Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 949: Troops Arrive at Datong Mansion

Li Shunying looked around and saw no one, then stepped forward to knock on the door.He whispered: "Shang Shu, are you there?"

After a while, a middle-aged man with gray beard and hair opened the door. Seeing it was Li Shunying, he said, "Madam, I'm here today. What can I do for you?"

Li Shunying hurriedly said: "Go in and talk!"

After saying that, he hurriedly opened the door and entered the yard.

The middle-aged man shook his head, followed the woman helplessly, and closed the door.

There was a middle-aged man sitting next to the charcoal pot in the thatched house. He was a little embarrassed when he saw Li Shunying coming in.He stood up and bowed: "I've met my lady."

Li Shunying said: "It turns out that the regiment training is also here, which is just right. I have some news that I will tell the minister today."

The middle-aged man just entered the house and asked hurriedly: "What's the news?"

Li Shunying was silent for a while and then said: "The king was frustrated in Taiyuan Mansion. This battle may be a big deal. I heard from people in the mansion that the Song army is already dozens of miles away. They may arrive at Datong Mansion tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." . Now the people in Fucheng are panicked and are thinking of escaping."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but be overjoyed.He asked hurriedly: "Are you serious? Master Wang is really outside Xijing City? This is really a big deal!"

Li Shunying nodded: "That's what I heard. They also discussed that the whole government will flee eastward tomorrow, and Shangshu and the others will also take them with them."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man sneered in a low voice: "Since the King of the Song Dynasty has arrived at Datong Mansion, how can I escape with the Jin people?"

Li Shunying lowered her head and thought for a while, then sighed and said, "I'm not going to let them go either -"

The middle-aged man was Hong Hao, the envoy of the Song Dynasty who was sent to Jin Dynasty in the third year of Jianyan period. At that time, he was pretending to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites and serving as the general envoy of Jin Dynasty and was detained by the Jin people.Because of his skillful knowledge, he was respected by the God of Grain, and he was invited to teach his sons at home.In recent years, Gushen has been an official in Xijing, so he also lives here.

The younger, middle-aged man in Hong Hao's family was Zhao Bolin, the Song Dynasty clan's military commander.During the Jingkang incident, the couple were robbed as slaves and returned to the God of Grain.Because Hong Hao was an old acquaintance, he rescued her in many ways, and his life improved a lot.

Hong Hao paced back and forth, thinking a lot in his mind.After a long time, he asked Li Shunying: "We have also heard that Gu Shen's war in Taiyuan is not going well. However, have you heard about who came to Xijing? If you can lead troops to attack the important areas behind the Jin army, they must not be Ordinary people.”

Li Shunying shook his head: "I don't know the name either. Even the Jin people can't seem to tell who he is. I only know that he is a governor."

"Capital?" Hong Hao pondered for a long time. "The person fighting the Jin army this time is Wang Xuanxiang. All his troops are leaders of the first division. Could it be that Wang Xuanxiang sent a division? Now the Jin people have almost no soldiers near Xijing, and no one can stop a division. ”

Zhao Bolin said: "Why should Shangshu think too much? We will know after a few days when Xijing City is destroyed."

Hong Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Tuan Lian thought too simply. For the Jin people in the city, this is a life-and-death season. Do you think there will be peace? People like us, if we don't make preparations in advance, will die. , how can you say it’s not relevant?”

Zhao Bolin was startled and said hurriedly: "What do you think, Minister? Be sure to let us know!"

Hong Hao said: "It's all speculation now. We just need to observe quietly. But when the Song army arrives outside the city, we must be prepared. We will discuss it then."

Zhao Bolin is a slave of Gu Shen's family and he does not have freedom of movement. Waiting quietly suits his purpose.

Li Shunying said: "What should I do? Shangshu, I don't want to follow this family."

Hong Hao said: "My wife has a special status. Even if the Song army is coming, who dares to stop me? Just go back and don't follow the others."

Li Shunying nodded, still in a state of confusion, but didn't feel comfortable saying anything else.

Jiang Min rode on the horse, looked around, and asked the soldier beside him: "What kind of river is this?" The soldier said: "I asked the guide, this is the Shili River."

Jiang Min nodded: "Let's camp here tonight."

After that, get off the horse.Looking at the dusk clouds, there are three or five huts nearby, and a group of sheep are grazing by the river.Said: "Hu'er killed all Yin Qimu, and the only noise was the noise of cattle and sheep. Today I came to Yunzhong, and I don't know whether the knife in the box is fast or not!"

After saying that, he said to the soldiers: "Let's rest here today. Go and ask some families over there, and use one family's house as a headquarters. Also, I see there are a group of sheep over there, so I can buy some by the way. Here comes a sheep.”

The soldier asked: "Should I buy it at the market price?"

Jiang Min smiled and said: "Although the surrounding counties are not friendly to us, we cannot lose our etiquette and rob cattle and sheep. Of course, we must buy them at market prices. Otherwise, when we govern in the future, the people will only remember our bad qualities."

The soldier said yes and trotted towards the village.

Jiang Min turned around and looked north in the direction of Datong Mansion with her hands behind her back.After a while, he said to the soldiers: "I will ask Zhao Yun to come to my headquarters later."

The soldier said yes and hurried away.

After passing Ningwuguan, Jiang Min did not stop and went straight to Datong Mansion.Counties such as Guangwu, Shanyin, Jincheng, and Huairen that passed through the road were all captured by a regiment or several battalions, without affecting the speed of the army at all.Today, we finally arrived outside Datong City.

Because the speed was so fast, even the nobles and nobles of the Jin Dynasty in Datong Mansion would not have time to escape.As long as the city is surrounded tomorrow, they will not be able to fly even if they have wings.

Datong Prefecture was called Yunzhong by Song people because the Tang Dynasty established Yunzhong County in Datong, and Song people continued to use the Tang name.In the Liao Dynasty, Datong Prefecture was promoted to Xijing, which was followed by the Jin Dynasty. However, people in the Song Dynasty did not call it that, and still used the old name.

Datong Mansion was the Xijing of the Jin Dynasty and the home of the powerful minister Nianhan.Especially in the past two years, Nianhan's power has increased significantly. Almost half of the Jin Dynasty's court was stationed in Datong Prefecture, and his position was extremely important.If we capture this place, it will be equivalent to destroying half of the Jin Kingdom.

After a while, the soldiers came back and said they had rented the house.And the sheep here are not expensive, so I bought ten sheep.

Jiang Min said: "Although ten is a lot, it is not enough for all the officers and soldiers to have meat to eat. Tonight, let them have a bowl of mutton soup to drink, and the noodles will be delicious. Wait until tomorrow, work together to destroy Yunzhong City !”

After that, he strode towards the house where the farmers lived nearby.

There are very few Han people in this place, whether they are farmers or herdsmen.Even if there were Han people, they were reduced to slaves, and there were basically no homesteaders.This is a small village of Khitan people. They were hiding outside the door of a nearby house with fear in their eyes.

Jiang Min smiled at them and went straight into the courtyard.

This family's house is quite spacious, and they seem to be a well-off family.Jiang Min didn't bother to pay attention to this and entered the main room.The soldiers and staff officers were busy setting up the headquarters. When they saw Jiang Min coming in, they hurriedly saluted.

Letting everyone just be busy, Jiang Min sat in the middle seat and looked at the nearby map carefully.

After a while, the cavalry commander Zhao Yun came in and saluted Jiang Min with his hands crossed.

Jiang Min raised his head and said: "After dinner later, you take a thousand cavalry to Niubi Pass in the east of the city towards Baideng. If the Jin people escape, they must leave through Niubi Pass. You must hold on to it. Here we are. After Niupi Pass, send three hundred cavalry to chase them all the way to Baideng. There is no need to attack the city, just capture all the Jin people who escaped on the road!"

Zhao Yun said yes.After a while, he asked: "Du Tong, have you arrested all the people you met on the road, regardless of good or bad?"

Jiang Min said: "Capture them all, no one is left! Whether they are good or bad, we will wait until they return to Yunzhong City! By the way, don't abuse them."

(End of this chapter)