General of the Song Dynasty who conquered the barbarians?
Several profiteers from the Song Dynasty present knew something was wrong as soon as they heard this! The general is a "sanitation guard"!
How could the military officer sent by the Song Dynasty to invade Japan be called General Zhengyi? They should be called Japanese Propaganda Envoy, Japanese Economic and Strategic Envoy or something like that!
"Has the general who conquered barbarians also arrived in Hakata?" One of the profiteers had the courage to ask.
Because he wandered around for a long time, and the more he looked, the weirder he looked - what was going on with that woman? Why sit in the middle? There was also the little child sitting in the middle. What kind of number is this? Who is the leader of this gang?
When Wanyan Yan heard this question, she smiled and pointed at Zhao Shanzhen, "My son Shanzhen is the Great General Zhengyi of the Song Dynasty, and he was given the title of King Kang."
What?
A young general? Is that true?
The Song people present were stunned.
The officials sent by the Song Dynasty were all adults. How could a child be sent to proclaim and pacify a country?
Besides, this kid is some kind of Prince Kang... could he be the prince of the Song Dynasty?
"I wonder what your surname is, His Highness Prince Kang?" the profiteer continued to inquire.
"The surname is Zhao!" Wanyan Yan said shamelessly, "My son's biological father is the ninth son of the late Emperor Zhuang Zong!"
Zhuangzong’s nine sons? Then... isn't that the traitor king Zhao Gou of Song Dynasty?
This general conquering the barbarians is simply a traitorous general!
All the Song Dynasty businessmen present suddenly realized it, but no one dared to tell the truth, otherwise they would die!
The profiteers are all very clever. They looked at each other, and then saluted the little brat Zhao Shanzhen together, and called the king a thousand years old.
Of course, Wanyan Yan was very happy and said with a smile: "I came to the island of Kyushu just to bring benevolence to a foreign land and promote culture and governance in Japan. You are all from the Song Dynasty and have lived in Japan for a long time. You must know the Japanese. Realistically, now is the time to make contributions to the Song Dynasty!"
How could the profiteers be deceived by these words? They all understand very well - you must have been chased by the imperial court and had no way out, so you came to Japan to take refuge. We will go back and report to the Song Dynasty court... When the heavenly soldiers attack, none of you will be able to escape!
But you can’t say this!
The profiteer who was the most courageous and took the lead in asking questions pointed at the man next to him who was beaten when he was caught and was still a little confused about the direction. Let’s go to Dazaifu with this Japanese shrine director.”
"Okay, go back quickly!" Wanyanyan smiled and waved her hand, wanting to send them off to Dazaifu City to persuade them to surrender.
However, the profiteer did not stand up, but asked with a smile on his face: "I wonder what benefits the princess and the general can give to the Japanese officials in Dazaifu?"
"Benefits?" Wanyanyan didn't respond.
The profiteer smiled and reminded: "My dear, who is willing to surrender if there is no benefit?"
yes!
Who will surrender if there is no benefit?
Wanyan Yan, Li Cheng, and Luo You could not help but frown after hearing this. It was not that they did not want to pay some price to bribe the Japanese in Dazaifu City, but that they were coming to Kyushu Island in Japan this time. Rooted!
This group of Song traitors who had lost power in Shandong were not only very powerful in force, but also had a large number of people. With five thousand households and Wanyan Yan's personal soldiers fiercely installed, the number of soldiers alone was close to fifty thousand!
How much arable land is there in total on Kyushu Island? Although this island is quite large, the flat area is very small, accounting for only about one-tenth of the entire island area.
In the original history, when Taige inspected the land at the end of the 16th century, the stone height in Kyushu was only 2.88 million stones.
Although Shigao is only a tax base, not the entire output, the output corresponding to a Shigao of 2.88 million Shi is at most six to seven million Shi, which is almost four to five million acres of rice fields, right?
Give each of the fifty thousand traitor warriors a hundred acres and there will be nothing left!
This means that Wan Yanyan and his gang will wipe out the big island of Kyushu, and there will be no room for "conquering people with virtue".
As for marching eastward and conquering all of Japan in one fell swoop...that's all a matter of the future. For now, it's already pretty good to be able to capture and digest Kyushu Island.
This is because Japan is a mountainous island country with rugged terrain and countless basins scattered among the mountains and hills, making it very easy for separatist forces to form.
The samurai era in Japan has not yet come. There are not many samurai, their weapons are not strong, and they have insufficient experience in fighting. With the strength of the Song Dynasty's General Zhengyi Mansion, it was not difficult to defeat the Japanese samurai class who were still in their "infancy" in large-scale battles, but it was not easy to digest their territory.
Moreover, advancing from Kyushu Island to the east, the land route is more than a thousand miles of rugged hills, and the degree of development is not high. There are no good roads for the army to advance quickly. At the same time, it was also difficult to raise military rations along the way.
And to take the sea route... The islands in the Seto Inland Sea are dotted with pirates and water bandits, and Wanyanyan and the others don't actually have a very powerful navy. Most of the ships that transported them to Kyushu Island were forcibly brought from the Shandong Peninsula and the coast of Goryeo.
The General's Office of Zhengyi in the Song Dynasty could not keep holding these ships, and the General's Office could not afford to support so many sailors. In addition, once the troops of the General's Mansion land, they will not be able to control so many ships. They will definitely run away on their own.
So the plan of Wan Yanyan and others was to use the forcibly conscripted civilian ships to create a "wave" and land tens of thousands of troops on Kyushu. Then use superior force to defeat Japan's main force in Kyushu in one fell swoop, and then slowly push forward from north to south.
First, capture the entire Kyushu Island and its surrounding islands, enfeoff the land at the same time, establish hierarchical feudal rule, and manage the Kyushu Island into the home of the Great General Zhengyi of the Song Dynasty...
Wanyanyan is still a relatively honest traitor, so she has no intention of fooling the Japs in Dazaifu, so her face darkens: "What's the benefit? I'm just surrendering to avoid death!"
The profiteer who volunteered to persuade Taira Tadamori to surrender said to himself: Come on, these are really easy to fight... It seems that the business of selling silk to Japan will no longer be possible in the future, and I will have to switch to buying weapons and iron materials!
After sending away the traitor merchant and the minister of the Kezaki Shrine, Munakata Nobuyoshi, Wanyanyan had no intention of resting. Regardless of the fatigue, she started discussing with the traitors Li Cheng, Liu Lin, Kong Yanzhou, and Luo You how to invade the Japanese. .
Traitors invaded Japan... Is there anything more unreliable than this?
Of course we have to discuss it carefully!
"Madam, according to the report from the spies, the Japanese built a square castle ten miles away from Hakata Beach, and it seems that they have stationed some troops. In addition, there are many Japanese manors near Hakata Bay, and the so-called Japanese are stationed in these manors. Samurai. Now they are all converging on the square castle, and they seem to want to fight us there!"
Li Cheng, Wanyanyan's number one thug, had already asked his men to investigate the situation around Hakata Bay. He pointed to a very rough map and said to Wanyanyan: "The terrain of Kyushu Island is rugged, the roads are crude, and the water network is crisscrossed. , is not conducive to cavalry movement, nor is it conducive to carrying large barrels... If the Japanese are scattered in all directions, it will be difficult for us to defeat them one by one. Now that they are all gathering in this square city, it is beneficial to us! "
Luo You, Wanyan Yan's number one adviser, also said: "What Li Wanhu said is absolutely true. The thieves are so large that they can be defeated in one fell swoop! I see that the Japanese troops are extremely crude. Most of the soldiers have no armor to wear and no blunt weapons." Weapons and shields are usable. There is nothing we can do about our soldiers, and they are easily injured by bows, ballistas and stones. If they disperse and fight, it is extremely difficult to eradicate them, but if they gather together in one place, they are really destroying themselves. Madam, we might as well Show weakness to the enemy, do not take the initiative to attack for the time being, and build city defenses in Hakata... In this way, the Japanese may think that we have no enterprising spirit, and they will be emboldened. After they gather a large number of warriors from Kyushu Island, we can defeat them Defeat it in one fell swoop. Then it will be much easier to divide the troops and pacify each place."
Liu Lin on the side added: "Mother, when we are confronting the Japanese, we can also detach some elite soldiers, led by Hakata merchants, to take Liu Wanhu (Liu Ni)'s warship to occupy Kyushu Island. The strait between the Oshima and the Oshima of Japan cuts off the main route from the Oshima of Japan to the Oshima of Kyushu.
In addition, we can also attack Tangfang in various parts of Kyushu Island by sea and turn them into our strongholds in Kyushu. "
Due to the penetration of the Southern Song Dynasty into Kyushu, Japan and the Japanese Song Dynasty Movement in recent years, more than a dozen Tang houses on Kyushu Island have been expanded! These Tang Dynasties are all on the seaside. They are actually some ports and commercial ports. They are also transportation hubs in the north, west and south of Kyushu. Once controlled by this group of traitors, they can use waterways to quickly mobilize troops to suppress the Japanese devils everywhere... ....
Wanyanyan smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's do it!"
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at the same time.
Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty who was on annual leave for himself, was in Yaochi Palace with Queen Zhu Fengying, Concubine Pan Cailian, Concubine Guo Tiannu, Concubine Wu Meiniang, Concubine Cao Yuniang, Concubine Chen Baolian, Zhaoyi Yu Zangjinnu... ..and my good granddaughter Yelu Yuliyan and others were eating wine and enjoying the snow together in Yaochi Palace, and discussing how to go south to convince people with virtue after the New Year.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Fengying received another letter from Jinling, so she told Zhao Kai now: "Guan family, I have a letter from my sister saying that King Jinling has gone south to Guangnan Road, and King Wu is also preparing to go to Guangnan Road." In February, she went to Jiangdu to suppress pirates... She was pregnant and couldn't go anywhere, so she had to stay in Jinling!"
"Really?" Zhao Kai said with a smile, "Then she will have a good life... It is not easy for her to have children at her age! Queen, when you reply to her letter, you must tell her not to worry, I I have known her since childhood and have been friends for thirty years. I will never embarrass her in any way. Besides, when I go south this time, I want to convince people with my virtue! I will definitely restrain the soldiers and horses, and there will be no mistakes in the autumn... .. Not only can she feel at ease, but the scholar-officials in the southeast can also feel at ease. After I have brought peace to the world, I will naturally cultivate my virtues. Otherwise, I would not have gone to Shandong to worship Confucius!"
