The envoy of the Jin Army is Zhang Jun's fellow countryman, a native of Fengxiang Prefecture, the former Western Army Paoze, who surrendered in the extremely useless battle of Taiyuan, and is called Zhao Qiu. Now he is leading hundreds of people in the Jin Army to do something fierce.
The second-in-command (of the commander) is actually the supplement of this Meng'an's army of servants.
But no matter what happened, Zhang Jun, a fellow countryman and old friend, met in a different place. Naturally, Zhang Jun gave him enough face. He personally entertained him in his residence. No one else knew what he said. However, in the afternoon, he left the city satisfied with everyone.
It was obvious to all, so the morale of the army was inevitably fluctuating. When Zhao Ding, the new magistrate of Shouzhou, heard the news, he went to Zhang Taiwei's residence to inquire, but he could not get in and out, so the morale of the army became even more fluctuating!
"That's what he said?"
To the east of Xiacaicheng City, on the side of the Jin Army's stronghold near the river embankment, in a newly built open camp, Jin Wushu, who was patrolling on horseback, was overjoyed when he heard the report.
Of course I must be overjoyed!
Let us also say that last night, the fourth prince of the Jin Dynasty was floating on the river and saw with his own eyes that the mountains here were dangerous, the river was fast, and the city was strong. The Song army had arranged it well in advance. Although he believed that the Jin army was invincible in the field, he could not help but feel secretly afraid...
To be honest, with such a terrain and preparation, if Liu Guangshi hadn't run in such a panic, Jin Wushu almost thought that he had fallen into the Song Emperor's trick to lure the enemy, and deliberately lured him here alone, and then returned without success.
To boost morale.
But on the other hand, Liu Guangshi's embarrassment in escaping cannot be faked; a very important link in the Huaihe River defense system in front of him, that is, the large-scale interaction channel between Xiacaicheng and Huainan Camp has been cut off again
; The strategic target of this move south is still on the other side of the river... If he doesn't do something about Jin Wushu, it will be a waste of time!
But when he came back to the scene, Zhang Jun's reply was so direct and straightforward, which naturally made Jin Wushu feel that the clouds were clear - these people from the Song Dynasty were still the same as they were most of the time. For example, those from Taiyuan and Shaanzhou were rare.
"Reporting to the Fourth Prince, he told me personally that he wants one thousand taels of gold and thirty thousand taels of silver. The rest of the treasures will be rewarded as long as the Fourth Prince sees it!" Zhao Qiu knelt down and said. "He said, the silver is
It was used to buy city sergeants and civilian husbands, the gold was used to buy officers, and the later treasures were rewarded to him by the fourth prince... He also wanted the fourth prince to establish a written certificate so as not to regret it later!"
"I'm so sorry for going back on my word!" Jin Wushu laughed even harder, causing the surrounding Jurchens to laugh together. "But this lieutenant is too greedy... I believe in buying off officers, how can I buy off soldiers and civilian husbands?
The truth? Isn’t it because he wants to enrich himself? You go there again and tell him that I do have some precious treasures in my account, and it doesn’t matter if I give him half of them, but with so much gold and silver, where did you ask me to come from in such a hurry?
Did he come looking for him?"
Zhao Qiu hesitated to speak, but did not dare to refute it at all. He just accepted the order and left.
After Zhao Qiu left, Ali, the short man next to him, couldn't help but frowned: "Fourth Prince, since the city of Xiacai has been shaken, after the men there drove the surrounding Han people to come here to cut trees and start construction, which siege equipment should be used first, or should we attack first?"
Floating bridge to lead the boat?”
"No matter whether we go to Caicheng or not, we must first get up from the pontoon bridge to lead the boat." Jin Wushu replied scornfully. "I have said it many times, this battle is mainly about the man on the northern mountain of Huainan! The other states and cities have troops and horses.
What's the use? If we really want to capture Junzhou, aren't we allowed to take the seven or eight Junzhou south of Mount Tai now? Besides, why does General Ali have to pretend? If I intend to attack the city first, why don't I place this lumber yard to the north of the camp?
Cover it up? Put it here because you want to cross the river first! Of course, if we can capture Caicheng without a fight, that would be great!"
Ali frowned even more: "I heard from people that there was only a flag on the opposite side, and the Emperor of Song Dynasty had already run away..."
"No!" Wu Shu replied proudly. "I saw it with my own eyes in the river last night. The military camp opposite was very neat. Without the Emperor of Song, how could Liu Guangshi's defeated soldiers be so obedient? Wang Yaksha couldn't restrain him!
In short, if General Ali is sober, don't say anything. Although I am leading a soldier for the first time, I have grown up in the army. There were no mistakes in the two battles on Jingdong East Road. Why do you have to point fingers at me?"
Ali was helpless and immediately frowned and said nothing. Even Zan Lubu, the other captain who was about to speak, had no intention of speaking.
However, there was another descendant from the Han region. He was originally a county magistrate on the East and West Road of Beijing. Seeing an opportunity, he couldn't help but cautiously asked: "Fourth Prince?"
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Wu Shu rode on the horse without looking back. "Are you afraid that I will eat you?"
"Yes... although it is officials... although it is true that Zhao Song's official family may be in Bagong Mountain in the south, but the inner crossing of Xiacai City in the north was burned down, and the two sides can only rely on simple messengers to communicate, so ordinary soldiers in Xiacaicheng may not be willing to believe that Zhao Song's official family is still there.
Here, why not take advantage of the popular sentiment in the city and write a fake letter or notice to say that the Zhao Song official family has indeed run away, and only a dragon is here to deceive them, and then let Zhao Qiuzhao... Zhao Taiwei be brought into the city
, to shake Zhang Jun’s determination?”
"Forget it Zhao Qiu." Jin Wushu thought thoughtfully. "Because Zhang Jun is a general who leads ten thousand people. Whether he believes in this kind of thing depends on him. But the soldiers in the city can try it... This is a good idea.
, I recommend you to join the army under my command and do this!"
"Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your kindness!" The man was excited for a moment. He quickly dismounted his horse and bowed his head to salute, then hurriedly mounted his horse and left.
After this man left, Wu Shufu made another inspection tour. In addition to continuing to urge people to drive the surrounding Han people to come over to cut trees and work, he also ordered three elite Men'an (Qianfu Team, Qianfu Commander) to be separated... One group went north.
The purpose of the front-facing sweep was to get in touch with the previous troops in the direction of Jeju and to open up a retreat; the other two were to go eastward along the Huaihe River and the other to bypass Xiacaicheng and cross the Feishui River.
Collect ships, find suitable ferries, and inquire about military affairs.
These are the duties of a military commander, of course.
After issuing these orders, Rao Shijin Wushu was full of ambition, but had nothing to do, so he simply went back to the camp with the two captains of ten thousand. But before he could return to the military camp, the second time he entered the city
Zhao Qiu then turned back again.
"How strong is Zhang Jun's intention if he doesn't change his conditions?"
This time it was Jin Wushu's turn to frown slightly, and the fourth prince looked at the Xia Cai Jiancheng Zhuma not far away in front of the village gate. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't help but ask the other person's opinion. "You."
He is an old friend of Zhang Jun. Do you believe his words? If you want to surrender, why do you dare to bargain with me like this?"
"The general finds it credible." After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Qiu just gritted his teeth and said, "The Fourth Prince knows that Zhang Boying is good at everything else, but he is famous for being greedy for money. His reputation for being greedy for money has never been known.
From Fengxiang Mansion to Taiyuan Mansion, from Jingdong to Huaishang, I'm afraid no one knows about it. And this time he also said..."
"say what?"
"He said that the official family of Zhao and Song Dynasty actually treated him well. If Liu Guangshi hadn't burned Neidu and Xiacai became an isolated city, he would not have surrendered. But the current situation is like this. If he was forced to surrender, he would not surrender.
He was not prepared to lead another army against the Zhao and Song officials... Therefore, he had more than 10,000 troops from his own army in the city, plus 10,000 local Shouzhou elite civilians, and 78,000 or 8,000 defeated troops from the east and west routes of Beijing who had followed Liu Guangshi to escape, for a total of 30,000
He can hand over all the people, countless grain and fodder, and seven thousand men in armor! All he wants is for the magistrate of his hometown in Kansai to pass judgment and make him a rich man..."
"I understand what he means. This money is not only to buy him, but also to buy his troops and horses. Is that what he means?" Jin Wushu was very interested for a moment.
"That's what it means." Zhao Qiu was sweating profusely and continued to talk hard under the horse. "And he also said..."
"Can't you finish it all at once?" Before Jin Wushu could speak, another captain of ten thousand men, Zhen Lubu, who came back next to him, was already furious.
"Hurry up!" Jin Wushu, excited, also urged.
"Zhang Boying also said that he knew that the Fourth Prince's army must have such a sum of money, including gold and silver. The price he offered was not false, and he also asked the Fourth Prince to show his sincerity..."
"Nonsense!" Jin Wushu immediately scolded him on his horse. "I chased Liu Guangshi all the way here, and I didn't even have time to search for it along the way. Where did I get so much gold and silver? It's just north of Mount Tai. Is there time to send it here?"
Zhao Qiu was about to speak but stopped.
"Speak!" Zan Lubu was completely furious and whipped Zhao Qiu's helmet directly.
Zhao Qiu quickly bowed his head and gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Boying said that Liu Guangshi definitely has this money! Liu Guangshi's rule is to keep gold and silver by himself, and if copper coins are rewarded, this money will definitely be obtained by the fourth prince!"
Jin Wushu, Zan Lubu, and Ali each looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say... because Zhang Jun told the truth about the matter!
But in the evening of that day, after careful discussion, the three Jurchen nobles in the army sent Zhao Qiu into the city overnight, which was regarded as an agreement in principle.
There are many reasons for this:
First of all, this money is absolutely cost-effective to buy the 20,000 to 30,000 people Cai Cheng and Zhang Jun have. It is worth every penny. Jin Wushu and the others have not degenerated to the point where they think that the army is inferior to gold and silver.
Secondly, after the destruction of Liao and Song Dynasties, especially after the humiliation of Jingkang, the Jin army obtained a large amount of gold and silver. All the savings of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years were in Tokyo, but they were captured by the Jin people. In other words, although this money was a lot
, but in the eyes of the three powerful nobles of the Jin Army, their inventory in Yanjing is called real money!
Not only that, the leader of this march, the Fourth Prince Jin Wushu, also promised the two captains of ten thousand men a temporary loan, which can be regarded as contracting the debt risk this time.
In the end, they specially called in many people from the Song Dynasty and inquired about Zhang Jun carefully, and the results were the same... This man is indeed notorious for his greed for money. It is said that his methods of doing business are more efficient than fighting.
!
However, these are only discussed publicly. The three of them actually have two important reasons that they tacitly agree on:
First, although Taiyuan was finally conquered by the Jin Army, and they did not feel that Wanyanlou's house in Shaanzhou could not be conquered in the end, this kind of siege and attrition war was still too scary for the sparsely populated Jurchens, so they still gave it to them
These top Jin army officials were deeply impressed. In fact, not attacking fortified cities when they can avoid it is truly in line with the Jurchens' simple military knowledge gained from their fishing and hunting lives. Barbarism and brainlessness were only seen when the Song and Liao countries fought against the Jin people.
It’s just a misunderstanding of the hard work style;
Secondly, the war is still going on, and the Jurchens have a rough rule when it comes to people who surrender with troops. Maybe Zhang Jun made this condition because of this, and maybe Jin Wushu will not break his promise... But it's true
It is said that when hunting prey, you always need to put bait, but when you get the prey, even the fur must be used as the hunter's clothes. This time, Zhang Boying went to Shaanxi with so much money. In the future, Jin Wushu will also have ten thousand ways to slowly
Make him vomit it all out!
In short, these principles combined with the fact that Xiacaicheng is indeed an isolated city, and the common occurrence of surrender in the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens, or Jin Wushu, still think that this deal can be done!
Of course, we can't agree at once. Zhao Qiu entered the city for the third time in one day. The conditions he brought were that the documents could be written, and the fourth prince could even sign the pledge himself. However, a lot of gold and silver had indeed escaped from the camp, and it was difficult to collect them all.
, so I hope to pay half of it first, and then make up for the second half after Zhang Jun opens the city and hands over the troops and takes office in Kansai!
What kind of person is Zhang Jun? How could he accept such a stupid accusation? He refused to say anything, and even put on his armor in front of Zhao Qiu that night and participated in the night watch on the city wall.
The next day, that is, the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month, Zhao Qiu just entered the city for the fourth time. He changed it to pay 70% of the gold and silver first, and put forward the final condition that Jin Wushu was willing to give Zhang Jun some more treasures!
This time, Zhang Jun pondered over and over again, and finally reluctantly agreed, and agreed to wait until the gold and silver goods entered the city, and after he counted and distributed them in front of the envoy, he would open the city to accept the surrender the next day to welcome the King of the Jin Army!
ps: Thank you very much to the light-colored fold-eared illithid boss for joining the alliance, the 28th cute...another Zhihu boss has fallen into the trap.