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Chapter 428
In late spring, warblers fly and grass grows.

The horseshoes stepped across the wild grass, all the way north.

This small group of cavalry set out from the New Lin army at the end of March, traveled two hundred miles a day, and went north to Jianmen Pass in just five days, crossed the Jialing River, and headed straight to Lizhou.

Zhang Shi was tied up all over his body and was tied horizontally on the horse's back. He was bumped upside down for five days, his blood flowed backwards, and he felt dizzy.

Hearing the yelling in Mongolian, he tried to raise his head, looking at the majestic city in front of him, his anger gradually rose.

"Wang...Wang Dechen..."

Song generals in Sichuan and Shu often hated Wang Dechen very much, because he served Kuo Duan when he was young.Kuo Duan, the second son of Wo Kuo Tai, once slaughtered millions of people in Sichuan and Sichuan.

When Yu Jie regained Hanzhong, it was Wang Dechen who defeated Yu Jie, which made the Song army's victory in the Hanzhong battle come to an end.

In these years, Wang Dechen was the commander-in-chief of Mongolia's attack on Shu, managed Lizhou, fought non-stop with the Song army, and plundered the population in central Sichuan to build cities and farmland in Hanzhong.

He is like a sharp sword of Mongolia, which has always been on the head of Sichuan and Shu for ten years.

Zhang Shi was one of the Song generals who were about to be driven crazy under this sharp sword.

Today, Zhang Shi finally saw Lizhou run by Wang Dechen.I saw that the city wall was built along the mountain, high and strong, and the farmland stretched as far as the eye can see. The captured people in ragged clothes were farming the fields for the Mongols.

After entering the city, there are rows of warehouses lined up, obviously there is plenty of food and grass.

What surprised Zhang Shi even more was that there were so many Mongolian soldiers and horses.

His ears were filled with the neighing of horses, and various languages ​​came and went.

People scream and horses neigh, mountains and rivers vibrate.

Zhang Shi stretched his neck desperately, but he couldn't see the end of those troops, and his heart was filled with horror.

Lizhou is far more powerful than he imagined.

Why is this so?

There was a "bang", like fodder being thrown to the ground.

Zhang Shi was thrown off his horse by several Mongolian soldiers, pulled up again, and walked into the camp.He wanted to look up at the flag on the tall flagpole.

Just now he vaguely saw what seemed to be two huge, white, round banners with fluttering horsehair.It was something he had never seen before...

However, before he raised his head, he was pushed down by two soldiers.

Unable to struggle, he could only see his feet.

The white blanket was spread out and stretched all the way to a huge tent.Zhang Shi walked beside him, he felt the Mongolian soldiers holding him trembling.

Why are you trembling, excited because you have caught yourself?
After entering the big tent, Zhang Shi felt a pain in his knee and was kicked to the ground.

Before he could raise his head in time, he suddenly heard laughter from all around him.

The Mongolian soldiers outside the camp shouted, shaking the world.

Zhang Shi was a little frightened, and slowly raised his head, he felt that there were many, almost a hundred people standing in the tent, all of them were burly and menacing.

On the main seat in the middle, a man in a luxurious white robe was sitting there, with a row of guards standing behind him like tigers and wolves.

Looking up along the white robe, a majestic and stern face fell into Zhang Shi's eyes.

This person didn't smile at all, his deep, lonely, and cloudy eyes were full of coldness, and he had the supreme prestige of being in charge of life and death in the world.

Zhang Shi suddenly felt the hairs on his back stand on end, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

Mongo.

It's Mongo.

It was Brother Meng, he actually came in person.

Yes, the one I saw outside the camp just now was the nine-headed white banner, which was conscripted by the Mongolian Khan...

After being frightened for a long time, Zhang Shi knew that he was completely panicked.

He couldn't hear the Mongolian shouts and questions around him.

……

Someone stepped forward and supported Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi raised his head in a daze and saw Wang Dechen.

He was surprised to find that in front of Meng Ge, the hatred for Wang Dechen was not so deep.

The sharp sword at Chuan Shu's throat was nothing more than Meng Ge's dog.

"Zhang Shi, did you hear that? The Great Khan conquered Shu and destroyed Song in two years. Do you want to die or live?"

Wang Dechen is fluent in Chinese, but has a strange accent.

Zhang Shi raised his head and looked at Wang Dechen, but was taken aback.

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Wang Dechen's mouth.

His beard was stubby and bristly, and his face was covered with scars.

But he is actually very young, 36 years old.

Many of those who were able to become commander-in-chief in the Song Dynasty studied the imperial examination first, and then led the army to fight. They were often in their twilight years when they became commander-in-chief.The Mongolian commander is different. Wang Dechen served Kuoduan at the age of 14, led the army to conquer Shu at the age of 17, and commanded the commander-in-chief's mansion at the age of 21.

In the past ten years, it was such a young man who fought against Yu Jie, Yu Hui, and Pu Zezhi, and gained the upper hand every time.

Unbelievably sharp.

"You... aren't Han Chinese?" Zhang Shi asked in a daze.

In front of Meng Ge, under such circumstances, he seemed a little silly to ask this sentence suddenly.But Wang Dechen still answered, but the sarcasm on his face became stronger.

"People of the Wanggu tribe in the Great Mongolian Kingdom."

The ancestors of the Wanggu people lived in Gongchang Mansion, and they belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty in Tang Dynasty. They claimed to be the descendants of Li Keyong, king of Jin, and belonged to Liao first and then Jin.

They are Shatuo people, but they live mixed with Han people, Uyghur people, Xixia people, Liao people, and Jin people.Therefore, the Wanggu people are proficient in various languages ​​and characters, and most of them take general translation as their career.Worship Buddha, read books, and respect Confucianism.

Wang Dechen's father was named Wang Shixian. He served successively as the Tongzhi of the Gongchang Mansion in the Kingdom of Jin, and also served as a counselor for the maintenance of the Marshal's Mansion, and later as the Chief Marshal.

When the Jin Dynasty died, Wang Shixian was unwilling to descend to Mongolia, and sent envoys to the Song Dynasty many times to request an attachment.

At that time, Zhao Yanna, the envoy of Sichuan in the Song Dynasty, was still communicating with the center, but there was no result for a long time.But Kuoduan had already sent troops to Qinlong, so Wang Shixian descended to Mongolia.

Afterwards, most Song people called Wang's family "rebels and thieves".

Wang Dechen always thought the Song people were ridiculous.

His Wang family ancestors have never been a Song Dynasty person for a day, not even a Han person.Just because he has read the scriptures, admired Confucianism, or because he asked for an attachment and was not allowed, he became a "rebel"?
When Jin died, there were too many places like the Wang family who wanted to take refuge in the Song Dynasty, but had to surrender to Mongolia.

……

"The great Mongolian country is full of rivers, how can it not prosper?! Zhao Song is cowardly and closed, how can it not perish?! The rivers and rivers flow into the sea, the trend of the times, Zhang Shi, do you want to prosper with the trend? Or perish against the trend?"

Wang Dechen persuaded to surrender to the last sentence, looking at Zhang Shi with burning eyes.

Zhang Shi lowered his head.

Wang Dechen sneered again, turned sideways, and got out of the way.

Zhang Shi was facing Meng Ge who had been sitting there silently, and finally bent down and kowtowed on the carpet.

"The sinner, Zhang Shi, is willing to sweat profusely."

Meng Ge still didn't smile, got up and walked in front of Zhang Shi.

Wang Dechen then reminded: "Kiss the Khan's imperial boots."

"Yes."

With a cold face, Meng Ge accepted Zhang Shi's surrender, sat down again, and said in Mongolian: "Take him down and persuade Kuzhu Pass to surrender."

"Yes."

"Is Shi Tianze here?"

"I've been waiting outside the camp."

Meng Ge picked up a wine bag, took a sip, his eyes were full of contemplation, and he said after a while, "Bring him in."

Soon, Shi Tianze stepped into the tent.

His armor was covered with dust, and his boots were full of mud.

Since receiving the decree, he led the army all the way from Kaifeng, not daring to delay for half a day, and finally arrived in Lizhou today.However, he still failed to arrive before Meng Ge to welcome the Great Khan.

As soon as he entered the tent, Shi Tianze knelt on the ground with a "plop".

He is an important general of one side, he was treated very politely by Meng Ge in the past, but today he is fearful and fearful, his attitude is lower than that of Zhang Shi.

"Khan, the minister is guilty!"

Meng Ge watched Shi Tianze's prostrate body, and finally smiled.

Very perfunctory, he really doesn't like talking and laughing.

"Shi Tianze, you are the person Ben Khan trusts the most. There is no need to be like this. Get up, is your son okay?"

In a word, Shi Tianze trembled again...

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"Uncle, can the Great Khan convict him?"

"Khan is still serious."

After the audience, Shi Tianze returned to the camp and waved his hands, preventing his nephew Shi Shu from coming forward to help him.

Because his tunic was soaked with sweat.

Due to a guilty conscience.

Last year, Meng Ge took the test of Kublai Khan, which made Shi Tianze mistakenly think that there was a chance for trouble.I don't want Kublai Khan to succumb so quickly, give up all his power, take his family back to Mobei, and now he is presiding over such trivial matters as the debate on Buddhism and Taoism.

Not to mention, Brother Meng suddenly decided to conquer the Song Dynasty himself.

Mengge Khan was not the incompetent emperors of the Jin and Song Dynasties. His throne was forged by iron blood and military exploits. During the Western Expeditions, he personally destroyed the countries. This is supreme prestige.

This personal conquest is to remind all disobedient people who have forgotten this point the fear of being conquered.

Shi Tianze was really frightened.

Almost killed by Yang Guo and Li Xia...

He turned to Shi Shu and asked, "Have the soldiers and horses settled down?"

"The camp has been set up." Shi Shu said: "I asked the Lizhou Army, and the Great Khan only brought [-] elite soldiers from the Khan Court, and summoned soldiers and horses along the way. Today, the strength of the army has reached [-]. The princes of all walks of life, once won There is no one who dares to disobey the order."

"Just settle down, go change your clothes, and see me later... There will be a reward for sweating."

Shi Tianze said, thought for a while, and added another sentence.

"Remember, the Great Khan is the hero. He is not like those women-like emperors in the Jin and Song Dynasties who are always worried about our rebellion. In front of the hero, you only need to surrender... Actually, I don't need to say more, you see You will understand when you sweat a lot.”

Shi Shu still didn't understand.

He was 37 years old at the time, and he was a member of the new army Wanhu. He held a golden talisman, but it was the first time he had an audience with Meng Ge.

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"Which one is Shi Tianan's son?"

At the military banquet, the majestic voice of Mengge Khan sounded.Shi Shu hurriedly put down his wine glass, stepped forward and responded in Mongolian: "The minister is here."

He didn't dare to look at Brother Meng, but felt that Da Khan's eyes were like eagle's eyes.

Thinking of the historian's selfishness again, the fear in my heart grows stronger.

However, Meng Ge said with a complimenting tone: "You have lived in the East for a long time, this time you are not afraid of the long journey, you have worked hard to come here, it is very good."

"My father and my ancestors are deeply indebted to the Great Khan, and I am willing to repay even a ten-thousandth of your kindness with death."

Meng Ge didn't smile, but stepped forward and patted Shi Shu's shoulder with his own hand, and said briefly and forcefully: "You come to be the pioneer."

"My lord, you're so heartbroken!"

Shi Shu suddenly understood what Shi Tianze meant by those words.

The profuse sweat in front of him is well aware of all dissidents, but he has extremely strong self-confidence to make the world surrender.

Compared with him, those emperors of Zhao Song who were in constant panic all day long were even more cowardly than old women, which is extremely ridiculous.

Such a profuse attack on such a weak Song Dynasty will surely be wiped out in one fell swoop...

~~
However, only a few days later, Shi Shu heard a surprising news at the military meeting.

"what?"

"Zhang Shi entered the Bitter Bamboo Pass, instead of persuading Yang Li, the general guard of Zhao and Song Dynasties, to stand firm with Yang Li..."

Shi Shu turned his head and glanced at Wang Dechen, only to see that the commander-in-chief of attacking Shu had a really ugly expression on his face.

The atmosphere in the tent has become gloomy.

This was the first thing Mengge Khan did after entering Shu, and the first hurdle he encountered.However, Zhang Shi dared to play tricks on him.

Even Shi Shu felt terrified.

He didn't understand what Zhang Shi was thinking. He dared to do this after seeing Da Khan. Was he crazy?
Mengge Khan sitting there did not speak, but everyone felt his anger.

Shi Shu turned his eyes, took a peek at his uncle Shi Tianze, and got an affirmative look.

He hurried out of the line, clasped his fists and said: "Great Khan, I will break through the bitter bamboo pass for the Khan, and punish this rebellion!"

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April [-]th.

Several fast horses rushed to Luchuan, and the knight in golden armor got off his horse and threw a big sack in front of Niu Lin.

Niu Lin went up to him in fear and asked, "Does the Great Khan have any orders?"

"See for yourself."

Niu Lin didn't dare to call for anyone, so he stepped forward and untied the rope on the sack.

Just at this moment, the blackened blood from the sack had soaked to his feet little by little.

An arm fell out of it.

The torn flesh skin was still connected with tendons, and the flesh and blood were blurred, which was extremely frightening.

Newlin stretched out his hand and took out a few more pieces of flesh and blood, finally touched the hair, and raised a head.

"Zhang... Zhang Shi?"

"This Song man dared to deceive Da Khan, and Da Khan divided him into five horses. You can keep it."

Niu Lin thought for a while and asked, "Have you taken the Kuzhu pass?"

"The Great Khan personally controlled the expedition of the six armies, and there is no city that cannot be conquered." The messenger replied naturally: "The army has already marched towards the city of Dahuo..."

(End of this chapter)