Chapter 208: Mengcheng
The Mongolian army stationed in Mengcheng had already received Shi Tianze's order, the order was very simple, strictly ordered them not to go out of the city to meet the Song army, just stick to Mengcheng, even if it was a large-scale attack of the Song army, they were not allowed to go out of the city to meet the battle, as for the reason, Shi Tianze did not say it clearly, but just gave an order. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This made Yan Zhongfan, the deputy marshal in charge of the defense of Mengcheng, very distressed.
Yan Zhongfan is also a Han general trusted by Kublai Khan, when the Great Khan Kublai Khan led the troops to attack Ezhou, Yan Zhongfan was a fierce general around Kublai Khan, second only to Zhang Rou and others, Li Pu, who attacked the Shandong rebellion, the nominal commander was the Mongolian prince Habichi, in fact, the leader of the army was the right Shi Tianze, Yan Zhongfan is one of Shi Tianze's main assistants.
After the Mongolian army recovered Bozhou, Yan Zhongfan led 5,000 Mongolian troops to garrison here, in fact, it was far away from the task of combat, after all, the Song army was weak and evacuated on a large scale without fighting, so Yan Zhongfan was also happy to be a little comfortable for a while, and stationed in Bozhou, he could also get a lot of money and food.
After that, he was ordered to enter Mengcheng, which was under the jurisdiction of Shouzhou, and shouldered the task of recovering Shouzhou, and Yan Zhongfan didn't care.
However, what made Yan Zhongfan extremely distressed was that there was a rude princess by his side.
Don't underestimate this princess, even if Shi Tianze meets her, she must be polite.
This princess also personally led 10,000 sergeants to participate in the battle against the Song army, and this time assisted in garrisoning Mengcheng, so that the total number of Mongolian troops stationed in Mengcheng reached 15,000, and the combat effectiveness can be described as extremely strong.
Shi Tianze's order, Yan Zhongfan is completely implemented, but this unruly princess will not necessarily be executed, you must know that people are leading 10,000 soldiers, their status is noble, and their hearts are arrogant, and when the time comes, they will lead 10,000 soldiers to go out of the city to fight, and Yan Zhongfan is also helpless.
Among the Mongolian army with strict military discipline, such a situation has to be laughed at and generous.
It's a pity that in the eyes of the Han people or the imperial court, this kind of very abnormal thing, in the eyes of the Mongols, is nothing at all, the rules are set by them, and they can be changed at any time, not to mention many Mongolian magnates, even if it is the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan, after succeeding to the throne, it is also step by step to gradually standardize the previous chaos, such as the establishment of the Zhongshu Provincial System, the establishment of the Ten Roads Xuanfu Division, the establishment of the Hanlin National History Academy, the establishment of Zhulu Teaching Instructors, including the determination of the Yulu system and so on.
Of course, in the process of establishing these systems, the Han ministers played a vital role, including Wang Wentong and others, who had been beheaded by Kublai Khan, after all, the people of the Mongolian steppe tribes were not so familiar with Han culture.
The brutality of the Mongolian tribe to non-native people is well known, and measures such as slaughtering cities abound, but for their own women, or their own women, they are still very respectful, even stronger than the Great Song Dynasty, which has to be admitted.
This may be due to the teachings of Genghis Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia, who said when he returned from his expedition to the west: The greatest pleasure in life is to drive out all the enemies, rob them of all their possessions, watch their relatives cry bitterly, ride their horses, and insult their wives and daughters.
Genghis Khan's words, to put it bluntly, are to completely destroy the opponent physically and mentally, so that he will never be able to turn over.
However, Genghis Khan probably did not expect that his descendants, who faithfully carried out his instructions, did not understand the profound meaning of these words.
Holding the letter of order written by Shi Tianze, Yan Zhongfan thought for a while, and finally sighed slightly, came to the door of the backyard, and handed the letter to the maid guarding the door.
After this aunt entered Mengcheng, she monopolized the backyard of the county government, and even the dignified deputy marshal Yan Zhongfan had to deign to live in the middle courtyard of the county government, and she couldn't afford to hide.
Yan Zhongfan is very disgusted with this kind of arrangement, war is war, what do women participate in, although the women of the Mongolian steppe tribes are different from the women of the Han people, many girls in the Mongolian steppe have been riding horses since they were young, grazing with their parents, or migrating, they have developed a pungent and generous character, but after all, it is on the grassland.
For the culture of the Mongolian tribes, even Yan Zhongfan, who is not a real scholar, is scornful, and looks down on it in his heart, the Mongolian tribes don't care about filial piety at all, everything speaks with strength, who is strong, who is the boss, the battle between the Great Khan Kublai Khan and Prince Abuligo is in full swing, most of them are fought between Mongolian iron horsemen, and the new annexed army rarely participates in it, in fact, it is the absence of filial piety, Abuligo thinks that he is qualified to inherit the throne, Never succumbed to Kublai Khan, which led to the fighting in the steppe, which has lasted for three years.
The grasslands of Mobei have long been a withered and barren place, because of the fighting, there are no people and livestock to be seen, let alone tribes, if Kublai Khan had not relied on the support of the Central Plains, he would have been unable to hold on.
These situations, in Yan Zhongfan's view, are all profound lessons, Kublai Khan said that they should be learned, but the actual situation is that Kublai Khan has really learned many lessons and is standardizing the Mongolian court step by step.
However, the problem of the privileges of the Mongols has always been a chronic disease, and I am afraid that not to mention Kublai Khan, even the later Mongol Great Khan, or even the emperor of the Mongols, is unable to solve this problem, because the culture of the jungle that the Mongols believe in cannot be changed in a short period of time.
Yan Zhongfan, who was still in the courtyard, heard the sound of whirring.
He frowned, this time no matter what, he had to admonish this aunt and grandmother.
"Marshal Yan, why is the Song army attacking, we can't go out to meet it, are we Mongolian heroes afraid of the southerners...
Yan Zhongfan was a little speechless for a while, what people asked was indeed level, when did the Meng army be afraid of the Song army.
"Princess Mohe, this is the order of the marshal, I am the deputy marshal, so I naturally have to carry it out."
"Marshal Yan can execute it, but I can not execute it, is that what it means?"
"No, no, Princess Mohe followed the commander to conquer together, naturally she had to obey the commander's orders, I don't need to say more about this, if Princess Mohe disobeyed the order and caused serious consequences, she would also be punished by the Great Khan."
"Hmph, I fought with the sergeants, and no one told me to carry out the orders of the Great Khan, and the Great Khan never said so, Deputy Marshal Yan, you have the edict of the Great Khan."
Yan Zhongfan was speechless again, he really didn't have an edict in his hand, don't talk about him, even if it was Shi Tianze, he didn't have an edict in his hand, unless it was Prince Habichi, the governor of Habichi, who was here, he could still restrain this Mohe princess.
A sly smile appeared on the girl's face.
"Since there is no edict from the Great Khan, then this letter, please take it back by Marshal Yan, this girl is equivalent to not seeing it."
Yan Zhongfan was a little anxious, and opened his mouth with a straight face.
"Princess Mohe, the two armies are fighting, and the commander's military order must be implemented, and it must not be violated, otherwise the army will go its own way, how can it win."
The girl looked at Yan Zhongfan, pretending to be pensive, but quickly spoke.
"Marshal Yan, you are Shi Tianze is a handsome, but according to this girl's knowledge, the handsome of the Great Khan's edict seems to be Uncle Habichi, when did Shi Tianze become a handsome."
Sweat drops appeared on Yan Zhongfan's forehead, he couldn't answer this question at all, the battle to recover Huaibei was actually a continuation of the rebellion of Li Pu in Shandong, and the commander Prince Habichi had indeed returned to the grassland, and before leaving, he ordered Shi Tianze to temporarily take charge of the command of the operation.
Besides, after Prince Habichi returned to the steppe, he also reported the matter to the Great Khan Kublai Khan, and Kublai Khan acquiesced.
You must know that when the Mongolian army fights, the Han people will never become the commander of the army, and the one who can be the commander must be the prince of Mongolia, the head of ten thousand households or the marshal of the capital.
The Mongols served as the head of ten thousand households, or the marshal of the capital, and the Han people were enshrined as the head of the ten thousand households, the marshal of the capital, that is the difference between heaven and earth, the Mongolian head of the ten thousand households and the marshal, have a fief, outstanding military achievements and can also be crowned as the king of the county, that is the real master of the Mongolian kingdom, the Han people were enshrined in the head of the ten thousand households or the marshal, that can only show that your ability is good, you can lead the army to fight, and you have a very high status among the Han people.
It is said that Liu Heima, the late envoy of the Chengdu Fulu Army and Horse Strategy, who was loyal to Mongolia all his life, was also given a Mongolian name after his death, and he did not enjoy such glory during his lifetime.
The Mongols are superior people, and their dignity is inviolable, which is an iron law within the Mongol kingdom.
Looking at Yan Zhongfan's embarrassed appearance, the girl smiled.
"Okay, Vice Marshal Yan, this girl is also unintentional, don't take what she says to heart, as for what to do when Song Jun comes, this girl naturally has a way, Marshal Yan Deputy Du don't worry so much."
Yan Zhongfan watched the girl enter the backyard in a daze, and watched the courtyard door close.
He let out a long sigh, stumbled hard, and turned back to the chamber.
Yan Zhongfan really can't afford to offend this girl.
This girl is the niece of the Mongolian prince Mogo, Akecha, Moge's brother and Akecha's father was killed in the battle of the steppe tribes, and Akecha was directly raised by Moge, and was regarded as his own daughter by Moge, and received a lot of love.
When she was fourteen years old, Aketsa was crowned Princess Mohe by Kublai Khan.
According to the rules of the Mongolian steppe, the daughters of the Great Khan, the prince and the prince of the county are all princesses, but the titles of the edicts are different, the daughters of the Great Khan are generally crowned as the princesses of Changguo, the princesses of Lu or the princesses of Zhao, etc., with the son of the country in the title, but the daughter of the prince and the prince of the county is different, and she is also crowned as a princess. (To be continued.) )