Chapter 138: Waiting

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When he saw the cavalry of the Yuanren Brigade appear in sight, Zhang Yan's mind was such a sentence.

Although it is down the river from Jiangling Mansion to Yuezhou, it is too far away, and when it finally arrives at Jianli County, it immediately gets a bad news, Gao Shijie defeated Dongting Lake, Yuezhou City fell, and the whole territory fell.

After receiving the news, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately issued an order to withdraw his troops, and the whole army of 15,000 foot soldiers retreated all the way from Jianli County, the speed was not fast, and even the accompanying baggage fleet did not have time to take care of it, but when the deafening sound of horses' hooves sounded in the rear, Zhang Yan suddenly found that he had made a second mistake, and this mistake was enough to be fatal!

From Jianli County to Jiangling Mansion, the straight-line distance is only more than two hundred miles, but if it is along the river, it will be more than double, and it needs to pass through Shishou and Gong'an counties on the way, they are just located in the middle of Jianli to Shishou County, one side is the big river, and the other side is the flat and boundless Jianghan Plain, simply put, they are in a desperate situation of fighting against the water, and the enemy is cavalry.

At this point, regret is useless, Zhang Yan and a group of generals had to use loud shouts to restrain their subordinates, in order to list a formation against the enemy, but in this team, there are more than 8,000 recruits, the moment they heard the movement behind them, the face showed a look of horror, and when the enemy got closer and closer, countless iron hooves knocked on the river bank, this fear was slowly amplified, and before the formation was finished, a recruit threw away the spear in his hand, turned his head and jumped off the river bank, not hesitating to immerse himself in the cold river water, Also reluctant to face the cavalry of the Tartars.

With the first, there will be the second, and the third...... And the rout of the recruits will affect the fighting spirit of the veterans, although Zhang Yan ruthlessly led his own soldiers to kill several deserters in a row, including a commander, still could not stop the momentum of the rout, and when the cavalry of the Tartars rushed in without stopping, the collapse of the whole army became an inevitable reality.

"Array, hold on until the night, there is vitality......"

Despite this, he made a final effort, and some of the old pawns began to gather under his banner, and this force, which numbered less than three thousand people, was like a stubborn stone exposed in the waves, and soon became the target of the Yuan people's key attacks, countless arrows flew in the sky, and the tenacity of the Song people suddenly disrupted the plan of the other party's main general.

"It seems that it is their boss, the herald, to break them at all costs, this credit is ours, and we can't let those Han people rob it."

It didn't take long to make up his mind, and most of the cavalry of 10,000 people was used here, and as for the stragglers who ran back along the river, he believed that after solving the main generals of the Song people, it would be the same if they went after them, because they were cavalry.

Under the continuous onslaught, this team failed to hold out until dark as Zhang Yan said, and their only use was to delay the footsteps of the Yuan people for more than two hours, so that those routed soldiers could escape a little farther.

Gangneung Mansion is still some distance away from the big river, in front of it, located on the riverside to guard a small city, because it is too small, can not be a single independent county, because the location is too important, and different from an ordinary town, so there is not only a complete city, a command of the guards, but also a prison town from Bapin.

When night is approaching, the city gate has been all half-closed, the news of the invasion of the Yuan people, there is a document from the department in the early morning, and the army in the palace is from under their noses to pass, now for many days, how is the battle situation, everyone is beating the drum in their hearts, that team with almost all the garrison force, is not to be missed.

On the tower of the city, the river wind blew, the flags were flying, the guards were either leaning on the corner of the wall dozing, or there was a word of idle talk, only two men at the head, without saying a word in the direction of the lower reaches of the river, showing a worried look.

"Jianzhen, it's better to go and rest, look at this situation, there may not be news tomorrow."

"Lao Meng, to be honest with you, I'm afraid I really can't get over this time."

The man known as Lao Meng was a military general, wearing a heavy armor, and was just a commander in terms of appearance, while the man who spoke to him was dressed as a civil official and had a good appearance, if it wasn't for his anxiety, he had a bit of a beautiful man's temperament.

Lao Meng's face was shocked, he understood what the other party meant, the last time it was considered to be in danger, the Yuan people took the initiative to retreat at the last moment, the battle did not start, and the old marshal in Jiangling City was able to retreat with his whole body, and now although a new marshal came, even the soldiers have increased a lot, but it is equivalent to the number of Yuan people, it is still too far away, this is what the other party said.

"What do you think?" When it comes to this, no matter how stupid you are, you can hear it.

"The ancestor of a certain family is Wen Zhenggong, and there is no reason to descend to a foreign race, it was like this in the face of the Jin people back then, and now it is normal to change the Yuan people." The man's face was awe-inspiring: "Lao Meng, if you have any thoughts, either kill a certain first, only one, and don't let a certain fall into the hands of the Yuan people, then you will feel warm." ”

For his words, Meng Ji didn't say a word, he was originally stationed in the palace of a city gate, after the arrival of the new marshal, he was squeezed out, assigned to this small sand town to become the defender of the city, this small city, together with the people in it is only a few thousand, even if they all catch up with the city wall, whether they can withstand an impact of the Yuan people is a problem, so since the prison town is unwilling to surrender, there is only one result.

This night, the two people did not sleep, until dawn, the sun rose from the river, the glow spread all over the river, it was a rare good weather in winter, even the frozen shrunken guards, have a little more spirit, the early people have waited at the gate of the city, hoping to catch the first wave out of the city, the whole city shows vitality.

The strange thing is that the city gate has never been opened, the people are waiting, the guards are also waiting, and their Shangguan Meng Ji is also waiting, as the highest governor in the city, the prison town seems to be waiting, his eyes are not on the city, but in the distance, the line where the river and the sky meet, on the surface of the gray earth, there is a strange jump.

"The hour has come, prison town, do you want to open the city gate first?" After waiting for a while, the people below slowly began to become impatient, and Meng Ji reminded him a little helplessly.

"What?" It was as if he hadn't heard clearly.

"The people are waiting to get out of the city." Commander Meng pointed down at the head of the city, and he seemed to come back to his senses.

"No need to wait." Meng Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to give an order to open the city gate below, but he didn't expect to hear another sentence, which almost made him stand unsteady and fell headlong.

"Let the people go back, lock it, and put away the drawbridge." He retracted his gaze and instructed Meng Ji: "Send someone to raise the flag of the official, beat the drum, wake up all the brothers, the Yuan people are coming." ”

Just in Meng Ji's astonished gaze, the flag was raised, and the surnames on it were a little different, and they were two words next to each other...... Sima.

Then, from afar, there was a roaring sound like a stormy wave.