Chapter 10: Liaodong Potential

On the outskirts of Gaizhou City, in the military account of the Liao army commander Wan Yan Fushen, the Liao army generals debated more and more fiercely over the question of whether to advance south or return to the north. Wanyan Fushen was still difficult to decide whether to go south or north, and fell into hesitation.

"The Fourth Prince." Fan Wenjiang, a Han staff member who was full of shame, took the liberty of walking in front of Wan Yan Fushen and bent down to give Wan Yan Fushen a salute.

Wanyan Fushen has always despised the Han people, and the staff under the seat are all from the Manshu tribe, and Fan Wenjiang is the only Han staff member of Wanyan Fushen. Fan Wenjiang was able to be a staff member by Wanyan Fushen's side because he was Chen Yankai's protégé. Although Fan Wenjiang stayed by Wanyan Fushen's side as a staff member, Fan Wenjiang was still treated coldly.

"What do you have to say?" Wan Yan Fu didn't raise his head and asked lightly.

"According to the humble opinion of his subordinates, the prince doesn't have to choose whether to go south or go north." Fan Wenjiang said cautiously.

"You birdman! What a bird to say! Before Fan Wenjiang finished speaking, a rude-looking Liao army commander directly smashed a fist on Fan Wenjiang's face, "Don't advance or retreat, wait for Zhao Jun to surround us and make dumplings?!" ”

Fan Wenjiang is just a weak scholar, how can he afford the rude Liao army to lead the iron fist, and immediately covered his face in pain and squatted on the ground and snorted. The Liao army commander still refused to let go of Fan Wenjiang, raised his fist and walked towards Fan Wenjiang.

"Bastard thing!" Wan Yan Fu cautiously grabbed the token on the case and threw it on the face of the leader, "Get down!" ”

The counselor was reprimanded and retreated. Wan Yan Fu cautiously motioned for the two pro-soldiers to go over and help Fan Wenjiang up.

"Go on." Wan Yan Fushen's tone to Fan Wenjiang was much softer.

"The fourth prince only needs to ask the herald sent by the third prince, and ask whether the third prince is advancing or retreating......" Speaking of this, Fan Wenjiang stopped talking knowingly and did not continue. Wanyan Fushen is not an idiot, as long as he dials it a little, Wanyan Fushen will naturally be able to understand the following meaning.

Wan Yan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted. Although he is the commander of the Southern Army, Wanyan Haiya, as the deputy marshal, almost serves as the deputy marshal as the actual superintendent, and a lot of power is still in the hands of Wanyan Haiya. Pingshan Fort was so divided that he almost ignored this. As the hottest real power figure of Da Liao No. 2, Emperor Liao is not at ease with his half-brother. Since Wanyan Haiya began to lead the troops, Wanyan Haiya has followed Wanyan Fushen almost every time he goes out. In the eyes of outsiders, this is Wanyan Shengcong, who values his Wanyan Fushen, and lets his most proud son learn to lead the troops to fight with Wanyan Fushen. Wanyan Fushen understands very well that Wanyan Shengcong's intentions are not so simple, in the final analysis, Wanyan Shengcong does not fully trust him. Since ancient times, it is the most unpredictable imperial heart.

Wan Yan Haiya did not reveal his next plan to him, which made Wan Yan Fushen break out in a cold sweat. I can't imagine that a person who has just turned twenty years old can have such a deep city and learn to test him, this is that there is a father and a son, right? Wan Yan smiled helplessly in his heart.

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"Who the hell are you?!" Pingshan Fort watchtower, He Teng asked Zhang Yuyang sharply.

"It doesn't matter who I am." Zhang Yuyang looked indifferently from afar by the railing, and all he could see was the campfire of the Liao army not far away, except for the sun, moon and stars in the sky.

He Tengxiao drew his knife and put it on Zhang Yuyang's neck, and the sharp knife reflected a cold light in the moonlight, "I can read and break words, and I am familiar with military affairs, this is not something that a small general flag can do!" ”

Zhang Yuyang was not flustered, and smiled, "Everyone has a past that they don't want others to know, and I think you are too, He-Gong-Zi-"

He Tengxiao was secretly surprised, he had never mentioned his life experience to Zhang Yuyang, the surname He was a big surname in the three states of southeast Liaoning, and it was impossible for Zhang Yuyang to deduce that he was a child of the He family from his surname.

"Who the hell are you?!" He Tengxiao's hand was forced, and the blade was pressed against Zhang Yuyang's neck.

"I appointed the general banner of Pingshan Fort to be recommended by He Shihu Counselor, I have seen He Shilong's deputy general, your appearance is very similar to He Shilong's vice general, and it is a hundred households in the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, so I guess you should be the son of He Shilong's deputy general in the army. Are you satisfied with this answer? ”

"But you haven't told me who you are!" He Tengxiao let go of his hand slightly, and his eyes were fixed on Zhang Yuyang.

"The stakes are too high for me to tell you. Gongzi He, has Zhang Mou been unfavorable to you since you arrived at Pingshan Fort? Zhang Yuyang is still very resolute and refuses to reveal his family background.

"That's fine." He Tengxiao thought about it, Zhang Yuyang really did not disadvantage him, and Pingshan Fort was able to hold thanks to Zhang Yuyang, without Zhang Yuyang's help, he was not sure that he would be able to defend Pingshan Fort. What's more, Zhang Yuyang also saved him, if Zhang Yuyang wanted to be unfavorable to him, he might not have lived until now. People in this era attach great importance to their family background, and it is not incomprehensible that Zhang Yuyang does not want to reveal his family background, maybe he really has something unspeakable.

He Tengxiao thought about it for a long time, although he suspected Zhang Yuyang, but if he killed Zhang Yuyang now, it would do him all harm and no benefit. No one is more familiar with the situation of Pingshan Fort than Zhang Yuyang, He Tengxiao put the knife into the scabbard, and the words changed, "I'm afraid that we can't hold Pingshan Fort anymore, and I'm afraid that your life and my life will ......."

"Hahaha." Zhang Yuyang looked up to the sky and laughed, "Gongzi He, you don't know enough about Da Zhao's government, we have already defended Pingshan Fort." ”

He Tengxiao looked at Zhang Yuyang with a puzzled expression, and said in his heart, as if you know a lot about the government of the Great Zhao court.

"Would you like to hear it?" Zhang Yuyang moved two chairs, and after sitting down, he motioned for He Tengxiao to sit down, and He Tengxiao sat opposite Zhang Yuyang.

Zhang Yuyang made a pot of tea with great interest and poured a cup for He Tengxiao. "The defeat of Yingzhou, you must think that Gao Guang, the governor of Liaodong, is incompetent."

"Oh?" He Tengxiao took the tea and asked rhetorically, "Then do you think Governor Gao Guanggao is handsome?" ”

"I don't dare to say whether Governor Gao is handsome or not, but at least he is not mediocre." Zhang Yuyang shook his head, saw He Tengxiao's blank face, and continued, "Gao Guang is a meritorious officer of the military department who has been in trouble for more than ten years, can you say that he is a mediocre person?" ”

Although He Tengxiao is a child of the He family, he has basically been in the low-level military attachés since he was turned into a military attache by the He family, and he is not very clear about the resumes of high-level officials in Dazhao. His understanding of Gao Guang also stayed at the level of a low-level military attaché. Even he only knew that Gao Guang was transferred from Liangguang to be the governor of Liaodong, and he didn't know anything else.

Zhang Yuyang took a sip of tea, "Gao Guang is not ignorant of military affairs and is greedy for merit, but he has no choice but to do so!" ”

"As a last resort?!" He Tengxiao still couldn't figure it out.

"Yes, I have no choice." Zhang Yuyang nodded, "In this dynasty, all the feudal officials who have made a difference outside the country have little support from the central government. ”

Hearing this, He Tengxiao seemed to understand a little, and nodded in agreement with Zhang Yuyang's point of view. Not to mention, Shang Chuanren, a famous Zhongxing general of the Great Zhao Dynasty, and Zhu Boyu, the first assistant of the cabinet at that time, were both literary and martial, and Zhongxing Dazhao was one inside and one outside, which became a beautiful talk among the people. The information blockage in this era is not comparable to the era of information explosion in He Tengxiao's previous life. He Teng's image of today's Da Zhao Shoufu is very vague, and he only knows the name of today's Shoufu - Xu Hongqian. As for the image of the second assistant, it was even more vague, and he only vaguely remembered that the second assistant's surname was Lu.

"Gao Guang is the second assistant Lu Zongcheng's proud protégé, Gao Guang was recommended by Lu Zongcheng to serve as the governor of Guangzhou, and after Gao Guang pacified the two Guanghai Kou and returned to the dynasty, Lu Zongcheng strongly recommended Gao Guang to be the governor of Liaodong, so as to level the man." Speaking of this, Zhang Yuyang paused and asked He Tengxiao, "Do you know where Shoufu Xu Hongqian is from?" ”

"Shaanxi, from Fengxiang Mansion?" He Tengxiao was a little unsure.

"Yes." Zhang Yuyang nodded, "Although Xu Hongqian and Peng Chaodong are not teachers and students, they are both Qin people, and when Peng Chaodong left the town of Shaanxi, Xu Hongqian helped him a lot. Peng Chaodong has made immortal achievements in Qindi, and Xu Hongqian's position as the first assistant in the court has become more and more stable, if one day Gao Guang's exploits in Liaodong are not as good as Peng Chaodong, Lu Zongcheng's reputation is not to say that he can surpass Xu Hongqian, but at least he has the momentum of approaching Xu Hongqian, how can Xu Hongqian let Gao Guang sit in Liaodong with peace of mind? ”

"So Manlu broke the border wall and entered Liaodong, giving Xu Hongqian a good reason to ask Gao Guang to send troops to the Northern Expedition to level the captives, but Gao Guang had no choice but to rush to the Northern Expedition?" He Tengxiao sorted out the relationship between the two, but he still didn't quite understand what Zhang Yuyang said had to do with him having defended Pingshan Fort, and couldn't help asking, "But what do you say have to do with the fact that we have defended Pingshan Fort?" ”

"Haha." Zhang Yuyang smiled heartily, "Xu Hongqian did not hesitate to sacrifice the overall situation of Liaodong to bring down Gao Guang, what is the purpose of attacking Lu Zongcheng?" ”

"Could it be that the Qin army is going to go out of the customs and level the captives?!" He Tengxiao exclaimed, the Qin army is the leading elite in the Guan, when he was in the Xiao cavalry battalion, the officers and soldiers of the Xiao cavalry battalion liked to compare themselves with the Qin army, although they had never seen the famous Qin army, but He Tengxiao was no stranger to the Qin army. Xu Hongqian didn't want Gao Guang to sit in Liaodong, but there were always people who wanted to go out of Liaodong, and the most suitable person was Peng Chaodong. Xu Hongqian has the grace of Peng Chaodong, and one day, Peng Chaodong reversed the situation in Liaodong, and the one who benefited the most was naturally Xu Hongqian. Xu Hongqian's position as the first assistant will be unshakeable.

"Yes!" Zhang Yuyang said with certainty, "Xu Hongqian should have expected the situation in Liaodong, Xu Hongqian did not hesitate to sacrifice the overall situation of Liaodong to stabilize his position, but it does not mean that Xu Hongqian hopes that the situation in Liaodong will become out of control, someone must clean up this mess for him, and the most suitable person to clean up the mess in Liaodong is none other than Peng Chaodong." ”

He Tengxiao snorted coldly, thinking that Xu Hongqian, who is unscrupulous for his own selfish interests, does not have the mind to help the world, and does not think of the common people in the world, this kind of person is really not the blessing of the common people in the world to be the first assistant of Zhao Shoufu. He thought of the 3,000 soldiers of the cavalry battalion who fought desperately in Yingzhou and the iron cavalry of the Liao army, and thought of the 60,000 Zhao soldiers who were slaughtered on the beach in Yingzhou. Will Liaodong not be as hungry as it is now? Thinking of this, He Tengxiao couldn't help but hate Xu Hongqian.

"Is the mess in Liaodong so easy to clean up?" He Tengxiao shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the Manshu people are not as easy to deal with as those bigwigs in the temple think?" ”

Zhang Yuyang pondered for a long time and admitted He Tengxiao's opinion, the strong rise of the Manshu tribe is not half inferior to the Menggu who rose in Mobei forty or fifty years ago. Even if Peng Chaodong goes out, it is impossible to pacify the Manshu people in a short period of time.

Seeing that Zhang Yuyang didn't speak, He Tengxiao couldn't help but sigh.

"Thirty years ago, the Mongols entered the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and Peng Chaodong stepped forward and became a hero admired by all the people of Qin, and the Liao people will also have your Liao heroes." Zhang Yuyang comforted.

He Tengxiao drank the last cup of tea and said goodbye and returned to the camp.