Chapter 48
Since the former Han family head was ambushed by the Liao Kingdom, the Han army has been headless for a long time. Looking at Han Ningshuang's figure, the eyes of the veteran Lu Kui were blurred. More than ten years have passed, and the brothers who escorted the orphans of the former master who had fought a bloody path are now mostly waiting in the underworld of Huangquan. Lu Kui forced his sighs and exchanged glances with Xu Detai who came in, nodded at Zhao Xingde, and said in a deep voice: "Leader, the envoy of Xia Kingdom has arrived."
Han Ningshuang put down the map and stretched out his right hand and said, "General Zhao sat first." She looked around and smiled and said, "When Ningshuang lived in Xia Kingdom, General Zhao's reputation was already well-known. She wanted to meet the general, but unfortunately there was no chance. Finally, God followed the will of others, so that General Zhao would come to help our Han army achieve success and save millions of Han people from the sea of suffering." She smiled slightly, and the Han generals also laughed, and the atmosphere in the military tent was full of kindness.
As the saying goes, don't hit people with a smile. Even if Zhao Xingde blames the Han army for hiding it, he has arranged a plan to support the leader without telling him, and he can't express his anger. He bows and smiles: "Zhao is just a man, and the leader of the Han army is so serious." He also bows to several other Han army generals in the account.
Han Ningshuang's eyes flashed slightly and she smiled and said, "Mr. Zhoushan once said that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. He is talking about a hero like General Zhao."
Lu Kui praised loudly: "What a man is responsible. Where is the hero who says this? Let's go and bring him to join the gang." The Han generals didn't know who Mr. Zhoushan was, but they felt extremely excited. Xu Detai smiled slightly and joked: "Mr. Zhoushan is a great saint, but there are so many rules. He wants to go up the mountain, but he is afraid that his brothers will run away most of the time."
Lu Kui frowned and cursed: "That bastard dared to escape at the fortress. I killed him to sacrifice the flag. Set up rules and acted as a big fight with the Liao Kingdom. If he was really a capable person, we could make him the chief military advisor. There were many rules and no fear, and we were not really bandits or scattered soldiers and brave men."
Although the Han army seemed to be no different from the bandits who went up the mountain, hereditary generals like Lu Kui had family letters and generals, and they also had the titles of military governor, defense envoy, and generals granted by the Han family. They valued their family background and hated the military discipline. Now the situation is turbulent. If the Han army wants to expand and manage its territory, they have to fight head-on with the Liao army and Jin soldiers. No matter how many people are, if they cannot be integrated into strong soldiers that are prohibited, they will be just a mob.
Han Ningshuang introduced: "This is the veteran General Lu Kui." She curled her smile, worried that Zhao Xingde would be despised and treated Lu Kui's rudeness, and said slowly, "When King Goryeo was betrayal and handed over a hundred Han clan members to the Khitan. Jiaci happened to take me to visit his grandfather, so he escaped by chance. The Liao court was still searching everywhere, including General Lu and more than a hundred uncles and uncles, who protected Ningshuang to escape from death many times."
As she spoke, she choked and said, "I still remember that once the Khitan soldiers suddenly surrounded the camp. General Lu protected me in front of me and broke through. After changing three war horses, I was unscathed. General Lu was stained with blood in the conquest and was injured more than 30 places. Later, the Khitan court searched hard, so General Lu had to send someone to send me to the south. Over the years, the overall situation in Liaodong has also relied on the hard support of the veteran General Lu and the generals." After she said that, she stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Kui and other generals who insisted on Liaodong.
Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "In my corner of Liaodong, there are millions of Han people. If there are more heroes like General Lu, all the generals will be able to defeat the Khitan and Jurchens, and everyone works together."
Lu Kui was in a state of excitement, his burly figure trembled slightly, and he said tremblingly: "The veteran has followed the Han family for several generations. All these things are just duty. It is rare for the leader to remember it so clearly. The eldest lady is the only bloodline of the Han family. When the Khitans were searching for it, the veteran was not protected by the old lady, which made the eldest lady frightened. In the end, it was absolutely impossible to send the eldest lady to Xia Kingdom for a temporary retreat." The seven-year-old girl tied her to the saddle.
After rushing for more than twenty miles, Han Ningshuang was strangled by the ropes and was knocked down again and fainted. She just woke up. Not only did she not cry, but she asked about her injuries with great concern. Looking back on the past, Lu Kui couldn't help but burst into tears. This time, he learned that Han Ningshuang was preparing to command the Han army in person. He originally opposed it and did not want her to suffer from the dangers of military war and displaced, but Han Ningshuang insisted on doing so, and Lu Kui could only help with all his strength.
Han Ningshuang said in a deep voice: "I know the worries of all the generals. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all killed by the Khitans, but none of them left their hometown in Liaodong and hid in peace because of their greed for life and fear of death. As I just said, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Although Ningshuang is a woman, she can still bear this responsibility. After this trip, as long as I did not defeat the Khitans, I, Han Ningshuang, would not leave my hometown in Liaodong again. I would rather die with my head held high and not bear to live in humiliation."
The Han general was moved by her awesomeness, and Xu Detai shouted: "We are willing to follow the leader and make achievements!" Lu Kui clasped his fists and said: "The veteran has fought his life and must protect the safety of the eldest lady." Someone else shouted, "Defeat the Khitan!" "Swear to sweep away the captives!"
Han Ningshuang calmed down again when he waited for the tent to tell Zhao Xingde: "General Zhao saw that we lack food, pay and weapons, but we are not short of heroes!" She pointed to a general with a cold face and said: "This is General Yue, a Xiong Ren, who is stationed in Tongzhou Village. Just two months ago, General Xiong also captured the camp of Ximu County, Liao Kingdom, beheaded 400 people, and rescued more than 3,000 people."
Xiong Renyue was as famous as his name, with a burly figure, a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist, and a thick and short beard. He grinned at Zhao Xingde and clasped his fists and said, "I heard that General Zhao is great in archery. When will he compete?" Zhao Xingde smiled and bowed to his greeting.
"This is General Zhang Liuge who is stationed in the water village of Chenzhou. General Zhang is good at water battles. He is elusive and the Khitans have to deal with it." With Han Ningshuang's praise, Zhang Liuge's face showed a slight smug look on his face and bowed to Zhao Xingde.
"This is General Gao Bolong, who is stationed in Liuhe. General Gao has five hundred iron-armored soldiers, and his elite troops are no less than the iron-floating map of the Jin Kingdom..." Gao Bolongqian said: "It depends entirely on the continuous supply of food, grass and weapons. Only then can Gao train this strong soldier for the eldest lady, and wait for today."
Han Ningshuang smiled and nodded, and then introduced: "This is General Xue Congxiao from Hutu Village in Xianping. General Xue is extremely brave and once fought with a tiger with bare hands...." "This is General Liu Chang who is stationed in Yimin Village. General Liu's subordinates are elite soldiers who dare to fight. The Khitans did not launch hundreds of cavalry together and dared not approach their village..." "This is General Yang Shilian who is stationed in the camp of Pulumai. General Yang has 800 cavalry under his command..." "This is General Wang Xuansu, who commands the guards for me."
Zhao Xingde met these Han army generals one by one, and these Han army generals were quite kind to him. They had known from Xu Detai that it was Zhao De who saw that the Khitan and the Jurchens were in a fight and had no time to take care of them. He suggested that the Han army use the people to strengthen their own power. In just a few months, all Han troops had tasted a lot of sweetness. Zhao Xingde just now stood up and destroyed Mr. Han Da's plan to subdue the Han army generals, which made these Han Ningshuang's confidant generals have more favorable feelings for him.
Han Ningshuang smiled slightly and said, "This time, General Zhao is invited to come here to discuss the Han army's concentrated reorganization." She nodded, Wang Xuansu unfolded the map, pointed to the places marked with the Han army's villages, and said in a deep voice: "My Liaodong Han army is known as forty-eight villages. In fact, there are probably more than 100 places in total in total. As the saying goes, cunning rabbits have three holes. In the past, we had to avoid the pursuit of Liao soldiers. We always thought that the more places we hide, the better, and even the more dispersed the troops, the less likely they were to be caught by the Khitans. However, if they are combined, the stronger their strength will be, and if they are divided, the weaker their strength will be. After the troops are divided too much, we can only make small fuss and are unable to fight head-on with the Khitans."
Zhao Xingde saw this map for the first time. The distribution of Han army villages was almost spread throughout Liaodong. It is estimated that there are only a few dozen small stocks, and only two or three thousand large stocks are not enough to pose a threat to the prepared Khitan or Jurchen army. Seeing that Wang Xuansu had marked the general location of the Khitan and Jurchen garrison, Zhao Xingde secretly said that if the Han army had not had a detailed network, they would definitely not be able to spy on these things. It seems that the Guguo Mansion decided to cooperate with the Han army. In Liaodong, a place where all ethnic groups were mixed, it was necessary to establish a foundation from scratch. I don’t know when to wait.
He nodded and continued to listen to Wang Xuansu's explanation of the plan to reorganize the Han army: "Now the situation in Liaodong, the Jin Kingdom occupies Huanglong Prefecture and Ningjiang Prefecture, while the Liao Kingdom has heavily guarded Liaoyang and Shenzhou. The two tigers are fighting each other, so we should avoid its edge. Now the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are in Tongzhou, Xianping, and Shenzhou. Under the threat of the Khitan and Jurchens, the Han villages in these places have little room for development. They should shift all the troops southward and concentrate to Kaizhou, with Taibai Mountain and Yalu River backed to completely eliminate the remaining Khitan forces here, conquered the surrounding tribes, and then slowly develop forces to the west and south. This is the place where the Han people in Liaodong are the most concentrated, and the Bohai people are also the homeland of the Bohai people, and the barbarian tribes are the least. The people here are used to our Han system. As long as we show our strength, we can easily control this area."
Chapter completed!