All the old subordinates know that Guo Ning's temper is a bit violent. Although he can always control it well and does not get angry at his subordinates. But whoever faces his anger is like facing a head that will burst into anger at any time.
A man's ferocious tiger will inevitably make him fearful.
Obviously, the marshal has just reached a certain tacit understanding with the fourth prince of the Mongols, but he doesn't like this tacit understanding at all. At this time, it is better for everyone to stay away. If he doesn't feel comfortable, we will return it.
No?
In an instant, dozens of people shouted, and the men who had gone out to collect water from the city were organized into a neat queue. Everyone in the queue stood upright like a tree stump with their chests and belly protruding.
Zhao Xuan and Zhang Shao, who were in front and behind the queue, looked at each other, shouted slogans, and led the team out. Unfortunately, those Han slaves were a little less bloody. The team walked to the city gate and approached Guo, who was reining in his horse.
Ning Shi, everyone subconsciously leaned a little outside.
After twenty or thirty people passed by, the entire team almost stepped into the drainage ditch at the edge of the doorway.
Only then did Guo Ning notice the many fearful looks.
He smiled to himself and drove his horse into the city, but when the horse's hooves clattered lightly, he suddenly became distracted again.
Earlier, when Guo Ning heard the news that the Mongols were moving westward, he was very happy.
He and Yila Chucai secretly discussed it, and both felt that this kind of action was clearly picking on the weaklings, proving that the Mongolian army had to conquer and expand with certainty in order to maintain a stable political structure and maintain the Golden Family beyond tribal and tribal conflicts.
The political impact of territorial boundaries.
From the Mongols' point of view, they must first start with a weak enemy, continuously plunder and capture them, regain their strength, and then turn back and decide the outcome with Ding Haijun. But this idea is not so easy to realize.
Yi La Chucai retrieved the secret files of the Great Jin Kingdom and checked them. He told Guo Ning that to the west of the Great Mongolia, there were the Xiliao established by the Khitans and many powerful states established by the Turks. Once the Mongols left, there would be no
They cannot be destroyed. For a certain period of time, their energy will be tied up, and when they turn back, they will find that the power of the Ding navy has grown faster than the Mongols.
What Guo Ning saw in his dream was very different from Yi La Chucai's imagination, so when Yi La Chu Cai talked about it, Guo Ning always felt that he lacked confidence in those "powerful countries".
But he has lived in northern Xinjiang for many years and has watched Mongolia rise step by step since he was a child. He knows very well how fragile the economy on the grasslands is, how expensive and scarce materials are, and he knows very well that the Mongolians are extremely poor and evil.
Wolves, that's why they are so scary.
Genghis Khan used conquest and plunder to inspire the bestiality deep in people's hearts, and created the Mongolian country out of thin air. But after all, this country was based on conquest and plunder, and its fierce appearance concealed a fragile foundation. When the plundering stopped or the
At the moment of interruption, its economic foundation and control system will collapse.
As a rare hero on the grassland, Genghis Khan discovered this keenly.
Therefore, although he suffered a big loss at the hands of Ding Haijun, he was not in a hurry to take revenge. Instead, he immediately integrated all the ministries and turned west without stopping. This was not only a soft persimmon, but also the only right thing to do to maintain the existence of the regime.
choose.
In Guo Ning's view, once this process of conquest begins, it cannot be stopped. Unless the Ding Navy reveals an opportunity in the east, the powerful warriors on the grassland will just be like a herd of wild horses running wild, going crazy in waves.
Advance. Until one day, when the conquest comes to an end, two results will occur:
Either the Mongols' military power was completely exhausted. Or the Mongols were finally able to establish a political power with a deep foundation that was different from the grasslands in the conquered areas.
If the result is the former, Guo Ning has nothing to worry about.
If it is the latter, what Guo Ning will face will not be the force that Genghis Khan expected to sweep all nations. When a large number of Mongols take root in the vast lands they conquered and establish different countries, what Guo Ning will face
Yes, it is still just the grassland regime.
In that situation, what does Guo Ning have to fear?
It was nothing more than a decisive battle with thousands of troops, and Guo Ning absolutely believed that he could win.
Therefore, Guo Ning was really happy to see the Mongols marching westward.
But when he actually came to Jinshan City and reached a tacit understanding with Tuo Lei at an unexpected speed, he suddenly regretted it.
He found that his hostility towards the Mongols could not be suppressed.
He recalled the negotiation process just now and felt the changes in Tuo Lei more and more strongly.
It's not just calmness, intelligence or cunning, but something else exists in Tuo Lei. Guo Ning frowned and thought for a long time before slowly clearing up his thoughts. That thing is the Chinese language and Han people's etiquette. Tuo Lei
Very well mastered.
Although the two parties only spoke a few words during the negotiation, Guo Ning almost felt that the person sitting across from him was a Han Chinese.
Guo Ning met Tuo Lei twice. He felt that Tuo Lei was a very smart person, and his performance this time was even smarter than the last time. An ordinary Mongolian would never have the patience to learn this. But Tuo Lei
Not only did he learn a lot, he also put in a lot of effort... He was actually polite and polite when he spoke!
For Tuo Lei to be able to master the Chinese language so proficiently, he must have also understood the knowledge of the Han family, mastered the rare vision and insight of the grassland people, and even more knowledge.
In this case, is he still an ordinary Mongolian?
It can be said that in the hands of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian Uluths were just a bandit group. Although this group of bandits was fierce, they had no governance ability. No matter how vast their territory was, it was only the scope of the bandits' wanton plunder.
But if Tolei had more power in the Mongolian regime, what would the Great Mongolian Congress look like?
Guo Ning suddenly reined in his horse.
Shock and regret surged in his chest. He had a vague feeling that during the negotiation just now, he should have picked up the iron bone flower next to him and smashed it into Tuo Lei's face. After smashing him to death, he should have left him by his side.
The Mongolian boy went to deliver a message to Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan is a hero. Guo Ning is willing to bet that he will never give up the great power of the Mongols and fight Guo Ning to the end because of the death of a disgraced son.
It's a pity that I didn't do this at the time.
Is it too late to make amends now?
Since I raised my army, Guo Liulang of Changzhou, I have always acted unscrupulously, killing enemies and breaking through barriers. Why not kill them this time? After all, I am not afraid of ten thousand, I am just afraid of the worst! Killing a mortal enemy of Mongolia will cut off a possible path for the Mongols. This
Well worth it!
Thinking of this, Guo Ning's face inevitably showed murderous intent.
Ni Yi always followed Guo Ning inseparably. When he saw Guo Ning's aloof expression, he immediately took a half step forward on his horse and said, "Marshal?"
Guo Ning turned slightly sideways and raised his hand to signal: "Sign up the fine cavalry two hundred, follow me..."
Halfway through his words, he shut up again.
It’s a good idea, but it’s just a thought. The Mongols have their own path to take, and so do the millions of soldiers and civilians under Ding Haijun’s rule. Rather than doing everything you can to block other people’s paths, take the path that leads to your own country.
That's the right thing to do.
As long as Guo Ning and his companions are on the right path, no matter how powerful the Mongols are, they have nothing to fear.
On the other hand, if Guo Ning cannot take his own path and keeps fighting the Mongols in vain, what benefit will this situation bring to the people, the world, and the future Guo Ning wants?
Guo Ning lowered his arm.
"It's getting dark soon. Let the brothers take advantage of the light to wash the horses and feed them some grains and beans. We have to travel tomorrow. Also... where is Zhang Shao?"
He looked up at the sky, looked around, and laughed loudly: "The year before last, he promised that when he returned to Junzhou behind the mountain, he would shoot a fat yellow sheep and treat me to roast mutton. Now I'm here, this guy
Let’s roast the mutton instead!”
While Guo Ning was urging him to eat, Tuo Lei and his dozen or so Nak'er rode at full speed, passing through the shadows of the mountains and canyons without stopping, until the sky was so dark that he couldn't see the way ahead at all.
Slow down slightly.
And Naminfu shouted: "Fourth Prince, look! Our cavalry is coming to greet you!"
On the opposite side of the canyon, hundreds of cavalrymen held bright pine torches, like a fire dragon winding down from a high place. Not long after, the knights came to Tuo Lei and dismounted to salute.
Tuo Lei got off his horse and helped up his subordinates who were kneeling in front of him one by one. He looked around at everyone with a smile: "Thanks to everyone, I can do it! You are right, the Ding Navy also wants peace!"
Because several Mongolian families directly under Tuo Lei have been weakened, the only Mongolian partner present at the moment is Chiju Prince Consort.
And because of the drastic changes in Mongolia's central governing structure, many people were excluded from their original positions and took refuge in Tuo Lei. Therefore, Tuo Lei has recently gained many new companions.
Among them are the heroic Khitan Yelu Tuhua, the honest-looking old Han Liu Bolin, the Jurchen Jurchen Nian Zhongshan from Qiangu who is proficient in bookkeeping, and the handsome but slightly thin Han general Guo Baoyu.
This small team is different, but very reliable.
When Tuo Lei spoke to them, he still spoke in proficient Chinese. All the generals smiled and congratulated, but Guo Baoyu looked at the south with a wary look and said in a deep voice: "Fourth prince, Guo Ning is such a bad guy.
Sex, he kills people at every turn, so no evil thoughts are allowed to pop up... Let's leave quickly, just in case."