Chapter 354 The original agreement, the situation on both sides
Chapter 354: Original Agreement, Two-sided Situation
"Yue'er, I'm going to see Your Majesty first, and I'll be back soon."
"Okay!" Wanyan Yue, like a tender little wife, arranged Shen Tang's robes and then walked out of the door with Shen Tang.
Arriving at the entrance of Chunyue Residence, sure enough, Agui was waiting for Shen Tang with several palace guards.
"Greetings to the princess!" Agui was most aware of the importance of the princess in front of him in His Majesty's eyes, so he hurriedly bowed respectfully. However, Wanyan Yue snorted lightly and had no intention of paying attention to this. The meaning of the red man in front of His Majesty.
This man interrupted her date with the young master. She didn't kick him out directly. She was being magnanimous. Why did she still care about him?
"Tui'er, go prepare the sedan!"
"Princess Princess, my servant has prepared the sedan chair!" Agui said quickly.
"Master Shen can't get used to sitting in your sedan chair!" Wanyan Yue responded crisply.
All the civil and military officials in the court, even the princes and princesses in the palace, were polite to the chief chamberlain. After all, he was always by His Majesty's side almost all the time, not to mention trying to please him, but if he offended him, he would just If you find an opportunity to twist your lips in front of His Majesty, you can cause big trouble.
However, Wanyan Yue did not give him any face. To speak ill of Princess Yongqing in front of His Majesty? He must also have the courage! Unless he wants to test whether His Majesty's sword is still sharp, otherwise, He would never do such a desperate thing.
Moreover, during this period of time, how could His Majesty not know what Shen Tang was doing? Not only did he know it, but he knew it clearly! If it were another person, he would have died countless times, but even His Majesty wanted to skin Shen Tang Bone-cutting, but in order not to make Wanyan Yue sad, didn't His Majesty endure it? Why did he come? Wasn't it because His Majesty couldn't bear it any longer and wanted to drive that kid out of Zhongdu?
"Princess, the sedan chair is ready!"
Wanyan Yue nodded, "Master, go and come back quickly, Yue'er is waiting for you to come back."
"Well, don't worry!"
Shen Tang got on the sedan chair, and until the sedan chair completely disappeared from sight, Wanyan Yue sighed softly and returned to Chunyue Residence.
Although Wanyan Yue's sedan chair could reach any place in the palace directly, in order to show his respect for Wan Yanyong, Shen Tang still stopped the sedan chair in front of the palace gate, and then followed Agui and others. Walk towards Injeongjeon.
It is a bit strange to say that Shen Tang was an envoy of the Song Dynasty, and he was an official envoy. Every meeting with Wanyan Yong was a private meeting. Originally, when the two sides exchanged letters of credence, all the envoys of the Song Dynasty should naturally Climbing the hall, it was a pity that Shen Tang was seriously injured at the time and missed this opportunity perfectly.
Shen Tang waited for a moment outside the main hall, and Agui had already reported back.
"Master Shen, Your Majesty lets you in!"
Shen Tang nodded slightly and stepped into the main hall. After a while, he saw Wanyanyong who was sitting deeply. However, in front of Wanyanyong, there was a Jin Kingdom general wearing armor. , standing with a bow.
"My lord, Shen Tang, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Shen Tang bowed and saluted, Wan Yanyong's expression did not change at all, he just nodded, "Yeah! What do you think of the two choices I gave you before?"
"Can I please first listen to the current situation in Xijing Road and Shangjing?" Shen Tang asked in a different tone.
"Well, let's talk to him then!" Wan Yanyong said to the general who was sitting quietly.
Although the general's face showed some differences, he still said, "Now, Gao Cunfu of Shangjing has transferred all the troops back to the four directions of Shangjing City! Now, more than 200,000 troops have been gathered in Shangjing City, and Gao Cunfu has occupied the city. Defending, it is extremely difficult to break through Shangjing in a short time! Although the number of our soldiers is not inferior to Gao Cunfu now, with one attack and one defense, the situation is uncertain."
"In addition, it is already early August. Gao Cunfu only needs to hold on for a month and a half before the icy and snowy weather returns to Beijing. By then, the armies of both sides will not be able to fight at all. Therefore, we must find a way to win in about a month. Go to Beijing, otherwise, I'm afraid we will have to fight again next year. If it is delayed until next year, I don't know what kind of changes will happen..."
"The situation on Xijing Road was also worrying at this time. Initially, only the 80,000 allied troops of Xixia and Xiliao entered the border. However, they were blocked by the Northwest Road Recruitment Division. There were several battles between the two sides because we were on the defensive. Therefore, Both sides have their own victories and defeats. In this period of war, nearly half of the original 80,000 coalition troops have been lost, but the soldiers and horses of the Northwest Road Recruitment Division have also suffered heavy losses."
"Moreover, just two days ago, news came from the border. Another 50,000 Xixia soldiers and horses crossed the border. These 50,000 soldiers and horses, whether they were fighting with the previous coalition forces or bypassing the battleground between the two sides, Directly harassing other places on Xijing Road will bring us great trouble. Because, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the Northwest Road Recruitment Division, we no longer have enough soldiers on Xijing Road. Even the fastest, we have to It will take about ten days to dispatch a large army from a distant state capital."
"There is also bad news, that is, the Mongolian Wanggu tribe, which also borders the Xijing Road border, has also been rapidly mobilizing troops recently."
"The Wanggu tribe is one of the large tribes in Mongolia. In just two or three years, they have annexed dozens of small tribes in southeastern Mongolia, and the tribe's population has reached more than 400,000. In a short time, It is not a problem at all for them to gather an army of thirty to fifty thousand men within the time limit. If they are given enough time, it is possible to gather an army of one hundred thousand men."
"The Wanggu tribe has always been eyeing the western border of our country. However, there was no chance before. Now, the invasion of Xixia and Xiliao has become a rare opportunity for them. Therefore, although the troops and horses they mobilized have not changed for the time being, .However, as long as there are no accidents, Dingren will also cross the border in the next few days. By then, our western route will be faced with nearly 200,000 troops from several countries!"
It is good that the Jin Kingdom is strong, but now that the war is on the northwest front, the soldiers are somewhat stretched. Now, Wanyanyong is a little lucky that he has settled the peace talks with the Song Kingdom neatly, and, although there are still Many Song troops are still stationed in Sizhou, but more than 200,000 troops have returned. Otherwise, if the three-front war starts, I am afraid that the country will really have to drain the country to survive these wars.
Listening to what the general in front of him said, Shen Tang's expression became solemn.