As soon as this sentence came out, I was shocked.
The houses in Zhang Qian's village are all made of logs and are thick and sturdy, but the main hall is often used by Li Yun to meet with the wild Jurchen leaders. In order to show civilization, the furnishings are more exquisite. For example, this eucalyptus table is made of fine wood with tall eucalyptus legs and withered flowers on its four legs.
Just now, Guo Ning and Li Ting were talking nervously one sentence after another, and they each subconsciously slapped their gums. The hands of these two people were very strong, and they slapped the table board with a bang. Zhang Qian was afraid that the table would collapse, so he raised his hand to support it.
But when he heard Li Ting's assertion that the Mongols would definitely intervene, his arms suddenly trembled, and even his bed swayed.
The situation in Liaodong with and without the presence of the Mongols was completely different.
Without the intervention of the Mongols, officials across Liaodong were all warlords who were independent of the imperial court and relied on their own prestige and force. To a certain extent, they were similar to Guo Ning.
Guo Ning sent people to travel to the northeast under the banner of Qunmu Institute, showing that the carriages and horses were seeking economic benefits and exchanging what they had, which was also what the various military and political groups in Liaodong needed. But in Liaodong, there are at least five or six forces that can provide horses, furs and other supplies to Ding Haijun; on the contrary, only Ding Haijun can transport food and medicine to Liaodong.
Therefore, Li Yun traveled to various places without any scruples. Whoever he chooses to cooperate with is a blessing; if anyone offends Ding Haijun, Li Yun will just leave, and it will not be difficult to change one or more partners.
Pu Xianwannu of Xianping Prefecture is also a potential partner of Li Yun. Guo Ning had previously spent a lot of money to get the position of Tikong Qunmu Station, wasn't it just under the guise of doing business with the Liaodong Xuanfu Envoy?
Heshi Liehuanduan claimed that Pu Xianwannu was acting recklessly and might be disobedient, but what did this mean to Ding Haijun? The civil and military officers and soldiers of Dinghai Navy wake up every morning and look in the mirror, and they will see a traitor who is deeply disloyal to the Jin Dynasty!
From the perspective of Pu Xianwannu, if he can serve as the Xuanfu envoy of Liaodong, he is definitely not a reckless man, let alone a robber seeking wealth and death. He intercepted Li Yun and his party, probably for business reasons.
Therefore, after Li Yun's accident, Zhang Qian's response could not be described as strict. He was indeed not that anxious, nor was he particularly worried about the safety of Li Yun and his party. Zhang Qian even felt that the more fierce the fight between Pu Xianwannu and Brother Yeluliu became, the greater the need for external material imports. Maybe this was an opportunity for him to do a big business and make a lot of money.
But if the Mongolian army intervenes...
This is completely different!
Everyone in the Dinghai navy understood that the Mongolian army was a formidable enemy, and even a deadly enemy; and the Mongolian army must also deeply hate the Dinghai navy for causing them huge losses in Shandong. If the Mongolian army intervenes in the situation in Liaodong, Li Yun and his party will be in danger. If they fall into the hands of the Mongols, they will most likely die!
In that case, Zhang Qian first sent Qingqi to investigate instead of immediately rallying everyone to rescue, which may be one of the causes of death of Li Yun and his party!
What's even more troublesome is that if the Mongolian army reaches out, the entire Liaodong will inevitably fall into a huge whirlpool of chaos. Then, Ding Haijun's expectations for the Liaodong trade route were bound to fail, and his operations in Liaodong in the past few months were all in vain.
Zhang Qian arrived in Liaodong with 500 elite soldiers, full of lofty ambitions to make achievements in order to repay the commander-in-chief, but the result was like this? Looking at the situation in front of him, if Guo Ning and Li Ting hadn't happened to come here and judge the key with their superior sense of smell, Zhang Qian might have been sitting back and watching the situation worsen without realizing it!
It's hard, it's hard for me! In an instant, Zhang Qian had seventeen or eight thoughts running through his mind, and there were three to five layers of sweat on his forehead.
He shook his hands, looked at Guo Ning, then looked at Li Ting, and said reluctantly: "The Mongolian army just withdrew from China in March and April, after fighting for more than half a year. They also need to rest, right? Even if I’m afraid that if we have the power to invest in Liaodong, it will be very limited?”
Li Ting seemed oblivious, still staring at the map.
Guo Ning lowered his voice: "The table is shaking, please let go."
Zhang Qian responded repeatedly, and when he let go, the table legs fell back to the ground.
"The Mongols will definitely intervene." Guo Ning turned to Li Ting and said slowly: "Fortunately, we still have time."
"How can I see it?"
"Here in Liaodong, the Mongols have always used the Khitans under Yelvliu Ge as their pawns, involving the forces of all parties. If Pu Xianwannu intends to surrender to Mongolia, he only needs to lead his troops to join Yeluliu Ge, and it will naturally form A force powerful enough to sweep through Shangjing, Tokyo, Taizhou, Gaizhou and other places, and cover Liaodong in one fell swoop. But he did not do this. Instead, he forged military information first to induce various Jin armies to rescue... I dare to assert that he fought The idea is to subdue the reinforcements from various ministries, enrich our own strength, and then use our own military strength to expand externally."
Li Ting was delighted: "Are you saying that Pu Xianwannu is a rebel who goes his own way and seeks his own expansion, not the Mongols?"
He walked a few steps back and forth in the hall, and then waved his hand: "The truth is correct. However, he must have contacts with the Mongols! Think about it, Liulang, he gathered the crowd under the guise of dealing with Brother Yeluliu. Could it be that Yelu Brother Liu doesn't feel threatened? Just watch? There must be a tacit understanding between Pu Xianwannu and the Mongols, so he knows that the Khitans will not really raise an army, so he can deal with his old colleagues in peace!"
Guo Ning smiled bitterly: "This is what is called greed, this guy is really stupid."
"yes."
In the past few years, the Mongolian army has been unable to expand into Liaodong. On the one hand, it has not invested enough strength. On the other hand, it is also because the northeastern hinterland is the fundamental place where the Jurchens originated. There are indeed a group of Jin army defenders who are good at fighting. , there are several armies capable of fighting tough battles, and there are a number of die-hard Meng'an Mouke scattered around.
And once Pu Xianwan Nu launched a rebellion and the various Jin armies fought against each other and started internal strife, how much strength would they have left?
Maybe given Pu Xianwannu a year or two, he can slowly unify Liaodong with his own methods, but before that, Pu Xianwannu himself and the Liaodong he controls are just a piece of fat. As a piece of fat, what can he do to deal with the Mongolian army?
Guo Ning understands the habits of the Mongolians very well. They are like greedy wolves, with the meat in front of them, there is no reason not to eat it, no possibility of hesitation! They will definitely pounce and bite them as soon as possible, and they will bite Pu Xianwannu who thinks he has a tacit understanding with the Mongols!
"So, when will the Mongolian army start talking? When will Xianping Mansion become chaotic?" Guo Ning murmured to himself thoughtfully.
Guo Ning and Li Ting are both people who have experienced the collapse of the boundary trench defense line and emerged from the fighting of tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people. Their personalities may be different, and their vision may be superior, but on the battlefield They undoubtedly have the most outstanding talents in judging situations.
After all, Zhang Qian had been promoted not long ago, and his vision and experience were still insufficient. He looked at the two people talking to each other, and he was obviously a little confused.
Li Ting turned back and stared at the map for a long time before saying: "Pu Xianwannu is pretending to ask for help everywhere because he wants to get reinforcements from Fuzhou, Taizhou and Huining Prefecture in Shangjing. Among them, Fuzhou is the closest. Taizhou has the best military strength, while Huining Prefecture has the strongest military strength. But I heard that Huining Prefecture’s troops mainly come from the so-called two divisions and five divisions of the Diela tribe and the Tanggu tribe. The deployment of troops must go through the details of each ministry. . Therefore, they should be the slowest to arrive at Xianpingfu."
Guo Ning had seen a lot of the style of the Yi army in Wushabao, and he immediately raised his finger: "Even if the Second Division and Five Yi have been notified at this moment, it will take at least five days for each family to steadily gather their troops, and then they will not meet again." From Ning Mansion to Xianping Mansion, there are about..."
Zhang Qian finally found a chance to speak out and said quickly: "A normal march will take eleven days! A forced march will also take six days! Judge Li and I have repeatedly calculated and there will be no mistake!"
Guo Ning said solemnly: "Together, it will be ten days. After ten days, Pu Xianwannu swallowed up the troops of Taizhou and Fuzhou, and then attacked the Yi army in Beijing. It seemed that when he was at his strongest, he was also at his peak. It is when he is at his weakest when his ten fingers are pressing everywhere and taking care of everything. If I were the commander of the Mongolian army and invested a small amount of elite troops at this time, I could overturn the situation in Liaodong in one fell swoop."
"You're right, that Pu Xian Wan Nu has to press everywhere with his ten fingers, there will definitely be flaws!"
Li Ting nodded heavily and said eagerly: "Ten days is enough. Taking advantage of the fire to rob and make trouble is my best. Didn't Zhang Qian prepare 300 elite troops? I will take people to Xianping Mansion now. Rescue Ayun and others first!"
"Ayun and others must be saved. However, just saving people is not enough."
Li Ting's eyes widened and he rubbed his sleeves: "How do you say this?"
Guo Ning turned to Zhang Qian: "When will the military report you sent to the state arrive?"
"Calculating the time, we can arrive today." Zhang Qian said cautiously, "Maybe we have already arrived at the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion by now."
Zhang Qian was really not negligent in this regard.
The military report he sent out five days ago arrived in Penglai with a specially selected fast ship, and then rode a fast horse directly into Ye County in Laizhou. At this moment, it was placed in the main hall of the military mansion.
Jing Anmin, Monk Luo, Wang Shixian and Yila Chucai looked at it one after another and took their seats. Xu Jin coughed lightly and put it away.
