Chapter 966 National War (2)
“It’s raining.”
Gou Moli, who was sitting on the horse, raised his head and looked at the night sky. The rain fell on his face drop by drop. The trend is obviously getting bigger and bigger.
Beside him were soldiers who were busy, because their commander had just ordered that the army was preparing to retreat.
During this period, some generals wanted to come to the commander's tent to express their opinions after receiving the order, but Gou Moli let his personal guards directly block them.
This is an attitude, a decision that belongs to the coach and cannot be questioned.
Even Chi Lin and Hao Min, seeing the Juggernaut still standing beside their coach, would no longer insist on making any suggestions and could only continue to do so.
The swordsman in white rarely appears in front of others, but because of this, he can be the spokesperson of the prince to a certain extent.
The Sword Master's Long Yuan had long been given to the little princess of the palace;
But the Sword Master himself was here, as if the prince had given a Shang Fang sword to Gou Moli. around.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable, brother?"
Gou Moli turned to look at the Sword Master and asked.
Gou Moli probably wouldn't feel happy being used as "Wang Ling". After all, Gou Moli knew the Sword Master's temper.
Sometimes Gou Moli also tries to reminisce about the past. If there was no Sword Master who forced the second-grade Slashing Grimu in front of the Snow Customs, would everything be different?
Of course, just thinking about the past, there is no point in making half-assed assumptions no matter what.
The Sword Master shook his head and said: "I'm used to it."
To a certain extent, Zheng Fan had already figured out the Sword Master's temper;
Of course, Zheng Fan also paid for it At a great price, both his son and his daughter were accepted by the Sword Master as his disciples.
“Your temper has really changed a lot.”
“Who will remain the same?”
"Can a swordsman also change? I thought that a swordsman's sword will always be straight."
The swordsman spread his hands and said;
"So now, I don't wear it. The sword is gone."
"Tsk." Gou Moli sighed, "Okay."
"You have changed too."
"Where?"
The Sword Master looked at the hurried and nervous Junzhai in front of him and said: "You have guessed this scene a long time ago, and then deliberately played with the big girl's toys there.
The purpose,
is to wait for the military report to be delivered,
so that you can respond appropriately. ”
"Okay, you've discovered this little trick, haven't you?" Gou Moli stretched out his hand and wiped the rain off his face.
"The same goes for him."
Gou Moli added: "This is called seeing the wise and thinking about them together."
Then,
Gou Moli With a wave of the riding crop,
Said:
"Excuse me, run with me."
"I'm used to it."
The barbarian army began to retreat, retreating in a hurry.
On the same rainy night, Xie Zhuyang was riding a horse and leading his soldiers in pursuit.
"Master, I have something that I don't understand." A general next to Xie Zhuyang asked.
His name is Xie Yi, and he is Xie Zhuyang’s nephew.
Xie Zhuyang only has one son, so it stands to reason that there will be many nephews around him to help train him.
Of course, the Xie family's Qianliju is so outstanding that even if the main family is a single lineage, the collateral lines would not dare to have any other ideas.
“Ask.”
"Why did the Yan army withdraw like this?"
For a lone army, when surrounded, the first instinct is to find a way back. This is the safest and safest choice.
But this Yan army actually has other choices, which is to deliberately choose a path of no return.
Xie Zhuyang glanced at his nephew and couldn't help but sigh:
"I'm afraid."
"The Yan army is afraid?"
"No, you are afraid."
"We..."
"In your eyes, the Yan people are already so powerful Invincible, you are used to losing to the Yan people, used to avoiding the Yan people's sabers, and used to being cowardly in front of the Yan people.
But... the Yan people are also human beings. >
You only saw Qu Tiannan and Qingluan's army being slaughtered under Yupan City, but you ignored that the corpses of Yan people were floating on the Wangjiang River;
You only saw the night when Yingdu burned down. The fire, but ignored the scene of Yanrenhu Weibo dying in battle by the lake.
The Yan people are not invincible, they are not gods.
It is true that their previous generation had King Jingnan, and this generation has the regent. I admit that they are all first-rate heroes, but as long as our great Chu can continue to exist, we, the people of Chu, can continue to protect us. His identity as a Chu person.
There will always be a day when Feng Shui takes turns to come to my house! ”
"Yes, the head of the family, I will be taught in the end."
"But this time, what you said is actually right. If there are other soldiers and horses of the Yan people on the opposite side, it is natural to break out to the north now. .
But the leader on the opposite side is the wolf dog in the snowfield in the past.
The wolf traveled thousands of miles and ate meat;
How could he just run away like this? "
"Master, the meat he wants to eat is..."
Xie Zhuyang looked at his nephew with a deep look,
Under the rainy night, everything seemed to be covered. There was a layer of mist, and the view was not clear enough, but Xie Zhuyang's eyes seemed to exude a heart-stopping luster:
"It's... us."
……
"Huh...huh..."
The biting cold wind has blown up, and the coldness of winter has arrived early.
The projects south of the Wei River have not stopped.
Mountain strongholds rise from the ground, and fortifications are built one after another;
It seems that if you don’t know the previous situation, you may mistakenly think that it is the main attack of the Chu army. , and the Yan army was in charge.
Compared with the excitement on the Yan people's side, the Chu people's side seemed a little bleak.
At the cost of the lives of a large number of barbarian servants, the Yan people essentially allowed the Chu people to develop the defense of the three counties from local defense to enclave defense as much as possible.
These three counties were supposed to be relatively wealthy areas of the Chu State. However, after the first Yan-Chu War, the original sacred land of the Chu people was gradually being eroded. In other words, Chu The country's overall national strength is in a state of constant weakening.
In addition, after Zhennanguan was in hand, Jindong was taken over by the regent. The prince never forgot to care about the spiritual civilization construction of his neighbors in the snowy plains. He also never slacked off in taking care of his daughter-in-law's natal family. Don’t forget to bleed Chu State.
The fundamental reason why the Chu State's court was able to persist and maintain its military strength was that after the Emperor of Chu used external forces to reduce the Chu State's nobles, the court's power was expanded. At the same time, a series of policies to co-opt and divide the Shanyue people in the south in recent years have also allowed the court to gain further support from the south.
From the perspective of the entire Chu State, it was weak; but from the perspective of "Chu State", it was actually "strong".
But this kind of strength is achieved by overdrafting the blood of the entire country, that is, potential.
"My lord, in fact, the current state of Chu is very similar to the north and south of the Three Kingdoms."
"During the Three Kingdoms?" Zheng Fan said.
"Yes." The blind man nodded, "During that period, the north did the best in development and development, but in fact, the south, which was more affluent in later generations, was actually a relatively 'barbaric' place.
This is the current situation of the Chu State. To a certain extent, our offensive against the Chu State has forced your uncle to increase the development of the southern Chu region. "
"So, my uncle has made great contributions to Zhu Xia, haha. "
"Haha. "
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and tugged on his cloak, and walked up to an observation tower with the blind man.
"Blind man, do you think the Chu people's logistics can still support them? how long? ”
"We have been focusing on development for the past five years, and they have not been idle."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan nodded and said: "It is mainly because of Daze. The savage servants have played a great role. But when the Chu man completely shrank his neck, his body With the support of Daze on the side, our army cannot cut off its rear, which allows my uncle to continuously provide supplies to the army in front. "
This shouldn't be called logistics first in a war. It is a habit of handsome people, but should be called instinct.
Zheng Fan stopped and said: "However, due to the terrain of Chu State, when we attack Qian in the future, we can use this move to break through the three sides of Qian State and the north of Qianren. But it's very flat."
"The Lord said so."
The two reached the top of the observation tower. Zheng Fan did not look south, but turned around and looked north.
From there, two armies appeared. Their armor was different from that of the Jindong Army.
"Have you been rotated up?" Zheng Fan asked.
"If we return to the Lord, we have already arranged it. You have specially ordered it, and I dare not neglect it."
"Yes."
Zheng Fan faced the south again, stretched out his hand and patted the railing in front of him: "Actually, this national war is much larger in scale than the first Yanchu national war fought by Lao Tian. ”
The number of people may be the same, but the number of regular soldiers and the level of logistics are much better than those of Lao Tian.
“It was also planned by you, my lord, personally. Sometimes when my subordinates look at you, my lord, they will feel surprised. They always feel that it is a bit unreal, but now they have gradually gotten used to it.”
< br>"The way you praise people is much better than that guy A Cheng. It is foreshadowed and not blunt."
"Thank you, Lord."
Under the observation deck, Manton led his men back. He did not know that the person standing above his head at this time was the regent.
He didn't have the heart to look around, because his mood was very low.
With the arrival of winter, the people of Chu also stopped most of the necessary production activities and began to shrink.
Ears are not so easy to get, and the soldiers of the Chu people are not so easy to chew. They often pay several times more than before to get much fewer ears than before.
The most annoying thing is that groups of cavalry under the banner of the Yan Kingdom began to snatch the jobs that originally belonged to their savage servants.
The explanation above was that they had just arrived and needed a chance to practice their skills.
According to Manton and a group of savage servants' understanding of Dayan, the imperial court of Yan State was also a powerful tribe and was in alliance with the regent's Jindong tribe.
But they are Yan people after all...
So, when the imperial soldiers and horses entered, the savage servants did not dare to fight them for meat. Occasionally, some easy targets, Just leave it to them.
Manton and other savages do not think that they have been bullied, nor do they think there is anything wrong with being inferior to others. Instead, they will be more eager to obtain the identity of the standard customer. In this way, everything will be smooth. Everything is different.
It's a pity that it's still just a little bit worse, just a little bit worse.
Manton led the horse and a group of subordinates into the military camp with some haggardness, and then entered the military camp after inspection. He happened to see the earless Guo Dong hurriedly running past him.
Manton was a little strange, but his identity was not enough to call someone out of thin air. But after seeing Guo Dong running up to the observation deck, he did not dare to delay any longer and went to clean up the position of his ears.
"I humble myself to pay homage to the prince. The prince is a thousand years old!"
Guo Dong knelt down in front of Zheng Fan.
"Is everything in order here?" Zheng Fan asked.
“When I reply to the prince, I can’t say it’s orderly, but it’s orderly.”
“What kind of word is that?” Zheng Fan couldn’t help laughing.
Guo Dong also smiled, stood up, and stood aside respectfully.
"Is everything okay at home?" Zheng Fan asked.
Guo Dong was flattered and said hurriedly: "As far as the prince is concerned, everything is fine at home."
"I heard that you gave birth to a daughter?"
"My lord, they are two daughters."
At this time, blind Zi interjected: "Two boys were born in Xu An's family."
Zheng Fan's impression of Guo Dong comes more from his past experiences and his "disability", but this disability itself It’s a walking military medal.
As for Xu An, the selfless military disciplinary officer, he naturally remembered it more clearly.
"Oh, I remember you two are very close. Did you kiss the baby?" Zheng Fan asked.
"I have never replied to the prince."
"Delayed by the war?"
"No..."
"What's the reason?"
These days, we don't care about free love.
His abduction of Princess Da Chu’s marriage was already a pioneering example of “free love” in this era.
"Replying to the prince, I originally wanted to marry one person, but that guy actually wanted to marry two. I can't stand it, so I won't talk about it."
"Hahahahaha." Prince Hearing this, he laughed and said, "He is really good at calculating, but he can't agree, otherwise he will be in trouble at my grandma's house."
Guo Dong nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, yes, the prince said it is true."
At this time, Xu An also walked up to the observation deck and was not surprised to see Guo Dong standing next to the prince. He first saluted the prince and Mr. Bei, and then presented a folder to the prince.
The prince didn’t answer, but Mr. Bei did.
Inside is a list, a purged list, some of which are military officers above the rank of lieutenant colonel;
Some of them were taken directly, and some of them were "accidental" "Death in battle.
For example, the person in charge of logistics suddenly asks you to go out and collect your ears, and then nothing happens.
The blind man did not open it, but he had already read it and nodded to Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan sighed and said: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It is the duty of the general, I dare not talk about the hardships."
"I will reward you a little. What.”
"The general will not dare to..."
"Hey, rewards and punishments are clearly not the same. Let's do this. Gu will propose a marriage to your child. Guo Dong, do you agree that Gu will be the matchmaker?"
Guo Dongdang is ready to install With a bitter look on his face, he said: "The marriage granted by the prince is an honor of humble duty. Thank you, prince."
Xu An also immediately saluted: "Thank you, prince."
"Hehehe."< br>
Zheng Fan turned around and continued to look south.
This purge is not for political opinions. In Eastern Jin Dynasty, the prince is the only one and there is no political difference.
The fundamental reason for this round of purges is that in the early days of entrepreneurship, there was a representative force that played a great role, and that was smugglers from all over the world.
When Jindong needed them the most, they came in, allowing Jindong to circulate trade. While they made a lot of money, Jindong also got its own urgent need.
Their relationship with the palace was once very good.
But not every smuggling caravan is the former Fan family.
In fact, even Fan Zhengwen, the emperor's uncle, originally wanted to cede territory for self-government. If he hadn't been forced into desperation and led his army to rescue him, he would not have taken the initiative to liberate the Fan family. The ancestral land was handed over.
The most important thing is that when Xiao Liuzi and himself in the imperial court issued a declaration to unify all Xia, this group of people became a force hindering this process.
Fortunately, Jindong has strong control over the palace. In addition, for the military war group under the palace, the benefits from foreign wars are obviously greater than those from smugglers. Big, so these guys have not become popular in Shandong.
What Xu An cleaned up were only some small miscellaneous fish, and these were the only small miscellaneous fish.
On the contrary, it was more serious on the court's side.
When Ji Laoliu performed surgery, he pretended to die suddenly, and then used Lu Bing as a knife to clean up a group of people. A large part of them were "officials" who colluded with government and businessmen.
After Yan Guoma stepped into the family, a huge gap was created, which was always quickly filled by other things;
And Ji Laoliu, who was still the prince in charge of the household department, in order to support his family I used to do whatever I could to fight the war. In fact, at that time, he, Ji Laoliu, was the biggest smuggling leader in the entire Dayan!
Under his leadership, smuggling has become Dayan's most dependent source of income for a period of time, attracting a large number of vested interest groups.
These smugglers all over the Xia often have their own local backgrounds. They can be the eyes and ears of the Yan people, but they are definitely more than just the eyes and ears of one person;
They will cry and shout, They support and look forward to the unification of Dayan, wishing that their hometown would become the land of Yan immediately, and looking forward to the arrival of the King of Yan, but they are the ones who least want unification.
“I think Ji Laoliu will be so angry that he will jump off his feet.” Zheng Fan suddenly laughed.
If Jindong took action first, it would be a mistake and would catch Ji Laoliu of Yanjing by surprise.
The blind man said; "In urgent matters, you must obey the authority. In fact, my subordinates have already greeted the emperor."
"Oh, that's good."
When the emperor already knew that it was not him who was exchanging letters with him but someone else,
the prince not only did not feel ashamed, but even more The reason for not replying personally is left to the blind man. The blind man will only pick out the key points and tell himself.
At this time,
two royal guards quickly ran up to the observation deck.
"Report, Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation in Fancheng!"
This time, before the blind man could pick it up, Zheng Fan personally reached out to take it, opened it, and immediately let out a loud laugh:
"Hahahaha,
Our little dog is surrounded." (End of this chapter)