Jiangling Mansion is located on the north bank of the river, as the seat of Jinghu North Road, it has been a place for soldiers to fight for since ancient times, and it is also located in the Jianghan Plain, connecting Dongting Lake and connecting Bashu on the upper side. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this moment, Gundam who succeeded Zhu Xisun as the envoy of Jinghu Xuanfu did not have the joy after the harvest, he was already gray at the age of eighty, thanks to the training in the army, this body was quite tough, but standing in the cold wind for more than an hour, even if he was covered with a thick raccoon dog, it was still cold and biting, but he couldn't feel it anymore.

Most of the old people of his generation are no longer alive, Xia Gui died in an assassination, Cao Shixiong and Xiang Shibi were released and died in the degraded place, Liu Cheng defected, and I heard that he also died in the north, and the Great Song Dynasty is no different from when he was young, it is still precarious, this time I don't know if it can hold up.

Thinking about these pasts, Gundam's eyes were a little gloomy, just like the land on the north shore, which seemed gray and did not see a little life.

There was a faint sound of people in the wind, he knew that it was a large camp outside the city, the sergeants were practicing, this garrison military horse, with 7,000 imperial camp forbidden troops as the team, has now expanded to more than 15,000, this is the limit he can reach, who let the current Jinghu North Road, there is only half left, and his Jinghu Xuanfu, even more empty one, the Jingnan Road that represents the word 'Beijing', has already fallen into the hands of the Tartars, with less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, to support the entire central defense line of the Great Song Dynasty, how difficult it is.

I think how glorious this position was back then, because its first chief was the legendary man who was only in his thirties...... Yue Fei! And the army dominated by the children of Jinghu once made the invincible Jin people sigh 'shaking the mountains and shaking the Yue family's army', but now? It's all about the past.

Just when his mind was in a trance, a group of cavalry hurried from the direction of the river bank, and the man led by him was wearing a collar of mountain armor, which at first glance came from the hands of a skilled craftsman in Beijing.

"Old handsome!" The man saw them on his horse, and greeted him from a distance, until he was a few steps in front of him, and then he stopped his horse and jumped down.

"But what's wrong?" The man stepped forward and grabbed him and asked in a concerned tone.

"It's old, so it's okay." Gundam waved his hand and glanced at the group, "There are no enemies, what is the situation ahead?" ”

"Deputy Envoy Gao is not wrong, the Tartar army has gone down the river, and the scout cavalry has been placed in Fuzhou, I don't dare to make a mistake, leaving a few people hanging far away there, and I want to come back first to discuss with the old marshal."

Zhang Yan, the pacification envoy of Jinghu North Road and the governor of Jiangling Mansion, did not know that the political affairs hall had prepared an edict to worship him as the envoy of the festival and make him a marquis, his eyes were full of anxiety, and it was obvious that the size of that Tartar army had deeply shocked his heart.

The military report from Yuezhou arrived yesterday, and he personally took people to the front line that night, Jiangling Mansion and Ezhou are separated by a Fuzhou, and there are not too many mountains to block it, but it is not as convenient as the transportation on the river, so the Tartars will not attack Jiangling Mansion directly by land, but first pull out the nail of Yuezhou, and then go up the river.

"How many people came?"

"There are no less than 100,000 cavalry, and more than 1,000 warships." Because of the distance, Zhang Yan could only say a rough idea, but this rough idea was enough to show the peak of the enemy's military appearance.

Yuezhou is in danger, the only word Gundam can think of, at the beginning of the year, the number of Tartars was less than half of what it is now, which has already made them tired of parrying, and even want to bluff, now again, will it still have an effect?

Obviously, it won't, with the strength of the skill, the Tartar is such an idea, unless he really has a team of more than 100,000 people in his hands, otherwise any strategy will not work, Gundam Ping's first time in his life was cowardly, and he is afraid that this old bone will really have to be confessed here.

"Old Shuai, what should we do?" Zhang Yanming knew that he had no choice, but he still had to ask this sentence.

"Where will they be now?"

"According to the itinerary, I have already entered Linxiang County."

That is to say, there are only one or two days away from Yuezhou, what should I do? Gundam subconsciously glanced back at the direction of the barracks, where he only had the strength at hand, once it was dispatched, the Tartars hit under Gangneung City, and there was no one to defend the city, but could Yuezhou not save it?

Gao Shijie's letter asking for help was placed in his arms, and the wording was almost exactly the same as the last time, Zhang Yan felt that the old handsome's body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, this decision was so difficult, and time was urgent, because they were more than two days away from Yuezhou City.

"This trip is inevitable, the old man can't run, everything can only rely on yourself, bring all the people with you, and there may be a glimmer of life down the river, otherwise, Gao Shijie won't be able to last a few days, and it will be difficult for us to protect this place at that time."

Gundam figured out in an instant that it was better to fight to the death than to be broken by the Tartars, and it was better to fight in the water than in the field, although there was still little hope.

As for the reinforcements, both of them knew very well in their hearts that the nearest Jinghu South Road, to the farther Sichuan Road, there could be no more reinforcements, Zhang Yan's heart swelled with sadness, I don't know if it was for the old man in front of him, or for himself.

"Okay, let's go, old handsome, don't pass by, there will be a period later."

Zhang Yan let go of his hand, clasped his fists and saluted him, then got on his horse and galloped towards his military camp.

Thousands of miles away, the winter monsoon winds were blowing from north to south, and a huge fleet had just passed through the narrow Straits of Malacca to the exit where they had stopped.

Unlike when they came, all the ships had a much deeper draft, and the speed was naturally not as fast as it was, even if the sails were all open, for in the middle of the hull, the funnel-like belly was filled with burlap bags containing yellow and clear rice, which replaced the pressing stones in the bilge, and still greatly increased the weight of the hull.

"Sir, look."

Hearing the revelation of the helmsman, Yang Xingqian adjusted the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and turned the angle to a shore not far away, which was Lingyamen, which looked similar to the situation when they came, some ships were moored outside the port, on the simple wharf, some people were carrying goods on the trestle bridge, and then sent all the way to the warehouse on the shore, some pedestrians on the street of the wharf looked towards this side, and in his lens, he could even see a frightened face.

Of course, Yang Xingqian's attention was not these, but behind those warehouses and houses, on a tall mast, a flag fluttering, and in the bright red background, there was a Chinese character surrounded by cloud dragon patterns, and that character was the country name of everyone in this huge fleet...... Surname.

"Anchor underground, rest here for the night, and the ships will go ashore in batches to replenish supplies."

Yang Xingqian put down the clairvoyant mirror, showed a satisfied smile, waved his hand and passed the order, from this moment on, this will no longer be just a place of anchorage, but an overseas territory of the Great Song Dynasty.