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Being able to say this sentence, it can be seen that Li Yun really knows the inside story of Song Dynasty very well, even the imperial banquet recipe that Song Dynasty gave to the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin has been read in advance.

Over the past few decades, the specifications of the imperial banquet for entertaining envoys from the Kingdom of Jin have always been nine cups and eighteen dishes, which has not changed.Probably in order to adapt to the meat-eating habits of the Jurchens, the first five dishes are all fried or grilled meat dishes, and the sixth one is fried meat patties.

Li Yun has been a rich son in the Southern Dynasty for a while, and enjoyed the prosperity of Lin'an City very much.So in terms of self-serving, he has reached a certain level, and he is already insensitive to large pieces of meat, so he has to mention it now.

Sometimes he made his own calculations, fearing that after returning to the north, he would not be able to adapt to the relatively rough and simple way of life.

If this kind of thinking is heard by colleagues in the northern army, I am afraid that they will be beaten up.

Compared with the Great Song Dynasty, which had enjoyed decades of peace, the Great Jin Kingdom to the north was almost in ruins.The Mongols' aggression and destruction were carried out almost simultaneously. They did not consider occupation, but attached great importance to cutting off the enemy's war potential. Therefore, the Mongolian army's two large-scale invasions have completely destroyed the northern economy.

From Hebei to Zhongdu, and then to Beijing Road, in the territory of thousands of miles, there are not one household registration in ten, and one hundred savings.Even the officers and men of the Ding Navy, who are based on farming in Shandong, have to eat rice dumpling mixed with wild vegetables when they are in trouble.

Under such circumstances, Guo Ning still has to carry out so many projects, even restoring the defense line of the northern boundary trenches and training the navy fleet.Outsiders think that their money and food must be extremely poor, and they can only survive on maritime trade... That can't be said to be wrong.

On the other hand, compared with the area controlled by the Dinghai Navy, the Kaifeng imperial court's Hedong, Hebei and other territories are also equally difficult.In order to fight against the Ding Navy, the Kaifeng imperial court granted great powers to many generals in the north and encouraged them to expand their armies and prepare for war. However, the army formed on the ruins seemed huge, but in fact there was a huge flaw.That is, their logistics has already collapsed, and their supplies are simply not enough to support them.

The seemingly tens of thousands of troops, in fact, can only eat soil on the spot, and there is no possibility of long-distance marching.This kind of army is the normal state of the troops stationed in the northern border of the Dajin Kingdom. It is no wonder that they can only stick to the fortified city. Once they fight in the field, they are easily beaten to pieces by [-] to [-] Mongolian troops.

In this regard, the Dajin Kingdom's Xijing stayed behind and was appointed by the Kaifeng court last year as the left deputy marshal and Pingzhang's political affairs.

As a prestigious general in the Kingdom of Jin, in the past five years, Datong Mansion in Xijing, which was controlled by Mo Nian Zhongzhong, was the only important town in the Kingdom of Jin that had withstood the onslaught of Genghis Khan's army. Not only did it not fall, it also shot and wounded Genghis Khan. The pace of the Mongolian army going south was slowed down for a year.

But after this battle, there is nothing that can be done without loyalty, and can only sit back and watch the situation continue to deteriorate and the rise of heroes.

The only territory he can firmly control is the small basin around Datong Mansion, but it has to support nearly 4 soldiers.

Among those soldiers and horses, there are only about [-] people who are really usable. If you consider the equipment of weapons, armor and training level, there are probably less than [-] people who can meet the standards of the Dajin Kingdom's armored army.

Of course, this does not prevent Ma Nian Zhizhong from claiming to the Kaifeng court that there are 20 troops, and urging Kaifeng to pay and ration the army every now and then.

The Kaifeng imperial court was generous at the beginning of its establishment, but then it became smaller and smaller. This year, the military salary it has given is only about 3000 people.On the contrary, he has been constantly mobilized for loyalty and added officials and ranks, so that his current full title starts with Yitong Sansi and is more than 40 characters long.

What's ridiculous is that the Jing'an people who are confronting him have only 7000 people in their hands, but they have extended their power from cottage to cottage, and have actually controlled Hongzhou and Weizhou, and put them under the nose of Datong Mansion.

Ma Nian is loyal and knows that this situation will continue, Xijing Province will not last long, and Dajin's society will be completely over.But he didn't know what to do next.Until now, Zhang Ruan and Miao Daorun's troops under the command of Ding Haijun have already captured the Zhending Mansion, and a small group of elites have crossed Taihang and infiltrated westward, but he still can't make up his mind.

It was already evening, and there was a soup and a meal on the table in front of him.The soup is vegetable soup, and the rice is fried millet. It was put on the table at noon. He didn't touch it at all, just meditating. Occasionally, flies and insects flew by and buzzed around the soup and rice. drive away.

This kind of meal is already the best thing the soldiers have eaten.

Since ten days ago, he has been searching for food in the city with all his strength to raise troops to go south to support Kaifeng.However, this caused the people in the city to riot twice.The soldiers recruited in the local area heard that they were going south to Kaifeng, and their morale was low. Two troops newly transferred to Datong Mansion fled every day. None could stop it.

In fact, I don't believe that the soldiers can eat these things, march thousands of miles in a hurry, and then fight against Dinghai under the city of Kaifeng.The soldiers are not made of iron, they are human beings, they will be timid, tired, frustrated and desperate!
"Marshal!" His capable subordinate, Cong Mo Nian Wuli, also whispered: "Time waits for no one. If you want to leave, you have to hurry. Once Kaifeng changes hands, we will be alone in the north, and we will be fish in the bottom of the pot." , there is no way out!"

Mo Nian Zhongzhong patted the table, motioning Brother Cong to take a look at the poor food in front of him.

"Even if we have to leave, it doesn't mean that we run out of food in the middle of the journey and disperse? What about the rations we need? When will we be able to get them together?"

"This is just to report, and it has been assembled."

"Oh?"

Mo Nian Jinzhong was taken aback, looked him up and down: "Where did you come from?"

"To tell you the truth, Marshal, yesterday, a great businessman came to see him and was willing to donate two thousand stones of food, and today he opened a private warehouse in Datong Mansion, and sent one thousand stones to my camp!"

Mo Yan was loyal and couldn't help getting up: "A thousand stones? Have you checked all the food?"

"How dare I be negligent at this time? I have read it carefully!" Mo Nian Wuli also said loudly: "Marshal, with these, we can send troops tomorrow, and go to Kaifeng as soon as possible!"

Kaifeng, Kaifeng, Kaifeng shit!
Mo Nian Jinzhong nodded with a smile, but he was cursing in his heart.

All the people in the Kaifeng court were idiots who were played and applauded by Ding Haijun. Such a big scene was created in vain, and the incident would be broken immediately.I have been raising soldiers in Xijing province for several years, and only got these 4 horses. Why did I go to Kaifeng to pad the knife head?
What's more, I have been operating in Xijing Province for a long time, and I only have a land of iron barrels. If I lose the land and go to Kaifeng to listen to orders, once the troops are exhausted, I will be thrown away by the court at any time. Is it worth it?

He used all his brains, thinking about how to continue to delay, and suddenly thought of something.

"You mean a giant businessman?"

"It's the Bohai man surnamed Gao. Marshal, you met him last year. He specializes in selling tea and medicine to the grasslands, and buying sheep and horses."

"Have you ever wondered where his tea and medicines come from? Where did he buy sheep and horses from the grassland and sell them?"

"This……"

Mo Nian Wuli also worked as a wine supervisor in Xuzhou in his early years, so he should know a little about material circulation.But he doesn't understand, he is the kind of Jurchen who maintains a simple style, and he only concentrates on collecting money in office, and doesn't think about other things.After taking shelter from his younger brother, he didn't think too much about it.

Mo Nian Zhongzhong sighed deeply: "This person's identity is hidden very deeply, otherwise I would not have met him last year. But I can tell you now that Ding Haijun is behind this person! The reason why he came to give food is because It is because Guo Ning, the commander-in-chief of the Dinghai Navy, is hoping that the generals in these places like us will lead people back to Kaifeng one by one, and then be defeated by him one by one!"

"This, this..." Mo Nian Wuli was also tongue-tied, and asked after a while, "Marshal, what should we do?"

"Take my personal soldiers and set off immediately, and strictly inspect the inside and outside of Datong Mansion. If there are any offenders, I will allow you to kill them first and then play them." Mo Nian Jinzhong said coldly: "Invite that merchant here... no, salute him." Send it out of the country, be careful, don't hurt him!"

Two days later.

Jing'an Min is fully draped and sits in the lobby.Dozens of generals and schools surrounded him, all of them eager to try, but he frowned and stared at the military newspaper on the case table: "Is it so smart to be loyal? This way, our original plan will come to nothing ?”

That is the military document that the Recording Department tried to obtain. The military document was issued in the name of staying behind in Xijing with all sincerity. It also used a seal to ask all the ministries of Xijing Province to stay where they are, guard all the passes and not move rashly.

Miao Daorun laughed at the side: "I think you think too much about military exploits! The purpose of sending people to deliver food is to encourage Mo Nian to make a decision as soon as possible. If he goes south, we will take down Datong Mansion; Didn’t we save trouble? Don’t delay, leave two or 3000 people in Hongzhou to watch him, and we will lead our troops to the south to join Zhang Rou... Only when we go south can we fight a big battle!”

(End of this chapter)