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Text Chapter 676 Situ Lei¡¯s Choice

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    Update time: 2013-03-21

    "However, I would like to explain something here. As many armors and equipment as you buy, I hope that they will be used on your soldiers instead of appearing in other tribes. If I hear about it, the weapons we sell will be used by our  If the enemy gets it, then I, Zhao¡¯s hundreds of thousands of troops, will defeat his tribe first.¡±

    Zhang Yuanjing¡¯s cold and stern voice made everyone move, and they immediately agreed.  Since they themselves lack weapons, armor and equipment, they will naturally not sell them to others.  Besides, even if they have this idea in their minds, they don't dare to bring it up now.

    Seeing the excitement on the faces of these tribal guards, Zhang Yuanjing secretly sneered: Don¡¯t even think about getting Zhao¡¯s weapons and equipment.  What you have obtained is only the armor and equipment that we, Zhao, captured after the battle with the Bingzhou Army, cannot use it.  It is a good idea to use these eliminated materials in exchange for war horses, livestock and Turkic prisoners as labor.

    "Okay, the main things are these. After each department returns, be prepared to use your own, or soon your own property, to exchange for the armor and equipment you need. Remember, that Lord behaved well, you  The greater the amount of armor and equipment obtained, the more complete the types, and the greater the power." There was a hint of temptation in Zhang Yuanjing's words.

    Sure enough, several guards had a trace of greed in their eyes, and at the same time they moved their eyes back and forth.  Naturally, they heard Zhang Yuanjing's meaning clearly. He just wanted them to rob the northern tribes and seize their livestock, war horses and people.  The harder you hit, the more you get, and the greater the support you get from King Zhao.  At the same time, annexing a tribe will increase your own strength.

    "In addition, in order to commend you for your timely surrender to my lord, my lord has decided to launch trade in various ministries and increase trade. Presumably, your lords also need this very much. From now on, my caravan from Zhao will be  We will continue to march into your tribes and bring the necessary supplies to each tribe. Of course, the furs accumulated by the tribes can also be sold to our Da Zhao merchants at appropriate prices, benefiting both parties."

    "You sirs must also be very envious of the life in our country of Great Yan. From now on, you sirs will be able to afford whatever we have in Zhao. However, this requires a prerequisite. That is, your tribes must follow closely.  Behind King Zhao. Otherwise, I think there are still many northern tribes who are willing to take your place. There are also many people who are willing to serve our Lord and take your place." His tone was suddenly cold.

    Several tribal guards hurriedly expressed their loyalty to King Zhao to Zhang Yuanjing, and they also felt a little bit of fear towards Zhang Yuanjing in their hearts.  A few words, sweet dates on one side and big sticks on the other, made them happy and worried at the same time.

    "Everyone, since we are talking about the caravan, I have to explain some things to you first. I hope you can cooperate."

    Du Yan said repeatedly: "Master Zhang, if you say it's okay, we will naturally obey you!"

    "Yes Mr. Zhang, it doesn't matter if you say it!" The other people also said again and again.

    Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said: "You sirs should also know something about our country, Zhao. The merchants in our Zhao land are protected by our government. Therefore, when our caravan enters your territory, in addition to fair trade,  We also need to ensure their safety to avoid causing any bad things. Of course, caravans generally have their own caravan guards, and hiring escorts from the escort agency will also prevent any bad things from happening.  Then it becomes difficult to deal with.¡±

    Du Yan said seriously: "Master Zhang, don't worry, these caravans will not be welcomed among the tribes when they enter.

    Under Zhang Yuanjing's threats and inducements, all the tribes began to take the initiative to conquer the tribes in the north of each tribe.  It has to be said that with the support of Zhao Jun, these tribes have much less worries.  In addition, Zhao Jun supported some grain, grass and weapons at the end of last year, which enabled various ministries to conquer successfully.

    Not only that, the current changes in various ministries have also begun to gradually spread to the north.  Everyone knows that the lives of those tribes that relied on Zhao are now greatly improved.  Some goods that are usually rare items are now beginning to appear in various parts of the south.  This made some tribes who did not want to be oppressed and ruled by Xue Nie Khan decided to move south and rely on the Zhao army.

    For this situation, it is naturally what Zhang Yuanjing wants to see.  Not only that, he also vigorously promoted the benefits of relying on Zhao Jun among various tribes, and the consequences of being Zhao Jun's enemy.  In addition, the Zhao army also took turns heading north and began to conduct sneak attacks on some tribes, forcing many tribes to start moving north.

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    Luoyang, the base camp of the Yong Army.

    Although there is an emperor in the Luoyang Palace, no one takes this little emperor seriously.  The civil and military officials also left separately.  Of course, there are no few left.  However, these officialsHe took refuge in Situ Lei.  Otherwise, I'm afraid no one will pay attention to them, and it will even be dangerous to get their salary.  After all, Yong's army is not well off now, and the landlord's family has no food left

    For those officials who stayed behind, Situ Lei was both happy and afraid, but now, he was just bored.  These officials didn't have much ability, and they relied on their old age all day long. They didn't dare to do anything and let Yong Jun take care of them.  In the past, they could still show that King Yong Situ Lei obeyed the righteousness, but now, no one cares about the remaining officials who are mixed with the regicide thieves.  But Situ Lei could only keep them, and couldn't just get rid of them.

    "These old bastards, I really want them to follow the late emperor." Situ Lei, who had a slightly yellow face and was slightly thinner than before, said gloomily.

    Lin Shucheng said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there is no need to pay attention to them. These officials are used to fighting with each other and have no ability. Your Majesty can ignore them. However, they also explained a problem. The position of the Crown Prince cannot be used like this.  It's hanging. Now it's these idle officials who are fighting. If it involves the dispute between civil and military officials of the Yong Army, then"

    Situ Lei said coldly: "This king is not dead yet! These bastards all wish that their father would die now, so they are eager to get the upper hand What are these old people fighting for? Isn't it those bastards who are here?  Attack from behind."

    Then he sighed again and said slowly: "You think, which of my incompetent sons can inherit my position? Can I complete my career?"

    Lin Shucheng, Lin Shiwen and others were silent. Regarding the matter of Prince Wang, it was Situ Lei's family matter.  Especially since Situ Lei didn't show any signs of it, they would not directly interfere until someone's intention was established.  They are all smart people and will naturally not put themselves in danger.  Once you speak up, the consequences are unpredictable.  Once the emperor and the courtiers, Shui knew whether the successor King Yong would value their talents?

    Seeing that several people were silent, Situ Lei also understood the reason.  Then he smiled bitterly and said in a bitter voice: "The death of Emperor Xuanwu was my biggest mistake. If Emperor Xuanwu hadn't died suddenly, how could Murong Cheng have been used to make me bear the name of regicide? If it hadn't been for me.  Carrying the name of regicide. Why should these bastards be in charge of the government in order to stabilize the state capitals? Hey"

    After calming down, Situ Lei continued: "What do you think of the situation mentioned by the envoy from Xuzhou today? Should we join them and take action against Murong Cheng?"

    Lin Shiwen frowned and said, "I don't know whether what the Xuzhou Army envoy said is true or not. It's hard to predict whether the Xuzhou Army and the Qi Army are conspiring against us. After all, this Situ Lei used his righteousness to conquer us.  Order the other princes to gain the moral upper hand. In theory, he should not take action against the Xuzhou Army at this time. After all, if he acts like this, he will lose his moral integrity. Not only that, but it will also make him righteous.  Fall into infamy."

    Lin Shucheng also nodded slightly and said: "It is true. The situation reported by the Xuzhou Army is indeed unbelievable. However, it does not have much impact on whether we take action. After all, we have to take action in Ningzhou and Yi.  If the Xuzhou Army and the Qi Army go to war, we only need to stick to each other. Therefore, we can reply to them and agree to join forces with them from the rear of the Qi Army.  Attack."

    Ling Xiao suddenly said: "Your Majesty, everyone, I think Zhao Jun should also be involved in this."

    "Huh? Tell me? Why is Zhao Jun also involved?" Situ Lei said in a deep voice with a flash of light in his eyes.

    Ling Xiao said loudly: "Your Majesty, if the Qi Army and the Xuzhou Army go to war, then we don't need to deal with the Qi Army's attack. In other words, we will be free. So, what will we do when we are free?  What? The first is to counterattack the Qi army, and the second is to counterattack the Zhao army. However, the Zhao army has captured our Bingzhou, so we have a greater chance of counterattacking the Zhao army and regaining the lost ground. In addition, the Turks are also ready to attack, and the probability of our counterattack is also high.  greatly increase."

    "I think that after a year of hard fighting last year, Murong Cheng achieved nothing, but Zhao Xun captured Bingzhou and Xiazhou, making Murong Cheng jealous and dissatisfied. Only then could he stop his actions against us and instead attack Xuzhou."

    "In this way, on the one hand, we can capture our old enemy Xuzhou, and on the other hand, we can fight against Zhao Jun and let him sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. Murong Cheng's abacus was indeed very good, but he made the wrong choice.  The Yanzhou Army relied on its trade with Zhao Jun to quickly recover from the old wounds of the battle with Xu Jie, and was able to support an army of nearly 100,000 people. However, Murong Cheng's dirty tricks against his allies could not be felt by the Yanzhou Army.  Don¡¯t even think about any benefits after the war.¡±

    "Therefore, the Yanzhou Army immediately found out whether this villain Murong Cheng was sold. While telling the news, he informed Zhao Jun.On the other hand, he pretended to join forces with Murong Cheng.  In order to prevent our team from attacking the Turks, Zhao Jun pulled us into a tank to join forces with the Xuzhou Army to attack the Qi Army.  "

    "We have received news that Zhao Jun has begun to win over the Turkic grassland tribes and is counterattacking those tribes that surrendered to Xue Nie Khan. My subordinates guess that this should be a double preparation made by Zhao Xun. Once we take action, Zhao Jun will let those who are attached to him  The Turkic tribes resisted while fighting back against us first. Don't forget, Zhao Xun has formed eight new imperial guards. This is an army of 200,000, and half of them are veterans, which is enough to deal with any abnormal situation.  ¡±

    "Hiss" Situ Lei, Lin Shucheng and others all looked at each other, shocked by Ling Xiao's guess.  Although he was horrified, Ling Xiao's guess was indeed extremely reasonable.

    "This the relationship between the Yanzhou Army and the Zhao Army is so deep? Murongcheng should have promised a lot of benefits to join forces with the Qi Army to counterattack the Xuzhou Army. In addition, the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army have always been worried about the Yanzhou Army and the Zhao Army.  The Yanzhou army was too close and they joined forces to suppress it. How could the Yanzhou army give up this great opportunity?" Lin Shucheng said in confusion.

    Ling Xiao smiled and said: "Having said that, the leader of the Yanzhou Army is not an ordinary person. In the past, he was able to break up the alliance between the Tang Army, the Xuzhou Army and the former Yanzhou Governor Xu Jie, and win a great victory. He also took Yanzhou from the Qi Army.  This is a tyrannical lord. With his abilities, how can he not see that if he joins forces with the Qi army to destroy Xuzhou, what good results will he have? "

    "In addition, the benefits he obtained from Zhao Jun were extraordinary. If Zhao Jun had no problems and affected the north-south trade, the Yanzhou Army would be greatly weakened. Therefore, when the Qi Army cannot be trusted, General  It would be most beneficial to him to sell the information to Zhao Jun."

    Sighing, Ling Xiao added: "What puzzles me the most, and even makes me a little worried, is that the relationship between the Yanzhou Army and the Zhao Army is too deep, and the Yanzhou Army's defense against the Zhao Army is too low-level. That is,  Said that the Yanzhou Army didn¡¯t really care about defending Zhao Army.¡±

    "You know, the Zhao Army is located to the north of the Yanzhou Army. Although the Tang Army blocked part of it, there is still a large part of the territory connected to the Zhao Army and Jizhou. Aren't they worried that the Zhao Army will go down with the trend? Why didn't the Yanzhou Army take precautions?  Zhao Jun? These are the most worrying things.¡±

    Situ Lei also frowned and was very puzzled. He couldn't help but said: "Now that you have said this, what do you suspect is the relationship between Yanzhou Army and Zhao Army?"

    Ling Xiao said in a deep voice: "My subordinates suspect that the leader of the Yanzhou Army is not an ambitious person. In other words, he has clearly seen his position. He is investing and waiting for the person who will truly rule the world to appear. Or in other words, he has clearly seen his position.  , he will completely fall in love with whoever succeeds in the future. At this moment, he believes that Zhao Xun¡¯s Zhao Army is the most powerful. However, he has not fully surrendered yet. "

    Situ Lei was silent for a while and said slowly: "Zhao Xun It was because Murong Cheng and I underestimated him in the fight that he grew rapidly and became difficult to control. Now, he has grown to become the overlord of the seven states.  . Although he named the three states himself, this is what makes Zhao Xun so powerful. It is so difficult to seize territory from foreigners and stabilize it. It is not as easy as mine.  ¡±

    "The one who looked down on him at the beginning has now become our biggest enemy. We have watched him grow step by step until today, but we cannot suppress him. If only one of my useless sons could be as good as Zhao Xun  It¡¯s so awesome, I¡¯m satisfied.¡±

    "Ling Xiao, what you said makes sense. Zhao Jun is very likely to be involved. If the Yanzhou Army were to act in it, I'm afraid it would only contact the Tang Army, Xuzhou Army and himself."

    "Murong Cheng wants us to fight to the death with Zhao Xun if he wants to get the land of Xuzhou, even if it means being accused of betraying his allies. Zhao Xun, on the other hand, sees that he will not get any benefits, and at the same time he has to face the consequences of his attack on the Turks.  People. Therefore, let the weak Xuzhou army pull us up and divide the Qi territory. What do you think we should do? Should we attack the Zhao army or the Qi army?" Situ Lei said slowly.

    Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "My subordinate's intention is to attack Murong Cheng."

    "Uh? Why?"

    Lin Shucheng explained: "Your Majesty, if Zhao Jun is prepared, even if we take action, we will not gain anything. In addition, we have reached an agreement with Zhao Xun, which allows us to purchase a lot of food from Zhao Xun now, which also eases the situation."  Because of the food shortage caused by Murong Cheng's coalition attack, if we go to war with the Zhao army, it will not only break our promise, but also cut off the possibility of trade. "

    "Secondly, Zhao Jun has stationed nearly 200,000 troops in Bingzhou. Although it is ostensibly to form a imperial guard, Shui knows whether he is?To us?  In the southern part of Bingzhou, there are about 70,000 troops stationed on the border.  With all due respect to my subordinates, once we start fighting again with Zhao Jun, then Zhao Jun in Bingzhou is very likely to cut off our connection with Liangzhou and even capture Chang'an.  The situation in Liangzhou is not very good. This was also caused by the rebellion in Liangzhou.  Coupled with the increase in taxes and conscription in Liangzhou in recent years, once Zhao Xun raises troops, the situation in Liangzhou will soon be resolved into chaos.  "

    "The most important thing is that if we attack the well-prepared Zhao army, not only will we gain nothing, but it will also make outsiders think that we have colluded with the Turks. By then, it will be really difficult to wash away the infamy we have suffered."

    "But if we attack Murong Cheng, it will be very different. First, we can retaliate for the siege by Murong Cheng last year, and also let the soldiers vent. I think the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted."

    "Secondly, Murong Cheng did not expect that he would be counterattacked by the Tang Army, Yanzhou Army, and Xuzhou Army and fall into a quagmire. He also did not expect that we would have the right to counterattack his rear."

    "The third is that we are bordering most of the areas under Murong Cheng's jurisdiction, so it is much more convenient for the army to move. Moreover, we occupy a favorable location and are condescending. If we attack Murong Cheng, we can gain a lot. If possible, this battle can even  It can be said that Murong Cheng¡¯s Qi army collapsed in one fell swoop.¡±

    Situ Lei nodded slightly and asked Lin Shiwen and others: "What do you mean?"

    Ling Xiao nodded and said: "My views are the same as Master Lin's, and I also agree to take action against Murong Cheng. Whether it is because of personal hatred or profit. Attacking Murong Cheng is the best choice."

    "Well, on the surface, the army is still stationed in the two passes, but the center of gravity has begun to shift to Yizhou, Ningzhou and Hanzhong. But we must let Murong Cheng, Xuzhou Army and Yanzhou Army take the lead." Situ Lei made the final decision and said in a deep voice  said decisively.
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