The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 534
After dismissing Wu Dabu, a small person, Wanyan Zongbi no longer pretended to be calm, and only listened to his voice of hatred, "I regret not listening to my father's words, so that I will lose today."

Wanyan Zongwang comforted, "The matter has come to an end, it's useless to talk too much. Let that guy be proud for a while, and ask him to get back with interest in the future."

"Second brother, what do you mean by your words, do you want me to swallow this breath?"

Looking at Wanyan Zongbi's scorching gaze, Wanyan Zongwang moved his eyes away, and said haha, "Fourth brother, you have to obey the overall situation. His Majesty has ordered that brother and Nianhan return to the country to quell the chaos. We must not be allowed to Resist the decree?"

Wanyan Zongbi, who had been appointed by Wanyan Wu Qimai to stay behind in Yanjing, heard this and immediately said angrily, "Once the two of you leave with your troops, Mu Xu will definitely take the opportunity to attack aggressively, so what should we do then? , can't we just give up the land in the pass?"

After finishing speaking, seeing the hesitation on the faces of the two, Wanyan Zongbi continued to insist, "Don't forget, although Mu Xu is called a Song official, he is much stronger than the Song State in terms of personal ability and the strength of the soldiers and horses under his command. , if he is allowed to occupy the entire You Yun, then it will not be so easy for me, Da Jin, to enter the customs again."

It is true that Wanyan Zongwang and the two have their own careful thinking, but they still have a lot of affection for the big gold they have worked so hard to build, so after listening to Yan Zongbi's words, they finally let go and agreed to transfer five thousand Jurchen elites Give it to Yan Zongbi.

In addition, the two also agreed to hand over all the Han troops that were incorporated when they went south to the command of Wanyan Zongbi to defend against Mu Xu.

In this way, Wanyan Zongbi had [-] Jurchen soldiers in his hands, and more than [-] miscellaneous troops, a total of [-] horses.

In this regard, Wanyan Zongbi felt that it was not enough. After Wanyan Zonghan and his two left, he immediately ordered to force the Han children from Yandi and Hebei to enlist in the army, trying to consume Mu Xu by relying on national strength and numbers.

Wanyan Zongbi's idea was indeed good, but he made two fatal mistakes.

First, the Jurchens are inherently cruel and love to oppress and rule other ethnic groups, and asking them to enlist in the army is completely entrusted to them.

During this process, these Jurchens committed unspeakable crimes against the people of Yandi. They burned, killed and looted countless things.

At this time, Han'er in the North finally remembered the kindness of the Song court, especially those who chose to stand by or help the tyrants when the Jin invaded, and finally understood what is the difference between nations.

Second, Wanyan Zongbi took it for granted that it was a fool's dream for Mu Xu to rely on a corner of Yundi to fight against himself who had Yandi, half of Hebei, and Dajin as his back.

But he didn't know that when Mu Xu was in Liangshan, he was preparing for today. Over the years, he has accumulated wealth with salt and exchanged it for countless war supplies. .

Not to mention, two years ago Mu Xu secretly sent Li Jun and the San Ruan brothers to conquer Ryukyu (Twiwan), driving the local natives to reclaim the fields, and even stationed [-] troops on the island.

Speaking of the [-] army, Mu Xu originally prepared it for the future attack on the Song Dynasty, but now the situation forced him to use this army in order to compete with the Jin State for the time advantage and conquer Yan before his country quelled the civil strife.

So, after the Lantern Festival the next year, when Wanyan Zongbi was still preparing for the battle, Mu Xu did indeed show his fangs at Yandi as expected.

In Guizhou, the lobby of the small government office is full of seats, even the outer courtyard is no exception.

In order to determine the land of Yan for this battle, Mu Xu almost recruited all the generals under his command.

After counting the number of people, Yan Qing asked Mu Xu, who was sitting at the top, for instructions, and announced loudly, "Your Majesty's promotion!"

After hearing the words, all the generals bowed down at the same time.

"I have seen the prince!"

"The last will join the prince!"

Mu Xu glanced at everyone, nodded in satisfaction, "Everyone, please forgive me!"

When everyone was seated again, Mu Xu went straight to the point and said, "I think you should have already guessed the purpose of calling you here."

Xu Guanzhong and the others nodded in agreement, and Yang Zaixing even shouted, "My lord, please be the vanguard!"

As soon as this remark came out, Lin Chong and the others were immediately annoyed, and they laughed and cursed one after another.

"Boy is greedy!"

"Where is your turn!"

"That's right, the prince should send you to escort the food and grass."...

Seeing this scene, Mu Xu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down, "Okay, there will be battles in the future, there is no need to fight for a moment of courage, and just obey my general order honestly."

When everyone heard this, they quickly sat upright and listened to Mu Xu's words.

"Time shift!"

Mu Xu unexpectedly selected a candidate that no one expected. Shi Qian was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly realized that he got up and replied, "The last general is here!"

"I order you to lead the scout battalion to sneak into the prefectures of Yandi first, spy on the enemy's situation, and at the same time instigate the local people to prepare for the follow-up actions of our army."

"Yes, I will obey the order."

When Shi Qian took the order to retreat, Mu Xu's eyes fell on the faces of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Shi Bao. Finally, after some consideration, he chose Yue Fei's general.

"I'll give you [-] iron cavalry to take a detour to the place outside the pass, intercept the messenger from Yandi, and be responsible for stopping the deserters from the Jinren."

Yue Fei was indeed a genius general, and he discovered the problem immediately after receiving the order, "Should the final general focus on Gubeikou or Yuguan?"

Mu Xu reassured, "It's enough for the army to ambush outside Gubeikou. As for Yuguan, I have other arrangements. You only need to send a small number of elite cavalry to intercept the golden messengers who come out of the pass to ask for help."

"Yes, this subordinate will not disgrace his life!"

After talking about Yue Fei's appointment, Mu Xu asked Xu Guanzhong again, "Have you received Zhu Sima's reply?"

Xu Guanzhong hurriedly replied, "Zhu Sima's side has already made preparations, and can send troops at the agreed time."

"Okay, the rest of the people will wait for orders! The army officially marched southward on the fifth day of March and took Yanjing directly. This battle can only be won and not defeated, but anyone who violates the general's order will be punished without mercy!"

Time soon came to the fifth day of March, and as the gate of Juyongguan opened, [-] Dingxiang troops, led by Mu Xu, rushed towards Yanjing City with lightning speed.

At the same time, Zhu Wu also led an army of [-] troops out of the Taihang Mountains to fly to Zhuozhou.

Since Yanjing is only two hundred miles away from Juyongguan, Wanyan Zongbi naturally received the news of Mu Xu's attack soon.

After comparing the number of troops in Yanjing City and Mu Xu's troops, Wanyan Zongbi clearly realized that if he continued to sit in Yanjing, he would be trapped in the city and lose his command over the entire Yanjing.

This guy was also decisive, after figuring this out, he immediately left all his cronies behind and ruled Han Chang as Yanjing's guard, while he himself retreated to Jizhou, intending to use it as a base and keep an eye on the battle situation.

Han Chang, Han nationality, character Yuanji, originally from Yanjing.He is good at riding and shooting, he can hold a hard bow of three stones, and his shooting will surely sink into iron.

In the last years of the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi conquered Jurchen. He was defeated and followed his father Han Qinghe to surrender Jin. It relies on its confidant.

It can be said that although this man is a Han, he is an out-and-out traitor. He is loyal to the Kingdom of Jin and is often ashamed of his Han family background.

After being entrusted by Wanyan Zongbi with important tasks, Han Chang immediately sent a large army to recruit strong men from house to house in the city, forcing the people to transport rolling stones, thunder wood, arrows for defending the city, and brewing golden juice. Dashi blocked the four gates, determined to defend Yanjing to the death, hold back Mu Xu's army, and buy time for Wanyan Zongbi.

Facing this kind of hob meat made Mu Xu feel dizzy. After attacking the city for five days, but failed to make any progress, he had no choice but to use his secret weapon.

The next day, under Mu Xu's personal command, the Dingxiang Army attacked the southwestern sides of Yanjing like crazy.

After restraining most of the defenders in the city, several small troops composed of hundreds of people set up a pontoon bridge, braved arrows, crossed the moat, rushed under the east wall, and buried many three-foot-square parcels. , and then quickly evacuated.

Then, while the defenders on the city greeted each other, there was a burst of flames below the city, followed by a loud noise resounding through the sky, bringing up smoke and dust all over the sky. wide gap.

A mile away, the generals of the Dingxiang army who witnessed this scene were stunned, and it took a while before someone sighed, "My mother, Lao Tzu, could it be that the prince invited Lei Gong to come down to earth?"

Mu Xu smiled when he heard the words, and thought to himself, "This is just the simplest explosive package, and it is nothing more than the power produced by the number."

Although he thought so in his heart, Mu Xu actually knew that it was very rare to be able to do this in this era, so he praised Ling Zhen who was beside him, "The craftsman department is doing a good job. The personnel in charge of gunpowder research and development, every day People will be promoted to the first rank, and they will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and Lord Ling will be promoted to earl."

Ling Zhen hastily bowed his thanks and said, "My subordinates thank the lord on behalf of all the craftsmen."

Then, he sighed sincerely, "In the final analysis, the prince deserves the most credit. If it weren't for the formula provided by the prince, we would not be able to make such a fetish no matter how hard we try."

Mu Xu shook his head with a smile, and said, "I just mentioned it, but in the end it's all thanks to you."

After finishing speaking, he solemnly urged, "Go back and move the artisans who lead the research and development of gunpowder to live in one place, order people to monitor them at all times, and never leak the formula."

"Yes, the subordinate understands the pros and cons, and promises to do its best to keep it secret."

"Well, it's good that you understand. However, this thing still needs to be improved to further increase its power and create a weapon that is more convenient to carry, such as replacing the outer skin with a well-sealed iron material."

Ling Zhen's eyes lit up, and his heart itched unbearably, "Can you elaborate, my lord?"

Mu Xu was about to explain, but Yan Qing reminded, "My lord, it's time to send troops into the city."

"It's not too late to talk about this matter. The most urgent thing is to take down Yanjing first." Mu Xu and Ling Zhen said, and then ordered Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, and Yang Zaixing to lead their troops into the city.

Half a day later, the north gate of Yanjing opened wide. Surrounded by all the generals, Mu Xu rode into the city while listening to Lin Chong's report on the situation in the city.

"My lord, after the last general and others entered the city, the enemy army, under the leadership of Han Chang, relied on the streets of the city to resist stubbornly. After repeated attempts to persuade them to surrender, we could only fight against them."

"How about the casualties of our army, where is that fellow Han Chang?"

Lin Chong replied with a dark face, "I am ashamed, the casualties in this battle are no less than two thousand, and Han Chang was captured alive by Yang Zaixing."

Mu Xu sneered and said, "What a loyal minister and filial son of the Kingdom of Jin, if that's the case, then I will fulfill him. Pass on my order, and cut him alive at Caishikou tomorrow at [-]:[-] noon."

Speaking of this, he asked again, "I remember that Han Chang is from Yanjing, right?"

Lin Chong expressed his ignorance about this, but fortunately Xu Guanzhong knew a thing or two, so he interjected, "Your Majesty, this Han Chang is indeed from the Yanjing Han family, and his family is still one of the best in the local area."

Mu Xu was puzzled after hearing this, so he waved and called Xiao Qian.

"Then Han Chang has invested money, why didn't the Liao Kingdom liquidate the Han family?"

Xiao Qian said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty doesn't know, the Han family has operated in Nan and Yanjing for several generations, and they are married to many big families in the city, and the relationship between them is intricate. They collectively opposed them, so after the Han family declared that Han Chang and his son would be expelled from the house, the matter was left alone."

"I don't know if the Han family and Han Chang have any contact after the Jin people come?"

"I'm afraid I'll have to ask someone to find out."

"I know about this. When I captured Han Chang just now, there were Han family members beside him." It was Yang Zaixing who heard several people talking, and hurriedly came over and said.

"Dogs can't change eating shit, hateful, should be killed!"

Mu Xu cursed, and then ordered Xiao Qian, "After entering the city, I will give you the power of discretion, and you and I will thoroughly investigate the people in this city who are helping the evildoers."

Xiao Qian hated the Jin people the most in his life, hated the house and the people under the house, and he also hated the people who took refuge in the Jin country.

Therefore, when he heard Mu Xu's order, he immediately agreed to it.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely not let the family go. I just don't know how to deal with those innocent family members, so please give me some instructions?"

Mu Xu thought for a moment, and then replied, "There is a saying in Buddhism, if you sow karma, you will get bad results. They enjoy the wealth and honor brought by their family, so they are innocent? You don't have to be scruples, just do what you want."

A long time ago, Mu Xu was very dissatisfied with those big families of Yanyun. Now that he got this opportunity to be cleaned up, he naturally has no reason to let them go easily.

With a decision in his heart, he immediately said to Xu Guanzhong, "Consider it, and every time you capture a place in the future, you will do it accordingly, and you don't need to report to me."

Xu Guanzhong comprehended and said, "The lower officials know, and I will issue a document later, ordering the generals to act accordingly."

While talking, everyone passed through several seriously damaged streets, feeling the peeping eyes cast from the houses, Mu Xu couldn't help sighing, and the "Hillside Yangtong Caring for the Ancient" by Zhang Yanghao in the Yuan Dynasty emerged in his mind. , feeling it for a while, "Prosperity, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer."

(End of this chapter)