Chapter 429 He can, but she can't (ask for monthly ticket)
The next day, on the evening of the first day of the new year, Cui Jing summoned his trusted generals and advisers to his tent to discuss matters.
When everyone arrived, they saw that there was not only the Grand Commander sitting in the tent, but also a girl in a green robe.
Everyone had a good idea of who this green-robed girl was, but they waited for their own commander-in-chief to formally introduce them before they all saluted.
Chang Suining nodded to them with a smile: "Everyone, nice to meet you."
At this moment, she saw more than ten people, about six or seven of them were over 40 years old, and four of them were familiar faces to her.
This is her old subordinate.
The old subordinates are still there, and are valued and trusted by Cui Jing. Although they are no longer young, they are still at the front line defending the mountains and rivers of Dasheng. Chang Suining is deeply touched and it is difficult to express in words.
Everyone was also quite touched. It was really rare to see a young girl appear beside the Grand Commander in their lifetime.
The year before last, everyone in Xuan Ce's army knew that the Grand Commander had proposed to her at the Hibiscus Flower Banquet in the capital but was rejected.
Everyone is inevitably excited to meet the real owner today.
Therefore, everyone's focus at the moment was on this. They tacitly accepted that the appearance of this Governor Chang was most likely a show-off by their own Grand Commander. This move could be roughly named "Yes, she did come to see me, and the rumors in the army are not rumors" -
But soon, everyone discovered that their thinking was too superficial and simple.
They sat around in the tent, each talking about their next strategy for the battle. Some suggested sitting back and waiting, not taking action unless the enemy made a move; others suggested trying to unite the forces from all over, taking the initiative to attack and taking the initiative.
Cui Jing listened quietly and nodded. After everyone finished speaking, he looked at Chang Suining and asked, "May I ask what Governor Chang thinks?"
Chang Suining looked at everyone and said, "Have you ever thought of a way to achieve victory without bloodshed?"
Most people looked stunned or surprised.
It’s not that they think that Governor Chang shouldn’t get involved. After all, it was their own commander-in-chief who took the initiative to ask the other party what his opinion was.
Furthermore, although this Governor Chang was only a young girl, she was now the most dazzling star of the Great Sheng State. Her impeccable battle record was there. Even if the Grand Commander did not speak, some of them were curious about the Governor Chang's opinion.
All in all, this person's opinion is worth listening to.
What really surprised them was that the other party actually opened his mouth with the words "no bloodshed" -
Apart from the rumors that this young general who suddenly emerged was a reincarnated general, what impressed people most was her murderous nature and "arrogance".
You have to know that she just killed all the invading Japanese troops on the Huangshui Ocean. Even if she is facing a foreign race, such a method of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots makes people feel a little afraid...
But when asked about her opinion, she said that the battle was bloodless? After a brief surprise, a counselor nodded: "Of course I have thought about it, but..."
To defeat the enemy without fighting is the only choice for a strategist that best reflects his or her own value.
But it is also the most difficult to implement and succeed. The method of winning without bloodshed is limited by too many conditions, and most of the time you have to fight.
The other two counselors also shook their heads. One of them looked at Chang Suining and asked with some shame, "Does Governor Chang have any good ideas?"
"I don't have a good plan yet." Chang Suining looked at them and said, "I don't have a vision or wisdom far beyond yours, but I just happened to have some information, so I thought this method might be worth discussing."
"Whether it is feasible or not depends on your opinions and judgment."
The girl, who was so famous and powerful, was unexpectedly humble and polite, with calmness and respect in her eyes.
After she finished speaking, she asked a female soldier beside her to present the information she mentioned to them for their review.
In fact, Chang Suining had no intention of appearing here at first. She only wanted to inform Cui Jing of the intelligence she had obtained and her own ideas, and then Cui Jing would discuss with his subordinates. She would learn from Cui Jing's previous behavior towards her and be someone who only helped behind the scenes and did not steal the limelight, so as to avoid the suspicion of "occupying the magpie's nest" -
But that magpie, no, that Cui Lingan refused to agree and showed double standards - he could do it behind her back, but she couldn't.
In Cui Jing's view, everything she provided, whether it was intelligence or wisdom, should only be presented to everyone by her personally, and there was no reason for him to do it for her.
It can be seen that the information that Chang Suining asked Hao Huan to distribute has been sorted out, but it is still quite a lot. It took everyone nearly two quarters of an hour just to read it.
The more they read, the more surprised they were... Most of them were about the composition of Kang Dingshan's family and his trusted generals, listing their origins, personalities, and the factions they belonged to.
In wartime, it is not surprising to collect intelligence on important enemy personnel, but it is not common to obtain such extensive and detailed intelligence in such a short period of time.
One of the counselors tried to ask: "Excuse my rudeness, but where did Governor Chang get this information? How reliable is it?"
"I want to ensure the safety of the person who provided the information, so I cannot elaborate on where I got it from."
The girl did not give an answer, but she was direct and frank.
The strategist hesitated for a moment and nodded in understanding.
Chang Suining continued, "But I can assure you that eight out of ten of these are true and reliable news."
Most of this intelligence was provided by Deng Tai Lou's secret agents in Yingzhou and the northeast. They had been operating in Yingzhou for many years, but Chang Suining was unable to explain the existence of her intelligence organization to these people, nor did she want to risk exposing it.
The existence of intelligence organizations has always been better and safer the darker they are.
At this time, Cui Jing said solemnly: "I believe that the information given by Governor Chang is correct."
Hearing the word "gift", most people began to think about it. Yes, this Governor Chang was the donor, the one who helped them with good intentions.
Besides, the Grand Commander had already spoken, so there was no need for them to try to question it.
Trusting the commander's decisions and judgments has always been the primary consensus among the Xuan Ce Army.
There were also a few people who were somewhat worried that their own commander-in-chief might be blinded by selfishness, but they were only a minority and did not dare to say it out loud.
So based on this information, everyone began to seriously discuss the feasibility of the strategy of achieving the goal without bloodshed.
In war, the importance of intelligence is self-evident. With intelligence, the enemy's seemingly impenetrable defense will have a place to break through. The enemy that seems indestructible will also have weaknesses that can be exploited.
The so-called first step in a war is to know the enemy's plan, and the second step in a war is to know the enemy's alliances. All the best military strategies are inseparable from the two words "know the enemy". Those who know themselves and the enemy are destined to take the lead and have more chances of winning.
However, not all intelligence can be used well. If you want to transform intelligence into strategies to defeat the enemy, it often requires painstaking research, and the implementation process will also be limited by many specific circumstances.
"Of course, all the generals' suggestions can be tried..." a counselor hesitated and said, "But if we want to have a strong chance of success, we are still missing an insider."
Military strategies cannot be accomplished by one person alone.
Especially if one wants to take the initiative and break through Kangding Mountain from the inside, it would be best to have someone available to serve as an insider.
Of course, they can try to find this traitor, or use lobbying, or a combination of hard and soft tactics to make the other party work for them...but the specific candidate needs to be carefully considered and selected, and as for whether it will succeed, they will know after trying.
This would take some time to carry out the infiltration, and they had the patience, but they were worried that Kangdingshan and the Mohe would not have the patience to wait, and that the other side might mobilize troops before that.
When some advisers were ready to select someone who could break through from the intelligence list, Chang Suining said, "I have an insider candidate who can be tried. But how to make the most of this person, I need to hear the opinions of General Cui and the others."
Immediately, one of the counselors was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Who is the person that Governor Chang is referring to? Is he on the intelligence list?"
Chang Suining nodded: "The eighth son of Kangdingshan, Kang Cong."
There was silence in the tent for a moment, and then an unexpected sound was heard.
"How can Kang Ba Zi...become an insider in our army?"
"Could it be that Governor Chang and this man are old acquaintances?"
It can't be that all this information was provided by this person? But, this shouldn't be the case...
Chang Suining smiled and said, "I just made a good connection on the way to Youzhou."
An adviser lowered his head and carefully looked at the information in his hand again, and pointed his finger at the lines of information related to Kang Cong one by one -
Kang Cong, the eighth son of Kang Dingshan, was also known as Mu Sheng. His biological mother was a Hu girl. It was rumored that his background was questionable. He was not liked by his father and was often ostracized. He was strong-willed and not satisfied with the status quo...
Kang Cong returned to Jizhou, which was then located at Kangding Mountain, on the night before New Year's Eve.
He was wounded in the arm by an arrow, and the wound was only simply treated on the way. He had been running all the way back, so when he saw his father Kangdingshan, he was already exhausted and weak.
But he still knelt down and apologized immediately. His mission to assassinate the court envoy failed, and he tried to ask his father for forgiveness.
The silent but surging anger of his father and the ridicule and mockery of his brothers made Kang Cong, who was kneeling there, never dare to raise his head.
Until he heard his father finally speak: "Hong Chen is dead?"
Thinking of the last scene where Hong Chen was shot by an arrow and fell off his horse, and was chased by the enemy, Kang Cong judged: "It should be..."
"He died, how come you came back safe and sound?"
Hearing his father's question, Kang Cong suddenly looked up and met a pair of cold and scrutinizing eyes.
"How could I not know, father, when did your ability surpass Hong Chen's?"
Kang Cong couldn't answer.
Indeed, he did not come back by his own ability, but it was Chang Suining who let him go... But could he say it? How could he explain the other party's actions? Who would believe that Chang Suining was just "being kind"? He was only concerned with escaping all the way back, suffering from hunger and cold, and his injuries... He had no time to prepare a perfect excuse.
In other words, he could not easily imagine that a son would need to fabricate a perfect excuse to his father for his survival.
"It was because of the desperate efforts of my close followers to protect me that I was able to escape. At that time..."
Kang Cong had just said half of his words when he was knocked to the ground by a punch.
"You piece of trash, how dare you hide it!"
Kang Silangjun, who was already 25 years old, used almost all his strength in this punch.
Kang Si's face was filled with anger and hatred: "As a father, don't you know that my uncle's troops came back earlier than you yesterday? He saw with his own eyes that you were showing off in front of the battle. You ignored the advice and insisted on listening to Wei Shuyi's words. As a result, you fell into the trap and killed my uncle! This caused the mission to fail!"
His mother was from the Hong family, and the uncle he mentioned was Hong Chen.
"No... I did fall for Wei Shuyi's scheme and was held hostage by him, but General Hong did not agree to the exchange. Later, they had reinforcements..."
Kang Si kicked Kang Cong, who was about to sit up, to the ground again: "If you can't cover up, you're trying to make excuses! So what if there are reinforcements? If you hadn't fallen into their trap and been delayed by them, would you still be worried about not being able to kill them!"
Kang Si seemed to be still unsatisfied, kicking him one after another: "...You jinx, just die, you are useless to the Kang family anyway, but you still want to implicate my uncle!"
Kang Cong fell to the ground, holding his head, his blood-stained teeth trembling.
No one tried to stop it. In his peripheral vision, he saw the looks of his brothers, either disgusted or watching the show.
"Enough." Kang Dingshan finally frowned and shouted.
A military officer came in and whispered in Kang Dingshan's ear: "Envoy, the horse that Balangjun brought back seems to be from Xingzhou."
In addition to citrus fruits, Xingzhou also produces fine horses.
Xingzhou horses were introduced from Shiwei horses many years ago. After generations of improvements, they still retain some of the appearance characteristics of Shiwei horses.
After Chang Suining returned from Japan, the Lord of Xingzhou gave her dozens of such good horses.
"We don't have any horses from Xingzhou in our army..." Kang Dingshan looked at Kang Cong who had struggled to get up, and said in a deep voice: "Not only did you have the ability to escape, but you also had the ability to snatch such a good horse and escape. I am really impressed by you."
"Father, maybe he has been bribed!" Kang Si said gritting his teeth.
"Father... I didn't!" Kang Cong was horrified. He didn't care about his bleeding mouth and nose. He raised his hand and swore, "I swear to heaven that I have never betrayed my father and the Kang family!"
Kang Dingshan looked at him for a moment, then turned to the general and said, "Kill the horse and share it with the soldiers."
In an instant, Kang Cong felt an endless chill all over his body.
That horse was a rare good horse. Without that horse, he would have no chance of coming back alive...
He had been treated with cold eyes and bullying since he was a child. It might be funny to say that he was actually grateful to the horse that escorted him back and accompanied him to escape death.
He wanted to keep the horse, very much.
But can he speak?
Was it really just the horse that my father wanted to kill?
In a trance, Kang Cong seemed to hear the sound of the exhausted horse screaming and falling down. He trembled all over, could no longer hold on, and fainted.
When he woke up again, it was three days later.
Seeing him wake up, his mother Yueshi leaned over the edge of the bed and burst into tears.
Soon, a servant brought the medicine and a dish of cooked meat.
"What is this?" Yue asked in confusion.
The maid replied in a low voice: "This is the horse meat that the envoy had given to Mr. Balang... He said that it should be delivered to Mr. Balang as soon as he wakes up."
Happy New Year's Day, I'm asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month~ Thank you Le Sanye for the reward! Thanks to book friends Ran Ting Hua Kai, Lchord, Yan Qiu Jia Xi, Miao Miao Honey Water, book friend 20230714230320869, book friend 20220914123548379 and other book friends for their rewards!
Good night~(3[▓▓] (End of this chapter)
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