Guo Ning and others have now left Anzhou and are about to enter Suning County, Hejian Prefecture, an important town in the south of Anzhou.
The target of the army was a walled city in Suning County called Pinglu Village.
While the group of people were talking, the army was still marching. Just next to Yi La Chucai, Guo Ning's army was marching forward, and the soldiers in front and behind were like long snakes writhing, with red military flags shining among them, under the hot sunshine. Brilliant as fire.
This is a team of about a thousand people, obviously well-trained. The marching units are well-organized and the movements are orderly. The soldiers hold their heads high and hold their spears and iron spears slanted on their shoulders. The view looks like an undulating forest.
This is a team that has been weathered for a long time and dares to fight. Their past experiences have made each of them accustomed to being on the front line. Not only are they not afraid of fighting, but they treat fighting and death as nothing.
At that time, there were hundreds of thousands of border warriors living along the boundary trenches of the three states in Monan. They had been constantly confronting enemies on the grasslands since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.
Their enemies ranged from the Zubu, Mongols, White Tartars, and Black Tartars to the current Great Mongolia. In the end, they failed. These people were the last survivors. They had lost everything, and even their own fighting spirit. and dignity.
But the past few months of rest and training have made them no longer groggy. Yi La Chucai can see that most of them are impatient for the upcoming fight.
The fight in front of us was driven by Qianzai Chucai.
A few days ago, he received a secret letter from the Prime Minister You's Mansion, asking him to urge Guo Ning to go to Hejian Mansion. Their mission was to disguise themselves as bandits and attack a remote camp somewhere.
In the past few months, Prime Minister Tu Shan has released a lot of political resources to his political opponents in Zhongdu in order to protect Guo Ning's command. He has also invested in grain, materials, ordnance and even human resources at the Xijunhe camp in Anzhou.
And this fight is the reward that Prime Minister Tu Dan must see. The two parties have cooperated so far, and Prime Minister Tu Dan has exhausted his efforts in the court. It is time for Guo Ning to show up. He has indeed received this reward, Tu Dan Only the Prime Minister will make subsequent investments.
Yili Chucai was convinced that Guo Ning's request was far-reaching and he would not refuse Prime Minister Shan Shan's request on such a trivial matter.
Sure enough, the men and horses from the Xijunhe camp quickly dispatched. Guo Ning personally led the army, accompanied by many capable military academies.
But Yi La Chu Cai also knows that with Guo Ning's unruly temperament, he will not do something in a muddle-headed way, and he himself has enough vision and is not someone who will be easily deceived. When Yi La Chu Cai conveys After understanding Tu Danyi's intention, Guo Ning asked Du Shisheng to go to Cizhongdu without hesitation.
This old man is very familiar with the officials in Zhongdu City, Mi Xin, and the city foxes and social rats who spread rumors all day long. Since he has been there, there is nothing in Zhongdu City that he can hide from Guo Ning.
Therefore, at this moment, Guo Ning asked Yizai Chucai not only to test the school, but also to test Yizai Chucai's sincerity.
Fortunately, Xiancai Chucai did not intend to deceive Guo Ning.
Yisi Chucai stroked his beard and sighed: "Guo Langjun is familiar with military affairs in the border areas. He knows clearly that when the autumn season is high and the horses are fat, the Mongolian army will soon go south."
As soon as these words were spoken, the breaths of several people around him and even the knights froze slightly.
Only Guo Ning chuckled twice: "What impact will the Mongolian army's upcoming move south have on the Zhongdu court? And how does it relate to our operation?"
"I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Guo. Over the years, the imperial court's military, financial, and material resources have been increasingly focused on the war in Northern Xinjiang. And mastering the deployment of such a huge amount of resources also controls the power in the court. Therefore, every time Before the first war with the Mongols, fierce fighting in the court was inevitable, and this has become a tradition."
Yi La Chucai recalled: "For example, in the third year of Da'an, the first person to win power was Pingzhang Zhengshi Duji Sizhong, Cuzhi Zhengshi Wanyan Chengyu, Cizhi Zhengshi, Shangshu Youcheng Aotun Zhongxiao..."
"As a result, Yehuling was defeated, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed, and the two prime ministers collapsed immediately."
"Exactly." Yiza Chucai stroked his beard again.
He was treated well in the Xijunhe camp, but the care in the camp was not as meticulous as in Zhongdu. His long beard was inevitably messy and had to be combed all the time.
"Last year, we, Dai Jin, fought against Mongolia in Taiyuan. This time, those who tried to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power were two veteran generals, You Prime Minister Pu San Duan and Shangshu You Cheng Ao Tun Zhong Xiao. In addition, because of last year's defeat, Due to the fierce criticism from the ministers in the court, Wanyan Fuxing, a representative of the clan, and others were also included in the military planning this time. The famous Confucian minister Jia Xuan, who had already served as an official, was also resurrected by the imperial edict and became the counselor of political affairs. At first glance, it can be said that civil and military forces work together, and all talents gather together.”
Guo Ning just shook his head, because in the subsequent battle at Migukou, the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Aotun Zhongxiao collapsed. This group of people was immediately torn apart and all kicked out of the court.
After this group of people, it was the turn of the current left prime minister, Wan Yan Gang, and the right prime minister, Shan Yi.
"What Qing Jin means is that there is a commotion in the court again now?"
Yilan Chucai glanced at Du Shisheng who was smiling but not smiling next to him, and replied: "That's natural, but the one who dances the highest right now is neither Wanyan Zuocheng nor Tudan Youcheng. They are the two newly appointed ministers of political affairs, Xu Ding, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Wang Weihan, the Minister of Criminal Affairs."
These two were both old friends of Du Shisheng. Although Du Shisheng had long been disheartened, he still felt uncomfortable hearing Yi La Chucai mention his old colleagues in such a tone: "These two , they are all powerless scholars, how can they have the ability to participate in the military? They can't shake Wanyan Zuocheng's status."
Yi La Chucai shook his head repeatedly: "Mr. Jinzhi, why do you have to bully me? In a war like this that uses all the national power, it is not only the command of the frontline army that deserves to be involved, but also the allocation of resources, food, ordnance, and manpower at the rear. And this is the big one. A piece of it was originally in the hands of Tu Dan Youcheng."
At this point, he bowed his hand to Guo Ning: "Tu Shan Youcheng is a veteran of three dynasties. He has already made perfect plans for these matters. As long as he arranges them calmly, nothing will go wrong. However, there are people who are ambitious and insist on doing it. Trouble arose among them. He even bypassed Tu Dan Youcheng and directly sent orders to the local authorities, which in turn led to chaos in government affairs."
Guo Ning nodded slightly: "So, Tu Dan Youcheng asked us to make this trip just to prevent people from taking unauthorized actions in a certain place, right?"
"Yes." Yi La Chucai nodded and said seriously: "The Mongols will go south to fight at any time. At this time, Tu Shan Youcheng has no time to slowly argue with other ministers. We must stabilize the common government in the rear. , we can only take this last step to cut through the mess quickly."
Du Shisheng sneered.
Yi La Chucai looked calm: "However, Guo Langjun does not need to worry. As we have agreed before, you only need to capture the Pinglu stronghold in front. You can leave with one strike, and there is no need to do more killings... What follows? , Tu Dan Youcheng has already made arrangements."
Guo Ning smiled: "This is a small matter."
In fact, the marching and dispatching of thousands of people is not a trivial matter. There is no airtight wall in this world. After all, Tu Shanyi's request is to make a cut between Guo Ning and the remaining political forces of Xu Zhiguo to ensure that Guo Ning remains in power. Politically reliable.
However, as a ruler of a dynasty, he was arranging reckless heroes to attack the imperial army stronghold in order to suppress the political opponents in the court... The political situation in the Jin Dynasty has become so intense that unscrupulous means are used? The Jin Dynasty To what extent has the human heart become chaotic?
The old Guo Ning would probably have no idea about this. But now, Guo Ning looked at Yi La Chucai telling this request without changing his expression, and he just felt that the Kingdom of Jin must take the pill, just as Guo Ning said in his dream. See.
Guo Ning turned and glanced at the fortress in front of him: "A battle is a trivial matter. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"Does Tu Dan Youcheng have so much confidence in Wanyan Gang? Does he think the Mongolian army can be stationed on the top of Jinshan Mountain this time?"
Yi La Chucai sighed. If it were to others, he could make up a story to inspire confidence even if he closed his eyes and talked nonsense. However, Guo Ning himself was a veteran in fighting the Mongols. He and his men, They are all people who have personally experienced the first two failures and have a clear understanding of the situation.
"Wanyan Zuocheng is a veteran general. He has indeed made a lot of preparations. No matter what, he will not be defeated." After a long time, Yi Chucai said slowly: "...We must try our best."
After a pause, he continued: "Guo Langjun, the more difficult the situation becomes, the more important it is for Tudan Youcheng to support you."
This is the truth. Guo Ning nodded.
He casually ordered a follower: "Hurry up and send the order for Li Ting to speed up his march and attack as soon as possible. Within an hour, I will rest my horse in Pinglu Village."