Chapter 74: A little ahead of the times, pull out a lot of coquettishness
When Yan Han pacifying Kazan and Zhao Jin began to work hard to manage the northern frontier, Danil, Duke of Moscow, was also operating Liangzan's territory.
The Duchess Anna is beautiful, but not too smart. It doesn't matter. Daniel likes such a woman. Anna's sometimes stupid words can make him smile.
"Can we go back to Moscow?" Anna was first very enthusiastic about Liang Zan, and then her enthusiasm quickly faded and she missed life in Moscow. Although Moscow is not big, it is developing quickly and vigorously.
"It will be soon." Daniel said, "Wait for me to arrange the stay at the border."
"So, who should we send to stay? How about Count Vzovicnov? I heard that he won a hundred battles.
"Ha..." Daniel couldn't help laughing and then denied: "No. Vzowicznov has some ability, but he can't deal with Yan Han. To deal with a real powerful country, I want a down-to-earth and cautious person, not a wooden barrel with half of the wine.
After saying that, Daniel took Anna to the window of the tower and looked out together. Let's take a look at the scenery here. We are leaving soon, and I'm afraid we won't be back for a long time. Our target is the north, the Duchy of Garić, the Duchy of Kostroma, the Duchy of Belodero... and the Duchy of Novgorod.
"The Duchy of Novgorod!" Anna was surprised: "Honey, that's a big country!"
Daniel's expression was motionless and indifferent. In fact, there is nothing strange about defeating Novgorod in order to integrate the whole north as Moscow's sphere of influence. Daniel has already begun to work to weaken Novgorod. Although Kazan was surprised by Yanhan this time, it also weakened the power of the Duchy of Novgorod.
Anna saw that Daniel didn't say anything and said, "Shouldn't we be friendly with it? Aren't the princes of Novgorod all your brothers?"
Grand Dukes? Brother? What's going on? It turned out that the princes of the Duchy of Novgorod were elected and rotated by powerful marquises and counts in the country. This electorate system is similar to the Holy Roman Empire. However, once the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is elected, he will be a lifetime; the Principality of Novgorod is more democratic, and the princes will be re-elected every four or five years. The last session in 1281 was Grand Duke of Dmitry Alexandrovich; this session in 1281-1285 was held by Marquis Andrea Alexandrovich.
Dmitry and Andre are both brothers of Anna's husband, Daniel Alexanderovich. Their brother's father, Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod in 1241-1252, was re-elected three terms and served another term in 1257-1259. At that time, Daniel was just a teenager.
The Duchy of Novgorod is the second largest East Slavic country after the Grand Duchy of Kiev. It is powerful and controls the vast territory of the northern East Slavic region, and its territory reaches the Baltic Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Born in such a big country, Daniel's vision is different from his brothers. He doesn't want to compete for the votes of the nobles in his country to run for the Grand Duke. He wants to work hard on his own! Today, the wish has finally come true, and Daniel has become the unique and authoritative Duke of Moscow. The brothers are still busy campaigning, trying to please the nobles everywhere so that they can give them votes when the election is changed; but the youngest brother, Daniel, can order his country, and nobles everywhere must obey orders.
......A long time, it is important to make a choice. Life faces countless choices. Under the exclusion of his strong brothers Dmitry and Andre, a thin young son, Daniel, resolutely took a step of self-reliance and finally became today's winner.
After that, Daniel sent messengers to reach a non-aggression agreement with Yan Han, sent loyal and cautious generals to station in the new territory, so he turned his target to the north. Daniel estimated that Yan Han finally had to face the challenges of the Mongols and became a barrier to his own development. Moreover, the Grand Duchy of Kiev, the Principality of Rostov, etc. can be used as a pawn to contain Yan Han. Strengthening one's own strength is the fundamental key to development, and under such circumstances, it should not be strangled with Yan Han.
Yan Han has the same idea. Moscow is located in the north-central part of East Slavs, with great potential for development. Yan Han naturally has to find ways to curb it. Zhao Jin began to sell weapons to King Ordisco at a very favorable price based on this idea. However, containment is containment, and on the surface, it is still friendly. It is not good for neither side to fight, at least for now.
Peace must be defended by force. Zhao Jin set up the governor's mansion in the north of the town, built 30 continuous fortresses on the west bank of the Volga River, and stationed troops in the fields; and built a fortress in the upper reaches of the east bank of Kazhou to prevent the Principality of Novgorod from sending troops from its important town, Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod is the second largest city in Novgorod, second only to the capital Novgorod. It is located in the upper reaches of the Volga River and is a key target that must be prevented in the northern Xinjiang of Yanhan.
It is difficult to determine the candidate of the governor of Zhenbei for a while. Zhao Jin was embarrassed and thought repeatedly: "This candidate must have a strong ability to unify the army like Qi Jin, Wuda and Lu. The northern border faces two major admirals, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, so the governor of the town does not have a certain strategy. Who can be in charge? ...It would be better if A Ruo came to do it. But in this way, I will be estranged from her, and she will resent me for putting her in a remote area, thinking that I am not close to her. Xu Yu's sister should also be able to do it. She has exercised, which can be said to be both wise and brave. He Pan, the long-term captain of Tiqi, the garrison of the state, the attack on the Kazan army in this battle, etc. These qualifications are enough for her to serve as the governor and her subordinates to be convinced. The problem is that I actually want to 'recycle' her to my side... Once Chengdu Governor is appointed, I can't change people at will. Should I leave her from now on? No way. Then... Kuokugan is actually okay. The key to taking Kazan this time is her strategy, and there are many Tatari people in Kazan, which is suitable for her leadership. As for her lack of force, she can match Li Huazhen. The problem is that if I am far away from her, I am not too close. What if she holds a soldier and is self-respectful? You need to think about it. Li Baozhao? ......Ah! Why do I think it's all women? Is there no one to be a governor in a man?"
Then I thought again: "Li Qingxi... this is okay. Wisdom, appearance and force are all superior. Even if it's a little paranoid, it doesn't hurt. However, if he is the governor of Zhenbei, who will be my Hu Benwei? Lu Xiang is gone, Zhu Heng still needs to exercise, and there is no other choice for the time being. Li D... can be rejected immediately. He really wants to guard the frontier, but I often go on expeditions, and I can't do it without him to preside over military work in Beijing. Lian Jun... He is very competent in guarding Lianchengfu, trained well, and good at internal affairs. It should be no problem to be a governor. The problem is that his meritorious deeds are not significant, and his reputation in China is not high. He may not be convinced by his subordinates to be a governor. Xiao Qian... It is very useful to be the commander of the army, but it is still not enough to be an officer of the front army. Li Gui... That's right, Li Gui. This is easy to use!"
Li Gui, the governor of Kuangzhou Town and General Longxiang, has made great achievements in the Southern Expedition and has been promoted to count. Regardless of his qualifications, status and ability, he can be commensurate with the governor. Zhao Jin then mobilized Li Gui as the governor of the town to make up for the lack of general Ou Shulan in Kuangzhou.
Oshulan is Xiao Ruoyi's general. According to Zhao's arrangement, one half of Xiao Ruoying's tribes have stayed in the Wudong area, and more than half have moved to the mountain and sea area. Including Xiao Ruoying's BMW Green Lion, they have been given the surname of Shanhai. Since then, the Green Lion has had a part-time job, that is, during the horse ** period of the fourth and May of the lunar calendar every year, if there is no war, he will go to the mountain seahorse farm as a stallion. A large stallion can be matched with dozens or even hundreds of marions in a ** period, and can give birth to thousands of breths in a lifetime. It's magnificent!
After arranging the matters in northern Xinjiang, Zhao Jin returned to the south. Grand Sima Li Da came to greet him and prepared to return together. At this time, the spring water is so vast that you can't cross the river without a boat. Fubo General Fang Yuandu and Hengchuan General Meng Shixin came to pick up.
Zhao Yu saw the sailor's fleet coming from the waves. The newly built building was tall and strong, and the soldiers on the ship were majestic and powerful. He was overjoyed. Climbing the ship and standing on the side of the ship, Zhao Jin imagined that he was a sailor soldier who was about to fight; he climbed to the roof, overlooking the river, and imagined that he was a crossbowman, condescendingly launching crossbows at the enemy ship... Zhao Jin couldn't help but be eager to try, and he really wanted to see the moment when the sailor's dispatch was useful.
The generals and their own guards followed the king to board the largest ship, and the lieutenants and soldiers of each department boarded the other ships. The whole fleet was full of flags, and the sails were full, and the spring breeze blew straight down to Mingzhou.
The river is vast and the water is surging. Zhao Jin and the generals look at the front and rear warships with knives and guns, and the soldiers are energetic.
Li Di sighed for this magnificent scene and couldn't help chanting a noun "Breaking the Array • Sending Zhuang Words for Chen Tongfu":
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Drunkenly, pick up the lamp and look at the sword,
The dream of blowing horns back to the camp.
It is under the command of 800 miles,
The fifty-string flipping sound.
The autumn soldiers on the battlefield.
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Lu Fei, made by Ma,
The bow is as shocked as a Thunderbolt.
The king of the world,
It happened pitifully!
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The generals cheered in unison and were in high spirits. But it is their common wish to win the name of the king and the world. The journey is long, and there is a long way to go. I'm afraid that my youth will pass away and I won't be able to make contributions.
Zhao Jin nodded repeatedly and asked, "Da Sima, are you 45 years old this year?"
Li Da arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your memory. I am forty-five this year, and my gray hair is gradually growing. I only hope that the lord will calm the world and return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. I followed the wind and thunder meeting and lived up to my life's ambition.
All the generals responded with a voice of impassionity.
Zhao Yu laughed, walked to the bow, pulled out his sword, waved his hand, and said a word. After a while, he turned around and said, "I also wrote a song "Breaking the Array • Crossing the Volga River again".
All the generals are happy and humane: "The last general listens!"
So Zhao Jin ordered the sergeant to send a wine lord for the generals, and drink it all together. Ku'er is full of Zhao Yu again. Zhao Jin stood in the bow of the ship, raising the title in one hand and chanting with a sword in the other hand--
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The iron horse glacier is involved in Vietnam,
The spring breeze is bloody.
The bear is driven back into the plug,
The sword and the tiger fly the red flag.
The thunder shook thousands of miles.
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The general's heavy armor,
There must be several battlefields,
In exchange for Shengge's intoxication.
Thinking about the old man.
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The generals were very happy, and many people shouted together: "Well, 'there must be a few battlefields in exchange for a drunken song'!"
Zhao Jin shouted, "Okay?"
The generals shouted, "Okay!"
Zhao Yu shouted, "Since it's good, drink more!"
On the lower boat, Yan Han Junchen drank a lot. Taking a boat is no better than marching on land, but it's okay to get drunk. It's rare to get drunk, the road ahead is long, and you have to work harder. The picture of golden horses and banners going thousands of miles to their hometown is still in the distant future.
(To be continued 75th: Li Gui refuses to appoint Zhao Yuyou, and Ba Ba Ba Ba Wan Ma Sichou)