When Yu Wenxuzhong and Zhao Liangsi left Kaifeng Fucheng with the order of the official Zhao Ji and went to the Jin Army's central camp in Chenqiaoyi, more than ten Jin soldiers' passing cavalry had just arrived here and returned to Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Yanmu brought some terrible news!
One million soldiers of the Song Dynasty's Northwest Forbidden Army are on their way to Kaifeng Mansion, and they will arrive in another half month at most!
This news did not come from hearsay, but came from several memorials captured by the Jin Army cavalry deployed west of Kaifeng Mansion - these memorials were made by Qian Gai, the general envoy of various Shaanxi roads, and the capital and west of Beijing. The letter was jointly issued by Zhi Zhongshi Dao and carried by more than a dozen Western Army cavalry squads (a total of more than a dozen copies were written) to break through the Jin soldiers' blockade. Several of the teams got through by luck, some were blocked by the Jin soldiers, and some fell into the hands of the Jin soldiers, and are now sent to the Jin soldiers' camp in Chenqiaoyi.
If Qian Gai and Zhong Shidao, two senior officials of the Song Dynasty, had not scrawled on the memorial, then the Jin soldiers outside Kaifeng Prefecture seemed to be in big trouble.
This is one million forbidden troops!
Just a few days ago, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Yanmu were still surprised that they could not find the 800,000 Song Dynasty Forbidden Army... Now it's better, the Northwest Forbidden Army alone has come to one million! There are at least 100,000 forbidden troops in Hebei, and there are probably 100,000 forbidden troops in Kaifeng City.
This is 1.2 million forbidden troops... It seems that there are too many!
Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Yanmu did not dare to ignore it, and immediately convened a collective military meeting with generals Meng'an and above at Chenqiaoyi.
We need to discuss it carefully, should we just accept it as soon as possible? Let’s blog again!
Even though the city of Kaifeng has not yet been broken, and the officials of the Song Dynasty have not paid, the King of Yun, Zhao Kai, even cheated and tricked Liu Yanzong to death. But the gains of the Jindong Route Army are still very impressive!
The area around Kaifeng Mansion has almost been wiped out by them, and the benefits they have reaped have already reached millions.
Now asking for an additional one million from the Song Dynasty court in Kaifeng City is actually to determine the outcome - if the Song Dynasty court signed a peace treaty of ceding land, paying money, and making peace, and also sent the prince and prime minister as pledges, then It means completely giving in and giving in.
It would have a huge impact on the morale of people in the Song Dynasty, and it could also greatly improve the morale of the Jin soldiers.
In addition, the peace agreement reached between the Jindong Route Army and the Kaifeng court can also confuse Zhao Kai in Hebei and make him relax his vigilance. This way Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Yanmu would have the opportunity to give him a hard blow...
But the problem is that one million Western soldiers sounds a bit scary!
"Hmph, what is there to be afraid of? Not just more than one million Song soldiers? Not to mention that they are probably just bluffing to survive, even if they are real, our Nvzhen son is not afraid of them... I think we were in Hubuda back then Gang defeated the Khitan army of 700,000 people with 20,000 people, but now a Jurchen man can't defeat his 20 Song people?"
The speaker was Meng An, whose surname was He Shilie. He was in his forties or fifties, with a rough face and gray hair and beard. He was wearing a robe stained with oil stains, which made him look sloppy. Just by looking at him, you can tell that he must have been a soldier with the old emperor A Gu for half his life.
Although this group of characters is a bit rough, and they are all old and are gradually withdrawing from the stage of history, they are still quite reliable when it comes to fighting.
"Second brother, does that Lao Shizi from the Song Dynasty really have a million-dollar Western Army? He's probably just bluffing to scare us!" I don't believe there is anyone with a million-dollar Western Army. It's the Fourth Prince Wanyan Zongbi. He is leading the army in Kaifeng these days. There were sieges and land grabs everywhere around the city, but no more than 1,000 regular Song troops were seen at all.
He smiled contemptuously and said: "If they really can raise a million soldiers, they don't need to mobilize the Western Army. They can just recruit the strong men around Kaifeng Mansion. The number of millions is not much different! But! How can there be any decent soldiers and horses around Kaifeng City? If you can’t even recruit the strong men of Kaifeng Mansion, how can you recruit the Western Army? It must be a lie!"
This Wanyan Zongbi looks rough, but in fact it is very detailed. After analysis, it turns out to be very reasonable. Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Yanmu both nodded, and Zongwang turned his attention to Han Anguo.
Guo Anguo thought thoughtfully and said: "Second Prince, as far as I know, the Sixth Route of Shaanxi has always been an important military base of the Song Dynasty. There are not only the so-called Western Army, but also camp archers and soldiers. The serious Western Army can only have 200,000 soldiers at most. , if you add the archers and soldiers in the camp, there are probably 400,000. The soldiers of the Song Army are single recruits, and they eat food as soldiers, and there is no Ali Xi to follow. If they want to go to war, they usually temporarily mobilize civilians and soldiers. The army will accompany the expedition and serve as a strong force and support the army (another name of Ali Xi). If all the 400,000 Western troops are sent out, plus the accompanying civilian servants and Xiang troops, there will be six to seven hundred thousand if not one million."
Wanyan Zongwang's face became a little solemn and he asked in a low voice: "Will the Western Army be completely out?"
"I don't know, general..." Guo Anguo thought for a moment, "But the area around Kaifeng Mansion is almost turning into white. How can we support hundreds of thousands of troops?"
"That's right!" Wanyan Zongbi clapped his hands, "We have already robbed all the big cities and towns around Kaifeng Prefecture! And the farmers who farmed the fields are also dying, running away, or they will be robbed by us. Kaifeng The land around the mansion is all barren... How can the Song people feed their millions of Western troops? But we have plenty of food and grass, which is enough to stay here at Chenqiaoyi for two years!
If there are really millions of Western troops, then we will spend military rations with them. I don’t believe that we can’t use them! "
Wanyan Yan's mother was already moved by Zong Bi's words. She turned to look at Zong Wang: "What the second prince, the fourth prince and Han Anguo said makes sense... We are not afraid of millions of Western soldiers. Even if they are true, there are also It’s beatable!”
Wanyan Zongwang nodded lightly and said: "The Western Army of the Song Dynasty is indeed nothing to be afraid of... Anyway, we will stay in Kaifeng Mansion and wait for them to come!"
He thought for a moment and then said: "If the Song Dynasty officials in Kaifeng Prefecture are willing to agree to our conditions, then let's let Kaifeng Prefecture go for the time being and go find bad luck with King Yun Zhao Kai first. If Zhao Ji does not agree to our conditions, then we will Just compete with his Western Army. No matter if they have millions, they are no match for us!"
As soon as Zong Wang finished speaking, an announcement came from outside: "To the commander of the army and the second prince, the peace envoy from the Song Dynasty has arrived outside Chenqiaoyi!"
Zong Wang laughed and said: "It seems that Zhao Ji is still afraid of us... Let's meet them and listen to what they say!"
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"The Western Army has a million? Qian Gai and Zhong Shidao are really good at boasting!"
The day after Wanyan Zongwang and others learned that "millions of Western troops are coming", Zhao Ji, an official in Kaifeng City, also received a memorial jointly signed by Qian Gai and Zhong Shidao. The contents of the memorial in Jin Bing's hand are exactly the same.
However, Zhao Ji did not believe the "millions of Western soldiers" at all... The elites of the serious Western Army have either been consumed in recent years or scattered everywhere, and they still remain in the Duxi Army of Shaanxi Sixth Route ( The old and weak of the Forbidden Army and the archers in the camp may have more than 300,000 people on the books. Only God knows the real numbers?
But it is impossible for all these people to leave Shaanxi, otherwise Shaanxi will be taken away by the Western thieves! Moreover, it is impossible for that poor place in Shaanxi to provide logistical supplies for an expedition of more than 300,000 troops!
Shaanxi military front has always relied on transportation from the Central Plains and Southeast for its expenses, but it is difficult!
Now that the Central Plains and the Southeast are unable to help Shaanxi, those Western armies (including archers) are afraid that they will have difficulty in food and clothing. If they can squeeze out 100,000 or 80,000 elite soldiers to come east, they are already very loyal.
If millions really come...Zhao Ji will have an even bigger headache than he does now!
Now the 200,000 to 300,000 imperial troops, soldiers, and civilians in Kaifeng City are already spending money like water!
Moreover, there are more than a million other mouths (many of whom have fled from outside Kaifeng Prefecture) working together to consume the limited grain reserves in Kaifeng Prefecture.
If another million people come... Zhao Ji should give up the throne to his son and run away to Jiangnan to enjoy his happiness.
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