HLnovel Chapter 225 Delaying the Battle
Chapter 225 Delaying the Battle
In the capital of the Liao Dynasty, at the gate of Funing Palace in the imperial palace, more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids stood with their hands bare, concentrating and listening to the beautiful, pleasant and intoxicating piano music in the room.
The Queen Mother played the zither with great skill, and her music was like heavenly music, intoxicating. The melodious and graceful music suddenly changed, and the high and dense "clang" sound was like the fierce killing of thousands of troops. The eunuchs and palace maids were startled, and their intoxicated expressions suddenly turned into solemnity and respect.
After the piano music stopped, the aura of murder seemed to linger in the spacious and luxurious palace.
A handsome and elegant man in his thirties put down his teacup and looked at the empress dowager sitting in front of the zither with admiration and smiled, "Empress Dowager, have you made up your mind to lead the army in person?"
Empress Dowager Xiao was in her prime and was extremely beautiful. She had a noble temperament and an irresistible domineering aura. Her beautiful phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and her bright eyes were firm and resolute. "Sir Han, I have decided to lead the army in person to support Marshal Yelu Xiuge in the east.
Yelu Xiu'ge's Eastern Army is weak in strength and has been struggling to hold on in the battle with Cao Bin. If I personally lead the army to reinforce them, it will not only boost the morale of the Liao army, but also catch Cao Bin off guard.
As long as the Song army's eastern army is defeated, the seemingly unstoppable western army will become an isolated army. An isolated army will go deep into the country, with weak military strength and a long supply line of logistical materials. I will lead the army with Marshal Yelu Xiuge to attack Daizhou from behind, cut off their retreat, and seize several states of the Liao Kingdom. The western Song army will become a lamb to be slaughtered. "
"The Queen Mother is wise and intelligent, powerful and domineering!" Han Derang praised with full conviction.
Empress Xiao was praised by her lover, her eyes were full of spring, she smiled charmingly, and she was full of charm. "You must let me stay tonight, right?"
Han Derang's heart was moved! His eyes were burning with excitement: "That's what I wish for."
The relationship between the Empress Dowager and Lord Han is already an open secret. Ever since the death of the late Emperor, the Empress Dowager ascended the throne with the young prince, and Lord Han has made great efforts.
Of course, Lord Han became more and more powerful, and he stayed in the palace more and more often. The eunuchs and palace maids were used to it and were busy serving the Queen Mother and Lord Han in an orderly manner, bathing and going to bed.
After a passionate love affair, Empress Xiao's pretty face was still full of spring, charming and alluring. Her lazy and charming voice was slightly panting, "Derang, your cousin Han Bei, who has extraordinary skills, still refuses to come out of retirement to serve the Liao Kingdom?"
Han Derang, who was looking at the beauty with a satisfied face, straightened his face when he heard the words and said helplessly: "Queen Mother, I have urged you many times to invite him, but my cousin, who is aloof and arrogant, has always refused to agree. Now, when I went to visit Altai Mountain, he even refused to see me."
Empress Dowager Xiao raised her smooth jade arm and stroked Han Derang's handsome cheek with her green jade fingers. Her charming eyes were filled with a thousand kinds of charm. "Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. It's too depressing. The night is short, so let's enjoy it while we can!"
Han Derang was so excited that he lowered his head and kissed those red lips...
The victory news came from the front line, Yingzhou was captured at night. The people in Bianjing cheered and were excited. The officials in the court also had more confidence, and they were happy and discussed it happily.
The emperor looked at his ministers with great satisfaction, and immediately ordered the eunuch to draft an edict to reward the three armies. He ordered the Western Army to take advantage of the victory and directly capture Yunzhou, and cooperate with the Eastern Army which was blocked from advancing, to seize all the cities in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Privy Councilor Chu Zhaofu frowned. The Eastern Army was stopped by Yelu Xiu'ge's stubborn resistance and could not move forward. It was too risky for the Western Army to advance so recklessly!
Looking at the excited and joyful ministers who were shouting "Long live the wise emperor" and looking at the proud and confident emperor, Chu Zhaofu swallowed his words of dissuasion.
After the emperor's edict urging war arrived in Yingzhou, Prince of Qin Zhao Defang, Yang Ye, and the seriously injured Yang Yanzhao discussed the military situation.
Luo Li was still the observer of the military meeting, but she had gone from being unwelcome to being respected and polite.
Luo Li held a cup of fragrant tea in her left hand and a spicy strip in her right hand, eating slowly. Yang Ye's view of the Princess Qin's gluttonous behavior, which had no image and no regard for etiquette, changed from the Princess Qin's impolite and silly to the Princess Qin's free and unrestrained.
The rich aroma of spicy strips made the King of Qin drool and his mouth overflow with saliva. He smiled gently and offered a suggestion, "Princess, can you give me a few more of the spicy strips you hid?"
Luo Li glanced at him and refused without hesitation, "No! The two large buckets of spicy noodles I brought were taken away by the greedy ghost hand, and I also gave you 30 to satisfy your craving. No matter how greedy you are, you won't get any."
Qin Wang Zhao Defang swallowed his saliva awkwardly, "Then don't eat in front of me. The fragrance fills the whole room, and the greedy bug in my stomach keeps protesting."
"The protest is useless! Ask Guishou to get some poison to help you kill the insects." Luo Li sneered smugly.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang gave a helpless smile, and suddenly reached out to snatch the half spicy strip from the princess's hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and smiled while chewing with a sullen face: "Princess, just give me this half to satisfy your craving!"
Yang Ye and Yang Yanzhao silently complained in their hearts, is this still the noble, reserved, gentle and noble Prince Qin? After marrying a greedy and silly princess, has he become a shameless foodie?
Yang Yanzhao sighed secretly, oh! It was all because the aroma of the spicy strips was too tempting. After Yanqi gave him a few to taste, his self-control was a little worse when he smelled its aroma again.
Luo Li felt amused and picked up another spicy noodle, urging them to hurry up and say, "Why are you all standing there? The emperor's decree for war has come, so go ahead and discuss your military plans! I'm sitting there and not saying anything, but that won't hinder your thinking, right? If anyone has any conspiracy, hurry up and bring it out."
Yang Ye coughed calmly and looked up at the unserious Princess Qin. There was no contempt or disdain in his eyes, only sincere respect. "Princess Qin, please analyze how the next military action plan should be carried out?"
Yang Yanzhao looked at his father in surprise, who was humbly asking for advice, and also pricked up his ears to listen.
Luo Li put down the spicy strips in her hand and wiped the red oil off her fingers with a handkerchief.
After sitting up straight, he spoke: "I don't understand military affairs, and I don't know how to deploy troops. But there is one thing that even a fool like me knows. If a lone army goes deep into the enemy's territory and the front line is stretched and the troops are weak, if the Eastern Army is defeated and you are cut off from the rear by the enemy, you will be dead.
The three of you are all famous generals and military geniuses. You all know very well whether this hastily launched Northern Expedition can achieve the emperor's goal of recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. You three military geniuses, use your brains and think about how to save your own lives and the lives of more Song soldiers, right? "
Yang Ye's heart trembled with shock! He looked at Princess Qin with even more respect.
The words of the Princess of Qin hit the nail on the head. This was also what he and his son Yang Yanzhao had been worried about these days.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang smiled faintly, "Try to delay the time of sending troops. After taking Yunzhou City, even if the emperor issues orders every day to urge the war, we have to rest until after the New Year and observe the situation before taking action."
Yang Ye said solemnly: "Your Highness is right. Even if the Emperor blames us, we cannot let these tens of thousands of Song Dynasty heroes shed their blood and sacrifice their lives in vain."
Luo Li, who already knew the outcome of the war, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the upright General Yang would not blindly obey orders, it would be fine.
If I could save the life of Lord Jindao, all my journey northward with all its bumpy rides, bitter cold and biting winds would be worth it.