The Eighth Wise King became addicted to eavesdropping on the silly princess' thoughts

Chapter 240: Great Victory at Chenjia Valley

Yang Ye said calmly, "Really? The horse meat from the dead war horses captured from the Liao army alone weighed more than 6,000 horses and several hundred thousand kilograms."

This great news made the generals in the tent blush with excitement. The commander-in-chief Pan Mei was also very excited. This was truly a great victory that could turn the tide of the war!

Wang Quan was stunned! Chenjiagu's ambush was so effective? The King of Qin's 2,000 soldiers and Yang Ye's 800 remaining soldiers cooperated to kill more than 40,000 Liao cavalrymen and killed more than 16,000?

Damn it! Shouldn't this great achievement be attributed to me, the military supervisor? If I had led 10,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 archers to ambush there, wouldn't I have left behind the heads of more than 40,000 Liao soldiers?

Wang Quan felt a surge of heat, regret, and jealousy in his heart, and his expression kept changing in a complex manner.

Seeing the excitement of his colleagues, Yang Ye felt much better.

"I have brought all the captured 10,000 war horses and armor and weapons to the camp and handed them over to the quartermaster. I have sent half of the food and horse meat to the camp of the Han people to improve their food and give them more nutrition. When they are stronger, they can travel faster."

"How can horse meat be distributed to those untouchables? Yang Ye, you are too bold! How dare you act on your own?" Wang Quan shouted angrily in a sharp voice.

Yang Ye glanced at him coldly and turned away with disgust: "Marshal, there are hundreds of thousands of kilograms of horse meat. Even if we only have half of it, it will be enough for tens of thousands of our soldiers to eat for a while.

The Han people of the four states were relocated to the territory of the Song Dynasty by the emperor's wise and benevolent decree. They are now his subjects and cannot starve to death, right?"

"Isn't it enough to give them two bowls of porridge every day? Why give them horse meat? How heartbroken will the soldiers be if they knew that the meat about to reach their mouths was shared by those untouchables? If the morale of the army is shaken because of this, you, Yang Ye, will be unforgivable!" Wang Quan still angrily questioned the crime.

Yang Ye was so disgusted that he didn't even bother to answer him.

Pan Mei tried to smooth things over again, "General Wang, calm down. Since the horse meat has been distributed to them, it can be regarded as a gift from the emperor! As for the captured war horses, armor and weapons, please distribute them to the generals!"

Thinking of the tens of thousands of war horses and countless armors and weapons, and seeing the eager eyes of the generals in the general's tent, Wang Quan's anger subsided a little. Yang Ye's Huoshan Army suffered heavy casualties, and they had seized so many spoils of war, so they had to bring them back obediently, and this military supervisor would be in charge of the distribution.

Wang Quan stood in front of the magnificent herd of thousands of horses, with armor, weapons, food, horse meat and other trophies piled up like hills beside him. He put on airs, called out the names of the generals in a domineering manner, and distributed the spoils.

This huge amount of spoils of war immediately gave the Song army an additional 10,000 cavalrymen, and the armor and weapons combined more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers into the main force, greatly increasing their combat effectiveness. Horse meat improved the food, and the Song army soldiers were all happy and their morale was greatly boosted.

In the refugee camps where Han people were resettled, many people were eating a fist-sized piece of horse meat, and they shed tears of gratitude while eating. In the past, only the Khitans and the Han masters could eat meat, but now, these untouchables and slaves could also eat it.

The memorials of Pan Mei, Yang Ye and Wang Quan were sent to the capital at the same time at an expedited speed of 800 miles. Of course, the contents of the memorials of the three were different. The great victory of Chenjia Valley must be reported, and this great credit must be shared more.

When Pan Mei reported the great victory at Chenjiagu, he tried his best to highlight his careful planning and powerful command.

Yang Ye did not report the truth, and mainly complained about the military supervisor Wang Cong's cowardice and harm to the friendly army. The rescue of the King of Qin was vague, especially the powerful thunder bombs, which were not mentioned. Even if the emperor questioned him in the future, he fled to a few miles outside the valley with the remnants of the Huoshan Army and did not see it.

The military supervisor Wang Quan tried his best to justify his cowardice and escape early to harm his allies, turning black into white and blaming others. He beat Yang Ye up and complained about Yang Ye's decision to distribute horse meat to the people. He also criticized the King of Qin for not following the general's order to defend Yanmen Pass and secretly leading his troops to Chenjiagu. ...

The war was not going well, and the news from the front line was that the Liao army was victorious and the Song army was defeated. The emperor was really uncomfortable these days and was in a very bad mood.

When not attending court, they would pace in the imperial study every day, feeling anxious, depressed, annoyed, frustrated, and uneasy. There were five or six palace maids and eunuchs who were beaten with a stick.

Wang Jie'en carefully placed a bowl of bird's nest porridge on the table and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, you must have been tired for a long time. Please have a bowl of bird's nest porridge!"

The emperor frowned and did not turn around, "I am not hungry."

"A great victory at Chenjia Valley! Your Majesty, a great victory at Chenjia Valley! The messenger who delivers the victory message is waiting outside." A eunuch was filled with joy and knelt down to announce the good news after entering the room.

The emperor turned around, his anxious, worried and depressed look disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he was excited and happy: "Quickly send him in!"

The dusty messenger entered the imperial study, knelt on the ground, and respectfully held the victory report on his head, "Reporting to His Majesty, a great victory in Chenjia Valley! His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and General Yang Ye, led less than 3,000 people from the Moyun Cavalry and Huoshan Army, ambushed and killed more than 16,000 elite Liao cavalrymen, and the Liao Western Army Commander Yelu Xiuge fled with more than 20,000 remnants."

The emperor's brows relaxed immediately, and his face was filled with joy. "Send the victory report here, and I'll reward him with 100 taels of silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" The messenger thanked happily and retreated.

The emperor opened the seal of the document himself. The more he read it, the deeper his smile became. He couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer: "Great! Chenjia Valley has won a great victory, severely damaging the main force of the Liao army. Yelu Xiu Ge and Empress Xiao, who have penetrated deep into the territory of our Song Dynasty, should withdraw their troops and leave now, right?!"

The emperor was very pleased and in a good mood. The only thing that made him a little uncomfortable was that the King of Qin had achieved another great achievement.

"Report! Your Majesty, the governor of Dazhou Prefecture, Xu Yanshou, has sent an urgent message over eight hundred miles away. Rebellions have suddenly occurred in various parts of Western Shu. Jianmen Pass has been controlled by the traitor Wu Qiren, and the entire Shu area has fallen." The messenger who was led in by the young eunuch reported this with a cold sweat and a trembling voice.

"What?!" The emperor stood up suddenly and pointed at the messenger with a trembling finger, "You... say it again."

The messenger's voice trembled even more, and his body was shaking as well: "Reporting to His Majesty, the governor of Dazhou, Xu Yanshou, sent an urgent message eight hundred miles away, saying that rebels suddenly broke out in various parts of Western Shu, Jianmen Pass was controlled by the rebel Wu Qiren, and the Shu area... has been completely occupied."

The emperor waved his robe in anger, and the bowl of still hot bird's nest porridge fell to the ground, breaking into pieces and splashing the porridge everywhere.

Wang Jie'en stole a glance at the emperor, his back bent even more, and he muttered to himself, "Alas! The emperor was overjoyed just now, but in a moment he was furious. His mood really went through two extremes in the blink of an eye!"

The emperor walked quickly to the map hanging on the wall and tore open the curtain covering it with his own hands.

Looking at the area of ​​Shu that was painted dark yellow, I received a memorial from Luo Ji, the new governor of Chengdu Prefecture, yesterday, saying that remnants of the Later Shu were found in Mianyang, Fuzhou and other places and were about to rebel, and requested the court to send troops to suppress the rebellion. Overnight, the entire Shu was gone?

Although the land of Western Shu is known as the land of Shu with a difficult road, it is also known as the land of abundance! Every year, a lot of taxes are paid from Shu, and a lot of tributes are sent from Shu. Such a large piece of territory was taken back by the remnants of Shu?

The emperor felt a sharp pain in his heart, and a surge of hot blood with a sweet and fishy taste surged up. He clenched his teeth to prevent it from spurting out. He felt dizzy and his body shook, and he staggered.

Wang Jie'en hurriedly ran up and supported the emperor who was about to fall to the ground.

"Your Majesty, would you please rest on the dragon couch for a while?"