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When Wu Shao first entered Mengcheng, his face was not very good-looking.

After starting from Shouchun, the army took the way of forced march, there is no problem with 10,000 soldiers in front of the Hezhou Imperial Army, but the remaining 15,000 people are not good, and the difference between the two armies is also obvious, all the armies in Hezhou are cavalry, and among the remaining 15,000 people, the number of cavalry is less than 2,000 people, and the rest are all foot soldiers.

The foot soldiers could not have marched very fast, and they were non-combative sergeants.

During the march, Cai Siwei wanted to kill several times, but was stopped by Hao Jing, after all, he had entered Shouzhou in Huaibei, and what he needed to do at this moment was to unite the army's heart, if there was too big a crack inside, it would be unfavorable for the upcoming fight.

Cai Siwei was very aggrieved and couldn't help but lose his temper in front of Chang Mingquan and others.

This made the march much faster.

It took seven hours to march one hundred and twenty miles, with an average of less than twenty miles per hour, which would not be tolerated if it was placed in front of the imperial army in Hezhou.

There are still two hundred miles away from Qi County, and it seems that it is a little difficult to reach it in one day, the cavalry is in difficulty, and the foot soldiers are even more impossible.

There are a large number of sergeants stationed outside Mengcheng, but there are not many sergeants on the official road from Mengcheng to Shouchun, which shows that Xia Gui has not evacuated Mengcheng for the time being.

This made Wu Shaogang even more worried.

Mengcheng belongs to the county seat under the jurisdiction of Shouzhou, and its geographical location is much more important than Xiacai County, where the Shouzhou Prefecture is located.

In Wu Shaogang's view, there was only one reason why Xia Gui did not evacuate the increasingly dangerous Mengcheng, that is, Li Tingzhi, the two Huai system envoys stationed in Qi County, Suzhou, did not evacuate immediately, so under such circumstances, Xia Gui did not dare to evacuate alone, unless it was a last resort.

Someone in front led the way and took Wu Shaogang into the county office.

Walking into the gate of the county government, the mess in the front yard made Wu Shaogang frown, it seems that this place has been robbed, think about it, the army led by Xia Gui is about to evacuate here, and it will not take long for this place to be occupied by the Mongolian army, of course, all the useful things are taken away, and the places that can be destroyed are also destroyed as much as possible.

Oil lamps have been lit in the wings.

A tall officer was pacing back and forth in the wing, with no smile visible on his face.

When Wu Shao first entered the wing, an expression finally appeared on the officer's face.

"Deputy Envoy Wu, I finally looked forward to you, please sit down and speak."

"I've seen the big handsome."

Wu Shaogang was not polite, and sat down happily, and the officer opposite him was Xia Gui.

When Wu Shaogang sat down, he barely looked at it, and Xia Gui immediately spoke.

"Alas, the situation has reached the point where it is now, and I didn't expect that the Mongolian army would attack in three ways, and Huaibei would change hands again."

"Dashuai, I want to know two things, first, what is the current situation of my father-in-law, what is the situation in Qi County, and second, what is the current situation of the Mongolian army that has entered Huaibei."

Xia Gui looked at Wu Shaogang and opened his mouth with a smile.

"Yesterday and today, I have sent a herald to Qi County, to persuade Li Zhizhi to quickly withdraw to Mengcheng, but there is no news, the day before yesterday when the army left Qi County, scouts reconnoitred intelligence, all the way the Mongolian army has been pulled out from Pengcheng in Xuzhou, into the territory of Suzhou, this has been two days, what is the situation in Qi County, I really don't know."

"As for the situation of the Mongolian army, when the day before yesterday was evacuated, all the way the Mongolian army from Pengcheng and ready to enter Suzhou, all the way the Mongolian army is about to enter Suzhou from Sizhou, and there is a Mongolian army, which is about to enter directly into Shouzhou from Wuyang in Bozhou, and the current situation has reached a very critical moment, at most there is still a day or so to go, the Mongolian army will attack Mengcheng, if Li Zhizhi is still unwilling to evacuate from Qi County, it is the entire army that will be dragged down."

Wu Shaogang's heart chuckled, and the worst he had expected appeared.

That is to say, the army led by Wu Shaogang went to Qi County to help, and Xia Gui had to evacuate Mengcheng immediately, go to Xia Cai, and prepare to cross the Huai River into Shouchun County, then Mengcheng would definitely be occupied by the Mongolian army, so even if Wu Shaogang saved Li Tingzhi and the loyal army, he had no place in Huaibei.

It is impossible to ask Xia Gui to be stationed in Mengcheng, if tens of thousands of troops are surrounded by Mongolian troops, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Ben Shuai just heard that Lord Wu is ready to rush to the aid of Qi County, alas, it is not that Lord Wu deliberately said, Lord Wu still don't make such a risky move, in addition, the left army, the Xuan Feng Army, the Xuan Feng Army, and the Youyi Army belonging to the guard Ma Junsi are all going to return to the team, Ben Shuai ordered them to retreat to Shouchun, but Lord Wu ordered them to enter Shouzhou, which made Ben Shuai a little confused."

Wu Shaogang's face instantly became gloomy, and he already smelled danger from Xia Gui's words.

Xia Gui probably decided that Li Tingzhi was no longer able to evacuate from Qi County, and Xia Gui would never do anything to rescue him at this moment, Wu Shaogang was going to rescue Li Tingzhi, and he Xia Gui couldn't stop it, but the sergeants under his command, Wu Shaogang couldn't take away a single soldier.

As long as Li Tingzhi can't return to Huainan alive, Wu Shaogang and Xia Gui won't care.

"Marshal, what if I have to take the Youyi Army under the Guards Ma Junsi, the Left Army under the Zhenjiang Imperial Army, the Xuanfeng Army and the Xuanxuan Front Army to conquer."

A smile appeared on Xia Gui's face.

"Lord Wu, you are still young, you don't know some things, Ben Shuai won't blame you, but if you have to play a child's temper, then Ben Shuai won't be polite."

Wu Shaogang laughed angrily.

"Dashuai, I have two questions, and I would like you to answer them."

Xia Gui's face changed instantly, a little gloomy, Wu Shaogang was so impolite, it was a great challenge to his dignity, and even Li Tingzhi, the envoy of the two Huai systems, was polite when he saw him Xia Gui.

"Lord Wu, don't forget your identity, the commander of the army, control all matters in Huaibei, what qualifications do you have to ask the commander, worried that the commander will join you in the court."

"It doesn't matter, I don't care what the marshal wants to do, but the question still has to be asked, first, where did the Mongolian army of 200,000 soldiers and horses come from, which Mongolian generals commanded the Mongolian army on the third road, how many soldiers and horses they have, and second, the marshal once occupied the five prefectures and counties to which Huaibei belonged, and withdrew to Shouzhou in a short time, and experienced those battles, what was the battle situation...

A hint of panic appeared on Xia Gui's face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Lord Wu, this is Ben Shuai's business, and it is also a confidential military situation, it has nothing to do with you, why should Ben Shuai answer you."

"I'm afraid the marshal is confused, I also have the edict of the Privy Council in my hand, and I went to Huaibei to help by the emperor's holy decree, these so-called confidential military camps, of course I should ask, if the situation is urgent, I will also write to the imperial court."

"You..."

Xia Gui looked at Wu Shaogang, speechless for a while, he really forgot Wu Shaogang's responsibilities, when they first met, he still regarded Wu Shaogang as a young man who was enthusiastic and ignorant of the world.

Wu Shaogang didn't actually have to ask these questions, he knew the answers, but Xia Gui went too far.

At this time, Wu Shaogang didn't want to have too fierce a conflict with Xia Gui.

"How the marshal commanded the battle, I shouldn't have asked, but how I was going to fight and fight, and I hope that the marshal would not interfere for no reason, the left army of the guard Ma Junji, the left army to which the Zhenjiang Imperial Army belonged, the selection of the front army and the selection of the front army, have been ordered by the marshal, retreated to Shouchun, out of the battle of Huaibei, because of the urgency of the military situation, at the time of Shouchun, I incorporated the four route armies into the army, ready to fight with the Mongolian army, this matter I have written to the imperial court, to understand the situation of the Huaibei army, the so-called general will be outside the king's order to have something to lose, Presumably, my measures will be supported by the imperial court, and I didn't expect the marshal to be so decisive. ”

The muscles on Xia Gui's face were a little stiff, and by this time, he had finally comprehended the young Wu Shaogang in front of him.

"This, since Lord Wu has made such a decision, the commander will not say much, I still wish Lord Wu a victory, but there is one thing that the commander has to make clear, the army under the command of the commander cannot continue to be stationed in Mengcheng, seeing that the Mongolian army is about to start attacking, if the army is surrounded by the Mongolian army, this commander cannot afford such a crime."

"I know, I have already said just now, how the commander commands the army to fight, I will not interfere, and I have no right to interfere."

Wu Shaogang refused Xia Gui's retention, left the county office, and returned to the military camp outside the city.

Wu Shaogang had just left, and an old man with a white beard came in from outside the wing.

"Dashuai, this son is not simple, no wonder he was born as a military general, and Li Zhizhi is willing to marry his daughter."

"Mr. Zhu, look at this Wu Shaogang, can you save Li Tingzhi?"

"I think it's possible."

Xia Gui's face instantly became a little ugly.

"Hmph, it's hard to get into the trap, it's hard to be cracked by this kid."

"The marshal doesn't need to worry, the army will withdraw from Mengcheng tomorrow, and this place will soon be occupied by the Mongolian army, even if Wu Shaogang leads the army to save Li Tingzhi, they have nowhere to go, there are Mongolian troops all around, they have only one way to die, and the plan set on this is well thought out."

"That's fine, tomorrow I will order all the troops to evacuate, leaving nothing along the way, and I'll see what their son-in-law will do next."

"The old man wants to congratulate the big handsome, and the big man is waiting to be appointed as the envoy of the two Huai systems."

At this time, Xia Gui's face finally showed a rare smile.

For a few months, Xia Gui has been planning, and finally let Li Tingzhi enter Huaibei, and stick to Qi County, seeing that the plan is about to succeed, who knows that Wu Shaogang really led the troops to kill, so it's okay, let this Weng and his son-in-law all die in Huaibei, and he has also removed all his worries, besides, with such an ending, I think the above will be even happier. (To be continued.) )