Chapter 612: Letter from Xiangyun
"Furthermore, Xuzhou currently has tens of thousands of Daqian soldiers and horses trying to contain the Wumeng tribes. They will also undoubtedly divide their forces to guard against the Xishan and Yechuan tribes. How many of them can truly be mobilized to fight against the clan leader?"
"I think that the fact that Daqian has 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses is already the limit, and they may not even be their elite troops."
"These 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses include rebel troops from various places, rural civilians, and members of the Xuhen tribe who temporarily took refuge. Being able to exert 30% of his full strength is already a great achievement for the commander of Daqian."
"Furthermore, the Xuhen tribe is different from yours. Your men are all fearless, loyal, and brave, but the Xuhen tribe is full of treacherous villains. Otherwise, they wouldn't have joined Daqian. If Daqian continues to win, it's fine. But if they suffer defeat, I'm afraid the Xuhen tribe will be the first to rebel. Therefore, as long as the clan leader can withstand the pressure and defeat Daqian for a while, then the Daqian army will be in chaos. How can they be a match for yours?"
"Many tribes in Shu have surrendered or defected. The Qiang people have also defected and joined Daqian. The tribes around Chengdu Prefecture have also been defeated or surrendered. Now, even the Xuhen tribe has no courage to fight Daqian and has directly surrendered. If your tribe also retreats, where will the dignity of our southern border tribes be? How can we stand firm in the world in the future?"
"If the Wudeng tribe wins this battle, your tribe will probably become the faith of all the tribes in southern Xinjiang. Because it is your bravery that has become the backbone and courage of all the tribes in southern Xinjiang."
Having said that, Murong Wu bowed solemnly, "I, Murong Wu, ask the leader of the Qingya tribe to fight for Southern Xinjiang and for the millions of people in Southern Xinjiang!"
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The rest of the people all stood up, "Chief, we invite you to fight!"
Qing Ya had to admit, he was getting cocky. Murong Wu's words had made him the savior of all the tribes in Southern Xinjiang. If he retreated, how would he still have dignity? And what Murong Wu said was not wrong. Besides himself, who else in Southern Xinjiang deserved such honor?
Taking a deep breath, Qing Ya stood up and said, "Everyone, listen up! Immediately send more scouts to investigate the situation in the Longyou area. If those Daqian people dare to attack, our men will fight to the death!"
Walking out of the tent, Murong Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had finally fooled this group of idiots. As long as their 40,000 to 50,000 people fought together, it would be best if they could cripple Daqian's army. Even if they were defeated, as long as Daqian suffered heavy losses, that would be great too.
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After entering Longyou, because his army had been busy fighting, Jia Cong directly ordered the army to rest for ten days before marching to Fuwen Town.
Jia Cong was in the hall, looking at a letter that had just been sent from the capital city of Shenjing.
After reading it, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile. After thinking for a moment, he said to his guards, "Go find Shi Nai, Shi Si, and Shi Ci to come over."
The guards obeyed the order and left. Not long after, Mr. Shi and his companions filed into the room.
"Greetings, Marshal!"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Uncle, there are no outsiders present at the moment, so there is no need to be so formal."
He waved his hand to let the three of them sit down, and asked his personal guards to serve tea. Then they started chatting. It can be said that the Shi family had gained a lot of advantages in this expedition to southern Xinjiang.
Under Jia Cong's guidance, Shi Nai led large armies in almost every battle since entering Shu. Shi Nai's title of Marquis of Baoling, inherited from his brother, Xiangyun's father, was a third-class marquis. This time, he would be promoted to at least a higher rank. If the emperor granted him the favor, even a direct promotion to a first-class marquis might be possible.
As for Shi Si and Shi Ci, they had also made some contributions. Shi Si already had the title of Baron, and he would obviously be promoted a bit upon his return, while Shi Ci probably only got a low-ranking title. With this one move alone, the Shi family had established decades of wealth and prosperity.
Including Shi Ding, there are four titles in one family. Even if two of them are not considered high, it is still a rare honor.
Shi Nai naturally knew that this was only possible because of Jia Cong's care. Otherwise, how could the Shi family have such good things happen to them?
Therefore, even though he was Jia Cong's uncle, Shi Nai behaved very well in front of him and would not overstep the boundaries in the slightest.
After they sat down, they began to chat, mostly about military matters . This conversation lasted for half an hour, and then Jia Cong said, "Uncle, are you in a hurry to find a matchmaker for Sister Yun?"
Shi Nai was startled. "My Lord, I have rarely sent messages home since I left for the war. But what message did you receive?"
Jia Cong smiled and handed Xiangyun's letter to Shi Nai. "Didn't Sister Yun write to me saying that the two aunts wanted to arrange a marriage for her? Sister Yun is not happy about it, so she wrote to ask me to talk to my uncle about it."
Shi Nai immediately stood up and said sternly, "Please forgive me, my Lord. Xiangyun is young and ignorant of the world. I actually wrote a letter to bother you."
How could he not know that since he went to war, there were very few letters from the Jia Mansion. Daiyu, Baochai and others had never written to him. How could his niece disturb Jia Cong for such a small matter?
Jia Cong smiled and waved his hand for Shi Nai to sit down. "Uncle, we are all family, and I have always treated Xiangyun as my own sister. Why are you being so formal?"
Shi Nai then took the letter and looked at it. Xiangyun didn't say much, just that her family wanted to arrange a marriage for her, but she was unwilling to wait...
Holding the letter, Shi Nai fell into deep thought. What on earth did the Marshal mean by calling his uncles over? Moreover, Xiangyun didn't write to him or his third brother, but to the Marshal instead. This...
After a while, Shi Nai finally smiled and said, "Your Majesty also knows that although Xiangyun is my brother's daughter, my third brother and I have all received great kindness from my brother, so we naturally dote on this niece. If we want to marry her, we must find a suitable one and cannot let Xiangyun suffer. Perhaps the female relatives in the family mentioned this matter accidentally. After all, if the marriage really happened, how could her third uncle and I not know about it?"
"I'll write home later. Xiangyun isn't that old yet, so it's best for her to stay home for a year or two. At the very least, we should wait until this war is over and we return to the capital before making any plans."
"What do you think, my Lord?"
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong laughed. "Uncle, you've thought it through. A little girl like this is naturally the happiest time at home. If she gets married, even to the most suitable family, won't she still have restrictions?"
Afterwards, they didn't say anything more about the matter and started chatting again.
Only after they had eaten and drunk at Jia Cong's place did they say goodbye and leave.
After leaving the tent, Shi Nai stroked his short beard and pondered, wondering what the Marquis meant... Could he really have some feelings for his niece? Otherwise, given his status as a Marquis, he probably wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter.
