Helian Wuwei, Hexi Prefecture's Disciplinary Magistrate, and Wang Yong, Aquarius Prefecture's Disciplinary Magistrate, although they were not the main force on the front line, most of them had heavy hearts.
Zhong Tan's face was expressionless, while Tuoba Qi Yun felt relieved, and then smiled knowingly.
Beimang's Crown Prince, Yelu Hongcai, who rarely showed his face in the imperial court, gave people a feeling of being completely uninvolved.
The Taiping Magistrate turned a blind eye to the solemn atmosphere in the imperial court. He lowered his head and shifted his line of sight to Liyanghe Prefecture, Jizhou, and the other northern regions. "This battle is not only fought north of Beiliang's Beibu City, but also outside of Beiliang. I have a few questions. You are all pillars of Beimang, so why don't you answer my questions? The first question is about Lianghuai Prefecture's Jiedushi Cai Nan and Administrator Han Lin's attitude toward Beiliang. Once the battle situation in Beiliang is not favorable, with Cai Nan's troops as the main force, will the Lianghuai Border Army stand by and watch them die, or will they be willing to take the risk and advance west? "
For the first time, Helian Wuwei, who had always been taciturn, was the first to speak. "Absolutely not. Liyang imperial court has just conferred Cai Nan with the title of Marquis. No matter what kind of thoughts Cai Nan has towards Beiliang, he certainly won't dare to send troops without authorization. Moreover, Cai Nan is an old general under Gu Jiantang. His actions can easily affect the whole situation. He is destined not to implicate Tang Tieshuang and his group of colleagues."
The Taiping Magistrate nodded and said, "The second question is, after Ji Province's General Yuan Tingshan took away the Li Family's Yan Castle Cavalry, and now the Liyang imperial court has already left him at Guangling Road to assist Wu Zhongxuan in cleaning up the mess together with Song Li, under this premise, Liyang will most likely send either Lu Shengxiang or Xu Gong to Ji Province. Will their arrival have a decisive impact on the direction of the Huai and Huai border matters?"
"In my view, not only will Lu Shengxiang enter the Two Rivers, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Gong, will also arrive at the same time. However, the use of these two people will not be of any benefit to the battle of Beiliang. Instead, it will be of the same origin as Gu Jiantang's attack. It is just that Li Yang hopes that our Beimang Iron Cavalry will persist in attacking Beiliang. It will also prevent us from advancing to Great Peace City once Beiliang is defeated. With Cai Nan's army and these two famous generals of Liyang personally coming to the north, in addition to Gu Jiantang's two Liao armies, I believe that only then will the Emperor of the Zhao family be truly at ease. Therefore, the arrival of Lu Shengxiang and Xu Gong will not change the situation of the battle of Beiliang. "
The Taiping Magistrate smiled at this rising star and then asked, "The third question is, previously, Cao Wei of Beiliang's ten thousand cavalry hid in the Western Regions and attempted to take a long detour to attack the hinterland of our Southern Dynasty. If it were not for the emergency situation at Qingcang City and having no choice but to surface, it would have been a great disaster. Currently, the young men of Liuzhou and the tens of thousands of monk soldiers of Mount Lantuo are all under Beiliang's command, and Liuzhou's military strength is increasing instead of decreasing. Furthermore, one of the Twin Jade Annulus of West Chu, Kou Jianghuai, is the General of Liuzhou. Both sides and the Long Xiang Army are in a tripartite balance of power. Do you have any countermeasures? "
Zhong Tan said passively, "Naturally, we cannot touch the young men of Liuzhou, but that Mount Lantuo is not impossible to instigate a rebellion. The reason why Mount Lantuo is leaning towards Beiliang is because of the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian's goodwill towards the Buddhist sects of the world, and also because of that female Bodhisattva. We can work on both fronts. If we cannot kill Hsu Fengnian, we can try to assassinate that six-Jeweled Guru. At the same time, we can also make contact with the other powers of Mount Lantuo. It is true that our Beimang wants to exterminate Buddhism, but there is no harm in making the eminent monk of Mount Lantuo our Imperial Teacher. However, this will require an Imperial Decree from Your Majesty."
The Taiping Magistrate nodded and said, "The Imperial Decree has been prepared."
Zhong Tan was not surprised. He cupped his fists and said, "This general is willing to personally go to Mount Lantuo in the Western Regions."
After the Taiping Magistrate agreed, he said, "Fourth question, once the matter of Huai and the Western Regions is settled, can we add some firewood to Shu Zhao?"
Li Mixi smiled and said, "That Prince surnamed Zhao of Nanzhao, who caused the people under his jurisdiction to complain everywhere, has actually been our Beimang's spy for a long time. In the Western Shu Dao, there is also an important personage who has been carefully instigated by me to rebel, an official with the rank of Administrator. If we say that these two people are helping to lead the troops to cross the border to attack Beiliang, then we are overestimating them. It's just that our Beimang is not enough to deal with major matters, but we have more than enough to deal with Liyang. When the time comes, we can use them as sacrificial pawns and let the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian, thoroughly turn into a notorious traitor of Liyang. First, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry left the territory of the Prince of Beiliang without permission. Then, there are two people who used the Beiliang banner to rebel. I believe that the intelligent people of Liyang will understand, but the common people of the Central Plains will probably believe it to be true. Probably only when the Beiliang Frontier Army is wiped out and Hsu Fengnian is killed in battle will they suddenly realize that, oh, that guy surnamed Xu actually did not rebel."
Wanyan Jinliang snorted disdainfully. Helian Wuwei furrowed his brows.
Not to mention the usefulness of this kind of sneaky trick, in the end, it was the same as Li Mixi's identity. It could not see the light of day, and it was also difficult for it to be displayed in the halls of elegance.
The Prefect of Peace smiled and said, "The true meaning of this move is not to win the hearts of the people of the Central Plains, but to give the Liyang imperial court an excellent reason to righteously and confidently restrict the supply of grain. In the hinterland of the Central Plains of Liyang, from the King of Jing An Zhao Xun to the Administrator Wen Taiyi to the Deputy Provincial Governor Ma Zhongxian, they have all accumulated grievances with Hsu Fengnian for a long time. I believe that they will be happy to see this happen. Even if Great Peace City eventually convinces the young Emperor of the Zhao family to open up the supply of grain, it is still a good thing to slow them down a step and cause the Beiliang Frontier Army to lose thousands or even tens of thousands of people. "
The Empress of Beimang, who had been looking down at the map at her feet, suddenly raised her head and asked, "I have a fifth question. That Beiliang claims to have 300,000 cavalry that is the best in the world, and the generals under Hsu Fengnian are said to be enough to make my Beimang and Liyang feel ashamed of their inferiority. Then, I would like to ask everyone one thing: Chu Lushan, Yan Wenluan, Yuan Zuozong, Chen Yunchui, Ancestor Gu, He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, and the others. Just Beiliang has so many famous generals of this generation, so many great heads, so why don't my Beimang's million strong army take them?!"
The old woman suddenly took several steps forward and stepped heavily on the map. She said in a clear voice, "I don't need you to answer the fifth question. I have a sixth question. Everyone in the hall, who is willing to open up new territory and be conferred the title of King?!"
Everyone in the hall felt their hearts tremble.
The old woman laughed loudly, "Listen well! Liyang has 30 provinces. In the following battle, those who kill Beiliang's third-grade generals, such as Liangzhou's General Shi Fu, Lingzhou's General Han Laoshan, Youzhou's General Huangfu Xi, Youzhou's General Yu Luandao, Liuzhou's General Kou Jianghuai, and the others, will all be conferred the title of Marquis! "
"Those who kill Beiliang's third-grade civil officials, such as Li Gongde, Song Dongming, Yang Guangdou, Chang Sui, Xu Beizhi, and Chen Xiliang will all be conferred the title of Marquis!"
"Those who kill Chen Yunchui, Ancestor Gu, He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, and the others will be conferred the title of King! In the future, after annexing Liyang, you will have a province in the Central Plains! "
"Those who kill Chu Lushan, Yan Wenluan, Xu Longxiang, and Yuan Zuozong will be conferred the title of King and have two provinces in the Central Plains of Liyang!"
The old woman's face was ferocious. In the end, she said, "Those who kill the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian! They will be conferred the title of King! They will be the King of the South Courtyard, whose territory includes the entire Central Plains! They will be conferred the title of Prince Liang! Other than the four provinces in Beiliang, they can also take any province in the Central Plains! "
The hall was silent.
There was no sound.
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly. His eyes were burning. He cupped his fists and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I, Dong Zhuo, will gladly accept Chu Lushan's head!"
Murong Baoding glanced at the map and said with narrowed eyes, "Then I will accept the heads of Jin Partridge, Zhou Kang, and the others."
Huang Songpu laughed loudly and said, "Fortunately, there are still the heads of Xu Longxiang, Kou Jianghuai, Yang Guangdou, and Chen Xiliang in Liuzhou. They are still valuable."
The old woman slowly walked forward. Step by step, she entered Beiliang's territory on the map and finally stepped on Mount Qing Liang.
Before it snows this year, I will let every inch of Beiliang be covered in blood!
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