Chapter 256: But I can't see Kyushu the same
This is not the first time that Yue Wudi has made such a guarantee to Xin Qiji, this old man has outstanding reputation in Shilin and the people, and is almost the king of public opinion in this era. As long as he ascends to the top and shouts that he wants to crusade against someone, no matter how powerful that person is, it is estimated that his reputation will be insignificant.
Although he has always believed that Xin Qiji's background and young resume determine that he will not become a person who is stupid and loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty, he believes that the orthodox position of the Southern Song Dynasty in Xin Qiji's heart is not something that anyone can shake.
Unless someone can be more determined and powerful than the Southern Song Dynasty court to represent and defend the interests of the Han nation. And Yue Wudi has proved this point a little through this Northern Expedition.
That's why Xin Qiji said at the beginning that even if Yue Wudi would stand on his own, he would not intervene.
However, just not intervening will not make Yue Wudi satisfied, his purpose is to completely pull Xin Qiji onto his chariot, so the statement he should have must not be less.
And what he said was not a lie, if it wasn't for the last resort, he would definitely not directly confront the Southern Song court. Otherwise, Yue Wudi would have stood up a long time ago, pulled a mountain, and gathered a crowd to rebel. Instead of hiding in the shadows, stirring up the wind and clouds, and letting all forces fight to the death as they do now. He himself, on the other hand, secretly accumulates strength and jumps out at the last moment to clean up the mess.
In this way, although it is safer, it will undoubtedly take a lot more time and energy. But at the same time, Yue Wudi no longer has to bear the notoriety of being a rebellious minister and thief, but will become a hero of the entire nation.
Of course, all of this is based on Yue Wudi's success. If he fails, then everything will be over, and with his martial arts, he may not have any worries about his life. But leaving a name of infamy in the history of Zhao Zhaoqing must be indispensable.
Xin Qiji's mind is even more complicated, he was born under the rule of the Jin State since he was a child, and he also grew up under the rule of the Jin State, no one knows better than him how brutal the Jurchens were when they first entered the Central Plains, ten thousand times more fierce than now!
This time he personally participated in the Northern Expedition. Not only defeated the Jin State, but also recovered thousands of miles of land in Shandong and Henan, and the troops advanced half of Hebei and pointed directly at the central capital, almost retaking most of the Central Plains.
Such a grand event should be a joy. However, Xin Qiji frowned, Emperor Ningzong in the deep palace, and the rolling princes in the court, should be cheering for this exciting victory now, right?
Hehe. How did they know that this great victory was not achieved by relying on the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, but was entirely due to the young man in his twenties beside him!
The Northern Expeditionary Army is invincible, so what, this strong army nominally belongs to the imperial court, but Xin Qiji dares to say that as long as Yue Wudi is unwilling, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to command this army!
Six years. Turn the 100,000 troops within the imperial court into your own private army. And also made this army from a herd of sheep to a herd of tigers. All this was done silently, so that the entire court was unaware. Just thinking about it sends chills down your back.
If Emperor Ningzong learned the news, he didn't know how he would be frightened?
Because since this army can defeat the arrogant and domineering Dajin Kingdom in the past, it may not take much effort to break into his Lin'an Palace.
It is for this reason. Xin Qiji has always been worried that Yue Wudi will be carried away by **, and use this army to attack Lin'an, change the dynasty, and become the emperor himself. Because Yue Wudi already had the strength to do so. But whoever has the strength to be an emperor, but doesn't do it in the end, there is only one Yue Fei for hundreds of years.
Once that is done, the good situation in front of us will immediately turn down, and the land of Henan and Shandong will inevitably be recovered by the Jin State at the fastest speed, and all the efforts since the Northern Expedition will be turned into water.
Finally hearing Yue Wudi's assuring words, Xin Qiji relieved his mind a little, took a deep breath, thought about it, and decided to show his attitude, and said: "The old man has only one wish in this life, and that is that my Chinese nation is flawless. A few years ago, Lu Fangweng wrote a poem "Dead Yuan knows that everything is empty, but the sorrow is not the same in Kyushu." Hehe, he is really the old man's bosom friend, the biggest pain in the old man's life is undoubtedly the splendid mountains and rivers of the Central Plains, falling under the iron hooves of foreign races, the people were ravaged, and the king was trampled. They are not trampling on the people and kings, but the backbone of our Chinese nation!"
"The old man can not care about this picturesque country, who is the world. However, the old man will never allow the division of his family and country, and he will not allow the land of Kyushu to shed tears under the trampling of the iron hooves of foreign races!"
"Although Lord Xin can rest assured, the aspirations of the younger generations in this life are the same as those of Lord Xin. But as long as the younger generation still has a breath, we must also drive the alien race out of our land of Kyushu!" Yue Wudi heard this, and immediately swore an oath.
"Okay!" Xin Qiji's eyes were tearful, but he was still bright, and said, "This is the descendant of King E!"
During the Northern Expedition, Han Yanzhou did a lot of propaganda work, one of which was to ask Emperor Ningzong to posthumously crown Yue Fei as the king of Hubei.
Seeing that Yue Wudi and Xin Qiji had pierced the last layer of window paper, and were honest with each other, Han Yanxuan couldn't help laughing, and secretly said that his sect leader was really not an ordinary person, and even Mr. Jiaxuan was completely pulled into the chariot by him.
Suddenly, in the corner of his eye, something seemed to enter, and then the rumbling sound of iron hooves galloping came into his ears, Han Yanxuan hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see that there was no end in sight for thousands of troops and horses in the distance, and the power caused by the galloping of ten thousand horses could not be caused by seventy thousand iron horses.
Han Yanxuan couldn't help but change color, and asked, "Yue Shaoxia, are the Mongols really only 70,000 iron horsemen?"
Yue Wudi didn't care, pointed to the distance, and said, "Han Xiang doesn't need to panic, there are indeed only 70,000 Mongolian soldiers, but they Mongolians don't lack war horses, so they are just one person and two horses." Otherwise, how could they have rushed here from the grassland so quickly?"
Han Yan looked at it fixedly, and when he saw that this was the case, he breathed a sigh of relief slightly, but he still said with some worry: "Even if it is one person and two horses, this battle is not very easy to fight!"
"It doesn't matter. Yue Wudi smiled absently and said, "We shouldn't have won this battle in the first place. ”
Han Yanxuan was stunned when he heard this, and he immediately reacted, glanced at Xin Qiji, and nodded with a smile. Indeed, according to the strategic goals they have set, it is indeed enough to fight the war here.
The Mongols came here from a hundred miles away, but they stopped abruptly. Excluding the 10,000 soldiers left behind, there were about 90,000 Song troops left, which were neatly arranged in a large circle and were waiting for the battle.
Temujin wanted to rely on the mobility advantage of the cavalry to surprise with lightning speed, but he did not expect that the Song army would have noticed their arrival a long time ago, set up a position in place, and waited for them to attack.
Temujin was a natural commander, and after seeing the situation of the Song army, he was slightly stunned, so he ordered the army to retreat a mile and set up camp. At this time, if you forcibly launch an attack, it will not have a surprise effect, but will be taken advantage of by the Song army.
After setting up the camp, Temujin and Zamuhe Sangkun immediately stood on a hill in front of the camp, looking down at the Northern Expedition army below, their eyes awe-inspiring, and the eagle-like sharp gaze sometimes swallowed, sometimes contracted, flashing with a blade-like coldness.
"Zamuhe'an, Brother Sangkun, what do you think, what do you think of Song Jun's emptiness?" Temujin looked at it for a long time, then turned his head and asked.
Zamuhe was also observing the Song army just now, and his expression was solemn at this time, and he said: "Temujin replied, the Song army was like a bamboo in the war against the Jin Kingdom, and now it can be said that the momentum is in full swing, and it is when they are the most powerful." You see, even the ordinary soldiers guarding the camp gate are all high-spirited. Such an army, when it comes to fighting, will certainly not be afraid of any enemy. ”
Temujin nodded, what Zamuhe said was not wrong at all, the morale of the Song army was too strong, and he was now very glad that he did not launch a surprise attack recklessly just now.
Sang Kun said, "Temujin, I have never understood why you attach so much importance to the Song people. You see, there is not a single horse to be seen in their entire camp, so how can such an army compete with our Mongol cavalry? You should know that when a warrior with a horse fights with a warrior without a horse, there is no need to guess the outcome of the victory. ”
Tiemu Zhentou looked down on Sang Kun, but after all, he was the son of his stepfather Wang Han, and he couldn't help but do his work on the surface, so he patiently explained: "Brother Sang Kun, you only see one side, not the other side. Although the Song army lacked horses, they had undergone special military training and were well-equipped. Their arrows are not as accurate as ours, but they are sharper and more powerful than ours. Our two armies are fighting, and who doesn't know who will win or lose!"
When Sang Kun heard this, he carefully looked at the military appearance of the Song army, and found that what Temujin said was indeed good, so he couldn't help but snort a little embarrassed, and felt very dissatisfied with Wang Han sending him on the expedition this time and asking him to obey Temujin's orders.
At the same time, Yue Wudi, Han Yanxuan, and Xin Qiji, the three of them were also watching the military appearance of the Mongolian iron cavalry, and saw that everyone in the Mongolian cavalry did not have a trace of nervousness in the face of the upcoming war.
Especially Temujinbe, for the upcoming war, there is a trace of fanaticism and ** in the depths of his eyes, which makes Xin Qiji and Han Yanxuan a little confused. (To be continued......)