Before the Central Plains Dynasty ruled the center of gravity in the Yellow River, the whip was out of reach, and could not take into account these small actions of the city, and when Annan broke away from the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty, the city of Zhancheng no longer dared to attack north, but always be on guard against the Annan people to attack it in the south, Annan and the northern dynasty are close, where do you dare to go to the Central Plains to join in the fun, you can't find it comfortable.

Dai Cong did not have much confidence in coming to Zhancheng as an envoy, the Great Song Dynasty had too little information about Zhancheng, who was the king's surname, the geometry of the territory, and the number of people, none of which could be mastered by the mission.

Dai Cong was secretly glad that most of the fleet did not stop in Zhancheng, otherwise the fleet would not be able to enter the port, and everyone would not be able to get off the ship.

Living in the post house, Dai Cong didn't know if the king of Champa would receive him, what to do, and what to do if he didn't, he didn't know why. If he is left to dry him for ten days and half a month like Annan, then he will have no face to continue to go south, and he will have no choice but to go home and return to Lin'an.

The envoys are not businessmen, they are arranged in the post house and cannot go in and out casually, they eat and live inside, and there are people outside who are constantly guarding, and when they go out, they are followed by more than a dozen Zhancheng guards before and after, like bodyguards, and like special surveillance on them, even if they don't like it, they can't be driven away.

Consumed in the city, Dai Cong didn't know what to do, but hoped that the king of Zhancheng would come to see him after receiving the letter of state from the Great Song Dynasty, accept the rewards of the Great Song Dynasty, and then pay tribute to some of the rare and special products of the city, so that he could return to Lin'an, and he could make a difference.

But Zhancheng is far away from the Great Song Dynasty, and has almost nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty, whether the king of Zhancheng gives face, I really don't know, I can only wait for news in the post house, and pray that the king understands the etiquette.

Let's say that Yang Congyi took more than 2,000 people, hurried and hurried, and finally spent seven days from Hajing all the way through the primeval jungle to the border between Annan and Champ.

There is a small city on the border between the two countries, I don't know what the name is, it belongs to the city of Zhan, but one mile away from the north gate of the city is the territory of Annan, Yang Congyi and others stay on the border, within the territory of Annan, but this place is twenty or thirty miles away from the city of Annan.

It's ridiculous to say that this was the land of Zhancheng before, and that small city was the forward base for Champa to attack Annan in the north, but later it was robbed of dozens of miles of land by the Annan people in the south, and it was fought until this city, due to the lack of supply, so it was stopped, otherwise the Annan people were likely to take the small city in one go, and then they could continue to go south and achieve greater results.

It's just a pity, there is only one chance, after the Annanites retreated, Champong sent most of the troops to this small city on the northern border, a small city garrisoned more than 20,000 people, to defend against the attack of the Annanes, since then, the Annanites have gone south several times, and have never been able to reach this city.

After listening to the attached officers told the two countries of Zhancheng and Annam, after many stories about this city, Yang Congyi felt a lot, these two countries were all Central Plains territories during the Qin and Han dynasties, and every time the Central Plains unified dynasty collapsed, a part of the territory was lost, first lost Zhancheng, and then lost Annam, these two places are very important to the development of the Great Song Dynasty Ocean Huiyi, if they are in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, how good, but unfortunately, it can only be thought about.

More than a dozen countries in the Indochina Peninsula, in addition to Annam, Champong, and Chenla, there are dozens of small countries, perennial wars and turmoil, attacking any country, will affect the whole body, all countries will hear the wind, either take advantage of the fire to rob, or sneak attack from behind, unless the national power is very strong, enough to deter most countries, otherwise attack the enemy country at the same time, but also leave half of the army to guard against the surrounding jackals. Because of this, although the Indochina Peninsula continued to war, no slightly larger country was destroyed by other countries.

The Annam people in the north were still gathering strength and planning to continue the attack on the city. But the small city in front of him obviously will not sit still, looking at the soldiers patrolling back and forth at the head of the city, the fluttering flags, you know that they have not relaxed their vigilance, the city does not know how many supplies are reserved, and they want to fight a protracted war with the Annamite people.

After eating and drinking, it is almost dark, and it is impossible to enter the city at present, and the people who occupy the city do not know the intentions of Yang Congyi and others, and they will definitely not let them go, besides, it will be late, for the city defenders, regardless of whether Yang Congyi is an enemy or not, it will be risky to let them into the city. Therefore, Yang Congyi didn't go to report what to negotiate, and traveled for a few days, and when he was rested, he would talk about it tomorrow.

The whole army of 2,000 men camped out of the city a mile outside the city that night to rest.

The Cham people in the small city looked at the flags fluttering in the camp in the north of the city, and were terrified, the Annan people were going to fight again?

Although they were prepared, the enemy was under the city, and the soldiers who occupied the city were destined not to sleep peacefully that night.

A rider hurriedly left from the south gate with the letter flag on his back, and in the night, he galloped all the way to the capital of the city of Zhancheng.

This was an unquiet night, Yang Congyi ordered the Xuanwei army to camp on the border of the country, only to report to the Zhancheng defenders in the coming day and then clear the customs to the south, this unintentional mistake, but there was a big misunderstanding, they were regarded as the vanguard of the attack on the city.

The sky gradually brightened, and when the Xuanwei army woke up in the morning, buried the pot to make food, and was ready to eat and go directly to the customs, and went to the south to meet with Dai's fleet, and looked up, only to see that the small city not far away had changed a lot overnight, and the city was densely packed with soldiers, and at a glance, I don't know how many, all staring at the direction of their camp.

Although the Xuanwei army did not fight much, except for a battle with the Annan people, most of them had hardly been on the battlefield, but the posture and strong atmosphere of preparation for war in the small town opposite infected the Xuanwei army waiting for dinner in a short time, and also made them nervous.

Yang Congyi was practicing morning exercises in the camp tent, but he heard a report from the guards outside the tent: "My lord, Commander Zhang asks to see you." ”

Although he didn't know what happened to Zhang Biao who came to him early in the morning, Yang Congyi still slowly collected his merits, and said, "Let him in." ”

After finishing the work, as soon as I looked up, I saw Zhang Biao hurriedly walking into the camp tent, and said urgently: "My lord, I don't know what happened in the city opposite, it's murderous, I'm afraid it's difficult for us to enter the city." ”

Yang Congyi didn't speak, got up and walked out of the camp, raised his eyes, and saw that the small city a mile away was indeed preparing for war, and the soldiers at the head of the city were waiting for him, and as far as he could see, the city wall was full of people, estimated to be thousands, and the city gate was closed.

"Don't panic, our identities are unknown, and it is reasonable for the people of Champa to be nervous for a while. You pick a few brothers who can speak Champa dialect and take them to inform us of the identity of the Great Song Xuanwei Army and our purpose. ”

Zhang Biao didn't say anything more and took the order.

Lord Dai led the fleet by sea, and had already arrived at Champa at this time, and the Xuanwei army was likely to be blocked by the Champa people by land, and he should have thought about it, and presumably he would also negotiate with the king of Champang.

He has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is very shrewd, and he will not take into account the situation of the Xuanwei army that is not marching south, and in this regard, Yang Congyi can still believe him, so seeing that the people in Zhancheng are preparing for war, he does not have much worry in his heart. The Xuanwei army will negotiate by itself, if it can't be cleared, Lord Dai represents the court and the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, as long as the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty come forward and occupy a small country, how can there be any reason not to offend the Great Song Dynasty, it is just a delay of one or two days.

Yang Congyi continued to return to the camp to practice morning exercises. After going to sea, I wandered on the sea every day, and I had a lot of leisure time, almost all of which was spent on practice. But after Annan landed, there was less time to practice, and it was far more dangerous on the shore than in the sea, and he had to worry about the safety of the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty and the safety of the Xuanwei army.

"My lord, the people of Champa believe that we are Annamite people, do not believe that we are the Great Song Dynasty army, and say that we are Annamite people pretending. What to do? Zhang Biao hurriedly came back to report.

"Don't be impatient, there are a lot of people on the other side, if we don't let us go, we will wait here and pay attention to their movements. It was ordered that the whole army should not go near the city of the Cham people. Yang Congyi replied.

"My lord, when are we going to wait, wait here, and they can let the Xuanwei army pass?" Zhang Biao was puzzled, they were stopped under the city by the occupants as enemies, how could they pass by waiting?

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Don't wait what we can do, there are more than 2,000 of us, most of us have just been annexed, the people's hearts are unstable, the military spirit is unavailable, and there is no way to fight hard with the people of Zhancheng." Besides, don't look at the people who occupy a small city, but their military strength is probably not less than 10,000 people, and the Xuanwei army has not fought a hard battle, and it is impossible to attack the city, so you don't have to think about it. Let's wait for Lord Dai to send someone to take us into the city. ”

Zhang Biao sighed, he just went to the city to see, the army of Zhancheng is very well-armed, not comparable to the people of Annan, and if he wants to break through the city, it is obvious that the Xuanwei army does not have that strength. Since Yang Congyi said that he would wait for Lord Dai to send someone to pick him up, then wait.

When he was about to leave, he only heard Yang Congyi say again: "Tell the brothers, don't be nervous, but don't let your guard down, send some spies out in the Annan direction, and keep an eye on the movements of the opposing army in the city. ”

Zhang Biao agreed, and then left.

The Xuanwei army rested in place, and many people were basking in the sun and chatting in the wide area outside the camp, completely ignoring the nervous and vigilant Champa army on the opposite side, and simply treating them as air.

The more they relaxed in this way, the more nervous the defenders of Champa on the opposite side became, thinking that this was the Annan people who paralyzed them and seduced them to relax their vigilance, so that they could take the opportunity to attack the city and seize the city. Who knows how many Annanites will suddenly be killed in the jungle behind the opposite camp once they relax, if they can't hold the city under their feet, they will die without a place to bury, so no one dares to leave their duty posts easily.