In Cai Hanqiong's opinion, this trip is somewhat absurd, Cao Bin is not able to win the battle, I heard that many people in the south of the Yangtze River spontaneously went to the second tomb of the Tang State to worship and sweep, and suddenly became angry to catch all the people who were interested in the Tang State to serve in front of the army, and it stands to reason that such an inexplicable errand should be handed over to Zhongmeng, Guangde, these ordinary forbidden troops, but they let themselves come out with two thousand dragoons, and repeatedly told them that if they met the Jiangnan people who came out of Jinling City, they would all be arrested, and none of them should be let go.

What a joke, 50,000 troops attacked Jinling day and night, but did not besiege Jinling to death. Jiangnan people have the same appearance and accent, can't they catch them one by one? Thinking of this, Cai Hanqiong's mouth couldn't help but have a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, Cao Bin is a person, he doesn't fight simply, he really relies on bowing and fighting with those civil servants every day to get to his current high position. However, it is also stuffy to hold in the camp, it is better to come out and take a turn, Cai Hanqiong can't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he thinks of it, and he looks into the distance, the spring river is warm, and the willow branches are hung with new green, but unfortunately the farmland in the field is a little barren, and the fields that should be planted with crops in the north are now overgrown with lush wild grass.

Suddenly, dozens of horses appeared in front, and the cavalrymen wearing the paper armor popular in the south were standing or lying, seeing that his brigade of cavalry did not look panicked at all, Cai Hanqiong was suspicious in his heart, raised his hand, and the two thousand cavalry stopped their horses.

Wu Yingying saw that the cavalry of the Song army brigade went straight to Zutang Mountain, and now Xin Gu took Cai Yu to just leave, if the Song army was allowed to pass like this, maybe he happened to bump into it, and in desperation, he thought of an empty city plan used by Cai Guang in the Han Dynasty, and ordered the thirty cavalry to dismount outside a nearby forest and rest on the spot, and then get on their horses and retreat into the woods when the Song army approached within five hundred meters, and then return to Jinling.

Seeing that the cavalry of the Song army stopped thousands of meters away, Wu Yingying Dao met a cautious one today, and this plan was sold, and he was secretly happy in his heart under anxiety. In this way, he held a stick of incense with the cavalry of the Song army, and it was estimated that even if the Song army pursued with all their strength at this time, Xin Gu and they would be able to enter the city safely, Wu Yingying stood up and was about to lead the remaining thirty cavalry to leave, and suddenly saw a group of hundreds of cavalry coming from the rear of the Song cavalry.

On this day, Cao Bin got a secret report from Wang Yu, the capital supervisor of the right army, and Jiang Zheng, who was known as the little elder, was released back to the courtiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who had a heart to make peace, and also brought an amazing news, Cai Yu, the lord of Jiangnan, actually went out of the palace to worship the tomb of the first king, and the entourage guarded no more than 100 people, and the general who accompanied the frame was the Marquis of Yu, the god guard who twice made the Song army suffer a big loss, and also led the Jinfan to command Wu Yingying.

When Cao Bin got the news, he was overjoyed at first, if he could successfully ambush Cai Yu, using Cai Yu as a threat, it would be expected to take Stone City without blood. But after thinking about it, the last time the Tang army was going to burn down the pontoon bridge, the news given by Wang Yu was specious, which caused him to be ridiculed by the generals, especially after the Southern Army succeeded, his prestige in the army almost fell to the bottom. The information given by Wang Yu this time is too incredible, if he truthfully explains the details to the generals with the troops, if this matter is not true, I am afraid that he will be laughed at again. In recent years, His Majesty has become more and more afraid of forming a party in the army, and he has become more and more cautious in his service, but now there is no henchman among the generals of the Southern Expedition who can be entrusted with secrets.

After thinking about it, Cao Bin finally decided to send Cai Hanqiong, a veteran who has always been cautious in the use of soldiers, to take two thousand dragon horsemen to search for all the people who worshiped the tombs of the first kings of the Tang Kingdom.

Soon after Cai Hanqiong set off, Wang Yu, the supervisor of the right army, went to Cao Bin's account to discuss how to contact the Jiangnan ministers, and Cao Bin sent Cai Hanqiong to arrest a tomb sweeper and other things, Wang Yu was immediately shocked and said: "Guohua made a mistake this time, that Wu Hero has always been cunning and scheming, this time he brought out few soldiers, and he will inevitably try to bluff and cover Cai Yu's escape, Cai Hanqiong has always been cautious, and it is easiest to fall into this suspicious strategy." If you send the former army Cao Han, the east and west class straight Cai Huaizhong and other fierce generals, simply break it with force, but it is easy to succeed. ”

Cao Bin regretted it when he heard this, and hurriedly led three hundred personal soldiers to chase Cai Hanqiong with Wang Yu. Until the foot of Zutang Mountain, I saw the two thousand cavalry led by Cai Hanqiong hesitating in front of a forest, Cao Bin is a person who is familiar with the history of the military, and when he asks about the situation, he knows that Cai Hanqiong has won the plan of the empty city, and now the enemy's thirty elite cavalry is still thousands of kilometers away, and there are woods behind him to retreat.

Wu Yingying was about to lead his own soldiers to retreat into the forest, when suddenly a horse rushed out of the Song army brigade, ran to the front and shouted: "The front is led by the Divine Guard Army Wu Duyu Marquis, and the old people of Jiangbei will meet in front of the army for a while." ”

Wu Yingying was hesitating, but he saw two more horsemen coming out of the crowd, and after giving an order to the cavalry, the cavalry rode back to the main formation. Later, one of the two cavalry stood between the two armies, and the other rode forward to the thirty cavalry of Wu Yingying, who was the king of the right army of the southern camp of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Yu was wearing armor, covered with a well-cut cyan brocade robe, a Confucian general, and said with a smile: "I didn't say goodbye a few days ago, and I hope Brother Wu will forgive me." Today, it happened that General Cao Bin and I were deployed to come to play, and I met Brother Wu by chance, and General Cao had heard of Brother Wu's name for a long time, so he invited Brother Wu to come and invite Brother Wu to meet in front of the army. ”

As soon as Wu Yingying saw that it was him, he was doubly vigilant in his heart, and replied coldly: "Please tell General Cao, you and I are hostile, each is its own master, if you have something to say, you might as well leave it for the day when your army will be in Jiangbei in the future, and the two countries will be reconciled." After saying that, he returned to the horse and left.

Wang Yu smiled and stretched out his hand to stop: "At present, although you are a chess player and have burned the pontoon bridge of the army, you also know the disparity between the strength and weakness of the north and the south." Although we are hostile, but the public heart does not waste personal friendship, why should Brother Wu refuse to be thousands of miles away. Moreover, now that the generals of the army have been frustrated in attacking the city, and the clamor of wanting to slaughter the city after the city is broken, I have repeatedly made suggestions to General Cao, but I may not be able to dissuade them. It is also necessary for Brother Wu to be able to benefit General Cao. In case the city is not defended in the future, the general's kindness can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Jinling. After speaking, he withdrew his hand and looked at Wu Yingying with a smile.

Wu Yingying heard Wang Yu say this, and knew in his heart that what he said was true, and after pondering for a while, he said angrily: "General Cao is also a famous general in the world, and I have admired him for a long time, and it is also a blessing to meet in front of the army today." He turned back to his soldiers and gave a few words, and then turned his horse and headed between the two armies.

Cao Bin saw Wang Yu come to him with a heroic young general, and knew that he was the Tang Army's Shenwei Duyu Marquis Wu Yingying, who had made the Song army suffer two big losses in a row, and he was still secretly surprised that this person was so young. Thinking of fighting on the battlefield for half his life, although he is now the head of the Great Song Dynasty generals with the army in hand, he is also a forty-odd person, and he can't help but feel a sense of fear.

He was sighing to himself, Wang Yu introduced the two, and then said with a smile: "General Cao, when you lived in Jinling, Brother Wu and Jinling's father entertained him very well. ”

Cao Bin came back to his senses at this time, and said in a deep voice: "General Wu has just burned down the pontoon bridge of our army, and the soldiers of the camp are killed and wounded, if you take Jinling and do not slaughter the city, how can you deter the people of Jiangnan?" He looked at Wu Yingying and said: "If General Wu has the heart to abandon the secret and turn to the light, Bin promises to recommend it to Your Majesty." ”

Wu Yingying laughed and said: "It is not yet known who killed the deer, if General Cao likes this Jiangnan scenery and does not give up the Song Dynasty and returns to the Tang Dynasty, De can also have the honor of being a colleague with General Cao." He turned his head to Wang Yu and said: "As for the slaughter of the city, De only thinks it is very ridiculous, and he has come to tell Brother Cao a thing or two. ”