On September 12, Ye Hezhen led the Yuan Dynasty cavalry to cross the Yellow River and directly entered Kaifeng City.

The Northern Expedition Army also retreated to Bozhou and was preparing to continue to retreat.

However, Xuchang is closest to Kaifeng, so the defenders have retreated early as planned and will retreat all the way to Xinyang.

As for the Shangqiu defenders, they are also ready and can retreat at any time.

Gan Chao's army's actions were beyond Ye He's expectations, so he immediately called Ye Hexiong and the ministers of the army to discuss countermeasures.

"The Xuchang defenders retreated to Xinyang, and the Ganchao army in Shangqiu also had abnormal movements. What do you think He Yuansheng is going to do?"

Ye Hezhen asked in a very solemn tone.

After all, he had fought with He Yuansheng several times and had some understanding of each other, so the strange actions of the army in Chao made him alert.

"The emperor, you should be a southern barbarian. You are afraid of your reputation, so you flee!"

Yeh Duoduo spoke first, his tone was very arrogant.

But no one believed this, and Ye Hezhen raised his eyebrows even more.

"The emperor, I think something happened in the court."

Ye Hexiong spoke, and glanced at Ye Heduoduo without any trace, telling him not to talk nonsense.

"There is something wrong with the court!"

Ye Hezhen repeated it and then asked: "In recent times, although Gan Chao has had frequent major events, the situation has been firmly controlled by He Yuansheng and there will be no big trouble."

"Although there is no big trouble, there are many hidden worries!"

He paused and explained: "Zhejiang Party leader Chu Zhongping, who was moved by He Yuansheng in one fell swoop, will definitely cause chaos.

In addition, after the Fujian rebellion, He Yuansheng sent a large army to attack, which made Nanjing empty.

At this time, the emperor led the army southward. He Yuansheng was worried that something would happen, so it was normal for him to give up some places and defend them in danger."

Ye Hexiong's explanation was somewhat convincing, and Ye He really nodded frequently when he heard it.

At this time, Wei Hong also spoke: "Your Majesty, the best thing that officials in the court is to fight in the country is to fight in the country, especially those in the Zhejiang Party officials, who are experts in the internal struggle. They must have caused a lot of trouble to He Yuansheng.

In addition, the Fujian Rebellion has not yet been settled, which makes He Yuansheng even more worried.

I think that his withdrawal this time was also a decision made by weighing the pros and cons."

"How can I explain this?" Ye Hezhen asked

.

"He Yuansheng must have thought of solving internal problems first, and then fighting with us will give up Xuchang."

He paused and continued to speak: "If I guess correctly, the Ganchao army in Shangqiu and Bozhou will retreat one after another and then defend the danger."

Wei Hong's words made Ye He's face change. He immediately came to the map and asked, "Where do you think they will stick to?"

"He Yuansheng is quick-witted, and I don't know what he will do.

But I think He Yuansheng will not fight our dynasty before the Fujian Rebellion is quelled!"

As soon as Wei Hong finished speaking, the generals of the Yuan Dynasty began to talk.

After all, if this guess is true, the Yuan Dynasty would speed up the advance and seize territory.

Qian Zhifei was the only one who frowned because according to Wei Hong's analysis, the strategy he had set before became a joke.

“Yehdord.”

"I'm here."

"Tomorrow morning, you will command 30,000 cavalry and head straight to Bozhou. If Li Zongting continues to retreat, he will press forward step by step. If he defends the city, he will not act rashly."

Ye Hezhen decided to test it and see if Wei Hong’s guess is accurate.

After all, if He Yuansheng really retreated step by step, the strategy he had set before was somewhat out of place.

"promise!"

Yehedodo nodded immediately, his face also was very excited.

When the Yuan Dynasty was discussing countermeasures, He Yuansheng in Nanjing also had a smile on his face and listened to Qian Yong's report.

"General Xu Shen has led his troops to retreat south. Now there are more than 200 miles away from Xinyang. It will be available in about five days.

Li Chengsi from Shangqiu was also prepared. If the Yuan Dynasty soldiers came from the east, they would immediately retreat to the beach..."

After listening to Qian Yong's report, He Yuansheng nodded and took out the letter he had written a few days ago.

"Send these letters later!"

The direct descendants of his subordinates fully executed the order, which meant that He Yuansheng had a high authority and no one dared to disobey.

However, these people must be uncomfortable. He Yuansheng wants to give them an explanation. Otherwise, the direct generals would be disloyal and unfavorable to the future war.

"promise!"

Qian Yong nodded immediately and then put away the letter.

"Where did Zhejiang Navy go?"

At this time, He Yuansheng asked another question. After all, Li Chengsi's retreat was the sea. If the navy officers and soldiers failed to arrive in time, it would be dangerous.

"The navy officers and soldiers have been north for seven days and have obtained supplies on the coast of Ningbo the day before yesterday."

He Yuansheng nodded again, knowing that the navy would not arrive late.

After thinking about it for a while, He Yuansheng wrote a letter, which mentioned his strategic concept, and then handed it to Qian Yong, saying solemnly: "You go to Bozhou in person and hand it over to Li Zongting, so that it must be kept confidential."

Qian Yong's expression also became solemn, because he knew what the content in this letter would mean once it was leaked.

"Don't worry, my subordinates are guaranteed by their lives and will never make any mistakes."

After saying that, he saw that He Yuansheng had no other instructions and turned around and left.

"It depends on you whether the Yuan Dynasty cavalry can be led to the Yangtze River!"

He Yuansheng was in the rear and could not make a decision at the moment, so he had to give Li Zongting some autonomy to the frontline.

The most important thing is that the time is almost here, so I told Li Zongting the truth.

The next night, Qian Yong, who had been traveling all the way, came to Bozhou City.

"Why is Commander Qian coming?"

Seeing Qian Yong appear, Li Zongting was a little surprised and had some speculations.

"This is what the Marquis asked me to give to you. After seeing it, it will be burned immediately!"

After saying that, Qian Yong took out He Yuansheng's handwritten letter from his arms and handed it to Li Zongting.

"hiss!"

After reading the letter, Li Zongting took a breath of air conditioning and his face changed a little.

"General Li, there are not many people who know about this matter. You are the only one who knows the front line!"

After Li Zongting read the letter, Qian Yong spoke again, his tone was very serious.

"Don't worry, Commander, Li will keep it confidential!"

After saying that, he walked to the candlelight and burned the letter to ashes.

Seeing that the letter was burned, Qian Yong continued to speak: "General, in order to keep it confidential, no one can be told about the inside story!"

"Mr. Li understands!"

After responding, he spoke with a little hesitation: "But the soldiers on the front line are not aware of the inside story, so their morale is affected. In this case..."

Speaking of this, Li Zongting stopped continuing, but his face showed a little sad look.

Now he feels that the pressure is huge, because retreating is easy, but it is not easy to lengthen the front line and lead the Yuan Dynasty cavalry to the edge of the Yangtze River.

Even Li Zongting was happy and worried about He Yuansheng's strategy.

According to He Yuansheng's idea, the chances of victory of the Dagan Dynasty are indeed quite high.

But if the Yuan Dynasty was not tempted and had a steady fight, the situation would be very bad.

Therefore, Li Zongting had a heavy burden. He had to retreat while fighting against the Yuan Dynasty cavalry on a small scale.

But now the morale is a bit low, and the chance of defeat is too high when a small-scale battle is too high, so Li Zongting is not sure.

"The Marquis also knew that retreating rashly would definitely affect morale, so he gave a reason."

After saying that, Qian Yong took out another letter and handed it to Li Zongting.

This letter was naturally short of food and grass, and was unable to fight with the Yuan Dynasty, so it was forced to withdraw its troops. After the autumn grain came down, it was a reorganization of the army and the northern expedition...

"This is an explanation!"

After seeing it, Li Zongting spoke lightly and ordered the convening of the generals.

Half an hour later, the generals gathered together, and Li Zongting said: "The Marquis of Changning ordered the army to return south, but many people couldn't figure it out. Now the answer is here."

After speaking, he handed He Yuansheng's letter to the generals to circulate it one by one.
To be continued...