At this time, Wang Shixian and others were discussing, and a man hurriedly came in and reported: "Father, Prince Batu has sent someone to urge food supplies." Wang Shixian frowned,
"Where is the person?" Wang Zhongchen said, "The person here is Xiban. He has just entered the city and is almost at the commander's residence." Wang Shixian was a little surprised when he heard this, and quickly called to everyone: "Follow me to greet him outside." Xiban He is the younger brother of Batu and the king of the Mongolian clan, but he does not have a fief, so his status is relatively low.
Not long after, a group of Mongolian cavalry surrounded Batu's brother Xiban and came to the front of the house. Wang Shixian quickly stepped forward personally and held the reins of Xiban's horse.
"Why did the prince come here in person?" Xiban got off his horse, threw the whip to his subordinates, and then said with a smile: "I was ordered to come over to discuss some matters with Wang Wanhu." Wang Shixian quickly turned sideways and said: "Your Majesty, please come inside, we Go inside and talk." The group entered the mansion, and Wang Shixian ordered the food and wine to be arranged for Xiban and others to eat and drink.
At this time, after three rounds of drinking, Wang Shixian said: "Your Majesty, in the past few years, Mongolia and Qi have been fighting every year. We in Guanzhong have provided a large amount of money and food for the army every year. Now that the treasury is exhausted, I don't have much food on hand. I know The prince is here for this year's money and grain. I wonder if the prince can extend some time and allow us Wang family to harvest the wheat before handing over the grain to the prince?" Xiban waved his hand.
"Wang Wanhu, don't worry about money and food. I'm not here this time to collect money and food." Wang Shixian was a little confused.
"Not for food?" Xiban did not explain, but asked:
"The ancestors of Wang Wanhu are from our Mongolian Wanggu tribe, right!" Wang Shixian nodded.
"I am indeed from the Wanggu tribe." Xiban said with a smile: "Then I am one of my own. I will not hide it from you. You must also know the current situation. The Qi army is sharp and Guanzhong may not be able to hold on for a long time. Prince Batu He thinks you are one of his own, so he sent me here to ask if you would like to follow him in his western expedition?" Wang Shixian was a little shocked. Mongolia really planned to abandon Guanzhong, and Ba Du led his army to march west again.
Although Wang Shixian is from the Wanggu tribe of Mongolia, he has lived in Guanzhong for many years, and the entire family has been highly Sinicized and accustomed to life in Guanzhong.
Now Batu asked him to give up his family business and land in Guanzhong and follow him to live in the open air and herd sheep on the grassland. Naturally, he was unwilling.
Now his Wang family has a house and a manor in Guanzhong. The living conditions are much better and more civilized than in the grassland.
Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position. The Wang family has experienced a more civilized way of life, and naturally cannot return to the hard days of the past.
Wang Shixian looked surprised and said: "Is Prince Batu going to give up Guanzhong?" Xiban said hurriedly: "Haha~ Guanzhong cannot be given up easily. I just came here to ask if Wang Wanhu would like to if Guanzhong cannot be defended. I am willing to follow Prince Batu to the west." This time Xiban came here mainly to test the Wang family's tone. Xiban did not tell Wang Shixian when Batu was going to leave, and denied that Mongolia wanted to abandon Guanzhong.
Wang Shixian thought for a while and expressed his position in a deep voice,
"I am a Mongolian, so naturally I am willing to follow Prince Batu!" Xiban was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Okay! I already know what Wang Wanhu wants." After getting Wang Shixian's attitude, Xiban stopped talking about official matters and started eating and drinking with everyone.
Wang Shixian drank two drinks and suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, if Prince Batu is leaving, you must inform Beizhi in advance so that Beizhi can be prepared." Xiban thought for a while, and he knew that the Wang family was at Guanzhong's house. There was a lot of money, and it would take time to transfer, so I lowered my voice and said,
"Wang Wanhu, you can transport part of the money and food to Xingqing Mansion now." Wang Shixian understood what Xiban meant and knew that Batu had already started preparing to evacuate.
Wang Shixian quickly thanked him and raised his wine glass to toast Xiban. Xiban drank a few glasses and then hurriedly left Wang's house and returned to Batu.
Wang Shixian waited for Xiban to leave and immediately summoned many subordinates for discussion.
"It seems that Mongolia will withdraw from Guanzhong in the near future, and the Qi army will definitely take advantage of the situation to unify the north!" Wang Shixian frowned,
"We, the Wang family, have already taken root in Guanzhong and cannot follow Batu to withdraw. However, we are members of the Wanggu tribe. If we want to be reused by Qi after the Qi army takes Guanzhong, we must make contributions." Wang Zhongchen said. :
"Commander Father, we can immediately inform King Qi of the news that Batu will be evacuated, and send troops to help King Qi enter the pass!" Wang Shixian nodded,
"I will send someone to inform King Qi. In addition, I will also stop Batu and not allow him to evacuate easily!"... Xingqing Mansion, once the capital of the Xixia King, is located near the Yellow River and is located in Ningxia.
Seeing the great power of Qi, Batu knew that Guanzhong could not defend Guanzhong for a long time, so he intended to lead his troops to the west. In order to facilitate the withdrawal of troops, he transported the money and grain collected from Guanzhong to Xingqing Mansion in advance.
After the fall of Xixia, the Dangxiang tribe suffered a devastating blow. The former capital of Xixia has now become depopulated and the city is quite dilapidated.
However, after all, it was once a royal city, and there were many facilities and warehouses in the city, which could now be used to store the money and grain collected by the Mongolian army.
At this time, there were a thousand Mongolian troops, more than a thousand Rus mercenaries, and more than two thousand Han troops stationed in Xingqing City. Mongolian money and grain collected from various places in Guanlong were gradually transported to Xingqing. The city's government inventory was filled with grain, copper coins, ironware, cloth and other materials.
Early that morning, a huge motorcade came from the south. The general who was guarding the city came down from the city and stopped the convoy for questioning.
"Where did you come from?" At this time, Wang Zhongchen rode forward and clasped his fists on the horse: "This Qianhu, we came from Gongchang Mansion and were ordered to escort this year's money and grain and transport them into Xingqing City." Seeing that the visitor was a member of the Wang family, he quickly ordered his subordinates to remove the horse piles and let the convoy enter the city.
Wang Zhongchen then waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him pushed the vehicle into Xingqing City. The Wang family is from the Mongolian Wanggu tribe. The Mongolian army guarding the city did not suspect the Wang family. The soldiers watched them push the vehicle into the doorway.
At this time, when the convoy entered the city cave, the city gate could no longer be closed. Wang Zhongchen, who was riding on the horse, suddenly drew his sword, chopped down the Mongolian soldiers on the side, and then roared loudly,
"Brothers, seize the city!"
"Kill!" The Wang family's army, who was escorting the vehicle, immediately drew out their weapons, suddenly went into chaos, and chopped down the defenders in front of the city gate.
The Mongolian army in front of the city gate was caught off guard. The soldiers and officers were hacked to death, and they were all killed quickly.
Wang Zhongchen then swarmed in with his subordinates and rushed directly into the city gate. The defenders in the city suffered a sudden change and were killed. They retreated steadily. One thousand Mongolian troops and one thousand Russian mercenaries were quickly driven out. To Xingqing City.
