Jia Heng returned to the majestic and ancient city in the distance, accompanied by the Jinyi Mansion Tiqi and the Jingying Cavalry.
At this moment, in a prison car covered with hay behind him, Nan'an County Prince Yan Ye looked ugly. He glanced at Liu Fang who had changed into a woman's dress from time to time, feeling sad.
It’s really shameless to look at it!
Jia Heng's face was as gloomy as iron at this moment, and his whole body was filled with an icy aura. Dong Qian, Jia Fang and other generals beside him could see that the young Wu Xun was hiding the fury of thunder in his heart.
Arriving at Xining Prefecture, Fuyuan General Jin Xuan had already learned the news and led Fang Jin, Jin Sheng and Xining Prefecture Generals out of the city to greet them.
In addition, there is a special guest, King Chen Ran of Wei.
After several days of escorting the grain and fodder, the king of Wei finally arrived at Xining Fucheng with the grain, fodder and ordnance. After hearing that Jia Heng had exchanged the Nan'an Prince and Liu Fang, as the son-in-law of the Nan'an Prince, he also put down what he was doing.
He took a few retinues with him and went out of the city to meet him.
Jin Xuan reined in the horse's reins, looked at the boy in the python suit in surprise, and asked, "Duke Wei, have you been brought back? Huh?"
However, he was attracted by a bright red color. He looked carefully, his face suddenly changed, and he felt a little surprised.
Why did Liu Fang, the grandson of Duke Li, change into women's clothes?
The relationship between the prince of Xining County and Li Guogong Liu Fang was actually quite good. However, seeing Liu Fang wearing women's clothes made her feel ashamed.
How can a man who is seven feet tall and dignified wear a woman's dress? How can he stand in this world with dignity?
Jin Xuan moved his uncertain eyes away, turned to Jia Heng, and asked: "Duke Wei, what's going on?"
The King of Wei, Chen Ran, was originally looking at the young man in the python suit. He just looked away from the prison car on the side. After hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the prison car where Liu Fang was.
Jia Heng looked cold and said in a low voice: "General Jin is going to ask Liu Fang about this."
At this moment, in full view of everyone, Liu Fang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly gained wisdom and said loudly: "Excuse me, this is the enemy who wants to surrender to me. I will not obey until my death. The enemy intends to humiliate me and put me in women's clothes."
At this time, before Liu Fang could say anything, the Nan'an County King sneered and said: "At that time, Heshuote Mongolia lured me and Liu Xian's nephew with wine and meat, saying that as long as they wear women's clothes, they can eat wine and meat every day.
Because this king refuses with words, Nephew Liu Xian must have eaten many meals in the past few days."
Liu Fang: "???"
"Your Majesty, I..." Liu Fang's expression suddenly changed and she argued.
"Don't call me me, it's shameful for me to associate with Er Liufang!" The veins on Nan'an County Prince's forehead popped out, his face was full of anger, and he shouted angrily: "You have really disgraced the founding lineage!"
Liu Fang's face turned pale, and she lowered her head tightly, suppressing the trace of resentment and resentment in her eyes.
He has kept the green hills and is not afraid of running out of firewood. Why is the prince so hard on him? Just now he couldn't make up for it?
In the past, Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch, and King Gou Jian of Yue even tasted feces for the husband of King Wu. What does it matter to a man who can bend and stretch?
In short, he is just sitting on his laurels, enduring the humiliation and keeping a low profile. There will always be a time when he can avenge his previous humiliation!
It can be said that Liu Fang has already hypnotized herself at this moment, otherwise she would have died in humiliation.
Jia Heng said coldly: "Wearing women's clothes in order to beg for food and wine, if the Duke of Liguo knew it, he would be so angry that he would kill these unworthy descendants!"
Jin Xuan's expression changed, he sighed and said, "Duke Wei, why don't you ask someone to find some clothes to change into."
This is not a shame for one person, but the face of the entire founding family including the four kings and eight princes. Why doesn’t this Liu Fang die?
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "I want to show all the civil and military officials in the court how shameless the martial arts disciples are! We, the military people, must have backbone!"
Jin Xuan's eyes flashed, his lips twitched, his eyes dimmed, and he could no longer persuade him, so he said: "Duke Wei, wine and food have been prepared in the city. Let's have a banquet in the mansion first."
Jia Heng nodded and said in a deep voice: "Enter the city!"
At this moment, the generals of the Jinyi Mansion and the Jingying cavalry were following closely behind.
Jin Xuan set up wine and food at the Prince's Office in Xining County and began to entertain Jia Heng and the generals in the capital, accompanied by Wei Wang Chen Ran.
It is worth mentioning that Qi King Chen Cheng went to Lanzhou the day before yesterday to help coordinate the Ministry of Household Affairs and supervise the transportation of grain.
"Duke Wei saw Dorji and Yue Tuo? How are they doing?" Jin Xuan asked.
King Wei Chen Ran put down the tea cup in his hand and looked at the boy in the python suit with burning eyes.
Jia Heng said: "Dorji is the Liutaiji of Heshuote Mongolia. He is easy to deal with. He is dull-minded, brave and foolhardy, but the Jurchen Prince Shuotuo is as cunning as a fox. This time the changes in the northwest are all caused by his people."
With one hand, this person can be said to be my greatest enemy!"
Jin Xuan said: "Both Xiaoyu and Brother Yan were defeated by this person."
Jia Heng said: "This person is very clever. He even bribed high-ranking generals in Xining City to sell information to him."
Suddenly saying this, he started to observe Jin Xuan's face.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, secretly looked at the faces of Fang Jin and other generals. His eyes glanced around and finally stopped on Fang Jin's face.
Because Fang Jin's eyes flashed with shock, and he almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand. Fortunately, he calmed down and did not drop the chopsticks in shock.
However, when Jin Xuan suddenly heard what the spy said, his expression suddenly changed, his eyes widened with anger, and he exclaimed in shock: "How is that possible?"
Jia Heng said quietly: "It's just a suspicion at the moment. Otherwise, it would be too strange for the government and the army to lose both fronts and backs."
Jin Xuan frowned and said in a solemn tone: "The imperial court should send people to investigate carefully, otherwise the dispatch of our troops will be known to the enemy's eyes and ears, and the consequences will be disastrous."
Jia Heng pondered and said, "That's what I mean too."
As he spoke, he changed the subject and said, "General Jin, let's not talk about this for now. Let's eat."
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Jin Xuan's cheeks were slightly red and he asked in a low voice: "Duke Wei, if you lead the cavalry army to send troops this time, will our army bypass Huangyuan?"
As soon as he said this, Fang Jin paused slightly with the wine glass he was holding, and listened quietly to how the boy in the python suit would march into the army.
Jia Heng said: "I am still planning this matter. Huangyuan is the only way to advance the army. Originally, there were few soldiers in the city. In fact, we promised to capture it or not. Let's lead the infantry and cavalry to test and capture it tomorrow."
If it is not difficult to capture Huangyuan, and the way of using troops is to use the right combination and win by surprise, then it is a good army to march into Huangyuan.
But the purpose of marching into Huangyuan was not to capture the city, but to annihilate the effective forces of Heshuote Mongolia.
When Fang Jin heard this, he sneered in his heart.
Most likely, the cavalry would catch the cavalry behind and attack them unexpectedly. After getting the map, they would be able to detect the movements of the Beijing camp.
When the imperial cavalry in the imperial camp was buried in Qinghai, the imperial court was shaken and too busy to take care of itself. It had no time to pay attention to the northwest. It would also focus on appeasing and wooing the northwest frontier troops.
It's just that if these 100,000 cavalry troops are lost again, the country will be shaken. When the time is right, they may not be able to become separatist princes like the Li family of Xixia.
Jin Xuan nodded and said: "In that case, tomorrow we will mobilize infantry, cavalry and siege equipment, and send troops to Huangyuan."
Jia Heng and Jin Xuan had lunch and returned to the military tent without staying too long.
It was already dark, and the lights in the military tent were bright and bright like fire.
Chen Xiaoxing came closer and whispered: "Qu Lang just found a clue."
Jia Heng lowered his voice and asked, "What clue?"
Chen Xiao said: "Fang Jin's younger brother is called Fang Gong. He runs a business association that sells leather goods and dongzhu in Xining Fucheng. He often sells goods to Qinghai and other places. Do you want to arrest him first and torture him?"
During the period when Jin Cheng was in charge of Xining Fucheng, he mainly adopted a gentle and win-over strategy towards the nomadic people near Qinghai Lake. The horse trade was also often troublesome. Because it was still far away from the Jurchens, the court actually did not prohibit it.
Jia Heng's eyes flashed, he took the girl's slender hand and said softly: "Xiaoxiao, why don't you make a plan first and fish the person out."
"You want to use the map as bait?" Chen Xiao said thoughtfully.
Jia Heng said: "Let someone draw a false one, or say that the route is nine false and one true, to confuse the public. If Yue Tuo is deceived, Heshuote Mongolia can dispatch troops to ambush, and his troops can be divided."
Chen Xiao said without thinking: "This method is feasible."
Jia Heng said: "Then there is no need to arrest people first. We will use a fake map to see if we can successfully recapture Huangyuan. After we capture Huangyuan, we will start arresting them."
As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War, there are five types of time: there is cause time, there is internal time, there is reaction time, there is death time, and there is life time.
If we use countermeasures, it might not be a bad idea to have the internal forces in Xining Prefecture mobilize some troops from Heshuote Mongolia and then gather them together to annihilate them.
But with Shuo Tuo's agility and resourcefulness, can he succeed in such a strategy? In fact, you can give it a try, because the map is fake.
Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Then I'll let Qu Lang make arrangements."
At this moment, Jinyi's personal guard Li Shu entered the military tent and said: "Captain, Your Majesty the King of Wei is here."
Jia Heng glanced at Chen Xiao and said, "I'm going to greet the King of Wei."
After leaving the military tent, he saw the young man, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, King Wei."
With a warm smile on his face, the King of Wei came forward and said, "Zi Yu, come here to see you to deliver the food, ammunition and weapons."
Jia Heng extended his hand to invite the King of Wei to enter the military tent. After the two sat down, he asked: "Is the food and fodder over there in Lanzhou still ready?"
After Chen Han conquered the northwest several times, he consumed a lot of food and supplies. In fact, the logistical pressure was not small, so the war in the northwest could not be delayed for a long time, otherwise Emperor Chongping would also feel this pressure in the court.
In other words, he not only wants to win, but also wants to win cleanly and neatly, but he cannot be as greedy for success as the Prince of Nan'an.
"Brother King Qi has ordered the major warehouses in Guanzhong to transfer grain and fodder here. At present, it is more than enough to ensure the supply of grain and fodder for the army for one month. After one month, we are still raising funds." King Wei said.
Jia Heng said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved yet, but the food and grass go first. Since the spring of this year, we have raised armies several times, and the waste of food and fodder has been huge. It is good to be able to keep it for a month."
The King of Wei said with emotion: "What Zi Yu said is true. The imperial court has invested too much manpower and material resources in the northwest affairs. If the northwest is not completely solved, not only will the national system be damaged, but the New Deal in the south of the Yangtze River will also be stagnated."
He also needs to show his ambition in front of Ziyu.
In fact, this is Chen Han's sunk cost. He invested too many troops in the early stage. If he still gets nothing, the Han Dynasty will lose too much.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Your Highness has been transporting grain in the city recently, but you must also pay attention to the bad guys. There are Heshuote Mongolian eyes and ears in Xining City. Be careful of you and others who are crazy and take risks."
It is estimated that at this time, Yue Tuo has received Shuo Tuo's body, and his liver is hurting with anger. He is inevitably frightened and angry, and he plans to assassinate the noble man.
Hearing the words of concern, King Wei couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, and said in a warm voice: "Don't worry, Ziyu, I will be careful."
Ziyu was still very kind, but he was worried that he would be assassinated in the south like the king of Chu.
Jia Heng thought for a while and then asked: "By the way, has the Queen arrived in the capital?"
When he came to the capital with Empress Song, he was in a hurry to go to war, so he did not return to the capital with Empress Song.
King Wei was stunned for a moment, but he was not too sensitive, and then said: "Zi Yu, my mother has returned to Beijing. She sent a quick delivery the day before yesterday. She told me that my father's health has improved a lot, and she asked me to
Don't miss him too much, Zi Yu is the same, my father is waiting for the news from the northwest."
Jia Heng nodded and said nothing else.
At this moment, the night is deep, and a bright moon as bright as silver hangs high in the sky. The entire Xining Fucheng is extremely quiet except for the footsteps of the sergeants patrolling the night and the hustle and bustle of the cool summer breeze.
Jia Heng didn't say much else. He sent King Wei away and ordered the guards of Jinyi Mansion to escort him all the way.
When they returned to the Chinese army tent, they saw Chen Xiao sitting on a pearwood chair next to the commander's desk. His face was as white as snow, and his crystal clear eyes contained a hint of weirdness.
"What happened again?" Jia Heng asked.
"You are quite fond of the Queen." Chen Xiao looked at the young man leisurely.
Jia Heng ignored the topic and said: "Tomorrow I plan to send out infantry and cavalry to march into Huangyuan to test it out first. You can arrange that as soon as possible."
In fact, Huangyuan is not far from Xining at all, only a hundred miles away, although it cannot be said that it will arrive in the morning and arrive in the evening.
Chen Xiao nodded and said: "Already under surveillance."
Jia Heng said: "This war cannot be delayed for too long. The war in Tibet should be over soon."
In the end, Zangba Khan could not defeat Gushi Khan, who had joined forces with the Gelug sect, and needed to deal with the various Mongolian tribes in Qinghai as soon as possible.
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In the official residence of the Prince of Xining, the cool summer night breeze blew the blue eaves tiles, making a whining sound, while the silhouettes of three people were reflected under the lanterns hanging from the eaves of the pavilion in the backyard.
Jin Xuan looked at Fang Jin and Jin Sheng and said: "Today, Duke Wei said that there may be Heshuote Mongolian and Jurchen eyes and ears in the city. You two will have people check this matter."
Fang Jin hurriedly said: "Master Yue Zhang, Duke Wei Guo Xu just said that Xining Fucheng has already hated Heshuote Mongolia to the bone because 30,000 troops were killed in Haiyan. How could he secretly inform the Mongolian Tatars?"
Jin Sheng also advised: "Yes, father, as Duke Wei mentioned the high-ranking generals, there are many high-ranking generals in this city. It is not easy to check them all."
Jin Xuan shook his head, and the solemn look on his face did not diminish at all, and said: "The Duke of Wei is in charge of the general of Jinyi Mansion. Since he said this, he must have suspected something."
I can't say it, I suspect that he fostered banditry and harmed the imperial army.
But the Jin family was the founder of the Han Dynasty and the four prefectures. They retired from the country and were hereditary. What is the purpose of this?
But the elite cavalry of the imperial court are like this. If Shang Shushen really impeaches him, there is a choice between what the emperor will think.
When Jin Xuan thought about this, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and ordered: "You two go check it out. Recently, the military dispatcher and other officials have requested military information. It must be kept strictly confidential and no word should be leaked!"
When Fang Jin and Jin Sheng saw this, they couldn't help but persuade them, so they quickly handed over their hands and said yes, and then left the backyard.
Jin Xuan looked at the two people who were leaving, picked up the tea cup, and took a sip, feeling a little suspicious in his heart.
Who is Duke Wei looking for? Fang Jin or Sheng'er? Or someone else?
And Fang Jin left the prince's official residence and returned to his own residence, a large house with three entrances not far from the official residence. When he came to the study, his face illuminated by the candlelight was changing, and he said in a deep voice: "Come, go and check in with the two."
Call me."
Could it be that the second brother asked people from Jinyi Mansion to find out?
After a while, Fang Gong came from outside, saluted and said, "Brother, please call me."
"Let me ask you, has anyone suspicious been watching you lately?" Fang Jin asked, staring closely at Fang Gong.
"The suspicious person..." Fang Gong was surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother, there is no suspicious person."
"Be careful lately, don't let the people in Jinyi Mansion see through." Fang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not forget to warn him.
Fang Gong smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, my people are very secretive in their work. Last time, brother asked me to find a way to rub the map. I have already thought of a way to let people sneak into the military tent. I can get it in two days."
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This brother of Fang Jin knew many thieves, and he seemed to have thought of a way to steal the map.
Fang Jin nodded slightly and said, "Be careful in everything and don't be careless."
Fang Gong said: "Brother, don't worry."
After Fang Gong left, Fang Jin's eyes flashed, but he was still a little worried in his heart, and he took a deep breath.
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Qinghai, Huangyuan County
Yue Tuo and Dorji brought Shuo Tuo's body, as well as Zhang Shang and others from the Jurchen mission to the county government. The Heshuote Mongolian people who had left in joy were now in a gloomy, sad and sad atmosphere.
The poison in the Shuo Tuo Institute was originally a chronic poison. Through strict calculations, the dosage was controlled and used in meals. After a period of accumulation, it was probably during this period that the poison would become active. However, due to the agitation of the mind, the bleeding speed was too fast.
It goes straight into the internal organs, and ghosts and gods are unable to save it.
In fact, Chen Xiao also calculated the date accurately, just to give the Jurchens and Heshuote Mongolians a head-on blow.
Yue Tuo looked sad, looked at Shuo Tuo's body placed on the door panel, and said solemnly: "Brother, I will make the Han people pay the price!"
Dorji was about to reach out and pat Yue Tuo's back, his face was stunned for a moment, and he quickly retracted it like an electric shock, and said: "Xian brother, a few days ago, you also know that my father Khan took away 20,000 fine knights.
, it is said that it is not easy to start a large-scale war with the Han Dynasty now?"
Yue Tuo looked up at Dorji and asked, "Is that brother just watching Huangyuan return to the hands of the Han people?"
"That's definitely not possible!" Dorji shook his head like a rattle and said angrily: "Haiyan and Hehuang have been my pasture lands for generations. Now that they are in our hands, we can't give them to the Han people!"
Seeing this, Yue Tuo said: "With the ambition of the Duke of Wei, he will probably not give up. My brother needs to make preparations as soon as possible."
Dorji nodded and said: "What my dear brother said is true. I see that the entrance to the East Canyon is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I guess the Han army did not dare to come over. Should we hold on to the city or continue to lure the enemy deeper?"
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Because the last time he relied on Yue Tuo to make plans, he reaped the benefits, this time Dorji was obviously somewhat path-dependent.
Yue Tuo reminded: "Brother, I heard that the Han army is planning to bypass Daban Mountain and attack sneakily. Brother, you must take good precautions."
Dorji hesitated for a moment and said: "Are you sure about this? That mountain is not easy to browse."
"There is no doubt that I am trying to steal the Han army's detailed advance map. As long as we get the advance route and set up an ambush in advance, we can defeat the Han army in one fell swoop!" Yue Tuo said in a low voice.
He vowed to cut off the head of Duke Wei of the Han Dynasty to pay homage to his brother's spirit in heaven!
Upon hearing this, Dorji's eyes lit up and he said, "Then Brother Lao Xian will give you some advice."
In this area, he doesn't have as many clever ideas as Brother Yue Tuo.
Dorji looked at Yue Tuo and saw that the sadness on his face had not faded. He couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Shuo Tuo has also returned to the Paradise. Dear brother, don't be too sad."
Yue Tuo nodded, hiding the resentment in his heart.