Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 852
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The purpose of Ren Decong's visit this time is not to return to the Hengshan area, but to inquire about Dazhong's goal, to find out whether Dazhong will fulfill the promise he made before, that is, let the Ren family guard Xixia?
In other words, the Ren family can barely accept Dazhong's recapture of the Hengshan area, as long as the Chinese army does not continue westward.

After digesting Wu Jie's words, Ren Decong asked bluntly: "Then will you go west again?"

Wu Jie lied and said: "The order received by a certain family at this stage is to seize the Hengshan area. As for whether it will go west, it will have to wait for further orders from the officials and the court."

Ren Decong thought: "Could it be that Dazhong is planning to annex Xixia depending on the situation?"

Wu Jie seemed to be able to see through Ren Decong's thoughts, and said: "A certain family has given your Ren family a piece of advice, quickly destroy the Xixia Li family, so that your Ren family will have the opportunity to guard Xixia for generations."

In Ren Dicong's view, what Wu Jie said is very reasonable-if the Ren family can destroy the Xixia Li family, then the Ren family can swallow the entire Xixia, and by then, the Ren family will have millions to fight Even though the Chinese army can fight, but in the face of these millions of soldiers who can fight, they will definitely weigh whether it is worth using a lot of manpower and financial resources to regain Xixia, especially when Xixia is willing to surrender to Dazhong. , In this way, Dazhong is likely to let the Ren family occupy Xixia, and guard Xixia on behalf of Dazhong.

Wu Jie said again: "Actually, our Western Army's presence here is also good for your Ren family. According to a certain family's knowledge, the Xixia court has just transferred back 20 elite troops from the Hengshan area. Even if its strength is not 15, it must have 10,000. The key is that the army of the Xixia court is all elites. It is hard to say whether the three 10,000+ troops of your Ren family can defeat the 10,000+ elites of the Xixia court. With our Western Army holding back the [-]+ Xixia elite for your Ren family, your Ren family's chances of winning will be greatly increased."

Speaking of this, Ren Decong was also a little annoyed!
At the beginning, the Ren family made a wrong decision-if the Ren family decisively locked Xiazhou City, and then detoured and went straight to Xingqing Mansion, there would not be so many things that happened afterwards.

It's a pity that Ren Dejing is too jealous of Brother Li Cha, who has been in charge of the Xixia army for half his life!
Therefore, Ren Dejing and Brother Li Cha entangled in Xiazhou for more than ten days and missed the best opportunity. As a result, Li Renxiao transferred the elite Xia soldiers from the Hengshan area back, causing the Chinese army to cross Hengshan, and then seized the Hengshan area, which brought many variables to Ren Dejing's rebellion against Xia.

It can also be said that the Ren family made a mistake in one step, and as a result they made mistakes in every step.

Ren Decong said: "The imperial court helped our Ren family, and our Ren family is grateful from top to bottom. However, we will not bother the imperial court for the rest of the matter, and our Ren family will solve it by ourselves."

After Wu Jie listened, he opened the skylight and said bluntly: "Your Ren family doesn't want our Western Army to continue westward, right?"

Ren Decong laughed and said, "I don't want the Marshal's Western Army to suffer unnecessary losses."

Ren Decong's words have a potential meaning, that is, to confuse Wu Jie to embrace the Western Army and stand on his own.

This is what the Ren family is most looking forward to.

If Wu Jie embraces the Western Army to occupy Sichuan, Shanxi and Longyou to stand on its own, then the Ren family will not only have a powerful ally, but the Xixia of the Ren family will also have the most perfect isolation belt in the future to separate Xixia from the army, and then put an end to it. With the annexation of Xixia by Dazhong, the impact of Xixia losing the important Hengshan area can also be minimized. Moreover, at that time, the Ren family can still have a good fortune on both sides of Dazhong and Wu Jie, and they can even sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The family can find an appropriate time to subdue Wu Jie and annex Sichuan-Shaanxi and Longyou, and they may even take Dazhong to replace them in the future.

In short, if Wu Jie can stand on his own, the benefits to the Ren family will be numerous.

How could Wu Jie fail to understand Ren Decong's hidden meaning, he sneered secretly, and said in his heart: "Your Ren family doesn't understand the organizational structure of my Dazhong too much. I have the opportunity to get in touch with political affairs, so I don't get the support of officials in the western region at all. Even if the officials are not mentioned, it is only within the Western Army, and I am not alone. Zhang Xian is in Longyou, Wang Yan is in Shaanxi, Whenever there is any change in me, the two of them will definitely raise troops to attack me. Take a step back and say, even if Zhang Xian and Wang Yan don't send troops to attack me, it is impossible for the Western Army of Shu to follow me to support themselves. Everyone has received political education from top to bottom, so they know who they are fighting for, and that who is definitely not me, Wu Jie, so I only have the power to command this army, but not to own it. Under such circumstances, how much water do I have to get into my head before I am stupid enough to do such stupid things as supporting soldiers and supporting myself?"

I thought so, but Wu Jie laughed and said: "The most important thing is that your Ren family can replace Xixia Li family, otherwise, it is useless and meaningless to say anything. Moreover, your Ren family The speed must be fast, otherwise, there will be many nights and dreams, and the order to let our western army advance westward will come down one day. At that time, if your Ren family is still at this pace, then a certain family will definitely not hesitate. Go west."

Ren Decong believed that Wu Jie also had the idea of ​​supporting himself by himself, but the Ren family had not yet cut down Xixia, so it was too early for the two families to discuss these matters, and he believed that Wu Jie had From a personal point of view, I should hope that their Ren family can replace the Li family as the lord of Xixia. On this basis, it makes sense for Wu Jie to urge their Ren family to act faster.

Thinking of the possibility that the Ren family might form an alliance with Wu Jie, who is self-reliant, which would give the Ren family countless possibilities, Ren Decong was very excited!
but--

Ren Dicong still probed further: "Please ask the marshal to buy more time for our Ren family."

Wu Jie fully agreed: "Don't worry, a certain family will try their best to buy time for your Ren family. After all...haha, don't you think so?"

After speaking vaguely, Wu Jie straightened his expression, and said again: "However, the most important thing is not with a certain family, but whether your Ren family's speed is fast enough, um... Let's be honest, a certain family At most, the Ren family can buy your Ren family a month's time, and once the time is over, if your Ren family still can't get the situation going, then a certain family will definitely move west, otherwise, the imperial court will definitely replace a certain family."

Wu Jie discussed with Ren Decong "confidantly" for a while, and then sent Ren Decong away in person.

After sending Ren Decong away, Wu Jie immediately returned to the main tent of the Chinese Army, and asked for a blank memorial and a pen to write the memorial to Li Yan himself.

Wu Jie wrote this memorial very meticulously. He wrote all the process of Li Renli and Ren Dicong's coming to find him into the memorial, then sealed it, called his cronies, and told them to hurry up and send the memorial and all the gifts from the Ren family to him, including ten The two beauties were sent back to Yanjing and handed over to the court.

Seeing his cronies leave with his own eyes, Wu Jie thought in his heart: "This group of rebels from the Ren family wants to kill a certain family. I don't know that important ministers and important personnel like a certain family in Dazhong are surrounded by Jin Yiwei and pro-army Duwei's mansion." As a secret agent, every move of a certain family cannot escape the eyes of the imperial court? Moreover, the imperial court is now engaged in anti-corruption campaigns, if something happens at this time, the certain family may be doomed!"

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(End of this chapter)