Wu Qian left, leaving in a daze. When he got on the carriage, he almost stepped on the air and almost rushed to the bottom of the carriage.

Zhao Qi cut his head and thanked the world like a thunderclap to lose his soul. However, after coming back to his senses, he had to admit that Zhao Qi's move worked very well. According to his status and age, if he was not crueler to him, the emperor would basically not let him participate in this battle. After all, he was not particularly proficient in military affairs.

He has two advantages right now.

First, Zhao Qi's prediction and speculation on future wars.

Second, Ezhou is not the front line at the moment.

According to Zhao Qi, the Ezhou War will not officially begin until at least Kublai Khan joins the war next year. As long as the emperor agrees to go to Ezhou to lead the military and political affairs, he will have enough time to mobilize troops to condemn the general of the army and politics. While stabilizing the surrounding areas of Ezhou, he will also ask the court to strengthen the defense of the military fortresses in various places on Guangnan East Road, Jinghu Road and Jingxi South Road, so as to form a solid defense circle. When resisting the Mongolian army desperately, he will also wait for news about the Mongolian army in Sichuan.

If Mengge really dies, the main force of the Mongolian army attacking Sichuan will inevitably retreat quickly, and Mengge's death will also lead to civil unrest within Mongolia to compete for the Khan throne. At that time, Kublai Khan will inevitably be eager to withdraw his troops and fight for the Khan throne. The Song Dynasty will use more than a year of preparation to drag the Mongolian army to fight for a decisive battle near Ezhou.

"I heard that Baoyou's fourth-year top scholar Wen Tianxiang is extremely brave. Mr. Wu can ask him to be transferred to Ezhou for assistance in defense at that time!"

"Li Tingzhi, the governor of Yangzhou, was good at training troops. He was a subordinate of Meng Gong before. Mr. Wu could write a letter to the emperor and requested Li Tingzhi to be recruited to Jinghu to cooperate in defense!"

"Finally, Mr. Wu remember, if Jia Sidao is fighting against the Mongolian commander, you must be careful. This person is so happy that he may falsely report his military achievements. He may even secretly discuss peace with Kublai Khan in exchange for the Mongols to withdraw his troops quickly. But you must know that Kublai Khan is in a hurry to go back to fight for the Khan position. He is even more anxious than our Song Dynasty. As long as you have the chance, you must hold him back, and even give him a fierce blow to the casualties. Never discuss peace and compromise. If you can kill him, the attack on the Mongolians will be unprecedented and will even shake the foundation of Mongolia. If Mongolia is divided in civil strife, then our Song Dynasty will be much easier in the future..."

"This is our last and only chance in the Song Dynasty. I hope Mr. Wu will treat it with caution..."

"I wish Duke Chong a triumphant return soon, be famous in China and be remembered forever!"

Standing at the intersection in front of the cave, Zhao Qi shouted at Wu Qian's four-wheeled carriage.

The guards around him were escorted with knives and sat in the wide carriage that was bumpy and shaking. Listening to the shouts from behind, the lost Wu Qian finally woke up from the chaos. His wrinkled and slightly pale face quickly returned to calm. He poked his head out of the car window and turned around and said loudly: "Thank you, my nephew Jiyan, wait for the news from me. When I come again next time, I will definitely discuss a good thing with you!"

"Good thing?" Zhao Qi, who was still standing at the intersection, was waving with confusion.

The girl sitting opposite Wu Qian in the carriage instantly turned red with shame. She held a glass fish tank tightly, and looked at the loaches swimming around inside and dared not look up.

...

The capital of the Song Dynasty, Lin'an Prefecture, Hangzhou.

This metropolis with a population of over one million is definitely the largest city in the world today, no doubt about it.

Although the news of the invasion of the Mongolian army has been in the capital for more than half a month, the lives of the people in the capital have not changed much.

The bustling streets are still bustling with traffic, and the crowds are crowded day and night. Brothels and restaurants and inns are open all night. Businesses and tourists from south to north are surging and surging from the river. All the city gates in the south and northwest are never closed. People entering and leaving the city are flowing like flowing water.

The prosperous West Lake, which is so close to you, is also the favorite place for the people of the capital. Rowing boats and lakes, reciting poems and paintings, listening to music and fishing, and taking a swing on this hot summer day, boats and boats come and go, and orchestral singing and dancing, which is completely a peaceful and prosperous situation.

More than a month have passed, and the impact of the bloody case of the Chaomen who shocked the capital has quickly subsided.

Instead, people in teahouses, taverns or streets and alleys were discussed, and the news of Mongolian invasion was discussed.

Discussion is discussion, but no one is afraid.

Everyone thought that the Mongols would not attack Lin'an Prefecture.

Compared with the people, the imperial court was much more nervous. After all, this situation of more than 100,000 troops was in the forefront, not to mention that this time the Mongolian Khan personally fought. Therefore, from the emperor to the Imperial Academy of Martial Arts students, these official levels were still worried and even frightened about this war.

The court is not without understanding people. Although there are relatively few people, there are still many debates in the court these days, but there is no good result.

In response to the tense situation in Sichuan, the emperor ordered the recruitment of Lu Wende, who was defending Guizhou, to lead the army to emergency reinforcements, and also recruited soldiers from Anqing Shouchun Prefectures to strengthen the defense of the Jingshan Front. The court had already started to raise military pay and food, but this was only the most superficial response, just like treating headaches and pains. The court was at a loss about the sudden attack of the Mongols. It had not come up with a reasonable military plan for more than half a month of quarrel.

A few days ago, a news suddenly spread in the court. The former left prime minister and the prefect of Qingyuan, Wu Qian, made two consecutive memorials.

The first memorial was made to mention the seriousness of the Mongols' attack, which aimed at annexing the entire Song Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor was asked not to be careless and to urgently strengthen the defense on the front lines of Sichuan and Jingshan.

Wu Qian was even more radical in the second report and directly asked to be transferred to the front line to fight against the Mongols.

The emperor still attached great importance to Wu Qian's memorials. After several days of discussion in the court, he adopted some of Wu Qian's suggestions and began to strengthen the defense of Jingxiang. However, not only the emperor felt a little worried about the second memorial, but almost all the civil and military officials in the court were opposed.

The first thing that objected was Ding Daquan Group, who believed that the current court was operating normally and the allocation of various troops, horses and food and grass had begun. There was no need for Wu Qian, a messenger, to come out to disrupt the current military deployment. Of course, the biggest worry was that Wu Qian was afraid that he would retaliate against him after making meritorious contributions in this war.

Others who objected were almost all because of Wu Qian's military ability and age.

In terms of qualifications, Wu Qian was a first-rank founding Duke. He had no problem as the commander of the army. However, although Wu Qian also had military affairs as a coastal commander, he actually had no experience in leading the army to fight and did not understand the tactics of the Mongols. In addition, Wu Qian was too old and was already 65 years old this year. This age is no longer suitable for going to the front line to command troops. If you have a headache and get angry, the front line will be in a mess in an instant.

Therefore, the emperor was very hesitant about Wu Qian's self-recommendation memorial, but the emperor still valued Wu Qian very much, especially many of the contents written in the first memorial were at the critical point, and the analysis of the Mongol invasion was very detailed, allowing some emperors who were unruly to find some comfort and confidence. Therefore, after repeated consideration, the emperor agreed to Wu Qian's request and transferred Wu Qian to Beijing to wait for the arrangements.

It doesn't matter whether Wu Qian goes to the front line or not. It is mainly based on the analysis of Wu Qian's memorial and the support of the right prime minister Cheng Yuanfeng, the emperor felt that transferring Wu Qian to the capital could understand his analysis of the war in more detail, and at least he could act as a deputy envoy of the Privy Council to guide military affairs.

When the capital officials were busy, various war reports on the front line also came to the capital like snowflakes.

The relatively close front of Jingshan is reported to be returned almost every two days. Although it temporarily blocked the invasion of the Mongolian army, the front line was very tight and the battle situation was urgent. Under the fierce attack of the Mongolian army, several counties near Jingshan were lost, and thousands of people were killed and killed in the Song army. While the Mongolians were attacking, the Mongols also sent troops to plunder civilians, food, cattle and horses everywhere. A large number of refugees took their families and fled to Shouchun. The people were panicked and resentful, and even the incident of refugees killing officials and robbing grain broke out. The war had just begun, but the situation had begun to get out of control.

There was a difficulty in communication in the distant Sichuan, but recently two news has reached the capital, and there were roughly clear signs of the Mongol attack. The Mongolian army divided into three groups, one by Hanzhong to attack Lizhou, and one by Ankang to attack Dazhou. The 50,000 army led by Mengge Khan himself in the middle line, had already captured Chinzhou from Hanzhong and was approaching Nanchong.

Based on these two military reports, the three Mongolian troops attacking Shu had captured at least fifty cities in just three months, and countless people were slaughtered and robbed.

And this was almost two months ago.

As for what is in Sichuan right now, the emperor and the civil and military officials in the court were both disgraced. They could only pray that the civil and military officials stationed in Sichuan and the local soldiers would be blessed and brave enough to stop the Mongols' pace like two years ago and let them retreat in the face of difficulties.

But this time the situation is completely different from two years ago.

The Khan of Mongolia personally conquered, and the 100,000 troops would never retreat easily.

Therefore, in the eyes of the emperor and all ministers, if the rescue was not timely, Sichuan might really fall.
Chapter completed!