Zhang Heng is gone.

Just two days after he personally killed Jiang Shihu to avenge his brother, although his arm injury had not yet healed, he still offered his farewell to Sun Tu. The injuries on his body and the unspeakable emotions in his heart made him finally choose to part ways with his former brothers.

In this regard, Sun Tu actually had a foresight a long time ago. People have their own aspirations, and these people who come down from Liangshan are actually free and loose, so it is indeed too difficult for them to stay in the army all the time and follow orders in everything. Before, because of the righteousness of his brothers, he felt that the battle of Jiangnan was dangerous, so he stayed in the army and did his best to shed blood for the army. And now, when the big picture is decided, it's time for them to retire.

So when Zhang Heng directly said goodbye, Song Jiang and the others kept it, but Sun Tu agreed after silence, not only did he not deduct charges such as escaping from the battle on their heads, but also specially ordered someone to take some gold and silver as a gift, which can be regarded as a thank you or an explanation.

At the same time, Li Jun and the Tong brothers left, which was really a big blow to Song Jiang, because these brothers were all his henchmen. But there is no way, whether it was Li Jun or Zhang Heng before, so it would be because of Zhang Shun's relationship with him, but now that Zhang Shun has died in battle under Yongjinmen, they naturally have no reason to continue to stay in the army and work hard. As for the Tong brothers, they have followed Li Jun for many years, not to mention it.

Seeing that there were no people left, Song Jiang could only accept all this, personally sent them out for more than ten miles, and said goodbye in tears, and Sun Tu just reminded them that they should not return to their old business and do the bandit work without capital, otherwise he would definitely see each other one day.

In this regard, Li Jun smiled freely: "After going through so much, how can I not understand that being a thief is not a long-term solution." So this time I'm going to take these brothers out to sea, maybe I can make a difference. ”

Li Jun and Zhang Heng all left, but Sun Tu led the army to station in Hangzhou City, and did not take advantage of the victory to advance westward as many people guessed, to wipe out the rebels who fled to Wuzhou.

There are many reasons why he made such a decision, one of which is that the weather has become cold, and the middle of winter is coming, which is really not conducive to the army to fight again. Although he has played in the winter in the past and has won a few beautiful big victories, it has been when there is no better option. Now that the overall situation is under control, there is really no need to let the soldiers suffer this hardship.

The second is that in the past six months, the Shandong army and other Xiang armies have actually been exhausted, and they really need to take a good rest. Since the enemy in Wuzhou can't escape, why not stop the army for the time being and recuperate in Hangzhou for a while?

Third, Hangzhou really needs someone to stabilize the situation after the war and fire, whether it is to appease the people or rebuild the city, it is inseparable from the official army to defend it. Moreover, being able to make a lot of effort in this matter and win the hearts of the people will also be very beneficial to Sun Tu's next plans, so naturally it is even more impossible to let it go easily.

Fourth, and it is also a very important point, that is, Sun Tu is waiting for the reaction of other places in Jiangnan. Just as he had been stationed in Suzhou and waiting for the civil strife in various parts of the Yangtze River, he was now waiting for the reaction of some other small places, which he believed would no longer need to send troops to quell the turmoil.

In fact, as he expected and predicted, with the destruction of Hangzhou, the last bit of persistence and luck in the south of the Yangtze River was gone, and immediately, the gentry in many places began to rise up, eradicate the officials who were still loyal to the Wu State, and then reattached to the imperial court.

In just one month, after entering the lunar month, Jiangnan has sent people to Hangzhou to ask for submission, except for some state capitals near Wuzhou. At this time, Sun Tu only needed to send an official and bring a few people over to take back all the power of these state capitals. The so-called Wu State, by this time, had already existed in name only, leaving only the small land of Wuzhou, and lost a lot of right-hand men, even if Fang La had the ability, I am afraid that it would be impossible to make a comeback and make a comeback.

The north wind is howling and the snow is flying. Wuzhou City was completely shrouded in a thick layer of haze, and the same haze was also shrouded in the hearts of all the monarchs and ministers of Wu in the city.

Although they were able to escape from the defeat in Hangzhou, all the courtiers did not have any joy in their hearts, and some only had greater fear. Because now, even if they don't have much foresight, they know that they don't have much time left. And the most obvious sense of this, of course, is the prime minister Fang Fei.

He not only felt a deep despair from the military and civilian officials in the city, but also felt the same thoughts from Fang La. Depressed, worried, angry, unwilling...... All kinds of emotions made Fang La suffer, and at this time she looked gloomy, more than ten years older than when she was in Hangzhou, and the whole person was much haggard.

The loss of Hangzhou and the death of Pang Wanchunjiang and Ten Tigers and other confidants brought him too much blow, so he had to pessimistically believe that his death was not far away.

For this reason, Fang Fei did not go to persuade and enlighten, and today is also average. After accompanying Fang La in the snowy courtyard for a while, he brought up the old matter again: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much, things haven't reached the point of exhaustion, and we still have the possibility of turning the tables." ”

"Old eight, don't you comfort me with such words, don't I know that there is no life in this game now? Although the Song army has not yet come over, as long as the spring is warm next year, then Sun Tu will definitely lead the army to come, and when the time comes, how can I, the city of Wuzhou, stop him? Even Hangzhou ......" successive defeats have made the high-spirited Fang La feel completely unconfident, and even the title has changed, no longer called Fang Fei a lonely widow, and no longer called Fang Fei what Aiqing Prime Minister is, and returned to the original title of brother.

Fang Fei was silent for a moment, and then changed his name and spoke: "Fifth brother, what you said is that it is indeed impossible for us to re-establish the country, but if we want to hold the Wuzhou area, there is still hope." Don't forget that just to the east, we still have Oolong Ridge Insurance. Why did Pang Wanchun desperately save us back in the first place, isn't it because he knows that even if Hangzhou is lost, there is still a fight? As long as we hold Wulongling, Wuzhou will not be lost, and as long as Wuzhou is safe, we will still have the strength to fight. ”

"Although the terrain of Wulong Ridge is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be ...... That Sun Tu is a veteran soldier, and all the soldiers under him can fight well, can we really stop it? At this time, Fang La had completely lost his confidence and was full of hesitation.

This question really made Fang Fei a little unsure of how to persuade him, because he had also learned the horror of Sun Tu and the Shandong Army many times. At the beginning of the battle of Changshu, he thought that Sun Tu would be defeated, but what he was waiting for was the news of the fall of Suzhou. After that, I thought that Hangzhou would be able to hold on, but what was the result? He thought that Pang Wanchun would definitely be able to make a draw with Sun Tu, after all, he was the first person in Wu Guojun, but he unexpectedly waited for his death in the end...... One by one, they all explained a truth to him, this Sun Tu is invincible, no matter how difficult the situation is, it can't resist his soldiers.

Fang La looked at his embarrassed look, and smiled miserably: "So if you want me to say, if you want to save the lives of your brothers, the best thing to do is for you to kill me and then send my head to Hangzhou." In this way, for the sake of your atonement, he may be able to spare your life......"

"Your Majesty, by all means!" Fang Fei was really anxious when he said this, and immediately knelt down, and changed his title back: "Even if the minister dies, he will never do such an unfaithful and unrighteous thing, and I believe that others will not do it!" We haven't reached a real desperate situation yet, and there are still opportunities. Wulong Ridge will definitely be able to hold it, and that Sun Tu ...... Then Sun Tu may not really be able to last until the beginning of spring next year. Your Majesty, don't forget what Jiang Junshi said at the beginning, this person has long been jealous of the Great Song Dynasty, how could those traitorous ministers let him go and let him make such a great achievement? ”

Fang La's expression really moved when he said this, and he still agreed with what Jiang Shihu said at the beginning. Because he knows very well what kind of virtue the Great Song Dynasty is now, how jealous and jealous those traitors are, and the strength and attitude that Sun Tu has shown in these days have already touched the bottom line of those people. If he really calms down the overall situation in Jiangnan, it will be really difficult for these people to attack him again. The best way for them now is to take advantage of the fact that victory has not really arrived, change the generals, and replace Sun Tu with someone else!

"Your Majesty, I thought that this matter was promising, as long as we blocked it for a while, and immediately sent someone to Bianjing to lobby for dredging, the situation would take a turn for the better. As long as those people believe that we will surrender to the Song court if we change Sun Tu, and they can take this piece of heavenly credit, those people will definitely be moved, and they will definitely think of calling Sun Tu back. Seizing such an opportunity, Fang Fei naturally wouldn't let it go, so he hurriedly said all his thoughts.

Fang La frowned and was silent. After a while, he said, "But will Sun Tu really be so obedient?" His courage is not small, even Zhu Mian dares to kill. ”

"In the end, he is just a courtier after all, and if this is the case, once the Song court cuts off his supply of grain and grass, it will only be more beneficial to us!"

"Then try again?" Fang La hesitated for a moment, and finally said so. He still didn't want to die like this. However, for them, the most important thing now is that Wulong Ridge can be defended, at least in the spring of next year, Sun Tu's large-scale attack must be held.

But can it really be done by relying only on that natural risk?