"Duke Teng, the Hetao war has basically ended. Is it time to move when His Highness Ying invites you to attack Qingzhou?" Duanmuyang said to Teng Han who was in charge with a tea bowl and smiled.

"Duanmu, you don't have to use King Ying to suppress me. Gan Ming won a great victory in the northwest, and my nine-curved soldiers would not stagnate." Teng Han responded disdainfully.

Teng Han rejected the military system reform. The 400,000-strong army of Jiuqu was almost brought out by Teng Han. Now it is divided into seven armies. This is obviously to weaken himself, but he dare not disobey. After all, Gan Ming has done it.

If he doesn't do it, it's no different.

"Mr. Teng, you are also from Old Man Long. From Jiangyou, you followed Your Majesty to fight in all directions. You and Yu Qingwu are known as the two heroes of Daning. You have led your troops alone for many years to show your Majesty's trust." Duanmuyang's

The attitude is not annoying.

"Dunmu, what does Duanmu mean? You and I know each other very well, just talk about it."

"Duke Teng, you know about Xue's affairs. King Ying is quite afraid of the prince who leads troops outside. The prince needs you."

"Are you here to be a lobbyist for the prince?"

"Yes, not, the prince is gentle in nature, and he is the future good lord of Daning. If the prince ascends the throne, everyone will live a stable life, understand?"

"Hmph! What's the difference between who ascended the throne?" Teng Han responded domineeringly. He had this capital. All the 400,000 soldiers of Jiuqu served him, and no matter who ascended the throne, he would dare not touch him.

"Mr. Teng, Your Majesty is suspicious. Who is Gan Ming? Your Majesty's confidant. What is your majesty afraid of him now? What is your origin? You won't forget it?" Duanmuyang still had a smile on his face.

However, the hidden knife smells very strong in this sentence, and it is a reminder and even more harsh.

Teng Han's body shook, Duanmuyang said it right. He has indeed been a little proud over the years. No matter what, he did come from Meng Yan's command, which is well known to everyone.

Now I am in Jiuqu, because His Majesty and the court still need him, but the war will always end on the day. How should I deal with myself after that day? Only the prince and Ying of the Daning Dynasty have the opportunity to inherit the emperor and the prince below the Emperor.

The Grand Chief, no matter what, he was a minister after all, and now he has an army of 400,000 to obey his orders. What if the court did it on him?

Thinking of this, Teng Han couldn't help but beat Han Cicada. It was time to have a choice. Although King Ying was outstanding in his ability and could compete with the prince in the court, he was just a concubine's son after all, and it was not that easy to sit in that position. From the court

It seems that His Majesty has no intention of blameing the prince. After King Ying led the army, he asked the prince to assist in the affairs of the court. This is a signal.

After thinking about it, Teng Han stood up and said with his back: "Duanmu, tell His Highness the Crown Prince that the army will send troops to Qingzhou soon."

Duanmuyang achieved his goal and slowly stood up and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince asked me to tell Mr. Teng that the 400,000 troops of Jiuqu are all subordinates of Mr. Teng, and it is the right way to be led by Mr. Teng."

"Thank you for your kindness!" No matter whether you are willing or not, Teng Han must make a statement. His subjects must have the self-knowledge of his subjects.

The Nine-Curve Seventh Army, Dezhou Army, Binzhou Army, Zibo Army, Jinan Army, Lanling Army, Jiaozhou Army and Qingzhou Army.

The Qingzhou Army is temporarily stationed in Zibo. The most powerful of the entire Jiuqu Seven Army is the 90,000 army in Jinan. This is the personal soldiers trained by Teng Han. It was formed by the old troops who sent Jiuqu to the past.

The 70,000 Lanling Army's army was slightly weaker than the Jinan Army. The Lanling Army was good at attacking and not defending. After Duanmuyang left, Teng Han kept locking himself in the study, which was not a big problem for taking Qingzhou, but it was just

He drove the people of Donghai into the sea, but he had to consider the future use of troops to Youdu and Liaodong.

The Donghai people in Qingzhou have average combat power, but it is a key fortress connecting Youdu and Liaodong. Qingzhou has fertile land and is also a granary for the Donghai people. Therefore, the Donghai Army in Qingzhou is the best at defending.

It is inevitable to transfer Lanling Army over, but the gains and losses of one city and one pool are not very meaningful. The Binzhou Army is mainly naval troops, and facing the East China Sea Navy Binzhou Army can only defend. The key to the battle in Qingzhou is not Qingzhou City, but

Lai Port.

How to avoid hedging with the East China Sea Navy is Teng Han’s headache now. If Lai Port cannot get the East China Sea people, they will continue to transfer troops from Youdu and Liaodong to support them. At that time, there will be a confrontation situation. In this way, the entire battle situation will be

It is extremely unfavorable that Teng Han, as the commander, would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.

Teng Han walked back and forth in the room, and suddenly realized that he had too strong control over the army over the years, so that there was no one who could negotiate.

The generals under his command are all those who can fulfill their orders without fail, but they do not have the ability to fight independently. He does not trust the only person who can lead troops alone.

Xu Daozong is an old general of Youdu. As the deputy general of the Jiuqu War Zone, he never takes the initiative to make suggestions, because Xu Daozong understands that he is just a bare-headed person in Jiuqu, and no one will listen to him, so he just becomes an invisible person.

Han and him were in a consistent manner.

"General Xu, Mr. Teng has an invitation." Xu Daozong, who was sleepy in the mansion, immediately became energetic when he heard Teng Han's invitation. This was the first time in recent years.

Teng Han was helpless to make such a decision. He could not split himself in half. Although the battle in Qingzhou is not difficult, he must be a capable and capable person to command. Now it seems that only Xu Daozong is the most

Suitable.

Xu Daozong came to Teng Han's mansion slowly and waited for Teng Han's arrival. Xu Daozong thought for a long time, but he didn't know what Teng Han's intention was, but he thought it should be related to Duanmuyang's arrival.

Since the war with the East China Sea, the entire Jiuqu is actually the most stable. The people of Donghai and Teng Han have been fighting back and forth once, and they no longer have to worry about it. Teng Han is afraid of the East China Sea navy, and the East China Sea is worried about Teng Han's infantry and cavalry. The two sides are still

Harmonious, but Duanmuyang suddenly came from Luo Chen, and with the recent actions of King Ying and Gan Ming, he guessed that Teng Han could not sit still. After all, there were only so many military achievements, and whoever wanted to grab it would be who would do it.

"Dao Sect, I have become much more relaxed recently." Teng Han said with a smile.

Xu Daozong was brought back to reality by Teng Han's words, and quickly stood up and bowed: "This is all due to Mr. Teng, and he relies entirely on Mr. Teng's hard work to the people of Donghai."

To put it nicely, flattering to the top is always nothing to harm yourself.

Xu Daozong was actually quite helpless in the Daning court. He surrendered generals, and no one dared to interact with him too deeply. In the group of surrendered generals in Youzhou, he rarely interacted with them, especially on the night after Yu Qingwu's death.

He hesitated and did not respond. Since then, Chu Cheng has been drifting away from him. In fact, it is not that he does not respond, but that he does not want to fall into party struggles. Since Quan Xi was imprisoned, he has been doing every day.

tremble with fear.

"Daozong, you must know the war in the west. His Highness Ying was in charge of the attack on Youdu in two major war zones in Taiyuan. General Gan had recovered Hetao and Yansui five prefectures in the northwest. Our Jiuqu side must also

If you move, otherwise the court will have any objections to us." Teng Han said meaningfully.

"Please give me some advice?" Xu Daozong really didn't want to guess and explore Teng Han's true intentions. He just wanted to know Teng Han's ultimate goal.

"Haha," Teng Han was embarrassed. He didn't expect Xu Daozong to be so direct. He originally thought that he would always speak coldly after neglecting him for so long.

"I decided to recover Qingzhou and restore the entire Jiuqu! Is Daozong willing to help me?" Teng Han stopped exchanging greetings and directly expressed his intention.

"Please give the order to Xu Daozong, please do everything!"

Teng Han looked at Xu Daozong deeply and sighed, saying, "Daozong, you have great talents. You have been wronged in recent years. Since I have met you face to face today, I really need you, do you understand?"

Xu Daozong was stunned, his mind quickly turned, and then bowed and said, "Mr. Teng, Daozong is a soldier. Although I know some things, I am unwilling to participate. Please forgive me. If Teng believes that his subordinates are not available,

The subordinates went back immediately and called him sick and sealed the palace.”

"Daozong! Do you think you can be alone in this court? You can make it clear. You and I are actually the same. I came from the old subordinate of the Meng family and you were from the old subordinate of Youdu. There is no difference between us!" Teng Han said earnestly.

Said.

Xu Daozong stood up suddenly, and then stood still.

Teng Han saw this and ran into the railway while the fire was hot: "I know the sect's thoughts very well, but your status is not low now. How should you deal with it after the war in the future?"

Teng Han used Duanmuyang's words to persuade Xu Daozong.

After about half a cup of tea, Xu Daozong turned to face Teng Han and bowed: "Mr. Teng, no matter what the future is, Xu Daozong just wants to be a scheming person. If Teng is driven in the war, Daozong will definitely be

Do your best, please don’t make things difficult for other things."

Teng Han shook his head helplessly and sighed: "It's up to you! Xu Daozong obeys the order!"

Xu Daozong knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Xu Daozong, here!"

"Your Majesty has an order to recover Qingzhou before the New Year. I will lead the Jinan army and Binzhou army to Laigang to cut off the retreat of the East China Sea. You will lead the Lanling army and Zichuan army. You must seize Qingzhou within one month and then regain the lost land eastward.

!”

Xu Daozong looked at Teng Han with confusion. He thought Teng Han would let him train troops, and he never wanted to give him such great power.

"Daozong, although you and I cannot reach an agreement, I don't want to bury your talents. Go and let the people of Donghai see the majesty of my Central Plains general!"

Teng Han originally wanted to idle Xu Daozong. A subordinate who could not be united as a double-edged sword for him, but he finally gave up. Regardless of Xu Daozong's ability, his character is still admirable.

, I would rather live a life than go with them, and I should not be too much for Teng Han.

There were no accidents in the Battle of Qingzhou, no trouble and resistance in the Battle of Hetao, everything went smoothly.

Xu Daozong took over Qingzhou City in thirteen days. Instead of joining Teng Han to the north, he regained lost territory all the way east. When the first heavy snow fell, Xu Daozong recovered all the lost territory of Jiuqu. If you want to say that it is Xu Daozong.

He personally led 5,000 elite soldiers and conquered seven cities in five days, and became famous for a while.

Teng Han's judgment on Lai Port was correct. When Xu Daozong took action against Qingzhou, Lai Port began to become busy. The ships of the East China Sea Navy were busy transporting food, grass, military supplies and Liaodong troops.

On the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month, taking advantage of the opportunity of the frozen Liaohai, Teng Han launched a large attack and captured Kelai Port in less than a day. At this point, the entire territory of Jiuqu was recovered, and the East China Sea naval army was severely damaged. Three out of ten were retreated to Liao Port.

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Chapter completed!