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Finally, General Huwei angrily denounced, with a tone of sorrow and indignation that almost came out of the paper: "The army of attacking Liang almost missed the military opportunity. The Xiangyang garrison took advantage of the terrain and did not confront the Liang thieves head-on. Instead, they dealt with the Liang thieves and waited for the army to advance. Once we arrive at Xiangyang, we will be able to form an encirclement force that suppresses the Liang thieves."

——Why worry about the Liang thieves not being eliminated? !

——Today, the reinforcements are not coming. This is because God has not blessed me, and it is also because I am not as good as the Liang thieves. It is also because Yongle Marquis almost missed the military plane.

——However, it is not a pity that I should die, and I sincerely ask the court to punish Yongle Marquis severely.

――No, the Great Zhou Dynasty is in danger.

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

When General Huwei wrote this bloody letter, he was already determined to die. He put aside all his scruples during his lifetime and warned the court.

He wept blood every word, making everyone in the court shocked and speechless.

The Liang-defeating army set out from Rehe in September, and could arrive in Hubei in as little as a month, or as slowly as two months. Even if they crawled, they could reach Xiangyang, Hubei, in November to join General Huwei.

The reason for this situation is that Yongle Hou recruited troops, buried horses, collected grain and grass, and stopped and went all the way.

Even Xu Guogong, who was accustomed to being arrogant, did not dare to speak.

General Wei Hu's blood letter is the ironclad evidence that Yongle Hou almost missed the military plane. In addition, after the Liang army set off, it was undeniable that they marched all the way through the city.

Xiangyang City has only 70,000 troops. Including the yamen, city guards, etc., the actual strength is less than 100,000, which is far inferior to the Liang army. It is really tragic that General Huwei can persist for so long, fighting to the death of every soldier.

Yu Zongshen sneered and said: "Yonglehou is recruiting troops and burying horses all the way. It is really a big battle. I want to rely on the prestige of the Liang army and the advantage in strength to frighten the Liang thieves and damage the morale of the Liang thieves. Firstly, if the Liang thieves become timid, the chance of defeating the Liang army will increase. Secondly, if the Liang thieves are afraid of the overwhelming power of the Liang army and take the initiative to retreat, they can also avoid a head-on confrontation."

This approach is understandable.

But Yongle Hou ignored it. After the Liang thieves invaded Hubei, many areas in Hubei were controlled by the Liang thieves. News of the Xiangyang garrison could not be spread. Even if it could be spread, it might be wrong or even fake.

As the general in charge of attacking Liang, Marquis Yongle, all military planes from Xiangyang would pass through his hands. Liang thieves all reached Xiangyang. General Huwei was fighting alone. Where was Marquis Yongle?

He didn't even realize there was a problem?

General Huwei almost misunderstood the military situation, but he really was not wronged.

The cabinet was discussing urgent matters, and Yu Zongshen kept his eyes on Duke Xu: "When the two armies meet in Hubei, there will inevitably be a battle. Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists, so Duke Xu went to Hubei in person to take command of the Liang army."

Although Yongle Hou made a mistake, now is not the time to pursue the matter.

"Yonglehou was recommended by Duke Xu and was also a general under Xu Guogong. For this mistake, Duke Xu also needs to give an explanation to the court. Otherwise, how can he explain it to the hundreds of thousands of loyal souls stationed in Xiangyang? How can he explain it to those in the court? The generals who are loyal to the imperial court will give an explanation? This time they are exchanging merit for crime."

"The Liang thieves came fiercely and occupied the Xiangyang Fortress. They formed a general trend towards Jingzhao that can be retreated and defended, and advanced and attacked. Jingzhao is in danger. Xu Guogong has received a great favor from the emperor. It is the season of peril. Please ask Xu Guogong to take out his sword. , protect the great state of Zhou."

"In this battle, there is no need to fight the enemy head-on, only containment. According to General Huwei, in this battle at Xiangyang, the King of Liang personally led the main force to fight against it. Although the Xiangyang garrison was defeated, it was also severely damaged. Liang Jun, the Liang thieves have lost their troops and generals, their vitality has been damaged, and they may act rashly."

Yu Zongshen spoke. The court could not understand the many ministers of Xu Guogong.

They also persuaded Duke Xu together.

Even some loyal generals felt that Xu Guogong was the best candidate to take charge of Hubei.

Suddenly, Duke Xu became the target of public criticism.

Xu Guogong shut his mouth tightly and did not accept easily.

Yu Zongshen did not force it, and just said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to see the emperor and ask for an edict from the emperor. I also ask Duke Xu to make a decision as soon as possible."

Xu Guogong couldn't bear it any longer: "Who doesn't know that the emperor is seriously ill, and whose order is this? It was you, Yu Zongshen, who imitated Cao Wei, held the emperor hostage, and ordered the princes..."

Yu Zongshen smiled: "Xu Guogong, please be careful what you say. If there is no evidence, you can't talk nonsense." He glanced at the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion and saw their twinkling eyes and obscure eyes: "When it is settled, After the disaster caused by the Liang thieves and when the border defense is stabilized, I will return to power and resign from the government."

A simple sentence pushed Xu Guogong to the forefront.

The leader of Yu forced Xu Guogong to "return power to the court and resign from the court". If Xu Guogong refused, he would be disregarding the interests of the country and the prosperity of the country. He would have no way to hide under the public opinion of the world.

However, Xu Guogong still resisted.

Yu Zongshen added: "If Duke Xu is unwilling to make this trip, please hand over your military power, and the cabinet will select another suitable general to go to Hubei."

With just one sentence, Xu Guogong's retreat was cut off.

The reason why he can handle the third prince's misconduct lightly is because he has military power in his hands. If he hands over the military power, given Yu Zongshen's character, he will definitely take it away. The third prince and Xu Guifei will be attacked, and then the Duke Xu's palace will be destroyed. , if we don’t go to Hubei, uuReading Military power will definitely not be preserved.

Xu Guogong has no way out.

At the same time, after the imperial court issued documents to support the war in various parts of the country, the first batch of military supplies prepared by the imperial court were also sent to the northern border. Along with them, there were also the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War to Shizhong. More than a dozen officials including Zuo Qiandu Yushi of the Procuratorate, as well as Eunuch Li, who had issued the imperial edict to Yu Youyao earlier, were Eunuch Zhu's confidants and the eyes and ears of the palace.

The first batch of military supplies included two thousand sets of cotton armor, two thousand sabers, one thousand five hundred bows and arrows, five carts of medicinal materials, one hundred and fifty war horses, and some odds and ends.

Not a lot, but better than nothing.

General Li, who is responsible for escorting military supplies, is a general under the command of Zhen Guohou and has experienced hundreds of battles.

"Due to the urgent military situation, there was no time to rush the production of military supplies. This was already the last batch of inventory in the munitions station. The imperial court misappropriated another batch. Although the soldiers and armors replaced from various places were old and damaged, the dismantling and repairing of the armors made it possible. Considering that It was bitterly cold in Liaodong and there was continuous heavy snowfall. The Ministry of War raised two thousand kilograms of cotton and 80,000 pieces of cotton and linen cloth, and gave it to King Wu Mu himself to rush out cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers to keep out the cold."

Feeling the sincerity of the court, Yin Huaixi could not express his dissatisfaction: "General Li will be the one to help."

General Li couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became more sincere: "There are a few things, and the court is still trying to prepare them. The second batch of military supplies will be sent to Liaodong in about ten days. If there is any material shortage in the army, please ask King Wu Mu will let you know, and I will go back and submit the information to the court to see if I can focus on planning more."

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