Chapter 218 The Battle of Yunxiang [Please vote for me! 】
“My father?” Liang Yue’s eyes flashed, slightly suspicious.
The Liang family is full of loyal people, and everyone who knows him has heard about it, especially Liang Fuguo. When he handed him the evidence of the Lu family, he was sure to get to the bottom of it.
Is there something fishy about the fact that my father was killed during the Southern Expedition?
However, even though his mind was spinning a lot, he still said it truthfully when he opened his mouth: "He sacrificed his life for the country when he was conquering Yunxiang Kingdom in the south."
"I heard that according to the pension decree of the year, you should be able to get the official position of Imperial Guard immediately after you reach adulthood, but you have been waiting for a long time in vain. Is this the case?" Liang Fuguo suddenly asked again.
"There was indeed such a period of time." Liang Yue nodded.
“When I was in the Ministry of Punishment, I took over such a case. A family member of the martyrs from that year came to the Ministry of Punishment, saying that the Imperial Guards had embezzled pensions and denied positions. I personally investigated this matter ." Liang Fuguo said slowly, "It was later discovered that this matter had nothing to do with the encroachment of positions by powerful people, but that number would not allow so many loyal men to find vacancies in the future."
Liang Yue listened to what he said and thought about it a little.
“I took the initiative to pursue it, and after vigorous investigation, I found something fishy. That is, the number of vacancies prepared by the imperial guard and the number of people who should actually receive the vacancies are completely wrong. "The descendants of the martyrs in Longyuan City are much more than the number prepared by the decree and imperial guards. Do you think this is a strange thing?" Liang Fuguo said leisurely.
"Is the actual number of soldiers killed in battle different from the reported number of casualties?" Liang Yue immediately understood what he meant.
Liang Fuguo smiled and nodded, very satisfied with his acumen, "At the beginning, Jiang Zhenye mobilized 60,000 horses from the three military towns of Zhongzhou, Nanzhou, and Yuezhou, with a total of 180,000 troops. And the entire Yunxiang The country only has 50,000 soldiers, and the elite soldiers are definitely not as good as ours. I checked the Ministry of War files and found that the Yunxiang Kingdom was destroyed in three months. More than 10,000 people were injured and more than 6,000 people were killed. "
"Although this record cannot be compared with Tang Wei, who was able to destroy more than a dozen countries in a row with 100,000 people, it is still good. Moreover, the hearts of the people of Yunxiang are still there. Old, young, women and children have gone to the city to resist. In fact, There are many people participating in the war, and it is acceptable to win at such a cost."
"But..."
His smile gradually faded, "After visiting many veterans of the year, A shocking truth was discovered. The actual number of soldiers killed in the Southern Expedition far exceeded the number reported. At least 30,000 people died."
"Is that so?" Liang Yue was surprised.
Liarly reporting casualties and turning the tables into merit is a crime of deceiving the emperor. What's more, this was far more than the reported quantity, so Jiang Zhenye dared to conceal it?
Liang Fuguo continued: "I was just as surprised as you when I found out. The situation in Yunxiang Country was complicated and the time for war was not ripe. At that time, there were many voices against the war in the DPRK and China, and it was also very difficult. If only The casualties exceeded expectations, so Jiang Zhenye didn't dare to hide it. I guess there are two reasons why he took such a risk."
Liang Yue could also guess the reason.
First of all, it is impossible for the emperor not to know about such a large-scale concealment.
Sure enough, I heard Liang Fuguo narrate: "Although I was a junior official at that time, I was still able to go to court, and I have some impressions of the situation at that time." They all hope that he will come out again, but His Majesty is afraid of his prestige and talent and dare not let him lead the army again."
He was no longer shy about talking to Liang Yue in private. Such a tacit secret of the court was spoken out so bluntly.
Since you want Liang Yue to get involved in such a dangerous matter, there is no need to keep it secretive.
“The only person in the army who can compete with Tang Wei in terms of prestige and qualifications is the old minister of Zhenguo, but he is firmly opposed to the war of Yunxiangguo. He said that not long after the Northwest War subsided, the country started to fight again. Provocation will cause more harm than good to the people and money. ”
"But His Majesty insists on fighting this battle. He needs a sword that can be held in his own hand to conquer the east and west for him when needed." Liang Fuguo said: "Until this time, King Dinggou He has just been entrusted with an important task."
Liang Yue also knew this before. Although Jiang Zhenye was awarded the title of king for blocking the golden hook for His Majesty in the Northwest War, he did not have enough prestige in the army and his subordinates had always been powerful. Not big, just a steady improvement.
It was during the battle of Yunxiang Kingdom that he was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies for the first time. He won Yunxiang to establish his position. Soon after returning, he was promoted to be in charge of the Longyuan Three Guards.
The southern expedition to Yunxiang Kingdom is his most important golden body. "Because of this relationship, Jiang Zhenye can only win, not lose, in this expedition. Even if there are disgraceful aspects in the process, we must try our best to cover it up."
What Liang Fuguo is talking about here is the game between the monarch and his ministers.
At that time, Emperor Mubei was in his prime, and Tang Wei, the new giant in the army, was feared. Although the old giant Qi Kunlun was relieved, he was often not of the same mind as him. It was naturally difficult for him to accept such two people being in charge of the army.
The most reassuring thing is naturally the royal clan, but even Jiang Zhenye, the most capable general in the clan, is still far less capable than Tang Wei.
Even so, it can only be recommended.
Wisdom, bravery, benevolence and forgiveness, Jiang Zhenye has a monopoly on loyalty.
I am afraid that Emperor Mu Bei will not be able to sleep peacefully until Jiang Zhenye takes charge of the Three Guards of Longyuan and becomes a giant in the army second only to Qi Kunlun.
"One more thing..." Liang Fuguo said in a deep voice, "I wondered at that time whether Jiang Zhenye made a mistake in his command in this battle, and it was because he directly caused the death of these soldiers that he was so afraid. The matter was made public. "
"Just when I wanted to pursue it, someone in the palace sent a message asking me to stop investigating the case." Liang Fuguo showed a mocking smile, "It was originally just a case of insufficient compensation. It was just a case, and so many secrets were found out, which was annoying for no reason. At that time, my status was not enough to disobey the palace, so I wrote down the matter and sealed it until today."
Liang Yue listened to the hidden meaning of his words. Does he mean that his status is now enough to resist the decree?
I really can’t think deeply about what he said today, it just exploded all at once.
"Not long ago, you guys helped me capture Haidong Marquis." Liang Fuguo continued, "He happened to be the quartermaster of the southern expedition. From him, I learned some inside stories at that time, which confirmed My guess.”
“It turns out that the southern expedition was divided into three groups. Because the Qi family’s power was mainly in the north and the distance was long, the southern expedition started from the three major military towns of Zhongzhou, Nanzhou, and Yuezhou. Select people. But the general who led troops from Yuezhou Military Town is Liu Shiying, an old member of Tang Wei. "
"The Northwest War was fierce. Your Majesty dares to delegate power, so capable generals should lead more troops. , but this also led to the concentration of military power at that time. Except for the Qi family, it was difficult to completely avoid it."
"Jiang Zhenye personally commanded the Zhongzhou soldiers and horses, and the other two groups supported him. , the troops were divided into three groups and marched towards the capital of Yunxiang Kingdom at the same time. According to the plan, they should be assembled under the capital and led by the commander to attack the city together. However, I did not expect that Tang Wei's old troops were strong and brave, although they had the smallest number. They were the first to hit the capital. "
"Jiang Zhenye was worried that Liu Shiying would attack the city too quickly, so that he would not be able to defeat the capital and destroy the country, so he ordered the quartermaster to stop transporting Yuezhou. The military town had a heavy supply of food and grass, and the soldiers in the Yuezhou military town were marching very fast, and there was not much food in the army. In addition, there was a lack of siege weapons, which made it impossible to attack. At the same time, he accelerated his march and led 30,000 elite troops around. Cross the city and go straight to the capital, no matter what, you must be the first to make a contribution.”
"But the 30,000 logistics troops he left behind were intercepted and killed by the Yunxiang National Army ambushing in the city in front and behind, and the whole army was wiped out."
When the army marched, it was expected that there would be 30,000 elite soldiers. Ten thousand people escorted them, and the same was true in the Yin Dynasty army. Among the 60,000 troops, 30,000 elites are quite a lot, and the other 30,000 are the accompanying soldiers who are responsible for logistics, responsible for escorting supplies, taking care of the wounded, delivering messages, etc.
Seeing that great achievements were ahead of him, Jiang Zhenye threw all the logistics personnel there in order to compete for the credit, which really pushed them into a pit of fire.
It's okay for these people not to encounter enemies. Once they encounter a large number of enemy troops, they will have no advantage in terms of equipment or martial arts cultivation. What's more, they were ambushed and the entire army was wiped out.
It was like a soldier chasing directly into the enemy's high ground in order to steal heads, leaving the slow-footed support in the enemy's thicket. It was really outrageous.
"Thus, he achieved his wish and made great achievements, but the 30,000 logistics soldiers stayed in Yunxiang Kingdom forever, without even a chance to receive pensions. Because although the imperial edict was issued, once large-scale pensions are provided, it is easy to be exposed "
Liang Fuguo looked into Liang Yue's eyes and said, "It has been sixteen years and no one has said a word for those 30,000 soldiers."
There was something delayed today. , the window glass self-exploded at night. Someone came to replace the glass this morning, and there was a power outage. Anyway, I was in a hurry, which delayed my coding time in the morning.
Publish one chapter first, and post the next chapter after finishing coding.
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