I’m The King Chapter 1152: : Carry on the past and open up the future (forty-two)

Qu Wan stared at the flag of the Chinese army for a while, and finally realized that Zhang Hongyu was dead. This made him feel at a loss. The originally high mood was like being poured with a bucket of ice water. Zhang Hongyu died. Who would he show off his victory to? He suddenly felt like he was standing here like a clown.

Because he is also a soldier.

He vaguely understood how Zhang Hongyu died, he would rather die than be humiliated! Is this the soldier of the Han Dynasty? He watched the general flag getting closer and closer to him in disinterest, then suddenly turned around, walked up to his horse, got on the horse, and even galloped towards the distant general flag.

Behind him, Bi Xuan turned pale with shock, got on his horse, and said to Liu An: "You go back immediately to rectify the army, if there is a pig.

"Understood!" Liu An looked puzzled as Qu Wan and Bi Xuan ran towards the Han army team in the distance.

On the road, the advancing team stopped, because on the avenue, two generals of the Chu army reined in their horses, and behind them were dozens of soldiers of the Chu army with slightly nervous faces.

"It's Qu Wan!" Dong Zhuang grasped the handle of the knife, his eyes flashed with anger, "What does he want to do here, to laugh at us?"

"Mr. Dong, stop, no matter what the other party comes to do, don't do anything." Wu Qi shouted, "You just stay here for me, and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Wu Qi rode his horse forward, and the Han army in front of him parted to the two sides like a tide, making way for Wu Qi.

"General Qu." Wu Qi arched his hands, "General Qu suddenly blocked the way, what is the meaning?"

Qu Wan only brought dozens of guards with him, so naturally he didn't come to provoke trouble. Wu Qi understood this point in his heart, or the other party just wanted to show off his victory, if that was the case, then this Qu Wan was also a shallow guy, and it was not worth paying too much attention to him.

Qu Wan looked over Wu Qi. Falling under the general flag of the Chinese army, "Zhang Hongyu, General Zhang, isn't there yet?"

Wu Qi was stunned, and finally nodded: "General Zhang is tired day and night, he is too worried, and his old illness suddenly broke out, and he has passed away."

Qu Wan nodded, this is naturally the other party's cover-up, the other party will naturally not tell him the real cause of Zhang Hongyu's death, but he can guess it.

"Wu Yizheng. Can I pay homage to General Zhang?" Qu Wan said.

Wu Qi didn't realize it all at once, "To pay homage to General Zhang?" He asked back.

Qu Wan nodded, "General Zhang and I don't know each other. In the past two years, I have been entangled with him. The two have won each other. Earlier, he beat me to the point where I fled in embarrassment and lost thousands of miles. , but this time I also pulled back for a while. He is a guy I admire, since he is gone, I want to pay homage to him, I wonder if it is allowed to discuss politics?"

Wu Qi pondered for a moment. Nodded: "General Qu Wan, please!"

Qu Wan got off his horse and strode forward, walking forward through the passage formed by the Han soldiers on both sides. He didn't care about the anger in the eyes of these soldiers. Behind him, Bi Xuan cautiously followed suit.

Zhang Hongyu's coffin was very crude, and it was made temporarily by logistics personnel. Standing in front of this thin coffin, after bending, he clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed deeply to the ground.

"The outcome of the battlefield is a draw between you two. I was looking forward to another confrontation with you, but unexpectedly you left like this!" Qu Wan straightened up, looked at the coffin, shook his head and sighed. "It's a pity, it's a pity."

"The surname is Qu, how is Commander Zhang? , the commander of the Third Division of the New First Army.

Qu Wan smiled lightly, ignored Dong Zhuang, bowed to Zhang Hongyu's coffin again, turned his head and left proudly, behind him Bi Xuan stepped forward, bowed to the coffin, raised himself up, and looked at the coffin. Dong Zhuang, "Looking forward to another confrontation with General Dong." After leaving these words, Bi Xuan also turned around and followed Qu Wan to leave.

Wu Qi looked at the backs of the two of them indifferently, and shouted: "Repay the salute!" Dong Zhuang also had to bend over at this time, no matter whether he was an enemy or not, his own etiquette is always indispensable when others come to pay homage.

Jicheng, in the political affairs hall, the minutes of negotiations between Wu Qi and the Chu people are being laid out on Jiang Jiaquan's desk, and the land with a radius of thousands of miles on the side of Daba Mountain is all abandoned, and the land of a hundred miles from Sanchuan to Tucheng Above all, both sides are not allowed to garrison troops. Last year, the Qilu Legion and the New Army lost all the fruits of victory, and his harvest was only to bring back the remaining 30,000 people of the New Army.

"If this negotiation summary appears on the big council, I'm afraid that the councilors will go crazy, and Wu Qi, a traitor, won't be able to get away." Jiang Jiaquan looked at the corner of the room with a wry smile, bending over to admire The height of the bonsai there.

"We launched a wrong war at the wrong time, and we deserve to be punished." Gao Yuan straightened up and pointed at the box of bonsai: "This bonsai is good, Mr. Jiang, turn around I'll take him back, you won't be reluctant, will you?"

Seeing Gao Yuan's reaction, Jiang Jiaquan was a little stunned: "Your Majesty, that is a land with a radius of thousands of miles."

"Compared with the land, I regret the 20,000 casualties of the New First Army!" Gao Yuan waved his hand, "The primary responsibility for this battle lies with me. The conspiracy hidden after a kidnapping, people have already dug the trap and waited for us to jump in. We jumped in eagerly, and we can’t blame others for this.”

Walking in front of Jiang Jiaquan, Gao Yuanxin picked up a pen and was about to sign his name on the minutes. Jiang Jiaquan dragged the file away, "Your Majesty, you cannot sign this letter. "

Gao Yuan picked up his pen, "The primary responsibility lies with me, of course I should sign it, and then announce it to the world."

"If we talk about responsibility, Zhang Hongyu will still be the first to bear it. As the commander in chief at the front line, he can't judge the situation. The staff members of the staff have been analyzing this battle and summing up the gains and losses of this war. I have also listened to a few times. Those staff members’ analysis is very reasonable. During the war, Zhang Hongyu had several opportunities to stop losses.” Jiang Jiaquan said : "The second one is responsible for the Ministry of War, which is Ye Zhong. They approved Zhang Hongyu's battle plan. The third one is responsible for our political affairs hall. The only one who does not need to be responsible for this is you, the king."

"What are you? Are you afraid that I will lose my prestige?" Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "The people of Dahan will not think that I am not good because of a defeat in a war, will they stop trusting me?"

"No, the big man needs an undefeated God of War, a king who can win every battle." Jiang Jiaquan looked at Gao Yuan with bright eyes: "The alliance between Qin and Chu has been established, and in terms of overall strength, we are at a disadvantage Yes, so we need a flag to keep the soldiers and civilians in high spirits."

Jiang Jiaquan picked up a pen and signed his name on the negotiation minutes. Yan Shenghao walked over silently, took the pen from Jiang Jiaquan, and signed his name. Wu Kai, Li Can also So it is.

"This is the decision of the Political Affairs Hall, and has nothing to do with the king. Tomorrow we will submit this summary to the king, and then inform the parliament and the yamen." Jiang Jiaquan said.

Gao Yuan was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "But in this case, Zhang Hongyu may be held accountable."

"This is the responsibility he should have taken." Jiang Jiaquan said solemnly. "This time's big defeat, in the final analysis, is still four words, proud and underestimated the enemy."

Gao Yuan smiled wryly, "Speaking of being proud and underestimating the enemy, why is it only Zhang Hongyu, from me, a great king, down to an ordinary soldier in the army, who is not full of self-confidence nowadays."

"Your Majesty, the army needs to move." Jiang Jiaquan approached Gao Yuan's side. "Over the years, we have fought too many victories, starting from the small Fufeng Army, and growing all the way to the present, especially in the After defeating Qin Li Xin last year, the self-confidence of all the generals skyrocketed, and Lao Tzu has the potential to be number one in the world, which in itself is not a good thing.”

Paused, then continued: "And now the four front armies, plus the new army, the Qilu army, each army has the distinctive personal color of its respective army leader, which is in terms of the long-term stability of the big man. It's not a good thing."

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment: "I've been thinking about what Mr. said, and now it's time to reorganize the army. This failure is just a ready-made opportunity. I already have some ideas, and I'm working on it now." I am gradually improving, and after the new army withdraws, I will start to do this."

"Your Majesty is very worried. Right now is a rare window of time. In a short period of time, there will be no large-scale wars between Han, Chu, and Qin. At this time, the army will be rectified so as to accumulate strength for the big battle in the future. .”

"I need to have a good chat with Ye Zhong and listen to his opinion on this matter." Gao Yuan nodded, "Okay, since you guys want to take the blame for me on this matter, I will accept it. After Zhang Hongyu comes back, let him be wronged for a while. Sir, think carefully about a place for him, the New First Army, he can’t take it with him.”

"Let him return to Jishicheng Military University to serve as the vice-principal first. After this hurdle, the king will consider how to use him. He is still a very capable general, and he is one of the few in our Han army. Confucian general!" Jiang Jiaquan said.

"Alright, Zhang Hongyu originally came out of Jishicheng Military University, let him hide somewhere to avoid the limelight." Gao Yuan said: "Okay, I won't bother you, Ye Zhong has already made this battle The gains and losses have been submitted, and I am going to review them before distributing them to the armies. Our generals must sum up the gains and losses from this battle. They will never forget the past lives, and they will be the teachers of future generations. We must not repeat such mistakes in the future." ( To be continued...)