Five or six cavalrymen rested in a remote courtyard on the west side of the mansion.
Because of the continuous galloping, the horses were not well cared for and now they all lost weight. Some horses were drinking water and grazing, while others were chewing their bits impatiently, and the cavalry were calming them down.
These cavalrymen were all specially recruited masters of equestrian skills. All of them could ride their horses through ravines in the middle of the night as if they were walking on flat ground. Otherwise, they would not be able to protect the envoys. They traveled hundreds of miles back and forth in two days without concealing the truth. Be heard by others.
Wanyan Salara walked between them and said warmly: "Thank you for your hard work. It's getting late. I've arranged for food and wine. Let's eat here first and then go back to the camp to rest."
The cavalry all thanked Wanyan Salara, and then a cook presented him with fragrant wine and meat.
Wanyan Salara continued forward, passed through two door openings, and walked into the house. His trusted advisor Wanyan Niangu was washing his face and body in the house.
"What do you say? What do the Mongols say?" Wanyan Sala asked impatiently.
Wanyan Niangu rubbed his face: "When I arrived in Dezhou, the red horse prince-in-law immediately received me. He said that the army passed through Yidu without attacking the city, which showed his sincerity to the commander-in-chief. Next, it depends on the commander-in-chief. Your sincerity.”
"How did you answer him?"
"I said that just when I set off, Wanyan Tongjun had already issued a stern military order to Dongping Mansion, and promised to hand over the tax revenue of the entire Jinan Mansion. Although Huang Slap Wudian is not greedy for merit, he has always been greedy for money. The commander-in-chief of the army will use both soft and hard tactics, and will definitely send troops accordingly."
"Yes, that's it." Wanyan Sala nodded repeatedly and sighed: "Niangu, you have to tell the Mongols that if they attack Huang Laowudian's headquarters at will, our army will never send any reinforcements. "
"I have said it," Chiju Prince Consort replied, as long as the Jurchens go out to fight in the city, the Mongolian army will kill them like chickens and rabbits. Whether you send reinforcements or not, it makes no difference how much reinforcements you send.
"Hey!" Wanyan Sara snorted angrily. He wanted to say that the Mongols had just suffered a big loss in the field battle, so why brag about it, but he also felt that it was boring to talk about Guo Ning.
"Then what? Did he agree?"
"Of course I agreed. The red horse prince consort said that after they defeated Huang Lawudian's troops and plundered his troops' food and supplies, they immediately returned to Dezhou and would not delay in Shandong. The commander-in-chief was willing to repel the Mongolian army or conquer Dongping Prefecture. , Jinan Prefecture, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, it is common for the Jurchens to falsely report their achievements, and they don’t care at all. "
"..." Wanyan Sala stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth twice in the room.
"How is the military appearance of the Mongolian army? They suffered a big loss in Laizhou. Could it be..."
"In my opinion, the Mongolian army is extremely tough and will never be discouraged by a single defeat. Its soldiers are even more bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty, and warlike. Their armor, bows, and swords are all strong and sharp. I don't know that there are any strong soldiers like this in the world. I am a big man. Jin was defeated repeatedly in battles with him, which was because he was really invincible, not because the general was incompetent. And their defeat in Laizhou was mostly due to the fourth prince's underestimation of the enemy."
"In other words, there is no problem in defeating Huang Slap Wudian's troops?"
"Easy as a piece of cake."
"That's good! That's good!" Wanyan Sala breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he felt that such words were too easy for people to misunderstand. So he quickly changed his mind and said: "Huang Laowudian is a man who is not allowed to enter the Dongping Mansion, but he has taken away a lot of people's wealth, and everyone is resentful. Getting rid of him with the power of the Mongols will definitely be beneficial to the local people... It is not simply for my need to unify Shandong's military and political affairs."
Wanyan Niangu only nodded slightly. Some words can be used to deceive others in the future, but there is no need to say the same to him.
The reason why he wanted to collude with the Mongolian army and attack Huang Slap Wudian was very simple.
Wanyan Sala's power in Shandong was not as powerful as Hu Shahu's. In recent years, with the rise of rebels such as Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, the areas he can control effectively and practically have been shrinking, leaving only two prefectures and three prefectures such as Yidu and Jinan. Huang Laowudian from Dongping was a colleague of Wanyan Sala, not a subordinate.
With the loss of Jinan, Zizhou, Yidu and other places were repeatedly swept by the Mongolian army. Wanyan Salara's losses were heavy. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were still there, but the foundation was already loose.
At this time, Wanyan Sala looked at Laizhou not far to the east of Yidu Mansion, and it felt like a thorn in his back!
Ding Haijun Jiedu already holds the position of deputy commander of the armies in Shandong, and the decline of our army is obvious... What if the imperial court praises Guo Ning's achievements and uses him to replace me, Wanyan Salara?
This is very possible. I heard that this Guo Ning was a confidant of Prime Minister Tu Shan, and had friendships with Xu Ding, a political official in the DPRK, and Pu San Anzhen, a general in the imperial court. The imperial court might have wanted to replace him when he was released to Shandong!
Therefore, Wanyan Salara needed to show his merits to the court to prove that he was an indispensable general in Shandong. He also needs territory for his subordinates to ensure the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, to ensure that his own strength does not fall, so that the court has to respect him as an important border minister!
Where does merit come from? Where does the territory come from?
Wanyan Sala was born as a warrior, but he had been in a high position for decades and had gradually become good at making these intrigues and calculations. He knows very well that if you only think about solving some things on the battlefield, the road will be narrowed out of thin air.
He wouldn't have snatched it from the Mongols, that would have been madness.
Firstly, they were no match on the battlefield, and secondly, the Mongols were brutal and brutal, and the city and territory they wrested from them were just ruins and of little use.
In this case, the only choice is to ask the Tianping Army to make Master Huang Slap suffer bad luck.
Huang Laowudian was promoted by Pu Sankui when he led the army to conquer the Song Dynasty. In the past few years, there was no Austrian aid in the court, so he was stationed in Dongping Mansion. His tenacity was comparable to that of Wanyan Sala. But if he didn't have enough status and vision, he couldn't do what Wanyan Sala did and use the Mongols' force for his own purposes.
After Huang Laowudian was defeated, Wanyan Salara took the opportunity to go straight to Dongping, reconnecting Yidu, Jinan, and Dongping in a line, and there was no one restricting him around him. With a little effort in recruiting troops, an army of 100,000 can be obtained at your fingertips. At that time, as long as I don't expose any flaws, will the court still dare to make trouble?
No matter how cruel Guo Ning is, there is only one Laizhou! If you really make me anxious, there will be chaos in Shandong!
Thinking of this, Wanyan Sara's mood suddenly improved a lot.
Seeing the smile on Wanyan Sala's face, Niangu couldn't help but ask: "Commander of the Army, in this way, the Mongols will become the sword in our hands... Although I went to see the red horse prince-in-law, He promised, but he felt it was ridiculous... Could there be any changes in this?"
Wanyan Salara shook his head: "It's good that you are thoughtful. But the situation of the Mongolian army was introduced in detail in the correspondence between Marshal Hu Shahu and me that day. I know better than you."
"how to say?"
"After Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolian Kingdom, he unified all the tribes into ninety-five thousand households. But the ninety-five thousand households came from different sources, and there were many internal factions. Above the thousand households, there were nobles who supported each other. For example, the red horse Prince Consort, This is the intimate answer of the fourth prince Tuo Lei... Tuo Lei was accidentally captured in Laizhou. His loss of interests was only second to Tuo Lei. And the other thousands of households under Tuo Lei's command will definitely have a negative impact on Laizhou. Failure and loss greatly dissatisfy.”
Niangu reacted quickly and tapped the table: "I understand. In order to make up for his own losses, and to appease other dissatisfied Qianhu, Chiju must fight a few battles and win some easy, happy, and lucrative victories. ...I also heard that Guo Ning threatened the Mongolian army with Tuo Lei's life, telling them to stay away from Laizhou and not to fight rashly. Before Tuo Lei escaped from Laizhou, the situation faced by these Mongolians was very embarrassing. What they could do , the battles that can be fought are only to this extent."
"So, Huang slapped Wudian that stupid pig, which is a suitable target. The Mongols and I both have scruples and requirements. We should each get what we need and trade fairly."
Nian Gu nodded: "The Commander-in-Chief is right."
The two of them were talking about this, and suddenly there was a commotion in the side courtyard two doors away. Someone shouted: "There is poison in the wine! It's also in the meat!"
The shouts soon turned into groans of pain, and after a moment, silence returned.
Wanyan Sala and Niangu both had expressionless faces.
The less people who know about the Nei Tong Mongols, the better, at the risk of the world's disapproval. The fate of these exploring horses has already been determined.
When the two talked about this, they both felt that the progress was going smoothly and were very satisfied. Niangu suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the Mongols also want to unite the army, so you can do a favor."
Wanyan Sala frowned: "What else is there? The simpler the transaction between the two companies, the better. If there are many things, there will be more flaws and more dangers."
"It's not a big deal. The red horse prince-in-law said that he wanted a person's head. He said that if he got this head, he would remember the favor of the commander-in-chief. The Mongolian army would go south again in the future, and the commander-in-chief would be useful. This time of favor.”
"Whose head?" Wanyan Sala sneered twice: "Don't tell me, he wants to kill Guo Ning, the naval officer. I can only stay away from that Guo Ning. Whatever the Mongols want, they might as well send troops to Laizhou to fight again. One game.”
Niangu shook his head repeatedly: "How could that be? What the Mongols want is the head of a local powerful man. It is said that this man lied about the military situation and deceived the fourth prince Tuo Lei and Chiju Prince Consort, which caused the Mongolian army to fail in Laizhou."
"He is indeed a good man!" Wanyan Sala praised, and then asked: "Who is this man?"
"Weizhou Li Quan."
"Li Quan? This guy is in Linzi City?"
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