I don’t know if it’s everyone’s illusion, but I always feel that the closer you get to the river, the more intense the summer heat will be.

It is now September 15th, and a full month has passed since the Song Dynasty launched a full-scale counterattack.

In this month, there has been no news except Hanzhong, and the war between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River has almost come to a standstill. There is no longer the continuous good news at the beginning.

Han Shizhong promised to attack Haizhou, but I don't know how long the siege has been, and there is still no definite news.

Yang Yizhong finally took over Sizhou City...an almost deserted city. Now he is leading his troops to station in Hong County, and he and Zhao Mi are keeping an eye on Suzhou.

The latest rumor is that Yue Fei has already fought with the Jin people in Nanyang, but no one knows the result yet.

As for Liu Qi...

Caizhou is next to Ru River, and it is said that Ruzhou sent a large number of reinforcements along the river. Among the generals in the Huaihe River, only Liu Xinshu has not gained anything yet.

It’s hot!

Liu Bang and Zhang Jun were playing in the water by the Ying River. They specially circled back to the south of the Huai River and crossed the river from another direction, not only to avoid alerting the snake, but also to wait for Liu Qi.

But he didn't expect that this person's movements were too slow. It was only less than four hundred miles away from Queshan, but he wasted so much time.

The place where they are located is still 150 miles away from Yingzhou. It's not close, it's far...it only takes more than half a day.

Wang De and his son were like three loaches, rising and falling in the water. None of the three of them had a straight shape.

In comparison, His Majesty the Emperor was much calmer. He found a shaded spot in the river, leaned his back against the bank, and almost fell asleep.

It was comfortable, but it was difficult for Zhang Taiwei to be considerate of the emperor, so he didn't even wear pants and chased mosquitoes for the emperor on the shore.

This kind of loyalty is rare.

I carefully looked at the former His Highness Prince Kang, and saw with my own eyes that he had transformed from a cowardly young man into the decisive and resolute monarch he is today.

Zhang Jun looked at his reflection in the river and noticed that his hair on his temples was all white.

Just as he was about to sigh a few words, he heard the emperor murmuring twice. Not sure if he was talking in his sleep, Zhang Taiwei asked in a low voice:

"Official family?"

"Has Zhong Feng come back?"

Everyone has lost news. This kid went to find out the news and has been there for seven fucking days.

Now he doesn't know whether they are dead or alive. He doesn't know how many people are in Yingzhou City. He doesn't know who the guarding general is. He still doesn't know what the situation of the other generals is.

Like a headless fly, it made him very uncomfortable who was used to fighting fast.

"There is no news about the commander yet... How about you go back first? This place is not far from Huoqiu. I can just keep an eye on it here."

"I won't come back."

The emperor still had his eyes closed. It was rare that he didn't say bad words to him. Zhang Taiwei was not used to it for a while. He just felt that the emperor didn't seem to be very interested.

"Tell me more about the situation in Yingzhou."

He has always been like this. As long as he has something on his mind, it is difficult to put it aside.

Even if it is suppressed temporarily, it will roll out at some point.

For example, today, when he came to the river today, he remembered it immediately.

He seemed to have been to this place when he was fighting against Yingbu.

After staying here for only a few days, I went to Su County, where Yang Yizhong and the others were now staring at Suzhou, and was shot with an arrow.

Although my body has changed and the wound is gone, I still feel a dull pain when I think about it.

I fell asleep just now and suddenly I dreamed about these things. If you are in high spirits, then there are ghosts.

Zhang Jun didn't know much about that place, but after all, the Battle of Shunchang was the first major victory since the southern crossing, and the generals had reviewed it.

He can still talk about it in a rough way.

"When Ouyang Xiu learned about Yingzhou, he said that 'the people here are simple, the products are beautiful, the soil is thick, the water is sweet, and the customs are harmonious.' Later, when Su Dongpo learned about Yingzhou, he said, 'Thousands of people rise and fall in a dust, and I don't know who is male or female in Hangzhou.

', and later..."

Liu Bang finally opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Jun like a fool.

"What are you talking about?"

Captain Zhang looked innocent: "Ying, Yingzhou."

"What are you talking about to me? Do you want me to praise you for your talent and learning?"

"I really don't know what is going on in this kid's head. So no matter how good Yingzhou is, is that what we should be concerned about now?"

"It's not just because of your age, I'm really..."

As he said this, the emperor pretended to slap him down, which frightened Taiwei Zhang into accusing him again and again.

However, seeing that the emperor returned to his usual appearance, he felt relieved and said seriously:

"In the official family, although Yingzhou is not as good as Lin'an, it is much larger than Shouzhou. Especially since there have been years of war, this is a must-win place."

"It was the Jin people who voluntarily gave up this place before it was acquired by the Song Dynasty. If we attacked by force..."

Although he suggested taking Yingzhou, to be honest, it would be more difficult to attack here than to attack ten Shouzhou or a hundred Shouzhou.

What he had thought before was that if he couldn't defeat Yingzhou, it would be understandable. No one could blame him, but if he couldn't defeat Shouzhou, it would be unreasonable.

"A three-thousand-pound gate, a knife cart to block the gate, and a urn city... except for the moat, basically all the things for defense are there."

"In addition, Uncle Liu Xin built a city tower and an arrow tower last year. If we want to attack, we must outsmart them."

Attacking a city is nothing more than a few things. Even if there are more tools now, it can't be separated from its origins.

Water, earth, fire, choose one of the three.

Let’s not talk about water. If you want to change the course of Yingshui River, you have to go to Xiangcheng and start digging. If you have that free time, Liu Bang might as well open the seal directly.

Soil...Choose one of two methods: bag soil or tunnel. To use bag soil, one person in the army can bring some soil, and then throw it in front of the city gate. It will be thrown directly to a position at the same height as the city gate, and the army can rush to the top of the city.<

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Nangtu's method of attacking the city is not uncommon, but he doesn't know how many people are on the other side at the moment. If he rushes up at that time, he will be surrounded by others... He will really be throwing himself into a trap.

There is another method, the tunnel. Although this method is a bit clumsy, it is extremely useful and suitable for use when besieging a city.

Fire is easier to understand. Take the gadgets Zhang Jun’s troops brought this time, for example, Tribulus fireballs, cigarette holder fireballs, and iron-billed fire harriers, all of which are very fresh.

Just a few days ago when I was crossing the Huaihe River, I experimented with these things and fried a lot of fish.

If you use this thing, it is not only very powerful, but also very effective.

After all, Liu Bang also felt that he had thought too far. He had not even figured out the details of the opposite side yet, so he began to think about attacking the city here.

He sat in the water and submerged his whole body. The coolness hit his face and made him sober.

At this moment, a person ran over quickly.

When I saw Taiwei Zhang, who was naked on the shore, he didn't know what to say. He just stared blankly at the old man, making Taiwei Zhang feel uncomfortable.

"If anything happens, tell me quickly!"

Only then did the man react and hurriedly bowed and said: "Young man is coming from Yingzhou!"

These words were spoken so loudly that everyone in the river was shocked, especially the three Wang family members, who were feeling rusty from being here.

Liu Bang also popped his head out of the water, stared at the person who came to report, but asked about other things.

"Where's Zhongfeng?"

When the man heard the emperor asking this, his expression darkened, and then he immediately said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, as soon as we entered the city...the commander was captured by the Jin people."

Liu Bang frowned: "Has he been recognized?"

"It shouldn't be..." This man explained his experiences in the past few days, and everyone understood.

It turned out that they had arrived in Yingzhou on the first day, but the Jin people checked very strictly, and not a single commoner entered the city.

When they asked someone, they found out that anyone coming into the city from the south would be beaten first and then locked up, regardless of the reason.

In this way, they took a detour to the west. As a result, Liu Qi captured Caizhou, and those who came from the west met the same fate as those from the south.

As a last resort, Zhongfeng took them around for three days, all the way to the north, and then entered the city from the north.

However, there were very few people in the city and there were almost no shops on the road. Whenever they asked about the situation in the city, the people immediately shut up and kept secretive.

In desperation, Zhong Feng inquired about a family that had helped Liu Qi defend the city in the past. The men in that family had been killed by the Jin people. Thinking that he had a blood feud with the Jin country, Zhong Feng revealed his origin.

But the woman is mute...

In the end, I got to know a few Jin and Liao soldiers in a gambling stall, and only then did I learn some inside information.

The Jin Kingdom has 50,000 troops in Yingzhou, and the troops are led by three kings under Wanyan Wushu. This time the Jin Kingdom attaches great importance to Yingzhou, and it will not be easy to take Yingzhou by force.

Originally, it was almost done here, but when he heard that the leader was Dragon Tiger King Wan Yan Tu He Su, Zhong Feng couldn't hold himself back.

Among those who killed the seed master, the one who chopped off his head to claim credit was still the Jin man after all.

I used to regard Zhang Jun as my enemy simply because I couldn’t take revenge on the Jin man.
To be continued...