In ancient times, Lord Xinling used roosters and dog robbers, so they could play a role at critical moments. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there has been no emphasis on family background in the promotion of personnel in the army. This has also freed many people like Lu Wusi from their chains and given them the opportunity to show their talents.
Guo Ning was born in the military and hated being commanded from a distance by outsiders, so Zhao Xuan was also released from the chains.
A general like Zhao Xuan who was stationed in Jinshan could only guard the fort when placed in the Jin Kingdom. From time to time, there would be a marshal-level minister or even the prime minister above his head, and everyone could command him; if he was placed in the Song Kingdom, , probably not qualified enough to receive the formation map from the emperor.
But under Guo Ning, Zhao Xuan has always had full authority from Jinshan to Jinlianchuan. Except for not launching large-scale raids on the grasslands without authorization, Zhao Xuan can do anything. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was always trustworthy in employing people, and he never hesitated to tell the truth for his subordinates.
What's more, Zhao Xuan can fully afford the small loss of property. He had the purpose of protecting Lu Shu. What property was more important than the emperor's brother-in-law?
Zhao Xuan knew that although Belgutai was a member of the Golden Family, his troops were actually limited. He believed that Belgutai was absolutely unwilling to suffer a large number of casualties from his subordinates. If he tried to burn down a few more warehouses, he would be able to scare this guy severely!
This suppressed this guy's arrogance, so I showed my kindness again and told him that Dazhou doesn't mind who the counterparty is doing business with, whether it's Li Yasi or Belgutai, it's all the same. . Then the subsequent benefits will definitely impress Belgutai, and then everyone will not have to be so tense... Lu Shu will not be in danger.
It's a pity that the matter of relocating the tombs at Wushabao in Changzhou cannot be mentioned to Belgutai in the short term. Repeated delays in this matter will always cause dissatisfaction among the civil servants in the court.
With confused thoughts in his mind, Zhao Xuan kept a calm posture, raised his head and glanced at the Mongolians in front of him, deliberately pretending not to care about Belgutai.
In Zhao Xuan's eyes, the Mongolian reaction was even more intense than he expected.
After the warehouse caught fire and exploded, the Mongolian people were obviously stunned for a moment. Many people on horseback subconsciously urged their horses to move closer to the warehouse. The horses were frightened by the fire and neighed continuously for a while.
But what Zhao Xuan didn't expect was that he actually threatened to burn half of the Mongols, which actually made no sense.
Most of the Mongolian nobles, including Belgutai, rode horses of the best quality. Their own riding skills seemed to be connected with the horse's body when riding on the horse. Once the whip was whipped to urge the horse, it would move. It must be as fast as electricity. They don't think that the speed of their war horses will be much slower than the excessive speed in the reservoir area.
And ordinary Mongolians, not to mention.
Zhao Xuan has gone deep into the grassland many times, but he is still a Han'er after all. From the perspective of Han'er from the Central Plains, he knew very well that in order to train a master with such excellent riding skills in the Central Plains, it would take a huge investment of time and financial resources, so he always felt that the cavalry around the Mongolian nobles were all valued by their superiors.
The Mongolian nobles did not value the lives of their subordinates. In the eyes of these noble Nayan people, the shepherds on the grassland are like weeds, which grow up one after another every year. They may be called "Boul", "Zharawu", or "Yinzhe", but in fact they are all slaves.
After the slaves hang out among the herds of cattle and horses for a few years, they will be able to win battles. The more people they kill and the more they plunder, the more they will climb up the ranks from slaves to "harazhu" and become qualified to become the ones next to the Yan people. Ke'er and Batu'er.
These humble people are born from their mother's womb every year, just like a yellow sheep giving birth to a calf. In the wild forests and wastelands of the north, there are many more people, countless of them. In the eyes of Mongolian nobles, the value of an ordinary Mongolian cavalry is no different from that of dogs and horses.
The problem is, dogs and horses are nothing rare on the grasslands. How can they be compared with goods from the Han Dynasty?
The Mongolian nobles really care about the goods.
In the past two years, the Mongols who stayed behind in the grasslands were generally living a tight life because they could not go south to plunder. Especially in the early years, everyone was very wealthy, but now this kind of poverty is even more unbearable. Therefore, even though Li Yasi was a Qianhu Nayan born in Wutouxia, his business was able to flow smoothly in the eastern part of the grassland.
Belgutai's raid on the Qianqian was nominally an order from Genghis Khan, asking him to integrate various ministries and count available people, money, and force in preparation for the return of the Western Expedition. In fact, his real purpose is to seize benefits from Yeli Yasi.
Only by seizing these interests could he enrich his strength to a level that even the Great Khan could not shake before Genghis Khan returned.
Belgutai was the younger brother Genghis Khan relied on very much. Genghis Khan once said, Belgutai’s power and Khasar’s shooting are the basis of my success.
However, as Genghis Khan's sons continued to grow, Belgutai's status in the Golden Family gradually weakened, and he was even deprived of the qualification to discuss secrets as a member of the Golden Family.
When the Yeke Mongolian Uluth was formally established, Belgutai's identity was even just one of the thousands of nayan households on the left. If it weren't for the three thousand households in Onan and Tonglulian, his The status is simply inferior to that of Ye Li Yasi.
Perhaps, it was precisely because Belgutai's power was relatively weak among the members of the Golden Family that Genghis Khan chose this younger brother to oversee grassland affairs and maintain the situation in the Mongolian grasslands together with his third daughter, Alakhaibeji.
Will Belgutai be satisfied with this situation?
impossible.
Every member of the Golden Family is a man with a heart like an eagle flying high into the sky. How can he be satisfied with always sticking to the ground and pecking at carrion? In the three years since Genghis Khan left the grasslands, Belgutai expanded his power by annihilating one after another rebellious tribes. The news that Genghis Khan intended to return to the grassland made Belgutai accelerate his actions.
This time, in order to extract benefits from Yeli Yasi, Belgutai even made full plans to use troops to fight. Fortunately, Yeli Yasi was loyal enough to the Golden Family and told the truth immediately when he was questioned. Otherwise, the two families might really end up fighting each other.
But Belgutai is feeling extremely distressed now.
Such a large-scale quarry in the warehouse area, which made Genghis Khan's younger brother want to kill people and exterminate the huge wealth, was actually used as firewood by this person named Zhao in an understatement?
Are you kidding me? There must be at least hundreds of thousands of supplies here! Even when Genghis Khan went south, he had to pay many lives and capture a big city to grab so many things!
You threaten to burn so many good things just to kill half of us?
What kind of madness is this?
This is not a good deal!
Not only Belgutai, many Mongolians were so distressed that they almost collapsed.
Whether it was the Yanmen, the centurions, or the ten-centurions, whether it was Belgutai's cronies, or the ordinary Mongolian cavalry who wanted to plunder, everyone had an incredible feeling of being powerless.
With such abundant supplies, Zhao Xuan burned them as he pleased, as if they were nothing at all... You, Da Zhou, are much richer than Da Jin!
What’s even more frightening is that today’s Central Plains people are not only generous, but also so ruthless and decisive!
Belgutai squinted his eyes and looked at other warehouses.
Because when he reached middle age, like other Mongolians, his face suddenly gained weight, and his face and belly became round. To outsiders, he looked a bit silly. But he is still the same fierce and cunning Mongolian.
He is not stupid, he always feels that Zhao Xuan may be bragging, and he may not really be able to burn down other warehouses.
However, is this matter worth gambling on?
Belgutai's son, Han Tuhu, rushed his horse behind Belgutai and whispered with an ugly face: "We have killed more than a hundred of Yeli Yasi's subordinates, and more than a hundred more have been killed." The Han people themselves suffered casualties. If all the goods were burned, wouldn’t our work have been in vain?”
Belgutai's expression remained unchanged, only the deep scar twitched again. He said: "Shut up, not every war has benefits!"
"But if you can't get any benefits, what's the point of offending Yeli Yasi to death? After you go back, you might even be scolded by Aunt Alakabeji!"
"Huh..." Belgutai sighed deeply.
He turned to Zhao Xuan and said in a deep voice: "If I don't kill your people, don't set fire to them either. If Li Yasi can cooperate, so can I!"
This passage was spoken word for word, in Chinese.
Zhao Xuan nodded reservedly, and said to himself secretly: "Beelgutai is not an ordinary person, so we can't let down our vigilance just because of his words! The top priority is to ensure the safety of so many people present, and to force Mongolia to Everyone should withdraw from the reservoir area, and then find a way to urgently build a fortress to stay!"
With this thought in his mind, Zhao Xuan turned slightly sideways and glanced at the caravan members behind him.
He saw the merchants who were in shock, the guards who were holding swords and planning to fight the Mongols, he saw the Lifu and the handlebars who gathered behind the fence with grief and anger on their faces, he saw...
Um?
What about the most important person?
Zhao Xuan couldn't control his expression for a moment. He rubbed his eyes and glanced from east to west, and from west to east again...
Damn it, why are Lu Shu and A Duo missing? Were you there just now?
Could it be that the Mongols took advantage of him and killed him?
This time you die!
