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Chapter 242 Contempt from the Enemy

As Dong Tiancheng guessed, the main purpose of Bei Yuan's siege of Xiangyang City this time was to test, to test the attitude of the Great Song Dynasty, to test the attitude of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

Since it is a temptation, the original intention is naturally not to capture Xiangyang City as the ultimate goal, but to blackmail the Song Dynasty.

of course.

It would be great if Xiangyang City was really captured, but everyone from the Great Khan to ordinary soldiers thought it was impossible for them to capture Xiangyang City.

Xiangyang City is an important gateway of the Song Dynasty located on the Yangtze River. Not to mention the high walls and thick walls, the generals defending the city are also extremely smart and brave. After ten years of war, Xiangyang City has not been captured as expected.

So this time, the main purpose is to extort money.

According to the meaning of Beiyuan Khan, as soon as their army arrived in Xiangyang City, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty would panic, and quickly sent envoys to reward them.

Under the city of Xiangyang.

Inside a luxurious yurt.

Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, sat at the top.

Kublai Khan was dressed in Mongolian attire, with a round face, a strong body, and a few hairs on his hair. He looked like a Mongolian man. This was the tenth day after they arrived at the city of Xiangyang.

During these ten days, apart from launching a strong attack at the beginning, the Northern Yuan army did not launch any large-scale siege campaign, only a few tentative small-scale attacks.

That's why.

In fact, it has a lot to do with the purpose of the war.

This time, extortion is the main thing, and storming is the second, so the attack on Xiangyang City is small-scale.It gave the countless defenders of Xiangyang City a false sense of urgency, otherwise, how could the generals of the defenders of Xiangyang City be willing to send the military order for help back to Lin'an City?If Lin'an City did not get the news that Xiangyang City was being attacked by the Northern Yuan army, it would be impossible to send the so-called reward envoys. Naturally, the Northern Yuan army would not get money and supplies.

sometimes.

The money and materials sent by the enemy on their own initiative are far more and easier than those who rob them by themselves.Since you can get money and materials without using your hands, why do you still rob them?

The nature of the Song Dynasty.

Kublai Khan knew it all too well, and the ministers under Kublai Khan also knew very well that as long as it could be settled with money, the Southern Song Dynasty would definitely spend money to settle it.Just like when they teamed up to destroy the Kingdom of Jin, they spent money to buy the cities of the Kingdom of Jin captured by the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. They spent a lot of money without blinking an eye.

Countless old coins.

Materials like mountains.

The monarchs and ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were completely stunned, but it also made them truly realize the wealth of the Southern Song Dynasty. With so many old coins, the Southern Song Dynasty could take them out without blinking an eye. Sometimes, the Southern Song Dynasty took The money and materials that came out were several times the number in the minds of Bei Yuan's monarchs and ministers.

people.

It is an ambitious animal.

Fueled by this ambition, many things will be done.

The Southern Song Dynasty's recurring annual coins greatly stimulated the ambitions of the Northern Yuan monarchs and ministers. Under the influence of this ambition, the Northern Yuan Dynasty launched more than a dozen battles to destroy the Song Dynasty in decades.

pity.

All fell short, and the Southern Song Dynasty has not yet been destroyed. The only war dividend is the annual coins paid by the Southern Song Dynasty to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Perhaps for this reason, the siege of Xiangyang City this time was still aimed at strangling money, mainly the emperors and ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, who wanted to use this incident to test the attitude of the new emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Is it a jerk?
Or a hero?

It is said that the new emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was an abolished prince who seized the throne by quelling the rebellion of the three kings.Such a person, in Kublai Khan's heart, should be a hero who is not afraid of death, so he should not choose the routine of spending money to buy peace to make the Northern Yuan army retreat.

If this is the case, it would be a pity for Kublai Khan.

Several years of profuse sweating made Kublai Khan feel lonely and seeking defeat in his heart. Even though the Southern Song Dynasty was not destroyed, Kublai Khan still had this strange feeling of seeking defeat alone in his heart. He longed for a qualified opponent, otherwise his life would be very ordinary.

This is also the main purpose of hearing that the new emperor of the Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne and led an army of 10,000+ to besiege Xiangyang City despite the opposition of the officials. He wanted to see if the newly enthroned emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty could become his real opponent.

The attitude is to despise the opponent.

Actually value the opponent.

This is Kublai Khan's behavior style, so he looked around at the ministers and generals in the big tent, and said with a smile: "The new emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty came to the throne, and it is said that he was a deposed prince. The throne. From this, it can be seen that this person is also considered a heroic man. I just don’t know if he can secure the throne? Do you think we can capture Xiangyang City in one fell swoop this time, and then go down the Yangtze River to Lin’an City?”

The voice just fell.

A minister sitting at Kublai Khan's left hand stood up, cupped his hands at Kublai Khan, and said, "Khan, in my opinion, our army's chance of winning this time to break Xiangyang City is only [-]%. During the rainy season, my soldiers in the Northern Yuan Dynasty are not familiar with it, and secondly, the city of Xiangyang is high and thick, and the defenders have a geographical advantage, even if they attack by force, they will not be able to capture it."

The minister who spoke bluntly told the truth of the matter.

Kublai Khan must have been punished for not giving Khan face like this, but Kublai Khan agreed with the minister's words abnormally. Minister.

With such a large belly, he didn't care about eventually destroying the Southern Song Dynasty.

Knowing people and making good use of them is another advantage of Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan took a sip of wine, sighed, and said to the courtiers and generals in the tent: "Enoker Buhan was right just now, the city of Xiangyang is high and thick, the defenders have a geographical advantage, and it is the rainy season. Therefore, we only have a [-]% chance of winning by storming Xiangyang City, so we can only take advantage of it, you say, how will the Southern Song Dynasty respond when we come to Xiangyang City this time?"

A man with the appearance of a general stood up and said: "Khan, I think the Southern Song Dynasty must be trembling, and hastily sent envoys to bring us new year coins, but according to the wishes of the ministers, we should take the initiative to put forward conditions and ask the Southern Song Dynasty The dynasty will send one million silver, grain one million stones, one hundred beauties, and one princess and her dowry should not be less than one million taels of silver."

A man with the appearance of a civil servant also stood up and said: "General Hualado is still a bit petty, and the Southern Song Dynasty was rich. Adding ten times the number proposed by General Duo will be almost the same.”

The general named Hua Laduo, who was not too vulgar, laughed, "It's because I'm so petty, sweating profusely. This time, I want a few more princesses as dowry, and I will share one with the last general. I learned that after the death of the Southern Song emperor, , His concubines will all be given death and burial. This is too wasteful. It is not as good as our Dayuan. How about Khan doing a good job and bringing over the concubines of the dead emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty? They will lose their lives in vain.”

Kublai Khan remained silent.

He was thinking, thinking that if he did this, whether the Southern Song Dynasty would follow his own request and send all the concubines of the previous emperor.

Southerners pay attention to the so-called Joan of Arc, so they probably would not send the former official's concubine here as promised. Once the incident happens, the current emperor will be like yellow mud falling out of his crotch. OK……

(End of this chapter)