The first thousand and ninety-one chapters of the emperor's mind
What the Anxieans fear most is the Daning Grassland Wolf Rider. The light cavalry on the grassland has a unique advantage. Almost every grassland man grew up on horseback. Their horse riding skills are far from comparable to those who only train to ride horses after they become adults.
The Central Plains people and the Grassland cavalry have had only two and a half-win situations in history so far. One was when Xu drove the army into the grassland to suppress the rebellion and defeated the grassland cavalry with the Chu cavalry. Another time was shortly after the founding of the country of Daning, the sworn brother of Emperor Taizu of the founding country of Daning, Tang Pidian, led the Daning cavalry into the grassland and won the battles in a row. The most recent one can only be considered a half-time victory. His Majesty the Emperor ordered the Imperial Army General Xiahouzhi to lead 10,000 Imperial Army cavalry into the grassland, but they only fought some rebels, which did not represent the true strength on the grassland.
The people of the grassland have forgotten Xu Qulu. Now, no one still remembers the great victory of the Chu army, but they still remember how Tang Pidian fought. Hundreds of years have passed and still dare not forget it. It is not just the battle in the grassland, but Tang Pidian has been a legend in his life.
At the age of sixteen, he met Emperor Taizu, who was the same age. Because Emperor Taizu saved his life, he always followed him. The two of them joined forces to join the famous Green Eyebrow Army at that time and were highly valued. But soon after, the Green Eyebrow Army was defeated due to internal strife. Then Emperor Taizu and Tang used up all the money they had accumulated for several years and bought 600 war horses on the grassland, training a terrifying light cavalry.
Afterwards, Tang Pidi led his army south under the order of Emperor Taizu, starting from the initial 8,000 subordinates to conquer nearly one-third of the territory of the Great Chu two years later and had already occupied 200,000 troops.
At that time, someone advised Emperor Taizu that Tang Pidi had self-respecting troops. If he had the intention of being unjust, wouldn't it be difficult to check and balance? He asked Emperor Taizu to reduce the military power of Tang Pidi. Emperor Taizu was furious and chopped off all those who said these words. After hearing the news, Tang Pidi returned alone and asked Emperor Taizu to allow him to hand over the military power. Emperor Taizu's first words at that time were... Get out of you, mother, I will recruit you another 50,000 new recruits, and take them away when I go back, and continue to work with those unconvincing guys!
Whether it was Xu Qulu during the Chu period or Tang Pidian at the beginning of the founding of the country of Daning, they were all peerless generals. There was no second person to compare with since ancient times. If you want to be famous, Xu Qulu naturally could not be compared with Tang Pidian.
At that time, the Chu army was as strong as the war soldiers in Daning now.
The Anji people prepared for so long, but what they were waiting for was not the grassland light cavalry but the terrifying firearms that they didn't know what they were called. The defeat of the Anji Right Guard was a very meaningful battle, a battle of weapons evolution.
so.
Where is the prairie wolf riding?
The rest Emperor Galocluo stood on the wall of the Royal Court City and looked out with a thousand miles away. There were so many people in the Ning Army camp outside the city that could not count them. He looked carefully and finally saw the cavalry camp on the side of the Ning Army camp. The leather armor on the cavalry there was different color from the armor of the Daning Warriors, but the distance was indeed too far. How could it be possible to see it clearly?
"If they attack the city, the cavalry will lose their meaning."
Gallocluo put his eyes down: "However, the right guard's stone-throwing carts fell into Ning people's hands, and it was not easy for Wang Tingcheng to defend..."
Ma Ge asked: "Do you want to transfer Zuo Xian's army back?"
“No need.”
Gallocluo couldn't help but see the letter Chen Leng wrote to Leta, the Zuoxian King, frowned slightly: "After Leita led his troops out, he stopped moving. It seemed that he was blocking the Ning army of Chen Leng in the distance, but in fact, Chen Leng's subordinates did not exceed 50,000. Leita used more than 80,000 elite left guards to block 50,000 people. This battle was not like this."
Ma Ge keenly noticed something was wrong from Galogluo's words. Is Your Majesty doubting Leita? He realized that Qi Nie Go was chopped off by His Majesty because of his defeat in a row. This was a matter of military law, and it was not too much. But how could Zuo Xian King have no hatred? Leita did not lead the army to attack the Ning army of Chen Leng's troops, but just put the army there. Rather than saying that he had restrained part of the Ning army, it was better to say that the Ning army had restrained more than 80,000 elite troops in Anxi.
"I decided not to send an order to Reta to withdraw his troops."
Galocluo looked at Ma Ge: "This is also one of the retreats I have left for you. You will stay in the royal court for fifteen days. If nothing happens to happen for fifteen days, I have crossed the Zangbu River. After fifteen days, give Ningren to Leita, and you will take the people quietly away."
Ma Ge sighed in his heart. Reta and him were also friends for many years. Reta and he were Galocluo's right-hand man over the years. But because of Qi Nie Go's defeat, it seemed that His Majesty even gave up.
"I...I understand."
Gallocluo nodded: "I care that your life is much heavier than anyone else. In the future, you will follow me and call back. We will give it to Ningren as much as you give it to Ningren."
If Ma Ge heard this in the past, he would have been moved and felt that His Majesty was different from others, but today, he could not express any gratitude. His Majesty could even ignore the Left Guard and Right Guard, and what else could he care about.
Moreover, His Majesty's playing style is obviously wrong this time, and he can't say what's wrong.
At night.
Gallocello was reading in the study, but he was still reading Daning's military books. Queqiaolie, the most trusted strategist beside him, looked at him carefully, but endured what he wanted to say.
Queqiaolie was a child from a poor family. He met him on the way to the battle of Galoclau. Perhaps Galoclau had a rare kindness and took him in, but he did not expect that the mind and strategy that this young man later showed was impressive. More than ten years later, he was already the number one strategist around Galoclau. Although he had no real official position, even a powerful person like Zuo Xianwang and Youxianwang should be polite in front of him. Everyone knows that if Galoclau's stubbornness was violated, he could listen to it if no one except Queqiaolie.
"What do you want to say?"
Gallocro looked up at Partridge Lie.
"Your Majesty, this battle was not actually for the purpose of fighting Ningren, right?"
Gallocello's mouth raised slightly: "People like you are prone to die early."
Queqiao Lie smiled bitterly: "But I can't pretend to be stupid. Your Majesty doesn't need someone to pretend to be stupid."
"What you said makes sense."
Gallocluo put down the book in his hand: "Others can't pretend to be smart in front of me, but you can't pretend to be stupid in front of me. Before this expedition, when I talked to the prime minister Sugu, he said that the only person who can see through His Majesty's thoughts is Queqiao Lie. Tell me, when did you see it?"
"The king used a newcomer like Nie Go to this expedition. He has no experience in leading troops and has no experience in contact with other countries. His Majesty sent him to contact the countries of the Western Regions. This is one of them."
"Secondly, Your Majesty knew that Qi Nie Go was not Chen Leng's opponent, and he knew that Qi Nie Go was not enough to lead the troops to deliver his tens of thousands of troops, but he still did so, so that Qi Nie Go was defeated, and Your Majesty killed him in anger."
"Third, after killing Nie He, Your Majesty transferred his father, Leta, the King of Zuoxian. Among them, there was something about Chen Leng's correspondence with him, but Your Majesty still did not change his will."
Queqiao sighed: "Fourth, Your Majesty asked the Right Guard to resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of Ningguo, and he knew that there was
When the northeast wind came, the Right Guard was still placed outside the city. The disastrous defeat of the Right Guard should have been expected by Your Majesty."
Gallocro shook his head: "I should really kill you."
Queqiao Lie smiled bitterly and said, "I know that these words should not be said, but I still can't help but say them."
Gallock smiled and said, "Are you betting that I can't bear to kill you? You bet that I can't bear to kill you."
He walked to the side and took a sip of the water and said, "Then tell me, why should I do this?"
Partridge Lie asked: "Can you please not say it?"
Gallock smiled and said, "I haven't wanted to kill you yet. If you don't say it, I will kill you."
Queqiao Lie was helpless and took a breath and said, "Your Majesty has relied on the two wise kings in the past few years. Over the years, the ministers of Your Majesty, the two wise kings have received the highest rewards. The Left King Leita made outstanding achievements in combat. According to the reward rules set by Your Majesty, his fiefdom has been 600 miles, and the Right King Ma Ge also has 600 miles. In addition, the family strength of these two people is so huge that it cannot be controlled. At least one-quarter of the Chinese civil servants and generals in the court come from these two families."
Queqiao Lie glanced at Garoque's face and plucked up his courage to continue, "In recent years, the people in the Leita family have become more domineering. They have already had so many fiefs but are not satisfied. They have encircled land in China. Relying on the importance of His Majesty, the Leita family has become unruly at all. The fiefs of six hundred miles are not too large, and they have occupied the four sides. At least they have expanded the four miles. More importantly, Leita and Ma Ge have been constantly planting the people in the left and right guards. Now there are 48 generals of the Left Guard, thirty-two of them are from his family, thirty-two of the Right Guard, and thirty-six of them are from the Ma Ge family."
Gallock nodded: "Continue."
"If these two people are allowed to continue to dominate, the public grievances in Anxi will not be suppressed. However, they have outstanding military achievements and cannot be punished. Leita and Ma Ge have both the gold medals for avoiding death given by His Majesty. However, for the sake of the Amnesty Empire, if these two families do not suppress them, the empire will have a crisis."
Gallock nodded, "You're right."
He looked at Queqiao Lie and said seriously: "Are you really not afraid that I will kill you?"
Queqiao Lie smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid, but Your Majesty asked me to say it, but I dare not stop talking."
Gallocluo stepped forward to Queqiaolie, looked carefully at the young man he trusted very much, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Look, I'm so scared that I won't kill you, but you are not allowed to mention these words to others."
Partridge Lie knelt down with a pounce: "I dare not, Your Majesty asked me to tell you what I said."
Gallocro nodded: "They are too presumptuous. The army of the rest Empire should have changed a long time ago, so I urgently need a big defeat and it is not easy to replace the imperial army."
He turned to look out the window: "Let them die at the hands of Ningren, and the left and right guards also die at the hands of Ningren. This will not only eliminate my worries, but also make the people in Anxiu hate Ningguo. When I launch another army to attack Ningguo in the future, I will get the support of the people and the support of the rich and the big families."
Gallock waved his hand: "Go back, remember what I said, don't say it to others."
The partridge kowtowed fiercely and withdrew tremblingly.
Not long after he left, Garoque suddenly waved, and two men in black dressed from the roof beam fell down on one knee and fell to kneel down: "Your Majesty."
Gallocro ordered: "Kill Partridge Lie."
Chapter completed!