It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

Chapter 274: My father is a tyrant and my son is a weakling. The envoy relies on his mouth.
Speaking of the northern border troops of Shanxi, the most prominent one is Zhang Huzi.

Back then, he smoothed over his connections, accepted the imperial amnesty, and whitewashed himself to become a frontier commander.

After becoming a regular soldier, Zhang Huzi was able to control the bandit gangs in Shanxi Province like the palm of his hand.

The army adopted a combined suppression and appeasement approach, and nearly a hundred gangs of bandits, large and small, either surrendered, fled, or were executed.

From then on, Zhang Huzi regarded Shanxi Province as his own piece of land, so some people called him "King of Northern Shanxi".

In order to protect the land of Shanxi, Zhang Huzi went out of the pass frequently to forage for food.
Although the Mongols were good at riding and shooting, Shen Ling had money and connections.
In addition, Zhang Huzi was a good leader, and his eight leaders were particularly good fighters.

The northern border troops of Jin launched a frenzied massacre on the grasslands:
Any male taller than the wheels will be killed!

All young women were abducted.

In less than a year, more than a dozen tribes were massacred.

From then on, the Mongols were traumatized and fled far to the north.

The safety zone of the northern Shanxi border troops increased from 100 li to 300 li, and then from 300 li to 500 li.

The most fertile Chi Le Chuan Ranch is included among them.

Originally, Zhang Huzi wanted to use the ranch.
Control the prairie and bring long-term stability to Shanxi Province.

However, the Mongols, who had grazed their livestock at the foot of the Yin Mountains for generations, regarded it as a great humiliation.

In order to increase their strength, they had to run to the northern part of the grassland and seek help from the Cossack cavalry.

Maozi already had a "Yellow Hair Plan" to invade Shenling.
But they were worried because they were unfamiliar with the place and did not have enough troops.

Unexpectedly, the Mongols came to their door on their own initiative, and the Russian leader was delighted when he heard it.

Alas!
It’s so nice to have someone give you a pillow when you want to take a nap.

Therefore, an elite team was sent out to ambush at "Huanggubao".

Then let the Mongols pretend to surrender and invite Zhang Huzi to a banquet for negotiations.

No matter how smart Zhang Huzi was, he did not expect the Russians to get involved.

So he came to the banquet with his guards.

The two sides had a good conversation at the banquet, and a large group of Mongolian girls drank a lot of wine.

The beautiful vision of unifying the grassland made Zhang Huzi relax his vigilance in the enemy country for the only time.

Under the stimulation of wine and sex, Zhang Huzi became drunk and could not get on the horse at all.

As it happens, the Mongol chieftain was very considerate.

He took out his own luxurious carriage and escorted General Zhang.

Zhang Huzi's captain of the guard did not suspect anything and drove the carriage back himself.

When passing by "Huanggubao", the Russians detonated a huge explosive pack buried under the road.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the luxurious carriage and half of the guards were blown into the sky, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Zhang Huzi, a great hero, the King of Northern Jin, and one of the eight generals of the border armies, died.

The father dies and the son takes his place, Jin Province is still ruled by the Zhang family!

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoliu, who was drinking and prostitution in the eight alleys of the imperial city, was elected as the new commander-in-chief of the northern border army.

In fact, Zhang Xiaoliu was not a good student since childhood.

He is good at eating, drinking, whoring, gambling and smoking.

When he was studying in the imperial city, he was called one of the "Four Great Young Masters".

What people talk about most are his three confidantes in the Eight Great Hutongs.

Some literati even wrote a poem to praise this "Five Poison Prince".

"Zhao Si is romantic and Zhu Wu is wild,

The fluttering butterflies are the best.

Wenwen Township is the Tomb of Heroes,
Who cares if the Northern Division enters Jinyang!"

This poem is a true portrayal of the chaotic state at that time.

Because Zhang Huzi dominated one side, and the Mongols and Russians were somewhat in awe of him.

After all, the troops in northern Shanxi were ruthless and murderous.

However, after Zhang Xiaoliu came to power, his perverse actions failed to convince the people, his subordinates became disunited, and their fighting power was weakened.

Next, let’s briefly talk about some of the outrageous actions of the “Five Poison Princes.”

Among the eight leaders, Zhang Changzong, Guo Linsong, Yang Tingyu and Chang Yinhuai are the veterans of the Zhang faction.

Normally, they treat Zhang Xiaoliu as their nephew.
Moreover, everyone knows that this kid is useless, irresponsible, and has no blood.
To put it bluntly, it's just a pig intestine that can't be helped.

But we are all in the same boat.

No matter how much they look down on it, they must work together to maintain the situation of the northern border army of Shanxi.

However, Zhang Xiaoliu was in power, arrogant and looked down on everyone.
The purge began before his father's body was cold.

He felt that the Eight Great Masters were not as respectful to him as they were to his father.
I feel that these old stubborn people despise my authority.

But he didn't think about it, where would the authority and credibility come from without grace and authority?

However, Zhang Xiaoliu, a man with great ambitions but little talent, could not wait to start three big things upon taking office.

The first move was to send his top general, Zhang Changzong, to the imperial city for further study.

Zhang Changzong loved his soldiers like his own sons. He was brave and resourceful, and won every battle. He and Zhang Huzi were so close that they were like one.

He knew very well that young people were impatient and impetuous.

But for the overall situation of the northern border army of Shanxi, he was forced to agree to hand over power.

Before leaving, I repeatedly reminded my nephew to take it slow, as haste makes waste.

Seeing that Zhang Changzong was convinced, Zhang Xiaoliu thought he had accomplished it and suddenly felt elated.

The next day, he forced the second-in-command, Guo Linsong, to surrender his military power and serve as the nominal deputy chief of staff of the northern Shanxi border army.

Without a chief of staff, even a fart wouldn't make any noise...

Guo Linsong was so angry that he started to curse loudly, turned around and fled back to the army.

The more he thought about it, the more disgusted he felt, and in a rage, he raised an army in rebellion.

If Zhang Huzi and Zhang Changzong were still alive, Guo Linsong might still have some concerns.

But not even a dead bone could be found, and one was banished far away.
Guo Linsong, who ranks third, naturally exudes an aura of "who else but me".

I immediately decided to teach my good nephew who is useless and disrespectful to elders, how to behave as a human being.
Guo Linsong has 5,000 men under his command.

Zhang Xiaoliu was in charge of the remaining 25,000 soldiers.

This guy thinks he has more soldiers and generals, so he will definitely win.

Killing Guo Linsong in one battle would set an example for other leaders.

So, I said shamelessly: Since Uncle Guo wants to fight, let’s fight hard! Anyway, it’s five to one, the advantage is mine!
But war is not just about arithmetic, it also involves all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues.

The two sides deployed their troops. Guo Linsong first pretended to be defeated, showing weakness to the enemy and luring them deeper into his territory.

Zhang Xiaoliu was overjoyed and mocked Guo Linsong for being "all show and no substance" and ordered his troops to pursue the victory.

At this time, if he could humbly ask his elders for advice, he would definitely be able to see through such a clumsy "strategy".

But he was so arrogant that he was afraid that others would take the credit.
He asked everyone else to stand by and personally led Zhang Changzong's 5,000 elite troops to advance deep into the enemy's territory.

Good guy!
This move made Guo Linsong dumbfounded.

My dear nephew, you haven’t even learned one tenth of your father’s level, and you dare to fight with me?

Hehe, in that case, then I’d be disrespectful to refuse!

He immediately sent out several decoy troops to lure Zhang Xiaoliu into dividing his forces.

Then they turned around and concentrated 4,000 main forces to surround Zhang Xiaoliu's 2,000 men in the valley.

Looking down from a high place, with a panoramic view, the result is self-evident.

However, out of consideration for Zhang Huzi's kindness, Guo Linsong released Zhang Xiaoliu.

From then on, Guo Linsong commanded his own troops in northwestern Shanxi and only obeyed orders and not announcements.

Zhang Xiaoliu returned to Jinyang in disgrace.

Everyone thought that he had suffered a defeat, so he would have to restrain himself more or less.

However, the third fire came suddenly.

The next day after returning to Jinyang,

He invited Yang Tingyu and Chang Yinhuai to the Tiger Hall in his mansion in the pretext of asking for advice.

The two thought that the nephew knew his mistakes and corrected them, so he came happily.

Unexpectedly, after the two of them arrived, Zhang Xiaoliu immediately smashed the teacup.

The 500 swordsmen who had been ambushed in advance rushed out.

Chop the two highly respected generals into Lao Ganshu hot sauce!
Just tell me, is this guy stupid or not? Is he vicious or not?
In fact, Zhang Xiaoliu's main purpose in killing Yang Chang and the other two was to seize military power.

The four biggest bosses control 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the remaining four bosses each have about 2,000 soldiers, which is not a big deal.

At this point, Zhang Xiaoliu stood out in Jinyang, and no one could threaten him, so he finally felt at ease. Although the purge was not thorough, the emperor changed his officials, and no one could say anything.

If you think that Zhang Xiaoliu will live a peaceful and stable life from now on, you are totally wrong.

This guy is a sex-hungry maniac who spends his days looking for women, and he especially likes "Cao Zei".

At that time, the generals in the army basically stayed in the army, while their wives, concubines and children stayed in Jinyang.

This is like putting fish into the mouth of a thieving cat. How could nothing go wrong?

As a result, the "Five Poison Generals" brought disaster to all the wives and daughters of their subordinates who were slightly pretty...

How exactly did it happen?

He asked the three female confidantes he brought back from the Eight Great Hutongs to invite the generals' wives and daughters to his house to play mahjong.

Once they enter the door, no one can escape his clutches.

Therefore, the people of Jinyang jokingly called the northern border army of Jin the "Green Hat Army."

After all, the truth will come to light. The generals of the northern border army of Jin were like those who had eaten a fly.
Even the generals who had not been harmed by the "Five Poisonous Generals" could not hold their heads up when they returned to Jinyang.

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As a result, the soldiers in northern Shanxi were in panic, and dared not speak out, and their fighting power plummeted.

Seeing the internal chaos in Shanxi Province, Maozi instigated the Mongols to attack Shanxi's northern border troops.

The Mongol army, funded by the Russians, marched all the way to the Great Wall and forced the border troops to retreat.

Zhang Xiaoliu ordered the border troops not to go out to provoke and give the Mongols gossip.

He even shamelessly said: "I am resisting by not resisting!"

This statement shocked the Chinese people and overturned their three views.

Seeing the widespread opposition, the imperial court proposed to Emperor Linggui to remove Zhang Xiaoliu from his post as commander-in-chief of the frontier army and select another capable and capable one.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Linggui disagreed and kept all the memorials without sending them out.

After all, the Shenling border army's main purpose is to prevent domestic civilians from fleeing, so it's right not to attack foreigners.

Moreover, Emperor Linggui would feel more at ease knowing that a mediocre person was managing the Jin Province.

Thus, the ridiculous general met the ridiculous emperor, and they actually sympathized with each other and cherished each other...

Just because Emperor Linggui doesn't move doesn't mean the Russians won't move.

They ate Mengwu and Zhang Xiaoliu, making money on both ends.

The Russian representative found Zhang Xiaoliu and offered to provide arms.

For example, red cannons and muskets are very useful for defense.

And they are willing to serve as instructors to help train firearms units.

Zhang Xiaoliu was very happy and made a large purchase immediately.

However, the price asked for was very high, and Zhang Xiaoliu spent money recklessly, so he didn't have much money in his pocket.

Maozi proposed to exchange food, tea, salt, medicine and various raw materials for

With these supplies, the Russians can control the Mongols to a great extent.

In addition, the Russians also wanted Shanxi Province’s coal and iron mines, as well as shipping rights.

Zhang Xiaoliu now also knows that

He had incurred the wrath of the people and must arm his own troops.

Therefore, they "gladly agreed" to the package of 24 secret agreements proposed by the Russians.

At this point, Zhang Xiaoliu fell completely into the Russians' trap.

He was accused of five major crimes:

If you don’t avenge your father, you are unfilial!
The brutal purge of the veterans is reckless!

Losing 500 miles of territory is cowardly!

Insulting the wives and daughters of your subordinates is immoral!
Betraying the mountains and rivers of Jin Province is shameless!
Gradually, mines, docks and various military key points were armed by the Russians.

Even a Cossack cavalry task force entered the northern suburbs of Jinyang.

It can be said that all the military units on the northern border of Shanxi were under surveillance by the Russians.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoliu's new firearms troops were almost all led by Russian instructors.

It can be said that as long as the Russians transferred reinforcements from the North Sea and ordered the Mongols to launch a large-scale attack,
They will be able to completely occupy Jin Province by attacking from behind.

This is the first step in truly implementing the “Huangmao Plan”.

Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed, and Lu Yuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The Yanxiang Society, together with Gao Mingna's light cavalry, launched a surprise attack and wiped out the Cossack cavalry regiment in the North Sea.

Then, in the counterattack, the Cossack Corps and the Western Allied Forces were completely defeated.

Moreover, he ordered the 5,000-man Suzaku Brigade to march south to completely control the Menggu steppe.

Unexpected changes,
The Russian task force leader failed to achieve his goal and almost died of vomiting blood due to frustration.

The Suzaku Brigade was not considered powerful among the Chinese armies.
But they were still able to deal with the mixed forces of the northern Shanxi border troops and the Russians with ease.

Moreover, most of the soldiers in the Suzaku Brigade,
They were all reorganized from Cossack prisoners, and many of them knew the Russian task force.

Therefore, quite a number of Russians secretly climbed over the wall and surrendered to the Suzaku Brigade.

Although Zhang Xiaoliu is ridiculous, even a fool can understand the situation inside and outside the pass at this moment.

He gradually realized that the strength between the two sides was too different.

So, a bold plan came to my mind.

Since we can sell Shanxi Province to the Russians, why not buy it again from the Chinese Army?
Anyway, the Russians can see that it is impossible, so it doesn’t matter whether we die or not.

Good guy, really good guy!
To Shen Ling, he is even more shameless and has no bottom line than the "King of Pingxi"!

However, Lu Yuan admired this bastard very much for seizing the opportunity to "change with the wind".

First, the Imperial Guards and Liaodong Frontier Army attracted most of the troops from the Shenling Jingji Corps.
The three towns in Nanhai also held back Guangdong and Guangxi, and the changes in Jiangxi Province were like a knife in the stomach.

If the Suzaku Brigade enters the pass from northern Shanxi,

Without firing a single shot, they created a "closing the door to fight the dog" situation against the western border troops.

It can be said that Zhang Xiaoliu’s surrender at this time was a "stroke of genius"!
After listening to Zhao Si's story, Lu Yuan asked with a smile:

"Yes, I understand. But I'm very curious, why did General Zhang send you to me?"

Zhao Si was a man of the world, and entertaining people with his sex appeal was his unique talent.

She smiled charmingly and bowed gracefully...

"I have heard that the king is wise and powerful, and I wish I could come to see you in person.
However, I am entangled in worldly affairs, so I have no choice but to send my concubine to come in person to show my sincerity..."

She crawled a few steps on the ground, looked up and said:
"Although I am a humble servant, I have admired Your Majesty for a long time.
Seeing God today is worth my whole life..."

Looking down at the beautiful face so close to him, Lu Yuan felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

She is indeed the most charming beauty in the Eight Great Hutongs, and she is truly extraordinary...

……

The Minister of War waited for an hour, and finally saw the palace maid supporting the hooded envoy out.

The Minister of War sent the special envoy away and returned to the imperial study to ask for instructions on the strategy for the province of Shanxi.

Lu Yuan felt refreshed, his eyes lit up.

"Well, Zhang Xiaoliu's words are not enough, so he should at least write something down, right?
Then, tell him that if he is really sincere, he can send two more messengers with a handwritten letter. "

The Minister of War thought about it for a moment and understood.

So he immediately returned to the government office and sent a secret report to Kilton.

Three days later, Zhang Xiaoliu met the secret envoy of the Suzaku Brigade.

"What does your king say?"

The emissary smiled and said, "It's a good thing, but General Zhang needs to show more sincerity!"

Zhang Xiaoliu asked suspiciously, "Jin Province splits the profits 50-50. Am I not sincere enough?"

"General Zhang has misunderstood. There is no problem with this, but words are not enough. You have to show your support, right?"

"oh oh!"

Zhang Xiaoliu understood that he just had to write a written agreement himself.

Well, that's understandable.

After all, the Russians themselves had signed and sealed the 24 Articles of Agreement.

"Okay! I'll write it right away!"

The messenger smiled and said, "That's great. May I ask who is the messenger this time?"

Zhang Xiaoliu looked up in surprise and found that the other person's smile contained the meaning of "you know".

If you can’t bear to leave your wife, you can’t have power.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Zhu Wu..."

The messenger smiled and nodded, and said meaningfully:

"Very good! However, the journey to Incheon is long.
It's a bit lonely to be alone... General Zhang, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)