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Chapter 1 Awakening from a Big Dream

Ma Shao was even more frustrated and frightened when he heard Zha's sudden reward, and knew that Yangzhou City could not be defended. He felt that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty had cheated his money and attacked the city by his back, but he had also deceived him to delay time and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. If Yuxi Timur could come to defeat the Song army, he could naturally pick up the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty, but now he was all the superior and he was in danger. The initiative was naturally in his hands. Once the city was broken, he would be the meat on the chopping board, and he would be roasted or stewed.

"Your Highness, I think it's only a matter of time before the city is broken, so I may not be able to hold on until the afternoon, so I should make plans early!" Zha suddenly saw Tuohuan's face gloomy and said again.

"Do you want to surrender to the enemy?" Tuohuan asked with a stern voice raised his eyelids.

"Your Highness, how dare you have such an idea? You are just worried about your safety!" Zha suddenly knelt down and said.

"What does that mean?" Zha suddenly took charge of the armed guards in Qiexue, and was one of his close friends. After acquiring the Hangzhou troops, he was ordered to supervise the armies. Although Tuo Huan trusted him very much, he could not help but think about it at this time. After hearing his explanation, he still asked suspiciously.

"Your Highness, I think the enemy's offensive is fierce, but it has caused heavy casualties at the beginning. If we delay it, our strength will definitely be greatly damaged. Even if we want to break through, we are powerless. It would be better to take advantage of the enemy's main force's plan to siege the North City and lead a large group of troops out of the city from other directions, break a bloody road, and retreat to a safe place." Zha suddenly explained.

"Well, it's not bad!" Tuo Huan's expression calmed down after hearing this, nodded and said, "The current war is in a tight spot. How to break through is still a matter of planning. The first thing is to defend the city, otherwise there is no way to talk about it. You should first use the famous generals of the North City as aid to the North City to temporarily concentrate in the east military camp in the city, prepare the war horses and three-day food to make a breakthrough. At the same time, closely monitor the situation in the north of the city, and quickly inform me of the king if there is any change."

"Yes!" Zha suddenly took the order and left.

"Lahuduo!" Seeing Zhahu leaving the hall, Tuohuan also left the seat and went to the back hall and shouted loudly.

"Your Highness, I am here!" Lahuduo heard the shout and trotted through the back door, and gave him a cup of hot tea before saying goodbye.

"Are you ready?" Tuohuan asked without touching the teacup, instead staring at Lahuduo's eyes.

"Your Highness, the slave has sorted out all the gold, silver and valuables in the treasury, and has completed the booking, and has been put into two hundred packs overnight. You can set off at any time just by waiting for your order." Lahudo immediately reported.

"Why are there only so many things? You haven't done your best!" Tuohuan frowned and said with a bad expression.

"Your Highness, I have always been loyal to the lord and have no other intentions. Let's listen to the explanation of the young!" Seeing that the master changed his face, Rahudo did not make progress, but said, "Your Highness, there are indeed many items left in the treasury, but we are preparing to break through and escape, rather than move away. For example, the few eight-foot-high red corals, jade materials weighing more than 800 kilograms, and the golden Buddha statues that weigh hundreds of kilograms, were either too bulky, too long, or fragile porcelain and pack horses that were difficult to carry for a long distance. The slave could only pack the gold, silver and jewelry that were easy to carry separately. Besides, the items stored in the back house were kept by the princess, and the slave could not get involved."

"A bastard, although we are running for life, we don't know if we can come back. These things are the capital for us to live or make a comeback. The previous few times we were careless, and we lost all the things we had accumulated. We worked hard to save this little money. This time we can't do the same. You can immediately raise vehicles and load those valuable items into the car." Tuohuan said angrily after hearing this.

A few years ago, he went out of Dadu to Zhenjiangnan. With the rewards and tributes from his father Khan, he saved up a considerable family business. However, the Song army recaptured Jiangnan, and he transferred less than one in ten. Although Dadu had a royal mansion, he had to support a family, family servants and followers who depended on him, and had various social engagements. The consumption land in Dadu can be said to be huge, and it is difficult to maintain only the tribute from various places.

So when he was back to the ban, in order to maintain the face of the royal family, even if he was short of money, he had to make a fucking fat man, and he even secretly borrowed and sold his property. But he really didn't want to live such a difficult life, so he had to try his best to take away his property and prepare for his future exile or being a idle prince. Now he no longer believes that the real money will be rewarded with him again.

"Yes, I'll recruit vehicles now!" Although Lahuduo knew that it was impossible to break out with these belongings among the troops, he saw that his master was unstable and did not dare to say more and could only obey his orders.

"Didn't there have been dozens of large chariots in the mansion, why should I go outside to recruit the car?" Tuo Huan was stunned and asked. In fact, when the Song army besieged the city, he began to plan secretly, and in order not to affect the morale of the army, he had been secretly carried out. At the moment, the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing. If the royal palace forced the large chariots outside, it would inevitably cause chaos, and his plan to escape would be exposed, and it would definitely be difficult to do it.

"Your Highness, the cart prepared in advance has been made to the princess leave. Now I have to use it for temporary retrieval!" Lahuduo replied with a wry smile.

"Woman's opinion, follow me to the back house!" Tuo Huan said furiously after hearing this.

"Your Highness, I think the most important thing at the moment is to choose where to break through. The younger ones think that Hangzhou City can no longer be defended. If its offensive continues, it will probably be broken in the afternoon. You still have to be prepared!" Lahuduo followed Tuohuan out and said as he walked.

"I am surprised. Now our army has penetrated into the south of the Yangtze River, but this little thief is still entangled with us in Yangzhou. If he doesn't withdraw his troops and return to the rescue, are you still afraid that the defeated generals in the city will chase them?" Tuo Huan felt even more uneasy and said with great hatred.

"Your Highness, I'm going to say something bad. We may have been tricked by that little thief. He had long expected that Yuxi Timur would invade Jiangnan, and he had even arranged a trap to lead him into the jail." Lahuduo said carefully as he looked at his master's face.

"How do you say this?" Lahuduo's few words shocked Tuohuan, which was so harsh that he had been fooling the greedy little thief and didn't know the east, south, west, and north, but he said that he was fooled by him. The contrast was too great, which made him forget the most important thing at the moment and pulled him down the corridor.

"Your Highness, do you think that little thief can have the ability to capture Yangzhou City in one day, why does he not attack for more than a month? How much food and grass should be consumed every day and how much money should be spent on more than 100,000 troops? And your Highness also knows that he is the most greedy and stingy, and he regards money more than me." Lahuduo pondered for a moment and organized the following words. He knew that the prince was already upset enough to avoid being more exciting, so he cut himself off in one go.

"It is nothing more than fearing that our army is by our side, worried about being attacked by the enemy..." Tuo Huan said casually, but he didn't seem to believe this reason, "That is to blackmail some money. Now only the property he took from this king can offset the cost of his troops, and even have a surplus!"

"Your Highness, if the thief is just for money, think about why he didn't attack the city at the beginning of his troops? Isn't it all his? Why don't you squeeze it out little by little from our hands?" Lahuduo drew a circle and said with a wry smile. But his heart was very funny. When has it been, he still wants to be smart!

"Oh, it's reasonable!" He really woke up the dreamer. Tuo Huan was not stupid. He immediately realized this, but then he thought about it and asked, "Since that's the case, why bother?"

"Your Highness, this is the cunning point of the little thief!" Seeing that there was no sign of turning against him, Rahudo said again, "We all know that the Southern Dynasty had only more than 300,000 troops, and the most powerful imperial guards were all arranged on the defense line along the river, and the guards guarded the capital. This time, his troops were sent, and it could be said that he would personally rule the imperial guards east of Jiankang and most of the guards cross the river. This created the illusion of empty troops in Jiangdong, and used this to lure Yuxi Timur across the river!"

"Well... it's not right!" Tuo Huan nodded, pondered for a moment and felt inappropriate, "Even if the little thief is extremely smart, how could he know that Yuxi Timur would cross the river and invade south instead of leading troops to support Yangzhou?"

"Your Highness, I dare not guess the holy heart by myself. But since Yuxi Timur took over as the provincial Privy Councilor, he has sent troops to tease the Southern Dynasty and frequently crossed the river. His purpose is obvious, so how can the little thief not understand!" Lahuduo said softly.

"Oh, so Yuxi Timur was ordered by the Khan to attack Jiangdong. No wonder he dared to pass the army across the river without saving Yangzhou. What's even more hateful is that he even dared to plot against me and asked me to try to drag the Song army under the city so that he could build that unparalleled achievements!" After hearing this, Tuo Huan stood up and punched the pillar hard on the corridor.

"That's true. Yuxi Timur used Yangzhou as bait to restrain the Song army, but ignored the safety of Your Highness!" Lahuduo did not forget to add a fire.

"It's really too much. If I can escape danger, I will definitely not let them go!" Tuohuan slapped the pillar and then calmed down a little later and sneered, "Yuxi Timuer is really good at calculating. If he successfully attacks Jiangdong, he will make great contributions. Do you think I can't move him anymore!"

"Your Highness, that little thief has already dug a hole and waited for it to jump. Why do you need your highness to take action?" Lahuduomei said with a smile.

"No, right? The troops in Jiangdong are outside Yangzhou City. If they mobilize troops on a large scale, how can they be unknown?" The abandoned by the Khan and plotted by others made Tuo Huan a little confused, his mind was a little overturned, and he was confused.

"Your Highness, what do you think we are all deceived by the thief. Your Highness will tell you just by climbing the city and taking a look. The Song army outside the city is no more than 30% of the time. They have already sent their troops back to Jiangdong quietly!" Lahu said...
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