"Could it be that Ma Banzhou from Ninghai, Shandong?"
Of course Li Xianzhong had heard of Ma Banzhou's name.
"Yes!"
"I am Ma Banzhou, Shandong Province!"
"My real name is Ma Congyi, but because I hate the Tatar rule over our Shandong province, I changed my name to Ma Yu in order not to hurt my family and to fight against the Tatars!"
"I didn't expect...ah!"
Ma Yu introduced herself on the side.
"That's it!"
"After I led troops to attack Jinan Prefecture that day, I even wanted to visit Ninghai and visit Ma Banzhou!"
"I didn't expect that you would become my savior today. It's fate, fate!"
Li Xianzhong was very grateful to Ma Yu at this moment.
"yes!"
"I didn't expect General Li Xianzhong, who was so majestic on the battlefield, to be so approachable!"
"I wonder what the general's plans are in the future?"
Ma Yu took the opportunity to ask.
"What else can we plan?"
"Now it seems that the favor I, Li Xianzhong, owe to Marshal Xu has not been repaid!"
"So I, Li Xianzhong, have decided to officially change my name to Li Mingzhong from today on, and I will be loyal to Marshal Xu from now on!"
"Horse Hero!"
"What are your plans for the future?"
After Li Xianzhong made his decision, he asked Ma Yu again.
"I, Ma Yu, originally wanted to get a certificate of surrender and join Marshal Xu. Now that I have saved you, General Li, it can be regarded as a certificate of surrender, so of course I hope to join Marshal Xu's army!"
Ma Yu responded.
"Now that you two have made your decision!"
"Then have a good rest tonight. Let's go back to Ruzhou together tomorrow to see our Majesty!"
Yang Polu was also very pleased when he saw this.
"General Lee!"
"Horse Hero!"
"I, Xu Xian, have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time!"
"Now that these two talented people have arrived, I, Xu Xian, will be prosperous from now on!"
After learning about the arrival of Li Mingzhong and Ma Yu, Xu Xian was extremely excited and came to greet them in person.
"His Majesty!"
"You're welcome!"
"You're welcome!"
"yes!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind!"
Li Mingzhong and Ma Yu were naturally very grateful when they saw Xu Xian coming out of the city to greet him in person.
"I have already prepared wine and food for you two in the city to wash away the dust. You two should follow me in quickly!"
Xu Xian personally led the way and led the two of them into the city.
After arriving at Ruzhou City, Xu Xian's temporary residence, there were already singing, dancing, music, and banquets waiting for everyone.
"You two, it's been a hard journey!"
After taking their seats, Xu Xian first personally poured a glass of wine for each of Li Mingzhong and Ma Yu.
"It's not hard...it's not hard!"
"I didn't expect that Ruzhou City, which was rumored to be on the front line of the war, would be so bustling with people. It didn't make people feel like they were in a war at all!"
"One can imagine what Luoyang City will look like under your Majesty's rule!"
Ma Yu said first.
"Ma Yingxiong is so complimentary!"
"This is just the people's trust in me, Xu Xian, and their trust in me!"
"If our Central Plains had not been lost to the Tatars for so many years, Ruzhou, as an important town, might be even more prosperous than it is now!"
Xu Xian responded.
"yes!"
"I have passed by Bianjing several times. Although it has been managed painstakingly by the Tatar Emperor Wan Yanliang for many years, it has completely lost its grandeur during the Xuanhe period during the Huizong period. It is really a pity!"
Ma Yu sighed with emotion.
"yes!"
"After all, this is the territory of the Han people in the Central Plains. Even if the Tatars take it by force, they will not be able to win the support of the people!"
"The Tatar Emperor Wan Yanliang's dream of restoring Bianjing to its former glory is of course impossible to achieve!"
"Now, didn't the Tatar Emperor Wan Yanliang finally suffer retribution and die in Bianjing City?"
Xu Xian also agreed.
"is not that right?"
"Although the former Tatar Emperor Wanyan Liang died, the new Tatar Emperor Wanyan Yong has appeared again!"
"Alas...we Han people are really in trouble!"
Ma Yu continued to sigh.
"Although the Tatars are hateful, the coward Zhao Gou is even more hateful!"
"If it hadn't been for the evil king Zhao Gou, I believe that with your ability, Your Majesty, you might have completely driven out the Tatars and restored the Central Plains!"
Li Xianzhong couldn't help but speak.
"yes!"
"At that time, I took General Li and General Wang to recover Shandong. I wanted to cross the Yellow River and continue north to attack Yanjing, and attack Bianjing and Luoyang all the way!"
"It's a pity that the foolish prince Zhao Gou actually returned to Lin'an to regain power and ordered me to return to Lin'an in order to take revenge on me, Xu Xian!"
"Of course I, Xu Xian, am not one who is willing to follow General Yue's footsteps, so I intentionally declined Hunjun's request. As a result, Hunjun cut off our army's food and supplies, so I was forced to lead my brothers to attack Bianjing.
Take Luoyang, Guanzhong!"
Xu Xian told the two of them about his past.
"yes!"
"Your Majesty, it's not easy for you either!"
"By the way, this time the three armies of the Song Army are attacking you. I heard that the situation on both the west and east routes is not very good for you, and the middle route is also at a stalemate. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Ma Yu suddenly asked.
"I believe in the abilities of the servant generals and the disciple generals on this east and west road, so I'm not worried for the time being!"
"But we don't know Shao Hongyuan very well yet, so we shouldn't act rashly!"
Xu Xian responded.
"Shao Hongyuan, I can help your majesty deal with it!"
"But I, Li Mingzhong, think that your Majesty, what you should be most worried about is the war on the Eastern Front, because although the Song Dynasty's commander-in-chief on the eastern front is Liu Qi, Liu Qi went to war despite being sick and is not the one who really decides the matter!"
"So the Song Army's East Route Army often had its staff advisor Yang Cunzhong in charge of all affairs. This man, after the Yang Family General, was very brave and good at fighting, and was by no means easy to deal with!"
Li Xianzhong reminded Xu Xian.
"Yang Cunzhong, I've heard of it too!"
"But how do we deal with it?"
When Xu Xian heard Yang Cunzhong's name, of course he was no stranger to it.
Song Ying is not far from the south bank of Bianhe River in Guide Prefecture.
"Report to Military Advisor Yang!"
"We have found out that the rebel general Pu San Zhongyi has been waiting for our arrival in Guide Mansion!"
A spy reported to Yang Cunzhong, who was over sixty years old and had white hair.
"good!"
"It seems that the battle at Guide Mansion will be a life and death battle between us and the rebels!"
"Go back to the vicinity of Guide Mansion immediately and continue to keep an eye on the rebels. If there is any movement, report it immediately!"
Yang Cunzhong ordered.
"Commander Yang!"
"Military advisor!"
"How is the situation now?"
At this time, not far away, on one side of the couch, an old and feeble voice called to Yang Cunzhong.
"Old General Wang!"
"fine!"
"fine…!"
"The spies just reported to me that Pu San Zhongyi is already waiting for us at Guide Mansion!"
Yang Cunzhong immediately came to the couch.
"I didn't expect that we, two very old people, would have the opportunity to come to the Central Plains to fight against the rebels!"
"If we were attacking real Tatars, I, Liu Qi, would be eager to go up there with my body to kill the enemy. Even if I die on the battlefield, I will have no regrets!"
"What a pity...what a pity!"
The old man lying on the couch is naturally Liu Qi, the commander of Song Jun East Road.
"yes!"
"If it were really to conquer the Tatars and restore the Central Plains, I, Yang Cunzhong, would not have looked back. Unfortunately, we are now fighting among ourselves!"
"But there is nothing we can do. After all, this is an order from the Holy One, and we have to carry it out!"
Of course Yang Cunzhong understood Liu Qi's thoughts.