The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 441

Wen Tianxiang is worthy of being the number one scholar. He has tens of thousands of articles in his stomach. Looking at the more and more Xiangyang soldiers gathered around him, he continued: "Soldiers, in the past few years, you must all have a deep understanding. In the Xiangyang Army, even In the entire Great Song Army, the situation of withholding military rations and oppressing soldiers for no reason is becoming less and less common. This series of phenomena shows that the military discipline of our army has been fundamentally cleaned up, and only by strictly governing the army can we fight a hundred battles Baisheng, soldiers at all levels should get the due rewards based on their military exploits. The rewards and punishments are clear, and the soldiers will use their strength to kill the enemy. Back in the day, the Yue family army in our dynasty was called by the golden people as "easy to shake the mountain, but difficult to shake the Yue family army." The reason must be known to everyone, such a powerful force is bound to reappear in the Xianchun Dynasty, and in the not-too-distant future, the Mongols will definitely say, "It's easy to shake the mountains, but it's hard to shake the Song army." The request of our army, and I hope that the Xiangyang Military Region will do this first, you,,,,,,"

Having said that, Wen Tianxiang paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice and asked: "Heroes of the Great Song Dynasty, can you do it?"

"Yes," there were only a few messy voices at the beginning, but soon a huge voice gathered on the tower: "Yes, we will definitely be able to,"

"Okay, I will tell the emperor," Wen Tianxiang finally said, "Heroes, I will leave. I hope to hear your heroic deeds in Lin'an often."

In the afternoon of the same day, accompanied by a reporter from the only newspaper company in Xiangyang City, Wen Tianxiang visited the entire Xiangyang City, and had a warm conversation with the gentry and common people in the city. Everyone united to defend their homeland, and answered one by one the basic living issues that the people care about.

At the same time, Shi Yanzhi and Li Beiyang held secret talks on the current military situation in Xiangfan and several major generals of the Xiangyang Military Region in the conference hall of the commander-in-chief. Instructions, after that, Lu Wenhuan asked: "Master Shi, the Mongols are bombarding the east of Xiangyang City in turn. The number of catapults we are facing is slightly behind in terms of attack distance. I wonder if Your Majesty has any instructions on when to use the magic weapon. "

Shi Yanzhi smiled and said: "Master Lu, don't worry. Your Majesty said that the use of the artifact will take some time. One is to wait until the Mongolian East Road army outside Xiangyang City gathers at least 10 people. Therefore, His Majesty predicts that it will be between March and April next year,"

Lu Wende said: "That is to say, we have to wait for a few more months,"

Shi Yanzhi replied: "Yes, judging from A Shu's tactics, the Mongols' strategy is exactly the same as your Majesty's encirclement and anti-encirclement. Therefore, as long as the reinforcements of our dynasty gradually increase, the Mongols will also increase their number. As for the military strength in Xiangyang, as for the situation at the East Gate, our army can only grit its teeth and hold on. Once the Mongolian army is destroyed, our army will repair it. Besides, the number of times the catapult is thrown is also limited, and the Mongols will eventually stop. One day, as long as our army can't hold on, the Mongols will definitely be impatient. Now that Kublai Khan has made up his mind to go south this time, he will never just besiege but not attack. They are waiting for the opportunity, waiting The reinforcements of our army, hehe, soon, "

"Master Shi, Liu Zheng of Mongolia is building a shipyard near Wanzhang Mountain. Does our army need to destroy it?" Lu Wenhuan then asked.

"No, since the Mongols are making great fanfare, they don't hide it at all. They just hope that our army will take the initiative to leave the city. Your Majesty has something to say, let the Mongols bet as much as possible in Xiangyang City."

"Yes, my lord,"

"Master Shi," Lu Wende hesitated for a long time before asking, "You and I have known each other for several years, and there is something that I don't know whether to mention or not."

"Lord Lu, what's the matter, please tell me,"

"Master Shi, the provincial system reform of our court has been completed. The court notified Wen Huan to be the first governor of Hubei Province after the reform. Lu feels that this is inappropriate. Please tell your majesty when you go back."

"Why, Mr. Lu, let General Lu Wenhuan take the post of governor, are you afraid of being humiliated? General Wenhuan, what do you think?"

Lu Wende hurriedly said: "My lord, it's not insulting, Mr. Shi, you and I are not outsiders, and now Mr. Li is here, so Lu will tell the truth, two lords, my Lu family has the favor of the late emperor, and I have to be the grand master of the court. This is why I have been guarding Xiangyang. In the past ten years, Lu has indeed had selfish intentions, so that more than half of the main generals in the Xiangyang Military Region are members of my Lu family. This is undoubtedly my Lu family's private army. Your Majesty He was wise and powerful, regardless of Lu's fault, and even appointed Wenhuan as the governor of Hubei Province, but Lu felt deeply wrong. After the incident, Lu often reflected on the past and thought he had made two major mistakes. The whole matter, and the second is the matter of this controversy, no matter what it is, I regret it too much. Your Majesty's grace is so great, and my Lu family should be smashed to pieces to repay the emperor's grace, but please take back the favor of Wen Huan. Appoint, please, please, both of you,"

Shi Yanzhi and Li Beiyang looked at each other, and after thinking for a moment, they said, "Lord Lu, I will definitely pass this matter on to His Majesty. Before His Majesty's reconsideration, General Wen Huan will temporarily assume the power of Governor of Hubei Province."

Lu Wende nodded and said, "It's natural."

The next day, Wen Tianxiang and others went to Fancheng for inspection through the ferry bridge over the Han River.

Although it was only two days, the arrival of the imperial envoy brought great confidence to the soldiers and civilians in Xiangfan, and the shadow of the Mongolian army's shelling for days gradually disappeared.

On the day after Wen Tianxiang and others left, the only newspaper in Xiangyang City worked overtime and published a special issue specially for this purpose, which was distributed in the two cities of Xiangfan for free. This special issue published the entire itinerary of the imperial envoy Wen Tianxiang in the two places With the court's determination to fight against Mongolia, and Master Wen's hope that all Xiangfan soldiers and civilians will unite to win this arduous and protracted defense war. We will strike resolutely and guarantee that there will be no shortage of basic living materials in Xiangfan and Fanzhou.

One afternoon a few days later, I summoned Wen Tianxiang and three others in the war room of Funing Hall, accompanied by Grand Master Jia Sidao and Lu Xiufu of the Military Affairs Academy.

"Your Majesty, I will see you,"

"Excuse me, the three lovers have worked hard,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

After a brief etiquette, Wen Tianxiang reported to me the process of his trip to Xiangyang.

"What the Mongols are doing is undoubtedly forcing me to send reinforcements to North Korea, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to encircle the points and send reinforcements," I said first after listening to the report.

"Your Majesty is holy," Wen Tianxiang said, "from all indications, the Mongols are not in a hurry to attack the city, but are just bluffing, using long-range weapons such as trebuchets to attack, and at the same time gradually advancing their positions, adopting a step-by-step approach. , shrink the encirclement, "

"Well, in fact, Kublai Khan's techniques and tactics are correct, and the Mongols' vigorous improvement of the trebuchet is also advisable. However, they never thought that there are still advantages in firearms in the world,"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, although firearms have their advantages, I feel that the most important thing is that Your Majesty can see the opportunity and predict the enemy beforehand. This is the greatest advantage we have,"

I smiled and said: "Junshi, the recruits in each military region have arrived, are there any vacancies for the leading generals?"

"Your Majesty, for ordinary generals, the general practice of all military regions is to promote the original veterans, but there is a shortage of high-level generals,"

"Well, the so-called Qianjun is easy to get, but a general is hard to find. By the way, Junshi, this year's imperial examination has ended. I have specially summoned Zhang Zhensun, the number one scholar in this subject. Although he is a scholar, he is also very good at marching. I'm quite interested, I've asked for his opinion, and I plan to let him serve in the Military Academy, maybe he will be a Confucian general in the future, just like Yin Yinglei and Zan Wanshou."

Zhang Zhensun, a native of Shunde, Guangdong, according to the course of history, will be hand-picked as the number one scholar in the seventh year of Xianchun three years later. He is upright and loyal, and later manages Guangzhou. Guangzhou is conquered by the Mongolian army. , heroic sacrifice.

After I arrived, Zhang Zhensun's imperial examination was advanced one session.

Lu Xiufu said: "Very well, I will arrange this matter." Lu Xiufu himself was born in the imperial examination, so naturally he has no objection to scholars joining the army.

"Because of the war, the martial arts exam in today's department has been postponed to the beginning of December. I hope this martial arts exam will be rewarding. Also, students from military universities will be one of the main sources of generals in our dynasty. one,"

"Your Majesty," Jia Sidao said suddenly, "Your Majesty went to the Ministry of Officials for business yesterday. I heard from the officials of the Ministry of Officials that after the descendants of Marshal Yue learned that His Majesty worshiped Yue Temple, several young people came to the Ministry of Officials a few days ago. check in,"

"Is that so, the descendants of Yue Fei are scattered all over the place, not just the descendants of one branch, Xiao Qi, you will go to the Ministry of Officials later and transfer the information of these people,"

"Yes, official,"

"Okay, let's talk about the governor of Hubei Province, what do you think?"

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, in Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu, due to the war, the governors of each province are concurrently held by the envoys of the local military regions. General Lu Wenhuan is both civil and military. I think it is not inappropriate for him to take up this position. place, "

"Master, what's your opinion?"

Jia Sidao smiled sheepishly: "Your Majesty, what Master Lu said about Liu Zheng is the fault of my minister. I am guilty. I believe that the country should be the most important thing in war. The Lu family is deeply rooted in Xiangfan. Bing has no self-respect, His Majesty can tell Lu Wende that His Majesty trusts the Lu family very much and has no suspicions. The reason for making Lu Wenhuan the governor is because of the war. Afterwards, it will adjust itself,"

Shi Yan said: "Your Majesty, the words of the Grand Master are justified. Supporting troops but not being self-respecting, the ministers seconded the proposal."

Lu Wende's meaning was very obvious. I was afraid that the Lu family's power would be too powerful and cause the royal family and the court to be suspicious. I thought for a while and said, "Then according to what the grand master said, I will write a letter myself to ease my heart."