Yangzhou, in history, gives the impression that it is often associated with a famous service industry in later generations, such as Guancheng, but in fact, before the Song Dynasty, it was almost synonymous with Jiangnan, although its geographical location is actually in Jiangbei. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As the starting point of the Grand Canal, the pivot connecting the north and the south, no matter what era, it has its own uniqueness, and the war has never been lacking. When the two national crises came, it was a symbol of resistance to the end, not just the well-known "Yangzhou Ten Days", it is hard to imagine that under the gentle surface of the fireworks and willows, there is an indomitable heart of subway blood.

After the southern crossing, although Yangzhou still belongs to the establishment of the metropolitan governorate, but in fact there are not many Dingkou in the jurisdiction, which is still inferior to an ordinary state capital in Zhejiang, the reason is very simple, it is in the front line of resisting the enemy, and it is always facing the threat of soldiers.

"Fireworks March" is its most beautiful season, and now it is winter, and the cold north wind has brought more slaughter to this Huaidong Road.

The two Huai ambassadors in the city have now become Li Tingzhi's temporary line, and the marshal's personal soldiers are guarding on all sides, and you can see the blue-robed scribes and armored warriors shuttling inside and outside everywhere, all of them have a stern expression, and even the voice is very low, as long as the slightest noise is spoken, it will usher in the angry eyes of the soldiers on duty, who doesn't know that now the handsome man is running clothes and food, and is dealing with the most serious crisis in the history of the Great Song Dynasty.

“...... Have the soldiers and horses arrived in Tongzhou? What, it's still in Taizhou, what is he Yang Sifu doing, and then he will go to someone to urge. ”

In the festival hall, there was no longer silence outside, and some voices were even like roaring, after the big case, Li Tingzhi opened his eyes and looked at the eager figure, and the tiredness in his brain disappeared without a trace.

"Xuzhi, the official road from here to Tongzhou is full of people coming down, I'm afraid that it is already congested, Yang Sifu still has to settle the people, there is no way to slow down, you don't have to be anxious."

Hearing his voice, a scribe who was still full of anger just now quickly stopped and stepped forward to take a closer look at his face.

"But it's noisy?"

"It's okay, I can't sleep left and right, if there is any new military report, take a look at it."

Li Tingzhi sat up straight, and the scribe quickly picked up a fluff cloak covering him, draped it on his body, and lowered his body to take the iron brazier under the table for a while, trying to make the charcoal fire burn more vigorously, while his mouth kept talking.

"It's not a big deal, according to the will of his subordinates, the prime minister should go to the backyard to lie down, there is really any urgency, and the subordinates will go to ask for instructions." After the scribe finished speaking, he knew that he could not be persuaded by looking at his expression, but he still had to say this.

"It's better to be here, but when it comes to the future, it's even more thoughtless." Sure enough, Li Tingzhi waved his hand: "At sea, is there still no news?" ”

The scribe knew what he was worried about, and many days had passed since that day, and the Haisi fleet was heading north against the Tartars' naval army, and if everything went well, it should have been a long time ago, but since the fleet went offshore, there has been no news since then, which made Li Tingzhi a little uneasy.

"Xu is far away, due to the inconvenience of communication, the eyeliner on the shore has not found any movement of the Tartar, and the navy should be fine."

Separated by land and water, he must not be able to take care of it now, the sea surface in winter will not be calm either, and there will even be frost in the wind and flow at this time, I don't know if the old man can hold it up, this kind of comforting words are obviously not enough to dispel his concerns, Li Tingzhi sighed and did not continue to ask.

"What about Liu Xingzu?"

"In yesterday's military report, the Tartars continued to attack, and the casualties were stacked, but even the city could not be hit, and Liu Xingzu didn't even cry out bitterly, which shows that there is still room for strength." The scribe took out a copy of the military newspaper and handed it to him, a smile on his face.

"It's too anxious, how can such a big city be built overnight." Li Tingzhi shook his head: "There are also many casualties in the city, tell them that all the treatment needs to be properly arranged according to the health system." ”

The scribe responded, a little puzzled, Xiang Gong actually had the leisure to plan for the enemy at this time, which shows that he is relieved about Chuzhou City.

"He can't be in a hurry, Huaidong is not in a hurry, I'm afraid that he is not in a hurry, and the one in the capital will not let him go, I heard that the spies said that the pontoon bridge on the Huaishui is still being built, and the Yuan people will use all the boats that can be collected on it, and the food and equipment are continuously transported every day, and there are hundreds of thousands of people who are levied.

"Dreaming!" Li Tingzhi put down the military newspaper and gently spit out two words.

The scribe's face was full of admiration, and only today did he see how wise Li Tingzhi's decision was more than a month ago, not only to evacuate all the people in Chuzhou, but also to the next prefecture and county. The Tartars divided more than 20,000 troops to invade Gaoyou County, and now they have stopped the city, plundering the four fields but gaining nothing, even a grain of grain has to be transported from the rear, such a cold day, I shudder to think about it.

However, behind all this, is the sacrifice of the people's livelihood of the entire Huaidong Road! The people are in exile, and they are also struggling in the wilderness, although there are relief along the way, but where can it compare to their own home, the so-called war, is so cruel, even if it wins, it can't escape the sword, if there is no heart as strong as steel, who will make such a decision.

And Li Tingzhi just did this, and the scribe couldn't help but feel sad when he looked at his thin and empty body.

These practices, not only do they not get the support of the imperial court, but even the people will not understand that in their eyes, the person who made them leave their homeland and abandon their homeland is not a Tartar, but this Li Xianggong! What is the country? What is a nation? None of them is as important as a bowl of rice in their hands.

Therefore, although the result of the war has not yet come out, Li Tingzhi's personal fate has been doomed, if he can still be praised by the ancestral hall in his previous life, he is afraid that he will be just an unscrupulous cool official in this life.

"It's late." Regarding the thoughts of this henchman, Li Tingzhi knew at a glance: "Benxiang has become a supreme minister in the Great Song Dynasty, what can he do if he goes over there?" Can you still be crowned king? ”

Even if he was really crowned king, the scribe believed that he would not go, and the scribe also smiled at this seemingly joking sentence: "Gaoyou County is not as strong as Chuzhou, and Yu Yizheng may not be able to last long." ”

"It's okay, the prime minister doesn't want him to last long, the day Ye Shaobao fights a decisive battle on the sea, that is, when I wait for the army, the prime minister wants to see it, and he doesn't dare to rely on the fortified city and go forward for dozens of miles to fight with me."

Li Tingzhi's eyes were full of light, that kind of long-lost domineering was rarely seen by scribes, and unconsciously, his chest was also full of confidence, and he even looked forward to the arrival of this moment.

But then, what came was not the military newspaper he imagined, but a special person, this person's level was only a Chengxin Lang from the ninth grade, and he may not be as good as the personal soldiers in the marshal's mansion. However, not only did he go straight to the Shuaifu, but he was also personally welcomed by Li Tingzhi, and even his confidants and staff were not surprised.

"My subordinates have seen the big handsome." Li Shiyi jumped off his horse outside the hall, hurriedly walked up the steps a few steps, and gave a military salute to the oncoming Li Tingzhi.

"It's so urgent, but something happened?" Li Tingzhi waited for him to straighten up, and saw at a glance that the word 'anxious' was written on his face.

Li Shiyi glanced at the scene in the festival, did not answer immediately, but took out a cylinder from his arms, unscrewed the lid, and took out a roll of paper inside, without waiting for him to unfold it, Li Tingzhi hurriedly reached out and took it, skipped the dense numbers on it, and looked directly at the final result.

The enemy chief has arrived in Xiangyang Mansion!

A few simple words immediately made him understand the other party's intention.

"You're leaving?"

"Exactly." The other party asked directly, and Li Shiyi replied simply: "They will arrive in Ezhou in ten days at most, and their subordinates will take half of their men to Guangxi to bid farewell to the marshal." ”

This is something that has been agreed on a long time ago, Li Tingzhi has no surprised expression, after all, although the other party is nominally hanging in the Jiankang curtain, it is actually Liu Yu's private soldier, of course, this can only be said secretly.

Once Kublai Khan arrived in Ezhou, it meant that the offensive of the Yuan people in the middle road was about to begin, Jinghu would be the first to bear the brunt, followed by his river, facing Jiangzhou, which was almost unfortified, and Jiangdong Road, which was mostly empty, the consequences can be imagined, Li Tingzhi's heart was mixed, and the most painful moment was finally coming.

"Everything here, Black Bull...... That is, Liu Er will take over, with him, the commander can rest assured, the connection between the two Huai will not be interrupted, but the manpower everywhere will be reduced, the news may be briefer, we will focus on the place of the handover, and we will not miss the matter of the commander. ”

"You have done a good job, Liu Ziqing has more pressure there, if the Yuan people attack Guangxi, he will be attacked by the enemy, you should hurry up and help him, right."

Of course, Li Tingzhi didn't want to embarrass him, in Liu Yu's plan, the entire Great Song Dynasty was a game of chess, and none of them was missing, he almost went to work alone, and he had to face the same two offensives, how could Li Tingzhi not worry about him.

"Thank you for taking care of the marshal, then the subordinate is leaving." Li Shiyi didn't talk nonsense anymore, and hurriedly walked out of the gate as when he came.

Sending people out of the festival hall, Li Tingzhi stood in front of the steps, looking at the sky covered with dark clouds in the distance, there was no confidence on his face, and a feeling that the building was about to collapse suddenly came, which made his mood extremely heavy.