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Chapter 391 Life and Death

The servants outside the study got Guo Ning's order and strode forward with a knife.

After walking a few steps, Guo Ning called him back and patted his arm: "No need to go, the medical officers have their own way, let them take their time."

The current situation of the Ding Navy seems to span the five states of the Liaohai Sea, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and unlimited scenery.But this situation is based on one key point.The key is Yang An'er's survival.

People of insight all over the world see the same thing.Liang Xunyi had already seen this point only a few days after he came to Shandong, and the smart people in the Ding Navy naturally saw it more clearly.All because this situation was originally caused by Guo Ning.

In Guo Ning's eyes, Yang An'er's troops are not only a chess piece for the king's vanguard, but also a shield to block the direct contact between the imperial court and the Ding navy, and it also cuts off the land communication between Dajin and Song Huaidong, forcing the imperial court of Zhongdu to rely on the sea. A good partner in the smuggling trade.

In order to ensure that Yang An'er played his role to the extreme, Guo Ning even started trading with the Red Coat Army in Mizhou area, and sold them a lot of weapons and food at a very cost-effective price.

However, if Yang An'er's department can't play a role, Guo Ning will abandon it without hesitation.

Even the soldiers of the Red Coat Army are mostly poor people who can't eat under the rule of the court. Their hatred of the court and Jurchen's rule is quite similar to that of the soldiers of the Dinghai Navy.Even in the Ding Navy, some officers and men had contact with the Red Coat Army, or were once the backbone of the Red Coat Army.Even Guo Ning himself has good intentions towards some soldiers in the Red Coat Army.

But how can those who achieve great things be kind?Now that he has become a military and political leader, shouldering the future of tens of thousands to 10 people, he can only weigh everything with interests, follow the trend, and allow no hesitation.

Guo Ning turned around and stood at the door of the study, laughing at himself.

In the eyes of the warriors, Guo Ning was always the fierce and brave warrior. In fact, the more critical the moment, the more hypocritical and cold-blooded he was.

Guo Ning turned back to the study, and several core subordinates were still discussing.

Standing sideways by Guo Ning's desk, Xu Wei took out a part related to the battle situation of the Red Coat Army from the various documents recently reported by the spies of the recording department from the shelf in the corner of the study these days.

While tidying up, he said: "The most recent military report was from the day before yesterday. It said that Yang An'er had delivered [-] shi, grain and fodder from Mizhou, and then led the army in person, bypassing Pizhou and Suzhou, with the intention of breaking through the Huai River first, and then galloping forward." In the belly of Nanjing. Just looking at the situation at the time, the Red Coat Army still had the upper hand."

Having said that, he found out the document and handed it to Yira Chucai.

Yicha Chucai looked at it, nodded and said: "So I think that even if this offensive is unfavorable, the Red Coat Army still has enough strength to prevent collapse. They still have a solid territory between Haidai, soldiers and horses There are also a large number of them. Keeping them here and supporting some supplies, they can still isolate the pressure from Zhongdu and Nanjing.”

Monk Luo rubbed his scalp vigorously, making a rustling sound.

He sighed with some regret: "I don't know how the battle on the Huai River is going. However, looking at the envoy's body covered in blood, it doesn't look like he still has strength left. Are we really going to do nothing?"

Yicha Chucai was silent for a while: "It's not the time yet. As I said just now, our preparations are far from enough! Let's talk later and see what news the messenger brings."

Having said that, he also got up and looked in the direction of the side hall.

Several medical officers are still busy inside, and they don't know what they are busy with.

The sergeant who escorted the envoy said that this person rode through Gaomi yesterday, and there was no living companion beside him. He only said that he urgently asked for help...how could he be so embarrassed?The Red Coat Army mobilized tens of thousands of people at every turn, rushing like a swarm of bees, who could make them suffer such a big loss all of a sudden?

Jing Anmin asked from the side: "What happened, it's not enough to just let the envoy say it. Has the Recording Department sent someone to investigate?"

Xu Xuan leaned forward and said, "We dispatched able-bodied people to investigate with all our strength. In addition, we also mobilized several secret lines in the Red Coat Army. The news should be reported within two or three days."

"That's fine." Jing Anmin looked at Guo Ning's expression, and said with a light smile, "It's okay to decide after two or three days. I've been waiting for this kind of thing for several years, and I don't care about these two or three days."

The so-called "this kind of thing" is naturally a rebellion.

This time Guo Ning's victory in Liaodong, the use of very few troops and great benefits, made the confidence of many generals unprecedentedly inflated.

In the previous few months, many soldiers were ordered by Guo Ning to settle down and practice training and preparing for war honestly.But after a few months, everyone is gearing up, wielding knives and guns, and they have become a little impatient.

When Guo Ning went to Liaodong, everyone saw the battle situation in their eyes.

In Liaodong, the Khitan rebelled. Can the Dajin court do anything?They can't help it, we wiped it out!As the Jurchen Xuanfu envoy of Liaodong rebelled, could the Dajin court suppress it?They can't help it, our army broke it in the first battle, and easily seized their basis!

Dajin's court is really rotten, it's nothing at all!With one flick of a blade, we can...

Even the Mongols are no longer as scary as before in the hearts of the soldiers.

Hebei Tangbo has already won a game.Here in Haicang Town, we won the second game, and in Huanglonggang outside Xianping Prefecture, it was the third game we won in a row.Three times, less wins more!
After all, Mongols are also human beings, and they can be killed!We can fight such a victory with thousands of troops, what if we expand our army to tens of thousands?
In the final analysis, the soldiers went from Monan to Hebei, and then to Shandong and Liaodong. In just two years, they fought all kinds of enemies, and their own soldiers and horses ranged from hundreds to thousands. Tens of thousands, and the territory has doubled in size.

The new victory once again inspired the soldiers, making many of them feel that with such strength, they should have done something bigger!

Just now several generals said that since Yang An'er was frustrated, Ding Hai might as well take the opportunity to annex it.With Dinghai's operations in the three states of Denglai and the elite of the headquarters as the backbone, it only needs to absorb more than [-] troops from Yang An'er's department, and it can immediately integrate an unprecedentedly powerful force.

Based on this, Guo Ning didn't have to wear the hat of Dajin Guoding Navy Jiedu Envoy at all. It would be serious to use this powerful force to sweep Shandong and then go north to Zhongdu.Huanghuang Weiye is within easy reach, for this reason, any difficulties can be overcome!

But the civil officials headed by Yira Chucai firmly opposed the opinions of those generals.

Since ancient times, soldiers and horses have not moved, and food and grass have gone first.The autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and the treasury is still empty, why expand the army?Jie Shuai just said that if he wanted to sign an army of [-], he would have to grit his teeth and raise money in various ways.

You said you want to recruit a hundred thousand troops?So many mouths, what to eat?You are trying to plan food out of the soil!If you can't figure it out, are you going to send your army around to plunder and become rogues?
Joke, to be a bandit, you can do it in Hebei, why don't you spare your hard work and come to Shandong?

Jieshuai said earlier, "Build walls high and accumulate grain widely". Now that the management of various places has not been perfected, and the first year's grain harvest has not yet entered the warehouse, is this going to change course?
Do you want to give up halfway?Isn't this more a joke?

What's more...

Yicha Chucai smiled and said to Jing'an Min: "What we have to consider is not only the advance and retreat of military affairs, but also the overall situation of the world. If we suddenly raise troops and join forces with Yang An'er, what will happen to Zhongdu?" Impact? What kind of impact will it bring to Nanjing Road, the Northeast Mainland, and even Mongolia and the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties?"

"We originally made a promise with the imperial court to develop in Shandong. Next, are we going to make a fight with Mongolia or Song Guoxu to resist Dajin? What are the pros and cons for us? What consequences will it have? Don't you think? If you are clear, you cannot easily decide on major issues.”

Jing Anmin took a deep breath: "So, it's okay to discuss. Some things can only be clarified after discussion."

Guo Ning was by the side, listening to the dispute between the two sides for a long time.

His majesty is so strong that the debates between civil and military people will not get out of control. Everyone understands that Guo Ning will decide what to do in the end.

But at this time, outside the study door, the medical officer said: "Qi Shuai, the emissary is awake, but the condition is not very good, and he may faint again... If you have any questions, you must ask quickly."

Xu Yu was the first to jump up and ran out the door.

Guo Ning got up immediately, and everyone followed him and rushed to the side hall.

The hall smelled strong of medicine and was steaming hot. When everyone entered the door, they saw Xu Yu supporting the envoy's head and putting his ear next to his moving lips, with a strange expression on his face.

"What did he say?" Monk Luo asked loudly.

"He said... the King of Han is dead." Xu Yu said.

"Who is the King of Han? Is this guy confused? Where the hell is another King of Han?" Li Ting complained beside him.

"It's Yang An'er." Guo Ning replied, "Yang An'er previously established a state in Dongping Mansion and called himself King of Han."

He came to the envoy's bed, bent slightly and asked, "What happened to Yang An'er?"

The messenger had several horrific injuries, and his face was ashen as chalk.He tried his best to open his mouth, but his strength was exhausted, and he couldn't make a sound several times.

After a while, he managed to utter another sentence in a weak voice: "Marshal Yang, Marshal Yang is dead."

(End of this chapter)