But Zhang Dehui didn't even look at Yang Weizhong, as if he didn't see Yang Weizhong.
In fact, he kept looking at Meng Gehan without squinting at all.
In fact, Zhang Dehui knew that Yang Weizhong had been winking at him, but he just ignored him. Who said the two were political enemies?
Yang Weizhong couldn't help but smile bitterly. After all, he was the acting prime minister and had to resolve this matter.
After thinking for a while, he winked at Liu Bingzhong, Kublai Khan's staff secretary, and at the same time bowed his hand.
Liu Bingzhong originally wanted to ignore Yang Weizhong. After all, he was just Kublai Khan's aide.
But he thought about it, and in this case only his master could persuade the Khan.
This issue is not only a matter for Mengge Khan alone, but also for the entire Khanate.
Thinking of this, he bowed his hands to Kublai Khan and winked at the same time.
Liu Bingzhong was Kublai Khan's number one aide, and Kublai Khan felt completely different about his confidants.
Although it is the same movement of seeking each other, it is different between oneself and others.
Otherwise, why is there a saying that you can do it even if you say you can do it, and you can do it even if you say you can't.
Things are so strange between people. In fact, people are not only divided into three, six or nine levels, but the circle and psychological distance between people determine your future and destiny.
Kublai Khan cupped his hands and saluted Meng Gehan: "I'm telling you, the Great Khan, what's going on?"
"Then Zhao Pingshuzi, Zhao Pingshuzi." Meng Gehan's chest was rising and falling, and his eyes were blazing with anger.
After thinking about it, Meng Gehan still gave the battle report to Kublai Khan: "Brother Kublai Khan, you might as well take a look."
Kublai Khan respectfully took the battle report from Meng Gehan's hand. As he looked at it, his face became paler and paler, and his body even started to tremble.
Everyone present couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. What kind of letter was this that made the Great Khan and the Prince lose their composure?
"Khan, did Wu Lianghetai try his best?" Kublai Khan thought for a while and couldn't help but ask.
Meng Ge Khan supported his forehead with his hands and waved his hands: "Dig tunnels, sneak attacks on cliffs, siege of cities with earth fortresses, iron artillery, return artillery, cyclone cannons, and chariots have all been used. Is there anything better I can do?" Method?"
Ali Hague, Tahai and Tu, the three barbarian generals, looked at each other with horrified expressions on their faces.
A'shu is the son of Wu Liang Hetai, and is still serving as a division commander in Qixue's army. He is a person close to Meng Gehan, and he is naturally qualified to discuss it with the court.
"Is this because Wu Lianghetai's coach was defeated?" Ali Hague thought for a while and quietly asked Tahai and Tu.
Tahai and Tu were about forty, with thick beards, thick eyebrows and narrow eyes.
A'shu was not big, tall and burly, with high cheekbones. He was not yet thirty, but he was extremely brave in combat and was a rare general in the Khanate.
Tahai and Tu took a look at Ah Shu, then approached Ali Haiya and said quietly: "Keep your voice down, Wu Liang Hetai is the captain of the Xue Army, and he was ordered by the Great Khan himself."
The Qixue Army is the imperial guard of the Great Khan and is the most well-equipped.
They are all elites selected from various tribes or nobles. They are the closest people to the Khan and his last resort.
They participated in the war to destroy the country in Huazizimo, and their combat effectiveness was unprecedented.
They are actually equivalent to the hostages of the Mongolian nobles beside the Great Khan, making it easier for the Great Khan to issue orders.
Their status is very high, even higher than the heads of thousands of households.
Qie Xue's army was divided into four divisions, each for three days and nights, taking turns to protect the Great Khan.
Each of the four Qixues has a Qixue chief, who is personally appointed by the Great Khan. The four are hereditary positions held by the Mongolian Four Horsemen and their relatives.
Wu Lianghetai is one of the timid leaders, which shows his status in Meng Ge Khan's mind.
"If it were General Tahai, would you and Zhaojiazhuang have any chance of winning?" After all, Wu Lianghetai had never been a marshal before. He, Tahai and Tu had all been marshals, so he felt that Wulianghetai had obviously led the troops. Not as good as them.
Tahai and Tu thought for a long time, shook their heads and said quietly to Ali Hague: "Zhao Ping and I have never fought against each other. But he can defeat Wang Dechen and Zheng Ding, so he should be a strong opponent. Brother Tian has eighteen kinds of weapons. Close, it’s 50-50 between me and him. General Ali should be able to defeat Zhao Ping.”
After saying that, he looked at Ali Hague thoughtfully and did not dare to say that he could defeat Zhao Ping.
He is even less likely to give up, so he might as well go for a 50-50 deal, which would be safer.
If you can tell all the lies here, you will arrange to go to Xixian County to fight to the death with Zhao Ping.
It doesn't matter if you win, but it would be embarrassing if you lose the battle together with Wu Liang.
"If Zhao Ping didn't have such endless weapons, it might be possible for the Khanate to defeat him, but with the endless weapons in his hands, who else would be sure to defeat him." Ali Hague was not yet thirty years old, and he was even less sure to defeat Zhao Ping. flat.
However, he also said that what makes Zhao Ping invincible is his endless weapons.
He had already heard the general idea just now that Wu Lianghetai could be said to have exhausted all its strength.
Not only have all the offensive methods of the Khanate been deployed, but also the returning artillery and tornado cannons that the Khanate has not used before have been excavated.
In this case, Zhao Ping must have a more powerful weapon than Wu Liang Hetai, otherwise Wu Liang Hetai would not be defeated.
Guo Kan, Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing and other Han generals looked at each other and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although their expressions were serious and solemn, they were all cheerful in their hearts.
Didn't you just say that Han generals are not good enough? Now they are all replaced by Hu people, and they still have an army of 500,000.
You know, this time the Hu people are different from the previous battles between the Han soldiers and horses, and they have almost all the advantages.
As the saying goes, the time, place and people are favorable, and the West County is almost completely occupied by the Hu people.
First, it occupies a geographical advantage. In the past, Wang Dechen led Han soldiers and horses to attack Sichuan, which was the hinterland of the Southern Barbarians. Wulianghetai is in Xixian County, thousands of miles away from Chengdu. Between them is the most difficult Shu Road in the world.
Second, it takes advantage of the weather and timing. I heard that there is still heavy fog in Xi County, which is just suitable for the attackers to attack.
Third, it takes the advantage of human beings. Wang Dechen only had 100,000 soldiers and horses, but Xi County had 500,000 soldiers and horses, five times as many as Wang Dechen.
Unexpectedly, despite having the right time, place, people and advantages, the Hu people still failed.
Although Mengge Khan was talking to Kublai Khan, he looked at the civil and military ministers who were looking at the scene.
I saw the generals of the Hu people and the Han people biting their ears, and I didn't know what they were talking about.
He arranged for Wu Liang Hetai to go out, placing high hopes on Meng Gehan. If he failed, wouldn't it be an embarrassment to him?
Losing face is secondary, but the key is that it also affects his position.
Meng Gehan coughed and glanced at the civil and military ministers present.
Seeing Meng Ge Khan looking at themselves, all the civil and military ministers hurriedly adjusted their clothes, raised their heads and chests, and tried to be as energetic as possible to show that they were attentively listening to the Khan's orders.
Meng Gehan had a straight look on his face and said in a low voice: "Wuliang Hetai has not been defeated, and Zhaojiazhuang has not won. The two sides have temporarily negotiated a peace."
All the civil and military ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on their faces. Wulianghetai still saved the last face of the Khanate.
"Now you listen to this battle report. If you have any ideas, you might as well tell me." Meng Gehan motioned to Kublai Khan to read out the battle report. He wanted to hear the opinions of these civilian and military generals.
When the eunuch saw that the sweat had calmed down, he hurriedly stepped forward to deal with it.
While cleaning up, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief. If the Great Khan hadn't calmed down yet, he might calm down on these eunuchs.
Eunuchs are different from civil and military ministers in the hall. Civil and military ministers are still useful to the Khan.
They were different. They were just trash. They made Dahan feel unhappy, so he dragged them out and killed them with sticks. They were trash anyway.
The eunuch wiped his cold sweat while packing up the desks and documents. He felt that he was extremely lucky today and finally escaped from the unthinkable disaster of death.
The eunuch was secretly lucky, but the civil and military ministers present were not so lucky.
It was already lunch time, and my stomach was growling with hunger, but today I encountered the West County war report again.
If the battle report is a victory, the Great Khan may be happy and may hold a banquet for the ministers to celebrate.
No one expected that this time the Khanate sent 500,000 elite troops and fought locally, which turned out to be this result.
It would be fine if Wulianghetai did not try its best, but Wulianghetai exhausted all offensive methods, and also used cyclone cannons and return cannons that had not been used before.
Even though the Hu people tried their best, they still did not win.
What does this mean? It means that the Khanate has encountered an unprecedented crisis.
Now the Great Khan left the civil and military ministers behind at this critical moment, obviously testing the ministers present.
The Khanate is now in crisis. Let's see if you ministers are loyal.
The barbarian ministers and nobles were the core of the Khanate, so of course there was no problem.
But the Han ministers were different. After all, it was the Han who prevented the Hu people from winning this time.
The Hu people and the Nanman people are at odds with each other, but the Han people are different.
Since the Han people could take refuge with the Hu people, they could also take refuge with Zhaojiazhuang or the Song Dynasty.
After all, Zhaojiazhuang or the Song Dynasty was the court and support of the Han people.
When the Great Khan asked them to speak, all the ministers and nobles couldn't help but look at Tahai and Tu.
Tahai and Tu were older, and they were barbarian generals.
When he saw other people looking at him, he knew that he had to be the first to take a stand.
He came out of the ranks of military generals and bowed his hands to Meng Ge Khan: "Report to the Great Khan that the last general feels that Zhaojiazhuang has his own weaknesses."
Hearing Tahai and Tu directly mention the weaknesses of Zhaojiazhuang, Mengge Khan couldn't help but be overjoyed. It turned out that he was one of his own, helping him to speak up and improve the courage of the Khanate.
"Say." He took a sip of tea, a smile appeared on his originally serious face, and gave the order directly.
Tahai and Tu bowed their hands again, and said with gleaming eyes: "Let me tell the Great Khan, although Zhaojiazhuang's firearms are powerful, they must consume a lot of money. The Khanate's request for peace may be exactly what he wants."
"Why did you come to this conclusion?" Meng Gehan nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Tahai and Tu bowed their hands again and looked at Mengge Khan with piercing eyes: "I'm telling the Great Khan, this is very simple. Firearms are only disposable weapons, unlike swords that can be used repeatedly. The Nanman must consume the same amount. Besides, Xi County is far away from Chengdu. , and in the middle is the Shu Road, the most difficult road in the world, and these firearms have to be transported from Chengdu. This determines that the Southern Barbarians cannot fight a war of attrition."
Meng Gehan actually had this idea, but he couldn't say it out loud.
What he said was an excuse, giving people the impression that he was trying to justify his inability to employ people.
But Tahai and Tu are different. Tahai and Tu are not only marshals, they have won many battles and participated in many battles to destroy their country.
When he said this, it was obviously an authoritative conclusion.
With Tahai and Tu's good start, the atmosphere was immediately aroused.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, the general thinks that what General Tahai said is very reasonable. The general believes that the Southern Barbarians have another weakness, that is, insufficient troops, insufficient food and grass, and are not suitable for fighting a protracted war." Shi Tianze, the leader of the Han Dynasty generals, also expressed his position, Expressed Zhaojiazhuang's disdain.
Other civil and military ministers also followed suit, but those who came before and after them finished speaking the key points, and those who followed could not grasp the rules.
Their statements became increasingly hollow, and some even launched personal attacks on Zhao Ping, because he was a shameful illegitimate son, which made Meng Gehan frown.
Mengge Khan came here to see if these ministers and nobles were loyal, and at the same time he hoped that they would make some useful suggestions.
Meng Gehan coughed, glanced coldly at the civil and military ministers present, and asked in a deep voice: "Zhao Ping invented the shadowless cannon and the shadowless gun. Do you have any ideas?"
