Chapter How can this happen
Wulu led the city to stand on the top of the city and watch Zhang Gui's army leave countless bodies and defeat the northeast. The Song army following the pursuit brought dust and smoke to the sky, gradually submerging the defeated army. Several Song troops spread over the sky and drove down the city, leaving the village only three miles away from the city, and the camp was continuous for ten miles, causing the city to surround it.
"Oh..." Wulu sighed with a long sigh. He seemed to have suddenly become over ten years old and his body was hunched over. He was mixed with feelings and couldn't tell whether he was regretful or sad. He knew that Zhang Gui was defeated and he could only trap the lonely city. It was impossible for the court to come again in the short term. But in this situation, he had to admit that he was selfish and had to admit that he was selfish.
When the Song army was invading Henan and Shandong and entered Hebei, all the sects were defeated, either dead or captured. They escaped by chance, tens of thousands of people continued to flock to Daming Prefecture to take refuge, which made the situation complicated and made him furious.
Daming Mansion is richer than other road governments, with a vast city and sufficient food and supplies. In theory, the joining of these people can increase the power of Daming Mansion. These officials who fled were carrying a lot of money, and then they bought houses and purchased large quantities of food and supplies, which pushed prices several times higher. In addition, the defeated army could not harass the people in the city and plunder the rich, which made it a mess.
Wulu knew that if this continued, the people of Daming Mansion would inevitably be separated. So he threatened the supply of money and grain, forcing the bureaucrats and priests who fled into the city to give up their military power, retained only a small number of personal troops, reorganized and integrated the troops in the city, and obtained more than 20,000 soldiers. In addition, he had more than 40,000 soldiers to control the military power in the city.
He was welcomed at first for Zhang Gui's arrival. After all, all the kings of the sects have been defeated at present, and he is alone and can't help but he can help and restrain the Song army. Of course, he is happy to see it happen, and even if he pays some price, he is willing to pay. However, as the war develops, Zhang Gui realizes that there is danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the Song army, so he wants to enter the city to protect himself, which makes Wulu reluctant.
After all, Zhang Gui was in a high position, and the Khan was in charge, and he had 60,000 elite guards under his command. Wulu knew that this was not something that his local sect could resist. So although he sent a famous official to greet him, he was unwilling to do so, but because of the situation.
So when Wulu found that Zhang Gui's troops were surrounded by the Song army and trapped under the city, he was negative in the rescue and wanted to wait until his strength was weakened before he could welcome him into the city. At that time, his strength was damaged and he had the money and food in the city, so he could force Zhang Gui to bow to him and act in his eyes. He had to let him control his power.
Unexpectedly, he was backfired. Wulu didn't expect that the Song army's defense was so tight and its combat effectiveness was far better than imagined. The defeat of the personal guards led by Zhang Gui made him feel a little regretful that he did not send troops to respond in time when Zhang Gui launched the last attack, and he also blamed why he did not hold on for a while.
But now the big mistake has been made, and Wulu regrets it too much. Thinking about his fate, he is still chilling. If Zhang Gui escaped and his life was defeated and returned to the capital, he would definitely report to the Khan to blame him for the defeat. Even if he insisted on retreating until the Song army retreated, the court would be unable to protect his life.
In addition, nearly 200,000 troops outside the city were besieging the city, and they were swearing the city without forcing them to stop. When there were no reinforcements outside, Wuludai didn't know how long he could hold on and when the court would send troops to rescue the siege? But no matter what, his fate seemed to be not very good, and he should make plans for what to do...
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In the blink of an eye, November was coming. Although it was as warm as spring in the Dadu Ming Hall, Tiemuer, wrapped in fur, still felt cold, as if standing naked in the snow. He drove all the people in the hall out and turned around like a trapped beast. He didn't understand why the situation had evolved into an uncontrollable state.
"Are you disrespectful to the Southern Dynasties?" Tie Muer immediately denied this idea. After he ascended the throne, he could not be respectful to the Southern Dynasties, but he was not short of etiquette. The "year gift" has never been short of it. He always sent him on time according to the contract. He would send envoys to send congratulations every New Year, but he would respond to any requests, and tolerate and give in and never neglected.
"Or is it God's punishment for me?" Tiemur also denied it. He had never stopped offering sacrifices in all four seasons, and even went to the altar to personally sacrifice. He would ask the heaven, earth, ghosts and gods for advice whenever he was given a major event. He would follow the instructions after he was given a warning. He would not treat his ancestors badly, and he would continue to sacrifice every year.
After thinking about it, Tiemur felt that there was nothing to be indebted, but at the beginning it was just an internal strife caused by some people in his own struggle for power and profit, but now it is a state of danger of destroying the country. After only two months of sending troops in the Southern Dynasty, it has successively conquered Shandong, Henan, and southern Hebei.
"Zhang Gui, a son, misled me!" Tie Muer suddenly found the reason and said angrily.
When the situation had not deteriorated, Zhang Gui repeatedly said that the Southern Dynasties were ambitions and were unsuccessful towards the Central Plains thieves and should be wary of them. He sent him back to Beijing to take charge of military affairs. Unexpectedly, he could not stop the internal struggles of the sect kings. Instead, it led to the robbery of the sects. The frequent incidents of his own border troops crossing the border in the name of suppressing bandits, which made the Southern Dynasties angry and used their troops to indignately and conflicts between the two countries.
Thinking of this, Tie Muer was so angry that when the conflict was getting worse, this guy did not restrain the royal army of the sects. Instead, he frequently wrote to him that the Southern Dynasties was not simply to invade the north, and asked for more reinforcements to go south to reinforce the unexpected. However, he was confused by his alarmist words and ordered him to lead the army to reinforce and lead the army to deal with it.
Perhaps it was precisely because of the increase in troops that completely angered the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, so he took the initiative to mobilize troops to cross the border and invade Shandong and Henan. What is a pity is that the local area is extremely corrupt, and the sect kings were vulnerable. In more than a month, they lost thousands of miles of land, causing the Song army to march straight in.
However, Zhang Gui was slow to act, afraid of the enemy and did not fight. He repeatedly refused to dispatch the court, resisting the will to change the marching route, which further deteriorated the situation. He fell into the trap of the Southern Army and was surrounded outside the Daming Mansion. At this time, he was still obsessed with it and hesitated. In the end, he gave up Daming and broke northward, and was chased by the Southern Army. Only more than 3,000 people escaped with the 60,000 army.
What's so annoying is that Zhang Gui, the thief, said before the war, "Our dynasty is good at riding and shooting. Anyone who is more cavalry and shooting against the enemy will definitely be defeated." He also became "the firearms of the Southern Dynasty were sharp and they were all reliant on artillery, and the enemy's cannons were also transported by water. Now the rivers are frozen and the boats are not running. If they are on the land, they will not be able to do so." It is also called "The Southern Army's muskets are accurate in removing cannons, which is not as good as my guns to shoot far away, and can penetrate heavy armor."
The memorial after the war was a different expression, all of which were excuses, saying, "At the beginning of the war, the generals attacked with guns and fought for two years. The rebels were about to retreat. At the time of rushing, the guns and cannons broke out, resulting in defeat." "I sent thousands of cavalry to break into the formation, and the enemy was fierce, and they knew the tactics of war. He integrated the formation and used guns and cannons. The cavalry was shot and dropped from the horse. The cavalry was riding on the battlefield and was killed at that time'.
Breaking through is also called a last resort, saying, "The food and grass are exhausted, and the soldiers will be exhausted in the ice and snow, which is becoming increasingly difficult." "The city guards are not good at handling the situation, so they will break the formation and return without success." "I divided the troops to break the enemy's formation in two directions, all of which are within a short distance of the city. The city guards do not send one soldiers and one soldiers to respond, the suspension bridge does not fall, the city gate does not open, and the enemy's oppression has to turn north to break through, etc., all of which are too much...
"Come here, I'll write an order!" Thinking of this, Zhen Jin was extremely annoyed and shouted at the outside of the hall.
"Shan!" As soon as he finished speaking, Zalichi, who wrote the imperial edict, entered the palace to bow and respond to the edict.
"Zhang Gui, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, deceived the court, lied about military affairs, failed to obey the orders, and cut off military opportunities, resulting in defeat. He was removed from his post, escorted back to Beijing for crimes, seized his residence, and detained all his family members. He waited for crimes... He looked for this to polish it and sent it to the Secretariat immediately, and there must be no delay!" Tie Mu'er thought while thinking, but felt that his hatred could not be expressed, and ordered.
"Yes, yes!" Zhalichi was a close minister of the Khan. He could see that the Khan was full of hatred for him. Soon, a stern decree with extremely vicious words was drafted. Tiemur read it and felt that some things were too much, so he asked him to make some modifications and re-copy them and send them to the Secretariat for issuance.
But not long after, an eunuch came to inform An Tong and several important officials to ask for an audience. Tiemur really didn't want to see them. These people were like crows and didn't say a good thing. As soon as the imperial edict was passed, they came, and they must have pleaded for Zhang Gui. He was more willing to summon him, but after thinking about it, he nodded and let them come in for an audience.
"Shan!" An Tong, Kurigis, Buhumu, Li Siyan and others entered the palace to politely.
"I have decided on Zhang Gui's affairs, so don't say anything anymore!" Tie Muer said before he waited for them to speak.
"Khan, I am not here for Zhang Gui's affairs, I have something else to report!" An Tong was stunned for a moment and then polite.
"Oh, please speak!" Tiemur's expression was slowed down and asked them to sit down and talk.
"Khan, Daming King Wulu took Xiancheng to surrender to the Southern Dynasty, Daming Mansion has been lost!" An Tong sighed.
"Wulu's surrender?!" Tiemuer couldn't believe it when he heard it, but looked at the faces of everyone and confirmed that it was true. He said angrily, "Issuing an order to seize the title and take back the grassland fief, and all the children and tribes will be terminated as slaves!"
"Yes, I will give you instructions immediately!" An Tong saw that he was trying his best to do anything, so he did not dare to disobey.
"Khan, there is one more thing to report!" Korigis waited for him to calm down before he said.
"Say!" Tiemuer glanced at them and said helplessly.
"Khan, according to the spy, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty left Kaifeng and went to Gongyi to sacrifice tomb!" Kurigis said carefully.
Chapter completed!