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Chapter 472 Strong Enemy

In the past few years, every time the Mongolian army went south, it was in autumn.This was not only to avoid the scorching heat in summer in the Central Plains, but also because the autumn wheat in the Central Plains was ripe, so that it was convenient for the cavalry to go out to graze horses and plunder.

Since ancient times, nomads have always acted in this way when they fought against the Central Plains regime. Back then when the Khitan fought with the Song Dynasty, they often suspended their troops for thousands of miles, relying on the advantage of the autumn because of the food.

Therefore, after the fall of this year, people in Hedong, Hebei, Zhongdu, Northeast and other places have been urged to harvest wheat and grain in advance, and make preparations to fortify the walls and clear the fields.

But to the surprise of many people, the Mongolian army has not acted for a long time.

This situation caused many people in Zhongdu to be surprised.Claiming to have Zhuge Liang's talent in using troops, and the marching army leader Wang Shouxin who is good at the "comparison of ancient and modern" formations, he has made repeated appearances, claiming that there must be civil strife on the grassland.He also quoted the words of some people who claimed to have fled from the grassland, saying that Temujin, the chief of the Black Tatars, and another chief named Jamuka had conflicts in their discussions, so they drew their knives on the spot, killing each other, and so on.

All the ministers felt that this statement was absurd, but the emperor believed it a little bit, and sent the staff from the close servants to cross the pass and go to the grassland in the north to inquire.

As a result, the inquirers hadn't turned back yet, and in the early winter of November, the Mongolian army moved.In the winter of the second year of Zhenyou, in November, Genghis Khan mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to go south, and first stopped at the Beijing Road, which had been taken away, and threatened Zhongdu with Jiubaiba.

Many high-ranking officials and nobles were secretly lucky, but now they are terrified.Among other things, countless people impeached Wang Shouxin first, and Li Chen's own family had a foresight.

Wang Shouxin himself is just a favorite of the emperor, and he has no real talent at all.The emperor kept him only because of the little luck in his heart.At this moment, he pushed the boat along with the current, discarded his big charges, and killed this charlatan who had suddenly gained a high position.

Wang Shouxin was dead, and the powerful enemy was still outside, and everyone had to discuss bitterly how to resist Mongolia.

Although there were tens of thousands of horses in Zhongdu, no one wanted to go out to fight the Mongols.At present, the generals who lead the troops are disturbing, only saying that the city is under curfew, martial law, the police patrol the courtyard to conduct strict investigations, and the commander in front of the palace suppresses the restlessness. Horses, awarding rewards to boost morale and so on.

These are necessary to defend the city, but not enough to defeat the enemy.

A few other officials, including Xu Ding, were more thoughtful and suggested that Caohe’s supply of grain was insufficient, so they had to be urgently urged; in addition, they could re-issue the decree of honor in the central capital, and all monks and Taoist officials above the festival town of the capital should be ordered A hundred stones of grain, and even so many officials appointed by the emperor in the past few months, such as Meng'an, Dutong, and Tijiao, have to take out seventy stones to serve the court.

The emperor was kind, and immediately issued an edict. As a result, there was some food, which caused a lot of commotion in the city.There were hundreds of Jurchen meng'an and Mouk with gold and silver medal talismans. They could neither produce corn nor give up their official positions. They all crowded in front of Xu Ding's house and made a noise, saying that Xu Ding would be killed, and then the country would be safe and sound. The subordinate servants dispersed with wooden sticks.

Li Ying, an experienced officer in front of the imperial court, also gave a performance, saying that the city has been built recently, and the buildings and sculls have been repaired.Nanjing Road, let alone him.If Shandong, Hebei, Hedong, and even the interior of the Northeast do not receive their support, the capital will be an isolated city, and sooner or later it will be destroyed.

It sounds like a curse, but the truth is right.

The reason why the emperor appointed these envoys was originally to suppress King Sui with the elders and important officials, so although he placed considerable expectations, it was inevitable that he had considerable doubts.

The performance of these Xuanfu envoys after they were appointed also proved that the emperor's doubts were not bad.

One by one, they all began to take power, showing a tendency to break away from the imperial court and take control of local military and political affairs.Then Guo Ning is a genuine rebel, not to mention Pu Xianwannu's rebellion with chariots and horses, let alone.Even San Anzhen, a relative of the emperor, Dajin's servant San Anzhen, has become unreliable recently.

A while ago, Pu San Anzhen suddenly captured the nobles and nobles from all over Hebei, and divided up the land, money and food for Meng'an's army.He killed a lot of people in Hebei, and there was an uproar in the city of Zhongdu.

These days, most of the Jurchens who have signed up to fight in the Meng'an Mouk Army are poor ghosts, and most of the people who control a large area of ​​land in Hebei have inextricable ties to the nobles of Zhongdu.Servant Anzhen suddenly came to rob the rich and help the poor, who could bear it?

Many high-ranking Jurchen officials suffered from this group, so they crazily attacked Pu San Anzhen, saying that he was crazy.The two sides exchanged memorabilia like a snowflake, and they all fought with each other with their mouths and pens, and the brains of people beat the brains of dogs.

But when the Mongols moved, these disputes stopped abruptly.

No matter how unreliable the Xuanfu envoys are, they still have force in their hands.As far as the emperor's power is concerned, it seems that only one central capital can be covered. At this time, who can rely on if they don't rely on them?

At present, the emperor repeatedly issued edicts to promote the officials of Xuanfu envoys from all over the country, such as Pu San Anzhen in Hebei, Guo Ning in Shandong, Hou Zhi in Hedong, etc., all of whom were added special promotions, awarded the title Xuanli Loyal Minister, and the commander-in-chief of the army. , Department of officials, collection of taxes, rewards and punishments orders can be done cheaply.

The envoys from all over the world have seen the world. To be honest, no one pays special attention to these empty appointments.Guo Ning had fun with his companions for a while, because he didn't have to worry about the imperial court parachuting a few cats and dogs to make trouble, and he specially invited Chucai to drink, and discussed the appointment of his successor.

However, it is a bit embarrassing to say.

Guo Ning had previously obtained a secret report from Liaodong, saying that Mu Huali had built ladders, carts, archery towers, etc. in Dadingfu, Beijing, and signed tens of thousands of troops on Beijing Road. It was obviously a preparation for storming the fortified city, so He was also happy to watch a good show first, watching the Mongols hit Zhongdu first.

But I never thought that at the beginning of November, the Mongol general Zhebe led the first army, led 5000 Mongolian elites, and more than [-] Wang Gu and You troops, and went straight to the northeast.

At this time, the northeast boundary was freezing cold, and dripping water turned into ice.A few days ago, the first heavy snow has been covered again, and the road blockage is in the blink of an eye.

All the generals deliberated and felt that Jebe's troops were just probing. Heshi Liehuanduan himself was a veteran general who dared to fight, and the troops under his command were also very tough and brave.As long as he stays in the city, he will be safe until the deep winter.

What's more, Heshi Liehuanduan is not fighting alone. On his south side, there is Wendihan Qinggou's troops, and on his west side, there is Heshi Lied's troops. The three sides are horns, covering each other.

After the three parties, Ding's navy is deployed in Fuzhou and Gaizhou. There are deep trenches and high fortifications between the Hesihanguan Isthmus, and there are [-] elite troops under the Liaohai Defense Envoy and Military Commander Han Xuan. Enough to calm the situation.

However, in the next ten days, several copies of the military newspaper from Fuzhou flew in every day.

Heshi Liehuanduan was not Zhebe's opponent at all.

The defenses he deployed in Liaoyang Mansion and Xianping Mansion area collapsed at the first touch, while the Mongolian army broke through the city all the way and continued to penetrate into the interior.

On November [-], Tongchang fell.

On November [-]th, Yizhou fell.

On November [-]th, Shimo also attacked Guangning Mansion first, and Heshi Liehuanduan led his troops to the south to rescue, but was destroyed by the First Battle of Jebe, with thousands of casualties, and retreated in embarrassment.

On November [-], Guangning Mansion fell.

On November [-], Mongolian soldiers forced Liaoyang Mansion.Although Liaoyang Mansion is a big city, it has been in decline for a long time, and the city defense has not been restored.Wendy Hanqing dog only held on for half a day before he had to abandon the city and flee.On the contrary, Xiao Mole, who led his troops to check the situation, fought a little with the Mongolian army, killed more than a hundred elite knights, and retreated to Chengzhou on his own initiative.

On November [-]th, it snowed heavily, and the Mongolian army was not afraid of the cold winter at all. They stepped on the snow to open the way and went straight to Xianping Prefecture!
As a result, the interior of Northeast China was shaken, Liaodong was shaken, and Shandong was shaken.

　World Cup!The World Cup has begun!

　
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