Chapter 48: Siege Network (16)
"Hey! Who killed you? ”
"Help Me ......"
"I'm asking, who killed you? You say it, and I'll save you! ”
"Save ...... Help me......"
"You are injured, no one can save you, you tell me who did it, I will avenge you!"
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"Hey! Wake up! …… Don't die! ”
Seeing that the regiment commander asked the only seriously wounded member of the Kipchak Khanate found in the pile, the health officer next to him persuaded: "Regiment commander, he is dead." ”
The regiment commander let go of the soldiers of the deceased King of Kipchak Khan, and said angrily: "I know! Just wanted to see if he could squeak again! ”
The hygienist looked ridiculous when he saw the head of the regiment, and couldn't help but quip: "Commander, you said that you would avenge them, in case it was killed by our people, what revenge would you have?" ”
This joking remark made many people around smile, and everyone wanted to be as relaxed as possible in the face of the corpses. Unexpectedly, the head of the regiment cast a dissatisfied look, and then the head of the regiment said: "The people who killed us were not our guys. ”
The hygienist was stunned, he didn't expect the head of the regiment to look at the problem from such an angle. Before the hygienist could come up with another explanation, he saw the regiment commander draw his saber, walk to the side of a Mongolian soldier with a ** upper body, and slash it with a swing of the knife. The sharp tip of the steel knife slashed across the body that had lost too much blood and turned white, and no blood spurted out, but the tip of the knife only cut through the flesh, revealing a deep wound. The wound was next to two huge wounds, and the hygienist immediately saw the clue for this comparison.
Before the hygienist could take a closer look, others had already rushed up to watch. The hygienist could only catch up with two steps before he was squeezed out of the circle. I saw that the two big wounds were on the neck, and the flesh was cut into a blur of flesh. One was in the chest, apparently stabbed to mend the knife. The wound was also large, and the flesh was blurred.
The hygienists were accustomed to seeing this kind of wound on the Yuan army. Looking at the wound cut by Yuan Guo's saber, the incision is thin and deep. This made the hygienist grin, the kind of wound that looks bloody and blurred is actually limited in depth, and after cleaning the wound, it is not easy to die if it is carefully sutured and bandaged.
As soon as Yuan Guo's saber goes down, it is easy to hurt the artery, and that kind of injury is much more difficult to deal with than a superficial injury. Thinking of the kind of wounds he had seen, the kind of bubbling out and blocking the blood flow that could not be stopped, the hygienist couldn't help but grin his teeth and feel uncomfortable.
The regiment commander didn't have so many associations, he carefully looked at these solved Mongols, who should be the personal soldiers of the two princes, Meng Ge Buhua and Batu. The regiment commander led the troops to chase them all the way, but these people were very treacherous, and they almost deceived the regiment commander with all kinds of suspicions. Now I caught up with them, but I saw only the corpses in one place.
As soon as he looked at the wounds, he knew that these people were not killed by other Yuan troops, which made this matter even more bizarre. After thinking left and right, he couldn't find an answer, so the regiment commander could only order: "Bring the captives for identification." ”
After the captives identified it, there were no two princes of Meng Ge Buhua and Batu in it. Seeing the corpses of familiar friends and brothers all over the ground, some of the captives cried loudly, and some simply questioned why the Yuan army was so ruthless.
At this time, there was no need for the regiment commander to make a move, and the other soldiers used the Yuan State saber to make a display, proving that the Yuan State cavalry did not need to spend such a thing as killing people at all, and it was necessary to make up for most of the wounded soldiers. The first wave of injuries inflicted on the Mongols on Earth would allow them to return directly to heaven.
The regimental commander sent out scouts, but they didn't find anything strange around. No, the regiment commander could only bring the corpses of relatively high positions back to the Yuan Kingdom.
Although the regiment commander was not in a good mood, the mood of the soldiers was different. The troops are really whipping and ringing, singing triumphant songs in unison. The closer you get to the Dnieper, the greater the scale of the victorious flow of people. The pursuing troops of all stripes were carrying prisoners and horses, and they were moving closer in the direction of Kyiv.
The counterattack was fought extremely smoothly, with few casualties and great results. The news from all sides gathered in Kiev, and Hao Kang ordered a large board to be erected, on which were written the thirteen forces of the superior princes of the Kipchak Khanate. These thirteen forces are the thirteen brothers, including Batu, they are all the superior princes of the Kipchak Khanate, and they hold the largest power in the Kipchak Khanate. In this battle, all the forces were dealt a heavy blow.
The forces of the two princes, Meng Ge Buhua and Batu, ranked fifth and eighth respectively in the thirteen shares, and learned that nearly 1,000 of the two princes' relatives were killed, the whereabouts of the two princes were unknown, and Hao Kang was also blinded. Seven of the heads of these thirteen forces did not come in person, and three of the remaining six heads were arrested and one was killed. Unexpectedly, these two disappeared mysteriously.
But the young man was easily influenced, and when the news of the northern Rus' running out came out, Hao Kang left the news of the disappearance of the two princes behind him, and couldn't help but smile all over his face. The other ministers of the Yuan Kingdom also cheered, and the atmosphere immediately became high.
Originally, the Yuan Kingdom was surrounded by the east, west, and north roads, and at this time, the enemies on the east and west roads were eliminated, and the enemies in the north retreated without a fight. Who would be unhappy to see the terrible encirclement network crumble in less than a month, and the huge crisis facing the Yuan Kingdom dissipated in an instant!
Of course, there are people in various places who hold different positions. For example, the 1,000 Great Khan's pro-army directly under the Golden Horde who came to help the war did not have any special joy. Tie Ying, the commander of the thousand Khan's pro-army, felt that he couldn't be happy. The troops that can run thousands of miles away to fight are all elites, and if more than 100,000 elites of the Kipchak Khanate move south, even the Golden Horde will be terrified.
I didn't expect such a powerful force to be so vulnerable in front of the Yuan Kingdom, and it was defeated in just one battle. Because the Kipchak Khanate also often went south to fight the autumn wind, Tieying was not in a bad mood at first. Until the thought of 'what would happen to the Great Khan if the Yuan Kingdom went south' came out inexplicably, he was not only not happy, but his mood fell into a feeling of almost panic.
More than 100,000 elites marched westward, and the local troops left behind were still able to defeat the elites of the Kipchak Khanate. If Timur Khan faced more than 100,000 Mongol elites heading south, how long would he be able to resist? Iron Eagle couldn't answer this assumption, he wanted to say that he could win. But he really didn't dare to make such a conclusion.
In the days that followed, the captive Mongolian princes paraded through the streets in prison carts, and the inferior princes were tied up in sturdy knots, with ropes around their necks strung together behind the prison carts, and paraded through the streets of Kiev. The people of Kyiv and the militia who came to fight watched from both sides of the street, and the crowds on both sides of the street would thunder with joy when they saw the embarrassed appearance of the Mongolian bigwigs. This made Iron Eagle even more uneasy.
Yuanguo's practice is ruthlessly trampling on the dignity of Mongolian nobles under his feet, terrible, really terrible! Even when Hao Ren solved the Ogedai Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate, he was not so domineering.
After that, Hao Kang had a banquet to entertain the militia who came to King Qin. The vast Kiev was full of banquets, and Hao Kang also issued an order that those who came to King Qin this time would be exempted from taxes for one year if they registered before leaving the station. Those who did not catch up with the dispatch of troops could receive money. Such a disposal has turned Kyiv into a sea of joy.
Not only did they come to King Qin, but the merchants in Kiev also blossomed in the next few days. People who received the money went shopping in Kiev, people from the countryside went into the city to see everything fresh, and many merchants had to replenish a lot of goods a day. I can really wake up smiling when I sleep.
When the people and horses left with the harvest, they entered the middle of the seventh month of the Western calendar, first a telegram came, and not long after, King Hao Ren led the personal guard from Warsaw back to Kiev. Hao Kang thought that he had made such a great achievement, and his father would praise him when he came up. Unexpectedly, there was no smile on my father's face, so he first quietly listened to Hao Kang's enthusiastic narration, and then called the ministers to talk one by one after entering the city. Completely exclude Hao Kang.
And the important ministers of the Yuan court, who were originally looking excited, also regained their previous calm and capable appearance, and after all the talks were over, Hao Ren called Hao Kang in front of him and asked calmly: "You ordered the local officials to provide food and grain and grass to the people who came to King Qin, right?" ”
Hao Kang was stunned for a while, and after thinking for a while, he was sure that he had really given this order, and he replied, "Yes." ”
Hao Ren still said calmly: "Then you can go and check this account for me." ”
Hao Kang felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Father, what happened?" ”
"I don't really know what happened. So I'm telling you to go and get things sorted out right now and see how this is going. Can it be reconciled with the accounts? Hao Ren's voice was still calm and calm.
Seeing Hao Kang leave very cautiously in the end, Hao Ren finally couldn't help but show a very negative expression. Others may think that this siege network is very fierce, but Hao Ren doesn't care much. With his knowledge of the Kipchak Khanate, this country was not at all comparable to the Yuan state. There is no need to engage in any large-scale mobilization at all, as long as there is a purposeful collection of men and horses, and the regular army of the Yuan State can be used to solve the army of the Kipchak Khanate.
Now things are so big that a lot of things are messed up. As long as he looked at the current financial expenditure, Hao Ren was very unhappy. This is really a bit of a cub selling Ye Tian's heart. When he was unhappy, the Ministry of Finance came to ask for a meeting. As soon as he saw Hao Ren, the Ministry of Finance Shangshu said: "Wang, I went back and thought about it, and I think it would be better to postpone next year's tax cut?" ”
Hearing this, Hao Ren was furious, and he said very unhappily: "Those people should have rewarded them when they came to King Qin. We don't run the country on that tax. Our finances depend on the production volume of grain that each farm has to complete every year, and we rely on grain to issue money. Tax cuts are not a problem. ”
Shang Shudeng, the Ministry of Finance, did not dare to say anything. Hao Ren is right, the money of the Yuan court is paper money, although there are also printing costs, but the power to issue currency is in the hands of the imperial court, there is really a shortage of money, just print money directly. According to the system learned from the Great Song Dynasty, money is an equivalent exchange. The greater the private output, the more banknotes can be issued, and the more banknotes there are, the more money the state can use through fiscal and taxation means. Therefore, the tax reduction does not affect the amount of money, and now the production of iron and horses is in the hands of the Yuan court, if the people have money in their hands, they still have to use the money to buy iron tools and horses from the Yuan court. The money that went out of the left pocket changed hands and went into the right pocket.
Looking at the expression of Shang Shu of the Ministry of Finance, Hao Ren had a suspicious anger in his heart. The reason why Hao Ren went to check the accounts was not because of the money spent after registering, the money was spent after the registration, and the amount was spent. What Hao Ren couldn't bear was that Hao Kang didn't understand the sinister nature of the officials, so he casually gave some orders. In Hao Ren's experience, there are too many officials who have manipulated it.
Although these people seem to be working for the country, in fact, how much of them are for the country and how much of them are pulling things from their own homes, which is worth investigating.
But we can't let the Ministry of Finance Shangshu stand here and not do anything, Hao Ren said: "This year, we will prepare to move the capital to Warsaw, and you go and make the budget!" ”
Where did Hao Kang have so many experiences of his father, when he left his father, he was unhappy, uneasy, unwilling and other emotions mixed together, and these emotions were combined and gathered into grievances. I have made such a contribution, and my father also praised two sentences. When Hao Kang was a child, he worked hard to memorize an article, even if he was scolded and punished by his father in the process, after he finished it, he could still hear the sentence 'do well, keep up the good work'. With such a great contribution to defeating the Kipchak Khanate, how can it not even be evaluated as a 'good'.
Sullenly returned to his house, as soon as Hao Kang sat down, someone came, it was He Kun, a waiter from the Ministry of Finance who followed Hao Kang at that time. He Kun first gave Hao Kang a salute, and then said with a smile: "Prince, the king has returned, did you say anything about moving the capital?" ”
"Nope." Hao Kang was unhappy, and his tone was not very polite.
He Kun was stunned for a moment, "What will happen to the king next?" Is it against the Kipchak Khanate? ”
"I don't know!" Hao Kang was even more unhappy. But at this time, he found that there was no one else to talk to, so he asked He Kun directly, "I asked all localities to provide grain and grass along the way to the people of King Qin, and there are receipts for this?" ”
He Kun's face changed instantly, so much so that Hao Kang felt that something seemed to be wrong. After waiting for a while, He Kun said tentatively: "Prince, did the king order you to deal with this matter?" ”
"Hmm." Hao Kang responded, "Look at what you mean, didn't you sign a receipt along the way?" ”
"Hehe......" He Kun couldn't help laughing, and there was no sympathy in his voice.
Hao Kang is inexperienced, but he is not stupid. Hearing this, he already felt that something was wrong. When I was in the Great Song Dynasty, I had to sign a school uniform. If the uniform does not fit and needs to be replaced, the procedure is even more complicated. So much so that there is a debate in the school about whether the school orders the school to order the school uniforms, or whether the students buy cloth and let them go to the tailor to make the school uniforms according to the requirements.
But at the end of the day, everything has to have its own formalities, processes, and records. If the officials can do whatever they want...... a faint uneasiness rises in Hao Kang's heart.