In the north of Xiujiang Town, Monto was also in trouble at this time.

At this time, there were more than 50,000 people hoarded in Xiujiang Town, plus thousands of children of the beggar gang, it was a full 60,000. This is twice the number under his command, and now it is no longer a question of whether to delay the Song army, but whether he can protect himself in front of the Song army.

Watching the Song army march out of the city, he knew that it was time to make a decision. If you wait until the two armies are completely engaged, you will really be unable to withdraw if you want to, and you will only be eaten away by the Song army step by step. With the prosperity of the Song army's firearms, it is twice the strength of the Song army, and Meng Tuo has no bottom in his heart to be able to eat the Song army, not to mention that the current situation is the opposite, it is the Song army that has twice the strength of them.

"General Meng!"

When Monto was still hesitating, there was an adjutant general next to him who couldn't hold back, "Whether to fight or withdraw, we should make a decision." ”

"Alas......"

Montto sighed softly, "What's your idea?" ”

The deputy general did not hesitate, obviously had made up his mind in his heart, and said: "The Song army is very powerful, and if our army wants to continue to hold them down now, it is likely that they will be completely annihilated here." It's not that you don't want to do something, it's that you can't do it. Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, the last general thinks that we should retreat immediately, even if Boss Boyan blames us for not waiting, we still have a reason to say that we really can't deal with so many Song troops. ”

He groaned slightly, "And if the soldiers are dead, then we really don't have any right to speak." ”

Montto exhaled, "You have a point, give the order, the whole army retreats!" ”

There was something complicated in his eyes.

In fact, what he was worried about was not just the defeat in the battle of Xiujiang Town, whether Boyan would blame him.

Boyan knows him, and he also knows Boyan.

Boyan has always been delicate, and Meng Tuo knows very well in his heart that even if he puts all the blame on Huang Liangce in the letter, Boyan may not believe his words. With Boyan's city, he will definitely be able to find some clues in it. Whether or not to punish him is actually just a matter of Boyan's personal intentions.

At present, he is stationed on the side of Xiujiang Town, holding a large army, which is still useful to Boyan. But what about after the retreat?

Who knows if Boyan will continue to be willing to take on the affairs of Princess Mingzhu for him?

Moreover, Huang Liangce and Li Wangyuan are not dead, which is always a hidden danger.

Although Boyan has always valued him, in the officialdom, who hasn't done anything about abandoning the pawn and protecting the car?

This small river and lake that countless people flock to is actually nothing to talk about, in the final analysis, it depends on whether you have any use value.

Meng Tuo had a vague feeling in his heart that if Huang Liangce returned to Dadu and stabbed the matter of Princess Mingzhu to the emperor, as long as the emperor ordered a strict investigation, Na Boyan would definitely not protect himself anymore, at most he would be in a wait-and-see state. It is impossible for him to get involved in this matter for himself, after all, Princess Mingzhu is the emperor's favorite princess.

For the great cause of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan could sacrifice the pearl. But wouldn't he be angry in his heart?

When the war ends, I am afraid that it will be time for His Majesty the Emperor to vent his anger. When the time comes, it will be difficult for anyone to protect themselves if it is related to Mingzhu.

Therefore, Monto was in a dilemma before.

He wanted Boyan to see his role in the army and help protect him, but he was afraid that all his soldiers would be lost here.

However, when the deputy general said that he was staying in the green mountains and was not afraid of running out of firewood, his heart suddenly seemed to have a light shining in, and his mouth suddenly opened.

There was a sound of gold in the Yuan army's large array.

Montto looked at the Song army coming out of the city from a distance, and sighed in his heart, "I hope I don't go to that step......

He turned his horse and hurried east with the retreating soldiers.

As for the two thousand Yuan army iron cavalry who were fighting with the beggars' children, it seemed to have been forgotten, and from Monto down, none of the generals in the Yuan army who retreated with the soldiers were mentioned.

It was impossible for those 2,000 to withdraw.

In the Song army, Wen Tianxiang personally led the army out of the city, and was really surprised to see that the Yuan army had not yet started the battle when there was a sudden sound of gold, and hurriedly retreated.

He knew that Montto led the army to attack Xiujiang Town purely to hold them down from the garrison in Xiujiang Town, but what was going on?

Could it be that Monto felt that the delay was enough?

Wen Tianxiang didn't think that Meng Tuo would withdraw because he was afraid that all the soldiers would be wiped out, because even if the Song army was strong, it would take time to swallow up more than 30,000 yuan troops. Moreover, Monto must have known the importance of this battle, it could be said that it was the final decisive battle of the Yuan army against the Song Dynasty, and if necessary, he would never dare to withdraw even if he fought to the last soldier.

As a result, Wen Tianxiang was more inclined to the previous guess in his heart.

This made his heart suddenly beat a drum.

Could it be that the Yuan army has any other arrangements on the riverside, and has the confidence to eat those dozens of divisions and regimental headquarters in a short period of time?

Until this time, there had been no news from the delta to this Xiujiang town.

Thinking of this, Wen Tianxiang's face was solemn, and he didn't care about chasing Meng Tuo anymore, and said to Zhang Hongwei next to him: "General Zhang, you lead the army to help the beggars." The rest of the soldiers will return to the city with Ben Shuai! ”

Zhang Hongwei received the order, waved his hand and left the army with his subordinates.

Liu Hongyi was on Wen Tianxiang's right side, and said in surprise: "Marshal, don't we continue to pursue the Yuan army?" ”

Although the Yuan army is strong and strong, it is likely that the Yuan army will still suffer great losses if they chase it now. Liu Hongyi has not been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is inevitably a little excited at this time, and he is unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity.

Wen Tianxiang didn't say much, just nodded slightly, "Go back to the city!" ”

His handsome banner ran towards the city, and the army of the Song army that had just left the city naturally moved slowly.

Liu Hongyi felt very sorry in his heart, but he could only sigh lightly.

He was just a general, and he couldn't change Wen Tianxiang's mind. Moreover, maybe Wen Tianxiang, as a marshal, may have a farther vision than him.

After the army returned to Xiujiang Town, Wen Tianxiang galloped straight to the mansion.

Zhao Dongting had returned to the palace at this time, Le Chan and Qin Han were standing next to him, and when they saw Wen Tianxiang hurriedly entering the hall, Zhao Dongting was slightly surprised and said, "Why did the military order come back?" Wouldn't it be possible to defeat Monto so quickly? ”

It's a joke, of course. Zhao Dongting is not a battlefield white, he knows that it is impossible to destroy the Yuan army so quickly.

Wen Tianxiang's face did not relax in the slightest because of Zhao Dongting's joke, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, when the Mengtuo army saw our army leaving the city, they hurriedly retreated, and even ignored those soldiers who were fighting with the righteous soldiers of the beggar gang. The minister thinks there may be some clues in this, has he achieved his goal? ”

Zhao Dongting's expression was also slightly awe-inspiring.

Wen Tianxiang didn't say it thoroughly, but he still heard what he meant.

Monto came to contain them, and if he achieved his goal, it could only be that the battle on the other side of the delta had been decided.

However, even if the winner was decided, there was no reason for Montto to get the news so quickly.

At this time, even Zhao Dongting couldn't sit still, stood up and said, "What else does the military order mean that the Yuan army has over there that we don't know?" ”

Wen Tianxiang nodded, "This is exactly what the minister is worried about." Your Majesty, do we want to lead the army out of the city to support now? ”

"Nope."

Zhao Dongting pondered for a few minutes, and finally shook his head, "If that side loses, it will be useless for us to rush to support now." There are more than 100,000 yuan of troops there, if the war has stopped, our people running over are equivalent to sending sheep into the tiger's mouth, if Monto turns back at that time, our army will also fall into the encirclement. Hey...... When you say that Montu withdrew his troops, did he deliberately try to lure our troops out of the city to help? ”

Wen Tianxiang showed a look of surprise, "Maybe it's really possible." ”

He hadn't thought of that just now.

At this time, Qin Han spoke up: "Your Majesty, no matter what Mengtuo's intentions are, let's guard Xiujiang Town now." If there is really something going on over there, I think the two generals Yue Peng and Su Quandang will also rush back soon to report the news. Even if Monto wanted to preserve his strength, it didn't hurt to let him escape, he only had about 30,000 soldiers left, and it didn't have a great impact on the entire battle situation. ”

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly, "Hmm." So do it! ”

Wen Tianxiang arched his hand and left the hall again.

Qin Han asked Zhao Dongting, "It's just the emperor, if our army over there is really annihilated, what should we do?" ”

Zhao Dongting said: "To be honest, I didn't think about it. If this is the case, then our dynasty will really have gone to the general trend, and when the time comes, it will be impossible to say that the whole army can only rush to Shuzhong, and even Leizhou, the foundation of the land, will have to be abandoned. Heh, Qin Han, you said that if I led the army to Shuzhong, what would those people in Shu do? ”

Qin Han chose to keep his mouth shut, as if he hadn't heard Zhao Dongting's words, but the glint in his eyes was enough to show that he was thinking about it.

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