It's late!

Jiang Cai is not the only one in this world who regrets it, Pingzhang Ali Hague who led the army down the river also felt the same way, and when he entered the waters of Chizhou and saw the reinforcements of the Song people, he knew that Zhang Hongfan did not succeed, so everything he did lost its meaning.

This was a tacit action, without the approval of the Great Khan, if Zhang Hongfan's sneak attack was successful, and those prisoners and messengers were snatched back, it would have been done, and the Great Khan would never be condemned for this, and the reaction of the Song people would not have to be ignored.

But if the goal is not achieved, he Ali Hague will not just lead his troops to work hard, not to mention whether it will harm those who have actually become hostages, and suddenly provoke a war, affecting the overall deployment of the Great Khan, in case the war is stalemate or lost? I am afraid that the dismissal of the official will not be able to calm the anger of the one in the capital, and Ali Hague thinks very clearly about this consequence.

Therefore, this operation can only end here, and his arrival can also be said to be to meet Zhang Hongfan, after all, he still appreciates this capable Han general, and will not let him lose it in vain.

"The subordinates are incompetent, and they have lived up to Pingzhang's expectations, so I have come to ask for guilt."

As soon as he stepped on Ali Hague's boat, Zhang Hongfan leaned over and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, he could be said to be acting without authorization this time, and if the matter was not done, he would let Pingzhang wipe his buttocks, anyway, there must be no capital crime, and such a low posture can also make Pingzhang better.

"Hmph, you are so bold, put aside the guilty and not guilty first, tell me, what is the situation?"

Ali Hague had some doubts in his heart, according to what he saw, Zhang Hongfan brought 5,000 people, and it was a surprise, no matter what, it should be easy to take down a small mission, how could it be delayed until the arrival of Song reinforcements?

Not only did Ali Hague think so, Zhang Hongfan also felt a little ashamed, he still lowered his head and described his action process one by one, trying to use the most plain language, and did not dare to distinguish for himself, because failure is failure, and the result is more important than anything else.

Ali Hague listened expressionlessly, his eyes drifted into the distance, the Song reinforcements seemed to be all ashore, those ships carrying people retreated to the other side of the river, their foot soldiers backed the city and discharged a defensive formation, and the vigilance on this side was not relaxed at all, this is a very cautious person.

Zhang Shijie is an old opponent, in the battle at the beginning of the year, in the entire Jingbei region, the only city that was not captured was Yingzhou, which was guarded by that person, not only that, but in the end, he also let him retreat and return to Lin'an for thousands of miles, such an opponent would not dare to ignore even Ali Hague.

"That man only brought thousands of soldiers and horses, if Pingzhang is intentional, while his foothold is not stable, he can be annihilated in one fell swoop, and his subordinates are willing to be the vanguard and will be punished."

Zhang Hongfan's last proposal made Ali Hague a little moved, whether it was this Zhang Shijie or the Song man surnamed Liu in the city, it didn't look easy to get along, the country was about to go south, if you took this opportunity to cut off some stumbling blocks, it would definitely be beneficial to the upcoming war, but Ali Hague smiled slightly, ignored Zhang Hongfan, and turned his head to the other side, where there was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

"Xindu, what do you think?"

Although Lian Xixian has always turned his back to them, Zhang Hongfan's words have all entered his ears word for word, and the front is not enough, hearing that the Song people tied his own brother to the city tower, there are still some changes in his face, after all, that little brother is a very outstanding talent in the family, and the Great Khan also values it.

"Military affairs, Pingzhang can be decided, no matter what you do, Lian will not have any objections."

Because of the presence of Han people, the two directly talked in Chinese, and Zhang Hongfan was taken aback by the slightly strange tone of Chinese, he didn't expect that this man who was not amazing in appearance turned out to be the new provincial right man, the brother who was tied to the city tower.

Lian Xixian's posture is just a gesture, of course Ali Hague understands that he can't do that, standing in the other party's position, his own brother, once Shangshu's life is not as important as a few southern barbarians? If you put it to the Great Khan, you can't get by.

Since there is no reason to move troops, then the only thing left is how to deal with the aftermath, this kind of thing will naturally fall on Zhang Hongfan, who called him the initiator?

"Get up, send someone to explain to the Song people, how to tell you clearly, right?"

"Xie Pingzhang, his subordinates came to greet the envoy of the Great Khan, because he saw someone stealing the city, thinking that the envoy was robbed by thieves, so he rose up to save him, but he never thought it was a misunderstanding."

The reason for the nonsense blurted out, as for whether there is a flaw in it, Ali Hague is not interested, if the Song people know each other, they will get off the donkey, it is really a misunderstanding. If you still have to worry about it, Ali Hague doesn't mind coming back again, and at that time, there will be another explanation, and the Lian family has nothing to say.

"Go ahead and calm down the situation earlier, the army can't come out for a long time."

In his heart, there is no right or wrong, the strong are respected, it would be good if he could give an excuse, where is the turn to get that Song person to talk more, subconsciously he is even more eager for the Song people to pick thorns, and it also saves him from running for nothing.

Until Zhang Hongfan left in response, the back of the person leaning behind the female wall did not move, and seemed to be looking at the scenery on the river with a focused expression, this is the Jiangnan that the Great Khan misses, it looks deserted, but as long as the government is done properly, it will definitely become a prosperous place, Lian Xixian thinks so in his heart.

"Misunderstanding?"

Hearing the envoy's explanation, Liu Yu's first thought was that in the future, Huaxia was bombed in the consulate, what was the explanation given by others? What is the explanation given by people for the accidental bombing and plane collision incident over the South China Sea? Mistakenly, in short, for a strong country, all actions do not need any evidence, a misunderstanding is enough, it seems that saying so still gives you face.

"Push it out and cut it, and let the people who accompany you send it back, and tell them that Lao Tzu will not descend!"

This is just Liu Yu's words in his heart, and he did not declare it, once he did this, the consequence would be to face the siege of tens of thousands of Tartar troops, although he got thousands of reinforcements from Zhang Shijie, of course Liu Yu understood that it was not enough, and the difference in strength was too great.

"Such an explanation, even if the official wants to accept it, I am afraid that the soldiers outside will not agree, the dead and wounded outside the city, our side has suffered heavy losses, and there is no reasonable disposal, and it will not work. If your master is sincere, do something practical, don't send such a lie, otherwise it will provoke the anger of the crowd, and the official will not be able to protect you from being on top of the head. ”

Liu Yu didn't look at the letter handed over, and threw it back lightly, the envoy was a new general of the attached army, who looked like a junior officer of the first rank, he picked up the letter from the ground, and was about to withdraw, when he suddenly turned around and stopped.

"Dare to ask the nobleman's official position, and the little one will have an explanation when he goes back?"

"This is my new prayer envoy, Zhongshu Sheren, Longtu Pavilion servant Liu Yu Liu Zhongshu, how noble, blind your dog's eyes."

Without waiting for Liu Yu to speak, Lu Shimeng on the side hurriedly ran out to take over the words, Liu Yu didn't say anything, just stared at him deeply, and the latter's face showed an unnatural look. Now he can't take care of him, he sent away the envoy of the Yuan people, and he has to go to greet Zhang Shijie who entered the city.

"Brother Shi."

It's not appropriate to call the name, and it's a little rusty to call Zhang Shuai, thinking about it, Liu Yu simply used the title of home, and the two haven't seen each other for a long time since Jiankang, and when they meet in such a situation, they don't know what to say for a while.

"Haha, brother Ziqing, don't come unharmed."

Zhang Shijie didn't think about it so much, since Liu Yu called him a brother, he smiled unceremoniously. To be honest, he still has a good impression of this young man, although he is a Wenchen, he does not have much sourness, he is a straightforward character like him, and his initial impression is very good, but now he has become a relative, and he is even closer.

"You also saw it, if you come one step later, I'm afraid that you will have to collect the body of your little brother."

At the head of Dongliu County, the traces of the war are still obvious, the corpses outside the city are dense, and the defenders in the city carry the sacrificed comrades together and prepare for cremation.

"The Tartars are moving in the Qizhou area, and they have to make some arrangements, so it's too late, what are you going to do next?"

Regarding Liu Yu's half-joking words, Zhang Shijie chose to answer positively and tell the truth, what he wanted to say was that his situation was not very good, and he had tried his best.

"What else can I do, fight a lawsuit, Ali Hague will not stay for long, if he doesn't do it now, it means that he is not ready to do it, and most of the battles can't be fought, but I have to guard against it, your brother is a madman."

"Old Nine? Indeed, as you said, once you recognize the right thing, you will ignore it, and now you have suffered a small loss, he is a person who will be revenged, and you should be careful if you encounter it in the future. Then again, how did you become this Rausch prayer envoy? The Yuan people are not easy to get along with, and there are those Han people. ”

Speaking of the word Han, he paused, as if he remembered his past identity, Liu Yu could understand his feelings, with his identity, he was only afraid of receiving a lot of white eyes, but this person has a resolute personality, but he has never been double-minded.

"Where is what I want to do, the court unanimously recommended, the sage was blue-eyed, and he ran here in a daze, wanting to regret it, but now it's too late, I have to go to the north to go around, at least a few months, at most half a year, and I will come back."

Liu Yu didn't want to talk about this topic, so he pretended to explain it easily, Zhang Shijie was not stupid, he naturally understood what he said, but he sighed when he heard it, and didn't chase it anymore.

"What official did the imperial court send to Jiangzhou, does Ziqing know?"

"Zhao Yingding Zhao Shuai, like you, is a deputy envoy, rest assured, not a new hand, see it, all the soldiers who defend the city here are the soldiers he brought, all rely on his reminder, and there is no way to get a Tartar."

Obviously, this is the focus of Zhang Shijie's attention, no one wants to team up with him is a pig teammate, Liu Yu gave a general introduction to what he knows, and his knowledge is limited, but such news is enough, Zhang Shijie has a obviously relaxed face.

It's no wonder that no matter which side of the enemy or we are, we are very aware of the importance of Jiangzhou, and for Zhang Shijie's Anqing Mansion, it is a comrade-in-arms who fights side by side.

Zhang Shijie is a veteran, what kind of soldiers can be seen at a glance, as long as you look at the behavior of those defenders, you know that Liu Yu is not lying, these are indeed veterans, with these veterans as the basis, you can organize an army with combat effectiveness, of course, this takes time.

"Liu Yu?"

Ali Hague automatically ignored those disrespectful words, and muttered these two words, this is a very unfamiliar name in his memory, and it has never appeared in the report of the fine work, he has no impression at all, and Lian Xixian on the same side glanced at him, and the latter shook his head slightly after thinking about it.

Nobody? An unknown person can actually make Zhang Hongfan, who has always been brave and a famous general, a big heel, and the Southern Dynasty is actually Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? This reminded him of Yu Yunwen back then, who was not a little-known person before he became famous.

"That's all? What about the messengers. ”

"Yu Pingzhang, when the little one went out of the city, they were still tied, listening to the meaning of the Song people, they wanted us to give in first, and then talk"

can be sent as a messenger, of course, he will not be a dull person, he knows that the words of the Song people will definitely not be in line with the wishes of the officials, for fear of being angered, he lowered his head and did not dare to get up, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Huh."

I don't know if it's angry, Ali Hague suddenly laughed, this is an interesting person, tough, but it also leaves room for it, not at all like the Song people he is familiar with, let alone a civil official.

"If you are so bold, you are not afraid that Lao Tzu will rush over in anger and take this small county town?"

Ali Hague pretended to be rude and said that with his face, it would be a good match, but those who knew him well knew that this was a person with an extremely delicate mind, and he never fought uncertain battles.

However, the city in the distance was indeed not in Ali Hague's eyes, he knew that even Zhang Hongfan's people might be able to attack it, so it was just to not weaken his momentum, and the Song people's provocation did not work, he didn't know too well.

"Siege the city, subordinates are willing to go."

"My subordinates would like to do the same."

"And the last general."

Seven or eight voices sounded at the same time, Zhang Hongfan and other generals all bowed to ask for their lives, Ali Hague just said casually, but smiled and waved his hand when he heard the words.

"The army of the Song people has arrived, do you dare to speak wildly?"

Lian Xixian pointed to the direction of the river bank and said lightly, and everyone, including Ali Hague, was stunned for a moment and turned their heads to look over.

I saw that the small county town in the mouth of Ali Hague in the distance was suddenly overwhelmed by the flow of people, and countless Song troops emerged from both ends of the city, slowly gathering under the city along the official roads on both sides, looking at it from a distance like a red tide, rushing down from the sky, and it was unstoppable.

"Li Tingzhi is here!"

Ali Hague knew that this was another of his old rivals.