After seeing Taoist Baishu and the Lord of the Vajra Sect, Yang Qingyuan temporarily gave up his intention to capture and kill Zhao Min.
With a Dongxuan and a Law of Heaven and Earth, Yang Qingyuan could only escape with his own Qinggong. Even if he teamed up with Yan Wangqing, he was no match for these two.
Although Yang Qingyuan could mobilize 20,000 Cangyun troops to surround and kill him, he would miss a good opportunity to backstab Liang Wang's main force.
It is easy to tell which one is more important than Zhao Min and the main force of Da Gan.
Yang Qingyuan put a piece of mutton into his bowl and asked,
"Why are you here?!"
Zhao Minqiao smiled brightly and drank all the wine in the glass, "Can't it be that Master is here to see you?!"
But Yang Qingyuan didn't react at all. He couldn't believe a word of this girl's words.
"Okay! Actually, I came here to see if Kuo Chu is dead. If he is not dead, I will also give him a ride!"
Kuo Chu, the dignified Khan of the Ogedai Khanate, seems to be no different from an ordinary person in Zhao Min's mouth. Such courage is indeed extraordinary.
But looking at the lineup around Zhao Min, the Master of the Vajra Sect in the Dongxuan Realm, the Baishu Taoist in the Fa Tianxiang Realm, plus A Da, A Er, and A San, three warriors who are not weak in the Yuan Hua Realm, even if With Bi Xuan protecting Kuo Chu, he probably would not be able to escape death.
"Now that Kuo Chu has been killed by Master, I don't have to worry about it anymore!"
Yang Qingyuan could understand that the Prince of Liang wanted to kill Kuo Chu, but it was incomprehensible that more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Kuotai Khanate were needed to kill Kuo Chu.
The population of Daqian has never been dominant, and more than 100,000 young people were lost in one fell swoop. Let alone the Ogedai Khanate, I am afraid that Daqian will feel a little pain.
"When I was apprenticed to my master, I didn't offer the apprenticeship ceremony. This great military merit was regarded as a disciple's filial piety to his master!"
"Don't take all the credit on you. I don't deny that your cooperation was very important in this great victory, but without you, Cangyun Pass would not have been defeated!" Yang Qingyuan snorted and retorted.
Leading in intelligence can affect victory or defeat, but it cannot determine victory or defeat.
Although Cangyunguan gained the upper hand and surrounded the 50,000 vanguard of Wo Kuotai Army, the strength ratio of both sides was still 50,000 to 150,000.
Then abandon the troops who stayed behind to surround and kill the remaining soldiers in the city.
It was equivalent to the 3,000 fine cavalry led by Yang Qingyuan, plus the 20,000 Cangyun troops on the wings, and a small group of Yang Guo's cavalry who attacked the rear of the Wo Kuotai army. The three parties worked together to defeat the 150,000 Wo Kuotai army.
This kind of victory of the weak against the strong is worthy of being recorded in the annals of history.
Zhao Min closed the folding fan in his hand and said, "Sect Master, Senior Baishu, I would like to ask you two to keep a lookout to prevent anyone from approaching!"
What this means is that I just want to withdraw from the two of them and want to talk to Yang Qingyuan alone.
"Princess, this is absolutely impossible!"
The Lord of the Vajra Sect has done something to Yang Qingyuan and knows how powerful Yang Qingyuan is.
With Yang Qingyuan's Qinggong and martial arts, if the Vajra Sect Master is slightly farther away from Zhao Min, Yang Qingyuan may kill Zhao Min instantly. Once he and Master Baishu leave this building, Zhao Min's life and death will only depend on Yang Qingyuan's thoughts. .
"No problem!"
Although Zhao Min’s voice was tactful, his decision cannot be changed!
"yes!"
Seeing that Zhao Min had made up his mind, Taoist Baishu and the Master of the Vajra Sect had no choice but to retreat as ordered.
After the two left, Zhao Min became more casual, as if she had returned to Lin Xuemin's original state.
"Master, come and eat!"
Yang Qingyuan still had thoughts at this moment. Now that the King Kong Sect Master and Baishu Taoist are away, it is a good opportunity to catch Zhao Min!
But after thinking for a moment, Yang Qingyuan temporarily gave up on capturing Zhao Min.
Judging from Zhao Min's behavior in enslaving the Kuotai Khanate, the internal struggle in Daqian was also very serious, even to the point where he could betray an army of 200,000 people.
Such a struggle is definitely a good thing for Dazhou. If used well, there may even be a chance to intervene in Daqian's political situation.
After thinking everything through, Yang Qingyuan was not interested in continuing to play with Zhao Min. He was not as free as Zhao Min.
In half an hour, 30,000 cavalry were about to set off, detouring around Dagan and attacking King Liang's rear army. He also went to prepare.
"If you are fine, then I have to leave! The battle at Cangyunguan has just ended, and I still have a lot of chores to do. The 50,000 prisoners have not been dealt with, and the bodies of 100,000 have not been buried. When the plague comes, it will be troublesome. It's not just us, Da Zhou." Yang Qingyuan stood up as he spoke.
Seeing that Yang Qingyuan was impatient, Zhao Min stopped beating around the bush and started transmitting the message.
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Yang Qingyuan's eyes. Even Zhao Min's next words could not be heard by Taoist Baishu and the Master of the Vajra Sect.
Given the level of the two of them, if they were talking normally, they could be heard even downstairs, so Zhao Min chose to use sound transmission to communicate after separating the two of them.
Some irrelevant words were also mixed in to prevent the two people downstairs from becoming suspicious.
"Master, another purpose of my coming here is to take care of these 50,000 prisoners. I don't know what Master plans to do with these 50,000 prisoners!"
"Um?!"
A strange color flashed in Yang Qingyuan's eyes.
"What?! Prince Liang's Mansion is interested in 50,000 prisoners?!"
Generally speaking, prisoners like this would be exchanged by both warring parties, and then redeemed. After all, they were young and strong laborers, and they were treasures wherever they went.
But Zhao Min obviously did not come on behalf of the Daqian court!
"How does master know that Prince Liang's palace is interested in prisoners?! Can't the disciple come here on behalf of the Daqian court?!"
"Generally, the exchange of prisoners between the two countries is done by the Ministry of Rites of both sides. Although you are the daughter of Prince Liang and the conferred princess of Shao Min, you are not qualified to be the person in charge!"
"That's right," Zhao Min stuck out his tongue, "I am indeed here on behalf of Prince Liang's Mansion. I wonder if these 50,000 captives can be handed over to Prince Liang's Mansion. I will offer a price that Master can explain to Emperor Zhou."
Yang Qingyuan listened thoughtfully, and then immediately entered profiteer mode.
"Minmin, you have to know that these 50,000 prisoners were originally intended to develop Liangzhou!"
Liangzhou has been in ruins since it was occupied by the Zhou Dynasty. You must know that the Hexi Corridor in Liangzhou has also been glorious for several times, and Shuofang is known as the "Block of the Yangtze River".
However, with the prosperity of maritime transport in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the economic center of gravity has shifted to the southeast, resulting in little development in the north, and a large amount of land in Liangzhou was abandoned.
Originally, Yang Qingyuan planned to write a plan to send these 50,000 captives to Liangzhou. They were all good at farming and mining. He would wait for them to work for three to five years and then let them go free. During this period, these people would slowly integrate into the general population.
The culture of Zhou Dynasty can also fill Liangzhou with a young and strong population.
"Master, don't worry, I know! Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the land has been abandoned for a long time. Reclamation requires a lot of manpower and animal power, so I specially prepared 50,000 cattle for Da Zhou, and the remaining 100,000 cattle and sheep, top quality
50,000 war horses in exchange for these 50,000 young men."
This price is not low. If the two countries negotiated normally, the price would probably only be about 60%.
At such a price, even if it were a behemoth like Prince Liang's Mansion, it would be hard to buy it.
But Zhao Min did not intend to pay the money himself. The current Ogedai Khanate was just a piece of delicious fat, and Prince Liang was planning to take a delicious bite.
Isn’t it the most normal thing to use the cattle, sheep and war horses of the Ogedai Khanate to redeem the prisoners of the Ogedai Khanate?
With such a change of hands, these 50,000 young men became the private slaves of Prince Liang's Mansion.
Prince Liang's Mansion not only had the labor force to run the fiefdom, but these 50,000 people could also become the capital for Prince Liang's Mansion to train private soldiers. That's why Prince Liang's Mansion was willing to pay such a high price to buy 50,000 prisoners.
Yang Qingyuan also saw through Zhao Min's intentions. He used the Emperor's Token to check the intelligence of the Six Dark Departments in Cangyun Pass, and gained a basic understanding of the current situation of the Qian Dynasty.
The current Liang Prince's Mansion looks like a blazing fire and blooming flowers, but in fact it is already in a dangerous situation.
The master is weak but the ministers are strong. How can the master of Daqian be willing to do this?!
In the past, Emperor Qian was young and had to rely on Liang Wang Chahan to fight against the four major khanates, so the situation of the Liang Palace was fine. But now that Emperor Qian is in charge, he finds that he is still a puppet.
The civil officials were led by Zhongshu Ling, with Prime Minister Yelu Chucai as the leader. All matters, big or small, had to go through Yelu Chucai's hands first, and did not have the authority to make the decision of Emperor Qian.
The military generals, the former King of Ruyang and the current King of Liang, Chahan Timur, followed suit. Even the imperial guards guarding the imperial city were surrounded by the King of Liang.
How can Emperor Qian feel at ease in such a situation?!
Even if these two people have no intention of rebellion, it is their crime to have the ability to rebel!
As time went by, Emperor Qian's persecution became more and more intense. The Seventh Prince was one of the eagle dogs used by Emperor Qian to deal with Prince Liang's Mansion.
Even if Prince Liang wants to withdraw now, Emperor Qian may not be completely relieved.
In desperation, the Prince of Liang also began to look for a way out, such as the Ogedai Khanate.
Yang Qingyuan will definitely support this kind of behavior that incites civil strife in Daqian.
"This matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. I have no say in it. In principle, it is definitely not possible."
In principle it is possible, but this time it is not possible.
In principle, if it's not possible, then it can be discussed.
An old political code word!
"However, for the sake of these cattle and sheep, I can still give your Majesty some advice and advice!"
Although Yang Qingyuan did not agree directly, Zhao Min knew that it had already been done!
Not only can you get more cattle, sheep, and horses, but you can also weaken the national power of Daqian, why not do it!?
"Thank you so much, Master! I'd like to give you a toast!"
After saying this, Zhao Min drank the wine in the cup.
Yang Qingyuan took the wine glass and sprinkled it on the ground, "It is a grave sin to deceive one's master and destroy one's ancestors. I will introduce these martial arts skills to you for a while longer."
After saying that, Yang Qingyuan's figure disappeared and left the restaurant.
Faced with Yang Qingyuan's threat, Zhao Min didn't pay attention and instead poured himself a glass of wine again!
Shortly after Yang Qingyuan left, the restaurant was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.
This made Master Jingang Sect and Taoist Baishu slightly nervous.
"Princess Princess, is someone named Yang going to attack us!?"
The leader of the King Kong Sect was extremely vigilant, fearing that Yang Qingyuan would appear at the next moment and take action against him.
"Don't worry, Master. Master probably has no intention of taking action. He just doesn't want us to cause trouble in Cangyun Pass, so he sent these people to warn us. If Master really wants to take action, how can it be that only a hundred people come? !”
After hearing what Zhao Min said, everyone became quiet.
Half an hour later, in Cangyun Pass, the 27,000-strong army was ready and set off in batches under the leadership of Yang Qingyuan.
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Eastern Front Battlefield.
At this time, the Seventh Prince was very satisfied with his ambition. As a supervisor, he had gained the command of nearly 400,000 troops. This feeling of power was so good that the Seventh Prince was simply addicted to it.
However, at this time, the Seventh Prince had just taken over the military power, and he did not dare to force too much on the old troops of King Liang. He only controlled some neutral troops and handed over this part of the military power to his son Zha Yadu.
Maybe it was the Seventh Prince's words that day that made Zayadu become more motivated. Sure enough, the love brain is to use love to stimulate potential.
In this battle, the Seventh Prince wanted to establish his position in the army. Relying solely on the power of Emperor Qian, he could only be majestic for a while. Only by defeating Li Cheng'en could he be qualified to continue to fight against Chahan Timur.
"Father! The child has returned from patrolling the camp."
Zha Yadu returned from patrolling the camp and paid orders to the Seventh Prince.
"Zha Yadu, you have done well these days! You have indeed grown up!"
Zha Yadu was not very happy to receive the praise from his father, "Father, these days I have been studying the tactics of Tiance Army. Li Cheng'en is a famous general in the world, and he uses troops like a god. He is not even a battlefield veteran like Cha Han." Even if we have military power, how can we compete with Li Chengen!?"
Zha Yadu felt that his father's thinking was too simple. It was easy to gain military power, but it was extremely difficult to establish prestige by defeating Li Cheng'en.
It's not that Zaya Du looked down on his father's political power. The Seventh Prince was definitely a good player, but leading troops to fight was different from fighting for the government.
"Zha Yadu, I understand your concerns. My father knows how much he can do in leading the war. I don't expect to be able to defeat Tiance's army with these people."
"What does father mean?!"
"The Tiance army on the opposite side plus the stragglers of Luke and Dunk are estimated to have around 200,000 troops. Since our 400,000-strong army cannot defeat them, we will add another 300,000."
"Another three hundred thousand?!"
Zha Yadu was confused by the seventh prince's words. How could they mobilize an army of 300,000 people?!
"I have already contacted the Golden Horde and Chagatai Khanate before setting off. They are willing to send 100,000 troops each to fight."
"Then there are still 100,000?!"
"I promised Jianzhou Mohe 200,000 dan of grain and 100,000 cattle and sheep in exchange for them sending 100,000 troops! This makes us an army of 300,000 people! In addition to the 300,000 people we can actually mobilize now,
So there are 600,000 people!"
"Six hundred thousand?!"
Zha Yadu simply couldn't imagine such a large army. If he had an army of 600,000, would he be afraid that he would not be able to marry Min Min Temuir?!
"No matter how you put it, the battle strength is 600,000 versus 200,000. The advantage lies with me!"
"But father, the cost of inviting the two great khanates is not small, right?"
The Seventh Prince smiled sinisterly and said that there was not much expense. "I gave the two Khans a gift, and promised that after the Tiance Army is defeated, they will enter the pass first to plunder."
The seventh prince paid nothing more than two personal gifts, which were more than enough based on his years of savings.
"My father is brilliant! My child is far behind!"
"Hahaha!" The seventh prince laughed and waved his hand.
Just when the Seventh Prince and his son were feeling proud, a group of elite cavalry had already set off from Cangyunguan, changed the clothes and flags of Daqian soldiers and horses, detoured through the territory of Daqian, and attacked the rear army.