Zan Wanshou put the first stop of his inspection of various states and counties in Meizhou. Meizhou and Jiading Mansion were both under the jurisdiction of Chengdu Fulu, and after Chengdu fell into the hands of the Mongolian army, the Chengdu Fulu official office was moved from Genting City to Jiading Mansion. Due to the frequent wars in western Sichuan, Meizhou was captured by the Mongol army several times and was already ruined, so the Lin'an court did not appoint the governor. Since Yu Xing was also the deputy envoy of Chengdu pacification, Meizhou was managed by him, so as to facilitate the unified war against the Mongolian army. Strictly speaking, Zan Wanshou is only the prefect of Jiading and does not have the right to manage Meizhou, but it is Ouyang Xuan, who is also the deputy envoy of Chengdu to pacify, who has the legal root to govern Meizhou. It's just that in this troubled era, controlling is your own territory, and there is a reason to give it over, so it has become a tacit fact that the prefect of Jiading governs Meizhou.

The reason why Zan Wanshou chose Meizhou for his first trip was not only because Meizhou was the largest city in addition to Jiading, but also because the number of garrisons was second only to Jiading City. The Meizhou army not only numbered more than 2,000 people, but also had a complete Shuibu cavalry, and even imitated a lot of artillery, grenades and other firearms. There are nearly 1,000 sailors and more than 100 large and small ships; The combat power of the infantry army is also very strong, and it is one of the best in the Jiading army; Although the cavalry was only about 200 people, it was far less powerful than the Mongol cavalry, but it was also a considerable number in the Sichuan Song army, which generally lacked cavalry. Unlike the garrison of Jiading City, which focused on defense, the Meizhou garrison has always been the fist force in Yu Xing's hands, mainly used for mobile defense, and is also the main force of the offensive.

The reason why he first chose to go to Meizhou is that Zan Wanshou has another reason why it is inconvenient to say, which is that Liu Da'er, the general of Meizhou, is very deferential to him and can even be called flattery. At the beginning of the reception banquet, the faces of the Jiading officials were cold, and the scene was very cold. It was Liu Da'er who took the lead in speaking out, loudly praising Zan Wanshou for his youth and promising, and he will definitely be in the phase in the future, and he will try his best to follow the work of dogs and horses, and he will not hesitate to smear his liver and brain. Driven by him, the atmosphere of the banquet became lively, although it was still officialdom, but at least the scene was no longer embarrassing. Liu Daer also strongly invited him to Meizhou for guidance. Liu Daer is so attentive, which makes Zan Wanshou feel that if he doesn't make the first stop in Meizhou, it is really unreasonable.

Touting and welcoming is still the norm in the officialdom of the Southern Song Dynasty, and according to Ouyang Xuan's words, some high-ranking officials in temples are not as good as prostitutes. The Thunderbolt Army was influenced by Ouyang Xuan, so they naturally despised sycophants and Feng Ying. After the banquet, the commander of the special company Ding that Yu San left as a guard couldn't help but remind Zan Wanshou to be careful of Liu Da'er, after all, "nothing to do, either a traitor or a thief". It's just that "thousands of clothes are worn, only sycophants are not worn", Zan Wanshou was uncomfortable after listening to the reminder, and he asked angrily through the wine: "Didn't Zan rely on his talent to become a jinshi at a young age, and then became the prefect of Jiading?" As soon as these words came out, Hou Xing, who was about to say the same thing, was scared. As the saying goes: "The prefect who destroys the door, the county order that breaks the family", if it weren't for the fact that Company Commander Ding had the grace to save his life and was a person from the Thunderbolt Army, Zan Wanshou would have been dragged down and punished for offending the commander.

Before Zan Wanshou and his entourage arrived in Meizhou, a group of Meizhou officials stood at the dock early to welcome the arrival of Zan Wanshou. Liu Da'er smiled with a smile on his face and said words of flattery, while leading the way for Zan Wanshou, and from time to time traced his eyes to the guards in the rear. Before setting off from Jiading, Zan Wanshou thought that there was a naval escort all the way, and in the past few days, he had selected and supplemented the escort, so there was no need to worry about it on the road. After arriving in Meizhou, the well-behaved and meticulous Hu Da'er must have arranged it more properly, and naturally became more safe. Ever since the commander of the Special Company offended him, he did not allow the Thunderbolt guards to follow him. It's just that at Hou Xing's insistence, Company Commander Ding still followed with his subordinates.

The group went straight to the official office. On the way, a deputy general of the Meizhou army talked with Hou Xing many times, and he claimed that Meizhou would invite Lord Zan to a banquet in the official office, and he had also prepared meat for the guards in the small courtyard next to him, and the guards drooled. When he first arrived at the large school field in front of the gate of the official office, Liu Daer stopped and claimed in an apologetic tone that the official office building was small, so he had to ask Lord Zan to escort him to the small courtyard to drink. As soon as the words fell, those guards who had just been selected from Jiading City wanted to go, but they were stopped by Hou Xing with his eyes, and the guards of the Thunderbolt Army waited silently for Zan Wanshou to speak. To say that Liu Da'er's arrangement is not inappropriate, there is a strict hierarchy in the official palace, only a few entourages such as Hou Xing can follow Zan Wanshou into the banquet venue, and the guards have another place to eat.

Zan Wanshou was about to speak, when Company Commander Ding, who was standing behind him, suddenly looked left and right and shouted, "Where does it smell of gunpowder?" There is danger! ”。 The Perak Army started with firearms, and Company Commander Ding of the Special Forces was naturally very familiar with the smell of home-made gunpowder, and this question was a knee-jerk reaction. Hearing such an abrupt and reckless roar, Zan Wanshou was about to get angry, but was pulled back by Hou Xing and others by more than ten steps, and was immediately protected by a group of guards. He looked ahead, only to see that Liu Da'er had hurried to the gate of the state government a hundred meters away, and heavily armed armor soldiers were pouring out from behind the door, and after a short time, he surrounded himself and his party.

At this time, Liu Da'er was no longer the smile on his face as before, but his face was cold and inward-looking. He shook the pair of flurry ears and shouted at Zan Wanshou: "Today, when you enter Meizhou City, don't want to get out alive, surrender quickly, I can give you a good death." After all, he was born as a scholar, Zan Wanshou had seen such a formation, he knew that he had fallen for Liu Da'er's trick, but he didn't understand why Liu Da'er turned his face like a book, why he wanted to kill himself? His question made Liu Daer laugh and laugh, not only laughing at Zhan Wanshou's understanding of people's sinister hearts, but also laughing at his imminent promotion and fortune. He pointed to Zan Wanshou and said proudly: "I want to borrow the head of Erxiang to exchange the Mongols for glory and wealth."

During the conversation between the two, the Meizhou army was still coming in a steady stream, and there were two or three hundred people in a moment, which made the encirclement thicker, especially the state yamen. This Liu Da'er was also afraid that the people in the encirclement would be trapped and the beasts would fight, so he rushed over and fought with him. Zan Wanshou's intestines are repentant at this moment, he hates to listen to the reminders and advice of Company Commander Ding, and hates his single-mindedness, which not only harms himself and his entourage, but also harms the people of Jiading and Meizhou. It's just that he also knows what's the use of regretting? At this moment, Company Commander Ding's loud voice sounded again: "The soldiers of the Thunderbolt Army obeyed the order, quickly escorted Lord Zan out of the city, and the daredevils came with me."

Hou Xing's heart was in turmoil at the moment, he looked around, looked at the side and then at the enemy, and his heart was already half cold. He brought 50 guards, plus 50 people from the special company of the Perak Army, the total strength was only 100 people, and Liu Da'er's subordinates in the encirclement were at least 300 people, and they were still coming. As for the gap in weapons, the gap is even greater, although the soldiers on the side have armor, most of them are knives and shields, and there are only a few crossbows, but Liu Da'er's armor soldiers are spears with giant shields, and there are a large number of archers. The only advantage of the side is the special combo grenade.

The moment he turned his head, Hou Xing even saw that the soldiers of the Meizhou Army at the gate of the state government were hurriedly setting up artillery, while Liu Daer was pointing and gesturing on the side. Although Hou Xing was extremely brave, when he saw the enemy's formation, he knew that today was more than auspicious. If you charge desperately, you will face a rain of spears and arrows, and if you defend passively, when the enemy's artillery is set up, I am afraid that it will be even more flesh and blood.