Chapter Ninety-Five: War or Peace
Yang Jiantou saw that his father's mood had improved and he had regained his majestic posture, and he couldn't help but be deeply infected, and his blood surged, and he said excitedly: "Father! Although Gao Yue is strong, he is not invincible. We, thousands of people, are faithful to you, willing to defend their king, and come when called to fight. If his father is in armor and marches in person, he is willing to be the vanguard again and swear to defeat the invading Han people. ”
"Good! Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers. You and I, father and son work together to let the world know that not everyone in our Baimayi people in Longnan can pinch it casually. ”
"No, you can't!"
A deep cry came, and the father and son looked up in amazement, but it was the eldest prince Yang who was invincible, walking in calmly with well-proportioned and powerful steps.
Without waiting for the two of them to react, Yang Nandi walked straight to Yang Mao's search table, bowed deeply and said: "When the son heard that his father was going to recruit in person, he spoke out to stop him in a hurry, and he did not intend to offend and contradict his father, and hoped that his father would forgive him." ”
Yang Nandi actually came not long after Yang Jiantou entered. When he heard his father talking to his brother in the hall, he stopped and stood outside the hall for a while. Later, I heard my father and brother talk more and more intimately, talking and laughing, and the tone is gentle and eager.
Yang Nandi has mixed emotions. The heart is in his father's heart, and Yang Jiantou's position is still unshakable. But with such an obvious preference for young sons, it is no wonder that Yang Jiantou is becoming more and more arrogant and rude, if he continues like this, is it not a provocation and threat to his position as the heir in the future, such an obvious thing, how can the father, who is usually eloquent and strategic, become ignorant.
He thought about it angrily for a while, and then heard that Yang Maosou wanted to recruit in person, he was taken aback, hurriedly stopped his selfish thoughts, and walked in after stopping it.
For the eldest son, Yang Maosou, like the father of many ordinary families, is relatively strict and harsh. As an heir, he bears the fate of a tribe and even a country, and he cannot but be tempered and strict. In addition, due to the sensitivity of their identities, most of the heirs are also potential opponents of the monarch's father, and in a sense, the two are opposites.
Hearing that his brother disagreed, Yang Jiantou's face fell. But his father was there, and it was not his turn to interrogate, so he turned his head and did not see.
Yang Nandi was very dissatisfied in his heart. Yu Gong, he is the heir of the king of Di, and he is the crown prince above ten thousand people under one person; In terms of selfishness, he is the eldest brother, and the eldest brother is like a father, no matter what, Yang Jiantou should take the initiative to come forward to meet him. But now Yang Jiantou is so rude, and such a defeated general dares to be so arrogant, isn't this all because of his father's spoiling.
Yang Mao suppressed a smile and said lightly: "The enemy is now, if you don't send troops to drive away the enemy, is it better to sit back and wait for death, why are you opposed?" ”
Yang Nandi settled down, and said with a solemn face: "Father, I just received the latest report, Han Yong of Xiangwu personally led 3,000 elite soldiers and stationed in Lintao. Now, after Han Yong occupied Danchang, he attacked Yinping County on a large scale, and successively captured Diebu City, Zhouqu City and Nanping City. At present, not only Yinping County has occupied most of its territory, but also threatens Wudu County, echoing Gao Yue's momentum from the flank. ”
"Is it like a mountain of defeats and defeats, loss of ground one after another? Lie to me too much! ”
Yang Maosou was furious, slapped the table heavily, and suddenly his eyes were shining, and it was difficult to look at him directly.
"Father, for the time being, calm the wrath of the thunder. I, the people of Yinping County, concentrated in the capital Yinping City to resist desperately, and at present, Han Yong has temporarily stopped his troops. Let's put aside the topic of whether to send troops or not, and sort out the whole thing from beginning to end, so that we can make the right decision. Yang Nandi said earnestly.
Yang Maosou's anger did not subside, and he was patient, and nodded after a while, "Say it." ”
"Yes. Longxi is too guarded by Gaoyue, newly rising, quite sharp, but we don't know each other, there is no injustice in the past, and there is no hatred in the near future. Why did he rush to attack us before his foundation was firmly established? Yang Nandi looked directly at Yang Maosou and asked himself: "Because he was forced by Sima Bao, he had to send troops in a hurry." ”
Yang Jiantou suddenly slammed his fist on the desk, gritted his teeth and said, "Sima Bao, a dog thief, still doesn't want to let us go." At the beginning, we respected him as a prince, how polite and respectful he was! Who knew that this man was arrogant and rude, and openly ordered his father to present a hundred beautiful virgins of our clan for him to play with! Dogs, our women, are they so casual to let him ravage? ”
On this topic of common hatred, the brothers rarely remained in agreement. Yang Nandi said hatefully: "Yes." We are not without beautiful women. But what did he Sima Bao do to treat us Di people? He is still a prince, but he has a bad character, obscene and despicable, and now that the national crisis is at the head, I don't see him come forward to compete with the Huns, but he has to seek revenge and provoke us. ”
Yang Mao said with a blue face: "Actually, the initiator is Zhang Chun, the general of Pingxi under Sima Bao's account. At that time, we went to Shangqi to meet Sima Bao, and in the middle of the banquet, he whistled at my concubine with the strength of wine, and I glared at him fiercely, and at that time, for the sake of the overall situation, I held back. I didn't expect that this thief would later pry on Sima Bao and make such an obscene and rude request, so I immediately refused sternly, so I broke with Sima Bao. ”
Yang Jian slapped his head on the desk and said angrily: "Everyone knows about this. Although it was Zhang Chun, in fact, Sima Bao also wished that there was such a lewd thing. The subordinates are so despicable and shameless, Sima Bao is actually complicit, isn't it that the subordinates are not strict and unethical? ”
Yang Nandi cleared his throat and said, "It's far away." As I said earlier, Gao Yue came to attack us because he was persecuted by Sima Bao. I didn't hear of his own intentions. It took only a year for Gao Yue to be full, and he jumped from an unknown mountain and wilderness citizen to Longxi Taishou, and he can be regarded as a capable man. So, here's the problem. ”
Yang Nandi took two steps forward and looked at Yang Maosou directly, his eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, "But as a hero, who is willing to be at the mercy of others and forced to do things." Let's put ourselves in their shoes, if we are Gao Yue, do you want to remove Sima Bao from a mountain like this? ”
Yang Maosou hurriedly walked back and forth a few times, and exclaimed, "You mean." Gao Yue would not really obey Sima Bao at all, and now he came to attack us, in fact, he was afraid that Sima Bao was powerful, so he had to obey it for the time being? ”
"Father Mingjian. That Gao Yue started from scratch and laid down his current territory with real knives and guns. He is not Sima Bao's descendant, and besides, Zhang Chun and others are the most mean and xenophobic, where can he tolerate such an outlier suddenly jumping out of his side! Sima Bao uses Gao Yue, Gao Yue will inevitably be afraid to beware of Sima Bao, this is human nature, you can know with a little guess. ”
"My father is the king of the imperial court, and he has the military title of a hussar general, and he is a noble minister of the imperial court. Even so, didn't we retreat because we were afraid of Sima Bao's strength. Sima Bao took care of his own identity, and it was not good to attack us rashly, so he instigated and forced Gao Yue to come forward, although Gao Yue did so, but this vicious plan to kill people with a knife, I believe he would not not be unintelligible. ”
"Han Yong's advance and stop must adhere to Gao Yue's orders. After he captured Zhouqu, there was no next move. So why didn't Gao Yue call Han Yong to take advantage of the victory to attack the whole county of Yinping? I guess that Gao Yue is most likely hesitant at this time, and even has a sad mind of cold lips and teeth, rabbits and foxes. ”
Yang Jiantou was unconsciously attracted by his brother's words, and couldn't help but say, "You said so much, what do you want to say?" ”
Yang Nandi glanced at him and said coldly: "Use your brain more in everything, think first and then speak." What I want to say is that Gao Yue must understand that his henchman's enemy is not us, but Sima Bao! If Gao Yue defeats us, his vitality will also be greatly damaged. If he can't beat us, his strength will be even more damaged. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, Sima Bao can change hands and destroy Gao Yue afterwards, and he can also say to the outside world that he wants to punish such a rebel who does not listen to orders and attacks his colleagues privately. ”
Yang Nandi was like a wisdom pearl in his hand, and said eloquently: "This truth, whether Gao Yue knows it or not, he must explain it to him in person, in order to reconcile the two families, it is best to form an alliance with the outside world and jointly resist Sima Bao." ”
Yang Jiantou said disdainfully: "If it is the father's personal expedition, our morale will be high, and when the time comes, defeat Gao Yue in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be ......?"
"Bastard!"
Yang Nandi suddenly shouted, glared at Yang Jian's head viciously, his whole face turned red, and he quickly lowered his voice and said: "Father is old, and it is the time to live in peace and enjoy happiness and retirement. Now that we encounter an enemy, we as sons, instead of sharing the worries of our father, but hoping that our father will come forward to retreat the enemy for us, so what is the use of us? ”
Yang Jian said hurriedly: "I didn't count on my father, I mean ......"
"It's all the same!" Yang Nandi interrupted his brother's words again, he quickly glanced at Yang Maosou, and saw that his father was not different, so he reprimanded again: "No matter what the starting point, the final result is that the old father will personally cross the horse and dance the knife and charge for us." What age is Father? I don't understand other reasons, I just know that if this is the case, then I, as a son, might as well die! Although I don't have any ability, at such a critical moment, it is incumbent on me to stand up! ”
"I admire your superior force. But you can't always think of relying on force to solve problems. There is a famous saying among the Han people, go to the army to fight, and say that the army surrenders without a fight, have you heard of it? They have turned the sky upside down, and we Di people just need to think of ways to keep our own stable territory. Don't always think about fighting and fighting, you remember, if we really fight, we can't afford to spend it at all! ”
"Now, the Longxi Army is fighting on two fronts, and they are all profitable, and the morale of the army is extremely strong, and it is difficult to fight the enemy head-on. Even if they fight, they can't send troops now, and they must rely on delay, and they must use up their morale and grain and grass to clear the wilderness, so that they can seize a good opportunity and win in one fell swoop. ”
Yang Jian's head was red, his ears were red, and he opened his mouth to stammer, not knowing how to refute Yang's words.