Chapter 192: The Dawn of Peace? Ask for a commuter pass
In the night, I heard the Song army camp on both sides of the Yangtze River, and there was a commotion everywhere. Under Pu Zezhi's order, Liu Quan's Luzhou military raft used small boats to continuously ferry to the south bank. An open space on the river's beach, under the cover of the Thunderbolt naval warships, was already packed. In Liu Quan's view, since Chen Dexing has no intention of competing for credit. Then he doesn't have to rush to attack, Liu Quan, who has been in charge of the army for many years, still knows that the closer to victory, the more careful he must be to seek stability. After his army crossed the river one after another, he did not attack, but first built a hard fortress and put on an invincible posture.
The Mongol army, which had shrunk into the camp of Moshiling, was silent at the moment. Neither did they send troops to attack the Song army, which had not yet gained a firm foothold, nor did they send light cavalry sentries to roam around the left side of the Song army's beachhead camp, monitoring their every move, as if they were really powerless to fight anymore.
Suddenly, the Mongolian camp was lit up with sporadic torches. Then they gathered into a group and slowly approached the Song army's beachhead camp.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! β
"Here comes the Tartars......"
"Calm down, don't make noise!"
"Leather armor, formation, quick ......"
The Song army, which was building a camp, was suddenly a little flustered, since the death of Yu Jue, the Song army in Sichuan has been pressed and beaten by the Mongolian Tatars, and they have long been afraid of the Tatars. Even the desperate Tartars made these long-defeated armies a little afraid. However, most of the officers of Liu's entire department were veterans of the Zhongshun Army who drove from Jinghu, and they were extremely experienced in the battle formation, and they did not panic when they encountered a sudden situation, and quickly organized the soldiers who were building the camp to form a battle formation.
Chen Dexing stood on the watchtower of the Tiger battleship and quietly looked at the prospect in front of him. Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps beside him. turned his head to look, but it was Zhang Shijie who climbed up the ladder.
Chen Dexing beckoned to him. Pointing to the beachhead camp of the Song army in front: "You see, this Liu Zhongwu's soldiers still have some rules." It seems that he is not in vain! β
Zhang Shijie shook his head lightly: "There are some rules, but in the end, they are cowardly...... How many people have only come out of the Tartars? Look at the torches is dozens, there are no horses, and there are torches...... If you want to sneak attack and rob the village, you won't raise a torch, right? This eighty percent is a bluff, looking at Liu Jiajun's nervousness, I don't know how many people can sleep this night! β
I can't sleep at night, and I don't have the energy to fight during the day. Zhang Shijie, who is older than the military formation, really came to a more reliable conclusion. Chen Dexing nodded, just wanting to compliment a few words. I saw the torches on the shore coming straight to Liu's entire camp!
"This is ......" Zhang Shijie was also a little strange and paused. As if talking to himself, "Isn't it that the Tartars have collapsed, and the people below have sent envoys to ask for surrender?" β
"Send an envoy to surrender!?" Chen Dexing sneered, "It's almost the same as the deception!" β
Zhang Shijie shook his head on the side: "What's the use of deception?" We have gathered 30,000 troops here, and at least 40,000 are on the way...... I don't understand, I don't understand. β
Chen Dexing waved his hand tiredly and said to Zhang Shijie: "Don't talk about this, whether this Mongolian Tartar really surrendered or fake surrender has nothing to do with our Thunderbolt Naval Army." Pu Xuanfu's army of 70,000 has arrived. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to win against these remnants of the Tartars? Shijie, there is something to explain to you, that is, to select a hundred and ten kung fu hard preparations, and wait for the fight to start. Come ashore with me. β
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The sound of hurried footsteps came, and then the curtain of Pu Zezhi's Chinese army tent was lifted suddenly, and there was a cool breeze first. Then I saw a military man with armor in front of him.
In the big tent, only Pu Zhizhi and Jiang Wanli were included. I didn't do anything official. It's there to talk by hand. The chessboard is staggered in black and white. Seeing it is the endgame.
It was Liu Chuan who broke in directly without being reported. He had already gone to the South Bank to sit down. There was his army of 15,000 and was building a camp. As the general, Liu Cheng went to the front line on the south bank early in the morning to keep an eye on it. He was able to gain the trust of several Shu Shuai, which naturally made sense.
Pu Zhizhi and Jiang Wanli glanced at each other, and they were both slightly surprised. Liu Cheng actually left more than 10,000 elites and returned to Jiangbei, if Mongolia launched a night attack or something tonight, what if the three armies were ownerless?
"Xuanfu, bachelor, great joy!" Liu Cheng saluted, and then shouted and laughed, "An envoy has been sent from the Tartar camp just now, and the Great Khan of the Tartar is going to negotiate peace with us!" β
"Peace! The Great Khan of the Tartars wants to ...... Negotiated peace!? β
With a bang, Pu Zhizhi had already stood up, brought the chessboard down, and the chess pieces fell to the ground: "Who is here?" What are the conditions? Speak quickly and listen to me. β
Jiang Wanli was still sitting steadily, but the joy on his face couldn't be concealed no matter what. That's a stroke of luck! Who doesn't know that the credit for killing the Great Khan of the Tartars cannot be compared with the credit for reaching a peace! The Great Song Dynasty resisted the Mongols for 25 years, fighting wars every year, and conquering every year. It has long reached the point where the people are exhausted, and the warriors of Sichuan and Jinghu have also grown stronger through years of conquest, and now they have reached the end of the year. If the war continues, the Great Song Dynasty will not die in Mongolia, but also in the feudal towns.
At this time, killing a Mongolian Khan is at most to give the Great Song a sigh of relief, and when the new Mongolian Khan is elected, he will have to fight one after another! And a Mengsong peace negotiation...... It really saved the world of the Great Song Dynasty!
"Xuanfu, the envoy is Brother Wang Tian, and he also brought the official letter of state." Liu Quan's face was full of excitement and said, "The conditions are not too harsh, the Mongolian army withdrew from Sichuan and Jinghu, and we negotiated peace with Mongolia in the Great Song Dynasty, and handed over one million pieces of copper and one million horses of silk to the Mongols every year." β
This condition, in fact, is not tolerant. But Pu Zhizhi and Jiang Wanli were already overjoyed. The withdrawal of the Mongol army from Sichuan meant that the Chengdu Fu Road and the Lizhou Road were to be returned to the Song State. When Yu Jue supervised the army in Sichuan, he did not control the whole of Sichuan, and most of the Lizhou Road was under the control of the Mongolian army.
As for millions of copper, millions of silk...... It is indeed an astronomical amount, but it is not too much of a burden for Da Song. Not to mention anything else, just along the Chengdu Fulu Road, the various taxes paid before the Mongol-Song War together exceed this number. Not to mention the extent of trade between the North and the South in the event of an armistice, and the annual tax and purchase income will probably exceed this amount!
"Zhongwu, where is Brother Wang Tian? Do you have the sincerity of the Mongols' peace talks? Jiang Wanli's mind was still a little clear, and he was not stunned by this sudden happiness. Also, has the camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River been built? Tartar is cunning, you must not let up! β
"Back to the bachelor, Brother Wang Tian has played with a certain one." Liu Quan replied, "Jiangnan Daying has made Erlang doubly vigilant and can ensure that he is safe." As for the sincerity of the Tartars to negotiate peace...... Xia Guan couldn't distinguish it for a while, so it was better to ask the bachelor and Xuanfu to see Brother Wang Tian. β
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"Peace? How can it be? β
When Chen Dexing heard the news, he was napping in his cabin with his clothes. When he heard the news, he immediately jumped up from the bed.
"Shijie, is this news reliable?" He was still a little unconvinced, and asked Zhang Shijie, who sent the news.
"How unreliable? It was the Chinese army who sent someone to inform us, telling you to take strict precautions to prevent the Tartars from paralyzing us under the guise of peace. β
"Then does the Liu family army still attack the Tartar camp?"
Zhang Shijie smiled bitterly: "The Great Khan of the Tartars is willing to negotiate peace, how can Pu Xuanfu still fight?" This is a good thing that you can't ask for...... With this great merit of peacemaking, Pu Xuanfu and Master Jiang are indispensable for a cool umbrella. β
When Chen Dexing heard this, all kinds of thoughts suddenly rolled in his mind. The first is, of course, the mystery of MΓΆngke Khan's life and death. If it weren't for the Mongol Khan himself, at least it would be a powerful king like Kublai Khan and Ali Buge. I'm afraid that the last brother who went out with Meng Ge on the expedition doesn't have such prestige, right? If MΓΆngke Khan is dead, this peace negotiation must be a conspiracy of the Mongols! But they have been defeated to the point where they are now, and what tricks are there to play? Don't...... The losses of the Mongols were not as great as they thought, and they still have the strength to fight!?
The second is that after the peace is really reached, how should I deal with myself, a martial artist? This Zhao Song official family has a tradition of unloading the mill and killing donkeys, is it really going to eat Zhao Lin'er's soft rice?
"Do you know what the terms of the peace agreement are?" Chen Dexing thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a reason, so he inquired about the terms and conditions again.
"Kong Xiucai has already inquired." Zhang Shijie paused for a moment, and then said, "I heard from the soldiers of Xuanfu who sent the news that the conditions for the peace of the Tartars are quite generous, because Xuanfu and Master Jiang are very happy. β
After Zhang Shijie left, Chen Dexing sat silent for a while, the oil lamp in the cabin flickered, and the dim fire flashed on his face. I don't know how long it took, he suddenly spoke: "Mingxia, are you there?" β
The figure outside the door flashed, and Yang Po'er, who was dressed as a man, had already appeared in the small cabin, knelt down on one knee, and saluted: "General, what do you command." β
"If Cuixian is in the Mongolian military camp, do you have a way to contact her?"
"Yes." Yang Po'er was stunned, "You can use the fire light and the mirror light to communicate, but the three county lords may not be convenient to reply." β
"It's okay!" Chen Dexing waved his hand, "You go and tell SΓΉ Cuixian, if it doesn't rain tomorrow night, I will lead the troops to rob the camp." β
"Robber...... Battalion? Yang Po'er was stunned, she had been guarding the door just now, and she already knew that the Mongols were going to negotiate peace. Isn't it already peaceful? β
Chen Dexing smiled coldly: "But I don't want to negotiate peace!" I don't want to negotiate peace with the Mongols, and I don't want the world to be idle for decades! Mingxia, do you understand? (To be continued......)