"With the help of these two armies, my Tang Dynasty soldiers are more powerful, and they will break through the Hui Dynasty, if the boulder crushes the egg! As long as Renjie is not selfish, don't make mistakes, and he will be able to reap the full credit this time! Yang Guozhong pointed to the map and said in a deep voice.

Ma Lan smiled faintly and said: "Yang Gong's words are very true, with the sharpness of my Tang Dynasty soldiers, it is as easy as a boulder to crush an egg." It's good to have these two barbarians to help, just let them fight a good fight, and it's up to us to fight a tough battle. Some of us are sons of the Han family, and we are not heroes if we rely on the help of barbarians to win. ”

Yang Guozhong saw that Ma Lan didn't seem to care much about his merits, and couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, but he was surrounded by Ma Lan's personal soldiers, all of them were murderous, and he couldn't attack again, so he had to endure his anger and said: "The life of the Han family is expensive, and if you can lose one less, you will lose one less." Letting these barbarians participate in this battle is to give them a chance, no matter how they were in the past, this time I am the commander-in-chief, and I will never let them get their children's land for nothing if they don't go to the battlefield. If you want to fight the autumn wind, you have to give me a knife and a shot to show your skills, otherwise I won't reward them. ”

Ma Luan's eyes flashed slightly, listening to Yang Guozhong's meaning, he wanted the barbarians who helped the war to take the lead.

It is not clear how the combat strength of Murwei and Huangjiasi is, but the 20,000 people of the Western Turks cannot compete with the Mobei Turks, and they will not be willing to take the lead, and second, defeat will affect the morale of the army.

However, Yang Guozhong said that the life of the Han family is precious, and this sentence fits his spleen and stomach, so he no longer refutes it.

Seeing Ma Lan nodded, Yang Guozhong said again: "Renjie, please hand over those new ordnance transported from Qiuci and distribute them uniformly." After all, I am the commander, and this time I have come to Tingzhou to lead the military horses of the roads west of the quicksand——"

Ma Lan smiled and interrupted Yang Guozhong's words: "No! ”

"Renjie! I am the commander-in-chief, this is the will of the Son of Heaven! Yang Guozhong was so angry that his body trembled, and he said angrily, "You have repeatedly disobeyed me. Is it to openly resist the decree? ”

"Yang Gong, don't be annoyed, let me elaborate." Ma Lan didn't care, and said with a smile, "This kind of ordnance." All of them are produced by the Ansima family's workshop, and whoever wants to use it needs money to buy it. The price is clearly marked, and there is no bullying for children. Even if it is for my Anxi army's own use, it also needs to spend money. Yang Gong can also ask for these things. Take the money to buy it. But to be clear, these things are expensive. ”

"Bastard!" Yang Guozhong slapped the table abruptly and said angrily, "The Ma family's workshop is your own, so Anxi Jian'er has worked hard to fight everywhere, and all the income has gone into your private pocket?" Ordnance production has always belonged to the country, how can there be a reason for the production of their own workshops! Renjie, you are the way to die! If you understand the matter, you should ask Your Majesty for the guilt, and it is right to hand over the Ma family's workshop to the Dadu Protectorate! If it's for the sake of petty profits, you lose your body. It's too late to regret it! ”

"Since I saw Yang Gong, Ma Ling has committed several crimes to take death, and this one is not bad." Ma Lan smiled and said, "But no matter what Yang Gong says, it's the same." The ordnance is there, and if Yang Gong wants to use it, then spend money to buy it. It's still the same price as my Anxi Army, it's absolutely fair, and Tong Su is not bullied! ”

"Renjie is going to do this?" Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth and said.

"It's the Beiya Forbidden Army that wants to use it, and I also talk like this." Ma Lan smiled faintly. "The Anxi ordnance is from the Ma family's workshop, and I have already reported this matter to Chang'an, why did Yang Xiang pretend not to know. If you want to pay for it, you don't sell these things to barbarians. But you can't help but sell it to your own family. Ge Shuhan bought more than a dozen cars of fire thunder not long ago and went back, this Yang Xiang won't know it! ”

"Good! Good! Good! Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth angrily, "Renjie, Renjie, if you act like this, after returning from the Northern Expedition this time, aren't you afraid that your head will not be guaranteed?" It is the former Li Linfu An Lushan. is not as arrogant as Renjie! ”

Ma Ling smiled faintly and said: "I act without a sense of guilt, and I am what I should do." Yang Gong wants the Shuo Fang soldiers brought to you by the ordnance to use, and he pays for it. ”

"That's it! And let you be arrogant for a while! When this northern expedition is over, you and I will go to the king to distinguish and see who is right and who is wrong! Yang Guozhong trembled with anger, and said with a gloomy face, "If you buy it with money, you can buy it with money, don't you have no money for me?" Your Majesty is bound to win this northern expedition, and when I came to the west of the quicksand, Your Majesty gave me the right to use the two million dollars of the Hezhong Group. Say it yourself, how much does it cost to have 2,000 Yuan Rong crossbows and 20,000 fire thunder? The true image is given to you now! ”

"A Yuan Rong crossbow is worth five hundred yuan, and two thousand is one million. But I don't have enough myself, don't think about this Yang Gong, and I won't sell you the Yuan Rong crossbow. There are fire thunders, 20,000 fire thunders, one 500 Wen, a total of 10,000 yuan, this is nothing, you can sell it to Yang Gong. Ma Ling looked at Yang Guozhong, who was about to be mad, and smiled.

"Excellent! Very good! Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy, and he wrote a slip and slapped it on the table, "This is 10,000 yuan, take it and use it well!" ”

Ma Lan smiled, and a personal soldier walked over and took the slip.

The document has the name of Zhang Xun, the secretary of the household department, which is a certificate of withdrawal of 10,000 yuan from the Hezhong Group. The Hanaka Group was built on the initiative of Ma Lan, but this was the first time he had seen such a document.

Obviously, this expedition to the north was backed by the wealth of the merchants of the Hezhong Group. Compared with Datang's annual income of 30 million, the wealth of these businessmen is amazing. With the Hezhong Group behind him, it is no wonder that Zhang Xun is full of confidence.

"20,000 fire thunders, I will directly transfer them to the Shuo Fang Army, and I will also send people to train them in how to use them." Ma Lan picked up the slip and said with a light smile, "The Yuanrong crossbow still has a little profit, and the fire and thunder are really conscience prices, and they don't make money at all." I can only sell you so much, and I still have to use it myself for this Northern Expedition, and there is really no more. ”

"Good! Good! Good! It's a miracle that has never been seen before! Renjie, you're good! Yang Guozhong's face was blue, "Since you don't take me as a coach in your eyes like this, then I have nothing to say!" When the Hui Hui is destroyed, Renjie will definitely give me an explanation! ”

"Is there anything else Yang Gong does?" Ma Lan smiled.

Yang Guozhong sneered and shook his head.

"There is nothing else, then Ma Lu has taken his leave." Ma Lan stood up and said with a faint smile, "Now everything is ready, within ten days, the troops will be sent to Jinshan, and Yang Gong can sit in Tingzhou." When I am broken, I will come to visit Yang Gong again. ”

"What did you say!" Yang Guozhong's face changed greatly, "Ma Renjie! What do you mean by that? ”

"This matter is related to the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty, and I don't want anyone to hinder it, that's it." Ma Lan smiled faintly and instructed the soldiers in the house, "Take good care of Yang Gong, don't take half a step out of this mansion, if something goes wrong, you are the only one who asks!" ”

"Yes, General!" More than a dozen arrogant soldiers and fierce generals were all arrogant, with their chests and bellies bulging, and shouted in unison.

"Ma Renjie! Don't you dare! Yang Guozhong shouted angrily.

"Farewell!" Ma Ling nodded to Yang Guozhong and led people to stride away.

……

After leaving the yamen, Ma Ling remembered Yang Guozhong's iron-faced appearance, and couldn't help laughing.

Let's not talk about the previous grievances, this time His Majesty wants to attack back from the north, Yang Guozhong openly said in the court that he has bad intentions, which has completely angered him. This time it finally paid off, and Ma Ling was extremely happy.

"Brother Ma Lan, after Yang Guozhong came to Tingzhou, how arrogant and arrogant he was, if it weren't for the three thousand athletes in my hands, I would be unable to hold on. I was so happy to see him just like that! Gao Qianqian smiled and said with a smile, Ma Lu treated Yang Guozhong like this, and she was also angry.

"General, take a step to speak." Duan Xiushi said suddenly.

Ma Lan glanced at this old friend with frowns, nodded with a smile, and motioned for everyone to take the first step, and he and Duan Xiushi rode side by side.

"What's wrong, Cheng Gong?"

Duan Xiushi frowned and said, "General, things haven't reached the point of being out of control yet, why are you doing this!" ”

Ma Lan smiled and said, "What does Cheng Gong mean by this?" Do you think I should obey Yang Guozhong's command and watch him make a mess of the Northern Expedition? ”

Duan Xiushi shook his head and sighed: "I have been friends with the general for many years, how can I not know what the general thinks in his heart?" The general's actions today can be described as extremely perverse, which is not the nature of the general. No matter how stupid I am, I still know that the general has made up his mind. ”

"How so?" Ma Lan smiled.

Duan Xiushi sighed and said, "If the general intends to continue to be the lord of Anxi, it is impossible to openly force Yang Guozhong to this point, after all, he is the commander and the general is the deputy marshal. The general is so unscrupulous, it is clear that he doesn't care about anything anymore. This is what it means to be ready to give up everything and no longer be the Lord of Anthy. The general had talked to me about this from the bottom of my heart, how could I not understand the general's thoughts? ”

Ma Lan laughed: "Cheng Gong is really Ma Lan's confidant." I have no desires and no desires, so I dare to be so unscrupulous, even if Your Majesty blames it in the future, it's a big deal to hang up the seal and abandon the official, what's the big deal. Anyway, the new emperor will not be able to tolerate me when he ascends the throne in the future, so what else do I have to care about? ”

Duan Xiushi smiled bitterly: "The general can leave as soon as he leaves, but what is Nai Anxi?" What is in the Nai River? The Broken Leaf Military Town has not yet been established, and the general is now thinking of retreating, how to explain to Wang Zhengjian, the old general? ”

Ma Ling smiled: "These things, I naturally have to arrange them properly before leaving." I will do what I promise. Even if Your Majesty doesn't allow me to do it, it won't work out! When he finishes what he needs to do, it's time for Ma to retire. Where can you not get the world's bigness, with Cheng Gong and Doctor Feng here, there is no difference. ”

Duan Xiushi smiled bitterly: "Can't the general plan for Anxi in the river and be patient for a while?" This time, His Majesty ordered Yang Guozhong to be the commander, and when he came to Tingzhou, he wanted to take charge of this road of military horses, but the general wanted to imprison Yang Guozhong here, and lead the army to attack the Hui alone. ”

Ma Lan smiled: "I can't care so much, fighting a war is a life-saving business, I must not allow anyone to hinder me, anyway, some people have already scolded me for being a traitor, and I don't care about this." Let Yang Guozhong stay in Tingzhou, and when the army is finished, we will send Jinshan and go straight back to the tooth tent! (To be continued.) )