Chapter 543 Blood Edge Short Dagger

In this plan of the Eastern Route Northern Expeditionary Army, Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui reported in detail their next battle plan, in short, the plan is divided into two steps, the first step, the Eastern Route Army will launch an attack on March 1, the purpose is to defeat the Mongolian Eastern Route Army outside Xuzhou; In the second step, the army went north to recover Tengxian (now Zaozhuang North), Yizhou (now Zaozhuang South), and Yizhou Mansion (now Linyi) in southern Shandong, and used Yizhou Mansion as a base for recovering the entire territory of Shandong.

After reading it, I said to Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan: "Xiaochen, Xiuyan, reply to the two generals Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui, today, the power of firearms in our dynasty has been proven in actual combat, and the non-Yuan army is invincible, and at the same time, the application of firearms can greatly reduce the casualties of our soldiers." For this Northern Expedition, I adopted a steady and gradual approach. From this year onwards, firearms will be successively equipped with the eastern and western armies, so there is no need for the eastern and western armies to rush northward; in order to reduce unnecessary casualties among our officers and men, they can only attack when they are quite sure, and we must not exchange the lives of a large number of officers and men for the recovery of lost territory. Regarding the battle plan of the Eastern Route Army, the two generals made a decision after weighing themselves. ”

After Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan finished recording, they said: "Your Majesty, the last general will immediately send someone to send His Majesty's will to Xuzhou. ”

"Well, my instructions for the Eastern Route Northern Expeditionary Army were also passed on to Gundam in Chuanzhong."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

On the morning of March 1, Kublai Khan received a message from the end of the world that the imitation of muskets had made great progress. After dealing with the government, Kublai Khan came to the Tianya General Altar again.

Cai Engya said: "Your Majesty, after improvement, the performance of the musket sample has improved a lot, whether it is the shooting speed or accuracy, it is close to the indicators of the Southern Dynasty musket, and it can be made in batches." Compared with the muskets of the Southern Korea, only the power of the ammunition when it hits the target is still unmatched. ”

Kublai Khan thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, if you don't consider the issue of ammunition first, how long will it take to produce muskets in batches?" ”

Cai Engiya said: "Your Majesty, the first batch of 100 muskets will take about three months, if there is no problem, it will be very fast, and it is expected that after normal, 500 can be made in a month." ”

"Well, the development of muskets and ammunition went hand in hand. For the development of ammunition, more manpower will be added. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yin Tianya took over the words and said, "Your Majesty, Fang Chenqian and Yang Lian Zhenjia, the great masters of the Southern Dynasty Heavenly Dao Alliance, are at the main altar, does the emperor want to meet him?" ”

"Fang Chenqian?" Kublai Khan knew that this was a master of the Southern Dynasty who could be as famous as Yin Tianya.

"Well, after the failure of the sneak attack on the Gunpowder Prison, the Heavenly Dao Alliance suffered heavy losses, Fang Chenqian packed up the remnants of the army at the junction of Shandong and Anhui, and only less than two hundred people came to follow, and among the eight elders under his command, only the Great Elder Wang Shangyuan and the Fifth Elder Fang He remained."

"Lord Divine Venerable, how do you plan to place the Heavenly Dao Alliance?"

"Your Majesty, that Fang Chenqian is strong in martial arts, and Yin plans to let them join the Tianya Organization and make them serve as the deputy of Tianya, and for the time being, he will be responsible for collecting intelligence on the Southern Dynasty first."

"Did he agree?"

"At this point, can you still let him be?" Yin Tianya smiled and continued, "However, that Fang Chenqian has always wanted to meet the emperor. ”

"Okay, Lord God, I just have time, let's go and bring them here.

It didn't take long for Fa Jue to take Yang Lian Zhenjia and Fang Chenqian to a hut next to the secret room.

"See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Two Aiqing, don't be polite."

"Your Majesty."

Kublai Khan looked at Fang Chenqian and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, I have heard of the name for a long time, and I will finally see it today." You are the leader of the martial arts of the Southern Dynasty, I am very happy to be able to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I should have met you as soon as possible, but because of the war between the Yuan and Song dynasties in the past few days, I have not been free until today, and I hope that Mr. will not be strange. ”

Fang Chenqian saw Kublai Khan's polite words, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, your subordinates have long admired the emperor's literary and martial arts. ”

"Haha, Mr. Fang is very good at talking, I like it. Listening to the words of the Yin God Venerable, Mr. Fang, do you have something to look for? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fang Chenqian knelt down again and said, "After the subordinates were against the Song Dynasty a hundred years ago, Fang La, all along, the subordinates have taken the rebuilding of the 'Yongle Kingdom' as their own responsibility. ”

Kublai Khan got up and walked in front of Fang Chenqian, personally helped him up and said, "Mr. Fang, please have something to say." ”

Fang Chenqian saw Kublai Khan personally supporting him, and his heart was also quite moved: "The emperor will unify the country just around the corner, and after the emperor will rule the world, can he posthumously crown the ancestor Holy Duke Fang La as the king of Yongle?" ”

For today's situation, Fang Chenqian is very clear that only the Song and Yuan countries can dominate the world, and the Fang family of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, as a descendant of Fang La, is incompatible with the Song Dynasty, and with the current power of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, there is no ability to negotiate with Kublai Khan, and become the "Yongle State" of the country within the country, therefore, completely surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty may be the only way out, if the Yuan Dynasty can unify the world, and Kublai Khan, as the emperor, is willing to posthumously crown Fang La as the king, it can be regarded as the ancestor of the other party's family has an explanation.

"Crowned king?" Kublai Khan was stunned for a moment, and pretended to be serious, "Mr. Fang, in all dynasties, there are only two types of people who can be crowned kings, one is the royal family, and the other is those who have made significant contributions to the country, I don't know ...... Mr."

Fang Chenqian understood Kublai Khan's meaning, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Fang is not talented, he will serve the emperor, his liver and brain are smeared on the ground, before and after the saddle, if he has some merit, he is willing to be the cornerstone of the ancestors to be crowned kings." ”

"Okay, okay." Kublai Khan laughed and said, "With a talent like Mr. Fang, why worry about my great yuan?" ”

"Please ask the emperor to order, don't dare to disobey your subordinates."

"Refreshing, Mr. Fang, I just have a big event, this matter has been brewing for several years, but there has been no suitable person. Mr. Fang, I wonder if you are willing to share my worries? ”

"Your Majesty, your subordinates should obey their orders, but I don't know what the big deal is?"

"Mr. Fang, do you know that there are four khanates in the western part of my Great Yuan?"

"My subordinates have heard about it, but they don't know about it."

Kublai Khan said: "Mr. Fang, I am ordered by heaven to become the emperor of Great China, integrating Mongolia, Han and Jin, and unifying Great China, which is why I changed the name of the country to 'Great Yuan', and the four khanates took this as an excuse to jump to the front of the stage from the shadows, intending to form an alliance and attack our dynasty." Proceeding from the overall situation, I have already sent a messenger to negotiate peace with him. At present, the greatest obstacle to peace talks comes from Haidu of the Ögedai Khanate, the most powerful of the four khanates, and Haidu is also the most arrogant of them all, this man is bent on seizing my throne, so I intend to get rid of him. ”

Fang Chenqian said: "Your Majesty, then your subordinates will go to the Western Regions, and they will definitely take this person's head and present it to the emperor." ”

Kublai Khan nodded and said happily: "Okay, Mr. Fang, Nahai is quite brave, and there are many masters among the guards. High Priest Yang Lian Zhenjia. ”

"The subordinates are here."

"You are familiar with the situation in the Western Regions, this time you and Mr. Fang will infiltrate the Ögedai Khanate."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

"Well, two Aiqing, be careful." Kublai Khan admonished, then took out a short dagger-like weapon from his arms and said, "Mr. Fang, when I fought in the past, I had three portable weapons, the Flying Dragon Sword, the Bow Condor, and this Blood Dagger, this dagger is extremely sharp, named 'Blood Blade', I will give it to you today, I wish you to take off the first merit and return as soon as possible." ”

Fang Chenqian took the short blade and thanked: "Your subordinates will live up to the emperor's love." ”

"Okay, let's go."

Not only Yang Lian Zhenjia showed envy, but even Yin Tianya on the side secretly said, "Kublai Khan was generous enough to accept the buyer's morning dry. ”

Fang Chenqian didn't know the origin of the Blood Blade, but Yin Tianya and the others knew that this Blood Blade Short Dagger was one of the Mongolian divine weapons.

Henan Province is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, known as China, the Central Plains, Zhongzhou and Zhongtu in ancient times, and has always been the core area of China before the Yuan Dynasty. There are many ancient capitals in the territory, such as Luoyang, Shangqiu, Anyang, etc. Since Emperor Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty made the capital of Bianliang (now Kaifeng), Henan Province once again became the political, economic and cultural center of the country, and the population of the capital Bianliang once reached more than one million, making it the largest city in the world at that time, and the commercial trade volume accounted for as much as half of the country. However, after the Jingkang Change, the whole territory of Henan began to decline.

On March 3, I left Xuchang and came to Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.

On the day of arrival, accompanied by Jiang Wanzai and others, I changed into civilian clothes and first came to the bank of the Bianhe River. Looking around, although there are a lot of people, where is the prosperous and lively scene depicted in the "Qingming Riverside Map"?

"Your Majesty, the prosperity of Bianliang City will soon return." Jiang Wanzai seemed to know what I was thinking.

"Yes, definitely."

"Your Majesty, do you want to go to the ruins of the palace?"

"Okay, Jiang Aiqing, lead the way." As a descendant of the Zhao family, no matter what, you should go to see the place where your ancestors lived, although it no longer exists.

In 1155 AD, an inexplicable fire broke out in the Forbidden City of the Northern Song Dynasty in Bianliang City (after the occupation of the Jin Kingdom, it was renamed Bianjing, as the accompanying capital of the Jin Kingdom), and almost all the buildings were destroyed. In the decades that followed, the Jin court did not rebuild, but allowed it to decay. Nowadays, the weeds are overgrown, and only the broken rock remnants full of mulberry remain, seem to silently tell the prosperity of the year.

Speaking of the ruins of the imperial palace, in my impression, the most memorable is the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. The majestic palace complexes have all turned into ruins in a hundred years, making future generations sigh and grieve.