Zheng Yunming threw off his robe and said coldly: "Needless to say, the first battle of going out was won by my Jing Chu army!" Please let me lead my troops out of the West Gate first, and frustrate their spirit first! ”

Meng Jing also roared loudly: "Please send the envoy casually!" As long as our loyal Shunjun frowns, they will not say that they are under Meng Heng's account outside! ”

"Good!" Zhao Kui shouted categorically: "As long as Zhao Kui still has a breath, Xiangyang City can't be lost!" Go down and prepare, the attack of the Tartars is coming at any time! ”

He said to Zheng Yunming again: "Uncle Mou and I will stay at the north gate, watch the situation on the four walls of the city, and be ready to send troops to reinforce the places where they are not supported. ”

Zheng Yunming had the heart to argue, but Wang Deng grabbed the sleeve of his robe and said: "The general can't sit in the city lightly, so I will fight this first battle on your behalf!" ”

Looking at his eager eyes, Zheng Yunming naturally couldn't refuse, he waved his hand, asked Wang Deng to go down and prepare, came sideways to the battlement, and smiled at Zhao Kui: "I don't know how Qin Wu is feeling in Fancheng now, they are five thousand people isolated on the north bank, only more frightened than us." ”

Zhao Kui held the battlement in his hand and said: "The Qin Command has been on the battlefield for a long time, and you also know how many fierce battles he has experienced in the north, and these enemies can't scare him. ”

He also wanted to say something, only to see the cavalry that crossed the Han River gathered in the west of the city one after another, this time the Mongols learned the lesson of last year, no longer landed on the west side of Tanxi, but deployed between Tanxi and Xiangyang, they also have their own strong forces, even if the Song army opened the door to kill, they could give them a head-on blow, so as not to be forced into Tanxi by the Song army. At this time, the Mongolian army gathered in the west of the city, and it was really the banner swaying in the slight northwest wind like a mountain forest, and the heads of the black armor and black horses were densely gathered in the mountains. It's really daunting. In the hustle and bustle, a knight jumped out of formation and galloped towards the west gate, the drawbridge of the city gate had already fallen high, and the moat was dozens of feet wide so that the knight could not advance, and shouted loudly at the city head: "Tell Zheng Yunming to come out and speak!" ”

Meng Jing leaned on the head of the city and replied loudly: "Deputy Commander Zheng and Zhao Zhizhi are both at the north gate, don't be here with me!" provoked the old man to be angry, and took your dog's life with one arrow! ”

The knight scolded: "Sinan Siren really don't know what to say, how did the manager of Hao Lu change the capital again?" Wait! He turned his horse's head and galloped all the way to the north gate.

When the archers on the west gate saw the urgency of this man's coming, they drew their bows and arrows, but did not fire, and only waited for the commander to give an order, and shot him into a hedgehog.

Zhao Kui waved his hand and said, "Tell the sons and daughters not to move lightly." Before the war, he was also very interested in knowing what the psychological state of the other side of the road was.

The knight galloped to the moat, raised his voice again, and said, "Is Zheng Yunming here?" ”

Zheng Yunming listened to this slightly stiff Chinese, which was still the same as last year, which shows that this person's Chinese has not grown much in the past year. Immediately said loudly: "Xiangyang City's general Zhao Kui Nayan is here!" If you have anything to say, tell him first! ”

The sergeants guarding nearby laughed secretly in their hearts when they heard Zheng Yunming's nondescript title, only to hear Zhao Zhizhi's deep voice louden: "I am Zhao Kui, the envoy of the Great Song Jinghu!" What's the quick talk! ”

The knight grabbed the reins, immediately rushed to the riverbank, and shouted: "Immortal Heaven protection, the Khan who rules the land of thousands of miles, the great Hehan who obeys the patriarchs from Herat to the Black Water and White Mountain, send the king of Quchu to lead an invincible army of 700,000 to the south to conquer!" The king of Quchu has only one sentence to bring to everyone in the city, those who scatter flowers scatter flowers by themselves, and those who fight kill by themselves! ”

According to Mongol rules, when the enemy city announced its surrender, flowers should be thrown at the gate to welcome the Mongol army entering the city. Whether to scatter flowers in exchange for the life of the whole city, or to be slaughtered by the enemy after the battle, this is the invisible psychological warfare inflicted by the Mongols on the defenders.

Zhao Kui sneered, and was about to answer, but was stopped by Zheng Yunming and said, "Please let me reply." ”

Zhao Kui was slightly surprised, and waved his hand to ask Zheng Yunming to answer by himself. Zheng Yunming stuck his head out of the pheasant, looked at the knight standing alone by the moat, and shouted: "I'm Zheng Yunming!" Our answer is the same two words as last year, you go back and report to Qu Chu! We're old acquaintances, and I won't give you this arrow's meeting gift! Less sent! ”

The soldiers of the Tulong Army standing on the garrison of the city all smiled, and hundreds of people shouted in unison deafeningly: "Get out!" ”

The knight was not as angry as a year ago, and bowed to Zheng Yunming with his right hand on his chest, shouting, "I am a subordinate of King Tath, and I don't spend it!" In last year's war, Zheng Nayan became famous in the north! The king of Quchu awarded a reward, and the warriors who captured Zheng Yunming alive were rewarded with ten camels in gold and a thousand cattle! The Great Khan also said that if he caught Zheng Yunming, he would let him go to the north to be the chief of the people in the forest! ”

Zheng Yunming shouted: "If you can catch me, let's talk about it!" ”

Tai Tuyin did not spend time and shouted: "Last year, you had an appointment with King Tath to fight a good fight here, haven't you forgotten the agreement?" ”

Zheng Yunming shouted loudly: "Of course I won't forget, if our army doesn't fight thousands of miles away, how can we be worthy of so many people who came to die?" ”

Tai Deyin Buhua snorted, and said loudly: "Tath said, before the war, I want to meet with Zheng Yunming to see what each other looks like!" In the future, when the city is breached, so that you will not be unrecognizable! ”

He pointed his hand to the west: "The grove there is between our army and the city, can it be done there?" ”

On the road from Tanxi to the West Gate of Xiangyang, there is a forest that happens to be in the middle of the two, where there were originally stone benches and tables, and there were tea shops for pedestrians to rest. Now that the tea shop has of course closed, it is naturally the best choice for Tasi to ask for a meeting here.

Zheng Yunming didn't hesitate for a moment, and shouted in a long voice: "Inform Tath that we will meet in the woods after a stick of incense!" ”

With a cheer, he turned and rode away.

Zhao Kui frowned and said, "How can you meet the enemy's general at this time?" Who knows what kind of belly the Mongols are? What if they turn around on the spot and take you hostage? Even if you are not taken hostage, before the war, you will have a private meeting with the enemy general, and what kind of system will it become in the ears of the court and the Son of Heaven in the future? ”

"If I don't go, it's our army showing weakness." Zheng Yunming said: "Not only do you want to go, but you also have to go openly, and you can see the intentions of the Hu people clearly, so that you can take targeted precautions." As for the safety issue, the Hu people are still simple now, and they will not use any brains on this. It really took me a lot of time, and it didn't take me much time to ride my horse back. ”

Zhao Kui said, "Take my ironclad guards over." ”

Zheng Yunming shook his head: "How can you let the Hu people look down on us?" You don't need to bring more people and horses, just bring two back guards. ”

He said goodbye to Zhao Kui, and when he came to the city, he met Bai Yijie and the generals in a hurry. He told Bai Yijie a little about the situation at the head of the city, and said: "Tath must not go without the invitation, but if you believe the Mongols completely, you are also a fool, you must be careful to beware of the enemy taking advantage of the weakness to attack after I leave the city." ”

Bai Yijie arched his hand and said: "Please rest assured, the Mongols will definitely not succeed in even a little trickery during the time you are away." ”

"Okay." Zheng Yunming lowered his voice so low that only two people could hear me: "If I am captured by the Mongols, you will lead the whole army." However, the first important thing is to kill me and not be used by the Mongols. ”

Bai Yijie said in a low voice: "General, don't say this kind of thing again, I expect that you will definitely return safely, and then the three armies will be in good spirits and have a good battle with Tath." ”

Zheng Yunming smiled and smashed his chest with his fist, and shouted loudly: "Lead the horse!" ”

With the creaking sound of the door shaft, the heavy city gate opened from both sides, Zheng Yunming urged the horse to raise the whip, took Ren Xiongwei and Han Feng, and rode out of the north gate and rushed towards the grove.

When the three of them arrived at the grove, they saw the direction of the Mongol army, and more than ten horsemen were approaching. Han Feng and Ren Xiongwei looked nervous, and involuntarily held the weapons in their waists.

Zheng Yunming said: "Don't be nervous, and watch how the Tartar acts." ”

The more than ten cavalrymen came to Zheng Yunming and the other three, and a young Mongolian general in golden armor at the head smiled on his back: "Very good, worthy of being a warrior who dares to fight with me, I am Tasi." ”

Over the past year, Zheng Yunming has been studying Mongolian day and night, and he can finally use it a little bit at this time. He stroked his right chest with his hand and said loudly on the horse: "I am Zheng Yunming." ”

Tath opened his mouth wide, he pointed behind Zheng Yunming and said, "Isn't Zheng Yunming this one?" ”

Ren Xiongwei, who was standing like an iron tower behind Zheng Yunming, shouted: "What nonsense, this is Zheng Yunming, the deputy capital of Jing'e!" ”

When the guards around Tath heard this man's insulting words, they shouted and cursed, and some of them drew their swords and unsheathed them. Tath waved his hand to stop them, and said to Zheng Yunming with a look of surprise on his face: "Look at your thin body, how hard can you shoot a bow?" How many rocks can you lift? How can he be the one who commands an army of 10,000 people? ”

Zheng Yunming said with a smile: "Commanding a hundred people requires extraordinary strength, but commanding an army of 10,000 people has little effect, there are many things that are more important than bravery. ”

Tath put his hand on the saddle bridge, revealing a curious expression: "Tell me, what is more important than a good martial arts?" ”

Zheng Yunming said word by word: "Public rewards and punishments, clear orders, strict discipline, life and death." ”

Even if he said these words in Mongolian, Tath still thought for a while before he figured out the truth, his father, Mongolia's number one general Mu Huali, had told Tath a lot when he was young, but to this day Tath still doesn't understand it.