Fang Shengbian bumped into Zhao Bing's gun with blurred eyes. Of course, he would not miss this opportunity, but the board was raised high but fell gently. He would write it down for now on the grounds that he had broken his butt and couldn't ride a horse. He would settle the accounts later. But even so, his sword drawing was scared to the generals. Everyone knew the little emperor's temper. If he really touched the bottom line, he would really kill you with his own hands.

As the sky got dark, Zhao Bing accelerated the cleaning of the battlefield and counted the captures and losses, but ordered the Third Brigade to immediately gather the troops and prepare for departure. Then the generals returned to Yongsiling to discuss matters, and Lin Zhiwu first reported the latest information:

Dong Yicheng's troops had launched an attack on Liujiagang, defeating the 1000 naval troops belonging to the Yuan army's sea route grain transporter, seized more than 500 ships and thousands of 500 stones of grain, and the grain stored here was waiting to be transported to Dadu. Now they have been transferring the ships and grains through the Taicang River to the waters of Taihu Lake for several days, but the remaining about 500,000 stones of grain was unable to be transported away. In order to prevent them from falling into the enemy again, they had to set fire.

At present, the Zhending Wanhu Army and the Longwan Navy Army stationed in Jiankang have left the city to attack Taihu Lake. Lu Xiufu's army also went to the mouth of the Yangtze River and sent Liu Zhu to lead a unit of the navy to intercept it, and Zhao Mengjin led the first and second divisions to wait for an opportunity to attack Jiangyin and Jiankang. He led the Third and Fourth Divisions to capture Suzhou, Wuxi, Changshu and Kunshan, and cooperated with the guards to complete the encirclement of Hangzhou.

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Another news was not good. The Yingzhou army, which set out from the Wuwei Army, suddenly accelerated and marched continuously for two days and nights to pass Minling Pass and Dazhuling, and entered Hangzhou Road. Zhao Bing originally planned to annihilate Shangdu Army and Yidu Army, and then rushed to Minling Pass to set up an ambush to deal with the Yingzhou army. Now he passed the battle plan first, which failed.

"Where is the Yingzhou Army?" Zhao Bing looked at the map and said to everyone. The Yingzhou Army took the Zhejiang-Anhui Road. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a road leading to Lin'an in Yuhang. In the Tang Dynasty, it became the main road of Zhejiang-Anhui. During the Southern Song Dynasty, it was an important post road, and it was also the Shangyou Avenue in Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places leading to the capital. Yuling Pass is located at the junction of Anhui and Zhejiang at the top of Zhupu Yuling in Shezhou. It is an important traffic road and passes through an important pass in the mountains. Its geographical location is very important and it was also the ambush point he chose earlier.

"Your Majesty, according to information, the Yingzhou army came to Dazhuling for a day and then came along the main road to Changhua!" Lin Zhiwu reported.

"Well, they have already walked more than half of their itinerary, and they are still two hundred miles away from Hangzhou." Zhao Bing estimated that he said.

"Your Majesty, after traveling to Changhua, you will reach Lin'an County. There will be no obstacles on the way. It will be difficult to catch them." Ma Tingluan said. He has lived in Hangzhou for many years and naturally knew the surrounding journey.

"Your Majesty, since the fighter has been lost, we will take Shaoxing Prefecture first and find another opportunity to attack the Yingzhou Army." Chen Zhongwei said.

"If they are allowed to pass Lin'an County, they will enter Hangzhou City, which will strengthen the city defense. If it is a big fight, it will not only destroy the prosperity here, but also cause a large number of casualties among the people. These will not help us win people's hearts in the later stages." Zhao Bing thought about it and said, "If you look for opportunities outside the city to annihilate the enemy, it will easily lead to a defeat, or if it simply avoids the battle, which will force us to divide our troops to pursue, but will be led by his nose."

"Your Majesty, if we can arrive at Changhua, we can intercept the Yingzhou army. There are two rivers, Zixi and Tianmuxi, which will form a triangular land after they intersect. If this is used as a battlefield, the enemy's movements can be restricted. As long as we drive them into this pocket, we will be able to wipe them out here." Ni Liang stood up and pointed on the map.

"Ni Dutong, stop joking." Lin Zhiwu smiled, "Now the Yingzhou army is less than a hundred miles away from Changhua, and it only takes four days to enter Hangzhou by normal marching. Our army will first capture Shaoxing Prefecture, Qiantang and then transfer to Hangzhou to Hangzhou before going to Zhejiang-Anhui Post Road to Changhua. I am afraid that it has arrived in Hangzhou by now; even if the Yingzhou army is delayed, the two armies will only encounter it on the way."

"It's not necessarily true!" Ni Liang didn't buy it after hearing this, and glared at Lin Zhiwu and said.

"Your Majesty, look..." Lin Zhiwu knew that Ni Liang was a stubborn person, and no one could convince him unless the little emperor.

"Haha, it's okay to let him talk!" Zhao Bing waved his hand to stop Lin Zhiwu and said with a smile.

"I don't walk the main road, but walk a straight line across the Puyang River and Fuchun River to go to Changhua. This way I can walk less and avoid prefectures and counties along the way, which can save a lot of time." Ni Liang retorted.

"The brigade has to cross two big rivers, marching for 200 miles in a row, and we have just passed the war and have not yet rested. Can we arrive in Changhua in front of the Yingzhou Army?" Ma Tingluan also questioned.

"The Yingzhou Army is a newly formed Han army with 10,000 households, with only 7,000 troops, and they are all infantry. They marched for many days in a row and had just passed two days of rapid marching. They were definitely trapped and short of horses, and the speed would not be too fast, and it would be difficult to reach Changhua within two days." Ni Liang analyzed.

"If our army avoids the main road and walks through the mountains and rivers, and is not familiar with the roads, it may not take two days to arrive!" Xu Zongren said in doubt.

"Dear officials, don't forget that the climate and terrain of Qiongzhou are more complex and changeable than here. The guards and soldiers can walk on flat ground. They can reach 150 miles in one day, which is not impossible to complete. I am willing to issue a military order and personally lead a brigade of troops to go. If the Yingzhou army is freed, they are willing to be military law." Seeing that everyone was doubting their judgment, Ni Liang said angrily.

"Ni Liang, there is no joke in the army, you have to think about it." Zhao Bing looked at Ni Liang and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I have thought about it." Ni Liang nodded and said.

"Well, how many people do you need, and what needs you have, just raise them." Zhao Bing knew that Ni Liang never spoke nonsense and would not agree to something he could not do, so he nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, I only need to bring one brigade. I only need to replenish ammunition and five-day supplies, and nothing else is needed!" Ni Liang thought for a while and said.

"The Third Brigade has been defending the two wings, with almost no loss of troops and physical strength and keeping intact. Sun Jin will form a contingent with your brigade as the main force. In addition, you will strengthen the cavalry command and the baggage command. In addition, six Ben Lei Guns teams from the First Brigade and the Second Brigade will be dispatched to form a fire support battalion to assist the Third Brigade in combat." Zhao Bing chuckled and said.

"Yes, I will obey the order." Sun Jin stood up and answered the order.

"Fang Sheng, strengthen the cavalry of the Third Brigade. The best mount is the Guang horse, which is more suitable for mountain combat than Mongolian horses." Zhao Bing pointed at Fang Shengdao.

"I will obey the order!" Fang Sheng stood up and saluted.

"The baggage battalion should be equipped with mules and horses, and carry equipment for buoyant bridges; the food is mainly cooked and dried food for easy carrying. Except for weapons, ammunition, drinking water, and food, all other items are light-loaded. The infantry should not exceed 30 kilograms of weight in a single soldier, and artillery should not exceed 40 kilograms." Zhao Bing ordered Lin Zhiwu again. He knew very well that long-distance marches would not be light-loaded. Perhaps increasing a kilogram would eventually crush a well-trained soldier.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zhiwu replied.

"What are you still standing there? Go and prepare!" Zhao Bing pointed at Chen Dun who was standing aside.

"What are you preparing for?" Chen Dun asked in a confused look.

"Prepare to set off!" Zhao Bing yelled at him again.

"Your Majesty is going to Changhua?" Before Chen Dun could reply, Ma Tingluan asked first.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Zhao Bing nodded. But he didn't expect that he could stab the hornet's nest. This time, only three old men were able to deal with him. Sometimes they were reasoning like spring breeze, sometimes they cried like bereaved, and sometimes they were heartbroken by the scriptures and persuasion... When he finished the criticism, Ni Liang had already led his army to set off...

Although the sudden change broke Zhao Bing's original combat plan, his plan to conquer Shaoxing remained unchanged, but the aftermath was difficult to complete, so the time could only be postponed to the next day, so that the officers and soldiers of the First and Second Brigades could be rested. In addition, there were a large number of corpses to be dealt with, otherwise the weather would cause a plague. Of course, more than 2,000 prisoners were still available at this time, and they would undertake this arduous task.

The next day, after breakfast, Zhao Bing bid farewell to his ancestors and left a commanding guard army. Lin Zhiwu led the first brigade and the cavalry brigade to go by land, Zhao Bing and the second brigade heading north from the canal, and the two armies marched together to attack Shaoxing Prefecture.

The fleet left the Yuhe River and entered the canal. Zhao Bing stood at the bow and looked around. Because the Yuan army was worried that they had already banned sailing along the canal, and in order to keep the waterway open, they also cut off the waterway. Therefore, the busy canal in the past became extremely depressed, with almost no ships sailing on the river surface, and there were no people on the docks on both sides of the shore. I think they had learned about the defeat of the Yuan army and closed the door to avoid disaster.

In fact, Shaoxing Prefecture has an indissoluble bond with the Southern Song Dynasty. It followed the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Kuaiji County, Tang, Five Dynasties, and Yuezhou of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the fourth year of Jianyan, Emperor Gaozong stationed in Yuezhou and changed the reign of Shaoxing the following year. With the meaning of "Shaozuo Zhongxing", it was promoted to Yuezhou as the capital, which was known in history as "sinking in Tokyo and rising Shaoxing". Since then, Shaoxing Prefecture has become the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty and the imperial tombs, and is also a place for royal family members to live in. It has a clan school, and it has a great political influence to capture Shaoxing.

The magistrate area and the place where Shaoxing Prefecture are Kuaiji are only more than 30 miles away. There is no enemy coming to fight along the way. Before noon, the army or even the city came to the city. Zhao Bing looked at the city and compared it with his prefecture in Qiongzhou, and of course there was only a sigh. When Shaoxing City was first founded in Yue Kingdom, Fan Li began to build the Jujian Small Town in the seventh year of Jujian. On Tuesday, 223 steps, Lumen 4, and Shumen 1. Soon, the big city was built in the east of the small town. It is commonly known as Licheng. The big city is twenty miles and seventy-two steps around it, and it is not built to the north. There were three Lumen and Shumen 3, which were built to determine the northwest. During the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, the Duke of Yue, Yang Suxi, made the county city in history, known as Luocheng in history, with a 24-mile and a 250-step walk. In the 16th year of Jiading in the Song Dynasty, the county magistrate Wang Gang renovated and repaired the city gates, and built a total of nine gates.

The city wall of Shaoxing was also the lucky one in the movement of demolishing the city after the Yuan Dynasty pacified Jiangnan. The city wall was preserved. Zhao Bing thought that it would take another battle to enter the city. Unexpectedly, the infantry army had just arrived at the bottom of the city and the navy entered Jinghu and rushed to the city. Zhao Bing looked up at the city and saw the Yuan army's flag, but there were no soldiers moving. He thought that when the old man was suspicious of the army, the south gate suddenly opened wide, and a group of people came out to yell to offer the city and welcome the royal army into the city.

This was the first time Zhao Bing encountered such voluntary surrender. He did not dare to send Chen Zhongwei ashore to investigate, and it was rewarded soon. It turned out that Tuman led the remnants of the army to return to the city yesterday, and people were in panic for a while. Previously, he had only heard that the former court sent envoys to sacrifice to the tombs. The Yuan army dispatched a large army to encircle and suppress, but no one believed that the Song army could win and thought it would take no time to pacify, but he did not expect that the Yuan army was beaten to almost the entire army. After Tuman entered the city, he immediately closed all the city gates and ordered Ding Zhuang to be summoned to prevent the Song army from coming to attack the city.

This morning, the scout cavalry sent by Tuman discovered that the Song army was coming, but did not dare to fight again, so he led the remaining soldiers to flee to Hangzhou. At this time, the garrisons in Kuaiji City had already transferred the troops to attack the Song army, and there were no soldiers available, so Tuman abandoned the city and left. The group of people in the government thought about it and pointed at the yamen runners and Ding Zhuang who had just been summoned to defend the city. They probably couldn't hold on for long, so they quickly packed up some of the fine and ran away.

There was no owner in the city for a while. Everyone thought that even if the king came, they had already been obedient to the people. If they were not done well, they would be slaughtered the city as a rebellion. However, the king came as soon as they said that, and they had nowhere to go. Even if they wanted to leave, they still couldn't take it away. So they elected the old men in the city and gathered some money to contact Xiancheng. At this time, the emperor who knew that he had personally arrived here was even more frightened.

Zhao Bing was naturally unhappy when the soldiers took the city without bloodshed. Lin Zhiwu led a brigade into the city first, occupied the key points, controlled the city gates and government offices. As the capital of the Song Dynasty, there must be many old and young people who were determined to move forward. When they learned that the emperor had arrived in person, they immediately organized people to pad the road with loess and pour water on the street according to the old rules, and put on old clothes and hats to welcome the carriage.

After everything was arranged properly, Zhao Bing launched the ceremonial guard and entered the city under the escort of the army. However, seeing the road kneeling and shouting long live the mountains, the scene was very lively. For the first time, he enjoyed the welcome of eating and drinking pots. Whether he was afraid of his own swords and weapons or sincerely welcomed the return of the king, he could not open up the killing, but issued an order to first calm the people, strictly enforce military discipline, not to harass the people, merchants, forcibly occupy houses, and trade fairly, and not to force buying and selling, etc. All violators were sentenced to death.
Chapter completed!