Scouts from the Zhongyi Army came to deliver news that Kublai Khan's men were heading south one after another to invade the Song Dynasty.

When the Southern Song Dynasty faced Mongolia, the pressure was bound to be huge.

In this case, the Southern Song Dynasty was very likely to agree to the conditions of the Zhongyi Army, set up a large town in Shandong, and make Zhao Tai king.

Zhao Tai stroked his short beard and said, "Hope is like what the military advisor said."

Wang Bin asked: "If the Southern Song Dynasty agrees, will the king send troops?"

Zhao Tai nodded and looked deeply, "Song Ting has always been weak! If they agree to the conditions, I will try my best to fight. This will prevent Lin'an from being unable to withstand the pressure and sue for peace from Mongolia, and at the same time, we can show our strength to the world!

"

Wang Bin pondered and nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

At this time, Jia Sidao had already gone far, and Zhao Tai then said: "Send the order and have all the battalions and guard posts step up their preparations for war, and be ready to go out and recapture the cities in Shandong at any time!"

Wang Zuo bowed and said, "Here!"

…

The scouts of the Zhongyi Army were right in their investigation. The Mongolian army in Shandong had indeed moved south.

Under Wo Kuotai's order, Kublai Khan saw that Zhao Taimao was not coming out of the mountains, so he decided to follow Wo Kuotai's military order and lead the army into Huainan.

At this time, the Song army in Huainan was divided into two groups. One group retreated to Chuzhou and did not dare to leave the city. The other group mainly deployed reinforcements from the south of the Yangtze River and deployed defenses on the north bank of the Yangtze River to defend the Yangzhou line.

Wu Lianghetai only led 50,000 Mongolian troops, but they made the Song army afraid to fight. Now that Kublai Khan came with a large army, the Song army's defense line was in danger.

The Mongolian army moved south and Shandong was empty. Kublai Khan was originally worried that Zhao Tai would take the opportunity to come out of the mountain to cover up the enemy. However, when the army reached Lianshui, there was still no movement from Zhao Tai.

Kublai Khan waited for three days by the Huaihe River, and when he saw that the loyal army did not come out, he ordered to cross the Huaihe River and enter Huainan.

At this time, Zhao Fan stood firm in Chuzhou and did not dare to leave the city to fight in the field. However, the Mongolian army was not strong enough to attack Chuzhou, so it did not attack Chuzhou by force. Instead, it used horse troops to monitor the city and marched directly towards Yangzhou.

On the way south, tens of thousands of Mongolian troops marched through the wilderness. Wherever they passed, fields were trampled and villages were burned. The Mongolian troops marched with frightened and crying men, women, old and young, as well as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep.

The Mongolian army was progressing smoothly, but Kublai Khan, who was riding a war horse, did not seem happy.

"The prince still thinks about Zhao Tai?" Yan Jizhong couldn't help but ask.

After Zhao Tai broke through the siege, Li Fen and Wuxian immediately withdrew from the siege, and Yan Jizhong rushed out of the siege, joined Kublai Khan and attacked southward.

Zhang Rou stretched her crotch too much during the Battle of Pizhou, and was beaten to the end by Kublai Khan, turning her from a householder into a pawn.

Now Yan Jizhong has replaced Zhang Rou, accompanying Kublai Khan and fighting with Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan pulled the reins to slow down the horse, and then nodded slightly, "I will lead the army south. Zhao Tai will definitely retake Shandong and attack our army from behind."

Yan Jizhong said: "The Zhao thief is difficult to deal with. Your Majesty led the troops to fight. He hid himself. As soon as our army left, he came out and jumped around again. It is really disgusting. However, I thought that the military order of the Great Khan was right. My Majesty stayed here."

If we can’t capture Zhao Tai in Shandong, we might as well go south in a big way and force the Southern Song Dynasty to sue for peace first.”

Kublai Khan nodded: "This is Yang Weizhong's attention. I have no objection to the Great Khan's strategy!"

Having said this, Kublai Khan looked to the south. As far as he could see, there were Mongolian troops marching through the fields, villages on fire, and Southern Song people fleeing in panic.

"Send the order!" Kublai Khan suddenly raised his whip and shouted: "The army speeds up to the south and spends the night under Yangzhou City!"

The military orders were conveyed, the horns were blaring, and the Mongolian cavalry picked up their horses and advanced towards Yangzhou.

…

Lin'an.

The last time the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were so uneasy was when the Jin soldiers crossed the Yangtze River and searched the mountains and seas to capture Zhao Gou.

At that time, Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, was so frightened by the Jin soldiers that he fled. At this time, Emperor Zhao Yun of the Song Dynasty was frightened by the Mongols and possessed Gaozong, and he had the idea of ​​​​leaving Lin'an.

In the palace, Zheng Qingzhi, Zhen Dexiu, Li Zhixiao and others were summoned into the hall.

When the three of them came to the door, Zheng Qingzhi suddenly stopped.

, looked at Li Zhixiao.

"Why don't you go in?" Li Zhixiao was stunned by the fierce gaze and took a step back in fear, "What do you want to do? This is the palace!"

Zheng Qingzhi's eyes were sharp, "Li Xiang! I know you want to make peace with Mongolia, but there must be a bottom line when making peace. If Lin'an is lost, how can you make peace?"

Li Zhixiao thought Zheng Qingzhi was going to hit him, but when he realized it, he snorted and walked in, "I know I'm powerful!"

When the three of them entered the palace, they saw Emperor Zhao Yun sitting restlessly on the imperial cave, so they went up and paid homage.

When Zhao Yun saw the arrival of the three men, his buttocks collapsed and he said anxiously: "I have received news that tens of thousands of northern troops have moved south. How is the situation in Jiang's defense?"

Li Zhixiao didn't say anything. He was not Qin Hui or a spy planted by Mongolia in the Song Dynasty. He knew that the Song army was guarding Jiang Fang and there was still peace talks to be had. If Jiang Fang was lost and he wanted to sell his country in peace talks, he would have nothing to sell.

Recently, the Mongolian army approached Yangzhou, causing shock in the south of the Yangtze River.

The officials and people of the Southern Song Dynasty had been at peace for a long time and had not experienced war for a long time. When they learned that the Mongolian army had arrived in Yangzhou, many people became confused.

Zheng Qingzhi knew that many people in the court were already timid. Recently, someone advised Zhao Yun that Lin'an was not safe and wanted Zhao Yun to go to Fujian.

Zheng Qingzhi understood that Zhao Yun was also very scared, so he kept concealing the reports from the front line, but he did not expect that Zhao Yun already knew the news of Kublai Khan's southward movement.

When Zhao Yun asked about it, Zheng Qingzhi knew he could not hide it, so he could only report the truth, "Your Majesty, the 50,000 Mongolian troops who originally stayed in Shandong to encircle and suppress Zhao Guorui have indeed gone south. At present, the Mongolian troops have reached the north bank, Gaoyou, Tianchang They have all been captured, and the Mongolian army is attacking Yangzhou, Hezhou, and Zhenzhou in an attempt to seize the ferry and cross the Yangtze River!"

Zhao Yun's scalp was numb and he panicked immediately after hearing this.

"What? The Mongolian army has already reached the river!" Zhao Yun stood up, his voice frightened, "This means that the Northern soldiers will cross the Yangtze River at any time!"

Seeing that Zhao Yun was panicking, Zheng Qingzhi quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty! Mongolia is not used to water warfare, and we in the Song Dynasty have navy patrols on the Yangtze River. It is not easy for the Mongolian army to cross the river! Besides, with Zhao Kui supervising the division in Yangzhou, the river defense will definitely be impregnable!"

Zhao Yun, however, couldn't listen to Zheng Qingzhi's comforting words at all. All he could think about was Mongolia drinking horses from the Yangtze River, and Lin'an was no longer safe, so he became panicked.

Now Zhao Yun no longer trusts Zheng Qingzhi, and the Mongolian soldiers have reached the edge of the Yangtze River. Only now does he say that even the news of the Mongolian reinforcements, such important news, was reported to the Imperial City Department.

Zhao Yun was worried that Zheng Qingzhi and other militant factions would ignore his safety in order to fight against Mongolia, and he no longer trusted these people in his heart.
Chapter completed!