Usurping the Mongols: My Father-in-Law is Genghis Khan

Ten days later, Temujin led an army of 200,000, besieging Huaihe Fort.

That's right, 200,000 troops.

Among them, 65,000 were Mongol soldiers, and 140,000 were Balu Camp warriors.

The Mongols were getting stronger and stronger!

In the previous battles of Wusha Fort, Wuyue Camp, and Yehuling, the Mongol soldiers suffered a total of over 3,000 casualties.

However, in these three major battles, the Mongols captured over 100,000 Jin soldiers!

Except for the Jurchen soldiers who were killed, all the rest were incorporated into the Balu Camp.

Moreover, the Mongols promoted brave warriors from the Balu Camp who had accumulated three heads in their accounts to join the Mongol army as replacements.

In this way, not only was the Mongol direct line of troops not weakened, but their combat power was also enhanced.

In addition to this, they also gained more than 140,000 Balu Camp warriors!

It has to be said that the Jin Kingdom was really a natural experience pack.

Anyway, the Mongol high-level generals were having a great time.

The spoils of war and prisoners allowed them to have more and more troops under their command, becoming more and more prosperous.

They even had enough horses to spare four for each person.

Before Temujin unified the grasslands.

Most of the Mongol soldiers wore leather armor, a few wore half-body iron armor, and their weapons were also tattered.

But now, not only were their soldiers strong and their horses sturdy, but their equipment had also been fully upgraded.

Almost every soldier wore iron armor, and some particularly strong warriors simply wore three layers of iron armor.

Each soldier had a scimitar and a long spear as their main and secondary weapons, and they even discarded their old, tattered equipment.

The entire army was also equipped with a large number of divine arm crossbows, making them armed to the teeth.

Moreover, the generals under Temujin now imitated Zhao Shuo's Black Cavalry and established their own heavy cavalry teams, totaling 2,000 heavy cavalry in addition to Zhao Shuo's main Black Cavalry.

Why were they able to form so many heavy cavalry?

Of course, it was because the Mongols had captured a large number of high-quality Liaodong horses, as well as seized the heavy armor of the Jin Kingdom's Iron Float Tufan.

Those heavy armors were all valuable assets, and could be worn after a simple repair.

Temujin would not waste those heavy armors, and soon ordered his generals to form their own heavy cavalry.

The strength of the generals under Temujin had expanded greatly, and Zhao Shuo, who had obtained the most spoils of war, was even more so.

The number of Black Cavalry under his command had expanded from 800 to 1,100.

Of course, even though the Mongol army's power had expanded so much, it was not easy to capture Huaihe Fort.

Outside this Huaihe Fort, there was a long river called "Huaihe", and the Jin people diverted the water of the Huaihe River to build a moat for the city, surrounding the fort on all sides.

Huaihe Fort was named after this.

The moat outside Huaihe Fort was about seven zhang wide and one zhang three chi deep, making it extremely difficult for people who could not swim to cross.

Moreover, this moat was completely within the range of the defensive weapons on the city.

There were more than 50,000 regular Jin troops in the city, with bed crossbows, divine arm crossbows, trebuchets, rolling logs and rocks, golden juice boiling water… everything was available.

How easy would it be to conquer such a strong city?

The general Boershu, who was in charge of attacking Huaihe Fort first, suffered a great loss.

Temujin had five major Wanhu chiefs under his command: Zhao Shuo, Mu Huali, Boershu, Huoerchi, and a Central Army Wanhu chief Naya'a.

Naya'a was the Central Army Wanhu chief and had to protect Temujin, so he would not act rashly.

Huoerchi, that waste, had gone to the Arctic to find the Great Penguin and was not here.

Zhao Shuo and Mu Huali had both exerted great effort in the Battle of Huan'erzui.

So this time, it was Boershu's turn to be the vanguard and attack Huaihe Fort.

Boershu himself also very much wanted to make a contribution.

However, facing Huaihe Fort, which was surrounded by rivers on all sides, Boershu was dumbfounded.

The moat was within the shooting range of the defending soldiers on the city wall, and the Jin army would not watch the Mongols cross the river.

The Mongols did have many who could swim, but they could not use valuable grassland warriors to attack the enemy's strong city, right?

They still had to use Balu Camp warriors!

However, the 140,000 Balu Camp warriors were actually very watered down.

Because nearly 100,000 of them were originally conscripted soldiers of the Jin Kingdom.

Conscripted soldiers were peasants who were forcibly conscripted by the Jin Kingdom, and were of little use. If they were pushed too hard, they might even mutiny. Therefore, Boershu directly abandoned them. He only used Balu Camp warriors who were transformed from regular Jin army prisoners.

But even so, the effect was still not good. The Balu Camp warriors transformed from regular Jin army prisoners lost a full 30%, and there was no progress at all.

Faced with the heavy losses and rising resentment of the Balu Camp, Boershu became anxious. He led his own guards and took the lead in charging, wanting to boost morale and be the first to climb the city.

However, he was shot in the abdomen by an arrow and was carried back.

Wanyan Chengyu was also a famous Jin general, and he defended very hard, okay?

Yes, he was thinking of running away before.

But that was after suffering a major defeat.

If Wanyan Chengyu abandoned the army and fled before the war started, that would be defying the world, and everyone would point fingers at him, and no one could save him.

Now, Wanyan Chengyu had personally injured a Mongol general, and even became arrogant. He was drinking and eating on the city tower, looking leisurely and content, seemingly mocking the Mongols' foolishness in attacking a strong city.

He even began to think that the Mongols were not as terrible as he had thought before, and that it was not completely impossible to defend Huaihe Fort.

What if?

… …

… …

Inside the Golden Tent.

"What do you all say? What should we do?" Temujin's majestic gaze looked at the generals and said, "Two hundred thousand troops are blocked by a small Huaihe Fort. How can we attack the Jin Kingdom's Central Capital?"

"… …"

The generals looked at each other in dismay, and there was silence.

Mongol warriors were very precious and could not be wasted here, so they could only use the Balu Camp to attack the city.

However, most of the Balu Camp were conscripted soldiers, who were previously peasants and had no combat power. Letting them be cannon fodder to attack the city would only be a waste of life.

And the remaining Balu Camp warriors transformed from regular Jin army prisoners could indeed attack the city, but the effect was not good.

Boershu had previously lost 30% of such Balu Camp warriors, and there was still no progress.

If they continued to attack the city like this, wouldn't the Balu Camp warriors who could fight be exhausted in the end?

If that were the case, what would they do when they attacked the Central Capital later?

"A'shuo! Do you have any ideas?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Temujin had no choice but to look at Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Shuo thought for a while and pondered slightly, "I don't have any good ideas either. Now, we can only fill it with human lives. Anyway, we have a lot of Balu Camp warriors now."

Subutai sighed and said, "Although there are many Balu Camp warriors, there are not many that can be used. Those conscripted soldiers of the Jin Kingdom are useless even if you force them with a knife."

Zhao Shuo shook his head, "Not necessarily. Forcing them with a knife doesn't mean other methods won't work. There are always ways to make them work hard."

"A'shuo, do you have a way?" Hearing Zhao Shuo's words, Temujin's eyes lit up slightly. He knew that Zhao Shuo should have thought of something, "In that case, A'shuo, this time's Battle of Huaihe Fort, I'll leave it to you!"

Temujin said, "All the Balu Camp warriors in our army will still be under your command. No matter what means you take, I will approve. If you break through Huaihe Fort, you will take 70% of the spoils of this battle. Not only that, you will take another half a share of the spoils of this attack on the Jin Kingdom."

After a pause, Temujin looked at the generals again and said, "Do you have any objections?"

The generals said in unison, "Genghis Khan is wise!"

Originally, Boershu had already proved how difficult it was to attack Huaihe Fort.

If they changed to someone else, most people would not be as good as Boershu!

A few people like Mu Huali might be able to come up with a plan to defeat the enemy if they thought hard. However, it was only possible, not certain.

Since Zhao Shuo, the consort, had a way, let him do it.

As for the issue of spoils of war, they had no objections either.

This was what the consort deserved!

The matter was settled.

… …

After the post-war meeting, Zhao Shuo immediately took his guards to the Balu Camp.

The Balu Camp originally had 140,000 people.

However, Boershu had consumed more than 10,000 people in the previous battle.

Now there were only 128,000 people left, of which nearly 100,000 were conscripted soldiers.

The first thing Zhao Shuo had to do was to distinguish the regular army and the conscripted soldiers among these new Balu Camp warriors.

The regular army of the Jin Kingdom was quite capable of fighting, but the conscripted soldiers were not.

They were previously ordinary peasants.

When the Jin Dynasty court issued the order to conscript soldiers, those with money and power tried to avoid it, while those without money and power bore all the military service tasks. No matter how many men there were in a family, all of them were conscripted, otherwise they would not be able to meet the number stipulated by the court.

With the current level of productivity, how could a family that was already poor survive without men?

So much so that the Jin Dynasty court could not bear to see it.

The Jin Dynasty court was not concerned about the life and death of these peasants, but rather that without men in the family, they could not cultivate the land, and even if they forced the old, weak, women, and children to death, they would not be able to collect taxes.

Therefore, the Jin Dynasty court repeatedly ordered that families with only one man need not be conscripted, and those with several men should leave one behind.

But since the orders were repeatedly issued, it must mean the previous orders were useless.

In reality, it's no different from before.

As the saying goes: "The Jin Dynasty's military system is the worst. Whenever there are expeditions or border disputes, orders are issued to conscript soldiers, causing unrest in the prefectures and counties. Among the people, those with several able-bodied men in their families, or those with good skills, are all selected without exception, causing weeping and lamentation, and the whole family suffers. To drive these people to fight and expect them to win is difficult."

As for military pay?

The Jin Dynasty doesn't even pay its border troops for years. Conscripted soldiers still want military pay? Dream on!

These peasants have neither received military training nor military pay, and they are also worried about their families. What kind of combat power can they have? What morale can they have?

Not rebelling on the spot is docile enough.

Oh, by the way, Xin Qiji initially participated in a peasant uprising triggered by conscripted soldiers.

Zhao Shuo's measures for these conscripted soldiers were to give them a way out.

Let them see hope.

Firstly, they cannot be allowed to participate in the massacre of the Jurchens, which would completely cut off their retreat.

Secondly, they are not required to climb the city walls and fight desperately against the regular Jin army. They don't have that ability.

Thirdly, only one thing is required: each person carries half a sack of soil, braves the Jin army's arrows and stones, and throws it into the moat outside Huaihe Fort. If they return twenty times within four hours without dying, they will be allowed to go home. Not only are they allowed to go home, but they will also be given two taels of silver for travel expenses.

Moreover, Zhao Shuo will give each survivor a wooden牌 (pái, plaque/token) stating their identity, the treatment they should receive, and stamped with Zhao Shuo's ten-thousand-household gold seal.

Once Huaihe Fort is breached, the Mongol army will gallop through Hebei, and the Jin Dynasty government will definitely not be able to take care of them.

They are considered to have contributed to the Mongols. After returning home, if they encounter the Mongol army looting, they can protect their family's lives and property by showing this wooden牌.

If they can gather their neighbors and defect to the Mongol army, as long as they provide the Mongol army with food and fodder, even their neighbors will not be looted.

If they gather more people, they may be appointed as local officials by the Mongols and achieve rapid advancement.

The credibility of this wooden牌 is very high.

Temujin gave Zhao Shuo the power to act expediently to break through Huaihe Fort.

Zhao Shuo's promise is Genghis Khan Temujin's promise!

If any Mongol soldier disobeys military orders and harms these returning conscripted soldiers, it is a provocation to Zhao Shuo's son-in-law's prestige and a provocation to Genghis Khan's prestige. As long as the injured conscripted soldier comes to Zhao Shuo with this wooden牌, Zhao Shuo will naturally uphold justice for them.

There's such a good thing?

What two taels of silver, death-免 (miǎn, exempt) wooden牌, and rapid advancement are still far away and not valued by these conscripted soldiers.

But, going home!

Some want to see their gray-haired parents, some long for their newlywed wives, and even more miss their children who are still babbling!

This is what they have been thinking about day and night since they were forcibly conscripted by the Jin Dynasty court.

East Asians are actually the most family-oriented people, and they immediately exploded with strong combat power!

"Break through Huaihe Fort!"

"Kill all the Jin dogs! Kill Wanyan Chengyu!"

"Go home! I want to go home!"

"The Jin Dynasty is finished, this world belongs to the Mongols!"

……

The moat outside Huaihe Fort is eight里 (lǐ, approximately 0.5 km) long, and it is unrealistic to fill it all.

Since the sun rose the next day, nearly 100,000 conscripted soldiers shouted and launched a fierce attack on a section of the moat one里 long outside the east gate of Huaihe Fort.

They not only have no loyalty to the Jin Dynasty court, but are also full of deep-seated hatred!

Their desire to go home overwhelms all fear!

Although they were just ordinary peasants before, they are now bursting with all their potential under Zhao Shuo's encouragement!

Zhang Mancang is a twenty-four-year-old peasant from Zhangjiazhuang Village, Suning County, Hejian Prefecture, Hebei West Road, Jin Dynasty. The reason his parents gave him this name was to hope that the family's granary would be full and the child would never go hungry in his life. But the fact is that Zhang Mancang has never had enough to eat since he can remember.

There are not many people in the family, just Zhang Mancang's parents, Zhang Mancang, and a brother named Zhang Youliang. However, the court's exorbitant taxes and the officials' extortion have made it difficult for their family to have enough to eat, even with thirty亩 (mǔ, a unit of area) of land.

After finally using four石 (dàn, a unit of dry volume) of grain, saved from the family's teeth over the years, to arrange a marriage for Zhang Mancang.

However, before his wife could marry into the family, Zhang Mancang and his brother Zhang Youliang were conscripted by the government and became two conscripted soldiers stationed on the Yehuling defense line of the Jin Dynasty.

Then, the two brothers were captured by the Mongols together.

Zhang Mancang urged: "Youliang, work harder, let's both go back alive to take care of our parents!"

"Got it!" Zhang Youliang was taciturn and didn't like to talk, just gave a muffled reply.

The two brothers carried half a sack of sand and soil weighing more than sixty斤 (jīn, a unit of weight, approximately 0.5 kg) and ran forward.

The city wall of Huaihe Fort in front became taller and more majestic, and the shouts, the sound of stones falling, the sound of arrows and stones breaking through flesh, the painful wails, and the cries for help in front were intertwined, like a hell on earth.

But this cannot stop the Zhang Mancang brothers at all.

In the eyes of these brothers, the front is the road to heaven for them to go home!

Finally, the brothers' eyes suddenly opened up, and the seven-尺 (chǐ, a unit of length) wide moat of Huaihe Fort suddenly appeared in front of them.

At the same time, countless stones fell madly around them. One arrow after another, not knowing whether it was an arrow or a crossbow bolt, whistled past them with a shrill wind.

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Zhang Mancang did not hesitate to bend down and throw the half bag of sand and soil on his back into the moat. With a loud noise, the half bag of sand and soil disappeared, only splashing a piece of water, splashing Zhang Mancang all over.

Zhang Youliang did the same.

Then, the two brothers quickly turned back, and the corner of their eyes noticed that a conscripted soldier in the same team was shot in the left eye and fell to the ground with a painful wail.

Never mind him!

In such a chaotic world, who can live easily? Maybe it will be his turn later?

The two brothers did not hesitate and quickly escaped the range of arrows and stones, and trotted back to the starting place.

There, regular Balu Battalion soldiers were frantically filling each sandbag with sand and soil. Just fill half a bag, and ordinary people can't carry it and trot. Some Balu Battalion soldiers are also responsible for piling these half bags of sand and soil together.

A row of regular Mongol soldiers stood next to the mountain of sandbags.

Seeing Zhang Mancang coming back, a Mongol soldier immediately handed him a short wooden stick wrapped with exquisite silk ribbons, and said: "Hold it!"

"Thanks!"

Zhang Mancang didn't understand Mongolian, but he knew what the short wooden stick was for. Accumulating twenty sticks would allow him to go home, so he quickly and carefully put it into his close-fitting pocket.

Then, he bent down, carried half a bag of sand and soil, and ran towards the moat with his brother.

Whoosh!

A huge crossbow bolt from a bed crossbow shot straight over and forcibly inserted into the land next to Zhang Mancang, more than seven inches into the soil! The power of this kind of crossbow bolt is too great, three feet and five inches long, it is simply a small javelin. If it had been a little bit off just now, Zhang Mancang would have died.

However, Zhang Mancang completely ignored this and threw the half bag of sand on his back towards the moat with a loud shout.

Then, together with his brother Zhang Youliang, he trotted back to the starting place.

What's there to be afraid of?

Isn't it just death?

Give me a quick one!

If I die today, it means my fate is not good, and my soul will return to my hometown. If I don't die today, it means my fate is good, and no one can stop him from going home!

The third time!

The fourth time!

The fifth time!

Zhang Mancang and Zhang Youliang carried sandbags five times in a row, and each received five short wooden sticks with silk ribbons, which only took half an hour.

When he wanted to carry the sixth half bag of sand and soil, the Mongol soldier next to him patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the distance.

There was a row of more than a thousand large pots, steaming with beef and mutton, and there were stacks of baked cakes next to the pots.

Zhang Mancang understood that every five short wooden sticks accumulated could be used for a short rest, eating meat and cakes. There was no limit to the amount of meat and cakes, and you could also drink meat soup. You could eat whatever you wanted, but for no more than a quarter of an hour.

"Go! Youliang! Even if we die today, we'll be full dead ghosts!"

"Okay! The Mongols are still generous! I haven't had enough to eat in my life!"

In the face of sufficient food, Zhang Youliang talked more and went to eat meat and cakes with his brother.

Then, together with his brother, he continued to carry sandbags!

……

Eighteen times!

Nineteen times!

Twenty times!

When the Zhang Mancang brothers carried it for the twentieth time, the moat in front had been filled for more than one里, and they had to run farther to throw the sandbags into the river.

At the same time, three or four conscripted soldiers on both sides of them screamed almost simultaneously, some were hit by stones, and some were hit by crossbow bolts.

"It was really dangerous just now, I almost couldn't go home."

Zhang Mancang estimated that about 70% of the conscripted soldiers died under Huaihe Fort.

God bless!

He and his brother Zhang Youliang are still safe and sound!

"Hold it!"

A Mongol soldier stuffed the twentieth wooden stick into Zhang Mancang's hand and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

Obviously, this time the pat on the shoulder was not to let him go eat, but the previous bloody battle had won Zhang Mancang the respect of the Mongol soldier.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Mancang couldn't care less about the Mongol army's respect now. Together with his brother, Zhang Mancang, he exchanged twenty short wooden sticks for a wooden牌 stamped with Zhao Shuo's ten-thousand-household seal, and also received two taels of silver.

Seeing that the Mongol army didn't seem to be stopping them at all, Zhang Mancang quickly ran over again, and together with his brother Zhang Youliang, they each stuffed six or seven pancakes into their arms, and then stuffed a large mouthful of meat into their mouths, before running wildly into the distance.

"Going home!"

"Home! We're going home!"

At this time, outside of Huaihe Fort, the conscripted soldiers running wildly in all directions had already formed long dragons.

After someone shouted, nearly twenty thousand conscripted soldiers who had survived the bloody battle all let out cheers of joy, their voices reaching beyond the nine heavens!

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"What? Just a word 'home' can make these country bumpkins work so hard! How ruthless the Mongols are! These conscripted soldiers are just a bunch of good-for-nothings in my hands. But in their hands, they actually play a role no less than elite soldiers, filling up more than a mile of the moat! If, during the Battle of Yehuling..."

Wanyan Chengyu said with endless regret.

Although he was a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, he came from the imperial clan and had always held a high position. He never paid attention to the conscripted soldiers, who were like dust, and didn't understand what those grassroots soldiers were thinking. He only relied on strict military law to restrain them.

Now, seeing that these conscripted soldiers had played such a big role, Wanyan Chengyu felt extremely regretful.

He even thought, what if during the Battle of Yehuling, he had also promised the conscripted soldiers that they could go home if they won?

Even though those who participated in the Battle of Huan'erzui were all regular Jin soldiers, Wanyan Chengyu would still have failed. However, the five-hundred-mile Yehuling defense line wouldn't have collapsed at the first touch. Now, Temujin is in a situation where he is attacked from both sides, and he doesn't dare to attack Huaihe Fort with peace of mind.

At least holding Huaihe Fort would be no problem!

Even turning defeat into victory wouldn't be impossible!

Of course, if he said these words, it would be too demoralizing. Wanyan Chengyu stopped halfway through.

Guo Baoyu sneered inwardly when he saw this.

He understood what Wanyan Chengyu wanted to say, and he also understood that Wanyan Chengyu was completely wishful thinking.

The reason why the Mongols could use the conscripted soldiers like this was because they had already established good credibility through the Balu camp.

So, what about the credibility of the Jin Dynasty?

Not to mention anything else, just look at the paper money, it has depreciated more than a million times!

Even if the conscripted soldiers believed that Wanyan Chengyu was sincerely promising, would they dare to believe the Jin Dynasty?

In the end, Wanyan Chengyu was only one of the top officials of the Jin Dynasty, not the emperor.

Even the emperor's words might not count!

Wanyan Yongji even promised Emperor Zhangzong Wanyan Jing that he would put Wanyan Jing's posthumous son on the throne.

As a result, he turned around and killed the two posthumous sons, and even killed Li Shir, the woman Wanyan Jing loved the most.

Although the court's official reports were full of high-sounding words, this scandal was widely spread in both officialdom and among the people. Pu Sanduan, who did the dirty work, had become the target of public criticism.

Guo Baoyu could even guess that the reason why these conscripted soldiers could play such a big role was due to the handwriting of that Prince Consort Zhao Shuo.

Because, he learned through interrogating the prisoners that Zhao Shuo had the most Balu camp soldiers in his hands, and the Battle of Huan'erzui was also commanded by Zhao Shuo's Balu camp.

The one who attacked the city a few days ago shouldn't be Zhao Shuo. Although the command was also good, it was too conventional. If Zhao Shuo had used his troops like this during the Battle of Huan'erzui, how could he have easily broken through the defense line that Wanyan Chengyu had tried his best to defend?

Today's display of the conscripted soldiers' combat power seems to be the work of that Prince Consort Zhao Shuo!

"Uh..."

Guo Baoyu thought for a while, then suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Since the conscripted soldiers have already filled a mile of the moat, the Mongols will definitely use our regular army prisoners to attack the city next. Although this subordinate didn't participate in the Battle of Huan'erzui, I also know the power of these prisoners. So..."

"So what?"

"So, Huaihe Fort will definitely not be able to hold. This humble subordinate believes that now, Councilor Wanyan should immediately lead the more than fifty thousand troops in the city, rush out of Huaihe Fort, and return to protect the Central Capital. More than fifty thousand people, at least twenty thousand can escape, the significance to the defense of the Central Capital cannot be overstated."

"No, no!" Wanyan Chengyu shook his head repeatedly and said, "If this Councilor is defeated in a hard battle, then so be it. Now, I am sitting on a strong city, with more than fifty thousand troops under my command. If I abandon the city and run away, putting His Majesty in danger, how can I be a loyal subject?"

Guo Baoyu continued to persuade, "But you can bring back twenty thousand troops, which will be of great benefit to the court. The court will understand! And..."

Of course, Wanyan Chengyu knew that Guo Baoyu's suggestion was correct.

Now, breaking through with the entire army is the most beneficial choice for the Jin Dynasty.

However, will the court understand? Who can guarantee it?

These fifty thousand troops are not Wanyan Chengyu's private soldiers, but the court's troops.

What if the court doesn't understand at that time?

Will Wanyan Chengyu's head be chopped off?

Wanyan Chengyu didn't dare to gamble at all.

He didn't dare to escape now, he could only wait until after a major defeat.

Immediately, Wanyan Chengyu rudely interrupted Guo Baoyu's words and said, "This Councilor has made up his mind, Duke of Fenyang, no need to say more!"

It's over!

The Great Jin is over!

As one of the high-ranking officials of the Jin Dynasty, how could Guo Baoyu not know the Jin Dynasty's little foundation?

In two or three months, even if all the regular troops that the Central Capital can mobilize are counted, it will not exceed eighty thousand.

If it's not good, there will only be fifty thousand!

In other words, if these more than fifty thousand regular troops in Huaihe Fort are destroyed again, the Jin army's main field force will be finished!

And after the Mongol army breaks Huaihe Fort, it will be hundreds of thousands of troops!

Even if they can't break the Central Capital this time, the Jin people will only be able to linger on, and destruction is already a foregone conclusion!

Immediately, Guo Baoyu didn't say any more, but bowed slightly and said, "The Councilor's teachings are correct. The Mongol army is about to attack the city soon, this subordinate will go and arrange the city defense."

"Okay, go."

Guo Baoyu bid farewell to Wanyan Chengyu and came to the West Gate, which he was in charge of.

There, his own Meng'an was stationed, as well as two Meng'an of the Jin people.

The city of Huaihe Fort is not big, a city gate can only station three thousand troops, any more and they won't be able to deploy.

"Duke, how is it?" Guo Baoyu's deputy general, who was also his cousin Guo Quan, asked.

"How else can it be?"

Guo Baoyu gritted his teeth slightly and said, "We are Han people, this Great Jin Dynasty is not worth dying for! Act according to the plan!"

Guo Quan went down to make arrangements.

Guo Baoyu also climbed to the third floor of the West Gate tower, which is the highest floor.

There are seven rooms on this floor of the tower, and sixty brave soldiers are guarding it, all surnamed Guo, and they are the Guo family's private soldiers.

Before long, the two Jurchen Meng'ans, each leading two personal guards, were invited to the room where Guo Baoyu was.

After all, seeing that the Mongols were about to attack the city, it was very normal for Guo Baoyu to invite them to discuss military affairs.

These two Meng'ans, one named Tu Dan Minglie and the other named Tang Kuo Lin'an, were both in their thirties. As soon as they saw Guo Baoyu, they smiled obsequiously: "Duke of Fenyang, when the Mongols attack the city later, we still have to rely on you to put in more effort!"

The regular army of the Jin Dynasty is naturally also divided into different grades.

Now, the combat power of the Jurchens is like heaven and earth compared to the time when the country was founded.

On the other hand, the northern Han Chinese aristocratic families like Guo Baoyu regard the hereditary Meng'an as the foundation of their family's life, and they are extremely strict in selecting soldiers and extremely hard in training.

These two Jurchen Meng'ans naturally knew that although their troops were twice as many as Guo Baoyu's, they still had to rely on the elite Han Chinese Meng'an under Guo Baoyu's command to put in more effort when defending the city.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. The court has treated my Guo family with great kindness, and today is the time to repay the country with death."

Guo Baoyu kept expressing his loyalty to the court and chatting with the two Meng'ans.

However, he was always listening carefully to the movements outside.

Before long, he heard the sound of fighting in the distance rising sharply.

Dong dong dong—

Guo Quan, wearing a helmet and armor, rushed into the room with twelve armored soldiers and nodded to Guo Baoyu.

The two Jurchen chiliarchs thought that Guo Quan was notifying Guo Baoyu that they were ready to respond, and they didn't suspect anything else.

Tu Dan Minglie hurriedly urged: "I'm afraid they will attack the West Gate soon, Duke of Fenyang, what military affairs do you want to talk about? Speak quickly!"

"I think..."

Guo Baoyu picked up the wine glass on the table, sighed leisurely, and said, "This Great Jin is going to be finished!"

Pa!

The wine glass in his hand fell heavily to the ground!

Puff puff puff!

The twelve armored soldiers drew their knives almost at the same time and slashed the six unprepared Jurchens to the ground.

"Is everything ready?"

"Everything is ready. Except for the brothers on duty, six hundred brothers are already fully armed and waiting for orders downstairs."

"Good!"

Guo Baoyu took the iron hammer handed over by Guo Quan and said in a deep voice: "Follow me down and kill, open the city gate, and invite the Mongol army into the city! Our Guo family is surrendering to the Mongols today!"