si-mexico Chapter 713 The Empress is Very Smart
Chapter 713 The Empress is Very Smart
It was precisely because he knew the Yan army so well that he dared to let his soldiers surrender to the Yan army and escape himself, because he knew that surrendering was saving them.
It was precisely because of this understanding that Gong Yang Ge knew that the empress was telling the truth and not testing him.
Seeing Gong Yang Ge's modesty, Yan Fuyao said calmly,
"General Gongyang, there's no need to be so modest. I've seen your abilities and the fighting power of the Qian Army.
In this battle, the Yan army lost a huge number of 150,000 people because of you. Such casualties are unprecedented in the entire history of the Great Yan war.
Why, you killed so many people from Dayan, don't you plan to replenish these lost troops for me?"
Hearing this, Gong Yang Ge stood up, knelt on one knee and said,
"I, your Majesty, will obey your Majesty's command!"
"Okay, get up. All the stuff in your camp should have been confiscated and sent here. Go look for your own stuff when you have time.
Que Ling, first give Gong Yang Ge a set of Chang Gong's clean clothes and let him change into them.
Then take him to dinner, and tomorrow go to the prisoner-of-war camp to recruit surrendered soldiers."
"According to the order."
Tu Que Ling stepped forward and said,
"Marshal Gong Yang, please follow me."
"Thank you."
After Tu Que Ling left with Gong Yang Ge, Yan Fuyao turned to look at Shen Changgong and asked with a smile,
"Your Highness Prince Lanling, are you satisfied with the arrangement?"
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Look at what you said. You are the emperor and we are your subjects. We will do whatever you say. Why do you need to ask me?"
"Do you still know that you are the minister and I am the king?"
Yan Fuyao grabbed Shen Changgong's ear and said,
"Then you won't allow me to lead the troops to fight in person?"
"Okay, okay, I lost the bet this time, so I'll give you one chance. Let's put it this way. There are 20,000 local Chu troops defending Xiangyang, so you go and take them down.
Xiangyang has been a major water transportation city and a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
The two most important cities in the northern part of Chu State were Xiangyang and Jingzhou.
I'll give you Xiangyang, isn't that enough?"
"I will lead the Yuying Army to fight. This time, the Yuying Army has never had a turn to fight. It's time for them to fight."
"No problem. After the bridge is built, the Yuying Army will be the first to cross the river. Then you go and fight, and we will cross slowly from behind."
"That's more like it. I'm going to handle government affairs now. You guys can handle the military affairs."
"What military business is there?"
Shen Changgong stood up and said,
"The battle damage report will only be available tomorrow. By then, all the troops involved in this major battle will have been counted. Your Majesty will then transfer new soldiers from Shengjing and Linzi to replenish the manpower of each legion.
The prisoner-of-war camp needs to be expanded, and the Chu army needs to be appeased as well."
"As ordered!"
Then, Shen Changgong tried to hold the empress's hand, but the empress refused to let him. The two of them walked out while arguing.
All the generals went to arrange their work, and the sky gradually darkened.
The two of them were walking and chatting when suddenly Shen Changgong asked,
"Who is the person in charge of the Chu army now? The deputy commander."
Yan Fuyao rolled his eyes at him and said,
"How should I know? Aren't you responsible for military affairs?"
"Hey, what you said, I see you are quite good at recruiting people to surrender. By the way, why not recruit the deputy commander of the Chu army to surrender as well?
It just so happens that we are forming a navy."
"Don't worry, isn't Gong Yang Ge going to bury Xiang Qu in a coffin?
Tonight, you have someone make a coffin overnight, make it nice, and put Xiang Qu's body in it.
Tomorrow, he will be carried to the prisoner-of-war camp, and the deputy commander and Gong Yang Ge will go to see Xiang Qu off.
Let those prisoners of war see that we have given their commander a proper burial, which will help them return home."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong was happy, pinched Yan Fuyao's little face and said with a smile,
"As expected of my wife, you are so smart and understand human nature very well."
"Nonsense, if you don't understand these things, how can you be the emperor? I would have made you a puppet long ago."
"No way, how dare I put you aside."
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At night, some skilled craftsmen of the Yan army made an exquisite coffin out of wood and put Xiang Qu in it.
By the time of midnight, the Yuying Army led by Yu Ziling arrived at the camp.
At this time, most people had already gone to bed, but Shen Changgong still went to greet Yu Ziling in person.
Yu Ying's army also began to set up camp. Yu Ziling was riding in a carriage, and Jiang Ruoxue was also in the carriage.
When she walked out of the carriage and was about to jump down, Shen Changgong was frightened and quickly reached out to hold her waist and carried her down.
After hugging one, I can't be partial to the other, so I hugged my beautiful sister-in-law.
Yu Ziling looked at Shen Changgong and said sarcastically,
"Oh, Prince Shen led his troops into battle today and completely wiped out the enemy. He made tremendous contributions. Why did he come to greet me in person in the middle of the night?
How could I possibly deserve it!"
Looking at Yu Ziling's weird look, Shen Changgong laughed, pinched her nose and said,
"Alright, don't be upset. I promise that after we cross the river, the first battle will be fought by your Yuying Army."
"Really?"
Yu Ziling's eyes lit up when she heard this, but suddenly she felt something was wrong.
"Wait, the entire Qian-Chu coalition has been wiped out. There are no enemies north of the Yangtze River. Who should I fight? You?"
"How come there are no enemies? The entire northern part of Chu, the entire area south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, have all been conquered?
We have only just entered the area of 100 miles of Chu State, which is 2,000 miles long from east to west.
Xiangyang and Jingzhou are both heavily guarded and are important military towns, so we have to fight them.
When the bridge is repaired, Yu Ying's army will cross first and attack Xiangyang."
"Hey, okay."
Yu Ziling smiled happily, and then took advantage of Jiang Ruoxue's inattention to give Shen Changgong a kiss on the face.
"Well, there are people going with you."
"Ah? Who's going to the war with me? Which regiment?"
"It's not the army, it's Your Majesty. She wants to lead the army in person, taking your Yuying Army with her. She doesn't know how to fight, she's just pretending. You should give her more guidance."
"what?"
Yu Ziling's face immediately fell, and she looked unhappy.
"What's wrong? Are you worried that she won't be able to fight well in this battle?"
"No, I'm just a little scared of her."
"Hahaha, be good, don't be afraid, she won't eat you."
Shen Changgong took her hand, got on the carriage, and went to his own tent.
It is normal for Yu Ziling to be afraid of Yan Fuyao. In terms of merit, Yan Fuyao is the emperor and she is a minister. In personal terms, he is the principal wife and she is the concubine.
Back then, Yu Ziling was very tough in front of Emperor Qi, but she became weak in front of Yan Fuyao's powerful aura.
Especially after the last time I hit her.
The Yuying army camp had not been set up yet, so Shen Changgong took her back to the general's tent, asked her to take off her clothes and lie down, and held her in his arms to sleep.