Early in the morning, generals from all walks of life went to the Chinese army for a meeting. On the drum and bugle stand in front of the Chinese army, soldiers are beating war drums. The general, who heard the voice, quickened his pace. According to the rules, except for the generals who are on duty or have been assigned tasks, all the generals must assemble in front of the three-way drum. If they don't arrive, they will be beaten to the board, and beheaded for public display.

Of course, after having an alarm clock, there was really a problem of being late. If the discussion is too late in the evening, the general simply stays in the camp of the Chinese army. I can even sleep more.

A group of people gathered, and Hao Ren said straight to the point: "I got the news yesterday that the Teutonic Knights have retreated......"

Everyone was immediately a little confused. The troops of the Teutonic Knights, which were originally only fifty miles away from the Yuan army, began to retreat, and the target direction was Warsaw. Immediately, someone asked puzzledly, "What are these people thinking?" ”

Hao Ren smiled, he originally wondered why the army of the Teutonic Knights had the courage to fight in the field with the army of the Yuan State. Now that the Teutonic Knights were showing the wisdom of retreating in great strides, Hao Ren felt that the war had finally returned to an understandable level. He smiled and said: "Whether it's a field battle or a siege war, it's all about fighting." Resuming the previous plan to attack Warsaw, after taking Warsaw, we have a good foothold. ”

The decision was made here, and the logistics chief followed: "According to the intelligence, there are enough woods on the other side of Warsaw, and we have enough parts. It will be possible to build a hundred return cannons in ten days. ”

"Where's the stone?" Someone asked.

"There is no shortage of stones. The walls over there are made of stone. If there are not enough stones in the area, you can also go along the river to get stones. When it comes to making heavy siege equipment, the logistics chief is full of confidence, "You can rest assured that we will definitely use more than 200 pounds of stone to open the walls of Warsaw." ”

Many generals began to nod, a five-pound iron ball was useless for the city wall, and a two-hundred-pound stone could cause a devastating blow. The morning meeting ended quickly, and the Yuan army set up camp and continued westward.

The Teutonic Knights released many scouts, and the Yuan army also sent a large number of scouts to intercept the eyes and ears of these Teutonic Knights, but they were not completely removed. Even a small number of fish that slipped through the net were enough to inform the Knights of the latest news. When the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights heard the news, he asked the adjutant beside him, "Is there any news for the reinforcements?" ”

The adjutant immediately replied: "Back in Warsaw, there will probably be more than 20,000 Polish troops." More than 30,000 infantry were also sent to Marienburg. ”

"Hmm." Knowing that there were 100,000 men in hand, the Grand Master was satisfied. The city of Warsaw was on the west bank of the Vistula River, and knowing that the Mongol army was huge, the Grand Master decided to withdraw to Warsaw and confront the Mongol army across the Vistula River. Intelligence shows that the Mongolian army is basically cavalry, and if it is blocked by the Mongolian army, it is really called the heaven and the earth should not be called spiritual. After sending envoys one after another, the Grand Master and the army of the Teutonic Knights returned west.

At this time, Hao Kang, the eldest prince of the Yuan State, was returning to Kiev with a team of Yuan cavalry. The summer harvest was just before the war, and the river to the west was filled with ships carrying supplies. Hao Kang had in mind a canal connecting the Yuan Kingdom and Poland, once completed, the ships of the Yuan Kingdom would be able to directly transfer supplies between the two countries, and would no longer have to be restricted by land transportation. Even in a very narrow river, a special inland river transport ship can easily transport more than 20 tons of cargo. In comparison, a carriage is a thousand pounds of things. There is a forty times the difference in capacity between the two. The standard transport ship of the Great Song Canal can carry 500 tons of cargo, and the horse-drawn carriage capacity looks even more pitiful.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, they were greeted by someone. The man in the civil uniform greeted him and said anxiously: "Prince, hurry back to the palace." There is an enemy invasion? ”

"What?" Hao Kangden was stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is the enemy?" ”

"Let's talk about it when we go back to the palace!" The civil official anxiously urged.

As soon as I returned to the conference room where Hao Ren usually works, I saw that it was already full. On the throne is the queen of the prison country, Bao Xiweak, and below is a group of ministers. Seeing Hao Kang appear at the door, everyone got up with joy. The eldest prince Hao Kang has felt like his father Hao Ren since he was a child, and he has left the impression that he is more clever and intelligent than Hao Ren. The handsome prince appeared, and what was originally just a discussion meeting immediately had a backbone.

The first position under Bao Xiqiao's right hand was empty, Hao Kang calmly stood on the position left for him, and said to everyone: "No matter what kind of enemy invades, we will fight them to the end." I hope that you can work together to defend your homeland and country. ”

Hearing the words "protecting the family and defending the country", everyone felt refreshed. Seeing that Hao Kang didn't speak at length, after making such a short and powerful speech, he sat down in his position and waited for the ministers to report the situation, and everyone's hearts were even more stable. Yang Kang's appearance is exactly the same as that of his mother, Bao Xiweak, and the same appearance has caused different results. With the character of not killing people, the minister did not dare to expect the queen to be able to command everyone to defend against the enemy.

It was the first time for Hao Kang to occupy such a high position, and although his face was calm, he was also very uneasy in his heart. Fang Cai's words were the 'Zhao Guanjia speech' he had seen in the Great Song newspaper. Zhao Jiaren would also make long speeches in the newspapers, and when it came to the content of the war, it would be simple and clear. Among them, the most commonly used words are 'defend the family and defend the country'. Inspecting the ministers, it can be seen that everyone's reaction is quite good.

Someone here began to report, first the alarm came from the north, and the army of thirty or forty thousand Ross people went south. Without waiting for Kiev to make a troop move, news also came from the east that a large number of troops from the Kipchak Khanate had entered the border of the Yuan State. There is no way to determine the number of troops in the Kipchak Khanate, and there is no follow-up on all the towns and strongholds that sent the information. Based on the information it knows, the Yuan court suspected that the number of Kipchak Khanate troops that invaded the Yuan State might exceed 100,000.

Hao Kang listened quietly. He himself wondered why he was so calm. If you think about it carefully, maybe you are used to reading the newspapers of the Great Song Dynasty, which advertised the beheading of 50,000 in the northwest, 100,000 in Liaodong, and 200,000 in the north of Yinshan. Or this year, millions of immigrants will return to the Central Plains. After being angry and furious, Hao Kang only felt helpless about the tragic fate of the Mongols. Now this simple number doesn't make him particularly excited.

Seeing that the eldest prince listened to the report calmly, his expression was just calm, and there was even a kind of cold calm. The ministers felt that their anxiety had dissipated somewhat. The Lord will be so calm that he will be able to solve the problem.

After the situation reports were over, the meeting room settled down for the time being. Hao Kang felt that the mother beside him didn't seem to be quite right, and when he turned his head, he saw that Bao Xiqiao's face was pale, and he looked a little prostrate. He hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Mother, why don't you go back and rest first, it's good that I am here for these things." ”

Bao Xiweak hated war the most, and when she heard her son's gentle persuasion, she nodded slightly. Hao Kang ordered the maid next to him: "Send the queen back to the palace first." ”

Waiting for the palace maid to help Bao Xiqiao disappear behind the door, Hao Kang stood up and said to his entourage: "Pour water for everyone, I am also thirsty." ”

When many ministers heard this, they all sighed softly. Many of them were indeed nervous and had dry mouths, and the weak queen was not as good as King Hao Ren and did not notice this. Then I heard Hao Kang say: "Those oranges are here, and they are distributed for everyone." ”

It didn't take long for the house to fill the room with the aroma of honey, lemonade, black tea and citrus. Hao Kang himself took a cigarette from the cigarette case, then opened the mouth of the cigarette case and made a gesture to his entourage. There were retinues who gave the ministers cigarettes one by one, and some retinues who cleverly ran back to get cigarettes. A moment later, several trays filled with cigarette rolls were laid out on the table.

With these stress-relieving objects, the atmosphere in the room is not as dignified as before. Hao Kang pondered for a moment and said, "I think so many enemies are agreed. What do you think? ”

Some ministers were stunned, they had not thought of this aspect in the first place. Some nodded their heads repeatedly, and the Rus' states were all subservient to the Kipchak Khanate, and it would be strange to say that they did not collude.

Hao Kang continued: "It is not only the Kipchak Khanate that colludes with the Rus, but they should also collude with the Semu people in the west. Otherwise, how could they have come after my father sent troops? ”

This judgment was very reasonable and reasonable, and some ministers were once again in a panic. The system of the Yuan State was modeled after that of the Great Song Dynasty, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty studied for exams on a regular basis, and the officials of the Yuan State were subject to the same examinations. Connecting the Semu people in the west, the Rus in the north, and the Kipchak Khanate in the east, the Yuan Kingdom was surrounded by enemies on three fronts. The situation looks dangerous. It didn't take long for the room to get noisy.

With a snap, Hao Kang frowned and slapped his palm on the table, and then shouted: "Don't make noise! ”

After he drank like this, the ministers really didn't dare to shout anymore, and their eyes were once again focused on the eldest prince who was the highest in the order of the Yuan Kingdom at this time. And Hao Kang also had bursts of anger in his heart, but he suppressed it.

When he was in the Great Song Dynasty, every time he was so angry that he scolded because he saw the evil deeds of the Great Song Dynasty against the Mongols, and even wanted to rush out to kill the Han Chinese. The teacher who was in charge of taking care of the students in the Yuan Kingdom advised Hao Kang, "Prince, Genghis Khan said that when my strength is not enough, I have to endure it, and I will endure it against my will!" Now we follow you to the streets to kill the Han people, we will kill a hundred Han people at a time, and we will only kill 10,000 Han people. And the Han people are watching over us, not to mention killing one person and a hundred, that is, as soon as we kill one or two Han people, those Song troops rushed up. Do you think it's worth exchanging so many people's lives for a few Han Chinese? ”

After all kinds of intense days and nights, Hao Kang no longer had such an excited reaction to the incident. At this time, all that was flying in his heart was the idea of how to resist the enemy and how to win. It didn't take long for Hao Kang to be discouraged and found that all he thought of was the number of roads in the Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Hao Kang was silent for a while, a minister puffed up his tone and asked, "Prince, what should we do?" ”

"Hmm...... No matter how many ways the enemy comes, let's go all the way! The words advertised in the newspaper blurted out from Hao Kang's mouth.