Huang Lie understood. If one hundred thousand warhorses could be used as fodder, it would be like having legs to walk with them. Not only would it not require a lot of manpower and resources to transport them, they could also be used as fodder and help in battles. It was truly a wonderful idea. Huang Lie couldn't help but praise, "Commander Meng is indeed Commander Meng. You command the army like a god on the battlefield. I have finally seen it today."
Meng Shanming shook his head, "This is not my idea. It is the Prince's strategy."
"The Prince?" Huang Lie was stunned for a moment. His face was filled with doubt as if he was saying, 'How could Shang Chaozong think of such a wonderful idea?'
Meng Shanming understood what he meant. Slowly, he said, "When the Prince had just become an adult, he had made many outstanding achievements on the battlefield. It was just that the late king and I had overshadowed him. Before I retired, the Prince fought against Zhou Shouxian and easily took over Green Mountain Commandery. How could it be a child's play? "
Huang Lie was stunned again. He nodded thoughtfully.
Meng Shanming sighed softly, "I have spent a lot of effort to build the Ying Yang Wu Lie Graud Cavalry. To a cavalry, a warhorse is half of their life. I have never thought of killing a warhorse … The Prince was forced to do so. He couldn't bear to see Yan defeated and the imperial court had to be on guard. That's why he had to keep this as a backup plan! Isn't the warhorse part of the Southern Prefecture's strength? It's just that the soldiers have to go back to face their wives and children, but the warhorse doesn't … I hope. I hope he won't do that unless it's absolutely necessary! "
Huang Lie nodded to show that he understood. However, he didn't have deep feelings for the warhorse as Meng Shanming did. He just expressed his understanding and said, "It should be Commander Meng's idea to only attack the feudal vassals instead of the rebel army, right?"
Meng Shanming smiled bitterly, "It's not really an idea. It's just a strategy."
Huang Lie was puzzled, "Niu Youdao told me that this is a secret. Why should it be announced in advance?"
Meng Shan Ming explained, "The rebels of Cang State are observing the situation. They haven't made any moves yet. This is to shake their morale before the battle begins! On the other hand, the troops of the five feudal vassals have suffered repeated defeats. Their morale is shaken like it's child's play. I'm afraid that once they enter the battlefield, they'll have the thought of escaping and won't put in any effort. The martial law of the Ming dynasty is precisely to tell them that this time, it's not child's play. It can also be said that it's to boost their morale! "
Huang Lie finally understood. He wasn't good at military campaigns, so he wouldn't have understood if he didn't explain.
His gaze inadvertently fell on Gongsun Bu, who was leading two disciples out of a tent not far away. He knew that this person was here to inform Niu Youdao of the situation of the army. "I've received news that Niu Youdao has already left the Thatched Cottage Villa. Based on his ability to come and go, he should have arrived a long time ago. Why haven't I seen him until now? How can he not care about such a big battle and not follow the army? Commander Meng, do you know where he went? "
"Sect Leader Huang is asking me?" Meng Shan Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He shook his head and sighed. "This Daoye always does things in the clouds. He doesn't show his true abilities until the end. No one knows what he wants to do. I also don't know who to ask about his whereabouts."
Speaking of this, Huang Lie had a deep understanding of it. Damn, the Nan State army going out to quell the rebellion was such a big matter, but that bastard hid it from Great Zen Mountain. He hid it perfectly and only called Great Zen Mountain to go to the battlefield at the last moment. It scared the entire upper echelon of Great Zen Mountain. When they first heard the news, they panicked.
Because of that matter, no matter how he thought about it, he felt quite helpless. Previously, no one on the Great Zen Mountain understood what that fellow wanted to do. He moved here and there, intercepted the army rations of the Imperial Court, and flirted with Han and Song. Who knew that after going one round, he was actually trying to force the Imperial Court to give him military power to quell the rebellion.
Truthfully, Huang Lie still didn't understand what was going on. He felt that there was something wrong. But Great Zen Mountain believed that guy and hurriedly went to the battlefield to fight.
He felt it was strange to think about it, but he still believed that guy and believed that they would win. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He turned around and saw Gamiao Shui.
In the central tent, Gamiao Shui slowly walked out with a dejected expression. He had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Don't kill the rebels, only the feudal lords! Why didn't anyone in the Imperial Court think of such a simple method? The Imperial Court could gather a group of people like this from the states. They didn't need to care about Nan State's mood.
But thinking about it, he knew he was thinking too much. There were some things that Nan State dared to do, but the Imperial Court might not.
Would the people gathered by the states dare to start a war against the feudal lords? Who dared to come up with such an idea? Which general dared to bear such a responsibility? They would offend the people behind the five feudal lords. Even if they passed this obstacle, who wouldn't worry about being retaliated?
Understanding the reason, he could only sigh at the sky and then quickly leave. He had to report the news to the Imperial Court …
The people of Nan State that had come to participate in the suppression of the rebellion were gathering towards Shang Chaozong after obtaining the power of their mounts.
Not all of the one hundred thousand people had gathered. A portion of the people accepted the order and participated in escorting the fifty thousand carriages of rations. These were necessities for the army to eat after the battle.
… …
In the capital of Northern State, Peng was looking at the entire capital from the window of a tall tower.
Feng Entai went up the tall tower and walked to the window. "Senior Apprentice Brother, I've confirmed that Nan State really wants to suppress the rebellion."
Peng was silent for a while and then said slowly, "It seems that leaving Nan State is not a bad thing."
Feng Entai understood what he meant, but he wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Things had truly been full of twists and turns.
When the Heavenly Jade Sect had just been kicked out of Nan State and came to Bei State, it could be said that they hated Niu Youdao to the core. At the time, Bei State was not as good as Nan State. Once they arrived, they had to face off against the Han army. However, there was nothing they could do. Forced by the circumstances, they could not find the time to make trouble for Niu Youdao.
Later, when they learned that Niu Youdao had been assassinated, they were very happy and cheered.
Who would have thought that when they turned around, the people of Nan State would directly take over the territory of the three counties of Dingzhou and expand the territory of the three counties just like that, and the Imperial Court had tacitly agreed?
Thus, there were people who regretted it and said, "Why can the Great Zen Mountain get along well with Niu Youdao, but we can't? Otherwise, the interests of the three counties would have been the Heavenly Jade Sect's, and we wouldn't have been chased to Bei State."
At the time, there were indeed many people who regretted it.
Who would have thought that before the regret had passed, there would be another internal rebellion in the Yan State. Now, it was Nan State who had sent troops to quell the rebellion. Those who were slightly discerning would know the dangers involved. The Heavenly Jade Sect had at least dodged a calamity by hiding in Bei State.
This kind of disaster and blessing came and went again and again. Recently, Nan State had been standing at the heart of the struggle. Feng Entai did not dare to be happy too early. He felt that his senior brother's confidence in being happy seemed to be somewhat lacking. It seemed that he was just consoling himself for his decision to oppose Niu Youdao back then.
He also sighed in his heart. He really didn't know what to say about his sworn brother. It was as if he couldn't calm down.
…
Under the night sky in the Imperial Palace of Yan Jing, the imperial study was brightly lit.
Shang Jianxiong bent over the table and read through memorials. To a certain extent, Shang Jianxiong was indeed a diligent emperor. He also wanted to prove to everyone in the Yan State that he was a good emperor. However, no matter how diligent he was, the Yan State always seemed to leak information everywhere.
"Not suppressing the rebels, only suppressing the feudal vassals?"
Tian Yu read the memorial sent by Gamiao Shui. When he heard that Nan State had only sent one hundred thousand troops, and that the previously reported four hundred thousand troops was just a smokescreen, the purpose of which was to deceive warhorses, and also to make the prefectures along the way provide sufficient supplies for the one hundred thousand troops, Shang Jianxiong's brush had already stopped.
When he heard that Shang Chaozong had already enforced strict military law, Shang Jianxiong raised his head and asked in astonishment.
After reading the memorial, Tian Yu put down the things in her hands, slightly bowed and said, "Yes, the one hundred thousand troops of Nan State are only to supervise the military law. They will not suppress the rebels, only the feudal vassals. They have proposed the law of four annihilations. If the feudal vassals dare to disobey the military order to suppress the rebellion, they will be treated as if the rebels are in the same court.
After Shang Jianxiong understood the deep meaning behind it, he slowly put down his brush and slowly leaned back in his chair. It was hard to tell what expression he had on his face.
His expression was extremely complicated. There was a sudden realization, praise, and also a flash of grief and indignation.
After a long time, Shang Jianxiong suddenly sneered, "Let those three see! Let those three see the memorial, let them look back and see how despicable their three major sects are. Shouting that they won't leave, do they need to be whipped before they leave? A bunch of lowly people! "
Then he closed his eyes. His eyes were filled with the daily reports from the Intelligence Division, and his eyes were filled with the opinions of the common people in the capital who were looking forward to the success of Shang Chaozong's troops in suppressing the rebellion.
According to the information from the Intelligence Division, similar opinions were not only in the capital, but had already caused great waves in the entire Yan State.
Of course, he hoped to see the success of suppressing the rebellion, but the struggle and pain in his heart could not be expressed. In the past, too many people said that the throne did not belong to him. He wanted to prove that those were all rumors. If people felt that he was inferior to even King Ning's son, how could he endure it!
In a courtyard within the palace, the heads of the three sects were sitting around in a pavilion drinking wine, constantly sharing the news that the three sides had learned.
The report that Tian Yu asked her subordinates to send over also arrived at this moment.
Long Xiu was the first to read it. After reading it, he did not move for a long time, his eyes seemingly glued to the contents of the memorial.
Seeing that he had lost his composure, Meng Xuan asked, "What's going on?"
Long Xiu closed the memorial and threw it to him.
Meng Xuan opened it and his expression gradually froze.
Gong Lince, who was holding the wine cup to his lips, looked to both sides. He looked at Long Xiu, then looked at Meng Xuan, and finally turned to look at the eunuch who had delivered the memorial. He asked, "What's going on?"
The eunuch bowed and said, "This servant does not know. The Head Chief asked this servant to wait for the three heads' reply and ask if the three heads would agree to the military law in the memorial."
Long Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I thought that fellow had changed his temper and was really going to fight with his life. After all this time, he still wants to force the five feudal vassals to fight with their lives."
What was going on? Gong Lince could not bear it any longer. He reached out and snatched the document from Meng Xuan's hand, hurriedly checking what was going on. It would have been fine if he had not seen it, but once he did, he was stunned. He muttered to himself, "Not suppressing the rebels, only suppressing the feudal vassals …"
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