Ding Yan's expression changed: "Is that Guo Ning who defeated the Red Coat Army? Is he going to send troops to help the king?"
Jiagu Alihe was stunned. In his eyes, the power of Shandong Dinghai Navy lies in the fact that its troops defeated the Mongolian army three times. Most recently, they killed the Mongol general Zhebie. Such military exploits are worthy of praise from soldiers from all over the Jin Dynasty.
The leader of the horse. As for the red coat army, it is nothing more than the rebellion of the ants and the disease of the mustard, which is not worth mentioning. The focus of the Song envoy is completely different from his. Perhaps it is because they are isolated in the south of the Yangtze River and do not know the Mongolian
People are awesome.
But Jiagu Alihe didn't want to be troublesome and just nodded: "Yes, it's them! This time the imperial court is fighting Mongolia, all the commanders and ministers from all over the country have sent troops to support, and Shandong's soldiers and horses arrived from the sea, which is the fastest
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Seeing Jiagu Ali leaving the high platform happily and going to meet the generals under the Ding Navy, the deputy envoy Hou Zhongxin closed his raccoon sleeves and came to Ding Zhan's side.
"Bachelor, when I was in Huainan, I heard about Guo Ning's deeds from the remnants of the Red Coat Army. This man was able to serve as the propaganda envoy of the Jin Dynasty with a small soldier in the Han Dynasty. He held a heavy army and was stationed in a vast territory. I want to come here.
Not only is he extremely brave, but he is also somewhat extraordinary in military and political management. I will go take a look and find out the details of his department in a while."
Ding Yan was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and then said: "Just asking, don't be too troublesome. Our most important mission is still in Zhongdu City."
"Don't worry, bachelor, I won't have to worry about it."
"In addition, even if the two families are traveling together, don't let the soldiers get too close to us... Since Guo Ning is a strong general, he must have many arrogant soldiers under his command, and most of his actions will be brutal. It will not be easy for us to go all the way. If
Being plundered by insurgents under the city of Zhongdu will make you a laughing stock."
Hou Zhong was confident that he understood the meaning and shouted to the governor who was waiting behind him: "Do you understand?"
Nadujia was an envoy from the third class and was very smart and capable. He bowed slightly and said: "I will arrange soldiers to guard and defend to the death. Don't worry, you two gentlemen, we have 60 soldiers on hand, as well as strong men recruited from the market along the way.
More than two hundred. When we set out tomorrow, whether we encounter Mongols or Jurchen rebels, we will definitely repel them."
The so-called military exchanges in ancient times were envoys. During the hundreds of years since the Song and Jin Dynasties co-existed, the two countries had different peace and wars. The most important function of envoys was to spy on the other party's internal affairs in order to adjust their own national policies.
For example, when the new emperor of the Jin Dynasty ascended the throne the year before last, Zhen Dexiu, a famous official from the Song Dynasty, was sent to serve as an envoy to celebrate his enthronement. When Zhen Dexiu arrived in Xuyi, it happened that the Mongols were sweeping across the Central Plains and the roads were blocked, so he stayed at the border for two months before returning. During this period, he
After traversing the situation in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, all the dangers in the mountains and rivers, the bravery and timidity of the soldiers, the virtuousness of the defenders, and the sufferings of the border people are all recorded in the book.
When he returned to the palace and went to the palace to report what he had seen on the road, Zhen Dexiu described the internal and external troubles of the Jin Dynasty, and tried to prove that the coins could be stopped, which won the approval of the officials in the court.
Ding Yan and Hou Zhongxin were the two people who were responsible for keeping an eye on the inside story of Dajin after Zhen Dexiu. Before traveling, they had to give orders from powerful people in the court. They must arrive in Zhongdu on this trip, and they could not act like real people.
Like Dexiu, he walked around Lianghuai River and then left.
However, this goal is really difficult to achieve given the constant battles within Daikin's territory.
In the Lianghuai area, the remnants of the Red Coat Army were scattered everywhere; on the Nanjing Road side of Kaifeng Mansion, Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu and the Xuanfu envoy Guo Ning on Shandong Road also led their own troops to guard the territory, as if they were a country of their own. Ding Zhan
He and Hou Zhongxin patrolled for a long time, and were about to return disappointed.
At this time, a local official in Huainan who was the magistrate of Wan'an County suggested that although the land route between the two countries was blocked, the sea route was always open, and many maritime merchants had their own strength and could ensure safety along the way.
How could a mere county magistrate have collusion with maritime merchants? There was something worthy of investigation. However, Ding Zhan had to deal with urgent matters at hand and could not care too much. He immediately asked the county magistrate to come forward and contacted a reliable person.
The maritime merchants organized a fleet and made this trip.
Of course, maritime merchants have to take risks and have their own requirements, and they want to obtain benefits in exchange.
On this matter, Ding Yan and Hou Zhongxin had consulted their seniors before setting off, and they were knowledgeable. As envoys of the Song Dynasty, they already had personal encounters, entrained practices and privileges, so when going to Zhongdu, they also had to
It is a trivial matter to meet the requirements of a maritime trader in a large smuggling business.
From Ding Zhan's point of view, the Mongols were only fearsome in legends, while the Jurchen soldiers were the enemies who had been constantly fighting against the Song Dynasty for the past hundred years. On the way from Zhigu Village to Zhongdu,
It's really hard to say who should be more guarded against.
After receiving Ding Yan's instructions, Hou Zhongxin came out of the military camp and headed to the dock in the south.
Since most of the merchants in Zhigu Village have fled, many buildings have now been requisitioned as military camps. Jiagu Ali, who has been working with the short-term commander for nearly two years, now also used his family's assets to recruit a large number of people.
soldiers.
At this time, many soldiers came out of the military camp, and there were noisy people on both sides of the road. Most of them were talking about the soldiers and horses of the Dinghai Navy.
When he arrived near the pier, he saw several groups of infantrymen with red flags lined up neatly, entering various military camps like long black and gray snakes. A rough count showed that the number of soldiers was not many. Those who disembarked from the ship were about a few.
Hundreds of people, and many more remained on board.
Many people on the boat got out of the cabin and stood on the bow of the boat looking towards the shore. They were obviously envious of their companions who had landed. But since the officers had no orders, everyone continued to wait as a matter of course, without any signs of restlessness.
The soldiers who were the first to disembark may not be free. In Hou Zhongxin's eyes, they entered the military camp, put down their weapons and saluted, and were immediately driven to work. Some were burying pots to make rice, and some began to repair and prepare the camp.
Defense facilities, even transporting wood, etc.
The officers were running back and forth in the camp, shouting orders, and the cavalry and infantry were coming in one after another, looking for their respective gathering places. There was inevitably a slight confusion in the process, and people screamed for a while. But Hou Zhongxin
Notice that even in times of chaos, the soldiers did not complain, and once any chaos occurred, officers would immediately arrive and deal with it on the spot.
Hou Zhongxin even felt a particularly high-spirited energy among the grassroots officers and even the ordinary soldiers.
This kind of energy is different from the fierceness of the northern barbarians in Hou Zhongxin's imagination, and it is not as silent and heavy as the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty. It seems to be rarely seen in warriors, but it is somewhat similar to the officials and gentry of the Song Dynasty.
With pride and reserve.
How can humble Qiu Ba be compared with officials and gentry?
Hou Zhongxin shook his head, feeling that he might have been at sea for a long time and his mind was a little confused.
At this time, horns sounded again in various military camps, and then the navy's rangers and scouts were divided into groups and galloped out.
Behind Hou Zhongxin, a local guard from Zhigu Village saw their vigorous figures and couldn't help but praise: "What a horse, what a good riding skill, what a courage!"
Another soldier exclaimed: "They only ride in a group of three or five? Aren't they afraid of running into the Mongols and being slaughtered?"
"Where did the Mongols come from near Zhigu Village? They were all Tatar tribesmen, Khitans, and Wanggu people... weren't dozens of people killed by the Ding navy just now? Aren't all those heads hanging on the dock? Let me tell you, Ding
The navy has fought fierce battles with the elite headquarters of the Mongolian army in Shandong and Liaodong, how can it be afraid of those miscellaneous tribes?"
"In the past two years, they are the only ones who can defeat the Mongols, right? They are really powerful."
"Isn't that because they have good land, equipment and training? If someone can give me a hundred acres, no, give me twenty acres of land, and give me a steel knife, I will kill a Mongolian too.
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"You're a bastard, you wet your pants when you go into battle, are you worth twenty acres of land?"
The soldiers continued to talk nonsense, and someone noticed Hou Zhongxin, who was dressed as a Song official, and pulled his companions to signal them to shut up.
Hou Zhongxin stood where he was, just continuing to stare at Ding Haijun's actions.
