Chapter 24: Retreat
Cheng Yue was almost angry with this granite head, and said hatefully: "Lord Li, what do you want me to say about you?" Now the problem is that it can't be held! Since you can't keep it, you have to think about saving your life for the future. I didn't let you surrender, what are you nervous about? ”
"But Ali Hague is in your hands."
"Ali Hague is in my hands, I can keep this place? Even if you can keep it, how long can it be kept? I don't have to worry about Lin'an? War is a long process, and when the enemy is strong, retreat when it is time to retreat. This is called preserving living forces, exchanging space for time. As long as we can work hard, Tanzhou can be captured by the Mongols today, and we can take it back tomorrow! If Han Gaozu thought like you, wouldn't the Han Dynasty have died long ago? ”
Li Fu was stunned and thought for a long time, his face was red and white, and he was finally scolded by Cheng Yue to understand, but he was a little embarrassed. sighed and saluted Cheng Yue and said, "Be taught." ”
Cheng Yue hurriedly returned the gift.
Li Fu said again: "Since this is the case, I will order all the troops to pack up the grain, grass and ordnance, and follow Cheng Gongzi to Changzhou." It's just that the Yuan army really won't slaughter the city? ”
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that Ali Hague is in my hands." ”
Yang Ting said suddenly: "Cheng Gongzi said that Ali Hague and others are in your hands, do you have credentials?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "What credentials do you want?" If I were a member of the Yuan Army, I would definitely give you a credential that you would be convinced of, such as Ali Hague's clothes and the like. But then do you believe it? To put it mildly, this city is about to fall, why does the Yuan army still make such an unbelievable trick? Where can I find someone like me? If you're going for credentials, do these count? ”
Yang Ting was speechless by Cheng Yue's words, so he had to give a salute and said, "If there are people who want to go south with our army, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "As long as the ship can be loaded, so there can't be too many things." ”
Yang Ting nodded and walked out quickly.
Cheng Yue said to Li Fu: "I don't know how many cavalry there are in the city?" ”
Li Fu thought for a while and said: "There are still more than 200 horses, and the cavalry are all going to the city to fight to the death, I'm afraid there are only more than 100 people left." ”
Cheng Yue said: "Please hand over these horses to me, and I will save one more person." ”
Li Fu said in surprise: "Who does the son want to save with these horses?" ”
Cheng Yue sighed depressedly and said, "It's not Xie Fangde's old gentleman. ”
"Xie Fangde?" Li Fu gasped.
Xie Fangde was the leader of the literary world at that time, he was on the same list as Wen Tianxiang at the beginning, and he had many disciples, and many of the royal nobles studied with him.
"Where is Lord Xie now? But in danger? ”
"In Chenzhou, Lu Shikui and Wu Liangbi were about to attack there. He doesn't know martial arts, and he only has one Zhang Xiaozhong under him, but he can't use it, and the defeat is decided. I'm going to save him. This matter has to fall on Ali Hague. ”
In fact, there is only one person Cheng Yue wants to save, Zhang Xiaozhong, and Xie Fang is just by the way. That Zhang Xiaozhong is a bull, in history, a person who made a double knife can actually kill more than a hundred Yuan soldiers. It's a pity that Xie Fangde didn't provide support to him, and as a result, the Yuan army came up from behind, the Song army was scattered, and Zhang Xiaozhong died in battle.
Li Fu didn't dare to slack off when he heard this, and immediately ordered to go down and give all the cavalry and horses to Cheng Yue.
After lunch, the army was packed. Knowing that he could survive, the atmosphere in the army was much better.
There were thousands of civilians to be withdrawn with the army, and there were not many people. The main thing is that the rest of the people heard that the Yuan army would not slaughter the city, after all, it was difficult to leave their homeland, so they all stayed.
Hundreds of sergeants worked together, and soon opened a gap in Yuecheng, and thousands of people rushed out. The Yuan army that received the order stood on both sides, watching with complicated expressions as the Song army, which had made them desperately attack for seventy days, retreated safely.
Cheng Yue did not accompany him, he led the men and horses directly to Ali Hague's residence.
The Yuan army outside the mansion was still loyally guarding, but they didn't know that the commander they wanted to protect was already in the hands of Cheng Yue.
Cheng Yue entered the mansion, and Ali Hague was napping in the flower hall because he didn't rest well last night. The other generals were in good spirits, but they were a little anxious.
As soon as Cheng Yue entered the flower hall, everyone's eyes lit up.
Cheng Yue smiled at Ye Qian'er, Hu Xiuxiu, and Yun Luo, and the three beauties also smiled. Needless to say, they were a little worried.
Cheng Yue walked to Ali Hague, who had just woken up, and said, "This time I was able to avoid the knife, it was all the credit of the adults." ”
Ali Hague rubbed his eyes, glared at Cheng Yue very strangely, and said, "You actually succeeded?" ”
Cheng Yue shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "Yes, I'm a little strange, but I really succeeded." Now the men and horses of the Song army are going to the dock under the leadership of your Yuan army, and the boats on the dock are also ready. The two armies have been fighting for more than two months, isn't it good now? ”
Ali Hague looked at Cheng Yue without saying a word, and finally showed a look of admiration for a long time, and said, "It's really amazing." Cheng Gongzi can be called a feat this time, there has never been such a battle example to follow in the past and present, I am afraid that there is no one before and no one after him. Everywhere is unexpected and bold, but it can make the impossible possible, admire and admire. Ben Youcheng had nothing to say, and he was convinced. ”
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Adults don't have to be too humble. I was indeed taken by surprise by this action, and I took advantage of the spell, and the adults estimated that it was no longer normal. This tactic has a name I can tell adults, it's called Heart-Digging Tactic. It wasn't my first initiative, but it was inspired by a battle case called the White Tiger Regiment. ”
Ali Hague's face was full of doubts: "The name of Heart-digging Tactics is good, but I have never heard of the Surprise Attack White Tiger Regiment." ”
Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to the adults when I have time." But please do one more thing for me. ”
"What else?"
"Open a customs guard or write a handwritten letter to me, and I'm going to go to Master Lu to ask for a favor."
Ali Hague said: "I know Master Lu, what favor do you want to ask for?" ”
Cheng Yue said: "This guy is going to attack Chenzhou, there is an old gentleman named Xie Fangde, who is very good at learning, it's a pity to die like this, I plan to take him back." My lord, you have to help with this. After speaking, he also gave Ali Hague a very sincere salute.
Ali Hague actually felt flattered. Busy said: "I know this Xie Fang. I heard Hao Jing say that this person is highly educated, tireless, and quite chivalrous. Our Great Khan also wants to recruit him, and it is not difficult to save his life, but I have one condition. ”
Cheng Yue was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, you bastard, am I too polite to you? There was no displeasure on his face, but he just asked, "I don't know what the adults think?" ”
Ali Hague knew that Cheng Yue was only a little displeased, and hurriedly said: "It's not a big deal, it's also good for you?" ”
"Oh?"
"Cheng Gongzi went to Chenzhou this time, but he was afraid that he would have to deal with Lu Shikui. I'm worried that Cheng Gongzi will kill him in a fit of anger. In this way, it is still a trivial matter for me to bear the guilt, and Cheng Gongzi wants to reach Changzhou safely, but I am afraid that it will be difficult. So my condition is that Cheng Gongzi doesn't kill Lu Shikui or Wu Liangbi. After Ali Hague finished speaking, his eyes were firmly fixed on Cheng Yue, and his expression did not dare to let go at all.
Cheng Yue thought about it for a long time before he snorted coldly and said, "Okay, what you said makes sense." Lu Shikui's head was first placed on his neck, waiting for me to cut it next time. ”
Ali Hague saw that it took him a long time to agree, and knew that he really agreed. So he ordered a maid to bring pen and ink, wrote a letter to Lu Shikui, and took out a waist card to Cheng Yue, saying: "This waist card is for the purpose of our army's order, so as long as it is in all the places of our Yuan army, it will be unimpeded." Childe remembered to return it, otherwise the waist card would be replaced, and it would be useless. ”
Cheng Yue smiled and patted Ali Hague and said, "Thanks to my lord." Please also pack up and go south to Changzhou with our army, this Tanzhou city must not disturb the people, and wait for the adults to come back. Ladies and gentlemen, please go along, and say to the outside world that there are rebels in the army, and Lord Youcheng wants the generals to tie their hands and go to Changzhou to explain to Boyan, and they just go south with the Song army. Xie Ruji, you give an order, order 5,000 sailors to let them follow from a distance, and do not approach, so as not to misunderstand the prime minister. ”
Ali Hague and the generals glanced at each other with a wry smile and said, "Alas, I know that you will not let us go easily. "I have no choice but to take my life in the hands of others, and seeing that Cheng Yue doesn't want to kill them, as long as he cooperates well, he won't hurt their lives, so he can only agree.
Cheng Yue smiled toothily and said: "Come on, go and clean up quickly, prepare a sedan chair for adults, and the other adults will also sit in a sedan chair, and it doesn't look good to tie it." ”
When everyone was preparing, Cheng Yue also helped the three beauties clean up. While cleaning up, he took advantage of it by kissing and touching, avoiding their pink fists in their demonic anger, and his mood was so good.
Everyone started to clean up quickly. Cheng Yue confessed a few words to the three beauties, and sent them away in their reluctance.
Fifty guards, Cheng Yue left twenty. The remaining thirty people, plus the people on the ship, escorted a dozen people to Changzhou, and the manpower was more than enough.
The order has been passed down, and more than a dozen sedan chairs were carried by the unsuspecting Yuan army, and the people inside had already tied their limbs, covered their mouths, and Cheng Yue's guards were watching, and they walked out of Ali Hague's residence smoothly and headed towards the dock not far away.
Ali Hague doesn't need to be tied up, otherwise the play won't be able to continue, and it is enough to threaten him with the safety of his generals.
The Yuan army was a little panicked, and the joy that they had just taken Tanzhou City had not passed, and the news of a major case of rebellion in the army came out. It is said that the right man of the Chinese book, Ali Hague, personally tied up almost all the important generals and wanted to explain to Boyan in Changzhou. I heard that Prime Minister Boyan is a good official, and he must be able to return the innocence of these generals.
There are many people who are still rejoicing, fortunately, the Song Dynasty sent people to take those Song troops away at this time, otherwise these generals were all captured, how could they attack the city? It's good not to be defeated.