Wanyan Congtan glanced at the clock in the courtyard and counted the time.
Then he looked at the other side of the corridor and looked at Yi Lapua, who was also wearing light leather armor and fully armed.
After making eye contact, the two of them gripped their weapons and walked towards the back of the hall.
It was already late at night, and most of the people in the entire mansion were resting. Slight snores came from several dormitories, which were the clerks working here on night duty. One window was blown open by the wind, and it was completely gone. Yan Congtan looked into the room and saw a young official lying on the table with half of his face stained with ink, sleeping in a strange posture.
The wind was strong, making the window creak. Wanyan Congtan carefully covered it and continued moving forward.
After passing through several halls and entering the hall, Wanyan Congtan and Yila Pua gradually showed up with more subordinates behind them. They poured in through the main door and the side door that had been opened in advance. They all marched in the dark without lighting torches.
Wanyan Congtan and Yila Pua always maintained a calm posture, but through the moonlight, they could see that most of their subordinates had bloodthirsty expressions on their faces, as if they were wild beasts that could jump at any time.
"We just rely on these guys?"
Yilapua whispered. He was full of distrust towards the subordinates behind him.
"There is no way. We are now short of manpower and even less reliable... we can only use these guys." Wanyan Congtan stared ahead and kept walking: "These guys are useless in serious fighting, but stupidity has its advantages. , it’s just right to use it to do some dirty work.”
Yilapua twisted the corners of his mouth and stopped talking.
These people are members of the scattered nomadic tribes that Wanyan Congtan has recruited from the west bank of the Yellow River since last year. These tribes have complex origins and have long been struggling between the three behemoths of Mongolia, Jin Kingdom and Xixia. Occasionally, outstanding figures try to unify , will soon be hit by external forces and fall apart.
Although Wanyan Congtan served as the military governor of the National Protectorate Army, he was labeled as a remnant of the previous dynasty. In fact, he was not able to command the local Han army satisfactorily. There were a few local people who were willing to flatter their superiors, but he suspected that Xu was among them. A spy under Jin or Li Yun.
Even among the old subordinates who surrendered with him, he only used the core few among them.
The reason why Yilapua can be trusted is because Yilapua's family has served Dai Jin loyally and diligently for hundreds of years. As early as ten years ago, Yilapua was the commander of the bodyguard army directly under King Sui. He wore a gold talisman. He was a close confidant of King Sui who could be trusted with his life, and he was also one of the few generals of the Jin army who persisted in fighting to the end.
Another Kaifeng garrison at that time, Jia Guze, was originally a Han'er, so although Wanyan Congtan wanted him to serve as his subordinate and pretended to be very trusting to the outside world, he actually used him as a cover. What to do on this trip Jia Guze was naturally excluded from the big event.
As for the others, Wanyan Congtan has been in the army since he was a child, so he naturally understands the thoughts of warriors very well.
It cannot be said that warriors lack loyalty. But they are a group of people who are willing to fight with their lives at any time. Once their heads are lost, all the high-pitched songs they sang during their lifetimes will be meaningless. Therefore, they will not be as coquettish and insistent as scholars who sit in a safe place and talk about Taoism. It's not practical.
Their loyalty is usually based on only one premise, that is, whether the big shots above can bring them and their families a better life.
To put it bluntly, if the situation is really difficult, a more or less makeshift life will be fine.
If this is not the case, no matter how loyal the warrior is, he will immediately become a passerby.
As a general, Wanyan Congtan was already kind to his soldiers. He used his family wealth to help poor soldiers' families more than once. However, the court gave too little, and Wanyan Congtan's family wealth was only a drop in the bucket. When the Mongols invaded, those who
The soldiers dispersed in a rush, all of them were light-hearted, and some of them suddenly transformed into fierce traitors.
Wanyan Congtan heard that the situation Guo Ning faced back then was the same.
In the defeat after the Battle of Yehuling, Guo Ning, a fierce man from the sky, almost single-handedly repelled more than a dozen Mongolian pursuits and saved the lives of countless defeated soldiers. At that time, many people vowed to fight with Guo Ning.
They lived and died together. As a result, after half a year of hard life in Tangluo, the defeated soldiers wanted to rob their homes and eat good food, so they dispersed without stopping. The remaining people still cooperated inside and outside, trying to kill their saviors in order to pay tribute to them.
Flattery from outsiders.
Because of this experience, Guo Ning has always been lenient and strict with his subordinates, both overt and covert. As his power continued to expand, the benefits he gave to his subordinates also continued to expand, but he was by no means blindly lenient and benevolent. He cut off the rotten flesh in his hands.
The knife can be sharpened at any time, and you are not afraid to use it.
Among the people who were always on call by his side, some were not in the ranks of bodyguards and were more mysterious than those in the Recording Department; there were also some who held various officer titles but were not under the jurisdiction of their superiors.
Wanyan Congtan knew that those were the men Guo Ning used to monitor and even hoe for rape. Every time he saw those people with sinister auras, he felt afraid.
As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he treated his subordinates like walking on thin ice, let alone Wanyan Congtan?
How could what Wanyan Congtan, the governor of Jiedushi, be able to offer, compare with the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty? Not to mention Wanyan Congtan, how generous King Sui was in his time, he could not stop the Jurchens from buying goods one after another.
Surrender!
Wanyan Congtan witnessed the embarrassment at that time with his own eyes. He then tried his best to expand his influence west of the Yellow River, gathered a group of subordinates again, and trained them secretly. These people cannot be compared with the regular army, but at the moment they are used to disrupt, attack and kill, but they are
Enough.
In such a short period of time, it would have been difficult to recruit other people.
According to the news that reached Hezhong Mansion three days ago, the central court realized that the beacon fire in northern Xinjiang was a fraud at least ten days ago, and then reduced the number of troops leaving the fortress. This reaction was faster than Wanyan
Based on Tan's prediction, he guessed that the fourth prince dragging thunder around in the Central Plains might not be able to frighten Guo Ning for long.
There won't be much time left for him, so hurry up.
So far, countless people think that Guo Ning is an evil tiger, but many people who call him an evil tiger only see the brave and powerful side of Guo Ning. They say that when he started his career, he dared to break up the encirclement and suppression of the Mongolian pursuers with only dozens of people.
, he dared to run rampant in Zhongdu with a dozen cavalry; his status was getting higher and higher, but he still liked to personally lead long-distance raids, go deep into the enemy's territory, and regarded his own life as child's play. It was simply extremely vicious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wanyan Congtan knew that the most terrifying thing about Guo Ning was that he acted vigorously and resolutely, and never hesitated to act. From the beginning to the time when he became big, many
Every time he faced difficulties, he always relied on extremely quick reactions to break through. According to the art of war, hesitation in using troops is the most harmful. Disasters for the three armies arise from suspicion. Guo Ning even understood this and understood it.
This time the Mongols' plans were interlocking. If they were against other enemies, they would be enough to crush them into pieces with the pressure of huge waves. But Wanyan Congtan always believed that with Guo Ning's agility and cunning, he could cut them off in advance.
A certain ring is also possible.
The war is fierce and dangerous, but it is a business where the sword licks the blood. No matter how cautious you are, you cannot be too cautious.
"I have made arrangements in advance along the military roads east of Hedong Prefecture, Jiezhou and Jiangzhou. Even if there are changes in the local area, there is no risk of news leaking within two days. What we need to do now is to bring the judges of Hezhong Prefecture together with
You know, the market envoy and others can be caught in one fell swoop. Then, documents can be issued in their name, the defenses along the way can be opened, and supplies can be gathered for the Mongol Khan to cross the river..."
When Wanyan Congtan said this, he and Yilapu Aju both stopped.
The two of them stood in front of a moon gate. The subordinates behind them came up lightly. Some people raised two wooden ladders, some people carried long wooden pillars in preparation for the collision, and some people stood ready with bows and arrows.
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"There is not much force in the government office. There are more than a dozen guards stationed behind this door. We have enough strength now. The movement of the invasion must be fierce and kill them all in one breath."
Yilapua nodded, and did not act rashly, but waited in place.
After a while, more than a dozen big men wearing iron helmets and heavy armor came up from behind. The armor was very heavy, but the steps of the armored men were very light. It was obvious that they had outstanding martial arts skills. In order to avoid the armor leaves colliding with each other, the big men moved very cautiously.
, and was very careful not to hit anything with the heavy knife or long ax in his hand.
This operation must be carried out quietly, and there must be no news beforehand. Wanyan Congtan himself could only barely smuggle hundreds of foreigners into the city, but Yili Pua was able to mobilize soldiers to defeat the enemy. It can be seen that he was prepared beforehand.
They spent a lot of effort to prepare. They had already controlled most of the city, and there was almost no movement during the process. Many of the raids and seizures of key points were also carried out by Yi Lapua and his people.
In comparison, Wanyan Congtan even felt that the ferocious aliens in his hands were a bit unsightly. He had warned those aliens countless times to strictly abide by orders and not act without authorization. But at this moment, his peripheral vision glanced
Passing the dark courtyard, I felt that there were several of them missing.
In all likelihood, they left the team without authorization and went to collect their belongings in some courtyard. Wanyan Congtan could already imagine their ugly appearance. They must be grabbing gold and silver with both hands with ecstasy on their faces and throwing away the bloody knife.
Beside.
Fortunately, there was no commotion, which was good luck.
Thinking of this, disgust appeared on Wanyan Congtan's face. He lowered his voice and said: "After killing all the guards, I will leave the officials to you to deal with. Although I gathered a few important officials together in advance
, but there is no guarantee that they will carry the seals and talismans with them. Therefore, after forcing them, do not kill easily. Our priority is to coerce them to cooperate. If they do not comply, we will kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
"I know, I know."
Yilapua said, raising his hand to signal.
The winter night was dark, and the group did not light torches, so their vision was inevitably blurred. The commander gave orders by hand gestures, and the movements had to be large and conspicuous.
Wanyan held his breath from Tan, waiting for Yi La Pua to wave his hand and strike, and then issued a command. But at this moment, the moon door they used as a breakthrough opened, and a man stood proudly at the door with a ferocious smile.
Later: "A few of you came a little late and asked me to wait."
This guy looks familiar...
Isn’t this Monk Wanyan Chen? Wasn’t he favored by the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty and served as a bodyguard and military commander in Zhongdu? How could he...
In an instant, Wanyan Congtan's body seemed to be frozen, unable to move, and a chill rose from the back of his neck.