There are many bloody and brave men in the Ding navy. The philosophy that Guo Ning conveyed to his soldiers on a daily basis was always to prioritize bravery and daring to fight. He despised the force of foreigners and eulogized the achievements of the sons of the Han family in the past dynasties. But there is another important point in the propaganda, which is "Be brave in public battles and shy in private fights." Our soldiers will never be allowed to fight over private matters. If the fight results in death or injury, it will be a serious crime.
Fortunately, Li Ting and Zhang Qian, one a naughty one and the other a lazy one, have gained a lot of experience and are more measured. At this moment, each of their faces were hit hard by the other, one red and one blue, but they were able to withstand it. Even Guo It's hard to say anything.
Now Guo Ning strode through the courtyard and straight into the hall.
The entire fortress is made of logs and rammed earth. The so-called hall is the base of a watchtower.
In the hall, there were several soldiers hiding behind the door, watching that they were about to deal with Li Ting. There were also soldiers stomping up the stairs and running down from the watchtower, ready to cheer Zhang Qian up.
Unexpectedly, Guo Ning strode in. These people were stunned at first, but when they recognized Guo Ning's appearance, they all pissed themselves off.
Guo Ningxu kicked him and cursed: "Don't be stupid, do whatever you have to do!"
Although there is no war in the three prefectures these days, there are many daily official duties. Although officials are busy, Guo Ning's life is not divided between public and private affairs. There will be documents that need his review at any time. So he came to Liaodong easily, under the guise of visiting places, but also to relax at home and have some fun.
But he never thought that as soon as he arrived in Liaodong, he learned that Ding Haijun's commercial manager in Liaodong was missing, and that the entire Liaodong war was about to begin.
In Guo Ning's military mansion, there were many pure generals, but very few who could handle both politics and economics. Li Yun is considered one of the best, and Guo Ning has high hopes for him, hoping to put him to great use. Now that Li Yun is missing, not only Li Ting is furious, but Guo Ning is also feeling irritable.
Moreover, Brother Yeluliu is causing trouble again, and war in Liaodong is about to begin. If the whole of Liaodong really turns into a mess, what will happen to Guo Ning's business? In addition to horses and furs, what could Shandong have to offer to the maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty? This is something that affects the whole body at once, and it is impossible to estimate how big the subsequent impact will be at the moment.
Therefore, Guo Ning was upset, and this scolding was half true and half false.
The soldiers scattered in a hurry, some running towards the watchtower, and some running outside the hall.
When Li Ting and Zhang Qian pushed aside several soldiers angrily and entered the hall, they saw that Guo Ning had already taken out the map, spread it on the eucalyptus table, and leaned over to take a closer look.
The light in the hall was not very good, so Zhang Qian turned back and opened the row of doors facing south first. Li Ting stood next to Guo Ning, and as soon as he leaned over, blood dripped from his nose onto the picture. He covered his face with his sleeves, leaving only two eyes exposed.
This map was obviously drawn jointly by soldiers from Dinghai Navy and officials from Qunmu Station. It is very new. Fuzhou and Gaizhou are painted in detail, while going further north, only the famous Dacheng Pass is marked. There is only one route, with many pictures on both sides, depicting many terrains. There are also rows of small characters on the side, indicating the direction of some larger rivers and hills. There are also a few places with more words, suggesting that certain places should be detoured. Along the way, a small camp must be set up somewhere to provide support.
Guo Ning looked at it for a long time and asked in a deep voice: "Is this the route Li Yun takes to go north?"
"Yes." Zhang Qian said: "Li Yun planned to take advantage of the easy travel in summer and autumn to connect the route from Fuzhou to Huining Mansion in Shangjing, so he mapped the terrain along the way north. Every two or three days, he assigned They carried the map in their hands and rode back to the state. This was redrawn according to Li Yun's records. The details on the map are all his records along the way. We can determine Li Yun's whereabouts because the two parties were in contact throughout the process. , we are not so numerous in our hearts.”
"Every two or three days, he sends people back?" Guo Ning pondered for a moment, then asked: "How many groups of people came back in total? How many people came back each time?"
"A total of three groups came back. Either two or three, all riding fast horses. In addition, there will be a local guide... It was agreed in advance that if the guide is effective, he will receive extra rewards when he returns."
"It's quite thorough..." Guo Ning nodded: "Have you asked the subordinates who came back? Is it going well along the way? In addition, the Qingqi you sent out to track them have traveled hundreds of miles, have they ever encountered any danger?"
Zhang Qian said: "The first two groups of people came back, only to find that the land along the way was vast and sparsely populated...except for the occasional encounter with wolves, there was no special danger. The last group of people, as well as the cavalry I sent to follow, all said that they bumped into Pu several times along the way. A sentry horse under the command of Xian Wannu. We didn’t want to reveal our presence, so we rode our horses to stay away.”
Guo Ning frowned.
It seems like... something's wrong?
Li Ting suddenly put down his sleeve. His nose was swollen, but the bleeding stopped.
He pointed at the map and asked angrily: "This is Gaizhou, this is Chengzhou, and this is Liaoyang Prefecture. Li Yun and his party traveled along the east road of the three states, bypassing Shenzhou, and directly Turn into Liaoyang Mansion, then pass by the ruins of Zhaosan City and go north along the Huifa River. The reason why we chose this route is to avoid the Khitan patrolling cavalry, right?"
"When Li Yun set out, there was no news that Brother Yeluliu had raised an army. However, after all, this person was a rebel supported by the Mongols, and he was not on the same side as us, so we did not want to deal with them." Zhang Qian looked at Guo Ning's expression: "If it weren't for the wild Jurchens on the Posu Road side being too powerful, we would actually want to go further..."
"So, what about the Khitan cavalry? Have you ever seen the Khitan cavalry?" Guo Ning asked.
Zhang Qian was confused: "What?"
Li Ting suddenly stretched out his hand and marked the distance on the map: "When Li Yun set out, he did not know that the Khitans were raising troops, so the route of action was one or two hundred miles away from Guangning Mansion, which was safe enough. However, when When he was halfway there, Brother Yeluliu had already attacked Xianping Mansion, right? Brother Yeluliu was supported by the Mongols. He heard that he still had thousands of Mongolian cavalry to drive... So, after he raised his army, Is there any reason not to send out scouts? Li Yun didn’t see any of them along the way?"
Zhang Qian's expression changed a little, and he murmured: "Then Brother Yeluliu led the elite army and went straight to Xianping Mansion in the northeast, maybe..."
Li Ting casually grabbed a piece of charcoal and scribbled on the picture: "Brother Yeluliu is in the Liaohai Passage, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Even if he sends troops to attack and kill, there is no reason to ignore his base. What's more, Xianping Mansion is in the northeast. , Gaizhou Fuzhou is in the southeast, and Heshi Liehuanduan and Wendihan Qinggu both have considerable military strength. If I were Brother Yeluliu, even if I rushed to Xianping Prefecture, I would still stay in Guangning. , keep an eye on the Jin army’s movements all around, especially Fuzhou and Gaizhou.”
Li Ting pressed his hand on the map and glanced at Guo Ning and Zhang Qian:
"Brother Yeluliu just ignores me? He doesn't do anything to the north and west of me. But in the southeast direction facing Fuzhou, including the line between Chengzhou and Liaoyang that Li Yun passed... Not only did the Khitans not Put a force of troops and horses in preparation, but not even the sentinels and cavalry spies that should be deployed?"
At this point, he gritted his teeth and threw away the charcoal: "This is not normal!"
Zhang Qian nodded, then shook his head: "Perhaps the Khitan sentry cavalry was isolated by Pu Xianwannu's cavalry?"
"Impossible." Guo Ning shook his head.
He himself is an expert in cavalry fighting, and he knows the key to fighting and chasing small groups of cavalry in a vast area. The difficulty of the two sides fighting each other is one thing. To cover the battlefield and block the appearance of the opponent's cavalry, the requirements for troop strength and command have increased by more than ten times?
"If Pu Xianwannu has such power, why are he so anxious to ask for help? Since he is asking for help everywhere, it proves that he is at a disadvantage, so..."
When Guo Ning said this, he suddenly woke up.
He clapped his hands a few times and gasped: "I'm afraid... not only our people have never seen the Khitan cavalry, but also Heshi Liehuanduan. No one has ever seen Yelu Liuge's troops, because Yelu Brother Liu didn't mobilize his troops at all. From the beginning to the end, there was only one person who repeatedly reported to Fuzhou that Brother Yelvliu had launched an army to rebel."
When Guo Ning said this, Li Ting also reacted, and veins popped out on his forehead: "It's Pu Xianwannu! No wonder he wanted to catch Li Yun and others. That's because Li Yun and others didn't see half of them when they passed by. He was a Khitan. Regardless of whether Li Yun arrived in Fuzhou or went to Huining Mansion in Beijing, as long as he talked about what he saw along the way, others would understand that there was no such thing as an army by the Khitans... The person who raised an army at this time was Pu Xianwan Slave yourself! This old boy is rebelling!"
Guo Ning nodded: "Which general did Heshi Liehuanduan send to Xianping Mansion to support him?"
Zhang Qian replied: "Qianhu Wuyanbo is in charge of his troops. This is an elite army from Fuzhou, with high equipment and training levels."
"They're finished."
Guo Ning made an assertion and then turned to Li Ting: "Pu Xianwannu intercepted Li Yun and others in order to prevent the news of his rebellion from leaking out and affect his plan to lure the main support of the Jin army from various Liaodong ministries and then wait for an opportunity to annihilate him. Come to think of it, He will not hurt the lives of Li Yun and his party."
Li Ting stared at the sign representing Xianping Prefecture on the map: "It's hard to say."
"how to say?"
"Pu Xianwannu is the Xuanfu envoy of Liaodong and the most powerful local official in the Northeast. If he makes such a big noise, the entire Liaodong will be in chaos. I don't believe that the Mongols will do anything... The Mongols will sooner or later If you interfere, something will happen to Xianping Mansion sooner or later."
