Chapter 149 I will use you as my commander to lead the Northern Expedition

In the Ming Dynasty's Yanjing City, Gao Changsheng tempted Jiumozhi with many secret books and planned his next move.

On the other side, it is the border between the Mongols and the Northern Mang.

A team of cavalry dressed in Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty costumes crossed the border between the two countries and marched into the territory of Beimang with a swagger.

The first person was a man with a fierce and murderous look on his face.

At this time, he was waving the whip and galloping forward at full speed.

It didn't feel like traveling at all, but rather like leading an army on a conquest.

Not far behind him, a heroic and thoughtful man was urging his horse to catch up with him.

"Alibuge, slow down."

The heroic man raised his whip and shouted loudly.

"We are not going on a war this time. If you rush around like this, it will easily cause misunderstandings in Beimang."

The man shouted again, and when he saw that the other party didn't seem to pay any attention, he added with a gloomy face.

"Alibuge, don't be so willful. The Khan attaches great importance to this plan. If you affect the layout, no one will be able to bear the blame when the Khan blames you."

After these words were spoken, Alibuga in front finally slowed down.

"Humph, Kublai Khan, what I hate most is your righteous and timid look."

Ariq Boke suddenly stopped, raised his whip, pointed at Kublai Khan and snorted.

"The Khan too, actually listened to your bullshit plan."

"According to my opinion, we should just send a large army south and speak with cavalry. It is a waste of time to engage in any conspiracy or trickery."

Kublai Khan narrowed his eyes and glared at Ariq Boke:
"That's easy to say. Genghis Khan is now at the frontier with his Thirteen Wings."

"Do you want to mobilize all the troops in the country and open up another battlefield?"

At this point, Kublai Khan snorted before speaking again: "Even if I give you a large army, do you have the confidence to defeat them?"

"The Northern Mang Tuoba Bodhisattva, the Northern Liang Xu Xiao, or the Gao Changsheng?"

"Are you sure you can win against these three people? If you can promise, I will accompany you back to the country and personally recommend you as the commander-in-chief in front of the Khan."

"you……"

This sentence choked Alibugha so much that he pointed at Kublai Khan and kept yelling for a long time, but he couldn't utter a word.

Obviously, he could not give a definite answer to Kublai Khan's question.

Tuoba Bodhisattva and Xu Xiao are both war gods who have been famous for many years.

Not to mention Gao Changsheng, his fame was earned through winning one battle after another, stepping on the corpses of countless enemy soldiers.

"Humph, stop talking nonsense and tell me what the arrangements are."

Alibuga didn't want to continue the previous conversation, so he snorted and changed the subject.

"You and I will split up into two groups and head to Beimang and Beiliang."

"This time, Gao Changsheng left the base and went to Daming. This opportunity really cannot be missed."

"Although Gao Changsheng must have made arrangements and may even have set traps, this person is growing too fast and the threat is too great."

"Even though we know something is wrong, we can't let this opportunity go."

Alibuge raised his eyebrows and said, "After all this talk, you just want to attack the other party's territory while they are away."

The reason for saying this is not because Alibugha had any good feelings towards Gao Changsheng, but purely because he and Kublai Khan were not on good terms, and it was his habitual way to mock the other party.

"Even if you take Nanjing and annihilate Gao Changsheng's troops, what does that matter? Gao Changsheng will be fine in the Ming Dynasty, and with his status in the Sui Dynasty, he can always lead another army. The situation will be the same then."

Although it was a mockery, what Alibugha said was not without reason.

The annihilation of Gao Changsheng's subordinates in Nanjing City was indeed a heavy blow to Gao Changsheng, but it was definitely not that serious.

Kublai Khan shook his head and smiled:
"How could we not have thought of such a thing?"

"You have to know that Gao Changsheng left alone. It's not just the troops in Nanjing City who are in danger. Instead, he himself is the most dangerous."

"It's much easier to deal with a general who has no troops around him."

"Okay, okay, stop bragging and get down to business."

Kublai Khan didn't care and quickly explained:

"Go to Beimang and persuade them to send troops."

"But because of the loss last time, I'm afraid Beimang won't agree so easily. Don't be anxious."

"You can tell them that this time, our Great Yuan is also willing to send troops for a joint attack."

“I believe this is enough to reassure them.”

"The hundreds of thousands of corpses under Baichuan City are still emitting the smell of blood. This kind of hatred will never be forgotten by Beimang."

"Before, we were just afraid of Gao Changsheng, but now Gao Changsheng has confirmed that he is in the Ming Dynasty, and with the support of our Yuan army, Beimang will definitely not refuse."

Kublai Khan said with a smile.

"The Khan is going to send troops?"

Alibugha exclaimed, but before Kublai Khan could answer, he burst into laughter:
"Okay, okay, I've said it before. The Khan is the ruler of a country after all. How can he sit in the imperial city forever? Our Golden Family is a nation of horsemen. How can we not have military achievements?"

"It is impossible for the Great Yuan Dynasty to only look at Chengji forever..."

"Sixth brother, be careful with your words." Ariq Boke had only said half of his words when he was interrupted by Kublai Khan with a sullen face.

"Okay, we are not in the country, what is there to be afraid of? You are such a coward. Besides, since the Khan is going to send troops, it means he is no longer prepared to endure it. We..."

Kublai Khan waved his hand again to interrupt Ariq Boke's words.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense."

"Do you remember what I said?"

After saying this, Kublai Khan shook his head without waiting for Alibugha to answer.

"Forget it. With your personality, I really don't feel comfortable going to Beimang."

"Beimang is the top priority this time. If something unexpected happens because of your mischief, we won't be able to deal with it."

"How about this, I will go to Beimang myself, and you go to Beiliang to meet Xu Xiao."

Alibuga waved his hand indifferently.

This plan was not from his hand, nor was it centered around him, so Alibuga didn't care where he went.

"It's the same thing going to Beiliang."

"But there is one difference. Beiliang is different from Beimang. Although they have a grudge against Gao Changsheng, given Xu Xiao's current situation, they may not necessarily send troops."

"You don't have to force it, but you can tell Xu Xiao that Gao Changsheng is in Ming Dynasty now and doesn't have much power around him. Our Yuan Dynasty will send experts to Ming Dynasty and ask him if he is interested."

Alibuga nodded:

"Where is Li Yang? Don't we need to send people to Li Yang? I'm afraid that Bei Mang alone is not enough, right?"

Kublai Khan shook his head slightly:
"Not yet. Hulagu is still in Genghis Khan's army. If he were here, the three of us brothers could go to the Three Kingdoms separately."

"But it doesn't matter. Given Zhao Dun's personality, if we go directly to his house, he will just make excuses and won't send troops directly."

"It would be better to go to Beiliang and Beimang first. As long as there is movement in those two places, Zhao Dun will get the news and see the benefits in front of him, and he will definitely take action."

"My current concern is that Li Yang currently has no generals to fight. However, we can ignore this matter for now. Let's deal with the affairs of Beimang and Beiliang first."

Alibuga nodded, and then snorted coldly:
"In my opinion, since the Khan is ready to take action, why let Hulagu stay there? It would be better to recall him directly."

"The Khan will take care of this matter. Let's first deal with the current situation."

Kublai Khan waved his hands repeatedly and then looked at Ariq Boke.

"I'm really worried about your temper."

"Then Beiliang is not a good place either."

"What a joke! What can a mere Beiliang do to me, Alibugha?" Alibugha snorted disdainfully.

After hearing this, Kublai Khan naturally became even more uneasy.

"Master Jinlun." Kublai Khan suddenly spoke and looked at a monk behind him.

"Fourth Prince." Jinlun stepped forward and bowed.

"Master, you don't have to follow me. Just follow the Sixth Prince and protect his safety. Also, keep an eye on him and don't make any trouble."

"Yes." Jinlun nodded respectfully.

Alibugha snorted coldly, raised his whip, and rode away from the spot.

However, he did not refuse Jinlun from following him.

Although he is arrogant, he is not a fool. It is impossible for him to refuse foolishly to have a master by his side.

"So, the news is confirmed?"

Liyang, Tai'an City.

Zhao Dun, with an old face, half leaned on the dragon throne and spoke.

"Yes, yes, it has been confirmed that Gao, Gao Changsheng, has entered the Ming Dynasty."

An unclear voice sounded.

It sounds like the hysterical babbling of a child.

This is a man wrapped in a black robe.

His appearance is not outstanding, but he always gives people an unfathomable feeling when he stands there.

Although the person he was talking to was Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun, this man did not behave in a humble manner and even did not bend his waist from beginning to end.

From this point alone, we can see that this person's identity is extraordinary.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

There are many scholars and strategists in Liyang Beimang, but there are only a handful of them who can be considered top-notch.

Li Yishan of Beiliang counts as one, and Taiping Ling of Beimang counts as another.

Both of them are people who hold high positions and can directly formulate strategies for a place or a country.

In the Liyang court, there is also an unparalleled strategist: the Liyang Imperial Master, Yuan Benxi, who is known as the Half-Tongue.

This can be considered a true giant in Li Yang.

Over the years, this person has been involved in most of the strategic decisions in Liyang.

"Gao Changsheng, Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Dun's emotions continued to spread, and his eyes involuntarily showed a movement, but it was quickly suppressed.

Yuan Benxi continued to speak in his unclear voice as if he hadn't seen it:
"In the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, the two younger brothers of the Great Khan Mongke, the Fourth Prince Kublai Khan and the Sixth Prince Ariq Boke, have already left the Mongol Yuan Dynasty."

"Kublai Khan went to Beimang Beidi City, while Ariq Boke went to Beiliang."

"It looks like they want to unite these two parties and take action against Gao Changsheng."

"And this time, the Mongols directly sent two princes as envoys. Mongke should be ready to take real action."

"According to my inference, the Mongols are likely to directly send troops to participate this time."

Hearing this, Zhao Dun couldn't help but pause.

Anger instantly appeared on his face:

"What does he mean by Mongolian? Northern Mang and even Northern Liang sent people, but Li Yang was the only one he missed."

"Do they look down on my Li Yang? Do they think I dare not send troops?"

Faced with Zhao Dun's anger, Yuan Benxi did not speak.

Of course he understood the emperor, and he was even sure that if the Mongols really sent people to Tai'an to lobby, Zhao Dun would definitely not agree.

But now seeing that the other party ignored him, especially going to Beiliang, which he cared about the most, this sense of gap undoubtedly aroused Zhao Dun's anger and competitive spirit.

As a counselor, it is common sense that I should remind him at this time.

However, Yuan Benxi was a smart man, and he knew very well that it was useless to say anything at this time.

For so many years, Beiliang has always been Zhao Dun's obsession.

Any movement there could cause his mood to fluctuate.

Now even a powerful country like the Mongols blatantly ignored him and went to Beiliang. Naturally, Zhao Dun could not tolerate it.

Of course, there is another important point, that is, the Mongols are likely to send troops.

If there was only Beimang, no matter how angry Zhao Dun was, he would not be able to take any action.

After all, he doesn't have much money left.

But it would be different if the Mongols entered the scene, as they were a huge and ferocious beast.

Especially now Gao Changsheng is not in Nanjing.

Yuan Benxi knew that Zhao Dun was moved without even looking closely.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhao Dun's voice rang out.

"Master Yuan, send someone to contact the Mongols and tell them that Li Yang will also be involved in this operation."

Yuan Benxi nodded without surprise.

"I understand, but Your Majesty, if we send out an army, who should we choose as the commander?"

Hearing this, a smile appeared involuntarily on Zhao Dun's old face.

"Don't worry, Master Yuan, I already have a plan for this."

"You must keep in touch with the Mongols and determine the time for action."

After saying that, Zhao Dun turned around and shouted to the outside of the hall: "Han Diaosi, please invite that person in."

"My minister retire."

Hearing this, Yuan Benxi bowed and left the hall.

When he went out, he happened to see Han Diaosi entering the hall with someone.

"It's actually this person!"

When he saw the person coming, even Yuan Benxi's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he turned around and looked at Zhao Dun unconsciously.

"Han Diaosi, how can you be so rude? Untie me now."

In the hall, when Zhao Dun saw the man with his hands tightly tied, he immediately shouted angrily.

"Sir, please don't be offended. It's my fault that I'm ignorant."

Zhao Dun spoke politely to the visitor.

As the voice fell, the man's bound hands were freed, and he slowly raised his head and looked forward with drunken eyes.

"Zhao Dun? Hiccup..."

The man burped and uttered Zhao Dun's name at the same time.

"How bold." Han Diaosi on the side shouted angrily at the first moment, and then prepared to take action.

However, Zhao Dun waved his hand to stop Han Diaosi's action.

"Long time no see, Prince Consort of Dongyue, Wang Sui."

Zhao Dun said with a smile.

Wang Sui, the Prince Consort of Dongyue, would definitely be shocked if anyone outside heard this name.

This is no ordinary character.

There are four famous generals in Liyang during the Spring and Autumn Period: Ye Baikui, the military saint of Western Chu, Xu Xiao, the butcher of Northern Liang, and Gu Jiantang, the supreme pillar of Liyang. This is the third one.

And the last one is none other than Wang Sui, the Prince Consort of Dongyue in front of him.

Of course, later on, Li Yang destroyed the Eight Kingdoms, and both Ye Baikui and Wang Sui ended up in failure.

However, their failure was not really a failure.

Ye Baikui was defeated by Chen Zhibao's vicious scheme, not by Zhan's fault.

And Wang Sui was even more wronged.

If Ye Baikui could be said to have lost on the battlefield, Wang Sui did not even go to the battlefield.

When Gu Jiantang attacked Dong Yue, he directly used a strategy of sowing discord, which resulted in this famous and victorious general being dismissed from his post before the war. In the end, he could only watch the country fall.

"Haha, Prince Consort of Dongyue, that's the title from many years ago. It's a pity that Prince Consort of Dongyue died a long time ago. Now I am just a walking corpse without a country or home."

Wang Sui murmured drunkenly, then raised his eyes to look at Zhao Dun:

"Why are you looking for me? I don't think it's possible that Emperor Li Yang would look for a loser like me to reminisce about the past for no reason, right?"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the various countries had diplomatic exchanges with each other. As the prince consort of Dong Yue, the two had met several times.

"Hahaha."

Zhao Dun laughed.

"If the victorious prince consorts of Dongyue are all trash, then there may be no normal people in this world."

"I won't say any more nonsense. I have only one request for you this time. I want you to be my commander-in-chief and lead the army to the Northern Expedition."

"Take me as the commander and lead the army?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

As if he had heard a huge joke, Wang Sui even squatted on the ground, holding his stomach.

"What did I hear?"

"Since the dignified Emperor Liyang wants to take a man from a fallen country like me as his leader, hahahaha."

"Where's Xu Xiao? Where's Gu Jiantang?"

"Oh, I forgot. I'm afraid you can't command them now."

Wang Sui laughed loudly and revealed Zhao Dun's scar without hesitation.

Han Diaosi, who was standing aside, had already turned pale with a murderous aura, after all, if the master is humiliated, the minister will die.

However, Zhao Dun showed unprecedented magnanimity at this time, as if he did not hear Wang Sui's ridicule at all.

"You don't want to hear my conditions."

Zhao Dun laughed.

Wang then sneered:
"Fame, fortune, and wealth? Wang has long since given up on everything."

"And I've already said that I'm a walking corpse now. I can't hold a sword or lead an army. You should seek help from someone else."

"The remnants of Dongyue." Zhao Dun uttered softly.

"what?"

Wang Sui suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Dun.

"Haha, when Li Yang destroyed the various countries, he did not massacre them. There are still a large number of survivors from various countries in the country, and Dongyue is naturally among them."

Zhao Dun narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Wang Sui.

"I will give you enough troops and horses. Your mission is to win."

"Now my land of Liang Liao has fallen into the hands of the enemy. If you can take it back, I will hand over all the remnants of Dong Yue to you."

"If you can continue your northern expedition and seize more land beyond this."

"I can even give you a piece of land so that you can restore your country to Dongyue."

After hearing this, Wang Sui could no longer remain calm.

And Zhao Dun's voice continued.

"Moreover, among the enemy troops this time are the Border Cavalry under Gu Jiantang's command. Don't you want to fulfill your wish and fight against this army?"

After the voice fell, the hall fell into a long silence.

I don't know how long it took before a hoarse voice slowly came out.

"One word...it's settled."

(End of this chapter)