Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 579 Unavoidable (please subscribe!)
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Although they had decided to send troops south to crusade against Song State, the Jin people were still very careful before sending troops. They inquired as much as possible about Song State's military intelligence, hoping to win with one blow.

It wasn't until everything was ready that Wanyan Zonghan sent an envoy to meet Tong Guan who had just arrived from Tokyo.

At this time, Tong Guan walked slowly to Zhending Mansion, and lived in Zhending Mansion.

Zhang Xiaochun, the magistrate of Taiyuan, really couldn't wait for Tong Guan to come to Taiyuan, so he sent his cronies and Jin Guo's envoy to Zhending Mansion to meet Tong Guan.

As soon as they met, Jin Guo's envoy said to Tong Guan: "China has violated the alliance, and the DPRK will hang the people and punish crimes. It is unacceptable for the prime minister and the second crown prince to leave the army. I am here to tell you."

When Tong Guan heard this, he was dumbfounded. He never expected that the Kingdom of Jin would really attack the Kingdom of Song!

Tong Guan hurriedly sent someone to call Ma Kuo, but at the same time bit the bullet and continued walking to Taiyuan.

Not long after Tong Guan arrived in Taiyuan, Ma Kuo came.

Tong Guan hurriedly told Ma Kuo what Jin Guo's envoy had said, and then asked Ma Kuo and Xin Xingzong to serve as the principal and deputy envoys, and went to Yunzhong to meet Wanyan Zonghan with the Xuanfu Secretary's Letter to confirm whether the Jin army had any intention of invading?
When Ma Kuo went to Ruyue Village in Daizhou, he got a piece of information——Wanyan Zonghan had dispatched the Yisheng Army who had fled from Longde Mansion first to Jieshan Road, Fanshi County, Wutai Mountain; The purpose of going out of Feihu and Lingqiu county roads is to find out the reality of the frontier defense in the Song Dynasty.

Ma Kuo immediately sent someone to tell Tong Guan the news.

Ma Kuo and others continued to move forward. When they reached the border between Song and Jin, the Jin army guarding the border did not allow the envoys of Song to enter, saying that they must have an order from the marshal to enter.

Ma Kuo had no choice but to wait on the border.

A few days later, Wan Yan Zonghan's order came: "Only three Song people are allowed to enter the country, and the rest are not allowed to cross the border."

After meeting Wan Yan Zonghan, Wan Yan Zonghan casually read the letter written by Tong Guan, and then said: "Tong Guan didn't say anything useful in the letter, tell me, why did you see me?"

Ma Kuo said: "It has been several years since the two countries communicated from the sea. The former emperor of your country, the Great Sage Emperor, and this dynasty have bonded with each other. Fu is in charge of Yan Yun's affairs, because he doesn't know the beginning and the end, and because the shogunate is not human, so there is no way to deal with it. Today, the Lord dismissed Tan Zhen and brought up King Tong again, just to make an early agreement between the two families, so that the scholars and people of the two circles Anye, everyone enjoys peace, the King Xiantong sent a certain superior, I don't know when the land behind the mountain will be returned to us Da Song?"

Wanyan Zonghan said coldly: "Your country has long since violated its oath and breached its promise. It secretly accepted Zhang Jue, and lured Emperor Tianzuo to take over Yanjing and fled to government and private households. We have pursued them many times. You Song people are just perfunctory and evasive, without sincerity. , although my country of Jin is weak and has less than a million soldiers, it is not something that can be bullied at will!"

In July of this year, the 500 righteous victorious troops of the Longqing Mansion rebelled and fled to the Kingdom of Jin. Immediately afterwards, Han Minyi, the leader of the Changsheng Army of Yizhou, had a grudge with Zhang Zong, the defender of Yizhou, and led [-] people to defect to Wanyan Zonghan, and then said to Wanyan Zonghan : "In the Ever Victorious Army, only Guo Yaoshi has the heart to serve the country, such as Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren's disciples, because Zhang Jue has already despaired of the Song Dynasty."

In addition, the news about the military of the Song Dynasty collected by the Kingdom of Jin during this period.

Wanyan Zonghan was actually ready to send troops to attack Song Dynasty at this time.

Seeing that Wan Yan Zonghan's words threatened to send troops, Ma Kuo said: "The country is like a land behind the happy mountain. If you don't want to hand over all of it, we can discuss it. There is no need to go to war. Once the two countries lead to war, I don't know when it will be done." , the souls of the two countries will suffer, this is not a small matter, and the interests are at stake, I hope the country will think deeply about it."

Wanyan Zonghan pondered for a moment.

Seeing this, Ma Kuo said, "Please let the Prime Minister abandon the left and right. Ma Kuo has a secret matter to discuss with the Prime Minister."

Wanyan Zonghan said: "They are all my confidantes, it is impossible to tell them anything."

Ma Kuo said: "This is a major issue between the two countries. Before it is agreed, it is inconvenient to tell others."

After speaking, Ma Kuo gave Wanyan Zonghan a wink.

Seeing this, Wanyan Zonghan pondered for a while, then waved his hands to let the left and right back away.

Ma Kuo said at this time: "Before leaving, King Tong ordered me to tell the prime minister that Tan Zhen had no plans to promise food and refused to give him food, and there was another matter about Zhang Jue. The Lord also knew that it was a mistake. I hope the country will miss you." The old friendship between the two countries, the destruction of Daliao and Khitan together is not a deep comparison. As for the land behind the mountain, only the Wei and Ying prefectures should be handed over, and the rest will belong to the noble dynasty. If Yu agrees, the two countries will each appease the border people from now on In the future, no matter what the Prime Minister wants, he can find King Tong, and King Tong will deal with it one by one."

Wanyan Zonghan laughed, and said: "The cloud land is all mine now, why should I cede the two states to you?"

Ma Kuo said: "Once the Prime Minister listens to the instigation of traitors, the two countries have no choice but to fight, and each will suffer damage. The city of Hebei Province in the Great Song Dynasty is strong, and both the army and the people are accustomed to fighting. If someone invades the war, the people will defend their homes and defend the country. Stand firm, how can it be easily broken? Your Dajin Kingdom can only plunder some villagers’ money, even if you gain, what is the loss? Killing a southerner is revenge against the Khitan, and killing a Jurchen is also revenge against the Khitan. Now that your country has wiped out the Khitan, you can get the gold coins of the Southern Dynasty, and you can retire early, and everyone can enjoy peace. Is it the best policy? How can you talk about fighting lightly? The land of the two states is in exchange for long-term peace and stability on the border. What a bargain. Kuojiu was ordered to serve , I dare not fail to speak faithfully for the two countries, begging the country to think deeply about it."

Wanyan Zonghan seemed a little shaken.

After pondering for a while, Wanyan Zonghan said: "You go back first, and I will send an envoy to inform you of our Dajin Kingdom's decision."

After Ma Kuo returned to Taiyuan, he told Tong Guan everything about it.

Tong Guan was startled, and then he didn't believe it: "The Jin Kingdom has so few soldiers and horses on the border, how dare they attack my Song Dynasty?"

Ma Kuo said: "I came back from Yunzhong last year, and I reported this matter to the king. I advised the king to divide into three groups and select one hundred thousand soldiers to divide them into a unified army, so as to suppress and help the ever-victorious army. Regarding the capture of Emperor Tianzuo by the Jin people, I once analyzed it to the king; in Baozhou, I wrote a report to the king, please prepare the frontier quickly; in the capital, I advised the king to send [-] soldiers to suppress the border and defend the frontier I predicted that this thief deeply harbored Zhang Jue's regret, and was inspired by the subjugated ministers of Khitan. Unexpected changes will happen, and the king will not believe it... Now, the Jin people will take advantage of my unpreparedness in the north and violate the border of the Song Dynasty. The king will return Didn't we build the embankment sooner?"

Tong Guan said: "Since I got your letter written by Ruyue Village, I have issued orders to Taiyuan, Zhending, Zhongshan, Hejian, and Yanshan Fulu, ordering them to divide their response and manage their defense areas. I also ordered Guo Yaoshi to mobilize horses and fight hard , out of the city and under the stronghold. Now, the Taiyuan Fulu government army, plus the volunteers, courageous, and righteous victorious militias, there must be tens of thousands of people in total. I have ordered Li Siben to drag the soldiers. Maybe Nianhan (Wanyan Zonghan) Hearing such momentum, he would not dare to commit crimes."

Ma Kuo said, "I hope so."

The next day, a report came from the border of Daizhou that Marshal Jin's mansion had sent deputy envoys Wanyan Saluhu and Gao Qingyi to visit.

The Xuanfu Department hurriedly arranged for Zhu Yantong and Ma Kuo to serve as the companions of the museum and take charge of the reception.

When Wanyan Saluhu and Gao Qingyi came to Taiyuan, they first handed a letter from Wanyan Zonghan to Tong Guan, which said:

"Deputy Marshal of Dajin Gulunniyi Laqibeile Zuo wrote a letter to His Excellency Xuanfu County King of the Song Dynasty: With the letter and the envoy's voice, it is difficult to avoid the troublesome discussion without the sincerity of the marriage. Before leading the army The reason for leaving has already been written. And if the affairs of the two dynasties do not tolerate each other, they will have to fight..."

To sum up the meaning of Wanyan Zonghan, it is actually nine words-the invasion of the Jin army is inevitable.

After reading the letter, Tong Guan turned pale with shock, and said, "The matter between the two great powers needs to be discussed, why is it so hasty?"

Wanyan Sa Luhu said: "The army has already set off, what is there to discuss!"

Gao Qingyi said: "It's all because your country has lost its reason. Don't blame me, Dajin Kingdom, for using weapons indiscriminately."

Ma Kuo said: "The weapon of soldiers is also the weapon. Our Great Song Dynasty is a big country. The world is vast. There are no fewer than one million troops. The country is rich and the people are strong. If your country is enlightened, everything is easy to discuss. On the contrary, once a war starts, your country may regret it!"

Wanyan Sa Luhu said: "If we are afraid of your country, our Dajin Kingdom will not send troops to see you!"

Gao Qingyi said: "This is the case, what's the point of fighting with words again? If you can persuade the emperor of your country to cut off the land from the east and the north, and use the big river (Yellow River) as the boundary, to access the temple of the Song Dynasty , maybe it can also cut off the anger of our Great Jin Kingdom."

From Gao Qingyi's remarks, it is not difficult to see that the purpose of Jin Guo's dispatch of troops this time can also be said to be the biggest expectation of Jin Guo at present, that is, to take the land of the East and Hebei of the Song State, and then use the Yellow River as the boundary to communicate with the Song Dynasty. The division of the country from the north to the south did not intend to destroy the Song State.

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(End of this chapter)