Chapter Ninety-Five: The Storm Rises Again in the Western Regions
The defection of the Shen family this time seriously disrupted Lu Bing's battle plan, and Zhu Houxi was furious and wanted to eliminate the Shen family and ask Lu Bing to help confiscate all the businesses known to the Shen family. The Shen family became wanted criminals again, and it was difficult to operate in the open face after being driven out, and they could never turn over, and they made an imperial decree that their descendants would never be allowed to cooperate with the Shen family in the future, and Zhu Houxi was afraid of the Shen family.
Of course, this is all what Zhu Houxi thinks, Lu Bing wrote to ask Zhu Houxi to take back his fate, the Shen family is not an ordinary person, he can't do this, although Lu Bing is also very annoyed, but he thinks that Shen Yew will give himself an explanation after all, this is Lu Bing, righteousness is the advantage factor that he can mix with today, and it is also an unavoidable defect in his life.
Zhu Houxi now trusts Lu Bing extremely much, otherwise he would not have given him the title of Dragon Shadow General. However, Lu Bing did not embarrass him, except for Shen Yew's side, he basically won a series of battles. Zhu Houxi was in a good mood, so he set up nine concubines, entered the concubine position, prepared to enrich the harem, and made some "achievements" himself, at least to give birth to a child.
After the title of the harem was decided, after the death of Empress Chen last year, Empress Zhang was also established, and the rank and pattern of the entire harem were also stable. With the queen managing the harem, Zhu Houxi only worked hard and worked hard, and didn't care about anything else.
In the northwest, Qi Jingtong and Cai Longyu Xia Dade changed their tactics, and instead of pressing troops on the border, they attacked in a risky overall situation. This is naturally not the consequence of an unauthorized decision, although Qi Jingtong is also a person who knows how to be flexible, but he will only do things flexibly and achieve the purpose required by the order in a way that suits the current situation, but he will never change the order. Because he is a soldier, it is his duty to obey orders.
Even if there was no matter of Shen Yew, the original plan was that the Yeltin Khanate had already disrupted the war situation. At that time, the agreement with Khan Said's was not to be counted or not, and what troops were sent to help was just casually talked, but the main thing was to expand the Warring States and recover the lost territory near Jiayuguan.
The four khanates fought together, and the Ming army advanced fifty miles without any resistance at all, and guarded it strictly step by step, not greedy for merit or rash advance.
In the barracks. Cai Longyu roared angrily and kicked down the wine jar in the house, spilling the wine on the ground, and the smell of wine instantly wafted all over the house. Cai Longyu roared angrily: "Said, this idiot, how did you fight this battle, we have been defeated again and again when we secretly help each other, what are you going to eat!" ”
Qi Jingtong smiled and looked at the wine on the ground and said, "It's a waste of such a good wine." Lao Cai. Cai Longyu just wanted to speak. His uncle Cai Liqun, who was beside him, gave him a look, and Cai Longyu immediately became honest. Xia Dade let the attendants retreat in a rough voice, and ordered to be on guard fifty paces outside the tent.
Cai Longyu was able to lead Shandong Xiangma and become the chief scoop not only because of his bold personality and attention to righteousness, but also because of his martial bravery, of course, his military talent and management ability still have something to learn from, but it is also indispensable to his uncle Cai Liqun.
Cai Liqun has been acting as a strategist by Cai Longyu's side all these years. He himself knew that his shortcomings were his lack of courage, and his nephew Cai Longyu's courage just made up for his shortcomings. The two don't get along with each other, but they also complement each other.
From commanding the heroes of Shandong, to commanding the heroes of the horses, to Lu Bing's defeat of the horses, knocking on the mountains and shaking the tigers, Cai Liqun has always been by Cai Longyu's side, giving him advice and suppressing Cai Longyu's temper. Therefore, Cai Longyu respects his uncle very much, because he knows that he has today, and Cai Liqun has ten great achievements. Cai Liqun has achieved Cai Longyu, but Cai Longyu has not achieved Cai Liqun. The uncle and nephew are inseparable from the scales, and the scales are inseparable from the scales, and it is difficult to separate.
Qi Jingtong said: "Brother Cai, why are you still so angry. In fact, Saeed can't be blamed for this, he is already weak, and he has been able to survive until now with his own strength against the other three. Besides, we didn't really send troops to help him, it was just beating the side drum, at most it restrained the troops of Yili Jiangli and Turpan, which played a deterrent role, but in fact it didn't have much effect. ”
"Then why do you want to help this Said, the good bird chooses the tree to perch, wouldn't it be better for us to choose a stronger one to help?" Cai Longyu said, in his opinion, what he is doing now is a thankless thing, not to mention that his life in Wuthering Mountains and Forests is about a happy life, hiding in the rear all day long, and guarding the camp step by step, which makes Cai Longyu feel very uncomfortable.
Xia Dade spoke: "It is more meaningful to support an idiot than to support a strong person." If an idiot does not fight hard and become a smart person, even if he has a vast land and can fight well, it will be difficult for him to achieve great things, and he can break it with just one blow, because in the final analysis, he is an idiot. Said has been defeated repeatedly and has almost no victories in his life, but the times have created heroes, and he has also made him the king of a country. The opportunity is for those who are prepared, if this Said doesn't have any real skills, he won't be able to sit on this throne, but" Xia Dade changed his words and said with a smile: "Compared to my third brother and Brother Shixian, this Said is no different from an idiot." ”
"Xia Dade, how the hell have you become literate when you speak, talk well, what do you mean!" Cai Longyu is not stupid, from the moment Shandong Xia Dade sat in the second position, he knew that Xia Dade was ordered by Lu Bing to divide his power. Cai Liqun once chose to let Cai Longyu isolate Xia Dade, so that Xia Dade had nothing to do, and he couldn't grasp the real power at all, so as to empty him, Cai Longyu did hesitate and be confused, which led to Xia Dade's idle state for a period of time, but in the end, Cai Longyu made the right choice - to give power to Xia Dade.
Delegating power to Xia Dade is to show loyalty to Lu Bing, so that he can get the trust he deserves, and be able to attach himself to Lu Bing's big tree. Originally, submission was for attachment, there was no need to do this kind of fearless resistance, sooner or later the military power had to be handed over, and it was better to surrender late than early. Only if Lu Bing trusts him, can he grasp a certain amount of real power in the future, or preserve the strength in his hands, he knows that he is powerless to fight. If he doesn't let go of power, Lu Bing will still take it over. At that time, it will not only be a matter of losing part of the military power, but it may be difficult to protect the head, and how can those who have achieved great things have a benevolent and righteous heart!
Although Xia Dade came to decentralize. But he represents Lu Bing, and the military power is given, so Cai Longyu doesn't need to find himself unhappy, if he gives the military power and finds trouble with Xia Dade, it will be thankless.
Besides, Xia Dade has a vulgar personality, and he can talk to a rough person like Cai Longyu, and he is righteous. Tough, can be a man, this article is in line with Cai Longyu's taste. Therefore, the two became close friends. This made Cai Liqun feel a lot more relieved, and if something happened to Xia Dade, at least in case something happened in the future, Xia Dade could also come forward to protect the lives of his uncle and nephew.
Xia Dade listened to Cai Longyu's words. Hehe smiled and said, "Damn." You're about the same brain as Said. Do you want to assist an idiot to take the position, he is too busy to take care of himself, and can only rely on his own strength to complete the beautiful future we have promised. But the strong are different. The hegemon and the strong have great ambitions, and most of them have the determination to work hard. More of the greedy. Let's help them, just to make them fuller, and when you can't control him, he will bite you in turn. My third brother told a story about a farmer and a snake, and the story goes like this."
Xia Dade told the story, and told Cai Longyu the truth that seemed to be easy to understand but the authorities were obsessed with through the easy-to-understand story, and Cai Longyu finally stopped talking. Xia Dade said: "What should we do next? Whether it's time to continue to move into the hinterland, I think it's time to give Saeed some help. In fact, what Lao Cai said is right, at least there is some truth, if it goes on like this, if Said is defeated, when Yarkand is divided, the spearhead of the three families should be aimed at Daming again. ”
"Yes, it's going to attack, but it can't be a full-fledged attack." Qi Jingtong waved his hand vigorously and said: "Now you know the situation in the country, our task is heavy, and there is no room for mistakes, so we must handle it properly and act carefully." ”
Cai Longyu nodded: "I also know this, now the coastal border is very long because of the vast territory, resulting in a hundred dense and sparse loopholes, we can't have any more moths in the northwest." If the northwest defense line is broken through again, then the Central Plains will be flat, but the people will suffer, and the slaughter of the Central Plains is unknown. ”
Xia Dade crossed Erlang's legs and sat very unorthodoxically, even though the weather in the northwest is a little cold now, Xia Dade is still open-chested, revealing his thick heart protection hair, and still looks like a butcher. I've said everything I need to say, now it's Qi Jingtong and Cai Longyu's business, and my current task is to pick his nose and drink, and by the way, think about what gifts to bring to his three children from the northwest. Speaking of Xiangyun's belly, he is also angry, in the past few years, he has given birth to two girls and a boy to Xia Dade, Xia Dade has both children and daughters, so he is naturally satisfied, if it weren't for seeing the third brother become the general of the Dragon Shadow this time, Xia Dade would not have come if there was no one available in the northwest.
Naturally, where can ordinary generals restrain the Shandong Hans who were born in Xiangma, only Xia Dade can be up to this great task. A smile appeared on Xia Dade's dark face, he knew what to send, he gave his daughter-in-law a few handfuls of Guqin and jade jewelry from the Western Regions and those excellent spices and the like, and brought back a good horse for each of his children, plus some special new gadgets from the Western Regions. Although these are not as good as their third uncle Lu Bing's, their children grew up in Lu Mansion since they were children, and they are well-informed, and Meng Xueqing treats her children equally, but after all, this is for her own children, and they will definitely like it. As for the gifts of his nephews Lu Xun and Lu Yi, Xia Dade had already prepared them, killing the jewel in the crown of the Great Khan to Lu Xun, and giving Lu Yi's saber to Lu Yi, and Qi lived.
was thinking about it, but was interrupted by Qi Jingtong: "Brother Xia, Old Xia, Deputy General Xia, General Xia!" Xia Dade came back to his senses with a smirk, scratched his head and asked: "What are you doing, I'm sorry, I ran away just now, you discussed yours, I strictly obeyed the order, didn't I also express my opinion just now, and I won't have anything to do if I persuade Lao Cai." ”
Qi Jingtong smiled: "Why is it nothing, I want you to lead the troops to destroy the weakest Yili now." ”
"Fighting deep into the hinterland?" Xia Dade was taken aback and said, "Lao Tzu doesn't go, it's too dangerous." ”
"How can there be a general who is on the verge of disobedience and is cowardly and does not fight." Qi Jingtong flicked his sleeves and said, having said that, he was not angry, there were no outsiders here, the soldiers and generals who came from the imperial court last month were all outside, and there were only four of them in the big tent, which could be described as Lu Bing's descendants, and there were no taboos when they spoke. It is known that Xia Dade is not timid, he just doesn't want to complain.
"I have children, and I don't want to lose my name in vain. What, Lao Cai, you can go for me. Xia Dade blinked and said to Cai Longyu, Cai Longyu was also real, nodded and said: "It's not a matter, brother, I'll go for you, if I die, just support my uncle for me." Cai Liqun touched his tears at the right time, as if he was really going to part with life and death now, and he was a well-deserved acting school. (To be continued......)