Chapter 2308 1984. The Heart of Retreat

At this time, half a month has passed since Zhao Dongting issued an order to retreat one after another, and more and more troops are withdrawing from the front.

All the surrendered Yuan troops were dismissed home, even those generals.

Wen Tianxiang, who was in charge of the front line, was not worried that these generals would cause any storm after they returned.

The news of the surrender of Emperor Yuan had spread and they had no morale anymore. Furthermore, they should also know the gap with the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.

In this battle, the armies of the four major vassal states did not play any role. The defeat of the Yuan army was not an accident.

This is not a crime of war, but a real gap in national strength between the two countries.

Ruyang, the governor of Caizhou.

"Everything was finally withdrawn..."

Wen Tianxiang stood on the South City Gate Tower, looked at the army gradually moving away outside the city gate, and sighed softly.

This army was the Tiangang Army of Jiankang Security Department, led by Wenqi, and was behind the palace. Since then, only the army left behind by each army has not retreated.

"yes……"

Right next to Wen Tianxiang, Chen Wenlong stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Since Zhao Dongting met him in Biyang, Tangzhou, he hurried to Ruyang City with the order. Just when there was news from the Yuan Dynasty, he planned to enter the capital with Wen Tianxiang.

At this time, there is still one and a half months before the end of the year (the previous article was wrong, and it was missed for a month, and it has been changed). They and the soldiers who stayed in Caizhou must not be able to rush home to celebrate the New Year. However, those brothers who have set off, belong to the Jiankang and Xianglong Security Departments, and even some soldiers from the Shuzhong Security Department and Xingguo Security Department, are rushing home to celebrate the New Year.

This seems not a big deal, but it is actually a great joy! Because it can make the families of the soldiers take a reassurance and spend the New Year peacefully.

"Yuan Emperor, oh, no, the real gold should be almost at Zhongdu, right?"

Wen Tianxiang suddenly said again.

Chen Wenlong nodded beside him, "According to the time, it should be almost done. As long as you don't delay intentionally, you should be able to arrive within two days at most."

"Hey!"

Wen Tianxiang chuckled rarely and said, "When the time comes, we will lead these 60,000 troops to the north, accept their surrender, and then recruit all the defenders from all over the Yuan Dynasty along the way. This Yuan Dynasty will be considered to have been initially in the hands of our Song Dynasty. Brother, we must be in charge of the same dynasty...has it been more than twenty years? To be honest, have you ever thought that our Song Dynasty can restore its most prosperous era now?"

“It’s been twenty-three years…”

Chen Wenlong sighed a little emotion: "Brother Yu, I am the top scholar in the fourth year of Xianchun. I became an official. Since then, you and I have been considered as ministers in the same dynasty. To be honest, you and I have been appointed as the ministers in the face of danger. It was difficult for me to have room to display my talents when the Song Dynasty was about to fall. You are a great talent, and I am far from enough. But if I ask me to say that with your and my strength, I will join Brother Lu and others in fighting the Yuan Dynasty with all my might, I will be afraid to think about the grand occasion of the present. Not to mention that, even Dingleizhou and Resurrection of Lin'an, I would never even dare to think about the days overseas..."

When he said this, there was a faint expression of admiration in his eyes.

Next to him and Wen Tianxiang, there were civil and military generals and officials, and no one interrupted. At this moment, his eyes were also different.

Some worship like Chen Wenlong, while others are extremely complicated.

Among them, there were mixed elements. Some of them followed the court all the time, while others were promoted halfway. Others were surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty.

Of course, their feelings in their hearts were different when they heard Chen Wenlong's words.

Everyone could hear that Chen Wenlong highly praised Zhao Dongting. Not only did he feel inferior, but he was far inferior to Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others.

"yes……"

Wen Tianxiang said: "You were on the island of Qizhou and I was in Jiangxi. Although I was leading the crowd to resist the Yuan Dynasty, I actually didn't have much hope in my heart. Until I saw the emperor and saw that the emperor was completely different from before, and the thunder he developed, I knew that our Song Dynasty had hope. Now, just by accepting the surrender of the Yuan Dynasty, we can finally feel completely at ease."

He didn't know what he meant when he said this, so he looked up at the sky.

Chen Wenlong's expression changed slightly, and he grabbed Wen Tianxiang and walked to the side, "Brother, what did you mean by what you just said? Could it be you..."

He and Wen Tianxiang were ministers in the same dynasty for decades, but were not political enemies. This title made him even more close. At this moment, Chen Wenlong's face was full of nervousness.

Those civil servants and generals did not dare to follow.

Wen Tianxiang laughed, "Brother, don't be nervous, Wen doesn't have any illness."

He knew that Chen Wenlong had a wrong intention, so he quickly made Chen Wenlong feel relieved. Then he said: "Just say that we can hand over power with confidence..."

The voice of saying this is very low.

Chen Wenlong's face had just relaxed, and as he heard this, he changed slightly, "Brother Yu will be 60 next year, so he should hand over the right to the right. But brother, how could you... have such an idea?"

As the deputy state order of the current dynasty, he inevitably thought of many things. At this moment, all kinds of thoughts were mixed in his mind.

He also thought that Zhao Dongting asked him to be the commander of surrendering this trip, not his status, and his prestige was higher than that of Wen Tianxiang.

Could it be that the emperor is already suspicious of Wen Tianxiang?

Is this just crossing the river and I'm going to demolish the bridge? The Song Dynasty is about to stage the death of a cunning rabbit and the lackeys cooking, which has taught countless painful lessons in the past?

Fortunately, Wen Tianxiang's next words made Chen Wenlong feel relieved.

Wen Tianxiang said: "I'm not to hide it from you, brother. Although Wen has not been seriously ill in recent years, he has left many hidden diseases. He was worried about the prosperity of the Song Dynasty before, so he was not tired. Now that the general situation is about to be settled, this man suddenly felt that his energy was not as good as before. Although you are a little old, you are exhausted. Instead of continuing to hold the position of the military command, it would be better to let those young people with energy come up to sit in this position. The emperor told me that he would move the capital to Zhongdu. In my opinion, the emperor has greater ambitions. Whenever the emperor did this, he must be based on the new policy. I feel that I can't keep up with the emperor's thinking. It's better to go home early to retire. At most, he would just hold a position in the military command cabinet and give advice for the emperor. This is the best."

"Aren't you afraid of being too successful in defeating the master?"

After Chen Wenlong nodded slightly, he still couldn't help asking.

Wen Tianxiang chuckled: "This Song Dynasty has seen countless Chinese civil and military officials in several dynasties, but who dares to say that the four words "a great merit is beyond the master?"

Chen Wenlong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "It's true that without the emperor, we are just a mob."
Chapter completed!