After entering the city, everyone did not rush around the city. After all, the city does not give the war horses as much room to move as the plains outside the city, so they can only ride forward slowly.
Along the way, Zhang Han talked with Shi Tianze from time to time, and he also understood why the Mongolian army had already entered the city, and the original Shi Tianze did not participate in the Battle of Caizhou, but appeared at the west gate just now.
It turns out that Shi Tianze came to Caizhou to check the battle situation under the order of the current Mongolian Khan Ogedai. But I didn't expect to meet Zhang Han and his group at Ximen.
Shi Tianze also confessed to Zhang Han frankly. The reason why he entrusted him with the important task of recruiting Zhang Han when they met was because he suffered a defeat in the battle with the Jin army some time ago, and now he urgently needed Zhang Han's credit for killing the emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
Although the other party only mentioned it vaguely, Zhang Han still had a general idea in his mind.
"Sure enough, there is no such thing as love without reason in the world. The reason why the other party likes you is because you are worth using~"
Zhang Han could probably guess the other person's caring attitude toward him when they first met. I don't think it's as simple as simply wanting to take the credit for it. If that were the case, would they still dare to resist if they directly gave some of their belongings or even directly snatched away the body?
But since the other party didn't say what exactly he was thinking and what other purposes he had, Zhang Han wouldn't ask too much.
Some things are like this, if you should pretend to be confused, you have to pretend to be confused. Although he knew that the other party was using him, why wasn't he using the other party to climb up?
The most important thing is that you have the value to be used. If you are not even worth being used, that would be the greatest tragedy for you as a human being~
...
Along the way, in addition to talking with Shi Tianze, Zhang Han also paid attention to the situation in the city from time to time. According to his observations, the overall situation of this battle in Caizhou has basically been decided.
Because from time to time he could see groups of Song and Mongolian soldiers, driving their troops to surrender, and civilians gathering in one direction.
It can be seen that the resistance in Jinjun City has been basically disintegrated. Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, they won't make any waves.
After witnessing the cruelty of war during this period, Zhang Han felt that the defeat of the Jin Army might not be a bad thing for these ordinary people. At least being a prisoner would have a much higher chance of survival than fighting on the battlefield~
Not long after, Shi Tianze led Zhang Han and hundreds of cavalry to the center of the city. There were obviously more Song and Mongolian soldiers here.
Shi Tianze ordered the guards around him; "Go find someone and ask where Commander Tachaer is now."
Upon hearing this, the guard responded, got off his horse and ran towards a pair of Mongolian soldiers. Not long after, he ran back and reported;
"General, according to what the soldiers just said, the Jin army in the city has been basically eliminated. Marshal Tachar, General Zhang Rou and the Song army generals are having a meeting in Ziguang Pavilion."
"In Ziguang Pavilion? Okay! Let's go directly to Ziguang Pavilion to meet with Marshal Tachaer now."
After listening to the guard's words, Shi Tianze gave instructions to the Mongolian army behind him and took the lead towards Ziguang Pavilion.
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After walking for a while, Ziguang Pavilion appeared in front of everyone.
Although Ziguang Pavilion is the place where the emperor lived, it was the temporary residence of the Jin Dynasty emperor in Caizhou after all. It was not a magnificent palace, but just a larger house.
When Zhang Han arrived here, he saw many soldiers holding various water containers and pouring water on the building.
The charred dead wood, broken beams, and thick black smoke all told that a fire had just been extinguished here.
…
"Stop whoever comes!"
When they arrived at Ziguang Pavilion, Shi Tianze ordered others to wait outside the door, and specifically told Zhang Han to prepare Wanyan Chenglin's body and someone would call him in later.
Zhang Han naturally agreed repeatedly. Shi Tianze nodded and walked straight to the gate with only two guards.
Unexpectedly, the soldier guarding the door didn't seem to recognize Shi Tianze and stopped them at the door.
"You're blind! Why don't you get out of the way quickly? Can you afford the penalty for delaying our General Shi's affairs?"
Being stopped by a gatekeeper, Shi Tianze's face instantly darkened. The guards around him saw the ugly expression on their general's face and immediately yelled at the pawn.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the gatekeeper didn't buy it at all. Still adopt a businesslike attitude;
'I don't care which general you are, our Marshal Zhang gave orders. No matter who you are, you must show your ID if you want to enter. You can enter only after being informed. '
As soon as the soldier finished speaking, the guard beside Shi Tianze immediately pulled out the saber from his waist and glanced at him with extremely unkind eyes.
I believe that as long as Shi Tianze gives the order, they will immediately rush forward and chop the gatekeeper into pieces.
But Shi Tianze stretched out his hand to stop the guard who was about to take action.
Seeing this, the guard reluctantly put the knife back into its sheath. But his hand still held the handle of the knife tightly, and he still looked at the pawn unkindly.
Shi Tianze has lived in a wealthy family since he was a child, so everything goes smoothly. Even if he later served in the military, with his family's power, he was never underestimated. Even the Great Khan of Mongolia, Wokuotai, would show a pleasant look when he saw him. He never thought that he would be stopped at the door by a pawn today, and he didn't buy his fault at all.
If it were any other time, he would definitely give the other party some color. But this time he came with a mission from Wokuotai, so it was inconvenient to cause extraneous matters. Therefore, although the other party's actions made him very unhappy now, he still suppressed his anger and reached out to stop the guard, not wanting to conflict with the other party at this time.
"Are you Zhang Rou's subordinate?" Shi Tianze said coldly.
The soldier didn't think too much at first and stopped the other party according to the procedure. But he regretted it after Shi Tianze escorted him out.
There were not many Han generals in the Yuan army, so naturally the only one with the surname Shi was that family. I couldn't help but moan secretly in my heart.
But now that the words have been spoken, there is no reason to take them back. If you give in because you know the other party's identity, you will directly lose your leader's face in front of the other party, and he will be even more embarrassed later.
So even though he knew the other party's identity just now, he still had to act businesslike.
But when he saw the other guard drawing his sword just now, he thought the other party was preparing to take action! Fortunately, he was stopped by General Shi, which calmed down his heart that was beating rapidly due to nervousness.
Seeing General Shi asking him questions, he nodded quickly; "This subordinate is under General Zhang."
At this time, a smile began to appear on his face. The attitude you had when doing things just now can be said to be acting according to the rules, but now if the other party asks you in person and has the same attitude just now, you are simply offending someone~
Of course Shi Tianze noticed the contrast between the soldiers who were arrogant in front and respectful in the rear, and he secretly thought that he knew the situation!
If the other party provokes him again and again, he will just kill him and Liang Zhangrou will not be able to say anything. But now the other party has begun to relent. But he couldn't care less about a pawn and lost his identity.
So he still said with a dark face.
"Excellent! General Zhang is really good at running the army. Even a guard can be so... "understanding the rules"! It seems that Shi really wants to learn from you, General Zhang..." "Yes".
Shi Tianze bared his teeth and spoke slowly, word by word. Even a fool could hear the sarcasm in his words.
When the soldier heard this and was about to open his mouth to say something, he saw Shi Tianze taking off his badge from his waist and throwing it directly towards him.
"Don't you want Mr. Shi's identity certificate? Go in with my general's badge and inform your master. Mr. and Mrs. are waiting here!"
After saying that, Shi Tianze crossed his arms and looked at the sky, as if he was attracted by something.
The soldier quickly took the token and saw that the other party obviously didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, so he turned around and ran towards the door.
It is only proper to report the whole matter to your commander-in-chief as soon as possible.
The scene in front of the door was seen by Zhang Han from a distance. He secretly thought, "This soldier has offended Shi Tianze to death. Judging from Shi Tianze's attitude, if the other party falls into his hands in the future, haha, the end... will definitely not be good!"
And from the way Shi Tianze mentioned Zhang Rou several times, he could vaguely guess that the two of them might not be very harmonious, or even have conflicts. Zhang Han boldly speculated that the reason may still involve the upper-level power struggle.
Otherwise, as a general who led tens of thousands of troops, Shi Tianze would never have shown his likes and dislikes to Zhang Rou so obviously if it was just because of personal grudges.
These two incidents also served as a wake-up call for Zhang Han.
That is, no matter what time, there will be no shortage of overt and covert struggles among the upper echelons. Now that you have formed a team, you must stand firm and avoid swinging from side to side.
The soldier blocking the door also made Zhang Han understand that trouble comes from words. Maybe those words will plant the roots of trouble for you and bring disaster to yourself in the future.
...
Shi Tianze waited at the door for a long time. When he was getting impatient, he heard rapid footsteps from inside the door.
Then he stopped admiring the beautiful scenery of the sky, looked down, and saw the soldier guarding the gate running towards him followed by a fair-faced general.
Before anyone arrives, the sound is heard first;
'Brother Shi, I've finally been waiting for you to come. I'm sorry for your late arrival, little brother! '
Hearing this, Shi Tianze snorted coldly from his nostrils and said in a loud voice: "General Zhang is so majestic! Even a small soldier under his command dares not to take Shi Mou seriously. How dare Shi Mou, a vulgar person, dare to work hard? Marshal Zhang welcomes you? Humph!..."
As soon as Shi Tianze finished speaking, Zhang Rou was already in front of him. He did not answer Shi Tianze's words and directly changed the subject;
"I wonder why General Shi is here this time?"
Seeing that the other party didn't answer his words, Shi Tianze had to swallow back the big basket of taunts he had just prepared.
"Shi Mou came to check on the battle situation in Caizhou on the order of the Great Khan. What's wrong? General Zhang still wants to stop Shi Mou, and he doesn't even pay attention to the Great Khan's order?" Shi Tianze, who was not confused in his heart, directly gave him a big blow. Hat down.
"How dare you, how dare you! Of course Zhang will not dare to neglect the Great Khan's order~"
"Since my brother has been ordered by the Great Khan, I have no reason to stop him. Brother, let me go in with you. Marshal Tachar and General Meng of the Song Army are waiting inside."
Zhang Rou was not annoyed by Shi Tianze's thorny attitude! Instead, the smile on his face grew wider. He stepped forward and grabbed Shi Tianze's arm, trying to pull him in.
Shi Tianze struggled slightly for a few times, but when he saw that the opponent's grip was very tight, it was difficult to move too much with so many people watching, so he had to give up. He was dragged and led into the gate by the other party.
The two guards behind him quickly followed suit. When they entered the door, they were quite unkind and glared at the soldiers guarding the door.
As if to say: "You kid, just wait, I'll take care of you when I have time~"
Not far away, Zhang Han saw Shi Tianze being welcomed in by Zhang Rou, and he immediately unloaded Wanyan Chenglin's body from the horse with King Li. Then, a door panel was removed from a nearby residence and the body was placed on it.
After everything was prepared, Zhang Han and King Li stood quietly not far from the gate, waiting for news.
As a result, after waiting for half an hour, no one came out to call them. Li Xiaohu suddenly couldn't hold back and said;
"Captain, it's been so long, why hasn't the other party sent someone out yet? How long do we have to wait?"
"No one comes to pass it on, just keep waiting!"
Zhang Han glared at the other party angrily, and Li Xiaohu had no choice but to murmur and shut his mouth.
In fact, Zhang Han was also a little impatient at this time. Ordinarily, even if there is something to talk about after such a long time, it should have been finished long ago!
Could something happen inside?
I felt a little uneasy inside, but I still forced myself to stay calm in front of outsiders.
But Zhang Han still overestimated his ability to bear it.
Another twenty minutes passed and no one came to notify me. Zhang Han had begun to pace back and forth unconsciously, and his fingers began to fray the corners of his clothes unconsciously.
Even Li and Wang beside him could see the anxiety on his face. But no one dared to speak again, for fear of being eaten!
finally.
"Zhang Baihu, the general asked me to come out to pick you up. Come in quickly." At this time, a guard brought in by Shi Tianze stood at the door and shouted to Zhang Han and the others.
Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and the stone in his heart seemed to fall to the ground instantly.
To Zhang Han, who was already restless, the other party's words were like sounds of nature. It was as if a clear spring was flowing through his heart, instantly making all the anxiety in his heart disappear and his body relax.
He took three steps at a time and ran forward to thank the guard;
"Excuse me, our things are ready. Let's go in now." After saying that, he turned to Li Xiaohu and Wang Danian and shouted, "Quick, bring your things and follow!"
When Li and Wang heard this, they quickly lifted the body on the door panel, chased after Zhang Han and the guards, and the three of them entered Ziguang Pavilion together.
On the way, Zhang Han asked the guard beside him curiously;
"I don't know why the general took so long to call my brother in. I'm not afraid of my brother's ridicule. My brother was really a little anxious just now."
"Well..."
"..."
When the guard heard this, he hesitated and looked embarrassed at first. Then he felt that Zhang Han was the 100 households promised by Shi Tianze after all, and he was still his superior, so it was not impossible to say.
Zhang Han saw the other party's embarrassment and waved his hand as if he didn't care. "If it's really inconvenient to say, brother, don't be embarrassed. Brother, I will just ask casually."
"It's not a big deal! After we entered..." The guard then whispered in Zhang Han's ear and told what happened.
Zhang Han, listen! He looked dumbfounded.
He secretly thought that no wonder he had been kept waiting for so long. It turned out that the other group of people were doing this! To be honest, this kind of thing really cannot be rushed.
It just makes me worry outside for a long time.
Knowing that the guard was taking a certain risk by telling him such a private matter, Zhang Han quickly thanked him.
"Thank you, brother, for telling the truth. I'm very grateful."
The guard waved his hands indifferently and said, "We are all brothers, there is no need to be like this! Just don't talk about it outside. Although this kind of thing is nothing, it is related to the commanders and it is not easy to spread it randomly."
"Brother, don't worry, don't worry!"
If the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, the men are unlikely to die, but these women have suffered. Unexpectedly, the mother of a country has become... Zhang Han couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
