Five days have passed since "Princess Yincheng" led 10,000 Xixia troops and left Zhongxing Mansion to go west to reinforce Xiliang Prefecture.
According to the normal itinerary, the army should have already arrived in Xiliang Prefecture. If they move quickly, the soldiers and civilians of Suzhou and Ganzhou should also start to gather towards Xiliang Prefecture.
But no news has reached Zhongxing Mansion. In the view of Xixia King Li Dewang, no news is the best news.
He has asked Tuoba Hong to send two waves of messengers asking for help to Yinzhou and Kangcheng respectively. Perhaps reinforcements from these two places will arrive in the near future.
King Li Dewang of Xixia seemed to be somewhat relaxed after having been tense for several days.
During dinner, I drank nearly a pound of white wine, which made me feel dizzy and staggering when I walked.
It's not that he's not a big drinker, it's that the wine is really strong enough.
Li Dewang was born into a royal family and had been the ruler of Xixia for several years. He had never drunk such good wine before. He also had a name that all men loved, called "Hero Drunk".
Unfortunately, the amount of wine was too small and too expensive. A small five-pound jar cost one hundred taels of silver.
It was because he took care of the face of the Western Xia King that Wan Yankang of Kangcheng sold him thirty altars every month at a price of one hundred taels of silver.
It is said that the output of this wine is very low, and Wanyankang doesn't have much of it. Most of it is given to his generals or secretly traded with the Mongols.
After Li Dewang fell asleep, Tuoba Hong, who had been guarding him, left the Hao Palace and rode out of the palace gate to the north of Zhongxing Prefecture.
This is a house with a sense of age. He came through the side door, and there was not even a plaque on the door.
It was just getting dark, and there was no one in sight in this somewhat remote alley.
Tuoba Hong got off his horse and knocked on the door knocker gently.
It wasn't long before the side door opened.
"You're here, our young master is waiting for you -"
The person who opened the door was a woman in white, about twenty years old, with a long sword hanging on her waist. Her eyes and eyebrows were slightly flirtatious as she spoke, and she seemed to intend to tease Tuoba Hong.
Tuoba Hong didn't understand, but he didn't dare to offend her, so he had no choice but to smile helplessly and follow the woman in white inside.
It turned out that this place turned out to be the old residence of the Murong family, but there were no traces of that night's fighting. The front and back doors were locked, and there were seals from the Great Xia Kingdom.
Originally, King Li Dewang of Xia wanted to give this house to Princess Murong. Unfortunately, Murong Qiudi had no interest in this old house full of sad memories.
I had no choice but to seal it up temporarily, but I didn’t expect Tuoba Hong to be so bold as to give it away privately?
"Yipitang" is the eyes and ears of Xixia King Li Dewang. On the other hand, if "Yipitang" wants to hide Li Dewang's knowledge, then even in Zhongxing City, he will seem to have lost his ears and eyes.
It's still the "Liuyanju" and the "Shenhetang".
At the door and in front of the hall, there are two women in white clothes, with the same long sword and white clothes, the same frivolous and enchanting look.
"Sir, are you there?"
Stopping in front of Shenhetang, the woman in white knocked on the door gently and asked in a low voice, as if she was afraid of disturbing the people in Shenhetang.
"come in--"
After about a cup of tea, a lazy voice came from the "Shenhe Hall".
The woman in white asked Tuoba Hong to wait under the eaves, then she opened the door first and ducked in.
After another cup of tea, the door was opened again, and a woman in white came out, but she was no longer the same person as before.
He looked up and down, seeming to be thinking about something.
"You, come in with me."
Tuoba Hong lowered his head and followed the woman in white into the "Shenhe Hall".
This is the second time he has come here. The last time was in the middle of the night, when he was sleeping at home and someone touched his acupuncture points and passed out.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already deep inside the "Shenhe Hall".
"Sir, I have finished the matter you told me. I wonder when you will let my son go?"
Tuoba Hong is already over fifty years old and is considered to be in a high position. Naturally, he is not a man who is short of money.
In the past few years, he has married six wives and five concubines. It is not that he is so lustful, but Tuoba Hong is actually a pure warrior.
Regarding female sex, apart from the normal needs of men, there is no excessive behavior.
It's just that his wife failed to give birth to a son and a half daughters after more than ten years of marriage. Due to the pressure from his mother, he had to take concubines one after another.
Unfortunately, more than ten years have passed, and after several concubines gave birth to five daughters, the fifth concubine finally gave birth to a son for him the year before last.
Tuoba Hong directly named his son "Tuoba Xu", which meant that he finally had a descendant. He was obviously a Xianbei man, but deep down he was full of the Han people's thinking, "There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants is the greatest."
When Tuoba Hong woke up in the "Shenhe Hall", he was surprised to see his fifth concubine, holding Tuoba Xu, who was less than two years old, tied up next to her.
But sitting in the main seat of "Shenhe Hall" was a young man in white shirt.
You could say he was a young master, he was almost forty years old. He was looking at himself with a wicked smile, and his eyes were scanning the body of his fifth concubine without any concealment.
"Who are you and why did you bring so-and-so's family here?"
Seeing this scene, Tuoba Hong certainly understood what happened. He, his wife and children were kidnapped.
However, Tuoba Hong was still a little depressed. In this Zhongxing City, who was so bold and capable of kidnapping him quietly?
Before Tuoba Hong could wait too long, the young man in white withdrew his gaze from his fifth concubine.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Murong Ke. I was the owner of this house before. Commander Tuoba must have heard of this name, right?"
"Ah, you are the head of the Murong family? You are not dead? However, what happened that night has nothing to do with me. Even if you want revenge, you shouldn't find Tuoba, right?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The person in front of you is actually Murong Ke?
Tuoba Hong was still surprised. As the current helmsman of "Yipin Tang" and the guard commander of the Lord of Daxia, he knew both Ouyang Ke and Murong Ke very well.
However, the two of them have never crossed paths in the past, and they have been famous for a long time, but they have never met.
"Haha, Commander Tuoba, there is no need to be nervous. The destruction of the Murong family has nothing to do with you. It is just that it should die."
"Commander Tuoba and his family are invited here this time because there is a deal that I want to discuss with Commander Tuoba."
Hearing what Murong Ke said, Tuoba Hong was even more confused. What was there to talk about between him and himself?
"Before discussing the deal, let Commander Tuoba know my current identity. Although I am from the Western Regions, I have just become a guest of the Mongolian Khan Wokuotai."
"Therefore, I would like to use the capital of the Xixia Kingdom, as well as the life of Li Dewang, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, as a gift for my audience. I also hope that Commander Tuoba can help me -"
"What are you talking about? Whether it's the Xixia Kingdom or the Zhongxing Prefecture, the Mongols have the ability to take it themselves, and my Lord has been kind to me. If you want to kill him, you have to step on Tuoba Hong's body.
past!"
Murong Ke's words immediately aroused Tuoba Hong's dissatisfaction.
Indeed, he was just a martial artist back then, and Li Dewang had a sharp eye and picked him up by his side, until he is in a high position today.
"Haha, what a loyal person. What I, Murong Ke, admire the most in my life are loyal people, but most of them are just trying to gain fame."
"I'm not interested in stepping over your body, but if I can step over the body of Master Ling Tuoba Xu, I would be interested in giving it a try."
Murong Ke sneered, stood up and walked to the fifth concubine. She was so frightened that she hugged her child tightly.
"stop--"
Seeing Murong Ke actually reaching out to his one-year-old only son, Tuoba Hong was so angry that he struggled a few times, but failed to stand up.
"Tuoba Hong, you are just a first-class martial artist. Otherwise, in order for Li Dewang to die a normal death, he needs you, the person next to him, to cover him. Do you think you still have such a chance?"
"Would you like to say something nice, don't delay me from finding someone else to cooperate with you? As for your family of three, it's just three more dead souls in my hands."
Is this still called talking about transactions and cooperation?
"If, if I do what you say, will you let my wife and children go?"
The so-called conscience is lost in a trapped place, and Tuoba Hong is nothing more than that now.
The next day, I received a battle report from the army. It happened that "Princess Yincheng" proposed to go to Xiliang Prefecture for reinforcements. He wished that this unfathomable woman would leave, so Tuoba Hong gave a few words of assistance.
In the end, something like that happened. Not only did "Princess Yincheng" leave, but she also took away the 10,000-strong bodyguard of Zhongxing Mansion.
Tuoba Hong was not an ignorant person. He certainly knew that Murong Ke’s ultimate goal was not Li Dewang’s life, but the entire Zhongxing Mansion and even Daxia Kingdom.
Perhaps, Brother Temmu has been standing still these days because he is waiting for Murong Ke's movement.
Li Dewang, the king of Xixia, drank a pound of "hero drunk" and fell asleep. A generation of kings from the Dangxiang tribe fell asleep and never got up again.
At daybreak, the palace attendants found Li Dewang who was dead. After diagnosis by the imperial doctor and his wife, Li Dewang died of poisoning.
Residual venom was also found in the "Hero's Drunk" he drank last night, but this "Hero's Drunk" came from Wanyan Kang from Kangcheng.
The last person who saw the King of Xixia last night was confirmed by several palace maids and chamberlains to be Li Dewang's most trusted guard commander Tuoba Hong.
The king of Xixia suddenly died suddenly, and his sons were still young, and there was no powerful person in the harem. All the officials unanimously recommended Li Dewang's nephew Li Sui to take charge of the overall situation.
It's a pity that Xixia is now declining, and Li Sui himself doesn't have the confidence to turn the tide.
It's just that as a descendant of the Li family, I didn't want to see the Zhongxing Mansion perish overnight, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the position.
There was not even a decent enthronement ceremony. Li Dewang's body was buried first and Tuoba Hong was immediately ordered to be arrested.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at Tuoba Hong's house, they only saw his old mother, his wife, four concubines, and several little daughters.
Tuoba Hong himself, along with his fifth concubine and only son Tuoba Xu, have long since disappeared.
This further confirms that Li Dewang's death was at the hands of Tuoba Hong, the commander of his personal bodyguard.
Li Sui even sent out official documents to seize Tuoba Hong to the whole world. Although he also knew that this was meaningless, he just wanted peace of mind.
Little did they know that Tuoba Hong, who had been charged with murdering his master, had already died under Murong Ke's "ice palm". The fifth concubine had been killed as early as the first night after being captured.
Murong Ke was tortured to death.
Their son Tuoba Xu, who was less than two years old, was unexpectedly kept by Murong Ke.
Because, just when Murong Ke was about to kill him, the child happened to wake up and actually giggled at Murong Ke.
Such an innocent smile and those eyes that seemed to be able to speak made it difficult for even the ruthless Murong Ke to attack.
By some strange coincidence, it actually reminded him of his own son, the child who was carried back to White Camel Villa in the Western Regions by "Western Poison" Ouyang Feng.
Judging from his appearance, he should be about the same size as the child in front of him, right?
After thinking again and again, Murong Ke called two women in white and sent ten guards, asking them to send the child to the White Camel Villa in the Western Regions, and personally named the child "Ouyang Yi".
The soldiers and civilians of Suzhou and Ganzhou withdrew to Xiliang Prefecture. Tiemu Ge conquered the two cities without any effort, and the Xia army generals in Xiliang Prefecture reached nearly 40,000.
On the contrary, Li Dewang's death caused the Zhongxing Mansion to lose its morale and many soldiers and civilians fled. The once powerful Daxia Kingdom was left with only two isolated cities.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! ...
Luoyang City, Prince Yan's Mansion.
The urgent report that Guo Mo received came from the "Tingfeng" stronghold established at Longmen Inn. After arriving in Yinzhou, Lu Chengfeng felt that the matter was important, so he discussed it with Meng Gong first.
Meng Gong even sent out a large number of scouts to constantly inquire about the movements of the Mongolian army, Xixia army and Wanyankang's tribe.
While adding this urgent report, he added his own opinions and suggestions, and after completing it, he sent his seventh brother Meng Ying to travel day and night to Luoyang City.
"Your Highness, it seems that the situation in Xixia is worse than we expected. I am afraid that your marriage to Princess Yincheng cannot be held as scheduled. However, we must take action immediately."
As the long history of the Yan Palace and the only resourceful person around Guo Mo, Zhao Rushu was the first to speak.
Guo Mo was also a little depressed. Originally, his plan in Xixia was to open the way through "Heroes Drunk" and continuously provide them with fine wine in exchange for gold, silver or various strategic materials.
Unexpectedly, just three or four months after it started, such a huge change would occur.
It is certain that something will be done, but how to minimize the loss is what Guo Mo needs to consider.
Meng Ying had already been helped down by Wu Nantian to have something to eat, and took a rest at Prince Yan's Mansion. People like this couldn't go back immediately.
It was very quiet in the "Hall of Heroes". The three of them were all thinking about their own thoughts, and no one said anything.
"Your Highness, perhaps the current situation is the best time for us."
It was Zhao Rushu who spoke first, his eyes narrowed but revealing the light of wisdom.
"Old man Zhao, are you not crazy? The situation is so bad, is it still a good time?"
But old Cheng Jue couldn't understand Zhao Rushu's thoughts. Although he was also an old court official, his expertise was not in the same field, and he was inferior to Zhao Rushu and Xue Jiduo in terms of making plans.
"Oh, I wonder how Zhao Changshi can teach me?"
Guo Mo had some calculations in his mind, but he always felt that it was a bit messy and he couldn't figure it out. Since Zhao Rushu had already made a plan, why should he bother with it anymore.
"Your Highness, the sudden death of Xixia King Li Dewang is most likely caused by the Mongols. They could use such means to directly poison Li Dewang to death in the palace. It seems that they also have certain power in Zhongxing Mansion."
"If the newly enthroned Li Sui is stronger than the former, he may not be able to escape bad luck. If he is a loser, it will accelerate the demise of Xixia."
"It seems that the Xixia Army now only has more than 60,000 people, but they are divided into two cities, and nearly 40,000 people are in the hands of the 'Princess Yincheng'. If it is operated properly, maybe these 40,000 people can be counted as ours.
"
Having said this, Zhao Rushu finally showed a smile like an old fox.
Old Cheng Jue understood what Zhao Rushu said, how could Guo Mo not understand?
However, he was not at all sure about this "Princess of Silver City" whom he had never seen before and had not even found any clues about.
"Your Highness, with your old age, you can ask Lu Dutong's 'Tingfeng' to go to Zhongxing Mansion and Xiliang Prefecture and secretly spread the word that Li Dewang's death was actually the hand of Li Sui."
"After the death of the King of Xixia, all his sons were young, but he, Li Sui, ascended to the throne and became the vested winner of the biggest interests at the moment. Some people will like this rumor."
"Even if no one believes it, we can just believe it ourselves. In this way, it is good that the 'Princess of Silver City' has an 'explanation', which is called a famous teacher."
Zhao Rushu's words instantly chilled the Hall of Heroes.
How sinister must this person be?
Xixia is already like that, why do you have the nerve to add insult to injury?
However, after Guo Mo and Cheng Ju thought about it, it seemed that if they implemented it, it would be really beneficial to their side. If they could truly and legitimately capture the 40,000 Xixia troops in Xiliang Prefecture, this would be quite a force.
Zhao Rushu said nothing. He had come up with the strategy. As for whether or not to adopt it, it would depend on Guo Mo's intention.
"So, what do we do?"
After a long time, Guo Mo finally asked.
Zhao Rushu opened his eyes with a smile and continued.
"First of all, as I just said, that is the task of 'Ting Feng', and this matter must be done first."
"Secondly, let the commander-in-chief of Mengdu lead 30,000 'Dunwu troops' to rush to rescue. This must be done openly, just say that we have received Li Dewang's letter for help."
"I think the King of Xixia may not have known it until his death. The people he sent for help never left Zhongxing Mansion."
"At the same time, His Highness can send a letter to Wanyan Kang in Kangcheng, telling him the truth, saying that we are going west to reinforce Xixia, and asking him to send troops north to hold off Bo Shu."
"Regardless of whether Wan Yankang will comply or not, at least he won't dare to take action against us, otherwise the remaining 30,000 'Dunwu Army' in Yinzhou City would be enough for him to drink from."
"Meng Dutong's army will bypass Zhongxing Mansion and go directly to Xiliang Prefecture. This also requires your Highness to write a letter to the 'Princess Yincheng'."
"Although the King of Xixia has passed away, the whole world knows about her marriage to His Highness. She is not only the 'Princess of Yincheng' of Xixia, but also the concubine of King Yan of our Song Dynasty."
"At this time, Meng Dutong's 30,000 'Dunwu Army' are not going to aid Xixia. They are going to protect our King Yan's concubine. Anything that may harm King Yan's concubine is not allowed.
existing."
"For example, did the 40,000 Xixia troops completely obey the orders of King Yan's concubine? Did the Mongols occupy Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and other places, making it difficult for King Yan's concubine to sleep and eat well?"
"Even if we, Prince Yan's side concubine, want to find out in whose hands Li Dewang, the former King of Xixia, died?"
"Your Highness, there is a lot that can be done here. As long as Meng Dutong feels that our King Yan's side concubine is dissatisfied with something, he will naturally handle the matter smoothly out of loyalty."
As the saying goes, scholars kill without blood, and Guo Mo and Cheng Ju saw it with their own eyes this time.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If you win a "Yincheng Princess", you will not only get a Xiliang state and 40,000 Xixia troops for free. Listening to what Zhao Rushu said, it seems like Meng Gong and
Whatever his "Dunwu Army" did in Xixia, was it reasonable and legal?
The most amazing thing is that before "Princess Yincheng" went on the expedition, Li Dewang actually handed her the Tiger Talisman for mobilizing troops, which could mobilize all the troops in Xixia.
Although Xixia now has a new king, isn't there Lu Chengfeng's "Tingfeng"?
It doesn't seem to be a very difficult task for the soldiers and people of Daxia to have a crisis of trust in the new king named Li Sui, right?
"Okay, let's follow Zhao Changshi's plan. You two will quickly write a military order and send it to Meng Dutong and Lu Dutong of Yinzhou respectively."
"In addition, let Cheng Yu also go. He will be my king's ambassador to welcome the bride, and he will go on the road with three thousand King Yan's escorts. After everything is stable in Xixia, he will escort the 'Princess Yincheng' here safely."
Guo Mo is no longer a junior in the officialdom. Zhao Rushu has provided him with such a brilliant strategy. If he can't reward him explicitly, he might as well send his son Zhao Chengyu out.
In this way, I can go back and forth on the battlefield of Xixia and earn some merit, so that I can be of great use to him in the future.
"Haha, I would like to thank His Highness for your love and care for Quanzi. This kid should have been thrown out long ago. In the past few years in Luoyang, I have given birth to two grandsons and two granddaughters. He is really not doing his job properly, hahaha——"
Look at Old Zhaotou's showy look, don't you know what it means to be cheap and still act well?
Guo Mo no longer plans to go to the battlefield in person.
The four powerful forces under his command also have more than a dozen capable senior generals. I have given them five or six years to grow, and it is time to reap rewards.
However, Guo Mo specifically asked Zhao Rushu to dispatch military supplies, and even brought in old Cheng Jue to help. Not only should he prepare enough "Dunwu Army", but also the 40,000 Xixia Army under "Princess Yincheng", Guo Mo also provided
budgeted.
After the military order was sent out, Zhao Chengyu hurriedly mobilized three thousand Yanwang guards to go to Meng Gong's tent in Yinzhou to listen to the order.
With these 33,000 people, plus the nearly 40,000 people from "Princess Yincheng", even if they fight several parties at the same time in Xixia, they may not be unable to withstand it.
What's more, there are still 30,000 "Dunwu Army" who are waiting eagerly in Yinzhou City, and Wang Jian in Taiyuan City also brings 20,000 "Dunwu Army" recruits who have just been trained for more than a month.
After settling the matter in Xixia, Guo Mo returned to his daily routine, urging Feng Ge, Ye Qu and others to practice martial arts. When the weather became warm, Guo Mo also took a group of female relatives to see peonies in various places in Luoyang City.
In fact, there was also a patchwork of peonies in the back garden of Prince Yan's Mansion, but everyone was bored and wanted to walk around.
Even Xiao Longnu, a standard otaku who has always been serious about words, showed a rare smile when she saw various types of peonies.
Everyone in Prince Yan's palace knew what happened in Xixia. Except for Huang Rong, the head princess, who asked about "Princess Yincheng" once, everyone else unanimously chose to keep silent.
Subconsciously, everyone seems unwilling to admit a stranger in.
In addition to supervising people to practice martial arts and spending time with their families, Guo Mo will go to the "Hall of Heroes" twice in the morning and evening to receive the latest news from everywhere in a timely manner.
Both "Imperial City Division" and "Tingfeng" have manpower in Luoyang City, and now they have moved into the front yard of Prince Yan's Mansion to work together.
These two agencies, one internal and one external, are responsible for people's livelihood and government affairs internally, and military affairs externally. After they are compiled, they are sent to the "Hall of Heroes", where a dedicated person is responsible for receiving them and keeping them for at least one month.
In addition to Guo Mo checking it regularly twice a day, if there is an emergency, he will naturally send it to the inner house.
Meng Gong dispatched 30,000 "Dunwu troops". Just two days after leaving Yinzhou City, all parties received the news. Wanyankang in Kangcheng even received a personal letter from Guo Mo.
However, this time he chose to stand still and did not send troops north to attack the Borshu Department, nor would he invade Yinzhou or attack Meng Gong's rear army.
After meeting in Luoyang City years ago, Wan Yankang fully understood Guo Mo's determination and strength, but it was obviously impossible to get him to surrender directly.
The imperial court of the Kingdom of Jin still exists. The two generals under his command are now submissive to him, but if they really come under the banner of the Song Dynasty, it will be a completely different matter.
Li Sui of Zhongxing Mansion is very contradictory.
He has completely lost the excitement he had when he first took the throne. Now rumors are spreading among the government and the public that he bribed Tuoba Hong and poisoned Li Dewang.
Li Sui also felt soft-hearted at that time. When he saw a group of old, weak, women and children at Tuoba Hong's house, he did not offend them. He was only temporarily placed under house arrest in the mansion and could not leave Zhongxing Mansion.
Such an act of kindness actually became evidence of his shielding Tuoba Hong?
However, rumors have already spread, so we can't send people over now, and kill all the young and old in that family, right?
If that happens, I'm afraid it will attract more non-parliamentarians.
Now, several factions have been divided among the Xixia government and the public.
Some people insisted on assisting Li Sui, saying that he was the only one who had hope of leading Xixia out of the quagmire.
Some people support Li Dewang's eldest son. Although he is only eight years old, he is of the lineage of the late king after all.
Some people also proposed to go directly to Lin'an and bring the Supreme Emperor back to preside over the overall situation.
There are even surrender factions, but the targets of surrender are also different.
Some people advocate surrendering to the Mongols. After all, most of Xixia has been occupied by the Mongols. The Dangxiang people, who are also on horseback, worship the strong in their bones, even if you are his enemy.
But more people suggested that they could consider surrendering to the Song Dynasty, because the most popular King of Yan in the Song Dynasty was the husband of their "Princess Yincheng".
Speaking of "Princess Yincheng", a small group of people boldly proposed that "Princess Yincheng" should be the queen of Xixia.
In the most difficult moment of Xixia, it was "Princess Yincheng" who stepped forward and led the army to defend Xiliang Prefecture. If "Princess Yincheng" had not been there, the Mongols would have already attacked Zhongxingfu City.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A variety of arguments filled the city of Zhongxing Prefecture, and the sky was full of debate.
Since the debate was over, some people took action.
Someone went to the front line of Xiliang Prefecture with manpower, money and food.
Some people were secretly communicating with the Mongols, and some people proposed to take Li Dewang's sons out of the palace for fear of being poisoned again...
When Meng Gong's "Dunwu Army" arrived at Zhongxing Mansion, thousands of army lieutenants even ran out and asked to join the "Dunwu Army" to go west to fight the Mongols.
Naturally, Meng Gong would not refuse such a good thing, and even provided them with supplies. In the end, he actually took away more than 5,000 Xixia soldiers from Zhongxing Mansion.
They may not all support the "Princess Yincheng", more people still care about Xixia and do not want to see Xixia destroyed by the Mongols.
Brother Tiemu, who is in Ganzhou City, also received such news.
There are less than 30,000 people under his command, and they are currently stationed in Shazhou, Guazhou, Suzhou and Ganzhou. Even if only 2,000 people are left to guard the first three places, the number of people he can bring to Ganzhou is only 2,000.
Twenty-three thousand people.
As for Meng Gong's various troops, which totaled close to 40,000, plus the soldiers and horses of "Princess Yincheng" of Xiliang Prefecture, Brother Tiemu did not have the confidence to hold on.
He had fought against the Guards of King Yan under Guo Mo. That refreshing fighting method and the sharp swords for killing horses gave him a headache every time he thought about Brother Tiemu.
Now, there are more than 30,000 such troops, and he knows that the "Dunwu Army" is the strongest force under Guo Mo, His Highness, King Yan.
retreat--
Without hesitation, Tiemu Ge led the Mongolian army back to Guazhou. The reason was that the troops were weak. The most important thing was that Suzhou and Ganzhou had low walls and small cities, which were not conducive to defense.
As soon as the "Dunwu Army" came out, the news that the Mongols were so frightened that they retreated from two cities before the troops arrived spread to Xiliang Prefecture and also reached Meng Gong's ears.
When Meng Gong led the "Dunwu Army" to Xiliang Prefecture, the magistrate of Xiliang Prefecture led the officials of the whole state and the generals of the Xixia Army to go out of the city ten miles to greet him.
"I, Li Xiaoli, the magistrate of Xiliang Prefecture, lead his colleagues in Hezhou and many other military generals to greet Meng Dutong respectfully——"
"Thank you to the Great Song Dynasty, and thank you to His Highness the King of Yan. When my life and death in Great Xia were at stake, the heroic soldiers descended from heaven to save our soldiers and civilians from difficulties!"
After Li Xiaoli finished speaking, he led everyone behind him and bowed deeply to Meng Gong and the more than 30,000 soldiers behind him.
Before Meng Gong could react, Li Xiaoli walked up quickly and took the reins of Meng Gong's horse with his own hands.
Is this going to lead Meng Gong's horse to the saddle?
"Oh, no—Li Zhizhou can't do this."
Meng Gong hurriedly kicked off the saddle and took the reins back from Li Xiaoli's hand.
"Li Zhizhou, the Xia and Song Dynasties are closely related to each other. For their own selfish interests, the Mongols invaded the territory of Daxia and killed the people of Daxia. Every time my Highness thinks about this, he sighs with regret."
"I wish I could personally lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers to drive this fierce and stubborn person out of Xia Kingdom, but I am worried about others criticizing me."
"Now your country's 'Princess Yincheng' is already the concubine of King Yan of the Great Song Dynasty, but she is trapped here by the Mongols."
"It is said that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is concerned about the death of his subjects. When the King of Yan learned about this, he lamented all night long that I, Meng Gong, am not talented. As a general under His Highness, I would like to lead 30,000 men of the "Dunwu Army" to guard the King of Yan.
Around the concubine."
"Anyone who dares to offend King Yan's side concubine, Meng Gong and the 30,000 'Dunwu Army' will definitely make him regret coming to this world——"
"Wansheng of the Great Song Dynasty——"
"The King of Yan is victorious——"
Meng Gong's passionate speech, even though he was speaking while standing on the ground, made the tens of thousands of Song men behind him excited.
Lee Hyori is a scholar-politician. He is in his fifties and stays in Xiliang Prefecture all year round. Where have you seen this?
"Haha, Meng Dutong is so majestic, the 'Dun Wu Army' is indeed well-deserved -"
"This is not the place to speak. Her Highness 'Princess Yincheng' is already waiting in the city. Please invite Mr. Meng Du to accompany me into the city."
You must enter Xiliang Prefecture, but not everyone can enter, there are tens of thousands of people.
The two generals Meng Gong and Zhao Chengyu each led ten guards to follow Li Xiaoli into the city. The other troops, led by their respective military commanders, set up camp outside Xiliangzhou City.
Tens of thousands of people outside the city shouted "Wan Sheng of the Great Song Dynasty——", "Wan Sheng of the King of Yan——"
People in the city also listened attentively, including the "Princess Silver City" wearing a red veil.
"Meng Dutong and Zhao Dutong will come soon. Please invite them in directly. No one else is allowed in. There will be two posts outside the door. Anyone who dares to approach will be shot to death——"
I led the troops for a period of time, during which I also fought a battle with Temmu's former army. I won a small victory relying on the large number of people.
"Princess Yincheng" has also developed a murderous aura, not to mention that she is also a first-rate master.
"Li Zhizhou, the princess has an order that only Meng Dutong and Zhao Dutong can enter, and no one else is allowed to enter, otherwise they will be killed without mercy-"
Li Xiaoli led Meng Gong and Zhao Chengyu. As soon as they arrived at the residence of "Princess Yincheng", they were stopped by the sergeant guarding the door.
"This...Meng Dutong, if this is the case, I cannot accompany you. The princess will order this, and I have to abide by it."
Lee Hyori clearly remembers that when the "Princess of Silver City" first came, those arrogant and powerful generals who refused to accept were killed by this delicate princess for three days in a row.
When more than a hundred heads were hung on the top of the city, everyone else became honest.
"Haha, since it is the princess's general order, we should all obey it. Could you please Li Zhizhou to help my twenty brothers find a place to eat."
Meng Gong and Zhao Chengyu looked at each other, and the two calmly entered the residence of "Princess Yincheng".
The huge lobby was empty. When Meng and Zhao entered, they saw only one person with his hands behind his back, standing behind the handsome case in the middle.
"See Her Royal Highness the Princess——"
When they saw it was a woman, they both bowed and saluted.
"Haha, both of you are in charge, it's been a long time -"