The weather was surprisingly nice.
Generally speaking, everything is not particularly satisfactory, such as the weather, a sunny day is often accompanied by wind. And it's wind power beyond people's liking. But today, God is obviously in a good mood. The weather is so good that people can't bear to close their eyes. If someone chooses to sleep in this weather, it is undoubtedly ruining themselves.
Wei An couldn't sleep even if he wanted to.
The information from the front line was sent back continuously, and when the sun reluctantly set down from the west, the last news came.
The Black Banner Army was victorious.
Wei An let out a long breath, and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
He was a little excited, a little happy!
He even wanted to stand up and shouted in the direction of the battlefield, well done.
No matter how much a person thinks about himself, no matter how disgraceful Wei An is in this battle, he is still a Han. When he heard the words that the Black Banner Army had won a complete victory, he was really happy in his heart. An enemy defeating another enemy is definitely not joy in the strategic sense in an emotional sense.
He asked people to move the table in the house to the yard, and then ordered the soldiers to bring some hot dishes.
He has been drinking since noon until now, but there is no difference between the wine and water he drank before. Almost everyone in Mu's residence knew that Wei An was addicted to alcohol. Moreover, this person never gets drunk, no matter how strong the wine is, it will not have any power in front of him. He is used to drinking on the battlefield, even when he was a low-ranking officer rushing to kill, he always held a knife in one hand and a flagon in the other.
If it weren't for this reason, he might have climbed to his current position at least five years earlier.
Drinking all afternoon is not as good as drinking at this moment.
He asked several of his staff to sit down and drink with him. Of course, if the drink capacity of these people is doubled, they are not his opponents.
"The general seems happy?"
The staff member named Yin Ao asked with a smile.
"Aren't you the same?"
Wei An asked back.
Yin Ao laughed: "The subordinates are also happy. After all, this is a big victory. After all, this big victory is too important for Dongjiang."
"Regrettably… "
Wei An sighed and said, "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me to win such a big victory."
"Why not?"
Yin Ao said: "If the general hadn't ordered the army to retreat ten miles, the Black Banner Army would not have gone to war with foreigners like that. Although the general didn't directly send troops to join the battle, it was just this point. There is no doubt about its role in the battle. You must know that the risk the general is taking is not small at all."
Wei An smiled wryly.
yes.
Now he has not thought about how to explain it in front of Mu Guangling in the future. This loud noise really made people happy, but Mu Guangling was bound to be furious. Maybe it won't be long before Mu Guangling will come to question him personally. At that time, Wei An didn't know how he should face it, because he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
After all, Mu Guangling single-handedly pulled him up.
"It's more than that."
The voice came from far away, not from the people in the courtyard.
Surprised, Wei An stood up abruptly.
The speaker stood on the courtyard wall.
Wearing a black suit, he is slender and handsome.
He wasn't the only one, many people suddenly appeared on the courtyard wall. These people obviously have high levels of cultivation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to avoid all the guards and walk freely among the 150,000 troops. Residence courtyard wall. There is no doubt that if these people came to kill Wei An, Wei An would already be dead.
"Who are you!"
Wei An asked, but soon understood: "Wu Wang?"
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The food and wine on the table are just right.
Fang Jie sat down opposite Wei An and poured a glass of wine himself. His guards did not move on the courtyard wall, although at least 2,000 people had already gathered outside, completely enclosing the small courtyard. The archers had already aimed at them, just waiting for an order.
But no one dared to issue this order.
Because Wei An was in the courtyard, everyone knew that if they shot an arrow, their general would probably be the first to die.
"My lord is here, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it directly."
Wei An glanced at the people standing on the courtyard wall. Although his personal cultivation was not bad, he could tell that any one of the guards brought by Fang Jie could kill him. The cultivation world in Eastern Xinjiang was already in decline. As a result of the great battle where practitioners from the Central Plains entered Eastern Xinjiang more than 200 years ago, the cultivation circle in Eastern Xinjiang has not been able to recover its vitality in the past two hundred years.
Now it seems that the practitioners in the Central Plains are indeed far more terrifying than the practitioners in the Eastern Border.
"My own wine is better than yours."
Fang Jie smiled, and took a sip of the wine: "I've traveled all over the years and drank a lot of wine. The best thing to drink is the pear flower brewed in Fangu City in the western border of the Sui Dynasty. That's the wine... But today's wine If I drank it, it would be more important than anything I've ever had."
Wei An's face changed, and he vaguely guessed Fang Jie's intentions.
Fang liberated his wine glass and looked around.
"I heard that General Wei is different from other generals in the Mu Mansion. You did not rely on the power of your family to become a general, but rely on your own ability."
Wei An didn't know what Fang Jie wanted to say, so he just nodded.
"It's because of the love of the Duke of the country that Wei has the status he has today."
These words seem to block the way. But in fact, it is not the case, and this is said very well.
"First, I'm here to thank you." Fang Jie said slowly: "Of course, if it's just to thank you, it's not enough for me to come here in person. It's very important for today's big battle that you can stand still ...I can guess what Mu Guangling's instructions are for you, so it's not easy for you to do this."
"I came by myself for the second point."
Fang Jie said: "I'm not here to persuade you, but to tell you, don't make mistakes."
Wei An's expression changed again, he knew that Fang Xie's words were not just threats. When the same words are spoken by people of different status, the weight must be different. This sentence was not even a threat, because Wei An knew that now Fang Jie could concentrate on dealing with him.
Obviously, Fang Jielai wanted him to surrender.
"My lord, if I wanted to, during the time of the war, there would have been a small piece of my land in Eastern Xinjiang. The reason why I am still here is precisely because I know what kindness is. I'm fine, if I do something wrong to him now, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the infamy."
"Whatever you do, you will be scolded."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "If you continue to fight with Mu Guangling and the Black Banner Army, the people will scold you. If you leave Mu Guangling, the Mu Mansion will scold you. The difference is whether there are more or less scolding people."
Wei An was silent.
Fang Jie said: "I don't need to try to persuade you, because I don't need to do that. In fact, you know very well that the world will be unified sooner or later. But Mu Guangling has obviously lost his chance. I know you still have a conscience." , although you haven’t fought any big battles with foreigners in the past few years, you are still not like Yang Shunhui. I need someone who will guard the eastern border for me in the future.”
After Fang explained this sentence, he got up and sprinted up to the courtyard wall.
Wei An subconsciously turned his head to look at him, but only saw a figure from his back.
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Yin Ao glanced at Wei An, pondered for a while, and then said: "General, although what Fang Xie said earlier was not very friendly, but my subordinates feel that it is not a lie... Please forgive me for saying a few rude words, sir. The general attaches great importance to kindness and righteousness, which is why the subordinates are willing to follow you. But have you ever thought about how many people the general can keep if only relying on kindness and righteousness?"
Yin Ao said: "This may be too direct and philistine, but most of the people who follow the general are looking for a good future. If everyone can see that the Mu family can no longer rule Eastern Xinjiang, everyone will follow the Mu family." It’s frightening. Maybe it won’t be long before many people choose to leave.”
"The general has a family now. He is no longer alone a few years ago. At that time, the general could come and go freely, and even die to serve the Mu family, and the name of loyalty will last through the ages. But now, the general's wife Where is the son?"
These words were like punching Wei An's heart.
Yeah, what about his family
A few years ago, when he had no wife and children, he would never have these worries now. In fact, deep down in his heart, why didn't he hesitate? There is no need for Yin Ao to say anything, he also thought about leaving Mu's residence. The position of the Mu Mansion in Eastern Xinjiang is no longer as deep-rooted as it used to be. Now it seems that the Black Banner Army has the most hope of unifying the world.
"Needless to say."
Wei An waved his hand: "Let me be quiet."
Yin Ao opened his mouth, but did not continue.
He stood up, ready to leave.
"Wait a moment."
Wei An suddenly stopped him again, looked into his eyes and asked, "Did you take advantage of the Black Banner Army?"
Yin Ao was silent for a moment, then nodded: "This subordinate did contact the Black Banner Army earlier, but he didn't take any advantage from the Black Banner Army. This subordinate did this for the sake of the General, who was After Mu Guangling's kindness, you are my savior."
"I kill you!"
Wei An stood up and grabbed Yin Ao by the collar: "You villain!"
Yin Ao's face was calm, without even a trace of fear: "This subordinate has known for a long time that he might be killed by the general if he did this, but he did not hesitate. General, if you join the Black Banner Army for yourself, what will you get? It's just some silver money, is gold and silver useful to me?"
Wei An was startled, and then let go of his hand weakly.
"If a subordinate wanted money, he would not follow the general. If a subordinate wanted fame and fortune, he would not follow the general. Although the subordinate has no talent, it is not difficult to get some fame."
Yin Ao tidied up his clothes: "Just now there is a sentence that I didn't understand clearly. It wasn't the people from the Black Banner Army who came to find my subordinates on my own initiative, but my subordinates took the initiative to contact them."
He looked into Wei An's eyes: "General, please think about yourself."
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"I know I must die..."
Xiulunsi looked at Fang Jie and said seriously: "But can I have a request, I want to die more happily."
"cannot."
Fang Jie's denial was so straightforward.
He waved his hands and ordered: "Escort these two people to a nearby village and town, and tell the people that this is the man who brought hundreds of thousands of troops to harm Eastern Xinjiang. The previous top general had at least millions of people’s life debts to him.”
"Here!"
Several Xiao cavalry schools came up and escorted Leman and Ke Kebo out together.
"You are so vicious!"
Schulence yelled.
"You're such an idiot."
Xiang Qingniu, who came in just at this time, cursed: "You hurt me, and then you think I will repay my grievances with virtue? You killed our people, took away our food and land, and after the defeat, you called others vicious..."
Xiang Qingniu said: "If I were to deal with you, I would throw you into the pack of wolves."
Ke Kebo laughed loudly: "You are a pack of wolves."