Chapter 232: Feasting
The morning light is twilight, and the hustle and bustle of Xiangyang City looks particularly quiet.
The smell of fireworks and the smell of burning human bodies lingered in Xiangyang City, and the corpses of Mongolian foot soldiers who had not had time to be collected could be seen everywhere under the north, east, and south walls, and these corpses were either broken or pitch black as charcoal, witnessing the brutal results of the night attack that had died before it even began.
The evening breeze did not completely blow away the bloody smell left by last night, and the faint bloody smell of the fresh morning breeze filled the nose.
At the head of the city, the soldiers of the Jinghu army, who were in twos and threes, looked relaxed and pointed at the scattered corpses under the city wall, and whispered in groups of three, twos, and groups.
Before this, who would have thought that the arrogant Mongols would also fall to such a point one day? Who would have thought that the Mongols' hundreds of thousands of troops could not even touch the city walls, and they would be frightened by the thunderous roar and flee? Who would have thought that one day they would be able to look at the corpses of the Mongols and laugh loudly, and even the Mongols would not even dare to collect the corpses?
That young uncle has only been here for a few days, and he can be called turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands into rain! Although the soldiers of the Jinghu Army did not say it, they already admired and aweed Jia Rudao in their hearts.
Respectfully, he saved the lives of more than a million soldiers and civilians in this city; What I am afraid of is that such a person, the uncle who always has a smile on his face, although he rarely speaks, but when he looks at you, those eyes seem to be able to see through all the secrets in your heart at once.
"Hey, brothers, look, what's that?"
A sharp-eyed soldier of Jinghu suddenly pointed in the direction of the Mongolian camp and shouted loudly.
"What? What the? ”
Hearing the shouting of the Jinghu soldiers, a group of Jinghu soldiers on the city wall stretched their necks and looked under the city wall.
In the faint white smoke, hundreds of figures in robes could be seen busy in the open space far from the city walls.
"Hey, Zhangtou, is that a Mongol? If you don't give us the treasure of your uncle, you can also tell the brothers, is the Mongol ready to play tricks again? ”
On the tower of the city, a Jinghu military commander was surrounded by Jinghu soldiers in just a moment, and all the Jinghu soldiers looked at the silver object of a ruler with envy on their faces.
The Dutong called Zhang Tou was holding a monocular.
This monocular was used by Jia Yidao for the generals of the Jinghu Army who were on duty at night. As for the other two city walls, they can only use the one that Meng Heng handed over to Zhang Shun.
In the absence of a large-scale spread of telescopes, something as new as a telescope is obviously invaluable in any place. Not to mention, this one is still the one in the hands of the young uncle who saved Xiangyang City.
Fortunately, this is Jia Yidao's branch, otherwise I am afraid that these Jinghu soldiers who are envious, jealous and hate for most of the night would have been snatched up by them, and everyone would have enjoyed it.
"Shhhh The commander surnamed Zhang clutched the telescope in his hand, basically never left his eyes, and he didn't get dizzy. "The Mongols seem to be feasting! Come on, go and report to Uncle Guo and Meng Shuai! ”
Feasting?
How can you feast in front of the corpses of so many comrades? Is it for the sake of memorial? It seems unlikely.
Soon Jia Yidao and Meng Hui, who received the news, came together. The two of them arrived, and Meng Hui's telescope was also sent over by Zhang Shun, who was reluctant to give up.
After taking the monocular that the surnamed commander bowed over, Jia Rudao couldn't wait to look at it. Here, Meng Heng also snatched the telescope in the hand of Zhang Shun, who was still pinching the telescope with a painful face, and glared: "This is handsome!" Look at your little bit of talent! ”
While speaking, Meng Heng's eyes kept raising his eyebrows in the direction of Jia Yidao.
Zhang Shun, who was already in pain, was reminded by Meng Heng, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he rubbed his hands again and again excitedly. Looking at Jia Yidao's eyes, it was as if he was instantly hot as if he was about to melt him.
Jia Yidao's personality These days, the generals of the Jinghu Army, also know something, as long as they don't disobey the orders given by this young uncle in major matters, the rest, it's really easy to say.
At this moment, the handsome man took the initiative to remind him, and he would definitely help by the side when he thought about it.
Thinking about the benefits of this baby, how can Zhang Shun and the others not be excited?
Zhao Yi, who was standing behind Jia Yidao, naturally saw the small movements of Meng Heng and Zhang Shun and others, and secretly laughed.
Regarding the small actions of Meng Hui, Zhang Shun and others beside him, Jia Rudao was not clear. He was thinking about what kind of medicine to buy in the gourd.
The feast was certain, for he clearly saw plates of side dishes being served; And those who are busy in the open space are obviously not from the Mongolian army, so they can only be the subordinates of the sect king who served with the army.
Since it is indeed a banquet, and the person who holds the banquet already knows the Tao, who is the purpose of the banquet? Why did he set up such a banquet in front of the two armies?
Of course, the location chosen for the banquet is also very interesting. It is just the farthest distance away from the catapult in the city, not too far from Xiangyang City, but definitely not close! However, this distance is a little far from the Mongolian camp that is more than five miles away from Xiangyang City.
Seeing this, Jia Rudao sighed secretly in his heart, if the person who set up the banquet was really gentle, if he didn't say anything else, he had to be convincing with his courage to set the banquet at the gate of Xiangyang City.
"Yo, it's a feast!" Meng Hui, who seemed to have expected that he would extort a few more binoculars from Jia Yidao's hands, was still in a good mood, but when he held the telescope and saw that the Mongols had placed this banquet at the gate of Xiangyang City, he immediately said angrily: "This mouth of Wen Buhua is really arrogant, is it really impossible for me to be in the Great Song Dynasty?" Come on......"
"Hey, Meng Shuai, don't worry, don't worry. Someone's coming! It's not too late to think about any tricks after seeing if the mouth temperature is not spent! Besides, the mouth temperature doesn't come out yet, does it? ”
Jia Rudao hurriedly interrupted Meng Hui and hurriedly stopped. People with different ideas pay different attention to different levels.
In the binoculars, a Mongolian cavalryman holding a white flag rushed out of the Mongolian camp and galloped towards the city of Xiangyang.
"Okay, then let's see what tricks he wants to play. No one is allowed to move without the commander's order! ”
Meng Heng's voice fell, the Mongolian cavalry with the white flag had already arrived under the city wall, and when it was only more than 20 steps away from Xiangyang City, it suddenly reined in the war horse, and the war horse stood upright with a neigh, and then stepped heavily on the muddy ground, and the Mongolian cavalry with the white flag sat firmly on the saddle, but it didn't move, as if the whole person had grown on horseback.
It is a nation on horseback. Jia Rudao secretly praised in his heart.
"Hmph, they're all waving white flags, and they're still showing off their riding skills here......"
A flash of envy flashed in Zhang Shun's eyes, but he was not to be outdone.
The rest of the generals of the Jinghu Army didn't say anything, but the expressions on their faces were all complicated.
Since the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were given to the Liao State by Shi Jingjiao, the Great Song Dynasty, which replaced the Zhou, no longer had a source of domesticated war horses. Emperor Taizu just ascended the throne and couldn't wait to go north to retake the sixteen states of Youyun but it was a failure, and now although there are still cavalry in the army of the Great Song Dynasty, most of them are short Sichuan horses, compared with the war horses domesticated on the prairie, in addition to the stronger endurance, both the size and explosiveness, but they are far from the same.
It is nothing more than that at this moment, Meng Heng and the others showed envy while being dissatisfied.
The cavalry in the era of cold weapons is really a well-deserved ace of charge.
"Dare to ask if it's Meng Dashuai upstairs?"
The knight under the city wall looked up at the castle tower and clenched his fists and said loudly.
"Yes, it's Ben Shuai! The two armies are fighting without slashing, and today the commander will leave you alive, if you have anything to say, hurry up! ”
Meng Heng stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice.
"The last general is my Mongolian king's personal entourage, my family king specially set up a banquet in front of the two armies, and specially ordered the end of the future to invite Meng Dashuai and Jia Dasan who came from the army to go to a story, I don't know if Meng Dashuai and Jia Dashuai dare?"
It's really a warm mouth and doesn't spend a feast!
Although the generals on the city tower had already made some preparations in their hearts, they were still a little caught off guard when things really appeared.
Which play is this?
"Handsome ......"
Meng Hui waved his hand to Zhang Rou, turned his head to look at Jia Rudao. Obviously, he wanted to ask what Jia Nidao meant, after all, he was not the only one who didn't ask for warmth, and Jia Nidao.
"Meng Dashuai, my family Zongwang said, in addition to the Zongwang, there are also my four Mongolian princes in this banquet, Zongwang and the four princes, only two will be sent, if Meng Dashuai and Jia are worried, they can choose their own entourage, and the number of people is not limited. And all the soldiers in my camp will also be closed in the camp. ”
It didn't take a lot of courage to have a warm mouth, not only did he come by himself, but he also brought the fourth son of Wokotai. The two noble princes only brought two retinues! And it's so close to Xiangyang City.
What the hell is he trying to do?
Meng Hui's expression changed for a while, staring at Jia Yidao, who was silent, his lips squirmed, but he still didn't speak after all.
"Hehe, Meng Shuai, since that mouth is not flowery, if my Great Song Dynasty brushes off its good intentions, won't it be looked down upon by the Mongolian people?"
Jia Rudao naturally knew what Meng Heng thought, and nodded to Meng Heng with a smile.
This matter is not only related to the safety of Jia Rudao and Meng Heng, but is directly related to the morale of the Jinghu Army, the hearts of the people in Xiangyang City, and even the face of the Great Song Dynasty.
Hold a banquet in front of the two armies, and all the conditions are obviously the advantage of the Great Song Dynasty, if Meng Hui and Jia Yidao really don't go to the banquet, the first blow will be the morale of the army in Xiangyang City, even the Mongol kings have such courage, the commanders and important figures of the Great Song Dynasty don't even have the courage to eat!
It's clear who wins and who loses.