Guan Ning took them back to his tent without taking them to stay in the recruit training facility for long.
Although Gu Tingyun was a little regretful, he could only reluctantly look back from the training ground.
A group of people came to Guan Ning's tent, and when they all sat down, Guan Ning asked directly: "Why did Eunuch Yuan want to come to my escort today?
Guan is just a rough guy, but Guan also knows that Eunuch Yuan, you just brought these people and these things to express your condolences to the injured soldiers on behalf of His Majesty. It’s a bit unreasonable, right? "
Yuan Lijie didn't want to hide anything from Guan Ning. After all, what they wanted to ask was impossible to get the real information through covert testing. It would be easier to ask directly.
Immediately Yuan Lijie raised his hand and said: "Commander Guan is right. Our family is really not here to offer condolences this time. This is just an excuse. Otherwise, with His Majesty's handiwork, our family would have to drag several large carts of wine and meat or Silver comes.
Now that everything has been said, our family will not hide it from the commander. Our family came to the military camp this time mainly because we want to know information about the Tatars! "
"Tartar?"
Guan Ning showed a puzzled expression at the right time.
"Eunuch Yuan, what information do you want to know about Tatar?"
Yuan Lijie's face became extremely serious and he asked seriously: "Commander Guan, the following questions may involve the imperial court's plans for Northern Xinjiang, so I would like to ask Commander Guan to tell the truth so that His Majesty can do what he wants." Make the right arrangements, otherwise Prince Yun may not be able to shoulder this responsibility."
Seeing that his expression became so serious and his words were so serious, Guan Ning's face also became solemn, and he raised his hands and said solemnly:
"Don't worry, Eunuch Yuan, what Guan said today must be all the truth, and there is absolutely no concealment!"
"So good!"
Yuan Lijie nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "Commander Guan, our family wants to know whether you captured the Tatars alive during this Tatar invasion. The Tatars have not invaded the border for a long time, why did they suddenly attack Yun Lijie?" Are the states and counties taking action? Is there something fishy in this, or are the Tatars about to make some big move?
Commander, please answer the above questions truthfully! "
After hearing this, Guan Ning looked thoughtful, but secretly laughed in his heart, secretly thinking that just as the prince had guessed, these were the questions these people wanted to ask.
Immediately after being silent for a while, he answered according to the answer he had prepared before, as if he had organized his words.
"Back to Eunuch Yuan, our army certainly captured Tatars alive during this battle. After interrogation, we have a general understanding of the causes and consequences of the Tatar attack."
"Oh! What do you say?"
Seeing that the relevant information was actually asked, Yuan Lijie and Gu Tingyun, who was standing behind him, were shocked and started to listen carefully.
Yuan Lijie couldn't wait to ask more questions.
Guan Ning laughed secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm as if he was remembering: "According to what the Tatar tongue said, it seems that the slave chief of the Tatar royal court is back in charge.
Eunuch Yuan, you must also know that since the Tatar slave chief established his current sphere of influence, he has gradually become addicted to pleasure and has gradually ignored the affairs of the clan.
In recent years, as the Tatars were leaderless, not only did the Tatar tribe not expand in power, but the surrounding Huns and even the Yueshi who were driven out of the grasslands by them began to continuously encroach on the Tatar sphere of influence.
The power of the Tatars has plummeted, and our Song Dynasty has also had a rare period of stability here.
But as the Tatar slave chief returned to take charge of affairs, in order to let the Tatars regain their prestige and re-establish the Tatars' deterrent power among the surrounding forces, they chose the Song Dynasty as their target.
And even if they want to send out troops on a large scale, some early testing is necessary.
The Tatar invasion last year in winter was their test. Originally, what they wanted to test was the defensive strength of Liaobei County.
Because in the view of the Tatars, Yunzhou County has no defensive capabilities at all. They just regard Yunzhou County as a passing point.
But they didn't expect that King Yun Mian came down to Yunzhou County, so they happened to run into our escort. With the desperate fighting of the brothers, we killed the Tatars' exploratory move in Yunzhou County, and did not let it go. They went to Liaobei.
We received news a few days ago that there seemed to be friction between the Tatars and the Da Yueshi or something?
There should be no time to come to Yunzhou County this year, but the prince said that this is only temporary. When the Tatars free up their hands, they will definitely launch another test against the Song Dynasty. Once they find out the information they want, they will Will launch an invasion of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, our escort army is now taking advantage of this gap period to quickly train new recruits to prepare for the next test after the Tatars are freed.
But if the Tatars really start to attack in a big way, then so will we..."
Guan Ning hadn't finished his words, but Yuan Lijie and others, who had been frightened into cold sweats, already understood what he meant. If the Tatars directly attacked in a large scale, Yunzhou County alone might not be able to stop them. The court should do it early. Prepare.
They never expected that the northern border of the imperial court was already on the verge of life and death. If King Yun hadn't just happened to be a vassal, if King Yun's guards hadn't blocked the Tatars' first temptation, if it hadn't been for the Great Yueshi. Bian happened to have a conflict with the Tatars, which slowed down the Tatars.
But for this series of otherwise.
Once the Tatars really detect the gradually depleted guard force in Liaobei County, then when the Tatar army attacks, I am afraid that the imperial court will really be caught off guard, and then it will really take action. What a big deal!
Yuan Lijie stood up quickly and bowed to Guan Ning. The frightened Guan Ning also stood up and supported him to avoid his bow, and said hurriedly: Hey! Eunuch Yuan, what are you doing? You can't do it! I can't do it!
However, Yuan Lijie still stubbornly saluted Guan Ning and said: "We are here to thank His Majesty the Song Dynasty for passing the commander and the soldiers of the escort army. If you hadn't blocked this Tatar temptation, I would have We still don’t know what kind of suffering the Northern Territory of the Song Dynasty will suffer. I’m afraid the people on the border have long been ruined and displaced!
Commander Guan can afford this gift from our family, and so can the soldiers! "
Guan Ning had no choice but to stop him for a long time to no avail, so he finally had to accept the gift.
After making a salute, Yuan Lijie immediately raised his hands and said: "Commander Guan, regarding the contribution you made to the Song Dynasty in this battle, our family will definitely report to your Majesty truthfully and let your Majesty reward the soldiers of the guard army. Next You can rest assured that with your Majesty's wisdom, support for Yunzhou County will definitely come soon.
The imperial court will never let you fight alone.
In addition, before the support of the imperial court arrives, the northern border of the Song Dynasty still needs to be protected by all of you, and it is all thanks to the soldiers! "
Although Yuan Lijie is just an eunuch, his godfather Cao Shuang has always taught him that only when the Song Dynasty is well and the emperor is well, can they, the slaves who depend on the emperor, live a good life. Therefore, he deeply understands that for the Song Dynasty, what can he really do? What made the Song Dynasty prosperous was the people who continuously contributed taxes to the court, and the soldiers who fought bravely against foreign enemies on the border, not the cunning officials in the court!
Only when they are good can the Song Dynasty really be good, so Yuan Lijie has always respected the people and the soldiers stationed on the border.
Nowadays, the soldiers of the escort army fought against the Tatars to such an extent in order to defend the northern border of the Song Dynasty, which made him even more admired!
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(End of chapter)
