Somewhat similar to Jingjiang Mansion, Yuezhou City, across a Jinghu South Road, is also built on the water's edge, but it is a vast and boundless Dongting Lake. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The foundation of Yuezhou City was built on a dike, and the entire city wall was turned into a large embankment, which was naturally aimed at creating difficulties for the attackers. But it's not complete, because the city defense of Yuezhou City does not lie in how high the city wall is and how many defenders there are, but in whose hands the Dongting Lake in front of it is controlled.

From the city wall, you can see a small island in the lake, in this time and space, the area of Dongting Lake is much larger, and the island looks much smaller, just like a black shadow from afar, but Gao Shijie, who rushed back from that island, knows that it is his lifeblood.

Junshan is lost, and Yuezhou is falling.

At this moment, the wind and rain on the lake were raging, and the entire Yuezhou was shrouded in rain and fog, and a coat could not stop the rain from soaking, after taking it off, Gao Shijie still felt the cold air swishing through his armor, but he had no heart to pay attention to these, and as soon as he entered his state capital, he asked questions.

"What about people?"

"Inside......" Before the subordinate could hold up an oilcloth umbrella for him, Gao Shijie pulled his feet and walked through the patio into the lobby, outside the hall stood several of his personal soldiers, and in the open lobby, a man sat leisurely below, holding a tea cup in his hand, and he was still 'tsk' out of his voice.

“...... The aroma is high, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup is yellow and clear, the buds are strong and multi-milli, the strips are really even, the white hair is like a feather, the bud body is golden, a good 'Junshan silver needle', but it is a pity that the tea is old, not new in the season. ”

"If Mr. is interested, next year's spring tea will definitely be served at the door?" Gao Shijie didn't even have time to take off his armor, so he came to the hall and looked up and down at the people, but he didn't look amazing, he looked like a businessman.

"Gao Fujun, I'm bothered." The man put down the teacup, stood up and arched his hand at him.

"Sir, please sit down, what is the matter with Gao? Let's put it bluntly. ”

Of course, a businessman is not worth running back from Junshan Dazhai, but if the other party is holding a document stamped with the seal of Jiankang Mansion, his identity will have to be weighed, although that Li Xianggong can't manage Jinghu, but after all, it is the responsibility of the side, and his grade is too far away, maybe there is something important to discuss.

You must know that Yuezhou and Jiankang are actually separated by a river, the relationship between the upstream and downstream, Jiangfang has now become the top priority of the Great Song Dynasty, he stays in the water village for 20 days a month, and still feels that there are loopholes everywhere, which cannot be reassured.

At the beginning of the year, although the Tartars finally retreated, the strength of the formation was imprinted in his heart, counting on the upstream Gangneung Mansion to come to his aid? It came and went, but most of them were civilian ships, which could only play the role of bluffing, and the reason why the Tartars finally retreated was not because they felt threatened, but because of the defeat under the city of Jiankang.

He is a vassal, and a military general, there is no literati kind of thinking, from Ezhou to here, follow the waterway is much faster, it only takes a few days to reach the mouth of the lake by tracing the river, and his Yuezhou City and Junshan Dazhai are at the mouth of the lake, guarding the first and last gateway of Jinghu.

"Gao Fujun, I believe you also know that a certain came from Jiankang Mansion, before the temporary, Li Xianggong said that Jianghuai is one, even if he has thousands of abilities, it is impossible to hold such a long river, Jiangzhou down to Lianghuai, all on his shoulders, and the upstream will depend on Gao Fujun and you."

"I want to hear about it." Gao Shijie's heart sank, and he knew that business was coming.

"I won't tell you the truth, I'm just a pawn of Li Xiangmu, doing the business of spying on the news, although the Tartars are attacking everywhere, but there has been no movement in the Ezhou area, and I am in charge of the military situation there, just a few days ago, the Tartars' army has been drawn, and you don't have much time."

"What!"

Gao Shijie couldn't help but exclaim, what he was most worried about day and night was this news, for some, the patrol ship was put near Linxiang County, if the Tartars wanted to enter Yuezhou, the first thing to bear the brunt of it was there, but there was no news coming back, the person in front of him claimed to be a Jiankang official, how could he know?

"That's what I'm going to say next, the Tartars are advancing on land and water, the boats are dense, the sails cover the sky, according to a certain estimate, it will appear in Linxiang County in two days at most, and its momentum has far exceeded before, the leader is still a chieftain named Ali Hague, you have confronted him, you should know this person."

Of course I know, Gao Shijie's face turned pale, the corners of his mouth were bitter, and he kept muttering: "It's him again." This enemy, who made him sleepless, finally did not escape, this time needless to say, it will only be more sinister than the beginning of the year, and where should he go to find reinforcements?

"If Gao Fujun still plans to play like in the past, I'm afraid that tomorrow's spring tea will be blessed."

"Sir, has a good plan?" Gao Shijie's eyes were gloomy, and there were some thoughts of a dead horse being a live horse doctor in it.

"Eight hundred miles of Dongting, we are the landlords, can't we hide if we can't fight, as long as the navy exists, the Tartars don't dare to let go of their hands and feet, they fight the idea of a decisive battle. And you, the king, have only your back to the big lake, and the enemy, before they fail to destroy you, how can they have scruples, drag on for a year and a half, the situation will take a turn for the better, in the next talent, all the words are here, there are still some important things to do, so I will not bother here, farewell. ”

Gao Shijie Xu was shocked by his words, and he didn't even send a ride, because if he did what the person wanted, it would mean losing a lot of land, including Yuezhou City under his feet.

The man put on his coat and walked straight out of the gate, and his horse was tied to the stone stake outside, and several attendants had been waiting for him to appear, and when they saw his figure, they all stood up and surrounded him.

"What's the matter, did that Gao Tai listen?"

"Listen to him or not, say or not, we still have important matters, leave two brothers here to watch, and the rest follow me." Li Shiyi tied the straps under the hat, untied the rope and led the horse, and jumped up.

"Chief, where are we going?"

"Tan Zhou."

Li Shiyi shouted, clamped the horse's belly with both strands, and the horse under his crotch raised its four hooves, stepped on the stone road full of stagnant water, and galloped towards the city gate. In front of them, a bolt of lightning struck down as if it were about to tear the sky apart, and with a rumbling thunder, it raged across the land.