Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 138 Short-sightedness

The four newly established armies, the Yongqing Army and the Shengjie Army, all went north, and the other two armies went to Yandi and Yunzhong to garrison and suppress local rogue horse bandits.

In addition, the Zhenyuan Army also has another branch of service. There are 1,200 specialized sentinels in the army, with an average of ten men and six horses. Once a war begins, they can almost cover the entire battlefield.

This sentinel and cavalry army is called the Feiyan Army among the army. The soldiers in it are good at catching and killing each other, and they are all top-notch masters.

Before the Yongqing Army and the Shengjie Army arrived at the prairie, these sentries began to collect information from everywhere, survey the terrain, pass military reports, and provide a steady stream of assistance.

More than 10,000 Zhenyuan troops under Liu Ling are still stationed in Yunzhou. According to the original strategy, Liu Ling will lead the Zhenyuan troops and other troops as rear reinforcements only when Han Shizhong and Liang Zhe encounter other situations on the front line. follow up.

In the evening, Han Fang brought the military report to ask for an audience. The soldiers led him to the courtyard. Han Fang saw Marshal Liu drinking with Cai Jing at a glance.

"I've met the commander-in-chief, I've met Mr. Cai."

Liu Ling nodded slightly and motioned for him to sit down. Cai Jing was probably drunk and said with a loud tongue: "I have a great-nephew named Wenqing. She is gentle and pleasant, and the country is beautiful and fragrant. There are many things in Beijing." Princes and nobles want to marry me, and even officials have asked me specifically for a prince."

"Don't just drink, eat some food."

Liu Ling gave Cai Jing a piece of food with chopsticks, looked at Han Fang, and said with a smile: "My lord, have you eaten?"

Han Fang nodded and replied, "Your father-in-law is coming."

"Who?"

Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, not to mention that his wife Wan Niang became an orphan when he was with him, and the two Yelu clans almost died in their entire families. The Cao clan did have family members, but they were far away in Xixia, and they were already very old. , how could it come to the cloud?

As a last resort, Han Fang had no choice but to say directly: "Wanyan Yanmu."

"He."

Liu Ling suddenly remembered the time when he led hundreds of cavalry and the Pingzhou Army to attack the Jinren camp. At that time, the camp was filled with a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Liu Ling himself sat on the mountain of corpses and smiled at Wanyan's mother.

It's almost two years later. Wanyan's mother has become Zhang Dungu's only way of survival and trump card. He used Wanyan's mother to negotiate with the Jin people continuously. Until recently, Luanzhou was tacitly given to Liu Ling by the Jin people. Zhang Dungu Dungu found a way to survive and retreated to Luanzhou with his remaining troops.

Wanyan's mother was also handed over to the people sent by Liu Ling.

Liu Ling did not give Wanyan's mother to the Jin man immediately. In addition to guarding against the Jin man's words, he also had a lot to say to his father-in-law.

"When will he arrive?"

"At most three days." Han Fang replied: "In addition to Wanyan Mu, Zhang Dungu donated 5,000 horses, including more than 800 war horses."

"This is his life money."

Liu Ling glanced at Cai Jing, who was already asleep on the table, reached out and picked up a chopstick, dipped it in some wine, and poked Cai Jing's forehead with the tip of the chopstick. The latter fell asleep soundly and was so drunk that he didn't wake up. .

Han Fang looked away, looked at the small courtyard around him, and suddenly smiled: "In my early years, I also thought that if I was an official during the day, I would go back to a small courtyard like this to enjoy my leisure time by myself at night, and then my children and grandchildren would be together. , wouldn’t it be great to take care of yourself as long as you live?”

"Now that everything is calm, it's not the time to enjoy ourselves."

"But in addition to taking care of official duties, the marshal should also take care of the heir," Han Fang persuaded in a low voice: "It is a good thing that the marshal's eldest son is healthy and lively, but after all, he only has one son. I am brave enough to say more today. Two sentences, handsome, you might as well have more.”

Han Fang paused, and seeing Liu Ling's face calm, he did not dare to say anything more, so he could only whisper: "I spent thousands of gold to buy two beauties from the Western Regions. They are very beautiful, and the commander can enjoy them as much as he likes. Even if they are If the mother's status is not good, the worst she can do is deal with her after giving birth to an heir."

"I don't need you to find a woman for me yet, just do your own thing."

Liu Ling saw a hint of nervousness on Han Fang's face, and reached out to pat the other person's shoulder. Han Fang also realized that he had made a mistake, said a few words, then bowed and saluted, and left.

As soon as Han Fang left, Cai Jing, who was drunk on the table, sat up, wiped the wine on his head, and said with a smile: "This Mr. Han is very loyal to you." "Come here tonight to pimp."

"What do you mean, pimping?" Cai Jing asked curiously.

"It's just like you, thinking about putting your granddaughter in my place every day."

Cai Jing shook his head when he heard this and said, "This is an ordinary thing, but you don't have to talk to me about anything else. Brother An Guoxian, please tell the truth, how are you going to march this time?"

"Whoever dares to rebel will be beaten."

There are many tribes on the grassland, and their respective interests are entangled. Although most of them are related by marriage, if they really attack each other, annexation and annihilation are common things. The complexity of the political situation is far beyond that of Xixia.

Liu Ling's plan this time was to wipe out at least 30% of the tribes and support new tribes by himself. This would ensure peace for at least three to five years.

Cai Jing smiled and said: "Brother Anguo, if you are willing to take a concubine, I can teach you how to do it."

".You go ahead and say it."

"It stands to reason that it is common for grassland tribes to attack each other, but this time the Wanggu tribe and other large tribes not only attacked the Zubu tribe, but also raised their flags to declare war on you, which is equivalent to giving themselves nothing. He has summoned a powerful enemy, so there must be something fishy involved."

Cai Jing stretched out his hand to dip his hand in some wine and reluctantly drew a small map on the table.

"I have privately thought along the lines of the Wanggu tribe. Judging from their position, they will have to face the tens of thousands of elite Liu Jiajun from the Zubu tribes and Yanyun at the same time. You know, the Zubu tribes are not He is a weakling, so the most likely reason for Wang Gubu to do this is to increase his worth."

Cai Jing spoke slowly.

The Wanggu tribe first gathered other tribes with evil intentions to rebel together, and then turned against them at the critical moment, trapping other large tribes to death, and reaping most of the benefits themselves.

After all, it is impossible for Liu Ling to really stay and be a khan on the grassland, so Wang Gubu, who has made great achievements, will become his spokesperson on the grassland. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Wanggu Tribe can encroach on other tribes and rapidly expand its power.

"Isn't that a little bit?" Liu Ling thought silently, thinking about the various messages he had received in the past few days and summarizing them together.

"If you want to test Wang Gubu's plan, then I have a way. I wonder if Brother An Guoxian would like to hear the details?"

Liu Ling nodded and said, "If you fart, hurry up."

Cai Jing: "."

He coughed and slowly explained: "Send an order to the frontline soldiers and horses to restrain them and not go out to fight for the time being. Deliberately allowing the enemy to attack, the Wanggu troops invaded the hinterland of the Zubu tribe. The Zubu people's grasslands, pastures, and livestock All are a huge wealth.

The barbarians on the grassland are all short-sighted people, so no matter what the Wanggu tribe plans next, they will be faced with a situation where the spoils must be divided, and there will inevitably be tribes who will be dissatisfied because of the uneven distribution of the spoils.

Finally, if the allied forces of the Wanggu tribe and other tribes really wiped out the Chubu tribes, and the Liu family army did not interfere in the grassland from beginning to end, then the Wanggu tribe would become the target of public criticism. "

Cai Jing said in a deep voice: "On the other hand, if the Yongqing Army and the Shengjie Army advance vigorously from the beginning and defeat the grassland tribes, it will only force them to become more and more united. The enemy is strict and we are lenient. Now we are deliberately Indulgence can ensure that the already unstable relationship between the grassland tribes will completely collapse."

"Then what if what you said is wrong? Didn't I deliberately allow them to annex the Yubu tribes? Then Wanggu and other tribes will become bigger, and at the same time, no grassland tribe will dare to take refuge with me." Liu Ling asked.

He didn't care how many herdsmen would die in the Yubu tribe, because no matter who took over the grassland, Liu Ling would be the only one he could ally with.

Unless the grassland tribe is forced to do so, no one will be willing to form an alliance with the Jin people in a few years.

Cai Jing said calmly: "The grasslands have been surrendered to Liao for many years. If someone really rises from there, they would have already started. After all, the people of the grasslands are just a bunch of barbarians. How could someone like the common master of the world be born?" man of."

(End of this chapter)