The two armies faced each other, and the atmosphere became increasingly grim.
Behind Wanyan Phosphorus, more than a hundred riders took a few steps forward. The knights on the horses were looking down at Chen Ran and others. Several men waved their riding whips and whizzed over the heads of the Dinghai soldiers, which was full of provocation and humiliation.
The humiliated Ding navy officers were all angry, but no one moved without Chen Ran's order. The next moment, hundreds of soldiers who had been scattered in Miaoyin County and worked with the civilians to build forts poured out of the west gate. Although they were not as strong as the armored ones, they casually took the weapons lying around and inserted them all the way to the east bank of Lushui, vaguely surrounding Wanyan Phosphorus's cavalry in the center of Gaixin.
The cavalrymen suddenly felt a huge threat. Even the war horses under their crotches seemed to be affected by the explosive atmosphere. Several of them snored one after another, stamped their horses' hooves angrily, rushed out a few steps, and were beaten again. The well-organized infantrymen were forced to return.
But Wanyan Phosphorus, the right-wing commander of the Armed Guards, was by no means comparable to the commander-in-chief who the emperor had been haphazardly ennobling in the past two years.
He was a fierce general who fought with the armies of Song and Xia in the Qin and Gong areas during the Taihe period. At that time, he was worshiped as the defense envoy of Qinzhou. He used a thousand cavalry to repel the 50,000-strong army of Song general Wu Xi. He then attacked Chigu in Qinzhou. They faced the eight thousand elite infantry and cavalry led by Wu Xi's generals Feng Xing, Yang Xiong, and Li Gui, and won another battle.
That series of battles was a rare glorious victory for the Jin Dynasty when Taihe conquered the Song Dynasty. Therefore, in the next few years, Wanyan Gang, Wanyan Chengyu, Shu Hu Gaoqi and others who fought alongside Wanyan Phosphorus successively achieved the status of generals and even marshals. Only Wanyan Phosphorus was reckless and reckless, so his official career was not smooth. Now, instead, he has become Shuhu Gaoqi's subordinate.
Despite this, he is still one of the fewer and fewer veterans in the Great Jin Kingdom. With the Mongolian army pressing down on the border, he dared to raise troops to block the navy's actions, and he did have the basis for force.
As soon as the encirclement of the light soldiers of the Ding Navy was formed, the men next to Wanyan Phosphorus took out their horns and blew the drums. Smoke and dust rose in the upper reaches of Lushui River, thousands of cavalry were flowing, and dozens of khaki and black military flags were flying like dragons!
Without looking closely at the appearance of the cavalry, just by listening to the rumble of hooves and looking at the rising smoke, Chen Ran could be sure that at least one-third of the cavalry were armored warriors, and they were all well-trained. Su's elite.
This kind of heavy cavalry is also the capital that determines the navy's bottom line, so Chen Ran will never make a mistake.
This power may be beyond the range that Chen Ran's troops can resist, and he understands that.
But he didn't show any sign of wavering. It wasn't until the cavalry were approaching the range that he narrowed his eyes and commented:
"It is not easy for Marshal Shuhu Gaoqi to send out such a cavalry at any time. Neither the Wuwei Army nor the Weijie Army can do it. Looking at the flags, there are also the subordinates of Marshal Wanyan Chenghui here, and perhaps the Yongtai Army Jiedushi Mongolia Gang Are they subordinates? In order to block my way to establish the navy, the senior officials in Zhongdu City have worked together... If these cavalry are lost, will the senior officials feel distressed? "
Wan Yan's face was cold and he said in a deep voice: "This is not Shandong, it is Zhongdu, the capital of Jin Dynasty. It has a hundred thousand soldiers! If your Guo Xuanshi comes, he may not be able to go to the Hajj. You are just a mere one Qian Ju, don’t even think about resisting the majesty of the imperial court!”….
Seeing that Chen Ran's momentum was slightly suppressed, Wan Yanlan immediately took a few steps forward, leaned over and asked again: "Marshal Gao Qi's order is for you to return to Zhigu Village and supervise the transportation of money and grain. I only ask you, Do you listen to Deputy Marshal Zuo’s orders?”
Chen Ran patted the slender neck of Wanyan Phosphorus's horse and said, "Was Wanyan Dutong so majestic when he faced the Mongolian army? Otherwise, you should quickly take these powerful soldiers and kill Genghis Khan." On the day of the triumphal return of the capital, our troops will turn back to Shandong and not even stay in Zhigu Village, how about that?"
This is basically cursing me to death, right? How vicious this guy is!
Wanyan Phosphorus laughed in anger, almost drawing a knife to kill someone.
"Ahem..."
Wanyan Xielie next to him didn't know when he got off his horse and jumped into the middle of the two of them: "Du Tong, what Chen Qianha said was angry. None of us have the ability, so there is no need to be angry, right?"
He turned around, thinking about Chen Ran Gongyi and cupping his hands: "Chen Qianjia, Guo Xuanshi is the great Jin Dynasty."
of pillars. I think he sent troops to Zhongdu to assist the imperial court in attacking the Mongols, not to fight with the imperial court, right? "
This valet looks thin, but once he stands in front of Chen Ran, the strength and martial aura hidden in his muscles and bones cannot be concealed at all.
Although Ding Haijun had left Zhongdu, because Du Shisheng was active there, the center of the military government always kept a close eye on the people in the court.
Therefore, Chen Ran knew that Wanyan Xielie, the envoy of the Secretariat, was undoubtedly here on behalf of the emperor. If Guo Xuanshi were here, he could be cruel at every turn, but with Chen Ran's status, he could not insult him lightly.
What's more, this Wanyan Xilie is not an ordinary and mediocre person.
According to the news sent back by Du Shisheng, Yehuling was defeated that year, and this man had to succumb to the rule of the Fengzhou Mongols because his mother was old. But then the two brothers joined forces to rob and kill the Mongolian guards, seize the horse and run south to serve their mother.
After the Mongolian army found out, they sent out cavalry to pursue them. The two brothers fled and lost their horses, but they were still able to pull the cart and run through the dangerous road. After going through untold hardships, they finally escaped back to Zhongdu.
Such a feat is admirable.
And the truth he said at this time was also stated openly. He praised Guo Xuanwei as the pillar of the imperial court. Could it be that Chen Ran could refute him and say that everyone in the navy is a bandit?
Seeing that Chen Ran's expression softened slightly, Wanyan said slantingly: "You two, why bother getting entangled over such a trivial matter? The envoys from the Song Dynasty are waiting nearby. We, the warriors of the Shang Kingdom, must not let the Dao Yi see the joke."
"What suggestions do you have?" Wanyan Liao asked.
Wanyan murmured obliquely: "Chen Qian is a capable general in the Ding Navy. He only guards one Zhigu village, which is overkill. I think, starting from Miaoyin County, all the garrison downstream of Lu River will be invited by Chen Qian. How about I take charge of it?"
Wanyan Phosphorus and Chen Ran thought for a moment at the same time.
Wan Yanluo thought, no matter what, it always blocked Ding Haijun's intention to enter Zhongdu. Although Ding Haijun was allowed to operate along Lushui, this group of people could not stop them by relying on their ships.
As for Chen Ran, there is actually no hindrance.
"good!"
"That's it!"
Wanyan Xilie laughed loudly and inadvertently looked at Hou Zhongxin who was watching calmly: "By the way, as for the Song envoys..."...
"These people are just on the same road with us!" Chen Ran waved his hand nonchalantly: "Take all of you away!"
Wanyan Luo and Wanyan Xielie were both overjoyed.
Originally, the emperor was worried that Ding Haijun would cause trouble with the envoys of the Song Dynasty. Even if it could be solved in the end, it would greatly hinder the majesty of the imperial court. It turns out that Ding Haijun doesn't mind this? Haha, that’s great.
In this way, the mission of this trip will be completed perfectly!
Wanyan Phosphorus immediately ignored Chen Ran and turned his horse to face Hou Zhongxin.
"The officials of the Southern Dynasties..."
He lowered his head and looked at Hou Zhongxin, then tapped Hou Zhongxin on the shoulder with his riding crop: "Come on! Follow me into Zhongdu! Set off immediately, and move quickly!"
Hou Zhongxin was waiting to see an internal conflict among the Jin Kingdom's warriors. Unexpectedly, the two families looked fierce, but they reached an agreement quickly. In the blink of an eye, I changed from a bystander to a product being sold to my next family, and this next family didn't seem to be as polite and courteous as Ding Haijun.
He reluctantly nodded in greeting:
"Commander, if you are here to receive us on behalf of the Jin Dynasty, but you don't know, do you have the appointment document of the accompanying envoy? I am the deputy envoy of the Song Dynasty. In the hands of the envoy, I have the list of envoys and the living documents to be handed over. Accompanying the envoy. In addition, the etiquette of crossing the border must not be abolished. Where are the thatched pavilion and Jinting that you arranged?"
Wan Yanluo shouted impatiently: "You Southern Dynasty people really want to pay attention to etiquette. Why did you come from the sea? What are you pretending to be? There is a war right now. The main force of the Mongolian army will arrive at any time. Everyone, hurry up and follow me! It's night. It’s okay to sail!”
Hou Zhongxin laughed bitterly, knowing that he had bumped into an unreasonable Jurchen barbarian.
He and Ding Zhan came here, with the important task of negotiating the amount of annual coins and looking at the reality of the Jin Kingdom. They did not agree to create conflicts here, so they had to respond: "Please wait a moment, I will go immediately to urge the fleet and people."
Not long after, the Song envoy's fleet came out of the western branch of the harbor.
The further upstream of Lushui, the more severe the siltation became. At this time, Tsunado, who was not under the control of the navy, naturally came forward to stretch. Fortunately, the two envoys knew the importance of the situation, so they spent a large amount of money to reward the accompanying soldiers and strong men, urging them to go ashore to help.
The soldiers received several orders from the capital, but most of them pretended to be on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. On the other hand, the young men recruited by Hou Zhongxin were all very attentive. They soon formed a team and began to shout chants and pull the rough rope under the command of the guide.
As night gradually fell, a large group of Jin army cavalry surrounded the Song fleet and disappeared behind the large reeds and sagebrush under the dark sky.
The soldiers of Dinghai Navy were all working hard to reach Zhongdu, but they were forced to retreat halfway. This was difficult to accept for soldiers who were used to winning. Many people could not hide their disappointment, and some even ignored their superiors and went back to camp muttering to themselves.
But Chen Ran just stood there, watching the direction of the fleet.
Chen Ran was specially ordered to serve as the leader of the entire army not long ago, but this time it was obvious that he suffered a defeat at the hands of the Jurchens. One will worry that he will be irritated and unable to control himself. So he took a few steps forward and carefully asked, "Qian Ji, let's camp and rest for a while, and figure out how to deal with it tonight?"
Chen Ran turned around, with an incomprehensible smile on his face: "What kind of response? We don't have to deal with it, haha, it's good like this!"
After taking two steps, he asked again: "Do you think the work of stretching is very hard? If a layman is suddenly forced to do this, it will be even more difficult, right?"
"That's natural."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
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