In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 428: The Great Khan is unethical

Of course Kuokuo Buhua had heard about Yan Shi, and he had just heard about it in the past few years.

Two or three years ago, rumors began to spread in Cangzhou that Yan Shi and the Song people had sworn enemies.

Now the Song Army garrison in Binzhou was named Wang Yishen, and he killed Yan Shi's family.

Binzhou is relatively close to Cangzhou, and is considered the junction of Song Dynasty and Mongolia. Back then, Yan Shi proposed to attack Binzhou, probably because he wanted to avenge his family members.

Moreover, Kuokuo Buhua also knew the details. It was Peng Yibin who caught Yan Shi's family members but did not kill them. Yan Shi later betrayed Peng Yibin behind his back, and Peng Yibin's general Wang Yishen killed his family members.

From the bottom of my heart, Kuokuo Buhua still despises Yan Shi.

Now in their territory, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty came to negotiate peace, but the ship was on fire, and there were people killing people and setting off rockets. Someone must be responsible for this.

I just don’t know if the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is dead?

Kuokuo Buhua also hoped that the Song emperor would die, but he was afraid that the people of the world would despise the Mongolian Khan for being unfaithful and unjust, and would plot against him behind his back.

"We, Mongolia, have destroyed countless countries, but we have never used such despicable and shameless methods." Kuokuo Buhua added at this time: "You'd better think about how to explain to He Khan."

"It's my fault." Yan Shi became angry and declared again that he did not do it.

Kuo Kuo didn't care about him and quickly found a boat to see the situation.

At the same time, other boats of the Song Dynasty in the river were leaving Cangzhou and heading back.

After finally waiting for Kuokuobuhua to find a boat, the Song people's boat was almost gone.

Six burning ships were left at the scene.

Kuokuo Buhua and Yanshi took a boat into the river, and upon getting closer, they found that there were many corpses in the river.

"Pull it up, fish it up." Kuokuo Buhua ordered to fish up a few corpses.

Some of the corpses were wearing Song Army clothes, and some were wearing black night clothes.

At first glance, he looked like a small gangster who sneaked close to the ship and attacked the Song people's ship.

Kuokuo Buhua signaled and fished out a night-walking suit, which turned out to be Han Chinese.

Yan Shi's subordinates were the Han troops. He couldn't help but turn around and look at Yan Shi again.

Yan Shi said angrily, "What are you looking at? Song people may have killed themselves and did it on purpose."

Kuokuo Buhua said nothing and walked around the burning boat.

Among them, the largest ship had the most fire. It is said that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was on this ship.

"Is Zhao Yurui dead or not?" Kuokuo Buhua was troubled by this question.

After they returned to the shore, they immediately ordered to ride quickly to Dezhou. They rushed for 800 miles non-stop to get to Dezhou ahead of the ship, and then asked the Song people about their situation.

At the same time, Pegasus went to Wokuotai, who had arrived in Baozhou, to report what happened here.

The next morning, when the news from outside had not returned, Kuokuo Buhua's servant brought rumors from the city.

"I was on the street today and passed by a teahouse. I heard that-"

Someone outside is spreading rumors that a Song envoy met Yan Shi secretly yesterday and gave Yan Shi a large gift, asking Yan Shi to lead troops to attack the Song emperor.

"What?" Kuokuo Buhua thought he heard wrongly.

"Say it again?"

When an envoy from the Song Dynasty met Yan Shi, he gave him a gift and asked Yan Shi to kill the Song emperor? Why?

The servant said that Zhao Yurui had offended many powerful people in the country by fighting against landlords and local tyrants, and it was said that he was in an unfair position. The remnants of the party, who had a long history, wanted to take this opportunity to eradicate Zhao Yurui, and Yan Shi and the Song Dynasty were suspected of killing the whole family. I hate you, so I came to bribe Yan Shi.

Kuokuo Buhua said, how did such secret news get out?

The servant said that someone saw the Song envoy entering Yan Shi's house with a large box of treasures.

It sounds a bit unreliable, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense.

Less than two days later, before news came from Baozhou, news came from Texas.

The Song ships returned to Linqing along the river and did not dare to stop in Dezhou. However, a Song envoy spoke, saying that Mongolia violated the peace treaty and was unjust. Wo Kuotai acted shamelessly, pretending to be in peace talks, but secretly attacked and killed the Song emperor. Mongolia is now officially at war and vows not to be in conflict with each other.

The messenger from Dezhou also said that the Song army was already gathering troops and preparing to attack Dezhou.

"How is the Emperor of the Song Dynasty? Is he dead?"

"Mr. Song didn't say, I don't know."
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"Bangdanglang" Wokuotai of Baozhou immediately smashed the exquisite tea set in front of him after receiving the news.

Wo Kuotai's face was red, he was ashamed, angry, and couldn't believe it.

The news of the Song Emperor being attacked in Mongolia spread like wildfire. Some Mongolian nobles who did not agree with this were accusing Ogodei of betraying his faith and murdering the Song Emperor, which made the peace talks break up and undermined the majesty of the Great Mongolian Khan. .

Among the Mongolian nobles, after experiencing the War of Xixia and the five-year peace treaty, they had benefited from the transactions with the Song people and enjoyed various exquisite tributes and materials from the Song people. Now many nobles are inclined to continue the peace talks.

History has been changed by Zhao and Rui, and Mongolia is no longer united.

Wokuotai's attack and killing of Zhao Yurui aroused strong dissatisfaction among many Mongolian nobles.

After receiving the news, Wo Kuotai felt deeply powerless even if he wanted to explain. After all, he himself had really thought this way.

Wokuotai quickly summoned Yan Shi and asked about his situation.

Yan Shi also honestly confessed that a Song envoy did send him a box of treasures that day, but the one who asked him to surrender to the Song Dynasty asked him to follow the Song Emperor Zhao Yurui's ship back to the Song Dynasty.

After saying this, there was an uproar around him, and everyone looked at Yan Shi like an idiot.

Do you think we are idiots?

The Song people want you to surrender to them because they want your soldiers and horses. What's the use of asking you to follow the emperor's ship back to the Song Dynasty?

Yanshi admitted that Song envoys came to visit, but he firmly refused to admit that he sent people to attack and kill the Song emperor.

But whether Yan admits it or not, people all over the world will definitely criticize him with words and words, and curse Wokuotai for being unethical.

There are still many scholars in Shanxi and Hebei controlled by Mongolia. Although these Han people serve Mongolia, they may despise Ogedai in their hearts.

When Wokuotai thought about this, he felt useless.

Wokuotai didn't do anything to Yan Shi. After all, he didn't know whether Emperor Zhao Yurui of the Song Dynasty was alive or dead at this time.

He asked again about the situation at the scene.

Yan Shi and Kuo Kuo Bu Huadao, the scene was quite brutal, many people were burned to death on the boat, and there were hundreds of corpses on the river.

Yelu Chucai began to suspect that the Song people directed and acted on their own, but many corpses were indeed recovered from the scene.

There were arrow wounds and knife wounds.

Many men in black carry reed tubes with which they can breathe in the water.

It certainly looked like a well-premeditated attack.

This incident happened in early July, and then quickly spread like a tornado throughout Hebei and Shanxi, and even all provinces in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty vigorously promoted that they wanted to negotiate peace with Mongolia so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment. However, the Mongolian Khan betrayed his faith and intended to attack and kill the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The people were excited, and people of the Song Dynasty were everywhere seeking war and revenge.

Let’s not talk about the situation in the Song Dynasty. The reaction in Mongolia was also very big. Many people in Hebei and Shanxi also felt that the Mongol Khan was unethical. After all, I had never heard of an emperor doing this before. But it was not until August that Wo Kuotai received the news that part of the Song Army had entered Mobei.

Hiss, Mongolia suddenly realized that all this was directed and performed by the Song people.

The Song people not only plunged Wokuotai into an unkind and unjust situation, but also preemptively attacked Mobei.

"Damn Zhao Yurui." Wo Kuotai cursed angrily in Datong at this time, and even suspected that Zhao Yurui had never been to Mengjing from beginning to end.

Wokuotai was right. Zhao Yurui did not dare to take risks not only for himself but also for the people of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, he had never been on the ship, nor to Linqing and Cangzhou.

No one in the Mongolian army knew Zhao Yurui. Zhao Yurui randomly found someone to replace him and kept it hidden on the ship. No one knew about it.

At this time, Zhao Yurui was on the Lin'an City shooting range.

Two teenagers stood in front of Zhao Yurui.

One is the eldest prince, Zhao Qi, who is twelve years old, and the other is the second prince, who is nine years old, Zhao Yu.

Behind him were two boys, six-year-old Zhao Yi and six-year-old Zhao Wei. Between the two men, they were holding a little sister, five-year-old Zhao Ying.

The children of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty were all present today, and it was the first time for many officials to see the emperor's children.

But there were not many officials who could see them at the scene. Most of them were on the periphery. Only Niu Bao, Quan Yong, and a few high-level officials from the Craftsmanship Bureau and the Firearms Bureau could surround the emperor's sons and daughters.

Three children aged five or six were held by Quan Yong and stood behind them.

Two older brothers, Zhao Qi and Zhao Yu, are in front.

Both of them struggled to hold up a flintlock gun and aimed at the target in front of them.

The flintlock gun weighs more than eight kilograms, which is not bad for twelve-year-old Zhao Qi. It is a little difficult for nine-year-old Zhao Yu to hold it.

"Hit." Zhao Yurui suddenly ordered.

Bang, bang, there were two bangs on the scene, and the two sons opened fire one after another.

After the fight, someone on the side took their guns and helped them reload them.

Then hit again.

Zhao and Rui watched their two sons shoot five rounds each.

The distance was fifty steps, and they all hit the target, but Zhao Qi's shot was more accurate, probably because of his age.

After the sons finished five rounds, he called his two sons in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Soldiers are also deadly weapons. They must not be touched without permission."

"But if it is for the sake of the country and the people, we must not hesitate."

"You can't be merciful to your enemies."

The eldest son Zhao Qi nodded and said nothing.

On the other hand, the nine-year-old Zhao Fu looked like an adult and said respectfully: "My son, I will obey my father's teachings."

Zhao Qi was born to Jia Yuhua, and was completely opposite to Jia Yuhua in character, and was more kind-hearted. However, Zhao Yu, who was born to Queen Xie, was also completely opposite to Queen Xie, and was more tactful.

This made Zhao Yurui very depressed.

Queen Xie is famous for her gentle personality, while Jia Yuhua seems to be a scheming woman. Unexpectedly, the two sons have completely opposite personalities.

The reason for the formation of this character is the power behind the two people.

After Jia She's death, Jia Yuhua's elder brother Jia Sidao was not as prosperous as ever and is now only a county magistrate below Hangzhou.

It belongs to no one in the family.

Usually I only have Jia Yuhua’s teachings.

Queen Xie is different. Xie Daoqing is the granddaughter of Prime Minister Xie Shenfu. The Xie family is now considered a famous noble in Lin'an City.

Xie Daoqing's father and uncles were all high-level officials in the Song Dynasty.

The eldest uncle Xie Caibo is now the principal of Dali Temple. Just like before, he is considered a middle-level cadre of Dali Temple.

His father, Xie Qubo, originally ruled Zhangzhou. Although he died early, after Zhao Yurui took power and married Xie Daoqing, the Xie family prospered again.

Uncle Xie Huibo is now a doctor in the Ministry of Finance.

Among the grandchildren of the Xie family, that is, the same generation as Queen Xie, there are only fifteen males, namely Xie Daoqing's brothers and sisters.

Historically, these people were all officials at all levels in the Song Dynasty. For example, Xie Daoqing's two brothers, one was an official at least a master, and was named King Hui after his death, and the other was an official until Qin Guogong, and was named King Run after his death. They were quite prosperous.

Now in the hands of Zhao and Rui, about half of Queen Xie's fifteen brothers are officials and half are clerks, but their ranks are much lower. The highest-ranking Xie Yichang is currently the recommended official of Lin'an Prefecture, starting from the sixth rank.

The Xie family is full of distinguished officials, which makes Empress Xie's son Zhao Yu a bit immature. At only nine years old, he is more mature than ordinary people.

That day, Zhao Yurui first took their children to shoot flintlocks, and then Niu Bao took some of the younger children to play nearby. He took the eldest prince Zhao Qi and the second prince Zhao Yu to follow the officials of the Craftsmanship Bureau. Next place.

In the fourth year of Yuanzhen, Zhao Yurui proposed the concept of a fire hat and the thunder and acid tribute, and asked craftsmen to start research and development.

At that time, the nitric acid, mercury (mercury), and ethanol (alcohol) needed for the fulminated tribute were already produced in Zhao Yurui's Song Dynasty.

Among them, Zhao and Rui discovered ethylene several years ago, but it was difficult to collect and process it, so it was always wasted. Only later did they think of synthesizing it with high-grade green vitriol (sulfuric acid) to produce ethanol.

Zhao Yurui knew at this moment that being good at chemistry in high school was useful.

With these three things in hand, synthesizing fulminate is a piece of cake.

So what does Legon do?

Zhao Yurui was in a room at this time, personally holding the Lei Gong made by the craftsmen and explaining to his two sons that there were only four craftsmen involved in the production and Quan Yong at the scene, and the others were outside Hou Dao. .

"Let me first talk about the advantages of mercury fulminate. Mercury fulminate, also known as mercury fulminate, is positioned as a detonator."

Of course, due to its own nature, it is easy to corrode the barrel of the gun, and the detonating explosives in later generations have been replaced by new detonating explosives such as lead azide. However, in the Song Dynasty, it is already an invention that transcends the times.

"This highly sensitive explosive will detonate after receiving a slight impact of about 200-400 grams."

Zhao Yurui didn't care whether others understood or not, and he didn't change the impact units that came out later on his own initiative.

Later generations usually use N to represent the impact force, but Newton was not born yet, and there was no saying that N represented the impact force. Others could not understand N, so Zhao Yurui directly used numerical values ​​to explain it more clearly, that is, an impact of only 200 grams With enough force, Lei Gong can be detonated.

Legon detonates after receiving an impact. After being detonated, the explosion speed can be as high as 5400m/s, and the generated sparks can instantly ignite the propellant in the gun chamber.

In previous flintlock guns, there was a delay after the detonator was ignited, and sometimes it was not possible to ignite the ammunition in front. Therefore, the misfire rate of flintlock guns was usually around one in seventy-eighth, and those of inferior quality could still fire. to one tenth.

After the detonation of Leigon, it is generally around 1% of 200%.

This is simply a growth rate of more than ten times.

But this is not the point. The point is that the flintlock gun has a medicine tank, and the medicine tank must be protected from wind and rain. When the weather is bad, the Song Army also wears a leather sheath to cover the medicine tank as protection. It's very troublesome to take it off.

After switching to the Legon ignition, the medicine tank can be eliminated directly, saving a step of filling the medicine tank, and there is no need to be windproof and rainproof. The overall performance can be said to have improved across the ages.

(End of this chapter)