Chapter 1155: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Forty-Five)

Ye Zhong actually ran in front of several people discussing politics and walked through the door. Seeing Ye Zhong with a somewhat anxious expression, Gao Yuan's heart couldn't help but sink. Ye Zhong paid great attention to these details. The father-in-law who followed him was ten Over the years, Ye Zhong has become more aware of these etiquette matters than all the generals under his command. Several political advisors have positions and status before Ye Zhong, but now, he is actually the first one to enter. Come, this only shows that Ye Zhong lost his sense of proportion.

"What happened?" Gao Yuan tried his best to look calm.

"Zhang Hongyu is dead!" Ye Zhong swallowed his saliva and said in a loud voice, but he did not notice this.

Gao Yuan's body swayed, his head was buzzing, and he took a deep breath to calm down his agitated mood, "How is the situation of the New First Army?"

Zhang Hongyu died suddenly. Gao Yuan was very worried about what Xin Yijun would do under impulse. If this was the case, the results of this drama that he and Wu Qi had jointly performed would be in vain, and it would even be more likely to trigger the Han Dynasty. There was a large-scale conflict and war between the Chu State and the Chu State.

"The New First Army is returning as planned. The army quickly sent an urgent message. Wu Yizheng also rushed 800 miles away to send a letter to the political hall." Ye Chong said.

Gao Yuan's anxious heart finally dropped, and his eyes fell on Ye Zhong, "How did Zhang Hongyu die? According to the last information that came back, wasn't he still fine?"

Zhang Hongyu is the commander of the New First Army, and the position of commander of the New First Army is at the same level as the commanders of several other field armies. Zhang Hongyu's death was an even more unacceptable loss for the Han Dynasty than the deaths of Naha and Feng Fayong. .

Ye Chong took a deep breath, and words seemed to burst out word by word from the depths of his throat, "He committed suicide."

"What did you say?" Gao Yuan almost didn't believe his ears.

"Commander Zhang committed suicide. Before his death, he arranged all the evacuation matters, ordered Cui Chengxiu to act as commander of the New First Army, and detained Dong Zhuang, the commander of the Third Division who was most likely to cause trouble, at the military headquarters. , he also wrote a will to the king, and when he finished all this, he used the dagger given to him by the king to end his life." Ye Chong lowered his head.

Jiang Jiaquan on the other side walked forward silently and presented a sheathed dagger and a memorial to Gao Yuan with both hands.

Zhang Hongyu's name is engraved on the dagger. This is an honor that only outstanding graduates from Jishicheng University will have. Zhang Hongyu, as the vice president of Jishicheng Military University at that time, was also given one by Gao Yuan, but now he has In this form, it returned to Gao Yuan's hands.

Gao Yuan walked to the chair on the side with some heavy steps, sat down heavily, and opened the memorial. The memorial was very long and a thick stack. It was obvious that Zhang Hongyu did not just have a temporary idea, but had been planning this for a long time. Everything. Most of the excerpt summarizes the gains and losses of the Battle of Pengcheng, as well as some of the people's livelihood and customs he learned about the Chu State while stationed in Suiyang. It is mentioned that the Chu State is different from Qi, Wei and other countries. King Huai ruled by doing nothing, and his first assistant, Wang Xie, was an extraordinary talent. The people's lives were acceptable. They held great hatred for the invasion of the Han Dynasty. The wealthy gentry and landlords organized local armed forces, and their combat effectiveness could not be underestimated. And the last thing mentioned by Zhang Hongyu The important point is that the main reason for the failure of this battle is that the New Army underestimated the enemy. From himself to the ordinary officers, they all despised the Chu Army from the bottom of their hearts. But the facts have proved that The fighting effectiveness of the Chu army is not bad, especially after the Chu State launched the slogan of protecting the homeland and the country. In the battle of Pengcheng, even if the Han army fought against the local guards, it was quite difficult for the Han army to win, especially Zhang Hongyu. Mentioned the two battles between Tucheng and Luliu Village.

At the end of the excerpt, the black writing turned red, and Gao Yuan's nose smelled a faint fishy smell. Apparently, it was written in blood by Zhang Hongyu.

"I would rather die than be humiliated. Even if I leave in this way, I can't accept it. I was highly valued by the king and entrusted with important tasks, but I lost my army and humiliated the country. I have no shame in returning to the Han Dynasty. I have no shame in dying in front of the new army." My brothers are orphans and widowed. I can only apologize with death. I beg the king to retain the title of the New First Army. In the future war with the Chu State, the New First Army will still be the vanguard. After this defeat, the New First Army will surely He will be reborn, and in the future wars, he will definitely be able to destroy the city and build the stronghold for the king, and perform great feats to avenge today's shame. I bow my head a hundred times!"

With a bang, Gao Yuan slapped the folded paper heavily on the table. His thick eyebrows stood up, and the muscles on his face twitched. It was obvious that he was very angry at this time.

"Stupid!" he said angrily.

"Your Majesty, General Zhang's integrity is commendable!" Jiang Jiaquan took a step forward and said, "Since General Zhang has died to apologize, the imperial court will promise to mourn and honor him for what happens after his death, so as to prevent the soldiers of the new army from feeling cold."

Gao Yuan exhaled a long breath: "The integrity is commendable, but the behavior is extremely stupid. One of my army commanders did not die on the battlefield, but actually killed himself. I thought Qin Chu heard this, We will definitely celebrate with each other and be overjoyed. My loved ones will be in pain and my enemies will be happy. Zhang Hongyu, you have disappointed me so much."

"Your Majesty." Jiang Jiaquan took another step forward, looked at Gao Yuan, and hesitated to speak.

"I know, I know what you want to say!" Gao Yuan raised his hand and shook it in the air, "Mr. Jiang, I just want to say something here. In public, I know what to say. Zhang Hongyu's home Who else?"

"Back to the king, Zhang Hongyu's parents died young. He only has one wife and one son. His son is sixteen years old this year and is studying at Jishi City Military University." Ye Chong said, "His wife is also taking care of his son in Jishi City."

"Send someone to bring them to Jicheng." Gao Yuan sighed: "Zhang Hongyu is really cruel to leave orphans and widows behind. Mr. Jiang, let the political affairs hall handle the affairs of Zhang Hongyu after his death. It should be more grand. Things have to be arranged, and his son will join my bodyguard after he graduates."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Once Zhang Hongyu dies, the morale of the new army will inevitably be unstable. What did Wu Qi say in his letter?"

"Wu Qi said in the letter that Cui Chengxiu, the acting army commander appointed by Zhang Hongyu, was calm and well-established in the army. Although Zhang Hongyu's death caused a huge shock in the New First Army, under Cui Chengxiu's comfort, the entire army We have accepted this fact and are slowly withdrawing from Pengcheng, so there should be no accidents."

"Cui Chengxiu, I remember this person!" Gao Yuan closed his eyes. When he inspected Jishicheng Military University, this Cui Chengxiu was outstanding and attracted his attention among hundreds of students. When he arrived, I even specially called Yang Guopei and asked him to pay more attention to this student. Now it seems that this person is really a talent.

"Since Zhang Hongyu is interested in him, let him take the post of acting marching commander first, and the Ministry of War will issue an appointment to prevent him from being dishonest and having trouble doing things."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Although this battle was lost, the aftermath must be done well, not to mention the people who died. According to the imperial decree, even the troops retreating from Suiyang must be specially comforted and discussed with Wang Wudi. Allocate a batch of money and give them reward money. Even if it is not much, it must show the attitude of the court. We will not despise them just because they have lost the battle. Victory and defeat are all the battles of the court. I, the king, I won't blame them."

"Your Majesty, would you like to give a silver reward to the defeated army..."

"Zhang Hongyu earned this with his life." Gao Yuan was still a little angry when he mentioned this. "The Ministry of War and the Political Affairs Hall will each send a person with enough weight to express condolences. We must keep this unit stable."

"Understood!" Ye Zhong and Jiang Jiaquan nodded at the same time.

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, it's getting late. You are all young and advanced in politics. Don't be too tired. Go back and rest first. Ye Chong, you stay. Let's have a good chat about the reorganization of the army. Let’s chat.” Gao Yuan waved his hand.

"Then, please take care, Your Majesty, let's take our leave!" Jiang Jiaquan nodded, saluted Gao Yuan, turned around and left with a few people discussing politics.

"Sit down!" Gao Yuan stood up, returned to the back of the big case, and pointed to the chair in front of the big case.

Ye Chong thanked Gao Yuan, pulled up a chair and sat across from Gao Yuan.

"I have read the report you submitted on the reorganization of the army, and I am very dissatisfied." Gao Yuan said bluntly: "According to your method, it is simply a change of soup without changing the medicine. There is no substantial change. Ye Chong , you have followed me for a long time, and you should know that what I want to build is an army that is different from any army in history."

Ye Chong stood up suddenly, "I am scared, please give me some advice from the king."

"Sit down, this is not your problem!" Gao Yuan waved his hand, "I should tell you my thoughts carefully beforehand, Ye Chong, do you know what kind of army I want to build?"

"A powerful and invincible army." Ye Zhong said loudly.

"This is just the end." Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "First of all, what I want to build is an army that is loyal to the country."

"Your Majesty, now our army is an army that is loyal to the Han and loyal to the King." Ye Chong said quickly.

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "I know this, but Ye Chong, can you guarantee that after we die, as long as we are alive, no one in this army will dare to cause trouble or support themselves, but what if we die?"

"Your Majesty, you..." Ye Chong was taken aback.

"Everyone is going to die, right? I mean, in the future, very far in the future, so I have to start doing some things from now on. Ye Chong and Meng Tian are not loyal to Qin? But why did King Qin Wulie die? Are you worried about him? Not to mention Tian Dan of Qi State. The Qi army only knows that he is there but not the king. How can we know that our army will not become like this in the future?"

Listening to Gao Yuan and Xiao Yu's eloquent talk, Ye Chong was sweating profusely. Under Gao Yuan's narration, he gradually understood Gao Yuan's entire idea of ​​reorganizing the army. (To be continued)