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Chapter 1255
The rain has stopped, and the sun is shining on the roof that was repaired a few days ago, gradually drying the water stains on the tiles.

Standing in front of the granary, Hao Erfu couldn't help belching again.

He had eaten very full just now, and it was the most full he had eaten in his life.But at this moment, his expression was not happy, but with deep regret.

His lips parted, slowly uttering the words he had been saying all along.

"Can't burn it, hiccup, can't burn it..."

But someone was already approaching with a torch.

"Brother Hao, what are you still doing standing up? It's time to work."

"Do you really want to burn it?" Hao Erfu turned his head, tears welled up in his old eyes, "It's all hard-earned food and grass, how can it be burned?!"

"If you don't burn it, leave it to the Yuan army? Hurry up and withdraw with the general."

While speaking, the torch had been placed in front of the granary, a sack was lit, and the flames quickly rose.

Hao Erfu closed his eyes, unable to bear to look.

The wind brought the crackling sound to his ears, and he thought of the countless times in his life that he went to work in the field one hoe after another, and felt as if his whole life had been burned away, and his heart ached so much.

So the honest old farmer finally cursed angrily.

"Damn!"

~~
"Let's go, let's go back to Zhengzhou City."

Following the words of the Tang army commander, groups of remnants began to gather to the north of the city.

In Fan Xueyi's team, Hao Gou'er was already standing in armor, with a spear in his hand and a crossbow hanging from his waist.

When Hao Erfu and others came over, Hao Gou'er stopped playing with the weapon immediately.

"Father, this is extra military supplies. I am no longer in the army, and the general hasn't agreed yet..."

"Any more?"

To Hao Gou'er's surprise, Hao Erfu's attitude today is not as fearful of him joining the army as usual.

"No, no more...Father, you go in the middle, and General Fan will lead the people behind to cut off the rear."

"well."

Hao Erfu took a deep look at his son, picked up his shoulder pole, and followed the team of civilian husbands, while Hao Gou'er followed behind with Fan Xueyi's team.

The shouts of killing in front have not stopped, it is Tang Jun who is breaking through.

There is a river to the north of the small city of Zhongmu, which was called Honggou in the Warring States Period, Langdang Canal in the Han Dynasty, and Caihe River today.

The Cai River often floods, and people called it the "Little Yellow River" at that time. Especially since the war has not been treated for many years, it is often silted up and flooded.

The Yuan army was originally just a small group of soldiers and horses sneak attacking. Now that Boyan's main force is coming from the east, the Yuan army mainly prevents the Tang army from breaking out from the west.

But they were actually going north, because there were too many peasants in the team, and they couldn't outrun the cavalry of the Yuan army, so they simply walked along the river and escaped by taking advantage of the muddy terrain.

"It's time to break through! Let's go!"

"Go north!"

The team walked north for a while, and the ground under their feet gradually softened until it was very muddy.

But some folk husbands said with emotion: "It's a pity for such a place."

After a while, they finally reached the bank of the Cai River, and they began to trek westward along the river.

Hao Gou'er turned his head to look, and saw that there were already many people missing, and they all died during the breakout...

~~
The fire in Zhongmu City was still burning.

And countless cavalry of the Yuan army have already galloped here, some entered the city, and some camped outside the city.

Boyan raised his head, looked at the thick smoke floating in front of him, and murmured: "It seems that the Tang army still has a lot of food and grass, so it will be burned."

"Since the prime minister has led the army here in person, the little commander of the Tang army is like an ant under his feet. If he doesn't burn the food and flee for his life, can he still resist the prime minister?"

"In addition to resisting, they have another choice, which is to surrender to us with food and grass." Boyan said: "Did you find out? Since the Mongolian Kingdom destroyed the Jin and attacked the Song Dynasty, generals have often surrendered. But when fighting the Tang army, few .”

Ali Haiya was stunned for a moment, thinking that what the prime minister said was nonsense, and the overall situation now is that the Tang army has the upper hand, and of course there are fewer people who surrender.

But he still responded: "Is it because we haven't raised the butcher knife for so long, those people are not afraid of us anymore?"

"I do think about it."

Boyan Ce immediately stepped forward, staring at the fire in the distance, meditating, and said: "In the past, the Great Khan told me to practice benevolent government. I, all the time, I do that too. But..."

But when the situation reached this point, Boyan had to do some self-reflection.

He turned his head to look at Ali Hague, and said, "Maybe we should slaughter some people and beat the Han people."

No matter how much etiquette you learn, how much you behave like a Han Chinese, none of these can change Boyan's position. His interests come from the Jin family.Then when the need arises, he can still throw away those "benevolence" without hesitation.

Ali Haiya understood, recruited soldiers, and ordered: "Go and tell Baizhen, these Tang soldiers who dare to burn food but are unwilling to surrender to the prime minister, all of them will be killed. Kill all the civilian husbands too."

But it's just a small group of Tang Jun's supply team, and it's enough to explain the thousands of households under his command.

The army ignored these trivial matters and continued to set up camp.

When it was dark, when Qianhu Baizhen came back, he reported something to Ali Haiya with some fear.

"What?" Ali Hague was surprised, "The enemy is just a group of miscellaneous soldiers, and you are still defeated?"

"It's not that they were defeated. They were walking along the swamp by the river. It was difficult for our horses to pass. I have already sent cavalry to stop them."

Ali Hague was very displeased, but it was already dark, so he said: "The Prime Minister will see many heads before noon tomorrow."

"Don't worry, manager, I will kill them all then."

~~
At dawn, Boyan saw a Han man in the big tent.

The other party was in his forties, with a personable manner and elegant manners. He was a confidant sent by Jia Sidao, named Huang Gongshao.

Boyan also looked elegant at this time, first had morning tea with Huang Gongshao, and then talked about poetry and songs for a while.

If it were Li Xia, he would definitely not meet the envoy of Song Dynasty so politely.Therefore, it can also be said that Boyan is more elegant than Li Xia and more like a Han Chinese.

"When I saw you today, I knew that the Prime Minister was generous, generous, and far-sighted, and he was a real hero."

"Mr. Huang's reputation is too high. Today, the Yuan and Song Dynasties are in the same spirit. They should have attacked the innocent people together, but people often refer to us as barbarians. It is really absurd. My Majesty the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was praised as the old clothes, Zaizuo Pitu, following the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, was recognized by the emperor of your country, didn’t it?”

Hearing Boyan's words, Huang Gongshao couldn't help being surprised by the other party's level of Sinology, and then he realized with a smile: "What the prime minister said is true. Li Xia was originally a Song official, and he was rebelled by the emperor's favor. He was a traitor The Great Yuan Dynasty followed the orthodoxy of the Liao and Jin. Therefore, the so-called bandits or Hulu refer to the legal system, not their origin."

"Well said!" Boyan clapped his palms and praised: "Mr. Huang has a good manner and a good layout!"

Huang Gongshao hastily cupped his hands.

The more refined the Mongolian and Yuan prime ministers, the less likely it would be to embarrass Song's alliance with him.

Therefore, even if it took some time, both parties patiently set the tone.

Then it's time to get down to business.

Not long after, Boyan's loud laughter sounded in the tent.

"Hahaha, Mr. Jia Pingzhang and I have thought of getting together."

"It's the hero who sees the same thing." Huang Gongshao said, "I came all the way and saw that the prime minister's army was about to counterattack the city of Zhengzhou. I was really surprised and admired."

"However." Boyan suddenly changed the subject, stroked his beard and said, "Song State and Da Yuan agreed to send troops from Xiangyang to attack Li Xia, but there has been no movement yet."

"It's not that there is no movement." Huang Gongshao waved his hands quickly and said, "The imperial court has already issued an edict to Lu Wenhuan, ordering him to send troops to Mengjindu from Xiangyang to cut off Li Xia's retreat."

Boyan shook his head with a smile, and said, "Mr. Huang, don't lie to me, right? Lu Wenhuan doesn't really look like he intends to fight?"

"Prime Minister, please listen to my explanation..."

"Don't listen."

When it came to this critical point, Boyan finally lowered his face, and stopped chatting with Huang Gongshao, but said bluntly: "The fact is that Lu Wenhuan has selfish motives and is timid."

"Perhaps it was delayed on the way. After all, fighting is not a small matter." Huang Gongshao said.

Boyan didn't listen at all, and said: "Before I was concerned about the covenant between Dayuan and Song, I never went south to get compensation from Song when the road was short of food. Now my army has approached Zhengzhou, and if you still don't want to abide by the covenant If you act unrighteously first, don’t blame me for being unrighteous!”

Huang Gongshao was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will go to Lu Wenhuan's army and urge him to go to war as soon as possible..."

~~
After Huang Gongshao left the big tent, Boyan saw that Ali Haiya hadn't come yet, so he sent someone to call him.

When Ali Haiya rushed into the tent, Boyan glanced at him and said, "You've put on your armor now? Get ready to set up camp."

"Yes."

"How many were killed last night? Three thousand including the civilian husband, right? Before Huang Gongshao leaves, take him over to have a look. This is a warning to Lu Wenhuan."

Ali Haiya looked embarrassed, and said, "Prime Minister, that team... broke through and escaped."

Boyan, who was clearing the map, paused for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "Is it the Tang army's elite cavalry disguised as a train to attract our cavalry to attack?"

It was even more difficult for Ali Haiya, and said: "No... no, it's just a small group of people leading some folks transporting supplies and breaking through from the Cai River."

Boyan opened the curtain, recruited a soldier, and said: "Let Huang Gongshao go."

"Yes, take him from the west?"

"south."

After arranging this matter, Boyan threw down the curtain, turned to Ali Haiya and asked: "It used to be said that the Tang army was all elite soldiers, but now even the civilians can't defeat it?!"

"It's not that they can't be defeated, it's that they escaped too fast... Don't worry, Prime Minister, they will be killed before evening!"

Because of this incident, Boyan inevitably had some worry in his eyes.

Before arriving in Zhengzhou, he had already felt Tang Jun's tenacity.

But if he is defeated again, Da Yuan will not even have the last chance to fight back.

(End of this chapter)