"Lao Jiu, are you here to greet your brother, what are you doing so politely, haha!"

A loud noise seemed to come from the sky, exploding in Zhang Hongfan's head, this voice was a little distorted, but how many years have you listened to it, how can you not remember? The outliers of this family, with the glory and wealth at their fingertips, want to serve the southern barbarians, and repeatedly cause trouble for the army, like a fly that can't be killed, making him angry and annoyed and helpless.

The aftermath of the long laugh was still echoing in the air, Zhang Hongfan looked into the distance with some frowns, the sails on the river were full of shadows, how could it be hundreds of steps away, how did this sound come to his ears? Could it be that he is having auditory hallucinations because of his loss, how can he believe it?

As the most outstanding descendant of the Zhang family, Zhang Hongfan has his own pride, since the person who came is older than him, the military career will naturally be earlier, from childhood to adulthood, he is the proud son of his uncle, every time he hears it, he is unconvinced, and overpowering him has become a wish of Zhang Hongfan when he was young.

Until one day he suddenly disappeared from the army, and another day suddenly heard that he had defected to the south, Zhang Hongfan, who heard the news, breathed a sigh of relief, not because there was one less competitor, but because he would have the opportunity to defeat him on the battlefield with dignity, so that everyone could see who was the Qiliner of the Zhang family!

But not now! These days, Zhang Hongfan is scheming, not hesitating to go out day and night, long-distance running, in order to avoid the current situation, he doesn't know that this is the only chance for the besieged Song people, and he doesn't dare to ignore the other party's attention to him, so he will pour out of the nest and make a desperate bet, asking for a quick solution, which is really only a little bit away.

The sun has gradually risen, the mist on the river has long dissipated, Zhang Hongfan, who was standing on a high place, silently looked at the direction of the incoming ship, their speed was not fast, at this moment just passed the center of the river, the number was about two hundred, and the number of people was only five or six thousand, of course such a force could not frighten him, but the annoying thing was that he had just lost a new one, and the new attached army behind him did not need to look at it to know that his face was like earth, and he had to say that this clan brother chose an excellent time.

Earlier, he would definitely be prepared, maybe he would have other plans, and later, the city would be broken and captured, and it would be his turn to laugh at him at the head of the city. Right now? Zhang Hongfan couldn't help but show a wry smile, a dilemma, and time is running out, because the big ship in front of him, surrounded by the Song people's tiger head square card in the middle, isn't it the long-lost clan brother! Zhang Hongfan can even clearly see the playful expression on his face.

Do you want to intercept its landing on the spot? The thought was suppressed by him all his life, how wide the river bank is, with his own 3,000 cavalry and less than 1,000 remnant infantry troops, if he really wants to do this, he is afraid that he will fall into his arms, not to mention that there is an indomitable city behind him!

"Take your men and retreat to the west of the city, and the cavalry will be cut off."

Zhang Hongfan, who was no longer the green-headed kid back then, immediately made a decision, the matter is not over yet, let this embankment out, under the nose of his own cavalry, will the clan brothers have the courage to land? He wanted to see it.

"It's really a long skill, do you want to play half-crossing?"

Putting down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, Zhang Shijie muttered to himself, his provocation did not play a role, the other party did not hesitate to make a concession, seeing that the river bank was in sight, the figure on the pier was retreating, but a team of cavalry not far away was like leaving, as if it was broken and as if it had ulterior motives.

There are no more ships in the harbor outside the wharf, and the sailors who have come with people have already returned, and on the empty embankment, Zhang Jiajiulang rides alone like a statue, and his appearance is good, as if he is sending him a challenge: "You, dare to come?" ”

"Erect flags, fire cannons, and sound trumpets, the whole army is at anchor, the crossbowmen are on alert, the first to land is selected, and the formation is formed immediately after landing, and the forward must not exceed 30 steps."

When it was estimated that there were still fifty steps to go offshore, Zhang Shijie raised his arm, put the big horn to his mouth, and a series of instructions were issued. This is the most prudent approach, with a buffer of nearly 100 steps, the crossbowmen on the ship can provide cover for the team ashore, if there is no river, boats, this is the most common infantry riding formation, the Song people have been used for more than 300 years, has long been engraved in the bones.

After the half-man-high square, the crossbowmen stepped forward one after another, raised the arrows in their hands from the gap, and made a throwing gesture, and it was only at this moment that the figure on the shore turned his horse back. Zhang Shijie knew that the other party was pinching very accurately, just at the edge of the effective range of the Divine Arm Bow, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, this Jiulang still likes to pretend to be forced so much.

The front army that landed first was about 1,000 men, and they approached rapidly in units of capital, and although they knew that they were covered by their own people behind them, they were still cautious when they landed on the shore, and they did not advance more than 30 paces, and then they lined up horizontally according to the order of swords and spears, and the square cards landed on the ground, and the big guns pointed obliquely in the air, forming a "stacked formation" in an orderly manner, preparing to prevent the impact of the enemy troops in front.

According to the Song system, among the 100 people in a capital, there are only 20 or 30 swordsmen and gunners, and the rest should all be crossbowmen, but the people who went ashore at this moment are not organized like this. All the crossbowmen were left on the ship as long-range support, and only lined up the shield wall in front of them, so that the enemy had nowhere to go, and after waiting for a while, seeing that the other party did not move, Zhang Shijie immediately gave the second order.

"Beat the drums, the front army is in formation, advancing thirty steps, and the second part is ready to land."

Stepping on the sound of drums, the military columns that had just finished arranging stood up together, the iron-inlaid wooden plaques covering most of the bodies were raised, and the big guns that were more than a foot long were held directly in their hands, and the neat military columns were like a person stepping forward, although they were not as high as the military parades of later generations, they were already a rare strong army in this time and space.

At the same time as the front army began to move, the second team of men and horses were ready, this time, in addition to strengthening the previous shield wall gun forest, there were about half of the crossbowmen, as the army advanced, the support distance on the rear fleet became farther and farther, these crossbowmen will provide direct strikes at close range, in order to stabilize the position of the whole army.

"Let's go."

After looking at it coldly for a while, Zhang Hongfan knew that he had no chance, and this clan brother's approach was almost flawless. If he had a cavalry army of more than 10,000 people in his hand, whether it was charging or riding, he would still be sure to beat them back to the river, but now that he had this little bit of troops and horses, he didn't want to discount it here in vain, and the final result might not be as he wanted.

Things have come to this point, he is not a reckless person, he naturally knows that it is nothing to advance and retreat, and it is nothing to strike and return, his losses are not big, but they are just some new annexes, in the near future, there will always be a chance to match, who is high and who is low, and it will not be too late to divide it at that time.

With the cavalry slowly retreating towards the west of the city, looking at the small city in the distance, Zhang Hongfan still had a trace of regret in his heart, he actually did not do badly, how could he not be as good as the sky, and met someone who was not afraid of death, if he attacked the city with all his strength at the beginning? Maybe the outcome will be different.

"It's Zhang Shuai's banner, Zhongshu, we are saved!"

Yang Lei's tone carried a kind of relieved relief, that is, Liu Yu himself was not the same, he was not sure whether Zhang Shijie would come or not, and he did not make it clear in the previous letter. Because everything was speculation at that time, if you say it too clearly, Zhang Shijie's temperament may backfire, and now judging from this result, Zhang Shijie has never relaxed his investigation in Jiangzhou, which is what Liu Yu is most pleased with.

At this time, they all came to the north of the city, which is very close to the river bank, the movement of the enemy and our army is clear at a glance, watching the reinforcements continue to land on the shore, while the enemy army is constantly retreating, including the civilian officers of the mission, the soldiers are very happy, which means that the war is about to end, at least the side no longer has to be afraid of breaking the city and being killed.

Liu Yu also had to admire Zhang Shijie's very good timing, no matter how the enemy chooses, he is already invincible, just like his timely appearance when Jiankang was born, this person still has some ability, otherwise he would not become the mainstay of the small court later.

"Would you like to open the city to greet you?"

The speaker was the same surnamed Zhang, the enemy had retreated to the west of the city, the north of the city was gradually empty, Zhang Shijie's team was gradually advancing, and its vanguard had reached the city. Looking at the neat military formation below, Liu Yu did not answer immediately, because he knew that once this kind of military formation was formed, what he was most afraid of was chaos, the enemy army had as many as three thousand cavalry, and it was not time to relax at this moment.

Zhang Shijie on the big ship also had a relaxed mood, he was really a little worried that this clan brother would attack desperately, because he didn't bring the cavalry to cross the river, and rashly engaged in the battle here, the terrain was still unfavorable, but fortunately, that little boy was the same as he thought, it seemed that everyone didn't want to fight immediately.

Cautious is cautious, Zhang Shijie is not afraid of him, this confidence does not only come from the 30,000 army under his command, since he was a child, he has looked down on this ninth brother who is above the top, but relying on the remaining shade in the clan, how can he make a great reputation in both countries.

This time across the river, he brought more than 5,000 people, which is already the limit of what can be drawn, because recently in the vicinity of Qihuang, the Tartars seem to have some abnormal movements, and the soldiers and horses are frequently transferred. That's hard, too.

"The enemy has retreated, sons, come ashore with so-and-so!"

Four thousand people went ashore smoothly one after another, the vanguard had approached the city, although the enemy's cavalry was still hanging far away, but obviously there was no intention of charging into battle, Zhang Shijie stood up, raised a loudspeaker and shouted, including his ship, a cadre of soldiers responded with a bang, this battle seemed to be unbeatable, and everyone's mood was very relaxed.

"Vice-marshal! The patrol ship came with a flag, and there was movement in the upstream direction. ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Shijie, who was about to jump off the boat, was stunned, and quickly stopped his steps and looked back.