What? Are you here to fight against gold? Aren't you here to betray your country?
Cai Mao was stunned again after hearing Zhao Kai's words, but he soon figured it out - it is dishonorable to betray the country after all, so you have to hold up the anti-gold sign, and then quietly betray the country in private. This is the big deal. What a loyal minister and filial son of Song Dynasty did!
Thinking of this, Cai Mao hurriedly saluted, nodded with a smile and said: "I am preparing for war day and night in Daming Mansion, and I hope that the imperial court will send troops as soon as possible so that we can crush the invading gold thieves together. Today I finally waited for your Majesty's arrival. With three thousand tiger warriors, it seems that driving the thieves out of the country is just around the corner!"
good! Finally met a decent Song Dynasty civil servant!
Zhao Kai nodded happily and said to himself: This Cai Mao turned out to be a loyal man who was dedicated to resisting the Jin Dynasty... But why was it not taught in history class? It seems that he was not famous in later generations. Is it because he was too old and died before he left the army? Or is he just bragging and actually has no real skills? So you fight to death as soon as you resist?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai smiled and asked: "I wonder what preparations Xianggong Cai has made in Daming Mansion?"
Cai Mao smiled and replied: "Since the news of the gold thieves' invasion came, I have been in Daming Mansion to organize the troops, repair the city, supervise the construction of war equipment, and accumulate money and food. Now the city of Daming Mansion has been strengthened, the surrounding areas have been cleared, and various defenses have been established. The city's equipment is extremely sufficient, and the money and food in the treasury are piled up like mountains!
In addition, there are two tiger generals under the old minister's command, both of whom are brave enough. If a small group of gold thieves dare to enter the Daming Mansion, let them lead troops to fight, and they will certainly be able to behead them and make meritorious deeds. If a large group of gold thieves invades, with the help of a famous fortified city, even if there are millions of enemies, they can hold on for several years! "
It's pretty cool... Zhao Kai raised his head and glanced at the huge golden city outline in front of him under the setting sun. It looked majestic and majestic, impregnable, and seemed to be stronger than Kaifeng Mansion.
He withdrew his gaze from the city walls of Daming Mansion and asked Cai Maodao: "Xianggong Cai, who are the two tiger generals you mentioned? Can you please come to meet them?"
Upon hearing this, Cai Mao hurriedly waved to the three military attachés with swords huddled in the corner, "Liang Jieshuai, Wang Zhuan, Han Wujie, come quickly to see the king."
There were two promised generals, but three people showed up. However, Zhao Kai knew why Cai Mao only said "two tiger generals" because he knew the middle-aged man without a beard among the three. His name was Liang Fangping. Although he had the title of Jiedushi, he did not He is not a tiger general, just a chamberlain who supervises the army.
"The mighty military envoy, capture and kill the envoy Liang Fangping to meet His Royal Highness King Yun!" Liang Fangping walked in front of the three people and quickly arrived in front of Zhao Kai. He bowed and bowed with a very respectful attitude.
Zhao Kai smiled and nodded: "I didn't expect to meet Mr. Liang in Daming. Well, I will fight against the Jin with the Gu family in the future!"
Liang Fangping was frightened when he heard "anti-gold", but fortunately he also knew the details - Zhao Ji also gave him a secret order, asking him to assist Zhao Kai in betraying the country and begging for mercy.
So he still agreed: "I will listen to the king from now on!"
Good attitude! Zhao Kai smiled and nodded, looking very satisfied.
"The Commander-in-Chief of Daming Prefecture, Ningzhou Observation Envoy Wang Yuan is here to see His Royal Highness King Yun!" Then the man in his fifties with gray beard and hair came forward to salute.
Zhao Kai looked at this veteran - he didn't know him or heard of him, but he looked quite formidable. So Zhao Kai nodded, pretended to be quite appreciative, and said with a smile: "What a great general. How about fighting against the Jin with the lonely king in the future?"
Wang Yuan quickly replied: "I respectfully accept the king's order."
"Commander of the Daming Mansion, Han Shizhong, Minister of Military Affairs, meets His Royal Highness King Yun!" The last person to come forward to salute was the tall man in his mid-thirties with a big beard.
Han Shizhong? This name sounds so familiar!
Zhao Kai immediately remembered who Han Shizhong was! Han Shizhong, the second most capable among the four famous generals of ZTE, actually led troops under Cai Mao... It seems that Cai Xianggong is really not bragging, he really has tiger generals under his command!
"You are Han Shizhong!" Zhao Kai's eyes almost glowed with gold when he saw Han Shizhong, a vulgar man. He took two steps forward, took the other person's arm, and helped Han Shizhong up, who was bending over to salute, "Okay. He is indeed a great general!
When the Gu family was in Tokyo, they had heard that there was a Po Han Wu in the Western Army. He was brave, daring to fight, and had outstanding military achievements. He was a rare good general. He didn't expect to see him in Damingfu City! I wonder what the font size of Han Wu Jie is? "
Han Shizhong never expected that King Yun would ask for his name. Isn't this too close? After being stunned for a moment, he quickly replied: "I am a good minister."
"Good minister, are you willing to follow me and drive the gold thieves out of our land in the Song Dynasty?"
"Yes!" Han Shizhong couldn't figure out what Zhao Kai meant, but he still replied with a loyal and courageous face, "I am willing to go to the front line of the king and go through fire and water, no matter what!"
"Hahaha," Zhao Kai laughed a few times, then turned to Cai Mao and said, "Xianggong Cai, the lonely king poached your tiger general, you won't blame the lonely king, right?"
Cai Mao couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. What do you mean by my tiger general? If I am a good civil servant, how can I have a bad general? I am not a vassal of the world.
He quickly laughed and said: "Where did your Majesty come from? Wang Kuanwan and Han Wujie are both generals of the imperial court, and the Majesty was ordered to control the armies in Hebei. Of course they are his subordinates."
"Okay!" Zhao Kai smiled and said to Cai Mao, "We have already met the tiger generals of Daming Mansion. Next, let's take the lonely king to see the city defense and elite soldiers of Daming Mansion!"
Cai Mao replied: "Your Majesty, there are more than 10,000 people in the imperial army of Daming Prefecture, of which 1,000 are stationed in Wei County, 1,000 are stationed in Neihuang, 1,000 are stationed in Guantao, 1,000 are stationed in Linqing, and the rest are all in Damingfu City is now lined up outside Nanhe Gate..."
"They're all outside Nanhe Gate?" Zhao Kai didn't wait for Cai Mao to finish speaking, then stretched his neck and looked over, "How many cavalry are there? How many infantry are there? Who is leading them?"
Cai Mao saw that Zhao Kai was impatient, so he answered him: "Among the more than 6,000 forbidden troops stationed in Damingfu City, 5,000 are infantry, all commanded by Wang Kuan. There are also 1,000 cavalry from the Western Army, led by Han Wujie. .”
"Okay, okay... there are a thousand more cavalry!" Zhao Kai was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally thought that the Song Dynasty lacked war horses and cavalry, but now it seems that the situation is much better than expected.
He then said to Cai Mao: "Xiangong Cai, why don't you let others lead the soldiers and family members brought by the lonely king, as well as King Shen and Emperor Roufu to settle down in the palace of Daming Mansion? Let’s accompany the lonely king to the city to see how the defenses are being deployed... so that the lonely king can feel at ease as soon as possible.”
"Okay," Cai Mao agreed repeatedly, "Rong Chen will make arrangements, and then lead the king to inspect the city defense."
...
The castle defense of the daimyo is really incredible!
At least in the eyes of Zhao Kai, who climbed to the top of Daming City, it was already considered impregnable. Not to mention the city wall itself, it is tall, thick and very strong. In addition, parapets, wooden fences, and trebuchets were built on the city wall, and nail carts were placed at intervals. The crenellations were filled with rolling logs and stones. The outer walls of the city wall are also filled with sharpened wooden stakes, which are called Huluo. It is said that many pits were dug on both sides of the moat outside the city, and iron caltrops and wooden caltrops were sprinkled... This famous city looks much stronger than Kaifeng Fucheng!
Seeing Zhao Kai's satisfied look, Cai Mao and Liang Fangping looked at each other and stepped forward to report the treason.
"Your Majesty," Cai Mao whispered, "I and Liang Daguan have found two ways for the Tongjin people to seek peace these days!"
What? Seeking peace? Zhao Kai turned around and looked at Cai Mao and Liang Fangping.
Liang Fangping also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Cai Xianggong has moved to Wenzhending Mansion and transferred Ma Kuo and Liu Yan to the south... Ma Kuo has been to the Jin camp many times, and he has been with many kings and generals of the Jin Kingdom. We are familiar with each other. Liu Yan was born in the Resentment Army and returned to the Song Dynasty with Guo Yaoshi. We can just contact Guo Yaoshi through him. "
Cai Mao added: "Now the gold thieves' army is not far from Daming Mansion, near Liyang, and the army has not yet crossed the river. If we can spend millions to buy them off, the officials will definitely be very happy."
