A knife in love

Chapter 2789
When Darian said this, he pointed around with his right hand.Li Qiufeng turned his head and saw that most of the barbarian soldiers were sitting on the ground, some were holding up their skin bags to drink water, some were chewing dry food, and some were counting the heads of Japanese pirates tied around their waists and on both sides of their saddles.Thousands of war horses were gnawing on weeds, and some war horses were so thirsty that they stretched their necks and opened their mouths wide, snatching the water from the skin pouches in the hands of the barbarian soldiers to drink.

Seeing this situation, Li Qiufeng knew that what Darian said was the truth.But once it stagnates and allows the Japanese pirates to escape far, it must be a big mistake.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng became anxious, and said to Darian: "What your lord said is indeed the truth. But for the sake of the overall situation, we must not stop here and let the pirates escape. There is a comprehensive way, say Come out and ask your lord to hear whether it is feasible."

Da Li'an was full of joy, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, just say what you want, and I will definitely listen to you."

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "My lord has been fighting with the Japanese pirates for several hours with his soldiers and horses. He is really exhausted. You might as well stay here to rest for a while before going to hunt down the Japanese pirates. But please select a few hundred elite cavalry and give them to my subordinates." Commander, let them hunt down the Japanese pirates with the subordinates!"

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Darian's expression changed, as if he wanted to speak, but he couldn't speak for a while.Li Qiufeng knew that Darian was hesitating, he was afraid of losing hundreds of his elite men, so he didn't want to send people to follow him to hunt down the Japanese pirates.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng didn't wait for Da Li'an to speak, and rushed to say: "Before I came here, Master Zhang and Master Xu both said that as long as they can defeat the Japanese pirates, it will be a great contribution. Your Excellency sent The soldiers and my subordinates hunted down the Japanese pirates together, and after the matter is completed, I will definitely tell the truth to the two adults Zhang and Xu, and ask them to allocate 3 taels of silver to reward the sergeants under the Lord."

Alian seems to be honest, but in fact he is extremely cunning.This time he was ordered by Zhang Gui to go south to help in the war. On the surface, he did not dare to disobey Zhang Gui's military order, but secretly he also had plans.Alian has worked hard outside the pass for decades. Not only does he want to be the great Khan of the Jurchen ministries, but he also wants to be like the Wanyan family hundreds of years ago. host.It's just that Darian knew that Zhang Gui was a treacherous and cunning person, and he was extremely wary of the Jurchen ministries. Once Zhang Gui's ambition was discovered, he would definitely cause a catastrophe.Therefore, Darian was cautious and did not dare to be too arrogant. He just recruited troops secretly, continuously expanded his strength, and annexed other Jurchen tribes.In this way, it is inevitable to spend money like running water. Rao An Mingli sent people to dig ginseng, fish alluvial gold, sell tiger skins, sell bear paws, secretly kill people, plunder goods, and rob people, and got countless gold and silver, but still couldn't make ends meet.This time when he went south to Dongliao County, Zhang Gui promised to give him 2 taels of silver. After careful calculation in his heart, Lian felt that the silver was still not enough.At this moment, hearing Li Qiufeng say that there was a reward of 3 taels of silver, Darian was moved immediately, and couldn't help but glance at Li Qiufeng, with greedy eyes in his eyes, and said: "It is our duty to serve the imperial court. There shouldn’t be any rewards. But the adults have also seen that the Japanese pirates hid in the grass and woods and shot to death a hundred of our clansmen with hidden arrows. These clansmen have wives and children at home, and it takes a lot of money to support them So I had no choice but to be cheeky, and took the 3 taels of silver from the imperial court, and hoped that my lord would not make fun of our pettiness."

Li Qiufeng knew that Manzi went south not to serve the Ming court, but because of Zhang Gui's lust.In addition, Manzi lived in a bitter cold place outside the customs for a long time, and he valued money very much. Li Qiufeng deliberately said that he would reward Manzi with 3 taels of silver, in order to let Dalian do things for him with all his heart.As for whether the 3 taels of silver can be obtained, anyway, it has nothing to do with him, it depends on Darian's good fortune.At this moment, seeing the look of Darian's eyes shining, Li Qiufeng knew that he had been persuaded by him, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Darian continued to say: "My lord, please wait a moment. I will select a few hundred elite soldiers and let them follow my lord to hunt down the Japanese pirates."

After Darian finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Li Qiufeng, and immediately led a dozen or so barbarian leaders towards the barbarian sergeants who were resting.When Darian and his group walked five or six zhang away, Wang Xiaoyu lowered his voice and said to Murong Danyan: "I thought this guy was a good guy, but at this moment, it seems that this guy is too greedy for money, so he can't count On to the hero."

Before Murong Danyan could answer, Jin Yulou rushed to say: "Miss Wang, don't underestimate Darian. Jin has been outside the customs for many years and has dealt with barbarians a lot, so he is no stranger to Darian. This person Originally born in a small Jurchen tribe, with only a hundred members, compared with other Jurchen tribes, the power is naturally far inferior. But Darian worked hard in this small tribe, using various methods, and even He became the patriarch. Afterwards, he skillfully dealt with the Jurchen tribes. For the Jurchen who did not obey his orders, he either bought them with money or sent assassins to assassinate them. leader."

When Jin Yulou said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Da Lian is not only born with supernatural power, skilled in swords and horses, but also cunning and meticulous. Eliminate the Jurchen once and for all. The Jurchen tribes are not the opponents of the officers and soldiers, either they are wiped out by the officers and soldiers, or they are forced to leave their homes and flee. Many Jurchen tribes who had always had rifts with the Darian tribe were forced to go to the Darrian tribe. , asking for a place to stay. Darian took the opportunity to take many Jurchen tribes under his tent, and his power grew. And I don't know what method this person used. Although the officers and soldiers attacked the Jurchen tribes, they just let go of the most powerful one. Department of An. After the officers and soldiers retreated, the Department of Dali'an was not only not damaged at all, but had a lot of people, livestock and land. At that time, Jin had heard that the officers and soldiers besieged the Jurchen departments in a large scale, and it turned out to be Dali'an and Liaodong. The strategy set by the governor and the general army of Liaodong. It is said that Darian sent his confidants to the Liaoyang mansion, and gave a lot of gold, silver and jewels to the governor's office of Liaodong and the general army of Liaodong, and bribed hundreds of officials. Darian's The envoy told the Governor of Liaodong and the Liaodong General Army that the Darian Department was willing to serve the court and that it wanted to cooperate with the officers and soldiers inside and outside to wipe out all the Jurchen ministries. In fact, Darian wanted to use this matter to make friends with the government and use the hands of the officers and soldiers to destroy the Darian Department. The discordant Jurchen tribes forced the Jurchen tribes to surrender to the Darian tribe. As a result, the Jurchen tribes that did not listen to Darrian's orders would be slaughtered by the officers and soldiers, and the other Jurchen tribes had no choice but to surrender to the Darian tribe. This person With such powerful mental skills, Miss Wang must not underestimate this person."

When the few people were talking, Darian had selected more than 240 barbarian sergeants, brought them to Li Qiufeng, and said to Li Qiufeng: "My lord, I have selected [-] sergeants for your lord's dispatch. Your lord will bring them to Li Qiufeng. After they set off, I will also rectify the soldiers and horses, and then go to meet them, just don't worry, my lord."

(End of this chapter)