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 of the Central Plains in summer, but also because the wheat in the Central Plains was ripe in autumn, which made it easier for the cavalry to go out to herd horses and plunder.
Since ancient times, nomadic peoples have acted like this when fighting for power in the Central Plains. When the Khitan and the Song Dynasty fought, they often deployed their troops thousands of miles deep, relying on their advantage over the enemy due to food in the autumn.
Therefore, after autumn this year, Hedong, Hebei, Zhongdu, Northeast and other places have urged people to harvest wheat and grain in advance to prepare for the hard work and clearing the fields.
But to the surprise of many people, the Mongolian army took no action.
This situation caused surprise to many people in Zhongdu City. Wang Shouxin, the marching commander who claimed to have Zhuge Liang's military talent and was good at the "Ancient and Modern Relative" formations, went to court one after another, claiming that there must be civil strife on the grassland. He also quoted the words of some people who claimed to have escaped from the grasslands, saying that the Black Tartar chief Temujin and another chief named Jamuka were in conflict over matters, so they drew their swords and cut each other on the spot, killing one and seriously injuring the other.
All the ministers thought this statement was ridiculous, but the emperor believed it, and even sent men from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to cross the pass and go to the northern grassland to investigate.
As a result, the inquirers had not yet turned back. In the early winter of November, the Mongolian army moved. In the winter of the second year of Zhenyou, in November, Genghis Khan marched south with tens of thousands of troops. He first stopped on the Beijing Road that had been taken away, and threatened the central capital with the nine-pin white banner.
Many nobles and nobles were secretly lucky, but now they are terrified. Not to mention anything else, countless people first impeached Wang Shouxin and claimed that they had foresight.
Wang Shouxin himself was just a favorite of the emperor and had no real talents at all. The emperor kept him only because of some lucky thoughts in his heart. At this moment, they followed the trend, threw a lot of charges against him, and killed this charlatan who suddenly rose to a high position.
Wang Shouxin died, and powerful enemies were still outside. Everyone had to discuss angrily how to resist the Mongols.
Although there were tens of thousands of people in Zhongdu, no one wanted to go out to fight with the Mongols. At that moment, the generals leading the troops were making noises, only saying that the city was under curfew and martial law, the police patrol was conducting strict inspections, the front office department suppressed the restlessness, and the guards, the Wuwei Army, the Weijie Army, and the Zha Meng'an and Yi Army all came together to inspect the troops immediately. Horses, awards are given to boost morale and so on.
These are necessary to defend the city, but not enough to defeat the enemy.
Xu Ding and other officials thought more carefully and pointed out that Caohe's grain transportation was insufficient and needed urgent prompting. In addition, the decree of conferring honors could be re-issued in Zhongdu, and all officials above the level of Jingfu, as well as monks and Taoists, could be ordered to do so. Even though the emperor has appointed so many meng'an, dutong, tikong and other officials in the past few months, he has to spend seventy dan to serve the court.
The emperor followed the good advice and immediately issued an edict. As a result, there was more food, which caused a lot of commotion in the city. There were hundreds of Jurchens in Meng'an and Mouke who were equipped with gold and silver medals. They could neither afford corn nor give up their official positions. They all gathered 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. The servants under his command dispersed them with wooden sticks.
Another imperial officer, Li Ying, reported that the city walls had been recently built and the towers and oars had been repaired, which was quite effective. However, the troops in the central capital were weak, as can be seen from the facts. Over there on Nanjing Road, let’s not talk about him. If there is no support from Shandong, Hebei, Hedong and even the northeastern hinterland, the capital will be an isolated city and will end sooner or later.
The words sounded almost like a curse, but the truth was correct.
The reason why the emperor appointed these envoys was originally to suppress King Sui with his senior ministers. Therefore, although he had great expectations, it was inevitable that he would also have considerable doubts.
The performance of these xuanfu envoys after they were appointed also proved that the emperor's doubts were correct.
One by one, they began to exercise power, showing a tendency to break away from the imperial court and control local military and political affairs. Not to mention that Guo Ning was a real rebel, and that Pu Xianwannu organized a rebellion with horses and horses, let alone him. Even the emperor's relative, Dai Jin's official servant San Anzhen, has become less reliable recently.
Not long ago, Pusan Anzhen suddenly arrested the virtuous and powerful people from all over Hebei Province, and divided their fields, money and food for Meng'an to conquer the army. He killed many people in Hebei, and there was an uproar in Zhongdu.
These days, most of the Jurchens who sign up to fight in Meng'an to defeat the army are poor, and most of the people who control large areas of land in Hebei are inextricably related to Zhongdu Guwei. Pusan Anzhen suddenly came to rob the rich
Who can afford to help the poor?
Many Jurchens suffered losses in this group, so they criticized Pusan Anzhen frantically, saying that he was crazy. Memorials from both sides came and went like a whirlwind, and they were all fighting with each other in words and in writing, and their human brains turned out to be dog brains.
But when the Mongols moved, these disputes came to an abrupt end.
No matter how unreliable the Xuanfu envoys are, they will still have force in their hands. The emperor's power only covers one central capital. At this time, who else can we rely on except them?
At that time, the emperor issued successive edicts to promote the Xuanfu envoys from various places, such as Pu San Anzhen of Hebei, Guo Ning of Shandong, Hou Zhi of Hedong, etc., all of whom were given special promotions and were given the titles of loyal ministers of Xuanli and commander-in-chief of the army. , appointing officials, collecting taxes, and ordering rewards and punishments can be carried out easily.
The Xuanfu envoys in various places have seen the world. To be honest, no one takes these empty appointments seriously. Guo Ning and his companions had fun for a while, because they no longer had to worry about the imperial court parachuting in a few cats and dogs to cause trouble. They even invited Qianla Chucai to have a drink and discuss his successor's personnel appointments.
However, it is a bit embarrassing to say.
Guo Ning had previously received a secret report from Liaodong, saying that Mu Huali was building ladders, rams, arrow towers and other objects in Dading Prefecture, Beijing, and had signed tens of thousands of troops on Beijing Road. This was obviously preparation for the formidable attack on the city, so He was also happy to watch the show first and watch the Mongols hit Zhongdu first.
But I never thought that on the first day of November, the brave general Zhebie of the Mongolian army would lead his army first, leading 5,000 Mongolian elites, as well as more than 10,000 Wanggu troops and Yi troops, to attack the northeast.
At this time, in the Northeast, it was freezing cold and dripping water turned into ice. The first heavy snow fell a few days ago and the roads were blocked in the blink of an eye.
After discussion, all the generals felt that Zhebie's troops were just testing him. Heshi Liehuanduan himself was a veteran general who dared to fight, and his troops were also very tough and brave. All he had to do was stay in the city and hold on until late winter, and he would be safe.
Moreover, Heshi Liehuanduan was not fighting alone. On his south side, there was Wendihan Qinggu's troops, and on his west side, Heshi Liede's troops were there. The three sides formed horns to cover each other.
After the three parties, the Ding navy was deployed in Fuzhou and Gaizhou. There were deep trenches and high fortresses between the Hesihanguan isthmus, and 10,000 elite troops under Han Xuan, the Liaohai defense envoy and commander-in-chief of troops and horses. It was enough to calm the situation.
However, within the next ten days, several military newspapers flew in from Fuzhou every day.
Heshi Liehuanduan was no match for Zhebei at all.
The defenses he deployed around Liaoyang Prefecture and Xianping Prefecture collapsed at the first touch, while the Mongolian army broke through the city and continued to penetrate into the interior.
On November 3, Tongchang fell.
On November 4th, Yizhou fell.
On November 5, Shi Mo also attacked Quang Ninh Prefecture first. He Shi Liehuan Duan led his troops south to rescue, but was destroyed in the Battle of Zhebie. Thousands of people were killed and injured, and they retreated in embarrassment.
On November 6, Quang Ninh Mansion fell.
On November 7, the Mongolian troops invaded Liaoyang Prefecture. Although Liaoyang Mansion is a large city, it has been in decline for a long time and the city defense has not been restored. Wendy Hanqingu only held on for half a day before she had to abandon the city and flee. On the contrary, Xiao Moule, who led his troops to investigate the situation, had a small battle with the Mongolian army. More than a hundred elite knights were killed in the battle, and he took the initiative to retreat to Chengzhou.
On November 8th, it snowed heavily, but the Mongolian army was not afraid of the cold winter at all. They walked through the snow to clear a road and went straight to Xianping Prefecture!
As a result, the interior of Northeast China was shaken, Liaodong was shaken, and Shandong was shaken.
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