Chapter 1235: Shocking News

"Tang Gu, the cavalry of the Southern Army suddenly appeared twenty miles outside the city, and its troops are already under the city, and they need to quickly report to the Great Khan and quickly send reinforcements to reinforce it!" Tang Guzheng, who was waiting for news in the palace, was walking around anxiously, and the Gui Red Guards commanded Ming An to break in and hurriedly speak.

"Why is it so fast, how many soldiers and horses are there?" Tang Gu was taken aback when he heard this, according to the distance, it would take three days for the southern army to reach the city at the earliest, and he asked urgently.

"According to the sentry detectives, it is the cavalry of the Southern Army, about four or five thousand people!" Ming An was also not polite, grabbed the kettle on the case and poured it hard before replying.

"Fortunately, there are not many troops, not enough to threaten the city!" Tang Gu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"The cavalry marches fast, this may only be the front of the southern army, if there is still a large army behind, only how the two of us can defend the city." Ming An also knows his own details, and understands that the main force is Tie Maichi's Hara Luwei, and they are all just soy sauce, at most they are just strong and powerful, and it really can't be done.

"Not necessarily, the southern army must have learned that Hararuwei had gone out of the city to reinforce Fu Li, so they were worried that our army would follow and pursue, and then send troops to contain but not to capture the city!" Tang Gu waved his hand, as for how much he believed, he didn't know how much he believed.

"If it's just containment, as long as we hold the city, we will have no fault, but I'm afraid that if the southern army is diverted from the mountain at the front of the army, it will be bad if we pretend to retreat and lure our army out of the city!" Ming'an was not optimistic, and said worriedly.

"The Southern Army has arrived, why do you still have the heart to chat!" At this time, there was another burly man outside in a hurry, it was Xibao Chiwei who commanded Sumaida, and seeing that the two were absent-minded, he asked.

"Where do you still have the heart to chat, I'm talking to Ming'an about the Southern Army's going and returning!" Tang Gu said with a wry smile. And the heart is even more bitter, although he is the leader in Xuzhou City, he can't be the master. He is also considered to be from a noble background, but the other two were released by Xue Jun to serve outside the cowardice, and their roots are bigger than him. Tie Maichi can still suppress the two of them, but he can't do it himself, and he can only 'discuss' something.

"What else is there to discuss, either let Tie Maichi hurry back to the army, or let's leave quickly!" Sumaida speaks amazingly.

"Hehe, if we retreat without a fight, won't we be punished by the Great Khan when we go back!" Tang Gu's face became even more bitter when he heard this, this one was simply running away if he couldn't beat him, but he could only say haha at the moment.

"What if I don't return? Can you beat the Confederate army? Knowing that you can't do it, it's not stupid to force it! Sumaida asked disappreciatively.

"Don't talk nonsense, mess up the morale of the army, things haven't reached the point of being out of control!" Ming An listened to his nonsense and frowned.

"Oh, so you have a way to get out of the army!" Sumaida sat down, picked up the wine on the case, poured a glass and drank it, and said jokingly, "With those homeless people who fled the famine in your hands, and the monks who pretended to be ghosts, can you defeat the Southern Army?" ”

"Each other, those dilapidated houses under your command are no better, and when they hear the cannon fire of the Song army, they are afraid that they will disperse in a hurry!" Ming An also laughed, and sneered at each other.

"Let's both say a few words!" Tang Gu knew that the two of them had always been in harmony, and no one was convinced, but this kind of comparison was really speechless, and seeing that the two were arguing again, he smiled helplessly and sat down and poured him wine.

"Tang Gu, you say something fair, can the combat power of our three guards hold Xuzhou?" Sumaida drank another glass of wine, wiped his mouth and asked Tang Gudao.

"Hmm...... If there are only these southern armies now, even if we can't defeat them, we should still be able to defend the city! Tang Gu pondered for a moment and said vaguely.

"What do you mean by being able to do it? We all know that it was only the front army of the Southern Army, and behind them was the 100,000 army of the Song Army. If Tiemai Chi does not return, we can hold out for a day, two days, or three days! Sumaida obviously didn't believe what it said, and said with a sneer.

"There is plenty of grain and grass in the city, the city is strong and deep, we still have 20,000 troops, and it is not easy for the southern army to break through Xuzhou. If we leave without a fight and lose Xuzhou City, the Great Khan will have to peel our skin and cramp, and trample on thousands of horses to death! Although Tang Gu also had the intention of escaping, he didn't dare to say it, but he didn't hesitate to say anything, he had to stop it, otherwise the army's heart would be shaken, and what would he, the main general, do.

"yes, yes!" Ming An was also shocked when he heard this, no matter how big his roots were, they were all in the thought of the Great Khan, and he immediately changed his words, "Maybe it was the Southern Army that was worried about Tie Maichi's reinforcements, so they used the feint attack on Xuzhou as a bait to transfer Tie Maichi back, so that he could withdraw his troops safely!" ”

"There is some truth, but we still have to strengthen our vigilance and don't fall for the trick!" Although Sumaida looks like a rough man, he is not stupid, and he immediately came to his senses when he saw Tang Gu change his words, and he lost his words, and quickly agreed.

"I have sent someone to send the battle report to Dadu urgently, and I have also sent people to chase Tie Maichi along the way, asking him to hurry back to help, in case there is no need, I want to have news back soon!" Tang Gu also took a sip of wine and said.

"I hope it's just a false alarm, the Southern Army will withdraw as soon as possible, and we will be able to continue farming for the most part!" Ming An sighed.

"The little emperor of the Southern Dynasty is really difficult, he has invaded the territory since last year, captured Yangzhou, occupied Lianghuai, captured thousands of miles of land, but he still hasn't stopped, do you want to take the Central Plains?" Sumaida drank the wine in the bowl and said in a muffled voice.

"If it weren't for the Han army guards who attacked the rear camp of the Southern Army and burned grain and grass, forcing them to withdraw their troops, I am afraid that this Southern and Northern Expedition would really enter the Central Plains!" Tang Gu sighed.

"I heard that the Southern Korean naval army is still wandering along the coast of Qingzhou, and they are preparing to take over the infantry army to the north after capturing Xuzhou, and most of them will be difficult to protect at that time, so they can only retreat to the grassland!" Ming An lowered his voice.

"When the news that the naval army of the Southern Dynasty appeared in the sea off Cheongju came back, the kings of the sect played the Great Khan to return to the grassland, and those nobles also took care of the soft and returned to the grassland fiefdom in the name of summer vacation. If it weren't for the Great Khan's insistence on refusing to leave, I'm afraid that we would all have arrived in Helin at this time! Tang Gu said in a low voice.

"I don't know if you can explain before leaving, anyway, I told my family before I set out on the expedition, and I want them to leave the city immediately when they hear that the Great Khan is leaving Beijing, otherwise they will never be able to leave again!" Sumaida said with a grin, undisguised his worries.

"Hehe, I thought I was the only one who confessed to the future? It turns out that you are the same, but fortunately, the army of the Southern Dynasties has withdrawn, and the cavalry alone cannot break through the city! Ming An said with a smile.

"It's hard to say, I thought that the Southern Dynasties would not withdraw their troops easily, how could they give up the current good situation, even if the grain and grass were burned, it would only take more than ten days to transport grain and grass from Jiangdong to reach the front of the army. It is estimated that they are deliberately showing weakness to delay time, otherwise why would they go and return! Sumaida shook his head and said.

"This is reasonable, the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty has always used his troops to use false and real, and he is good at using the strategy of attacking the east and the west, he used the retreat as a cover to lure our army out of the city to pursue, and then used a small number of troops to contain us, but in fact, it confuses our army, so that we can't figure out its intentions, and we have to rush back and forth, buying time for transporting grain and grass, in order to prepare for another battle!" Tang Gu nodded.

"In this way, it makes sense for the Great Khan to order us to attack as soon as possible, that is, to start a decisive battle to recover the lost territory before their food and grass arrive, then the naval army of the Southern Dynasty will also withdraw, so that the crisis of Gyeonggi will be solved!" Ming An said.

"Okay, those are not what we think, just look forward to the incoming Song army not wanting to attack the city!" Sumaida said impatiently, "This is only wine, but there is no meat, and there is no taste when you drink it, go get some meat, and drink it first!" ”

"Good!" Tang Gu recruited a servant and asked him to prepare wine and meat, and said, "If the southern army really wants to attack the city, I'm afraid it really won't be able to hold it." The city defense of Shouzhou is not inferior to Xuzhou, just a cannon fire will kill the soldiers and civilians in the city, burning 40,000 or 50,000 people, and the city will be self-defeating! ”

"That's why I said that this city is a coffin, and it's useless to hide in, and you won't be able to run if you want to!" Sumaida took another sip of wine.

"Well, if Tie Maichi can't come back, we have to plan early!" Ming'an also thought it was authentic.

At this time, there were servants who brought wine and meat, Tang Gu did not leave them to serve, but retreated from all the people in the hall, and ordered the guards guarding the door not to disturb, so that they got together and began to mumble and discuss things, as for what they said, it was not known to outsiders.

"Envoy of the capital, there is an urgent military situation report!" The three of them drank two jars of wine, ate a pot of meat, and were already half-drunk, when a guard said loudly outside the door.

"Don't bother if it's not an enemy attack!" Tang Gu roared impatiently.

"The envoy is not the enemy attacking the city, but the messenger who went to Fuli has returned, saying that he has something important to report!" The guard said again.

"Oh, let him come quickly!" When Tang Gu heard and looked at the three of them, his face was full of anticipation, obviously they all wanted to know the news of Tie Maichi.

"Meet the three generals!" The messenger soon came to the church and gave a salute.

"The news that the enemy is coming to attack Xuzhou has been delivered, what does Tie Maichi say?" Tang Gu already had some alcohol, raised his hand to let him get up and asked casually.

"Gift...... Envoy Yudu, something happened to the Hararu Guard, and the little one didn't find General Tie Maichi! The messenger replied, still hunched over, in a trembling voice.

"Something's wrong? What can happen to tens of thousands of troops! Tang Gu was stunned for a moment, and then he carefully looked at the messenger, and found that his face was full of horror, as if he was frightened, and handed him a bowl of wine.

"Envoy of the capital, the Hararu Guards were ambushed by the enemy at Jiagou Station, and the whole army has been wiped out!" The messenger did not take the bowl, but fell to his knees with a cry.

'Smack! ’

"Annihilation?! How is it possible, you tell me carefully, there is a nonsense to kill your whole family! Tang Gu heard the wine bowl fall to the ground, making a crisp sound, and the wine he drank immediately turned into white sweat, stood up and pointed at it and shouted......

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