novelcrest Chapter 1090 Chapter 1031
Chapter 1090 Chapter 1031
Chapter 1090 Chapter [-]
The moon had been full for some time, illuminating the ordinary night of mid-June.On the edge of the sparsely lit Ankang City, the Han River flows quietly. Half of the rice harvested in the fields on the bank is stationed in the military camp next to it.
Even though the shadow of war is imminent, from a distance, this ordinary world and common people are just another ordinary day.
Ankang City, which was bustling with people during the day, is now a lot quieter under the semi-curfew, but the heat of June has not dissipated, and most parts of the city are still more or less fishy.
At Xu time, the lights in an old house on the west side of the city had already been turned on, and a servant opened the window of the living room to allow the wind to flow slightly after nightfall.After a while, the old man entered the hall, met with the guests, and lit a small stick of incense.
"... When a distinguished guest comes to visit, the servant doesn't know the importance, so it's out of courtesy..."
"...I have been in Ankang for more than ten days. I deliberately concealed my identity, but it has nothing to do with others..."
"...The battle in the Northeast is imminent. You and I are neither enemies nor friends. The general is here, so you are not afraid of being caught..."
"...The two armies are not beheaded when they are fighting, and Dai Gong is the master of Confucianism. I think, most of them are following the rules..."
"...The general has some misunderstandings about Confucianism. Ever since Dong Zhongshu dismissed all schools of thought, the so-called Confucianism has always been round on the outside and square on the inside, with Confucian skin and bones. Old people like me have ways to be unreasonable. For example, although the two armies did not kill the envoy when they were fighting, they did not say that they would not kill the spies..."
"...Duke Dai is frank and admirable..."
"...The general is in danger alone, and there must be something big. Since you and I are in the dark room, we can just talk about things, and there is no need to make too many detours."
The flickering lights illuminated the scene in the room, and the tone of both sides of the conversation seemed calm and calm.One of the older ones is Dai Mengwei, who is now known as the sage of today, while on the other side, the middle-aged man who is talking to him has a capable appearance and a bunt of a quack, but he used to belong to the Huaxia Army and now follows One of Zou Xu's confidant generals in Luoyang was named Ding Songnan.Theoretically, the frontline lobbying had already begun, and he was supposed to sit on the frontline in the north, but he unexpectedly appeared in a city "behind enemy lines" like Ankang at this time.
In the past, he was an officer of the Huaxia Army, and now he was alone in danger. Facing Dai Mengwei, Ding Songnan didn't have too much trouble on his face. He held a teacup and said, "Ding is here in Ankang, and the plot is not too serious. Simple, on behalf of Zou Shuai, come to discuss cooperation with Dai Gong. Or at least... to explore Dai Gong's thoughts."
These words were straightforward, and Dai Mengwei's eyes narrowed: "I heard that... Zou Shuai went to Jindi to discuss cooperation with that female minister?"
"Be prepared with both hands. Mr. Ning used to tell us that if peace is sought through struggle, peace will survive, and peace will perish through compromise. Dai Gong, Liu Gong and others are excited to fight. We have no countermeasures. Zou Shuai is I went to Jindi to buy weapons. Before I left, I asked me to come to Daigong’s side, saying that maybe you can talk and form an alliance. I have been here for more than ten days, and Daigong can clean up a pile of mess to the point where it is today. Worthy of today's sages."
"The sage's talk is just nonsense." Dai Mengwei waved his hand, "But since you can prepare with two hands, how do I know that you didn't make preparations with three hands and four hands, while making a deal with the one from Jin, while coming to see the old man , and then send people to see Liu Shuai and others, before the war started, we were half-hearted, so we could only defeat ourselves without fighting, it was a good plan."
Regarding Dai Mengwei's statement, Ding Songnan nodded and was silent for a moment: "Although Zou Shuai and I have betrayed the Huaxia Army, from the past to today, we have always known what kind of people do things. The tail is just a friendly one, but Dai Gong has great ambitions, especially for our side, Dai Gong can make up for a shortcoming of Zou Shuai's side, which is the so-called strong alliance and complementary advantages."
Dai Mengwei took a sip of tea: "Which one?"
"Duke Dai's knowledge can help our army know why to fight."
"...Is this what Zou Xu thinks?"
Ding Songnan nodded.
"People in the world... or people like Liu Gong and others are all staring at the one-acre three-point land in front of them. At most, they can only raise their heads and look at the three or five steps in front of them. Whether I surrender or surrender in the future, I want to seek a retreat. But Duke Dai is different. Since the day he raised the flag, he has known who the enemy will be in the future. The same is true for me and Zou Shuai. Since the betrayal, we have been tossing and turning, sleepless day and night..."
"...Then why do you want to betray?"
"Firstly, it was a moment of brain fever, and he made a mistake; secondly...Mr. Ning's standards and requirements are too strict, and the discipline in the Huaxia Army is strict. Up and down, there will be meetings and rectifications at every turn. After a victory, all those who can't keep up will be criticized or even excluded. In the past, this was the reliance of the Huaxia Army's victory, but when it became me who made a mistake, I had no choice... In this way, I am not the only one who can't keep up..."
"... There is a saying in the "Book of Rites of the Great Dai" in the Western Han Dynasty that when the water is clear, there will be no fish;
"When I get out of the Huaxia Army, I will know what the real Huaxia Army looks like. Dai Gong, it seems that the world is in chaos now. On Liu Gong's side, even a dozen princes can be gathered. In fact, those who can stabilize their positions in the future , but only a few parties. Now it seems that there is no suspense for the fair party to sweep Jiangnan and annex the clown-like Tie Yan and Wu Qimei. The future depends on what He Wen and the small southeastern court in Fuzhou can do; The rest of the women in Jin are princes, it's hard to say if she can't get out, others want to get in, I'm afraid they don't have the ability, and the world, Mr. Ning looks at it differently, it is such a self-improving woman..."
"Constantly strive for self-improvement..." Dai Mengwei repeated.
"This is what Mr. Ning said to her in the southwest, Zou Shuai heard it personally." Ding Songnan said, "Jin and Liangshan have a special relationship, but no matter what, after crossing the Yellow River, the land should be divided up by them, and In the south of the Yellow River, it is nothing more than Dai Gong, Liu Gong, and myself. The three parties fought their heads and finally decided a winner..."
He paused: "Frankly speaking, in this three-party battle, Dai Gong and Liu Gong seem to have a strong army, but in terms of winning, perhaps our side is more likely to win. The reason for all this is that Liu Guangshi is a A soft general who can only fight with the wind. Let him gather forces from all sides, but he can't fight a tough battle. Among the parties here, Dai Gong may be sober, but what can you do? You just accepted this season If the rice is sent to the battlefield, the rear may be enough to make you anxious, not to mention how many soldiers Dai Gong has to fight? Dai Gong must be clear about the quality of some gangsters who were weeded out when they surrendered to the Jurchen."
Dai Meng smiled and said, "The fight on the battlefield is not about words, you have to fight to find out. Besides, we can't fight tough battles. You have already betrayed the Huaxia Army. Could it be possible to fight?"
"The Huaxia Army's ability to fight is mainly due to military discipline. Zou Shuai has not let go of this aspect. But these things are said in a hype, and they will be trivial in the future." Ding Songnan waved his hand, "Mr. Dai, these things, no matter what they say How, how it will be fought, one day in the future, the Southwest Army will come out from there sooner or later. On that day, no one can stop it from the so-called princes of all parties. How terrible is Mr. Ning? Zou Shuai knows best, but when that day comes, does Duke Dai want to stand together with a waste like Liu Guangshi to fight against a powerful enemy? Or... no matter how ideal it is, for example, if you defeat me and Zou Shuai, what will happen to you? Let you drive Liu Guangshi away, eliminate all political enemies, and then...rely on these veteran soldiers under your command to fight against the Southwest?"
Ding Songnan tapped the coffee table next to him with his finger: "Mr. Dai, with all due respect, you are good at governing people, but you don't necessarily know how to fight, and Zou Shuai is a man who knows how to fight, but for various reasons, it is difficult to rule people justifiably. Mr. Dai has the right way. , Zou Shuai is skilled, if you want to choose someone to cooperate with in the area south of the Yellow River, for Zou Shuai, only Dai Gong and you are the most ideal."
The living room was quiet for a while, only the sound of Dai Mengwei fiddled with the rim of the cup with the lid. After a while, the old man said: "After all, you still...you can't use the way of the Huaxia Army..."
"Mr. Ning set two major development directions during Xiaocanghe period, one is spiritual and the other is material." Ding Songnan said, "The so-called spiritual path is to make everyone produce The so-called subjective initiative, in the army, holds meetings and talks, reminisces bitterness and thinks sweetly, and tells about the superiority of China, and wants everyone...everyone for me, I for everyone, and become selfless..."
"As for the material way, it is the so-called Gewu theory, researching equipment and developing armaments...According to Mr. Ning, if you follow one of these two directions, you will be invincible in the world in the future. If the spiritual way can really go through, tens of thousands The Huaxia Army can kill all the Jurchens with bare hands... But this path is too ideal, so the Huaxia Army has always followed two lines together. Most of the army uses discipline to restrain the soldiers, and in terms of material, from Di Jiang Appear, Jurchen West Road will be defeated, and you will be able to see the effect..."
"The strength of the Huaxia Army is known to all the world, but the only flaw is that his requirements are too high, and Mr. Ning's rules are too tough, but without long-term practice, no one knows whether it will be able to pass in the future. Zou Shuai and I After defecting from the Huaxia Army, the rules of governing the army can still be used, but tell the soldiers why they are fighting?" Ding Songnan looked at Dai Mengwei, "Dai Gong, today, the only two people who can make up for this shortcoming are the southeast. The second is Dai Gong, you, the sage of today."
Holding the teacup, Dai Mengwei shook it subconsciously: "The so-called Fair Party in the east has its own theory."
"The theory of the Fair Party actually came from Mr. Ning. When Zou Shuai was in the Southwest, he deduced it many times with everyone. Mr. Ning once said that the purer the ideal, the more complicated and strict the conditions for its realization. I Wait until you are convinced that the FAIR Party will inevitably fail in the future, but before that, the more things you do right, the longer the FAIR Party can persist, and the more powerful the FAIR Party will be."
Dai Mengwei thought for a while: "In this way, the idea of the Fair Party is too pure, and Mr. Ning finds it too difficult, so he doesn't implement it. The idea of Southwest is inferior, so he uses the material way as a supplement. And my Confucian way, It's obviously more waiting..."
"Emperors, ministers, fathers and sons have their own order. Confucianism and Taoism are the avenues that have been tested for thousands of years. How can it be described as equal. It's just that people in the world have different wisdom and different qualifications. At this moment, how can we force equality. Dai Gong, forgive me I can say bluntly, besides the black flag, the only one who fears Mr. Ning the most is Dai Gong, and besides the black flag, the one who knows the black flag the most is Zou Shuai. You would rather make false claims with the Jurchens than with Southwest Zou Shuai is more aware of the consequences of confronting the Southwest in the future. In today’s world, only if you are in charge of politics and people’s livelihood, and Zou Shuai is in charge of the army and things. If the two join forces, it is possible to do something in the future. Zou Shuai has no chance. Choose, Duke Dai, and neither do you."
"...Actually, in the final analysis, Zou Xu and you want to get rid of the interference of Yin Zong and others."
"Yin Zong and others are short-sighted and planless, just like Liu Guangshi and others. Does Dai Gong not want to get rid of the constraints of Liu Guangshi and his like? It's developing every day over there. In Mr. Ning's eyes, our plans may be nothing more than clown fights. But only the fact that Dai Gong and Zou Shuai teamed up may be able to give Mr. Ning Take a surprise."
While the two were talking, there was a faint commotion in the distance of the courtyard.Dai Mengwei took a deep breath, stood up from his seat, and pondered for a moment: "I heard that General Ding was in the Huaxia Army before, and he was not an official leader."
Ding Songnan also stood up: "I belong to the Political Department, and I mainly manage military discipline. In fact, as long as the military discipline is achieved, it is not too difficult to lead the army."
"... How many people are as talented as General Ding in the Huaxia Army?"
"... can be found everywhere." Ding Songnan replied.
Dai Mengwei walked to the window, nodded, and after a long time, he said: "...This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
The commotion in the distance became clearer, and someone was shouting in the night.Ding Songnan stood in front of the window, frowned and felt the movement: "This is..."
"There is a group of Jianghu people. In the last year, they formed a team to kill the old man. The leader was a murderous man named Lao Ba. I heard that he went to the Huaxia Army and persuaded Mr. Ning to kill me. Mr. Ning refused. After spitting on Ning Yi, he ran to act on his own."
Dai Meng lowered his head slightly and shook his teacup: "It's really interesting to say that, back then, people from Jianghu went to kill Ning Yi one after another, and he planned to kill one after another. Today they came to kill me, and that's the case, as long as you design a little bit, They couldn't wait to jump in, and even though Ning Yi and I didn't like each other, even Ning Yi didn't look down on their actions... It can be seen that there are always some short-sighted people who want to do great things in the world, regardless of their thoughts and positions No matter what, let them go away..."
He put down the teacup and looked at Ding Songnan.
"... Then... let's talk about the plan."
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Under the low starry night, a small commotion broke out on the streets west of Ankang City. A group of gangsters fought and fled, and some people were hacked to the ground from time to time.
There were not many troops responsible for intercepting them, and those who really rounded up these bandits were some green forest tycoons who had already become famous in the troubled times.After receiving the courtesy of Dai Mengwei, the sage of today, most of them were grateful and bowed their heads in worship. Now they have put aside their past suspicions and formed the most powerful guard around Dai Mengwei. At the beginning of the activation, it fell into the pocket that had already been set.
As Dai Mengwei said, similar dramas happened many times beside Ning Yi in Bianliang more than ten years ago.But the same response, until now, is still sufficient.
"Old Ba!" The rough voice echoed in the street, "I respect you for being a man! Kill yourself, don't harm your brothers—"
The fleeing people were driven into a nearby warehouse, surrounded by pursuers, and the speaker walked forward and waved his companions to surround the gap.
At the intersection behind the warehouse, a big man rode a war horse, held a big knife, and quickly surrounded him with a few fast-footed companions. He immediately swung the knife and looked in the direction of the back door of the warehouse. A black shadow had already climbed in quietly. Tried to fight.Behind him, someone suddenly shouted: "Who—"
The man on the horse looked back, and saw a figure in a cloak suddenly appearing on the empty street behind, walking towards them. Two companions walked towards the man with a gun and a knife.In an instant, the cloak vibrated, the violent knife light rose, and only a few jingling sounds were heard, and the two companions fell to the ground, and were thrown behind by the figure.
The man with the knife rode his horse and wanted to charge. With a bang, he saw a crossbow bolt hit his chest, his cloak was flying, and the figure approached in a blink of an eye, and the long knife in his hand made a bloody shadow.
In the sound of jingling, a young swordsman named You Hongzhuo killed with several other rounders, and warning fireworks flew into the sky.After a little longer, an explosion suddenly sounded in the street.Arriving at the territory of the Huaxia Army last year, after being appreciated by Lu Hongti, Zhang Cun was fortunate enough to experience a period of real special forces training. He has learned the skills of using various weapons such as crossbows, explosives, and even lime powder to hurt people.
He has been tossing around in Dai Mengwei's territory for several months. He has cleared up part of the inside story and sent it to the Southwest as a reward for last year's training. , Jin Chenghu and other assassins were rescued.
The battle that might have ended quickly, because his shots became longer, everyone rushed left and right in the city, and the riot continued to expand in the night.
On the northeast side of the city, Ning Ji and a group of scholars climbed onto the roof, watching the commotion in the night curiously...
Dai Mengwei was discussing important matters with Ding Songnan in the courtyard. He was a little displeased with the spread of the riots, but compared to the core of their discussion, this kind of thing can only be regarded as a small episode.Soon after, he sent these masters under his command to Jiangning to spread their reputation.
Things, big and small, go on and on, and no one will put the pieces back together, even in the history books many years later.The curves of various events pass by...
(End of this chapter)