After Kublai Khan's brigade left, the other Mongol nobles also prepared to leave. Ahmad wanted to follow the Great Khan, but there were so many things to move in his family that Ahmad was completely troubled. As the head of the financial management faction, Ahmad himself has accumulated too much wealth. In addition, Ahma himself has more than 300 women, all of whom are beauties he has sought. How to properly bring this ticket is something that Ahma is very concerned about.

Upon learning the news that Kublai Khan had set out with his pro-army, Ahma was very envious. In the whole of Mongolia, the most efficient team was undoubtedly the team of Kublai Khan, who was not only numerous, but also fast-moving. Although there are 7,500 households in Ahma, these houses are for the pleasure of Ahma, and they are farmers and craftsmen, but they are not good soldiers. Moreover, Ahma's subordinates do not have decent military talents, and if they do, they can make a good means of migration.

In the next two days, Marshal Ashu's people set out first. Marshal Ashu inexplicably fell into the water during the Battle of the Yellow River and was drowned. Although Kublai Khan did not deliberately dispose of Marshal Ashu's bereaved family, there was no reward or attention. In any case, Marshal Ashu was in charge of the army on the Shandong side, and Kublai Khan had great hopes for Marshal Ashu. And Marshal Ashu undoubtedly frustrated Kublai Khan's wishes.

Because of this, Marshal Ashu's people did not have many drives in their hands, and they quickly finished packing up and followed the path of Kublai Khan's advance.

Ahma only knew that Marshal Ashu's clansmen set off, but he didn't know that Marshal Zhang Hongfan sent someone to send some food to Marshal Ashu's clansmen. Marshal Ashu's son had a good relationship with Zhang Hongfan, so he asked the person in charge of delivering food to bring a message to Zhang Hongfan, "If you want to leave, then as soon as possible." ”

It was the clansmen of the Zhang family who were responsible for delivering the grain, so they naturally brought this message to Zhang Hongfan. At this time, Zhang Hongfan had already organized his team and was preparing to go south, and he originally followed Marshal Boyan and attacked the Song army. In the plan, after defeating the Song army with the Fire Ox Array, he immediately turned south to reinforce Cangzhou, which was attacked by the Red Turban Army.

However, although the Song army was in chaos, it stubbornly withstood the offensive of the Mongol army, and finally let the Mongol army withdraw first. At this time, Zhang Hongfan could only stay for the time being, cooperating with Marshal Boyan to monitor the Song army. The tenacity and firmness of those Song troops also greatly exceeded Zhang Hongfan's expectations, they only retreated for dozens of miles, but there was no sign of retreat. These Song troops stopped in the barracks to confront the Mongol army.

After Zhang Hongfan visited the military station left by the Song army, he knew that he had no way to break the Song army's military station by attacking hard. After consulting with Marshal Boyan, Zhang Hongfan decided to go south. Regarding Marshal Ashu's son's suggestion, Zhang Hongfan could only smile bitterly. Although he played for Mongolia, Zhang Hongfan never felt that he was a Mongolian.

As a Han Chinese, Zhang Hongfan has a great psychological barrier to migration. The Mongols live on water and grass, and the Han people rely on farming. For the Han people, it is normal for a group of people to live in one place for thousands of years. Once the roots are pulled out, it is equivalent to death. The migration of the Han people only happened when the local area could not survive, and even then, the Han people had to try to come back again when they had the opportunity.

Just like the Zhao clan of the Great Song Dynasty in the south, they have fled Kaifeng for more than 100 years, and they don't even have the intention of moving the capital back to Kaifeng again. However, every time Kaifeng was mentioned, they would say 'return to the old capital', and whether it was a Han Chinese in the Song State or a Han person in the non-Song Kingdom, they all felt that there was nothing wrong with this.

The person who spoke looked at Zhang Hongfan's expression and couldn't help asking, "Jiulang, do we have to make some preparations?" ”

"Do you think we can't win against Song Guo?" Zhang Hongfan asked rhetorically.

To such a question, Zhang Hongfan's clansmen hesitated and replied: "The Great Khan has conquered the west......

The surrender of Lin'an meant the end of the Southern Song regime, and later, including Zhao Jiaren, the Great Song Dynasty that had not recovered Lin'an was called the 'Fuzhou Small Imperial Court'. And now the Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan left the capital of Mongolia and left, even if he used such a beautiful word as 'Western Expedition' to describe it, even if the Mongolian court said a lot of words, everyone knew that Kublai Khan ran away because he couldn't beat it. Zhang Hongfan's question is not oppressive at all.

Zhang Hongfan also doesn't want to deny such a question, because denial is meaningless. He just said, "We just need to do what we wait." ”

"Jiu Lang ......" the voices of the Zhang family hesitated a little.

Without waiting for this person to say anything, Zhang Hongfan straightened his face and said, "My Zhang family doesn't owe anything to that kid." It was also that kid who betrayed the Zhang family. If we bow our heads and beg that kid at this time, do you think he will let us go? ”

As soon as these words came out, the Zhang family didn't say anything more. For the Zhang family, Zhang Shijie is undoubtedly a traitor. No matter who blamed what happened back then, Zhang Shijie obviously chose to fight against Zhang Rou, the patriarch of the Zhang family. If Zhang Shijie had greatly offended Zhang Hongfan at that time, and then greatly offended Zhang Rou, and chose to bow his head and admit his mistake, Zhang Rou would probably let him go. However, Zhang Shijie's choice was to defect to the Great Song Dynasty and join the Great Song army's hostility against the Mongols. Everyone is not stupid, Zhang Shijie's purpose in doing this is not to seek a place to live, but to gain power and return to Hebei as a general.

Now, Zhang Shijie is back, and he is back as a capable general of the unified army. The Zhang family felt that the emotion in Zhang Shijie's heart was probably revenge. After holding back his hatred for 20 years, Zhang Shijie fought in Hebei for so long that he didn't send anyone to make any contact with the Zhang family. This approach did make the Zhang family very dissatisfied with this unfilial son.

Things have come to such a point, and Zhang Hongfan, the current patriarch of the Zhang family, has no intention of giving in, and things can only be like this. Zhang Hongfan led 20,000 soldiers and horses south and went straight to Cangzhou.

At this time, under the city of Cangzhou, Marshal Zhang Shijie had already completed the arrangement of the return cannon. Although this weapon is not as convenient as the artillery of the regular army of the Song army, in terms of the weight of the throw, the artillery of the Song army is completely incomparable. The return cannon now used by the Red Turban Army has been improved by the Song Army, and a large number of parts are made of steel. Machined parts that would have required a high level of technology are now prefabricated and can be fixed by simply inserting the pins into them. At this time, more than a dozen such return guns were fired outside Cangzhou City, and the commissioning was over, and every time the gunner pulled the rope, large stones were thrown out.

There were not enough large stones, so the gunners of the returning guns wrapped a large mixture of earth and stones in linen. This kind of thing also weighs hundreds of pounds, and falling on the ground also makes the ground feel a violent vibration.

After two consecutive rounds of test firing, Zhang Shijie ordered the test firing to be stopped and sent an envoy to make a final effort. It was the first time that Liu Zhong had seen a large number of return cannons being used for such a dense attack, and he felt a little excited about the vibration under his feet. That's the reaction of one or two hundred pounds of things smashed up, and as long as any human being hits, there is only one way to die. Even the city wall can't withstand such a bombardment.

After a while, the messenger who had gone to persuade him to surrender returned. Liu Pet was waiting for the messenger to report with a happy expression, but as soon as he saw the messenger's expression, Liu Pet felt that the atmosphere was not right. If the defenders of the city surrendered, the messenger should have a smile on his face.

"General Zhang, the defenders in the city said that they will not surrender." As Liu Pet expected, the messenger brought back not good news.

"Why?" Zhang Shijie's expression was very flat, and he didn't have many incomprehensible feelings in it like Liu Pet.

"They said that even if we surrendered, we wouldn't be able to save our lives, so it was better to fight us to the end. Killing one is enough, killing two earns one. After the envoy talked about the reaction of the other side, he couldn't help but emphasize again, "General Liu, I have already told them that as long as they surrender, our side will not be to blame for the past." But they didn't believe it at all. ”

"Okay, thank you. You go down first. Zhang Shijie ordered.

"Wait." Liu Pet stopped the envoy and asked, "How many of the defenders in the city are Mongols?" ”

"Just looking at it, it should be mostly Han soldiers." The messenger replied.

Liu Pet asked a few more questions, and then let the messenger go down first. Then he asked puzzledly: "General Zhang, why are the guards of Cangzhou City so afraid of the Mongols in the city?" ”

"The Mongols are never soft on killing, and you have also seen massacres in Texas and Nanpi. Whoever dares to resist the city will be slaughtered after the city is broken. Moreover, if the Han people rebelled against the Mongols at the slightest time, they would be killed immediately. At that time, the cities of the Jin Kingdom were basically slaughtered by the Mongols, and those who have survived until now are those who surrendered to the Mongols early. I also heard that after the Mongols invaded Hebei, they also thought about killing all the Han people in Hebei and turning it into pastures. Since they had such thoughts, the Han people would be killed if they resisted the slightest. The south has always been at war with Mongolia, but it can't be fought before, so it doesn't want to fight. The Han people in the north have been ravaged by the Mongols for decades, and where do the Han people dare to resist. ”

Liu Pet listened to this explanation, although he felt that there was some truth, but he still didn't want to believe it in his heart. At least Liu Pet felt that after suffering such a killing, he had to take revenge no matter what. I don't dare to retaliate, how can this hatred in my heart dissipate.

Anger should be as written in Man Jianghong's angry hair and crown on the railing, Jing Kang is ashamed, and it is still snowing. When the courtiers hate, when will they be destroyed! Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain. Obediently be a lackey for the alien, what's going on. So Liu Pet couldn't help but say, "Why don't we send someone to try persuasion?" ”

"If persuasion works, then the Mongols are afraid that they will be driven out of Hebei long ago." When Zhang Shijie said this, he was nostalgic and emotional, but this nostalgia did not last long, after a while, his eyes and voice became very firm, Zhang Shijie pointed to the return cannon and said to Liu Chong: "The official family has said a lot of witty words, one of which is that there can be not only weapons of criticism, but also weapons of criticism." For the elm heads of these northern Han people, we must give them a good enlightenment! ”

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