In the ninth year of Jin Zhengda's reign, on the first day of the first lunar month, New Year's Day, Bianliang City, the palace hall.
The snowflakes all over the sky, the biting cold wind, and the cold air made Jin Emperor Wanyan Shouxu feel numb in his fingers and toes after just being in the main hall for a moment. Not to mention the cold weather and the unfavorable war situation, the palace hall of Bianliang City seemed as cold as an ice cellar, making him shiver and not wanting to stay here any longer.
Ever since last winter, when he learned that the Mongolian three-pronged army was heading south, and that Mongolian Great Khan Ogedai personally led his troops to attack the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Shouxu, as the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, had hardly slept well. He dispatched troops and generals in every detail. My body has lost a lot of weight.
In the first month of the first month, after conquering Hezhong Prefecture in Hedong, Wo Kuotai's central Mongolian army crossed the Yellow River and captured Zhengzhou. Now they are at the gate of Bianliang City. The Han Chijin Division of the Mongolian East Route Army has also captured Jinan Prefecture in Shandong Province, crossed the Yellow River, captured Xuzhou, defeated the Jin Army in Guide Prefecture, defeated Wanyan Qingshannu's 15,000 elite Xuzhou soldiers, and captured and executed them alive. He killed the coach Wanyan Qingshannu and joined forces with Wo Kuotai's troops outside Bianliang City.
As a last resort, Wanyan Shouxu sent an envoy to summon Yilapua who was stationed on the front line of Nanyang to return to rescue Bianliang City.
Seventy thousand Mongolian troops came to Bianliang City and destroyed the power of the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop. When the building is about to collapse, everyone in the Jin Dynasty is uneasy and worried.
At this time, the only thing that can make them breathe a sigh of relief is the Torre Department of the Mongolian army on the western front. So far, there is no news. Everyone knows that once the powerful Mongolian Western Route Army joins the war, Dajin will be in trouble and there will be no chance of escape.
Sitting on the cold main hall, Wanyan Shouxu frowned and stared at the case in front of him in a daze.
This reminded him of the Tokyo city of the Song Dynasty during the Jingkang period a hundred years ago. At that time, Jurchen armies from the east and west were besieging the city, and the Song Dynasty emperors, Song Huizong, Song Qinzong and others were caged beasts and allowed to be slaughtered. He probably felt the same way as he did.
What should we do now? Should we let him go out of the city to beg for surrender like those two Song people who were cowardly and cowardly emperors?
Now only a piece of Henan is left, and it is still besieged by the Mongolian army. The great Jin Kingdom building is about to collapse. Is there no way to recover?
Is the strength of the Great Jin Kingdom really about to be exhausted?
Looking at Wanyan Yinke, the guard of the Hezhong Mansion who was kneeling in the hall and kowtowing to beg for mercy, Wanyan Shouxu's face immediately darkened.
"Wanyan Yinke, as the guard of Hezhong Mansion, if you lose the city, do you still have the nerve to escape?"
Wanyan Shouxu's face was livid, perhaps out of fear and anger, he waved his hand, and with a "pop" sound, the delicate glass teacup flew out and shattered when it landed, leaving tea all over the floor.
This kind of crystal clear glass was produced in the Song Dynasty and was very expensive. The princes and nobles of Bianliang City were all proud to own glassware. Some people use glass for their windows, which makes them bright and enviable.
"Your Majesty, the Tatar army is powerful, and all of my subordinates are newly recruited sergeants. They are a ragtag group of people. The Tatar army besieged the city and threatened to kill all those who resisted. Most of the sergeants fled in a few days. I am weak alone. Your Majesty knows this for sure. !”
Wanyan Yoke kowtowed repeatedly to defend himself.
A year ago, the Shaanxi Jingzhao Mansion guard Wanyan Qingshannu, who was also a member of the clan, fled back to Bianliang City privately. The emperor did not punish him severely and allowed Wanyan Qingshannu to serve his crime and perform meritorious service.
He was surrounded by the Mongol army in Wokuotai and fled only after the city was broken. The emperor would not do anything to him.
"Yike, the defeated general fled back to Bianliang City. Do you still have the nerve to defend yourself?"
Wanyan Shouxu's face turned livid, he waved his hand impatiently at Wanyan Yingke, who was kowtowing to apologize, and roared angrily:
"Come here, drag him down! Give him fifty blows with the cane!"
Wanyan Shouxu was furious. Zhang Tiangang was shocked and hurriedly left his shift to plead for Wanyan Yoke's forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, Wan Yanyan left only after the city was broken. He did not flee without a fight. His circumstances are excusable. Your Majesty..."
"Zhang Tiangang, stand down! Do you want to resist the order?"
Before Zhang Tiangang finished speaking, Wanyan Shouxu's eyes were ferocious and he was interrupted sharply.
"What are you looking at? Why don't you drag it out quickly?"
Zhang Tiangang was speechless and returned to his duties, sighing secretly.
If I were beaten with 50 sticks, would Wan Yanyan still be able to survive?
After hearing the order, the chamberlain quickly dragged the stunned Wanyan Yingke out and began the execution outside the main hall.
The sound of executions and screams came from outside, and all the ministers in the palace were frightened, and everyone was silent.
As the Mongol army approached the city, the emperor was moody and began to lose his temper again.
"Your Majesty issued an order to the generals from all walks of life. King Qin. Wanyan Qingshannu of Xuzhou Province led his army to the west to rescue Bianjing Prefecture. They encountered the Tatar Shi Tianze tribe in Yangyi, Guide Prefecture. Deputy Commander Wanyan Wulun died on the battlefield. Wanyan Qingshannu was killed by the Tatars. The Tatar commander Temutai cut off his feet, but the Qingshan slaves still refused to surrender and were killed by Temutai. Please give me a commendation to soothe the morale of the army!"
Li Qi, the ruling minister, bit the bullet and presented the report.
Although Wanyan Qingshannu sacrificed his life for his country, all 15,000 elite soldiers in Xuzhou were lost, and only about 300 of them retreated into Guidefu City. The emperor must be angry, but he still has to shut his mouth to prevent the emperor from going berserk and chilling people's hearts.
Wanyan Qingshannu's cousin, Prime Minister Zuo Wanyan Baisa, said nothing and continued to remain silent.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Wanyan Shouxu cursed twice. He looked at the silent ministers in the palace and seemed to have woken up. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"I decreed that a statue of Qingshan Nu should be enshrined in the Baozhong Temple to appease Qingshan Nu's family and that the deeds of Qingshan Nu should be passed on to the officers and men of the army."
After a brief sentence of understatement, Wanyan Shouxu paused, and then continued:
"My dear lords, now that the Tatar army is approaching the city, the people of Bianliang City are in a state of confusion. Your lords are discussing how to defend the city until King Qin's army returns. I would like to invite you all to discuss this."
Yilapu'a and Wanyan Heda commanded the Yellow River Tongguan defense line army, as well as the Zhongxiao Army's elite soldiers and generals. One hundred thousand elites went south to Dengzhou and Tangzhou lines to prepare for the attack of the Tuo Lei army. Since there is still no news from the Torre Division, we will first return to Bianliang City and retreat from the Mongolian army that besieged the city.
"Your Majesty, Yi Lapu'a and Wanyan Heda led the army to Nanyang. There are only 40,000 old and weak soldiers in the city. The only way now is to recruit militia troops again to defend the city."
Pingzhang's political affairs Wanyan was not absent from the court, and Wanyan Baisha, the prime minister on the right of Shangshu, bravely reported it.
Bianliang City, with a radius of more than 100 miles, could not be defended by 40,000 soldiers, so they had to recruit emergency troops from the private sector to resist the Mongolian army.
The general killed as many times as he wanted. The Jin Emperor Wanyan Shouxu was brutally killing in front of him, which was becoming increasingly difficult to fathom.
"Bai Sa will guard the southwest, Wanyan Cheng will guard the northwest, Wanyan Chenglin and Cui Li will guard the east wall, there will be no delay!"
Wanyan Shouxu gave the instructions in one breath, then suddenly raised his head, his face full of suspicion.
"Is there any military intelligence report from the front? Did the Song people collude with the Tatars to invade from the north of Beijing and Hubei?"
All the ministers were stunned for a while. The Song Dynasty and Mongolia are at odds with each other. At this time, the Song Dynasty people may not go north.
"Your Majesty, there has been no news from Torre's Western Route Army. In my opinion, the Song Army is probably fighting fiercely with Torre's tribe in the Song Kingdom. At this time, the Song Army should not go north to avoid being attacked from both sides."
Li Qi, who was involved in political affairs, made a roughly accurate analysis.
Torre took the route to Hanzhong, and everyone in the world knew that Wanyan Heda, Wanyan Chen and other monks gathered an army of 100,000 and were waiting in Dengzhou and Tangzhou. Unexpectedly, Torre's West Route Army never showed up.
Apart from the fierce battle with the Song army, it is impossible for the Torei tribe to disappear into thin air without any news.
"Your Majesty, what Xianggong Li said is true. With the elite of the Song army and the sharp weapons, the Tuo Lei Department is in danger. Even if they win, I am afraid it will be a tragic victory. If the Song Army is really defeated, the Tuo Lei Department has already arrived. .”
Wanyan Baisha followed closely and said.
Two Mongolian armies surrounded Kaifeng City, and Wanyan Shouxu had to order Wanyan Heda and Monk Wanyan Chen to return to the army. The reason why Wanyan Shouxu dared to do this was because the Torre Department did not show up, which made Wanyan Shouxu feel relieved.
The words of Li Qi and Wanyan Baisa surprised Wanyan Shouxu, and his expression immediately became much more relaxed.
"Li Qing, Bai Sa, do you mean that Torre may have been defeated?"
Hanzhong and Kaifeng are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, thousands of miles away. The Mongolian army besieged the city. Even if what happened in Hanzhong, it could not be spread to Henan for a while.
However, the Torei tribe entered the Song Dynasty in the early winter of last year. For the Mongolian cavalry who came and went like the wind, it was indeed unusual for them to have no news for more than two months.
"Your Majesty, what Xianggong Li said is absolutely true. There is no news from the Torre Department, and the war is very likely to be unfavorable. This is good, so that our country of Jin can take a breather and have the possibility of turning the tables. Your Majesty is asking Wokuotai for help at this time. And, it’s just the right time.”
Privy Councilor Chizhan Hexi frowned and said, but he couldn't be happy at all.
There was a feud between Song and Jin. If the Song army was strong, it would also be bad for the Kingdom of Jin.
Back then, he burned down the post house, but Zhao Hong, the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, escaped. The reason why he killed Zhao Hong was because of the feud between the Song and Jin Dynasties.
"Yes, yes! Torre's West Route Army must have been defeated! This murderous devil, it is best to die in the Song Dynasty!"
Wanyan Shouxu nodded repeatedly, and the look on his face suddenly became much more relaxed.
He was originally worried about the consequences of transferring Lapu'abu back to rescue Bianliang City, but now he felt much more at ease after hearing the explanations from his ministers.
Zhang Tiangang left the palace and took a sedan chair to a bookstore next to Yu Street. When he entered the backyard, a young woman and a four or five-year-old child were building a snowman in the yard.
"Princess."
Zhang Tiangang stood in the courtyard and saluted the woman respectfully.
"Ms. Zhang, come over and talk."
The woman has a graceful figure, and even a green cotton robe cannot conceal her slim figure. She left the child to play in the snow and walked aside with Zhang Tiangang.
"Princess, it's like this..."
Zhang Tiangang told the woman everything that happened in the court.
"No need to ask, the Tatar Western Route Army and the Song Army must have fought in Hanzhong. The Torre Division stayed in the Song Dynasty for more than two months, and the casualties must be heavy."
The woman said decisively, as if she had remembered something, her eyes were a little confused.
If Zhao Hong were here, he would be able to recognize at a glance that the woman in the courtyard is the Princess Wan Yanchun of the Jin Kingdom whom he has longed for.
"Princess, do you think your Majesty's decision to transfer Pu'abu back to rescue Bianliang City is a comprehensive move?"
Zhang Tiangang was also relieved and looked much more relaxed.
"There is indeed nothing wrong with returning to rescue Bianliang City. What is wrong is hiring people!"
Wan Yanchun's expression suddenly turned disdainful.
"Your Majesty likes to use the people around him, but Wan Yanyan was harmed by those supervisors. I want to kill that idiot Yi Lapua. He will be the commander-in-chief of the army. I hope he won't miss important events."
Zhang Tiangang nodded and became depressed again.
Yilapu'a is the commander of the emperor's bodyguards and has no experience in commanding an army in combat. Now he commands a hundred thousand troops and faces off against a brave and capable Mongolian army of 70,000. I wonder if he can withstand it?
"The snow this year is so heavy!"
Wan Yanchun looked at the heavy snow flying in the sky and said quietly.
"Mom, come and make some snow!"
The child patted the snow, his face flushed, and he shouted excitedly to Wan Yanchun.
Zhang Tiangang watched the snowflakes flying, which seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and he was secretly worried.
Fighting in the field in the ice and snow, attacking Pu Abe, can he return safely?
