Chuzhou, the lower reaches of the Huai River, occupied almost a quarter of the entire Lianghuai defense line of the Great Song Dynasty. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty Chongning period of the household registration more than 80,000, after more than 160 years of development, especially after the southern crossing of the two countries across the river opposite, the northerners continue to come to vote, the total Dingkou has been close to 400,000, Huaidong states in the road to Yangzhou is not bad, in fact, for a period of time Chuzhou is the Huaidong pacification envoy location, but also because it was the place where the king of Han Qi was stationed in the Yan, has always been along the border.

In addition to Lianshui County, which was divided into separate armies, Shanyang, Huaiyin, Baoying, and Yancheng counties were originally under its jurisdiction, and Shanyang County, the prefecture, had already reached the side of Huaishui. The more abrupt Huaiyin County was divided into three, one was assigned to the independent Qinghe Army, and the other was newly established as Xincheng County, and the original county was moved to Qingkou by Li Tingzhi, which was at the intersection of Huang and Huai, becoming the first barrier in Chuzhou.

&&&Novel{}sp; At this moment, the night is as black as paint, the south bank of Huaishui, which was originally not moving, is full of firelight, looking at it from a distance, I thought it was a prosperous Tongcheng Dayi, who didn't know that this was the front line, as soon as it was night, it was equivalent to a curfew, and the road was not allowed, not to mention the noise, could it be that the Tartars from the north called? In the confusion of the people, a group of cavalry with torches quickly approached the county seat of Huaiyin.

"It's your banner, open the door."

On the top of the city tower, a cloth-clothed scribe carefully recognized it for a while, and resolutely ordered that the green-robed official standing next to him was the parent of the county, but he did not hesitate at his words, and gave orders one after another, and after a while, the heavy gate slowly opened.

"Mr. Suzhi!" At the head of the pack was a well-armored general, and as soon as he got off his horse, he saluted the scribe with a fist.

"Liu Fangfang, come here at night, but the military situation has changed?" The scribe did not have the time to be polite to him, but went up to him and asked hurriedly.

"Go up and say." The person who came didn't answer him, glanced at the people around him, pointed to the city tower and said.

"Go down and arrange a place to stay with Taishou." Huaiyin County, who followed the scribe, was very aware of the opportunity, and found a vacancy to take everyone downstairs, and took the opportunity of arranging food and lodging to leave the city tower to the two of them.

When he led the scribe up to the city tower, Liu Xingzu, the defense envoy of Suzhou and Zhichuzhou, stared into the distance without saying a word, and the scribe looked over in surprise, there was no movement in the dark, only the sound of the rushing water, but he knew that the other party was just brewing words.

"Mr. Xuzhi has been here for a few days, can you still do things?" The scribe didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but feel a little displeased, and after thinking about it, he still gave his hand.

"A certain line under the curtain of the marshal, the position is not more than seven grades, the position is not a senator, and there is no order from the marshal, but because the marshal is worried about the defense along the border, so he came to take a look, and there is no intention of interfering.

Liu Xingzu knew that he had misunderstood as soon as he heard it, and it was no wonder that no chief official would like the people from above to point fingers, let alone under the banner of being a handsome, but at this time, how could he be in this mood, and waved his hand when he heard the words.

"Mr. is too worried, the official has no intention of taking a big picture, since Mr. came, he has helped a lot, Liu only has gratitude, how can there be any reason to blame." The scribe listened to him and said nothing, knowing that there must be something to come.

"The people of this county have almost withdrawn, and they will lead someone to tear down this wall early tomorrow morning." The next first sentence made the scribe stunned, and there was a steady stream of lights approaching behind him, and the feelings were for this.

The order to clear the countryside along the border was issued more than a month ago, and Huaiyin County, which originally had a population of nearly 100,000, walked almost seventy percent, which is already a remarkable achievement, including the credit of this Mr. Xuzhi, doing this kind of thing, the literati have an advantage over the generals, Liu Xingzu's words of gratitude are not polite to him, but why is it suddenly so urgent to demolish the county seat? As soon as the scribe contacted him, he was suddenly shocked.

"Has the situation changed?"

"I just arrived two hours ago, sir, take a look." Liu Xingzu nodded, took out a cylinder from his arms, and handed it over without opening it.

The moment he saw the cylinder, the scribe knew that the matter was not trivial, it was too familiar to him, it was not an edict of the court, but it was far more important than that, because it was all precious news obtained by spies who had gone deep into the enemy's territory. He only vaguely knew the origin of these spies, and he did not say much at the moment, but then he skillfully twisted it, poured out a small scroll of paper from it, and read it carefully by the light of the torches planted in the castle tower.

"Ahh Rao is already mentally prepared, and at first glance, he still couldn't help but exclaim, this is indeed not a trivial matter, but a shocking thunderbolt related to life and death.

Is it necessary to say what will happen next for an embassy of a country with a peace treaty that has been agreed upon in the capital of an enemy country, with its corpses hanging on the walls and its heads hanging in front of the army? For the prayer envoy who was respected by the marshal, there was originally a trace of sourness, but at this moment he was only full of respect.

"As soon as this matter came out, Chuzhou was the first to bear the brunt, the Tartars could attack at any time, it was no longer advisable to follow the step-by-step process, Liu had the responsibility to defend the land, but Mr. did not have to stay. With this news, I will rush back early tomorrow morning, the marshal must not know it, and I can make more preparations with Wen a day earlier, and bring a word to the marshal, on the side of Huaishui, under the city of Chuzhou is a place where bones are buried, and the Tartars want to go over, unless they step on the corpses of my 20,000 soldiers and civilians. ”

Liu Xingzu's face was hidden under the iron helmet, and only the corners of his mouth and his awe-inspiring eyes could be seen from the side.

"Rest assured for defense, the words will definitely be brought, and there is a word to remind the defense before leaving." Liu Xingzu didn't expect him to be like this, so he hurriedly held him up.

"Sir, please."

"It is true that there are only two or three out of ten of the people in this county, but most of them are fishermen on the edge of the Huaishui, once the Tartars capture them, not only can they get a boat to cross the river, but they can also find out the truth in the inside, this is one of them."

"Second, from here to the seaside, hundreds of miles along the way, everywhere fortified is everywhere defenseless, but the door is so wide open, who knows whether it is the people or the spies of the Yuan people who have withdrawn, and it is expected that the movement here will be known on the other side. The defense must remember a certain word, in the city of Chuzhou, no one should be allowed to enter the city, and all the people should go to Gaoyou and Yangzhou, so as to ensure that the front line is not exceeded. ”

"Mr. is talented, Liu has been taught."

This is a real heartfelt word, all for his sake, Liu Xingzu couldn't help but return him a salute, the scribe waved his hand and didn't wait for him to send him off, so he went straight downstairs, Liu Xingzu couldn't catch up, so he could only watch him leave. He thought he would go back to the city to rest, but who knows, after getting off the tower, the scribe got on his horse directly with a few retinues, and galloped away from the open gate, intending to rush back overnight.

"Someone!"

He looked at the sky, simply stopped sleeping, called a military school, whispered a few words in his ear, and the military school was stunned when he heard it.

"If they don't want to go, what will happen to their subordinates?"

"I couldn't take care of it anymore, so I went to the county government to find a familiar official to lead the way, and asked the county magistrate to issue a document, saying that the government would provide a mask guarantee, and they should be compensated for the loss of ships and property when they arrived in Yangzhou. Those who disobey orders and disobey will be punished as collaborators, and then they will not have to go, so they will stay with this land. ”

From Taishou's words, the military academy heard a trace of killing intent, where did he dare to say more, he immediately went down to summon his subordinates, and a team of torches like red dragons scattered towards the banks of the river. It didn't take long for the sound of screams to come from the wind, which made people unbearable to hear, Liu Xingzu's face was blue, and one hand involuntarily grasped the handle of the knife, he wanted to pull out the knife and slash at this black curtain, because the qiē in front of him was like his heart, which was completely black.

If Chuzhou is the Huaidong barrier, the Lianghuai is the Jiankang barrier, and Jiankang is the Jingshi barrier, and at present, Li Tingzhi, the marshal who is in charge of the entire Jianghuai, as Liu Xingzu said, has not received news from the front, and an uninvited guest has come to his house.

"Ren Zhong!"

For this brave general who was once under his command for a short time, Li Tingzhi did not hide his preferences at all, even if he is now the head of the three yas, he is only one step away from being able to ascend to the position of palace marshal, and he will personally welcome him out of the lobby as soon as he gets the notice.

"Dashuai!"

Su Liu Yi respectfully performed a military salute, his gratitude was overflowing, not to mention that this military merit was from the hands of the other party, just by letting himself leave that day, it was worthy of his respect, Li Tingzhi accepted him with a smile, and then dragged it up and took it to the lobby, not at all.

Although polite, Li Tingzhi also knew that he definitely did not come to visit him, as the nominal palace marshal, he had not heard any news in advance of such a big event as going to Beijing, let alone received official documents, which was unusual in itself, so this intention is worth speculating.

"Look, you came suddenly, you didn't prepare at all, if the people below were lazy, although it was said that these killers were getting more and more lazy."

Hearing Li Tingzhi say this, Su Liuyi could only smile bitterly secretly, the political affairs hall had some scruples, this time he didn't even dare to pass the official text to the guò station, and he wanted him, the person concerned, to carry it with him, for fear that he would accidentally be beaten back and lose the face of the court, not to mention, it would be difficult for things to turn around, but how could he have such a big face, must he be sure that he would be able to pass guò?

But it's already here, and there must be a result, so after a while, he still found a gap and turned the topic to this.

"Don't hide it from the marshal, Sanya is now an empty shelf, I knew it was so, it was better to follow the marshal at the beginning, and I didn't lose the command of the army."

"Ren Zhong has also learned to be polite, but I love to listen to this, to be honest, I was really reluctant to you at that time, but it can't be done, that will miss your future. No, as soon as you come back, it will be the choice of the captain, and in time, it is also a common thing to build a festival and seal the marquis, and it is unlimited. ”

Li Tingzhi followed his words, as if he wanted to see how long he could hold back, this kind of was just a trivial matter for him, but for a big man like Su Liuyi, it was too embarrassing, and he had no choice but to decide to tell him bluntly.

"It is not a way for the Beijing division to have no soldiers, and the subordinates discussed it with Chen Xiang, and thought of the big marshal to think of a way, I don't know what the big marshal wants." Su Liuyi opened his mouth cautiously, while observing Li Tingzhi's face.

It turned out that this was the case, Li Tingzhi understood as soon as he heard it, for the same cost, if one soldier can be recruited in a rich place like Beijing, three can be recruited in the land of Lianghuai, and Su zhì may be better, Chen Yizhong is very calculating.

"Is the political hall trying to transfer troops to the guard? But there are also some difficulties here, to defend such a large place, these soldiers are really overstretched at the moment. He pretended to be embarrassed and frowned, seeing that Su Liuyi's heart was tight.

"No, no." Su Liu Yi waved his hand again and again, and could only explain his plan and discernment.

"You want to recruit troops in Huaidi? How many people you plan to have. Li Tingzhi waited for him to finish speaking, and put away his previous expression, this matter may not be bad news for him.

The fortified wall in front of him has been unfolded, and many people will retreat to the rear one after another, he can only digest some of them, and if the imperial court can solve some more, he will be able to leave more food to deal with the upcoming war.

"Twenty thousand? 10,000 is also possible. Su Liuyi said with some uncertainty, testing his bottom line little by little.

"You." Li Tingzhi shook his head, and Su Liuyi's heart suddenly cooled.

"The book of the political hall is on you, take it out, and the prime minister will approve it with you, you go directly to Yangzhou, 10,000, 30,000, as long as you can recruit it, just bring it back to Beijing, but the action should be faster."

"Dashuai" Hearing this, Su Liuyi didn't react at once, and his eyes were a little incredulous.

"It's all under the rule of the imperial court, and the original appearance is not that Xia Gui, you haven't eaten yet, eat with me first, and you won't be left tomorrow, and you won't be able to stay."