"This ......"

Looking at the thin piece of paper in front of him, there were only a few dozen words on it, but it was like a heavy burden, which made Zhao Jieru gasp for breath, flushed, dizzy in his head, and his legs trembled and almost fell, but fortunately, there was a chair behind him, and he instinctively stretched out his hand to help him.

There is no way to blame him for being so out of shape, it is really too unexpected, who would have thought that this group of guys who acted like rebels under the banner of the neighboring road were really official soldiers, and the reinforcements he was fascinated with and had high hopes for were traitors! Zhao Jieru was speechless for a while.

The young military academy who came to deliver the documents stood upright with a serious face, unaware of the embarrassment of the scarlet-robed civilian official in front of him. The document arrived early in the morning, speaking of which, this should be regarded as the first order issued by Jin Ming, and Zhao Jieru was not excited about Rongyan, after coming back to his senses, his mind kept turning, if the document in his hand was true, then he was in big trouble!

Many people have a misunderstanding, thinking that the Great Song Dynasty does not kill scholars, in fact, it is precisely "not killing scholars and doctors and those who write and say things", even this so-called iron law is not without exceptions, not to mention that this is a genuine rebellion against the city! And he acted as an accomplice of the traitor, saying that he did not know? Who believes.

“…… Satrap? ”

A voice suddenly sounded in the silent lobby, interrupting Zhao Jieru's thoughts.

"Yu Taishou, the order of the Governor of the Metropolitan has been sent to your mansion, how to reply, please make it clear, and I will go back to pay the order in the next place."

The military academy in the hall replied loudly, he had already stood with a stick of incense, and he really didn't understand just a few lines, what to do to think for so long, there are many things in the army, who wants to waste time here?

Zhao Jieru looked at the people who came, knowing that he couldn't hide, most of the documents in his hands were true, because the city had fallen into the hands of others, there was no need to do more, and then in the eyes of his old eunuch, the seal on it was also flawless, in addition to the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion, it was also stamped with the seal of the Privy Mansion, and the payment was not only Jin Ming, the signatures of the cardinal minister Wu Jian and the left minister Chen Yizhong suddenly came back, this is a clear message, and perfunctory responsibility is not passable.

"The governor's order, the lower officials naturally obey everything, but I don't know what Jiang Zhaofu sends?"

Since you can't resist, you can only obey the order, and you can still get a compliment after the fact, there is no need to weigh it, the pros and cons are already clear in your chest, Zhao Jieru lowered his posture, and unconsciously brought a humble title in his words.

"That's good, the meaning of appeasement, there are still 3,000 people to fill the military, and the whole support should also be raised by your government, this is one of them."

The war is about to start, these are the duties of the locality, and it is also the reason why the prime ministers above the Jun Order sign the charge, Zhao Jieru thought about it for a while, although the autumn harvest is imminent, it is still possible to grit his teeth and requisition three thousand people, as for the treasury, he exchanged glances with the confidant clerk who was sitting on the side as the secretary, and nodded in response.

"These two are appeased, and the army has entered the city recently, and there are many disturbances to the people, and there will be some rumors. However, the matter involves military aircraft, and the rumors cannot be leaked at the moment, so the inventory of the city gate and various intersections must still be strengthened. ”

A seemingly simple request made Zhao Jieru's expression suddenly embarrassed, and as to whether to tell the matter or not, the heavens and people were at war in his mind, and it was not until the military academy finished explaining that he turned around and walked out of the hall, and then he opened his mouth and shouted out.

"This ...... Little brother, please stay, the lower official still has another report. ”

Chizhou, Dongliu County.

This county is the most marginal area of the entire Jiangdong Road, out of the county border is Jiangzhou, the county seat is built on the south bank of the river, across the river and Wangjiang County of Anqing Prefecture, it was originally a very prosperous waterway port, and now

"Damn, the living creatures in the city can't even see a single figure except wild dogs and rats, and someone sent someone to the nearby village to investigate, and that's the case. According to the villagers, the people in the city have fled since the Tartars crossed the border, and those who have money have gone to various places in neighboring counties, and those who have no money do not know where they have fled all the way to the famine. ”

Yang Lei sighed after speaking, his face was miserable, he could make this veteran like this, Liu Yu could imagine what he saw, but he was afraid that there were a lot of corpses on the side of the road, but in this case, he had already been prepared, and he just patted his arm armor when he heard the words.

"That's it, I'll bring some food, there should be a water source, but I just warn everyone not to eat it raw. Lao Yang, I still have to work hard for you, and my brothers will take over the defense, we may have to stay here for a few days. ”

"Not leaving?"

Yang Lei was stunned when he heard this, the sun is still early now, even if he doesn't rest, how can he rush to the Jiangzhou boundary today, do you want to be stationed in such a place where birds don't lay eggs? Facing his puzzled gaze, Liu Yu didn't answer, and pouted slightly, behind their line was the Yuanren Mission, Yang Lei suddenly realized something, hugged his fist on the horse, pulled the head and turned back.

"You take a few people into the city, find a spacious courtyard, and place those Yuan people, our people are arranged around, and it is best to have a high place to look at on the side, understand?"

Immediately afterwards, Liu Yu gave another order to his own soldiers, his tone was not as casual as usual, and his soldiers solemnly took the order, and several cavalrymen urged the horses to speed up, and disappeared into the smoke and dust after a while.

After they left, there was only one person left by Liu Yu's side, with a walkie-talkie on his body, for contact and scheduling, and the rest were scattered all over the road ahead, Liu Yu's mood was not as relaxed as his expression looked, and only a few people knew about the matter, because everything was uncertain, and he didn't want to let those attachés know too early, especially one of them, Lu Shimeng.

The brigade is still slowly moving forward on the official road along the river, perhaps it is the people who have just come out of Lin'an who are very unaccustomed to what they have seen along the way, everyone has lost interest in talking and laughing, as a side of the war, its cruelty has been clearly placed in front of them, and this is not far from the Beijing Division, God knows, will it come to Liangzhejiang one day?

The itinerary was reported, and as the outline of the county town not far away appeared in sight, everyone unconsciously quickened their pace, after all, it is a great temptation for people to rest their feet, but Liu Yu stopped the horse on the side, watched the team pass by, and even said hello to Lian Xixian from afar, these yuan people are currently the cards in his hand, and they may come in handy when they are in a hurry.

The team has not completely passed, the sound of horses' hooves sounded behind, Liu Yu turned his head to see, all the way to the flying horse is hurrying over, the current one is a personal soldier sent to Zhao Yingding, and the people behind, looking at the costume, seem to be his subordinates, the person who came dismounted more than ten steps away, and walked towards him.

"I've seen the Chinese book, and the last general will come to the Chinese book account to listen to the use of the book under the order of the marshal, what is the send, but please give instructions."

Someone came to clasp his fists and salute, Liu Yu looked at his outfit, and was slightly stunned, it turned out to be a commander, Zhao Yingding only brought a total of more than 1,000 people, which means that he handed over most of the people in his hands, and he is really a person who knows the opportunity.

After asking, sure enough, this person is the new Jiangzhou Dutong, surnamed Zhang, who came from Chongqing Mansion with Zhao Yingding, and can be regarded as a confidant, he brought two forbidden troops under his command, all of whom are veterans who have experienced the war, which made Liu Yu feel a lot more at ease at once, and his words were a little polite.

"How is Zhao Shuai? How many people are there around him, whether it is enough or not. ”

"If you go back to Zhongshu, there are still more than 200 soldiers around the marshal, and it is enough to guard those Tartars, they are less than thirty miles away from here, and there is the black box sent by Zhongshu, and it is okay to dispatch it."

Maybe he didn't know how to describe the walkie-talkie, Zhang Dutong gestured, pointed to the back, Liu Yu smiled and nodded, dismounted and helped him up, people are not their own soldiers, and the necessary politeness can not be saved.

"Then it's hard for everyone, presumably your marshal has also told the matter, and the official will say it again, there may not be a war this time, but I can't ignore it when I'm close to the Tartar station. You can see the city in front of you, and this official needs to wait until the handover is completed, or the reinforcements arrive. ”

Liu Yu also pointed in a direction to him, and when he saw the Dongliu County in the distance, Zhang Dutong was obviously relieved, defending the city is such a thing, it is easy to control, as long as it is not a field battle, the Song army is not afraid of anything.

"Zhongshu, please rest assured, even if you fight to the point of a single soldier, your subordinates will never let the Tartars succeed."

Zhang Dutong hugged his fists again, he didn't ask where the reinforcements would come from in this desolate realm, and of course Liu Yu didn't say, because he wasn't sure if there were any reinforcements and when they would arrive.

There is no shortage of water in the south of the Yangtze River, and this city near the river has a complete moat system, but when I got closer, I found that this city was a little big, and the defenders of a thousand people seemed to be overstretched.

Professional people do professional things, Liu Yu naturally will not point fingers, he knows in his heart that he does not have many people, and there are not many enemies, just with the little strength in Jiangzhou, if you want to shake hard, it is unlikely, sneak attack? You'll have to dodge the eyeliner everywhere, but you're alone, and the enemy may be more than one.

Liu Yu looked at the direction of the moat, where the river flowed, there was a little mist on the river, and it was gray that he couldn't see the other side clearly, would Zhang Shijie be as he thought, and what variables would there be? Only God knows.

"Zhongshu, everything is set up, please enter the city."

I don't know when, Yang Lei rode a horse to his side, Liu Yu nodded and urged the horse, stepping on the suspension bridge and moving forward slowly, the banner of the Great Song Dynasty on the city tower has been erected high, and the busy figures of the sergeants appear from time to time, so that he can't help but feel at ease.