The devil is coming

Chapter 159
Three more days passed. During these three days, several bonfires would be set up outside Cuiliu Fort every night. Blind Bei carried out ideological education and transformation on the new barbarian soldiers.
Some veteran barbarian soldiers have come forward to speak out, and the results of ideological reform are still very obvious.
Zheng Fan had already noticed that during the day, he found that the new barbarian soldiers looked at him with timid fear.
Well, Zheng Fan no longer cares what kind of role he was assigned when he was brainwashed by Blind Bei.
Since they are too lazy to "have fun with the soldiers and civilians", it seems good to let them fear themselves as devils, at least it will save trouble.
The new barbarian soldiers are young and strong from the attached tribes. Their tribes have entered the Yan Kingdom and settled down. Therefore, to a certain extent, they are actually like the clan executioner soldiers. They have their weaknesses pinched and Better tamed.
However, sitting in the room and watching some of the news delivered by Xiao Liuzi made Zheng Fan feel a little depressed.
First, there seems to be some change in the Desert Royal Court. There are still 30 Zhenbei Army in Beifeng County. However, after 20 were taken away from the original [-], the deterrent effect on the Desert suddenly dropped too much. .
Emperor Yan ordered the eldest prince Ji Wujiang to lead one hundred thousand Yanjing Imperial Army and Tiancheng County soldiers to Beifeng County to guard the desert.
The imperial court's tolerant policy towards the desert attracted many desert barbarian tribes to join in. This was also a response to weaken the strength of the barbarians.
Xiao Liuzi said in the letter that Yanjing's Forbidden Army has always been seriously infiltrated by family members. Originally, many generals and lieutenants in it were from family members.
When the imperial court stepped on the throne, the Yanjing Forbidden Army also carried out a major purge, which greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the originally more showy Forbidden Army.
However, in Zheng Fan's opinion, since Beifeng County still has [-] Zhenbei troops from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and the army led by the eldest prince is playing drums and providing support at the back, there shouldn't be a big problem.
At the same time, Xiao Liuzi's letter also said that a new round of internal strife in Jin State had begun. However, this time, it was a bit strange, because after such obvious and clear movements in neighboring Dayan, the three clans of Jin State even He has a pig brain, and he should know that no big controversy should be started at this time, so he is trying to hide it.
Most of the remaining imperial troops in Yanjing, as well as the mobilizable county troops from various places, were mobilized towards the eastern direction of the empire. This was a warning to the Jin State, and also to prevent the Jin State from taking advantage of Yan's conquest of the Qian State to imitate the Qian State a hundred years ago. That's how you get a bargain.
When he saw this, Zheng Fan couldn't help but reach out and rub his eyebrows. Because he was the guard of Cuiliu Castle, he was naturally very sensitive to the many disturbances on the ground in Yinlang County.
Yesterday, the [-]-strong rear camp of the Jingnan Army set off.
These [-] rear camp troops have always been the reserves of the Jingnan Army. Their combat effectiveness and equipment are naturally not as good as the [-] regular troops of the Jingnan Army, but they are certainly better than ordinary county soldiers.
According to the information obtained from the inquiry, the rear camp army is not going south, but moving eastward.
Thinking about it, he was also sent to defend Jin.
As a result, the entire Yan Kingdom was actually very empty.
If an uprising or something like that suddenly breaks out within the Yan State at this time, led by the remnants of the family, it will be difficult for the Emperor of Yan who is sitting in Yanjing to mobilize troops to put down the rebellion.
Because, after the 20 Zhenbei Army stepped on the door, the vanguard army entered Yinlang County the day before yesterday.
It's not good, it's not good.
Zheng Fan picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea.
The barbarians have always been a serious problem for the Yan people. Although the barbarians are no longer alive, they are old enemies for hundreds of years and have a blood feud, so they cannot relax their vigilance in the slightest.
Sending the imperial army to support the north is an extremely appropriate measure.
You must know that a hundred years ago when the barbarian royal court was prosperous, the Yan State would rather let the first generation Zhenbei Hou bring [-] cavalry back to guard the home, but still chose to leave the main force in the desert to fight with the barbarian army.
Dayan has been fighting the barbarians in the East for hundreds of years. It is really not just talk, but real practice.
Although the Jin State was experiencing internal strife, the country had been declining, and there were even rumors that the three major clans seemed likely to "split into Jin" at any time.
However, the strength of the Jin State's army has always been good, and they often have conflicts with the Chu State. Although the two sides have not had large-scale wars for many years, there are almost no interruptions in peacetime between two and thirty thousand people. On the side of the Jin State, While busy with internal strife, he was still able to avoid losing any ground in the friction with Chu State.
Therefore, the Jin State had to take precautions, and even Zheng Fan could spot the new round of disputes in the Jin State's court, so naturally he could not hide it from Emperor Yan.
However, in this situation, the situation of Yan State is really a bit like a person standing on the edge of a cliff.
No matter where there is a problem, or even if there is no problem at all, if this stalemate continues, Yan State itself will have twists and turns.
Since ancient times, war has always had one attribute, which is to divert domestic conflicts.
The interior of Yan Kingdom felt like it was being roasted on a grill.
The only key to breaking the situation lies with Qian Guo.
But this battle,
How should we fight?
.........
With deep concern for the country and the people, Zheng Shoubei chose black silk stockings tonight.
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The next day,
Early in the morning,
There was a sound outside the door,
"Master, the three adults are back!"
There was obvious excitement in Xiao Yibo's voice. After all, in the entire Cuiliu Castle, the demon king with whom he had the best relationship was Xue San.
A few days ago, troops were sent out in the fortress, but the third master did not come back, leaving Xiao Yibo to secretly wipe away his tears.
Xiao Yibo could really feel that Xue San didn't mind his identity as a patricide, and was willing to chat with him over a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts in his spare time.
Therefore, after learning that the third master was back safely, Xiao Yibo ran back to inform his master with red eyes.
Zheng Fan was woken up,
Frowning slightly.
At this point, I actually had enough sleep, but I still wanted to lie down for a while.
If I had left it in my previous life, I would have just lied in bed and took out my phone. I didn’t have to get up in a hurry and just scrolled through my phone for a while.
In this life, there is no mobile phone to browse, but with Siniang, it is much more fun than mobile phone.
Therefore, Zheng Fan instinctively felt angry at Xiao Yibo's behavior that ruined the early morning atmosphere.
Si Niang turned her head, she also woke up.
Zheng Fan looked at Siniang, lowered his head and kissed her.
In fact, according to common sense, no matter how beautiful the girl is or how handsome the guy is, when she wakes up and first wakes up, as long as she is a normal person, her tone will be very harsh.
Therefore, in many TV dramas, the male protagonist and the female protagonist have to kiss each other after waking up, which is simply too heavy-handed.
But Siniang is different. Firstly, Siniang's physique may be a little special. Secondly, Siniang will take a piece of her own secret mint leaf before going to bed.
After waking up like this, my mouth feels fresh and sweet.
"My lord, San'er is back?" Si Niang asked, leaning against Zheng Fan.
At the same time, his left hand began to draw spiral circles on Zheng Fan's chest.
"Well, just come back and let's sleep a little longer."
.........
It turns out that
Zheng Shoubei's decision to sleep a little longer was extremely wise and correct.
Because when Xue San came back,
The blind man and others were having breakfast.
Xue San came up and gave the blind man a big hug.
Then the blind man, who had always been calm and calm when things happened, just vomited! ! !
After Zheng Fan put on his clothes and came out under the care of Siniang, Xue San had already washed himself several times with soap.
"My lord, woo woo woo, I thought I would never see you again, my lord, and I thought I would never hear your teachings again."
Xue San performed emotionally.
When I returned to Cuiliu Castle, I originally wanted to pay homage to my old friend, but I didn't expect that Cuiliu Castle was still there. After entering, I found that the blind man and the others were still there, and then, the Lord did not die!
Xue San's emotions can be said to be quite complicated, probably similar to Sun Houhou's love and hate for the tight curse.
"Okay, okay, it's best if you come back safely." Zheng Fan reached out and patted Xue San on the head.
I wanted to pat my shoulder, but my waist is a little sore.
I don’t want to bend anymore.
Xue San began to talk about his experience after sneaking into Mianzhou City that night. When he said that he planned to risk his return after hearing the Huotou Army's words,
He was interrupted in time by Blind Bei,
"San'er, let's not talk about why you came back. Take out King Fu's head and show it to us."
"it is good!"
Xue San didn’t really want to say how he came back!
After taking out King Fu's head wrapped in soft gold silk hedgehog armor, everyone's expressions were a little strange.
Because this head looks too much like a pickled pig head that is about to be braised in a pot.
"This King Fu looks a bit like Xu Wenzu."
Zheng Fan said.
Fat people all look alike.
"My lord, here are the identity tokens and some documents. My subordinates also brought them back."
Xue San knew that it was difficult to be convincing just by relying on a human head. After all, there was no face recognition technology or DNA technology in this era.
Zheng Fan nodded and said:
"Thanks a lot."
This was another huge military achievement, and Zheng Fan knew that Xu Wenzu was probably extremely depressed after the gathering and disbandment a few days ago. Sending this human head that looked very similar to Xu Wenzu should be able to relieve the pain. Let’s look at Xu Wenzu’s embarrassment.
This human head, at this time of year, can represent something much greater than the heads of one or two thousand wolf soldiers.
"Find a nicer box and repackage it," Zheng Fan said.
"My lord, use this head to free the remaining relatives of the prisoners from slavery." Blind Bei suggested.
Xu Wenzu had just given Zheng Fan [-] barbarians, and the number of cavalry in Cuiliu Fort now exceeded [-].
Therefore, in a short period of time, it is basically impossible to ask for more people and military supplies. It is better to use this as a favor. Among the criminal soldiers, there are still many people who have relatives who have not been able to escape from slavery. This time Finish them all together.
"Well, that's what I thought too."
Xu Wenzu, the cow, has just given birth to a large amount of milk and should be weaned in a short time.
At this time, Ding Hao came over. Ding Hao had been in a good mood in the past few months, because after Yan Huangma stepped into the family, the Beifeng Liu family, a large family that originally resided in Beifeng County, also suffered genocide.
It was like Ding Hao's revenge was avenged in this way. There was no pressure on the person, and the whole person seemed to be in good spirits.
"Master, there is someone from the Secret Service outside, and it's the same person from last time... Sanji."
Pheasant is here again?
Yes,
Brother Pheasant is here again.
Zheng Fan originally thought that the Secret Service wanted to urge him to dispatch the troops in the fort to do something, but now the Qian people have completely abandoned the fort and the country is clear. Even if he wants to fight, there is no place to fight.
Xu Wenzu gathered all the soldiers and horses that day. He would rather lose face than go and find a place to fight or go around.
However, this time is different from the last time.
When I met Brother Pheasant,
Pheasant said directly:
"Master Zheng, the Marquis invites you."
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A small clay stove has an iron plate on top, which is greased with oil and sprinkled with some brown sugar to create a sugary color.
Zhenbeihou sat behind the clay stove and used a short knife to cut a few strips from the rice cake, then placed them on the iron plate, and then began to turn them over.
After a while, the sizzling fragrance filled the air.
Tian Wujing sat on the chair opposite, holding a booklet in his hand and reading silently.
In Dayan, one in the south and one in the north, the two princes reunited.
"It's baked, would you like a piece? Uncle Xue made the rice cake, it's very delicious."
Zhenbei Hou pointed to the rice cakes on the iron plate generously.
Tian Wujing shook his head and turned a page. He didn't like sweets.
"Oh, it looks like I'm living a comfortable life as a child."
Li Liangting picked up a piece by himself, put it to his mouth, took a big bite regardless of burning his mouth, and then chewed while trembling.
Next to him, Qing Shuang handed over a glass of ice water turned from snow.
Li Liangting took it and took a big sip.
"hiss………"
Zhenbeihou ate with great relish.
"I asked, what was written in the Qianguodi newspaper?"
Di Bao, of course, is not a newspaper. It is also called Di Chao. It is a collection of edicts, ministers' reports and some related political information that are regularly bound together and distributed to officials of a certain level in the country for review. It is somewhat similar to the internal reference of later generations.
This is actually a piece of national secret information. By reading the Di Daily, you can get a lot of official news about a country.
Of course, it is not difficult for the Secret Service to get a copy.
"The cavalry camp of the Western Army went north, and Mr. Zhong and Mr. Zhong separated."
"Hey, you can't change your old habit of fucking people."
Li Liangting picked up the knife and picked up another piece of rice cake. This rice cake was baked a bit old, but it was crispier.
"A few years ago, when you were still young, there was a assassin-faced sannyasi in Qian Kingdom."
"I know."
"You know what the heck, you didn't lead the army at that time."
Tian Wujing didn't argue, and he was too lazy to argue.
"The rebellion of the chieftains in the southwest of the Qian Kingdom may seem like nothing to you and me, but in fact it is nothing. If those chieftains had not taken advantage of the mountainous terrain, the Ganren army would have been able to put it down long ago.
Didn't that boy named Zheng go to Qian Kingdom and chop off the heads of thousands of wolf soldiers and come back to report his merits?
At that time, my father was still there, and so was the late emperor. Because of this assassin-faced sannyasi, these two old guys were so anxious that they were about to get angry, haha. "
Li Liangting took a bite of the rice cake and continued while chewing:
"You should first look at a person's face. Putting down the rebellion of the southwestern chieftains is only the first step. Why could this assassin-faced gentleman put so much pressure on those two old men?
Because at that time, the warriors of Qian State had the attitude to raise their heads because of him.
Straight bitch,
Qianguo is too damn big and damn rich!
On its account, it maintains 80 troops on three sides and 80 forbidden troops every year. This does not include the ancestral army on the southeast coast of the Western Army.
If the warriors of Qian State really become a climate, it will be difficult for us, Dayan, to go south again. "
Tian Wujing put away the booklet in his hand and said calmly:
"The Zhao family of the Qian Kingdom is not doing justice to the country. It is a national policy to use culture to suppress military force."
finished,
Tian Wujing said again:
"In this world, throughout the ages, our Majesty is the only one who dares to completely hand over military power to his subordinates."
"The boy surnamed Zheng has a very good saying, that is, there is too little food at home. Even if the brothers break their heads, they won't have enough to eat. It is better to go outside to grab food."
"He's always good at talking."
"No, even that eunuch Wei Zhonghe appreciates him."
"How many times have you mentioned him today?"
Li Liangting threw the short knife to the ground, and the blade pierced the floor. He wiped his mouth with the back of his left hand in an inconspicuous manner and said:
"What I mean is, damn, I wanted him at the beginning, but you refused to let me go. Well, I gave him to you, but you still only let him stay in that fortress."
"Xu Wenzu, isn't he also yours?"
"Xu Wenzu is a talented person."
"I know."
"But it's a pity that the boy surnamed Zheng was left there like that. Our country, Dayan, is no better than the country of Qian. There are more people in the country of Qian, and talented people pop up from time to time."
"A while ago, the major general of the Zhong family led three thousand cavalry of the Western Army in a circle on the border of Yinlang County."
"I know about it."
"He can hide it from Xu Wenzu, but he can't hide it from me. If he was willing to send troops to intercept it at that time, he could keep the Qianqi team when other soldiers and horses arrived."
"Haha, you mean he avoids fighting to preserve his strength?"
Tian Wujing said nothing because it was obvious.
Li Liangting shook his head and said:
"Wu Jing, you don't know how valuable firewood and rice are when you don't belong to the family. As for you, more than ten years ago, His Majesty directly appointed you to lead the Jingnan Army. This property was taken directly from you.
You have never experienced the hardships of starting a family. Sometimes, fighting is just like doing business. There are risks and there are profits, but it is a pure idle war and a bad war, so don't fight it. "
"I'm surprised that these words could come out of your mouth, Lord Zhenbei."
"Hey, how do you think my family's 30 Zhenbei Army came out? Yes, in the past few decades, more than half of our Dayan's taxes have been supporting our Zhenbei Army.
But to be honest, with 30 cavalry, it is really difficult to hold on to this wealth, so I understand that kid. The face he loses is not his own anyway. The taller one has to suffer first, so he doesn’t have to risk his life. . "
"That's why your girl would use the lives of two thousand people as bait."
"Hey, I'm really not afraid of your jokes. This is family tradition, isn't it?"
Tian Wujing didn't want to talk anymore.
"I said, there's going to be a war, so give this guy a hand, but if that doesn't work, since you don't need it, why don't you give it to me again?"
"This war is destined to result in death. Your Majesty's will has been made very clear. I will command this battle."
"I won't compete with you for this command right. As long as my Zhenbei Army can fight against those cadres, you can ask me to be your halberd-bearing doctor."
"Since he wants to preserve his strength, let's leave him there to preserve it."
"Hey, I said Wu Jing, you are so cruel. You are the one who insists on keeping this person. He is a human being, and he will always make mistakes, right? What's going on if you just slap him to death? Son?
You know, if you miss this battle, it will be difficult for the boy to get up again. "
"He chose the path himself."
"Tsk, there's no room for change? This guy is a smart man. He knows when it's time to really put in all the effort.
At the very least, he can be regarded as the one with the most military exploits and the most capable of fighting among the military leaders. If you don't lead him, wouldn't you be breaking the hearts of those military leaders? "
"The heads of more than 2000 wolf soldiers are nothing in my eyes."
"Oh, then how do you want him to perform meritorious service? Just go and chop off the head of a god king and come back?"
Tian Wujing heard this,
He seemed to really think about it,
Road:
"can."
(End of this chapter)