"General, the Songzhou city garrison has allowed us to pass Emperor Jin's request for troops."
Xiong Kaishan held the talisman in both hands and respectfully handed it to Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang took the order talisman and stuffed it into his sleeve, looked at the Songzhou City of the Jin Kingdom and smiled disdainfully, "The officials in Songzhou are much better than the officials in Daizhou. After entering the city, they will subsidize food and grass and set off immediately."
"It's an order."
In less than half a day, Zhang Kuang led an army of 20,000 Longwu Guards out of the north gate of Songzhou City in the Kingdom of Jin and rushed to the next city.
"Key Yan, how many cities do we have to pass before we reach the capital of the Kingdom of Jin?"
Ke Yan, the former commander of the Halberdiers and now the commander of the Modao Team, took out a map and looked through it. "If I go back to the general, there are still seven cities that need to be passed through to reach the capital of the Kingdom of Jin."
"Seven cities, brothers don't have to rush to march, just march normally. Let's take a look at the scenery of the Kingdom of Jin. I haven't set foot in this homeland again for many years. I didn't expect that today I would go deep into the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin as a reinforcement.
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Ke Yan put away the map, "General, we are going to support the capital of the Jin Kingdom. If we march like this, it may take us four days to arrive. If we rush the march, three days will not be a burden for our Longwuwei. If we arrive late, Jin
How can we explain to His Majesty that the capital city of our country has been forced to do so?"
Zhang Kuang rolled his eyes at Ke Yan, "You are usually very smart. Why are you so stupid today? What should I explain? Is there anything to explain? We are not familiar with the road conditions. What can we do if we arrive late in the Kingdom of Jin?"
"Our map is very clear, why are we not familiar with the road conditions?"
Xiong Kaishan, commander of the light cavalry, looked curiously at his immediate superior, Zhang Kuang.
As expected, Xiong Kaishan was slapped by Zhang Kuang, and he could only look at Zhang Kuang with his head aggrievedly, not daring to resist.
"You guys, the older you get, the more confused you are. Do you think His Majesty really asked us to support the Kingdom of Jin?"
"Isn't it? The imperial edict is written very clearly!"
"Oh, you are confused. We are here to add fuel to the flames of the Kingdom of Jin. Now that Dalong has just experienced a great war and all industries are prospering, His Majesty does not want the good signs to be broken as soon as they start, so he sent us to support the Kingdom of Jin.
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Ke Yan swayed on his horse and pondered for a long time, feeling a sense of enlightenment: "General, your Majesty, by letting us go, is it a waste of the strength of the Kingdom of Jin? Calling it reinforcements is just a nice way of saying it?"
Zhang Kuang looked at Keyan and nodded with satisfaction, "The reason for being teachable is actually to ensure that the emperor of the Jin Kingdom will not be replaced by another dynasty. The current Jin Emperor is our old rival. We know each other well. Although we always make little moves, we won't follow him in the short term.
The great dragon meets each other in battle. If there is a different emperor, who knows his character, if he declares war with the great dragon soon after he takes the throne, we will have to start over with the little wealth we finally saved."
"In this case, we should march quickly to relieve the Jin Emperor."
"No, it won't work if you go too early. It won't work if you go too late. It won't work if you go too early. After helping Emperor Jin quell the rebellion, the rebels suffered too few casualties. Once they are successfully recaptured, they will still be a strong enemy. If you go too late,
It is easy to change the government and escape our control."
"General, Zhong Qiang is a little confused. In this case, why should we help the Jin Kingdom solve the rebellion and let them fight against each other? We can just sit back and reap the benefits until the chaos in the Jin Kingdom becomes uncontrollable.
At this point, wouldn’t it be a better way to quickly attack and destroy the Jin Kingdom?”
Zhang Kuang nodded, "What you said is the best way. Let me give you an analogy. Zhong Qiang, you are competing with two soldiers from Keyan for a batch of powerful equipment. At this time, all the people in the Xiaoguo Guard
What should you do if you suddenly want to join us?"
"Of course we are the ones who fight against the Xiaoguo Guard together. No matter how much Ke Yan and I make money, it is still Long Wuwei's family business. Of course we have to fight against the outside world with all our strength. We will fight against the Xiaoguo Guard first and then discuss how to distribute the equipment."
"That's right. The Huben Army has always been on good terms with our Longwu Guard. Now that Xiaoguo Guard is bullying his friends and wants to take over all the equipment, what should the Huben Army do?"
Zhang Kuang could look at the three leading generals around him calmly.
"It must be to help Long Wuwei. There are two reasons for this. One is that we have always had a good relationship, and the other is that we can't just sit back and watch Xiaoguo Wei's family dominate. If he dares to eat Long Wuwei, he dares to bully the Hu Ben Army."
Zhang Kuang smiled lightly and nodded, "Did you analyze it thoroughly? Do you understand now? Why did Your Majesty send troops to help the Kingdom of Jin solve its problems?"
After a little thought, several commanders figured out the key.
"The general is saying that no matter how the emperor of the Jin Kingdom fights with the rebels, they are still a family. As long as Dalong intervenes, they will definitely fight against the outside world and resist our attack first."
"Yes!" Zhang Kuang let out a long breath, "No matter how chaotic the Jin Kingdom is, as long as we want to be fishermen, we will definitely have to pay a heavy price."
"It's okay for the Kingdom of Jin. The Turks will not watch the dragon swallow up the Kingdom of Jin and dominate the world. When the time comes, the dragon will be one against two."
Ke Yan nodded understandingly and analyzed the pros and cons.
"General, the reason why we sent troops to rescue the siege is to greatly reduce the effective strength of the Jin Kingdom and destroy the wealth it has accumulated over the years due to civil strife."
"What you said makes sense. The most important thing is that we need stable development now. With Liu Xiaozi's plans, Dalong is gradually rising. It is not the best time to go to war. Otherwise, if there are 300,000 troops
It is unclear whether we can afford to go to war against the Turks and the Jin Kingdom again. Even if we do, the price will be heavy. This is not what Your Majesty wants to see."
Zhong Qiang and the others nodded in understanding.
"Secondly, Liu Xiaozi and a delegation of two thousand people were all taken hostage in the Kingdom of Jin. Your Majesty thinks highly of Liu Mingzhi. There is also Song Qing, the son of Song Yu, the Minister of War, whether he is one of the four major families.
The eldest son of Liu, or the eldest son of the Minister of War, His Majesty cannot ignore death. There are too many things involved. One mistake may shake the foundation of the country and give the two countries an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"General, you're not trying to save your nephew for your own good, are you?"
Xiong Kaishan laughed wildly as he teased, and as expected, received another beating.
Zhang Kuang's eyes narrowed slightly, "You are all my life-and-death friends, brothers who have been boiled in the sea of blood. I am not afraid to tell you that compared to my nephew Song Qing, Liu Mingzhi is more important in my eyes."
"No, General, Commander Song is your nephew."
"Yes, I guess Mr. Song will get very angry after hearing what you said and want to fight with you."
Zhang Kuang raised the Mo Dao at his waist and pointed it at a few people, "In Mr. Liu's house, there are dozens of drawings of this new type of equipment. You have also experienced the power of these equipments, so I don't need to say more."
Ke Yan and others looked at Zhang Kuang coldly and swallowed their saliva.
Zhang Kuang sighed softly, "As the commander of the garrison, the affairs of the country are far more important than the personal relationships between children."