choke element

Chapter 88 The Tiger Thief

a few days later.

To the west of Pinglu Village, there is a dilapidated shop close to Raoyang County, Shenzhou.

A large convoy of supplies has been here for three days.The soldiers guarding the convoy were all recruits in ragged clothes and insufficient training, and they were visibly agitated at the moment.They sat crookedly and scattered everywhere, throwing their weapons and khaki military flags everywhere.

Someone complained that there was no place to rest in this wilderness, and then the officer came over and scolded, and the two sides were noisy.

Wearing casual clothes and dressed like a middle-aged wealthy businessman, Wanyan Cong Jiazheng came out from behind a row of large cars.

He looked at the noisy scene coldly, and walked slowly to the other side of the road.

Hejian Mansion is a wealthy place with a household registration of more than [-], and it produces fish, shrimp, crabs and other aquatic products.It shouldn't have been so remote.Wanyan Congjia remembers that after the Hutuo River’s water transportation prospered, Anzhou’s textile industry also continued to move southward. There are only five silk and brocade courtyards under the Shaofu Supervisor in the world, and one is in Hejian. , There are thousands of embroidery workers, and the silk and silk produced are sold in the Southern Song Dynasty.

When he passed through Hejian Mansion last time, he saw that the people were prosperous for a long time, and the Zhumeng'an Mouke households who moved here were also diligent in farming, and each lived in peace.On both sides of the road, the waves of wheat are like the sea, and the fruits, rice and sorghum are endless, and mulberry, zhe, hemp, sheep, hog, pheasant and rabbit are self-evident.

That was a few years ago?It should be that Yongji became the emperor, and Wanyan was promoted to king from Jiajin in the first year of Da'an.

It is five years from now.

In just five years, Ma Dage has been the emperor for 20 years, and the results of 20 years of business management. He wanted to cross the Liao and Song Dynasties and follow the governance of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but he was ruined and ruined by the idiot Wanyan Yongji!

It was already July at this time, and around the road, there should have been scenes of flourishing crops and farmers sweating and working in the fields.But Wanyan Congjia looked around, only to see the deserted fields cracked by the drought, covered with thatch and thorns.The houses that used to be restaurants and shops by the roadside are only ruins, without fireworks, let alone people.

There are no living people, but there are dead people.

Right under Wanyan Congjia's eyes, a skinny skeleton was lying down in the grass, but it had a big belly. It didn't know what it ate, and it turned into this miserable appearance.

This place must not have been plundered by the Mongols, so why is it so deserted?If all the Han children fled and died of starvation, what would the Jurchens eat on this land?
Wanyan looked at the distance from Jia, and saw the setting sun sinking, the gloomy sky, the dim red light slowly sinking behind the black clouds.

He asked, "Is the road still open?"

Wearing armor, the mighty head of the guard, Wu Yan, said in a low voice, "The bandits from Suning County are very fierce. After they captured Pinglu Village, they went south and north and captured several Chu Junbao. I heard that the Hejian Mansion sent troops to attack, but they also defeated them. Zhang Wei is contacting the armies of Xianzhou and Anzhou, asking them to send troops to help as soon as possible, otherwise, they dare not advance rashly."

Wanyan Congjia sneered again and again.

God knows where these strong thieves came from, although this generation is hateful, Zhang Wei may not be reliable if he should be killed.This guy is notoriously good at talking about utilitarianism and honesty. He is not very popular among officials. He is stuck in a dilemma. The governors of Xianzhou and Anzhou only read jokes. Where can they get support?

Wait, no, Anju?

Wanyan broke out in a cold sweat from Congjia, and he said sharply, "Go and tell Zhang Wei, don't disturb Anzhou! That Tu Danhang in Anzhou, when he was called Tu Danzhang, was the deputy envoy of the Bureau of Attendants , he recognizes me, and he recognizes you!"

Wu Yan was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, that Tu Danhang is the nephew of Tu Danyi. Didn't Tu Danyi have a relationship with us before? Now His Majesty will have something to do, just let Tu Shanhang contact us. Zhongdu..."

"Stupid!" Wanyan Congjia cursed in a low voice: "Wanyan Gang's power is all in the army, it can be used before the event is completed, and after the event is completed, he can take away his military power with an edict. But Tu Shanyi is the opposite. , that old man is secretly cultivating party members in the court, so the old officials are all over the world, he just wants to be a docile dog on the throne, so that Dajin will be at his mercy! So, before things happen, not only can we not count on him , you have to be careful! Go and tell Zhang Wei immediately, and don’t alarm Anzhou!"

Having said that, he walked back and forth twice in a hurry, and veins appeared on his thin face: "No, don't say these words in front of Zhang Wei! Just say, autumn is tall and horses are fat, and the Mongols will go south at any time. Use these trivial things to alarm the boss Tu Shan, so as to affect the court situation... No, no, this will not work, you go and let Zhang Wei come, I will talk to him directly!"

In an instant, his thoughts changed two or three times.Wu Yan Wei Ke seemed to have gotten used to it, bowed and waited until Wan Yan Cong Jia made up his mind, then turned and ran away.

Wanyan regained her senses from Jia, breathed slowly, trying to soften her somewhat ferocious face, so as to maintain her usual gentle and friendly posture in front of Zhang Wei.As a result, when he lowered his head, he saw Hungry in the grass again, looking at him with a strange expression on his face.

With a flying kick, he kicked the hungry man away, and he also staggered a few steps.

It's autumn, the Mongols are bound to attack, the front lines are bound to fight hard, and the court is bound to be in chaos.

At a time like this, Wanyan Yongji's cowardice is the most detestable!The courtiers could tolerate his stupidity for one year or two, but they could never tolerate the third year.Therefore, once the Mongols go south this time, it is the best opportunity I have been waiting for for a long time. With the tacit understanding of several forces, I will definitely be able to win the idiot Wanyan Yongji and return the Dajin Kingdom to its true master!
According to Wan Yangang's arrangement, once the Mongols go south, he will start to mobilize in Zhongdu.And only when I am in Zhongdu can I win over the people I need to win in advance, can I guarantee my authority as the emperor, and can show up in time at the critical moment!We can't delay here, we must return to Zhongdu as soon as possible!

He asked subconsciously: "You say, is Wanyan Gang's arrangement really reliable?"

Wu Yan Wei Ke left just now, the other followers bowed their heads deeply, no one dared to answer.

At the same time, Juyongguan, Beikou.

A few days ago, the Mongolian army used the strategy of luring the enemy to go down to Xuandezhou and Dexing Mansion, and then stormed Jinshan.Wanyan Gang and Shuhu Gaoqi's solid line of defense prepared for the whole year was in vain, and the 20 army collapsed like a collapse.

Fortunately, Juyongguan is still there, and tens of thousands of defeated soldiers frantically rushed into the pass to defend it.

The Mongolian army followed closely and attacked day and night.

The offensive at this time is far more violent than the legends of last year and the year before.Because the power of the Mongols has become stronger.In the past two years, they have obtained a large number of servants of the northern border tribes, and also obtained the ability to manufacture siege equipment such as ladders and flying towers.

In the past three days, the Mongolian army supervised the battle with their own elites, driving the slave tribes to attack for more than four or five hours a day.At the bottom of the slope below the Guancheng, the corpses of the enemy and our soldiers were piled up several layers, and the blood was also solidified layer by layer on the ground, changing from bright red to dark red, from dark red to black, attracting mosquitoes and flies hovering like dark clouds fly.

The buildings on the top of the city were smashed to pieces by the stones thrown by the Mongolian army's catapults.Many soldiers were hit by boulders and their bodies were shattered.Most of the stones were pushed down again by the defenders, but the deceased's severed arms, stumps, broken internal organs, and ribs were all scattered on the ground or in the corners, like an overturned butcher shop.

The weather was too hot, swarms of maggots were already writhing, crawling out of flesh and blood, making it even more disgusting.

Shuhu Gaoqi stood on the top of the city with a long knife, and in front of him was another group of Mongolian servants coming like a tide, while the Mongolian army, covered by dark clouds in the distance, remained motionless.

He looked back and saw that the city was devastated, and the soldiers running back and forth were all terrified.

Shuhu Gaoqi was a famous general named Pingnan Huwei General who repeatedly defeated the Song army.In the eyes of others, such a situation might shake him, but on his face, there was no trace of fear.Those who died on the left and right were all Khitan and Bohai people, what is there to feel bad about?On the battlefield, human life is just a number.

He said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Zuo Cheng, there is nothing to fear when the Mongols fight us like this! We can stand it!"

Wanyan Gang is Shuhu Gaoqi's old boss, there is no need to be courteous between the two.

Immediately Wanyan Gang nodded: "Then you will bear it! I will return to the Central Capital!"

He touched his waist knife and said confidently: "Although the previous battles have failed, as long as Juyongguan is in hand, the situation will not be overturned... On the contrary, the news of the defeat will definitely cause chaos in Zhongdu, which is exactly what we want Opportunity! When the major events in Beijing and Central China are settled, I will lead the emperor to personally conquer, and bring people from the Central Plains, Guan and Shanxi to come here to fight Temujin!"

Shu Hu Gao Qi solemnly saluted the military: "Don't worry, Zuo Cheng, although I failed in the field battle, but I am occupying Xiongguan with heavy troops, there is absolutely no reason for failure."

To the west of Juyong Pass, a Gazelle ran for three days and three nights.

Genghis Khan supported his knees and took a few breaths.If he is riding a horse, he can gallop hundreds of miles in a day, but if he climbs a mountain with two legs, it is really hard.However, this kind of hard work feels like a hunter on the grassland after hundreds of miles of chasing, and finally approaching the prey, tired but happy.

The thought of soon being able to hunt down enemies, plunder their belongings, and hear their wives and children cry loudly, even this tiredness vanished.

"What's the name of the mountain to the west?" he asked.

The attendant next to Genghis Khan, the Huiren Zabal Huo, replied: "There is the Wuling Pass. Go west after crossing the pass. The road leads to the Datong Mansion we attacked last year."

Genghis Khan frowned: "Let Mu Huali lead people to occupy this pass. The rest of the ministries, the Nayans of thousands of households, according to the previous instructions, divide the troops into three groups. Shuchi, Chahetai, and Wokuotai will be my right wing , all the way south along the mountains. Hasaer and Wu Chennayan are my left wing, and I have been heading east until I reach the city of Zhongdu. I will take Tuo Lei and sweep the Central Plains with the Chinese army!"

(End of this chapter)