Water Margin people

"Hand-held artillery? Is it a blunderbuss?"

Fear also appeared on Hebule's face. If it was true as I Bahai said, then their grassland was no match.

How has the Central Plains fought against the grasslands for thousands of years? In the early years, it was about Great Wall defense, cavalry battles, and strong bows and crossbows.

There have been more firearms in recent years, and these firearms have caused them a lot of losses. Fortunately, artillery is heavy and can only be used to defend the city. The prairie cavalry can completely avoid the artillery by relying on speed.

"It's not a musket, it's a new type of musket. It loads very quickly and is very powerful!"

I Bahai shook his head and said, if it was just a fire gun, he wouldn't be like this at all.

"New musket?"

Hebule was silent. He wanted to think about how powerful the weapon was, but he couldn't think of it at all.

"Not only weapons, Sun Lei has gathered an army of 800,000 people this time to solve the Jin Kingdom at once. According to my observation, Sun Lei will win this battle!"

I Bahai opened his mouth and said.

"An army of 800,000 people? The former Tokyo Forbidden Army only had 800,000 people, right? Does Qi have that many people?"

Hebule said in surprise, eight hundred thousand troops! The war between the Central Plains and the grasslands has never used so many armies.

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

I Bahai opened his mouth and said.

"Report, Great Khan, there is an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin!"

A soldier shouted outside the camp.

"Look, trouble is coming!"

Hebulehan said helplessly that he was old and had no ambitions. He just wanted to lead the ethnic group to develop well. He did not want to take sides, let alone participate in the war between Qi and Jin.

But the reality is that both Qi and Jin are forcing their grasslands to take sides.

"Let everyone come in!"

Hebul shouted outside the camp.

Soon a group of leaders and the Jin envoy came in. The Jin envoy didn't say much. When he saw Hebule Khan, he directly brought Wanyan Wu's begging words.

"Hebul Khan, our Jin Kingdom is fighting on behalf of the entire north and the Central Plains. You Mongolian tribes must distinguish between friends and foes!"

The messenger looked at Hebul Khan and said.

"Of course I know this. I have to discuss it with everyone. Come and send the envoy down to rest."

Hebul Khan said to the messenger.

"Great Khan, let's help the Kingdom of Jin. We can divide the Central Plains equally!"

All the leaders were excited. The promise of dividing the Central Plains equally was too tempting. Wasn't the grassland's thousand-year dream to take over the Central Plains?

"Stupid, divide the Central Plains equally. If the Jin Kingdom wins, why should we share the Central Plains equally with the Jin Kingdom? There are so many tribes in the grassland, who should we divide them with?"

"But if Jin Guo loses, we will be buried with Jin Guo!"

Hebulehan knew very clearly at this time that all this was the conspiracy of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom just wanted to tie the grassland to the Jin Kingdom's chariot.

"But if you don't help the Kingdom of Jin, Sun Lei will also occupy the grassland!"

A group of leaders still refused to give up. The temptation to divide the Central Plains equally was too great.

"Let's see the reactions of other tribes first!"

Seeing that his subordinates were unwilling to give in, Hebule Khan could only comfort him first. It seemed that it was too early for either party now.

"Khan, what are you waiting for?"

All the leaders were angry, they only wanted the Central Plains.

"Wait until Zhao Gou and the others return to the Central Plains, wait until the war begins, wait until everything becomes clear!"

Hebuli Khan said.

"Zhao Gou!"

Only then did the leaders calm down. They all knew that Zhao Gou returned to the Central Plains from the Kingdom of Jin with an army of 3,000 people. Zhao Gou was going to the grassland, and they allowed Zhao Gou to lead the troops. Go back and disrupt the situation in the Central Plains.

……

Outside Datong Mansion.

"It's finally here!"

Zhao Gou looked at the mountains in the distance!

"Zhongyuan, I, Zhao Gou, am back!"

Zhao Gou roared loudly, and his voice echoed in the mountains. Zhao Gou felt so proud that he seemed to have ascended the throne that he longed for.

"Your Highness, let's leave quickly!"

Zhang Jun looked at Zhao Gou and urged, they have just arrived at the Great Wall and are still far away from their destination in Shuzhong.

"Let's go back to the Central Plains!"

Zhao Gou immediately ordered. "Your Highness, I'm afraid we have to wait!"

Luan Tingyu suddenly stopped everyone.

"General Luan, what do you mean? What are we waiting for? Haven't we had enough time in this ice and snow?"

Zhang Bangchang looked at Luan Tingyu and said.

"Yes, go back early so that you can gather troops and horses earlier, otherwise things will change if you wait too late!"

Qin Hui also urged.

Zhao Gou also looked at Luan Tingyu with a displeased expression. He just wanted to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible.

"General Luan, if you have anything to say, you can speak directly!"

Zhang Jun looked at Luan Tingyu thoughtfully. Luan Tingyu was from Zhao Gou. He spoke very little along the way, but he still performed his duties conscientiously.

"It's too risky to go back to the Central Plains now! You may be surrounded and killed as soon as you cross the Great Wall!"

Luan Tingyu said.

"Stop being alarmist here!"

Qin Hui was not happy when he heard this. Didn't he curse them to death? He said depressing words before the battle started.

"The State of Qi has taken over the Central Plains and is about to start a war with the north. Now the main force is in the Yanyun generation. Three thousand of us will be discovered after entering the Great Wall. Are we going to kill all the way to Shuzhong? These two thousand miles are difficult to pass. How much can you kill with a knife?”

Luan Tingyu looked at everyone and said.

"Yes, the target is too big!"

Zhang Jun nodded approvingly, Luan Tingyu made sense.

"The original plan was not to go to Xixia to borrow the road! Let's go to Xixia! Avoid it!"

Zhang Bangchang said.

"This is also very risky! After all, Xixia is a foreign race and has a blood feud with me, the Song Dynasty, for generations. Now His Royal Highness, Prince Kang, is the last hope of the Song Dynasty. How can we take risks?"

Luan Tingyu shook his head and objected.

"Yes, yes! The Xixia vassal is the most cruel, untrustworthy! Untrustworthy!"

Zhao Gou hurriedly said that Luan Tingyu's words spoke to his heart. He was now the last lone seedling of the Song Dynasty. His status was extremely noble and he could not take risks.

"Then we won't go back as you said?"

Zhang Bangchang glared at Luan Tingyu and said.

"Of course I want to go back, but the reality is wrong. We need to wait outside the Great Wall!"

Luan Tingyu said.

"When?"

Qin Hui asked.

"When the war begins, once the Xixia people attack the Fifth Route of Guanxi, the Qi army will definitely fight against them. At this time, we can dress up as the Qi army and enter the Fifth Route of Guanxi to recruit old troops, then go south to Guanzhong and enter Shuzhong!"

Luan Tingyu said.

"How long do we have to wait?"

Zhao Gou asked.

"Your Highness, spring has begun in the grassland, and the war in Xixia should start in half a month at most."

Luan Tingyu replied.

"General Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhao Gou couldn't make up his mind and could only look at Zhang Jun.

"What General Luan said makes sense, but His Highness's rich body cannot be put in danger."

Zhang Jun said.

"How about this? His Highness takes people to camp on the mountain over there, and I take a few people to check inside the pass?"

Luan Tingyu cupped his fists at Zhao Gou and said.

"Okay, then thank you General Luan for your hard work!"

Zhao Gou patted Luan Tingyu on the shoulder to encourage him. He couldn't give Luan Tingyu anything to reward him now, so he could only do this.

"I am willing to devote myself wholeheartedly to His Highness!"

Luan Tingyu said solemnly.

"General Luan, be careful not to expose your whereabouts!"

Zhang Jun warned.

"General Zhang, don't worry, I know!"

Luan Tingyu bid farewell to everyone, took a few soldiers, put on ordinary prairie fur coats, pretended to be prairie people and went to the pass. (End of chapter)