The Mongolian soldiers walked along the bank of the Yangtze River, climbed onto the steps and boarded the ship, leaving bloody footprints on the bank.

The moisture on the riverside was heavy, and gradually, the bloody footprints turned into a bright red all over the ground.

A Shu stood outside the big boat and spat into the Yangtze River to show that he hated taking boats.

But I can finally leave the miasma-filled ghost place in Dali...

Kublai Khan has promised to make him Marshal of the Southern Capital.

Ah Shu also had enough qualifications. He wiped out Qi State and went all the way north. He fought in thirteen battles and claimed to have defeated more than 400,000 enemies.

The ship sailed away from the river bank.

Ah Shu looked back and suddenly remembered something.

He once asked Wanhu Baiyin to lead more than 10,000 troops and plunder the rear...but it seems that he hasn't heard from this passerby for a long time.

I don't know where I went.

"Let Baiyin penetrate the Song Dynasty and cross the river by himself. It's not difficult at all." A Shu thought to himself...

~~

Jia Sidao had rushed back to Ezhou and was standing on the west mountain watching the Mongolian army retreat.

The vast river in front of us was filled with mist, and the Mongolian troops on the river bank and surface stretched for dozens of miles...all retreated because of him.

Makes people excited.

Jia Sidao couldn't help but think of what he said when he and Li Xia were walking by the river, pointing to the Xishan Mountain in the distance.

"Is it true that a hero escapes the summer heat? Looking at Red Cliff from a distance, it looks like a fierce battle... If the Mongolian army dares to cross the Yangtze River, it will also teach them to use their guns and oars to be wiped out!"

A prophecy.

…

Finally, the last batch of Mongolian ships disappeared from sight. Jia Sidao recovered from his endless self-admiration and recruited Liao Yingzhong.

"Has it been calculated? How many casualties are there?"

"I report to Alang that in the battle of Ezhou, more than 13,800 people were killed in the battle. From Lu Wenxin, the deputy envoy along the river, to the generals below, 15 people were killed in the battle. Zhang Sheng, the governor of the capital..."

Following these words, the wind blowing seemed to carry the smell of blood.

Jia Sidao closed his eyes, raised his head slightly, and his long beard fluttered.

"such a pity."

Unfortunately, he was unable to pursue the Mongolian army any longer.

Jia Sidao thought about his plan with Li Xia again...

At that time, they all thought that Kublai Khan would immediately fight for the throne after getting the news.

You underestimated the other person.

Even Jia Sidao, although he knew that Yuan Jie would be defeated, did not expect that the people in Huaixi would be angry and help the Mongolian army cross the Yangtze River.

I was really scared at that time.

Also, Kublai Khan was always terrifyingly deep and unpredictable, and more than 100,000 Mongolian troops prepared to destroy the Song Dynasty first.

This forced him to take the risk of moving to Jiujiang, and finally proposed peace.

"Alang, judging from the wealth of the imperial court in recent years, there is still not enough money for pensions." Liao Yingzhong said: "The silver and silk tributes this year..."

"No." Jia Sidao said calmly.

Liao Yingzhong was stunned.

Jia Sidao raised his arms, stretched, rubbed his face, pulled away his face, and smiled.

He relieved himself of the pressure of facing the war and became frivolous again.

"I won't pay a penny as tribute to the Mongols. If they retreat, what can they do to me?"

Even Liao Yingzhong, who was most familiar with Jia Sidao, suddenly felt surprised.

Jia Sidao laughed loudly.

"But the official family..."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Since the officials don't know about this, it means that I am the one who makes my own decisions and let Kublai Khan punish me for the crime of deceiving the emperor? Haha, I am just a libertine who was born as a concubine, a free chicken.

Dog-fighting scoundrels don’t keep their word.”

Liao Yingzhong shook her head and smiled.

Throughout his history, he had never seen anyone like him, Alang, and he was filled with emotions.

"I'm afraid that Alang will offend Meng to death."

"Thousands of troops are not afraid, so what if I offend you?" Jia Sidao sneered, "Do I, Jia Shixian, still have the day to surrender to Kublai Khan?"

Liao Yingzhong looked at his free and easy figure and felt even more respectful in her heart.

Jia Sidao was already in the prime minister's position, but he was able to personally lead his army to aid Ezhou, which was surrounded by more than 100,000 Mongolian troops. He built a wall overnight, thwarting the army's plan to quickly break through Ezhou.

Regardless of safety, 700 cavalry broke through the encirclement and moved to Jiujiang to boost the morale of the defeated army. In a few days, they raised the defense line in Huaihe and Jiangxi to prevent the Mongolian army from going eastward.

Counting all the famous figures in ancient times, how many people can achieve such a brave and strategic position?

He couldn't help laughing and shouted: "Alang is a divine figure, how about the students write a congratulations to him?"

"read."

"I remember the spring breeze on the river, the snow rising in the whales' nests, and the wild geese flying in the mist. There were many people at one time, but I was the only one who protected the mountains and rivers with one hand. They competed to see the auspicious elephants on the stairs, and supported the red sun in the sky..."

~~

"My father alone protects the mountains and rivers with only one hand! It is all thanks to the grace of the prime minister that the country is restored to safety after danger..."

Gujie

"Congratulations to all you gentlemen! Don't stop the dancing! Get the drunk guy out..."

It was night, there was a banquet in Feng Yuan, and people were drinking and drinking.

In the end, Jia Sidao and Lu Wende were too drunk, and they each leaned on the arms of several beautiful maids and chatted casually.

Suddenly someone came forward and said in a low voice: "Mr. En, the Lin'an matter has been investigated clearly."

The drunkenness disappeared from Jia Sidao's eyes, and he put his hand on the beautiful maid's leg and stood up.

"explain."

"The reason why Ding Daquan still has the trust of the officials is because he received a letter. It was found that it was Li Xia..."

"Did you get the letter?"

"I copied a copy from the palace, please show me..."

Lu Wende didn't hear clearly what was said next to him, but when the word "Li Xia" came into his ears, his expression became clear.

He chuckled and said: "Enxiang, I don't understand. Following Enxiang is so wonderful, how can there be people who don't know what is good and what is bad?"

~~

Hanzhong.

Li Xiancai sent Zhang Jue to Chengdu to take up his post.

He did not leave Nie Zhongyu and his troops in Chengdu to Zhang Jue, but instead left Aji and the local soldiers from Majiazhai.

Zhang Jue was naturally unwilling, but Shu Shuai had the final say.

From the top of the city, he watched Zhang Jue's soldiers and horses crossing Jianghan and heading towards the Golden Bull Road. Li Xia looked at the surging Han River and was thinking about building bridges and roads.

Soon, a soldier came forward and whispered: "Commander, the people who went to Lin'an are back."

…

"We wanted to rush back before the court messenger arrived. But the river was blocked and the Huaihe River was blocked, so we had to go south by land. We wanted to go around Jinghu South Road, but it was better. I heard that A Shu penetrated the south.

Well, there is chaos everywhere. On the contrary, the imperial court's courier can enter Ezhou faster than us..."

As Liu Jinsuo rambled on, he glanced at Li Xia and felt that the red official uniform was so majestic, like a groom's official.

It's a pity that I couldn't get the person that the commander wanted so that he could be the groom's official again.

"Commander, but we... failed to find Tang An'an and the maid Nian'er, so we missed this matter."

Li Xia said: "It doesn't matter, I will take care of this matter. How much do you know about the situation of the Mongolian army in Ashu?"

Lin Zidao: "When we passed Yiyang, Ashu had already attacked Tanzhou, but I asked around. I heard from the defeated soldiers that there was a Mongolian army in the south. I heard that it was lost..."

"be lost?"

"One of the defeated soldiers said that, saying that his general said that the Mongolian army had been running south for a while, and he gathered them to prepare for an ambush and make a contribution."

Li Xia pondered: "The Mongolian army has thousands of households with silver?"

He took out a small map from his sleeve and marked it, with thoughts in his eyes.
To be continued...