Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 42: Reunion

When Shanzhu led his men to completely defeat the front and rear of the rebellious army, Dubuke and Yan Tong had already led the main rear army to distance the retreating army by nearly a mile, and they still maintained a good relationship. formation.

In fact, when Shanzhu was fighting in front of the battle, he was also paying attention to the changes in the chaos. When the enemy's rear retreated decisively, he predicted that his plan might not achieve the expected goal. He also had to admire the decisiveness of the commander-in-chief of the other side, otherwise, once the defeated soldiers flooded into the rear army, they would definitely disrupt the positions of all the troops. At that time, it would not only be the current troops that would be lost.

However, Shan Zhu was not depressed either. After all, this battle had already started well, and it had greatly damaged the morale of the rebel army, and it had achieved its initial goal. The organization and discipline of the rebel army was not high, and they defeated the original guards in these prefectures and counties only by virtue of their numerical advantages and familiarity with the geographical environment. Now that they are hit by this, their morale will be greatly affected. It will directly affect the upcoming offensive and defensive battle at Xifengkou.

Seeing that the enemy's main force maintained a basic battle formation and retreated steadily, Shanzhu nodded appreciatively, saying that the poor should not chase after them, not to mention that the opponent still greatly outnumbers him in number and maintains a battle formation Obviously, he was well prepared, Shanzhu immediately ordered his subordinates to stop the pursuit, and leave one brigade behind to maintain vigilance, while the other three brigade soldiers immediately returned to the division to clean up the battlefield, especially recovering arrows, because due to the needs of the march, every A light infantry soldier does not carry many arrows, and the ensuing battle will be more intense, and it is not known how long it will last, so arrows must be saved as much as possible.

After this battle, Shanzhu knew that he had successfully overcome the first difficulty. At least in a short period of time, the enemy would not be able to launch an attack. Come meet up.

Just when the fierce battle in Bonan started, the battle in Guided Germany in the north was still calm.

After getting the help of Long Zizi and Hillman's volunteer soldiers, Kamapov continued to march eastward, and on the night of November 13th, he occupied the important traffic throat in the southeast of Guide - Niangziguan, from here Further east, you can directly reach Lulong Mansion in Beiyuan County of the Empire, and to the southeast, you can reach Longdong Mansion in Guanxi County, which is the main traffic route in the empire.

In view of the importance of the location of Niangziguan, Kamapov, Sang Sheng, Long Zizi, and Hillman decided to leave a brigade to garrison here in case of accidents.

In the early morning of November 14, Kamapov led his army to turn to the northwest, and arrived at the city of Guide that night, and successfully joined forces with Cui Wenxiu's troops who arrived at the city at noon that day.

The Qingyang Second Guard Division led by Cui Wenxiu patrolled along the northern route. Except for encountering a small group of stragglers in Majiaji, they never encountered anything worth mentioning. On November 12, the first The Second Security Division occupied Gongjing Town, the largest town in the north of Guide, which is the main production area of ​​well salt, but when Cui Wenxiu led his troops to arrive, they saw a desolate appearance.

After questioning the people who have not yet fled, I learned that this area was originally quite prosperous and wealthy, but since the Luobei people controlled the northern passage of the mainland, it has declined rapidly like other places. People invaded the northwest, and the situation here went from bad to worse. Until Li Wufeng defeated the Luobei people two years ago, the empire regained control of the northwest region, and the people and businessmen here saw hope again. Their lack of effective means and measures, coupled with the re-emergence of bandits, brought the social security situation here back to the chaotic state a few years ago, but the local government could not come up with strong measures to deal with it.

Since the beginning of this year, there has been a severe drought, the common people have no means of living, the bandit forces and the peasants who cannot live have hit it off, and some other forces with ulterior motives have instigated it. The center of the rebellion storm has been set off here, and it has just begun to improve. The economy immediately collapsed, merchants fled, workshops closed, and it became what it is now.

While Cui Wenxiu was sighing, she was more concerned about the time and direction of the rebel army's departure. After careful inquiries and reconnaissance, it was almost certain that the rebel army had indeed fled to the northeastern border area of ​​Guide.

This aggravated Cui Wenxiu's worries. If all the rebellious troops in Guide Mansion were concentrated on the northeast border, then their number would far exceed the strength of their own and Kamapov's two divisions. What is their purpose? Do you want to gather all your forces to compete with your own side, or do you wait there? Cui Wenxiu is more worried about the second possibility. It is conceivable that the black hand behind the scenes must have premeditated.

Through reconnaissance, we learned that there are almost no rebels in the entire northern part of Guide, especially the salt-producing area centered on Gongjing Town, and they have all moved to the border between the northeast and Taixuan Mansion. . After mastering this situation, Cui Wenxiu arranged for the remaining local officials to temporarily organize and restore normal production and living order. This is no longer the responsibility of the army, but the army did not stay too long and directly sent troops south , entered Guidefu City on the morning of November 14.

As soon as Cui Wenxiu entered the city of Guide, Cui Wenxiu was welcomed by the people of the city. Although the people were not satisfied with the local government, they hated the behavior of the rebel army even more. Whether you are a wealthy businessman or an ordinary ordinary citizen, you will become the prey in their eyes.

Cui Wenxiu immediately announced that because the current situation in Guide Mansion is not stable, the army will temporarily take over the administrative management of Guide Mansion, and immediately send a multi-unit unit of the original Guard Division of Guide Mansion hiding in the city. The soldiers of the brigade were streamlined and reorganized. At the same time, he also sent flying cavalry to Qingyang to report the current situation, hoping to get clear instructions.

The Oak Palace in Naples, the capital of the Kingdom of Milan.

"What? The Tanghe people have already reached an agreement with the Machihan people? Show me the content of their agreement!" Louis XI has always been hot-tempered, and when he heard that the Tanghe Empire did not make any negotiations for himself , Without even saying hello to his own country, he hastily signed an agreement with the Maqihans, and he was so angry.

"It's ridiculous! What kind of **** agreement is this?! It's worthless! I'm so embarrassed to get it in the newspapers and brag about it. I blush for them!" After reading the content of the agreement, Louis XI no longer pressed Unable to hold back the anger in his heart, he stood up, like an angry lion, walking back and forth in front of the imperial case, his already ruddy face now looked more like a red-hot furnace.

"Bedoric, what do you think we should do? By doing this, Tanghe people don't regard us as their allies at all, so we won't have to act according to their faces in the future!" Louis XI Yue The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. As soon as I heard the news that the Machi Khans had invaded neighboring countries, I immediately sent a special envoy to contact the Tanghe Empire, expressing their willingness to cooperate with the Tanghe Empire in punishing the Machi Khans. Unexpectedly, the Tanghe people have been perfunctory and vague to themselves, and have never given a clear answer. In the end, without any communication with themselves, they unexpectedly reached an agreement with the Maqihan people quietly. This undoubtedly poured cold water on my enthusiasm.

"Your Majesty, the Tanghe people have sent a special envoy to our country, and he will explain to you the specific process of signing the agreement." The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Milan, Duke Bedoric, is a very thin middle-aged man, dressed in a gorgeous robe. On him, there is always a feeling that wearing a dragon robe does not look like a prince, but this does not prevent him from being under one person and above ten thousand people in the Kingdom of Milan.

"Hmph, I'm not a child, and I still need this trick to make me happy." Louis XI dismissed this.

"They have already signed the agreement. No amount of discussion at this time will help the matter. Your Majesty, in my opinion, the content of the agreement signed by the Tanghe people and the Maqihan people is indeed a bit surprising. The Tanghe people made such a big concession, which can only explain one problem, they have no ability to restrain the Maqihan people at all, and this paper agreement has no binding force on the Maqihan people. A reluctant explanation to the people of my own country, and it can only fool fools." Bedorić analyzed and came to a conclusion.

"Hmph, the hundreds of thousands of troops to the south are vegetarians? Even if that old **** Lin Guoxiong is there to hinder him, I think that at this time, Lin's surname will not make a big move What’s more, I’m willing to take the lead!” Louis XI has gradually calmed down, but he still feels resentful at Tanghe’s cowardly behavior.

"I'm afraid the situation is not that simple. According to the information we have, Lang Yongquan in Tiannan County is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He has also expanded his power quite rapidly in recent years. The Tanghe Empire Central Committee will not be unclear about this. The chess piece that was originally used to deal with Lin Guoxiong, now this chess piece has a different heart, and Tanghe people actually have difficulties that they can't explain!" Bedorić has put in a lot of effort to understand the internal situation of the Tanghe Empire, after all, this The neighboring country to the north is the most powerful country on the Eastern Continent ~IndoMTL.com~ Its every move affects the foreign policies of neighboring countries.

"Oh, I've heard some of this, but the possibility of him and Lin Guoxiong joining hands to attack the Tanghe Empire's central government should be very slim, at least for now." Louis XI regained his composure The mind is also much more flexible.

"After all, Ankun City and Jameiro Kingdom are not the Tanghe people's own territory. They haven't suffered any serious pain, so naturally they don't want to take this risk. What's more, there are too many variables in the middle, like the northern countries. The people of Tanghe are also aware of this, and they are eager to get involved in the flames of war. They like to fish in troubled waters." Betridge murmured and expressed his opinion, "However, the people of Machihan have tasted the sweetness. But it is a bad omen, I think that the Yuejing Kingdom will be the Machihan people's plate sooner or later, once this domino effect occurs, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop." The last few words Bedoric was full of emotion .

"Then how should we deal with it?" Louis XI also had a solemn expression on his face.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. In the past two years, the Maqihan people will not point their fingers at us, but other small neighboring countries may suffer. We can't do nothing. On the one hand, we will continue to develop the economy. The focus of development has shifted from the navy to our army. I think we have put too much emphasis on the navy. In addition, we have to try to form alliances with neighboring countries as much as possible, especially military alliances. No matter what method we use, as long as we can Just keep the Machi Khans at bay." Bedoric's words were clearly deliberate.

"Very well, I will do it according to your opinion. From this year onwards, financial expenditures will also be tilted towards national defense and military, and we will do our best to meet the needs of the army!" Louis XI made a final decision.