Aotun Zhongxiao shook his head, looked left and right, and turned back: "It is precisely because the Mongols are so ferocious that we must gather heavy troops on the front lines of Yidu, Jinan, and Dongping to ensure the stability of this line, and then block the Mongolian army beyond the Beiqing River. North. As for Yang An'er, even if we take the opportunity to cause trouble, it will just break a few cities and plunder some people. What's the point? Wanyan Tongjun has been operating in Shandong for many years and has his own means. As long as we have strong soldiers and generals, as soon as the Mongols retreat, we You can flatten it with a flip of your palm."
Guo Ning's eyes narrowed and he remained silent.
Aotun Zhongxiao propped his desk on his elbow and moved closer: "Guo Jiedu, when your subordinate Yang Chengzhi went to Laizhou, Wanyan Tongjun Envoy already knew about it. Later, when he went to Yidu, Wanyan Tongjun Envoy also treated him well. , in order to be able to welcome my subordinates in time, I invite all your troops to come to Yidu and plan strategies to resist the enemy."
He twirled his beard and continued: "To be honest, when your fleet sets sail, we have arrangements along the coast of Laizhou, Dengzhou, Weizhou, Yidu, and Binzhou... Regardless of the means, we will always In order to let Guo Jiedu see our power. However, I didn’t expect you to disembark in a remote town instead of going to the big city of Junzhou, so I delayed for a few days before I paid a visit."
Guo Ning became increasingly angry.
Is this deliberately taking Yang Chengzhi as a hostage? This was the idea from the beginning and full preparations were made to fill the strength of the Shandong Tongjun Division with the elite troops of Guo Ning's troops who were roaming Hebei Province!
"Ha ha……"
Although he has a violent temper, he also has an element of depth and stoicism. As his status rises, he can pretend to be better than before. He smiled and said: "So, all the places in Shandong are like fishing nets. Fortunately, I arrived at Haicang Town first. If I had gone directly to Laizhou, I would have been washed, roasted and cooked on the same day. Put it on the dining table of Military Envoy Wanyan Tong for a feast?"
Aotun Zhongxiao also smiled: "No, not so..."
"Guo Jiedu, I have seen your bravery in killing the Hu Shahu in Zhongdu. You are indeed the evil tiger of Wu Shabao in Changzhou, and your reputation is well-deserved. However, please think about it, if it were not for Tu Danyi's majesty, How could you possibly run amok in Zhongdu that day?"
He looked at Guo Ning's expression and continued: "According to the rules of the imperial court, since you are the military commander of the Dinghai Navy, you are also the subordinate of the military commander Wanyan. The Shandong military commander has the power to mobilize. It is upright and cannot be tolerated. Disobedience. When Guo Jiedu arrived in Shandong, he looked around. Is there anyone who came to flatter him? Wanyan had been an official in Shandong for nineteen years, from guarding hundreds of households to being the commander-in-chief. How strong was his local strength? Why bother? As soon as we arrived in Shandong, why did we get into trouble with Wanyan, the commander of the army?"
Just as Guo Ning was waiting for words, he moved Chu Cai aside and sighed: "I see, I figured it out."
Aotun Zhongxiao asked curiously: "What do you want to understand?"
He was a Jinshi during the Dading period and a very senior court official. Just then Guo Ning introduced Yi La Chu Cai to him, saying that he was a staff member of Tu Dan Youcheng, but he really didn't take Yi La Chu Cai seriously.
Yizai Chucai said in a deep voice: "Sir, Mr. Shicai, you said that the main force of the Mongolian army is still in the Weizhou, Junzhou, and Huazhou areas, and will either go eastward or cross the river to the south. But a month ago, Wanyan Sa La Ze reported to the court that his 20,000 elite troops encountered the main force of the Mongolian army in Dezhou and were defeated. Now it seems that the main force of the Mongolian army has never been to Dezhou, and the 20,000 elite troops sent by Wanyan Tongjun , In fact, there is no loss, it is just a pretext to withdraw the troops and gain back."
"this……"
Yi La Chucai stood up and walked to the corner of the military tent: "The imperial court thought that all the armies in Shandong were defeated and the place was empty, and they urgently needed to mobilize troops for support. In fact, the strength of Wanyan's military envoys has always been well preserved, at least 30,000 to 40,000 There are soldiers and horses, and including the armor-plated defense troops that have been gathered from various places recently, there will be even more troops. Otherwise, Mr. Aotun, you would not have the courage to come and threaten my commander."
He drank the water and came back: "Actually, this time the Mongolian army went south, swept across Hebei, and could approach the central capital at any time, but most of the local military officials wanted to sit back and watch. In these days, everyone The military reports I received all said about the defeat, and I don’t know which ones are true and which ones are false. But no matter what..."
Aotun Zhongxiao laughed twice.
Yi Li Chucai said sternly: "These officials, taking advantage of the chaos in the imperial court and the invasion of foreign enemies, are seizing power in the local area and arrogating power at the same time! This is not as comfortable as going to Zhongdu and being driven to death by others. Too many? And the new king in the imperial court has ascended the throne and it is too late to provide favors to important ministers from all over the country. Do you dare to break up with them? "
"So that's it." Guo Ning suddenly realized: "Wanyan Salara, the commander of the army, wanted to sit back and watch the success or failure, so he regarded our troops from Zhongdu as a thorn in his side and had to control them immediately. good."
"Exactly!"
Yi La Chucai responded loudly, only to realize that he was still holding the water ladle in his hand, and smiled to himself: "This is the Great Jin Kingdom..."
Guo Ning turned to ask again: "But Mr. Aotun was the Minister of Rites in the court, and he was very old and virtuous. Why did he get together with Wanyan Salara?"
"Thank you Mr. Shinzhi for telling me before."
"how to say?"
"Mr. Aotun is nearly seventy years old and has been in high and low officialdom for many years. When he was young, he clung to the clan king. When he was middle-aged, he worked under the sect of Xu Zhiguo. When he was old, he tried to get close to Tu Shan Youcheng. But he was unlucky. I have gone through many things, but I can never find a real opportunity to step forward and take charge of the powerful. So..."
"So when Hu Shahu rebelled, he couldn't hold it back and jumped out again. As a result, he suffered a big loss and became even more disgraced in Tu Dan Youcheng's place."
Guo Ning thought for a while and said a few words, then nodded and said: "Finally, the emperor didn't want to be too troublesome, so he gave him the position of Shandong's envoy and released Mr. Aotun to keep his eyes clean. Mr. Aotun naturally didn't I was happy, so I came together with Wanyan Sala again."
Yi La Chucai turned the water ladle upside down on the table and stretched out his palm to cover it: "Actually, why do you need me to do this? It's just that the resentment and anger in my heart are too strong. I want to see with my own eyes that we, Tu Danyi’s subordinates, are so unlucky!”
Guo Ning smiled and said: "It's a pity that Mr. Aotun was wrong again."
Otun Zhongxiao smiled and said: "This is nonsense, where did I come from..."
Guo Ning stood up, walked to Aotun Zhongxiao, and leaned down: "Mr. Aotun, do you know where you went wrong?"
Otun Zhongxiao subconsciously said: "What's wrong?"
"You are people who are wandering around in Daikin's system, and we are not."
Aotun Zhongxiao suddenly became angry and shouted sternly: "I have been a veteran minister for decades, why do I have to be a coward? Hey, I am a Jurchen, and you, a Haner and a Khitan, dare to accuse me of being disrespectful to the imperial court. Loyal?"
"No, no, I won't criticize, haha." Guo Ning returned to his seat and looked at Yi La Chucai with a smile on his face: "We are different from him. He is a coward in the Jurchen court, but we..."
"I want to smash this rotten imperial court." Yiji Chucai said.
"What? You..." Otun Zhongxiao was shocked.
His mind raced, and he suddenly understood a lot of things: "You are traitors! You want to rebel!"
He overturned the case and crawled to the ground outside the military tent. It's hard to believe that his beard and hair are all white, but despite his age, he is still very agile.
Guo Ning laughed loudly and said: "Things have to be done step by step. At the moment, this position of appointing the naval commander is quite important. I didn't plan to do it so drastic... However, this person is really annoying." I am disgusted. Jin Qing, if you kill him, will there be any adverse effects?"
"Lang Jun, please relax. Where in the huge Shandong Province can Wanyan Salara control it with one hand? They are acting like this, which shows their seriousness and inner weakness. I dare to assert that as long as Lang Jun shows his carriage and horses, our problems will be solved immediately; we need to Everything will be delivered immediately."
Guo Ning's eyes were full of murderous intent, but he said: "I'm just afraid of making the imperial court dissatisfied."
The two have been getting along for several months, and Yizai Chucai has come to understand Guo Ning. He glanced at Guo Ning and sighed: "Just say that the bandits are running rampant, or that they bumped into the Mongolian army's sentry cavalry, and just give them an excuse, isn't it?"
Guo Ning immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Then kill him, hurry up."
When Aotun Zhongxiao left his tent, Ni Yizheng was holding a rough stone and slowly sharpening his iron ax at the entrance of the military tent. As soon as he saw Aotun Zhongxiao staggering and running in front of him, he heard Guo Ning say "kill him".
He threw the iron ax without hesitation.
The iron ax buzzed, hovering in the air like a shining silver plate, and instantly embedded itself into the back of Otun Zhongxiao's neck. Aotun Zhongxiao said nothing and stood up as a servant.
Accompanying Aotun Zhongxiao were several guards. They were resting on the edge of the fort, not far from the commander's tent.
How could these people have ever thought about such a situation? Seeing this, everyone was horrified and clamored.
Ni Yi ran forward a few steps, bent down and picked up the iron axe, shouting: "My husband has an order, kill him!"
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
After a while, a bunch of bloody heads hung on the newly erected flagpole in front of the camp. The strange thing is that there is only one hanging on the head, but there is no notice posted on the wall of the camp.
A few miles away from the camp, in a tidal flat covered with saltgrass, there was a scholar-looking man who lurked with a few subordinates for a while.
This person left Ye County, Laizhou two days ago and went to the vicinity of Haicang Town. He just discovered the traces of Aotun Zhongxiao and took the risk to approach. Relying on his extremely familiarity with the terrain, he avoided several waves of patrolling soldiers. However, he was disturbed by flying mosquitoes and flies, so he stretched his hands to his face and scratched his body while looking around.
Seeing this, he subconsciously exerted force with his palms. As a result, a bloody groove was dug out on his face, and he almost staggered under his feet.
He trembled repeatedly: "Kill, kill, kill? Kill him directly? This is the inspector and transfer envoy of Shandong East Road! This is one of the most important officials in Shandong! This Guo Ning is so bold and ferocious Of?"
His followers counted the heads and counted them on their fingers: "Kill them all, leaving no one alive!"
The scholar's feet were weak, so he grabbed the attendant's arm and stood up, saying repeatedly: "Quickly, return to Ye County, quickly return to Ye County to report! The rumors in Zhongdu are probably true! This Guo Ning is really a vicious tiger, and he will definitely offend him. Sorry!"
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