Chapter 32: Bluffs, Night Raid
Shu County, Xianyu Zhongtong's mansion.
Looking at the list in his hand, Xian Yu Zhongtong's entire face was tied together.
The long string on the list was all the expenses of Geshuhan in Chang'an for just five days.
The list made him knead into a piece of paper, and the muscles in his body couldn't help but twitch.
As a great tycoon in Shu, money has always been something outside his body and is not for his attention.
But even something outside of him was accumulated over the past decades by the Xianyu family.
Geshuhan spent five days, spending ten years of his wealth accumulation, spending 20% of his family's income.
Do you really think that Xianyu's wealth fell from the sky?
Don't feel sorry for using it at all?
Is there such a shameless person?
Xian Yu Zhongtong kept gasping for breath, which obviously made Ge Shuhan's big moves and he was almost vomiting blood.
A vicious look appeared, he glared at Zhang Han and said, "Do you think this brother Shuhan looks down on me and deliberately squanders his wealth like this? I promised that all expenses would be responsible for me, but his work was too big. If the Baoshou Temple bell, if you ring a thousand coins, the officials in the court would only knock twenty or thirty times. Ge Shuhan was fine. After knocking for a long time, more than two hundred times... The eunuch Gao Lishi was about to laugh."
Zhang Han smiled bitterly, "It turns out that my subordinates also have this feeling. Later, when I learned about the family background of the Jiedushi, I realized that my subordinates had wronged the Jiedushi... The Geshu family has always been operating a salt business in the Western Regions. Geshu Han's mother is the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Khotan. Hetian jade from the Kingdom of Khotan is famous both at home and abroad. With this relationship, the Geshu family bought three jade mines in the Kingdom of Khotan and started a jade business with a billion yuan. There is an interesting story in the Western Regions, saying that in order to prevent theft, the Geshu family casts the yellow finances in their homes into many large gold nuggets, which makes the thief envious, but can't move them away. Geshu Han has always been generous and spends a lot of money. Now he doesn't gamble anymore. When he was in the Western Regions, he supported a city of gambling house alone..."
"...Don't, stop talking, I understand!"
Xian Yu Zhongtong suddenly felt like crying. The Xian Yu family has been managed by many generations, but it is only a million dollars in wealth, not a fraction of the Geshu family. It is really overestimating one's ability in front of Geshuhan.
"Forget it, all the money has been spent, and there is no harm in the rules... It is not worth it to be exchanged for Ge Shuhan's eye. If you are afraid, this guy didn't regard the money as money. If you lose my millions of wealth, you shouldn't take it seriously."
With a heart of ups and downs, Xianyu Zhongtong welcomed Geshuhan's appointment.
Geshuhan was as generous as ever. On the first day of taking office, he booked the largest restaurant in Shu and invited the most famous local singing and dancing troupe to entertain him.
As always, as always, it works well.
Compared to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong's arrogance, Ge Shuhan's money offensive is obviously more popular.
Xian Yu Zhongtong looked at his boss who was big-handed and spent money like water, but his heart felt bitter.
After the banquet, Geshuhan also began the Nanzhao strategy.
The generals from Shu were so soft that they were happy to cooperate with Geshuhan's arrangement.
In the previous defeat in Nanzhao, the Tang army sent 60,000 troops and lost 50,000 troops. After the southern expedition, Li Longji generously raised 80,000 troops for Geshuhan.
Geshuhan ordered 80,000 soldiers to gather in the state.
On the first night of arrival in the state, Geshuhan recruited Li Mi, Xian Yu Zhongtong and Wang Kezhao to discuss matters.
"Jiangsu!"
The three generals saluted and greeted Geshuhan respectfully.
Ge Shuhan smiled and asked the three of them to be exempted from gifts. He looked at Xianyu Zhongtong. Wang Kezhao said, "General Xianyu, General Wang, in the next battle, the key to victory or defeat depends on you."
Xian Yu Zhongtong and Wang Kezhao looked at each other, and his eyes were full of ecstasy.
Especially Xian Yu Zhongtong thought that the money he had sprung was still very effective, and said loudly with high spirits: "I will listen to the orders of the Jiedushi."
Geshuhan asked: "General Xianyu, General Wang fought beautifully in the previous battle, but he was unfortunately defeated. I was very curious. At that time, Tubo and Nanzhao General's troops were in the world and earth network. How did you escape from heaven?"
Xian Yu Zhongtong looked embarrassed: In the previous battle, he learned that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was defeated and immediately lost the courage to resist. When facing Taihe City and Tubo and Nanzhao troops attacked each other, the timid abandoned the army and ran away.
This move is not glorious and is quite despised by the people in Shu.
But Xian Yu Zhongtong was willing to spend money and bribe the court officials to plead for him. Not only did he not ask for any crime, he was slightly promoted.
When Ge Shuhan spoke so bluntly, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry, but seeing that Ge Shuhan really had no intention of disgust, he suppressed his anger and said, "There are many talented people and an old hunter who is good at walking on the roads and animal paths. He led the Mujiang to avoid the encirclement."
Geshuhan's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice: "Where is the old hunter? Does the general still remember how to walk on the road?"
In an instant, Xianyu Zhongtong, Wang Kezhao and Li Mi, who was dissatisfied with Geshuhan's closeness to Xianyu Zhongtong, instantly understood Geshuhan's intentions.
Li Mi said in a deep voice: "Does the Jiedushi want to attack Taihe City?"
Wang Kezhao said, "Why don't you wait for the large army to assemble?"
In his opinion, 80,000 soldiers were the same as beating a son, and it was not difficult at all.
Ge Shuhan did not hide it and said with a smile: "Where are there 80,000 soldiers? The so-called 80,000 is just the result of a discussion with His Majesty, and a bluffing strategy."
His eyes were shining with a bright light and said, "Shu Zhongxin was defeated for a while, and he could not gather 80,000 troops for a while. When Nanzhao received this news, he would definitely try his best to ask for help and gather troops to fight. This is the time when they are most willing. When we suddenly launch an attack, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard. If there is a mountain road that can attack strangely, it will be twice the result with half the effort."
Xian Yu Zhongtong was instantly moved. It was not Ge Shuhan's strategy that touched him, but the result after victory.
If this battle is successful, it will undoubtedly be the first achievement second only to the handsome guy Shu Han.
Xian Yu Zhongtong said loudly: "Don't worry, the matter is to the Mo Jiang."
That night, Geshuhan set up a suspicious formation and led two thousand soldiers to attack quietly.
Three thousand soldiers climbed the mountain along the platform, walked around Xilu, passed through Yangpengling, Qingkou Post, and arrived at Yanbian. The west of Yanbian is the Moji River and the rolling Cangshan Mountain upstream of the Lushui River. Taihe City is built on the gentle slope between the Buddha peak of Cangshan and Wuzhi Mountain.
The mountains and forests in southern Xinjiang have become barriers for the Tang army at this moment. Geshuhan and his group wind in the primeval forest, and they rushed straight into the foot of Cangshan without knowing it.
However, the path of beasts along the way was not easy to walk. Ge Shuhan was very experienced in dividing the three thousand soldiers into two parts. The one who pioneered the way was the new soldiers who had just joined the army, and the main task was to pioneer the way. The two thousand soldiers behind were the real decisive force.
They took time to rest in the dense forest and recovered their physical fitness, and arrived at the foot of Cangshan Mountain at night.
Geshuhan issued the final battle order: "General Xianyu, General Wang, you attack the South Gate! General Li and I attack the North Gate..."
Chapter completed!