Chapter 890
Basha.
Ghost main building, now the Barbarian Palace.
Meng Guchu sent Nong Jinhu away, returned to the harem, and called his sons, his eldest son learned that Meng Guchu had agreed to the Nong clan's challenge, and said with a smile, "I am willing to cross the river and attack Tang! "
Grey-haired Meng Guzhen looked at the young eldest son, "The young man is very courageous, and he has a bit of my demeanor back then."
After that battle, Meng Gushu's white hair became more and more. After the mutiny in Basha, killing the old ghost's family, and bloodbathed many heads in the Basha village, Meng Guchu became here. The new owner of the house, but in fact, after that night, he did not have a peaceful night's sleep.
There are people from the Tang Dynasty in the north of the Yangtze River. Now they are in the south of the Yangtze River and have seized other people's villages. However, even if the Meng clan is added to the Juding tribe, it is only a remnant army. Although there are tens of thousands of people, most of them are old and weak. He is always worried. One day when he fell asleep, he would be killed by some Heman tribe.
Especially the old ghost master had several children and grandchildren who were not able to capture that day, which became a heart problem for him.
Nong Jinhu thinks about revenge all day long, but Meng Guji thinks more about how to survive.
He let the eldest son come to him and held his hand. The eldest son was young and tall, with slender arms, just like the one printed in the mold when he was young. In the previous **** battle by the Nongren River, the eldest son performed outstandingly, killing Seven or eight Tang soldiers died, and they blocked an arrow for themselves.
The son is young and heroic, not lacking in courage and martial arts, but lacking some experience.
"I plan to let you be the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition, let Nong Jinhu be the deputy marshal and vanguard, are you willing?"
"Nong Shuai has high prestige, strong ability, and rich experience. His son feels ashamed and willing to be his deputy."
"Silly son, it's not the same as before. Our Meng family crossed the river, abandoned our home, and occupied other people's lairs, and now we are raising a flag to claim to be lonely. Do you know what a harsh cliff we are walking on?" On top of that, if it’s anything less than that, it’s the scourge of genocide and genocide, and we must walk on thin ice and be careful.”
The tall and thin second son understood, "Father is right. Although Nong Sanniang calls father Huang her brother-in-law, Meng and Nong have been married for generations, but no matter how you say it, they are still two families. Nong Sanniang is thinking wholeheartedly Revenge, I want to fight back to Juding, for the sake of the purpose, we will use any means, and we must be defensive. If the elder brother is not willing to take command, I am willing to go to the command. Don't let this army escape from the control of our Meng family!"
Meng Guchu looked at the impatient second son, but ignored him. This second son was scheming and smart, but he was too calculating, and he was the **** son of a Han female slave in the house, so Meng Guchu didn't treat him right. The eldest son from the first line is so important.
Although the eldest son has not yet been established as the prince, it will be a matter of time.
"Father, my son thinks that the Nong family has been married to us for generations, and now they are close allies. We can't be suspicious of them for no reason. If we can't even trust them, how can we gain a foothold in Basha, let alone Talk about going back to your hometown in the future?"
"Boss is very arrogant and has the air of a king, but if I let you be the marshal, I can't believe Nong, but she is a woman after all. I am worried that the other chiefs will not listen to her command. You He is my son, and represents me, and you can control the Northern Expedition, and this problem can be avoided, and you should listen to Anon's opinion on how to fight the battle."
"Boss, you are my eldest son. You are young, brave, decisive and magnificent. I have high hopes for you. In the future, my family business will still be inherited by you. You are still young and have outstanding martial arts and courage, but you still lack You have some battle experience, so this time you are in command, it is also an experience for you, you have to seize the opportunity. If you can beat Basarama and attack the Qilu Lake Tang Tonghai Governor's Mansion, I will officially appoint you as the prince !"
As soon as these words came out, the second child's complexion turned pale, and then turned into a liver-colored, bloated.
The boss didn’t want it, but the emperor forced it on him. This has been the case since he was a child, but he tried hard to get what he wanted, but his father just refused to give it.
Just because I have half Han blood on my body?
"Father, my son is willing to join my brother in the Northern Expedition, and is willing to take the lead in the vanguard!"
Meng Guchen took a look at his second son, "Father and son soldiers, brothers who fight tigers, it's good for you to have such an idea, but this time, Anong will be the vanguard, and you will stay in Basha to assist with your brothers." I will take care of this rear base camp."
"Father!"
"Don't talk anymore, it's settled like this, you all go down and prepare separately, I'm tired, I have to rest."
Meng Guzhu drove away his sons, some of whom leaned heavily on the bamboo couch.
Northern Expedition and Northern Expedition, but he had no idea at all.
Has Qin Lang really returned to Guangzhou? Did the people of Tang really transfer troops from Nanzhong to go north, and did the main force of the navy really leave?
He felt that he had no bottom, that Qin Sanlang was always like an invisible mountain, pressing him hard to breathe, the more information he collected about Qin Lang, the more this young man suffocated him.
The battle of Nong Renhe ended with their tragic victory, but that battle also allowed him to truly see the strength of the Tang army. It was only a solitary army of 8,000 soldiers and horses, and they were exhausted after chasing the Nong family all the way. But even so, under the desperate counterattack of the two of them, they were able to fight to the last soldier, and almost none of them surrendered.
This kind of fierce and **** bloody battle to the end is rare among barbarians.
Thinking of the two brothers and the third son who died in that battle, Meng Guji felt heartaches. They were the toughest men in the Meng clan.
Could it be a trap?
Meng Guchen was not sure, but Nong Jinhu was determined to fight, but he couldn't suppress it. In fact, since the first battle of Nong Renhe, he was almost led by the nose by Nong Jinhu, who asked him to abandon the village and move to the south. He killed people and seized strongholds, let him establish a country and proclaim himself emperor, let him attack the Tang Dynasty in the Northern Expedition, step by step, step by step, it was basically her idea.
Even if he objected, it would not have much effect.
After crossing the river, the Meng clan, whose vitality was greatly weakened, could not compare with the Juding clans in the hands of the Nong clan, but Anong insisted on pushing him as the main force.
Meng Guzhen became the emperor, but the strength of his own department was not as good as that of Anong's Juding tribes, nor was it far inferior to the Heman tribes. It was all thanks to the Nong clan to be able to become emperor.
Under such circumstances, Meng Guzhen gradually became more attached to Anong, and began to be wary of this ally who single-handedly helped him proclaim himself emperor.
Letting his son be in charge of the Northern Expedition instead of Anong is also a plan of checks and balances.
If it weren't for the fact that Anong belonged to the Judingnong tribe, not the Heman tribe, Meng Guzhen would never have dared to cooperate with Anong until now.
But after sitting on the position of the emperor of the barbarian country, many of Meng Guji's thoughts changed, because he knew that once the emperor became the emperor, he would have nowhere to go.
If you take a step back, you will end up in the same fate as that old ghost master, or even worse than him.
He is old, but he still has to protect the interests of his children, grandchildren and tribes.
Long time.
Meng Guzhen shook the copper bell on the table, and a man whose body was covered in a green felt cloak came in, and even his face was covered by a blue veil.
"Actually, Your Majesty doesn't need to be suspicious of Nong. I have a plan to solve this hidden worry."
"oh?"
"Why don't Your Majesty marry Anong and make her a noble concubine, then Anon and her tribes in Juding will all belong to His Majesty, so why should Your Majesty worry about Anon's rebellion one day? "
Meng Guzhen smiled lightly, then coughed for a long time.
He wiped it with a handkerchief, but a red plum was reflected on the white handkerchief.
"Look at my old and injured appearance, can Anon see it? Besides, I'm the brother-in-law of Anon's husband, so it's not suitable."
"I think it's worth it." The mysterious man said.
"I'm dying, you healed my wounds, so be aware of my injuries, I am like this, there is no cure, no rejuvenation, your medicine may hang me for another ten or eight years, maybe three years Two years, anyway, I won't live long. This time, I arranged for my eldest son to be the marshal and Anon as the deputy. I just want to cultivate the prestige of the boss. By the way, let's see if the two of them can cooperate tacitly together.
"If the two of you come together, then I will go along with the flow and ask Anon to make her the boss's side concubine..."
"It turns out that His Majesty still has this arrangement."
"Do you think this arrangement is good?"
"Although Da Lang is brave, he is still a little immature. Mrs. Anong may not be willing to commit herself to him."
Meng Guju was silent for a long time, and let out a long sigh.
"Master, in your opinion, is this barbarian country just a joke, or can it really make a difference?"
The mysterious man said slowly, "What does Your Majesty think?"
Meng Guzhen shook his head, "Actually, I don't have much confidence. I was completely forced to get to where I am today. The old ghost lord refused to take us in sincerely. I was forced to do it when I was desperate. I always want to appease everyone." Otherwise, they will surround us and we can only jump into the river, step by step, we will reach the cliff after all.”
"Your Majesty, why should you be so discouraged? It is difficult to start a business. Which founding emperor has never faced such a situation? In my opinion, the people of the Tang Dynasty opened up Nanzhong, after all, it was a little too hard and too hasty. It all depends on Qin Lang's superb ability. Stabilize this situation for the time being, but now that Qin Lang is returning to the east and Emperor Tang moves troops from the south to the north, the fragile balance that has just been formed between the South and the Middle East will break the imbalance, and this is also an opportunity."
"The people of Tang Dynasty are too powerful, we are far behind them by hundreds of times!" Meng Guzhen sighed.
"Your Majesty is very wrong to think so. In fact, the Central Plains has always been stronger than the southern and central barbarians. From the pre-Qin to the Han, then to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and now to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has always been like this. But why has it been thousands of years? They have never been able to really conquer this area? Not only Nanzhong, but also Lingnan, and even Linyi, which has been separated from the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and Liaodong. In terms of strength, which one in the surrounding area can compare Central Plains?"
"But why is the Central Plains not invincible, and even the territory that was once conquered was lost in the end? Why? Because although the Han family in the Central Plains has elite soldiers and strong soldiers, the frontier is far away, the water and soil are not acclimatized, the transportation is inconvenient, and the roads are dangerous. As long as we make good use of our advantages such as geography and weather, we can make up for the lack of weapons and equipment. We are not as elite as they are, so we don’t fight them head-on. It can become our main battlefield, fighting head-on, eight thousand Tang troops can destroy tens of thousands of us, but if we ambush their transport convoy, attack their patrols at night, raid their outposts, and fight them in pieces, Tell me, is it because the Tang people can't stand it or we can't stand it?"
Meng Guzhen frowned.
"Then this Northern Expedition was wrong, and there should be no large-scale Northern Expedition."
"Actually, that's right. We have to fight a vigorous battle first, and we have to lift the curtain of our resistance against the Tang Dynasty, and declare our determination to fight to the people of the world. Besides, the Tang people in Jiangbei are indeed empty now." , maybe this is a rare opportunity, we have to try, otherwise how will we know the result?"
"But if the Tang people are prepared?"
"We have lost so many times, so what if we lose again. If we really lose, can we use this to control the blindly hard-line main attackers like Nong Sanniang? At that time, the decision-making power of advance and retreat will not belong to everyone. Your Majesty has it all?"
Meng Guji looked at this man who refused to show his face, hesitating.
(end of this chapter)