Chapter 1 The Affair of the Northeast
The north wind is howling!
The barren northland, although inaccessible, also shows the pride and ambition of men.
Elite soldiers gathered in the wasteland, the sound of horses' hooves like war drums, and the mighty warriors lined up in a neat line.
Black-armored cavalry, red-armored foot soldiers, cloth-armored crossbowmen, and 30,000 troops are neatly lined up all over the field!
A mighty big fat man held his scimitar high and shouted, "Woo! ”
In an instant, 50,000 soldiers and horses howled in unison, and the fierce momentum stirred in all directions.
The mighty big fat man, like the leading wolf king, nodded with satisfaction and stopped shouting.
The wolf howl stopped instantly!
The big fat man turned around and saw a pair of soldiers surrounded by a sick and emaciated man coming from afar, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, he ignored his fat body, turned over and dismounted, and ran to meet him.
When he came to the emaciated man, the big fat man knelt on the ground with a "poof", kowtowed three times, and said, "The child greets his father!" ”
The emaciated man is actually Zhang Shouqi, a famous handsome in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty who is as famous as Pei Min.
Zhang Shouqi smiled and let the big fat man speak in unison, and said with a little weakness: "My son has worked hard, if it weren't for my son, I am afraid that my father would have to be dismissed by the court." ”
The big fat man said: "Although the child is not born to the father, but the father gives the name Zhang Kang, in the heart of the child, the father is the biological father, your business is the child's business, serving your father, that is the child's duty." ”
Zhang Shouqi helped up his godson on a whim, and couldn't help but sigh that compared to his unsuccessful sons, this godson is his lucky star, and he is closer than his own son.
"Quick, help my father over, look at my soldiers and horses!"
Zhang Shouqi looked at the mighty and majestic army, and couldn't help but feel agitated.
Walking up to the platform, Zhang Shouqi looked down from a height, the flame of revenge ignited in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said: "With such a strong soldier, why worry about revenge!" ”
As he spoke, he looked at his righteous son again, and sighed again: "In just two years, my son has raised such a strong army, and my son's ability is not inferior to King Pei Jun." ”
Zhang Kang didn't say a word, but a trace of jealousy and killing intent flashed under his eyes, he waved his hand, and more than ten generals came out of the crowd.
Zhang Shouqi found that he didn't know any of them, but these dozen or so people were all tigers and bears, and they were full of fierceness.
Zhang Kang pointed to the first person: "Father, this is General Li Guiren, who is infinitely powerful, and can be called the first force of our army. But the child thinks that he has not met General Li Guiren of our army......"
He pointed to another bald general and said: "This is General Ashinagan, don't look at him as thin and small, his appearance is not good, but his lifeless strength on the battlefield is even a child's three points, and this person has both wisdom and bravery, and he is particularly flexible in fighting, and I will have a place for him in the future famous generals of the Tang Dynasty." He is also the child's brother, absolutely reliable and trustworthy. ”
Zhang Shouqi looked at this Ashina dry twice, and saw that he was bald, his nose was not right, and he was a little hunchbacked, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but when he saw his eyes, he was inexplicably cold in his heart, and those eyes were like a wolf, and he actually panicked in his heart.
Zhang Kang then introduced Cai Xide, Niu Tingju, Xiang Runke, Cui Qianyou and other generals to Zhang Shouqi.
Zhang Shouqi unexpectedly found that almost all of these fierce generals were of different races, few of them of Han nationality, and he didn't know any of them, so he couldn't help asking: "Kang'er, why are they all from other tribes, my original generals?" ”
Zhang Kang said with an uncomfortable face: "Father, Heishui was defeated, our army lost 8,000 soldiers, this matter has a great impact, and some generals are panicked. disagreed with the father's behavior, and the children were helpless, so they could only use extraordinary means to degrade them. ”
Zhang Shouqi's face turned blue and white for a while, and he couldn't help but sigh.
It turned out that Zhang Shouqi had been fighting against the Bohai Kingdom, and the Bohai Kingdom was poor in the mountains and dangerous in the west, so it was not suitable to attack.
Zhang Shouqi chose the tactics of attack and harassment very rationally, and constantly sent small forces to fight against the Bohai State.
Zhang Shoujue's intentions are threefold: first, to understand the topography of the Bohai Kingdom through constant raids; Second, the constant attacks also consumed the national strength of the Bohai States and created their internal economic crisis; Third, they intensified their internal contradictions, attacked both inside and outside, and annihilated the Bohai State in one fell swoop.
I can't help but admit that Zhang Shouqi's tactics are very clever and effective.
But Zhuge Liang's words are good, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to achieve things.
A lot of things are not something that can be done by thinking about it.
Li Longji was so happy that he regarded Zhang Shouqi's tentative attacks again and again as a big victory.
Every time you do it, you can get a reward.
Zhang Shouqi was already utilitarian, and gradually became consumed by interests, coupled with the demagogy of Zhang Kang and others, the original clever tactics turned into self-respect, and the war in the northeast became erosive.
The Heishui fiasco occurred two years ago, when Zhang Shouqi personally led 20,000 soldiers and horses to the east.
Arriving near Heishui, Zhang Shouqi and Zhang Kang proposed that their troops divide into two routes and attack a military base in the Bohai State in order to obtain the first rank of military merit.
Zhang Kang won the victory, but Zhang Shouqi was ambushed in the black water, so that more than 8,000 soldiers were lost, and 1,000 were taken prisoner.
Zhang Shouqi was often undefeated, and he couldn't accept the fact that he was defeated for a while, so he lied about the military situation under the ghost's mind, changed his defeat into a big victory, and at the same time ruthlessly forced Bai Zhenchen to death.
Zhang Shouqi made a mistake and could never turn back.
Heishui suffered a fiasco, losing nearly 10,000 soldiers, and it was impossible to hide it completely.
The imperial court also heard some rumors and sent Niu Xiantong and Liu Fengting to Liaodong to investigate the matter.
Zhang Shouqi and Zhang Kang bribed Niu Xiantong and Liu Fengting with heavy gifts, and the two chamberlains returned to Chang'an, and also said that Zhang Shouqi was indeed a great victory.
The matter is over.
Zhang Shouqi's eyes turned red, making Zhang Kang say this sore spot, and he was ashamed that he didn't dare to speak.
Zhang Kang said: "Father, rest assured, these generals are all of different races, and they are all credible people who are loyal to their father, and they have no two hearts." ”
Zhang Shouqi persuaded him, and thought of the shame of Heishui again, and said sharply: "With such a male soldier, why don't my son mention the Eastern Crusade of the Three Armies and avenge the shame!" ”
Zhang Kang sighed: "It's not that the child doesn't want to avenge his father, it's that the court is too hateful now." Especially after King Pei Jun became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he began to interfere more in my Liaodong, and now they even ignore the blood feud accumulated over the years, intending to negotiate peace with the Bohai State......"
He was speaking of righteous indignation.
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