Chapter 171 Born to fight
This impact was extremely huge for the children of the nobles who had been living in Chang'an City.
Before, they had been proud of their martial arts level and their years of peaceful life, which made the children of these noble families look higher than their top.
They were very dissatisfied with the weak influence of the court and believed that all the vassal clans should respect the truth, so Jiang Feng took the initiative to hand over the appointment and removal power of the main officials of Guangzhou to the court and was very pleased and excited.
They even believed that the court should send troops to join the Shatuo people and contact the vassal families such as Nanyang, Caizhou, and Huaiyou to jointly attack Daliang, and also gain more direct control areas for the court.
All of this was broken by the Dangxiang people's invasion of the south and Yang Wenchang's attack.
The bravery and wildness shown by the Dangxiang Iron Cavalry and the strength and tenacity shown by Yang Wenchang's Shannan Army all changed the color of the Guanzhong nobles.
Although the imperial army could not be said to be defeated at once, it was truly defeated repeatedly.
It is difficult for the so-called martial arts masters to play a substantial role in such large-scale field battles. The strong men who claim to be able to scatter their heads from thousands of troops cannot exert their strength at all under the charge of thousands of cavalry.
In addition to the powerful people in the small heavenly position who can survive with their super strength in this field charge, even if the Tiandi masters can only be defeated completely under the impact of countless swords, guns, swords and halberds, and the attack of powerful crossbows.
This is because the Dangxiang people's magic power is relatively weak. If they encounter iron cavalry and their calligraphy level is not inferior to that of Shatu people in the south, you can imagine what the result will be.
It was also because of the wars with the Dangxiang people and the Shannan Army that they had always looked down upon, that the children of the Chang'an City truly realized that there were people outside the heavens, and the confrontation between the two armies was by no means as simple as warriors. The degree of danger and complexity of the warriors was unknown how many times more dangerous than ordinary martial arts competition skills were.
Seeing that his sister and His Highness were both unspeakable, Yuchi Yanxia also knew that this question could not be explained clearly for a while.
In fact, he himself felt that there were too many doubts here, but the news from Qilu described this fact with certainty that, besides Qizhou, the other five prefectures of Pinglu, Ziqing Denglaimi, and Haizhou, which should have belonged to the Wuning Army but were occupied by the Pinglu Army, have all been hung with the flags of Gongjiang Feng of Pengcheng County.
This also means that no matter how strange there are, Pinglu, a large army town in the north, was destroyed and ended up in Huaiyou. Of course, Pinglu Town may still be retained, but the position of Jiedu can definitely be held by Jiang Feng. In other words, Jiang Feng will become the only vassal lord in the Tang Empire who serves as Jiedushi in the Three Towns.
"Your Highness, the third sister, the specific situation is not clear at the moment. However, the great masters in the court are discussing the current series of changes. The situation of the siege of Daliang in the Central Plains, the Shatuo people, the Liu family in Nanyang, and the Yuan family in Caizhou, has begun to appear, and the attitude of another powerful vassal Huaiyou is still unclear. How should we deal with it, we need to seriously consider it."
After Yuchi Yanxia's words were paused, the tone changed: "Aren't your highness invited to visit Xuzhou? Perhaps now should be the most suitable time, well, but the lords in the court may let your highness take on more political will in it."
Li Jin's cheeks heated slightly, and he shook his head: "Political will? I'm afraid that all the lords in the court have not really thought about how the court should deal with this situation, and there is probably no conclusion on their attitude towards each family?"
"Now the court is very unaware of the situation on Huaiyou and cannot know the real situation on Huaiyou. Just like why Huaiyou suddenly annexed Pinglu, and in such a short time, what happened here probably needs to be clarified, so the court probably will send a delegation to Huaiyou to learn about the situation." Yuchi Yanxia pondered for a moment, "Of course it must be more than Huaiyou, including Liang State, Nanyang and Caizhou. It is estimated that the court will go to people to observe and see what the situation has become."
It is not difficult to understand the situation in Nanyang, Caizhou and Daliang, but the situation on Huaiyou is changing too quickly and too big, so it needs to be carefully observed and understood.
Let’s see how much Jiang Feng has control over Huaiyou, whether he is just a false reputation, is undermined by the commanding generals below, or can he really control the overall situation, what is the combat effectiveness of the Huaiyou Army, how large the number of troops is, whether the logistics and material support are sufficient, the current situation of each state, especially the economy and people’s livelihood, whether it is a fishing place to extinguish the pond, these are all very critical.
"The second brother means that the court will send a mission. Well, maybe it will go to Huaiyou with my younger sister?" Li Jin frowned, "Will it seem too serious?"
"Your Highness, Jiang Feng has now taken Pinglu Town, so it is necessary to win over Jiang Feng. This is a political reality. We can no longer view him in the inherent image of Jiang Erlang who came to Chang'an back then. He now has the qualification to make the court pay attention to him." Yuchi Yanxia sighed, "The mission sent by the court is imperative, and it is estimated that all families in the city should also consider sending people to participate..."
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"Jiang Feng really said that?" The short, strong and honest man sitting in the main hall stroked the short beard under his jaw, his face was not shaking, and he pondered slightly: "Drinking in the big river, sitting in the Forget Youyan, haha, this county lord has a lot of ambition."
This person is Zhu Mao. Although he occupied Qizhou, Zhu Mao did not stay in Qizhou for too long.
He left his cousin Zhu Mi in Qizhou and left two armies for Zhu Mi, but brought thousands of Pinglu remnants back to Jeju, supplemented part of the reserve troops of Jeju, reorganized the two armies, and kept his army in Jeju around 10,000.
"Sir, I have to admit that this Pengcheng County Duke is still a little skilled. Pinglu Town was taken down by him like this. I couldn't believe that Wang Shouzhong has always regarded himself as a high-profile person? When he came to Jeju, he heard that he was very disdainful. Haha, now look at himself, he is not a loser, he is in prison and slaughtered. How sad is it?"
The tall and thin man sitting at Zhu Mao's head was Gao Jinzhong, the most capable and trusted general of the army. He had two armies in his hands. In name, he led one army and the other party led one army, but in fact he handed over both armies to the other party.
Gao Jinzhong is very good at training troops. Now Zhu Mao handed over the newly formed two armies to Gao Jinzhong, allowing him to command the entire army in Jeju, which is extremely trustworthy.
"Jiang Feng will not kill Wang Shouzhong. He needs the Pinglu Army, just like he needs Zhu." A stiff and helpless smile appeared on Zhu Mao's lips. "Hehe, he knew that Zhu was not good at managing the place, and he was willing to hand over Zibo to me. As long as Zhu could defend the northwest for him, Zhu didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. After thinking about it, Zhu didn't dare to accept it."
Faced with his boss' self-deprecating, Gao Jinzhong was not able to take on this topic for a while.
The three states of Yan, Yun and Yi were tossed like this in the hands of their superiors, and the great responsibility was on their superiors. Not only did they have a tense relationship with the gentry in Yan, Yun and Yi, but the local officials sent were either excluded and left, or quickly joined the local people, and instead of slandering the orders of the governors, this was a tragedy.
Every time the grain is collected and taxes is collected, it will cause waves. If you want to receive the money and grain, you will definitely not be able to receive it. This method also makes the gentry and tribes in the three states increasingly hostile to their superiors, and even regard them as enemies.
The position of the Jiedushi is not easy to sit, especially the position of the Jiedushi of the Taining Army. The center is so sad and sad, and only those who sit in this position know.
"Wurang sent another letter and persuaded someone to join Huaiyou. The letter said that the situation in the Central Plains will soon become clear, and the iron cavalry of the Shatu people will sweep across the Central Plains. We cannot resist the Shatu people. Only by joining Huaiyou can we have the power to compete with the Shatu people."
Although he was reluctant, Zhu Mao still agreed with Zhu Mi's point of view. He did not have the strength to challenge the Shatuo people. Faced with the aggressive Shatuo Iron Cavalry, his army was not enough to fill the gaps.
More importantly, Jeju and Qizhou are not rich places. Once a war starts, the amount of supplies such as Qizhou and Jeju will continue to be unsustainable.
"What do you mean by sir?"
Gao Jinzhong could see that his boss was a little moved. Zhu Mi had always advocated peace talks with Huaiyou and strive for the best conditions to join Huaiyou. He had absolutely a bright future. He also tended to have a good talk with Huaiyou and strive for a suitable price.
"I have been thinking about what I want to do? I have tasted the taste of the governor. To be honest, it is uncomfortable, unhappy, and extremely complicated, which makes me feel a headache." Zhu Mao said leisurely: "Some people say that I am in love with the house and can't go. Haha, I know that I am not that kind of person, so I have been thinking about what I want to get, Jin Zhong, what do you think of?"
"Sir, you are a natural warrior, born for battle. You should gallop across the battlefield, jump on the horse, and move forward..."
Gao Jinzhong already understood his head coach's idea. Although he won Qizhou, the head coach still hated this kind of life. This kind of life that needs to worry about food, fodder and money for the soldiers under his command all day long, and needs to discuss economic and livelihood with the prefecture and county officials is not what he wants. He just wants to fight on the battlefield without restraint.
Chapter completed!