"Your Highness, news from Weizhou—"

Zhao Rushu walked quickly into the Hall of Heroes.

It was already May 22, and in six days, it would be the day when the "Yuejia Army" blitzed Bianliang.

In the past few days, Guo Mo has been staying in the Hall of Heroes almost every day, so that the news gathered from all over the world can be seen by him as soon as possible.

Important matters can also be replied or dealt with in a timely manner.

Before, Guo Mo asked Cheng Jue to send out the "Letter to the People of Jinguo", just remembering that he would disintegrate the morale of the Jinguo army and civilians in advance, and at the same time, he could also dissuade the westward expansion of Jinguo refugees in disguise.

Unexpectedly, in addition to the set goals, unexpected results were received.

For example, the letter from Weizhou in front of me is one of them.

This letter came from Weizhou, but it did not come from Guo Mo's installation of those "listening to the wind" personnel, but from Weizhou's guard Cui Li.

Cui Li has no "loyalty" to anyone in his bones, in other words, he is only truly loyal to himself.

Such a person will not be driven by the so-called "integrity", but he is a person with extremely unique vision.

When he saw the "Letter to the People of the Golden Kingdom", he knew that the Great Golden Kingdom was completely finished.

It is absolutely impossible for him Cui Li to perish with the Dajin Kingdom, and he wants to find a way out for the fifteen thousand brothers under his command.

Of course, these 15,000 brothers, how could it not be the capital of his Cui Li to settle down in this troubled world?

Therefore, not long after seeing the "Letter to the People of Jinguo", Cui Li quietly sent his confidants to Luoyang City to see Guo Mo.

This old boy didn't come up and said "surrender", in his eyes, he had 15,000 men and horses, and he still occupied a state, so he had to have some capital for negotiations, right?

It's a pity that Cui Li still made a mistake.

Guo Mo did not meet the henchmen sent by Cui Li at all, and even Zhao Rushu, who was the crown prince and prince, and Cheng Jue, who was the prince and the prince, did not show up, but just sent a secretary to meet the visitor.

After that, he sent people four or five times one after another, and the most recent one, three days ago, finally came to see Zhao Rushu.

Seeing that the other party couldn't get any substantial protection, he simply gave his hole cards to confess, and Cui Li was willing to raise 15,000 people to be the pioneer of the crusade against Bianliang.

This old boy is also ruthless enough, and he also knows that if he doesn't make some contributions, he won't have a chance to gain a foothold in the Great Song Prince.

Moreover, now that he has 15,000 people under his command, so many men and horses, even if he takes refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, he may bring disaster to himself.

Therefore, he asked for orders to attack Bianliang, if he could use the lives of these horses in exchange for his Cui Li's credit, it would be a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

Cui Li's little tricks naturally couldn't hide from Zhao Rushu and Guo Mo and others, which made them even more disdainful of this kind of person's character in their hearts.

However, it is not just a matter of losing 15,000 combat power, which may really damage the reputation of the Great Song Prince.

Once the reputation of "refusing to surrender" spreads, how can we recruit the enemy's talents in the future, and it will also make the future battles more brutal in disguise.

"Your Highness, in the old man's opinion, it's not as good as this, doesn't Cui Li, this kid, want to make meritorious contributions? Just give him a chance, let him attack a day early. ”

"In Weizhou Cui Li's army, there are also dozens of our 'listening to the wind', His Royal Highness can give orders at the same time, let them be clever on the battlefield, if they can shoot the emperor of the Jin country, hehe......"

Hey, this old Cheng Jue, this thought is getting more and more evil.

However, why does Guo Mo think this idea is really so suitable?

"Sir, what's the news from Weizhou?"

Guo Mo put down the pen in his hand, stretched his waist, and looked at the sky at the window, the day was almost over.

"Your Highness, Cui Li has already agreed to His Highness's request, and they will cross the Yellow River south to attack Bianliang City on May 27, one day earlier than the 'Yuejia Army'."

After Zhao Rushu finished speaking, he handed the news in his hand to Guo Mo.

Cui Li's current attack can really be regarded as a surprise attack.

Bianliang City, which was originally defended by more than 40,000 Jin troops, has now been sharply reduced to 34,000 under the attack of Guo Mo's "Letter to the People of Jin", and more than 10,000 soldiers have almost dispersed.

Although Bianliang City was guarded by these 34,000 men, the heavy troops were deployed on the western and southern fronts, and the eastern front only symbolically placed 2,000 men.

And the northern line close to the Yellow River is simply guarded by only a few hundred old soldiers.

Wanyan Shouxu still fantasized that if Cui Li's conscience suddenly found out one day, he would be able to cross the Yellow River south to support Bianliang City at the most critical moment.

"Haha, I'm afraid that the 200,000 taels of silver you brought back to him still played a certain role. However, I still have to remind this old boy that he will be more restrained after entering the city. ”

Bianliang City, which is the current capital of the Jin Kingdom, is also the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, or in the hearts of the Great Song people, it has always been their capital.

Lin'an, after all, is just Lin'an.

......

"Timur Khan, have you really made up your mind?"

Looking at Brother Timu, who was a little red-faced and red-eared, Borshu's heart was still worried.

Since Timur Ge fell into the hands of the Meng Communist Party last year, this younger brother of Genghis Khan, who can be regarded as a ruthless man, directly abandoned the two western front cities of Guazhou and Shazhou that he had occupied, and joined forces with Borshu.

In fact, it was wise for Timur to do this, he only had about 30,000 people under his hands, and the Song-Xia coalition army on the opposite side was more than twice as many as his own.

In a one-on-one field battle with the other party, the dignified Mongolian iron cavalry is not an opponent, how can you let him fight this battle?

The most important thing is that winter is about to begin, the army cannot find supplies, and there is a risk that the whole army will be wiped out, and he can't let 30,000 Mongolian warriors starve to death.

After joining forces with Borshu, Timuge even directly made Borshu the supreme commander, even though the other party only had more than 10,000 people under his command.

Western Xia is so big, the west can't be beaten, so the east is hit first, and the east is Wanyankang's territory.

"Borshu, now if you say that you will take all the Western Xia, do you still have confidence?"

Instead of answering Borshu, Timur asked what he wanted to ask the most.

Who is Borshu?

During the time of Genghis Khan Temujin, he was already the first commander of Mongolia, a steady person, a strong sense of the overall situation, and many strategies.

Timuge knew that the "Dunwu Army" of the Meng Communist Party was training those Western Xia troops, and there were already more than 30,000 Great Song troops on the Western Front.

There are still 50,000 "Dunwu Army" stationed there in Yinzhou City, and Taiyuan, which is next to Xixia, also has 20,000 "Dunwu Army" waiting for him.

A full 100,000 "Dunwu Army", this force is enough to push all the armed forces in the entire Western Xia.

"Timurge Khan, if the Great Khan can send another 350,000 Mongolian iron horsemen over, he will still have this confidence, but with the current more than 40,000 horses, it will be difficult."

Borshu is also sixty-five years old, and since the age of sixty, he has rarely led troops to fight on the front line, and the commander of the Mongolian army is mostly Mu Huali, who is eight or nine years younger than him.

It's a pity that Mu Huali died on the battlefield in Hebei.

Borshu had to go to the front line again, but his energy and physical strength were no longer comparable to those of the year.

Last year, when he bid farewell to Ogedai and entered Western Xia, Borshu had an inexplicable premonition that this might be his last expedition.

So, can Wokotai send them tens of thousands of more iron horsemen?

Answer: Obviously no.

Indeed, after Ogedai returned to the grassland, tens of thousands of horses were soon gathered, but he did not dare to act rashly.

After not returning to the desert for more than two years, he found that not only did Tuolei's own tribe leave, but more than 30 small tribes also followed Tuolei's footsteps.

If he doesn't consolidate the rule of the desert, I'm afraid that more people will leave in the coming year.

It is reported that Tuo Lei has left the central capital and returned to Goryeo again, and he will start preparing for the war of annihilation against Goryeo in the coming year.

Jebe was left behind in Zhongdu, but Tuo Lei only gave him 3,000 men and horses, and most of the materials in the Zhongdu City were also taken away by Tuo Lei.

The excuse for towing mines was that they were about to unify Goryeo and needed more troops. When Jebel asked how to defend the capital, Tuo Lei did not reply.

Temujin, who disappeared after his death, is now also a capable commander under the command of Tuolei, who is younger and whose killing methods are still above Jebe and Chilaowen.

More than two-thirds of the Goryeo Peninsula had been occupied by tractors, while the Goryeo army had been killed by just over 10,000 people.

At this time, the king of Goryeo was the king who had been in power for 14 years, and was known to the outside world as King Chungheon Ahun.

Ever since he was captured by Tuo Lei and captured the capital of Goryeo, Kaesong, the king of Chungheon Ahun Hyo has been a little decadent, and the capital of the country has been captured, and he escaped with his escort army alone.

Those harem concubines fell into the hands of the Mongols, can you imagine what kind of fate will be?

He sent messengers again and again to beg for surrender, but he did not see a single messenger come back alive.

"King, we probably can't hold it in Goryeo, why don't we go to the sea?"

King Zhongxian Anxiao still has some confidants around him, and they know that if they go to sea by boat, they can reach the westernmost island of the Wa Kingdom in just two or three days of sailing.

"However, this is the inheritance left by the ancestors, if it dies in the hands of this king, how will this king go to see the ancestors and the ancestors?"

It's time for this loyal and filial king to still want to be a filial son and grandson.

Guo Mo's "Letter to the People of the Jin Kingdom" also seemed to give the Mongols a hint of "peace of mind", and they no longer stopped their eyes on the body of the Great Song Dynasty, but began their own actions.

First of all, at the beginning of May, the tow mine was started in Goryeo.

Chilao Win stayed behind in Kaesong, the former capital of the Goryeo Kingdom and the location of the current base camp of Tuolei.

Tuolei, Zhelemi, and Meng Ge each led 10,000 Mongolian iron cavalry and swept towards the southern part of the Goryeo Peninsula in a zigzag pattern.

At this time, the big cities of Goryeo were mainly concentrated in the central and northern regions, while the southern part of Goryeo was rarely able to find decent cities, and the Mongol iron cavalry was like destroying the withering and decaying.

Especially Tuolei's eldest son, Meng Ge, eighteen-year-old Meng Ge, was in high spirits.

Perhaps it was the successive victories in Goryeo that prematurely bred Meng Ge's arrogance, not to mention that he was only eighteen years old, and all the serious women were brought home four or five, and even three children were born.

Meng Ke won the position of "vanguard officer" this time, and he was determined to get the head of the king of Goryeo.

And the favorite concubine of the king of Goryeo had been brought to Möngke's mansion at this time, even though the concubine was seven or eight years older than Möngke.

Twelve days, this is the day when the Goryeo army finally sustained itself.

"King, let's withdraw quickly, the ancestor said, 'Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood', let's withdraw to the Wa Kingdom, fortunately, there are still 3,000 people in our hands, and it is still possible to occupy a big island."

The henchman once again advised this loyal and filial king, the final king? Still, the order to retreat was given.

However, the first thing that accompanied him to the sea ship was a dozen Goryeo girls who had only recently been recruited.

The sails were spread, and there were sixteen ships of the sea, carrying three thousand Goryeo soldiers, and some gold, silver, and grain.

And the battle on Goryeo Island continues, and there are still more than 2,000 Goryeo soldiers who do not know that they have been abandoned are fighting to the death.

It's a pity that in front of 10,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, this little remnant defeat will be completely unstoppable.

In just two quarters of an hour, there was no longer a single standing Korean on the battlefield.

"Examine it carefully, make a stab on each corpse, and then go into the city with Ben-"

Meng Ge wiped the horse chopping knife in his hand, produced by Guo Mo, it must be a high-quality product.

Entering the city means another "fight".

Unfortunately, this is already the last castle in Goryeo.

"The eldest prince, the lord of Goryeo had already fled by boat half an hour ago, and there were about 3,000 men and horses with him, and the specific destination is unknown."

Soon after, a scout came to Möngke to give a prayer.

"Hmph, cheap old boy, let's go into the city. However, Father Khan said that this time the men should not be killed, all of them will be reduced to slaves, and someone will have to do the dirty work. ”

After completely occupying Goryeo, the next thing to do was to govern Goryeo and completely erase the mark of Goryeo from this peninsula in ten years, eight years or even longer.

......

On May 23, the flames of war in Goryeo had been extinguished, and Guo Mo in Luoyang City was silently making final preparations, but the Mongol army in Western Xia was launched.

Mengzhou is the northernmost city where the Wanyan Kang army is stationed, in the middle of Pingzhou and Yinzhou, and is garrisoned by 20,000 "loyal and righteous troops" led by the veteran general Yila Puaqin.

On the first day, the Mongols' war letter had been delivered, and it was a letter written by Timur Ge, about to move to the next day in the field for a battle in the field.

It's a pity that he has passed the age of dizziness, and the arrival of this war letter only made him add some defensive means to the city wall overnight.

When it comes to attacking and defending cities, the Jin people are undoubtedly more adept than the Mongols, after all, they have ruled the Great Song Dynasty for many years, and there are many Han people in the court as officials.

The Chinese nation is a very peculiar nation, no matter which ethnic minority you are, when you really rule China, you will gradually be influenced, soaked and swallowed by the culture of China itself.

What's more, the Jin Kingdom itself came from the Jurchens, and compared with the Mongols, they were not a pure people on horseback.

Therefore, he wisely chose to defend the city.

Brother Timur also knows that he has been in Xixia for a few years, and he knows each other well.

The reason why the next war letter is about his field battle is that he has a fluke in his heart, what if this Yirapu has a whim?

More importantly, he wanted to attract the attention of Yirapua to the west gate of Mengzhou, so that the 20,000 Mongol troops led by Borshu could raid the east gate of Mengzhou City.

Yes, the Mongol army, which totaled 45,000 men, dispatched a full 40,000 horses at once.

However, now standing outside the west gate of Mengzhou are only 20,000 horses led by Timurge, and the people of Borshu are still hidden in the shadows.

Without even the most basic opening words, Timur Ge commanded the army and drove thousands of civilians to attack the city of Mengzhou.

This was the usual method of the Mongols, who sacked villages along the way in order to reduce their own casualties, pushing these civilians to the front of the army.

The bodies of these civilians are used to consume the enemy's arrows and also distract the enemy.

At the same time, the Mongol troops split up in a fan and kept firing at the city. The Mongol cavalry was originally a natural archer, sniping, long-range shooting, salvo, everything.

Because of this, the Mongol army also had a soft spot for long-range strikes.

Half an hour later, the army at the head of the city was very busy, and lost a lot of defensive materials, knowing that these were civilians under the city, but no one dared to relax.

What if these are the ones who have opened the gates?

Who can guarantee that there are no Mongol soldiers hiding among these civilians?

The Mongols were leisurely placing arrows in the rear, and from time to time a sergeant fell from the city.

"Catapult, on—"

Brother Timur waved his hand and pushed up more than a dozen stone throwers from behind, it seems that they are well prepared this time.

At this time, artillery had not yet appeared, and even the famous "return artillery" would have to wait another few decades for it to appear, and the long-range weapon for siege was the first to push the catapult.

In the Mongol army, the most important thing to use trebuchets was the dead Mu Huali, who even had his own "artillery unit".

At that time, the "cannon" was a stone throwing machine, and the common ones were like these, also known as the rope stone throwing machine.

One or more rafters are tied together with iron hoops to form a throwing arm (cannon tip), which is placed on a cannon rack, with a leather bag for loading artillery shells tied at one end and dozens of ropes tied at the other end.

When firing, the human hand pulls the rope and uses the lever principle to throw the artillery projectile (boulder or ignition object) out.

A round of artillery hit the city, and there were casualties on the city wall, the key is that this thing has no way to defend at all, so it can only blindly dodge.

Regardless of the type of catapult, installing, dismantling, adjusting the range, and reaiming the target can be very cumbersome and time-consuming.

Therefore, the Mongolian army's stone throwing machine used a cannon with wheels that could be moved, and it seems that Timuge and Borshu have been really well prepared for most of the year.

"Haha, okay, don't dare to show your head? The trebuchet continued to move forward, and the whole army fired arrows—"

At this time, the more than 4,000 people who were serving as cannon fodder in front had almost lost all their casualties, and the Mongolian army also suffered casualties in the counterattack on the city.

"Timur Khan, we don't have much artillery, and each stone thrower can be fired up to five more times."

At this time, the pro-guard ran over and whispered in Timuge's ear.

"All the stone throwers, aim at the gate of Mengzhou City, and smash Lao Tzu hard-"

If you can't smash the city wall, can't Lao Tzu smash your city gate?

As long as the city gate is smashed open, these soldiers under the command of King Zhao are lambs to be slaughtered in the eyes of the Mongolian iron horsemen.

"Oh no, the Mongols are attacking the gates, and everyone bows and arrows to those who fiddle with the stone thrower—"

Seeing this, the lieutenant commander at the head of the city hurriedly ordered five hundred archers to come forward and condescendingly focus on the Mongol stone throwers.

As soon as he saw the other party pushing out more than a dozen stone throwers, as if he had thought of something, he hurried down the city tower.

"Smack-"

"Smack-"

"Smack-"

"Katsa—"

Finally, the west gate of Mengzhou City was smashed by the Mongol stone thrower.

"Warriors of the Great Mongolia, the gates of Mongolia have been smashed, and Ben Khan will rush into the city, and he will not seal the sword for a day——"

"I don't seal the knife for a day—"

Good guys, what an old-fashioned trick, what a trick to make.

20,000 Mongolian iron horsemen, each riding their horses, galloping, and constantly throwing arrows at the city, rushed towards the west gate of Mongolia.

At this time, Brother Timu felt a little incredible, could it be that Mengzhou City was so easy to get it?

Suddenly, he felt that he and Borshu had overestimated the defenders of the city.

"Hmph, Shifting Pua, General Jin Guosu? Phew, it's a waste one too! ”

When Timur was still complacent, he found that the Mongolian iron horseman, who was sprinting forward with all his might, slowly stopped.

The Mongol troops who rushed to the front were being mercilessly shot by the soldiers on the city, and a large number of stones were thrown from the city.

"How so?"

"Newspaper - report to Muge Khan, just now the other party's city gate was smashed, but the back of the city gate was completely sealed, it was all made of bricks, stones or mud, I'm afraid it won't be able to get through in a short time."

"Ahh

In this case, it's not that you can't get through, but if you send a sergeant to clear the passage, you'll always face the baptism of a bow and arrow above your head.

Mongols, how many lives are enough to fill in?

"Give Ben Khan the "ladder" and "building car" to use—"

Brother Timu has prepared a lot of siege equipment, but he didn't expect to hit the first city, and he will all appear on the stage.

The stone thrower is good to say, it is nothing more than to find someone to make more artillery, or replace some parts, this "ladder" and "building car", if it runs out, it will have to be redone.

However, at this juncture of the battle, there was nothing to hesitate about, and four "building cars" and ten "ladders" were carried up from the rear team.

"Everyone, use bows and arrows to suppress the archers at the head of the city—"

That is to say, the Mongol soldiers are masters of cavalry archery, and they can shoot against the defenders who have geographical advantages.

"Boiling water, pour it down for Lao Tzu—"

Seeing that many Mongols rushed to the bottom of the city, and there were even ladders building the city, Yirapua also walked up to the city.

It turned out that just now he ran to the city and asked the reserve team to demolish the houses next to the city gate, whether it was bricks or earth and stones, and piled them all up at the west city gate, which was equivalent to setting up a thick city wall behind the city gate.

As for saying that you are out of town, what should you do?

Isn't there still the East City Gate?

Even if it's all blocked, as long as the city is still there, there will be a time to dredge, and if the city is lost, everything will be over.

......

"General, are we really going to attack Bianliang City? However, we are the army of the Jin Kingdom, how can we fight our own city? There's the emperor of our Great Golden Kingdom inside—"

Cui Li's army came to the bank of the Yellow River a day in advance, and he brought all 15,000 men and horses, not even a single defender of the city.

Weizhou City, east, west and north are the army of the Great Song Dynasty, if they want to attack Weizhou City, it is estimated that even if 15,000 people stay, it will be useless.

Originally, he was going to "consume" these people and use these people's lives in exchange for his own credit, how could Cui Li have reservations?

"Hmph, Zhao Laosan, you have to think clearly, are you a Jurchen or Lao Tzu is a Jurchen? You and I are both upright Han Chinese. ”

"Those who are not of my race will have different hearts! It's been more than a year, have you ever gotten a grain of grain from Bianliang City? The food that the brothers ate for more than a year was bought by Lao Tzu with his own money from the Song Jun brothers. ”

"Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Song Dynasty has ordered that as long as we participate in the attack on Bianliang City, everyone will be rewarded for their merits afterwards."

"Jin Guoren? Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin? Lao Tzu is not rare, and he doesn't care. If anyone wants to quit, say it as soon as possible, and our brothers will have a good get-together. ”

"If you agree in person, and give Lao Tzu a chain at a critical moment, don't blame me Cui Lixin for being ruthless, the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, Lao Tzu doesn't want to come to his brother-"

Don't really say it, no matter what Cui Li thinks in his heart, as soon as he says what he says on the face, there are really many people who are cheering him on the side.

On May 27, just after dawn, Cui Li's people began to cross the river.

There were not many ships on the north bank of the Yellow River, and only 2,000 people could pass at a time, and if his army wanted to pass them all, he would have to make seven or eight round-trip trips, and everything would be delayed.

Therefore, Cui Li personally brought 2,000 people, and the first batch came over.

"Stop, who are you? If you go any further, you will have to fire your bow and arrows—"

When Cui Li's boat was about to dock, the sentry on duty looked at the simple water village on the south bank.

"Don't get me wrong, this general is Cui Li, the guard general of Weizhou, who was ordered by His Majesty to lead the troops to King Qin, this is the evidence-"

Cui Li personally picked up his bow and arrows, and shot an edict given to him by Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom, and "pop-" was nailed to the wooden pillar of the sentry tower.

Cui Li's fleet also stopped advancing for the time being, waiting for the other party to inform their generals.

There was not much time, and a middle-aged general in his forties greeted him.

"Haha, it turned out that General Cui had arrived in person, and I had already heard that General Cui might come to King Qin of Bianliang, and I really waited for you, boiling water village, to welcome General Cui-"

There are only more than 300 people in this water village, not so much in garrison, but in the house, all of them are people with little combat effectiveness.

After this water village, and then to the south, there is normally only one military fort, and there are only three or five hundred soldiers stationed there, and then they will directly reach the north gate of Bianliang City.

The camp gate of the water village was opened, and the generals stationed there greeted them with their own men.

Cui Li was also very grateful, and talked to the other party with a smile, not minding that the other party was just a small lieutenant in charge of hundreds of people.

After Cui Li's people completely went ashore, they breathed a sigh of relief and set up a guard on the south side of the water village.

"This captain, Cui still has 13,000 men and horses on the north shore, but unfortunately there are not so many ships, so please ask the captain to send ships to pick them up."

"After all, it was at the behest of His Majesty that I came to King Qin of Bianliang City, but Cui someone poured out——"

"General Cui is really a person who is loyal to the monarch and the country! You can rest assured about the boat, the big ship of the water village will drive over, and you can pick up the brothers on the other side at one time. ”

This captain of the water village is also a warm-hearted person, and there are not enough sailors, so he directly sent out the more than 300 sailors under his command.

In the entire water village, he left his elder brother alone, if it wasn't for accompanying Cui Li, it is estimated that he would have followed the boat.

It seems that everything is going according to his own plan, and Cui Li is very satisfied with the cooperation of the captain of the water village.

"Brother, Cui wants to lend you something, I don't know if I'm willing?"

"Ah, what does General Cui want to borrow? As long as there is something below, never shirk! ”

Looking at the sincere expression on the face of the captain of the navy, Cui Li smiled even more sinisterly......