Chapter 43: Half a Year
In the palace of the commander in Luzhou City, it doesn't look much different from Xia Gui's life, even the tiger skin seat behind the handsome case has been preserved intact, but at this time there is no one on it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Huaixi marshal Li Fu is standing under the handsome case, looking at a person with blazing eyes, beside him, Liu Xiaozhong, the commander of Luzhou, stood with a knife, staring vigilantly in the same direction.
"Little ...... The little ones are just coming on orders. The person who came was dressed in a martial arts uniform, his eyes were evasively bowed, and he held a document in his hand, which he held flat and stretched over his head.
Li Fu didn't pick up the letter, because he didn't have to read it to know what would be written on it, and the person who came, even more so he knew, was the county lieutenant in Shucheng County, which was only a few dozen miles away, and of course he had to add a 'original' word in front.
"Can you tell Ben Shuai what is going on in the city?"
"If you go back to the commander, after they entered the city, they didn't do anything, and the people were all as usual, even in and out, the little ones didn't dare to lie, and everything was the truth." Instead of hearing the rebuke or the scolding, it was a very calm voice, which reassured him a little.
"That's fine, you can go back." Li Fu knew the answer, so he had no interest in going on.
"Do you have something to say to the little one to take with you?" Knowing that he would not accept the letter, and willing to let him go, the visitor raised his head and became more respectful.
Li Fu shook his head with his hands behind his back, and the person was about to persuade a few more words, Liu Xiaozhong on the side was already a little impatient, glared at him with his eyes, and was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed and withdrew, until he walked out of the palace to subconsciously wipe his hand, only to find that his face was full of sweat, and even his back was already soaked, where did he dare to stop again, and he kept walking towards the city gate.
"Hey, is this your letter?" When he reached a corner, he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder, and he turned his head to see a thin black man smiling at him.
"Are you...... Yes! Before he finished his words, he suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen, lowered his head, the man was holding a short blade in his hand, the blade had already sunk into his body, he felt that his strength was losing rapidly, his feet involuntarily softened, and he fell crookedly on the other party's body, and soon his eyes were black and he didn't know anything.
The man put his body on the ground, slowly pulled out the knife, wiped the blood on his shirt, and took the letter from his hand, and after doing all this, the man stood up and clapped his hands, took the unopened letter and looked at the sky, showing a satisfied smile.
After a while, the man was brought into the hall of the system, Li Fu almost maintained the posture of the man when he left, when he saw the man and the letter in his hand, his face changed a little, he didn't expect that it would be so much effort, and the letter was sent here again.
"You killed him?" The man nodded calmly.
"Why?"
"Before answering the words of the commander, can you ask a small question?" The man's unexpected words made Li Fu stunned, but he still nodded.
"If the commander didn't answer his letter, can he think that he doesn't want to open the city and surrender?"
"So what." Li Fu did not deny it.
"That being the case, the small one can be said, the Tartar is powerful, and since he wants to defend the city, he will not tolerate any omission, and the people who come will persuade him to surrender in the name of inquiry, let him go back alive, and the truth in the city will be in the hands of the Tartars, and the small one will kill him for the sake of the commander, and that's it."
Li Fu was stunned, he didn't seem to expect him to say such a thing, there seems to be some truth in partiality, of course, the reason why he will tolerate the other party to say so many things, is because he knows this man, and he has passed the news for him twice, which can be said to have helped him a lot, and now he suddenly appeared in the city, which made him a little curious.
You must know that Luzhou City has been surrounded by the army of the Yuan people, and there is no need for the other party to come in and send him to death, thinking of his previous behavior, Li Fu suddenly moved in his heart, I am afraid that things are not so simple.
"Who are you?"
In the face of questioning, the man did not answer, but put his hand into his arms, the moment he moved, Liu Xiaozhong nervously stepped forward, blocking Li Fu behind him, until the other party took out a sign from his arms, he took it with a puzzled face, glanced at it and quickly handed it to Li Fu behind him.
"Are you Lee Sang-gong's man?" There is nothing special about the brand, it is engraved with the words of Jianghuai to ask for the envoy, and there is nothing else to prove the identity, Li Fu looked at it again and again for a while, and the doubts on his face deepened.
"Yes." After the man finished speaking, he lifted a hairline on his head, revealing a line of black handwriting, Liu Xiaozhong stepped forward to identify it carefully, and then nodded towards Li Fu.
Since there is no problem with his identity, and people have helped him a lot, Li Fu pushed Liu Xiaozhong away and walked in front of him, although the other party was kind, but this kindness made him feel very uncomfortable, because it was not based on trust, but clamping, but he couldn't say anything.
Can you blame Li Tingzhi for stretching out his hand too long? If the other party doesn't move, with his qualifications, there is still no way to take those side generals, and the final result will not be much better, thinking of this, his heart is messy, and even a little disheartened.
"Li Xianggong sent you here just to look at this official, I am afraid that someone will dedicate this Luzhou City."
"A certain is Li Xiang's pawn, but this matter is not Li Xiang's beginning." The man smiled: "As for the commander, you will not surrender, I am convinced of this, and if you really have the intention of surrendering, how can you stop it." ”
"Oh?" All the surprises today are not worth the words of the man just now, and for a while Li Fu felt that his brain was a little insufficient.
"The owner of a certain is Liu Zhongshu, but now it should be Liu Shilang."
"Liu Ziqing?"
Seeing that the man calmly admitted it, Li Fu couldn't believe it, he didn't know that young talent, let alone any friendship, why would people be so helpful? However, if the other party is cheating, what is the plan, and take the initiative to enter the city to find death?
There is another paragraph, which will be made up later......
Li Tingzhi also asked him about the basis of his judgment at the beginning, and the other party had a bad face, and only after seeing the good performance in the past, he couldn't help but not punch him.
As soon as he said this, Ye Mengding suddenly understood his thoughts, anyway, there must always be a choice, since it is difficult to make a decision, it is better to simply grasp a straw, it is better to be deceived than to deceive himself, he couldn't help but sigh, in fact, why is this not the case, this is not a fortune telling?
"Where are the Tartars' sailors at the moment?" The war on land had little to do with him, and Ye Mengding knew what his goal was.
"Cruising around the mouth of the Chuzhou River, it is said that they also have to transport heavy grain and grass for their army, and they have not taken care of this side for the time being."
Li Tingzhi not only knew their movements, but also knew the opponent's troops, as many as 3,000 large ships, no matter how you estimated, although the party was prosperous, the number was much smaller, he didn't know much about naval battles, and he didn't dare to question anything too much, but worry was clearly written on his face.
"As the saying goes, 'do your best, and then die', not everything is the same on land and sea, your pressure is far greater than that of the old man, so don't worry about it anymore." Ye Mengding's eyes were so bright, he knew what he was worried about at a glance.
"Don't protect what you want ......"
A mediocre sentence made Li Tingzhi lose color all of a sudden, he thought that Ye Mengding wanted to come to Qianqian to supervise the battle in person, but he didn't expect that he planned to face the arrow, the sea is no better than the land, once the boat is capsized, in this weather, it is almost a dead word.
"Never." Staring at the other party's calm eyes, Li Tingzhi almost wanted to grab the other party's hand excitedly: "Shao Bao is the pillar of the country, once it is lost, this battle is undefeated and defeated, and if you don't hit the Tartar army, you can't ...... it."
"Li Xiangfu!" Ye Mengding interrupted him sharply: "This battle is not fought for you, the Tartar army is so numerous, it is not just to transport grain and grass, if they don't break it, they will go straight to the Beijing Division, when the people are panicked, the court is shaken, and the Great Song Dynasty will have no chance." ”
"Even so, Shao Bao please move to Yangzhou with a certain person, the Huaidong armies are gathered here, the war is handed over to others, any changes occur, there is a microphone to help, Shao Bao can still strategize, it has no impact on the war situation, and please think twice." Li Tingzhi was not afraid, and was still trying to persuade him.
"Your kindness, the old man understands." Seeing that he told him sincerely, Ye Mengding slowed down his expression: "You are right, the old man is not familiar with war, and he may not be able to turn things around if he goes, and he may become a burden, but the commander of the first army does not dare to face the enemy directly, even if the soldiers have very combat power, I am afraid that they will have to be discounted, and the old man does not want their bloody place to become another Ding Jiazhou." ”
Facing this gray-haired old man, Li Tingzhi couldn't say anything, he knew that he couldn't persuade him, and he understood even more that the other party had already sprouted a will to die, and his mood suddenly became extremely heavy, because he took the initiative to plan all this.
"Don't worry, even if you lose the enemy in the end, all the officers and soldiers of our sea division will definitely cripple them, and you don't have to think about the Tartar army, just concentrate on dealing with the army on land."
Everywhere they looked, the ant-like crowd flowed endlessly, relying on the most primitive tools, delivering supplies for the entire fleet, in order to achieve the goal, Li Tingzhi mobilized almost all the servants in Taizhou, here is the best situation in Huaidong, let alone elsewhere, the huge gap in strength is like an insurmountable gap between the two armies, Li Tingzhi can't even imagine what this situation will become without the previous efforts? Maybe it's really the old man's saying, 'Do your best, and then die'.