"Your Majesty, let the last general lead people to reinforce Mengzhou, otherwise the 20,000 "loyalty troops" who moved General Pua to attack may not be able to defend it——"
Kangcheng, Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Monk Wanyan Chen hurriedly came from the military camp. Before he could sit down firmly, he made a request to Wanyan Kang.
They have been dealing with each other for many years, so they naturally know the strength of the Mongolian cavalry. What's more, they are facing the combination of Timu and Borshu this time?
Although these two were several years older, they were both outstanding generals under Genghis Khan Temujin, especially Borshu, who was a superb commander.
"General Wanyan, do you think we can defeat the Mongolian army?"
Wanyankang did not answer immediately, but asked a question that Monk Wanyanchen did not expect at all.
"Your Majesty, the war has broken out, why do you ask such a question?"
"Our army has a total of more than 60,000 people, while the Mongolian army only has more than 40,000 people. Even if they cannot defeat them, the last general's 'Loyal and Filial Army' will never be afraid of them."
The total number of Wanyankang's troops remained at just over 60,000. Even so, he felt great pressure to raise troops.
Xixia has always been barren, not to mention how much territory Wanyan Kangcai occupied?
It's not even an important city. Otherwise, what kind of Kangcheng would he have wasted time and effort on building?
Among the 60,000 people, there were more than 30,000 people in the "loyal and brave army" directly under Wanyan Kang, 20,000 people in the "loyal and righteous army" who moved to Pu'a, and only about 8,000 people in the "loyal and filial army" led by monk Wanyan Chen.
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But if we really talk about combat power, there is no doubt that Monk Wanyan Chen's "loyalty and filial piety army" of 8,000 people is the strongest among them. Not only because of the commander's own bravery, the key is that the "loyalty and filial piety army" is a
Pure heavy armored cavalry.
The supplies consumed to raise such an army were no less than Wanyankang's more than 30,000 "loyal and brave troops". However, Wanyankang still gritted his teeth and supplied supplies. This was his last resort.
"General Wanyan, there are more than 40,000 Mongolian troops, but now only 20,000 people led by Brother Timmu are showing up. So where is Borshu?"
"The news from Pingzhou Xizuo was four days ago. Borshu also left with Brother Tiemu. Three or four days have passed, but there is no news about Borshu anymore."
"Xiao Wang thinks that the scouts sent out may have been damaged."
"Boshu is either hiding somewhere, planning to deliver a fatal blow to Yi La Pu Abe in Mengzhou City at the appropriate time, or he is besieging the city to provide reinforcements, waiting for us to fall into our trap."
Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with Wan Yankang's analysis. In fact, this is what Tiemu Ge and Bo Shu planned.
Unfortunately, unless Wanyankang wanted to give up Mengzhou City, or the Yilapua in Mengzhou City could withstand Brother Tiemu's attack on his own, it would be right to go to the rescue.
"Your Majesty, can we ask the 'Dunwu Army' in Yinzhou City to help us? They still have 50,000 soldiers and horses. Even in Taiyuan City, there are 20,000 people stationed."
"By dispatching 20,000 'Dunwu Army' casually to help, the general will have the confidence to fight these Mongols to the end."
An idea suddenly came to Monk Wanyan Chen. After he finished speaking, he felt that this proposal did not seem to be feasible.
"General Wanyan, why do the Song Dynasty's 'Dunwu Army' want to help us? They are about to march into Bianliang. We have already seen two waves of messengers asking for help from Bianliang City."
"From this aspect, we and the 'Dunwu Army' are still hostile to each other, but our strength is limited and we really can't care about the life and death of Bianliang."
"We asked the Song Dynasty to ask for 20,000 'Dunwu Army' troops to send troops to rescue. So, what should we give in return? City? Food and grass? Gold and silver? Or soldiers and horses?"
"If Xiao Wang were the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, he would sit back and watch us fight the Mongols, killing both of us, and then directly send his army over to take over the entire eastern and northern areas of Xixia."
Monk Wanyan Chen was completely speechless.
Yes, what Wanyankang just said, as a leading general, how could Monk Wanyanchen not understand it?
Could it be that Mengzhou City really cannot be saved?
Should we just let General Yi Lapua die in battle?
"Let's do this, General Wanyan, you send more scouts, pay close attention to the movements in Mengzhou City, and continue to explore the location of Borshu."
"The 'Loyal Xiao Army' is a heavy cavalry and cannot move easily. You choose 10,000 people from the King's 'Loyal Yong Army' to take them with you. Once Mengzhou City is breached, General Yila Pu'a must be rescued."
"Xiao Wang personally wrote a battle report and told the Song Dynasty Crown Prince in Luoyang City in detail about the situation here, as an 'old friend'..."
Wan Yankang didn't understand why he did this?
He didn't ask for help, he just told what happened on the battlefield plainly, or, really, as he said, this was an ordinary battle report.
Monk Wanyan Chen glanced at Wanyan Kang in surprise. What was rare was that this upright military man did not dissuade or ask his prince about his intention to do this.
...
"King Xia, how are you thinking?"
In Zhongxing Mansion, inside the gate of a large house, two people sat facing each other and drank.
The one who bowed his head and remained silent was surprisingly none other than Li Sui, who had been publicly removed from the throne of Daxia Emperor.
Although Li Sui lost his position as the emperor of Daxia, neither the "Vulture" Yuchixuan nor the subjects of Xixia made trouble for him.
It is even said that Li Sui still retained his original property and bodyguards.
Even the "Yipitang" forces that he could mobilize when he was emperor still follow Li Sui now, as long as the other party is willing to follow him.
"Should I call you Mr. Murong? Or Mr. Ouyang?"
Li Sui lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and looked at the person sitting opposite.
"Hahaha, King Xia, I didn't expect that you would end up in such a world and still care about my son's last name?"
"Whether it's Murong or Ouyang, it's just a surname. If you can let me be the leader of Daxia, even if you change my surname to Li, you can consider it."
It turned out that the man in front of him was Ouyang Ke who killed Li Dewang, the previous king of Xia, and went to the ancient tomb to injure Granny Sun.
It's funny to say that ever since Ouyang Ke was initiated by Murong's old family master and forcibly raised his level to a supreme master, his situation seemed to be getting worse and worse.
He had been hiding around all day, and he no longer dared to show up as he did before. He always felt like a pair of eyes were staring at him.
"The King of Xia is the King of Xia of the Dangxiang people, not Li Dewang. Even his father usurped the throne back then. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit."
"You are an authentic Dangxiang member and a relative of the Li family. You have been supported by all the ministers and become the king of Xia. Are you willing to let this huge Xia fall into the hands of a woman?"
Ouyang Ke took a sip of wine, this "hero drunk" was still delicious!
How come Guo Mo is always able to produce good things? It’s just that the price is a bit expensive.
"Hey, what's the use of talking about this now? When Yuchixuan read out the edict, if the young master could have been there, he could have been killed in the name of a traitor and traitor, but now..."
Li Sui also took a big gulp of "Hero Drunk".
hero drunk,
If you are not a hero, why are you drunk?
If you are a hero, why not be drunk?
"King Xia, the only thing you are worried about is the female Dier. What if she is no longer there? There are still tens of thousands of warriors in Daxia. In this complicated territory of Daxia, it is not a bad idea to dominate one side."
"My master has dealt with the Mongols many times, and has a close friendship with Wanyan Kang who is entrenched in Kangcheng. It is not impossible to persuade these two places to work with the King of Xia to deal with the 'Dunwu Army' of the Song Dynasty.
of."
"What? You want to get rid of that empress?"
Li Sui didn't pay attention to what Ouyang Ke said next. He had also been the leader of the country for a few days, and he was even pulled down from that supreme position.
Many of the courtiers who pulled him down from his high position were the same people who supported him in the first place. Therefore, Li Sui would not believe that anyone would support him for no reason.
Ouyang Ke's suggestion now made Li Sui think of Li Dewang, the former king of Xia who was poisoned.
"Hmph, it would be easy for me to kill a mere prostitute. What's more, she is Guo Mo's woman. Haha, I just happened to criticize her for her first."
Ouyang Ke said, with a hint of lust in his eyes.
...
After Tiemuge's troops withdrew from Guazhou and Shazhou one after another, the Mongolian Communist Party each divided five thousand "Dunwu troops" and stationed them in these two Xixia cities in the west.
The "Dunwu Army" took over these two cities, which seemed so natural that no one even raised objections from the Xixia generals.
Maybe no one looks down on these two border towns. During the Mongolian occupation, they had almost been turned into military fortresses, and it was difficult to see traces of the common people.
When Tiemu Ge retreated, he didn't leave anything of value behind. Except for those houses that couldn't be taken away, almost everything that could be taken away was taken away.
However, for the Mongolian Communists, these two cities were at least better than the military camps.
Not being popular is not scary, so the Bangladesh Communist Party directly moved the venue of "trade exchange" to Guazhou and Shazhou City.
The large-scale brewing of "Song Bai" has attracted more northern ethnic groups to flock to it. In order to quickly gather the popularity of Guazhou and Shazhou, the "Song Bai" sold here has directly sold for more than three taels of silver a jar.
Low price.
However, there are clear restrictions when purchasing. You must stay locally for more than three days before purchasing. Each person cannot purchase more than five jars at a time. It is best to exchange more than half with goods other than gold and silver.
This is also Guo Mo's idea for the Mongolian Communist Party. Businessmen are seeking profits. Not to mention that Guazhou and Shazhou are now under the control of the "Dunwu Army" of the Song Dynasty. Even if there are certain risks, as long as there are enough benefits, they will
There are many people who are willing to take risks.
With enough space, more goods can naturally be stored.
As for the supplies that the Mongolian Communists exchanged for "Song Bai", in addition to their own use or transporting them to the hinterland of the Central Plains, some of them were also digested locally and traded with other merchants.
Guazhou and Shazhou also encouraged other merchants to conduct trade on their own. If they encountered people who were blackmailed or bullied, they only needed to report to the "Dunwu Army", and these sons of the Song Dynasty would teach them to start a new life in minutes!
Slowly, over half a year, Guazhou and Shazhou have turned into two large trading markets, markets that do not charge fees and have "Dunwu Army" to maintain security.
Gradually, many businessmen or civilians came here even from the Xiliao Kingdom in the west, and some even bought shops or houses in the city.
Anyway, there were plenty of empty places and houses. In their spare time, the Mongolian Communist Party asked the brothers of the "Dunwu Army" to renovate many houses. Just selling these made a lot of money.
Of course, this was also one of the suggestions Guo Mo gave him, but he didn't tell him the concept of "real estate economy".
"The mission of Xixia in the end has been basically completed. Now His Royal Highness is embarking on the battle to destroy the Jin Dynasty. The Mongols and Wanyan Kang in the east are also fighting. The general will return to Yinzhou first."
"The 'Hu Ben Army' led by Zhao Dutong will continue to stay here to guard Zhaoxun. Guazhou and Shazhou each have five thousand 'Dunwu Army' stationed. It should be enough without a large-scale enemy attack."
"At the end of the day, I will leave another 10,000 'Dunwu Army', and let General Feng Ge take command and take care of the security of the Xixia states. With Chen Dutong and Hao Daochang here, these five states will be considered impregnable."
After Guo Mo was named Crown Prince, Huang Rong was naturally the Crown Princess, while Li Mochou and the Empress of Xixia were named "Fengyi" and "Zhaoxun" respectively.
In order to prepare for the possible appearance of Ouyang Ke, not only the "Marshal's Mansion" in Luoyang City made arrangements to select and train two hundred "Jinyi", but also the empress Guo Mo who was far away in Xixia was not left behind.
Not only the "Hu Ben Army" led by Zhao Chengyu, but also the "Bronze Corpse" Chen Xuanfeng and Hao Datong were rushed over by Guo Mo.
However, these two people were under covert protection and did not appear openly.
As for the "Vulture" Yuchixuan, after conveying the Emperor's will, he directly stayed with the Empress and served as the commander of the imperial guards. This was Murong Qiudi's intention.
The Supreme Emperor was already declining, and he was staying in Lin'an City, so why did he need so many guards? And the Empress of Xixia became the person she couldn't worry about the most.
Including the second junior brother "Opening Tablet Master" Reid, and Yuchi Nan and Yuchi Bei, there are about thirty people from the "Yipin Tang" who came back.
These people lived entirely in the empress's house, guarding her safety at all times.
With the lessons learned from Li Dewang, "Vulture" Yu Chixuan did not dare to be careless at all. After all, Li Dewang had been dead for so long, and he still had not figured out who was responsible for the murder.
The Mongolian Communists led 10,000 "Dunwu troops" to leave. From his perspective, he could certainly see that the dispute between the Mongols and Wanyankang should be an opportunity that he could take advantage of.
Therefore, at this time, he could no longer stay in Xicui, Xixia, but had to return to Yinzhou City.
...
"General Cui, our people have crossed the river. Except for the sailors, all the sergeants in the water village have gone to feed the fish in the Yellow River-"
Cui Li's people have completely occupied Shuizhai.
Cui Li himself even personally killed the Shuizhai captain who had warmly entertained him. Afterwards, he imitated Cao Mengde and "borrowed Ru Tou for help."
"Hurry up and get people ready to eat and drink. We have to rush in before Bianliang City closes. As long as we can capture a city gate, it will be a great achievement."
From this water village to the north gate of Bianliang, it is only more than twenty miles. It is just past noon, so there is still enough time.
Cui Li did not lose his mind. He knew that with just fifteen thousand men, it was unrealistic to completely capture Bianliang City.
However, the north gate of Bianliang City was not heavily defended. Cui Li was confident that he could still capture the north gate and hold it for reinforcements.
An hour later, when the army had finished their war meal and was preparing to set off, Cui Li felt an inexplicable feeling of sadness and felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
This is Cui Li's son Cui Mian. He is just twenty years old this year, but he is a warrior with both civil and military skills. He serves as a school captain under Cui Li.
Cui Mian was also Cui Li's only son, and he was usually regarded as a treasure. If Cui Li hadn't planned to abandon Weizhou City, Cui Li would not have brought his son to the battlefield.
"It's Mian'er. My father just thought that the location of this water village is very important, and there are more than fifty warships. This is a big fortune. If it is donated to the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty in the future, it will be considered a great contribution.
One piece.”
"Therefore, my father wants Mian'er to lead a thousand soldiers to guard this water stronghold. After the Jin Kingdom is defeated, my father will naturally send someone to summon you."
"Father, this -"
Cui Mian was a little anxious when he heard this. Who among young people doesn't want to make contributions?
Cui Mian is different from his father. This young man studies first and joins the army later.
I have always felt that I am a Han, serving as a general under the rule of the Jurchens, and I have always felt awkward in my heart.
This time, when his father mentioned attacking Bianliang City as a gift to the crown prince of the Song Dynasty for his surrender, Cui Mian was the first to raise his hands in approval.
I have been looking forward to the scene when I lead the army into Bianliang City, but I didn’t expect that after the war meal, my father would lead his team to stay and guard the water village?
Unfortunately, Cui Mian knew very well that although this father doted on him on weekdays, when he was in the military camp, military laws were very strict.
As the saying goes, at home he is a father and son, and in the army he is a general.
Cui Mian and his thousand men and horses were still left in the water village, along with many supplies that were inconvenient for Cui Li's army to carry.
It’s just over twenty miles, so there’s no need to bring food, grass, tents, etc.
If you win, you can naturally enter Bianliang City. If you lose, you can retreat to the water village at most.
On the contrary, he brought enough bows and arrows. Bows and arrows always come first in water battles. There are actually a large number of arrows stored in this water village. Cui Li will naturally not be polite.
Seeing his handsome father's retreating figure, Cui Mian felt depressed.
But how could he know that it was precisely because he was asked to guard the water stronghold that he escaped from disaster, otherwise, all of their Cui clan would have been handed over to Bianliang City.
...
Luoyang City, Marshal's Mansion.
"Daddy, I want to eat that——"
Today is May 27th. Guo Mo is in a rare good mood and has set up two banquet tables in the lobby of "Hongyu Pavilion".
After a year, we no longer faced famine like last year, so the banquet was also very sumptuous.
Huang Rong was smart, but she knew that Guo Mo couldn't be so extravagant for no reason.
It's not that he can't spend the few taels of silver, but because Guo Mo doesn't like crowded environments from the bottom of his heart, especially after he became His Royal Highness.
The crowd was originally lively, but because of his status as the Crown Prince, it seemed a lot more awkward.
Everyone else was fine, but little Guo Xiang didn't care about it. She sat next to her father from the beginning, and kept ordering Guo Mo to ask for this or that when there was food that was out of reach for her but she liked.
"Hey, why did I forget this? I'll ask Senior Brother Feng to make a dining table and bring it over first. It has a turntable in the middle. If you can't reach it, you can turn it around."
After living in this era for a long time, he gradually got used to it, but as soon as he was free, Guo Mo would unconsciously think of many "previous" things.
"Brother Mo, do you have something to say?"
Huang Rong stopped Xiao Guo Xiang who continued to go crazy and arranged her next to Xiao Longnu.
Huang Rong was also puzzled. Xiao Guoxiang had been following Xiao Longnu for more than a year. Why didn't she learn a little bit of "ladylike" spirit from her?
The two unexpectedly became good friends, very good friends. Sometimes Xiao Xiang'er would go to Xiao Longnu's room to sleep at night.
"Haha, it's nothing important. Let's eat first. I'll go to the two gentlemen's table to toast——"
Guo Mo held a banquet, and his family members sat around the table. Naturally, he couldn't leave behind the few people who worked in the mansion.
The prince's Taifu Zhao Rushu, the prince's Taibao Cheng Ju, Lu Guanying, Li Zhichang, etc., as well as the two newly promoted to the third-rate realm in "Jinyi", are officially the two military commanders of the "Hu Ben Army".
On the first day of screening the candidates, Guo Mo said frankly that these two people might advance to the third-rate level within three months, but he never expected that it would actually happen.
It turned out that after this group of "Jinyi" trained for a month, Guo Mo even generously performed the "Easing the Muscles and Forging the Bones".
This article in the "Nine Yin Manual" is just right for people like them. Although it cannot really "change muscles and forge bones" as the name suggests, it can actually improve people's martial arts potential.
However, this process is too painful, especially for those whose muscles and bones have already grown.
For seven days, the east courtyard of the "Marshal's Mansion" was like a ghost crying and a wolf howling. The miserable screams made Wu Nantian and the others feel a little lucky to have met Guo Mo at a younger age.
After "Easing the Muscles and Forging the Bones", the efficiency of practicing Kung Fu was obviously much higher. These two military commanders also took the lead in becoming third-rate masters.
"Wang Luo, Ma Yang, since you two were the first to be promoted to the third-rate realm, you should return to the leadership position. From today on, Wang Luo will be the senior brother of the two hundred 'Jinyi', and Ma Yang will be the second senior brother."
"It's just a third-rate level. It's far from being complacent. I hope you will practice harder in the future and set a good example for your juniors."
From that day on, Wang Luo and Ma Yang had a chair to sit in Guo Mo's place, and also helped Lu Guanying and the others manage other people.
"Your Highness, you don't want to go to Bianliang City in person, do you?"
Seeing Guo Mo coming over to toast, everyone at the table stood up one after another.
Taking the opportunity to drink, Lao Cheng Jui asked Guo Mo quietly.
It's a pity that his so-called "quietness" is no different from shouting at the top of his voice in front of first-class masters like Huang Rong and Li Mochou.
"What? Brother Mo, are you going to the battlefield?"
Huang Rong was the first to lose her temper and asked loudly from two tables away.
After the words came out of her mouth, Huang Rong felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to do this in public.
"Rong'er, you'd better not get involved in military and national affairs. Mo'er has his own sense of proportion. Besides, with Mo'er's skills, in this huge world, where can't he go?"
Feng Heng, who was sitting next to him, said hurriedly.
Guo Mo and Huang Rong are both his children in Feng Heng's eyes. He has watched them come together over the years and understands the feelings between these two people.
However, as Guo Mo's identity changed again and again, especially after he became His Royal Highness, Feng Heng had tried to persuade Huang Rong several times to curb her charlatanism.
It's a pity that Huang Rong still goes her own way, and Guo Mo doesn't even care about this.
However, today there were Zhao Rushu and Lao Cheng Jue, as well as people from "Jinyi", so Feng Heng was worried that Huang Rong would say something inappropriate, so he stopped him.
"Haha, mother-in-law, Ronger, everyone. Since everyone has asked here, I might as well tell the truth. I do plan to go to Bianliang City."
"Bianliang was once the capital of the Song Dynasty. Even now, in the hearts of many people of the Song Dynasty, it is still the capital of the Song Dynasty."
"Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and he did not forget to tell Nai Weng about the family sacrifices. The things Lu Fang Weng was thinking about even before his death are about to come true, how can you let me sit in Luoyang City?"
"In this battle to destroy the country of Dajin, the Battle of Bianliang is the top priority, but it is not difficult to say. When I go there, it will only have a symbolic meaning, and I will not actually go into battle to kill the enemy."
"With 50,000 'Yue Family Army' here, can't they still take down the more than 30,000 Jin Kingdom stragglers who are short of food and clothing?"
The heroic manner in which Guo Mo spoke immediately infected the people in the lobby.
"Brother Mo, I believe you, but it's a pity that I can't go with you, the children are still young..."
Huang Rong really couldn't leave. Her mother was here, as well as a six-year-old Guo Xiang, and a "Lei Zhenzi" who was less than one year old.
As for Li Mochou, she had just come out of confinement and her body had not yet fully recovered.
A lot of things about the back house can't be left to Jin Yufeng alone, right?
"Haha, Ronger, just stay at home and take good care of the children. When we go to Zhongdu City next time, let's go together -"
These words made everyone in the room boil, but no one thought how difficult this was.
Bianliang City is about to be taken, is Zhongdu City still far away?
...
"General Cui, there seems to be something wrong up front..."
Cui Li's army was marching slowly. As far as he knew, there was a small military fort between Shuizhai and the north gate of Bianliang City.
That small military fort is probably less than ten miles due south of the water village.
However, after traveling more than ten miles, they still did not find any military forts.
"Stop the whole army and send all the scouts out for me——"
Caution leads to a ten thousand year ship. Cui Li has been in the army for so many years and is able to survive to this day. He has neither extraordinary martial arts nor extraordinary resourcefulness. He relies on this extraordinary caution.
Twenty scouts were sent out.
A quarter of an hour passed, and no one came back to report.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and the surroundings seemed even quieter.
In Cui Li's heart, that inexplicable feeling of sadness came again...