Chapter 1724: Wanyan Yong's anger, good news from Xijing Road
Chapter 1724: Wan Yanyong’s anger, good news on Xijing Road
"Report! Great victory in Xijing!"
Several fast horses broke into Zhongdu City, breaking the tranquility of Zhongdu City. The fast horses moved forward along the Royal Street and stopped directly in front of the palace gate.
The Imperial Guards guarding the gate did not dare to neglect, and while letting people report inside, they led the soldiers who had reported the victory to move forward quickly.
Above the main hall, Wan Yanyong was sitting on the throne. He had just lost his temper. It was not the end of the year yet, and the treasury was almost empty.
Of course he also knew that this was excessive losses due to constant wars, but no matter what, as long as the war at the front did not end, food, grass, military pay, and materials from the rear would be continuously sent to the rear, and the soldiers at the front could not be left hungry.
Stomach war?
Now he just hopes to end this war as quickly as possible. Even revenge will be a matter for the future. If the war continues, he doesn't know what else will happen. The country can only force the people and collect taxes. Of course he knows how to do this.
what's the result.
Vicious cycle!
Once the people are suppressed and the government forces the people to rebel, the country that is finally stable will fall into chaos. Coupled with the war at the border, it is not surprising that the entire Jin Kingdom will be in chaos.
This is why, even though many courtiers have already mentioned that money and food should be collected from the people as soon as possible, even though he gritted his teeth and held on, he did not make a hasty order.
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn. Once an order is given, it will be difficult to take it back.
However, now that there are tens of thousands of troops fighting in front, it is indeed almost impossible to hold on.
In fact, Wanyanyong is not unaware that the battle ahead will take time. Even if Shen Tang and Tu Shankening have led their troops northward, it will not be easy to completely defeat the Xia Liao troops on Xijing Road, or more troops will be needed.
Time, but understanding is one thing and getting angry is another.
"Your Majesty, although the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are now heading north, the effect is not significant! We should urge the Song Dynasty to send more troops and horses north to help us in the battle. Otherwise, we must not easily return Kaifeng Mansion to the Song Dynasty."
Someone came out of class to play.
Regarding the matter of returning the Kaifeng Mansion, there were actually many voices of opposition in the court. However, the surrounding situation was indeed not good, and the Kaifeng Mansion was indeed not very important to the Kingdom of Jin. Only then, under Wan Yanyong's strong pressure,
There was no strong objection.
But now that the war situation is unfavorable, someone will obviously jump out.
"Haha, this is simply ridiculous!"
Pusanzhuo sneered.
This matter was all handled by him. How could he endure it when others spoke?
"Had it not been for His Majesty's promise of peace, which caused the Song Dynasty to join forces with our Jin Kingdom's troops, even Lintao Road and Fengxiang Road would still be in the middle of a war."
"Now, all these two areas have returned to our control. Xia Liao's nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses have been defeated, leaving only 20,000 to 30,000 people who fled the border in a hurry. Isn't this a feat?
Moreover, the situation in Taiyuan Prefecture was critical before, and it was not possible to relieve the siege only after the soldiers and horses under the command of Song Dynasty and Tu Shan Kening arrived?"
"Now it's just a slight delay on Xijing Road, so you guys are saying this?"
"There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from Xia Liao on Xijing Road. Even if you catch hundreds of thousands of lambs, it will take time, right? Or do you think that just after arriving, the enemy's soldiers and horses will be directly defeated?"
"Furthermore, this peace agreement was signed by two countries, shouldn't we, the Jin Kingdom, be a person who goes back on our word?
How can we still gain a foothold in the future?
Who can still trust us?"
"Lord Pusanzhuo, nearly a month has passed since the military report came from Taiyuan Prefecture. There has been no military report during this month. Does it mean that the army needs to be repaired for so long?
In my opinion, some people just want to take advantage of the opportunity to strive for more conditions and benefits..."
In fact, this is indeed not to blame Shen Tang and Tu Dankening. Since the end of the Taiyuan War, they have indeed quickly marched to Xijing Road, but what did they do?
First, Bi and Zaiyu made a large circle to attack two passes by surprise. The rest of the army was hidden in Yongbyon Prefecture. Even if the two troops of Ugu Lunda and Bian Xi were dispatched later, they had just changed their positions and set up an ambush in advance. .
They did everything, but they did not engage in battle with Xia Liao's troops. As soon as the war actually started, the occupation was over...
Everyone was arguing when suddenly there was a noise outside the hall.
Wan Yanyong frowned and said, "Go and see what happened. How dare you make a noise outside the palace."
Agui did not dare to neglect and walked out quickly. However, after a moment, he ran back happily, knelt down and shouted, "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty for the great victory at Xijing Road. Marshal Shen Tang dispatched The returning soldiers have already arrived outside the palace."
brush!
Wanyanyong stood up suddenly, "Xuan!"
After a while, a soldier was led into the main hall.
"Commander Shen Tang, his subordinate, ordered all his troops to come together to see your Majesty! There was a great victory on the Xijing Road. Commander Shen Tang and his disciple Dan Kening, the deputy commander, defeated Maoerzhuang. The two main Xia and Liao troops in Xiashui Town killed four More than ten thousand people, more than ten thousand prisoners..."
Hearing the words of the soldier, Wan Yanyong suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. He did not expect that Shen Tang would give him such a big surprise.
Originally, he thought it was just a victory in a certain battle, but he did not expect that almost the entire battle on Xijing Road was over. Now Shen Tang and Tu Shan Kening's troops had entered Huanzhou, and they would soon be able to open up a line with He Shilie. Zhining's contact, when the two sides join forces, plus the original troops and horses on Xijing Road, the entire war situation will soon come to an end.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Wan Yanyong repeatedly praised, "I originally thought that Shen Tang was lazy, but I never thought that he actually laid out the overall situation first and then decided the outcome in one fell swoop! He is indeed the General of Fengguo whom I personally named!"
"Your Majesty, I am sorry that Shen Tang and his disciple Shan Kening are afraid of war!"
Sure enough, there were still some who were not afraid of death and directly stood up to oppose Wanyan Yong, "Your Majesty, the troops of Shen Tang and Tu Shan Kening clearly encountered Xia Liao's troops near Yuanyangbo, and their strength was not inferior to that of the other side. Under such circumstances, not only did you not step forward to invite a fight, but you actively retreated your troops and allowed the other party to leave. Isn't this fear of war?"
Before Wan Yanyong could speak, the soldier who reported the news smiled disdainfully, "Sir, who are you? Can you question the decisions of the two commanders?
What's more, do you think the two commanders are not as smart as you?
Fortunately, it's not someone like you who leads the troops, otherwise, I might not be able to do much except lead my brothers to death."
When this man saw that a soldier was speaking rudely to him, he immediately got angry and said, "You are offending me, are the people under the command of Shen Tang and Tu Shan Kening so domineering and ignorant of their dignity?"