The Hu people were indeed well-equipped with weapons, which was one of the reasons why they were able to run rampant in the north and the Central Plains. However, not all of these weapons were produced by the Hu people themselves, and most of them were manufactured by the Daqi Dynasty.
Why did Daqi's weapons fall into the hands of the barbarians?
The answer is simple, it is the other party's trophy.
Not to mention anything else, a few years ago, Shi Le led his army to destroy Qi's 100,000-strong army in a battle in Yuzhou. All the 100,000 soldiers were captured by Shi Le.
This is not to mention that after the Hu people captured the prefectures and counties, they took the weapons in the treasury as their own.
Since Liu Yuan's rebellion, Da Qi's military equipment has continued to fall into the hands of the Hu people for more than ten years, and today, under the leadership of Yang Ning, the Yang family's private soldiers finally got back some things that belonged to the Qi people!
In this situation, how could Yang Tong, who was still hot-blooded, not be stunned and lost his mind?
He murmured: "Yang Ning... can he really do such a big thing?"
Yang Kui said proudly: "With the talent and bravery of the Fourth Young Master, he will surely achieve great things in the future. What does today's gains mean?
"Third Young Master, do you still want to compete with Fourth Young Master in martial arts?"
The scene of Yang Ning galloping and killing Hu Qi appeared in his mind, and Yang Tong couldn't help but turn pale. If he really went to Yang Ning to compete, he would only be beaten worse than today!
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Yang Ning's impassioned speech in front of everyone today, saying that he would raise troops to fight against Hu, was not a boastful act or grandstanding, but that he really wanted to do that.
The scary thing is that Yang Ning may indeed have that ability!
But what Yang Tong couldn't accept was why this fourth brother, who had been timid and cowardly for twenty years, suddenly seemed to be a different person and became wise and powerful?
"Commander Yang, tell me honestly, what happened to Yang Ning, and why did he suddenly change?" Yang Tong approached Yang Kui and asked word for word.
Now he doesn't care about competing with Yang Kui to see who is more proud, he just wants to know the answer to this key question.
Yang Kui began to think about his words again.
Yang Tong thought that he was unwilling to tell her the truth, so he scratched his head anxiously, grabbed the other person's sleeve and said in a stronger tone:
"Commander Yang, just tell me what you want, and I will try my best to satisfy you, but you must tell me the answer!"
"The villain does not need the benefits of Third Young Master!" Yang Kui first stated his position resolutely, then looked at Yang Tong with a strange look, and said quietly:
"According to Miss Li, the Fourth Young Master bumped into the door frame and broke his head. He then became enlightened and overcame his inner demons..."
Yang Tong was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
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After the banquet, Yang Ning invited Zhao Wenjing to his small courtyard and made tea for him.
After chatting for a while and sobering up, the conversation between the two gradually got to the point.
"Thank you very much, sir, for speaking out in front of the tribe today and endorsing my theory of raising troops to fight against Hu." Yang Ning handed over his hand.
"You have saved my life, so there is no need to say these words." Zhao Wenjing waved his hand, and then snorted coldly, "Zhao just looks down on people who are willing to be slaves and barks!"
After a pause, Zhao Wenjing looked at Yang Ning sternly, "However, although Zhao agreed to help, he was only helping you to build up your momentum in a short period of time.
"As for whether we can continue to work together, we have to consider it in the long term."
Yang Ning was not surprised by Zhao Wenjing's attitude. He was a famous person in the world and a former nine ministers in the court, while the Yang family was just a wealthy family in the county.
Even if Zhao Wenjing does not want to cross the Huaihe River south to serve the imperial court in the southeast, and wants to stay in the Central Plains to join an anti-Hu force, the current weight of the Yang family does not match him.
Just because Yang Ning saved him, we couldn't force him into his chariot and make him work for Yang Ning unconditionally for the rest of his life.
Yang Ning stood up, bowed, and respectfully asked for advice: "How should the Yang family raise an army and how should it develop? Sir, please teach me."
He had asked this question before, and now he was officially asking for advice.
Zhao Wenjing motioned Yang Ning to sit down, stroking his beard and said calmly: "If you want to achieve great things, you must know the current situation. Please tell me first, what is the general trend of the world like?"
"Sir, please speak." Yang Ning listened attentively.
Zhao Wenjing spoke gracefully:
"Nine years ago, in April of the fifth year of Yongjia, Shi Le destroyed one hundred thousand of the royal army in a battle in Yuzhou. Many princes, nobles, and hairpin families were massacred. The whole world was horrified, and all their clothes were sent southward.
"At that time, General Zu Ti was also among the refugees in Nandu.
"In June of the fifth year of Yongjia, the puppet Han army captured Luoyang and captured Emperor Huai. Later, Emperor Min ascended the throne in Chang'an, and then the puppet Han army captured Chang'an, and Emperor Min was killed by the puppet Han.
"The royal family of Da Qi has withered away, and only King Langya is still able to take charge of the overall situation. In mourning for the death of the emperor, King Langya ascended the throne in the southeast. It has been four years now.
“In the past four years, the imperial court has been busy establishing a foothold in the southeast and has been unable to mobilize troops to fight.
“Only General Zu Ti crossed the Huaihe River by himself, succeeded in the Northern Expedition, conquered the Central Plains, and drove Shi Le out of Henan!
“At this time, the puppet Han who had made their fortune in Bingzhou (Shanxi and its surrounding areas) had already occupied Yongzhou in Guanzhong in the west and Jizhou in Hebei in the east, and they had already established their dominance in the north.
“In Hebei, only Pingyuan County is still resisting.
"General Ancestor has prepared his troops vigorously, intending to rescue Pingyuan County and raise troops in Hebei to destroy Shile. However, the court is jealous and sends people to seize military power. The great cause of the Northern Expedition may be in vain!
"Once Pingyuan County is captured, Shi Le, who has established a firm foothold in Hebei, will inevitably cross the river again and go south, and then there will be a war in the Central Plains!
"Jinan County and Pingyuan County are only separated by a river. They will be the first to bear the brunt and will be in danger!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Wenjing sighed sadly, with a look of sadness and dissatisfaction on his face.
Of course Yang Ning knew why Zhao Wenjing was unhappy. If the imperial court did not seize Zu Ti's military power, the major event of expelling the Hu people would be very likely to succeed.
In his previous life, General Zu Ti lost his military power and was unable to continue the Northern Expedition. He became ill with grief and anger. In the fifth year of Guangyuan (next year), as Pingyuan County was captured, he sadly passed away.
As soon as Zu Ti died, Shi Le invaded the Central Plains again, and Jinan County was immediately captured by the Hu people. It was at that time that the Yang family was destroyed!
As for Cao Yi, who was now separatist in Qingzhou and nominally owned Jinan County, he was also killed by Shi Le's army, and Qingzhou became Shi Le's territory.
After that, the results of Zu Ti's Northern Expedition were basically in vain, and the barbarians once again swept into Henan.
And what about the Da Qi court in the southeast? From then on, until Yang Ning died in battle, he failed to revive the Central Plains again.
Although Yang Ning only lived until the fourteenth year of Guangyuan in his previous life, in his opinion, it was impossible for the Qi dynasty to truly regain the Central Plains, expel the barbarians and rebuild Jiankun.
And the source of all this is that the imperial court is now suspicious of Zu Ti for no reason, has taken away his military power, and also killed him!
Thinking of this, Yang Ning raised his head and drank the tea in the cup.
Zhao Wenjing made the same move at the same time.
The two looked at each other, both filled with anger.
