Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

When Zhang Yong received this battle report, it was already several days later. Chuzhou City had been completely captured, and even the reinforcements coming from Yangzhou were defeated by Cha Tuohua and his men.

The combat effectiveness of the reinforcements from the Southern Song Dynasty was still so low, but there was no natural danger in the city to defend in the field. The Southern Song army really had no way to deal with the Mongolian cavalry.

"Hahaha! I sent an order to commend all the frontline soldiers, and ordered Cha Tuohua, Zheng Huaxing and the others to guard Chuzhou City, collect all the surrendered soldiers, and transport a batch of food and grass there." Zhang Yong said.

It was a good thing to capture Chuzhou City. He could rely on Chuzhou City to completely tear apart the Huaihe River defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty.

As long as a hole is opened, when the war to destroy the Song Dynasty is completely launched next year, his army can set off from Chuzhou City and march straight in.

Therefore, the city must strengthen its defenses.

"The letters sent by the King of Guanzhong, General Cha Tuohua, and General Zheng Huaxing said that there is a large amount of grain and grass stored in Chuzhou City. With the grain and grass they carry, it will be enough for three or four months. Now we can't We are anxious to send him food and grass, and the top priority now is to capture Yidu Mansion," Tao Jie said.

"Well! Then wait until two months later to deliver food and grass to them, let them guard the city wall well, and never take the initiative to attack. If the Southern Song army comes, they will be wiped out on the plains.

On other fronts, as long as the four continents are defended, the Southern Song Dynasty's army will not dare to take the initiative to attack. I ordered all the defensive troops to strengthen their vigilance. At the same time, I ordered Zhang Danshen, Xu Haifeng, Battelle and others on the front line to besiege Yidu Prefecture with all their strength. "Zhang Yong said.

There is really no need to worry too much about the food and grass in the direction of Chuzhou City. They have seized a large amount of food and grass in the city, and coupled with the food and grass they carry, it will not be a problem to eat it for three months.

The ministers should be frank. The power of these Han princes in Hebei is very powerful. If the King of Guanzhong can take them into his own use, it will indeed be a huge help. He had to say these words.

What the Mongols gave you was the enfeoffment system, and what they gave me was also the enfeoffment system. But for this land in Hebei, I cannot use the enfeoffment system.

"King Guanzhong, don't worry, I will send out your order right away." Tao Jie said.

How could he not know that these Han people from Hebei really wanted to surrender to him sincerely, but there were conditions for their surrender.

Two months later, I asked Guanzhong to send them food and grass again. There was a one-month buffer period on the way, which was about the same time.

If I want to take the power of Hebei, I will also weaken the strength of these Han people, instead of letting them become local emperors in a small place. The Mongols will adopt a tax farming system, but I am not a tax filing system.

After the battle ends in early May, Zhang Yong will need to spend nearly a year to absorb the results of his victory, and wait until the spring of next year to officially start the great cause of conquering Song Dynasty.

"King Guanzhong, if these Han princes in Hebei really come to seek refuge with you, you can actually accept it. The army in Hebei has always been powerful. If they can join you, they should be able to defeat the Song Dynasty next year. We can form a coalition to help," Tao Jie said.

This time, the Southern Song Dynasty will face a Guanzhong army that is completely different from the past.

"Yes! I understand, prepare for the reception. When they arrive, give me a good meal and drink." Zhang Yong said.

This battle will shock the world, because he will let the war machine in Guanzhong operate at full capacity. All new weapons and new training methods will be displayed in front of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yong has made sufficient preparations for the army and cavalry, and there is nothing to worry about.

"King Guanzhong, from Hebei, someone has sent a message before, saying that Shi Tianze has come to see you with some Han servants." Tao Jie said.

"Well! I want to capture Yidu Prefecture within a month, and I must end the war at the beginning of this year." Zhang Yong said.

As for the navy, Zhang Yong's Guanzhong navy has almost been established in Chongqing. It has now built dozens of warships and trained more than 10,000 navy troops. Moreover, his own warships are also equipped with Some new heavy cannons and flamethrowers.

But they are a group of out-and-out local warlords. The biggest condition for surrendering to me is to let them control themselves. They can recruit their own troops and collect their own taxes. This is something I cannot allow. I am in my own territory. Raised a bunch of warlords. "Zhang Yong said.

Their conditions are unacceptable to Zhang Yong. I can give you glory and wealth, and I can divide you into princes, but you cannot build a country within a country on my territory.

"I know that these Han people in Hebei are very powerful. If we can conquer them, it will indeed increase our power in Guanzhong.

As long as it enters the Yangtze River Basin, the Southern Song Dynasty's army will be completely annihilated by itself. The advanced weapons and equipment will form a crushing level of combat power.

You must make this clear to them, and if they agree, let them join you.

"King of Guanzhong, you are a fan of the authorities! The Han Dynasty has been centralized since ancient times. How can it be said that the princes and kings are granted titles? It is definitely not possible to recruit troops and collect taxes and silver by yourself.

If you don't agree, you can say something else. But if you ignore them, then you are completely pushing them towards the Torre family. They have no choice at all. You can at least give them a chance to choose. "Tao Jie said.

Nowadays, the life of the Han people in Hebei is very difficult. During the Wokuotai period, they were suppressed by Yelu Pucai in various ways. During the period when Guiyou and his son were supervising the country, things were not much better. After all, they were dragging their feet before. People from the Ray family.

The military power under their command has been reduced again and again, and even their lives are not guaranteed in some futures. Now these Han people in Hebei want to find a big backer.

Instead of coming to negotiate terms with the King of Guanzhong, because they are not qualified to negotiate terms at all, the King of Guanzhong's best choice is to talk to them. If they don't even talk, it will completely push them to the side of the Torre family. .

Because these Han people in Hebei had no choice at all. Now that they have a chance to choose and show their kindness to the King of Guanzhong, they must have made some preparations.

"You want me to accept their surrender and give them certain benefits?" Zhang Yong touched his chin and said.

"King Guanzhong, what people have wanted since ancient times is nothing but glory and wealth. If you are afraid of their military power, then you will not allow them to recruit troops privately and ask them to hand over their general power. But you have to do this slowly.

Promise them some benefits first and let them stand on your side. After finishing dealing with the Southern Song Dynasty, you can start to deal with the Tuo Lei family. Once the Tuo Lei family falls, these Han people will not be at your mercy. They will not have the power to resist you at all. "Tao Jie said.

He naturally understands King Guanzhong's worries, but to be honest, this worry is actually a bit unnecessary.

Accepting their surrender does not mean that they will not deal with them or seize their military power in the future. If they are willing to hand over their military power, then the King of Guanzhong will definitely give them glory and wealth and let them continue to serve in the army.

Now what the King of Guanzhong wants is just the surrender of the entire Hebei region when he crusade against the Southern Song Dynasty.

If the Hebei army can send some soldiers and horses to help, the pressure on the Guanzhong army will be greatly reduced.

After all, it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The strength and wealth accumulated cannot be underestimated. Although the Guanzhong army has sophisticated weapons and well-trained troops, it is still far behind the Song army in terms of numbers.

"I understand what you mean. I will have a good talk with them when we receive them this time. Next year, let these Han people from Hebei also send part of their troops to help." Zhang Yong nodded and said.

Tao Jie is right! I only thought of their harm, but not their benefits. Now, I can use them. After completely defeating the Southern Song Dynasty and ruling the entire south, I can do whatever I say.

If these Hebei Han princes want to live, they can only accept the original history. During the Mongol Khan period, Mongol rule had actually begun to weaken the power of these Han princes.

Some of the top Han nobles were constantly being transferred to different territories. Even Guo Kan, who made great contributions during the third Western Expedition, was jealous of the Mongolian army.

After returning from the Western Expedition, not only was there no reward, but he was also placed in the land of Dengzhou and asked to serve as a garrison. The Mongols did this, and these Han princes tolerated it.

I just want their military power and their taxation rights, but I will still give them glory and wealth. You follow me, I will not let my men eat dirt.

Even the future. Zhang Yong also plans to seize these Han princes in Hebei to further places, such as Southeast Asia, Japan, and Australia. If these lands are too far away, they can only adopt a decentralized system. Centralization of power will not work.

"King of Guanzhong, as long as you understand, I will go and make arrangements right away so that these Han nobles in Hebei can appreciate the scenery of Guanzhong." Tao Jie said. "Well! You go ahead!" Zhang Yong nodded and said.

The Southern Song Dynasty also learned of this bad news. In just seven days, the Guanzhong army captured Chuzhou.

There was a wailing in Lin'an Mansion, and the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world were condemning the surrender of Kaicheng, the defender of Chuzhou City, and even more mourning for the General Zhou who died in the battle.

"Pity me, General Zhou, the fierce general of the Song Dynasty. I led eight hundred warriors out of the city to fight in a bloody battle. I didn't expect that the Chuzhou defender would open the city and surrender."

"With such a treacherous minister in power, how can we, the Song Dynasty, be undefeated?"

"This King of Guanzhong is really ambitious! He might be tempted to swallow up mountains and rivers in anger."

"Hmph! No matter how powerful he is, he is just a dog of the Mongols."

"Don't talk nonsense. It is said that the King of Guanzhong has received a promise from Mongolia and is allowed to seal the country. Do you know what a feudal state is?
It is said that the Mongols also occupy a large amount of land in the west, and the monarchs of those lands can govern themselves as long as they respect Mongolia as the suzerain state. "

The story of Mongolia's Western Expedition has also spread to their south. These southern Song people also know that there are many countries in the west, and Mongolia conquered many countries.

"I'm afraid this King of Guanzhong wants to dominate the world!" A Confucian student said.

"Can the Great Khan of Mongolia, the emperor of Mongolia, really tolerate this kind of vassal king? Aren't you afraid that he will become bigger?" A drinking man asked.

This kind of thing is unimaginable in the Central Plains Dynasty. You, a vassal king, have such huge power and occupy such huge land.

In the eyes of the emperor, this was a complete rebellion!

"Don't you understand this? The Mongols originally liked the feudal system. They had no such thing as centralized power. The Mongolian Khan did not like the land of the Central Plains, but preferred to live on the grasslands of the north.

The land in the northern grasslands is not much smaller than that in the Central Plains. "

"Hmph, those are just bitter cold places outside the Great Wall. Even if they are thousands of miles away, they can't compare to our thousands of miles of land in the south." A Confucian scholar said.

"Do you know? In recent years, the King of Guanzhong has printed a world map and distributed it to the world.

Our land in the Central Plains and the Song Dynasty are not as big as the Mongolian territory. Even the newly established branch khanates established by the Mongols are not much smaller than our Song Dynasty. "

"Moreover, the land of this King of Guanzhong was not given to him by the Mongols. After returning from the Western Expedition with the Mongols, all his land was captured by himself with swords and guns.

The Mongols just gave him an official title and then asked him to conquer the world. The land he conquered must belong to him. "

"Then this makes sense. Since ancient times, this world belongs to whoever conquers it. If the King of Guanzhong can really defeat us." A customer eating in a restaurant was about to say something, but was blocked by the person next to him. mouth.

"You idiot, what are you talking about? We are under the emperor's feet now, so we can't talk nonsense." said my friend at the same table.

Not everything can be said. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, they have always been weak, losing territory again and again, and now they may have really reached the point of subjugation.

In the court hall of the Song Dynasty, the ministers faced the emperor Zhao Yun without saying a word, and they all stood there silently.

"My dear friends, please tell me something! Will our army of the Song Dynasty attack Chuzhou?" Zhao Yun said.

Once troops and horses were mobilized, the weakness of the Song Dynasty was exposed. Soldiers and horses from all over the country said that they needed to prepare food and grass, mobilize troops, and distribute armor to soldiers. It can take as fast as a month or as little as two months before the army can set off.

So far, only Yangzhou Prefecture has sent a symbolic army to support Chuzhou City, but they were killed and defeated. Only a few thousand of the more than 10,000 troops fled back.

As soon as the news spread, local officials in various places began to complain about military expenditures, food and grass problems, soldiers and armor problems, and some even complained directly about illness.

In a word, we can't send troops and we can't raise food.

How embarrassing was it for him, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who wanted to restore Chuzhou City!

Their political orders of the Song Dynasty were rotten to the core at this time. Everywhere they followed the instructions but not the propaganda. The successive defeats in Mongolia and Guanzhong in recent years had completely destroyed the confidence of the Song Dynasty army.

When Mongolia launched its southern expedition, a large number of generals from the Song Dynasty did emerge. However, these generals had just risen and were suppressed by civilian officials in various ways. They were not even allowed to participate in the Northern Expedition.

It seems that in the eyes of these civil servants, suppressing military generals is the most important thing at any time, and everything else is unimportant.

"Officials! If you want to mobilize a large army, you have to wait until at least next year. This year, we will mobilize fewer people, and we will be defeated by the Mongols. It is better not to go, as long as we defend Yangzhou City." A civil servant said. .

In the current situation, the armies from all over the country cannot be concentrated together, their strength cannot be unified, and they cannot defeat the Mongols at all. For this reason, Yangzhou City can only be defended.

The Mongols' attacking army was not large, and more than half of them were cavalry. Their idea was probably to defend Chuzhou.

"Officials, you can send special envoys to various places to urge the dispatch of troops. Chuzhou City must not wait until next year to recover. If it waits until next year, the Mongolian army will destroy Shandong, and maybe they will attack the Song Dynasty in a large scale." A military commander stood. Get up and speak.

"Our Song Dynasty has experienced wars for a long time. How can we pull out a large army to attack Mongolia now? The people of our Song Dynasty have already suffered terribly because of these years of war." A civil servant said.

"Guan family. In my humble opinion, why don't we send an envoy to Guanzhong to make peace with the King of Guanzhong!" A civil servant said.

If we can't win on the battlefield, we can only resort to negotiation. Anyway, this is their old tradition in the Song Dynasty. When they really can't beat them, they can only give in.

It is not impossible to give the coins to the Liao Kingdom, to the Jin Kingdom, to the King of Guanzhong, or even to Mongolia.

"Then send an envoy to tell the King of Guanzhong that our Song Dynasty is willing to give some coins to let him return Chuzhou City to us." Zhao Yun said.

"Guan family, if you want to go back to Chuzhou City, it is probably impossible."

"Send an envoy to the Prince of Guanzhong's Mansion to make peace with the Prince of Guanzhong!" Zhao Yun said.

This is the only last resort now.

On the other side, Yidu Mansion in Shandong Province had been besieged for almost a month. The entire red-coated army in Shandong Province had been wiped out by the Guanzhong army.

Li Fen also sent out troops these days and had a tentative battle with the Guanzhong army, but the Guanzhong army came up with a very strange weapon.

Hundreds of soldiers took long black pipes and aimed them at their red-coated soldiers. These soldiers armed with long spears and iron knives were beaten to the point of being knocked down.

The banging sound even frightened many war horses.

Li Fen's red coat army could only leave the corpses on the ground and retreat into the city in embarrassment.

However, the city wall of Yidu Mansion is not just a natural barrier in Tongguan, it is extremely strong. (End of chapter)