Chapter 1 The Meat Jerky

Xu Youcheng walked up to Liang Cheng with some jerky, not daring to hand it directly to Liang Cheng, but placing it in front of him.

Liang Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground; not far away was the ancestral homeland of the Naiman tribe.

Then, Xu Youcheng stood beside Liang Cheng.

In fact, it could be seen from Jin Shuke's daring to bring the armored soldiers patrolling the city to directly protect Zheng Boye that this great zombie had prestige in the army, but not enough to dominate everything.

The reason was simple: not that he couldn't do it, but that he hadn't done it.

He was in charge of training, and he did the actual command of most of the battles. In addition to some generals that the master liked to arrange, the vast majority of grassroots and mid-level generals were also promoted by Liang Cheng.

If he wanted to, directly controlling the original Shengle Army, which is now the Xuehai Iron Cavalry (Snow Sea Iron Cavalry), wouldn't be a big problem.

But Zheng Fan didn't worry about this, and this great zombie didn't bother to do it.

Therefore, this created a situation where Liang Cheng had a high prestige in the army but not enough popularity.

In Xu Youcheng's view, General Liang really had the style of an ancient benevolent man, a loyal and solitary minister, who did not act recklessly even when he had power, which was really something that ordinary people could not do.

"Is there still no news from the scouts?" Liang Cheng asked.

"Reporting to the general, not yet. It seems that the great prince of the Naiman tribe did not take this route."

Liang Cheng nodded slowly.

After he led his army to detour, he first attacked the Naiman tribe's pastures, giving the Naiman tribe great pressure and panic.

In fact, this kind of attack was just a lot of thunder and little rain.

Afterwards, Liang Cheng decisively led his army to retreat, preparing to set up an ambush on the Naiman tribe's return route to intercept them.

The design was simple, but the simpler things are, the more practical they are.

However, to Liang Cheng's slight surprise, he failed to wait for the great prince's returning army on that road.

The great prince's returning army seemed to have disappeared, or completely abandoned the protection of their own pastures.

This made Liang Cheng feel a little uncomfortable. As a commander, he knew a truth, that when you find that you can't figure out the enemy's intentions, it is often the beginning of you falling into a passive position.

What if the great prince's return was just a show?

Then,

There might be great variables on the front line where the master was.

After all, whether the Naiman tribe transferred its elite troops would have a very large impact on the strength of its front-line army.

In fact, after the ambush failed and no prey was obtained, many generals below suggested returning to help Boye (Lord).

But Liang Cheng refused.

This made the troop led by Liang Cheng completely concealed in the vicinity of the Naiman tribe in the following days.

Because the Naiman tribe was now empty and had been "frightened" before, the Naiman tribe shrank its remaining forces, basically shrinking within the traditional tribal sphere of influence, forming a very subtle peace between the two sides.

"Double the number of scouts and expand the search area," Liang Cheng ordered.

"Yes, General."

Xu Youcheng went down to give the order.

Liang Cheng silently took out a piece of beef jerky and put it in his mouth, not chewing to swallow, but rather like chewing betel nut, just greedy for the feeling of the meat staying in his mouth.

Zuo Jiqian, dressed in military uniform, walked over, looked at Liang Cheng sitting there, first gave a respectful military salute, and then sat down beside him.

He was different from Xu Youcheng and others who were from the surrendered soldiers of Jin. He had followed Zheng Fan when Zheng Boye was still in Cuiliu Fort. Although there were some small conflicts at the beginning, and he was once demoted to a criminal because of the Yan Emperor's trampling on the gentry, he was one of the first people to follow Zheng Fan.

When Zheng Fan was sealed as the general manager in Xuehai Pass, Zuo Jiqian and others were promoted to garrison commanders.

"Here to persuade me to return to help?" Liang Cheng said.

Liang Cheng remembered that at the beginning, the master and the blind man were not very relieved about this Zuo Jiqian, because he looked like "Lu Bu".

However, this guy's luck was indeed good. He had been fighting in the south and north all the way, and he had been alive and kept safe, so he didn't care so much anymore.

"It is reasonable for the general not to return to help. In the opinion of the last general, it is not of great significance to return to help at this time. The battle situation of Boye on the front line should have already been divided. If it is good, it is useless for us to go back. If it is bad, our troops are here, and the Naiman tribe will not dare to pursue Boye too fiercely."

Liang Cheng remained noncommittal.

Zuo Jiqian continued, "However, General, sometimes some things are not about right or wrong, but about attitude."

If you don't return to help, no matter whether it is useful or not, if you don't come back, it proves that you don't care about my safety.

Zuo Jiqian's persuasion was not to sow discord, but the way of survival he believed in.

Liang Cheng shook his head and said,

"No need to care about these."

"Yes, General."

At this moment, Xu Youcheng ran over quickly and reported,

"General, a troop of wild men has appeared around the Naiman tribe. It should be reinforcements."

Zuo Jiqian stood up immediately upon hearing this.

Liang Cheng then ordered,

"Pass down my order, stand by in place."

"Yes, General."

Xu Youcheng took the order and went down. Zuo Jiqian asked with some confusion,

"General, why is this?"

The Naiman tribe's reinforcements had already returned, so a plan should be made whether to fight or retreat, and it should be done quickly, but what was the plan to stay in place?

"The Naiman tribe's reinforcements did not take the route where we ambushed earlier. They should have taken a long detour."

Liang Cheng pointed to the Naiman tribe's camp with flickering bonfires in front and said,

"It's not to deliberately avoid our ambush. In fact, if the other party thought of the ambush in advance, it would be difficult for us to ambush him. And although the Naiman tribe dispatched a large army, it is impossible for them to leave no troops in their tribe. If the great prince really wanted to lead his army back to help, it should be him outside and his father inside, so that they could encircle and attack our army, but he did not choose to do so."

"Scared, afraid?" Zuo Jiqian asked.

Liang Cheng shook his head slightly,

"I don't know, but we don't have to bother them now. Let them tell me what they want to do."

...

"What exactly does he want to do, what does he want to do!!!"

The Naiman King let out a roar.

When a Yan army suddenly appeared in his pasture area, the Naiman King was shocked once. He thought it was the main force of the Yan army rushing over, and immediately ordered to gather the tribe, and at the same time sent people to support an army in front.

This was undoubtedly a very correct decision, at least from the Naiman King's point of view. As for what results the "bucket board effect" would bring, this was not something that the Naiman King could consider, and even if he considered it, there was no way to solve the problem at present.

But when his subordinates reported that his eldest son led his army back to help, and came back from another direction, the Naiman King's heart suddenly "thumped".

You could say that this was the intuition of a superior,

You could also think that this was a kind of trust and understanding that a father had in his son,

At the first moment of learning this news,

The Naiman King ordered all the family members of his eldest son's personal team to be arrested, and at the same time ordered all the remaining warriors in the tribe to put on armor and prepare.

Sure enough, when the five thousand warriors led by his eldest son appeared not far from the south side of the tribe, they suddenly began to charge.

The Naiman King, who was already prepared, directly escorted the hostages to the front line, and personally took the knife into battle.

This was a situation that no one could figure out for the time being,

But it really happened.

Even Liang Cheng, who was watching the fire from the other side, was surprised,

What exactly was the Naiman tribe doing?

Ignoring himself,

Right under his nose, in front of his army,

Directly staged a father-son fratricide?

Did they want to invite the king into the urn and design himself?

Soon,

Liang Cheng was sure that this was not an invitation to the king into the urn, and he didn't need to think too complicatedly.

Because they,

Really started fighting!

The army led by the great prince directly launched an attack on the camp. He should have wanted to complete it in one go, but he didn't expect his father to be prepared.

At the same time, the Naiman King escorted a group of relatives of the great prince's personal attendants to the front of the formation, holding knives to their necks to deter them.

For a time, the great prince's army showed a tendency to disintegrate.

Parricide and rebellion were based on a surge of blood, and there must be no hesitation. If everyone hardened their hearts and bit the bullet, it might be over.

But now an interlude appeared, and the great prince's army's morale instantly fell into a trough because the offensive was blocked in front.

At this time,

The Naiman King showed the demeanor of his youth,

Personally led five hundred riders from the other side of the camp and rushed directly to his son's team.

Facing their own tribal leaders, still on the battlefield, and in this way, many warriors under the great prince's command really did not dare to attack, because even if you killed the Naiman King at this time and helped the great prince to the throne, you would still be his father's killer, and you would not want to have a good life in the future?

Therefore,

The Naiman King relied on five hundred riders to directly disrupt the great prince's formation.

Part of the returning army led by the great prince directly collapsed, and another part chose to surrender. The great prince's sudden rebellion almost declared bankruptcy in an instant.

Seeing this situation, the great prince did not choose to surrender, but wanted to gather his followers around him to leave here first, so he could fight another day.

However, a group of his close followers saw that the situation was not good, and their family members were still in the hands of the headman, so they simply did it and pulled the great prince off his horse without any response.

Seeing this, the great prince did not give up resisting at all. After falling off his horse, he wielded his knife and slashed, killing two close followers in a row, but when he slashed at another close follower, his father led people to kill him.

The Naiman King, who was already furious and eager to completely calm the situation, did not hesitate at all, and went up and slashed off his son's head with one knife.

A rebellion that happened in a hurry and was very fierce ended!

Liang Cheng on the grass slope couldn't help clapping his hands.

Zuo Jiqian misunderstood and said directly, "General, will our army take action now?"

Taking advantage of this rebellion, if the entire army attacked at this time, it was very likely that it would directly break the Naiman tribe's headquarters.

But Liang Cheng shook his head and said,

"Let's continue to wait. Since the great prince has led his army back, then there should be no problem with the battle on Boye's side."

In fact, Liang Cheng had never worried much about Zheng Fan's safety, because Zheng Fan was not without available people there. At the same time, people like Ah Ming, Si Niang, and the blind man might not have as clear a perception as himself, but they did perceive how terrifying their master's progress in leading troops to fight has been in the past few years.

After all, he and Tian Wujing taught him hand in hand,

Even if they taught a Zhao Kuo,

Do you really think that Zhao Kuo only knows how to talk on paper?

The worst situation on the front line was to fall into a stalemate, or choose to retreat strategically, without causing any major chaos.

And now,

After this infighting in the Naiman tribe,

Whether it was the morale or cohesion within the tribe, it would inevitably fall into a trough. When the news of the defeat of the front-line army came, the Naiman tribe would inevitably collapse on its own.

If it was possible to subdue the enemy without fighting, why would they waste the lives of their own soldiers?

Fighting, sometimes, is like doing business. When the interests are the same, the capital is naturally as low as possible.

"Let the brothers rest, and send people to contact Boye's side at the same time."

Liang Cheng gave the order.

"Yes, General."

...

The Naiman King, who had just personally killed his eldest son, did not bother to feel sad and sad at all. He rushed back to the tribe, first convened a meeting of elders and nobles. At the meeting, he directly ordered the capture of those elders and nobles who usually had a closer relationship with his eldest son, beheaded them directly on the charge of treason, confiscated their family members, cattle, sheep and wealth, and distributed them to the warriors who had accompanied him to quell the rebellion.

Then, he ordered the pardon of those soldiers who had previously rebelled with his son, and even redistributed armor and weapons to them, allowing them to enter the camp.

Finally,

Sent many people out to find out the whereabouts of the Yan army.

What the Naiman King was most afraid of was that the Yan army, which had suddenly appeared a few days ago, would rush out at this time when he had just quelled the rebellion.

But fortunately, until it was almost dawn, there was no movement outside, and the Naiman King was relieved and returned to his royal tent.

There, he could always get the best rest.

This was indeed the case,

Because every time he entered there, he was sleeping soundly...

After the Naiman King fell into a deep sleep again,

While Hua Ji was grooming her hair in front of the bronze mirror, she said to the black cat crawling on her legs:

"He can still sleep at this time."

"So, are you helping the Yan people?" the black cat said.

"If I don't show some sincerity, how can I talk to the Yan people in the future?"

"It's bad luck for this father and son to run into you."

"Yo yo yo, listen to what you're saying. You don't know that the great prince is interested in me. Didn't you suggest that I build a good relationship with the great prince in advance?"

"Because this is the custom of the wild people. After the Naiman King dies, according to the rules, you will marry his son as his wife."

"Hehe, anyway, the Naiman tribe has no hope. It won't change the situation whether I send someone to inform the great prince or not. Maybe because I did this, fewer people from the Naiman tribe will die. Aiyo yo, how much merit have I accumulated? I don't know if it's good for cultivation.

I heard that if you can build a temple for yourself and the incense is constant, it will be of great benefit to cultivation."

"You will be struck by lightning."

"A cat's mouth can't spit out ivory, huh."

The reason why the great prince chose to rebel,

Because his "mother concubine", who was also his "lover",

Sent someone to send him a letter in private.

That letter happened to arrive after the great prince received the letter from his father,

In his father's letter, he told him that a Yan army of unknown size had appeared near the tribe's pasture in the rear, and he needed to lead a part of the warriors back to help.

In the letter sent by his "mother concubine", he told him that the Naiman King was frightened by the momentum of the Yan people, and the tribes that asked for help had not yet received news, so he planned to settle the matter, because the great prince himself killed the fleeing Jin slave and angered the Yan people, so the Naiman King planned to hand him over to the Yan people to exchange for the Yan people's retreat.

In short, it meant that your father planned to sell you!

He was indeed the one who caused the trouble,

His father had indeed been suspicious of him,

The one who tipped him off was also the "little mother" who was on his side,

Anyone who was in the position of the great prince at this time would probably think that this was true.

Moreover, the great prince was not a wise and martial talent. If the third prince encountered this, he might think more, but the third prince had already been sent to the embrace of the stars by Zheng Boye.

The great prince rebelled,

But his father was still his father after all, and he suppressed him.

"You said, when the Yan people come, should I change my makeup? Should I change it to the makeup of the women of the Qian Kingdom? I always feel that the makeup here in the wild people is too greasy. I'm afraid that Pingye Boye (Lord) won't like it."

The black cat stretched out its paw,

Patting the leg below,

And patted the bulge on Hua Ji above,

At the same time, he yawned and said:

"I heard that the Yan people like big butts and thick waists, which are easy to bear children."

"Bah!"

"The Yan people have such a taste. They don't like small and exquisite people. They like big feet and big heads. They can top half the labor when they marry them home."

This was indeed the custom of the Yan people.

And whether it was ordinary people or kings and nobles, when choosing a wife or daughter-in-law, they would give priority to whether the daughter-in-law was in good health. The stronger the physique, the higher the betrothal gift could be.

Therefore,

When the news of the Yan Kingdom's great prince marrying the barbarian princess came out, the people were actually quite happy. After all, the barbarians were generally thick and strong. Presumably, the barbarian princess was also thick and strong, good!

"Am I small?" Hua Ji asked while checking her body.

"Among foxes, you are considered big."

"Why am I comparing myself to foxes now!"

"Hehe, when you are a demon, you can't forget your roots."

"Get out of here!"

The black cat jumped off Hua Ji's body, approached the Naiman King, looked at the Naiman King who was sleeping soundly, and said:

"You said, when the Yan people come, we can directly tie up the Naiman King and send him to the Yan people. Isn't the credit even greater?

Haven't you also raised a group of people who are loyal to you in the past few years?"

"I have thought about it, but wouldn't it be too much?"

"Anyway, send the Buddha to the West. You have already done the first day of the lunar month, why are you being awkward on the fifteenth?"

"It seems to be the same."

Saying that,

Hua Ji turned her head to look at the Naiman King sleeping soundly on the bed.

It could be seen that he was very tired, he was very panicked, and his pressure should be very great.

However, it was precisely because of herself that he could sleep soundly in this situation.

"Let's wait a little longer. The Yan people haven't taken action yet, so we are not in a hurry."

Hua Ji took a sip of red paper,

Admiring her red lips in the bronze mirror.

"I am so beautiful."

………

Two days later, soldiers who fled back from the front line began to appear continuously. They brought the news of the defeat on the front line, and it was a great defeat.

The Naiman King, upon hearing this news, sat in his throne in shock.

Below, a group of nobles and elders were silent.

They lost, they lost completely.

Because the great prince's rebellion had just happened, the atmosphere in the Naiman tribe at this time was very oppressive.

With a strong enemy outside and internal infighting, the tribe was now in a state of panic.

Hua Ji and the black cat also learned the news.

The black cat said while licking its paws:

"It's done. This time, the Naiman tribe is completely finished. I'm also strange. How can the Yan people be so good at fighting? It feels like no one can beat them when they fight."

"Yeah." Hua Ji sighed.

The black cat raised its head, its cat eyes staring at Hua Ji, and said:

"Take action tonight? Have you informed your people?"

"I have informed them. When he comes to my tent tonight, I will tie him up. This is a poison that dissolves qi and blood to prevent him from struggling.

After controlling him, I will control the Naiman tribe as the Naiman tribe's princess and surrender to the Yan people.

Now, no one in the Naiman tribe should be so naive as to think that they can fight against the Yan people. I will help them to control the Naiman King, and they will be grateful to me in their hearts."

"It sounds like the scene is very big, but it's also very good. Don't all men like this? You are the princess who surrendered, and you still retain the last dignity and decency. You have a greater attraction in front of the men's bed. This is the so-called desire to conquer."

"You speak so well, if you are willing, I can castrate you now, and then help you transform into a human. It's all just talk, why don't you experience it yourself?"

"Meow."

The black cat called out,

Immediately afterwards,

The eyes of one person and one cat met instantly.

The black cat immediately said:

"No, there's a problem!"

Suddenly,

A burst of dense arrows came, and then, flames rose up, and the entire royal tent began to burn.

Outside the tent,

The Naiman King squatted on the ground, wiping his tears. Around him, a group of people were still shooting flaming arrows at the royal tent.

"You are the most beloved star in my life."

The Naiman King slowly stood up,

Forcefully wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and muttered:

"I know that you would rather die than be insulted by the Yan people. I will personally send you back to the embrace of the stars. In the future, we will reunite among the stars."

The Naiman King took a deep breath,

Said to a confidant standing beside him:

"Send out troops and horses to raise flags, and look for the Yan people nearby. Tell them that my Naiman tribe has surrendered."

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Good night everyone.