Yuxi Timuer believed in the Han saying "More than to win, less to win." He found a flaw in the intelligence brought back by the reconnaissance cavalry. Some of the Song army troops should be in Yangzhou. This was confirmed repeatedly before departure. Not only did they observe the reconnaissance income of the reconnaissance cavalry on the periphery, but they also received approval from Ma Shao, who had "in-depth" negotiations on the Song army camp. In addition, they also estimated the loading and unloading materials and granaries of the baggage ships traveling in the canal, and made a judgment after confirming them in multiple aspects.

Even though Yuxi Timur thought that even though he had leaked his whereabouts during the southward transit and was discovered by the Song army to return to the rescue in time, he felt that unless the Song army knew stealth skills and could travel thousands of miles a day on the Hot Wheel, it would be impossible for him to return to Jiangdong first. Moreover, there were still tens of thousands of defenders in Yangzhou City monitoring the enemy outside the city. If they wanted to withdraw their troops, they would not be able to find it.

Therefore, Yuxi Timuer's number for those Song army that appeared around was definitely not true, but the opponent was suspicious of the old soldiers. When the troops in Jiangdong were empty, he bluffed his flag to deter his army, but unexpectedly he exposed his guilty tail, allowing him to see through the mystery. As for those who entered and left the barracks, most of the fugitives gathered temporarily, pretending to be soldiers and bluffing to buy time for the Song army to return to the aid under Yangzhou city.

After figuring this out, Yuxi Timuer immediately felt relieved, but suddenly he realized something was wrong. The Fifth Brigade of the Southern Dynasty Imperial Front Guards in Changshu City, and its banner also appeared in Yangzhou City. Judging from the battle situation over the past few days, its combat effectiveness is by no means comparable to the local wing army and the temporary rural soldiers. They are skillful in tactics, tenacious in combat, and proper command, which is not something that can be pretended to be. They are definitely the most elite Imperial Front Guards in the Song army. Even if they are temporarily ordered to come to Changshu to escort materials with the ship, they happened to catch up, and the reorganization is against the rules.

"Is it because the combat plan was seen through by the little thief, and had quietly withdrawn from Yangzhou City and secretly sneaked back to Jiangdong?" Thinking of this, Yuxi Timuer's heart jumped wildly again, and the smile on her face suddenly solidified. The sudden appearance of this flaw was obviously impossible to explain with the old Bu Suspicious Army. It can be said that it overturned all his previous judgments.

This suspicious point made Yuxi Timuer anxious, frowned in the tent and tried to find the key point. He knew that if the Song army had already seen through his plan, then he would have crashed into the ambush circle arranged by his opponent. As long as he re-controlled the Yangtze River defense line and cut off the retreat of his army, they would become turtles in the jar. He had already drained all the troops of Lianghuai and Wanhu Mansions of Henan and Shandong, and was in a state of no reinforcements in the future, and the rest was the only way to perish.

"Are you going forward or backward?" Yuxi Timuer sat down dejectedly, unable to make a decision for the moment. He rubbed his face hard and muttered softly.

He knew that victory or defeat was in his mind. If the Song army in front was bluffing and after paying such a great price, he would not only be ridiculed by his opponents, but also be impeached by his colleagues. At that time, the Khan could not save himself. What was even more serious was that he missed the opportunity to regain Jiangnan and could not save the decline of the Yuan Dynasty; but if he continued to advance south according to the plan, he would not only become famous in the court, become a hero of the Yuan Dynasty, and have no new highs. Of course, he could also bring a trace of vitality to the increasingly declining Dayuan and continue the myth of the invincible world.

But if the Song army had already set up a trap in Jiangdong and broke in, without reinforcements outside and without interruption inside, it would be a disaster, and a hundred thousand troops were destroyed in Jiangdong. Not only was he defeated, but his family would also be implicated. When all the elites were lost, if the Song army took the opportunity to advance north, not only would the two Huaihe Rivers be lost, but the Central Plains be threatened, and the Yuan Dynasty would inevitably decline; but if he made a quick decision to retreat, he could save the 100,000 troops and retain a war-capable army for Dayuan. But his fate would be sad and he could no longer gain a foothold in the court. He had consumed such a large amount of manpower and returned without any effort. Someone would have to be responsible, but no one cared about his contribution to protecting the army.

"Ah..." Considering that his choice was related to the rise and fall of the country and personal honor and disgrace, Yuxi Timur became hesitant again and couldn't help but sigh.

"Report to the Commander of Shu, the return navy army, the horses and wood are looking for a meeting!" Just when he was undecided, a personal soldier came in to report.

"Oh?! Why did he come here?" Yuxi Timuer's face changed again when she heard this, and she said in surprise. The Hui navy suffered heavy losses in the water battle two years ago, almost completely wiped out. After supplementing and training, she had not recovered her vitality. This time, the southern expedition considered the actual situation of his troops and only asked them to carry out the task of building a floating bridge and protecting the ferry. It can be said that the most relaxing among the troops. Now that he actually ran here, he had an ominous premonition.

"See Shushu!" Ma Hemu entered the tent, saw that the general's face was as deep as water, and his heart trembled and he quickly bowed.

"Why are you leaving the defense without permission?" Yuxi Timuer saw that he was covered in dust and had a haggard face, and was like he was fleeing. He obviously had been rushing to the road for several days, so he raised his hand to let him avoid the gift and asked with a stern face.

"Reported to the Commander Shu, I deserve to die. The ferry was captured by the Song army!" Ma Hemu did not dare to get up, and his waist bent down, and his head hung lower. As he saw on the road, he already knew that the siege was not going well, and what he brought was not good news. This was equivalent to causing the main general to be blocked, and he felt even more panicked, and replied in a crying voice.

‘Bang!’

"What? The ferry is lost!" Yuxi Timuer slapped the table and asked.

"Subject should die. The first naval fleet of the Song Dynasty suddenly entered from the river mouth, broke the floating bridge, and bombarded the military camp. Although our troops fought to the death, the ship was weak and weak, but the enemy was hit and sunk more than ten ships and sunk more than twenty ships. Later, they sent troops to land. Our army suffered heavy losses and was unable to resist. The subordinates could only come and report overnight!" Seeing that he was furious, Ma Hemu knelt down with his knees and wiped his tears and cried.

"Do you just escape alone? Where is the Oru Camp!" Yuxi Timur asked anxiously after hearing this. The Oru Camp is responsible for the transportation and supply of the army, so the marching speed is slow, which is several days behind them. If it is intercepted in Jiangbei, or is annihilated by the Song army and the baggage is lost, it will be even worse for the army that lacks supply. The Oru Camp is composed of the families and children of the soldiers of various units. If all the losses are lost, it will definitely shake the morale of the army, so why not worry?

"Reported to the Commander of Shu, the Aolu Camp successfully crossed the river two days ago and did not stop at the ferry, so it did not suffer any losses. Most of our troops also escaped successfully. In order to report the enemy situation in time, the subordinates came first with a quick horse, and most of them would arrive later!" Ma Hemu wiped the sweat from the face and reported.

"You just mentioned that the Song Dynasty naval army suddenly entered the river from Haikou. Didn't they clear out pirates outside the sea to escort the merchant ships? It wouldn't be a small fleet that scared you to flee in panic!" Yuxi Timur learned that the Oru Camp had crossed the river and felt a little relieved, and he also realized that Ma Hemu might be lying and exaggerating the facts. You should know that their confrontation with the Song Dynasty naval army was defeated repeatedly, and they had already been in a panic and fled in the wind. Most of them had fled after a little resistance, and they escaped first under the guise of reporting on military information.

"Reported to the Commander of Shu, he is definitely the main force of the Song Dynasty naval army. There are more than ten large ships alone, hundreds of medium and small warships, which stretch for more than ten miles on the river. Since our troops joined forces with the Goryeo Navy to fight and show their salutes, the ships have almost been completely damaged. However, the court refused to allocate money, and the provinces have only collected some merchant ships and fishing boats to allocate them to us. Those ships are old and damaged. How can they be the opponent of the Southern Dynasty naval army!" Ma Hemu shouted repeatedly after hearing this.

"Since the main force of the Southern Dynasty naval army entered the river, why didn't you notice that they had attacked the ferry?" Yuxi Timur also knew the strength of his own naval army. Although the Hui navigator was under the banner of the navy, it was actually inconsistent with the name. The imperial court had no money to buy warships and recovered the deficits of the years. Wanhu Mansion was also tired of dealing with it. He also had no money to build new ships, but only relied on the more than a hundred civilian ships collected to maintain it. He probably didn't even have the ability to maintain it. But he was surprised that even so, he would not be unable to discover the Song army's fleet!

"Shishou, the morning fog has been very heavy recently, and no one is seen a hundred steps away. The water situation is unknown, but the sending ship dares to get into the water. And the spy arranged at the river mouth has not discovered that the enemy naval army has returned to sail and entered the river!" Ma Hemu explained with a sad face.

"Hmph, you are obviously negligent in reconnaissance, fearing the enemy and fighting, and still ruling others. Do you really think that I am the general? "Yuxi Timur slapped the table again and shouted.

"I would like to ask the general to investigate clearly. The enemy's artillery fire is fierce and it is difficult to defeat. It is not because his subordinates are afraid to fight!" Ma Hemu saw that his face was not good and quickly defended himself.

"I will verify it myself. If you lie about military information, you will definitely be killed." Yuxi Timuer snorted coldly and asked, "How many soldiers of the Song army will land? Will they follow and pursue?"

"Super Shu, it's strange to say that these Song troops did not land in large quantities after occupying the ferry. They retreated after a little pursuit. I think the war in Yangzhou is in a tight spot, so they go to reinforce, right?" Ma Hemu thought for a moment and said.

"Oh, the war in Yangzhou has begun. Should the Song army attack the city or our army counterattack?" Yuxi Timur heard that Yangzhou had started fighting and asked forward and urged.

"Reported to the Commander of Shu, the scout cavalry sent by his subordinates discovered that the Song army suddenly began to attack the city after the army crossed the river. The cannon sounded for a day and it didn't fall silent until dark. However, the Song army sent a patrol team to intercept the scout cavalry, and the details were unknown." Seeing that he seemed interested in this, Ma Hemu replied two steps forward, "I guess that the Song Shui Army suddenly entered the river at this moment, and most of the time we learned that our army was crossing south. We should use warships to pick up the Song army under the city and return to Jiangdong to help!"
Chapter completed!