In the big tent, everyone sat down. Zhao Kui looked at everyone with majestic eyes, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice, "The soldiers from the north invaded the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, destroyed our city, and harmed our people. The officials in Lin'an thought about it every time, and they couldn't sleep at night. sleep soundly!"
Saying this, Zhao Kui slapped the armrest with his hand, and the decibel level increased several times, "Eating the emperor's salary is the only thing to be loyal to the emperor! The officials are careful about the war, and the people look to us for revenge. You are all commanders of the army, how can you let this happen? The Tartars continue to show off their evil deeds! Today, I have summoned you all for no other reason than to destroy the enemies on Hengjian Mountain as soon as possible. This is how I repay Heaven’s grace and I will live up to the expectations of all the people!"
As soon as Zhao Kui opened his mouth, he set the tone of the meeting, which was how to annihilate Kublai Khan.
Zhao Tai immediately stood up and said, "The words of the Privy Council are so inspiring! Now that all the armies have arrived, Gukan can launch an attack on the remaining enemies!"
Zhao Taigang expressed his stance, and Zhao Fan immediately agreed, "Now the armies at the foot of the mountain are gathered. We have 200,000 people. As long as we work together, there is no need to worry about the enemy's army being destroyed."
The generals of the Chu army were silent. Shi Songzhi's cheeks were twitching and his expression was serious.
In this meeting, the three Zhaos are all members of the Zheng Party and have completely identical opinions. It is useless for him to say anything alone. He will definitely not be able to compete with the three Zhaos.
However, Shi Songzhi had already contacted Kublai Khan and sent his confidants to negotiate peace with Ogedai.
The 30,000 Mongolian troops in the Hengjian Mountains were his bargaining chip for peace talks with Mongolia.
If the Song army eliminated Kublai Khan, then there would be no need to talk to Wokuotai.
Therefore, Shi Songzhi still stood up and bowed and said: "Mr. Privy Council, the day before yesterday, I ordered the Chu army to attack the mountain, but was repelled by the Mongolian army. I thought that if a large army attacked, the Mongolian army would be trapped and still fighting, and our army would probably suffer heavy casualties. . Now that the Mongolian army is in a desperate situation, I just suggested a siege. Why increase casualties!"
When contacting Mongolia, Shi Songzhi had already sent a letter to Lin'an to ask the emperor for instructions on peace negotiations.
Shi Songzhi wanted to hold off the various ministries first and wait for Lin'an's instructions before taking the next step.
If the emperor agrees to negotiate peace, he will have done a great service.
If the emperor does not agree, it will not be too late to launch an attack.
Zhao Fan heard this and snorted coldly, "Just besiege him. I'm afraid someone wants to make peace with Mongolia, so let Kublai Khan go!"
If Mongolia and Song Dynasty negotiate peace, then the court will think that there is no war.
Since there is no war to fight, what else do you want your main war faction to do?
At that time, in order to win the trust of Mongolia, the imperial court will inevitably depose the main war factions in the court.
As a senior official in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Fan knew very well the consequences of peace negotiations and knew what officials could do.
Back then, in order to win the trust of the Jin Kingdom, they were able to kill Yue Fei and depose the main war faction. Now, if the officials want to negotiate a peace, they can do the same thing.
Therefore, Zhao Tai opposed the peace negotiation, and by eliminating Kublai Khan, he would have the opportunity to interfere with the peace negotiation and keep Mongolia and Song Dynasty in a state of war.
When Shi Songzhi threatened Zhao Fan's official position, Zhao Fan spared no room and directly satirized Shi Songzhi, making Shi Songzhi's plan clear.
Shi Songzhi was shocked and immediately realized that Zhao Fan knew about his hope for peace talks.
This surprised Shi Songzhi. Only a few close friends knew about this matter. How did the news leak out?
Meng Gong, Jiang Wanzai and other Chu generals obviously didn't know about Shi Song's request for peace, and they all looked horrified.
Zhao Kui looked at Shi Songzhi with sharp eyes: "Shi Zhi Zhi Envoy, you are just Jinghu Zhi Zhi Envoy. War and peace matters are matters of the court and you have no right to decide. I don't care what you think, you don't have the authorization from the court now. , without official approval, even if you reach an agreement with Kublai Khan, I will not recognize it!"
Shi Songzhi's face was ashen and he said in a deep voice: "Master Privy Council. The failure of Duanping to enter Luo, coupled with the Mongolian invasion of Huainan, shows that our dynasty is temporarily at a disadvantage in the face of the Mongols. Now our army has achieved a great victory in Chuzhou, and has defeated the Three Kingdoms again." Ten thousand Mongolian troops are trapped, so we can use these 30,000 Mongolian troops as hostages to force Mongolia to negotiate peace with us. Why not in exchange for peace?"
Zhao Kui slapped the armrest and shouted without doubt: "If you have any ideas, you can report it to the imperial court and the officials, and ask the officials to make a decision! Now that I am the privy envoy, the officials have ordered me to supervise the armies to resist the Mongols, so you can You must listen to me! Now I have decided to besiege Hengjian Mountain. Who dares to disobey?"
Zhao Kui was a senior official, but Shi Songzhi had nothing to say, and he handed over his hand with a black face, "I just made a suggestion. The privy minister didn't listen, so I can't do anything about it. Regarding the peace negotiation, I have already reported it to the officials, and before the officials made a decision, , the lower officials and the officers and soldiers of the Chu army will obey the orders of the Privy Councilor!"
After finishing speaking, Shi Songzhi sat down again and remained silent after that.
There were three commanders present, two surnamed Zhao, and Zhao Kui, who was one level above him. Shi Songzhi knew he couldn't fight, so he could only temporarily surrender.
Seeing this, Zhao Kui said: "The 30,000 Mongolian troops on Hengjian Mountain have done many evil things in Huainan, and their crimes are too numerous to mention. If they are allowed to leave alive, everyone here will be ashamed of the court and the soldiers and civilians who died tragically! Today, everyone Commander, after returning to the camp, prepare yourselves. Tomorrow, each will send 10,000 people to attack the mountain, and 10,000 people will be in preparation. They will work day and night to eat these 30,000 remaining soldiers for me!"
Zhao Tai, Zhao Fan, Shi Songzhi and others stood up one after another and expressed their acceptance of the arrangement.
Zhao Kui glanced at everyone for the last time, "After this battle, Mongolia suffered a heavy blow and did not dare to invade our border for more than ten years. Everyone, I hope you will take the lead bravely. If Kublai Khan is destroyed, you will leave your name in history. Down!"
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Zhao Tai listened to Zhao Kui's speech at the meeting and returned with satisfaction. When he returned to the camp, he found Li Fen and asked his troops to participate in the attack on the mountain.
In the Qi army's tent, Zhao Tai stood with his hands behind his back. Li Fen came behind him and saluted: "Your Majesty calls me!"
Zhao Tai turned around and said with a smile: "Today I went to the Privy Councilor's camp to discuss it. The Privy Councilor has decided to attack the mountain tomorrow. I want to give you this opportunity to make a contribution!"
The Chu army's attack on the mountain was frustrated a few days ago, which shows that the Mongolian soldiers on the mountain are difficult to fight.
Li Fen frowned and said, "Your Majesty wants our troops to participate in the attack?"
Zhao Tai nodded and walked to Li Fen, "Brother, don't worry, we are a family. This time going south, Ning Haijun has not done much credit. When the time comes, he will be rewarded based on his merits. If Gu Ruo favors his brother, he is afraid that others will be dissatisfied. Therefore, I want to give this opportunity to my brother. I know that my brother is worried about casualties, so I will give you a guarantee. How much Ning Haijun loses, I will replenish my brother's troops from the prisoners!"
Li Fen was originally worried that Zhao Tai would take the opportunity to consume him, but after listening to Zhao Tai's words, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.
After all, he is his brother-in-law, and now he is the king of the Southern Song Dynasty. If he is stronger, it will not do much harm to Zhao Tai, and if Zhao Tai wants to control Shandong, he needs his own people.
So what is one's own?
As the princess's cousin, Li Fen must be one of her own.
Before, Li Fen wanted to be the master of Shandong, but now it was basically impossible, so he adjusted his mentality and became the first person under Zhao Tai.
Thinking of this, Li Fen clasped his fists happily and said, "I accept my order from my humble position!"
