Chapter 364: The Feeling of Being Played

When Kublai Khan received the report, the last brother who had sent an envoy to Sichuan had not yet returned to Dadu, and Cai Siwei and Zhang Binghui had not completely occupied the entire territory of Jingzhaofu Road. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Kublai Khan, who got the report, was in extreme anger, and the emperor of the dignified Mongolian court was actually tricked by Wu Shaogang, the envoy of the Great Song Yunchuan Festival, and he was played so badly.

In fact, Kublai Khan didn't particularly care about Wu Shaogang from the bottom of his heart, but the Song army stationed in Sichuan was very strong in combat, which made Kublai Khan have to pay attention not to let the Song army stationed in Sichuan destroy the overall deployment of the Mongolian court.

Extrapolating from the time, when Brother Mo was still in Chengdu Fucheng, the Song army in Sichuan began to act, that is to say, Wu Shaogang seized the time and opportunity and decisively launched an attack on Jingzhaofu Road.

The map on the table, Kublai Khan has looked at it countless times, Lintao Road, Qingyuan Road and Fengxiang Road and other places, the number of troops stationed is not much, and all of them are new annexed troops, the combat effectiveness is not particularly strong, the land in that area is barren, the folk customs are also a little strong, has not been paid attention to by the Mongolian court, after occupying Chengdu Fu Road and Lizhou West Road and other places, this area is only used as a transit place for the army.

Wu Shaogang really seized the best opportunity.

Kublai Khan was faced with a choice, he knew very well that Wu Shaogang would not only take Jingzhaofu Road, including Lintao Road, Qingyuan Road and Fengxiang Road, but also the target of the Song army, once these places were occupied by the Song army in Sichuan, they would be connected, and it would be more difficult to attack these places in the future.

What made Kublai Khan even more vigilant was that the next strategic target of the Song army in Sichuan must be Henan Road, once the Sichuan Song army occupied the city of Kaifeng, the meaning would be unusual.

Habichi, who was stationed in Kaifeng, and the 20,000 Mongolian cavalry under his command had not yet evacuated, and this army was originally arranged by Kublai Khan to prepare to attack Sichuan, but he didn't expect the Song army in Sichuan to take the initiative to attack.

It should be said that Wu Shaogang's move made the Mongolian court be stabbed in the waist, which had a great impact on the strategic deployment of the Mongolian army to besiege Xiangyang Fucheng.

If the Song army in Sichuan, after occupying Jingzhaofu Road, Fengxiang Road, Qingyuan Road and Lintao Road, stops its actions and is satisfied with the occupied place, then Kublai Khan can still accept such a situation for the time being, after all, the attack on Xiangyang Fucheng has been launched for more than a year, and it is impossible to evacuate at this moment, this strategic deployment can not be shaken, if it rashly changes its strategy and concentrates the army to attack Sichuan, it is very likely that Wu Shaogang and the Song Dynasty will be able to divert the tiger from the mountain.

The siege of Xiangyang Fucheng suffered the predicament, Kublai Khan is very clear, the front of the marshal Hedan, tried countless ways, after paying a lot of price, finally completely surrounded Xiangyang Fucheng, cut off any contact between Xiangyang Fucheng and the outside world, in early June, Hedan ordered the army to launch several attacks on Xiangyang Fucheng, in the end there was no result, Xiangyang Fucheng is strong, want to capture, I am afraid that it is not a matter of a while, the best way, is to surround Xiangyang Fucheng, Let the Xiangyang Mansion City, which cannot get help, run out of ammunition and food, and that time is the best time to take Xiangyang Mansion City.

At this time, there were huge changes in the area of Jingzhaofu Road.

Kublai Khan held back his anger and did not make a decision in an angry situation, but urged the last brother on the road to quickly return to Dadu and discuss together how to deal with the great changes that occurred.

Brother Mo's anger was even more indescribable, and at the same time, there was a trace of fear in his heart, who was this Wu Shaogang, who was actually ready to attack Jingzhaofu Road when he was negotiating with the Mongolian court.

Brother Mo believes that when he has not left Chengdu Fucheng, Wu Shaogang should have left, that is, he went to Lizhou West Road, no wonder his brother left Sichuan, did not return from the original way, but left from Chongqing Mansion, at that time I thought it was Wu Shaogang's care, but now it seems that it is all a ploy of others.

The last brother prince who was above 10,000 people under one person was tricked by Wu Shaogang.

Angry and remorseful, Brother Mo sped up his trip and quickly returned to Dadu.

Entering the city, Brother Mo didn't even have time to rest, and rushed directly to the palace.

Kublai Khan was waiting in the main hall of the imperial palace.

After the last brother saluted, before he could speak, Kublai Khan spoke.

"Brother Mo, why haven't you noticed Wu Shaogang's tricks when you have been in Chengdu for so long...

Brother Mo, who rushed to the palace in a hurry, thought of all the affairs of the imperial court, and the warmth of seeing Akecha in Chengdu had long since disappeared without a trace, but what Brother Mo didn't expect was that after seeing Kublai Khan, he actually faced such an inquiry from Kublai Khan.

Brother Mo is too familiar with Kublai Khan, and he also knows that Kublai Khan has a great talent that ordinary people do not have, but Kublai Khan also has a shortcoming, that is, he does not particularly trust the people around him, and once he encounters a setback, he may even doubt everyone around him.

Brother Mo's support for Kublai Khan is obvious to all in the court, when Abuligo rebelled, if it wasn't for Brother Mo's rush to Ezhou to deliver a letter and stabilize the many tribes in the grassland, Kublai Khan is afraid that he may not be able to deal with Brother Mo.

For so many years, the last brother by Kublai Khan's side has been conscientious and dedicated, and has never thought about himself.

But Kublai Khan actually asked such words, doesn't this suspect that there is some ulterior motive between his last brother and Wu Shaogang.

In an instant, Brother Mo's face turned pale, his heart was cold, and his mind was also blank.

Kublai Khan noticed the huge change in Brother Mo's expression, and he also knew that his inquiry was problematic, he just complained that Brother Mo had been deceived, but Brother Mo was in Chengdu Fucheng, and it was impossible to know Wu Shaogang's whereabouts.

As the emperor, Kublai Khan would not think that he was wrong, and even if there was a problem with what he said, he would not admit it.

"Brother Mo, just pay attention in the future, this Wu Shaogang is scheming and elusive, but this kind of chicken and dog thief methods also show that he does not have much courage and momentum. . . ."

It wasn't until Kublai Khan finished speaking that Brother Mo relieved himself.

"Your Majesty, as a court envoy, the minister went to Chengdu Fucheng to negotiate, the purpose is to let the Song army in Sichuan not move, I didn't expect that the minister had just left Chengdu Fucheng, and such a major matter happened, this is all the minister's mistake, and the minister implored the emperor to punish him."

Kublai Khan's face also changed slightly, he was also familiar with Brother Mo, according to what he said just now, Brother Mo should have defended loudly, but Brother Mo did not justify, but repeatedly said that he was guilty.

"Brother Mo, don't talk about these things, Wu Shaogang occupied Jingzhaofu Road, according to my judgment, he will definitely occupy Lintao Road, Qingyuan Road and Fengxiang Road one after another, if Wu Shaogang is allowed to stabilize in these places, I am afraid that he will covet Henan Road or even Kaifeng Mansion City again, how do you say I should deal with this Wu Shaogang."

Brother Mo actually has a belly of words, and the most important thing is to remind Kublai Khan that he must attach great importance to Wu Shaogang, this Wu Shaogang is not an ordinary person, and he must be the biggest enemy of the Mongolian court in the future, but just now Kublai Khan's words made him cut off the idea of saying these words.

If Wu Shaogang is elevated, it is demeaning to the Mongolian court, or even to the emperor.

Brother Mo, who is upright by nature, hesitated for the first time.

"Your Majesty, the minister hasn't thought about it yet, when he learned the news, the minister was very angry, the agreement signed between the minister and the Sichuan side has been reported to the emperor, and the minister thought that Sichuan was safe.

Before he could finish speaking, Kublai Khan waved his hand.

"Brother Mo, don't say these words, I ask you what to do next."

Brother Mo looked at Kublai Khan, and a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, which startled him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to send an envoy again to persuade Wu Shaogang to stop all expeditions, if Wu Shaogang is unwilling to obey, the minister is willing to lead troops to fight with him. . . ."

"No, you can't go to Sichuan, go at this time, Wu Shaogang won't be so polite, these times, I have been thinking about countermeasures, Xiangyang, the battle can not stop, taking Xiangyang, it means that we have opened the passage to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, but the area around Jingzhaofu Road also needs to be stable, I see this, send the Han ministers in the court, go to Jingzhaofu Road, and warn Wu Shaogang, don't act rashly, don't think that I have no way to take him, Habichi continues to be stationed in Kaifeng Fucheng, don't retreat for the time being...

Kublai Khan did not want to launch a large-scale expedition in Sichuan, on the one hand, because of the lack of troops and grain and grass, and on the other hand, because he did not have a real deep understanding of Wu Shaogang.

There was not much expression on Brother Mo's face, in fact, the inner collision was intense, although the contact with Wu Shaogang was about three times, but Brother Mo had already felt the extraordinary momentum on Wu Shaogang's body.

Brother Mo's original intention was to remind the emperor that no matter what the price was, he would start the conquest of Sichuan to prevent Wu Shaogang's power from continuing to grow, and even what Wu Shaogang said would go to the grassland, Brother Mo was ready to say it.

But at this time, Brother Mo changed his mind.

"The emperor's arrangement, the minister thinks it is the best, the minister also has a suggestion, you can send Zhang Wenqian or Yao Shu to Sichuan, the Han people are good at planning, what is Wu Shaogang's thoughts, Zhang Wenqian or Shi Tianze, can be observed, once Wu Shaogang's true thoughts are obtained, the court can make arrangements in advance."

Kublai Khan nodded slightly, thinking that what Brother Mo said was good.

The discussion ended quickly, and from beginning to end, neither Kublai Khan nor Brother Mo talked about sending troops to Sichuan. (To be continued.) )