Cao Wu led them to the front of the walled gate, and a middle-aged military general greeted him, wearing familiar copper armor and a dark green cloak, and flew in front of everyone and dismounted, knelt in front of Zhao Huanhuan, and said: "The last general will meet the emperor." Cao Wu introduced: "This is General Yang Congyi, the current Yi Weilang, and the commander of Shencha Village. Come and greet the emperor. Zhao Huanhuan nodded and said, "General Yang, please get up." Yang Congyi was thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a resolute appearance and a burly figure, and after getting up, he said: "Please invite the emperor to enter the village for a military parade, and the sons and daughters will definitely be greatly boosted." Zhao Huanhuan said with a smile: "This palace is about to take a look at the majesty of our army. ”

Entering the Shencha Village, three thousand Song soldiers lined up on both sides, holding their heads high, their eyes not squinting, their armor was bright and heroic. Zhao Huanhuan looked at it and said happily: "It's really an elite teacher." Yang Congyi sighed: "The defeat of Fuping has caused my Sichuan and Shaanxi elites to lose everything, and these 3,000 elite soldiers are Wu Jingluo's personal soldiers, so they have not been damaged." Now the main force of defense is still the 20,000 reinforcements of the Blood Sword Castle. Then Yang Congyi sent them out of the Nanzhai Gate, and said: "Twenty miles forward is the monk Yuan, and the end will not be able to leave Dazhai without permission, and the redemption will not be far away." ”

The monk was originally built on a high slope, and the castle was made of local granite boulders, which was extremely strong and could accommodate 30,000 soldiers. The city wall, which was originally only three zhang high, has now been raised to five zhang. The banners of the words "Song" and "Wu" in the city fluttered one after another, and the soldiers were all elite soldiers drawn from the villages by Gongsun Mingyue. The soldiers recognized Jiang Feiyan and Luo Tianchu, and shouted excitedly, "Master Jiang and Master Luozhai are here!" Jiang Luo and the others also waved to the soldiers.

The city gate of the monk is made of muddy iron, weighs more than a thousand catties, there are seven door latches behind the door, five top door beams, very strong, only listen to the 'crunch' a few sounds, the city gate is pushed open by eight soldiers, four people come out, there are Gongsun Mingyue, Lu Yi, Wu Lan, and a purple-faced man, the purple-faced man is awe-inspiring, not angry and self-righteous, dressed in civilian clothes, with a sword on his waist, he guessed that he was Wu Jie. The four people who came out to greet met Zhao Huanhuan first, and then met with Luo Tianchu and others.

Wu Jie was cordial and enthusiastic, and he greeted Luo Tianchu and the others one by one, and the reunion of the heroes of the Blood Knife Castle was even more affectionate. Wu Jiedao: "Please invite the emperor and you to serve tea in the hall, and then set up a banquet for everyone to wash the dust." Zhao Huanhuan said: "The war is tight, wine and meat are expensive, there is no need to be extravagant, and it is a common meal." Wu Jie said: "The emperor is here, and the last general will not dare to be rude, and a mere table of meals is still open." ”

Everyone entered the Monk Plain, and the soldiers of the Blood Knife Fort thundered with joy and greeted Luo Tianchu and them. Luo Tianchu also recognized many brothers from the Demon King Village, and stepped forward to hug and say hello to everyone. Gongsun Mingyue smiled and said to Jiang Feiyan: "We know about your appearance in Yanjing, and everyone is full of praise for you." Wu Lan laughed and said: "I didn't expect you to really slaughter the **** of Wanyan Zongwang, it's really happy." Wu Jie said apologetically: "We are all from martial arts, and our words are indecent, and I hope the emperor will forgive me." Zhao Huanhuan smiled slightly, but didn't care.

Wu Jie led everyone into the big tent of the Chinese army, there was a fire in the tent, warm as spring, at the request of everyone, Zhao Huanhuan sat on the tiger skin chair of Wu Jie. The Sichuan-Shaanxi generals led by Wu Jie sat in the east, and Gongsun Mingyue and others sat in the west, and the first seat in the west was vacant, which was reserved for Ling Junlai.

Several junior colonels served fragrant tea, and Wu Jiedao: "You have removed a harm for my Great Song Dynasty in Yanjing, shocked the Golden Court, Wu was full of admiration, and even rescued His Royal Highness the Emperor, which is really a great merit." Jiang Feiyan and the others were modest, and Wu Jie continued: "I heard that there are eleven people in Guibao on this trip, why are only the two of you coming back?" Jiang Feiyan sighed, and briefly explained the process of being ambushed in Xuchang and evacuating separately. Wu Jie immediately ordered Cao Wudao: "Tell Yang Congyi to send additional men to patrol along the Wei River to help all the Han people who want to cross the river." After Cao Wu received the order to go, Gongsun Mingyue thanked him. Wu Jiedao: "Sir, don't be polite, Guibao sends charcoal in the snow when it is critical, and guards Sichuan and Shaanxi with us, this great favor Wu will not be able to repay." Gongsun Mingyue said with a smile: "Most of the soldiers in my castle are foreign villagers, idle and uneducated, but they have added a lot of trouble to Wu Jingluo. Wu Jie said with a smile: "Good military discipline requires a long time of training to develop, and Guibao does not eat the emperor's food, and it is a great favor to come to help for free." ”

Yue Yun said: "Where is Zhang Xianggong now?" When Wu Jie heard this, he showed a contemptuous look and said: "Zhang Xianggong was frightened in the Battle of Fuping, and now he has retired to Hanzhong to recuperate. Everyone was silent for a while, thinking that the Sichuan-Shaanxi crisis was caused by Zhang Jun, and it was really irresponsible to hide in the rear to recuperate when the war was imminent. Wu Jie recounted the defeat of Fuping, and the process was similar to Yue Yun's analysis. There is also a small episode, that is, when Zhang Jun sent out the troops, he won a few games by surprise. Wanyan Wushu vanguard Wanyan Lou Room led 30,000 cavalry to meet the enemy, that Wanyan Lou Room is a famous general in a hundred battles, calm and knowledgeable soldiers, no matter how Zhang Jun challenged always closed without fighting, Zhang Xianggong was proud and wrote in the city: "Whoever captures Wanyan Lou Room will be rewarded with a thousand gold and sealed the festival." Interestingly, Wanyan Lou also posted an example in his city: "Whoever can catch Zhang Jun will be rewarded with a cloth and a donkey." Everyone listened to it.

Wu Xuan said: "After the Battle of Fuping, Wanyan Wushu was going to attack Monk Yuan in one go, but suddenly learned of the death of Wanyan Zongwang, their two brothers have the best relationship, and Wanyan Wushu was ill under grief, so we took the opportunity to strengthen the fortifications of Monk Yuan. If he directly waved his troops, the three-zhang high city wall would not be able to withstand the onslaught of the golden soldiers, thanks to the precious time you have gained. ”

Gongsun Mingyue said: "Wanyan Wushu is young and strong, and he will recover soon, and at that time, the Jin Kingdom will go out with mourning soldiers, and the combat effectiveness will be even more terrifying. Wu Jie nodded and said, "Yes, now that our fortifications are ready, if the Jin soldiers really want to attack, come quickly." Yue Yun was puzzled and said: "Why is Wu Jingluo so anxious?" Wu Jie sighed: "The battle of Fuping has exhausted our grain and grass, and now there is a shortage of grain and grass, only for our 20,000 people to eat for half a month, if Jin Guo knows that I am false, but does not attack, we can starve to death just by starving." Yue Yun said: "Chengdu and Hanzhongtun have a lot of grain and grass, why don't you send some over." Wu Jie smiled bitterly: "Zhang Xianggong said that the monk's original city is not enough to defend, and sooner or later it will be broken. Several times I was persuaded to give up the monk's origin, but I refused. Yue Yun said: "After all, the monk is a small land, and it is difficult to last without support from the rear, and it is not a good idea to retreat to Hanzhong." Wu Jie smiled bitterly: "Yes, but I really don't want to give Chen Cangdao to others. Yue Yun bowed and said: "Wu Jing is slightly mighty. ”