All Hail Cousin Brother

Chapter 632: The Entire Army Has Been Annihilated

Yu Youyao took a deep breath: "The 800,000 army, almost all the soldiers and horses in the country, lost in the end?"

Zhou Linghuai nodded: "At first, the emperor led the army for the first time, but he was willing to follow Ning Guogong's suggestions and arrangements. After several victories, the emperor inevitably became arrogant. The Duke led his troops to rescue him, but he was ambushed by the Di people and died on the spot. The prince of Ningguo rescued the emperor with all his might, but he also died of serious injuries."

Yu Youyao couldn't believe it: "Since Duke Ning and his son all died to save the emperor, why did Duke Ning's family be convicted later?"

No matter what crimes Duke Ning's family committed, it should be punished lightly for the lives of Duke Ning and his son.

"If that's all it is, then Ning Guogong and his son are naturally loyal ministers. Afterwards, the emperor will definitely posthumously add posthumous titles, but," Zhou Linghuai's tone was a little bit embarrassing at this point, feeling: "Ning Guogong and his son are in the army. The prestige is extremely high, because of their deaths, the morale of the army is unstable, the hearts of the people are broken, and there are rumors in the army that they are dissatisfied with the emperor."

After saying this, Yu Youyao understood: "Emperor Dog is too small-minded. After hearing these words, he will definitely become angry from embarrassment. Not only will he not feel guilty towards Duke Ning and his son, but he will even blame them."

It's really wolf-hearted.

"That's right," Zhou Linghuai changed the subject and continued: "Three days later, the leader of the Di army led 200,000 troops to the city. The emperor sent troops to fight in a panic. The 800,000 troops were wiped out. , Desperately led a thousand elite soldiers, and escorted the emperor back to Jingzhao."

Speaking of this, Yu Youyao can already guess why the Ningguo government was convicted and imprisoned: "The king of a country, the king of the country, personally marched, but in the end the whole army was wiped out, like a bereaved dog, fleeing in a panic, if this kind of thing If it is spread, it will be a great shame and disgrace to the emperor, it will not only damage the majesty of the Tian family and the reputation of the emperor, but will even lead to instability of people's hearts, change of vassal kings and many other consequences."

Speaking of this, Yu Youyao was already feeling cold all over her body, her voice seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she tried her best to speak out: "So, the fault of Yu Jia's personal defeat in the conquest cannot be blamed on the emperor. People took the blame and took all the blame for the crimes, so as to preserve the majesty of the Tian family and the face of the emperor!"

Her voice began to tremble, and her throat was choked with panic: "This is an army of 800,000, not 10,000, and not 100,000. It has raised more than half of the country's soldiers and horses. Just like this, the entire army was wiped out. How could it be any one of them?" What about the mistakes that people can bear? Only the mistakes of the generals can cause such tragic consequences."

Therefore, in the end, all these faults were the fault of Ning Guogong and his son.

The entire army of 800,000 was wiped out, and the emperor wanted to give an explanation to the people of the world. Even though Duke Ning and his son were dead, the emperor would punish the rest of Duke Ning's mansion, and the scene was done.

Poor Ning Guogong and his son, who were full of loyalty, were full of stigma after their death. Even the Ning clan also ended up in exile.

Zhou Linghuai knew that she was not feeling well: "After returning to Beijing, general Xu Jun, who was enlisted in the Peking University, participated in the prosecution of Ning Guogong and his son, delaying the military plane, improper command, and ineffective supervision of the war. More than ten crimes."

"Directly pointing out that Ning Guogong and his son's intelligence errors caused the emperor to be besieged by the Di people and fall into a deep danger, etc., and more bluntly, although Ning Guogong and his son saved the emperor with their lives, they can be punished for their merits, and the crime of intelligence errors can be exempted. "

"However, due to the death of Ning Guogong and his son, the morale of the army was unstable, the hearts of the people were broken, and the entire army of 800,000 was wiped out. This crime cannot be tolerated."

Yu Youyao was so disgusted that she wanted to vomit.

Although the fault of Yu Jia's personal conquest was recited by Ning Guo Gong and his son, the courtiers knew that Ning Guo Gong's mansion had already borne all the faults for the emperor.

This is the fundamental reason why the dog emperor was not re-established after being abolished.

The reasons she thought before, as her cousin said, are all on the surface.

The dog emperor took advantage of Ningguo's mansion, and even used the queen empress to establish an image of affection and righteousness for himself, which is simply disgusting.

Zhou Linghuai continued: "Afterwards, General Xu was promoted to Duke Xu all the way because of his meritorious service in saving his family. And empty."

The number of soldiers, food, weapons, armor, horses, etc. of the 800,000 army is not a small number in normal times.

In wartime, the wear and tear increased exponentially.

And because it is the emperor's personal conquest, all the equipment must be the best, but if there is a mistake, it will lose his head.

After winning a battle, you can also plunder the enemy's weapons and horses, and use them to support them.

Once the battle was defeated, the one who was plundered became himself. At that time, there were a large number of grass-eating, soldiers, swords, armor, etc., none of which survived.

Fortunately, 800,000 versus 300,000, the most sophisticated equipment and the most elite army, also consumed a lot of Di people's strength, causing Di people to lose their vitality and have no power to continue.

Otherwise, if the Di people sent troops to the north, the consequences would be disastrous.

However, the aftermath of the war is a huge project.

The entire army of 800,000 was wiped out, and a large amount of money was needed to sympathize with the soldiers' families afterwards. The emperor was just enthroned, so there should be no ambiguity about this kind of thing.

The country has lost 800,000 troops, and it is necessary to recruit and train troops again, requiring a large amount of food, grass, equipment, and so on.

This is another huge sum of money.

Fortunately, later, Yu Zongshen proposed to open the sea ban, and with the help of the Xie family, the sea ban went relatively smoothly and could be filled.

However, maritime trade is barely enough for the court's expenses.

Yu Youyao sneered: "It's all like this, the vassal king hasn't rebelled, and the court hasn't been in chaos. It's thanks to the dog emperor that he has a good brother who is willing to put his heart to the ground."

If it hadn't been for King Li of Zhou guarding Youzhou later, defeating the Di people, deterring the vassal kings and Chao Gang, how could there be a good day for the dog emperor to sit firmly in the country?

But in the end, King Zhou Li is just another Duke Ning!

Really ridiculous.

Zhou Linghuai smiled and said nothing.

Yu Youyao calmed down the anger in her heart, and as soon as she thought about it, she couldn't help asking: "Then what happened later? How did the eldest prince die?"

Emperor Gaozu was born in a reckless family, and he emphasized orthodoxy. The succession system of heirs is Confucian orthodoxy, so this dynasty emphasizes heirs. If there is no heir, he will be the first.

The dog emperor is not the eldest son, second heir, and third not the eldest son. This is also the biggest source of his unstable status after he ascended the throne.

Continue to ask for a monthly ticket. During this period of time, I have been unable to get a vaccine, so I have to go back to my hometown. Otherwise, I will always worry about this matter. , It was already past three o’clock in the afternoon when I returned to Wuhan. I should be one of the rare people who have some adverse reactions. Things are much better. Fortunately, I saved 2,000 manuscripts yesterday, and I caught up with 2,000 today, so I added the update, okay~