Du Shisheng smiled and said, "Isn't it just you? In Zhongdu, countless Jurchens are waiting for his movements. Wanyan Chenghui has a somewhat old-fashioned personality, and he can be regarded as a rare gentleman among the important ministers of the Jin Dynasty. As a result, He was publicly promoted last year to negotiate peace with the Mongols as an envoy. After returning to the DPRK, he was criticized by both the government and the public because of the harsh conditions. After suffering this big loss, he cherished his feathers even more and valued his family's reputation more than his life. It’s heavier, and at times like this, I won’t show off easily.”
"I see."
"I estimate that he is hesitant now because he wants to wait for the important Jurchen ministers in Zhongdu such as Pu San Duan, Wanyan Ali Bu Sun, Natan Moujia and others to set an example first; if the envoy is anxious, he may ask People ask Mr. Pusan, maybe we can give Wanyan Chenghui a step forward, for example, reward the Tongzhou garrison with money and food, and then I go to Tongzhou once in the name of awarding the reward?"
"Hey..." Du Shisheng knew the names of those important Jurchen officials, and Guo Ning felt dizzy after hearing them.
He shook his head repeatedly and said: "There is no need to pay attention to the clay sculptures and wooden bodies in Zhongdu City. In Tongzhou City, an empty-headed governor who is trapped in an isolated city has only three to five thousand troops under his command. What is it worth? I have the nerve to let Mr. Jinzhi accompany me. Did he go down the steps?"
After thinking for a moment, he summoned an entourage: "Let Li Zixian prepare an order for me. Use Shi Tianni as the envoy to recruit from the south of the central capital, Yelu Kebobar, and Li Shouzheng as deputy envoys. We will lead the troops out of the city in the next day and attack Zhigu first." Siege the stronghold, and then advance to Zongzhou, Jinzhou and other places on Beijing Road depending on the situation, retake Beijing Road and even Dading Prefecture in Beijing, and open up connections with the Dinghai Navy and Liaohai Defense Envoy."
The attendant took a piece of paper and pen on the horse to record briefly, and then flew away.
This Li Zixian is Li Ying, the former experienced officer of Shuhu Gaoqi.
It is said that if Shuhu Gaoqi did such a treasonous and unethical thing, it would be easy to punish the nine tribes, and Li Ying would inevitably be implicated. However, Li Ying and Zhang Rou had a close friendship and had revealed confidential information from the DPRK and China to Zhang Rou several times. He is also from Shandong, and his wife lives in Weizhou. Zhang Rou had previously secretly sent a message asking Guo Ning to take care of Li Ying's family.
Therefore, after Guo Ning entered Zhongdu, he directly asked Li Ying to be his experience officer. Li Ying was a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, and his literary talent was very good. The victory document that was sent to Yidu and made Liang Chisheng read it several times was written by Li Ying.
Although Guo Ning won Zhongdu, the fighting in various places along Zhongdu Road did not stop.
The two generals Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun were like ferocious beasts at this time, roaming all over Zhongdu, recovering the key passes and military fortresses that had just surrendered to the Mongols not long ago, and defeating the Mongolian vassal troops.
Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun were heroes of Hebei and had prestige in Zhongdu's army. On the day Zhongdu changed hands, their troops each expanded to more than 10,000 people, more than Guo Ning's headquarters. And Guo Ning gave the order and asked them to send troops northward.
The reason is simple. As a warrior, there is no reason to just reap the benefits without taking the risks. Since the troops are sufficient, they have to fight a tough battle. Since the Mongols have retreated, the second general has to pursue them all the way. Not only must they recapture the fortresses north of Zhongdu, but they must also try to push their strength back to the Monan Mountains to restore Jin. Shanhang Province.
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This large-scale mobilization of troops consumes a lot of food and materials, so Zhongdu City feels particularly difficult to cope with it. However, Wanyan Chenghui stayed in Tongzhou, and despite the earth-shaking in Zhongdu, he was slow to respond, which actually affected Lushui, the food lifeline. In Guo Ning's eyes, it was particularly unpleasant.
It's not that Tongzhou's small force is really a threat.
Wanyan Chenghui was probably waiting for a price, and in the entire Zhongdu city, there were many people waiting for Guo Ning to visit the thatched cottage and Qianjin Market Horse Bones. These people are accustomed to Daikin's power and think that no matter who comes to power, they will be indispensable.
Perhaps in their eyes, Guo Ning, who came from a rough background, only relied on force, and his foundation was particularly unstable. If he really wanted to achieve something big, he might have to ask for help from the bureaucrats of the Great Jin Kingdom.
But with Guo Ning's background and position, how could he care about this?
He relied on spears, swords, and the iron bones in his hands to bring order to the imperial court; since his force was sufficient, he really didn't need to think about what steps he could take. In his opinion, if someone is waiting for the steps instead of condescending to come, it must be because Guo Ning did not put enough pressure on the person to see the sharpness of the sword with his own eyes.
What's more, now that Guo Ning has taken control of Zhongdu, the future Jin Dynasty will never continue to be a Jurchen court. If the Jurchens cooperate more, they can still get a few positions to show off; if they don't cooperate, they will have their own place.
In Zhongdu City, the Mongolian army and Shu Hu Gaoqi's troops burned and killed them wantonly the day before yesterday, resulting in a shocking number of deaths, among which a large number of high-ranking Jurchen officials were killed. Nowadays, Ding Haijun controls the central capital, and there are inevitable oversights in public security. Occasionally, some troubles occur here and there, and a few groups of people die. This must be the result of thieves scurrying around and the rest of the army is mad, but it does not affect Ding Hai Hai's reputation.
As for outside the city of Zhongdu, it is even simpler. The war north of Zhongdu has not been extinguished, and Ding Haijun should have fought some fierce battles south of Zhongdu to scare the monkeys.
At present, Shi Tianni, Yelu Kechou Baer and Li Shouzheng will immediately send troops.
The dispatch of these soldiers and horses immediately aroused some people's fear.
Generals such as Shi Tianying, Xuetalahai, Yang Jiezhige, You Xingzong, etc. originally led their troops to besiege Zhigu Village. Because Chen Ran led his troops to support Guo Ning from the waterway, the defenders were weak on the left and right, and the attackers had the superior strength. been greatly utilized. On the day Genghis Khan was defeated, they had already begun to fight for the wall of Zhigu Village, so much so that Chen Ran's deputy general Tian Xiong was injured in the battle.
However, as news of the Mongols' defeat continued to spread, Shi Tianying and others did not dare to attack again. When Zhongdu changed hands, they gathered their troops and retreated to Jizhou and Luanzhou overnight, and sent envoys with the intention of communicating with Dingzhou. The navy contacted in an attempt to maintain its semi-independent status on Beijing Road.
However, he never thought that Guo Ning had reliable military force and did not intend to recruit warlords without restrictions, let alone agree to their requests.
When everyone was discussing the response, Bohai native You Xingge was the first to jump out and proposed to repel Shi Tianni's troops, then return to Beijing Road to separate the regime, so as to swing between Dajin and Mongolia. Shi Tianying and others applauded, and immediately invited the Mongolian supervisors who were under house arrest to fight with Shi Tianni's troops.
Shi Tianni relieved the siege of Zhigu Village and immediately received the support of grain and fodder from Shandong. With sufficient confidence, he immediately raised troops to suppress the attack, and the two sides continued to fight for days.
It is interesting to say that Guo Ning defeated the main force of the Mongolian army several times, using only more than 10,000 troops. However, this group of temporarily attached troops will fight a few final battles, and their strength will swell to tens of thousands. The two armies advanced and retreated and fought two battles. Finally, they faced each other in the area of Shicheng and Yongji, bounded by Dangyu Mountain in the north and Shaliu River in the south. The entire battlefield was forked like a dense forest.
After two days of confrontation, everyone thought there was going to be a decisive battle. Shi Tianying, Yang Jiezhi and others suddenly launched an attack again and attacked You Xing's Bohai Navy forcefully at night. After a melee, the Bohai Navy of nearly 20,000 men was defeated. Brother Youxing was furious, gathered his defeated soldiers, and planned to flee to Changli. Unexpectedly, a Biao Jingqi came from the direction of Zongzhou and Jinzhou. They were the subordinates of Xiao Mo Le, a subordinate of the Liaohai Defense Department.
It turned out that at the same time that Guo Ning entered Zhongdu, the Ding navy from Fuzhou and Gaizhou had also been dispatched. As soon as the two armies collided, the Bohai Navy was completely defeated. Shi Tianying, Xue Talahai, Yang Jiezhige and others killed all the Bohai navy who were unwilling to surrender, and contacted many important towns in Jizhou, Pingzhou, Luanzhou and other places to surrender together.
In just ten days, the entire Zhongdu Road was completely pacified. Although the power belonging to the Mongolian army was wiped out, only the three troops in the hands of the Jurchens were left in Tongzhou City. Five thousand remaining soldiers.
Before being crushed by such unreasonable force, what could Wanyan Chenghui do?
In desperation, he left Tongzhou with three or five followers and came to Zhongdu to meet Guo Ning.
