At that time, Miao Daorun, Jing Anmin and Zhang Rou had their own strength in the mountains and were all powerful men in Hebei. Even local officials wanted to see their colors. In terms of reputation, Miao Daorun ranked first among the three, while Zhang Rou
He was young and seemed to be attached to Miao Daorun.
At this time, after both of them were suppressed by the imperial court, Miao Daorun could only rely on his military position to inquire about rumors. However, Zhang Rou was able to lay a secret line next to Shuhu Gaoqi, who actually controlled the military affairs of Zhongdu, and knew the details, which shows that he employs people.
His methods are clever and he can win people's loyal loyalties, and his thoughts are far-reaching.
However, Du Shisheng couldn't care less about praise now.
He continued to ask: "More than five thousand people! Mongolian army headquarters! Degang, are you sure? How did this news come out?"
Zhang Rou said calmly: "Shuhu Gaoqi kept this matter a secret. Even his closest confidants did not know the inside story. But ten days ago, after the Mongolian army movements appeared in Jinshuihe Camp, it was he who personally
Crossing multiple levels, he ordered a group of Yi Army cavalry stationed outside the Xia Tongxuan Gate to stop routine patrols to the Jinkou River Camp."
"But the Jinkou River is 130 steps higher than the central capital. It can overlook the city. How important is it? Even if you are afraid of fighting and don't dare to garrison because of the power of the horns, there is no reason not to send out sentries.
.Early this morning, Li Ying, the experience officer of Shuhu Gaoqi, accidentally discovered an omission in the location of the sentinels. He thought that the people in charge of the sentinels were slacking off, so he immediately took someone to ask questions. As a result, the matter became a big deal and led to a lot of trouble.
A small turmoil. Finally..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Rou looked at Miao Daorun: "Several officers who knew about this matter were detained in the camp under the order of Shuhu Gaoqi, so there were only specious news circulating outside. But among so many people
, the experienced officer Li Ying is not easy to deal with."
Li Ying was not a direct descendant of Shu Hu Gao Qi, but an official with a serious Jinshi background. He had served as the head of the Ministry of Personnel and supervised the censor. The last time the Mongolian army invaded, he was ordered by the emperor to go out of the city in person to serve as minister to the Ministry of Industry.
Yuan Wai Lang and Xuan Cha were both employed as militiamen at Foyan Temple in Xishan. They recruited tens of thousands of people and fought against the Mongols from time to time. The area they controlled once included key passes such as Juyong Pass, and they were specially rewarded by the emperor's edicts.
Although Shuhu Gaoqi is now very powerful in Zhongdu, he is not a powerful minister, but more like the emperor's favorite and close minister. How dare he casually use force against this famous Confucian official who is in the heart of the emperor?
Starting from the morning, the two sides faced off for more than an hour. Li Ying cursed several times, which made Shuhu Gaoqi extremely embarrassed. Li Ying's subordinates took this opportunity to spread some reliable news. And one of them was
It's Zhang Rou's old department.
It was this embarrassment that prevented Shuhu Gaoqi from meeting Shandong in person, and the representatives of the two major Xuanfu envoys in Hebei had to ask their subordinates to come forward to deal with it.
It was also the presence of the Mongolian army in the Jinkouhe camp that made Shuhu Gaoqi change his previous fierce arrogance and dare not send troops out of the city to receive the food and supplies he had been dreaming about.
"How could it be like this?" Du Shisheng's mind was spinning.
The three people in the car were silent for a moment, and Miao Daorun was flustered: "I'm not sure Shuhu Gaoqi wants to surrender to the enemy! It's not safe in the capital here! We have to find a way to get out of the city quickly!"
Du Shisheng shook his head.
Shuhu Gaoqi surrendered to the enemy? This possibility is not high.
No matter how dangerous the situation in Daijin is, it is not to the extent that the marshal of the current dynasty is looking for another way. In addition, he just sent an order to Wu Linduo and Du Shisheng, telling them that the soldiers and horses in the city will not respond, not only Shuhu Gaoqi
His subordinate, Wan Yan Lian, and his close servant, Wan Yan Xie Lie.
This Wanyan Xielie was not the kind of incompetent person who got an official position by relying on the emperor's favor. He was a brave man who robbed and killed Mongolian soldiers, snatched horses, and then served his mother and escaped all the way back to the territory from a large number of pursuers.
He was favored by the emperor and became a high-ranking confidant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in just a few months.
It can be seen that Shuhu Gaoqi hid the whole matter from countless civil and military officials in the city, but did not hide it from the emperor. Since the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau were there, the emperor himself must have known about it! Could it be that the emperor also surrendered to the enemy? This is too ridiculous!
Du Shisheng was in Zhongdu City, and it was Guo Ning who had been paying attention to the surrounding fighting situation. He knew that in the past ten months, there had been constant fighting within a radius of less than 500 miles around Daxing Prefecture in Zhongdu, and the battle lines of both sides were clearly defined from Jingwei to Jingwei.
From being intertwined with each other, to being clearly separated from each other, it is showing a trend of constantly converging towards the center.
But after all, Zhongdu City was a majestic city with 800,000 civilians and 400,000 soldiers during the heyday of the Jin Dynasty. There were many military forts and camps around the city. The last time the Mongols attacked Zhongdu, they were blocked.
Dotted with military strongholds.
Therefore, this time, the Mongols drove a large number of troops from Beijing to surrender as the vanguard, causing them to consume each other with the Jin army. At this time, almost all those entrenched around Zhongdu and even threatening the connection between Tongzhou and Zhongdu were old members of the Jin army in Zhongdu.
Japanese colleagues and even generals recognized each other.
These soldiers and horses are now leaning against the Mongols, and they are all energized, like vicious dogs barking in front of their new masters. However, their real combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Mongolian army, and Du Shisheng will not let them go.
In his eyes, Shuhu Gaoqi might not be afraid of them with the thousands of Yi Army cavalry in his hands.
But the elite of the Mongolian army headquarters is another matter.
The last time this generation invaded, most of the Central Plains was cut into rivers of blood. Wanyan Gang and Shuhu Gaoqi's 100,000 soldiers in Jinshan Province were scattered. Shuhu Gaoqi was defeated all the way from Juyongguan to Daxing Prefecture.
Shuhu Gaoqi had seen the ferocity of the Mongolian army with his own eyes, but he really didn’t have the guts to fight against it!
If Du Shisheng were to put himself in his shoes, if he were Gao Qi, a skilled tiger, and 5,000 elite Mongolian troops suddenly broke into the Jinkouhe camp, how would he deal with it?
If we want to recapture the Jinkou River Camp, three to five times the troops are simply not enough. Based on the morale and training level of the Zhongdu defenders, I am afraid that sending out ten times the troops will only lead to death. But if we really send out ten times the troops, Zhongdu will be defeated.
Do you still want Daxing Mansion?
The Mongols did not attack the city, but just kept a quiet watch there, and we did not know what their true intentions were. Once the news spread, it would in vain make the soldiers and civilians in the city panic and doubt, and push the morale that had been struggling on the edge of the cliff for a long time back toward the cliff.
Push one step.
Will it fall off a cliff? Who knows?
Then pretend not to know and seek stability for a while.
No matter what, Zhongdu City is still in hand. With Jincheng Tangchi, if you persist, there will always be a chance! The only thing that can be relied on is the iron-like city wall that surrounds Zhongdu City three times inside and outside, with the longest circumference of seventy-five miles!
As for the transport team outside the city that Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou were worried about...
"There will be no loss in the capital, so you two don't have to worry too much. As for the baggage team outside the city, I will immediately send someone out of the city to report it!"
After speaking, Du Shisheng bowed deeply to the two of them.
Miao and Zhang had good intentions, but they didn't know that what arrived in Liangxiang was not only food and supplies, but also elite soldiers and horses led by Guo Ning. Guo Xuanshi came here personally just to pay attention at the nearest distance
The situation in Zhongdu is in order to make the response that is most beneficial to the navy at any time.
On that day, the Ding Navy had just established its foothold in Shandong, and was able to defeat the strong and the weak, defeating six thousand households of the Mongolian army. Now, the Ding Navy has been training for two years, and its troops are strong and brave, and Guo Xuanshi's reputation is far greater than before...
Those five thousand Mongolian cavalry are not considered a serious enemy. As long as this news reaches them in time, Guo Xuanshi will definitely have countermeasures!
Thinking of this, Du Shisheng stood up and laughed.
When he was about to comfort Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, he heard a landslide-like tsunami-like cry coming from the north of the city. In that cry, there were countless surprises, countless fears, countless doubts, and countless worries.
It was unbelievable. The sound seemed to originate from the city wall in the north of the city, like whirlpools and rapids that merged into huge waves and poured into the entire black-gray ancient city, causing even greater panic within it.
"What's going on?" Du Shisheng leaned out suddenly and asked sharply.
The coachman murmured in reply: "Everything was fine just now... It should be the defenders of the northern city wall! They suddenly got into chaos for some reason!"
Zhang Rou listened for a long time, frowned and said: "Someone is shouting, the Mongols are coming, many Mongols. Hey, are the Mongols on the other side of the Jinkou River actually attacking the city?"