The news of the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty generally blew all over the north and south of the river. Many Han Chinese and anti-Yuan forces in Min, Zhejiang, and Guangdong responded one after another, and worshiped Zhao Chang, the son of Quanzhou. The first to respond was Mrs. Xu, the sister of Chen Daju and the leader of the She army.

Mrs. Xu's name is Chen Shuzhen, although she is a Han Chinese, she is in command of the She soldiers. After learning of the change in Quanzhou, Mrs. Xu immediately swore to support the Song Dynasty, and rushed to Quanzhou from the starry night of Tingzhou with 10,000 She Han elite soldiers.

In the whole southern country, there is a spark that is burning. Near Quanzhou, in less than ten days, dozens of "Qinwang Army" came, adding up to tens of thousands of people.

In this case, the commander of the Quanzhou Yuan army, Wan Zhedu, did not dare to attack the city easily, so he could only wait for the holy decree.

As a result, the spectacle was staged under the city of Quanzhou.

In the city of Quanzhou, there are 60,000 rebels and pirates, near the city of Quanzhou, there are also tens of thousands of anti-Yuan rebels, and there are 10,000 pirates left behind on the sea, with a total strength of more than 100,000 people.

But the strange thing is that no one dares to take the initiative to attack the 40,000 iron horsemen of Wanzhedu. The Song army in the city did not dare, the Song army near Quanzhou City did not dare either, and the Song army (Wakou) on the sea did not dare.

And Wan Zhedu, neither attacked the city, nor took the initiative to attack.

Of course, Wan Zhedu is not afraid. He was waiting, waiting for more "Song troops" to come, waiting for the Song army outside the city to gather, waiting for the Song army inside the city to come out of the city and attack, and then he would strike another thunderous blow and kill these rabble.

Wan Zhedu has this self-confidence. He didn't even besiege the city, allowing news to be exchanged between inside and outside the city. He believes that the city will definitely make a wish to the various bandit troops who rushed to the "King Qin", and then coordinate the command and attack himself inside and outside.

Why did Wan Zhedu do this? Because he is most afraid of the thieves scattering, so he will not be able to give full play to the power of the Great Yuan Iron Cavalry. Therefore, he wants to give the thieves a chance to twist them into a rope, so that he can finish his work in one battle, and he doesn't have to know which one to chase like chasing rabbits.

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When the news of the restoration of Zhao and Song reached Dadu, the Yuan court was in an uproar, and Kublai Khan was furious.

Zhao Song was a taboo in the Yuan court. Anyone who rebelled in the name of Zhao Song, even if it was just a grass coward, the Yuan court would definitely not take it lightly.

On the Daming Palace, Emperor Dayuan, who was sitting high, looked at the courtiers who were full of black pressure, and his eyes were full of coldness. The old man opened his arms and said in a characteristic deep voice:

"The dead will not be raised except by evil spirits; A severed head will not grow back unless it is a gecko's tail; Since Zhao Song has perished, he should not resurrect it. This is a sin against the gods, against the immortal heavens, and must be punished with the severest punishment. ”

"O people of the kingdom of Japan, they are stubborn like stones, cunning like foxes, and foolish like roe deer. They thought that by inciting the Song people to restore the country, they would be able to turn around and suppress their own slaves, and they would not have the energy to whip them! Do they think that across the sea, the iron hooves of the Mongol army will not be able to step on their heads? ”

"The sins of the Japanese people are unforgivable. They will be punished by Heaven, and if they are not guilty, how can Heaven send a Mongol army to punish them? ”

Although Kublai Khan said a long time, his voice was not agitated, and he was still slow and coherent. But the supreme will in the tone was unquestionable, filling the magnificent Daming Palace.

The will of Heaven is the will of Kublai Khan. To disobey Heaven is to disobey him, Kublai Khan.

Hundreds of ministers stood in the hall with bated breath, listening respectfully to the holy sound, and there was no cough. The emperor's voice was not angry, and his expression was very flat, but all the ministers knew that the emperor was angry.

Suddenly, there was a "click" sound in the main hall, and then on the pedestal under the imperial case, a door suddenly opened, and a small "pure gold monk" inside, holding a wooden pestle, moved mechanically, and the "bell" rang the bell to tell the time.

It was a mechanical clock that represented the world's top technology at the time. After the mechanical clock was invented in the Tang Dynasty, it was improved in the Song Dynasty and was relatively mature by the end of the Song Dynasty. Although clocks and watches were invented in the Tang and Song dynasties, they were basically lost in the Ming Dynasty after a hundred years of technological regression in the Yuan Dynasty.

As soon as the bell rang, Boyan, who knew the affairs of the Privy Council and recorded the important affairs of the military state, came out and played: "Great Khan, the servants have already drawn up countermeasures and are waiting for your will. (Note: The minister called himself a slave, starting from the Yuan Dynasty.) The monarch and minister of the Yuan Dynasty were also masters and slaves. But the Han officials called themselves ministers, much like the Qing Dynasty. ）

The Privy Council is in charge of the military affairs of the Yuan Court, and it is of course the power and responsibility of the Privy Council to dispatch troops and dispatch generals. Because of the power of power, the general Privy Council envoy is concurrently served by the crown prince or prince, and the courtiers can only serve as "privy council affairs" at most.

Therefore, although Boyan is aware of the affairs of the Privy Council, he is actually the chief officer who presides over the day-to-day affairs of the Privy Council. Boyan is the commander of the Song Dynasty and a famous general of the Yuan Court, and of course he is qualified to take charge of the military affairs of the Yuan Court.

Kublai Khan's slender eyes narrowed like a half-asleep lion, "My Boyan Batu, tell me about the decision of the Privy Council." Kublai Khan trusted Boyan very much, and it can be seen from the total length of Boyan's official position that he is more than 200 words.

Boyan played: "The minions are ready to dispatch Gao Xing and Huang Hua to lead the Han army of 50,000 to assist Wanzhedu." Then he ordered the Zhejiang Navy Division and the Guangdong Navy Division to flank the Haikou and advance by land and water, and the thieves were defeated in a few days. Of course, he spoke in Mongolian, which many Han officials and ministers could not understand.

Kublai Khan nodded: "Yes." The Privy Council drafted the decree, and Zhedong Xuanwei was happy, and the right deputy marshal of the Ping Man. Huang Hua, the deputy marshal of the left capital of Jiaping, led the Han army of 50,000 to assist the marshal of the capital to complete Zhedu. ”

"Wow! Minions obey! "Boyan commanded.

At this time, the right prime minister An Tong came out and played: "Great Khan, the slave can play." It's okay to be happy, he's a good man. But this Huang Hua is a thief who has not been recruiting in Fujian for a long time, and it is still unknown whether the 20,000-headed Tuo army under his command is loyal to my Dayuan. Let this person assist Wanzhedu, the minion is worried... is worried that Huang Hua will be a thief again, and it will be a big deal. ”

An Tong's worries are not unreasonable. This Huang Hua was originally also an anti-Yuan rebel army, and was allied with Chen Daju and Mrs. Xu, and he was recruited to join the Yuan court not long ago, and became a Han general of the Yuan court.

It's a bit dangerous to reuse such people.

However, although An Tong is the right prime minister, he is too young after all, and he has not yet seen through another meaning. Kublai Khan is so old and spicy, and Boyan is also an important minister who has been in charge of the military for many years, how can the two monarchs and ministers not see this?

Boyan smiled: "Don't worry about the middle hall. Huang Hua was a thief in the past, but now he is a high-ranking official of my Dayuan, once he leads his troops to Quanzhou, it is a signboard. The thief who is determined to oppose must send troops to destroy him with an iron heart, which disperses the pressure of Wan Zhedu. And the thieves who are not strong-hearted, seeing that Huang Hua can be a high-ranking official in the imperial court, will definitely have two hearts, and they are likely to defect and surrender and follow Huang Hua's example. ”

An Tong suddenly realized, so it was. Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy.

Boyan continued: "Besides, Huang Hua stinks in the thief army, how can he easily be a thief again? Even if he wants to rebel, how can the thief dare to believe him? Even if Huang Hua is reversed, we can deliberately release rumors that he deceived the thief army and killed him by the hand of the thief army. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, Huang Hua is really reversed, and he is accepted by the thief army, so what? In front of the Dayuan Iron Cavalry, it is nothing more than 20,000 ghosts sent to death, and he can't turn the sky at all, and he doesn't need to finish Zhedu's shot, and he can be killed if he is happy. The Great Khan was so wise, how could he use the wrong person? An Tong Zhongtang is really worried. ”

An Tong couldn't help but arch his hand and said: "The Great Khan is far-sighted, and the minions are never in time. ”

Kublai Khan was slightly dissatisfied, although An Tong was well-behaved and sensible, he was too young after all. However, how could Kublai Khan, who has always been very good at knowing people and doing his job, use an inexperienced young man as the head of a hundred officials? Isn't it a contradiction?

Of course not. This shows that Kublai Khan was "wise" and well versed in the art of the emperor.

Because, the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty was so powerful that he chased after the Qin and Han dynasties, far better than the Tang and Song dynasties. Therefore, Kublai Khan, who has always been arbitrary, will certainly not appoint a shrewd and spicy prime minister, otherwise, it will be difficult to suppress the prime minister's power. Take Boyan as an example, he was so trusted by Kublai Khan, but he never served as the right minister of Zhongshu Province, only the left minister.

The emperor ordered again: "The Privy Council will draft another decree to order the Zhejiang Navy Division and the Guangdong Navy Division to attack the pirate warships from the north and south." If there is a delay in the military aircraft, the lock will be taken into Beijing. ”

"Wow!"

"Send four cowardly Xue guards to the Han army and the navy division to supervise military affairs, and there must be no mistakes." Kublai Khan did not forget to send cowardly guards to monitor the Han army and sailors, and he was always at ease with the Han army.

"Decree to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Zuo Cheng You Shixian, and order the post envoy to investigate the news of the thief, and report it every three days. Then the post envoy department strictly investigated the thieves and the officials and people, and once they were investigated and dealt with, they would be punished on the spot. "Kublai Khan thought of You Xuanfu's 'post envoy division' again.

"Wow!" Boyan obeyed the order.

After talking about the military affairs of Quanzhou to suppress the "Song thieves", the great emperor and ministers once again discussed the strategy of starting the expedition.

Boyan played again: "Great Khan, now that the Marshal of the Expeditionary Capital of the Expedition is seriously ill, and the candidate Atahai is also procrastinating, the post of the commander of the Expedition is bound to be appointed to another person." Please also show the Great Khan. ”

The emperor said: "Then appoint Xindu, the envoy of Fengzhou, as the marshal of the expedition to the east, and add the title of the right secretary of the middle book." ”

Boyan said: "Great Khan Shengming, Xindu has fought naval battles and conquered Japan, and he is indeed the best candidate." ”

Kublai Khan looked at Ahma, the prime minister on the left side of the Chinese book, and asked, "Are you ready for grain, grass, sea ships, and ordnance?" ”

Ahma said: "If you return to the Great Khan, the grain, grass and ordnance are all ready, only the warships... Only ninety percent of the work was completed. But rest assured, the Great Khan will be able to complete all the other 700 ships except for the ships of Pu Shou Geng in Quanzhou by June at the latest. ”

Kublai Khan sank his face, "I asked Fan Wenhu to supervise the construction of warships in Jiangnan, but it has not yet been completed. If you miss the date, you will not be spared. ”

Ahma, who had received the benefits of Fan Wenhu, hurriedly defended Fan Wenhu and said: "What the Great Khan said is extremely true. It's just that Fan Wenhu is really loyal, and it is not easy for him to train the army of Jiangnan to conquer Japan and supervise the construction of warships. In particular, the wood used for warships is very particular, and it is impossible to build them in a hurry. ”

Kublai Khan snorted coldly: "As long as the army can set off on schedule, I can't see anything else." But if you miss the affairs of the imperial court... Is it really old and faint? ”

Ahmad was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a puff and said in a trembling voice: "The slave doesn't dare." How could the minion's little caution be concealed from the Great Khan? After speaking, he kowtowed again and again.

Kublai Khan said: "Prepare the will, all the things in the east, and everything must be ready for June." Scheduled for June 5, Fan Wenhu's South Road, Xindu and Jinfangqing East Road, both north and south. Be sure to meet in mid-June and off the coast of Japan. ”

"The Jiangnan Army increased by 10,000, the Goryeo Army increased by 10,000, the Mongolian Iron Cavalry increased by 10,000, and the Machi Army was added by 10,000!"

Kublai Khan's words, the ministers were not surprised. It seems normal for the emperor to increase his troops, but it is strange not to increase his troops. Who called the Japanese people to dare to support the restoration of Zhao Song Yu's sins this time?

Originally, 100,000 Jiangnan troops, 40,000 Goryeo troops from Jin Fangqing, 10,000 Mongolian troops, and 10,000 soldiers from Liaodong Shuidada, Wanggu and other tribes had been set, totaling 160,000 troops.

But now, the Japanese have provoked the Great Yuan, and the Great Khan has increased 40,000 soldiers and horses in order to punish the Japanese. The total number of soldiers and horses in the east reached 200,000! Among them, the Mongolian iron cavalry alone reached 20,000.

If the Japanese knew about this, they wouldn't regret dying? Goryeo was also unlucky, and had to send another 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Kublai Khan continued: "Tell Xin Du, Jin Fangqing, Fan Wenhu and others that the generals above the third rank are all determined by the imperial court, and they are not allowed to be recommended. If there are less than three grades and more than five grades, they can recommend them. Military generals below the fifth rank can be appointed by themselves. ”

"Wow!"

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"The Yuan Court has increased its troops!" Li Luo got the news back from the Dadu Branch as soon as possible.

Historically, the army of the second Mongol and Yuan expeditions to Japan was about 160,000 people, and now it has increased by a full 40,000. The number of troops is as high as 200,000.

Is the butterfly effect finally starting to work?

Fortunately, the date of the Yuan army's expedition has not changed much from history. Typhoon, it should still be able to catch up.

If there was no typhoon to wipe out the main force of the Yuan army, there would be no point in him going.

The decree of the Yuan court made it very clear that generals above the third rank must be determined by the Yuan court, and the generals of the expedition were not qualified to recommend others. However, generals above the fifth rank and below the third rank can be recommended by the generals on the day of the expedition.

Who will recommend you?

Xin Du, who has no friendship with himself at all, and is a Mengyuan clan with eyes above the top, it is impossible for him to recommend himself.

Fan Wenhu? This person is a despicable villain, a big traitor, and a cunning man, and he disdains to have anything to do with such a person. Besides, why did Fan Wenhu recommend himself?

Then there is only Marshal of Goryeo's expedition to Japan, Kim Fangqing.

His current identity is still "Inju Li Family", but the "Goryeo Family", and the Jin family is the Li family's in-laws, so it is impossible not to buy the Li family's face.

Moreover, in the eyes of others, she is the queen of Goryeo and a princeling. As long as Jin Fangqing recommends himself, whether it is the Goryeo royal court or the Yuan court, he will agree.

Li Luo made up his mind, and did not wait for Cui Xiuning to come back in Ninghai Prefecture, but immediately set off for Inju, Goryeo, and personally went to see the "uncle" Li Sign, asked Li Sign, and asked Jin Fangqing to recommend himself and join the army as a four-rank military officer.

He is now from Daru Huachi in Sipin Prefecture to the military attache of the fourth grade, and he will be promoted to one level, and his qualifications are enough.

On April 15, in the name of visiting relatives, Li Luo asked Zhizhou Huang Buhua to act as an agent for official affairs in the state, and then took Yan Ying and other personal guards to the sea and returned to Jianghua.

Li Luo only stayed in Jianghua for one day before heading to Inju.

Coming to the Li family city again, Li Luo couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Last summer, he came to Li's family city for the first time, and he was only a deputy envoy of the eight-rank regiment.

But since he "took refuge" in the Li family, he has soared into the sky, and his promotion is like making a rocket. He came into contact with the Queen of Goryeo through the Lee family, and through the Queen of Goryeo, he came into contact with Prince Jinjin. Every link is to take advantage of the situation.

Now, his official residence has changed from Sipin Daru Huachi, which is no longer what it used to be.

The rewards he has received have far exceeded the bone china he paid.

When his identity is revealed to the world, will the Li family regret the support they once gave him?

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