"At present, Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze are leading the army to attack Xiangyang. ”

Stepping into the political hall, the herald from Xiangyang City was hoarse, telling everything that was currently happening in Xiangyang City one by one.

At first hearing the news, the princes of the political affairs hall headed by Zheng Qingzhi and assisted by Jiang Wanli and Dong Huai were all stunned, their faces were in disbelief, and they were obviously shocked by this unexpected news.

"Really?"

"Teng" stood up from his seat, Zheng Qingzhi walked quickly to the spy and asked.

The spy was also frightened, and quickly took out a letter from his bosom, the mud seal on the letter had not been damaged, obviously what was written inside was very important, and replied: "A few days ago, the two of them led 50,000 troops respectively to march from Nanyang and Ruyang, and all the details are in this letter. ”

Zheng Qingzhi crushed the clay seal, took out the letter and swept it, his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

"What's going on?"

Dong Huai looked nervous, for fear of hearing bad news.

Zheng Qingzhi handed over the letter and said, "For now, the situation is okay. It's just that there is not much grain stored in the city, and if there is no rescue, even Meng Heng will not be able to support it. ”

Dong Huai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "With General Meng here, I don't have to worry about waiting." ”

"Even so, we can't sit idly by, after all, the Mongols are powerful, and this invasion is unlikely to be limited to this. If we are arrogant, I am afraid that we will repeat the shame of Jingkang in the past. Zheng Qingzhi pretended to be angry and scolded Dong Huai.

"That's right. ”

Jiang Wanli also rebuked with some reproach: "If it weren't for the negligence of the people in the DPRK and the Central Committee at that time, how could we have recreated Jingkang's shame? Since we are officials, we must naturally abide by our duties and strive to be able to repel the Mongols, and only in this way can we ensure the peace and harmony of the people in the country's borders." ”

Dong Huai responded: "It should be like this." Xiao Feng's face flashed in his mind, and he remembered the agreement with the other party that day, and according to the time, the batch of arms should be about to arrive.

Zheng Qingzhi was a little nervous, thought about it for a while, and then instructed Jiang Wanli: "You go and tell Lu Wende, Li Tingzhi and others, tell them that the battle on the front line is urgent, and let the two go back quickly." After all, Meng Heng is weak, and if he can have the help of these two young heroes, he should be able to reduce some of the pressure. He immediately looked at Dong Huai and said, "And now that you are in charge of the weapons superintendent, then go all out to make enough weapons for the front line, only in this way can we resist the invasion of the Mongolian army." After thinking about it, he said, "As for me, I need to go to the palace." Such an important matter, if there is no official support, it cannot be maintained. ”

"I'll understand. ”

Dong Huai and Jiang Wanli each responded, and left the political hall.

After Zheng Qingzhi saw the two leaving, tiredness flashed on his face, and he cried and laughed again: "I thought I could survive this catastrophe." It's just that looking at Mongolia's performance, doesn't it seem that you want me to continue to do it?" Knowing that every war will be accompanied by a fierce court struggle, Zheng Qingzhi felt very stressed, but he still raised his seven-foot body, and said with a smile: "That's it, since that's the case, then let me see what means you have!"

Thinking of the war in the distance, he only put his hands on his back, called a carriage that had been waiting for a long time, and then asked the coachman to take him to the front of the Vertical Arch Palace, the office of the most powerful emperor of the Song Dynasty.

It's noon, not morning.

So Zheng Qingzhi drove straight in, and came directly to the imperial study next to him, he knew that after the court meeting was over, Zhao Yun would usually deal with government affairs here, of course, including receiving courtiers and other things, all of which were carried out here.

"Your Majesty. The minister has something important to report. ”

Stopping, Zheng Qingzhi bowed to Zhao Yun in the distance.

Zhao Yun hurriedly replied: "If it weren't for Aiqing's great help that day, I would definitely not be able to ascend to the Great Treasure Hall like today." Fu Fu hesitated a little, and then asked: "It's just Elder Zheng, but I don't know what is the matter with you, you are in such a hurry?"

On weekdays, Zhao Yun can be said to have seen Zheng Qingzhi enter the palace under such circumstances, but today he looked in such a hurry, obviously what happened should not be underestimated, otherwise how could Zheng Qingzhi be so uneasy?

"At present, there is news from Meng Heng that Xiangyang Mansion is besieged by enemy troops, and we are asked to send reinforcements as soon as possible, so that we can repel the other party. Zheng Qingzhi paused, his expression extremely serious.

"Xiangyang Mansion, didn't you expect that Tartar to stop yet?" Shocked by this news, Zhao Yun immediately frowned, obviously a little displeased.

Now that the dynasty is at a critical time, if it is carried out at this time, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will be exhausted, and there is even a possibility of overturning.

Zhao Yun knew that the situation was critical, and his face showed a wry smile, and he complained: "That's it." Since it's safe, I don't know how you're going to deal with it?"

"Between the following, this time the two of them raised troops and came, not just all the way, so although I want to keep in mind the battle in Xiangyang, we can't let go of the movements elsewhere, and we need to carefully observe the movements. And among the two Huai, there is still Zhao Kui guarding, in order to avoid the other party taking advantage of the situation, he must not leave easily. It is precisely for this reason that between Israel and China, the DPRK and China should be assisted by the forbidden army, so that the inside and the outside can completely annihilate the other side. As for the Sichuan generation, Yu Jue can be ordered to defend it, and then block the enemy. Only by moving in unison can we ensure that the enemy is completely kept out of the country. ”

Zheng Qingzhi said loudly, word by word, it is very pertinent.

After Zhao Yun heard this, he also knew that this matter was important, but a person appeared in his mind and asked, "What about the Red Phoenix Army?"

"Red Phoenix Army, but I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, is there anything wrong with this Red Phoenix Army?"

Zheng Qingyi was stunned for a while, obviously he was also a little confused by Zhao Yun's words.

Zhao Yun sighed slightly, thinking of Xiao Feng in his mind, his eyebrows were also tightened, and he secretly asked with some annoyance: "I mean, if that person knows about this, how do you think she will act?"

Treating Xiao Feng, Zhao Yun has an indescribable disgust, not the other party's somewhat flamboyant behavior, if it is rampant, Shi Miyuan at the beginning is far superior to this woman, but more of that kind of rejection from the psychological level, completely from the bottom of his heart, I feel that Xiao Feng's daughter is extremely dangerous.

It can be said that if it weren't for the strength of the other party, Zhao Yun would not have been able to receive this person.

Zheng Qingzhi understood this and said: "If Yichen knew Xiao Feng, she should order the people in the army to resist, and never let the other party invade the core area of her rule. ”

"But what if the other party uses the excuse of resisting the Mongolian army to directly break into the Sichuan and Shu area?" Zhao Yun shook his head and slowly expressed the doubts in his heart.

Zheng Qingzhi understood Zhao Yun's thoughts, and opened his mouth to defend himself, but found that he was stunned, and obviously there was no guarantee that this would not happen.

That Xiao Feng is not a person in the court after all, but he will not be like Yue Wumu at the beginning, he only needs a piece of paper, and he can be taken away or even put in prison. And if this happens, I am afraid that the whole situation will take a turn for the worse, and the Red Phoenix Army will even directly move south, following the example of the Qin State in the past to destroy Shu, and completely engulf the entire Sichuan and Shu.

With the strength of the Red Phoenix Army and the strength of Sanxiao, it is not a lie to defeat Yu Jue to occupy Sichuan and Shu.

"Your Majesty, the old minister will definitely try his best to stop this. After a pause, Zheng Qingzhi replied with a solemn expression.

Zhao Yun was also indifferent, and immediately replied: "That's good." If Elder Zheng is here, he will definitely be able to ensure the peace of our dynasty. ”

Since he reported the matter of Xiangyang City to Zhao Yun, after Zheng Qingzhi said goodbye, he left from this vertical arch hall, but he thought in his heart: "Alas. It seems that this matter will not be over for a while. ”

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

On the other side, Jiang Wanli also found Li Tingzhi and Lu Wende and told them what happened in Xiangyang City one by one.

After hearing this, Li Tingzhi was immediately nervous, Meng Heng was a role similar to a mentor to him, and now that he was in danger, how could he be willing to stumble in this Lin'an City, and immediately asked: "Master Jiang." Please send me to support, otherwise if it drags on, I am afraid that General Meng may be in danger. ”

Immediately afterwards, Lu Wende also said aloud: "My lord, the situation is critical now, if there is no reinforcement, how brave is General Meng, and how can he confront the other party?"

"There is some truth in what you two are thinking. But at the moment, you should also know that if you want to be able to defeat the other party, you will need 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the firearms in the army have not yet been fully equipped, if you rush to Xiangyang City, you are afraid that you will encounter accidents. The two of you will wait for a while, and when the deployment of the forbidden armies in various places is completed and equipped with enough ammunition, the two of you will naturally accompany you. Jiang Wanli said loudly.

Li Tingzhi looked nervous, and asked again: "This is very good." It's just Lord Jiang, who is the leader of the troops this time?"

is the so-called courage of the army, if the leader is the dragon and phoenix, then the soldiers and horses under his command will not be bad, but if the leader is a mediocre person, then I am afraid that the mistake will be repeated.

"The leader of the army this time is General Meng's brother Meng Jing, and the partial generals are Meng Ying and Meng Zhang. Although these three people are far inferior to Meng Heng, they are also generals in the court, proficient in military strategy and warfare, and the three of them are also practitioners of a practice, this method can condense the power of the three people, that is, when they encounter the attack of the earth immortals, they can also fight against it. If you are in harmony with General Meng, you should be able to frustrate the opponent's edge. ”

Jiang Wanli said slowly, this war is really important, naturally it is impossible for the Mongolian army to seize Xiangyang, otherwise Xiangyang will be lost, and the right side can take advantage of the Yangtze River all the way south and directly force into Lin'an.

At that time, the ministers of the court and the central government will be surprised, and if something happens, it will be troublesome.

Li Tingzhi was immediately overjoyed and said, "If these three people lead the troops, the end will be fine." It's just the safety of Fengwu Mansion, but I don't know if Lord Jiang has any arrangements?"

"I heard that the Red Feng Army sent people over a few days ago, although the number is not large, only more than 30 people, but all of them are elite, and they are equipped with high-grade guns to ensure the safety of Fengwu Mansion. They are all under Commander Xiao, and when it comes to the safety of Fengwu Mansion, they are naturally far above you. You can leave without worry. Jiang Wanli said again.

At this time, Lu Wende was a little strange and asked, "It's just Lord Jiang, but I don't know about the logistics, who is in charge?"

As the saying goes, laymen talk about weapons, insiders talk about logistics, and everyone understands what it means if there is a shortage of food in the army.

"I don't know about that. It's just that I heard what the official family once said, and it seems that he intends to let Jia Yidao take the position. Jiang Wanli frowned slightly, obviously also having doubts about this matter.

Lu Wende was also a little nervous, and asked, "Jia Rudao, can he do it?"

"Now that the official family has made a decision, it is difficult for us to stop it. It's just that you also need to pay attention to one point, don't let your guard down, otherwise it will be troublesome to let the Mongol army completely cut off our food and grass. Jiang Wanli instructed again, for fear that the two of them would have a problem with this matter.

"Don't worry, the two of us will definitely keep the army safe. ”

The two of them clasped their fists in their chests and replied loudly.

After the two left, Jiang Wanli also returned to the mansion and prepared to start dealing with government affairs, but now that the situation is crisis, he can't settle down and deal with the government affairs at hand.

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

Fengwu Mansion.

Thinking about that batch of munitions, Dong Huai came here again.

Looking carefully at the soldiers standing solemnly on both sides, Dong Huai was about to step forward, but was stopped by two people.

"I am Dong Huai, and I am here to find your father-in-law. I wonder if you can be accommodating and let me ask to see the lord of your family?" Dong Huai was a little anxious, but he also knew that he could not use force easily, so as not to damage the relationship between the two.

"If you take it here for a while, I'll tell my lord. ”

The man nodded, and left his post, and after a long time, the door opened, and he came out of it and said to Dong Huai: "The lord is now waiting in the hall, and please come with me." ”

"That's good. ”

Dong Huai, under the leadership of this attendant, quickly returned to the lobby.

At this moment, Xiao Feng was sitting on the Taishi chair, with a pot of boiling tea on the coffee table next to her, and a few tea cups next to her, and the whole person looked leisurely, as if everything outside had nothing to do with her, just immersed in her own dreams.

Dong Huai knew that he had come this time to get weapons, so he lowered his body and complained: "Commander Xiao, I have taken the liberty to come here this time, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

"No problem. Xiao Feng shook his head, put down the teacup in his hand, pointed to the seat next to him, and complained: "Seeing that Lord Dong is full of sorrow and blank eyes today, he must have encountered something difficult to solve, but I don't know if Xiao can help you solve this matter?"

After Dong Huai randomly chose a seat and sat down, he was immediately surprised when he heard what Xiao Feng said, and immediately asked, "You already know?"

"That's right. After all, it is the matter of Mongolia going south, if I ignore it, then how can I become the commander of the Red Phoenix Army?" Xiao Feng smiled lightly, showing all the strategies in his chest, and said: "Of course, if you are willing to let me be crowned king, I will naturally be extremely happy. It's just that judging by your appearance, it seems that this matter is far from being passed. For the previous things, even now, Xiao Feng is still a little annoyed, so he is not kind in his words.