It was getting late, and the Chinese army of the Mongol army settled down in a valley.

The Chinese army of the Mongolian army is huge, the banner is strong, and there are too many baggage with the army, Meng Ge is with half of the palace to march south, the Chinese army in addition to the cowardly warriors and the palace eunuchs, palace maids and more than a dozen of his favorite concubines, when marching, naturally dull and unbearable. Although the women of Möngke's harem were either from the steppes or from Urross or Persia, they were all women who could march on horseback. But the vultures stand. The Queen of the Vulture Fans did not let them travel lightly, but slowly advanced.

The cowardly Xue army guarding was also neatly armored, waving various banners, holding high the nine white silks, and marching with a strict guard of honor and a mighty army, as if the Great Khan of Meng Ge was still alive and the Mongol army had not suffered any big losses in Nantuochang.

Moreover, when it came to the daily camping place, this defeated army became more and more rigorous, digging trenches, laying camp walls, and building watchtowers, without a trace of sloppiness. Even more solemn than when Möngke was alive! And the cowardly Xue sent by the Chinese army will also inspect the battalions under the banner of Meng Ge, and when he sees a general who dares to snub him, he will immediately drag him back to the Chinese army's golden-roofed tent, and he will be whipped and beaten with a stick, and he will be ruthless in governing the army.

After this rectification, an army that had just lost the battle and folded the commander was awe-inspiring, at least it looked solemn and orderly, and it was very imposing of a mighty army.

Since the route of the Mongol army's westward retreat was close to the south bank of the Yangtze River, this mighty army was quickly reported to Chen Dexing's side by the three-layer oar-block warships cruising back and forth on the river.

Compared with the Mongols on the other side of the river, Chen Dexing's camp in Jiangbei was much more sloppy, only cutting down some trees and grass and building road fences. At the same time, let the camp lean against the Yangtze River. On the river near the big camp are neatly arranged three-story oared boats and chariot boats.

The big camp fence is sloppy though. Trenches were also not dug either. However, the food and hygiene in the camp were very careful - since Chen Dexing intended to open up overseas, he naturally paid great attention to cultivating good hygiene habits in the army. Otherwise, in the future, the land where the miasma is overgrown will have to suffer greatly.

When the smoke rises from all over the camp. Chen Dexing was circling in circles among the troops with his hands behind his back. According to the system of the Perak Army, each team formed its own food unit, and ate there around the field pot. This meal consisted of rice, salted fish, and pickled vegetables. The food standard of the Perak Navy Army was very high in this era, and unlike other Song Army, it was not two meals a day, but three meals a day. Each soldier had 24 taels of noodles every day, and meat was eaten at noon and at night. And Chen Dexing will personally observe the sergeant when he is eating, so as to prevent anyone from withholding the army's food. As for the monthly military pay. Not only are the chief officers at all levels and the righteous instructors jointly responsible, but Chen Dexing will also conduct spot checks. In the Perak Army, it is also forbidden to save zài in the case of deducting military salaries and eating empty quotas.

Zhang Shijie, who has taken refuge in Chen Dexing, is now also patrolling with him, this Zhang Shijie originally went out with a cook and various delicious ingredients, but after joining Chen Dexing's group, he immediately changed his style and sent the cook and ingredients to the injury camp. Such a decisive farewell to the past really impressed Chen Dexing.

The two of them went around and went to the camp where the prisoners of war rested and ate. This is Zhang Jiu, oh, Zhang Hongfan is in charge. During this time, the military situation was urgent, and the newspaper "Awakening Lion" was temporarily suspended. Zhang Hongfan was temporarily dispatched to manage the soldiers. Not to mention, it is well managed, and it is also camped and eaten like the Thunderbolt Army. The food is the same, except that it is guarded by Perak officers and soldiers. Those captives pulled the boat for a day. I was so hungry that my chest was close to my back, so I naturally devoured it.

Chen Dexing sighed to Zhang Shijie with his hands behind his back: "If there were no these Han people in the north to pay taxes. Fabricating weapons and filling up pawns, why is Mongolia so rampant today? However, this matter is not the crime of the Han people in the north, it is actually the mistake of killing Fei Yanhe and donating the north. If you don't kill Yue Fei, I'm afraid that the Northland will have been regained for a hundred years. ”

Zhang Shijie is also a northerner, but he does not fully agree with Chen Dexing's remarks: "If King Yue does not die, he may not be able to restore the Central Plains, right?" ”

"How not?" Chen Dexing said, "Yue Wumu died at the age of thirty-nine Chinese New Year's Eve, six years later Yan Zongbi died of illness, and seven years later Yan Liang seized the throne. Is it Yue Wumu's enemy? If Emperor Gaozong can use Yue Wumu as the prime minister, and the whole army will be able to regain the original in the 31st year of Shaoxing. ”

Yue Fei was killed in the eleventh year of Shaoxing, if he did not die, he would be fifty-nine years old in the thirty-first year of Shaoxing. If Wan Yan Liang is going to meet Yue Fei in such a funny comparison, can the Dajin Dynasty still have a way to live?

"That's right," Zhang Shijie also sighed, "It's really a momentary oversight, and it has been harmed for a hundred years!" ”

"It's not necessarily that you have missed the inspection, it's just that the small abacus is too fine, and you mislead the country and the people!" Chen Dexing's criticism was directed at Gaozong, and then said, "If Yu Qiaoyin is still here, how can Sichuan have today's crisis?" If it weren't for our Thunderbolt Army, Meng Ge would probably have been stationed at Majing Lake now, and would have joined Kublai Khan between Xianghan and Xianghan, and the Emperor Song Guozuo would be cut off, that is, this year and next year! ”

Zhang Shijie frowned, he knew that Chen Dexing's words were not untargeted...... Meng Ge is likely to be dead, and the immediate worries of the Great Song Dynasty will be resolved, so it is natural that he can do things to destroy the Great Wall again. In the past, he killed Yue Fei, but in recent years, he has forced Meng Hui to retreat and forced Yu Jue to death, and he may not be able to kill Xingyan in the future!

And in order to protect oneself and realize the ideal of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, it is natural to firmly grasp the military power!

"What if the imperial court wants to be promoted to the rank of the Privy Guard?" Zhang Shijie asked tentatively.

Now that he is on Chen Dexing's ship, he should naturally know more about it.

"I'm afraid that the official family wants to give me not a privy deputy envoy, but a horse captain." Chen Dexing lowered his voice and said.

"Pony ...... Seungkoku Princess!? ”

Chen Dexing nodded and said with a wry smile: "It's a beautiful thing, isn't it?" ”

In the Thunderbolt Army, Zhang Shijie was the first to know about this matter. It's not because Chen Dexing trusts Zhang Shijie the most, but Zhang Shijie is already a middle-aged man with rich experience, and he can help with the staff - Chen Dexing has no shortage of martial artists around him, and there seems to be no shortage of "technical men", but there is no subordinate who can serve as a dog-headed military advisor. Because most of the people in his group are too young and have little experience in officialdom.

Of course, after giving Zhang Shijie the truth, he will also talk to his brothers and important cadres one by one. The experience of being a human being in the two lives tells Chen Dexing that there are some things to conceal and some things to be explained, so that the core cadres must be mentally prepared and know where the way out is.

"Gong Wei can't look down on ...... Princess? ”

"I can see it," Chen Dexing smiled, "I've already seen the princess of Shengguo!" But in the Northland, I still have to go, and the Thunderbolt Navy will not hand it over! ”

"This ...... It's not in line with the ancestral system, right? Zhang Shijie looked at Chen Dexing, "Gong Wei, should you ......?"

His words didn't go on, but Chen Dexing knew what he wanted to say. Waving his hand, he said: "Someone has to come forward in this world, or else the new Great Khan of Mongolia will come to attack us, and then I can sit in the Horse Mansion?" If that's the case, who will defend the Great Song Dynasty? If the Great Song Dynasty is gone, what will happen to the official family? What about the princess? This loyal servant did not act like that. ”

It turns out that this truth can still be said like this! Zhang Shijie nodded frequently, and when he was admiring, Zhu Sijiu sent Chen Dexing information about the complete retreat of the Mongolian army.

"Gong Guard!" An excited expression suddenly flashed on Zhang Shijie's face, "Meng Ge is dead!" ”

"Dead? How so? Chen Dexing asked puzzled. To tell the truth, he is very good at the decisive battle, but he is not very good at figuring out the thoughts of his opponents, especially the Mongols. After all, he didn't fight the Mongols many times and had little experience. And Zhang Shijie has been fighting with the Mongols for twenty or thirty years, and he has long eaten through his opponent.

"If Möngke had not died, the Tartars would not have been so tight. Unlike me, the Tartars are accustomed to covering the battlefield with cavalry, acting as eyes and ears, and controlling every move of the opponent, so whether to fight or not to fight, it is in their hands, why should they be ready to fight all the time? This can only show that the Tartars do not want to fight at all, but they want to scare us away with a strict formation. ”

Chen Dexing snorted: "This tartar is not to scare us away, but to show the generals of Chongqing!" ”

Then Chen Dexing sneered disdainfully: "There are still masters in the Tartars, and they have a good grasp of the temper of our Great Song Army!" Pu Zhizhi and Liu Anfu have long been scared, and the Tartars are willing to withdraw from the army by themselves, which is really unbegging, how can they be willing to go to the extraneous branches to fight the Tartars' dignified army? ”

Zhang Shijie said cautiously: "The main force of the Tartars is still ......"

Chen Dexing walked a few steps: "Brother Shijie, where do you think the Tartars will go?" ”

"Of course, I walked along the south bank of the Yangtze River, first to Fuzhou, then to Luzhou, and then along the Min River to Chengdu." Zhang Shijie thought about it and said, "Although Xichuan has been slaughtered by the Tartars many times, there will be a lot of people in Xichuan Prefecture and County who have surrendered to the enemy, and the farming work has not been completely wasted, so it should be possible to take out some grain to help the Tartar army." ”

"It would be nice if the soldiers of Chongqing and Hezhou could exert some strength to stop the Tartar army from going to Chengdu...... Maybe you can also attack Xingyuan (Hanzhong) and Lizhou (Guangyuan) in the north! Chen Dexing said his wishful thinking. If the armies in central Sichuan can take the opportunity to recover Fuxing Yuan and Lizhou, the Mongol army will have no way to return north.

Zhang Shijie shook his head and said, "Impossible, impossible ......"

Chen Dexing said: "Even if it's impossible, you have to give it a try, Brother Shijie, after breaking the Fuzhou pontoon bridge tomorrow, you will go to Chongqing with me, and we will go to see Pu Zhizhi and Liu Zhongwu together." (To be continued......)