The Jurchen nobles of the Great Jin Kingdom have always been selfish. Pusan Anzhen himself was involved in the political dispute between Emperor Zhang Zong and the Zong Wang, and after suffering a heavy setback in his official career, he climbed to such a high position step by step.
Like most of the Jurchen dignitaries in the imperial court, they would not let their own interests be harmed even in the worst environment.
But Pusan Anzhen was indeed loyal to Dai Jin, and he really wanted to do his best to save the declining Dai Jin and maintain the increasingly shaky rule of the Jurchens in the Central Plains.
Therefore, he gave up fighting for military and political power with Shuhu Gaoqi and his like in Zhongdu very early, and instead sought to go abroad in order to integrate local military and political power and maintain a base with sufficient strength in the rotten Daijin territory.
Hebei was his best choice. At first, Pusan Anzhen thought that as long as he controlled this base area, he could then influence the court situation to the north and annex the prosperous Shandong to the south, and he would suddenly become the most powerful faction in the Jin Kingdom. Later,
As long as he maneuvers between the emperor and King Sui to gain profits, he will naturally continue to accumulate strength. When he has three thousand miles of mountains and rivers and one hundred thousand troops, no matter how ferocious the Mongols are, Pusan Anzhen will always have a way to deal with them.
At that time, if you advance, you can become the pillar and support of the imperial court and build achievements like Yi Yin and Huo Guang. If you retreat, you will not lose the wealth and honor of a feudal town. You may even have the opportunity to build the Yelu Dashi.
However, since taking office as the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei, the local difficulties have been ten times or a hundred times more than what Pusan Anzhen imagined!
For many days and nights, he worked hard and could not sleep. He did not know how many hard and soft means he used, and after untold hardships, he finally stabilized Hebei. But King Sui in the south had managed the entire Henan like an iron barrel, and Shandong
direction, in just one year, another Dinghai navy came to the fore, and its momentum was simply unstoppable.
This situation, coupled with the Mongols' repeated attacks southward, is an overwhelming force. Pusan Anzhen is familiar with the history of the Han Dynasty and knows how dangerous this is, and all the things in Zhongdu are
The chaos is just like those apocalyptic situations recorded in history books.
This can be said to be a continuous blow to Pusan Anzhen. Although he always puts on a confident demeanor in front of others, in fact, secretly, he is inevitably shaken and depressed.
Seeing that his dream of reviving the Great Jin Dynasty was becoming increasingly difficult to realize, Pusan Anzhen never imagined that at this critical moment when the Mongolian army besieged Zhongdu, Guo Ning, a rebel, would actually choose to fully support the imperial court?
When Pusan Anzhen led his troops to be stationed at Yijin Pass in Bazhou in an attempt to stop the Mongolian army from moving south, Guo Ning first started a fierce battle in Liaodong, and then sent elite troops by sea to the Lushui River to try his best to protect Zhongdu.
Material supply.
Yijin Pass is not far from Zhiguzhai, and the two places are only separated by the Wozikou Army Village, which is occupied by Bohai native You Xingge and his troops. Therefore, the repeated fierce battles between the Dinghai Navy and the Mongolian army along the Lushui River were simply
It broke out under the eyes of Pusan Anzhen.
When the imperial court is in crisis, the one who is really working hard and sweating is an obvious rebel?
This situation is extremely absurd.
As Pusan Anzhen witnessed this situation, he felt more and more on pins and needles when he thought of his status as one who had lived with the country for generations.
Just as he was patrolling uncertainly, another news came: An important figure in the Ding navy had moved Chu Cai and brought three or five followers to Yijin Pass to seek an audience.
When Pusan Anzhen was in Zhongdu in his early years, he was very close to Tu Danyi, and Yilan Chucai was a rising star that Tu Danyi was very optimistic about, and he regarded him as his junior. Therefore, the two people not only recognized each other
, and there was quite a bit of friendship on the scene. But two years ago, I didn’t know why I went crazy when I moved Chu Cai. I gave up my good future in the Zhongdu court and defected to Guo Ning, a rebel. Pusan Anzhen and him
No more connection.
However, he moved Chu Cai to serve under Guo Ning and served as the magistrate of Xuanfu. He was the general person in charge of the government affairs of dozens of military states in Shandong and Liaodong. Guo Ning relied on him as his right-hand man, and he seemed to be a loyal minister of the political power...
Pusan Anzhen knew it clearly.
Therefore, Yi La Chucai suddenly asked for an audience, which surprised Pusan Anzhen. He hurriedly went out to meet the enemy and found out that the Ding navy not only faced the Mongolian army in Lushui, but also allocated an extremely large amount of supplies from Shandong.
A team of civilian militiamen was formed and prepared to be sent to Zhongdu via the land route in Hebei!
How can the Ding Navy do this?
Who are they? They are rebels who only need to display their carriages and horses! But when the Mongolian army goes south, the rebels can still do this... What about people like Pusan Anzhen who claim to be loyal ministers? This is simply shocking.
Shame on you!
According to Chu Cai's report, Du Shisheng, another magistrate of the Ding Navy, had already contacted powerful generals in Zhongdu and came out of the city to meet him. Therefore, the Ding Navy's huge team of grain and fodder supplies had already set off. They asked their servant An Zhen to do this.
, just try to ensure the safety of the short distance north of Yijin Pass, and try to protect the food and supplies as close to Zhongdu.
When we arrived at the vicinity of Zhongdu, there would naturally be soldiers and horses from Zhongdu to support us. Pusan Anzhen just retreated and there was no need to stay any longer.
In response, Pusan Anzhen did not immediately agree.
This request requires Pusan Anzhen to take a big risk. The last time the Mongolian army went south to invade, apart from the defenders of the northern border trench, the most tragic casualties were the soldiers and horses of King Qin trying to reach Zhongdu, Pusan Anzhen.
Zhen remembered that among the generals who died directly on the battlefield were Wu Gusun Wutun and more than ten people.
If Pusan Anzhen left Yijin Pass, where he had been running for a long time, and sent troops northward, who knows whether he would be attacked by the Mongolian army and end up like those who work hard for the king?
That's not all that makes Pusan Anzhen doubtful.
The loss he suffered at the hands of Guo Ning half a year ago was too painful. How could this not make him extremely frightened? He really didn't know if he had to deal with this cunning thief again, how could he possibly do it again?
What's the point of losing!
Therefore, after Pusan Anzhen talked with Yi La Chucai, he politely left Yi La Chucai lingering at Yijin Pass, and actually held him hostage. Then he sent two groups of capable people to investigate separately.
A manned force flew all the way to Shandong to monitor the Dinghai navy civilian militia assembled in the Dizhou area.
This passerby quickly reported that the people of Ding'an were fully responsible for allocating baggage, food and fodder within the territory of Dinghai. They had mobilized tens of thousands of people, thousands of livestock, and three to five thousand heavy-duty vehicles to meet the needs of the capital.
The scale of this civilian militia team is huge, and it is definitely not fake.
The spies sent by Pu San Anzhen were very capable, and they secretly arrested a few civil servants and tortured them about the inside story of Shandong. After questioning, they found out that after Guo Ning sent orders to various places to raise grain and fodder, the process of allocating and transshipping it accordingly was quite interesting in Shandong.
Some disruption.
All because of the continuous fighting in Shandong, even if there were maritime trade channels to supplement it, the family wealth was actually not strong. Since the navy officials had never seen the imperial court, the military government forcibly transferred a large amount of materials to supply the central capital, which suddenly affected many places.
The military and political officials were dissatisfied.
What's more, the amount of food needed by Zhongdu has never been small. In the past, there was sea transportation. It was not difficult for a ship to carry thousands of stones of grain. It was not difficult for hundreds of ships to carry one hundred thousand stones. But now there is a fight over there in Zhigu Village.
Once the grain ship arrived, it was impossible to go north, so we had to go overland.
If we take the land route, we will have to recruit a large number of people and animals. How will the reward money and rations needed by these people on the road be provided?
If we deduct from the transported grain and fodder, and the people along the way eat horse chews, I don’t know how much of this batch of grain and fodder will be left in Zhongdu. If we recruit additional supplies from the local area, such a large amount will really meet the requirements of the Art of War.
The expenses of the common people are reduced to seven out of ten; the expenses of the public are reduced to nothing!
That is to say, Jing'anmin has seniority in the army, is famous, and is capable in doing things. If it were someone else, the prestige is not enough, or he is not capable enough. I am afraid that at this time, he is still busy dealing with the commotion in various places, and he simply cannot gather such a force.
The baggage team is coming.
After the news along the way was confirmed, those who inquired about the battle situation along Zhigu Village and Lushui also returned one after another.
They all said that the Mongolian army, with no less than 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses, was tightly blockading the area along the Lushui River to Zhigu Village, and the fighting with the Dinghai Navy continued day by day. During this period, the main focus of the battle was in Zhigu
Zhigu Village, Dinghai Navy continued to increase troops to Zhigu Village, and the Mongols also mobilized elite auxiliary troops from Beijing Road, including the famous Black Army, as well as the Bohai and Khitan people also participated in the battle.
One team of explorers was particularly bold. They traveled all the way and stayed overnight, bypassing the strongholds controlled by the Mongols such as Anci and Wuqing. They arrived at Miaoyin County on the north bank of Lushui River. They also saw with their own eyes the Mongols intimidating the people and destroying the Ding navy.
This is the construction of a large fortress.
They also grabbed their tongues and tortured them. From this, we learned that the Dinghai navy and the Mongolian army fought repeatedly along the Lushui River several times in ten months. This fortress outside Miaoyin County changed hands four times.
, this made the Mongolian nobles become so cruel that they had to completely burn it to the ground.
By this time, Pusan Anzhen was finally relieved of his suspicions, and his loyalty to the court and his expectation of making great achievements took over again.
A good man who grew up among white mountains and black waters, and lives in such a world, can he really be overwhelmed by a man like Guo Ning in terms of responsibility and courage? Guo Ning dares to strangle the Mongols to this extent repeatedly.
Even when Zhenlian sends out troops to protect a short distance, he still has to look forward and backward?
Five days ago, the baggage team organized by Ding Haijun passed through Cangzhou and Qingzhou and arrived at Yijin Pass. Pusan Anzhen finally made up his mind, and immediately ordered the elite Meng'an to defeat the army of more than 10,000, leading the baggage team.
The attack reached Liangxiang County to the west of Daxing Prefecture.
For Pu San Anzhen, this was considered a military adventure. Being able to arrive here safely showed his loyalty to the imperial court and his wish was enough. Next, it was time for Zhongdu's troops to leave the city to pick up the supplies, and his own army
An Ran was revitalized.
Yi Li Chu Cai insists on saying anything about joining the Central Capital, which is somewhat provocative. Even if it is an old friend's words, it is too harsh.