Chapter 556 Khanate Oath

Because of the large number of wounded, and the fact that there were not many grenades left in the army, and the ammunition for the artillery also needed to be replenished, I gave the order for the whole army to repair in the city of Zhaozhou.

Life in the city of Zhaozhou is also quite easy, this city without people is completely a large military camp, and the affairs in the army are handled by experienced Lu Wenhuan and others, I don't have to pay attention to it at all.

On the morning of the third day after the reconquest of Zhaozhou, I held a summary meeting of the battle, and the bandaged commander of the 19th chamber, Lu Shikui, also appeared at the venue, while Fan Tianshun was still lying on the bed in the field hospital. At the meeting, I discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the use of firearms in street battles with the generals, and ordered the Imperial Guards to hold a whole army discussion on this theme. In addition, after the victory, I took it lightly and did not clean the battlefield well, so that I was attacked by arson by the Yuan army, and everyone should be wary of this, including me.

In the afternoon, I went to visit Fan Tianshun in the hospital. After that, he came to the courtyard where Guo Kan was held again, and Guo Kan, who had been recuperating for a few days, looked much better. I asked Lu Wenxin to take Guo Kan outside to the courtyard and chatted while drinking tea.

Although I know that Guo Kan's martial arts are not weak, but with Yuan Jian and other three masters present, I am not afraid that he will be unfavorable to me. Guo Kan also knew that Mr. Yuan beside me was Yuan Thorn of the Valley of the Kings, and he was a peerless master at the same level as Yin Tianya, the number one master in the capital, so of course he would not and did not dare to mess around.

"General Guo, have you figured it out? The biggest difference between our dynasty and the Yuan dynasty lies in the difference in ideology between the two sides. I am not pretending to be self-proclaimed, and your Yuan Dynasty is at least hundreds of years behind us in terms of perception of the world, just as it is impossible for a Bronze Age country to defeat an Iron Age country, and in a short period of time, this difference cannot be erased. This time, I said straight to the point, "Firearms are only one aspect of it, and if you have the opportunity to go to me in the future, you may understand that this difference is not only reflected in weapons, but in all directions." ”

Speaking of which, I asked Zhang Quanyi to hand the telescope to Guo Kan: "General Guo, this is called a telescope, look at it, it can make you see clearly where you can't see clearly, as a commander, isn't it very useful?" ”

Guo Kan took it and looked around, and then praised: "What a telescope, it must be another artifact." ”

Guo Kan doesn't quite understand the ideology I am talking about, but he knows that the people of the Iron Age are naturally far more knowledgeable than the people of the Bronze Age. With the help of the telescope, Guo Kan saw that the scene in the mirror was magnified, and the flowers and plants in the distance could be seen clearly.

I smiled and said, "It's not an exaggeration to say that it's an artifact, just like iron artifacts were used in the Bronze Age, when people would have considered iron artifacts to be artifacts." ”

Guo Kan seemed to understand a little, but he couldn't say why, just like a student who was trying to solve the problem, he thought of the correct solution, but he couldn't put pen to paper, so he had to drink tea and think about it.

After being captured alive by Song Jun, Guo Kan certainly thought about what his fate would be? What will Song Jun do with him? Is it surrender, or is it killing? But he didn't expect that there were neither, not even the conventional means of interrogation, but just that the emperor of the Song Dynasty came to discuss with him every day the reasons for the victory or defeat of the war.

Although the truth said by the emperor of the Song Dynasty sounded a little mysterious at first, after thinking about it carefully, it really made sense. In contrast, the Yuan Dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan was eloquent and strategic, and his decisions were often unexpected, but after a little thought, he could still think of the original situation, and the Song Dynasty Emperor's thoughts were not only unexpected, but if it was not for Zhao Yu's personal explanation, he would not have thought of it.

Perhaps, this is the difference between man and God. After Shi Yuqi returned, he told the main generals of the Yuan Army in the Middle Road that in the Southern Dynasty, Zhao Yu was revered as a god by the ministers of the court.

What makes Guo Kan even more puzzled is what is the purpose of Zhao Yu and himself saying this? To say that he is bragging about how powerful the Song Dynasty is and demonstrating to himself? It doesn't seem to be, it's completely unnecessary for a captive of his own. Is it to persuade yourself? This is possible, but Zhao Yu's words did not show the slightest sign.

However, Guo Kan has already made up his mind that no matter the east, west, north and south, he will never betray Emperor Dayuan.

I took a sip of tea, looked at Guo Kan who was thinking, and said, "General Guo, this place is quiet, just right for thinking about problems." Our army will live in Zhaozhou for about a month or two, so you can think about it. ”

In the days that followed, I would chat with Guo Kan every once in a while, and the content of the discussion was all about ideology, a bit like arguing philosophy from the military, and as for the word surrender, I didn't even mention it.

I know that it is impossible for a high-ranking Yuan army general like Guo Kan to surrender easily, my purpose is very simple, first let him recognize me, recognize our dynasty, and wait for our army to completely defeat the Yuan army, the Yuan dynasty will cease to exist, and at that time, it may be a matter of course.

For Guo Kan, what I value most is his experience in expeditions to the Western Regions.

A month later, on July 27, Kublai Khan received three pieces of good news in one day, the first time since the Great War of the Yuan and Song dynasties.

Soon after the court meeting, Kublai Khan saw the prince Zhenjin and Wuliang Hetai hurriedly returning to the palace.

When he came to the study, after Wuliang Hetai saluted, he immediately handed Kublai Khan a copy of the recital and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has just received a recital from the envoy of Liaoyang Province (now eastern Liaoning), and Bulu He'er said that about 30,000 sailors of the Southern Dynasty landed from the area of Sanshanpu in the south of Liaoyang, intending to bypass Liaoyang and approach Dadu. However, on the way from Sanshanpu to Liaoyang, there happened to be a plague just now, most of the people of our dynasty have been relocated, ten rooms and nine empty, the Southern Dynasty sailors have no food and grass, and there is nowhere to find food, and then they were attacked by three thousand cavalry led by Bo Dun, a fierce general under Bulu He'er, and the southern army was defeated and could only retreat to the sea. ”

"Really?" Kublai Khan happily took the fold, and although it was only a victory from a non-main battlefield, it was one of the few victories that made Kublai Khan excited.

Bulu He'er's recital is very clear: After the landing of the Southern Korean naval division, our army took advantage of the favorable time and place to continuously send small groups of elite daredevils to attack its grain and grass and military quartermaster warehouses, and achieved success, burning about 30% of the grain and grass of the Southern Korean army. At that time, a plague had just broken out in the southeast of Liaoyang a few days ago, and the people basically moved to the north of Liaoyang, so the land for hundreds of miles was uninhabited. The Southern Korean army ran out of food and grass, so it could only tentatively attack Liaoyang Mansion. Although the number of enemy troops was large, but Liaoyang City was strong and tall, and the southern army was helpless, and later, Liaoyang garrison Bodun led the army to attack, killing more than 300 southern army sailors, forcing the enemy back to the sea.

"Haha, okay." Kublai Khan smiled and said, "Wuliang Hetai, spread the word to all armies, saying that my Liaoyang garrison broke the Southern Dynasty Naval Division, killed hundreds, no, killed tens of thousands of Southern Dynasty soldiers, and achieved a great victory in Liaoyang." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wuliang Hetai smiled knowingly.

"Zhenjin, the reward for the defenders of Liaoyang will be formulated by the Privy Council."

"Yes, Father."

An hour later, Shi Yuqi entered the palace again and reported: "Your Majesty, 2,000 musketeers have been trained. ”

"Okay, good, General Shi has worked hard." Kublai Khan praised and said, "These two thousand musketeers were first incorporated into the south gate of the capital to guard, and you commanded them." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey the order."

In the evening, Yin Tianya took Yang Lian Zhenjia and Fang Chenqian to the palace.

"Yang Lian Zhenjia is back?" Kublai Khan, who got the news, immediately said, "Spread it quickly." ”

"Your Majesty, fortunately not disgraced." As soon as he entered the house, Yin Tianya reported good news.

Kublai Khan laughed: "Great. ”

Fang Chenqian and Yang Lian Zhenjia knelt down and bowed: "The subordinates see the emperor." ”

"Well, no courtesy, the two of you are done, I will reward you and give you a seat."

"Your Majesty." After the two thanked him, they sat down next to Yin Tianya.

"Mr. Fang, tell me what happened." Among today's three happy events, this one should undoubtedly be the one that made Kublai Khan the most happy.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fang Chenqian got up and said, "Your Majesty ......"

"Mr. Fang, just sit and talk." Kublai Khan was in a good mood.

"Thank you for your grace." You must know that the people who can sit and talk with the emperor are all the best ministers who have a lot of power.

After Fang Chenqian sat down, he recounted the incident in detail. Although Fang Chenqian's martial arts were world-famous, in the well-defended Haidu Khan's palace, it was also after a thrilling battle that he succeeded in seriously injuring Haidu Khan, so that the Haidu Khanate had to choose his son as the superior.

After arriving in the Haidu Khanate, Yang Lian Zhenjia found the local Tianya fine work, with the help of this fine work, Fang Chenqian and Yang Lian Zhenjia disguised themselves as small servants who supplied vegetables to the palace, took the opportunity to sneak in, and after finding out the terrain, they used a large amount of gold and silver treasures to buy a eunuch on duty in the palace, and learned about the living habits of Haidu Khan. Ready, the two infiltrated the palace again, severely wounded Haidu Khan, and managed to escape the guards. After the deed was accomplished, the two hid in the cellar of the fine writer for nearly half a month, and only after the search in the palace was relaxed did they leave the Haidu Khanate and find the commanders of the Yuan army stationed on the northwest border, Namuhan and Silrigi.

After Haidu Khan was seriously injured, the Great Khan who succeeded to the throne and the Great Khans of the other three khanates all agreed to Kublai Khan's proposal for peace talks, and swore with Namuhan that until Kublai Khan pacified the Southern Dynasty, none of the four khanates would send troops to the east, and if they violated their oath, they would be abandoned by the Immortal Heaven.