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Chapter 462 Aftermath

In Guo Ning's view, the battle to seize Shandong is actually not fierce.At least, it was far inferior to his previous fight with Puxian Wannu and the Mongolian army in Huanglonggang, Xianping Prefecture.

The training and equipment of the Ding Navy have always been in accordance with the standards for confronting the Mongolian army.Such an army faced with the death of its commander and the red coat army whose divisions were torn apart, is not so much a battle as a harvest.

But Shandong is, after all, the belly of the Han land. In the eyes of the world, it is more important than Liaodong, which is across the sea and full of alien races.People of insight are well aware of Shandong's hidden potential and its status as a lever to shake up the situation in the world.

Therefore, the rapid expansion of Dinghai in Shandong has brought far more influence than Guo Ning had previously imagined.

And the legendary experience of a Han Erwu who was born in the frontier, who jumped from a defeated soldier to a military and political official in just a few years, gradually spread.

You must know that the Great Jin Dynasty established its country with military force, and it has always attached great importance to military power.Whoever has military power must use Jurchen first, Bohai second, Khitan second, and Haner last.There are as many scholars in the Han Dynasty as ministers and high-ranking officials, but there are very few who can serve as a guarding general.

In the early days of the Republic of China, there were Liaodong Haner like Han Chang and Wang Bolong, Xu Dadao from Laizhou, Pangdi from Yan'an, etc., who were generals in the army.After arriving in the Kuoqu domain, tens of millions of Han children are under the rule. Over the past few decades, with military exploits, there is no one who can achieve more than [-] households or defense envoys.

Even in the Ming and Chang years, Jurchen generals like Jiagu Qingchen had to admit that the bravery of the Han people was enough to rely on the frontier of the Great Jin, but this hidden rule of suppressing Han children remained unchanged.

Later, with the extravagance of the Jurchens, there were fewer and fewer wise and brave generals, and this rule was enforced more and more strictly.

But the obstacles of such and such rules, in front of a young man who was born in a defeated army in northern Xinjiang, seemed to not exist at all.Just like those who dared to block his path, no matter how famous and ruthless they were, they were all smashed to pieces.

At the same time that Dajin was getting weaker and weaker, a powerful military group with the Han Erwu people as its core appeared so suddenly, and it became a force that everyone in the territory of Dajin Kingdom looked at and had to respect.

This is really unique since the founding of Daikin.

Therefore, the rise of Guo Ning itself has become a major event that can be compared with the changes in the situation in Shandong.

Even after a lapse of one month, the dust has stopped, and the aftermath is still rippling endlessly.

There are more and more people who are staring at Shandong, Guo Ning, and Ding Haijun, and it's not just the servant Anzhen from Hebei?

Kulai Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, there are several cottages built on the basis of the old base of Fan Chong, the commander of Chimei Qu.The larger one is located in Baihe Bay at the foot of the West Mountain.

This cottage was the temporary settlement of Liu Erzu's troops after they retreated.

At the beginning, there were more than 8000 people led out of the mountains by Liu Erzu. With the rapid expansion of the Red Coat Army, these [-] people once expanded to more than [-].

But at this moment, after many times of fighting and internal strife, there are less than 8000 of the more than 400 people left.The close subordinates around Liu Erzu, who maintain the most complete organizational system under his command, only have more than 20 people.There are only about [-] troops left, and this number does not include the lightly wounded.

Baihewan cottage is the place where Liu Erzu's headquarters is stationed, and it is also a resting place for the wounded.In the wooden hall, a faint stench and bloody smell could be smelled not far away. It was because a companion's injury was deteriorating and he would not live long.

Liu Erzu looked much older than before.

He was concentrating on flipping through the pages in front of him, his nose almost touching the paper.He is also not very literate, so he often sticks out his rough and callused fingers like an old farmer, pointing to the overly complicated words on the courtyard book, and asking Peng Yibin beside him.

Peng Yibin's right hand was bound with a splint, half of his beard was burned off, and there were large scars on his face.Naturally, he suffered a loss when he returned from the Henan battlefield, but he has a rough and optimistic personality, and he doesn't take the fiasco particularly seriously.

Peng Yibin is both civil and military, and is Liu Erzu's right-hand man.The two have been dating for more than 20 years and get along very casually with each other.

So he was soon annoyed by Liu Erzu's questions, took the courtyard book directly, and asked loudly, "Which sentence exactly?"

Liu Erzu narrowed his eyes and pointed: "Here, here."

Peng Yibin read aloud: "Fenghou Wanli Banchao, forced to be a traitor's red coat, betraying the master's yellow nest. Just like a goshawk unhooked, a cunning rabbit out of the cage, and a dragon plucking from the net. The hair on the temples is shabby, and the luggage is slack. Those who go this time, fight a fight to turn the sky back, and I will definitely teach him to make the sea boil and the mountain shake."

After reading it in one breath, he was a little dazed, and it took a long time before he let out a long breath.

He turned to the cover of the courtyard book, and saw the title written on it.

"The Story of the Golden Knife?"

Liu Erzu nodded: "This is a new script that was sung in Yidu a few days ago. It talks about Han Renqing, a veteran in northern Xinjiang who has served the country for decades, but was bullied by the court. At this time, the Mongolian army invaded the south and burned, killed and looted as much as they wanted. , He originally wanted to flee, but he couldn't let go of the countryside and his comrades, and finally fought fiercely for the soldiers and civilians in person, and before leaving, he entrusted the golden knife with him to General Guo who was traveling with him."

Everyone knows that this General Guo refers to Guo Ning, the Xuanfu envoy of Shandong.It's just that actors avoid taboos and dare not call Guo Ning by his name.

Liu Erzu reopened the court book, read that passage again, and said, "This passage is General Guo's libretto when Han Renqing presented the golden knife to General Guo. Is this libretto good?"

"It's really generous and fierce, with high ambition! Good libretto, good script, and good style!" Peng Yibin nodded again and again, a little fascinated: "But I don't know what the whole play looks like when it's performed. We're nesting in the mountains and can't see anything. arrive……"

He couldn't help but smile bitterly again: "Among them, our Red Coat Army was also sung. Looking at the libretto, this Guo Ning is simply one of us? Who would have thought that he would be so ruthless?"

Herein lies the absurdity of the world.Liu Erzu had always felt that Guo Ning was by no means a Dajin way, but it happened that Guo Ning seized the opportunity of Yang An'er's death and launched a violent attack on the Red Coat Army.This person destroyed the foundations built by the heroes of Shandong in one go, and the damage was incalculable!
Up to now, the remnants of the Red Coat Army have been torn apart, and Liu Erzu and others have returned to the mountains again.The situation is already like this, but Guo Ning indulged in singing such a court scripture on Shandong East Road, the meaning of which is self-evident.

"For those who go this time, fight a fight to turn the sky back, will teach him to make the sea boil and the mountain shake?"

Peng Yibin couldn't help singing, and sighed again: "This guy is telling everyone carelessly that our Red Coat Army is not going to be successful, and the big things in Shandong will still depend on Guo Ning! This guy, this guy is now You really have the confidence to say such big words!"

"Bah!" Xia Quan, Shi Si and others beside him all cursed.

In their eyes, Sui Wang Yiyi, who killed Yang An'er, is of course a deadly enemy; Guo Ning, who was originally non-aggressive, but suddenly turned against each other, is also extremely hateful.

This person's name is Evil Tiger, but he is actually a fox, the most cunning, trustworthy, and shameless kind!
The subordinates were filled with righteous indignation, but Liu Erzu was not angry at all, and his expression was even a little indifferent.

He slowly said: "Once Marshal Yang died, such a large territory fell apart, and everyone immediately disbanded. Guo Ning was able to seize the opportunity to send troops. It is his ability. Even if he does not send troops, soldiers from other places will come. Either Nanjing Lu Wanyan Heda's soldiers, or Hebei Lu Pu San Anzhen's soldiers... I don't know if those two troops treat the people of Shandong better than Guo Ning's Dinghai?"

"At the foot of Moqi Mountain that day, the two families had an agreement! He can only sit and guard Laizhou and other parts of Shandong, which are the territory of our Red Coat Army!" A young officer said angrily.

"Marshal Yang promised to give Li Quan's head to Guo Ning that day. Did we give it?" Liu Erzu asked.

The young officer was taken aback.

Liu Erzu continued: "Not only did he not give it, but after Marshal Yang found out that Li Quan and Guo Ning were hostile to each other, he specially supported Li Quan's strength and gave him full power to carry out activities around Yidu. Therefore, no one owes anyone else, we Although I was hostile to Guo Ning, I have no selfish grudges..."

Shi Qing, who was a simian-armed wasp-waist, had just arrived from Tengzhou not long ago, with a face full of dust, and had been listening.

At this moment he suddenly said: "In the final analysis, the implementation of the agreement between the two parties must be guaranteed by strength. If there is strength, the agreement will be as firm as a rock. If there is no strength, the agreement will be a piece of waste paper. And what will everyone do? , It’s only out of interest. There is no need to get entangled in the previous matter, even if Guo Ning benefits more this time, the next trip may be our turn.”

What do you mean by that?Now everyone went to see him.

　The court version of the Jin Dynasty seems to have not been handed down in its entirety, so the words from the Ming Dynasty legend "The Story of the Sword" were used.

　
(End of this chapter)