choke element

Chapter 532

Du Shisheng jumped up suddenly, and his head hit the roof of the car, making a loud "boom".He covered his head and shouted loudly: "Jinkouhe camp? How is that possible?"

The person who entered first was also shocked: "How could Shuhu Gaoqi let the Mongols approach so close?"

After asking a question, he realized that Du Shisheng was staggering, and quickly reached out to support him: "Mr. Jinzhi, are you alright?"

Du Shisheng sat back to his original place, spread out his hands, and found blood on them.It turned out that he had moved too much just now, knocking on the hardwood railing on the roof abruptly, tearing a wound behind his ear.

At this moment, another uninvited guest also panicked, rushed up, pulled off the sleeve of his robe, and held Du Shisheng's wound.

Du Shisheng's carriage was not high-end, it was small and cramped, and the three people in the carriage were in a hurry, making it look cramped.This series of movements was so great that the carriage was shaking.

The driver outside hurriedly asked, "Sir, how is it?"

"I'm fine!" Du Shisheng shouted at the top of his voice.

He took a deep breath, resisted the feeling of dizziness, and bowed to the two of them: "I was going to find you two, but I didn't think that you two came first. Thank you!"

After a pause, he asked again and again: "But I don't know how the Mongolian army arrived at Jinkouhe? How many soldiers and horses do they have? Why is there no news in Zhongdu City? What do the Mongolians want?"

The person who boarded the car later opened his mouth and looked at the other person.

Another person smiled bitterly and said, "De Gang, I'm far less informed than you. I only heard that there was a Mongolian army sneaking nearby, but I don't know if it's in the Jinkouhe camp...or you tell me!"

These two people are Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun.

Two years ago in the Zhongdu coup, these two people, along with Guo Ning, participated in Dajin's succession of the throne.However, the two of them were unwilling to retire as Guo Ning did and seek a foreign post. They hoped that they could really become a big man in charge of the government as Guo Ning planned at the beginning.

This kind of idea was originally instigated by Du Shisheng... Du Shisheng was in Zhongdu back then, specializing in this kind of activity of disturbing the gangsters. People are used as a sharp edge to break the situation.

So the two responded to King Sheng's suggestion, taking advantage of the turmoil in Zhongdu, massacred many Zongwangs in Zhongdu overnight, making Shengwang Wanyan Xun the only candidate for the throne.

This move was really a timely help for King Sheng. When the new emperor ascended the throne, the two men also made great progress and became the commanders of the guards who controlled the Weijie army.

The position of the commander of the Gongwei Zhidu has never been held by Jurchen's relatives, and they are all selected from the guards of the army or Fu Baolang, Feng Yu and other close officials.In terms of authority, Guo Ning, who was sent out as the military governor of Dinghai, is far inferior.Therefore, when Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun took office, they immediately attracted the attention of the courtiers. Many people regarded them as the emperor's confidantes, and they would surely become prosperous.

Considering the situation at that time, the force controlled by the two was enough to compete with Shuhu Gaoqi and Pusan ​​Anzhen. Guo Ning once thought that after he left the town of Laizhou, he would be able to use the two of them as Austrian aid for a long time to form a war against the emperor. contain.

However, although the emperor lacked military strategy, he did have means to control the court. With the rapid promotion of Jurchen generals such as Shuhu Gaoqi, Wanyan Chenghui, and Heshi Lieheshou, Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun were finally in the court. Because of the lack of foundation in the society, and the hostility of many Jurchen nobles because of the massacre of the clan kings, he was finally pushed to the edge.

The last time the Mongolian army invaded, Genghis Khan used Hasaer and Wu Chennayan as his left wing, and ordered them to cross the central capital, plunder Jizhou and Pingzhou, and then formed a siege situation towards the central capital.The emperor urgently ordered Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou to send troops to intercept.

Thanks to the efforts of the two of them, Hasaer and the three Mongolian households under Wuchen Nayan were never able to cross Zhongdu, and they swept all the military states to the east of Zhongdu Road.

But after this battle, the loss of the two men's subordinates has never been replenished, and the authority of Gongwei Zhidu Commander has been continuously diluted due to the appointment of countless Dujian, Chief Supervisor, Meng'an, and Moke.

Up to now, the power and status of the two have been shaky, and the soldiers and horses of their subordinates have also been separated, which is less than [-]% of what it was back then.This situation is really not what Guo Ning could have expected.

Fortunately, this has no effect on Guo Ning.

The rapid rise of Guo Ning's Dinghai Navy relies on its own radical and brave style, not the support of some external force.

Guo Ning also knew that as the strength of Dinghai continued to increase, the emperor would become more and more fearful and hostile, and he might turn his back on him at some point.At this time, deliberately emphasizing the old friendship with Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun will actually harm the two of them, so he also specifically told Du Shisheng that, apart from some secret financial support, he should not communicate with the two of them openly. Put on a posture of going all the way.

But at the critical moment, the position of being in Tangluo, Hebei is still there, and the tacit understanding of the past few years has finally played a role.Wu Lin replied that he could only rage and say that there was a ghost, but the two old friends of Guo Ning stopped Du Shisheng's carriage at the same time, and reported the most important news.

"It has been ten days since a main force of the Mongolian army defeated the defenders stationed at the Jinkouhe Camp under Shuhu Gaoqi's troops, and then occupied this place. Shuhu Gaoqi was afraid that this would cause the army's morale to collapse, so he sent This news was forcibly suppressed and not reported, and the Mongolian army did not attack the city, the two sides seemed to have formed a tacit understanding."

Zhang Rou sighed and said, "But how can the Mongols stay still for a long time? They don't attack the city because the subordinate soldiers who are good at attacking the city are fighting in the area of ​​Zhigu Village. They stay here only to monitor the soldiers of Zhongdu .Once the troops from Hebei and the supplies from Shandong reach Zhongdu, it will be like placing fat under the sharp teeth of a beast. There is no reason for the Mongols to let it go!"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but slapped his thigh: "Mr. Jinzhi, why is Guo Liulang like this? He is not a loyal minister of the court. What is he doing with this kind of trick? Tens of thousands of shi of grain and fodder, tens of thousands of civilians Wife, this is dangerous! Who is leading the team? You have to tell him quickly and let him go quickly, or his life may be in danger if he is late!"

On the contrary, Du Shisheng calmed down: "Since Shuhu Gao Qi suppressed it and did not report it, this is a military secret. How did De Gang know?"

"The emperor used many methods to strip my soldiers and horses back then. Knowing that it was difficult to resist, I simply pushed the boat along and dispatched some reliable subordinates who had always been loyal to me. Under Ying's command..."

"I remembered that Li Ying was from Liaoyang. He moved to Yidu and his wives were in Weizhou. Before that, you secretly sent a letter asking me to take care of Li Ying's wife and family members and arrange a boat to send them to Zhongdu. .”

"Exactly." Zhang Rou nodded again and again: "According to what Li Ying knows, there are at least [-] Mongols stationed in the Jinkouhe camp. , but there must be a huge conspiracy. Go ahead, don't underestimate it! If you are killed by them, the loss will be too great!"

(End of this chapter)