Zhao Dongting's age perfectly painted him with a layer of protection. Most of the monarchs and ministers of the Yuan Dynasty just felt that there were capable people around him to help him.

When it was slightly bright, Zhao Dongting and the other two set off again, galloping at full speed to Pingnan.

I slept in the open all the way, and it took more than twenty days.

Before I arrived in Pingnan, I seemed to smell a slight abnormal smell in the air.

This is the smell of war.

The people were like ants before the flood, and they always had a natural premonition of war. In the wilderness, groups of refugees could occasionally be seen in a hurry, and they rushed towards the west of Guangnan West Road with Zhao Dongting and others.

During the wars of all dynasties, the places near the settlements of ethnic minorities on the west side of Guangnan West Road are undoubtedly much more stable.

Because not many emperors are willing to provoke ethnic minorities. Even emperors who have already obtained the world are the same.

At present, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Yuan Dynasty have completely dominated, and naturally they will not provoke those ethnic minorities.

It’s not that I can’t afford to offend, but that there is really no need to offend.

In this era, ethnic minorities received completely different educations, and even the ethnic groups were very different. They had a very strong ethnic consciousness, and even if they captured their land, they would not surrender. Most of them became chaotic people and continued to rise and resist, just like in Qiongzhou now.

Who has the experience of quelling chaos every day?

It’s better to let go and wait until the world is completely reincarnated and then give them a name, just like the Khan Li Shimin of Tiankang.

Ethnic minorities are still very honest and will not rebel unless they have no food to eat.

Zhao Dongting felt uncomfortable when he looked at these refugees with a sad look. He could not live well when he was far away from home.

But he also knew that this was a necessary process for social development. Breaking it and then building it. Now the mountains and rivers are broken, which is the process of breaking.

He could choose to disband the Song Dynasty and let the Yuan Dynasty win the world. The world would soon return to peace, but he did not want to. He did not want to see the people close to him being hurt. At the same time, he was also very clear that even if the Yuan Dynasty won the world, war would still rise after several years. This is a problem with the social system.

He is not a great saint, but he has already come to the Southern Song Dynasty and is also the emperor, but he also wants to create an unprecedented prosperous era so that the country can continue to stabilize for a long time as in later generations. This is also the reason why he always insists on putting people first.

If the people are stable, the country will not be in chaos.

A few days later, just after arriving outside Pingnan County, you could hear the shouts of the sky in the military camp in the city. The soldiers were training camp.

There were no more people in the city gate, and there were soldiers wearing armor and armor coming and going.

All the subjects of the Southern Song Dynasty knew that this would be a earth-shaking battle. If the Song Dynasty won, it would be difficult for the Yuan Dynasty to maintain an absolute advantage in the southern part of the country. If the Song Dynasty was defeated, it would have to start over again, and there would not even be a chance to start over again.

At the gate of the city, Zhao Dongting and others were stopped. The war was approaching, and in order to prevent spies, the city of Pingnan was already allowed to go out and not enter.

It can be imagined that if we waited for a while, we would not be allowed to enter or leave, and the whole city would be completely martial law.

War is never a joke.

Zhao Dongting asked Le to take his token for free.

The soldiers guarding the city took the token engraved with the tiger head and the seal script "The Grand Marshal of the World..." and stood there on the spot. The young master handed it to the centurion. The centurion hurriedly ran up to the top of the city with the token and handed it to the general guarding the city. Then the general of the thousand-level commander-level commander looked down at the city and saw Zhao Dongting sitting on the horse, and hurriedly ran down to the top of the city.

The centurion in the Southern Song army may not have seen Zhao Dongting, but there are still many thousands of commanders.

This thousand-man commander came from the Divine Beggar Army and knew Zhao Dongting.

"Long live the emperor!"

When he arrived at the city, the commander of the thousand-man quickly knelt down on the ground, holding the token of the Grand Marshal of the World's soldiers and horses in both hands, with a respectful face.

The soldiers guarding the city also knelt down to the ground and then spread to the top of the city, and the sound of the mountain continued to stop.

Le Wugong gently took the token and looked back at Zhao Dongting.

"Thank you all for your hard work to defend the city."

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly, said a scene, and rode into the city.

However, these simple words made the soldiers guarding the city extremely excited.

This is the emperor, and he is a young man who is wise and may make the Southern Song Dynasty revival.

Zhao Dongting's prestige in the Southern Song army is now unparalleled.

When you arrive in the city, you can see patrolling soldiers everywhere. Fortifications, troughs, stomps, horse-resistance, etc. on the streets, and there are many people everywhere.

The Yuan army was powerful, and the Song Dynasty could only defend the city and wait for an opportunity.

If you really don’t rely on the city, even if you have firearms, you will only be eaten by the Yuan army outside the city.

Wen Tianxiang and others are undoubtedly preparing for a long-term battle.

The Yuan army was in Kuizhou and Guangnan East Road each had more than 200,000 troops. If they attacked at the same time, the logistical pressure would definitely be much greater than that of the Song Dynasty.

Riding a horse all the way to the government office.

The guards guarding the gate knew Zhao Dongting and all knelt on the ground.

Zhao Dongting got off his horse and walked into the government office. Under the leadership of the guards, he met Wen Tianxiang in the side hall.

Wen Tianxiang was staring at the sand table in the hall, and there was no one else besides him.

Hearing the footsteps, he looked up and showed surprise, "Your Majesty, you are back."

Zhao Dongting nodded and asked the guard to take Ying Er and her parents down to rest. He walked to Wen Tianxiang and said, "Military Order."

Wen Tianxiang looked at Ying Er's back and chuckled, "The emperor has brought back Empress Hui Concubine?"

Zhao Dongting said quietly: "Ying'er has been brought back, but Shuzhong's attitude is a bit intriguing! I will tell you in detail after this."

He turned his head and looked at the sand table next to him.

The sand table is mostly on the terrain of Guangnan West Road. Although it is quite rough, it is not easy to make such a sand table in this era.

At this time, there were only fifteen small flags inserted on the sand table, all of which were red, and they were the fifteen armies of the Southern Song Dynasty named after Tiangang.

Zhao Dongting said again: "There hasn't been any trouble in the army recently? Where are Lord Zhang, General Yue, General Zhang and General Su, General Donghe?"

He saw that the flags on the sand table were still Tiankui, Tiangang, Tianji, and Tianxian. It was obvious that the deployment of the Song army had not changed.

Wen Tianxiang replied: "No, Lord Zhang is checking the city defense, and the four generals are training soldiers in the army."

Zhao Dongting was a little relieved, "How is the Yuan army now?"

Wen Tianxiang said: "According to the search, the Yuan army has gathered food and grass. If nothing unexpected happens, the vanguard should have been sent to Guangxi soon."

"The same is true for Kuizhou Road and Guangnan East Road?"

Wen Tianxiang nodded.

Zhao Dongting thought, "The vanguard..."
Chapter completed!