Sun Kewang saw that Liu Jinzhong really wanted to withdraw, his eyes narrowed, revealing a trace of killing intent.

"General Liu wants to return to Guanzhong, this king has no opinion, but the 10,000 border troops must stay in Guazhou!" Sun Kewang, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

Liu Jinzhong jumped up when he heard this, "How is this possible, the general's soldiers and horses will naturally return to Guanzhong." Liu Jinzhong glanced at Sun Kewang and said unceremoniously: "Does King Guiyi want to annex my soldiers and horses?" Aren't you afraid of the court's investigation? ”

There is still a big difference between the military system of the Jin State and the military system implemented by Wang Yan in the Ming Dynasty, most of the army is in the hands of generals, or in the hands of the Han gentry, to a large extent, it is like a private soldier, it seems to have regressed to the era of the late Han Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, and the generals can only get high positions if they have soldiers, Liu Jinzhong will naturally not agree to leave the soldiers and horses in Guazhou, so it makes no sense for him to return to Guanzhong alone.

Sun Kewang naturally can't annex Liu Jinzhong's men and horses at will, although Haoge and the Jin court use him, but they are also wary of him, if he dares to annex the army and show his ambitions, I'm afraid the Jin court will not let him go.

Although Liu Jinzhong wanted to withdraw, Sun Kewang and Yu Yin did not agree, and he did not dare to withdraw to Guanzhong alone, so several people were deadlocked.

The meeting of the three can be said to have ended unhappily.

For several days, Yu Yin failed to convince Liu Jinzhong, and at this time, Tanma reported that Mongolia might be going south.

A strong enemy is coming, and the internal people are different, Sun Kewang can't help but be very anxious in his heart, and has the idea of getting rid of Liu Jinzhong, but how to get rid of it so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Jin court against him is a troublesome problem.

Guiyi Wang's mansion, Sun Kewang walked around in the warm pavilion with his hands, and the Jin Kingdom had a total of less than 20,000 troops in Hexi, if Liu Jinzhong wanted to take away 10,000 people, then Guazhou would not be able to defend it at all.

For a few days in a row, Sun Kewang was a little uneasy, he wanted to kill Liu Jinzhong, but he was now a person in the Jin State system, he had to abide by the rules and not act recklessly.

He was pacing back and forth, but one of the guards hurriedly ran in and reported in a panic: "My lord, the Mongols are here!" ”

A low horn sounded in the field, and the Moxi Mongolian tribes that had been gathered in Pu Shihai for many days finally washed over to the Hexi Corridor like a rolling torrent.

The Mongol soldiers in Moxi were divided into three routes, one was led by 60,000 people led by Batur Huntaiji's fifth son, Gulos Sangge, to attack Ningxia, and led the Jin army in the eastern section of the Shaanxi-Gansu Great Wall, one route was led by Batur Huntaiji himself, 80,000 soldiers came to Jiayu Pass, and the other road was led by Batur Huntaiji's other son, Gulos Chechnya, led 60,000 people, swept Hexi, and then joined forces with Batur Huntaiji at Jiayu Pass, jointly broke through the Great Wall, and entered the pass.

Although there are some goods in the Hexi Corridor, it is not worth it for the Jungger Department to gather 200,000 people to go south, and the main goal of Batur Huntaiji is Guanzhong, even if it cannot take Chang'an, it is necessary to force the Jin State to send a large amount of money.

Historically, many nomads have done this, and the Jungar Department values Guanzhong, as for the Hexi Corridor, they didn't pay too much attention to it, but just took it easily, because Jungger had already inquired, and the Jin State only had 20,000 people in Hexi.

Led by 60,000 horses, with the Huite Department as the front, he attacked Hamiwei from the east side of the Baersi Kuoshan Mountain, swept through the large and small tribes along the way, and directly pounced on Guazhou all the way.

"Woo woo..."

The cavalry galloped in the wilderness, raising their heads and blowing low horns, and their deep voices echoed in the four fields.

With the sound of the trumpet, countless cavalry overwhelmingly emerged, the murderous Mongolian cavalry marched in boundless formations, at the front of the team, several large flags were placed in turn, and the middle side was four zhang high, embroidered with a huge wolf head, which was the banner of Chechnya, the son of Batur Huntaiji.

Like the struggle for the throne of the Central Plains Dynasty, the power struggle on the grassland was fierce and fierce.

Batur Huntai Ji's beard was gray, and there was not much time, and it became a big question who would become the heir of Zhunger.

Among Baturhun's many sons, Chechen and Sangha became the most powerful candidates.

In this expedition, the monks attacked Ningxia, and the Chechen attacked the Hexi Corridor, which was a test for the two.

He was about thirty years old, with a sturdy build, squinted eyes typical of Mongols, a wide face, slightly convex cheeks, and a beard ringing his forehead, which looked extremely fierce.

This time, Chechnya led 30,000 people from the Dzungar headquarters, plus 20,000 from the Huite department, and 10,000 from several other small tribes, totaling 60,000 troops.

On the city of Guazhou, the retreating army and the young men who were requisitioned were in full swing.

The cold wind was howling, and the soldiers of the Jin army were wearing jackets and standing at the head of the city, their faces as if they had been cut by knives. On the five-foot-wide city wall, the people were busy carrying arrows, wood, stones, and oil. On the city wall, firearms such as iron sand cannons, bowl-mouth guns, etc., are lined up, and the gunners are making final checks to ensure that the equipment is in good condition.

On the back of the city wall, Sun Kewang put the cannon cart behind him as usual, and the people were carrying stones to the side of the cannon cart, and someone dragged the wooden boxes one by one with a horse-drawn cart, and the soldiers carried the wooden boxes down and put them on the side of the artillery cart.

These wooden boxes are very mysterious, guarded by soldiers, and there is also a seal on them that reads "Hexi Bu Political Envoy".

Just when the Jin soldiers and people on the city wall were busy in full swing, the soldiers at the head of the city suddenly heard a low horn sound from outside the city.

As soon as the two soldiers put a bundle of arrows the thickness of a bucket on the city wall, and then untied and distributed them, one straightened up and wiped the sweat from his forehead, when he suddenly heard a sound, and his head subconsciously turned outside the city, and the soldier was instantly stunned.

A few miles away, a few large flags are moving, what is that big piece behind it? It's like a variegated carpet that is moving towards Guazhou.

"!" The military academy at the head of the city also discovered the rolling enemy troops, and one of the military schools suddenly scolded angrily, "There is an enemy situation!" ”

At this time, the Jin State was already a very sinicized regime, he stabilized Guanzhong, and ended the chaos in Guanzhong for more than ten years since the Chongzhen period, and the gentry and people in Guanzhong basically recognized this regime.

After all, from the beginning of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was unable to give the residents of Guanzhong a stable life, and the Jin State gave it, and the people slowly surrendered and began to serve the Jin State.

The Mongols had come to rob them, kill them, and destroy their hard-won stable life, and this time to resist the attack of Zungar, to a certain extent, the Jin court assumed the responsibility of defending the Han land against nomadic invasions, just like the previous Central Plains dynasties.

The people of Jin, the army of Jin, and the court of Jinguo are all enemies this time.

The Jin State levied more than 400,000 people to repair the Great Wall, among which there were not a few people who died of exhaustion, but the people rarely complained, because the gentry supported and the people also understood that this was to guard the homeland of Guanzhong from being slaughtered by the Mongols.

The defenders of Guazhou City also have some meaning of protecting the family and defending the country, and this kind of feeling is not that the Jin State has been cultivated, but for thousands of years, agriculture and nomadism, civilization and barbarism, the natural opposition formed by the Han people and the Hu people, is the family and country feelings that have been deeply rooted in the bones of every Han person.

A general of the Jin Army, hearing the sound of the alarm, immediately rushed to the city tower with his sword, climbed up slowly, walked to the top of the building, and then looked north.

The spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass, it rarely rains on the Hexi Corridor, and the weather is sunny today, and the view is excellent.

Because of the high terrain, the clouds in the sky were so low that they seemed to be able to reach out, and the northern part of the field was full of people, as if they had come out of the clouds.

"How many people and horses are there, and how many miles does it stretch?" The general was watching, and another general, Jin Jiang, also rushed up to the city tower and asked urgently.

The general who watched had a long face, shook his head and said, "It stretches for seven or eight miles, and I can't estimate the number of people." ”

"Hey! What kind of eyes do you have, you can't even estimate the number of people at the critical moment! The general who came up later said a word, and hurriedly stepped forward to watch it himself, he said while watching, looking very experienced, "There are few in the front, more in the back, and they are distributed in a fan shape, I estimate that Hu Lu has at least 60,000 soldiers!" ”

Jin is a very sinicized regime, although the emperor of Jin is of Manchu blood, but the top and bottom of the Jin country, from the gentry to the soldiers and people below, do not think that they are a Hulu regime, but to the Central Plains orthodoxy self-style, feel that the surrounding is either captive, or barbaric.

"Sixty thousand!" The general immediately exclaimed.

"Let's go, report to go!" The general's face sank as well, and he turned around and said.

At the head of the city, the Jin soldiers were flocking to the city wall to look, and the soldiers whispered about the Hulu who came from afar under the city, and many of the soldiers showed nervousness on their faces.

At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded in the city: "The king has arrived, and Yu Fantai has arrived." ”

Immediately, the soldiers gathered together in the city dispersed and stood straight in their places.

Sun Kewang and Yu Yin heard the news that the Jungger soldiers were coming to the city, and hurriedly led a group of Hedong officials to the city.

Sun Kewang came to the head of the city, and when he saw that several generals were about to hug him, he immediately waved his horsewhip, "Return to their positions, guard the city for the king and the court!" ”

Yu Yin is a civil official, he has never seen such a battle, he looked at the city from afar, and when he saw the Mongols overwhelming, his heart was a little confused, and he was a little surprised: "There are so many people in the Mongols!" ”

Sun Kewang has experienced a large battle, hundreds of thousands of battles, he has participated in several times, and during the battle of Luzhou, nearly 100,000 Ming troops surrounded him to attack. He propped his hand on the tooth buttress of the city wall and looked north, and he had a bottom in his heart, "There are only more than 60,000 people, because they should only be the partial division of Zhunger!" ”

Although it is only a partial division, the momentum created by 60,000 cavalry is enough to be equivalent to more than 100,000 infantry troops. The two looked to the north, only to see a variegated carpet rolling in the field in the distance, just like the rolling dark clouds that appeared in the sky before the summer storm came, and the entire north of Guazhou was full of Mongolian cavalry.

The 60,000 cavalry is terrifying, if it is on the plain, it is enough to scare Sun Kewang into weakness, but Sun Kewang is in the city, so he is not too worried in his heart, but Yu Yin and other ministers are not easy to say.

"Yu Fantai! Ladies and gentlemen, the sword has no eyes, the arrows are ruthless, and the Mongols may attack the city at any time, so please go back! Sun Kewang saw that Yu Yin was trying to calm down, but the officials of the Political Envoy Department behind him were shaking violently, and then he said.

Yu Yin was very worried in his heart, he was very worried about the defense of Guazhou, and wanted to muster up the courage to stay in the city, but he knew very well that he was not good at military affairs, and the defense of the city could only be handed over to Sun Kewang.

Yu Yin glanced outside the city again and pursed his lips, "Lord Wang, the importance of Guazhou to the imperial court, as well as the more than 100,000 Han people who retreated into the city, how heavy is this weight, Lord Wang must be clear!" I'll go back to the palace now, prepare the white silk, and entrust this life to the prince! ”

Sun Kewang knew that Yu Yin, as a civil servant, was powerless in the face of the Mongol army, and all he could do was to hand over the city to Sun Kewang and entrust his life to him. ，

Sun Kewang saw this and said: "Yu Fantai don't worry, Bai Aya can't use it, Yu Fantai can prepare a banquet for this king!" ”

Since the two cooperated in running Hexi, Yu Yin didn't even let Sun Kewang enter, let alone eat and drink together.

This time, Yu Yin took a deep look at him, nodded, and then walked down the city tower.

The responsibility of civilian officials is to govern the place, and the responsibility of military generals is to fight, and many civilian officials in Shangcheng are a little afraid, but this is understandable.

Waiting for Yu Yin and his party to leave, Sun Kewang immediately ordered the generals guarding the city to come, but at this moment, Zhang Sheng hurriedly ran up the city tower, ran to Sun Kewang's side, and said in his ear: "King, Liu Jinzhong wants to run!" ”

Sun Kewang's face suddenly collapsed after hearing this.

(End of chapter)