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Chapter 1245 The Frustrated Counterattack
On the head of Baozhou City, a drumstick thicker than an arm hit the cowhide war drum heavily. The sound of the drum was so loud that the chest was shaking, and no other sound could be heard.

"Open the city gate!"

Because the drums were too loud, the soldiers could only shout with all their might.

Then the west city gate creaked open, and columns of cavalry rushed out of the gate and stepped across the moat.

An embroidered golden dragon flag fluttered in the air.

Under the dragon flag, Jing Jie was riding behind Li Xia.

Although he had learned about Li Xia's abilities a long time ago, Jing Jie only recently attached himself. He has not yet fully understood Li Xia's behavior style, and is ignorant of many things, so he is still very worried.

He felt that His Majesty was a little risky in his actions, so he went out of the city suddenly, in case he was provoked and Brother Phase Shift tried his best to kill him, or was hit by a return gun.

Moreover, the city of Baozhou was obviously not stable. There were a group of people loyal to Meng Yuan and some people who were thinking twice about making trouble. Once Li Xia left the city, he would obviously give them a chance.Once the city gate is closed at that time, the danger will be even greater.

However, as he glanced at the other civil and military officials accompanying him, he saw that all of them had calm expressions that they were accustomed to.Only Jing Xuan, Zhao Fu and others showed a little worry in their eyes.

Footsteps sounded on the steps of the tower.

The cavalry moved forward, and the horseshoes raised dust and smoke all over the sky, followed by the sound of killing shouts.

Zhang Hongqing couldn't help but secretly frightened and terrified. Fortunately, he didn't agree to cooperate with those people.

"Today, a group of Meng Yuan remnants were captured in the city. Some of them said that he had seen Eleven Lang."

"It is also a deterrent to Yanjing."

The Yuan army's intention to counterattack will be completely thwarted...

How can a good founding hero ruin his future because of these grievances?
Dong Wen used his thoughts to understand, and when he looked up, he felt that the sky was high and the clouds were vast.

Jing Xuan was much more calm, twirling his long beard, and murmured: "It really became His Majesty's flag, and he scared Brother Phase Shift away as soon as the flag was displayed."

They were all wearing official uniforms, standing together with other courtiers, looking at Zhang Rou with a little shame.

"It should be done, it should be done, and some literati should be left for the Central Plains."

Tapping lightly on the window with his fingers, Zhang Hongqing became somewhat expectant.

"Father is back? Then..."

But there was inevitably a trace of luck in my heart.

"no!"

Someone walked up the tower and said, "Eleventh Lang is here to watch the battle leisurely."

Zhang Hongqing looked at it for a long time, until he saw a big flag with the word "Zhang", he couldn't help but was stunned for a moment.

In the night, Brother Xiangyi took a last look at Baozhou City, and saw the bright flames on the top of the city.

"What about that person?"

Looking at the object, Zhang Hongqing became more and more uneasy.

"What do you mean?"

"The Yuan army has actually retreated." Zhang Hongqing murmured in a low voice, turned his head to look at the city, and said to himself: "Then do you still dare to fight?"

Zhang Rou looked very grand, laughed loudly and said: "In the future, we will be ministers in the same palace and jointly govern the great rivers and mountains in the Central Plains. Why are you angry?"

~~
Baozhou City.

Suddenly, the sharp and ear-piercing sound of Mingjin sounded.

Dong Wenyong said: "I don't intend to expose you, lest people think that I am taking personal revenge. I leave this evidence to you, and I advise you to take it to plead guilty to His Majesty. But if you think you can hide it, It doesn’t matter if it is destroyed, as long as I don’t know about it.”

On the one hand, I am glad that I have found an excuse for today's defeat, and I don't need to bear too much guilt; on the other hand, I am deeply worried about the passive situation of the Mongolian Kingdom.

All the ministers around looked at it, and couldn't help admiring Zhang Rou's mind and vision.

He closed his eyes and took a breath, then said: "After today, the grievances between me and your Zhang family will be over."

After all, he went straight out.

"Kill the past!"

After waiting for a while, he saw a Tang army leaving the city and marching quickly into the city.

"There are our reinforcements on the opposite side, attacking from front to back?" Jing Jie finally understood, turned and said to Jing Xuan.

……

Zhang Hongqing shook his head and said, "Don't dare or don't want to?"

Brother Phase Shift's banner began to move north.

The entire army formation of the Yuan army seemed to be in chaos. Not only were the return artillery not ready, but even the rain of arrows was sparse.

"It's really withdrawn."

"Dead." Dong Wenyong said with his back turned.

"Your Majesty, the Great Khan has sent someone..."

The Tang army did not want to get too close to the Yuan army camp to avoid too many casualties, and also slowed down the offensive.

Dong Wenyong said: "For a long time, the military intelligence department has been assisted by me and the second brother Ni in the activities of the Shuntian and Zhending prefectures, so in Baozhou, I can be regarded as half of the military intelligence department."

He suddenly felt uneasy, and said, "You... what do you want to do?"

The death of Zhang Hongfan was not enough to completely eliminate his resentment towards the Zhang family.But on the other hand, out of awe of Li Xia, he did not dare to fight with the Zhang family.Whether to seek revenge from the Zhang family again has become a knot in his heart.

Jingjie was there in a daze.

"If you don't believe me, you can go and apologize to His Majesty."

Even if he is like this, let alone ordinary soldiers and civilians?
With Brother Phase Shift's retreat, the impact of those rumors on the morale of the Tang army will be completely eliminated.

Converging with the soldiers and horses in the north, he recovered from the embarrassment of the hasty evacuation, and he was able to organize troops to resist the attack of the Tang army.

"Brother Yixiang besieged Baozhou City for many days, and fled as soon as he saw His Majesty's dragon flag." Zhao Fu said: "Who will believe that the Mongolian cavalry will be invincible in the future?"

After hearing Kublai Khan's order to withdraw his troops, Phase Shifter's mood became more and more complicated.

"I will come again." Brother Phase Shift comforted himself, "The Mongolian cavalry will march south again."

Next, it will be replaced by the morale of the Yuan army, and the army is panicked.

Li Xia was also moving forward, gradually entering the range of the Yuan army's return artillery.

Because those people had also been in contact with him, he did not agree to cooperate with them, but he did not expose them, and even "accidentally" revealed some information.

However, when the Yuan army withdrew from the battlefield, they could see that there was still a soldier and horse further west of the battlefield.

"Your Majesty is so powerful, Hebei people's hearts should be settled."

After Tang Jun adjusted the formation, Li Xia only gave this simple order.

Now the city is impregnable.

He knew that if the news of this battle spread, the world would only say that Li Xia scared him away from Baozhou as soon as he showed up, but there was nothing he could do.

"This is Datang, I don't care if I'm wronged or not." Dong Wenyong took out a small cloth bag from his pocket and put it on the case, saying: "The evidence has the final say."

Zhang Hongqing picked up the small cloth bag on the case, and murmured: "How could you be so kind?"

"Ta, tat..."

He intends to wait and see what happens, and when the dust settles, he will always be able to regain a higher position of power in his capacity as the eleventh man of the Zhang family.

Jing Xuan hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Marshal, for protecting you over the past decades."

However, since Kublai Khan had asked him to withdraw his troops, he no longer tried to be brave. After the Tang army retreated in the evening, he immediately arranged to withdraw his troops overnight.

He understood that there must be many strategic deployments deliberately hidden from them, but Li Xia still established a prestige in his heart.

Zhang Hongqing was a little dazed, and said, "You have such a good intention? Do you think I will believe you?"

Dong Wenyong walked down the tower, looked back, and let out a sigh of relief.

Footsteps sounded on the stairs again.

"Are you still doing it?"

He smiled and murmured to himself: "Kublai Khan, I will soon go to Yanjing to seek revenge on you."

Jing Jie became more and more uneasy, and tried to look forward, and found that the battle was not as intense as expected.

"This is Datang." Dong Wenyong repeated this sentence, saying: "Your Majesty doesn't like infighting, I dare not harm your Zhang family."

Startled, Zhang Hongqing turned his head suddenly, only to see Dong Wenyong walking up unhurriedly.

He had vaguely guessed Dong Wen's thoughts.

Just now that Tang army was going to take people, at this time, the city is probably already full of blood and blood.

Lifting the binoculars, one could vaguely see that many soldiers of the Yuan army were not facing this side.

Zhang Hongqing took a step back in fright, cold sweat even broke out on his forehead, and said: "It is Zhang Hongfan who harmed Dong's family, and it has nothing to do with me. Don't think about wronging me!"

Only then did he realize that everything was calculated by Li Xia.Deliberately let Zhang Rou leave to give those who are ready to move a chance, so when Zhang Rou comes back at the right time, those Yuanmeng survivors will be caught, and Baozhou will be more stable.

"Here is the man's confession, the sachet he stole from you when he met you, the evidence left after he bribed your servant, and the news you revealed."

Others thought that although the Zhang family came back a little late, but with the strength of Hebei for many years and such a patriarch, who is willing to work hard for His Majesty, it is obvious that the tide will rise in the future.

"Dong Wenyong! You want to harm my Zhang family?!"

Jing Xuan, Zhao Fu, Jing Jie and others stood there, watching Zhang Rou get off the horse with some difficulty, and wanted to step forward to help, but it was no longer fit to step forward.

In fact, Zhang Rou himself thought so too.

~~
On the Baozhou city tower, Zhang Hongqing watched the Yuan army heading north like flowing water, with some surprise in his eyes.

Jing Xuan said in a low voice: "It's better that the commander-in-chief doesn't get angry with us."

"The Yuan army has withdrawn?!"

Brother Yixiang breathed a sigh of relief, and Xue Xue hurried over.

Today, the question was left to Zhang Hongqing. From now on, Zhang Hongqing could choose whether it would be a blessing or a disaster. He, Dong Wenyong, didn't intend to get involved with it any more.

He knew that some people in the city still wanted Da Yuan.

~~
At noon, Brother Yixiang finally withdrew from the West Camp to the North Camp.

On the contrary, Zhang Rou seemed more open-minded and didn't avoid suspicion. She stepped forward and pointed at them, and laughed loudly: "In the past, the princes refused to serve in Mongolia, but now they finally meet the Ming Lord of the Holy Dynasty and are finally willing to become an official. Congratulations, good well."

He is 78 years old this year, and some old people struggle to walk at this age.However, after his attachment, he traveled from Baiyangdian to Taihang Mountain, took boats, rode horses, and climbed mountains. He worked tirelessly and worked harder than anyone else. The reason, apart from his loyalty to Li Xia, was naturally because he had great expectations in his heart.

It was night, Zhang Rou returned to the mansion, sat in the lobby, glanced at the princes, and said: "I want to ask for orders, and go to Yanjing with the army..."

"Father." Zhang Honglue hurriedly advised, "Father is already old, why bother to work so hard?"

"Shut up." Zhang Judao: "How can I not go to the new city I built myself? If you wait for anyone who dares to stop doing meritorious service for your father, I will kill him!"

(End of this chapter)