The eldest son is fierce

Zhuge Wanwan was born into a family of generals and grew up in the army. He was familiar with military formations, skilled in military tactics, and understood strategies, but he was a little arrogant and looked down on everyone.

On the battlefield, she treated the emperor's orders as bullshit.

A year ago, she was ordered to reorganize the Northern Army. Originally, the Northern Army had poor discipline and little combat effectiveness, but she managed to turn it into one of the most powerful armies in Nanjing in less than a year.

Just three months ago, the late emperor ordered her to attack Dayan, but she refused, saying that it was not the right time yet. She had to wait until Dayan, Dongyu and Beidi were all defeated, or until the Prince of Zhennan rebelled, before that would be the best time to seize the southern border of Dayan.

The emperor was furious and issued twelve golden orders ordering her to return to Kyoto, but she ignored them. In the end, the emperor had no choice but to send the prince to the border to persuade her to return to the capital.

She came back, but the prince who went to persuade her died on the border!

After returning to Kyoto, the late emperor appreciated her contribution to the peace of the South and appointed her as the general, the chief of the military commanders, but deprived her of all her military power.

"Your Majesty, I second the motion. The General is cursing the defeat of my army in Nanjing and spreading rumors to confuse the people. I implore Your Majesty to punish him."

"I second the opinion. The General's rude remarks must be severely punished."

"I second the proposal..."

"..."

The six ministers and many ministers came out together and jointly impeached Zhuge Wanwan.

The little emperor narrowed his eyes again, his eyes full of calculation and hesitation. Although the previous emperor had deprived Zhuge Wanwan of his military power, he was still extremely wary of Zhuge Wanwan. If Huangfu Zong had not been promoted to the Grandmaster level and became the strongest combat force in Nanjing, I am afraid that even his prestige in the army would not be as good as Zhuge Wanwan.

It would be a good thing for him if he could take the opportunity to get rid of Zhuge Wanwan, the hidden danger, but he was afraid that her prestige in the army was too high and killing her would cause a mutiny in the army.

The little emperor tapped the table with his fingertips and was still hesitant to make up his mind. Zhuge Wanwan watched this scene and could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.

"That's enough, shut up!"

With a deep shout, the entire imperial study fell into dead silence.

The little emperor was thinking about something and was frightened by Zhuge Wanwan's angry shout. He withdrew his hands from the table and his face turned cold.

Zhuge Wanwan stared at the little emperor with an even colder expression.

In the end, she didn't say anything to the little emperor. She just glanced coldly at the ministers who had just been arrogant and said, "You think I'm exaggerating? Really?"

"Heh, have you studied Tang Yi? Have you studied Tang Yi's new army? Have you studied Tang Yi's combat methods?"

"You haven't, but I have studied it and repeatedly simulated the great battle at Shilipo in Da Yan Kyoto. I have come to only one conclusion - Tang Yi will change the form of future wars!"

"The explosive power of his thunder bomb reaches a killing range of about twenty steps. Based on our army's attacking formation, there are twelve to twenty soldiers within a twenty-step radius. This means that a thunder bomb can kill or injure more than a dozen of our soldiers. The rest will lose their combat effectiveness even if they don't die."

"And the standard issue for this type of weapon in the new army is six bombs per soldier. The new army has a total strength of 5,000 people. That means if the war breaks out, more than 30,000 bombs will explode on our heads."

"In addition, the new army is equipped with flintlock rifles, which can kill people invisibly from a hundred steps away..."

Zhuge Wanwan stood up, raised his hand and glanced at the ministers, saying, "Not to mention, Tang Yi has already taken control of the Zhennan Army. If he also controls the border troops at Tianyong Pass, then he will have more than 100,000 troops at his disposal."

"One hundred thousand versus two hundred thousand, Huangfu Zong doesn't have much of an advantage. I really don't know where you get your absolute confidence from."

"Dayan is no longer a Grandmaster, but you've forgotten one thing. The only person in the Nine Provinces who is recognized as the best in the world is Wei Yuan. Back then, in order to kill him, the Northern Mang used countless methods, both overt and covert. Even if you're stupid, you should have heard about it."

"According to my information, if Wei Yuan forcibly breaks the Divine Sealing Needle at the cost of his own death, he would have half an incense stick of time to return to his peak. If I were Tang Yi, I would use Wei Yuan to hold Huangfu Zong back for half an incense stick of time."

"As long as we can hold Huangfu Zong back, even though half an incense stick of time may not be long, for a true commander, it is enough to decide the victory of a war."

Di Qing and other ministers originally thought that Zhuge Wanwan was talking nonsense and trying to attract attention. However, after listening to her analysis, everyone's faces became stiff and they felt a little uneasy.

It seems, it seems, that what she said makes some sense!

The little emperor's face also turned ugly. Zhuge Wanwan's words were well-reasoned and it was obvious that she had truly studied Tang Yi and Tang Yi's new army. However, all he knew about Tang Yi was just his name.

Could this young man really be that evil?!

"Report!"

At this time, a voice came from the door: "Your Majesty, the urgent troops from eight hundred miles north have entered the Imperial City and are rushing towards the Imperial Study."

The little emperor stood up suddenly: "Pass it on!"

Officials from the three provinces and six ministries immediately started talking. Zhuge Wanwan turned her head to look outside the imperial study, frowned slightly, and suddenly felt a strong sense of unease in her heart.

At this time, a figure covered in blood appeared in front of the hall and appeared in everyone's sight. He staggered and crawled into the hall, and knelt in the hall. The shrill sound spread in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, our Northern Army was ambushed by Da Yan, the Regent was killed, and the 200,000 elite Northern Army soldiers in Nanjing were completely wiped out!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into silence. The ministers felt as if they were struck by lightning, and the little emperor felt as if he was hit on the head with a club, and his head was spinning.

Defeated?!

Defeated!!

Huangfu Zong is a master, leading 200,000 elite soldiers of the Southern Pacification Army. Shouldn't he be invincible and leave no grass growing wherever he goes?

Why did we lose? How did we lose?

Zhuge Wanwan also staggered back two steps, her face extremely cold. She had only guessed before, but she didn't expect that the guess would become a fact.

Did Huangfu Zong really lose? Almost all of the 200,000 elite Northern Army troops were killed in his hands?

"Nonsense, nonsense, what nonsense are you talking about?"

The young emperor was the first to recover. He stared at the messenger and instantly became furious. "This is impossible! How could this be possible? My uncle is already a Grandmaster, personally leading 200,000 elite Northern troops. How could he be defeated?"

"Come here, come here, take this scoundrel who is spreading rumors and misleading the people out and chop him off!"

The imperial guards immediately entered the hall, but were stopped by Zhuge Wanwan. She stared coldly at the little emperor with her beautiful eyes and said in a chilling voice, "Huangfu Zong was defeated. Two hundred thousand elite northern troops were almost completely wiped out. Now the entire northern defense line is useless."

"Your Majesty, don't you think...Da Yan will just have a little friction like before and negotiate with you?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Great Yan cavalry will be at the gates of the city within seven days. Your Majesty, are you planning to move the capital? Or are you prepared to fight to the death for your country?"