A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1191

[Chapter 1181 greedy cups and lust]

Qinling is a moat, which not only protects Hanzhong, but also protects the northwest.

The three armies have not moved, the food and grass will go first, plus the luggage and equipment, if there is no smooth road feasible, the soldiers and horses will not be able to cross the Qinling Mountains. This is a natural moat without shortcuts.

“You should have guessed the purpose of my trip.” After a moment of silence, Qi Ning finally said, “The encirclement and suppression of the bandits is just a pretense.”

Ban Yun thought about it for a while, and then said, “Is your lord ordered to make a surprise attack on Xianyang?”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “If we take Xianyang and occupy the northwest while the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty takes advantage of the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty, if we cut off one of the wings of the Northern Han Dynasty, once we can control Tongguan, then the people of the Northern Han Dynasty will be worried day and night, and the Northwest and Qinhuai roads will be the same. It’s like a pair of pliers, holding the Northern Han in the middle.”

“Xiaguan understands.” Ban Yun said: “Actually, Xiaguan also had this idea. Once the northwest is empty, we can take advantage of the situation to go north, but this plan is too risky. Although Xiaguan knows that they are setting up a narrow road There are checkpoints, but they are not sure whether they have an ambush in the narrow road. The four roads are all dangerous roads. If you pass through the narrow road, as long as there are ambush on both sides, the result will be only one, that is, the entire army will be wiped out. Passing through the Qinling Mountains, it is also unknown whether the troops will come under the city and then quickly capture Xianyang before the Northern Han people find it. Xianyang City is the largest city in the northwest, and it is extremely fortified. Ours will be doom.”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, “To conquer Xianyang, there are three conditions, the first is to cross the Qinling Mountains, the second is to control the Tongguan Pass, and the third is to break the city by surprise, as long as there is a problem with one of the three, this operation will be done. Declared failure.”

“Your Majesty’s words are very true.” Ban Yun thought for a moment before saying, “Your Majesty, what we need to consider now is how to pass through the checkpoints of the Northern Han people, although their checkpoints are very simple, It’s just a stone wall built on the narrow road, but it’s not easy to attack the past, and once we launch a strong attack, they will definitely send a signal to Xianyang quickly, Xianyang is ready, and if you want to attack the city, it will be as difficult as climbing. sky.”

The sky was already dark, and the hall was a little dark. Ban Yun personally lit the lights. Qi Ning sat silent for a long time under the lights, finally got up and stretched, and asked with a smile: “Prefect Ban, I heard that there are beautiful women in Bashu. But I don’t know if there are also beautiful girls in Hanzhong?”

Ban Yun was stunned for a moment, wondering why Xiao Guogong suddenly turned the topic to women?

But when I think about the young age of this little prince, when he was a romantic boy, it is not strange that he has some hobbies for women. He himself is not good at this, but since the little prince brought it up, he can’t take it anymore. Xiao Guogong’s interest forced a smile: “Your Majesty will be resting in the prefect’s mansion tonight, and when you come back, you will find a few girls to accompany your Majesty…!”

Qi Ning was stunned, and immediately understood that Ban Yun had misunderstood what he meant. He laughed and said, “Prefect Ban, you really misunderstood. I came to Hanzhong on an order, and I haven’t done any business, so how can I be greedy for fun.”

“What does the lord mean?”

Qi Ning leaned closer and whispered, “Didn’t you say that Qu Manbao is greedy and lustful?”

Ban Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, came to understand, and said in a low voice, “Your Excellency wants to…?”

“You don’t know.” Qi Ning whispered, “Shi Chai Bozhong, the military commander under Qu Yuangu, went to the capital and found me secretly, meaning he wanted to form an alliance with our Great Chu.”

Ban Yun was taken aback: “Chai Bozhong? Your Excellency, Chai Bozhong is indeed Qu Yuangu’s number one advisor. This man… actually went to the capital of Jianye?”

“Beitangfeng wants to break into the pass, but he is hesitant, afraid that Zhong Li’ao will return to Luoyang to rescue Luoyang. If this is the case, the Northwest Army under his command is not enough for Zhong Li’ao to pierce his teeth.” Qi Ning smiled: “He is only worried. The other princes decide the winner and loser and become emperor. Once this happens, the overall situation is set, and it is even more impossible for him to make a comeback, so he is anxious to enter the gate.”

Ban Yun smiled and said: “Xiaguan heard that Beitangfeng had arrived in Xianyang, and knew that the Northern Han civil war would start.

It didn’t take long for Qu Yuangu to dispatch troops, and then to Tongguan. Now Qu Yuangu commanded tens of thousands of troops to garrison at Tongguan, eyeing Luoyang, but he just kept his troops on hold.

Xiaguan’s heart is still thinking, what the hell is this Beitangfeng waiting for? It turns out that he is afraid of Zhong Liao and wants to wait for my big Chu to help him contain Zhong Liao.

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“We have been planning the Northern Expedition, and since Beitangfeng took the initiative to request, we will naturally not reject his good intentions.” Qi Ning said with a smile: “The Qinhuai Army has already moved north, and Beitangfeng should enter the customs soon.”

“Xiaguan has spies near Tongguan. If there is any action over there, we will get the news soon.” Ban Yun said, “Your Excellency, if you want to attack Xianyang, you must wait for Qu Yuangu’s troops to enter the customs. Moreover, when crossing the Qinling Mountains, we must divide our troops into two paths, one is to attack Xianyang, and the other is to quickly kill Tongguan. Before the Northern Han people can react, they will win Tongguan. In this way, even if Qu Yuangu gets the news and wants to Returning to the teacher to rescue, with Tongguan guarding, Qu Yuangu can’t come back if he wants to.”

Qi Ning nodded and said: “Yes, the important thing to win Tongguan is not under Xianyang.” He waved his hand and said with a smile: “Let’s first think about how to cross the Qinling Mountains. Since the third prince of the Northern Han Dynasty has formed an alliance with us, we will send someone to send it. Some good gifts should be said in the past.”

Ban Yun said with a smile, “It’s fair to say that it’s a matter of etiquette.”

“Qu Manbao has a reputation for being greedy and lecherous, so let’s send wine and beauties to Xianyang.” Qi Ning said, “It’s just that I didn’t bring any beauties, so I can only choose from Hanzhong.” He sighed and said. : “Of course, when you choose a beautiful woman, you can’t make the city full of storms, so I can only ask the prefect of Laoban to help me find it.” After thinking for a while, he asked, “Yes, what special hobby does Qu Manbao have for women?”

Ban Yun shook his head and said, “I don’t know about this subordinate, but… It is said that this Qu Manbao is doing something wrong in Xianyang. Although many cardamom girls have been poisoned by him, he will not let go of many beautiful married women. However, it was rumored that Qu Yuangu had an aide and his wife was quite rich. Qu Manbao fell in love with the woman. At midnight, a group of people broke into the mansion and took the woman back to Qu Manbao’s mansion. After three days of releasing it, the woman committed suicide by hanging, and the aide also disappeared without a sound.

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, “Then you should pick eight beauties, four beautiful girls, and four charming women as soon as possible, and then you will use them to help you pass the test.”

Ban Yun cupped his hands and said, “Don’t worry, Sir, it’s not difficult to choose eight beauties quietly, and Xiaguan will immediately arrange for someone to do it.” He added, “Xiaguan likes to drink on weekdays, so there is no money in the house. Less good wine, this time it will come in handy.”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “Don’t worry, you bring out a jar of wine, and I will return you ten jars later, and I promise to be no less than your fine wine.”

The Daba Mountains stretch for 500 miles from east to west, so it is called Qianliba Mountain, which is also the watershed between Jialing River and Han River.

Daba Mountain is steep, with many peaks, karst caves and hidden rivers. When the world is in turmoil, the Hanzhong generation often has fierce bandits gathered in Daba Mountain, with Ba Mountain as the root, burning, killing and looting everywhere.

This is of course because there are enough water sources and prey to survive on the Daba Mountain. More importantly, the terrain of Daba Mountain is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the officers and soldiers are encircled and suppressed, once they hide in the Daba Mountain, it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits.

After Ban Yun was transferred to the prefecture of Hanzhong, he spent two years eradicating some gangsters and bandits in Hanzhong. Since then, the whole of Hanzhong has been peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and Daba Mountain has become the favorite hunting place for hunters.

Although passing the Qinling Mountains is the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Hanzhong is on the front line, people seem to have forgotten where they are, and many people feel that there are defenders guarding the Qinling Mountains, and the people of the Northern Han are unable to fight over. The Hanzhong Plain, on the contrary, lives and works in peace and contentment. the perfect place.

But early in the morning, a group of cavalry galloped past the streets of Nanzheng City. After that, another group of officers and soldiers gathered outside the city. Some officers and soldiers even drove out of the city with carriages carrying luggage. This made the people in the city feel a little uneasy, but soon news spread from the major teahouses and restaurants in the city. It is said that a group of gangsters were evil near Chengdu and were targeted by officers and soldiers. This group of gangsters fled to Daba Mountain in a hurry. After hiding, Prefect Ban got the news and dispatched troops to Daba Mountain to suppress the bandits.

After people knew the news, they quickly calmed down.

As long as it wasn’t from the Northern Han people, there wouldn’t be any major incidents. There were a few gangsters from the mere roams, and there were prefects in charge. Of course, there was nothing to fear. And it was extremely brutal. In the end, it wasn’t completely wiped out by Prefect Ban. Some restaurants and teahouses even opened a bet on how long it would take Prefect Ban to exterminate that bandit.

The officers and soldiers dispatched by Nanzheng left soon, and news came the next day that troops and horses were also transferred from the Chengdu House. The two groups of officers and soldiers worked together to kill the bandits. The people in the city were even more happy when they heard the news. Since even Chengdu has officers and soldiers sent over, there is no need to worry that the bandits can do evil in Hanzhong.

Therefore, the occasional brigade of officers and soldiers on the ground in Hanzhong, people are accustomed to it, knowing that these officers and soldiers are here to suppress bandits, and these officers and soldiers enter the ground of Hanzhong, the order is strict, and wherever they pass, there is no offense to the common people. The people felt any sense of unease.

There are bandits in Daba Mountain, and the hunters naturally dare not approach the past. There are indeed officers and soldiers stationed around Daba Mountain. The officers and soldiers have set up camp at the foot of the mountain. The daring hunter saw from a distance that officers and soldiers entered the mountains every day. Obviously, he wanted to go into the mountains to search for bandits. He only hoped that the officers and soldiers would exterminate the bandits as soon as possible. Otherwise, the time would be too long and they would not be able to hunt. , the livelihood may be in trouble.