choke element

Chapter 493

Hey!listen!

The status of this Mongolian is not ordinary, he is a coward!The status is equal to that of Mongolian Thousand Households!But what did he call me politely?
King Zhang!Is this finally acknowledging my status as Linhai County King?
Mu Huali has never respected me so much in Dading Mansion.Or the Mongolian Khan is more discerning!
It seems that it is still very useful to repeatedly evade the instructions of the Mongols these days.At least, the Mongols already know that they cannot do without our help.

After all, the territory of the Mongols is in the grasslands, not in the Central Plains!It is easy for them to send troops to plunder once or twice, but it is difficult to really stand firm.When Mu Huali came here, he could only find a way to rely on the Khitan people to make things happen, but for a fierce person like Zhebie, if he acted rashly, the result would be death.

To rise up in this world, there is no cowardly person, and everyone must have full confidence in their own strength.Thinking of this, Zhang Jing subconsciously puffed up his chest, playing up the prestige of the county king.

Then he suddenly felt something was wrong.The Mongols have always been brutal and domineering like wild animals. Ordinary soldiers look at people with their nostrils, and they yell at local generals and marshals at every turn.Why have they been so polite?

Courtesy of people, there must be something, what do they want to do?If you want to arrange military affairs, then we have to see what price they offer!

The cowardly Mongolian Xue Ei in front of him waited for a moment expressionlessly, and then said: "King Zhang Jun, the Great Khan is here to invite you!"

Zhang Zhi behind him pushed his elder brother.

"Okay, okay, please lead the way!"

Zhang Jing suddenly came back to his senses, followed the cowardly Xue Xie for a few steps, turned around and said to Zhang Zhi: "Take your brothers and find a place sheltered from the wind to rest for a while, and wait for me to come back."

There is a high ground beside the road where the army is marching.Strong winds have lifted the snow from the highlands, exposing the gravel ground.A dozen or so burly Mongolian warriors wanted to drive thick iron nails here to stand Orudo up, but apparently failed.

So they could only hold up the white felt and leopard skin on the windward side of the high ground, and then fasten them around their waists with ropes, trying their best to set up the appearance of a small camp.Rows of officers and messengers gathered around the camp, firstly to shelter their commander from the wind and rain, and secondly, to be ready to deliver military orders at any time.

But in this climate, their efforts have had little effect.

As a result of slightly blocking the strong wind, Genghis Khan and his cronies were all covered with snow, so that the pointed snow cap "Hulu Buqi" became a hemispherical shape, which looked a bit funny.

Zhang Jing followed a guard, rushed to the front, and squinted his eyes for a long time before he was sure that one of them was Genghis Khan.And the few who bowed to the left and right were all his familiar partners, the leaders of the Han army who were active in various places on Beijing Road.

He quickly took off his fur cap, put his belt on his shoulders, and then knelt down beside his companion.

Genghis Khan kept staring at the terrain made of wood and stones in front of him, and occasionally chatted with Mu Huali, a burly man beside him, but ignored him.

According to the rules of the Mongols, the audience was not allowed to speak until the Great Khan ordered them to speak.

Zhang Jing opened his mouth and decided to wait a little longer.

In the cold wind blowing, he waited for a long time.Several times he wanted to get up and leave, but he was frightened by Genghis Khan's majesty and feared that those fierce cowards around would rush up and hack him, so he didn't dare to put this idea into practice.

But the feeling of kneeling on the ground like this is really too painful.

Powerful figures such as Zhang Jing have always lived a good life, and even the local Han'er generally have a higher standard of living than the Hu people.Although Jinzhou and other places are cold, people have houses, pits, and charcoal fires. As long as they are not poor ghosts who deserve to be frozen to death, winter is not too difficult.It's not like on the grassland, there is a world of ice and snow across the tent, and every now and then a heavy snow falls, burying the livestock hundreds of miles away in the snowdrifts and freezing to death.

Damn, aren't these Mongols used to suffering a lot on the grasslands, and they are actually very comfortable here in the wind and snow?But I... I'm about to freeze into an ice cube!

Zhang Jing reluctantly persisted, he felt that his two legs were about to lose feeling.At first, he was still tense, maintaining a kneeling posture, but after a while, even if he relaxed, his blood and flesh would freeze into hard blocks of ice, should he continue to kneel?
It was really going to die, Zhang Jing heard the sound of his companion's upper and lower teeth colliding, he squinted his eyes and looked left and right, only to see Shi Tianying kneeling on the other side, this guy who seemed to be favored by Genghis Khan, now also He was so cold that his face was blue.

Until more than a dozen local powerful figures braved the wind and snow and rushed from all over to gather together, Genghis Khan waved and said a few words in a deep voice.

Zhang Jing and others hurried to the front, and several people rolled to the ground because their feet were numb from the cold, and they had to rely on their companions to pull them around.

The feeling of more than a dozen people huddling together is not bad, at least it is warmer.

The recently trusted Khitan general Shi Mo also looked around at them first, imitating Genghis Khan's tone and said: "The ministries below Zhang Jing are all under the command of Tuohu Lanchelibi. You will arrive in Chengzhou within ten days, cut off the Gai The state decides the passage for the navy to go north, and then..."

Before the words fell, Zhang Jing's face almost collapsed: "Ten days?"

"Why? Marshal Zhang thinks there is a problem?" Shi Mo also asked first.

"That's a distance of more than 450 miles. Even if the weather is fine, it will take [-] days to ride a fast horse and travel the post road!" Zhang Jing couldn't help shouting.

It was only after he said a word that he realized that he was impolite. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Genghis Khan, got up and said, "It's really impossible if we can't do it for ten days. Besides, we won't be able to fight in Chengzhou!"

Shi Mo also sneered first: "It took General Jebe only five days for the 450 miles, and then he took down Liaoyang Mansion and Shenzhou in succession!"

"So Jebe..."

Just halfway through this sentence, several companions hurriedly pulled Zhang Jing back half a step, making him hold back the words.

After that, everyone fell silent.

Genghis Khan was still sitting cross-legged on the felt blanket, staring at the terrain made of stones and wooden blocks in front of him, occasionally talking to Mu Huali, as if he didn't care about the struggles of these Han'er subordinates.

The wind was howling, everyone felt getting colder and colder, Shi Mo was also a little impatient at first, he patted the snow on his body and sleeves, and said with a grinning smile: "Who dares to violate the decision of the sweat?"

Zhang Jing lowered his head and gritted his teeth.

The Mongolian Khan is of course a ruthless character. Since everyone has voted for Mongolia, no one dares to oppose the Great Khan, but if the Great Khan insists on making everyone freeze to death and exhausted during the long journey, then everyone has to think about it. No need to find another way out!
He knew that the dozen or so companions around him were all looking at him, expecting him to come out and put Shi Mo on the right track first, and it would be best to push back Da Khan's order.But his whole body was cold, and his forehead was actually sweating. He only dared to think about it, and didn't dare to do anything seriously.

Seeing the embarrassing scene, someone suddenly stepped out and bowed down.

"Khan, General Mu Huali, General Shi Mo, I have something to say."

It was Shi Tianying who came out.He raised his strength enough, and his voice was full of energy, extremely loud, overwhelming the sound of the wind and snow.

Genghis Khan looked up at him with interest.

Shi Mo also frowned first, and only said one word: "Speak!"

"Great Khan, General Jebe's noble soul has returned to the embrace of Changshengtian, and many Mongolian warriors have followed him and flew to the sky. It was caused by the Golden Army of Liaodong, an army named Dinghailing But, if the Great Khan wants to avenge General Jebe, is the life of a Jurchen army enough?"

"What do you mean?"

"I've heard that Mongolia has had an undying hatred with the Kingdom of Jin ever since what happened to Anbahai Khan. The death of General Jebe made this hatred even deeper. No matter how many Jurchens like ants die of this kind of hatred, Nor is it enough to retaliate.”

Shi Tian took two steps forward on his knees, and said loudly: "I think we should take down the Jurchens emperor, the Jurchens nobles and adults as soon as possible! There are more people in the capital city than wild horses. There are more people than locust swarms, and we brand their foreheads with red-hot iron sticks, and let their blood be rolled out by iron carts, just like rivers flowing! Isn’t that very happy?”

"The filthy wild duck hurt the Khan's catfish, how dare you stop the Khan's revenge?"

Shi Mo was also furious first, raised his hand and whipped Shi Tianying on the back, smashing his leather jacket to pieces, blood and flesh splashing out.

Seeing that everyone was silent, and Shi Mo was about to wave his whip again, Genghis Khan suddenly stood up.

"You mean, let's go to Zhongdu?"

Shi Mo immediately stepped back and acted as Genghis Khan's interpreter.

Shi Tianying raised his head and said, "Khan, we should go to the Central Capital!"

(End of this chapter)