Qian Song

Chapter 406 Magic Cannon? ! (Ask for a monthly pass!)
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Just when Li Cun and his ministers worked together to annex Jidi, Li Cun suddenly received an urgent report from Wu Jie, who was guarding the northwest, saying that two envoys from the Kingdom of Jin had entered the country from Xixia, indicating that they would come to the Daqian Dynasty to discuss the relationship between the two kingdoms. Regarding the peace talks between the two countries, they are already at the border. I wonder if the two of them will be allowed to enter the country?

Upon receiving this news, Li Cun couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "What should come will come anyway."

In fact, all the high-level members of the Kingdom of Jin had already realized that something was wrong.

Their Dajin Kingdom mobilized almost a million troops and arranged defenses, so they could only come to the decisive battle.

But I don't want to, the army waiting for the left will not come to the decisive battle, and the army waiting for the right will not come to the decisive battle.

Send a sentry to inquire again, and the Daqian Dynasty actually built a wharf and some kind of railway on Dongdong Road and Helan Road in their Jin Kingdom.

The actions of the Daqian Dynasty are really too suspicious, and the high-level officials in the Kingdom of Jin really can't help but think too much.

In fact, for a long time, all the high-level officials in the Kingdom of Jin have never worried about the attack of the Gan army.

Regardless of the sharp weapons of the Qian army, the weapons of the Jin army are backward, but on the grassland of Mapingchuan, as long as their grassland warriors do not want to fight the Qian army head-on, the powerful firearms of the Qian army will not be able to play a role.

In addition, in the past, the grasslands could not be effectively ruled by the Central Plains dynasty. The key reason was that the cost of communication and transportation was too high.

Once the army of the Central Plains Dynasty entered the grassland, as long as the grassland people used the guerrilla tactics of the enemy advancing and retreating, the enemy stationing and we harassing, the enemy tired and we attacking, and the enemy retreating and chasing, the delay could drag down the army of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In addition, it was useless for the Central Plains dynasty to conquer the grasslands. They could not live here, and they dared not live here. In the end, they would get nothing but grab some livestock and property, and carve letters on stones. People not only have to spend food to feed them, but also have to worry about governing them, and even prevent them from rebelling at any time.

To put it bluntly, the cost is seriously out of proportion to the output.

In the words of those literati in the Central Plains Dynasty, this is a waste of money and people, and the emperor who is keen on this kind of thing is a warlike one.

From the perspective of the high-level people in the Kingdom of Jin, the grasslands will always belong to these nomadic peoples, so they are invincible.

But after the Daqian Dynasty conquered their Jin Kingdom's Dongdong Road and Helan Road, they stopped moving forward, but put on a posture of digesting their Jin Kingdom's Tokyo Road and Helan Road first.

This is not a good sign.

If the Daqian Dynasty really annexed their Dongdong Road and Helan Road in the Kingdom of Jin, it would be a huge threat to the Kingdom of Jin.

The key point is that the Dongdong Road and Helan Road of the Kingdom of Jin are governed by Haner, Liao people who are proficient in Han culture, Bohai people who are highly Sinicized, and Jin people who are proficient in Han culture. The people on these two roads have a very high degree of Sinicization. It is really possible to be ruled by the Dagan Dynasty.

The key point is that after Yue Fei's troops attacked Dongdong Road and Helan Road in the Kingdom of Jin, they immediately turned from offense to defense, and the Daqian Dynasty issued a decree that from now on, they will stop fighting with the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Jin. The trade with allies of the country, especially the grain, salt, tea and daily necessities necessary for the Jin people, is strictly controlled, and none of them is allowed to flow into the grassland.

This trick is a bit too murderous.

Because these things are the necessities of the grassland people, monopolizing these things can completely control the people on the grassland.

Zhang Juzheng did this in history, but unfortunately he didn't stick to it.

In the end, it was precisely another nomadic people, the Manchu Jurchen, who completely controlled the Mongols. The Qing Dynasty pushed the Mongols from a peak population of nearly 50 million to just over [-].

It can be seen how successful this trick is.

However, it takes a lot of time for this trick to be effective.

Although the high-level members of the Jin Kingdom realized that something was wrong, they didn't feel any urgency.

What really made the high-level officials of the Jin Kingdom feel urgent was that after a while, they heard a piece of news that shocked them collectively——the Gan army invaded Kaijing, the capital of the Goryeo Dynasty, from the sea, and captured the king. Kai and Wanyan Xian'er, as well as all the royal families and clans of the Goryeo Dynasty, are currently sweeping the Goryeo Dynasty.

This time, all the high-level leaders of the Kingdom of Jin finally understood the battle plan of the Dagan Dynasty Mingxiu plank road to cross Chencang secretly.

If the Dagan Dynasty is allowed to complete this battle plan, with the money and food support of the Goryeo Dynasty close at hand, the Gan army will no longer have to worry about the high communication and transportation costs. The key is that there will be no worries about the Goryeo Dynasty. If you don't do it, you will be able to destroy the Kingdom of Jin just by relying on the economic and trade war that has started now.

As people on the prairie, all the high-level officials in the Kingdom of Jin knew how important the food, salt, tea and daily necessities that were sealed off by the Daqian Dynasty were.

It can be said that if Jin Guo fails to solve this problem for a long time, those allies of Jin Guo on the grassland will definitely defect to Jin Guo, and even be assassinated by Jin Guo.

This trick of the Dagan Dynasty is really too poisonous.

How to do?
Counterattack their Dongdong Road and Helan Road in the Kingdom of Jin, and then go to Korea?

Of course, all the high-level officials in the Kingdom of Jin were unwilling to do so.

But the problem is, the red-clothed cannons of the dry army can't run, and they can't catch up with the horses of their big gold warriors. But in defensive warfare and positional warfare, I'm afraid they can defeat Yue Fei with an army of millions. The 20 troops in the Ministry are not necessarily.

This time, Wanyan Zongpan, Wanyan Zongjun, Wanyanchang and others jumped out again to advocate peace, saying that only by negotiating peace with the Daqian Dynasty can their Dajin Kingdom escape this catastrophe, and then they first put down Yelu Yujian and Xiao Wuliu The rebellion took back the back road of their Jin people, and then they will care about the Daqian Dynasty.

The top leaders of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Zongqian and Jin Wushu, disagreed.

Regarding this, Wanyan Zongpan just said lightly: "Then you can come up with a good strategy to save the country."

The high-ranking officials of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Zongqian and Jin Wushu, were at a loss for words, and could only reluctantly propose to send envoys to the grassland tribes and Xixia, and the grassland tribes and Xixia expressed that their lips were dead and their teeth were cold, and they would strengthen their alliances to jointly resist the Daqian Dynasty to attack the grassland.

However, the propositions of the top leaders of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Zongqian and Jin Wushu, were obviously untenable.

Seeing this, the number of Jin people who supported the peace talks suddenly increased.

In the end, Wanyan Quan had no choice but to make a final decision and sent envoys to Tokyo, their Kingdom of Jin, to discuss the peace talks with the Dagan Dynasty.

At the same time, according to Wanyan Zongqian and Jin Wushu's wishes, Wanyan Quan sent envoys to the tribes of the grassland and Xixia, and asked them to send troops to repel the invasion of the grassland by the Dagan Dynasty.

Without exception, all the envoys sent by Jin Guo to Liaoning Road were detained by Zhao Ding.

After hearing the news, a group of high-level people in the Kingdom of Jin believed that the military of the Daqian Dynasty wanted to fight with the Kingdom of Jin to get a chance to get promoted and make a fortune, and they then obstructed it.

Therefore, a group of high-level officials in the Kingdom of Jin sent envoys to go directly to the capital of the Dagan Dynasty via Xixia to seek an audience with Li Cun and discuss the issue of the two families stopping their troops and negotiating peace.

Jin Guoneng took the initiative to send envoys here, which first of all showed that they were really scared of being beaten by the Qianjun.

And the Daqian Dynasty also needed time to regain Jidi.

The key point is that Li Cun is not willing to fight on two fronts.

So Li Cun ordered Wu Jie to send two envoys to Kyoto.

However, Li Cun also secretly ordered Wu Jie to delay the arrival of the two Jin envoys to Beijing, so as to buy more time for Zhao Li, Yu Guang and others to recover Ji land.

Wu Jie understood, and sent people to take the two Jin envoys around half of the Daqian Dynasty. The journey to Yingtianfu in Nanjing could have been reached in two days by train, but they just walked for two full months.

This reminded the Jin envoys Wanyan Zongmei (the son of Wanyan Wu begging for money) and Da Jingguan (the Jurchen nobleman) to recall the experience of the Jin envoys Helu and Da Diwu when they were envoys to the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

At that time, Song Chen Wang Shizhong took Helu and Dadiwu away for more than two months before arriving in Bianliang City, Tokyo, and when Holu and Dadiwu arrived in Bianliang City, they were arranged by Guozi Siye Quan Yanbang He was put under house arrest in the Tongwen Hall, and was released back to the Kingdom of Jin after more than half a year. Nothing was negotiated.

Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan were very afraid that the Daqian Dynasty would copy the strategy of the Zhao and Song Dynasty and let them come here for nothing, what's more, they would be detained in the Daqian Dynasty, just like the Jin Kingdom sent them to Jin Kingdom Tokyo Like the envoys of the road.

Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan wanted to go home and return to the Kingdom of Jin, but they also shouldered the great trust of Wanyan Zongpan, Wanyan Zongjun and Wanyanchang, as well as the national destiny of the Kingdom of Jin, so they really had no choice but to go to the capital of the Daqian Dynasty.

There was no other way, Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the guide sent by Wu Jie to stop and go, from summer to autumn, before arriving at Yingtianfu in Nanjing, the capital of the Dagan Dynasty.

What made Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan breathe a sigh of relief was that the Daqian Dynasty did not directly detain them, but arranged for Ling Huiyou Pavilion waiting for Ma Zhi and Living Lang Tianhao to be the principal and deputy envoys, which was quite enthusiastic Received them and arranged them to live in the post house temporarily.

On the second day, Zhao Liangsi and Tian Hao formally talked with Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan about the reasons for their mission to the Daqian Dynasty on behalf of the Daqian Dynasty.

Wanyan Zongmei said: "Daqian is a country of etiquette. You and I have no long-cherished wishes, and we have a peace treaty. Now, regardless of the friendship between the two families, your court took the lead in raising troops to the north. You are famous for sending troops. I don't know why your family suddenly sent troops come to fight?"

Hearing this, Ma Zhi snorted heavily: "Your family dares to question my family? Count it yourself. Since the signing of the peace agreement, how many times has your family committed crimes, but which time has my family not tolerated it?"

Wanyan Zongmei knew he was wrong, but he still argued: "This is all done by Nianhan alone, and has nothing to do with the imperial court. Nianhan is embracing his own troops, and he is also a thief of our Dajin Kingdom. Now he has been imprisoned by our prime minister and went to Beijing. If your court agrees Stop the soldiers and return the territory that occupies my family, and my family will hand over all the Nianhan family to the noble court, how about it?"

Ma Zhi snorted coldly, and said: "If your family thinks Nianhan is a traitor, you should send an envoy to my house to explain the situation, and you can also ask my family to send troops to help you eliminate the traitor, but your family has never sent an envoy to my house to explain, and The last time your family committed crimes against the border, it was when your emperor was not enthroned that he and Nianhan jointly led the army, so this is clearly your family's sophistry, and this is an extraordinary act, so asking the teacher for a crime, what is nameless?"

Wanyan Zongmei said: "Nianhan has a strong army and a strong horse. Everyone in my court fears him and dare not be an enemy. My emperor is no exception. Therefore, he can only pretend to be a snake and dare not ask for help from the noble court. There is no need to doubt the horse waiting system."

Ma Zhi was unmoved and said: "The tongue is as good as a tongue! A fake teacher should be sincere when asking for help. Bao Xu cried for Qin, and Kong Ming went to Wu. They are all sincere. How can the neighboring countries not respond to such a request for help? A messenger came to me to do a great job. Although this court has a heart of compassion, there is nothing to do. Today, the army is suppressing the country, and it is only in the middle of the night. If disasters and fortunes exist, the monarchs and ministers of your court will be punished by themselves!"

Wanyan Zongmei was rendered speechless by Ma Zhi's words, but Wei Wei remained silent.

Seeing this, Ma Zhi said again: "If your family has the sincerity of knowing your mistakes, you can directly express your wishes, otherwise you will see each other on the battlefield."

Seeing that Ma Zhi is so strong, Wanyan Zongmei can only say that they Jin Guo hopes that the two parties can re-sign the peace treaty based on the areas they currently occupy.

In addition, Wanyan Zongmei emphasized that the Daqian Dynasty must return the bodies of the royal families and clans of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan's mother, Wanyan Zongfu, etc., and reopen the border between the two countries without restricting food, salt, tea and daily life. The sale and purchase of supplies.

With such a peace negotiation condition, Ma Zhi would definitely not be able to make the decision.

Therefore, Ma Zhi hurried back to the palace and reported to Li Cun.

The reason why Li Cun was willing to talk to the Jin people was mainly to buy time for Zhao Li, Yu Guang and others to recover Jidi.

After all, Li Cun would definitely not want to fight on two fronts unless he had to.

And just as the Jin people worried, as long as the Daqian Dynasty completely annexed the Jidi, there is a Jidi with sufficient money and food to serve as a stable rear for the Jin army, supplemented by railway transportation and modern communications, the Jin Kingdom will undoubtedly be defeated. Even if the Daqian Dynasty stopped sending troops and just fought an economic and trade war, the Kingdom of Jin would definitely be destroyed in the end.

So Li Cun was going to agree to the Jinren's summation first.

As for how long this peace treaty can last, it depends on how long Zhao Li, Yu Guang and the others can completely recover Jidi for the Daqian Dynasty.

However, it is impossible for Li Cun to agree to all the conditions proposed by the Jinren.

Return the bodies of the royal family and clan of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Yanmu, Wanyan Zongfu, etc., to the Jin Kingdom, give the Jin people a step to negotiate peace, and reopen the border between the two countries to trade grain, salt, and tea fairly And daily necessities, it is easy to say that the economic and trade sanctions on the Jin people will be lifted.

After all, at the current stage, the focus of the Dagan Dynasty is on recovering the land of Ji, not the land of gold, and some concessions can be made to the Jin people appropriately.

But Li Cun has one condition, that is, he wants to complete Yan Zonghan's family, from old to young, from male to female, even if they are domestic slaves, there must be no one less.

Talking about this level of agreement, it is already very successful for Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan.

In order to keep the cunning Jinren from thinking about anything, Li Cun asked Ma Zhi to take Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan to the shooting range.

On the shooting range, Wanyan Zongmei and Dajing watched a scene they will never forget.

I saw a red cannon as thick as a large water tank and almost three feet long. With one shot, a small mountain ten miles away was leveled.

The shocking scene left Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan stunned.

Ma Zhi took this opportunity to say to Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan: "If your family hadn't asked for peace in time, my family only needs to line up a hundred of these cannons, and your family's million-dollar army will be killed in an instant. It will be wiped out."

Wanyan Zongmei and Da Jingguan brought back what they had seen and heard on the shooting range of the Daqian Dynasty and told a group of golden men, who were so scared that almost all the golden men said that they should quickly negotiate peace with the Dagan Dynasty, and that this battle can no longer be fought Yes, even if they fight, they have to wait until their Dajin Kingdom also develops a magic cannon with the same power.

Only a few people, such as Jin Wushu, who had really studied the red-clothed cannon of the Dagan Dynasty, were full of doubts: "Dagan really has such a powerful magic cannon? Why do I not believe it?"

But the reason why the Jin Kingdom negotiated peace with the Daqian Dynasty this time is mainly to stabilize the Gan army first, give them time to develop new firearms, and eliminate the Khitans who occupy their hometown.

For this reason, even though Jin Wushu felt that there was something wrong with the Dagan Dynasty's magic cannon, he did not create any extra problems, but acquiesced to the peace advocated by the Jin Kingdom's peace faction.

Soon, the golden men who reached a consensus tied up thousands of men and women including servants in Wanyan Zonghan's family and sent them to the Daqian Dynasty to sign a contract.

As for Wanyan Zonghan's family's feelings?

who cares?
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