C34

At that ugly time of the day, the forty thousand charging soldiers quietly left the Ji County. In order to let the news of the great army go out later, Gongsun Zan even ordered the city gates to be closed for half a day. The army did not pass through the sun and fish channels to go to Liucheng, but chose to go along a very concealed path, which was to take a detour through the southern foothills of the Great Flawless Mountain, and rush to Liucheng after going through the wet water. This road happened to pass through the encampment of the Wuhuan of Liaoxi, so Gongsun Zan did not inform Kurna ahead of time.

Kurna walked over and pulled Gongsun Xu's hand and smiled affectionately: "Why is the Little Marquis here all of a sudden? If you say it in advance, I can go and welcome you. "

Kurna agreed. He rubbed his hands together and smiled as he asked, "May I ask how many soldiers and horses did the Marquis send?"

"Our White Horse Camp's four thousand cavalrymen and eleven thousand soldiers are the vanguards, with the Single prefectural governor (Single Channel) leading twenty thousand troops as the middle, followed by ten thousand auxiliary force s to transport the grain." Gongsun Xu did not hide from him.

"Good!" This battle shall be won! " Kurna clapped his hands and praised. Then, he muttered to himself, "The Liucheng is not strong, and the city walls are not even ten meters tall. Originally, there were thirty-five thousand people in the city and Na Li and Lou Ban had brought over ten thousand with them. But now, there were at most twenty thousand soldiers defending the city. I have more than twelve thousand men under my command, leaving four thousand behind to guard the home. I will lead the other eight thousand and follow the young duke to kill his way to Liucheng! I wonder what the young duke will do?

"Very good!" Gongsun Xu was extremely familiar with the situation in the Wuhuan of Liaodong, he knew that the eight thousand men that Kurna had mentioned were already at the limit of his ability, and nodded his head: "After this battle, all of the captives will belong to the King."

"Thank you, young duke!" Kurna was ecstatic, he raised his hand and shouted: "This battle will definitely have an effect, other than capturing him, I will not take any other!"

Kurna had been defeated by Gongsun Zan and Qiu Liju several times and his troops had suffered heavy losses. The weakest among the three large Wuhuan Tribe was currently Wuhuan of Liaodong because of a lack of strong men. There was no suspense at all in defeating the Liucheng. When the time came, even if they were unable to do much, they could still obtain a few thousand captives. To Kurna, the troops were more important than any gold and silver treasure.

"Then it's a deal." Gongsun Xu nodded his head, cupped his hands and laughed: "I shall congratulate the King in advance for increasing the number of people."

"Thank you!" Kurna cupped his hands in return, not daring to be the least bit negligent, "Young Marquis, when will I send out the troops?"

"At tomorrow's time, the King will lead the warriors under his command to the stables 50 miles to the northeast. After meeting up with the army of Youzhou, they will head straight for the Liucheng!"

"Good!" I will instruct Chou to gather for dinner when the time is right, and we will set off on time when the time is right! " Kurna readily agreed and completely placed himself in a position of subordinate, and asked respectfully: "Is there anything else that the Young Marquis wishes to ask?"

Gongsun Xu thought for a moment, then said: "Bring over five thousand sheep."

Kurna was startled. "More than forty thousand troops and horses, five thousand of them are definitely not enough! It would be better to bring twenty thousand of them. "

Gongsun Xu laughed: "It's enough, it's just backup anyway."

"Since the young duke has spoken, then let's take five thousand." When Kurna heard the word "reserve", he thought that these sheep were only used as toothpicks, so he did not insist and laughed: "Young Marquis, please come to me, I'll get someone to prepare a feast, I hope that Young Marquis will appreciate it."

Gongsun Xu bowed and laughed, "Your Majesty, I am truly hungry now. "If so, sorry to bother you."

"The young duke is too polite!" Someone come! "

A warrior walked in quickly and bowed, "My King, please give your instructions."

Kurna waved his hand: "Order the dishes to be served quickly!"

"Yes, my lord."

In less than an incense's time, a large bowl of stewed beef and roast lamb were served. A portion was placed in front of each of them.

Kurna brought out a jar of wine from the corner of the tent. Right when he opened the lid, a clamor suddenly came from outside.

"Reporting to the King, Captain Ku Le and the Chinese caravan have started a dispute."

Yan Rou had barely spoken a word when she entered the room. At this time, she said softly, "Master, I'll go out and take a look."

Gongsun Xu shook his head, indicating for Kurna to handle this matter.

Kurna was shocked and quickly shouted, "Have Ku Le come and see me."

After a while, the tent was suddenly opened, and Ku Le angrily walked in. Seeing the situation inside the tent, he was startled, then quickly withdrew his disobedient words and saluted Kurna. He was reckless but not foolish, since these two Chinese could sit and drink with his uncle, he was obviously not an ordinary merchant.

Kurna asked in dissatisfaction: "Ku Le, what are you arguing about outside? Can't you see that I'm entertaining our distinguished guests? "

Esteemed guest? Ku Le looked at Gongsun Xu and Yan Rou, and could not figure out their identity, but he still cupped his hands and apologized.

Yan Rou cupped her hands and laughed: "This matter was our fault. Originally, when I agreed to sell the goods to Ku Le upon arrival, I actually had a good chat with the King and actually forgot about this matter for a while. Please forgive me, Sir Ku Le. "

Seeing Yan Rou's friendly attitude, Ku Le gave a reasonable explanation, the anger in his heart dissipated, and he waved his hand: "No problem, just remember to sell the thing to me later."

Kurna frowned and asked: "What is it?"

Ku Le scratched his head, feeling embarrassed to ask.

Gongsun Xu smiled as he tried to smooth things over, "I will give some worthless things to Captain Ku Le later."

"Thank you very much, sir." Ku Le was overjoyed, and quickly cupped his hands in thanks.

"You only know how to mess around all day!" Kurna stared at Ku Le, then looked at Gongsun Xu and said: "This is the young duke of Marquis of Ji's Mansion, hurry up and greet him!"

Ku Le was shocked as he muttered, "Why is the Young Marquis acting like a guest, I understand now!" As he said that, he quickly touched his chest and bowed towards Gongsun Xu, asking excitedly, "Young Marquis, are we going to fight?"

Gongsun Xu nodded his head: "Brother Ku Le is right. Tomorrow morning, the King will send his troops to attack Liucheng together with my army of Youzhou."

"That arrogant bastard, he should have died a long time ago!" Ku Le clenched his fist and said excitedly: "As long as the Young Marquis gives the order, I will be the first to charge into the Liucheng and behead someone!"

"Brother Ku Le is truly a tiger!" Gongsun Xu gave a thumbs up, and suddenly laughed: "A good man should be able to accomplish great things, does Brother Ku Le intend to go to Youzhou Army to train?"

"Of course I'm willing! "Thank you for your appreciation, young duke!" Ku Le happily bowed and agreed, he did not notice the trace of depression in Kurna's eyes.

The military strength of Wu Huan was the same as the Xianbei People. Normally, whoever commanded the tribes would command them. It was precisely because of this that although Ku Le was called the Captain, he only had around one thousand and five hundred troops under his command. If he wanted to increase his strength quickly, he had no other choice but to plunder.

It was just that there were very few people around and the Wuhuan of Liaodong was very weak, so even if Ku Le wanted to rob them, he was still unable to do anything. If it was the Youzhou Army that had a lot of power, the chance of war would be increased, and the corresponding chance of obtaining prisoners and money and food would also be increased by a lot.

Gongsun Xu laughed: "Since that's the case, brother Ku Le, how about you become my Academy Officer? You won't be wronged, right?"

Ku Le opened his mouth wide and laughed: Why would I feel wronged? Being able to become a Academy Officer is already very satisfying. " He bowed again, "This subordinate thanks the young duke for his guidance!"

"Haha, we will be family in the future, there's no need to be so polite." Gongsun Xu helped Ku Le up, pointed at Yan Rou and said: "This is Academy Officer Yan Rou, you two should get closer to each other in the future."

Yan Rou stood up, cupped her hands in a salute to Ku Le, and their words sounded extremely intimate.

Kurna forced a smile on his face, but he was furious in his heart. Normally, Wuhuan of Liaodong would follow Gongsun Zan in battles, but once the battles were over, she would still be the one under her command. If Ku Le went to settle the debt with Gongsun Xu, the main camp that he brought away would naturally become Gongsun Zan's subordinate.

Furthermore, thinking deeper, if Ku Le were to rely on the Youzhou Army to become stronger in the future, would he come back to fight for the throne of the Wuhuan of Liaodong? His own son, Ku Si, was only ten years old right now. How could he compete against Ku Le who was in his prime? It was just that this matter was raised by Gongsun Xu. He clearly knew that Gongsun Xu had ulterior motives, how could he dare to oppose?

"Brother Yan and I are friends at first sight. We would like to invite him over to drink a few bowls of wine. Young duke, uncle Wang, the two of you take your time to eat and drink. " Ku Le and Yan Rou chatted for a while, before they dragged each other out of the tent. It seemed that they wanted to get the silks as soon as possible.

The two of them sat down, causing Kurna's mood to drop, and he forced out a smile.

Gongsun Xu saw his expression and leisurely drank half a bowl of wine. Then, he smiled and asked: "The King's son is ten years old, right?"

"Ku Si has just turned ten years old." Kurna nodded in shock, a sense of vigilance quickly rising up in his heart. He put down the wine bowl with a clang, and asked in a muffled voice: "What does Young Marquis mean?"

"My father is planning to set up a private school in the house of the Marquis. It will be taught to scholars by master teachers, and they will all be the sons of officials. People of appropriate age, such as Guan Chang Shi, Zou Cheng Cheng, and Tian Zhou Mu, will all be admitted to the academy. Does the King intend for Young Master to go there to study? " After Gongsun Xu finished speaking, he lowered his head and used a knife to slowly slice the lamb, as if he did not care whether Kurna agreed to this or not.

Kurna sighed in his heart, he wanted Ku Si to become the next proton in the Ji County! Gongsun Zan had always been a strong and tyrannical person, but he had never brought up this request. It seemed like it was Gongsun Xu's idea! Even Qiu Liju had died under his schemes. Originally, he thought that he would spread the rumour, but he didn't expect that after meeting him, he would find the rumors to be true, and that he would be even more difficult to deal with than Gongsun Zan!

The question is, can you refuse?

Of course not! If he rejected, he would lose Gongsun Zanfuzi's trust. If he lost the powerful support of Youzhou Army, Wuhuan of Liaodong would quickly be devoured by the Xianbei People or Wu Yan who was on the right side of the mountain. Furthermore, Ku Le was about to join Gongsun Xu's camp. If Gongsun Xu were to give his all to support Ku Le, what should he do? Forget it! Even if Ku Si went to the Ji County, with a few of the noble sons as his schoolmates, he would be able to sit in a more stable position in the future!

Since he understood in his heart, Kurna also pushed up a smile and cupped his hands: "The young duke has good intentions, how can I refuse? "How about this, when the army leaves tomorrow, I will send someone to send Ku Si to the Ji County. In the future, I will ask the young duke to take good care of my son!"

Gongsun Xu put down his blade and laughed out loud. "My King, don't worry. Prince Ku Si will definitely be very happy in the Ji County and he will also definitely learn a set of good abilities. In the future, Wuhuan of Liaodong will definitely be even more powerful in his hands."

Receiving Gongsun Xu's clear promise, Kurna heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly raised his wine bowl and toasted to Gongsun Xu.