Aotun Zhongxiao shook his head, looked left and right, and turned back: "It is precisely because the Mongols are so vicious that we must gather heavy troops on the front line of Yidu, Jinan, and Dongping to ensure the stability of this line, and then block the Mongolian army beyond the Beiqing River. North. As for Yang An'er, even if we take the opportunity to cause trouble, it will just break a few cities and plunder some people. What's the point? Wanyan Tongjun has been operating in Shandong for many years and has his own means. As long as we have strong troops and generals, as soon as the Mongols retreat, we You can flatten it with a flip of your palm."
Guo Ning's eyes narrowed and he remained silent.
Aotun Zhongxiao propped his desk on his elbow and moved closer: "Guo Jiedu, when your subordinate Yang Chengzhi went to Laizhou, Wanyan Tongjun Envoy already knew about it. Later, when he went to Yidu, Wanyan Tongjun Envoy also treated him well. , in order to be able to welcome my subordinates in time, I invite all your troops to come to Yidu and plan a strategy to fight the enemy together."
He twirled his beard and continued: "To be honest, when your fleet sets sail, we have arrangements along the coast of Laizhou, Dengzhou, Weizhou, Yidu, and Binzhou... Regardless of the means, we will always In order to let Guo Jiedu see our strength. However, I didn’t expect you to disembark in a remote town instead of going to the big city of Junzhou, so I delayed for a few days before I paid a visit."
Guo Ning became increasingly angry.
Is this deliberately taking Yang Chengzhi as a hostage? This was his plan from the beginning and he was fully prepared. He wanted to use Guo Ning's elite troops who were running rampant in Hebei to supplement the strength of the Shandong Tongjun Division!
"Ha ha……"
Although he has a violent temper, he also has a deep and stoic character. As his status rises, he can pretend to be better than before. Then he smiled and said: "So, the various places in Shandong seem to be a fishing net. Fortunately, I went first When you arrive at Haicang Town, if you go directly to Laizhou, you might be washed, skinned, roasted, and placed on the dining table of Wanyan Tong’s military envoy for a feast on the same day?”
Aotun Zhongxiao also laughed: "No, not so..."
"Guo Jiedu, I have seen your bravery in killing the Hu Shahu in Zhongdu. You are indeed the evil tiger of Wu Shabao in Changzhou, and your reputation is well-deserved. However, please think about it, if it were not for Tu Shanyi's majesty, How could you possibly run amok in Zhongdu that day?"
He looked at Guo Ning's expression and continued: "According to the rules of the imperial court, since you are the military commander of the Dinghai Navy, you are also the subordinate of the military commander Wanyan. The Shandong military commander has the power to mobilize. Disobedience. When Guo Jiedu arrived in Shandong, he looked around, but could anyone come to flatter him? And Wanyan had been an official in Shandong for nineteen years, from guarding hundreds of households to being the commander-in-chief. How strong was his local strength? Why bother? As soon as we arrived in Shandong, why did we get into trouble with Wanyan, the commander of the army?"
Just as Guo Ning was waiting for words, he moved Chu Cai aside and sighed: "I see, I understand."
Aotun Zhongxiao asked curiously: "What do you want to understand?"
He was a Jinshi during the Dading period and was a very senior court official. Just then Guo Ning introduced Yizai Chucai to him, saying that he was an aide of Tu Dan Youcheng, but he really didn't take Yizai Chucai seriously.
Yi Xi Chucai said in a deep voice: "Sir, Mr. Shicai, you said that the main force of the Mongolian army is still in the area of Weizhou, Junzhou, and Huazhou, and will either go eastward or cross the river to the south. But a month ago, Wanyan Sa La Ze reported to the court that his 20,000 elite troops encountered the main force of the Mongolian army in Dezhou and were defeated. Now it seems that the main force of the Mongolian army has never been to Dezhou, and the 20,000 elite troops sent by Wanyan commanded the army. , in fact, there is no loss, it’s just an excuse to withdraw troops and gain back.”
"this……"
Yi La Chucai stood up and walked to the corner of the military tent: "The imperial court thought that all the armies in Shandong were defeated and the place was empty, so they urgently needed to mobilize troops for support. In fact, the strength of Wanyan's military envoys has always been well preserved, at least 30,000 to 40,000
There are soldiers and horses, and including the armor-plated defense troops that have been gathered in various areas recently, there will be even more troops. Otherwise, Mr. Aotun, you would not have the courage to come and threaten my family."
He drank the water and came back: "Actually, this time the Mongolian army went south, swept across Hebei, and could approach the central capital at any time, but most of the local military officials wanted to sit back and watch. All these days
The military reports I received all mentioned defeat, and I don’t know which ones are true and which ones are false. But no matter what..."
Aotun Zhongxiao laughed twice.
Yi Li Chucai said sternly: "These high officials, taking advantage of the chaos in the imperial court and the invasion of foreign enemies, are seizing power in the local area and acting arrogantly! This is not as comfortable as going to Zhongdu and being driven to death by others.
Too many? And the new king in the imperial court has ascended the throne and it is too late to provide favors to important ministers from all over the country. How dare you break up with them?"
"So that's it." Guo Ning suddenly realized: "Wanyan Salara, the commander of the army, wanted to sit back and watch the success or failure, so he regarded our troops from Zhongdu as a thorn in his side and had to control them immediately.
good."
"Exactly!"
Yi La Chucai responded loudly, only to find that he was still holding the water ladle in his hand, and smiled to himself: "This is the Great Jin Kingdom..."
Guo Ning turned to ask again: "But Mr. Aotun was the Minister of Rites in the court and was very old and virtuous. Why did he get together with Wanyan Salara?"
"I would like to thank Mr. Jinzhi for telling me before."
"how to say?"
"Mr. Aotun is nearly seventy years old and has been in high and low officialdom for many years. When he was young, he clung to the king of the clan, and when he was middle-aged, he worked under the sect of Xu Chi. When he was old, he tried to get closer to Tu Dan Youcheng. But he had bad luck.
I have gone through many things, but I can't find a real opportunity to step forward and take charge of the powerful. So..."
"So when Hu Shahu rebelled, he couldn't hold it back and jumped out again. As a result, he suffered a big loss. Tu Dan Youcheng was even more disgraced."
Guo Ning thought for a few words, then nodded and said: "Finally, the emperor didn't want to be troublesome, so he gave him the position of Shandong's envoy and released Mr. Aotun to keep his eyes clean. Of course, Mr. Aotun would not
I was happy, so I came together with Wanyan Sala again."
Yi La Chucai turned the water ladle upside down on the table and stretched out his palm to cover it: "Actually, why do you need me to do this thing of spreading the message? It's just that the resentment and anger in my heart are too strong.
I want to see with my own eyes that we, Tu Danyi’s subordinates, will suffer the consequences!”
Guo Ning smiled and said: "It's a pity that Mr. Aotun was wrong again."
Otun Zhongxiao smiled and said: "This is nonsense, where did I come from..."
Guo Ning stood up, walked to Aotun Zhongxiao, and leaned down: "Mr. Aotun, do you know where you went wrong?"
"You are people who are wandering around in Daikin's system, and we are not."
Aotun Zhongxiao suddenly became angry and shouted sternly: "I am a veteran minister for decades, why do I act like a coward? Hey, I am a Jurchen, and you, a Haner and a Khitan, dare to accuse me of treating the imperial court
Loyal?"
"No, no, I won't criticize, haha." Guo Ning returned to his seat and looked at Yi La Chucai with a smile on his face: "We are different from him. He is just like a dog in the Jurchen court, but we..."
"He wants to smash this rotten imperial court." Yi stabbed Chu Cai's words.
"What? You..." Otun Zhongxiao was shocked.
His mind raced and he suddenly understood many things: "You are traitors! You want to rebel!"
He overturned the case in one fell swoop, crawled to the ground and headed outside the military tent. It was difficult for him to have white hair and beard, but despite his age, he was still very agile.
Guo Ning laughed loudly and said: "Things have to be done step by step. At the moment, this position of appointing the naval commander is quite important. I didn't plan to do it so drastic... However, this person is really annoying.
Wei. Jin Qing, if you kill him, will there be any adverse effects?"
"Langjun, please relax. Where in the huge Shandong Province can Wanyan Salara control it with one hand? They are acting like this, which shows that they are very cruel. I dare to say that as long as Langjun shows his chariot and horses, our problems will be solved immediately; we need to
Everything will be delivered to you soon."
Guo Ning's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he said, "I'm just afraid that the imperial court will be dissatisfied."
The two of them had been getting along for several months, and Yifa Chucai had gotten to know Guo Ning. He glanced at Guo Ning, and sighed: "Just say that bandits are running rampant, or that they ran into the Mongolian army's sentry cavalry, and you can give it any excuse.
Isn’t that enough?”
Guo Ning immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Then kill him, hurry up."
When Aotun Zhongxiao left his tent, Ni Yizheng was holding a rough stone and slowly sharpening his iron ax at the entrance of the military tent. As soon as he saw Aotun Zhongxiao staggering past, he heard Guo Ning say "kill him".
He threw the iron ax without hesitation.
The iron ax buzzed, hovering in the air like a shining silver plate, and instantly embedded itself into the back of Aotun Zhongxiao's neck. Aotun Zhongxiao stood up without saying a word.
Aotun Zhongxiao was accompanied by several guards. They were resting on the edge of the fort, not far from the commander's tent.
How could these people have ever imagined such a situation? Seeing this, they were all horrified and making noises.
Ni Yi ran forward a few steps, bent down, picked up the iron ax, and shouted: "My husband has an order, kill him!"
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
After a while, a bunch of bloody heads were hung on the newly erected flagpole in front of the camp. The strange thing was that only the heads were hanging, and there was no notice posted on the wall of the camp to explain.
A few miles away from Tunbao, in a tidal flat covered with saltgrass, there was a scholar-looking man who lurked with a few subordinates for a while.
This person left Laizhou Ye County two days ago and headed for the area around Haicang Town. He just discovered the traces of Aotun Zhongxiao, and then took the risk to approach. Relying on his extremely familiarity with the terrain, he avoided several waves of patrol soldiers, but was quite attacked.
There were flying mosquitoes and flies, so while looking around, I put my hands on my face and scratched my body.
Seeing this, he subconsciously exerted force with his palms. As a result, a blood groove was dug out on his face, and he almost staggered under his feet.
He trembled repeatedly: "Kill, kill, kill? Kill him directly? This is the inspector and transporter of Shandong East Road! This is one of the most important officials in Shandong! This Guo Ning is so bold and ferocious
Of?"
His followers counted the heads and counted them on their fingers: "Kill them all, leaving no one alive!"
The scholar's feet were weak, so he grabbed the attendant's arm and stood up, saying repeatedly: "Hurry up, go back to Ye County, hurry back to Ye County and report! The rumors in Zhongdu are probably true! This Guo Ning is really a vicious tiger, and I will definitely offend him.