Finally, General Huwei angrily rebuked, with a tone of grief and indignation that almost came out of the paper: "The army of attacking Liang almost missed the military opportunity. The Xiangyang garrison took advantage of the terrain and did not confront the Liang thieves head-on. Instead, they dealt with the Liang thieves, waiting for the army to attack Liang in advance.

Once we arrive at Xiangyang, we will be able to form an encirclement force that suppresses the Liang thieves through internal and external cooperation."

——Why worry about the Liang traitor not being eliminated?!

——Today, the reinforcements are not coming, because God has not blessed me, and it is also because I am not as good as the Liang thieves, and it is also the disaster of Yongle Marquis who almost missed the military plane.

——However, it is not a pity that I should die, and I sincerely request the court to punish Yongle Marquis severely.

——No, the Zhou Dynasty is in danger.

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

When General Huwei wrote this bloody letter, he was already determined to die. He put aside all his scruples and warned the court.

He wept blood every word, leaving everyone in the court shocked and speechless.

The Liang-defeating army set off from Rehe in September, and could arrive in Hubei in as little as a month, or as slowly as two months. Even if they crawled, they could reach Xiangyang, Hubei, in November to join General Huwei.

The reason for this situation is that Yongle Hou recruited troops, buried horses, collected grain and fodder, and stopped and went all the way.

Even Xu Guogong, who was used to being arrogant, did not dare to speak.

General Wei Hu's blood letter is the irrefutable evidence that Yongle Hou almost missed the military plane. In addition, after the Liang army set off, it was undeniable that they marched all the way through the city.

Xiangyang City has only 70,000 troops. Including the yamen, city guards, etc., the actual number of troops is less than 100,000, which is far inferior to the Liang army. It is really tragic that General Huwei can persist for so long, fighting to the death of every soldier.

Yu Zongshen sneered and said: "Yonglehou is recruiting troops and laying horses all the way. It is really a big battle. I want to rely on the prestige of the Liang army and the advantage in strength to frighten the Liang thieves and damage the morale of the Liang thieves.

Firstly, if the Liang thieves become timid, the chance of winning against the Liang army will increase. Secondly, if the Liang thieves are afraid of the overwhelming power of the Liang army and take the initiative to retreat, they can also avoid a head-on confrontation."

There is nothing wrong with this approach.

But Yongle Hou ignored it. After the Liang thieves invaded Hubei, many areas in Hubei were controlled by the Liang thieves. News of the Xiangyang garrison could not be spread. Even if it could be spread, there was a possibility of error or even fraud.

Yongle Hou was the main general in the attack on Liang. All the military planes coming from Xiangyang had to pass through his hands. Liang thieves had all reached Xiangyang. General Huwei was fighting alone. Where was Yongle Hou?

He didn't realize anything was wrong?

General Huwei almost misunderstood the military situation, but he was really not wronged.

The cabinet was discussing urgent matters, and Yu Zongshen kept his eyes on Duke Xu: "When the two armies meet in Hubei, there will inevitably be a battle. Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists, so Duke Xu went to Hubei in person to take command of the Liang army."

Although Yongle Hou made a mistake, now is not the time to pursue the matter.

"Marquis Yongle was recommended by Duke Xu, and he was also a general under Xu Guogong. For this mistake, Duke Xu also needs to give an explanation to the court. Otherwise, how can he explain it to the hundreds of thousands of loyal souls stationed in Xiangyang? How can he explain it to those in the court,

The generals who are loyal to the imperial court will tell you that this is a sacrifice of merit."

"The Liang thieves came fiercely and occupied the Xiangyang Fortress. They formed a general trend towards Jingzhao that can be retreated and defended, and advanced and attacked. Jingzhao is in danger. Xu Guogong has received a great favor from the emperor. It is the season of danger. Please ask Xu Guogong to take out his sword.

, protect the great state of Zhou."

"In this battle, there is no need to fight the enemy head-on, only containment. According to General Huwei, in this battle at Xiangyang, the King of Liang personally led the main force to fight against it. Although the Xiangyang garrison was defeated, it was also severely damaged.

Liang Jun, the Liang thieves have lost their troops and generals, their vitality has been damaged, and they may act rashly."

Yu Zongshen spoke, and many civil servants in the court who couldn't stand Xu Guogong also tried to persuade Xu Guogong.

Even some loyal generals felt that Xu Guogong was the best choice to take charge of Hubei.

Suddenly, Duke Xu became the target of public criticism.

Xu Guogong shut his mouth tightly and did not accept it easily.

Yu Zongshen didn't force himself, and just said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to see the emperor and ask for an edict from the emperor. I also ask Duke Xu to make a decision as soon as possible."

Duke Xu Guogong couldn't bear it anymore: "Who doesn't know that the emperor is seriously ill and whose order is this? It was you, Yu Zongshen, who imitated Cao Wei, held the emperor hostage, and ordered the princes..."

Yu Zongshen smiled: "Xu Guogong, please be careful what you say. If there is no evidence, you can't talk nonsense." He glanced at the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion and saw their twinkling and obscure eyes: "When it is settled, it will be settled."

After the disaster caused by the Liang thieves and when the border defense is stabilized, I will return to power and resign from the government."

A simple sentence pushed Xu Guogong to the forefront.

The leader of Yu forced Xu Guogong to "return power to the court, resign and leave the court". If Xu Guogong did not respond, he would be ignoring the great interests of the country and the prosperity of the country. He would have no way to hide under the public opinion of the world.

However, Duke Xu Guogong was still stubbornly resisting.

Yu Zongshen added: "If Duke Xu is unwilling to make this trip, please hand over your military power, and the cabinet will select another suitable general to go to Hubei."

With just one sentence, Xu Guogong's retreat was cut off.

The reason why he could handle the third prince's misconduct lightly was because he had military power in his hands. If he handed over the military power, given Yu Zongshen's character, he would definitely take it away. The third prince and Xu Guifei would be attacked, and then Xu Guogong's palace would be destroyed.

, if we don’t go to Hubei, our military power will definitely not be preserved.

Duke Xu Guogong has no way out.

At the same time, after the imperial court issued documents to support the war in various parts of the country, the first batch of military supplies prepared by the imperial court were also sent to the northern border. Along with them, there were also the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War.

More than a dozen officials including Zuo Qiandu Yushi of the Procuratorate, as well as Eunuch Li who had issued the imperial edict to Yu Youyao earlier, were Eunuch Zhu's confidants and the eyes and ears of the palace.

The first batch of military supplies included two thousand sets of cotton armor, two thousand sabers, one thousand five hundred bows and arrows, five carts of medicinal materials, one hundred and fifty war horses, and some odds and ends.

Not much, but better than nothing.

General Li, who was responsible for escorting the military supplies, was a general under the command of the Marquis of Zhenguo and had experienced hundreds of battles.

"Due to the urgent military situation, there was no time to rush the production of military supplies. This was already the last batch of inventory at the munitions station. The imperial court misappropriated another batch of soldiers and armors that had been replaced from various places. Although they were old and damaged, the dismantling and repairing of the armors made it possible. Considering that

Liaodong was suffering from bitter cold and heavy snowfall, so the Ministry of War raised two thousand kilograms of cotton and 80,000 pieces of cotton and linen cloth, and gave it to King Wu Mu to rush out cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers to keep out the cold."

Feeling the sincerity of the imperial court, Yin Huaixi could not express his dissatisfaction: "General Li will be the one to help."

General Li couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became more sincere: "There are a few things, and the court is still trying to prepare them. The second batch of military supplies will be sent to Liaodong in about ten days. If there is any material shortage in the army, please ask

After King Wu Mu informed me, I will go back and submit the information to the court to see if I can focus on planning more."
Chapter completed!