The first thousand and forty-fifth chapters secret knowledge trends
The clerk went into the house to report, and soon the shopkeeper Zhang Chun came out. He was willing to pay fifty guan to help him handle the matter, so of course he couldn't neglect it.
"What is the name of this brother?" Zhang Chun asked with a smile in Mandarin with a Baling accent.
"My surname is Jiang. Brothers all call me Jiang Wu. I am from Tongzhou, Guanzhong!"
Zhang Chun felt a little uncomfortable hearing the word 'brothers', but he still said politely: "It turns out to be Mr. Jiang Wu, please come in!"
The two walked into the room and sat down. Zhang Chun poured Jiang Wu a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "Is Jiang Wu a businessman?"
Jiang Wu smiled slightly, "Am I not discussing business with the big shopkeeper now?"
Zhang Chun was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said: "You're right, everyone is a businessman."
Zhang Chun sat down and asked again: "I wonder if Mr. Jiang Wu needs my help with anything?"
Jiang Wu said calmly: "I want to meet your boss, Lin Changshi!"
"Isn't it easy to get to know my boss? Just go and visit directly, why do you have to go through me?"
"Getting to know your boss is one thing, but I also want to get to know General He Quan!"
He Quan was one of Ma Sui's three major generals and led an army of 10,000 to be responsible for the defense of Baling County. However, this man was a bit greedy and had a poor reputation, so he was suitable for opening a gap.
Zhang Chun was startled and stared at Jiang Wu sharply, "Who are you?"
Jiang Wu took out a silver medal and placed it in front of Zhang Chun, "The boss should know this brand!"
Zhang Chun was stunned. The silver medal contained three seal characters, 'Jin Wei Mansion'.
How could he not know that the Jin Wei Mansion, the intelligence agency of the Jin Army, was actually a silver medalist? This person's status was not low.
"You...what on earth are you going to do?"
Although Zhang Chun was a power broker, he was just an ordinary person after all. Facing the powerful Jin forces, he lost his sense of proportion and felt extremely nervous.
"Don't worry, I just want to get to know these two people. Maybe they also want to get to know me. You can just do business as usual. When the deal is completed, I will give you one hundred taels of silver."
Zhang Chun calmed down for a moment and summoned up the courage to ask: "What if I don't agree?"
Jiang Wu said calmly: "From the moment you see this silver medal, you have only two choices, either cooperate or die!"
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Guo Song secretly led an army of 50,000 to the north bank of the Yangtze River. That night, Song Tian, the deputy commander of the Jin Palace who was accompanying him, brought Jiang Xin, the intelligence chief on the south bank of the Yangtze River, to see Guo Song.
Guo Song was very concerned about Ma Sui's situation. The territories of Liu Pi and Ma Sui were connected as one. The two sides were divided by the Xiang River. To the west of the Xiang River was Liu Pi's territory. The two also had a military mutual assistance agreement. This time they attacked Liu Pi, and Ma Sui would
Not being able to send troops is what Guo Song is most concerned about.
"Your Highness, this is an elite general from the Jin Wei Mansion. His name is Jiang Xin. We all call him Jiang Wu!"
In the Chinese army's tent, Song Tian introduced his favorite general to Guo Song.
Jiang Xin quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you for your hard work, General Jiang. No courtesy!"
Jiang Xin was Jiang Wu who appeared in Yuezhou City. He was the intelligence chief of the Jin Wei Mansion on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
"I want to know about Ma Sui. General Jiang might as well tell him."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Jiang Xin sorted out her thoughts for a moment and said: "Through an agent, I met Yue Governor Shi Linzhao and Baling City Defense Chief He Quan. Lin Zhao was more wary and refused to express his position easily, but He Quan was more greedy.
, Beizhi spent 500 taels of gold to buy him off. He told Beizhi that Ma Sui was currently leading an army of 10,000 in Changsha, and another general, Meng Jisi, was also leading an army of 10,000 in Huarong County. This was how they were deployed shortly after Liu Shining's death.
The troops are strong."
Guo Song found Huarong County on the map, which, like Changsha, was close to Liu Pi's territory. It seemed that Ma Sui knew that they would attack Liu Pi next.
Guo Song nodded slightly and asked: "Then what is his intention? Is he ready to support Liu Pi?"
"Your Highness, the Yangtze River, Xiangjiang River and Ganjiang River were flooded at the same time last summer. The water from Dongting Lake also flooded a large area of farmland near the lake. As a result, last year's autumn grain production was reduced by nearly 40%. Ma Sui's army was in a money and food crisis. He asked Liu Pi for help.
, Liu Pi supported him with 30,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of grain, but the condition was that Ma Sui must send troops to assist him at a critical moment, so legally speaking, Ma Sui must assist Liu Pi, but in fact, would his army cross the border?
It’s hard to say after crossing the Xiangjiang River.”
"What about Liu Pi's situation?" Guo Song asked again.
Jiang Xin bowed and said: "Reporting to your highness, Liu Pi's 30,000 troops are in Jiangling, including 5,000 naval troops, and Liu Pi himself is also in Jiangling."
"How is the situation with Liu Pi's army?" Guo Song asked again after taking a few steps.
"Your Highness, he is Huo Xianming's nephew. He has been working as a guard in the Imperial Palace of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Five years ago, he was directly promoted from the guard commander to the general of the Shence Army. Three years ago, he replaced Hun Yao as the Jingnan Jiedu Envoy and was named Jiangling.
The prince's army is basically composed of Hun Yao. Although it is elite, its morale has always been low.
Especially after Hun Yao died at the hands of the Shence Army, there was a riot in the Jingnan army, which was suppressed after killing seven generals. At present, generals above generals are appointed by Liu Pi, but the lower-level captains and brigade commanders are still the same.
He is a pure man. Liu Pi said that he has strong commanding ability, but he is dull and incompetent. He can also win over his generals. In his humble position, I feel that he is just a mediocre person. He has never been on the battlefield and basically has no experience.
War experience.”
Guo Song already knew Liu Pi well, and he could only be described as "mediocre". After staying in Jingnan for three years, he still could not fully control this army, so Guo Song did not take this army seriously.
, can capture it at any time. On the contrary, he values Ma Sui's army more. Ma Sui's 30,000 troops are well-trained, brave and good at fighting, and are their formidable enemies.
But Ma Sui also has weaknesses. He values old friendship too much. A corrupt person like He Quan cannot be reused even if he has been with him for twenty years. However, Ma Sui values his old relationship and still reuses He Quan. He actually appointed him as Baling.
General, this allowed Guo Song to see an opportunity.
"What about the situation of the navy in Jingnan?" Guo Song's thoughts turned back to Jingnan.
"Jingnan Navy is a little bit special. The commander Liu Xiang is Liu Pi's clan brother, but he doesn't understand the navy at all, so the original navy commander Zhang Kecheng is still retained as the deputy general. However, Zhang Kecheng's humble position has not touched him.
I don’t know much about my background or family situation.”
Guo Song did not blame Jiang Xin. After all, their intelligence station had only been established for three months. It was already very good to have learned so much information.
Guo Song paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. It would be fine if Ma Sui did not send troops. If Ma Sui sent troops to support Liu Pi, could he take advantage of the situation and kill Ma Sui and Liu Pi at the same time?
Moreover, Ma Sui is a person who values friendship and trust. Since Liu Pi rescued him in times of crisis and promised to send troops to help at critical moments, Guo Song felt that he would be more likely to send troops.
Guo Song suddenly discovered that He Quan had become a key figure in this plan.
Thinking of this, Guo Song said to Jiang Xin: "I will write a personal letter and you will rush back to Baling immediately!"
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Jiangling is not far from Baling. Jiang Xin rushed back to Baling in only two days. It was almost dark when he returned to Baling, but he did not go to He Quan immediately, but returned to the intelligence station first.
Jinwei Mansion's information station in Baling County is also an inn, called Shunfeng Shunshui, a very auspicious name, located outside Beicheng.
But Jiang Xin is not the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper is his subordinate.
Jiang Xin sat down in the room, not caring about drinking water, and said: "I'm going to see He Quan now, but I don't know what the outcome will be. If I don't come back, it means something happened to me. Send a message to me immediately.
His Royal Highness the King of Jin has an urgent report."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "If something happens to the general, will He Quan close the city gate immediately?"
Jiang Xin nodded, "This is what I want to remind you. You and the messenger will stay outside the city. You wait until tomorrow morning. If I still don't come after the city gate is opened, you will send a pigeon message to Dangyang County!"
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"I understand the humble position!"
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He Quan was about fifty-seven or eighteen years old. He had followed Ma Sui for nearly thirty years, and had made many military exploits in the Central Plains. Ma Sui treated him well, and he also remembered his kindness, so in the past few years, the eunuch party group had won over him.
When he betrayed Ma Sui, he sternly rejected him.
Ma Sui was also moved by his loyalty, so even though people kept accusing He Quan of embezzling military salary, Ma Sui did not intend to pursue the case.
He Quan's corruption in recent years is also related to his age. He is nearly sixty years old and has only been in office for a few years. He wanted to make a fortune before retiring from office, either to provide for himself in old age or to leave it to his children and grandchildren.
But He Quan did not expect that Guo Song would send people to find him, which made him confused. Of course he knew what this meant, which meant that Guo Song was preparing to attack Ma Sui.
Ma Sui has no strength. The reason why he became a member of the vassal town is entirely because of the incompetence of the Southern Tang Dynasty. But Guo Song is different. The Southern Tang Dynasty has been unified by Guo Song, Jiangnan Han Huang surrendered, Liu Shining is finished, Ma Sui
How many more days can Sui last?
He Quan's loyalty is only relative. The reason why he sternly refused the eunuch group's solicitation last time was because he knew that the eunuch group could only survive for a few days, and there was no need for him to get on the eunuch's pirate ship.
But if Guo Song came to win over him, it would be another matter.
So in the past few days, He Quan felt both regret and expectation. He regretted that he should not have accepted Guo Song's gold and ruined his image. At the same time, he was looking forward to Jiang Wu looking for him again.
He Quan had just finished dinner and was about to go to the study when the housekeeper suddenly came to report, "Master, the person you asked for is here again!"
"Who?" He Quan asked, stunned.
"It's the Fifth Master Jiang from last time!"
He Quan was immediately overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Please come in quickly and ask him to wait in the guest room. I will be here right away!"