Chapter 78: One person can be worth a hundred thousand soldiers (added update for the inconspicuousness)
Young Master Liu silently looked at the five words on the first letter in his hand.
Although Gu Mo Rongrong's handwriting has long been forgotten, the five characters on the paper are delicate and delicate, and it is obvious that they were written by a woman.
Apart from Gumo Rongrong, I no longer know any other women in Gumo Country!
In this way, the owner of the letter is self-evident.
Liu Mingzhi put down the letter in his hand with a complicated expression and continued to open it.
There are a total of eighteen letters, and without exception, the contents of the letters are all written in the same handwriting.
I asked you when you will return.
The paint on one of the eighteen letters was damaged. Based on Song Yu's previous reaction, it goes without saying that Song Yu opened the letter out of curiosity and read it.
Stacking all the letters together, Mr. Liu fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Young Master Liu came back to his senses and smiled bitterly: "What is this? Planting flowers intentionally does not bloom, but planting willows unintentionally creates shade!"
"The important thing is whether I was wronged or not. Why did the willow become a shade even if I didn't plant it in it?"
"Silly woman, you should send the letter from the country to Honglu Temple. What's the point of sending it to the Ministry of War's classics library!"
Putting the letter aside, Young Master Liu took out the stacks of documents and laid them out word by word. These were the letters written by Zhang Mo, the commander of the Anxi Protectorate.
Young Master Liu regained his composure and carefully looked through the documents sent by Zhang Mo.
Ruian five years in February.
There was a riot in Xiu Xunguo, and there were suspicions of resisting the Anxi Protectorate. I led my troops to suppress it forcefully, and no big mistake was made.
Ruian five years in March.
After the riots in Xiuxunguo stopped for a month, the king of Gumoguo, Gumo Rongrong, suddenly sent troops to Xiuxunguo to attack the city and plunder the territory.
In the end, the Gumo Kingdom captured seven cities of the Xiuxun Kingdom, and with the mediation of the Anxi Protectorate, they stopped fighting and made peace.
Ruian five years in July.
Cheshiqian State, Loulan State, and Qiemo State showed signs of resisting the Anxi Protectorate.
After I led my troops to suppress it, the king of Gumo Kingdom, Gumo Rongrong, issued a letter to Jingjue Kingdom, Xiye Kingdom, Zihe Kingdom, and Shache Kingdom. The five kingdoms joined forces in one place and sent troops to the Qian Kingdom and the Three Kingdoms.
The five kingdoms had strong soldiers and horses, and the battle ended with the capture of 17 cities in the three kingdoms.
Gumo Kingdom gained seven cities alone.
In September of the fifth year of Ruian, the Gumo Kingdom dominated the thirteen countries in the eastern part of the Western Region. It had no rivals and no rivals.
In January of the sixth year of Ruian's reign, Gu Mo Rongrong went to the Protectorate in person and presented 20,000 war horses to express her surrender to our Celestial Empire and her willingness to respect our great dragon as the suzerain.
On the third day of April in the sixth year of Ruian, the three kingdoms of Kangju, Wusun, and Dawan continued to lead their troops in the Western Expedition under the order of the former Western Expedition Marshal Liu Mingzhi, and finally returned in defeat.
According to the description of the commander-in-chief of the three countries, a group of tall and powerful troops with strange equipment took the opportunity to block a country called Bastan because of the difficulty of sustaining food and grass in a country filled with yellow sand, making it difficult to advance!
The commanders-in-chief of the three countries decided to lead their troops to retreat after deliberation, considering that the subsequent supply of food and grass would be replenished.
On the third day of June in the sixth year of Ruian, internal strife broke out between the two countries, Kangju and Dawan, which were originally allies. In the end, the minister led troops to suppress the conflict and made peace, which cost more than 3,200 soldiers.
Kangju and Dawan donated 20,000 war horses to express compensation for the three thousand brothers who died for their country.
In March of the seventh year of Ruian, the Gumo Kingdom united with the Dayue clan and used the Dayue clan to raid Dawan and Kangju two countries. They captured 60,000 war horses, 30,000 of which were donated to the Anxi Protectorate.
King Gumo and the Dayue clan threatened the two countries of Dayuan with heavy troops, and compensated ten cities to be divided equally between Gumo and the Dayue clan.
In May of the seventh year of Ruian, the 200,000 troops stationed in the Anxi Protectorate were all replaced by war horses, and the 100,000 infantry were converted into cavalry.
In the same month, 23 of the thirty-eight countries in the Western Regions were willing to regard Gumo Kingdom as their respecter, and Gumo Kingdom was already the dominant one!
The minister suspected that Gumo Rongrong had a self-respecting attitude towards the military and was disobedient, so I specially invited Gumo Rongrong to speak to me in his mansion.
Gumo Rongrong went to the appointment alone, carrying the king's jade seal, and the tiger talisman of Gumo's 300,000 troops was placed in front of the minister to show her sincerity and no disloyal heart.
Ruian Seven Years Winter in December.
Under the joint governance of Anxi Duhuafu and Gumo Kingdom, the countries in the Western Regions were peaceful, friendly and engaged in trade, and no war broke out.
Liu Mingzhi threw the last document on the table and glanced at the eighteen letters beside him with a strange expression.
When he was in the Western Regions, Liu Mingzhi felt that Gu Mo Rongrong was not simple, but he didn't expect that she was really not simple.
Gumo Country was the first country he conquered during his expedition to the Western Regions, and it was also the first country that had to surrender due to his despotic power.
At that time, I promised Gumo Rongrong that I would give 10% to Gumo Rongrong every time I visited the country.
After the Western Expedition ended, the cities owned by the Gumo Kingdom should not be underestimated. They were faintly competing with the Dayuan, Dayuezhi, Kangju, and Wusun kingdoms.
Unexpectedly, after my master returned to the court, the girl Gu Mo Rongrong would become so vigorous and resolute after inheriting the throne.
Having annexed so many cities one after another, it would be difficult for the Gumo Kingdom not to dominate the Western Regions!
Looking at the eighteen letters quietly, Young Master Liu also hesitated.
Should you consider Song Yu's intention and let Zhang Mo lead an army of 200,000 back to the court?
The weapons and armor of the 200,000-strong army of the Anxi Protectorate are exactly the same as those of the 300,000-strong army of the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang. They are both so sophisticated that they are piled up with white money.
With the addition of the war horses from the Western Regions presented by Gumo Rongrong and Dawan, it is like adding more wings to a tiger.
The 300,000 new army cavalry plus the troops and horses of Zhang Mo's Anxi Protectorate gave us 500,000 cavalry, which was perfect to counter the Turks' 500,000 cavalry.
Even in a field battle, the dragon soldiers who are armed to the teeth have a better chance of winning.
It's just that Gu Mo Rongrong's performance made Mr. Liu a little hesitant. Will such a resolute and resolute woman really obey Dalong obediently?
Even though Gu Mo Rongrong has an unexplainable feeling for him, it doesn't mean anything.
The Queen also has a daughter, but the difference is that they all have their own purposes and cannot urinate into the same pot.
After thinking for a while to no avail, Young Master Liu put the document back far away, put the letter in his arms, locked the door and left the classics library.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I will send troops to fight anyone who messes with the Protectorate established by my sweetheart. What a domineering woman!"
"How about it? Are you sure that your little wife and concubine won't stab you in the back?"
As soon as Young Master Liu came out, Song Yu's voice came.
Young Master Liu heard the sound and went away. Unexpectedly, Song Yu was already leaning on the pillars of the corridor, looking at him with narrow eyes.
Young Master Liu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Uncle, can we stop talking nonsense! My sister-in-law Mo Rongrong and I have nothing to do with each other. We are not little wives and concubines!"
"When word spread, people thought that my nephew, I, was the kind of person who always gives up!"
"You should go back and think about it. There is still some time for Master Zhang Mo to return to the court."
"But I suggest that you sacrifice yourself for the imperial court. First, please support Her Majesty the Queen of Gumo Kingdom!"
"You have to know that once a woman becomes hateful because of love, she can be more cruel and frightening than a man. If you can successfully appease her, it will be a great meritorious deed for the imperial court to suppress the security of the Western Regions. If you can control her alone, it will be comparable to an army of 200,000 people."
"One person can be worth a hundred thousand soldiers, you are so proud!"
"Think back to those days when I was just with your father!"
"Your aunt and your mother know about it, and I and your father have to sleep in the study again!"
Young Master Liu sighed sadly.
"I don't know how blessed I am when I'm in the midst of blessings. Wouldn't it be better to sleep in the study?"
Song Yu had a weird look on his face and slowly walked away while shaking his head.
"The men in my old Song family are very good. They are not afraid of paying for food and sleeping in a damn study!"