Leaving Lizhou, Gan Run was godless all the way and walked towards the Purple Mountain.

This Purple Mountain is located at the junction of Tongchuan and Langzhou, it is the villagers who are afraid of the slaughter of the Mongolian people fled into the mountain to build, the cottage is not very large, can only accommodate thousands of people, in the past the Song Dynasty also only placed a command here, less than 1,000 soldiers.

But now, due to the Mongol raids, a large number of people have poured into it, making the whole cottage miserable.

In order to be able to feed the people, Gan Run had no choice but to include these villagers in the army, and then rely on the payment of military salaries to make a living, the so-called tens of thousands of soldiers, but that's it.

However, when he returned to this place, Gan Run felt that the atmosphere was not right.

The road is full of scattered stones, the street trees on both sides are broken at the waist, there is a faint smell of gunpowder in the air, the stone wall that has been erected collapses a corner, and mottled blood stains can occasionally be seen on the road, and when you enter the cottage, you can see hundreds of people lying on the ground moaning, and their bodies are full of blood, even if the people next to them try to wipe it, it is difficult to plug the cracked wound.

Here, what's going on?

In the distance, a person's eyes were slightly condensed, and he hurriedly shouted, "It's the general." The general is back. ”

This "general" immediately woke everyone up, and they all looked up at Gan Run, and their desperate eyes showed a bit of expectation.

Gan Run was nervous for a moment, grabbed one of them and asked, "What happened here when I left?"

"General Gan. With tears in his eyes, the man cried, "When you were on your way to Lizhou, that Wang Dechen led a large army to attack our army. Our army is incompetent, and we really can't resist his attack......" Fu You held Gan Run's arm tightly and shouted: "General, you want to help us take revenge!"

Tears fell, and the crying gradually rose, touching the hearts of others, and they cried together.

Gan Run listened, suddenly felt dizzy in his head, barely stabilized his body, and asked, "Revenge?"

With the strength of his subordinates, don't say that it is the immortals like Brother Meng and Guo Kan, and that Wang Dechen, who is also an object that is difficult for him to reach, with this little force in his hand, how can he confront the other party?

"Then I'll just sit and die?"

Stunned for a moment, the light in the eyes of the rest of the soldiers suddenly dimmed.

Someone else shouted, "What about the Red Phoenix Army? Aren't they going to come?"

"Red Phoenix Army?"

Shaking his head, Gan Run smiled bitterly: "I once visited King Jin. It's a pity that the other party is confined to the regulations of the imperial court and cannot cross the line. Except for a few weapons, there was no movement. With a wave of his hand, the entourage behind him immediately pushed several small carts, on which were placed hundreds of swords and armor, and there were still blood stains on them, which should have been ripped from the dead man's body.

"That's it. ”

Pointing to these weapons, Gan Run's eyes were blank.

With these weapons, it is okay to fight against bandits and ruffians, but if you face the well-equipped Mongolian elite, it is vulnerable.

"Is that all these weapons rely on?"

Everyone looked at these weapons, although a glimmer of light rose, but this light was faint, as if it would be extinguished anytime and anywhere.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, bringing with it the sound of horses' hooves.

When Gan Run heard this familiar voice, he immediately became nervous.

In the distance, a voice shouted: "Enemy attack!"

The cannon roared, and the brilliance in everyone's eyes dissipated, leaving only a look of despair.

............

Hezhou.

A few days ago, because Wang Dechen gave up the attack, everyone had a little respite.

But then came the arrival of the main Mongolian army, in the face of the pressure of Meng Ge and Guo Kan, Wang Jian and Yu Yu did not dare to be careless, and naturally invested most of their forces in order to be able to resist the opponent's attack.

And this kind of offensive also lasted for more than ten days.

Sitting on the top of the small white tower, Wang Jian overlooks the scenery at the bottom of the mountain.

Surrounding the entire Diaoyu City, there are occasional fish jumping up in the waves, which is the Jialing River that protects this place. It is precisely because of this Jialing River that the Mongol army on the other side has never been able to break through the military formation smoothly and attack the Diaoyu City. On the other side of the river, countless tents were being erected, and there seemed to be people moving back and forth, which was where the Mongol military camp was located.

"Brother Wang. Do you know that just three days ago, the Purple Mountain was destroyed by Wang Dechen. With a long sigh, Yu Jue always sat on the stool.

He has seen too much about the situation on the other side, and he has long been familiar with the other party's every move, but with his current situation, how can he break through the blockade of the other side?

It is already difficult to protect the Diaoyu City from being breached.

"Of course I know. ”

Wang Jian nodded, staring at the Mongolian military camp in the distance, and suddenly asked, "It's just Brother Yu." What do you think they are going to do? Are they going to stay here for a long time? You should know that it is quite unusual for the other side to stop attacking today. ”

Yu Jue nodded and replied, "It seems that it should be like this." After all, our city is built on a mountain, surrounded by large rivers, and the terrain is high and wide. With the strength of the other party, even if the strength of the army increases tenfold, it will never be possible to break through this city. There was a lot of faith in the words.

After all, when the Mongols came here, they fought with each other several times, but they foiled the opponent's attack, so that they could not attack the city at all.

The key is this Diaoyu City, otherwise how could Yu Jue boast of trapping the other party here?

Thinking of the previous situation, Wang Jian sighed unconsciously: "So when they couldn't take it, they changed their strategy, planning to trap us here and not let us out of the city?"

"As it should be. Yu Jue smiled bitterly: "With the current situation of our army, it is impossible to break through the opponent's defensive posture at all, which is equivalent to sitting in a besieged city." If it is according to what the soldiers say, it is really a taboo in war. The words were a little, but he showed a bit of luck, and replied: "But fortunately, this Jialing River is still in the hands of our army, and there is enough food in the city, which can be supported." However, if it continues for a long time, I am afraid that it will also be difficult. ”

"That's right. A prolonged standoff is not an option, unless reinforcements attack the Mongols from behind. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to break the deadlock. Wang Jian replied calmly, but he was blunt about the current scene.

Nowadays, no matter how much you deceive, you can only be honest with each other to let your soldiers rest in peace.

Yu Jue replied, "That's right. But you should also know that at present, in the land of Lianghuai, the Mongol army, under the leadership of Wuliang Taihe, is invading more and more fiercely. On the Lin'an side, it is really difficult to deploy troops in a short period of time. How easy is it to break the blockade of the other side from behind?"

"Isn't there a Red Phoenix Army?"

Wang Jian asked again: "I remember, you once assigned Li Tingzhi to Chang'an to invite Xiao Feng to the south. If she had come, she should have been able to thwart the Mongol offensive. ”

"Naturally, you have a point. But the problem is that this matter is just a private matter, and if Lin'an listens to it, I am afraid that the current official family will be suspicious of me. Yu Jue shook his head and vetoed.

Wang Jian raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to scold: "Official, doesn't he understand how dangerous we are here?

"Hmph. It's not that you don't know that today's official family only started in the countryside and has no foundation in the court, if it were not for Shi Miyuan's support, how could he be able to ascend to the great treasure? However, since Shi Miyuan's death, although the rest of the forces are there, they have gradually dissipated with time. Since the fall of Meng Heng, Zheng Qingzhi died in office five years ago due to fatigue, fortunately Shi Songzhi took over, but now Shi Songzhi is also very old and has almost no ability. More than half of the important ministers of the court have died, and his former dormant heart is only afraid that he is also ready to move. Yu Jue snorted lightly and complained.

Wang Jian's expression moved slightly, and he complained: "In this way, could it be that the official family plans to attack the army?"

In the Song Dynasty, due to the struggle against the Jin Dynasty in the past, the military ban had to be opened, allowing soldiers to collect grain on the spot to flush the military depot.

Although this method was a short period of maintaining the appearance of the army, withstood the repeated blows of the Jin Dynasty, but also led to the warlords rampant in the forbidden army, after a long time, those who controlled the army, above the local can not only say that it is a barrage, that is, bullying men and women, bullying merchants and other bad deeds, all of them emerged, and even fictitious soldiers ate empty salaries and other things, also emerged in endlessly, so that it became the stubborn disease of the Song Dynasty.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Yun intends to use strong means to collect all the power of the army and put it into the Privy Council of the Central Committee of the DPRK, so as to facilitate the transfer.

"As it should be. Otherwise, how could Ma Tianji and Ding Daquan run rampant in the government and the opposition?" Yu Jue complained, obviously very dissatisfied with the current situation in Lin'an.

He agrees with this approach, but now is a time of existential crisis, and if he takes action against the people in the army at this time, he is afraid that he will provoke the dissatisfaction of the people in the army, and if there is a change in the front line because of this, he is afraid that it will cause countless troubles.

Wang Jian sighed: "Alas. Of course, the official's heart understands, but does he think that he can turn the situation around with his own strength?"

For Zhao Yun, Wang Jian is extremely loyal, but he also understands that with Zhao Yun's temperament, which has not been tempered by war and is not clear to the people at the bottom, he is afraid that he will not be able to figure out the current situation at all.

At this time, I am messing around, but I am afraid that even the lifeblood of the entire dynasty may be completely tossed.

"No matter what. After all, Lin'an is too far away from us, and whatever we say here can't affect the official family. In that case, what are you talking about?" looked decadent, but Yu Jue felt that his fate was unlucky.

When he met Meng Heng in the past, the oath he made has always become an empty word.

It is the generation of heroes who are determined to restore the Central Plains, and they have long been covered by the loess, and what is left is only the face in the memory.

As soon as he poured the turbid wine in his hand, Yu Jue saw a drop of water splashing into the dust, and silently said in his heart: "General." This glass of wine, even if it is to honor you in the spirit of heaven, bless us and others to break through smoothly. ”