"Dare to ask the governor of your family, how sure are you that you will recapture the Dongting?" When Zhang Shijie asked this sentence, his whole throat kept rolling.

He was a little nervous now, a little expectant, but even more afraid of disappointment.

"My lord's order, naturally, is foolproof!" Although Han Zhao was a demoted general, and his status was much lower than that of other famous generals in Dameng Town, he was very convinced of Mo Xiaobai's orders.

From the day he was captured as a water bandit, he watched the lord and the territory slowly grow. Winning one battle after another, as long as Big Dream City uses force, there will be no defeat, let alone empty-handed.

This kind of self-confidence is not blind worship, but the pride accumulated from real achievements. So much so that as soon as Mo Xiaobai's message arrived, he immediately set sail.

Because Han Zhao had been waiting for the lord's edict for a long time, he was ready to go to war at any time.

Confidently answering Zhang Shijie's inquiry, Han Zhao also turned around and asked, "I don't know if the general came here on purpose, what happened?" ”

So what's going on?

Hearing this question, a touch of embarrassment flashed on Zhang Shijie's face: "Brother Zhongye, you also know that now that the Song Dynasty is in turmoil, I naturally hope that everyone will work together to defend the imperial court." ”

Defend the Imperial Court?

Is that what you want me to stay?

Han Zhao immediately shook his head: "It is absolutely impossible to stay, the lord ordered me to go north, and I will act as ordered." ”

"I know, I know." Zhang Shijie nodded immediately, and then gritted his teeth: "So now I want to ask Brother Zhongye, can General Ben lead the water division with you to enter the Dongting?" ”

In the past, Zhang Shijie would never say such things. After all, even with Wen Tianxiang's hard support in Jiangxi, he could not see any hope of reversing the situation.

But now the situation is very different, the southern expeditionary army of Yuan and Mongolia is trapped in Jiangxi, the two most important water villages in Lin'an have also been broken, and even the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal will be threatened.

At this time, Yuanmeng had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in various places, but they could not gather in Jiangnan in a short time!

If, if this surprise attack on Dongting is successful, and the troops besiege Ezhou.

In the south of the Yangtze River, what else does Yuanmeng do?

Dongting, Ezhou, Poyang, and Lin'an, the entire Yangtze River basin, are they about to return to the hands of the Great Song Dynasty?

Don't miss the opportunity, lose it again!

As a fierce general who defected from Dajin to the Great Song Dynasty and climbed from the battlefield to today's high position step by step, Zhang Shijie has never lacked courage. As long as he is given so many possibilities and hopes, he can't help but pursue more.

His fate in this life has been tied to Song Ting, even if it was the old department of the Zhang family, even if there is no shortage of people in the family who have taken refuge in Yuanmeng, Zhang Shijie also knows that he will never go back and defect for the second time.

There will be no rebellion, only death.

But if there is the possibility of immortality, or even the opportunity for the Jedi to fight back through the ages, how can he, Zhang Shijie, not cherish it?

Isn't the defense line that is about to take shape at the moment the layout stated by Wen Tianxiang before attacking Jiangxi in the past?

At the beginning, this layout ended without a problem because of Chen Yizhong's negation, but now the two governors are working together to make the impossible possible.

Suppressing these thoughts in his heart, Zhang Shijie spoke: "This general can't transfer the warships used, but at least he can send another 10,000 sailors to fight for a chance for the Great Song Dynasty with these last 10,000 elite soldiers." ”

Zhang Shijie's words made Han Zhao a little dumbfounded.

What kind of madness is this general? Why did you suddenly want to go north with him to attack Dongting?

Moreover, the lord didn't explain how he should deal with this kind of thing.

Han Zhao's hesitation was seen by Zhang Shijie, and the rugged general suddenly became anxious: "Brother Zhongye refuses to agree?" The old man is quite familiar with Dongting and Ezhou, and if he plans properly, he can at least increase his chances of winning, which is by no means a dispensable burden. ”

Because Han Zhao is not his subordinate, and he, the general, is actually on the verge of being in name only, Zhang Shijie can't use his power to oppress people, he can only see his own value.

Anyway, he once fought a big battle in Ezhou, and it was a rare victory.

Han Zhao pondered for a while, looked at Zhang Shijie's eager gaze, and finally nodded: "Since the general has a heart, then quickly transfer troops, I will communicate with the lord, if the lord knows that the general can send reinforcements, he will be very happy to come." ”

Seeing Han Zhao agree, Zhang Shijie nodded happily: "This is very good, very good, I will go back to transfer troops, you take the first step to listen to the news, and I will be able to catch up in less than half a day." ”

………

The changes that happened in the south, Mo Xiaobai, who was in charge of the water gate at the moment, did not know.

Even if he knew, Mo Xiaobai was most interested in Zhang Hongfan's face outside the gate at this time.

Calculate the time, the news of the attack on Jiaxing should have come, right?

Will the old thing want to swallow itself raw?

Mo Xiaobai is very much looking forward to this.

However, the fact is just as Mo Xiaobai thought, when the defeat of Jiaxing and Huzhou was sent to Zhang Hongfan by a messenger, Zhang Hongfan, who was still excited about the imminent recapture of the Fenshui Pass, seemed to have learned Sichuan opera in an instant, and his whole face became deeper than a cloudy day.

The water village was seized and the canal was intercepted.

In just one or two days, more than 200 ships were lost.

It doesn't seem like much, but it was the first fleet prepared for the final attack on Song. As for the rest of the ships, it will take at least a month or more if they are redeployed.

"Bastard!"

"Bastard!"

Zhang Hongfan, who has always liked to show people with elegance, was scolded angrily for the first time. I don't know if I'm scolding Mo Xiaobai for being treacherous, or if I'm scolding those Shuizhai generals for being rice buckets.

Because the battle situation in Jiangxi has changed and the water dividing pass has been seized, he has almost all the troops that Lin'an Mansion can call up, and at this moment, Lin'an Mansion has no defensive strength at all except for a few servants and miscellaneous soldiers.

And Lin'an was the former capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and the local people would never help Yuanmeng defend the city against the Song army.

Lin'an, I'm afraid it's hard to protect!

"Do you want to withdraw your troops?"

"No, the withdrawal of troops now must be a failure. What's more, even if Lin'an is taken away, with a few thousand sailors, it will not be able to lay a foundation. ”

Straightening out the chaotic thoughts one by one, Zhang Hongfan looked at the southern pass viciously: "Pass my military order, double the number of soldiers and horses to fight, if you can't take it during the day, when to take the water pass and when to stop the army!" ”

Zhang Hongfan had no other choice but to end the war as soon as possible.

And what he thinks in his heart is actually what Mo Xiaobai misses.

"I've got more troops."

The time of half a pillar of incense passed, and Mo Xiaobai and Yang Yangyang, who were staying in the pass, also saw the changes on the battlefield, and laughed at the moment: "It seems that the old thing is in a hurry." ”

"If he's not in a hurry, I think you should."

Yang Yangyang's eyes swept over Mo Xiaobai, and his expression was not so relaxed: "And with this kind of offensive, it is difficult for the soldiers and horses in my hands to last until dark, you don't really plan to borrow Yuan Meng's hand and consume all my family resources." ”

"How can I be, didn't I say there would be reinforcements?"

"You mean March in the middle of winter? Where are the others now? ”

"He'll come later, and for now, you can shrink the defense line a little more and bring in all the Yuan troops."