"Pu San's missionary first came to Hebei to show his love to the people. He moved to Jingzhou and looked up to him from far and near. Don't you know that Hebei and Shandong are both the territory of the imperial court, and Yinghai and Dinghai are both the imperial army? Although I am a humble person. , I sent it again in shame, and also planned to organize the army and store up grain as a defense strategy. I planned to stay safe with the envoys and protect the territory. Why bother to steal it by taking advantage of the opportunity? I am not talented enough to carry a hundred thousand people. In the tenth month of the lunar month, I will conquer Yidu, Wei, Zi, Ju, and Mi. I am willing to meet with the general and make plans to make plans."
In Anzhen's Chinese army tent, there was such a letter on the table.
Pusan Anzhen picked it up and read it over and over again, and couldn't help but sneer: "This Guo Ning has been a military governor for a year, and he seems to be a bit of a formal official. I don't know who the old scholar is for this book." Just write it, it will put a lot of money on my face, and you are scolding me every word."
He dropped the letter and looked at the other one.
On another piece of paper, dripping with ink, there are several lines of large characters: "September 15th, noon. North of Gaoyuan, Tieling. You and I each carry three hundred soldiers, that's okay."
Pusan Anzhen sneered: "This is Guo Ning's handwriting. The strokes are as strong as swords and axes, but there are no rules at all. I have long heard that he was born in the Jia Army in Changzhou, and he learned to write from his wife Chao Ning since he was a child... This Look, it’s true! He looks like he’s at war!”
He dropped the letter casually, and a clerk stepped forward with a bow, gathered the two pieces of letter together, and placed them in a blue porcelain box on the table. Then he took small steps back to the corner of the tent.
Pusan Anzhen stood up, turned around twice, and said: "In the final analysis, I am just taking advantage of my words here. Guo Ning is indeed fierce. It is better that he is willing to talk than unwilling to talk. However, this person If you think that threatening me with force can make me spit out the fat in my mouth, then you are probably thinking too much. The lives of He Shi Lie Ya Wu Ta and others must be answered by Guo Ning!"
"What does the missionary mean?"
"Instruct all armies to be on strict alert. Especially along the Beiqing River, all ports that are narrow and easy to cross will be guarded by more elite troops. Horses, wooden gates, and watchtowers will be widely deployed, and sufficient arrows will be prepared. In addition, the cavalry will do everything possible. Be prepared to attack at any time.”
"Attack?"
"Look at what Guo Ning said, each with three hundred soldiers. Do you believe it? Hey, you think my servant San Anzhen is a fool and easy to trick? This guy is extremely brave. If he threatens me with a blood-spattered five-step stance, , but it’s troublesome.”
Pusan Anzhen turned around and stood in front of the map, raised his finger and pointed: "When the time comes, I will take 300 soldiers, Zizhu will accompany him, and another 300 Alixi, who will be distributed everywhere to be on guard. Then, let Pusan Stay home and take your cavalry with you, cross the Beiqing River, and wait five miles north of Tieling. Use my sound of arrows as a signal to attack Tieling immediately!"
The person who was called Zi Zhu by Pu San Anzhen was Wanyan Weirong, a descendant of the clan.
This person's real name is Meili, and he is a famous strongman in Pusan Anzhen's army. He once fought with Heshi Lieya Wuta with a knife and won the battle hard. Earlier, Anzhen reorganized the Jingzhou Water Transport Department and appointed Wanyan Weirong as the commander-in-chief to protect the water transport. He fought with the strong thieves along the Cao River and destroyed everything he attacked. Pusan Anzhen sent his army south and transferred him to be a pro-army prosecutor.
As for Pusan Liujia, he is a private soldier commander who has served the Pusan family for two generations. On that day when Hu Shahu rebelled in Zhongdu and Tu Shanyi escaped from his home and joined Pusan Anzhen, he relied heavily on Pusan Liujia's force.
It didn't even take half a moment for two thousand cavalry to cover a distance of five miles. Pusan Anzhen felt that with the presence of this soldier, he could ensure the safety of his family no matter what.
Having said this, he looked up at Wu Lin and saw that he was still frowning.
"What? What else is there to worry about?"
"Where's Li Quan?"
"During the past few days, Wan Yan was always staring at Li Quan, wasn't he?"
"Exactly."
"Let him come!"
A moment later, Wanyan Youlun, a general in helmet and armor, came in with clanging steps, waved his hands and bowed, and made a quick salute: "Envoy, what do you want from me?"
"Is there any special movement on Li Quan's side?"
"The day before yesterday, a group of elite troops under his command who were originally responsible for patrolling the camp almost rioted because they were worried about the situation in their hometown. Li Quan gave a lot of gold and silver and let the troops rest for the time being. They would no longer be responsible for patrolling or doing exercises. Except for Other than that, there is no other movement.”
Hearing this, Pusan Anzhen sneered twice: "A thief is a thief."
Wanyan said again: "In addition, Li Quan just sent his subordinate Zheng Yande to ask for an audience. I rode quickly, and it took a while for this man to arrive at the camp gate."
"This Zheng Yande is a shrewd person. If I see him a lot, my words may leak out. Mr. Wu Linda, when you go to deal with him, just say, I am sick and it is inconvenient to see guests."
Wu Lin responded and bowed, but Wanyan hesitated to speak.
Pusan Anzhen said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, please tell me!"
Wanyan exaggerated: "That Zheng Yande is running around, which makes people upset. I think if the envoy comes forward and invites Li Quan to come to our camp and then put him under house arrest, won't all the troubles be solved?"
Before he finished speaking, Pusan Anzhen and Wulin shouted in unison: "No!"
The two looked at each other, and Wu Lin turned to Wanyan and said in a deep voice: "Li Quan is a clever and suspicious person. And when he was working with us that day, he mentioned that he had been plotted by Wanyan Sala... ...How could he not be prepared for this kind of thing? At this time, it is important to negotiate with Guo Ning first, and don’t let Li Quan cause trouble!"
Wanyan Xianlun nodded repeatedly.
Pu San Anzhen said: "In this way, I will add 3,000 elite soldiers and 100 light cavalry to you. Just keep an eye on Li Quan and report them immediately if they make any changes. If they really have any malicious intentions, what will happen? If the incident breaks out, you should suppress it on the spot, don’t be afraid of using weapons!”
Wanyan responded loudly and was about to go out when Anzhen called him back:
"There are many roosters, dogs, and thieves under Li Quan. When you mobilize your troops, don't make a big fanfare, and don't let Li Quan get the wind. If Li Quan has second thoughts, we cannot let him be on guard in advance; if he has not colluded with Guo Ning, It’s not good for us to cause doubts between the two families for nothing.”
"As you command!"
Wanyan's exaggeration went out, and the Chinese army came in behind: "The envoy, Zheng Yande, a subordinate under Li Quan, came to see him again."
"Ahem..."
An Zhen's expression turned pale, and Wu Lin replied and stood up immediately: "Don't worry, Mr. Xuan, I'll deal with it."
Wu Lin replied that it would be easy for such a noble man from Zhongdu to deal with a warrior from a shabby background. The two parties' verbal skills were not on the same level at all. After a few words, Zheng Yande bowed repeatedly, with a smile on his face: "Then I won't bother you, I won't bother you anymore. Farewell, farewell."
Zheng Yande left the tent where Wu Lin was staying and walked quickly along the winding road in the military camp. After three turns and two turns, in a remote corner with few sentinels and guards, I met a middle-aged man walking out from the other end.
The two didn't seem to know each other, they just happened to walk side by side.
Zheng Yande used the sleeves of his military robe as a cover and stuffed a leather bag. Although the bag was only about the size of a palm, it was extremely heavy. When it shook, there was a crisp sound of metal colliding inside.
"How generous my marshal is to others, how can he be compared to Pusan Anzhen? There are all gold ingots here, and there will be more!" Zheng Yande said solemnly.
The middle-aged man carefully took the leather bag, but felt that his arms were heavy and he could hardly hold it steady. This heavy feeling made his face light up with joy.
It has to be said that Li Quan is indeed generous, and he also knows how to keep an eye on the key people below and make specific efforts, unlike Pusan Anzhen, a nobleman in the capital, who has no regard for small people at all.
The middle-aged man immediately put away his leather bag and quickened his pace slightly. When walking, his figure was always under the cover of the tent, and almost no one noticed that he was the scribe who had just collected letters from Servant Anzhen in the Chinese military tent.
"The envoy Pusan sent three thousand more troops to Wanyan Dutong and asked him to keep an eye on you. In addition, on the day of the meeting, Wanyan Weirong led the soldiers to accompany him, and the cavalrymen who stayed at home in Pusan were at Wuli Be on guard outside."
After saying this, the clerk went to the left as a matter of course. As he walked, he opened the documents and read them, as if he had official business and wanted to take this path.
Zheng Yande also walked away without looking back.
(End of chapter)
