As soon as Wu Qimai mentioned Tianhuo and Navy Master, the "Da Wanyan" people below him were speechless.
It's okay to say that this is the navy, but it's winter now, and the weather is getting colder day by day. After a while, all the rivers in central and northern Hebei will be frozen. By then, the Song Army's warships would be unable to move at all, and would not pose much of a threat.
But how to deal with the sky fire? It burns a large area, scares the horses, and disrupts the formation of the hard troops. The most hateful thing is that the Song Army also has a tip cannon with a very long range...the range of the tip cannon is farther than their divine arm bow!
Although the cannon is not very useful in field battles, it is very useful in attacking fortresses and defending cities.
If the Song army deployed sky fire and long-range cannons in all the fortresses on the Hebei front line, and then seriously built city defenses, the Jin soldiers would not be able to break a single city.
If the city cannot be broken, even if it is invincible in the field, the Dajin soldiers are still losing money and making a profit. Because now is not the cold little ice age in the north where there is no food! The current Liaohe Plain is vastly fertile and wild. There are herds of cattle and sheep on Huanghe Grassland and Bashang Grassland. It is impossible for the Dajin Heavenly Soldiers to come all the way to fight the Song people just for some wheat and a few kilograms of pork... What they want is to break up the city and then rob it of gold, silver, copper coins, handicrafts and labor (to serve as slave).
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Wu Qimai frowned and said: "We are now heavily stationed south of the Juma River. Are Yanshan, Datong, Pingzhou and other places behind us tightly defended? Don't do it again? Daming Mansion’s defeat!”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions on Da Wanyan's faces became serious.
Before the Battle of Damingfu, the Jin soldiers took the absolute initiative on the battlefield, so they could use most of their forces for offense and neglected defense. Otherwise, Yue Fei and Guo Tiannu would not have made a sneak attack and captured the two gates of Daming Mansion, thus establishing the victory of the Daming War in one fell swoop.
After the Battle of Damingfu, the Jin soldiers no longer dared to say that they had the absolute initiative... Will the Song army bypass the heavy Jin soldiers on the south bank of the Juma River and attack Yanjing?
The Song Army did something like this once during the Xuanhe Northern Expedition!
At that time, due to the resistance of the Khitan people, Xi people and the Han people loyal to Daliao in Yanjing City, coupled with the fierce fighting of Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian, the Song army that entered the city was forced out.
But now if there is another attack on Yanjing, will the residents of Yanjing fight for the Jin Kingdom?
Totally impossible!
Because in the feudal hierarchy of the Liao Kingdom, the Han people of the Liao Kingdom were generally listed after the Khitan and Xi people, and belonged to the second class (the Khitan and Xi people were closely related, almost the same clan), and were higher than the Bohai, Jurchen, Zubu and other ethnic groups. advanced.
And if you want to break it down, among the four major Han families in the Liao Kingdom, Yutian Han is second only to the Yelu Royal Family (not all Yelu are royal families) and the descendants of the Xiao family (not all Xiao families are descendants). The third home! Many children of the Han family in Yutian were given the surname Yelu, and they also married daughters of the Xiao family.
Although the rest of the Liu, Zhao, and Ma clans are not as noble as Yutian Han, the status of these three major clans is also higher than that of the Hushui Wanyan clan!
Not only do they monopolize the lucrative official positions in the south, but they can also produce several military and state military governors in each generation - the military and state military governors of the Liao Kingdom are much larger than the tribal military governors of the Wanyan family!
In addition, members of the four major families of Han, Liu, Zhao, and Ma have been controlling the Nanjing Road Guards for a long time, and they also have soldiers in their hands!
On the Jin Kingdom's side, although the Han and Liu clans among the four major Han families in the Liao Kingdom still retained a certain amount of wealth and status. But it cannot be compared with the Liao Kingdom at all... In the feudal hierarchy of the Jin Kingdom, the Han people were ranked below the Jurchen, Bohai, Xi people, Khitan, and various tribes in the Northeast and grasslands.
Moreover, the Bohai people who teamed up with the Jin people to rebel against the Liao Dynasty were highly sinicized, and the Bohai people could become officials who could be held by the Jin people. The Bohai people are old comrades who fought with the Jurchens against the Liao Dynasty. Are they not more reliable than the Han people?
Therefore, it is basically a dream to expect the Han people in the cities in Yanshan Prefecture to fight for the Jin Kingdom!
Moreover, Zhao Kai also holds a big card in his hand...the eldest daughter of Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty, Princess Yu Liyan of Shu!
Although Yu Liyan is a female, the status of women in Liao is relatively high, so she still has a lot of appeal to the Khitan and Xi people in Yan.
Wu Qimai saw that the faces of the people below him became serious, and he knew that this group of people was about to be convinced by him. Finally, he took a special look at Crow Langjun, and found that this guy's face was pale, his brows were knitted, and he had a sullen look on his face. You can tell by looking at it that you are going to be in trouble.
Just when Wu Qimai was satisfied with his eloquence, there were hurried footsteps outside the lobby, followed immediately by Wanyan Tart's lazily shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... something bad has happened." , an urgent report came from Yizhou, and it was discovered that a large group of Southern Army cavalry had crossed the border from the direction of Zhongshan Mansion!
Your Majesty, the officials of the Song Dynasty are so treacherous. While negotiating peace with us, they also want to sneak attack on us! "
Now the lobby was in a state of shock, and all the great Wanyan people jumped up!
"The Southern Emperor is so treacherous!"
"What a good Zhao Kai, he actually paralyzed us with his marriage, and even attacked us secretly..."
"Emperor, kill the envoys of the Song Dynasty, and then fight with the Song people!"
"Yes, kill the envoys of the Song Dynasty!"
"kill......"
Well, everyone is shouting to kill!
Wu Qimai's face was also gloomy and terrifying, then he coughed and swept his eyes across the lobby.
Everyone stopped talking and turned their attention to Wu Qimai.
Wu Qimai said sternly: "What's the hurry? Those two Song envoys are just fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered in a cage. When is killing them not just a matter of words? The most important thing now is to fight off the Song army who came to sneak attack, and at the same time adjust Our defense... Otherwise, if this group of Song troops capture Yizhou first, then Zhuozhou, and finally attack Jinfu City, we will be in trouble!"
"Your Majesty," Wanyan Xiabao was the first to step forward and ask for a fight on his father's behalf, "Please give my father an order to lead his troops north to meet the invading enemy!"
Before he finished speaking, Wu Qimai's son Puluhu had already stepped forward to "grab the order."
"Father, please let me lead the troops to rescue Yizhou!" Puluhu said, patting his chest, "My son is willing to issue a military order. If he loses, he is willing to die to apologize!"
Wu Qimai nodded approvingly at his son, and then looked at Crow Langjun Wanyan Xianbao.
Wanyan Xiebao also said: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to issue a military order... If my father cannot win, I am willing to die to apologize!"
Wu Qimai frowned, "How can your father kill you if he can't win? How about you make a military order on behalf of father?"
"This..." Wanyan Xiabao was speechless.
How can there be such a thing? The son is beheading me? Is there such a thing as a son?
"Your Majesty, isn't this appropriate?" Wanyan Tarlan interjected, "Xiebao is Nianhan's son. How can a son issue a military order on behalf of his father? And this military order cannot be issued by someone else!"
Pruhu also said: "Yes, and Nianhan did not authorize Xiebao... Xiebao, do you have your father's authorization document?"
Of course not!
How can there be such a fatal authorization?
Moreover, Nianhan and Xiebao, father and son, did not expect Puluhu to be so brave! This guy doesn't have any military talent. He hasn't actively asked for a fight in the past few years. How come he dared to issue a military order for beheading this time?
Did he know that the Song army that attacked Yizhou was played by Han Qixian's men? impossible......
Wu Qimai saw that Xie Bao was speechless, and immediately said: "In that case, let Puluhu go... By the way, Puluhu, you take the one named Qin Hui with you ! If you encounter the Song army, kill Qin Hui and sacrifice the flag!"
Wanyan Xiebao asked: "Your Majesty, will you only kill Qin Hui and not Zhao Gou?"
Wu Qimai smiled and said: "Kill one by one...this time kill Qin Hui, next time kill Zhao Gou! Puruhu, go and make it clear to Zhao Gou and tell him not to rush, it will be his turn." "
...
Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were now arranged by the Jin people in Guanyi in Qingzhou City. Wanyan Tart's lazy Xi Bing looked at them outside, looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, which made the two people in Guanyi very uneasy. .
However, Qin Hui still pretended to be calm and invited Zhao Gou to drink tea and play chess together in the room... These two people were not familiar with each other in the past, but on the way north from Daming Mansion, they became very friendly.
I don’t know if it was due to a predestined relationship in the past life, but they both found each other pleasing to the eye... Qin Hui saw Zhao Gou’s cowardice and compulsive and stable appearance, and felt that this is what the official family of the Song Dynasty should be like!
The Song Dynasty's "General from the Central Guard" should be equipped with a cowardly army who dare not approach the generals in battle, and then they can naturally evolve to using civil servants to control military forces. Relying on a group of civil servants who are also unable to approach the battle, but dare to get a little closer to the front line, they hide in the castle at the front to strategize and deploy troops.
Like Zhao Kai, he went directly to the battlefield, eliminating the need to use civil servants to control military forces (in fact, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi both prepared to go on the battlefield themselves, and did not think of letting the civil servants or even eunuchs below them to give blind orders). It is really not like a Song Dynasty Mingjun!
And the more Zhao Gou looked at Qin Hui, the more he felt that this person was loyal and reliable, much better than Li Gang, Yu Wen Cuizhong, Yu Wen Xuzhong, Lu Yihao, He Su, Zong Ze and others whom Zhao Kai relied on.
The prime minister of the Song Dynasty should be someone like Qin Hui, a prudent minister who could share the king's worries but would not be too radical or break the rules...
The two of them really like each other the more they look at each other!
It's a pity that they are both too far away from their deserved status now, and they are still in the tiger's den, and they don't know when they will die.
Just when Qin Hui thought of this, Wanyan's lazy voice came from outside the door: "Are Prince Kang and Qin Duantai here?"
Wanyan Talan can also speak some Chinese because he has been dealing with Xi people who have a relatively high degree of Chineseization for a long time. Therefore, after Zhao Gou and Qin Hui arrived in Qingzhou, he was responsible for entertaining them and negotiating with them on behalf of Wu Qimai. Now he naturally had to send Qin Hui on his way.
When Qin Hui heard Talan's voice, he immediately put down the chess pieces in his hand, stood up and walked towards the door. As he walked back, he said, "Here, you are all here. Is the visitor the leader of the Sixth Route Army?"
At this time, the door opened, and Wanyan Talan and Wanyan Pruhu walked in with smiles. Talan smiled and said to Qin Hui, "Qin Duantai, I'm so happy!"
