The 20,000 soldiers led by Xia Gui did not march very fast, and along the way they would pass through Yanzhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Liangzhejiang West Road, and Huizhou, Raozhou and Nankang under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan East Road, and enter Jiangnan West Road, passing through Jiangzhou and Xingguo, which were under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan West Road, and galloped to Ezhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Jinghu North Road. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

There are many places along the way, the entire march path is about 1,800 miles, according to the normal speed of the march, it is expected to take about a month, after all, the sergeants of the guard infantry division, most of them are foot soldiers, and the cavalry is pitiful.

However, Xia Gui's speed was far from reaching the march distance of about fifty miles a day.

On the contrary, whenever he went to a city, Xia Gui would definitely take out the documents of the household department and ask the local government to prepare the grain and grass needed by the army.

Even if the army marches on the official road, it is not very peaceful, and often plunders the people around them, and the banner they play is to protect the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, protect the safety of the people, and take a little money and food from the people, which is not a big deal, the people should take the initiative to give money and food, so that the soldiers can go to exterminate the Mongolian Tartars with peace of mind.

The government along the way complained bitterly, and they could no longer bear this heavy burden.

In the battle of Xiangyang that year, every time the army sent by the imperial court went to help, the local government had to bear the supply of grain and grass, which was a task that must be completed, even if the treasury was emptied, even if the local government could not continue to maintain, it could not cut off the grain and grass of the army, the battle of Xiangyang ended not for a long time, and the local government did not take a breath, and it was simply unable to provide so much grain and grass.

On the one hand, Xia Gui's coercion, and on the other hand, the local government could not bear it, so many complaints arrived in the capital like snowflakes, so that Jia Nidao, who was not concerned, had to start to attach great importance to it.

Ordinary tricks can't be concealed from Jia Yidao, who is an expert here.

Based on Xia Gui's performance, Jia Rudao began to doubt, and without saying a word, he took on the task of rushing to the aid of Ezhou City, leaving the capital so quickly, constantly exploiting the local government along the way, the marching speed was slow, and even in the case of sufficient grain and grass, he still asked the officials at all levels along the way to provide grain and grass, which is too strange, could it be that Xia Gui has other ideas.

In fact, in his opinion, Ezhou City cannot be defended after all, the imperial court spent so much effort to desperately think about holding Xiangyang City, and finally Xiangyang Mansion City still fell, and the Mongolian army occupied the entire Jingnan Road, and now Jinghu North Road, the rest is that Ezhou is still supporting, although it is brave and brave, how can it be possible to stop the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Jia Rudao has pinned the future of the imperial court to Kaifeng Fucheng, once Lin'an Fucheng encountered a threat, then led the adults in the court, took the two Guangzhou, detoured into Sichuan, and finally arrived at Kaifeng Fucheng, and as long as he arrived at Kaifeng Fucheng, even if Wu Shaogang, the king of Wei, had the idea of self-reliance, in the face of the emperor, I am afraid it would be restrained.

With such a thought in his heart, Jia Nidao naturally began to shirk his responsibilities, you must know that the fall of most places in the south, the imperial court has an unshirkable responsibility, and Jia Nidao, who controls power in the court, is absolutely unwilling to take these responsibilities.

Yanzhou, Huizhou, Raozhou and other places have accused Xia Gui of exploitation, Jia Rudao no longer cares about these twists and turns, in fact, he is also out of reach, can only be by Xia Gui, but secretly, Jia Rudao began to make relevant preparations, that is, to prepare to relocate the imperial court as a whole to Kaifeng Fucheng.

It took two months for Xia Gui to arrive in Jiangzhou.

It was supposed to take only about a month to travel, but it took two months, and in the process of marching, Xia Gui did not pay special attention to military discipline and military regulations, and the indulgent sergeants almost plundered along the way, robbing the people of a lot of wealth, and later, where the army passed along the way, the people fled one after another.

Xia Gui doesn't care, and many of the sergeants under his command don't care, they have robbed money, and there is plenty of food and grass, this kind of comfortable day is liked by everyone, but the spread of a certain emotion is inevitable, that is, cowardice.

With money in his pocket and plenty of food, whoever is willing to work hard, he can't save his life if he doesn't do it well, and by that time, not all the money he has worked hard to get will be in vain.

At the end of April of the ninth year of Xianchun, 20,000 troops finally arrived in Daye.

The tentacles of the Mongol army have actually reached the edge of Daye, which is also the idea of Lü Wende and Lü Wenhuan and others, they perceived that Ashu must defeat the Song army stationed in Ezhou, and defeat the Gundam garrisoned in Ezhou, so they suggested that the Mongol army gradually surround the entire Ezhou city, including Daye in the east of Ezhou, should also be included in the scope of the encirclement.

Ah Shu was reluctant to divide his troops too much, but he also agreed to allow part of the Mongol army to enter Daye, which was under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan West Road, and completely blocked the retreat of the Song army stationed in Ezhou.

Ah Shu did not launch an attack on Ezhou for the time being, which was also following the advice of Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan, the news that the Great Song Dynasty sent a large army to aid Xiangyang, Ah Shu already knew that Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan came up with the idea, Ah Shu is also willing to try, as long as this plan is realized, Ah Shu will definitely be able to take Ezhou City and win a complete victory.

After arriving in Daye, the army was stationed without the slightest sign of rushing to Ezhou.

A few days passed, Xia Gui drank and had fun, as if he had come here to play.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, there was movement outside the camp of the army, and an official who claimed to be the lieutenant of Tongshan County asked to see Xia Gui.

All the way to the march, the place where the army passed, including the officials at all levels, were avoided, after all, Xia Gui and others were too famous, this time there were officials from Tongshan County who came to visit automatically, and the sergeant guarding the camp gate was very surprised, but after the county lieutenant took out the silver taels from his arms, the sergeant's expression changed, and the officer in charge of guarding the camp gate actually took the county lieutenant to see Xia Gui.

The county lieutenant was soon taken to the tent in the barracks.

The Chinese military tent is not only the place where the marshal Xia Gui gave orders, but also Xia Gui's barracks.

After hearing the officer's report, Xia Gui was not very happy, a county lieutenant, he hadn't taken it seriously, and besides, among the county officials, the county lieutenant was unlikely to call the shots, and took out a lot of money and grain, and Tongshan County was still a certain distance from Daye County, and now the entire rejuvenation of the country is not particularly peaceful, even if the Tongshan County Ya is willing to take out money and grain, I am afraid that it will not be able to transport it to Daye County.

Xia Gui only thought that the other party was here to curry favor with the officials, there were such officials in the local area, seeing that there was no hope for promotion, and for the civil and military officials from the capital, they were all desperately stammering, hoping to seize the opportunity and get promoted.

Xia Gui will not refuse such an official, after all, when he comes to ask for an official, he always has to bring some silver taels, and after receiving the other party's silver taels, whether the matter can be done well will be discussed later.

Everyone withdrew, and in the Chinese military tent, only Xia Gui and the county lieutenant of Tongshan County were left.

An hour or so passed, and even the sergeants who were waiting outside felt strange, could it be that the county lieutenant had something important to report, otherwise how could they have talked for so long.

However, the guards waiting outside will not enter the tent of the Chinese army, and the marshal must be an important matter to deal with, which is not something that they should be concerned about, and besides, the marshal has benefited, and they are indispensable to the guards.

Finally, Xia Gui and the county lieutenant walked out of the Chinese military tent at the same time.

Xia Gui's face was cloudy, as if he was thinking about something, while the county lieutenant's face did not have much expression.

The guards guarding the outside were even more surprised, they followed the marshal all the way, and they also knew some of the characters of the marshal, an official like the county lieutenant, the marshal would not care, at most he would see him, say a few words, and after accepting the gift from the other party, he would send it away, and it was impossible for the marshal to leave the Chinese military tent.

Xia Gui actually walked towards the camp gate with the county lieutenant of Tongshan County.

The guards followed behind, some distance apart.

Xia Gui and the county lieutenant of Tongshan County did not speak along the way, they were silent.

When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Xia Gui stopped and looked at the county lieutenant of Tongshan County.

The county lieutenant clenched his fists at this moment and spoke to Xia Gui.

"Dashuai, the lower official has to hover in Daye County for two days, there are some official affairs that need to be disposed of, just had a conversation with the marshal, so that the lower official admired, the lower official has admired the marshal for a long time, and is looking forward to being able to see the marshal again when he leaves Daye County, the lower official thinks that tomorrow at noon, prepare a banquet in the Taibai Restaurant in the county, invite the marshal to the banquet, I don't know if the marshal can appreciate his face."

Xia Gui looked at the county lieutenant of Tongshan County, squinted his eyes, and did not answer for the time being.

The county lieutenant didn't seem to be in a hurry, and maintained a respectful attitude, waiting for Xia Gui's statement.

After a few minutes, Xia Gui, who had been groaning, looked at the county lieutenant and slowly spoke.

"If you have time tomorrow, you will go to the banquet."

A smile appeared on the face of the county magistrate of Tongshan County, and after saluting, he turned around and left.

This scene was seen by the guards and felt shocked, they didn't know who this county lieutenant of Tongshan County was, could it be that there was an extraordinary power behind it, and even the marshal was in awe.

Xia Gui, who returned to the Chinese military tent, instructed the guards not to disturb if there was nothing special.

After Xia Gui entered the Chinese military tent, several guards began to talk in a whisper, they guessed that the identity of the county lieutenant of Tongshan County must be unusual, otherwise the marshal would not have been able to send it to the camp gate in person, and the county lieutenant also opened his mouth to invite the marshal to the banquet, if it was according to the official position, the marshal would not agree to a county lieutenant's banquet at all.

After gossiping for a while, these guards were not able to guess the identity of this county lieutenant of Tongshan County, and finally they thought that maybe the real identity of this person was not the county lieutenant of Tongshan County, or an official sent by the imperial court.