Chapter 94: The Wind Moves (7)
The reason why Wang Jun has been able to subdue thousands of warriors of the Hu nationality in northern Xinjiang for many years is not only by relying on peaceful means. He was one of the few nobles of the high family at that time with a strong style, and there were many soldiers under his command who could conquer and fight habitually; Even regardless of the Hu cavalry, the Youzhou Army itself is a first-class strong soldier. However, the army formed by the Jin people of Youzhou had already suffered a devastating blow in Huiyuan, and the remnants of the army that fled back to Jicheng with Wang Jun were only a few hundred.
The thousands of elite soldiers who were lost in one day accounted for almost forty percent of the total number of Jin troops in Youzhou, and it was by no means a loss that could be easily compensated. In order to quickly replenish his troops, Wang Jun once considered recruiting the Hao tribes of Yan and Fanyang, but he stopped it for fear of causing a violent local backlash. However, if they were recruited from the Hu tribe instead, I was afraid that the influence of the Qu Shuai of the Duan and Yuwen tribes would be too inflated in the army, and they would eventually lose their strength.
It's been a month since that failure, but Wang Jun often can't help but think of the embarrassment and fear of escaping on the grassland on the dam. Every time, he couldn't believe that he would be forced into such a predicament by an unknown Wu Jun'er, but the cruel reality kept reminding him that the once powerful Youzhou Shogunate was indeed shaken by this defeat.
This vacillation does not come from the shallow-rooted Daishire. After all, Daijun only has a small amount of land, and their strength is limited. All of them are based on the grassland and the land on the dam, which is already the limit of the army of the Daijun Army; For a considerable period of time, Wang Jun did not think that he needed to worry about further actions by Daijun. What really made Wang Jun afraid was the doubts of the Hu tribes because of this defeat, and the rift between the soldiers of the Hu and Jin tribes in this defeat.
After the young heir of the Duan Division, Duan Jilu, who actually commanded the Youzhou Army in the Battle of Weiyuan, fled back to Youzhou, and did not enter Jicheng with the army, but immediately returned to the Zhizhi Lingzhi of Liaoxi County. I don't know what kind of decision the scheming Liaoxi public section in the branch city will have? Although Duan Wu Bechen married Wang Jun's daughter, Wang Jun no longer thought that this son-in-law would be of the same heart and mind as him.
The leaders of the Yuwen Department also did not return to Jicheng. The soldiers of the Yuwen Department did not reap any benefits on the dam, but they were both defeated with the Xianbei and Weinai Lou Tribes, if it was before, Wang Jun would be satisfied with his means of counterbalancing and overturning among the Xianbei tribes in the east, but now...... What should I do if the Ubunbu is angry with me? Wang Jun is often worried about this problem.
The performance of these two Xianbei strong clans not only brought great embarrassment to Wang Jun, but also likely to affect the fate of other affiliated tribes, and then gradually collapsed the military system that the Youzhou army relied on to power the world!
Thinking of such an ending, Wang Jun shuddered. He forced himself to pick himself up and take forceful measures to turn the situation around. That's why after the defeat of Weiyuan, he did not face the enemy with the Daijun army in Shanggu and Guangning two counties, but transferred troops to the south, trying to take advantage of the relatively weak Jizhou.
In Wang Jun's opinion, Ding Shao, who was busy dealing with the Shile thieves, did not have the courage and determination to contend with the Youzhou army. The Youzhou army will be able to win a bloodless victory in Jizhou to boost morale and confidence, and will be able to obtain a considerable amount of land, men, and wealth to appease the Hu chieftains who were damaged in the Battle of Weiyuan.
Those Hu people have always only had interests in their eyes. As long as Youzhou can give enough benefits, both the Duan Department and the Yuwen Department will soon follow closely as in the past, and let them be driven. Once the Hu tribe is stabilized, it is not too late to start cleaning up the children of Nawu County.
However, the information provided by Fang Qinzhi made Wang Jun find that his idea might not be realized, and the danger faced by Youzhou was far closer than expected.
Speaking of which, Liu Kun and Wang Jun are actually old acquaintances, and the two belonged to the faction that supported the king of the East China Sea at the end of the war between the kings for power, and they had some friendship with each other. At the beginning of last year, Liu Kun was able to defeat Liu Qiao, Shi Chao, Lu Lang and other famous generals under the command of the king of Chengdu, relying on the 800 cavalry borrowed from Wang Jun.
But at this time and at that time, the mutual assistance back then was just because of mutual interests, but now, Wang Jun could not sit idly by and watch Liu Kun's power swell in northern Xinjiang. Liu Kun is very talented in civil and military affairs, which is not trivial, and when he arrived in Bingzhou at the beginning of last year, he defeated the Xiongnu Han army and stabilized the rule of the imperial court in the northern part of Bingzhou. At the same time, he has to help Tuoba Xianbei, and in time it will be a strong party. Liu Kun's elder brother Liu Yu was one of the most important masterminds in the shogunate of the East China Sea King, and he also had considerable influence in the Luoyang court. Relying on Liu Yu's support, and then merging with Daijun, it is likely to replace the strong position that Youzhou has created in northern Xinjiang for many years!
At that time, if Liu Yueshi intends to go further...... Wang Jun couldn't think about it anymore. Over the years, his arrogant and domineering style of action has set up too many enemies for Wang Jun. Don't think about it, once Youzhou loses its power, he will immediately become the target of the wolves, and become a stepping stone that countless people expect to step on!
Wang Jun stood up, and the subtle satisfaction that the enemy who defeated him was Liu Kun and not Wu Jun'er was suddenly replaced by a huge sense of tension.
He muttered to himself over and over again, while subconsciously walking back and forth in the hall, even kicking the desk in front of him without realizing it.
It must not be allowed to merge the state and the county to join each other! Never! Never! Never!
This thought flooded his mind, as if flocks of birds were constantly circling, whirling, flying, and noisy, and finally taking over all his spirit. He knew he had to do something, but there was no way to do it. And the clueless confusion of thoughts gradually made him dizzy.
"General, please spare your life, General!"
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from Wang Jun's feet. Wang Jun was startled by this shout, and looked at it calmly, it turned out that he had inadvertently walked to Fang Qinzhi's side again.
Wang Jun did not have any good feelings for this lowly businessman. He didn't even stop, just snorted. When he was about to wave his hand and signal the samurai to drag him out and cut it, Fang Qinzhi shouted again: "That's right, that's right!" There is one more thing to enlighten the general, Lu Yao is in Changshan at the moment! He pretended to visit Jizhou Assassin Shi Ding Shao, but in fact, he rushed to Changshan in a light car to meet Liu Kun's nephew Liu Yan! ”
Lu Yao actually went to Changshan? This guy is very busy, he just killed and injured countless lives of the Youzhou army on the dam, and he is in a hurry to go to Changshan to flatter Liu Yueshi's relatives?
Wang Jun couldn't care about scolding Fang Qinzhi's words, pinching and hiding, only feeling that there seemed to be a fire burning in his chest. He slowly squatted down, grabbed Fang Qinzhi's collar and asked word by word, "Then when did Wujun Xiao'er go to Changshan?" Where is it now? ”
Seeing that Wang Jun's expression was becoming more and more hideous, Zao Song, who was standing on the side, took a half step forward and said softly: "Lord, little spy, why do you interrogate it personally?" It's not as good as ......."
"Why do you need to be troubled? Retire! Wang Jun shouted.
Zao Song's face changed slightly, and he immediately swallowed half of the words that had not yet been spoken back into his stomach, and said, "Yes...... It's ......"
He glanced at the warriors on Wang Jun's left and right, and made them wary, and then took a few steps back, and then dodged out and stood still.
This is half an hour.
Seeing that the sky was almost dark, a warrior came out to salute Zao Song and said, "Don't drive Zao, the lord is invited." ”
returned to the hall, but saw that Wang Jun and Fang Qinzhi were there.
That Fang Qinzhi's face was bruised and swollen, the corners of his mouth were stained with blood, and his robe was torn in several places, and he seemed to have suffered a lot. But he got a seat on the right hand side of the hall, and sat triumphantly, as if he had received a great reward. And Wang Jun is in the main position, and under the reflection of the four butter headlights behind him, his figure is stretched extremely long; Zao Song carefully distinguished, and only vaguely saw that his brows were deeply locked, as if he was planning something.
"My lord?" Zao Song approached Wang Jun slightly and asked in a low voice.
"Oh, Taiwan, you're here. Will you ...... this This ......"
"The villain Fang Qinzhi, the character is the degree." Fang Qinzhi said with a smile on his face, carelessly affecting a certain injury, so he trembled.
"You take this one back and keep it guarded. Don't be harsh, I'll keep him useful. Wang Jun said lightly.
"Thank you, General, for your forgiveness! Thank you, General Hongen! Zao Song hadn't answered yet, and Fang Qinzhi couldn't stop talking. Until he followed Zao Song out of the hall door, he still took a long step by step, and thanked him deeply in the direction where the history of Youzhou Thorn was located.
Zao Song looked at Fang Qinzhi with a cold face, and never had the idea of talking to him again.