Chapter 622: Not Quiet Before the Storm
"Alas, Shi Fei, how is it, where are you going!" At the three-way intersection, Zhao Shuo sat on a big stone casually, looking at Shi Fei who ran back out of breath.
"Your Majesty, yes, this is the way." Shi Fei pointed to the way back, eased his breath, and said.
"Okay, well done." Zhao Shuo got up and patted the dust on his body. "Brothers, let's go."
This is the third day that Zhao Shuo led people to chase them out, and the group has already left Chang'an, because Mo Qi panicked, where it is difficult to go, Zhao Shuo and his party have no choice, and finally had to use the way of walking to pursue behind.
Of course, Zhao Shuo is not dry and chases after him, after getting the correct direction, Zhao Shuo will send the latest news back when the news comes from the Intelligence Department and the Supervision Office, and then the Intelligence Department and the Supervision Department will transmit the news to the place where Mo Qi is going to pass, and the local officials will dispatch to chase and intercept it.
"Your Majesty, I think it's better to take a break!" Ju Zheng spoke at this time. "We've been on the road for three days in a row, and if we go on like this, we won't be able to bear it."
"You can't bear it?" Zhao Shuo looked at Ju Zheng.
Ju Zheng is now as strong as a cow, not to mention that he has been rushing for three days, even if he is rushing for three days, he is fine, what he is worried about is that Zhao Shuo's body can't bear it.
But as soon as Zhao Shuo asked this, Ju Zhengke was embarrassed, saying that he was fine, so who was he referring to when he said that he couldn't bear it? Saying that there is something, how is the bones of his body, everyone sees it, this is not a nonsense!
Juzheng was in a dilemma, and peeked at Wu Yashi for help.
Wu Yashi naturally knew what Ju Zheng meant, he coughed lightly twice, and said. "Your Majesty, Xiaosheng is a scholar, and he has been traveling for three days in a row, and he is indeed a little tired, or else, he will rest for half an hour?"
Wu Yashi's words were soft, and he spoke in a purely tentative tone. He did this, in addition to Zhao Shuo being the emperor, there was another point, that is, he felt that he was sorry for Zhao Shuo, if the matter of Xixia had been told to Zhao Shuo earlier, then everything would not have been like this. He felt guilty.
"Are you tired?" Zhao Shuo turned to look at Wu Yashi.
"I'm a little tired." Wu Yashi replied.
"Your Majesty, I'm also a little tired, why don't I rest for a while." Shi Fei spoke at this time, he had just come back from exploring outside, and he was still a little out of breath at the moment.
"Okay, since Shi Fei has spoken, then let's rest." Zhao Shuo's answer this time was quite painful.
"Your Majesty, isn't it too dangerous for a few of us to keep chasing after us like this?" Seeing that Zhao Shuo agreed to stop and rest, Ju Zheng rubbed towards Zhao Shuo.
"Juzheng, what do you want to say?" Just now, Ju Zheng took the lead and said that he was resting, and Zhao Shuo understood the meaning. Seeing that Ju Zheng was about to speak again at this moment, Zhao Shuo asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, that kid Mo Qi must have some henchmen, and he knows our intelligence system very well, and he should have thought of what we are doing now, so shouldn't we drop some soldiers and horses and pursue them together." Ju Zheng put forward his own opinion.
In the past three days, Ju Zheng has gone out to investigate several times, and Mo Qi's route is tricky and secret, and even some routes are completely impossible for one person to pass. He thought about Mo Qi and his group running away, although such a target is relatively large, but after walking on this hidden road, the benefits of having more people will also appear, safety.
Counting Zhao Shuo, there are only seven of them, if they only care about chasing, after catching up, if the other party's strength is stronger than them, then wouldn't it be a death to catch up?
In view of these considerations, especially for the safety of Zhao Shuo, Ju Zheng put forward a new point of view.
"One is upright, even if he has three heads and six arms, I won't take it seriously." Zhao Shuo looked into the distance. "Besides, I've asked the Intelligence Department and the Inspectorate to compile the news of our discovery of Mo Qi into a road map and pass it on to the local officials along the road, as long as they are not stupid, they should know what to do."
"What Your Majesty said is, it's just that along the way, Mo Qi's escape route is this kind of deep mountains and old forests, even if local officials send troops to encircle and suppress, it will take time to catch Mo Qi, so ......"
"No, Juzheng, what the hell are you trying to say?" Zhao Shuo suddenly felt that today's Juzheng was super ink.
"That's the case, Your Majesty, I think it's a dangerous ...... this pursuit."
"Are you scared?" Zhao Shuo interrupted Ju Zheng.
"It's not that I'm afraid, I'm a courtier, and I'm a person with six pure roots, so what's the matter if I die here, it's just that Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five, and I am in danger of the Great Song Dynasty. Ju Zheng said, kneeling down.
Wu Yashi and the others also knelt down.
"My life is hard, it's okay to escape from the Great Song Dynasty to Daofuzhou, just a little Mo Qi, what can happen to me?" Zhao Shuo laughed. "Don't worry, it's okay, get up, I know that you are all loyal courtiers, and you are also worried about my safety by doing this, but this time, I must go."
What Zhao Shuo said was very resolved, and Juzheng and others could not raise any more objections.
"Alright, alright, get up!" Seeing that everyone was still kneeling on the ground, Zhao Shuo raised his hand.
Ju Zheng and the others are still kneeling, they have no other way now, as long as they use this way, they hope to make Zhao Shuo change his mind.
"Okay, okay, I'm convinced." Zhao Shuo really couldn't bear it. "In this case, I will tell you the true purpose of this time, and it will be fine."
Hearing Zhao Shuo say this, Wu Yashi was the first to raise his head. "Your Majesty, could it be that we have other things to do this time besides arresting Mo Qi?"
Seeing that it was Wu Yashi who spoke, Zhao Shuo's face suddenly turned cold. "You're embarrassed to ask, if you hadn't delayed the big thing, why would you be so troublesome now."
As soon as he heard Zhao Shuo say this, Wu Yashi immediately guessed what Zhao Shuo was going to do. "Your Majesty is going to form an army of mercenaries on the way?"
"Forming fart mercenaries, the situation is different now, I originally wanted to drag out the war with Mongolia, but now, I plan to concentrate on the Zhejia army, the army of the Kereh Department, the army of Western Xia and the army of Liaodi, and go north together in four ways to catch Mongolia off guard." Zhao Shuo said his plan.
"Isn't it a bit of a hurry to start a frontal war with Mongolia now?" Ju Zheng frowned. What Zhao Shuo said was a big deal. After all, the current Mongolia is no longer the Mongolia it used to be, and the war between Zhao Shuo and Mengu is not a battle that can be ended in a short period of time, and it is even possible to fight for ten or eight years.
Let's not talk about the outcome of the battle, even if the war continues, the lives of the people will also be affected, the Great Song Dynasty has been constantly fighting for many years, and the people have finally settled down for a few days, and now they want to fight with Mongolia. Ju Zheng was worried that such a war would make the people centrifugal and make the rule of the Great Song Dynasty unstable.
"It's still urgent, you see if Mongolia is more urgent, it's all used such insidious tricks. If you don't hit them, you might be able to use some tricks. Zhao Shuo took a breath. I've been thinking about this for a long time, sooner or later we will have a war with Mongolia, and in the past, I hoped that the European side could hold Mongolia back, give us the opportunity to fight for development, and then fight after forming a certain advantage over Mongolia, but now it seems that we can't wait that long. ”
"The European side is already tight, the Grand Duchy of Kiev and the Grand Duchy of Vladimir have been taken by the Mongols, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Grand Duchy of Poland have also occupied most of the territory by the Mongols, the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire are losing one after another, the European Union has written me a surrender document, I thought that if we do not agree, with their current nature, they will inevitably take refuge in Mongolia."
"In between, I chose to agree, that is, there are no European countries on the European side, and the occupied lands of the Grand Duchy of Poland, the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Grand Duchy of Vladimir and the Grand Duchy of Kiev are all the lands of my Great Song Dynasty, and Mongolia occupies the land of my Great Song Dynasty, and the only thing we can do is to drive them out."
"Presumably, my will should have reached Lin Feng, that is to say, Mongolia and my Great Song Dynasty have already started a war in Europe. Next is the all-out war between Mongolia and the Great Song Dynasty, which you should understand! ”
Although Zhao Shuo said a bunch of countries they didn't know, Ju Zheng and others could still understand what Zhao Shuo meant.
"Your Majesty, since this is the case, we should lay out a little more ah, such a rash direct touch, backup, grain and grass, etc., there is no guarantee, such a way of fighting, ......" Ju Zheng said halfway, he was suddenly stunned, he didn't say any more, because he thought of the way the Mongols fought.
"Got it!" Zhao Shuo smiled and looked at Juzheng.
Ju Zheng nodded.
is in the right place, but Shi Fei, Hu Xu, Xuan Hao and others are still confused.
They looked at Zhao Shuo, and then asked Ju Zheng.
"The army chosen by His Majesty, except for the Zhejia army, is a team formed by the steppe tribes, such an army can be the same as the Mongolian army, using the method of supplementing while fighting, although it is a bit risky, but the Mongols will use such a method of war for us, it should be unexpected, it is not impossible to win by surprise and create a maximum result."
Ju Zheng analyzed and talked about the benefits, but also the disadvantages.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, can the Zhejia army defend the border, or use it as support, after all, the Zhejia army is mostly Han, and the gap between the tactics and the nomads is not small......" Wu Yashi said his opinion after hearing this, but when Zhao Shuo turned his face to look at him, he lowered his head again in shame and closed his mouth.
"The Folding Army has the purpose of the Folding Army, and it is indispensable." Zhao Shuo did not explain.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why do we still care about this Mo Qi, just send troops to Mongolia, don't you have to." Hu Xu was very arrogant, and said such a view at this moment.
"Reason, I need a suitable reason that can mobilize the whole people to crusade against Mongolia." Zhao Shuo said. "The war in Europe, in what you say, in the hearts of the people, it is none of our business, so, the victory or defeat of the battle over there, except for those of us who care, many people will not care, but now with the matter of Mo Qi's rebellion, things are different. Mongolia bribed Mo Qi, threatened the current Niangniang, provoked relations between various places, and attempted to subvert the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, such a Mongolia is disgusted by everyone, as long as there are still some bloody people, they will definitely respond to our northward attack on Mongolia. ”
"Your Majesty is really sage, and the ministers are very admired." Ju Zheng took the lead in wearing the strap, and then everyone bowed together.
This scene is very solemn, but in fact it is very shabby, and there is something funny.
You know, there are only seven people at the moment, just imagine, seven people, one person sitting in the middle, six people kneeling on the ground, shouting long live, discussing the world's major events, this kind of situation that looks like a playhouse, if someone sees it, they will definitely be laughed off.
But it was after such a situation that Zhao Shuo said his first step.
"Alright, let's get up. Now that you all understand, you should understand why I have to follow the north. Zhao Shuo raised his hand again and motioned for everyone to get up.
This time, Ju Zheng and the others did not continue to kneel, but stood up very happily.
"Your Majesty, look, originally, I heard that you asked me to be the commander-in-chief of the mercenary, and now that the mercenary is gone, you have mobilized several armies to prepare to crusade against Mongolia, this commander-in-chief must be Your Majesty's, can Your Majesty give me the command of the whole way, I promise, the Mongols who will be beaten will cry for their fathers and mothers, and flee in all directions." Ju Zheng rubbed his hands together, with an eager expression.
"Ju Zheng, you think too much, these armies are still under your command, I have other things to do, and I don't have time to command the whole situation." Zhao Shuo said something that everyone didn't expect.
"Your Majesty, are you still in business?" Ju Zheng was stunned.
"When the time comes, I will hand over the command of the army to you." Zhao Shuo patted Ju Zheng's shoulder. "Don't embarrass me."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Ju Zheng to answer, Zhao Shuo put on a relaxed expression. "Alright, let's rest enough."
"Enough, enough." Everyone replied with a smile.
"Since that's enough, let's go!" Zhao Shuo waved his hand, and several people chased in the direction of Mo Qi's escape.
Zhao Shuo's side is constantly chasing Mo Qi, the news of Mo Qi's escape has spread throughout the Great Song Dynasty, and Mo Qi's despicable behavior has been scolded by the people of the Great Song Dynasty, because Mo Qi was rebelled by Mongolia, and Mongolia is the mastermind behind this matter, as Zhao Shuo thought, the people cursed Mo Qi at the same time, and there was also hostility towards Mongolia.
The Western Xia was the first to recruit troops, and under the order of Zhao Shuo, they had begun to approach the north at this moment, but what was surprising was that they did not go north directly, but adopted a roundabout strategy, as if they were waiting for something.
The recruitment of troops in Liaodi was in full swing at the moment, and the soldiers recruited did not go north, but chose to go east.
At this moment, the army of the Kereh Department has set off and returned to the Kereh Department, while the Zhijia army is concentrated in Guxian County and is carrying military supplies.
Under Zhao Shuo's signal, the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty was in full swing preparing for the battle against Mongolia.