleum and escorting supplies, as well as disaster relief and other miscellaneous matters."

"Their combat effectiveness has long ceased to exist!"

"In fact, there are only more than 100,000 people left in the 600,000-strong army of the Beijing Camp. The other organizations have long been added to the local areas, concentrated in the nine border areas and Shandong, Central Plains, Jinling, Liangjiang, Sichuan, Huguang and other places."

Many listeners below shouted.

The storyteller was sweating profusely. Who would have thought that an expert had come? Now this business is not easy to do.

He hurriedly said: "Well said, I just want to test you."

Everyone below couldn't help laughing out loud. Testing everyone, isn't this nonsense?

The storyteller continued, "In fact, the governor of the Beijing camp transferred 10,000 elite soldiers from the 3,000 camps, and another 10,000 elite soldiers from the other nine camps."

"The combat power of these 20,000 people is not bad. It is said that they are all strong men with a height of eight feet, and they all carry large machetes weighing 60 kilograms."

"The group of drunkards in the Fifth Army Camp, with only 2,000 people, have no chance of winning at all."

At this point, he quickly added, "Lord Qiu, the governor of the Beijing camp, once said that Zhou Yuan would be captured within two days!"

Someone below shouted, "Bullshit, the Great Jin newspaper said it was three days."

"Whether it's two days or three days, what's the point of bragging about 20,000 against 2,000? The difference is ten times. There is no need to command, just run over, I can do it."

"Yes, I can do it."

These words were circulated throughout the Divine Capital, and of course they could also reach Qiu Huan's ears.

He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this must be Zhou Yuan using the rhetoric of the Great Jin Times to deliberately put pressure on us to attack. The fact is that even if we fight for a month, as long as we finally take down Zhou Yuan, we will win."

Sure enough, someone retorted: "Marquis Zhengyuan, we are no longer small figures. We have 20,000 soldiers, but we have to fight for a month against Zhou Yuan, who has only 2,000 soldiers. It will be embarrassing to tell others about it."

"Yes, we can take him down in two days at most. The area is only one or two hundred miles. Where can he escape to?"

"Not to mention two days, but at most three or four days, we have to take him down. , otherwise we will be laughed at. "

"It's ok for us military heroes to be bullied by those shitty scholars on weekdays, but can we be bullied by Zhou Yuan on the battlefield? That yellow-mouthed kid is just a poor scholar!"

Qiu Huan said in a deep voice: "Everyone calm down, haste makes waste, calmness and caution are the way to use troops. It's rare for us to command the battle together, so it's better to work together."

"Zhou Yuan deliberately used the Dajin Times to put pressure on us, which is just disturbing our military morale."

Many military heroes were dissatisfied, and when they thought of Zhou Yuan's arrogant face, they were only angry.

Qiu Huan saw their expressions and felt worried.

It is true that they are ten times more powerful than their opponents, but there is also pressure. The military heroes are not united enough, and these people are not easy to manage!

At that time, they may not even obey orders on the battlefield. It seems that it is unrealistic to fight a protracted war with Zhou Yuan, and we still have to fight quickly.

With such a big gap in strength, it may not be impossible to fight quickly.

Thinking of this, the pressure in his heart was indeed much less.

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On the tower of Tongzhou, many ministers of the Jin Dynasty had already arrived. Seeing the majestic 20,000 troops in front of them, they were relieved for a while.

If they said that two thousand people could defeat such a majestic 20,000 troops, they would not believe it.

"The battle will be over in two to three days."

"My lords, the manor in the back is large enough to accommodate you. You might as well stay here for a few days and see how Zhou Yuan struggles."

"I don't think Zhou Yuan can even hold on for two days. If I were Qiu Huan, I would directly run a long distance of more than a hundred miles and crush Zhou Yuan with an absolute advantage."

"If fighting were that simple,The fifty miles on both sides of the Chaobai River are also the activity area, which adds up to a hundred miles horizontally, and it is not something that can be covered by 20,000 people. "

"If we rush over like this, I'm afraid they won't know where to run."

Just when the civil officials were arguing, a military flag suddenly appeared in front.

A team of about thirty personal soldiers rode in, with a black leather carriage in the middle, giving people a heavy and solemn feeling.

"Just... the marshal's flag?"

"The Duke of Zhenguo is here!"

"Everyone, go down and greet him."

Yang Guozhong also stood up and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, the old master hasn't shown up for a long time, we should treat him with courtesy. "

A group of civil officials came down from the tower and happened to see the old man in the carriage coming out.

He was tall, but his face was full of wrinkles, his eyes were like torches, and his long hair was already silver.

This was a tiger, but also a dying tiger.

He was old, and anyone who saw him would think he was old, but the evil spirit on his body seemed to never dissipate.

"Greetings to the Duke of Zhenguo!"

"Greetings to Lord Song!"

A group of civil officials bowed and greeted.

Song Shan'ao glanced at them and said slowly: "Don't follow these rules, we are all here to watch the fun, go upstairs."

Everyone didn't move, he took the lead to go upstairs, and everyone slowly followed.

With Song Shan'ao, the atmosphere was obviously much more serious, and the civil officials stopped joking and just looked ahead quietly.

But soon, a royal flag came, and the ministers suddenly changed color and went downstairs to greet it.

"Greetings to Your Majesty! "

"Long live your majesty!"

Song Shan'ao also smiled and bowed slightly.

Empress Zhaojing got off the carriage, strode forward, helped Song Shan'ao up, and said with a smile: "Such a small matter, how could it alarm the old Duke?"

Song Shan'ao said: "I haven't been out for a long time, come out and take a breath, your majesty, is your body healthy?"

"Nothing serious, let's go upstairs to watch the show!"

Empress Zhaojing took Song Shan'ao to the tower, and after sitting down, the ministers stood on both sides.

Empress Zhaojing said: "Sit down, it's not a court, it doesn't seem like a big deal to stand like this."

"Old Duke, what do you think about this military exercise? We are all outsiders, and we want to hear the old Duke's analysis. "

Song Shan'ao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too polite. The five military camps have been slack in training for many years, and the morale of the army has been broken. There is not much combat power left. Facing a land ten times its size this time, it is naturally impossible to win."

"As long as Qiu Huan does not make mistakes, he will never lose."

Many ministers also nodded slowly. They all had similar views on this point.

Princess Qinshui's face turned pale when she heard this, and she couldn't help but say, "Old Duke, what if Zhou Yuan wins?"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Song Shan'ao couldn't help but laugh and said, "If Zhou Yuan wins, then this old man will have nothing to worry about, and can die bravely and smile in the grave."