Chapter 1660 Song-Mongolian War

The two court officials who were transformed by Vladimir using the Night Embrace Ceremony were both in their fifties or sixties.

For them, there is something more important than power and position, and that is health.

Being transformed into a blood race, they felt that their bodies had long-lost vitality, and they regained their glory in those young and beautiful concubines.

Of course, these two court officials don't know that the blood race's desire for that aspect will gradually fade (just like Keats), and they are still immersed in the excitement of returning to their youth.

When Bai Xiaowen came forward and asked these two court officials to cooperate with Shi Miyuan for the benefit of Changshengmen in the future, the two still put on airs and wanted to refuse.

Vladimir directly thought, making the blood of vampires in their bodies boil. This kind of pain, like being exposed to ultraviolet rays, made them feel what is called purgatory on earth.

Only then did the two realize that they had become slaves, their life and death were in the hands of others, and they immediately became discouraged balls. They could only agree to become peripheral members of the Longevity Sect and serve the Longevity Sect.

Bai Xiaowen also learned about the situation by the way. These court officials have the latest first-hand information from the front line.

The Mongolian army and the Song army have already broken through Caizhou.

Mongols plundered most of the gold and silver treasures of the royal family of the Kingdom of Jin. The Song army snatched back the bones of the last emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Shouxu (Jin Aizong), and escorted the captured Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Jin, Zhang Tiangang, back to Lin’an to pay homage to the ancestors. The "Shame of Jingkang" when the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed and the two emperors were taken into captivity.

The Southern Song Dynasty made a lot of profits in this battle, regaining the four prefectures of Shou, Si, Su, and Hao. It can be said that the entire territory of Lianghuai has basically recovered.

To destroy the world-enemy Jin Kingdom, the whole country of Southern Song Dynasty was immersed in excitement and joy.

This kind of excitement and joy also made Song Lizong full of ambition, and he had the idea of ​​​​raising troops to the north and regaining the lost ground in the Yellow River Basin in the Northern Song Dynasty.

After the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty bordered each other. Territorial boundaries, the eastern border is in Sizhou and Zhengzhou, which is today's Shandong, Henan and other places, and the western border is in today's Qinghai.

Due to the increasingly hot weather and insufficient food and grass, Mongolia withdrew to the north of the Yellow River.

In the court hall, a group of young and energetic officials proposed to take advantage of Mongolia's northern retreat and the emptiness of the Central Plains to send troops to the Northern Expedition. The slogan they put forward was "pacify the Central Plains, stick to the Yellow River, occupy Tongguan, and recover the three capitals."

Sanjing refers to the three capitals of the original Northern Song Dynasty: Kaifeng in Tokyo (Kaifeng, Henan), Henan in Xijing (Luoyang, Henan), and Yingtianfu in Nanjing (Shangqiu, Henan), all of which are in Henan.

However, most of the veteran officials are opposed to sending troops.

The reason is simple. The current land of the Central Plains has been turned into a wasteland by the Mongols' massacre policy, and there are only dilapidated empty cities.

Originally a city with a population of hundreds of thousands, now there are only a few hundred households left. The bones are exposed, the river is filled with corpses, and the epidemic is rampant... If you want to restore the prosperity of the past, you don't know how much blood is needed from the Jianghuai region.

Not only the old-school officials in the court objected, but even the generals outside knew the strength of the Mongols and opposed sending troops.

The debate didn't last long.

Because Song Lizong issued an edict to support the dispatch of troops to restore the three capitals, especially the Northern Song Dynasty Mausoleum located in Henan Province (Luoyang) in Xijing. After regaining the three capitals, following the example of the Jin people and defending Tongguan, it is enough to resist Mongolia.

After the emperor made up his mind, even the prime minister could not object.

If Shi Miyuan wanted to object, even the aspect would be handed over to others.

Bai Xiaowen did not object either. His control over the Song court was not deep enough at this time, and it would take time to slowly infiltrate his influence into all ministries and departments.

Besides, the fight between Song Jun and Mongolia was exactly what Bai Xiaowen wanted. If Song Lizong was different from the history and became more cautious and stuck to Huainan and other places, Mongolia might not launch a war a few months later, and Bai Xiaowen didn't have so much time to spend here.

Ever since, the Southern Song army sent troops to the north for the second time.

Bai Xiaowen was prompted directly, and he triggered a large-scale historical event-the Song-Mongol War!

"Hero-level side mission: [Pacify Huaidong] is open."

"[Mission Objective: Destroy the Loyalty Army occupying Huai'an.]"

"【Mission Difficulty: D+】"

"【Mission period: none (equal to your remaining stay time on the Shao location plane)】"

"【Mission Reward: 150 Spirit Crystals.】"

Huaidong, where Abaddon is located, also ushered in its first war—not with the Mongols, but with the "loyalty army."

The so-called loyal army is actually a local armed group that revolted because of dissatisfaction with the rule of the Jin people.

At first it was called the "Red Coat Army". Later Song Ningzong crusade against the Kingdom of Jin and recruited volunteers from all walks of life. Generals Li Quan, Yang Miaozhen and others of the Red Coat Army led an army attached to the Song Dynasty to crusade against the Kingdom of Jin, and they were named "Loyalty Army".

It is worth mentioning that Li Quan and Yang Miao are really a couple, and they are both good at using guns. Li Quan is known as "Li Tieqiang". He is strong and skilled in bowing and horses; Admired by the military strategists of the Ming Dynasty.

The name Zhongyijun is of course very good, but unfortunately, it will change its flavor later on. With the passage of time, Li Quan and his wife have long forgotten their original intentions and become mercenary. On the surface, they surrendered to the Southern Song Dynasty and obtained the money and grain of the Southern Song Dynasty; secretly they attached themselves to Mongolia, not only traded materials with Mongolia, but also burned down the Southern Song Dynasty's former military arsenal.

Later, Li Quan even blatantly invaded Yancheng, plundered all the treasury materials, and threatened the Southern Song Dynasty court to dismiss Zhao Shanxiang, the envoy of the Yanjiang system, Yue Ke, the general soldier of Huaidong, and others. This has touched the bottom line of the Southern Song Dynasty court, and finally triggered the Southern Song Dynasty's crusade against the loyal army.

Of course, the psychological changes of Li Quan and Yang Miaozhen in recent years are also related to the improper employment of the Southern Song court. He was arrogant and rude to Li Quan's generals, which aroused Li Quan's rebellious heart.

But no matter what happened in the past, now Li Quan has become a vicious dog of the Mongols. If he wants to send troops to Huaidong and go north to Qingzhou, he must destroy Li Quan.

Bai Xiaowen triggered this mission, apparently because Abaddon was in Huaidong.

According to the rules of the spirit world, Abaddon is Bai Xiaowen's summoned creature, and Abaddon is in Huaidong, which means that Bai Xiaowen's combat power is in Huaidong; so this task was triggered for him.

This mission can have the difficulty of "hero branch", it must be because of the existence of large-scale war scenes, which improves the "quality" of the mission.

However, when it comes to judging the strength of the enemy and the enemy, the rules of the spirit world judge that Bai Xiaowen's camp is extremely superior, and only give a D+ difficulty. In other words, even without Bai Xiaowen's participation, this war is sure to win and never lose.