When Zheng Qingzhi heard that it was a great victory, he immediately grabbed the victory report. After reading it, he couldn't help but raised his head and laughed, "Haha... what a great victory!"
Since the Mongols invaded Huainan, Zheng Qingzhi has been under tremendous pressure.
The voices of disapproval within the imperial court never stopped, making him feel like he was walking on thin ice.
Now that Zhao Fan has defeated the Mongolian army in Huainan, his position as prime minister is immediately as solid as a rock. Let's see who dares to say more about him joining forces with gold to fight against Mongolia.
Thinking of this, Zheng Qingzhi's face showed a stern look. His position was unstable before, so like the third grandson, now that the front line has won such a big victory and his position is stable, those who oppose him will be unlucky.
Zheng Qingzhi couldn't help but look at the victory report again. He had just glanced at it briefly, but now he realized that the sudden appearance of Zhao Tai's men was the key to winning this battle.
Zheng Qingzhi couldn't help but admire in his heart, "Xiao Zhao is really serious when it comes to things. When he learned that the Mongolian army was attacking the Song Dynasty, he immediately led the Jin soldiers and horses into Shandong, and then suddenly appeared behind the main force of the Mongolian army to assist Zhao Fan in defeating the Mongolian army." Jun. This guy is really good, I need to win him over."
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The decisive battle in Huainan was undoubtedly a battle that had a profound impact on the situation in the world.
This battle boosted the morale of the armies of Huaidong and Huaixi. It is believed that the Mongols will not dare to provoke the Song army again in a short period of time.
After the victory of the Song Army, the status of the main war faction headed by Zheng Qingzhi in the DPRK will be stabilized, and the strategy of allying Jin to fight against Mongolia will not change in the short term.
This will allow the Kingdom of Jin to receive a large amount of assistance and be able to survive for a while longer.
In this battle, the Song army defeated more than 50,000 Mongolian troops. Because the battlefield was on the south bank of the Huaihe River, the Mongolian army collapsed and could not cross the river. Only Zhang Rou and a small number of Mongolians successfully escaped. In total, less than 5,000 people fled back to the north bank.
There were nearly 50,000 Mongolian troops on the south bank. Thirteen thousand of them were beheaded on the battlefield, another 8,000 were driven into the river and drowned, and most of the rest became prisoners.
In addition to destroying and capturing the Mongolian army, the Song army also seized a large amount of military supplies this time, especially war horses, which numbered tens of thousands. It was an unprecedented victory.
This victory spread, and the whole country in the Southern Song Dynasty rejoiced, with the exception of course, the former prime minister Shi Miyuan.
After Shi Miyuan was dismissed as prime minister, he had been waiting for the opportunity to come back to the profession, so he did not return to his hometown to retire, but stayed in Lin'an, waiting for opportunities.
During this period, Shi Miyuan was very active and organized a large number of officials to attack Zheng Qingzhi. However, who knew that the Mongols were not strong enough and did not even reach Yangzhou, but suffered such a defeat.
At this time, at Shi Miyuan's residence, after reading the battle report about the decisive battle in Huainan, he felt dizzy in his head and shaky in his body.
"Shi Xiang!" Li Zhixiao quickly supported Shi Miyuan with a concerned look on his face, "Shi Xiang, you have to hold on!"
Shi Miyuan shook his head, "It's Zhao Tai again. This person has repeatedly ruined my good deeds. I will not spare him!"
Li Zhixiao also gritted his teeth, "How are you going to deal with him?"
Shi Miyuan glanced at Li Zhixiao, then walked back to his seat and sat down, sighing, "I didn't expect that neither the Jin nor the Mongols could kill him! Now he is in the spotlight, and Zheng Qingzhi will return to the court soon. The truth is There’s nothing we can do about him for the time being!”
Li Zhixiao was a little frightened, "Even the Prime Minister can't do anything, so what should we do?"
Shi Miyuan said in a deep voice: "Zhao Tai is not a big deal now. What you have to guard against is Zheng Qingzhi! After this battle, the officials will definitely have more trust in him, and the government and the public will also respect him highly. We have forced him so much in recent days, How can he let us go after his position is secure! I don't plan to stay in Lin'an anymore, and I plan to go back to my hometown to avoid the limelight for a while!"
When Li Zhixiao heard that Shi Miyuan was leaving, he immediately became confused, "Prime Minister, Zheng Qingzhi returns to the court, what should I do?"
Shi Miyuan pondered: "In order to check and balance, the officials will not let Zheng Qingzhi drive you out of Zhongshu Province, but it is hard to say for others. You are in Zhongshu Province and you must try your best to protect them. If you can't protect them, they will be transferred to Jingshu Province." Lake and Sichuan.”
Li Zhixiao nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.
The two chatted for a while, and then Li Zhixiao left Shi's mansion, while Shi Miyuan told his family to pack their things and prepare to return home.
However, he wanted to hide, but Zheng Qingzhi was unwilling to let him go. Shortly after he returned to his hometown, Zheng Qingzhi returned to Lin'an and asked the court to send Shi Miyuan to be the envoy of Guangnan West Road.
After Zheng Qingzhi returned to the court, a large number of officials in the court, seeing that his position was stable, changed their offices and joined Zheng Xianggong.
In front of Zheng Qingzhi's mansion, the sedan chairs and carriages of the high officials of the court were parked every day, and their majesty was unparalleled.
In order to curry favor with Zheng Qingzhi, some officials in the court knew that Zheng Qingzhi wanted to rectify Shi Miyuan, so they arranged such a position for Shi Miyuan, who was buried up to his neck in loess.
On the surface, he was to be a feudal official, but in fact it was a long journey, just to torment people. Before Shi Miyuan arrived, a new appointment would be issued. The purpose was to keep him on the way to his appointment until he was tortured to death.
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As Zhao Tai marched westward, he kept encountering defeated soldiers of Li's army. He captured them all the way. By the time the Song army made its camp, Zhao Tai had already captured nearly 3,000 people.
At this time, Zhao Tai met Wuxian and learned that Zhao Fan wanted to see him, so he hurried to the Song Army camp.
"Deputy Ambassador Zhao, please." Chen Zhong brought Zhao Tai to the tent and raised the curtain.
Zhao Tai nodded, entered the big tent, and saw Zhao Fan sitting in the middle, looking at him with a smile, "Guorui, you are finally here!"
Zhao Tai saluted quickly and said, "Zhao Tai pays homage to your husband. This victory of your husband has greatly enhanced the prestige of the Song Dynasty!"
With a smile on his face, Zhao Fan pointed at Zhao Tai and said to Zhao Kui and Quan Zicai: "These are Zhao Tai and Zhao Guorui."
After they finished speaking, they introduced the two of them to Zhao Tai. When they saw that Zhao Tai was so talented and so young, they were all amazed and sighed that a hero comes from a young age.
"This time I can win a big victory, Guorui, you should take great credit. However, you are now an internal agent installed by the imperial court in the Kingdom of Jin. I can't ask for credit for you. Please tell me what reward you want, and I will try my best to satisfy you. !" After everyone exchanged a few words, Zhao Fan got down to the topic.
Naturally, Zhao Tai would not be polite. He thought about it and said, "My husband, I am still too weak in the Kingdom of Jin. I have three requests, and I hope my husband will approve them."
Zhao Fan looked at him, "Say!"
Zhao Taidao said: "When I came over, I captured a group of Shandong Mongolian troops on the way. I want to bring them back to the Kingdom of Jin to recruit them and expand their troops."
The Southern Song Dynasty was wary of the Han people in the north. Those prisoners were of little use to Zhao Fan. He nodded, "There is no problem with this matter. As long as you can control it, I can even allocate you another group of prisoners."
Zhao Tai thanked him first, and then continued: "The second thing is that Beiji wants to borrow a group of middle-level officers from Xianggong's army to help Beiji train his troops. After three months, they will return them to Xianggong."
Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui looked at each other. Naturally, he would not miss the opportunity to infiltrate the Jin Army. Hearing what Zhao Tai said, he was almost no longer wary of Zhao Tai. "Of course there is no problem."
Zhao Tai had no choice but to borrow officers from Zhao Fan. He was really short of officers. In addition, he was also worried that if the Song Dynasty saw him becoming bigger, it would constrain and restrict his development, so he put on a posture to reassure Zhao Fan. .
Seeing that Zhao Fan readily agreed, Zhao Tai immediately put forward his final request, and the lion said loudly: "Finally, I hope to get another amount of military supplies, money and food from my husband, and to provide financial aid in the future. Even if it passes the review of my husband, I will decide." All funds allocated to the Jin Kingdom must be handed over to Beizhi first, and then Beizhi will distribute them to the Jin Army."
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