Chapter 173: Punishment and Reinforcement

In March of the 14th year of Qianyuan, Yang Yanzhao's letter of help was sent to Wancheng, which soon caused heated discussions in the court. There were two topics of discussion, one was whether to continue to increase troops in Yuzhang, and the other was how to deal with Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao defeated Chaisang and lost more than 30,000 soldiers. This was the worst defeat since Deng Sheng ascended the throne, so it would not be possible to deal with it.

"King, General Yang Yanzhao of the East of the Conquest was defeated by Chaisang, which was a humiliating the country's system. Please deal with Yang Yanzhao more seriously and select the chief general again." Gong You, the Minister of Rites, was the first to impeach Yang Yanzhao. This old scholar could not tolerate sand in his eyes, and he had never advocated attacking Wu. Now that Yang Yanzhao was defeated, he was the first to jump out.

"The victory and defeat of Shangshu Kong is a common military service. Besides, now he has only lost one battle and the battle situation in Yuzhang has not yet been ruined. How can he deal with the commanding general like this?" Su Hong, the Minister of War, came out to object.

"Shangshu Su and Yang Yanzhao, as the main general, were exhausted and died on the battlefield. Isn't there any punishment? How do you let these tens of thousands of soldiers rest in peace?" Gong Yoo said.

"Shangshu Kong's words are wrong. Now that the army is fighting outside, if the generals in command are punished at this time, it may be disappointing for the soldiers. Moreover, changing the commander in the last battle will probably be unfavorable to the situation of the war. Besides, there is no one who will not die in war." Su Hong still insisted on his own opinion. Now that the army is outside, if Yang Yanzhao, who is the main general, and the replacement of the main general, it may be disappointing for the soldiers, thus leading to the corruption of the entire battle situation.

Deng Sheng looked at the lowly Gong Yoo and Su Hong and couldn't help but have a headache. This is not good for many people. You talk and I say everything, making noise, and I feel very bored.

"Okay, stop arguing. They are all important officials in the court. They make arguing about something, so they are so polite." Deng Sheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he slapped Gong Yoo and Su Hong.

Seeing that Deng Sheng had spoken, Gong Yoo and Su Hong stopped quarreling and returned to their own position.

Seeing that the two people were suppressed, Deng Sheng asked Cui Hao, "What do Cui Qing think?"

Cui Hao came out and said, "Returning to the king, Secretary Kong is right. Yang Yanzhao's battle caused tens of thousands of children to die on the battlefield. It is not enough to correct the military rules without punishment. However, Secretary Su is also right. If the change of commander in the last battle is indeed unfavorable to the battle situation, I think the king's sage is still needed!"

Deng Sheng couldn't help rolling his eyes after hearing Cui Hao's words. This guy was actually making fun of him.

Since Cui Hao was unwilling to express his opinion, he could only come by himself. Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, "It is indeed inappropriate to change the commander in the last battle, but Yang Yanzhao's loss of troops and generals in this battle is not enough to convince the public. Let's do this, Yang Yanzhao is exempted from the position of General Dong, and he will still serve as the commander of the army, and his contribution will be reduced."

Deng Sheng thought about it carefully and said that changing commanders at the last stage was a taboo in the army. Although Deng Sheng was a little genius in this regard, he still understood such a simple truth, so he retained the position of commander of Yang Yanzhao's army, but he had to be punished. Therefore, Deng Sheng weighed the pros and cons, and decided to exempt Yang Yanzhao from the General of the East.

"The king is wise!" Deng Sheng's decision made Gong Yoo and Su Hong have nothing to say. After all, Deng Shengyi did not protect Yang Yanzhao, and the other did not violate the taboo in the army.

After solving Yang Yanzhao's case, another question was right in front of us, that is, whether to send troops to reinforce, how many reinforcements have to be sent, and who will go to reinforce?

"You are all the masters, the army in the Eastern Expedition has suffered heavy losses. Yang Yanzhao sent people to ask for help. I wonder what you think?" Deng Sheng said.

"Report to the king, the Eastern Expedition is related to the face of our great Deng. Although our army was defeated, it was a very favorable situation to defeat the 50,000 Wu Navy and control the Yangtze River. I think it should be sent to reinforce quickly." Jiang Wan said, since Yang Yanzhao's letter of request for help arrived, Jiang Wan, as the Minister of the Shangshu, read it earlier than Deng Sheng, and also communicated with the six Ministers of the Shangshu, and felt that reinforcements were necessary.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Everyone had no objection to sending troops to reinforce, which made Deng Sheng feel very pleased. He was really afraid that the civil servants would oppose the increase in troops and even demand the withdrawal of troops. After all, they strongly opposed it before the war began.

"I don't know how many more troops will be added, but who will lead the troops?" Deng Sheng asked again.

"Return to the king, I think I can restore the organization of the Eastern Expedition army to before the war begins." Su Hongdao.

Deng Sheng nodded, thinking it was feasible, and he would not draw too many troops, which would make the country empty, so he said, "Okay, draw 40,000 troops from all over the country to Wancheng. It is necessary to complete it within fifteen days, but who will lead the troops?"

"I advocate that the general of the chariot and cavalry, Yue Fei leads troops south. General Yue is the first general of our dynasty. If he takes the horse, he will be able to achieve success." Kong Yoo recommended Yue Fei without saying a word.

"King, I am against it!" Su Hong said, today Su Hong seemed to have had sex with Kong You, and said, "King, General Yue is the first general in our dynasty. If General Yue takes action, there is no problem. However, as the general of chariots and cavalry, General Yue is above General Yang Yanzhao in terms of position. If General Yue goes to the front line, who should decide? If General Yue takes action, isn't this a change of commander in the last battle? Will the soldiers on the front line think that the court does not trust them?"

Su Hong said a lot of questions in a series of times, and at the same time he glanced at Yue Fei who was a transparent person on the side. He found that Yue Fei was not strange, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Deng Sheng nodded. It was indeed feasible to let Yue Fei take off his horse, but if Yue Fei goes, where will Yang Yanzhao be placed?

So he said, "Su Qing said so much, but Yue Qing didn't go, so who should go?"

"King, I recommend the general Murong Ke in the army!" At this time, Yue Fei, who had been a transparent man, came out on the street.

"Murong Ke? Is it too short of qualifications?" Deng Sheng asked.

Who did Deng Sheng want to send? It is true that there are also high-ranking masters such as Li Siye, Qin Lie, and Deng Ai in Wancheng today. However, Deng Ai is the commander of the Yulin Army and is responsible for protecting Wancheng and cannot be easily moved. Li Siye and Qin Lie are the two of them, and their achievements are not inferior to Yang Yanzhao. The reason why Yang Yanzhao can rank above them is that in addition to Deng Sheng knowing his abilities, he has only experienced a degree. If he sent them, he might have any ideas.

Murong Ke and Murong Chui brother Deng Sheng also considered that in terms of ability, they were above Yang Yanzhao, but they had little experience in the military. Will send them there make the frontline soldiers feel that the court does not attach importance to them?

"Don't worry, Murong Ke is a man with great ability. If he hadn't had a short experience, he would have been more than enough to lead an army alone. I believe that with him assisting General Yang Yanzhao, he would have been able to win this battle." Yue Fei said.

Deng Sheng had already considered the Murong brothers, but now Yue Fei proposed it personally, Deng Sheng made up his mind and said, "Okay, since Yue Qing strongly recommended Murong Ke, then Murong Ke led 40,000 troops south to Yuzhang to reinforce Yang Yanzhao. At the same time, Wang Ce, the general of the Eastern Expedition, died in battle. There were not enough generals in the army. I decided to send Yue Yun and the two generals of Li Dingguo to go south."

On March 18, 14th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng sent Murong Ke, Yue Yun and Li Dingguo to lead 40,000 troops south to Yuzhang to reinforce Yang Yanzhao.

At this time, Yang Yanzhao also encountered a relatively difficult problem. Originally, after the war in the valley, Yang Yanzhao planned to rest for some time and wait until the morale of the army recovered, and try to attack Pengze. However, just a few days ago, the Wu Kingdom sent 30,000 troops to reinforce Pengze. Now Pengze's Wu army should have exceeded 50,000. It is difficult to capture Pengze alone with the troops in Yang Yanzhao's hands.

"Oh, it's all the fault of this general, which leads to the loss of all the good opportunities." Yang Yanzhao sighed at the head of Chaisang City. If there was no defeat in Shangu, Yang Yanzhao could have led a 120,000 army to sweep Yuzhang with the power of the great victory, but now he can only hold on here.

Zhou Yu, who was standing by, quickly comforted: "General, please relax. The reinforcements from Wancheng will definitely arrive in Yuzhang within a month. As long as the reinforcements arrive, the Wu army will definitely not be our opponent. At that time, the general will be ready to regain the position of the east."

Although the troops who came to support had just left Wancheng, Deng Sheng's decree had already arrived in Chaisang. In addition to the reinforcing, he also arrived at the decree of dismissing Yang Yanzhao's position as General Yang Yanzhao.
Chapter completed!