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Chapter 1016
The battle on the Han River is day after day.

The soldiers of the Song army had already heard the rebels on the opposite side shouting "take Ezhou", and many of them were very disturbed.

Fortunately, the generals have always said that Li Ni is at the end of his rope, and he only needs to attack once or twice to put down the rebellion and make great contributions.

Encouraged by the generous military rewards, the soldiers of the Song Army finally broke out with the momentum of a last stand.

It's the closest they've come to winning.The rebels are indeed short of arrows, and they are gradually no longer able to stop their attacks as before...

"Kill Li Ni!"

Just as the soldiers stood up on the swaying boats, staring at the flying rebel dragon flag, as if the achievements were right in front of them, there was a muffled sound in the distance.

"boom!"

It was a sound from upstream, one after another.

More and more soldiers of the Song Army heard it and turned their heads to look northwest. Gradually, they saw the broken wood drifting down.

Then there were corpses... corpses wearing Song army uniforms.

"what happened?"

"Reinforcements? Rebel reinforcements are coming?"

Gradually, you can see Song Army warships drifting down from the upper reaches quickly.

That was Lu Wende's troops deployed upstream, one to prevent Li Xia from escaping, and the other to prevent the rebels from supporting him.

Although such preparations have been made for a long time, the mentality of the soldiers has undergone great changes.After all, Ezhou was lost behind him, and he wanted to wipe out Li Ni as soon as possible, the sooner the better, but now this expectation has been shattered.

Just how high the morale of the Song army was, how disappointed it is now.

"Still can't win."

"I'm so tired..."

As soon as a soldier vented his anger, the knife in his hand fell to the ground. What he felt was the pain of the wound, exhaustion of physical strength, exhaustion and fear welling up, which made him hate this war.

The war was less than two months old, but it made him feel tedious and tedious, and he could hear the enemy soldiers on the opposite side singing loudly every day, asking, "Are you fighting to be able to surrender to the Mongolian captives?"

~~
More and more Song Army ships retreated from the upper reaches.

After that, I could see the soldiers running on the bank, in a hurry, obviously repelled by the reinforcements of the rebels.

On the battle platform, Lu Wende looked up through the binocular, and finally saw a big flag with the word "Tang" written on it, followed by the general flag.

"Liu Yuanli? This man doesn't know how to fight in water. Damn it, let me meet him!"

While directing his troops to meet the enemy, Lu Wende cursed at the same time.

he is very angry.

It is not that he has never fought a defeat, but the sudden loss of a victory that is close at hand makes people very angry.

It was like a dog throwing away the meat it had brought to its mouth, barking loudly.

"Don't be angry with me." Qiu Zhenheng hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

He was not surprised that the rebels had reinforcements, and said: "The sixth general also said before that Li Ni occupies Hanzhong in the upper reaches, and he can send reinforcements down the river to support at any time."

"Is Lu Laoliu right?!" Lu Wende was furious, and shouted: "Lu Laoliu is right, we are going to negotiate a peace, are you all happy?! No one is willing to put down the rebellion, is it?!"

Qiu Zhenheng felt that Lu Wende was making trouble out of no reason. It was certain that Li Xia would have reinforcements, and anyone could have guessed it.

Otherwise, is Li Xia waiting to die by staying on the Han River?
"Shaobao has fought hundreds of battles all his life, how can he not understand that Li Ni still has a backup? Shaobao really wants to annihilate Li Ni, but is he still unwilling to give up?!"

"..."

In the distance, although the reinforcements led by Liu Yuanli were approaching, they had not been able to break through the Song Army's defense line.

Li Xia hadn't broken out yet.

In terms of military strength, Lu Wende still has the advantage.

But Lu Wende seemed to have suddenly lost confidence.

He didn't continue to swear.

After fighting for a lifetime, how could he not see the situation that even Lu Wenhuan and Qiu Zhenheng could understand?

Li Xia dragged him here on purpose, like luring a dog with a piece of meat, stole the dog in the guard's yard, then retracted his hand, and retracted the piece of meat...

"I'm mad at me too!"

Lu Wende let out a loud roar, turned around and walked down the battle platform, only halfway there he turned around and ordered: "Mingjin!"

Soon, the sharp sound of gold ringing sounded, and the generals of the Song Army organized their soldiers to switch from offense to defense.

At this time, Liu Yuanli hadn't been able to kill Song Jun and join Li Xia, but seeing Song Jun call for gold, Li Xia quickly ordered the call for gold.

Before dusk, the soldiers of both sides finally ended the battle ahead of schedule on this day.

Many young people who would have died on the Han River were relieved...

Looking at this scene, Qiu Zhenheng sighed, regretting not being able to get rid of Li Ni this time, it was a pity that he missed it.

But on the other hand, he was also somewhat relieved.

Qiu Zhenheng knew Lu Wende very well. Seeing that although Lu Wende reacted furiously this time, he was able to withdraw troops in time when morale was low, which shows that he still maintained his rationality.

Then, Lu Wende is likely to listen to the persuasion, temporarily truce, and wait for the result of the peace negotiation between the imperial court and Li Xia, so as not to be profited by the Mongols.

~~
Back in the big tent, Lu Wende immediately brought up a large jar of wine, slapped the Kaifeng mud and poured it into his mouth.

"This... put it down!"

Qiu Zhenheng was startled when he followed into the big tent, and hurried forward to snatch the wine jar from Lu Wende's hand.

But he is an old scholar, how can he snatch something from the tall and burly Lu Wende, he said anxiously: "There are many old injuries, and the body is already poisoned by dampness and heat, how can you be so angry and anxious, drinking cold wine? !"

"I'm so annoying! What's wrong with taking a sip?"

"It's good to warm up the wine before drinking..."

After much difficulty, Qiu Zhenheng persuaded Lu Wende, who was like a big tree, to come down.

The wine was warmed, and the meat was served. After Lu Wende ate a large piece, his anger gradually subsided.

"The dog hozen killed Lao Tzu's son-in-law in front of the emperor."

Inexplicably, he mentioned Fan Wenhu's death.

Qiu Zhenheng persuaded: "I was loyal to the Great Song Dynasty. At this time, how can we put personal grievances above the interests of the family and the country?"

In a word, place the steps at Lu Wende's feet.

This step is still high-sounding, and it can make people go down very face-saving.

But Lu Wende was still hesitating, and asked, "Why hasn't Lao Liu come yet?"

"Since the reinforcements of the rebel army have arrived, even if the Sixth General does not come to the Longzhong camp in person, he will send someone to deliver a letter."

"Go to Xiangyang and ask Lao Liu what he thinks. Wouldn't it be a big loss to truce with Li Ni at this time?"

"Yes……"

~~
Qiu Zhenheng got out of the big tent, and soon someone rushed to him with small steps and whispered a few words.

"Where is Chen Yuanbin?"

"In the past two days, he often counts the supplies sent by the Xiangyang market in the stable."

Qiu Zhenheng said: "I think he doesn't really want Shaobao to have a truce with Li Ni, so keep an eye on it, and don't let him come to Shaobao to speak out in front of Shaobao while I'm not around."

"Yes, people have been sending people to watch him."

Qiu Zhenheng persuaded a few more words, led some guards, and rushed to Xiangyang.

Longzhong Daying and Xiangyang City are separated by more than [-] miles.

After driving for a few miles, I arrived at a place called Yangshi Temple. The sky was completely dark, but I saw a fire in front of me.

Qiu Zhenheng asked someone to visit the temple, and it was reported that it was Lu Wenhuan who was in the temple.

He hurried over in person, only to see several Song soldiers standing outside the temple.In the temple, however, the flames were dim, and a person was faintly seen sitting there.

"The Sixth General is going to see Shaobao?"

Qiu Zhenheng stroked his beard and asked, stepping in.

"puff."

A single knife pierced his chest.

"Do it! Kill them all!"

"kill……"

~~
That night, Lu Wende knew that Li Xia would not break out of the siege, nor would he attack the camp, so he drank a lot and slept soundly.

In a daze, he felt a severe headache, so he opened his eyes and woke up.

Only then did there be any movement, and a soldier outside the tent immediately reported: "Shaobao, the news from Ezhou has arrived, and the sixth general has also delivered a letter."

Several letters and newspapers were quickly sent to the desk of the big account.

Lu Wende rubbed his head, didn't take it apart, and ordered: "Mr. Chen, please come here."

Although he had many staff members, the ones he valued the most were none other than Chen Yuanbin and Qiu Zhenheng.

Because of his illiteracy, these two aides basically read to him whenever there was any exchange of documents.

After a while, Chen Yuanbin rushed over, disheveled, as if he had been woken up.

Lu Wende didn't say any polite words, pointed to the letter on the case, and said: "Look at what was said..."

"Yes."

Chen Yuanbin stepped forward and carefully took apart the wax paint. After seeing it, he was overjoyed and said, "Zhang Yanran's reinforcements chased Shi Jun and rushed to Ezhou. Together with the Major General, they defeated the rebels severely. The Major General said in the letter that Shi Jun suffered heavy casualties." , he can take back Ezhou immediately, please don't worry about the future."

Lu Wende heaved a sigh of relief, but he was inclined to annihilate Li Xia again.

"What did the sixth son say again?"

Only then did Chen Yuanbin open Lu Wenhuan's letter and said: "The Sixth General said that the Yuan army Dong Wenbing attacked Tongguan and was defeated, and the Yuan army near Lumen Mountain has retreated."

Lu Wende was not surprised, and said: "The Mongols are really useless, they can't even contain Li Ni."

According to his experience in previous battles, he can often defeat the Mongols, but he has never been able to please Li Xia. The news in front of him is not beyond his expectations.

"I told Lu Laoliu long ago that Hu people are not good at water warfare, and it is impossible for him to go south. Let him not worry."

"Yes, the students also think that now is the best time to wipe out the traitors. Once missed, there will be no more."

Right at this point, another announcement sounded outside the tent.

"Report, Shaobao, Mr. Qiu was attacked, encountered rebels in the Yangshi Temple, and was killed by the rebels..."

"What?!" Lu Wende was furious.

Chen Yuanbin has already walked quickly to the map, and pondered: "Yangshimiao, Li Ni is trying to cut off our connection with Xiangyang City."

"A dog that is cornered to death dares to bite and kill it..."

~~
Chen Yuanbin picked up the two letters and wanted to put them away for Lu Wende.

He walked to the place where the documents were placed, turned his back to Lu Wende, but put them all into his sleeves.

After leaving the big tent, he looked up at the starry sky, thinking that the fate of the densely packed [-] Song troops and the national power of the Great Song Dynasty were decided by an increasingly irritable and stubborn old man in a single thought.

If you tell it, who can believe it.

"It's ridiculous, it's a pity, it's also scary..."

(End of this chapter)