Chapter 98 Make good use of surprise soldiers (monthly tickets will add more updates)
Under the cloister of the main hall of the inner courtyard of Duke Jingguo's Mansion.
Old God Yunyang was fiddling with the tongs and boiling tea. The fragrance of tea filled the surroundings. Just the confused smell of tea in the air showed that Yunyang was an old tea master with extraordinary skills.
Hearing the steady and orderly footsteps, Yunyang raised his eyes slightly and glanced into the distance. The six people in Zhang Kuang were walking towards him at a steady pace.
Yunyang threw away the poker in his hand, clapped his hands, wrapped his hands in a towel and poured seven cups of tea.
After the last cup of tea was poured, the six of them happened to stop in front of Yunyang. Their timing was perfect.
"father."
"See uncle."
"You don't have to be so polite, just sit down and try the old man's craftsmanship. I won't be willing to drink this Jinshan Yunwu even if it's normal. It's a bargain for you guys."
"Thank you uncle!"
The six people sat down on their knees, picked up the tea cups in front of them and tasted them carefully. They didn't know whether these six old men really knew tea or were just pretending.
Yunyang held up the teacup and blew on it, looking at the six people who smelled of alcohol except for being arrogant, and smiled faintly.
"The Liu family invited you to have a drink?"
"Yes, I want to get one or two experienced subordinates from our place. You always sent someone here right after we had a couple of drinks at Penglai Restaurant."
Yunyang nodded lightly: "Does the Liu family boy know that the people he wants have become generals of the Sixth Guard of the New Army?"
"I don't know, this kid drank too much, and he passed out before I even had time to tell him!"
"This guy's drinking capacity was not good when he was in Northern Xinjiang. I didn't expect that he still can't drink well after so many years. He hasn't made any progress at all."
Yunyang took a sip of tea and looked at the six of them curiously: "You just agreed to him like this? Isn't it like your style if there are no benefits at all?"
Hearing Yun Yang's teasing words, Yun Chong smiled bitterly at the others: "Dad, nothing can be hidden from your eyes!"
"Yes, uncle, you planned to tell you even if you didn't ask us, but I didn't expect you to tell us right away."
"This guy said he has a weapon in his hand that is similar to artillery shells, called a grenade. I don't know why the name is so strange."
"While he was still drunk, he promised us two boxes of grenades each. After three rounds of drinking, it became twenty boxes."
"The contract signed and pledged on the spot is in our hands. Uncle, please take a look at it!"
Dongfang Ming took out his copy of the contract and handed it to Yunyang, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Although I don't know how powerful the grenade is, it is definitely a good thing for the Liu family boy to hide.
It's like picking it up for free, how can you not be happy.
Yunyang took the contract, glanced at it and nodded: "Good words!"
He looked casually at Yunyang and threw the contract to Dongfang Ming. He looked at the six nephews and nephews with playful eyes and shook his head.
"You were so drunk that you could still write such a neat and well-organized contract. The person making the contract is Yang Shu, not Liu Mingzhi. Is Mr. Liu drunk, or are you six drunk?"
"I really think that people don't know what you are thinking. They just don't want to argue with you. They still have the nerve to be complacent here. If I were you, I wouldn't have the heart to live!"
"You are being fooled around by a junior who has just passed his thirties. As for you, you are really getting better and better with each passing day!"
The six of them were startled and hurriedly took out their respective contracts and looked through them. After a while, the six of them looked at Yunyang, who had narrow eyes, with blushing faces, looking a little embarrassed.
"Dad, this is too cunning!"
"More than just being cunning, he pretends to be so similar that anyone who looks at him will think he is drunk and unconscious."
"I have long said that this kid is smarter than a monkey, but you just don't think so. It's okay now, it's so embarrassing!"
"Oh, it's a waste of time. You can't steal the chicken but lose the rice!"
Yunyang raised his hand to signal the others to be quiet, and poured tea for them again: "You can go ahead and ask for this thing called a hand or something?"
"Grenade!"
"Well! Just go and ask for this thing called a grenade, and Liu Xiaozi will naturally give it to you when the time comes."
"But you must remember one thing. No matter how powerful this grenade is, once the military recorder asks about the source of this grenade, you must insist that it was given by Yang Shu. As for where did Yang Shu go? He fell to death while riding a horse or fell into the water and drowned.
You can say whatever you like, as long as the words are the same!"
"In short, the poplar tree may have appeared, but it cannot live!"
"Don't let people try to help you out of kindness, but you deceive them!"
The six people were stunned, and nodded with understanding eyes: "Dad, I understand, kid!"
"Uncle, don't worry, you know our personalities better than anyone else!"
Yunyang set his sights on Nangong Ye: "Nangong? What do you mean?"
Nangong Ye hesitated for a moment and looked at Yunyang: "Young Master Liu to the imperial court?"
Yunyang smiled slightly: "Striking the Emperor's Golden Whip, Assistant Minister, the second son of the Liu family and the eldest princess of His Majesty's family, Li Jingyao, have a marriage decided by the late Emperor himself!"
"Isn't this still unclear?"
"Loyal?"
"Indeed!"
"My nephew understands."
Yunyang drank the tea in one gulp and threw the tea cup aside casually.
"I don't have any big reason to come to you. I just want to see what you think about the late emperor's arrangement of dividing his troops into three groups!"
Nangong Ye looked at each other madly and looked at Yunyang hesitantly: "I seem to have a clear understanding, but I am a little unsure. I always feel that doing this is a bit risky!"
Yunyang looked at Zhang Kuang and the two in surprise: "Do you understand?"
"You should understand. The troops are divided into three groups. One group will fight the main battle, and two groups will serve as auxiliaries."
"The late emperor probably intended to maximize the mobility of the cavalry and let Liu Xiaozi fight a long-distance attack. This is why the three hundred thousand cavalry formed an army of its own."
"Victory is achieved by surprise, but blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and life and death are unpredictable."
"Although the Kingdom of Jin and the Turks did not explicitly declare a military alliance, they tacitly raised troops against our Dalong forces at the same time. It is roughly estimated that the main battle strength of the two countries is close to 1.2 million."
"No matter how fast the three hundred thousand cavalry attack, they will eventually get tired! Once they are surrounded, they will have a narrow escape from death."
Yunyang sighed and clapped his hands gently, and an old man about the same age as Yunyang walked out holding a bundle of thick maps.
Yunyang stood up slowly and walked towards the pavilion next to the martial arts arena: "Follow me."
After a while, a large and precise map was unfolded. On the map, densely packed vermilion lines were drawn around the six major cities in northern Xinjiang, the Jin Kingdom, and the southern border of Turks.
"Dad, what is this?"
"Uncle, where did this map come from? What are the lines on it?"
Yunyang took the bamboo stick and tapped on the map: "This is the strategic attack map secretly drawn up by the late Emperor and Lao Chan before his great success."
"The above contains seven strategies for dealing with the Jin Kingdom and the Turks!"
Yunyang glanced at the six Zhang Kuang people quietly: "You have all read all of Liu Xiaozi's military tactics. What do you think?"
"Water has no permanent momentum. Sometimes many battles are about to be defeated, but they are turned into victory."
"He likes to make dangerous moves and go against the grain."
"The soldiers come up with clever plans, but they are still confused until the end."
"There are many things hidden there, which can produce unexpected results during a desperate counterattack."
"Although he is young, he is very experienced!"
"I can't figure it out. We just learned about the Thirty-six Stratagems from Lao Zhang. This kid has already used them freely. I really don't know where he got this kind of military strategy!"
Yunyang nodded quietly: "Your evaluations are very fair."
"The result of my discussion with the late emperor is almost the same as yours."
"Looking at the Jin Kingdom's suppression of rebellion, disaster relief in Qingzhou, suppression of bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, and expeditions to the Western Regions, we can see that this boy's use of troops is unexpected every time."