Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1695: On the banks of the Tongwei River, Shen Tang meets Zhang Hua
Chapter 1695: On the banks of the Tongwei River, Shen Tang meets Zhang Hua
Chapter 1695: Along the Weihe River, Shen Tang meets Zhang Hua
After Lintao Prefecture passes through Gongzhou to the west, less than 200 miles northeast of Longxi, there is a small city named Tongwei. This is the junction of Gongzhou and Qinzhou. To the west of the Tongwei River is Gongzhou, and to the east of the river is Qinzhou!
Shen Tang found a huge stone and sat by the river, grilling two plump fishes that Lei Zheng had just fished out from the Tongwei River.
It is said that the Tongwei River and the Yellow River have the same source. Although there is no evidence now, the fish in this river are the same as those in the Yellow River, they are red-cheeked carps.
Suddenly, a group of fast horses appeared on the other side. After a while, most of the fast horses stopped on the other side. Only one horse crossed the wooden bridge to the other side. When it reached Shen Tang, he turned over and dismounted.
"It seems that I am late!"
Shen Tang smiled and said, "It's not too late. The grilled fish is now brown on the outside and tender on the inside. It's the perfect time! If you come early, you still have to wait."
Saying that, he handed one of the grilled fishes to the visitor!
This unexpected guest is naturally Zhang Hua, the commander-in-chief of the Xia Liao army!
"Yeah, the timing is right!"
Novice Zhang Hua took it and took a bite. It tasted really delicious.
"This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Shen Shuai knows how to find a place!"
Zhang Hua sat next to Shen Tang, looking at the river flowing quietly in front of him and eating the grilled fish in his hand.
"The only thing that's not bad is that the grilled fish by Shen Shuai is very delicious, but it also has a murderous aura, which is a bit disgraceful to the scenery!"
"Hahaha!"
Shen Tang laughed loudly, "It's fun to get to know Zhang Shuai, whether we are enemies or friends!"
Zhang Hua did not speak in a hurry, but took care of the grilled fish in front of him seriously, and did not stop until the whole fish was eaten until only the skeleton was left.
He casually put the fish bones aside, took off the wine bag from his waist, took a sip and handed it to Shen Tang.
Shen Tang also took a sip, but directly hung the wine bag on his waist, "I gave you a fish, and now I want you a jug of wine, it's not too much!"
"Of course not too much!"
Zhang Hua nodded and said.
"I still remember the last time we met, we were friends. But this time, it seems that the situation is going to change, and we are going to be enemies?"
"What's the difference between being an enemy and being a friend?
You have your purpose, and I have mine. Although the process is different, you and I can both achieve our goals, and that's enough!"
"What conditions did the Kingdom of Jin give you to the Song Dynasty?
Did you even agree to it?"
Zhang Hua asked curiously.
"Kaifeng Mansion!"
"I see, this is indeed an irresistible condition! The Song Dynasty will definitely agree, and the people will agree. You have to agree! But I didn't expect that the Jurchens, who have always been tyrannical, would actually bow their heads."
Shen Tang smiled nonchalantly, "How could you not know that this is the purpose of this commander?"
Zhang Hua was stunned when he heard this and remained silent for a long time. Then he shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "It is really the misfortune of other countries that there is a Zhongwu Marquis in the Song Dynasty."
"Ever since the prince went to your country to negotiate with you last year, you have planned everything?
I really don’t know whether to call you a genius or a devil!"
"The plank road was built openly and secretly to Chen Cang, thus completely solving the problem in the southern Xinjiang. Then Chen Bing took advantage of the northern border and took control of the situation without the need for a war! Even if the Jin Kingdom does not take the initiative to negotiate, you have to capture the Lintao Road , exchange with the Kingdom of Jin after Fengxiang Road?
That's right, in the eyes of the Jin Kingdom, these two places are obviously more important than Kaifeng Mansion."
"Shen Tang, I have never really admired anyone, but you are one!"
After Zhang Hua finished speaking, he pondered for a while and said again, "The Kingdom of Jin exchanged a condition that the Song Dynasty had to agree to in exchange for a peace agreement between the two parties. However, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Jin is not willing to do this, and Shen Shuai took the initiative to ask me to meet." , it seems that your country is going to war with us?
The leader of the Jin Kingdom is indeed smart, and it is indeed worthwhile to exchange a Kaifeng Mansion for a Shen Tang."
"However, Commander Shen doesn't need to tell me at all! With the soldiers and horses in Commander Shen's hands, I can win a great victory in one battle without my being prepared!"
Shen Tang thought for a while and said, "What Zhang Shuai said is absolutely correct. However, for the Song Dynasty, a party that has been weakened but still poses a certain threat to the Jin Kingdom is more suitable, especially a commander like Zhang Shuai, one person." With tens of thousands of troops and a few more people like Zhang Shuai, the Jin Kingdom will never dare to ignore the western frontier, which is a good thing for the Song Dynasty."
"So, Xia Liao's troops can be defeated and anyone can die, but Zhang Shuai cannot!"
"Then do I want to thank Commander Shen for sparing my life?"
"This is unnecessary! I said this, everyone gets what they need, it's not a favor!"
"Then can the agreement between you and me still be fulfilled?"
"Of course it's a matter of course. I'm not a person who likes to go back on my word! As long as Zhang Shuai writes a letter, I can fulfill the previous agreement at any time."
"How much longer?"
Shen Tang pondered for a moment, and then said, "The Kingdom of Jin will not delay for too long, so at most around the end of August, I will receive the order from the court and then march into the army!"
"Almost a month left?
That’s enough!”
Zhang Hua nodded.
"Now, I have approximately 70,000 to 80,000 troops under my command, of which nearly 20,000 are my direct descendants!"
"Twenty thousand?
From Deshun Prefecture to the west, Xining, Anxi, Dingyuan, Lanzhou all the way to Jingyuguan, I will have a gap, I think it is enough!"
Zhang Hua nodded silently, and after a long while, he suddenly sighed, "In order to steal the country, hundreds of thousands of men died. I really don't know whether this is right or wrong!"
"There is no right or wrong in this world. What is wrong for you may be right for others! Moreover, although you and I hold high positions, we are still in the current of this secular world. How much freedom do we have? The right to choose?
Within a certain scope, we are lucky to have achieved a relatively acceptable result."
"What Commander Shen said is true, but I was wrong!"
"call!"
Zhang Hua sighed, "After all the hard work, even though I ate a fish, I still had a pot of wine with it, so that should be enough for me!"
Shen Tang laughed when he heard this, "Zhang Shuai is certainly good at this. You know, the fish grilled by me is worth thousands of gold!"
"That's fine!"
Zhang Hua stood up, then raised his hands towards Shen Tang and said, "In this case, I will treat this pot of wine as a drink for Commander Shen! See you later!"
Shen Tang also handed over, "If we ever meet again, I will definitely grill a fish here for you!"
"It's a deal!"
"It's a deal!"
Zhang Hua got on his horse and rode away without hesitation! Shen Tang took the wine bottle and took another sip, "Yes, although the wine of the Dangxiang people is different from that of the Song Dynasty, it also has a different flavor! It's authentic enough. Already."