Chapter 1152 I'll give him a backup gift. Mu Guangling's eyelids jumped a few times involuntarily. He looked at the imperial edict handed over by Fang Jie, and then looked at Fang Jie's serious expression. He didn't know what to do. How to accept or reject it. Is this edict false? Obviously not, because the jade seal is the real thing. Is this edict true? Obviously not, because he just watched what Fang Jiexian wrote. ¡°This word is really unique.¡± After hesitating for a while, Mu Guangling finally pushed the matter away with a haha. Fang Jie obviously didn't come with good intentions, although he smiled kindly. "Why, the Duke doesn't accept the order?" Fang Jie obviously didn't pay attention to Mu Guangling's unfunny joke. "We are all doing this for the imperial court, to expel the bandits, and to protect the safety of one side. The troops of the Black Flag Army and the Mu Mansion are also under the control of the imperial court, and you and I are old acquaintances, so Your Majesty , I think there is no need for such procedures. If the Black Flag Army uses more military rations in the future, just send someone to inform them." Mu Guangling smiled, meaning that he would definitely not accept this imperial edict. . Fang Jie did not continue to force him. He smiled and put the imperial edict on the coffee table: "Actually, the Duke understands best. If you want this, I can give it to you. Is the imperial edict sacred? It is naturally sacred, but in the moment It makes no sense. I will write you as much as the Duke wants." Mu Guangling looked at Fang Jie with a smile, not knowing how to answer for a moment. "Since the Duke has also said that you and I are both here to keep the peace, and the Black Flag Army and the Mu Mansion soldiers are also under the control of the imperial court, is it time to clarify who listens to whom? Although I have more soldiers and horses than the Duke There are more, and the title is higher than that of the Duke, but this is Eastern Xinjiang after all. The status of the Duke in Eastern Xinjiang in the hearts of the people is naturally beyond my ability. So, if the Duke does not dislike it, I will black flag. The millions of troops in the army are willing to listen to your orders. " "Where should we fight first? Just ask the Lord. Although our Black Flag Army is tired, we can't think of resting until we see the people in Eastern Xinjiang suffering. The Duke points out a place and our army will set out tomorrow." Fang Jie leaned forward and asked. Mu Guangling was forced by Fang Jie's words to have no way out, so he could only shake his head: "Your Majesty is here for the first time, so it's better to familiarize yourself with the battle situation first. Besides, the power of command naturally belongs to Your Majesty." "Oh" Fang Jie said oh, He sat up straight and said, "In that case, I can hit wherever I want?" The Fang Jie I saw this time was completely different from the Fang Jie I saw last time. The last time Mu Guangling met Fang Jie, he always felt that although his status was not clear yet, his situation was calm and cold. The Fang Jie seen at this time, although his position has been stabilized, is more like a rogue. "Why is the Duke so anxious?" Mu Guangling coughed and said: "However, it seems that the Duke really feels sorry for the people of Eastern Xinjiang. I, Mu Guangling, would like to express my gratitude to the people here. The foreigner named Xiulun a while ago The Duke of Si led troops to besiege Jiankang City. The 100,000 people in Jiankang City were afraid that they would have no food and grass. If they did not rescue them, they would be in danger. I wanted to send troops to help, but I was really short of men. "It's hard to continue." "Okay" Fang Jie nodded and turned around to tell Liao Sheng: "Send someone to tell Chen Dingnan to go to Jiankang City immediately." He turned back and asked Mu Guangling: "Is there anything else?" Sneering, thinking that since you want to pretend to be so hypocritical, I will make it happen for you. Is it still a bad thing for me to take this opportunity to separate the forces of your Black Flag Army? "There is also Jiading." Mu Guangling stood up and walked to the huge map hanging on the wall, pointed to a location and said: "There are three strongest foreign teams. The strongest is of course Hullens' team. , but it may be that Lehmann felt that he was not doing well, so he sent two more troops. One of them was besieging Jiading. Behind Jiading is Suteng Mountain. If you want to grab the grain warehouse on Suteng Mountain, you must capture Jiading. It was so fierce that I sent two groups of troops over, but it was only a drop in the bucket." "Okay." Fang Jie nodded again: "Send someone to tell Lu Fenghou to march into Jiading." "Is there more?" he asked again. Mu Guangling said: "Malan Mountain." He pointed to that place and said: "This is the hub of transportation between the north and the south of Eastern Xinjiang. If foreigners occupy Malan Mountain, the connection between the north and the south of our army will be cut off. Will fall into passivity. Now it seems that the foreigners are the first.A powerful team seemed to be showing signs of attacking Malan Mountain. " "Okay" Fang Jie still agreed so simply: "Send someone to tell Chen Bishan to take his troops to Malan Mountain. " "Is there any more? " He asked. Mu Guangling took a look at the map. These three places were at least a thousand miles apart, and the farthest was no less than 26,700 miles. In this way, the strength of the Black Flag Army was divided. "Not yet. " Fang Jie hummed, took out a notebook from his sleeve, carefully calculated with charcoal for a while, then raised his head and said: "My troops can be dispatched immediately. Based on the calculation of 100,000 troops sent to each of the three places, it will probably take this If you have more food and grass, please provide it to the public. As long as the food and fodder arrive, my people can be on the road that day. " He handed the notebook to Mu Guangling: "Look, Duke, did I make a mistake in my calculation? " Bang! A vase was smashed to the ground, splashing everywhere. The sound was so clear and loud that all the servants waiting in the room were startled. Everyone's face changed color, He hung his head and shrank back, daring not to speak. From their perspective, the furious Mu Guangling was like a ferocious beast that had lost its mind and could tear these little people into pieces at any time. ¡°It¡¯s just asking for food from me. ! " Mu Guangling swept everything off the table and kicked over the large vase standing in the corner. "In order to force me, they even brought a lot of squires kidnapped from along the way. Could these people help me? He speaks? ! If you want to fight foreigners, just go and fight them yourself. If you want food and grass, you don¡¯t even have a hair on your head! " "You can't say that, the Duke. Fang Jie is obviously well prepared this time. He is here to force you to hand over the command and control of the Eastern Xinjiang army. The squires you brought may not dare to target you, but they are also afraid of death. How are they afraid of you, and how afraid of Fang Jie. If you allow these people to talk nonsense outside, you will be passive, Mr. Guo. "Mu Qinglin advised. "And you! " Mu Guangling said angrily: "I asked you to stop Fang Jie's troops outside the city, why did you let them in! " Mu Qinglin quickly lowered his head and said: "Master Guo, if Fang Jie is stopped in the current situation, Fang Jie will get into trouble on the spot. With so many people watching helplessly, he claimed to be an imperial envoy. I was worried that he would take the opportunity to start a war with Mu Mansion, so I let all Fang Jie's entourage into the city. Moreover, the Duke of Guo, now that his people are in the city, it is easier to monitor than outside the city. Mu Qinglin said: "We have at least 100,000 armored soldiers in the city, but we can only bring four to five thousand troops." " "You think he is here to start a war? Mu Guangling snorted coldly: "It's a pity that you have so many years of experience. I thought you wouldn't be intimidated by him if I sent you there." But now it's good, all the opportunities have been taken by him. Do you think he dares to declare war on my Mu Mansion? Just like before, Nalan Dingdong was so domineering and did not dare to blatantly use the banner of the Black Flag Army to declare war on our Mu Mansion. Now in Eastern Xinjiang, whoever declares war on anyone first will be the sinner! " Mu Qinglin's expression changed: "Master Guo, what should we do now? " "Let him live in the city. Mu Guangling thought for a while and then ordered: "From tomorrow on, you will always be by his side. Whatever he wants, you just have to agree to it." Go shopping with him, choose a few beautiful women to send over every day, serve him delicacies every day, and if he wants food, say you are preparing it. Naturally, the food and fodder required by an army of 300,000 cannot be prepared in a short while. " "Then what? " Mu Qinglin asked. "I want to leave. Mu Guangling sneered and said, "Tomorrow I will quietly leave the city and go to Malan Mountain." That place is really important, do you think I would really give it to Fang Jie? If Malan Mountain is occupied by Fang Jie, he will grab me by the throat. After ten days, I will ask someone to bring you a batch of food and grass. It is only enough for 50,000 people. Deliver it first. Tell him that Malan Mountain is the most important and ask him to send troops there first. The insufficient food and grass will be made up later. . " "Food and grass for 50,000 people is not a small sum of money. " Mu Qinglin thought for a while and said, "How about putting some rocks in there? " Mu Guangling pondered for a while and then shook his head: "No, this matter must be done in front of those squires. No fraud. Let Fang Jie see clearly the real food and give it to him. What reason would he have for not sending troops? If he wants to see me, just say that I am seriously ill and cannot see guests. If he really sends troops, I will have the gift of 100,000 people at Malan Mountain. If he doesn't send troops, you question him in front of those squires. " "Yes" Mu Qinglin bowed his head in response, and then asked a little uneasily: "But, the Duke of Guo left like this???, what if Fang Jie finds out? " "What can I do if I know? Fang Jie thought he had brought many martial arts masters, so he could put pressure on me. After I leave, I will naturally find a way to deal with them. " After hearing this, Mu Qinglin realized that Mu Guangling was not only worried about what he had said before, but also worried about the masters Fang Jie had brought. Mu Qinglin had observed that the few people following Fang Jie were really good at cultivation. They are not weak, at least if he fights alone, he may not even be able to win against one of them. Although Mu Guangling's cultivation is stronger than him, he has no chance of winning against so many masters. He looks like a dragon crossing the river, so let him be tyrannical. Mu Guangling snorted coldly: "He is a dragon crossing the river, and foreigners are also dragons crossing the river, so I will give the territory to them." Let these two dragons writhe freely in this area of ??Eastern Xinjiang. I will just sit back and watch whether he is tyrannical or the foreigners are tyrannical. " At this moment, Mu Qinglin finally understood what Mu Guangling meant. Mu Guangling was actually scared. The first thing he was afraid of was the masters Fang Jie brought. If Fang Jie really wanted to quarrel, Mu Guangling He knew he couldn't defeat those people. The second fear was that Fang Jie would force him to hand over his food, grass and military power, so he had to hide out. It seemed that Mu Guangling had a plan in mind and wanted to lure foreigners to fight with Fang Jie. If it really happened, it would be a great thing for Mu Mansion. "My lord, how many people are you bringing with you?" " "No" Mu Guangling waved his hand: "I have secretly mobilized Wei An's troops to wait at Malan Mountain. I will make changes based on the situation when I arrive. What you have to do is to keep Fang Jie safe in the city for me. As long as he doesn't leave the city for ten days, I can prepare a generous gift for him! "