Chapter 420: Not so noble
Boyan finally received the emperor's decree an hour before the city of Kaifeng was surrounded by the Song army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The holy decree revealed the emperor's anger, and asked Wu Shaogang, the envoy of the Great Song Yunchuan Festival, why he did not follow the negotiated agreement, and suddenly launched an attack on the Kaifeng mansion, asking Boyan to do his best to hold the Kaifeng mansion, and the imperial court was about to send a large army to help.
After reading the emperor's decree, Boyan's face did not have the slightest blood, he knew that he was finished, I was afraid that he would not have a chance to return to Dadu, when the sergeant came to report that the Song army had arrived and surrounded the news of Kaifeng Fucheng, Boyan suddenly became indifferent, since he knew the worst outcome, he might as well face it.
At the same time that Boyan received the emperor's decree, Wu Shaogang also received a handwritten letter from Kublai Khan.
The letter is divided into two parts, one written in Mongolian and the other translated into Chinese.
The decrees of the Great Yuan Dynasty were generally written in Mongolian, which was the habit of Kublai Khan, and it was also a rule that was inherited, but Kublai Khan, who was quite Chinese, added a Chinese translation.
The envoy of the Great Yuan Dynasty who sent the letter, the letter was written by the emperor himself, and Wu Shao was powerful and believed.
The content of the letter, from beginning to end, was almost a reprimand, reprimanding Wu Shaogang for his perfidy, why he suddenly launched an attack, why he did not abide by the agreement between the two sides, and so on.
Wu Shaogang looked at the letter, just sneered and shook his head, and after reading it, he handed the letter to Hao Jing and Zhang Wenqian.
After reading the letter, Zhang Wenqian determined that the Mongolian text in it was written by Kublai Khan himself, but the pen was a little arrogant, revealing that when he wrote these contents, Kublai Khan's heart must have been uneasy.
The army has surrounded the city of Kaifeng and is ready to attack.
The high morale of many soldiers was beyond Wu Shaogang's expectations, although they marched and fought all the way, they could surround the soldiers of Kaifeng Fucheng, and they could not see the slightest fatigue.
Of course, Wu Shaogang knew what Kaifeng Fucheng meant, but from the geographical location analysis, he didn't think that Kaifeng Fucheng was the best capital, and the history of the next thousand years also proved this.
Wu Shaogang's ideal capital is still the capital, that is, the place chosen by Kublai Khan, and the capital after a thousand years.
This is a habit, and the geographical location and advantages are partly due to the respect for history and the fixed understanding that Wu Shaogang has formed.
From this aspect, Wu Shaogang has no special feelings for Kaifeng Fucheng, but from a strategic point of view, he must advance step by step, first disturb and occupy most of the Central Plains, and then plot against the south.
Wu Shaogang did not accept the secession of the regime, for example, the Southern Song Dynasty, which coexisted with the Jin State and the Mongol court at the same time, dividing the entire land of China into many pieces, and what he needed was a unified world.
But Wu Shaogang also knows that many adults under his command, as well as all the soldiers, have special feelings for Kaifeng Fucheng, for more than 100 years, I don't know how many people dream of recovering Kaifeng Fucheng, which is a symbol, a symbol of the Han people beginning to rejuvenate.
Therefore, Wu Shaogang will not ignore the battle to capture the city of Kaifeng.
Attacking a city like Kaifeng must require the power of the Dingkun cannon, which is also a matter of no choice, the city will definitely suffer a certain degree of destruction, and it can only be repaired after the war.
Therefore, the Dingkun Army has made all preparations.
Wu Shaogang's only request was not to bomb the city, and all the shells were aimed at the city wall.
After all, in the future, the governance of these places will rely on the Yamen, and if it is destroyed too much, it will still need to be made out of the silver.
"My lord, the Mongolian army in the city has sent a messenger."
Wu Shaogang looked at Yuan Shichun, and didn't react at once, it's all at this time, what kind of envoy did Boyan send, do you think that with a few words, you can make tens of thousands of troops retreat and not attack Kaifeng Fucheng.
Wu Shaogang didn't want to see the envoy and let Cai Siwei deal with it, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to meet the envoy and at least figure out all the purposes for which Boyan sent the envoy.
The envoy was a Han Chinese who claimed to be the prefect of Kaifeng.
The envoy's attitude was very respectful, holding a letter from Boyan.
Wu Shaogang took a cursory look at Boyan's handwritten letter, which was written in Chinese, and the meaning was probably the same as the content of Kublai Khan's letter, which was also to reprimand Wu Shaogang for not abiding by the agreement, and when the two sides had reached an agreement, he suddenly attacked the city of Kaifeng, which would definitely break the trust of the people of the world.
After reading Boyan's letter, Wu Shaogang laughed.
"You go back and tell Boyan, in one day's time, I will capture Kaifeng Fucheng, and then let him talk to me face-to-face about the agreement, it is really a yellow-haired child, I don't know that the agreement is an expedient measure, it is at this time, and what do you say to abide by the agreement, it is extremely stupid, didn't the Dayuan court take Xiangyang Fucheng, and is also ready to take the land of Lianghuai, at this time I will take Kaifeng Fucheng, that is, it is a reasonable thing, you are the messenger of Boyan, I don't embarrass you, let you go back to Fucheng, go to report to Boyan, You let Boyan remember that in the game of fighting for the world, there is no mother-in-law and mother-in-law's chatter, whoever is strong will take advantage, the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain. ”
Wu Shaogang's words made the envoy's body tremble slightly, and he could only leave gloomily.
The envoy could not have imagined that he would be able to return unscathed by undertaking such a dangerous mission, and he thought that he would not be able to save his life.
Kaifeng Mansion City, all Marshal Yamen.
Although Boyan was not appointed as the marshal of the capital, he actually controlled the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion and Henan Road, and the place where he was in charge of government affairs was naturally in the Marshal Mansion.
Listening to the envoy's report, there was not a trace of blood on Boyan's face.
The emperor's decree is here, I am afraid that the army that rushed to the aid of Kaifeng Mansion City is also on the way, but it is all too late, if there is no previous battle of Henan Road, Boyan still has the confidence to stick to Kaifeng Mansion City, now it is different, the soldiers stationed in the city, morale is extremely low, and they have no intention of responding to the battle at all, Wu Shaogang's so-called one day to capture Kaifeng Mansion City, it sounds very arrogant, in fact, people have full confidence.
With a long sigh, Boyan spoke to everyone.
"I have decided to follow the emperor's holy decree, resist desperately, hold the city of Kaifeng, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
Boyan's words were very weak, without the slightest confidence.
After Boyan finished speaking, none of the people below opened their mouths to answer.
Boyan also noticed it, but unfortunately he himself didn't have enough confidence, how could he ask the people below.
The big war is coming, and Boyan must deal with it, at least in a posture.
Finally, Boyan decided to go to the city wall to see how the Song army surrounded the city of Kaifeng.
At the south gate, thousands of sergeants were already guarding the city walls.
The surroundings were very quiet, and Qianhu, who was in charge of commanding the guards, also had no blood on his face, and he couldn't even lift his spirits.
Seeing Boyan coming, Qianhu was very surprised, but he still greeted him.
Boyan waved his hand and motioned to go to the city wall to take a look, Qianhu hurriedly said that the city wall was dangerous, but Boyan didn't listen, he still went towards the city wall, and Qianhu could only follow behind him and also walked towards the city wall.
On the city wall, a cold air instantly surrounded Boyan.
In the late autumn and early winter season, the climate is not so cold, but the mood of the guards on the city wall makes Boyan feel extremely cold, these sergeants have no expression on their faces, they look very wooden, as if they are dealing with errands, and even someone is close to the city wall and pays attention to the formation of the Song army outside.
Bo Yan's face turned blue in an instant, and he glanced coldly at the thousand households beside him, and walked towards the wall.
The weather is still very good, the sun is shining on the earth, but Boyan doesn't care about this, he wants to see how brave the Song army is, why did Wu Shaogang say that he could take Xiangyang Mansion City in one day.
The Song army surrounding the city was about two miles away from the city wall, and at first glance, the opposite side was all black and oppressive, giving people a feeling of oppression.
After carefully looking at the formation of the Song army, Boyan's face instantly lost blood, and he finally understood where Wu Shaogang's confidence was, and also understood why the sergeants guarding the city wall were demoralized and looked like dead people.
Under the light of the sun, wisps of cold light burst out from the front of the Song army's formation, which emanated from the dark and shiny Dingkun cannon body and gun carriage.
Boyan didn't know what kind of weapon this was, but he knew very well that this was the weapon that caused the Mongolian army to suffer heavy losses in the battle of Henan Road, and it was also a weapon to completely defeat the Mongolian army.
It was a little far away, and I couldn't tell how many of these swarthy guys there were, but the fiery iron ball that this thing spat out was enough to break the sergeant.
Boyan turned his head and looked at the expressionless Qianhu beside him.
"You say, can the soldiers resist this thing, what is this, where did the Song army get these sharp weapons...
Boyan's words were a little incoherent, Qianhu also lowered his head, and he couldn't answer the questions raised by Boyan.
After a while, Boyan's face turned blue again, and he turned his head and walked towards the bottom of the city wall.
On this night, a fierce quarrel broke out in the Yamen of Marshal Du, and Boyan demanded that the army should not stick to the city and kill them all, so that the sharp weapons of the Song army could not play a role, and if they stuck to the city, they would wait for death.
Boyan's decision was finally approved by everyone, and the time to kill was set at Yinshi. (To be continued.) )