At the ugly time, the army led by Wu Shaogang set up camp and headed in the direction of Qi County, which they needed to cross the Beiqi River, the Lu River and the Lianshui River, and according to Wu Shaogang's plan, the army must arrive in Qi County before noon on the sixth day of the first month of December. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wu Shaogang has already carefully analyzed with Hao Jing and others, and they all feel that something is a little strange, Xia Gui has been stationed in Mengcheng for two days, and he has not sent any army to Qi County, and he also ordered the army under his command to evacuate Shouzhou in advance and return to Shouchun County.

Besides, the time of Xia Gui's evacuation of Qi County is also very confusing, you must know that the Mongolian army has just gone to Suzhou from the direction of Pengcheng, and there are still hundreds of miles away from Qi County, so at this time, they hurriedly evacuated in the direction of Mengcheng.

What's even more strange is that the army led by Xia Gui is stationed in Mengcheng, according to the situation described, the Mongolian army has entered Shouzhou from the direction of Wuyang, ready to attack Mengcheng, Xia Gui should be extremely anxious at this moment, on the one hand, he reported the situation to Li Tingzhi in Qi County, and on the other hand, he asked Li Tingzhi to evacuate as soon as possible.

Although Xia Gui was the commander of the army appointed by the imperial court, in terms of official position, Li Tingzhi was far higher than him.

Isn't Xia Gui afraid of Li Tingzhi's questioning and revenge afterwards.

This series of questions is concentrated and gives a faint sense of conspiracy theory.

However, Wu Shaogang couldn't think so much, and he was sure of one thing, that is, Li Tingzhi and his loyal soldiers were definitely in danger.

Scouts have been dispatched to reconnoiter along the way, and cannot miss or leak all the information.

"Report to your lord, the bridge over the Beiqi River has been destroyed."

The news reported by the scout was no less than a bombshell, making Wu Shaogang's face pale and his body even trembling slightly.

The Mongolian army has not yet touched the Beiqi River, and it is impossible to destroy the bridge, and the only remaining possibility is that Xia Gui ordered his sergeants to destroy the bridge above the Beiqi River on the way to evacuate.

Chang Mingquan was quickly brought to Wu Shaogang's side.

"Chang Mingquan, whether the bridge over the Beiqi River was destroyed by the evacuated army."

"This, the subordinates don't know, the subordinates were evacuated from Qi County in advance."

Wu Shaogang didn't ask anymore, waved his hand and asked the guards to take Chang Mingquan away, from Chang Mingquan's answer, he already knew the answer, as long as the army under Xia Gui's command was evacuated from the Beiqi River, then the answer would be clear.

"Du Xiaoqi, leading a thousand sergeants, hurried to the Beiqi River, repaired the bridge as quickly as possible, and did not delay the journey of the army."

The march of the Great Army was forced to slow down temporarily, after all, it would take time to repair the bridge.

Wu Shaogang lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and Hao Jingchang beside him let out a long sigh.

"My lord, my subordinates feel that this is indeed a trap, and my lords need to be careful next."

"Maybe, Mr. Hao, tell me what you think."

"The bridge of the Beiqi River was destroyed, which is an extremely dangerous signal, since the Li Zhizhi envoy is still holding on to Qi County, how can this retreat road be damaged after all, it shows that some people do not want the Li Zhizhi envoy to withdraw."

"Well, this person who can calculate is definitely not Xia Gui alone."

"There are several aspects, which can also be explained, the first aspect, why Xia Gui will quickly evacuate Qi County, that is, the need to destroy roads and bridges along the way, subordinates can also conclude one thing, go to Qi County, don't think about collecting any grain and grass along the way, no matter how brave the army, once there is a lack of food and grass, it is difficult to move an inch, the second aspect, why Xia Gui is stationed in Mengcheng, reluctant to retreat, I am afraid that he is waiting for news, waiting for news from the direction of Qi County. It's just that Xia Gui didn't expect that the adults would lead the army to come to help. ”

"What the gentleman said is good, but some people's schemes, don't think about succeeding."

"My lord, the most critical thing now is to arrive in Qi County as soon as possible, and we must not let the Mongolian army capture Qi County."

"I think Yuan Shichun should arrive in Qi County, as long as my father-in-law learns the news, he will definitely stick to Qi County, then we will still have a chance."

"This is also, the Mongolian army is a new annex army, unlike the Mongolian cavalry, the speed of the march will not be very fast, the long-distance travel, they will feel fatigue, even if they arrive in Qi County, they will be the first to besiege, and will not attack immediately, the subordinates are just worried about the Mongolian army rushing to the aid in the direction of Sizhou, if the two Mongolian armies will be reconciled, it will be troublesome."

"Mr. Hao, there is one thing you can't say, just let me say, if I am Xia Gui, if I want to calculate the Li Zhizhi envoy, then when I evacuate Qi County, on the one hand, I will destroy the roads and bridges along the way, so that Li Zhizhi can not evacuate safely, on the other hand, I will secretly inform the Mongolian army that the two Huai envoys stationed in Qi County are the two Huai envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, once the Mongolian army learns the news, it will definitely speed up the march and quickly surround Qi County."

"The subordinates know that the adults will think of this, and this is exactly what the subordinates are worried about."

"I didn't rest in the county government last night, in fact, it was to guard against Xia Gui, and Xia Gui's meeting, I felt very bad, it is said that as a commander, responsible for the expedition to Huaibei, now in a situation of defeat like a mountain, Xia Gui should be worried, but I saw Xia Gui red face, no fear, I don't care about the defeat of Huaibei, I already suspect, is it possible that Xia Gui is not afraid of being punished by the imperial court, now that I think about it, Xia Gui does not have to worry, even the two Huai envoys who rushed to the aid were killed, it can be seen that the courage of the Mongolian army, Xia Gui was able to retreat in time and also preserved his strength. ”

"What my lord said is good, but Xia Gui should also have someone to support him if he acts like this."

Wu Shaogang nodded slightly, he had already thought of someone.

"It seems that the combat task we are facing is extremely arduous, even if we exterminate the Mongolian army that attacked Qi County, there is no place in Huaibei, when Xia Gui evacuates Mengcheng today, it will also destroy everything around, we are no reinforcements in front, there are chasing soldiers behind, there are people in the court who are calculating, there are a large number of Mongolian troops chasing behind them, and they are fighting alone in the area controlled by the Mongolian army."

"My lord, there is no need to be particularly anxious about this, the strength of the Mongolian army cannot be too much, and the Mongolian army on the three roads will not be able to make peace in a short period of time, as long as the adults take advantage of the gap between them and take a few cities, the supply will be available, and this approach will also make the Mongolian army take care of one and the other."

A hint of coldness flashed in Wu Shaogang's eyes.

"Mr. Hao, we need to make adjustments to the next combat deployment, isn't Xia Gui the commander appointed by the imperial court, then he shouldn't think about stepping down easily, we simply hit the Mongolian army in the area of Shouzhou and Suzhou, and temporarily occupy these two places, and then play the imperial court, let Xia Gui continue to garrison these two places, after Xia Gui arrives, we quickly evacuate, and then I will see which noble person Xia Gui can find to help."

The bridge on the Beiqi River was not completely damaged, at least the piers on both sides and in the middle were intact, and a thousand soldiers led by Du Xiaoqi replaced them with logs and built wooden bridges between the piers.

This shows that the destruction of the bridge was done by the sergeants under Xia Gui's command, and Xia Gui did not personally supervise it.

When he walked across the wooden bridge, a sneer appeared on Wu Shaogang's face, it seems that Xia Gui is also a little careless when he does things, such an important matter, he has not personally supervised it, but he has never thought about what the consequences will be.

During the march, the surroundings were unusually quiet, not a single pedestrian could be seen, and the houses on both sides of the official road obviously showed traces of being burned.

This is in line with Hao Jing's judgment, when Xia Gui evacuated, he ordered his sergeants to destroy everything around him, even if Li Tingzhi wanted to evacuate, he couldn't get any supplies along the way.

Qi County is two hundred miles away from Mengcheng, it is conceivable that the loyal and brave army who broke through and evacuated from Qi County could not carry too much grain and grass.

Wu Shaogang, who was extremely anxious in his heart, did not show the slightest hint on his face, and was still very calm.

The 25,000 army has been divided into two parts: the front army and the Chinese army, Wu Shaogang led the front army, a total of 11,000 people, including 7,000 people from the Hezhou Imperial Army, and 4,000 people belonging to the guard Ma Junsi, the 14,000 people of the Chinese army, led by Cai Siwei, Hao Jing, Du Xiaoqi, Zheng Tongwu, etc., followed the actions of the front army, and Qin Han followed the actions of the Chinese army.

Some of the scouts led by Yuan Shichun had already rushed to Qi County in advance.

Without waiting for Wu Shaogang to give an order, the 1,000 soldiers led by Du Xiaoqi quickly rushed to the next river, the Lushui River.

The water flow of the Lushui River is not as turbulent as the Beiqi River, and it is winter, the river is not very big and fierce, even if Xia Gui destroys the bridge on the river, Yuan Shichun can also think of a way, and a pontoon bridge can be built in an emergency.

The speed of the march was not delayed.

It's just that the atmosphere has slowly become dignified, judging from the surrounding situation, there are indeed many irrational places, Wu Shaogang and others can analyze the mystery, ordinary sergeants may not, in their opinion, it must be the courage of the Mongolian army, which led to the evacuation of the imperial army, and had to destroy the roads and bridges along the way.

On the banks of the Lishui River, a pontoon bridge was erected, and many sergeants were passing on it.

Wu Shaogang stood by the river on horseback, watching many sergeants cross the river quickly.

Hao Jing on the right also watched the sergeant cross the river, and the personal guards led by Zheng Tongwu were only a few meters away from them.

"After crossing the Lishui River, the army is about to start fighting, and I don't know what the situation in Qi County is."

"Adults don't have to worry too much, I didn't see people along the way, although it was the destruction of Xia Gui along the way, but it also shows that the loyal soldiers of Qi County are still holding on, otherwise there will definitely be evacuated sergeants along the way." (To be continued.) )