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How did it come to this?

Dressed in a sheepskin raccoon dog, he stared blankly ahead, the cold wind blowing from the north made a whimper, and the water on the whole river flowed very slowly, as if it had frozen, but he knew very well in his heart that unless the wind and snow spread immediately, it would not freeze so quickly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this moment, more than a dozen pontoon bridges erected on the Huai River have become the lifeblood of his 80,000 army, not only the supply of food and grass, but also the way out, although in his heart, he is unwilling to think so.

It's a little ridiculous to say, across the water is his jurisdiction, as long as he gives an order, the whole army crosses the river and returns to Xuzhou, the starting point, at most, it will be two or three days of effort, but can he do this? Will the Song people allow him to do this, in just over two months, the instigation has lost the spirit when the army crossed the Huaishui.

What made him retreat was not a small setback under the city of Chuzhou, nor was it a blow to the annihilation of the water army, but food, just a water separation, his army actually ran out of food! For three days, not a single grain convoy came from the north shore, and before he could issue a letter of accountability, the messenger from Xuzhou brought him an unbelievable statement.

Heavy snow in Shandong!

He is not a chick, and there must be a more complicated reason hidden behind this kind of official article, so after questioning the messenger, he got a shocking result, almost every grain team had an accident on the way to collect grain from various provinces in Shandong. At first, I thought it was the heavy snow that affected the trip, but when a long time passed, I felt that something was wrong and sent people to search, but I only found the body of the official who was left on the road, and the food and the people who escorted it all disappeared without a trace.

Forget about one or two, the whole Shandong more than 10 roads are like this, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the Xuzhou side, they sent a messenger to report, and second, they suspected that these acts were from some kind of organized premeditation, and they were trying to contact the Shandong side, because the matter involved two Zhongshu provinces, and the reaction was not so fast.

But what's the use of that?

The problem is that the army cannot go without food for a day, so he has to send people across the river to raise some food in nearby states and counties, and then talk about it.

After a while, he went to the other side of the river and didn't wait, but waited for his son.

"The Song people are forcing up again?" He asked without looking back at the familiar sound of footsteps.

"No, the army of the Song people set up camp under the city of Chuzhou, and there was no movement." Baijianu hesitated for a moment, and some didn't know what to say.

"If you have something to say, say it." The instigator still didn't look back, but it was as if he had eyes behind his back.

"The assassin sent someone to report, Yukou Town found a large number of Song people, and they failed to succeed."

This news shocked him, no wonder there was no news coming back for a long time, and he thought it was because the foot soldiers were slow to move and were busy carrying food, but they actually lost the town, and a bad premonition arose, and the reason why he was not in a hurry until the food ran out was that he pointed to the grain that the navy had accumulated there, and now it was obvious that they had fallen into the hands of the Song people, making his hopes come to naught.

"Impossible, there are more than 50,000 enemies in Chuzhou, how can that small town still conjure up a large number of Song people?"

No wonder he was angry, the 5,000 cavalry army that moved the stab, plus Yang Tingbi's 10,000 foot soldiers, even if he encountered 20,000 or 30,000 Song people, he would have the strength to fight, unless there was another army of the kind under the city of Chuzhou, it would be impossible anyway.

Before they sent out the troops, there was an investigation into the deployment of the troops of the two Huai, although it was not as accurate as the Song spies, it would not be bad, otherwise, the Huaidong side would not have only sent 80,000 people out, and the anger of the capital made the hundred slaves feel a pang in their hearts, what was the situation in the camp, how could he not know, so as soon as he got the news, he immediately looked for it.

"Father, don't worry, when I heard the news, I secretly inquired, and the stabbing answer was the first to arrive, they fought with the Song people, and it seemed that they had suffered a loss, and when Yang Tingbi's foot soldiers arrived, they found that the Song people also came to reinforce the army, and there were still a lot of people, so there was no further action."

"How much is a lot?"

"More than 10,000 people." The number of the hundred slaves did not have the exact number, but it was the least that could make them stop.

It is impossible to judge the truth of the news, but if he can't recapture Yukou Town, he can only count on land, but the grain and grass in Henan and other places have already been transported to Huaixi, even if he can get some, it is unlikely that there will be much, in order to support the war, even the government's grain stocks have been taken out, unless it is taken from the mouths of the people, it will provoke a civil uprising.

It's just that when the team he sent to Huaibei to collect grain appeared on the pontoon bridge, both father and son knew that the matter was irreparable, and what followed them was not a group of grain trucks, but a few people carrying bags.

What to do? The instigation capital suddenly fell into a predicament, and soon after the food was cut off, the whole army crossed the Huaishui? Maybe they can still save most of their combat power, but the Song people are watching behind their backs, and they will let go of such a good opportunity to attack half-crossing?

Besides, as soon as they leave, what will happen to the Shifting Thorn and Yang Tingbi's department? In the heart of the instigated capital, he retreated like this without fighting, and it was difficult to be willing no matter what, he waited so long under the city of Chuzhou, didn't he just want a decisive battle, and now the Song people are in front of him, retreat without a fight, or fight and leave?

"Hundred slaves." There was no longer any hesitation, and the decision was made after only a few moments.

"The end will be."

"You take 20,000 people first, you don't have to join them with the Assassin, send someone to tell them, each lead the troops, attack Yukou Town separately, no matter how many Song people there are, take it for me, and the general will lead the rest of the army, and then arrive."

His father's order stunned the hundred slaves, and let the Song people under the city of Chuzhou not fight, and ran to Yukou Town, or the whole army together, which was completely inconsistent with his expectations. His hesitation made the instigator look in his eyes, but there was no room for explanation, and his stern gaze made Baijianu quickly lower his head and honestly clench his fists to receive the order.

"The last general will set off here, and he will definitely live up to his expectations."

With all his strength, he retreated if he didn't hit, and he believed that he could complete everything before the Song army reacted, of course, the best result was to take Yukou Town by himself, and then wait for the Song people to come, in that case, there would be food and fighters.