At that time, Miao Daorun, Jing Anmin and Zhang Rou had their own strength in the mountains and were all powerful people in Hebei. Even local officials wanted to see their colors. In terms of reputation, Miao Daorun ranks first among the three, but Zhang Rou is young and seems to be attached to Miao Daorun.
At this time, after both of them were suppressed by the imperial court, Miao Daorun could only rely on his military position to inquire about rumors, but Zhang Rou was able to lay a secret line around Gao Qi, the Shuhu who actually controlled the military affairs of Zhongdu, and knew the details, which shows that he uses people His methods are clever and he can win people's loyal loyalties, and his thoughts are far-reaching.
However, Du Shisheng couldn't care less about praise now.
He continued to ask: "More than five thousand people! Mongolian army headquarters! Degang, are you sure? How did this news come out?"
Zhang Rou said calmly: "Shuhu Gaoqi kept this matter secret. Even his close associates did not know the inside story. But ten days ago, after the Mongolian army movements appeared in Jinshuihe Camp, it was he who personally Crossing multiple levels, I ordered a unit of Yi Army cavalry stationed outside the Tongxuan Gate to stop routine patrols to the Jinkou River Camp."
"But the Jinkou River is one hundred and thirty steps higher than the central capital. It can overlook the city. How important is it? Even if you are afraid of fighting and don't dare to garrison because of the power of the horns, there is no reason not to send out sentries. . Early this morning, Li Ying, Shuhu Gaoqi's experience officer, accidentally discovered an omission in the location of the sentinel. He thought that the people in charge of the sentry were slacking off, so he immediately took someone to ask questions. As a result, the matter became a big deal and led to a lot of trouble. A small disturbance. Finally..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Rou looked at Miao Daorun: "Several officers who knew about this matter were detained in the camp under the order of Shuhu Gaoqi, so there were only specious news circulating outside. But among so many people , but the experienced officer Li Ying is not easy to deal with."
Li Ying was not a direct descendant of Shu Hu Gao Qi, but an official with a formal Jinshi background. He had served as the head of the Ministry of Personnel and a supervisory censor. The last time the Mongolian army invaded, he was ordered by the emperor to go out of the city in person to serve as minister to the Ministry of Industry. Yuan Wai Lang and Xuan Chai were both accused of recruiting tens of thousands of militiamen at Foyan Temple in Xishan, and they fought against the Mongols from time to time. The area they controlled once included key passes such as Juyong Pass, and they were specially rewarded by the emperor's edicts.
Although Shuhu Gaoqi is now very powerful in Zhongdu, he is not a powerful minister, but more like a favorite and close minister of the emperor. How dare he use force against this famous Confucian official who is in the heart of the emperor?
Starting from the morning, the two sides faced off for more than an hour. Li Ying cursed several times, making Shuhu Gaoqi extremely embarrassed. Li Ying's subordinates took this opportunity to spread some reliable news. One of them is Zhang Rou's old subordinate.
It was this embarrassment that prevented Shuhu Gaoqi from meeting the representatives of the two major propaganda envoys of Shandong and Hebei in person, and had to ask his subordinates to deal with it.
It was precisely the presence of the Mongolian army in the Jinkouhe camp that made Shuhu Gaoqi change his previous fierce arrogance and dare not send troops out of the city to receive the food and supplies he had been dreaming about.
"How could it be like this?" Du Shisheng's mind was spinning.
The three people in the car were silent for a moment. Miao Daorun was flustered: "I'm sure Shuhu Gaoqi wants to surrender to the enemy! It's not safe in the capital here! We have to find a way to get out of the city quickly!"
Du Shisheng shook his head.
Shuhu Gaoqi surrendered to the enemy? This is unlikely.
No matter how dangerous the situation in Daikin was, it was still not to the point where the marshal of the current dynasty would find another way out. In addition, he had just sent an order to Wulin Duyu and Du Shisheng, informing them that the soldiers and horses in the city would not respond, not only Shuhu Gaoqi's subordinate Wanyan Liao, but also Wanyan Xielie, the envoy of the Internal Affairs Bureau.
This Wanyan Xilie was not the kind of incompetent person who got his official position by relying on the emperor's favor. He was a brave man who robbed and killed Mongolian soldiers, snatched horses, and then served his old mother and escaped all the way back to the territory from a large number of pursuers. He even gained the favor of the emperor, and in just a few months he became a close confidant with a high position as the envoy of the Ministry of Attendants.
It can be seen that Shuhu Gaoqi hid the whole matter from countless civil and military officials in the city, but did not hide it from the emperor. Since the people from the Attendance Bureau are here, the emperor himself must be aware of it! Did the emperor also surrender to the enemy? This is too ridiculous!
When Du Shisheng was in Zhongdu City, it was Guo Ning who had his eyes and ears out. He had been paying attention to the surrounding war situation. He knew that in the past ten months, there had been constant fighting within a radius of less than 500 miles around Daxing Mansion in Zhongdu, and the battle lines of both sides were clearly defined from Jingwei to Jingwei. From the interlocking of canines, to the clear distinction between Jing and Wei, it shows a trend of constantly closing in on the center.
But after all, Zhongdu City was a majestic city with 800,000 civilians and 400,000 soldiers during the heyday of the Jin Dynasty. There were many military forts and camps around the city. The last time the Mongols attacked Zhongdu, they were blocked. Dotted with military strongholds.
Therefore, this time, the Mongols drove a large number of troops from Beijing to surrender as the vanguard, causing them to consume each other with the Jin army. At this time, those who were entrenched around Zhongdu and even threatening the communication between Tongzhou and Zhongdu were almost all former colleagues of the Jin Army in Zhongdu, and some generals even recognized each other.
These soldiers and horses are now leaning against the Mongols, and they are energized one by one, like vicious dogs barking in front of their new master. However, their real combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Mongolian army, and Du Shisheng will not let them go. In the eyes. With the thousands of Yi Army cavalry in his hands, Shuhu Gaoqi may not be afraid of them.
But the elite of the Mongolian army headquarters is another matter.
The last time this generation invaded, most of the Central Plains was cut into rivers of blood. Wanyan Gang and Shuhu Gaoqi's 100,000 troops in Jinshan Province were scattered. Shuhu Gaoqi was defeated all the way from Juyongguan to Daxing Prefecture.
Shuhu Gaoqi had seen the ferocity of the Mongolian army with his own eyes, but he really didn't have the guts to fight against it!
If Du Shisheng were to put himself in his shoes, if he were Gao Qi, a skilled tiger, and five thousand elite Mongolian troops suddenly broke into the Jinkouhe camp, how would he deal with it?
If we want to recapture the Jinkouhe Camp, three to five times the number of troops is simply not enough. Based on the morale and training level of the Zhongdu garrison, sending ten times as many troops would probably only lead to death. But if ten times the troops were really deployed, would Zhongdu Daxing Prefecture still need it?
The Mongols didn't attack the city, they just quietly monitored it. We don't know what their true intention was. Once this news spreads, it will in vain make the soldiers and civilians in the city panic and doubt, and push the morale that has been struggling on the edge of the cliff one step further towards the cliff.
Will he fall off a cliff? Who knows?
Then pretend not to know and seek some stability for a while.
No matter what, Zhongdu City is still in hand. With Jincheng Tangchi, if you persist, you will always have a chance! The only thing that was reliable was the iron-like city wall that surrounded the three circles inside and outside Zhongdu City, with the longest circumference of seventy-five miles!
As for the transport team outside the city that Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou were worried about...
"There will be no loss in the capital, so you two don't have to worry too much. As for the baggage team outside the city, I will send someone out of the city immediately to report it!"
After saying that, Du Shisheng bowed deeply to the two of them.
Miao and Zhang had good intentions, but they didn't know that what arrived in Liangxiang was not just food and supplies, but also elite soldiers and horses led by Guo Ning himself. Ambassador Guo Xuan came here personally to pay attention to the situation in Zhongdu at the nearest distance so as to make the most beneficial response to Ding Haijun at any time.
On that day, Ding Haijun had just established a foothold in Shandong, and was able to defeat the weak and the strong, defeating six thousand households of the Mongolian army. Now, Ding Haijun has been training for two years, and the troops are strong and brave. However, Guo Xuanshi's reputation is far greater than before...
Those five thousand Mongolian cavalry are not considered a serious enemy. As long as this news reaches them in time, Guo Xuanshi will definitely have countermeasures!
Thinking of this, Du Shisheng stood up and smiled.
When he was about to comfort Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, he heard a landslide-like tsunami-like cry coming from the north of the city. In that cry, there were countless surprises, countless fears, countless doubts, and countless worries. incredible. The sound seemed to originate from the city wall in the north of the city. It was like whirlpools and rapids converging into huge waves, pouring into the entire black and gray ancient city, causing greater panic in it.
"What's going on?" Du Shisheng leaned out suddenly and asked sternly.
The coachman murmured in reply: "Everything was fine just now... It should be the defenders of the northern city wall! They suddenly got into chaos for some reason!"
Zhang Rou listened for a while and frowned: "Someone is shouting, the Mongols are coming, many Mongols. Hey, are the Mongols on the other side of the Jinkou River actually attacking the city?"
