When Guo Ning woke up the next morning, he smelled the smell of blood in the tent.
That's because during the fight yesterday, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and stabbed in the left leg. At that time, he only cut off his robe to temporarily wrap it to stop the bleeding. In the evening, the military doctor re-bandaged his injury. But because there were still many soldiers to take care of, the military doctors came and went in a hurry, throwing the torn off bloody robes directly in the corner of the tent.
Outside the tent, the sky was dimly lit. Guo Ning suddenly turned over and sat up, and Ni Yi from outside asked: "Jie Shuai?"
"Is there any military report?"
"Yes." Ni Yi opened the tent and came in: "Half a moment ago, the messengers sent back by the three scouts who were ordered to enter the vicinity of Guangping Mansion last night have all turned back one after another."
"oh?"
Guo Ning thought for a while and breathed a sigh of relief.
He took water and dry food and put them in front of him, then smiled and said: "You and Zhao Jue didn't wake me up, do you want me to sleep a little longer? It seems that the news sent back by the scout must be good news. It's Li Have Ting and others been found safe and sound? Or have they captured Brother Yeluliu? Or have they discovered the whereabouts of the Mongols?"
"They are all there! They are all there!" Ni Yimei smiled brightly: "Jie Shuai, you don't know that Li Erlang did three things last night."
"Huh? What do you mean? Bring me the military newspaper."
Guo Ning took the military report from Ni Yi. Those were all written directly by the officer leading the team, in thick and sloppy handwriting. The story is told in just a few lines, plain and simple, without any literary talent. But Guo Ning felt relieved when he looked at these. It was because of this record that he could most intuitively reflect the reality of the battlefield.
The three-way scouts sent back the three-way army report. Some people discovered this and some discovered that. Guo Ning pieced together the situation in the military report, and his mouth opened wide and he was speechless.
"This..." After a long while, he breathed out.
"Brother Yeluliu was exhausted and died on the way to escape? His entourage said that before brother Yeluliu died, he might have heard shouting from the air, saying, "It's over...so he was completely dejected and died immediately?"
"right."
"Two thousand fine cavalry from the Mongolian army Mu Huali, led by his son Pulu, set off from Jinzhou and headed straight for Xianping Prefecture. However, on the way, they encountered a thunderstorm in Lingshan County, Yizhou and caused a mountain fire, so they did not dare to Keep moving forward, have you withdrawn your troops?”
"right."
Guo Ning threw away the first two military reports and weighed the third one: "Li Ting and the others were injured in many places, but they were not life-threatening... was it just that the hot air balloon burned? They walked back from Lingshan County in Yizhou overnight. In order to travel quickly, they ambushed the lone knights on the way, trying to kill people and seize their horses. As a result, the one they captured was Yeluxue, the eldest son of Yeluliuge. They also took Yeluxue as a hostage and were forced to run away. All the more than 2,000 Khitan troops surrendered?"
Ni nodded repeatedly.
"Damn it..." Guo Ning couldn't help but swore and threw away the third military report: "Li Erlang, he just waved in the sky and did three major things in one breath?"
"That's right."
Guo Ning covered his forehead, and Li Ting instantly appeared in front of his eyes with his hands on his hips and laughing wildly.
"There are no rumors about this, right?" he asked.
"Not long after the military report arrived, we didn't know until we read it, but we didn't..."
"Then don't spread rumors. I just think that Li Ting hung in the sky for two hours and it has nothing to do with the movements of the Khitan army and the Mongolian army! This guy acted ridiculously and almost killed his own family and his colleagues! He Why do you still want to make meritorious deeds? I must punish him severely!"
"But Li Ting knows it himself?" Ni Yi looked at Guo Ning's face and said cautiously: "Although Li Erlang is reckless, he is still shrewd. He is now leading the Khitan troops back, and he meets the scouts one after another on the way. , just ask, and you’ll understand everything!”
"Hey!" Guo Ning rolled his eyes.
Ni Yi naturally knew that the two people were very close to each other, so he was happily following along.
After laughing for a while, Guo Ning said: "Send a smart person to immediately ride to see Li Ting. Tell him that since the Khitans have surrendered, it is not appropriate to humiliate them, especially Yelv Xue... Be polite to him! Don't let Li Ting show off to him. Such a proud look!"
At this time, Dong Jin came in and said: "Commander Jie, I heard that Mu Huali captured Dading Mansion in Beijing and killed Wanyan Chengyu. He, Shi Lie, Huanduan and others were all frightened. They came to visit now and are waiting outside. .”
Only then did Guo Ning realize that there was something like this in the military newspaper.
He picked up the three military newspapers again and placed them in front of him to look at them carefully.
After all, Guo Ning was not on the side of the imperial court. From his standpoint, he didn't have to care at all if the imperial court lost troops and generals. What's more, Wanyan Chengyu was the culprit who single-handedly caused Yehuling's defeat that year. Guo Ning didn't look for trouble with him. He was already thinking about the overall situation and being arrogant.
If the imperial court had to use such mediocre generals to station at the Liaohai Passage, it would be tantamount to taking the initiative to send this place under the fast horses and scimitars of the Mongolian army, lest others would not come to kill them.
Muhuali used people like Pu Xianwannu and Yelvliu Ge to attract the attention of the warlords from all sides in Liaodong. He took a leisurely trip to Beijing Road and captured one of the five capitals of the Jin Kingdom in an instant. The entire territory of Daijin was cut off... Guo Ning would probably do the same if he put himself in his shoes.
For the Mongolian army, taking Dading Mansion in Beijing and cutting off the Liaohai Channel cut off an arm of the Jurchens, and then formed a threatening posture on both sides. This is naturally a good thing. Mu Huali will report it. Genghis Khan is a great achievement.
And this is also an excellent situation for Guo Ning.
Once the Liaohai channel was cut off, warlords from all over the Northeast had to contact the imperial court. If they wanted to obtain any supplies, they had to rely on sea routes. Since Hu Shahu's rebellion, the shipping capabilities of the Kingdom of Jin, and the fleets controlled by the nobles of Zhongdu, have completely fallen into Guo Ning's control.
Therefore, the various warlords had to rely on Guo Ning to survive; and the imperial court had to rely on Guo Ning to maintain the court's face and style.
Guo Ning acts fiercely no matter where he is and doesn't hide his position very much, so he estimates that most people in this regard will not treat him as a loyal minister of the court. However, as a Han'er rising in the north, isn't this very happy?
Under such a situation, the strength of the Ding Navy will definitely double.
When Guo Ning only had the three states of Denglai in his hands, he was able to defeat part of the Mongolian army head-on, and he completely ignored the red-coated army on the border of Shandong. This time, he captured Fuzhou and Gaizhou, and conquered the vast territory. The northeastern hinterland has been transformed into a source of resources... After a year or two or even shorter, the Dinghai Navy will attack with all its strength. Are you afraid that it will not be able to sweep Shandong and reach a higher level?
Thinking of this, Guo Ning chewed the dry food faster and drank two mouthfuls of water: "Let Heshi Liehuanduan and others wait for a while, I will go to see them immediately."
At this time, Zhao Jue came in with the information collected last night.
He is the leader of Guo Ning's personal servants, and he also has the responsibility of supervising the entire army. At this time, I have collected the specific figures of the enemy's and our losses in this battle and the scale of the seized supplies. In addition, I have also focused on several officers above the general and lieutenant level, and I have written a post-war summary as soon as possible.
There are all kinds of books, a total of seven or eight books, a thick stack, held in his hand.
Hearing Guo Ning talk about the situation in Liaohai with a very relaxed tone, Zhao Jue stepped forward, put the information on the table, and whispered: "When I came just now, I saw that all the generals in Liaodong were worried."
Guo Ning coughed slightly and nodded.
He swallowed the steamed cake, and at the same time suppressed his turbulent thoughts, he took out the palace that he had developed over the months as a high-ranking official. He said in a serious tone: "The Liaohai Channel fell into the hands of the Mongols, which is very detrimental to the overall situation! Let's go see Heshi Liedutong and others. In addition, send people to Mr. Jin Qing in Laizhou and Jin Zhi in Zhongdu. Sir, we need to discuss a way to deal with this message!"
(End of chapter)
