Chapter 217
"I didn't expect Mr. Cui to go too. There was one less person in the court who could really share the worries of His Majesty, alas..."
Meng Gong suddenly felt a little excited for some reason, as if he was talking to himself, but those eyes were always staring at Jia Sidao. Obviously he was still unwilling to accept it.
No wonder Meng Gong was like this. The secret order from the Privy Council just now was very clear. There would be no reinforcements in the court, and Meng Gong was strictly ordered to hold back the mouth of Wen Buhua. After receiving the secret order, he immediately ordered Jingmen and Xiangyang Navy to go upstream and go to Wanzhou to assist the Sichuan commander Zhao Rongrui to block the 800,000 Mongolian troops from crossing the river and heading south.
In another sense, this is equivalent to directly announcing more than 200,000 Jinghu troops in Xiangyang City, and more than one million people and Meng Gong and others were abandoned. Although the court did not make it clear, Meng Gong knew that the court hoped that Xiangyang City would also need to drag down the hundreds of thousands of troops of Kou Wenbuhua, so as not to join forces with the two armies of Kou Wenbuhua and Tahai and Nado, and cross the river southward directly.
It is impossible for Zhao Yun to know that Jia Sidao is in Xiangyang City, and it is impossible for Shi Songzhi of the Privy Council to know that at this time, transferring all naval warships means that even if Jia Sidao and others really want to leave, they can only rely on civilian ships. However, civilian ships are civilian ships after all, and once they encounter Mongolian navy, the consequences can be imagined.
Meng Gong believed that he knew Jia Sidao a little. He was successful in his youth and seemed to care about anything, but he was very proud! At this moment, he traveled thousands of miles to reward the army for the court, but was given up for no reason. Naturally, he was worried that Jia Sidao would resent Shi Songzhi and others, and even Zhao Yun.
"Haha, Meng Shuai should not look at it anymore! Since Sidao dared to come to Xiangyang City, he thought of today. Although Sidao did not expect this situation, I was surprised by the warmth of the mouth!
The Master also has the ideas of the Privy Council, and Sidao can guess one or two. They hope that we can defend Xiangyang City and hold back the hundreds of thousands of troops of Gu Wen Bu Bu, which is understandable. If Sidao had not many good cards available in his hands, he would probably be the case!"
Jia Sidao looked at Meng Gong and said with a smile.
"I did not read it wrongly! Haha!" Meng Gong was a little embarrassed, "Originally, I planned to tie Sidao you to the south bank of the Yangtze River, um... I thought Sidao had noticed it in his heart, so he invited me to the military weapon surveillance? Haha, but now with the thunder bullets you made by Sidao, I am worried that too few troops under his command came! Haha!"
Meng Gong was already completely worried, but he returned to his straits and straits.
"Haha, the two armies of Tahai, Tuxue and Nado are known for 800,000 and 300,000. I believe they are just to scare Zhao Rongrui and Zhao Kui. Now, our commanders from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty. In Sidao's opinion, I am afraid that only the generals of Meng Shuai Jinghu have the confidence and courage to fight the Mongols, and the other armies... Hehe, the commander has no courage, how can those soldiers use their lives?"
In front of Meng Gong, Jia Sidao directly called Zhao Rongrui and Zhao Kui two powerful officials, and obviously he was extremely impatient with them.
Meng Gong's face was stagnant, but he didn't say anything.
Jia Sidao, after all, is still a royal relative. Now his official rank is even above him, the commander of Jinghu. It is okay to just click their names and say it. After all, he is still a little bit worse.
"Si Dao thought what should we do now? Should we continue to stick to it... or?"
Meng Gong thought about it, took the initiative to change the subject, and instead asked Jia Sidao how to act next.
"When Wen Buhua summoned 60,000 cavalry to participate in the siege, he was indeed fearless. But think about it, the main intention of the two armies was only to restrain Sichuan, Huaixi, and Huaidong war zones. As for crossing the river and heading south... I think it was just a coincidence..." Jia Sidao knocked on the armchair, pondered for a moment and looked at Meng Gong and continued: "Then it depends on what Meng Shuai wants."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"With more than 200,000 troops dragging the siege of nearly 600,000 troops to protect Xiangyang City. Compared with Sichuan and Huaidong, which lost the city, it is already a great contribution. If you want to go further..."
"What should I do further?" Meng Gong stared at Jia Sidao and said anxiously.
"Haha, of course, I will let the warm mouth be destroyed by Xiangyang City! You can't leave the warm mouth be left, but you can also let the warm mouth be hurt." Jia Sidao looked at Meng Gong and said lightly.
"Those who know me are like Tao!" Meng Gong stood up long and said with a smile, "I think that I, Meng Gong, have been in the army for thousands of battles since then. Although I cannot say that I have never been defeated, I have never been as frustrated as I am today. The power of Meng people is great. I hate it. The officials in the court are incompetent. I hate it! The generals and generals are flinched, and I hate it even more! This battle in Xiangyang was caused by the fault of my generals. I wanted to send Sidao away, even if I die, I would drag more Meng people to bury him. But I never thought that Sidao would give me the opportunity to avenge my shame. How could I let me go?"
Meng Gong hated three times in a row, which made Jia Sidao realize for the first time that this famous general of the Song Dynasty who was good at dancing in the court was a master of mobile defense who was suspicious of Zhao Yun because of his great power. In fact, there were too many things hidden in his heart.
"The chaos in the court is a headache for the emperor. If someone thinks that Jia and the general are easy to control, Sidao naturally wouldn't mind letting them taste Jia's methods."
Meng Gong suddenly turned around and stared at Jia Sidao with a bright look. Jia Sidao was already bluntly positioning the relationship between the two as an ally or even a closer relationship than the ally, so Meng Gong could not be shaken.
One is a young powerful man who can now even enter the cabinet directly, royal relatives, and celebrities in front of the emperor. The other is a vulgar warrior who has no foundation in the court, except for the Japanese and Western mountains and has many enemies. It is easy to know who takes advantage of the situation and who has greater risks.
"Haha, Meng Shuai shouldn't say this, I'll be shy."
“…”
Meng Gong didn't breathe and almost suffocated to death.
"Okay, Meng Shuai, don't worry about the chaos in the court. The clown will not be able to jump for long after all. It would be better to order General Jianghai to lead the army west earlier. Although the main attack is the gentle attack, if the Mongols really cross the Yangtze River, even if they can drive them back to the north, I will probably displace countless people in the Song Dynasty.
The battle between the three places will ultimately depend on Xiangyang City. As long as we can fight the Gu Wen Bu Hua until peace, the other two armies will have to retreat obediently even if they cross the Yangtze River, otherwise... Then Gu Wen Bu Hua Hua Hua won’t leave Xiangyang City.”
"It's just my wish! I'll make arrangements now!" Meng Gong said as he turned around and prepared to snatch the door.
"Hey, Meng Shuai!" Jia Sidao took two steps to hold back the anxious Meng Gong, "Meng Shuai, you can only use the thunder bullet once, and the second time it will be less effective. What is the most important thing to rely on?"
"Of course you're taking tens of thousands of cavalry!"
Chapter completed!