Chakhan Timur wanted to wait for a two-pronged approach, and the chaos was all in place.

However, long before Deng She seized Yanzhou, Hong Jixun took precautions and offered a strategy first, asking Deng She to pay attention to the direction of Dizhou, and the prevention was that the Yuan army would "encircle Wei and save Zhao". and ordered Ji Zongzhou to be the front-line patrol officer and went to Dizhou. It's just that there are not many military horses in Dizhou after all, if Chahan sends two or three thousand people, it may not be a problem, but if Chahan does all the military horses on the roads between the rivers, there are no less than 10,000 people, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist.

This great war in the north is getting bigger and bigger. Successively, the three heroes of the north have participated in the war, first there was something in Jinji, then the war burned into Guanzhong, and then the war in Shandong, and now, the war has burned to Hebei.

Hebei is close to Dadu, although Dadu exists in name only, and has long had little binding force on Chakhan Timur, Polo Timur, etc., but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and there are still some residual strength, and there are also many secret agents and probe horses arranged in Jinji, Hebei and other places. Military intelligence from all over the country was sent into the city one after another. Emperor Yuan panicked and urgently summoned the crown prince, Wei Sijian, Pu Buhua and others to discuss the matter.

After understanding the specific situation, Wei Sijian secretly sighed, and couldn't help but deeply regret the previous promise to be the aid of Chakhan Timur, and faced the pale Emperor Yuan, he only said one sentence: "The capital decree is difficult to get out of the city gate." Today, it is divided, and the momentum of the north is uncontrollable. ”

The battle had reached such an extent that Richardhan, Polo Timur, and Dunsha had all fought a real fire. If Chakhan Timur wins, Polo will be defeated, and Deng She will not escape destruction. And if Dunsha and Polo Timur were victorious, Richardham would also be killed. If in the beginning, the three of them were just fighting for territory, but now, this war has evolved into a battle for survival.

Not to mention the emperor of Meng Yuan, I am afraid that even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu orders, none of the three of them will pay attention.

In the deep palace, Emperor Yuan hesitated around the pillars, helpless, and said: "Jinji, Guanzhong, and Jining are not enough, if the war in Hebei starts, it will definitely endanger the capital." If the Deng thief wins, then the vanguard of the Yidu thief army can occupy Hejian Mansion and other places, and the soldiers will directly point to Dadu, maybe they will repeat the story of Mao Gui's crime in the past. If Chakhan Timur wins, then Hebei will have no enemies, one family will be dominant, and his power will also affect Dadu, and there may be a repetition of the previous rut of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!

"It's so urgent! ......, prince, prince, will Ji An? ”

The crown prince Yin knotted Sijian and Chahan Timur, with the support of the Qi clan, tried to force Emperor Yuan to concede. In this regard, he is a good hand. But in the face of the crisis in Hebei, it is difficult for him to have a plan. Just hooked his head, and didn't say half a word. But in addition to the panic, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Aiqing, Aiqing, do you have a countermeasure?"

Although it was the weather of early summer in April, he suddenly couldn't help but feel gloomy, and after a long time, he said: "The matter has come to this point, and the minister has no good plan." ”

He saw the smile on the corner of the crown prince's mouth, and he knew the crown prince's plan clearly. Needless to say, the crown prince must have pinned his hopes on Chahan, hoping that Chahan would win in the end.

There is a Yuan generation, there are many powerful ministers, and the change of the throne is a common thing. But there is no usurpation of the throne by powerful ministers, all because those who are not of the blood of the golden family cannot be emperors, so if this war in the north is won by Chakhan Timur in the end, the advantages actually outweigh the disadvantages for the crown prince. His plan to force Emperor Yuan Chan to make concessions can at least be realized. However, Wei Sijian's heart was cold, and he thought: "Chakhan Timur's generation of heroes, if he gains power and leads troops into the capital, where will this official go?" ”

There have always been new ministers, and the old ministers will inevitably end miserably.

In the main hall, there are three monarchs and ministers. There was silence for a moment.

Emperor Yuan and the crown prince are father and son, and the crown prince is a party, three people, but at this time, they have three completely different thoughts and feelings.

It is better to be a peaceful dog than a troubled world.

Born as an emperor, the sky is noble; Under one person, above ten thousand. What's the use of being in troubled times? When disaster comes, the more noble the status, the more desperate they want to live but cannot. The silence was too long, the air was suffocating, and he raised his head and shouted, "Your Majesty? ”

Since the monarch and the minister have no good plan, then let go of their minds.

Emperor Yuan has been on the throne for a long time, and he has been on the throne for more than 20 years, what kind of wind and waves have not been seen?

Although it is very likely that the country will be destroyed, Emperor Yuan was exiled when he was a child, and then he was welcomed as the emperor's bumpy and legendary experience, but it also created his character of "obeying the heavens", to put it nicely, it is "open-minded and generous"; To put it mildly, it is "resigned to fate".

After such a while, his panic just now had been suppressed, and he returned to the dragon chair and sat down, facing the two people with different minds kneeling in front of him, one was his son and the other was his minister, and he suddenly showed a smile on his somewhat pale face because he rarely saw sunlight.

At the end of the deep hall, on the yellow dragon robe and the dragon chair, an emperor smiled strangely.

The hair of the prisoner stood on end, and he was almost frightened, and he was frightened, and he kowtowed again and again, and said, "Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Why laugh? ”

"Since I ascended the throne, there are many people who covet the throne. And who will sit on the throne in the end? It's only me! My destiny is a godsend! If the heavens want to take it, take it. If the heavens want to give it to me, give it to me. Although the red thieves are numerous, although Chahan is fierce, I have a destiny, why be afraid? Emperor Yuan pressed the armrest, stood up, and looked up and laughed.

He waved his sleeves and said, "Huang'er, Aiqing, you all step down." The eunuch was summoned, supported by two little attendants, and sang loudly, slowly coming out of the back of the palace. When he walked out of the temple, he was no longer visible, and the singing was still heard in the hall. The crown prince and the eunuch looked at each other, and listened to the singing voice singing:

"Heaven and earth are the reverse journey of all things, and time is the passing guest of a hundred generations. And floating like a dream, for joy? ”

Then, I heard Emperor Yuan stop singing and ask the attendant in a loud voice, "Anu, let me ask you, life is less than a hundred years, day and night are combined, less than 10,000 days, such as a white horse passing through a gap." Do you know what the joys of life are? ”

The little waiter didn't know what to answer, and Emperor Yuan laughed loudly, and said in a loud voice: "That's right! That's right! It was in the secret room that I drank and danced. "The secret room is also called Sezik Ug, which is translated into Chinese, which means that everything is unhindered. This place is the place where Emperor Yuan usually seeks pleasure, and often has sex with his cronies here. And relying on it is the name given by Emperor Yuan to his cronies, the meaning of the most intimate confidant.

Emperor Yuan continued: "Anu, I will pass on my message, quickly invite Prince Hachiro and others to come, and go to the secret room to drink and watch the dance together!" "Prince Hachiro, the brother of Emperor Yuan, is his good companion for fun.

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan had gradually gone away, and his voice became quieter, only to hear him continue: "'Wine is like a soldier, a soldier can be used for a thousand days, and he cannot be unprepared for a day. Wine can be drunk for a thousand days, not a day without getting drunk! 'Duh! Let's get drunk, and get drunk. The hall was silent, and Emperor Yuan's voice gradually became inaudible.

"Your Highness?"

"Huh?"

"Shall we go?"

After being screamed by the Governor, the crown prince came to his senses from his daze, said "oh", and said, "Go, go." After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned his head, and seemed to be confused and wanted to ask Sijian again, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed again, looked back at the back of the hall, muttered to himself, and said, "Father is father." ”

"......, let's go, Your Highness!"

"Go, go."

The two of them walked out of the temple and saw the sun sinking in the west, and twilight coming.

……

The twilight was dull and turned into night.

On Dongping Road, in the valley west of Wenshang City, a large group of cavalry took advantage of the night to quietly go out of the valley. The procession was long, stretched four or five miles long and three or four miles wide, and thousands of horses' hooves rolled up dust and filled the air. If you look at it in the daytime, it must be overwhelming. But it was night, and the cavalry had sent out a great deal of horses to probe far and near, and thought they were on guard, so that no one could see them.

There are not many flags in the cavalry, and every rider is light and lightly armoured, carrying a bow and a sword, and most of them are not like Chinese according to their hairstyle, and occasionally there are officers to restrain the queue, and the words spoken are not Chinese.

In the middle of the ranks, it seems that the position of the Chinese army is dressed up by many Han people. Surrounded by a young general, a big banner in front of him: "Haidong Zhao." "This army is the Yidu cavalry that set out from Tai'an and rushed to Juye. They came out of Tai'an last night, marched all night, and rushed to Wenshang. I didn't enter the city, so I rested outside the city for a day, and at the second watch tonight, I set off for the Jeju River.

Bunsang is far from the Jeju River, and for light riders, it is a night road to walk faster.

Zhao Guo is a surprise attack this time, and secrecy is the most important thing, so he travels at night. Of course, the cavalry march of tens of thousands of people is too large, and no matter how secret it is, it will inevitably leak out. It doesn't matter if the rumors leak out, as long as the horse is able to catch the enemy's fine work, and at the same time urge the speed of the march, before Juye hears the news and makes preparations for it, he can cross the Jeju River and go deep into the Jinyeong Road in time.

In order to cooperate with their attack, the Yidu garrison in Wenshang also made a lot of efforts. Along the line of Wenshang, hundreds of scouts were arranged, and basically blocked all the areas around Wenshang and Jeju rivers.

Although this place is adjacent to the enemy-occupied area, because the place is not large, only a few hundred miles in radius, and the roads leading from Bunsang to Dongpyeong Road, Juye, and even Jeju are fixed, so it is not too difficult to block it. It is enough to seal off the main roads and narrows.

Tong Shengyang caught up from the rear, urged the cavalry to Zhao Guo's side, put his hand on the pergola, looked at the front with the help of the moonlight, and said: "Dongping is hilly, and the terrain is rugged, which is not conducive to the march of cavalry. Even Wenshang is not the hinterland of Dongping, and this road is a little difficult to walk. The lord made a decision not to fight Dongping, but decided to fight Jining. It was really prescient. ......, my lord, it's almost the fourth watch, can you get to the Jeju River before dawn? ”

"After crossing the hill in front of me, we are less than forty miles away from the Jeju River. It will be there before dawn. Tell your brothers, to work harder. Be sure to rush to the river around the fifth watch. Then, after crossing the river, you can rest on the shore for an hour and raise a horsepower. to deal with the fierce battle that is about to begin. ”

Along the line of the Jeju River, there are guards of the Yuan army on the opposite bank. However, the Jeju River is very long, and it is impossible for Wang Baobao to deploy troops everywhere. Wenshang had already explored clearly and found a relatively hidden place to cross the river.

"In the morning, I received a military report from Tai'an, saying that Yang Wanhu feinted to cross Shanyang Lake in the early hours of yesterday morning, which had already attracted the attention of the Yuan army and had a small battle. Gyeongcheon-heung, led the main force of Yanju, also launched an offensive against Jeju yesterday morning. Wang Baobao really sent troops separately, all the way to Jeju and all the way to Shanyang Lake. This is very beneficial to our army's 'secret capture of the giant field.'" However, according to the report, the total number of reinforcements sent by Wang Baobao was only 10,000. In other words, there are still 20,000 Tartars stationed in the Juye area.

"My lord, after our army crossed the river, the opposite side was the territory of Jining Road. Wang Baobao must be well-informed, maybe we will be exposed soon. Ten thousand horsemen against 20,000, and the Tartars have fortified cities, and our army has only ten days of grain and straw in order to penetrate deep behind enemy lines. Whether this battle can be won, I wonder how sure the adults are? ”

"Tong, General Tong, your subordinates are all Jurchen elites, and the number and number are my Haidong 'head ride'. Famous. How? When the big war is approaching, you—are you a little timid? ”

Zhao Guo didn't answer the rhetorical question, which suddenly aroused Tong Shengyang's arrogance, and shouted angrily: "Why should my lord raise the prestige of the Tartar and destroy my ambition!" I don't need an adult to make a 'radical method', I dare to say to the adult, don't say that 20,000 Tartars are 100,000, and these 8,000 children will come and go freely. ”

"That's, that's good. The general can also give you a word: Mo, Mo said that Wang Bao Baoguo is the plan of the lord, and divides his troops to aid Shanyang Lake and Jeju, even if he does not have a plan, no, he has not divided his troops, I dare to give you a ticket, this battle, I, our army will win. ”

Both of them laughed.

While speaking, Hu Zhong also came from the flank, gave Zhao Guo a military salute on the horse, and reported: "Five miles ahead, there is a hill. Our army is almost to the Jeju River. ”

"You can see a tartar on the road?"

"There were seven or eight people who were arrested, and they were all strange. Because during the march, he didn't have time to ask questions, and he didn't have time to take care of the detention, so he cut them all. Other than that, there is nothing unusual. ”

"Didn't Wenshang send two squads to cross the river in advance to make a forward station for our army to cross the river? Can there be a military report? ”

"It's still the military newspaper sent during the third watch. Everything was fine on the other side of the river. ”

After passing the hill, and walking for another one or twenty miles, there was gradually water vapor in the night wind. After walking for a few more miles, you can already hear the sound of the river crashing on the shore in the distance.

Zhao Guo ordered: "Order the three armies to slow down, and no one is allowed to make a sound." When he saw that there were still torches in the front team, he ordered, "Teach those who are leading the way with torches in front of them, and extinguish all the torches!" As soon as the military order was issued, the sound of the 10,000 light horsemen was greatly reduced, and the soldiers not only extinguished the torches, but also took off the red scarves on their heads and hid them in their arms; And roll up the banner, put it away.

When I came to the river, the river was rushing. Looking at the other side, it was dark and swarthy.

The thousand households of the front team attracted two officers dressed as hundreds of households, and before Zhao crossed the horse. These two hundred households were engineer officers who were specially transferred from the Tai'an infantry soldiers.

"Are you ready to build a pontoon bridge?"

"It's ready to go, ready to build."

"Very, very good." Zhao Guo looked up at the night, but before the fifth watch, he ordered, "Hu Zhong, you will take people and help them build a pontoon bridge." Three armies cross the river! ”