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Chapter 256 [Fight! 】

Outside Longxi City, there were crowds of people, colorful flags were waving, loess was cushioned, clear water was purified, and countless people were eating and drinking pots beside the road, cheering and noisy, and the yamen runners who were crowded to maintain order were sweating, screaming and complaining.

On this day, most of the military and civilians in southern Fujian were concentrated here, with only one purpose - to comfort the king's army and see the style of the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

Thirty miles away from the city gate, Wen Tianxiang, wearing purple court robes, brought many Han She army leaders including Chen Zhi, Mrs. Xu, Chen Diaoyan, Huang Hua, as well as surrendered Zhangzhou garrison and a group of state subordinates, respectfully saluted Zhao Lie, the Emperor of Song Dynasty on the imperial chariot.

"My minister Wen Tianxiang, please see Your Majesty."

"We will pay homage to Your Majesty."

Zhao Lie smiled and nodded, raised his hand and said, "You are exempt from courtesy, the Prime Minister is close to you."

If Zhao Lie had been following his previous character, he would have been lifted up from the chariot and become accompaniment with the generals and ministers. However, now he is the emperor, so the emperor must have the qualities of the emperor. Every move affects the world. Under the attention of everyone, it is too "extraordinary" and is not good for him and subordinates.

Although the throne of the emperor is good, it also means sacrifices something, gains and losses, and this has always been the case.

Wen Tianxiang approached the imperial chariot and walked with him. The king and his minister laughed and talked about the wind, just like a close friend, which made the generals and ministers who saw this scene happy. Since ancient times, the mutual adaptation between the king and the minister often means the revitalization of the court and the arrival of prosperity.

Under Longxi City, Zhao Lie received the most solemn welcome since ascending the throne. The cheers and enthusiasm of the people in southern Fujian are hotter than the sun in June and surging more than the huge waves in the East China Sea.

Until you enter the city and stay in the temporary renovated palace, you can still hear the cheers of the soldiers and civilians outside the palace.

Zhao Lie breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The military and civilians in southern Fujian are really enthusiastic."

Mrs. Xu said: "It is because the army and people in southern Fujian have been suffering and violent for a long time. I have been waiting for the king's army day and night. I have tried what I wish today. It is like a long drought and a rainy rain, and I can see the beauty of heaven, so I am so happy..."

Zhao Liehan nodded with a smile, knowing that although Mrs. Xu was the leader of the She Army, she was from a scholarly family. Her father Chen Wenlong was appointed as the governor of Fujian and was involved in political affairs, so he spoke well.

Chen Diaoyan grinned even more and said, "Your Majesty knows that from tonight, all the villages on the hills and villages on the hills will dance for three consecutive days. This is a celebration ceremony for our She people."

Zhao Lie was very excited: "In this way, you should watch it well."

Chen Zhi stepped forward to report: "As soon as I entered Longxi, Your Majesty's experience of entering Fujian was here. In a hurry, I could only convert the house of a wealthy businessman into a palace. Let Your Majesty bend into this humble room, which is my fault..."

Zhao Lie waved his hand: "Don't blame Chen Qing, it's already very good here - at least it's much better than the military tent I lived on the north side."

Wen Tianxiang, Mrs. Xu and others were all very impressed. They all heard about the battle situation of the new official family going north. It was really sweeping all the way, and thousands of troops were trying to break the enemy. What was even more rare was that the simplicity of eating and living with the soldiers along the way, and sleeping at night was not believed to be the place where an emperor stayed.

He used military force like a god, respected the wise and the poor, and shared the joys and sorrows... The winner of the Song Dynasty is like this, and it is difficult not to revive it!

Chen Zhi reported again: "I have selected a good place in Liangshan, the southeastern coast of Zhangpu, to build an palace for Your Majesty. At most, it will be basically completed..."

In history, whether the emperors were patrolling for hunting or personally expeditioning, their palaces were usually chosen on a scenic mountain not far from the capital. This has two benefits: one is that it has the advantages of mountains, rivers and places, which are easy to create. The other is that it is safer than a city with mixed crowds.

Zhao Lie also knew this, but he still rejected it very simply: "Forget it, Liangshan, if you want to choose a location, just choose Tonggushan."

As soon as Zhao Lie said this, except for the generals of the Dragon Que Army who were accompanying the north, all the generals and ministers in southern Fujian were shocked: "Your Majesty will never be able to do it!"

Liangshan is located between Zhangpu and Chaozhou, only a hundred miles away from Longxi. It is a full back and is extremely safe. It is closer to the sea. Once something happens, it is blocked by land and can sail to sea at any time, which makes the Yuan people helpless. And Tonggu Mountain... is the front line bordering the Yuan army!

All the generals were urging, but suddenly heard a rush of horse hooves outside the mansion. After a while, a long report came: "Da Genglingling urgently reported--"

Dagenling?! Zhao Lie's heart suddenly jumped.

In the stunned eyes of the generals, a 400-li Jiaxingtang newspaper with two feathered edicts was submitted to the imperial case.

Zhao Lie took apart and saw his eyes lit up: "The police whistle in Dagenling urgently reported that two Mongolian Yuan cavalry, which were less than ten thousand cavalry, walked along the Zhang River and Taoshui bypassed Dagenling and raided Shaozhou and Yingde Mansion. After several days, the Yuan army conquered the city and abandoned the city, and ten thousand cavalry rushed south. The target was most likely Guangzhou City... It is reported that Li Heng and Wanzhedu, the commander of these two Yuan army cavalry."

All the generals and ministers were all gloomy. The good situation of the Northern Expedition had just opened, and such a big fissure appeared behind him... For a moment, the heavy lead clouds were pressed on their hearts.

Zhang Shijie clapped the armrest of the chair and sighed, "Boyan did this move again. The Meng people's usual trick is to use the advantages of cavalry to implement a big detour, cut off my food route, intercept my retreat, disrupt my morale of the army, and disturb my strategy... Your Majesty, you must observe it."

Not to mention that Zhang Shijie is good at commanding cavalry and is well versed in the Mongolian Yuan tactics, even Zhao Lie, who did not understand cavalry tactics very well, understood that this was the Mongolian tactics that had been tried and tested since the era of Genghis Khan. Even Kublai Khan adopted the strategy of attacking and destroying the Southern Song Dynasty by bypassing Jingchuan and detouring from Dali - the Mongolian Yuan had already raised the cavalry detouring tactics to the strategic height.

Although Boyan's move was very clever, it was not unexpected that in dozens of military controversies in the Northern Expedition of the Longque Army, Zhang Shijie had raised this possibility at least when attacking Jieyang. It also attracted the attention of Zhao Lie and sent a team of sharp whistles to Nanxiongzhou, which guarded Dagengling. This time the urgent report was also sent by the sharp whistles. In addition, the defenders of Nanxiongzhou were also instructed to strengthen their vigilance and ordered Wen Tianxiang to urgently send an army of no less than 5,000 people to Nanxiongzhou.

It seems that it is still a step slower. The reinforcement army may have roared past before it even reached Nanxiong Prefecture. The mobility of the cavalry was too strong, and Boyan was willing to pay the capital and sent out tens of thousands of cavalry at once. With the weak forces of the Guangnan Prefectures that had just been restored, they could not stop it at all. To be honest, they could not even stop it.

Jiang Fenglie was also anxious: "Your Majesty, once Guangzhou is lost, our land food route will be cut off, and this powerful Yuan army cavalry will turn north and attack the Guangnan city where we have just recovered. With the weak forces we left in these cities, we cannot resist at all. Perhaps it will not take long before this Mongolian Yuan cavalry will come from behind us... At that time, our army will be attacked from both sides and fall into danger. Please observe clearly Your Majesty!"

Shi Yang slapped the table and said, "Cabin, cavalry - he has the advantage of cavalry in the Mongolian Yuan, and we also have the advantage of infantry. If you put on a stance and fight, who is afraid of whom! Your Majesty, fight!"

"Yes, fight!"

"Let's take the initiative before the Yuan army's cavalry has broken through Guangzhou!"

A series of burning eyes focused on the Emperor of Song, the commander of the Song army, and Zhao Lie, the soul of the Dragon Bird Army.
Chapter completed!
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