In the second year of the Great Song Dynasty, November 28.

The night wind swept coldly from the head of the Daimyo's mansion, and there was no trace of a soldier on the tall city, only a banner of the Sun and Moon King of the Northern Ming Dynasty was hunting and dancing.

This Beijing city of the Northern Song Dynasty is a huge city, and in terms of circumference alone, it is better than Lin'an. In its heyday, it was indeed a big city with a population of one million, one of the five capitals of the Great Song Dynasty, and the central city of the Great Song Dynasty north of the Yellow River.

And now, this big city is also regarded by Chen Dexing as an important stronghold alongside Yanjing - after thinking twice, he has planned to take possession of the daimyo instead of giving it up.

Therefore, before leading the troops to leave the Daimyo City, Chen Dexing had already issued an edict to change the Daimyo Road to the Daimyo Mansion. Han Ansheng, the old god of the Heavenly Taoist Sect, served as the temporary prefect.

At the same time, a military unit above the army was formed, the Daimyo Governor's Office. This prefecture will be responsible for commanding all the armies left behind in the daimyo's mansion, and in wartime (as is the case now), it will also have the right to command the daimyo prefect! It can be said that the power is in hand, and it is hot. The post of governor of the Daimyo Governor's Mansion was assigned to Chen Dexing's brother Wang Lufei.

Now that Chen Dexing is leading his troops to fight, no matter what the battle situation is, he will not return to the Daimyo's Mansion for the time being. Because he has been away from Yanjing for a long time, he must go back to deal with a package of military and political affairs. Moreover, before the start of spring ploughing next year, the strongholds of the Mongol army near Yanjing Mansion (Yanjing Road will also become a mansion) and Pingluanzhou must be pulled out, and all the mouths of Yanshan will be blocked, so if possible, it is better to completely seize the eastern foothills of Yanshan Mountain. Only in this way can the spring ploughing of the states in front of Yanyun Mountain be carried out smoothly.

Other than that. Raise enough food for the soldiers and civilians of Beiming to eat until the autumn of the next year. It's also a very prickly thing! Because the territory and population that fell into Chen Dexing's hands have far exceeded the original most optimistic expectations. And the Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties fought a series of melee battles in the area north of the Yellow River. It also consumed the food reserves that were not very rich in the area. In the foreseeable coming year, after the war, there will be famine!

And the lack of food is almost the biggest weakness of the Beiming regime, and I believe that Kublai Khan and Jia Nidao will not let go of such an opportunity to hit the Beiming.

Therefore, for a considerable period of time, Chen Dexing had no time to take care of the Daimyo's Mansion, and before he left, there were many things that needed to be taken care of.

The southern castle of the Daimyo's house. Next to the city gate cave of Jingfeng Gate, it is illuminated by dozens of butter torches at the moment. I saw Chen Dexing, who was dressed in armor, teaching Wang Lufei and Han Ansheng the opportunity to teach the civil and military pairs.

"Lu Fei, your mission is to defend this famous city...... You don't have to ask about things outside the city, even if the Mongols kill people outside the city and set fires, don't go out. ”

Chen Dexing explained in a light tone: "As for military supplies and supplies, King Gu will send them to you, and he will also send some officers over." But there will be no elite soldiers. Nor will the Daimyo's Mansion be replenished with artillery and cavalry. Lu Fei, you, the governor, must be prepared to be the nest of the Mongols. ”

Wang Lufei forked his hands and said, "Don't worry, big brother, brother can save it." In any case, always keep it for my brother! If the daimyo is lost. I don't need my brother to take my head, I'll cut it off myself! ”

"What words!" Chen Dexing punched Wang Lufei in the shoulder, "You remember Lone." No one can lose a person or a city! Hold it well! ”

Then he said to Han Ansheng in a stern tone: "Han Qing." The seat of the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion will be given to you for the time being. The household registration of this famous mansion is second only to Yanjing in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a male city for hundreds of years. I won't talk about how important it is. And you are in the civil service of our great Ming. It's just a newcomer, although he has merit, but he suddenly gets a high position, and there will still be a lot of criticism. If it weren't for the fact that no one was available, Lone wouldn't have made you a daimyo prefect. But this daimyo prefect will do it for you, and you will do it for Lone...... Do you know what you're going to do in Daimyo in the coming year? ”

The minister felt that there were two things: one was to arrange for more than 200,000 people to eat, drink, and Lazar; The second is to build weapons and armor for the royal governor, repair the city, and prepare for war defense. ”

"Yes, it's not confused!" Chen Dexing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Han Qing, if you mention any appeasement or farming today, this dispatch will be entrusted to someone else!" However, the Lone King has to add that you still have to be the master of the Heavenly Daoist Daimyo's Mansion Branch. This priesthood should not have been given to you, but there is really no one left in the hands of the Lone King. In the coming year, someone will come to take over the Heavenly Dao Sect's Great Names Altar. ”

Now that Chen Dexing's army and territory are expanding rapidly, the civil and military officials in his hands are insufficient. Moreover, Chen Dexing originally wanted to harass Kublai Khan when he went south this time, but he didn't expect it to reach this point, so he didn't bring civilian officials. Fortunately, the Heavenly Daoist Sect has taken over the forces of the Ming Sect in Hebei, and there are finally some local tyrants who can be used. Although he is not a good person, he is at least reliable in politics.

"The minister must live up to the king's grace." Han Ansheng hurriedly replied.

Just as the three of them were talking, the soldiers of the brigade leading the war horses and pack horses were marching through the gate of Jingfeng Gate without any torches. It was with the help of the night march, in the blink of an eye, that the brigade of soldiers and horses disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Chen Dexing had nothing to explain, just beckoned, and Chen Qianyi had already helped him bring the war horse over. Chen Dexing held the saddle with both hands, then flew up and jumped on the horse's back, and then rode his horse and disappeared into the vast darkness with the marching team.

……

"Great Khan, Great Khan, Chen thief ran away, and a large army left the famous city last night!"

An Tong's footsteps were fast, shouting as he walked, and the people had not yet entered Kublai Khan's tent, but the voice had already arrived.

Kublai Khan was asleep in a daze, and there was a Han girl lying next to her, her hair was disheveled, and there were tears on her face.

In the past few days, the Mongols have let go of their hands and feet to plunder around the Daimyo's mansion, and have captured a lot of Ding Zhuang and women. There are now hundreds of sand shield carts built by Gan Si Ding, and Ding Zhuang has prepared nearly 10,000 people for the carts. And the women who were caught were distributed to the battalions filled with military prostitutes!

The woman beside Kublai Khan was also plundered by his subordinates, and her appearance was good, and the people below had to pat the Khan's ass before offering it. When Kublai Khan saw her crying and died, he comforted her and asked her about her family history. Only then did he know that his father's name was Liu Jingshi, who was originally a petty official on Jinan Road, because he was unwilling to be a thief (Li Pu), so he ran to the north bank of the Daqing River with his family and lived in seclusion in the country friend's house. Unexpectedly, he met the Mongols who came to plunder and burn, and Liu Jingshi was killed on the spot because of old age and frailty! The girl, Yuanyuan, and her brother Liu Minzhong were all swept into the Mongol army......

Seeing that the girl was crying sadly, Kublai Khan actually had a kind heart and promised to let people go to that Liu Minzhong early this morning, wanting to give him an official job, and also named Liu Yuanyuan as a concubine.

But at this time, he was disturbed by An Tongyi, and he forgot everything. Kublai Khan jumped up from the couch and walked barefoot around the screen to the outer room. When he saw An Tong, he asked, "An Tong, what did you say?" ”

"Great Khan, last night a large army came out of the famous city! It seems to have gone northeast! ”

An Tong didn't bother to kowtow to Kublai Khan, but just replied loudly.

"The army is out of the city...... What about Daimyo Castle? ”

"The Daimyo City is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the city gate is closed, and there are defenders in the city."

"Chen Dexing abandoned the people and went north lightly!?" Kublai Khan walked around the big tent barefoot, and said hurriedly: "How did you do it?" Who was monitoring the Daimyo City last night, why didn't you find the thief Chen out of the city? ”

"Great Khan, the few ten-man teams that went to spy on the Daimyo City last night haven't come back yet......"

Needless to say, they have all been killed by Yang Axi's Eight Banner Soldiers!

An Tong saw that Kublai Khan seemed to be a little angry, and hurriedly said: "Great Khan, the soldiers and horses of the Chen thief have not gone far, and it is too late to chase now!" ”

After being reminded by An Tongyi, Kublai Khan remembered that although the combat effectiveness of the Northern Ming Army was strong, its mobility was still a little worse than that of the Mongol army.

Kublai Khan stomped his feet and shouted, "Beat the drums, gather the generals!" Fast! ”

……

Chen Dexing, who had been running on a horse all night, was a little drowsy.

Suddenly, I heard an eager voice shouting in my ear: "Great king, great king, the Mongolian Tartars have moved, they are crossing the Zhangshui, and it seems that they are about to chase after them!" ”

Chen Dexing turned his head, and saw Yang Axi's sweaty face coming up, a pair of eyes red and bloodshot, these days he and the black flag vests are really not idle for a moment, and it is reconnaissance, and covering, and from time to time with the Mongolian horse rangers to fight. But look at this Yang Axi's spirit is not bad, it seems that the credit has been made a lot, maybe they can all get an earl - at present, Beiming has only been awarded the title of Shijue, and the title of Shijue and above will be sealed when the official founding of the country is established, but the credit is remembered.

"Crossing the Zhangshui ......" Chen Dexing muttered, previous reconnaissance showed that the Mongols had built several pontoon bridges over the Zhangshui, and the army could cross the Zhangshui as long as they passed through the bridges.

"Where have we been?" Chen Dexing asked.

"At present, it has reached the territory of Dongchang Road." Chen Qianyi, who was following Chen Dexing, replied, "You can go to Jeheju tonight." ”

After Chen Dexing's army left the famous city, it did not march along Zhangshui, but went to the northeast of Jihe Prefecture, which is northwest of Jinan Road, across the Daqing River from Jinan. This Jihe Prefecture was originally controlled by the Tang State, but after the Mongol army invaded Henan, the Tang army shrank on all fronts, abandoned the Jihe River, and moved the people of Jihe Prefecture across the Daqing River.

There, it is the preset battlefield personally selected by Chen Dexing - backed by the Daqing River, backed by Jinan City, under the noses of Li Yanguo and tens of thousands of Tang troops, fighting to the death with Kublai Khan! (To be continued......)