Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

As soon as Zhang Yong finished speaking, a Mongolian Qianhu and a Han general spoke together. :

"Master Divine Envoy, why do you need to personally take action? It's just a small Chongqing Mansion, and there are only a few thousand defenders inside. We can just go there."

"King Guanzhong, you can just rest here. This small Chongqing mansion will be left to us."

Although Chongqing Prefecture is one of the five major prefectures between Sichuan and Sichuan, it is only second to Chengdu Prefecture in terms of economic power and population strength.

But now in the entire Sichuan and Shu region, four prefectures and several prefectures have surrendered. You are just a Chongqing Prefecture and a prefecture. What can you do to resist their tens of thousands of troops who came to besiege them? How can your Chongqing Prefecture be overthrown? Are there any flowers?

In such a small place, why does the King of Guanzhong need to personally take action?

"This is the last battle after entering Sichuan. I need to go there in person so that I can see who the guard of Chongqing Mansion is." Zhang Yong waved his hand and said.

After all, this is the last battle after entering Sichuan and Sichuan. As long as Chongqing Prefecture can be successfully captured, other small areas will basically have no resistance.

It has become a foregone conclusion that he will take over the entire Sichuan and Sichuan lands. Now it is extremely unrealistic for the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops to support them.

If you send dozens of people over, you can also take another waterway, go over the mountains and ridges and take the waterway to Sichuan.

But if you want an army of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, to pass through, you must pass through Hanzhong. Now you have strengthened your garrison in Hanzhong. Zhang Yong has issued an order before.

After arriving at Jingzhao Prefecture, another 5,000 infantry troops were mobilized to defend Hanzhong. Now Hanzhong has gathered 10,000 troops.

It is basically impossible for the Song Army to break through Hanzhong at this time, especially Hanzhong that is defended by explosive packs.

In terms of geographical location, Chongqing Prefecture is actually close to the south and is a famous mountain city.

When resisting the Mongols at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, in fact, most areas such as Chengdu had already fallen. The only thing that could defend the Mongols in the Southern Song Dynasty was some mountain city defense systems established in the Chongqing Prefecture area.

After the death of the Mongol Khan in later generations, the famous Diaoyu City was built near Chongqing Prefecture, but it would be built more than ten years later, and there is nothing there now.

Although the generals tried to persuade him many times, Zhang Yong insisted on doing so.

"You don't have to say anything. Five thousand troops are left behind. The remaining 40,000 troops, as well as all the generals, will all be sent to Chongqing with me early tomorrow morning." Zhang Yong said.

"Follow the orders of the King of Hanzhong!"

"Follow the orders of the God Envoy!"

A large group of Mongolians, thousands of households, and Han military officers stood in front of Zhang Yong and said.

"Okay, you go down and get ready!" Zhang Yong waved his hand and said.

Before leaving, Zhang Yong called officials from Chengdu Prefecture, Jiading Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture and other areas that had just surrendered.

"The summer harvest will start soon after I leave. You must take good care of it. Some miscellaneous taxes can be reduced or reduced. Don't put so much pressure on ordinary people. Remember for me those taxes that were reduced or exempted in the Southern Song Dynasty before.

From now on, all taxes will be levied on me. Who dares to disobey? Just report it to the emigrant stationed here and he will take care of it. "Zhang Yong said.

As long as you keep it to yourself when it comes to killing people, if there is any problem with the wealthy family being disobedient, Zhang Yong just wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

This time, after he attacked Jiading Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture and Chengdu Prefecture, he also made a lot of money. There is more money and food left in the government office than Zhang Yong himself brought.

These are the grain, grass and tax money collected during last year's autumn harvest. Because they had to attack the Hanzhong area before, they have never been transported to the south.

It just happened to be an advantage for myself. Sure enough, robbery and other things were not taxed at all, so the money was so fast!

Collect a little every year to keep the water flowing. The more, the better!

"Please rest assured, King Guanzhong, we will take care of the tax issue." An official from Chengdu Prefecture said.

"The aristocratic families in Chengdu have asked people to come here a few days ago, saying that they want to pay a visit to the King of Guanzhong. They also said that this year's summer and autumn taxes will be paid on time, and there will never be any arrears." An official from Chengdu said.

They are not fools, so they can naturally see what the King of Guanzhong wants to do. Now many aristocratic families in Sichuan and Shu have clearly seen the situation.

This time the summer tax was levied, ordinary people were not in the eyes of the King of Hanzhong at all. To put it bluntly, this time the tax was levied on aristocratic families like them.

Mongolia already has the power to conquer the world, and the Guanzhong King's position in Mongolia is also very important, and he is a high-ranking and powerful one.

And such people have nothing to do with them. If they really dare to disobey and do what they did to the Southern Song Dynasty court, the Guanzhong King would like them to jump out, then raise the butcher knife high and kill them.

Therefore, these aristocratic families in Sichuan and Sichuan have discussed it, and it is better not to show his tiger whiskers now. If you want money, just give it. Anyway, it is not like robbing all your houses.

However, not all aristocratic families think so. Some who cannot see clearly the situation may still use the past dynasty's events to criticize the current dynasty's people.

When the time comes when the King of Guanzhong raises his butcher knife, it will be none of their business.

"When I conquer Chongqing Prefecture, I will naturally return to Chengdu Prefecture. When the time comes, you can ask the heads of these aristocratic families and their clansmen to come together to pay me a visit." Zhang Yong said.

"King Guanzhong, you are going to go on an expedition. Do you need to bring some food and grass? Our land of Sichuan and Shu, I dare not say anything else, but there is no shortage of food and grass." An official said.

"Well! It's enough for you to mobilize 10,000 stones of food and grass from the treasury. Chongqing is not far from Chengdu. The army only needs to leave for a few days. I will return in ten days at most." An official asked .

Chengdu Prefecture has hundreds of thousands of grains in stock, so it is very easy to support a large-scale war.

Although Chengdu has only been occupied for a long time. But the inventory in Chengdu Prefecture really shocked Zhang Yong.

The land of Sichuan and Shu was extremely wealthy and could even easily support an army of hundreds of thousands of people.

If there were enough troops and manpower, the combat power of Sichuan and Shu would be unimaginable. What a pity! Pity!

If this land of Sichuan and Sichuan mobilizes all its strength and raises an army of hundreds of thousands of people, it will be easy and enjoyable.

But because the Song Dynasty frequently emphasized civility over military affairs, military generals were simply despised to the extreme.

This resulted in not only military generals, but also some ordinary grassroots soldiers being greatly discriminated against.

Thieves match the army, thieves match the army, this is the term that became popular at this time.

When did the status of soldiers begin to decline in ancient times? It started from the Song Dynasty.

In all the dynasties of ancient China, the worst treatment for soldiers was during the Song Dynasty. Whether it was grassroots soldiers or upper-level officers, their treatment was extremely poor, and they were looked down upon by scholars everywhere.

During this period, the treatment of soldiers in the Song Dynasty was so bad that it was unimaginable. Even if you were to be a soldier, you might as well be a trafficker and a pawn.

The money you make as a soldier is not as much as that of a peddler or a commoner. Ordinary traders and farmers only need to get up early every day to do business and farm, and they can earn enough to support their families.

But you went to be a soldier, put your head in your belt, and worried about losing your life all day long. After a few years, you didn't make as much as an ordinary trafficker.

Even if your wife and children are on the bed, you are still alone. The consequences of this huge gap in treatment can be imagined.

Unless they can't survive or have committed some serious crime, no one in the Song Dynasty in this era is willing to serve as a soldier.

In modern countries, military personnel are a very noble profession, whether in terms of treatment or income, and are even protected by various laws.

why is that? Because of protecting the country? Because the expansion of territory relies on soldiers.

If soldiers are not treated well, why should they sacrifice their lives for you and fight with their own heads?

The treatment of soldiers in the Song Dynasty, for example, is actually similar to that of modern security guards.

Even the status is lower than that of security guards, because at least security guards don't have to fight on the battlefield!

In this case, even though the Song Dynasty was the world's largest economy, the largest country in population, the largest producer of goods, and the largest producer of steel and grain at that time.

The largest grain-producing country has a population of more than 80 million, or even close to 100 million, but it cannot even assemble an elite army of 100,000 people.

Because no ordinary people are willing to fight desperately for your country.

If you want to get ahead and enter a higher social class, then instead of becoming a soldier, it is better to study hard or work hard to get a job quickly.

In addition, the literati and emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty liked to give blind orders, which led to a series of military defeats at the end of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, after establishing his own base, Zhang Yong gave the best possible treatment to his soldiers, because I rely on you to conquer the world. Zhang Yong shook his head and sighed at the demise of the Song Dynasty. The rise of Mongolia was certainly the most fundamental reason, but your own reason was even greater.

"Your Majesty! We must govern Chengdu and other state capitals that have surrendered well."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about the summer harvest."

Zhang Yong nodded and waved his hand to let these civil servants go down.

Recently, he has issued a transfer order and sent it to Guanzhong.

Let Guanzhong organize at least two hundred northern students as intern officials, and then immediately come to Sichuan and Shu. Zhang Yong will assign them to serve in various places in Sichuan and Shu.

It is absolutely impossible to rely solely on these local civil servants from Sichuan and Sichuan.

After all, he is a foreigner, so he must deploy some of his own people, both military and political power.

After handling some things, Zhang Yong returned to his room to rest.

Keep your spirits up and head out to Chongqing tomorrow.

A speechless night!

Early the next morning, Zhang Yong put on his armor and came outside the city under the escort of a group of soldiers.

Zhang Yong's 40,000 troops have already been assembled, and they are about to attack Chongqing Mansion as soon as Zhang Yong gives the order.

In addition to his own soldiers, the civil servants of Chengdu Prefecture also came outside the city to see him off.

"You wait and guard Chengdu. While I leave to attack Chongqing, help me carry out the summer harvest, and continue to recruit and surrender some other areas that have not yet been established." Zhang Yong said.

"King of Guanzhong, don't worry. I will definitely handle the matter you have given me. I will send you to the King of Guanzhong for victory." A large group of Chengdu officials bowed to Zhang Yong and said.

Zhang Yong nodded, mounted his horse, and led tens of thousands of troops toward Chongqing Mansion.

The army walked for four full days, passed through a large area of ​​mountains and rivers, and had a good appreciation of the scenery of Sichuan and Sichuan, and then arrived at Chongqing Mansion.

Soon he reunited with the two thousand Mongolian cavalry he had sent earlier. With the support of two Mongolian thousands of households, Zhang Yong came to the Chinese army's tent.

"Tell me all of you! What is the situation in Chongqing Mansion? What happened after you arrived?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, after we arrived at Chongqing Mansion, we immediately sent an envoy to Chongqing Mansion with your letter of persuasion to surrender, and then there was no news from you again.

Three days later we sent another messenger into the city, but still no news.

We shouted to the city, but there was no response. They neither said surrender nor declared war.

You just closed the city gate and refused to communicate with us. We only reported to you after the seven-day time limit you specified. "The head of a thousand households in Mongolia said.

"Lord God's Envoy! According to our estimation, the envoy was either imprisoned by them or killed by them, but they didn't tell us." Another Mongolian Qianhu said.

"I understand. According to what you said, they should have imprisoned the envoys we sent in and then wasted them like this, right?" Zhang Yong smiled and said.

If he doesn't kill the envoy, he probably still holds on to a glimmer of hope. He hopes that the Southern Song Dynasty court can wait a little longer until their Southern Song army comes to support them.

He had been marching for four days, plus the time it took for the battle report to be delivered, and the seven-day date he set, and these guys had been delayed for half a month.

"Do you have any ideas?" Zhang Yong asked.

"King Guanzhong, in my opinion, the Chongqing government probably wants to delay until the Southern Song army comes to support." A Han general said.

"The main road to Hanzhong has been guarded. The Southern Song Dynasty's army cannot get through at all. The Chongqing governor doesn't know what he is waiting for." Another military general said.

The guard general of Chongqing Prefecture was very playful and put the Mongolian envoy under house arrest without saying anything about his attitude or any conditions.

Just by stalling for time, if the Southern Song Dynasty army could come, they would still be able to save one person who would be able to defend the city.

"King of Guanzhong! My subordinates feel that in these ten days, they are likely to train a group of civilian militiamen and then transfer them to garrison on the city wall." Another Han general said.

"Oh! It's not urgent. I'll find out when my flying artifact flies up to take a look." Zhang Yong said.

The major government cities in Sichuan and Sichuan are not as strong as the Central Plains in terms of city defense, because they have not experienced war for many years.

Therefore, there are no giant ballistas or the like installed on the city tower. Our own drones can play a very good reconnaissance role.

"Master God Envoy, should we attack now or wait until tomorrow?" a general asked.

"Hmph! Since they want to waste time, I refused to let them get their way. I immediately set up all twelve flying thunder cannons and started bombing Chongqing Mansion today." Zhang Yong said with a sneer.

It is impossible to delay waiting for reinforcements. Hanzhong has already sent troops to defend it, with a total of 10,000 troops.

And it is estimated that the Southern Song Dynasty has just learned about the news of the fall of Sichuan and Shu! I want to organize a decent army to attack Sichuan and Shu.

With the speed at which the Southern Song Dynasty mobilized troops and food, Zhang Yong could think of it all with his butt.

It would take them at least several months or even half a year, and an army of hundreds of thousands had just been defeated by them. It was impossible for the Southern Song Dynasty to mobilize troops in a short time.

However, in addition to the Hanzhong road, there is also a waterway that can also reach Chongqing from the south, but this waterway cannot bring many troops.

After all, the waterways in Sichuan and Sichuan are not suitable for large ships to enter.

After receiving Zhang Yong's order, the Mongolian army dug the hole at noon that day. Then the thunderbolt cannon was buried.

Since entering the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, the flying thunder cannon has not fired a single shot, and today it is finally going to show its power.

This kind of siege weapon will bomb the city gates of the Southern Song Dynasty for the first time.

"Fire!" Following Zhang Yong's order, twelve flying thunder tubes fired the explosive packets together.

Boom! Boom! A series of explosions sounded on the city wall of Chongqing Mansion, and large numbers of troops standing on the city wall were directly blown over.

"Ah! Ah!"

"what!"

"The Mongols are attacking, the Mongols are attacking the city!"

The Southern Song Dynasty defenders on the city wall were instantly knocked off their feet by the bombing, and a large number of soldiers began to flee in all directions.

At this time, in the Chongqing government office, a soldier ran in in a panic.

"Sir, sir, it's not good, it's not good, the Mongols, the Mongols suddenly launched an attack. They used flint cannons, and many brothers on the wall were killed."

"What? The envoy hasn't gone out yet. How can they attack?" A civil servant put down the slip in his hand and asked with a look of disbelief on his face.

During this period, the Mongolian army only besieged the city and did not take any other actions. The two teams of envoys they sent were also detained by themselves.

Unexpectedly, we finally attacked the city today.

"Sir, please think of a way. We only have more than 2,000 defenders, how can we resist the Mongols!" said a general who defended the city.

"You have to worry about being loyal to the emperor as you wait to eat the emperor's salary. Moreover, in more than half a month, the imperial court must have known about the affairs of Sichuan and Shu. They will definitely not ignore us. I estimate that the imperial court's reinforcements are about to arrive. "The civil servant said.

When will the imperial reinforcements arrive? I have been delaying it for more than ten days by using various methods.

Now the Mongols have finally launched an attack, and they don't know if they can hold on. (End of chapter)