Arriving behind the rockery, I just heard Cai Han’s voice.
"Brother Huan, it's not that my little sister has forgotten her previous vows. It's just the situation that forces me to do so. Don't force me anymore!"
When Bo Luo Buhua heard Cai Han call him brother, he was filled with anger and secretly cursed: "Bitch! It turns out that you have betrayed me a long time ago, and you were just pretending to be cool!"
Another young man's voice sounded: "Sister Han, I really don't understand. You obviously have no good feelings for that dog Tatar, so why did you take him home?"
"This is not my idea, it was my father and elder brother who asked me to do it! You should also know that the Yuan army has already invaded the territory with large numbers of troops, and Jiangdu is afraid that it will not be able to protect itself. Only by pleasing him can everyone have a chance of survival!"
"You are confused! Who told you that Jiangdu can't be saved! Although the Yuan soldiers are outnumbered, they will definitely be defeated by our Jiangdu army. You have to believe us!"
"I, I don't understand this, but both my eldest brother and my father said that the Yuan army is powerful and Jiangdu army cannot hold it! Brother Huan, I really don't know who to believe!"
"Okay, let me tell you a secret, and you will know who will win this war!"
"Secret?"
"This is the most confidential matter of the Jiangdu Army. It is related to the victory or defeat of this battle. After I tell you, you must not tell anyone. Do you understand?"
"Okay, I will never tell anyone!"
"Listen carefully, there is a very important person in the Yuan army who has joined forces with us. That person serves as the deputy commander of the left army and controls tens of thousands of troops. Do you think we will win or lose?" the young male voice said proudly.
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"Are you talking about Dong Tuanxiao?"
"Hey, do you know him?"
"I heard my brother and father mentioned him and said that he was the number one general in the Yuan army. Brother Huan, are you lying to me? How could someone like Dong Tuanxiao betray Yuan Ting?"
"Humph, that's because you don't know how fierce the Yuan army's internal fighting is! Dong Tuanxiao can indeed fight, but he is a Han, so he has been squeezed out by the Mongols. Not long ago, he was framed by the Yuan Dynasty Prime Minister and was imprisoned.
It’s not like he let his men deliberately fight a defeat, and he’s still in jail now!”
"This actually happened?"
"Not only that, he is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Left Route Army, and the commander-in-chief of the Left Route Army is the King of Xining. They are incompatible with him. As long as Jiangdu is captured, the Mongolian Tatars will definitely cross the river and demolish the bridge to punish him! He understands this very well, so
Just cooperate with us!"
"Listening to what you said, it seems that the Yuan army is really fighting among themselves!"
"Isn't that right? In addition to Dong Tuanxiao being squeezed out, there is also a man named Chahan Timur who is also being squeezed out. He is also a capable general, but it's a pity that he is a Naiman. We are sending people to contact him and try to win over him.
Pull him over here!"
"In this way, wouldn't the Yuan army be torn apart?"
"That's right. The Yuan army is strong on the outside and weak on the inside. It will be defeated by us soon. You don't have to worry. Just wait and become the daughter-in-law of my Guo family!"
"Whoever wants to be your Guo family's daughter-in-law... is disgusting!"
The two began to talk about love, and Polo Buhua was shocked and angry. She carefully left the rockery and returned to the house where she had just dined.
After a while, Cai Han finally came back.
Polo Buhua asked her: "Where have you been?"
Cai Han became much colder and said calmly: "I met a friend. Your Highness, please stay in Xikuoyuan for the time being. If you need anything, just tell the servants. I want to see my father, so I won't talk to you anymore." After that,
Turn around and leave.
Bo Luo Buhua secretly cursed: "Bitch, after thinking that the Yuan army was bound to be defeated, did you even avoid making fun of the situation? Humph! When I tell Brother Xining about the traitor, let's see how you win!"
That night, he stayed up all night, secretly planning a plan to escape Jiangdu!
At dawn the next day, he proposed to go to Daming Temple to burn incense, but Cai Han paid no attention to him and only sent a maid to follow him.
Polo Buhua is even more angry.
On the way to Daming Temple, I kept looking back to spy. After confirming that no one was following me, I came to a remote place of Daming Temple, knocked out the maid, robbed her of the money, and then fled to the north gate.
The gate of the city only focused on checking people entering the city, and Polo escaped easily.
……
After Zhang Shicheng had rested for nearly ten days, he took the time to stabilize morale and morale of the army and repair the city wall.
When the Yuan army attacked the city again, although the defenders were small in number, their morale was high and they were united. After holding on for such a long time, they had become accustomed to the Yuan army's strong attacks.
In contrast, the Yuan army gradually developed a sense of fear towards Gaoyou City.
Especially for Tuotuo's Chinese army, the soldiers saw that the attack became more and more difficult, and they began to be afraid of rushing to the city wall.
Even if Tuotuo sent a supervising team to stand behind with swords, it would be useless. Although the soldiers did not dare to retreat, they refused to climb the ladder. They stood in the corner holding the ladder one by one, expecting others to climb up.
Tuotuo had no choice but to withdraw the ladders and use long-range weapons such as firecrackers, return cannons and bows and arrows to slowly deplete the number of defenders.
What's worse is Dong Tuanxiao's Right Army. Originally, Tuotuo had placed all his hopes on the Right Army. After all, this army had just captured Xinghua.
As long as Dong Tuanxiao can show the siege ability of the Zuo Route Army, even if he cannot break through the city gate, he can still consume a large number of defenders.
With the current number of defenders in Gaoyou, they will definitely not be able to hold out for less than ten days.
However, contrary to expectations, Dong Tuanxiao's right army turned out to be passive and lazy in fighting, using long-range weapons to consume the defenders, and did not attack the city wall.
Zhang Shicheng was also very clever. After discovering this, he made the defenders huddle behind the crenels and did not engage in direct combat with the enemy. He would not fight back unless the enemy used ladders to attack the city.
As a result, the two armies' onslaught turned into a joke.
Tuotuo was furious and questioned Dong Tuanxiao several times, but the latter said that the king of Xining had lost nearly half of his soldiers, which caused the morale of the left army to be also low and that they could not attack by force.
Tuo Tuo vaguely understood what Dong Tuanxiao was worried about, and hinted to him many times that as long as Yangzhou was captured, he would never pursue the past matters again.
However, Dong Tuanxiao still refused to attack the city properly as he was unable to advance.
Tuotuo was both angry and helpless. Changing the commander at this time would only make morale even lower and even lead to a mutiny.
Just when he was troubled, that night, King Xining came over and said mysteriously: "Prime Minister, I have made a major discovery!"
Tuotuo was upset when he saw King Xining's face now, waved his hand and said: "If you have anything to say, just tell me!"
The King of Xining gritted his teeth and said: "Don't you think Dong Tuanxiao's recent behavior is weird? He is passive and inactive. He clearly doesn't want to capture Gaoyou!"
Tuotuo was moved in his heart and said: "Do you know why he is like this?"
King Xining nodded and said sadly: "He has secretly colluded with Jiangdu Army, that's why!"
Tuotuo was very angry and said: "King Xining, what time is it now, do you still want to continue fighting in the nest?"
King Xining was also angry: "Do you think I'm talking nonsense? I have a witness!"
"Who?"
King Xining clapped his hands, and a man wearing a black cloak walked in outside the door, it was Polo Buhua!
Tuotuo stared at Boluo Buhua closely and said word by word: "It turns out to be the King of Zhennan. Weren't you captured by the Jiangdu Army? Why are you here?"
Boluo Buhua hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, they want to force me to betray Dayuan, but I would rather die than surrender! I found an opportunity to escape from Jiangdu!"
Tuotuo sneered and said nothing.
Bo Luo Buhua said again: "I knew I was guilty, and I wanted to die. However, I accidentally heard that someone in Yuanying was secretly communicating with thieves, so I wanted to find out the spies before I died to retaliate against the emperor.
Yes!"
Tuotuo said calmly: "Is it Zhang Yangquan who asked you to drive a wedge between us?"
Boluo Buhua said angrily: "I am loyal to the court. How dare you humiliate me like this? I will sue you in Xanadu!"
King Xining hurriedly grabbed him and said to Tuotuo: "Prime Minister, you might as well listen to King Zhennan first and then make a decision before it's too late!"
Tuotuo looked at Boluo Buhua's expression carefully and saw that he didn't seem to be faking it, so he said, "Then you say it!"
Polo Buhua held his head high and talked about his experience after being released from prison.
Tuotuo listened with half-closed eyes at first, but later, his eyes widened, his eyebrows furrowed, and he listened very seriously.
After Bo Luo Buhua finished speaking, he said in a deep voice: "You said that the initial defeat in the Battle of Xinghua was due to Jia Lu and Dong Tuanxiao's instructions?"
Boluo Buhua said: "That's right! I have heard these things with my own ears. There is absolutely no falsehood. If you don't believe it, you can go check it out!"
The King of Xining gritted his teeth and said: "Prime Minister, I have sent someone to investigate, and a member of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Army Qianhu personally admitted that he received an order from his superior to let them deliberately fight a losing battle!"
Tuo Tuo stood up and said coldly: "Wait for me here!" After leaving the camp, he ordered someone to call Ye quickly and let him investigate the matter personally.
It wasn't until Mao o'clock the next day that Yesu returned to the camp and said to Tuotuo: "Prime Minister, this matter is true, and during my investigation, I also discovered another thing!"
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
Yesu said coldly: "Jia Lu is hiding in Dong Tuanxiao's tent!"
Tuotuo took a deep breath and said: "I finally know why Dong Tuanxiao refuses to believe my words. It turns out that Jia Lu is bewitching him behind his back!"
Yesu nodded and said: "Jia Lu is best at deceiving people!"
Tuotuo said in a deep voice: "Now it seems that Boluo Buhua's words should be true. Jia Ban is in Jiangdu, and Jia Lu may have been in secret contact with him for a long time."
Ye quickly changed his expression and said: "Jia Lu's defeat may have been intentional!"
Tuotuo said angrily: "I really shouldn't have left this scourge behind. After he was defeated, he went to instigate Dong Tuanxiao to rebel. No wonder Xinghua couldn't be captured for a long time. No wonder Gaoyou Lake couldn't encircle Jiangdu navy!"
Yesu said: "Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
Tuotuo pondered for a long time and said decisively: "We must strike first. Go and ask Dong Tuanxiao to see me! After he leaves, immediately lead people to arrest Jia Lu!"