fake prince

Chapter 255 Sympathy
The soldiers hurriedly restrained their smiles: "Sent, Mr. Jian said that he wants to meet these two imperial students for a while. Mr. Jian is well-educated, and he is also a recruiter. He should be able to win a good impression by going to contact the two imperial students."

He said he was a gentleman, and he didn't seem to have any official position, but in fact, this Mr. Jian Qujian was one of Qian Zhidong's aides with confidential information.

However, in his thirties, he is still young and has a good demeanor. Even Qian Zhidong has no objection to whether it is appropriate for Mr. Jian to go out.

He nodded in satisfaction and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, just a stone's throw away, the big tent will arrive.

In fact, Cui Zhaoquan and Supervisor Zhao did not directly live in the big tent, but lived in the side tent, because they had the same identities, and it would not be good for anyone to live in the main tent. Are not willing.

But this large tent can be used as a place to do business.

I saw personal soldiers standing on both sides of the line, all of them holding knives, Qian Zhidong calmed down at the tent, and shouted: "Southwest General Qian Zhidong asks to see you."

There was a sudden silence in the tent, and no one answered. Although Qian Zhidong's personal soldiers showed some displeasure on their faces, they held back.

Qian Zhidong didn't look like he was left out in the slightest, he stood respectfully outside the tent, looking very respectful, if he didn't know it, he might think that this tall man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was a loyal minister and good general.

In terms of "good looks", he is really on par with Qin Fengliang.

"General Qian, the two imperial envoys invite you in." After a long time, Cui Zhaoquan's personal soldiers came out and said to Qian Zhidong.

Qian Zhidong didn't use others to lift the curtain, but lifted it himself and stepped in.

This large tent is supported by wooden pillars, and it is as big as the hall. As soon as you enter, you will see the person at the top, with a bit of style and a little bit of coldness. cold.

The right side is white and beardless, of medium build, not too young, and well-maintained. At first glance, he is pampered and in a high position. If you look closely, you will find that he is used to smiling and seems to be very kind.

This must be Cui Zhaoquan and Supervisor Zhao.

At this moment, Qian Zhidong did not hesitate at all, and bowed respectfully: "I respectfully invite Shengan!"

The two imperial envoys did not speak, and there were already some people sitting on the seats below, all of them generals. When they saw Qian Zhidong coming in, they immediately fidgeted, as if they wanted to greet them, but then found that the atmosphere in the big tent was not right, so they could only hold back. Do not move.

"Saint Gong'an!"

Finally, Cui Zhaoquan spoke, and Qian Zhidong breathed a sigh of relief, got up and saluted again, apologizing: "Qian Zhidong failed to greet the two imperial envoys in time, and please ask the two imperial envoys to punish me for negligence!"

Cui Zhaoquan coughed lightly, but did not speak, while Superintendent Zhao looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Please, General Qian, I saw you two years ago, and now it seems that the clearing has been reduced a lot, and you still have to face it." With haggard."

"Although you are diligent in the affairs of the king, you must pay attention to your bones!"

Superintendent Zhao said to the left and right: "Aren't you going to help General Qian get up? And you, Xiao Dingzi, are you going to invite General Qian to sit down?"

Immediately, someone came forward, helped him, moved the chair and asked to sit down. Seeing this, Qian Zhidong could feel Zhao Supervisor looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, and his heart trembled slightly.

Compared with Cui Zhaoquan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he is actually more afraid of the smile on his face, but the smiling tiger who can't reach his eyes has always been difficult to serve eunuchs, moody, and has won the trust of the emperor, so it is even more difficult to deal with.

"Everyone is here!" Cui Zhaoquan glanced at him, and there was a trace of coldness in his eyes, and he said calmly, "This time you are summoned to inquire about the military situation in the Southwest."

"General Qin is on duty today to guard the frontier fortress. I let him go back first, but before he left, he also mentioned some situations in the southwest. Eunuch Zhao and I want to hear your opinions now."

"The Battle of the Southwest seems to have only been two and a half years ago, but in fact, there were disturbances when the dynasty was founded, and they were either appeased or suppressed, and it has not subsided until now."

"Although your majesty is at the ninth level, he has repeatedly inquired about the military situation in Beijing. This time I brought 80 taels of military pay, a lot of money, and armaments including heavy crossbows."

"The imperial court has repeatedly increased the salary and armor, just for the sake of the war situation. Can this battle still be fought? When will it last? The imperial court has been looking forward to your success. You have invested so much military supplies and backup supplies. You always have to give to the imperial court. Give the emperor an explanation!"

The general couldn't help but looked at each other, and looked at Qian Zhidong.

"Master Imperial Envoy, please allow us to carry it to the sand table for further discussion." Qian Zhidong stood up and said with cupped hands.

This sand table existed before Wei Dynasty, Cui Zhaoquan nodded: "Yes."

After a while, a few soldiers carried a large sand table and carefully placed it on a large table. On the sand table, there were many hills and narrow roads. From the point of view of visiting mountains and enjoying the scenery, if you use soldiers, it is really difficult every step of the way.

The two imperial envoys, together with the generals, surrounded the sand table.

Qian Zhidong pointed to the sand table: "Look, my lords, this is the terrain of the Southwest. Our army has launched many conquests, costing more than two million taels, and has not made an inch of progress... The master is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the death of the master. As a general, with a dead body and a vegetarian meal, I can’t help feeling ashamed and lingering, but it’s just that I’m perfunctory and unwilling to contribute to the court.”

"It's true that there are many mountains in the southwest, and most of the bandit troops are entrenched in the deep mountains. Not only do they occupy favorable terrain, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also there are many poisonous snakes and insects in spring, summer and autumn. As for winter, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and even the roads are blocked It’s hard to find, let alone go into the mountains to suppress the enemy.”

"In the previous wars, the casualties were all tug-of-war. I also lured the bandit chiefs to the plains and got some money occasionally, but the bandit chiefs couldn't be fooled every time. After suffering a lot, they refused to come out again."

"And once they have retreated into these mountains, how easy is it to force them out? There are not many Southwest Army."

"Now there are [-] casualties. I am incompetent. I am ashamed of the emperor, the court, and my colleagues here."

After finishing speaking, Qian Zhidong bowed, his voice was choked with sobs, the whole tent was so silent that even a needle could be heard falling.

"What the general said is, the two imperial envoys, we don't have a big advantage in the number of garrison troops. The bandit army is all soldiers, familiar with the terrain, and all of them are cunning. To end this battle as soon as possible, the imperial court needs to send tens of thousands more troops. .”

"Mark for reconsideration!"

"The last general also said, it's not that we are incompetent, but the Southwest is too big, the land is full of mountains, and the mountains and mountains are connected. In some places, there are even no people inhabited. The bandits can go there, but if we send people in, most of them will be trapped to death. gone."

"This sand table is only a general outline, and there is no detailed map in reality. Unless the bandit chieftain is surrounded by crowds of tactics, maintaining the status quo is the result of the great general's painstaking efforts. Please learn from the two imperial envoys."

Seeing the generals speaking again and again, Cui Zhaoquan couldn't help but look even colder as he spoke almost in one breath.

Superintendent Zhao watched with cold eyes, the more he understood Su Ziji's words, it wasn't that all the generals were in Qian Zhidong's camp, but that it was indeed difficult to fight.

The imperial court's blind persecution will only make them feel sympathetic, and instead sympathize with Qian Zhidong, who is familiar with the military and does his best.

But it's still the same, if two years ago, it would be difficult for Military God to solve it quickly, but now, it's different.

Inspector Zhao sneered, stood up, and said, "After discussing with Mr. Cui, our family has a plan."

"Although there are 170 villages of bandit chieftains, there are actually less than 8 men, women and children in total. In the past two years, although the court lost [-], what about the enemy chieftains?"

"The enemy chieftain is only 8 people, how many young and strong are there, and how much food and grass are there?"

Following Superintendent Zhao's sharp voice, it echoed in the tent and gradually deepened. Although they pretended to be respectful, the generals who didn't take it seriously listened to it, and their expressions gradually became serious, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

Although this is an eunuch, it seems to make sense?

(End of this chapter)