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Chapter 38

Seeing that he was repelled by the Song army who was attacking the city again, Pu Sankui felt cold inside.

These days, the amount of each meal for the Jin army soldiers gradually decreased, and coupled with the failure of several attacks, dissatisfaction arose.

Although it has not reached the level of mutiny, the news of Suzhou's loss spread like a wind.

"Marson, why not..." Taking advantage of the opportunity, Muyans said to Pusankui in private, but unfortunately he couldn't say what happened next.

Retreat means failure!

This time, the 100,000 troops heading south, Chuzhou had already retreated, and the land of Xiangyang could not be captured for a long time. Even the Song army in Dasan Pass began to fight back. The bad news in recent days has made Pusankui aged a lot.

"How much food and grass can you collect?" Pusankui said helplessly.

Muyans shook his head, and the surrounding areas, all the places he could have been to had been searched.

It is also a cold winter now. If you don’t make plans early, it will be a question of how much the army heading south can return.

"What are the abnormal movements of the Song army in Liuhe City?" Pusankui continued to ask.

"Eat and drink all day long on the city wall!"

Upon hearing this, Pu Sankui sighed. It seemed that Bi Zaiyu had already known that he had insufficient food and supplies.

"It's time to do it!" Pusankui muttered to himself, waved his hand to signal Muyansi to leave.

In fact, the current situation is much more serious than what Pusankui expected.

In the past half month, not only did Bi Zaiyu in Liuhe City know, but even Zhao Kuo, who was far away in Lin'an, has received news.

"The official family, Zhang Yun, the governor of Sizhou, sent troops without authorization, do it..." Shi Miyuan was interrupted by Han Tuozhou before he could finish his words.

"Hmph! If Zhang Yun had not occupied Suzhou, how could the Jin army stop moving forward? The cold winter has arrived, and the Jin army is short of food and grass, so it is only a matter of time to retreat." Han Tuozhou snorted coldly at Shi Miyuan, and then bowed to Zhao Kuo on the dragon throne.

Zhao Kuo saw through these lords and factions in the court. Not to mention anything else, the fact that Han Tuozhou had paid 200,000 yuan as military funds had spread throughout Lin'an a few days ago.

And Zhang Yun, let alone, the income of Zuixianlou and Xianglu were almost all used in the Northern Expedition.

Although the group of masters and factions in the court cry all day long, there are many VIP members in Zuixianlou in private.

Although they are handled in the name of relatives or other names, are they really fools of the Imperial City Department?

"What the Grand Tutor said is very true! I heard that Zhang Yun was seriously injured in order to capture Suzhou. Why would you rather send another commander to Suzhou?" Zhao Kuo said so murderously.

What kind of rule is not the rule? I am afraid that no one in the civil servants or generals in the court will dare to go there.

After sealing the mouths of the Lord and the faction, Zhao Kuo didn't want to stay for a minute and stood up and left slowly. Although the Northern Expedition Road has suffered huge losses at present, the Jin army did not take advantage.

Moreover, Zhang Yun and Bi Zai's successive victory showed that the army of the Song Dynasty was not weak, and if you want to blame, you can only blame these literati and doctors who talked loudly all day long.

The wheel of history entered January 1207. Zhang Yun, who was stabbed in Suzhou like a nail, had already recovered as before. With the cooperation of the rebels, he repelled three attacks from the Jin army.

The heads of the Jin army commanders at the north gate of Suzhou City are the best evidence!

Of course, there are other roads to transport food and grass from the south, but with the arrival of heavy snow, there are very few food and grass from the south.

On the top of Suzhou city, Zhang Yun was still standing in the wind and snow, looking at her hometown in the north for a long time.

It has been more than three years since I came to the Southern Song Dynasty. Through my own efforts, the original historical trajectory has deflected here, but Zhang Yun still has no confidence in her heart.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you are not panicked, but Zhang Yun is not short of food and grass in your hands, but he cannot make up for the losses of his soldiers.

Although there was the support of the rebels, these old-fashioned people would not go south with him.

"Young man, everything is ready!" Just as Zhang Yun was stunned, Mo Youcai's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Have the rebels retreated?"

"It has been withdrawn for a long time, and the food, grass and weapons have been taken away!"

"It's not too much time, so it's time for us to leave!"

After speaking, Zhang Yun turned around and got off the city. He had already found out that due to the shortage of food and grass in Pu Sankui, he had retreated from Hezhou to the north.

Nowadays, the morale of the Jin army is sluggish, and Zhang Yun plans to take this opportunity to beat him up. Unfortunately, together with the wounded, his soldiers are less than 400, so he can only do sneak attacks.

But then again, this time, I went north and stayed outside the city, and it seemed that I had never fought with the Jin army head-on, except for that guy Nalan Banglie.

According to historical records, when Pusankui went south, he crossed Badi Beach. Although it was snowing now, it had not reached the time when the river surface was frozen.

Therefore, Zhang Yun planned to go to Baditan to try his luck. He selected two hundred elite soldiers, and the remaining people and wounded soldiers would be led by Mo Youcai to Sizhou.

The heavy snow not only hindered the speed of Zhang Yun and his group, but also made the Jin army hesitate in front of the Huai River.

Logically speaking, the Song army should take the opportunity to counterattack, but Bi met with few soldiers and horses, and gave up the idea of ​​taking the initiative, which also made Pusankui's heart feel much more at ease.

As for the troops in Suzhou, it was what Pusan ​​Kui was most worried about. He could fight to the death in Suzhou and fight back three times, and he had to worry about such a general.

"Is the Huai River frozen?" In the big tent, Pusankui asked Muyansi who had just returned.

"It has not been completely frozen yet, and the army and horses may be sad!" Mu Yansi hung his arms and said in a scattered manner. His injuries were all given by Bi Zaiyu.

To this day, Muyansi has been having nightmares all day long, and Bi Zaiyu's appearance holding two swords has become a nightmare in his heart.

"You can't wait any longer. If this continues, you will kill the horses and fill your hunger. Send the order and cross the river in batches from tomorrow!" Pusan ​​Kui finally made up his mind.

As long as the army passes through the Huai River, he will have information to retake Suzhou!

In a mountain not far from Baditan Beach, Zhang Yun and his group finally found a shelter. If it weren't for the rebel army as their guide, he would have ordered a retreat long ago.

"Where is Governor Zhang? Where is Governor Zhang?" A rebel detective asked in a hurry.

"What happened?"

"Reported to the governor, the Huai River has not been frozen yet, and the Jin army has arrived on the southern bank. It seems that it is about to cross the river soon!"

Zhang Yun was overjoyed when she heard this. According to the return of the horse exploration, the Jin army camp on the south bank lasted for several miles, and his troops were definitely no less than 20,000.

The Huai River has not been completely frozen at present, which is the prerequisite he needs.

In this way, the number of Jin troops crossing the river will definitely not be too many, and this is the opportunity he is waiting for.

Everything is ready, but the east wind is not available. Zhang Yun has to wait now to be the vanguard of the Jin army crossing the river.

There is no possibility of winning no matter how you calculate it. Therefore, based on the belief that you cannot make a trip in vain, you plan to fight halfway.

I don’t know if it was Zhang Yun who bumped into a dog’s luck or if Pu Sankui was killed by himself. As the head coach of the Jin army, he actually led Mu Yansi and his thousands of subordinates to cross the river first.

"Since last night, my coach's right eyelid has been pounding constantly, not sure whether it is good or bad." Pusan ​​Kui, who had just stepped onto the north shore, expressed his concerns.

"The great commander and the auspicious person have their own appearance, so there is no need to worry too much!" Mu Yansi said in a compliment.
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