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Chapter 19 Major Events
Behind Tang Kuo's joint fight is the Tang Kuo family, a well-known concubine family in Zhongdu.

In the early years when the Wanyan clan was still fishing and hunting in the northeast, the Tang Kuo clan was an important ally and neighbor of the Wanyan clan, and the two clans intermarried for generations.Dajin's Jingzu Emperor Wanyan Wu Gunai, Taizu Emperor Wanyan Aguda, Taizong Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai, and Hailing King Wanyan Liang all regarded Tang Kuo's daughters as queens and noble concubines.In the outer dynasties, Tang Kuobian, Tang Kuo Anli, Tang Kuo Gong and other clansmen served as prime ministers, privy secretaries, Jiedu and other senior officials over the years.

In recent years, Tang Kuo's status in the harem has declined, and even the power in the outer court has been implicated.That's why Tang Kuo took the initiative to release Ren Dutong, trying to achieve something on the battlefield, and then support the clansmen in Zhongdu.

But a nobleman like him, who has been well-clothed and well-fed since he was born, has long since left his ancestors' bow and horse skills out of the sky, how can he fight wars?

Since the Tiewa Ganzhan army went north, although they did not fight the Mongolian army head-on, they encountered chaos several times.At every critical moment, Tang Kuo was timid when he fought together, and he never took the lead more than half a time.As a result, the soldiers had no respect for him, and he could not talk about commanding the army at all.

Fortunately, such characters are exactly what Yang An'er needs.No matter how much she despises him in her heart, Yang An'er always flatters her face and lifts Tang Kuohe up very high.Although the two are in the same relationship as principal and deputy, Yang An'er treats him like a boss.

After a long time, Tang Kuo became his commander-in-chief with peace of mind, dealing with official affairs and rarely directly intervening in military affairs.

At this moment Tang Kuohe came suddenly to give orders, and put on a mighty posture as an adjutant, trying to force Yang An'er to obey, which is really rare in recent times.

Yang An'er's dissatisfaction flashed across the face, and she didn't show it too much, but Tang Kuo noticed it immediately.

Although he is not good at leading troops, he is good at being an official, and he is very capable in observing words and expressions, so he immediately knew that he was probably causing trouble for Yang An'er.

Immediately, he took a few steps forward and helped Yang An'er who was bowing and saluting: "Don't think too much, brother An Guo. This matter is actually out of my own selfishness, so I ask you for help."

"What does Dutong have to say? The boss's order, and the subordinate's aggression to deal with it, how can it be called asking for help?"

"Hey, brother, listen to me, there is a reason for this."

"Please tell me all."

It turns out that in recent years, the imperial court's northern defense line has become more and more stretched, and troops and generals have been continuously dispatched from Hebei and the Central Plains to assist in the defense.As a result, Yehuling and Migukou suffered disastrous defeats, killing hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and countless military successes, defenses, and governors were lost.Only in the east and west of Hebei, there are hundreds of vacancies for civil and military officials.

But in this year, there have been frequent disasters and undercurrents in the DPRK and China.Occasionally, a few high-ranking officials who were in charge were either focused on Mongolia, or on the Khitan Yeluliu who was rampant in the northeast, and for a while they completely ignored trivial personnel matters.

So above the local officials, as long as they don't have much influence, let's use his official power to take pictures and barely blur the situation.

For example, Baozhou's Shuntian Army Jiedushi is now represented by Hejian Mansion judge Mei Jiqinu, and the Yongding Army Jiedushi in Xiongzhou is also in charge of Baozhou Recorder Bode Zhang Nu.Even the Hebei East Road Metropolitan Administration Office was simply maintained by Gao Xi from Bohai who was newly appointed as the inspector and transfer envoy.

Strictly speaking, in the area from Xiongzhou to Anzhou, there are only two officials with high status and authority: one is Dutong Tang Kuo from the Tiewa Ganzhan Army, and the other is Anzhou Governor Tu Shanhang.

Both of them were from well-known aristocratic families in the central capital.The Tang Kuo family was famous in the early years as a family of concubines, but in recent years the limelight has been overwhelmed by the empress dowagers and empresses of the Tu Shan family. The relationship between the two families is very delicate and sometimes tense.

Since last year, Tu Danhang has been in Anzhou, taking advantage of the imperial court's order to establish military divisions in various assassin counties to expand his strength. It is obvious that he wants to take this one step further and plans to be transferred to Baozhou Shuntian Army Jiedushi.Tang Kuohe saw it and was very jealous and unhappy.

On weekdays, Tang Kuo was in Zhuozhou, so he couldn't directly affect Tu Shanhang's plan.But now something like this happened, as the commander of Tiewa Ganzhan Army, he has the power to mobilize troops and horses to kill bandits.I get a credit first, and then I put an extra sum in the paperwork... It not only shows my loyalty and diligence, but also pours dirty water on Tu Shanhang, and charges him with cowardice and incompetence.

"Brother An Guo, don't you think it's wonderful to have both public and private conveniences?"

Both public and private?

You came here in such a hurry to deliver the order, I thought it was something important, and I was quite frightened.This is the result?
You have the guts to say this ridiculous thing in front of my face?Do you really think of me as one of your own?
Facing Tang Kuo's chubby face, Yang An'er almost wanted to punch him, smashing it to pieces.

He felt that the twitching at the corner of his mouth was about to be uncontrollable, and he quickly apologized loudly: "Haha, haha, it's all good, of course it is good!"

After laughing a few times, Yang An'er straightened her back and looked behind her.

Because he hinted earlier that the generals would avoid Tang Kuo's joint attack, Liu Quan and Li Siwen each went to the headquarters to march, and even the key generals such as Zhan Hui, Wang Min, Ji Junli, and Wang Lin had left.

The soldiers and horses commanded by several generals originally had their own goals, so it is not easy to make temporary changes at this moment.

Fortunately, under his command, there are many brave men who dare to fight. Yang An'er pondered for a while, and ordered one person: "Xiao Jiu! You take a hundred soldiers from my headquarters and go to the lower reaches of the Feijun River!"

The one called "Xiao Jiu" was Yang An'er's nephew, Yang You, who was known as brave.

Yang You came out as ordered, and said murderously, "Observe!"

"Don't ignore the important matters that Dutong personally ordered. I'll give you five days, is it enough?"

"Within five days, Guo Ning's head will be taken and presented to Du Tong!"

"Go!"

Yang An'er waved his hand, and Yang You pressed his saber and left, his footsteps sonorously went down the slope to gather familiar soldiers.

"Brother An Guoxian, thank you very much!"

Tang Kuo smiled in satisfaction, and said goodbye.

Yang An'er stared at Tang Kuo's chariots and cavalry until they disappeared into the distant city, and then the courteous expression on his face faded away, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.On the one hand, this smile is contempt for Tang Kuo and his ilk;

Since last winter, the Mongols on the grasslands have been ready to move again, and the heavy imperial troops, under the command of Wanyan Gang, Shuhu Gaoqi and others, gathered in Jinshan.From Hebei to Shandong, many original military towns are empty and abnormal.And the stragglers who broke into Hebei and scattered all over the country were afraid because the imperial court might issue it again.

Yang An'er will not let go of such a good opportunity.

He has already made all the arrangements. First, he will collect the defeated troops from various departments within a period of ten days, and then threaten them with conscripts to go north to fight, coercing them to follow and fight.After raising the troops, they first pretended to attack Zhongdu, forcing all the soldiers and horses to attack the king.

When the troops in Hebei and Zhongdu were mobilized, Yang An'er immediately swung his troops to the south, cut off the water transportation all the way, captured the grain storage in the grain storage in Xianzhou and Jingzhou, and expanded his troops.Finally, enter Shandong in Dezhou or Dizhou, and take Yidu directly!
Taking Yidu, the big deal is half done.With Yidu as the foundation, the army that turned to war as the backbone, and the prestige of ten years of operation, it is enough to call on hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from the two roads in Shandong, which is enough to separate one side.Furthermore, it is not unimaginable to deal with the Song and Jin Dynasties, expand and profit at the right time, and even become an emperor.

Big things are on the line, and Yang An'er has no reason not to be dissatisfied with Tang Kuo's little request.

The more critical the moment is, the more Tang Kuo can act as a cover when he fights against such a boss together.Even if this person is inevitable in the end, he has to win him over now so as not to affect the overall situation.

Yang An'er had heard of the name of Wushabao Guo Liulang a long time ago.He dared to attack and kill Xiao Haohu alone in the formation, as expected he was a bit courageous as rumored.But under the rule of the Dajin court, there are more than a thousand people who are talented but bow down to recklessness?Among the defeated soldiers of the various states in Hebei, there are more than a thousand courageous and martial arts figures?

If you can't take advantage of the momentum, you're just an ant-like character after all. If you kill him, you'll kill him. There's nothing to worry about...everything is important!

(End of this chapter)