It is said that the Jurchen Mouke who received the order had already lost his composure, but he mounted his horse and galloped all the way to the government office in the center of the city. Relying on his status, he went straight into the back hall to see Wanyan Seri. Then, regardless of anything, he knelt on the ground, narrated what happened in the north of the city, and asked the commander to cancel the previous military order.

Wanyan Saili is about 26 or 27 years old this year. His life experience is basically similar to that of Wanyan Wushu who has wandered to the Huai River this time. However, he has two major differences compared to Wanyan Wushu:

First, although his surname is Wanyan, his biological father is not called Wanyan Aguda, which determines his identity;

Secondly, he was one of those people who were more influenced by Chinese culture. He was slightly educated among the Jurchen generals and seemed very sophisticated... But to be honest, this trait might make him successful in the future, but it might not be a good thing at this time, because it would cause disgust among the old-school people in power, which would limit his future.

Back to the present, the man who was drinking with a young Han general also found the report unbelievable, so he put down the wine bottle in his hand and frowned slightly: "You saw it clearly, did seven cavalry really defeat our thirty Jurchen cavalry?"

"General! This is indeed strange. Normally, it shouldn't be like this, but I can see clearly from the city wall that there are only seven riders. They killed thirty of our Jurchen riders without losing a single rider!" The Jurchen Mouke who came to report also felt that it was absurd, but he wanted to get rid of the seven people even more, so he pleaded more urgently. "General, please quickly lift the restrictions and allow us to lead the army out to sweep! Even if the Song people have an ambush, what are we afraid of as a whole Meng'an?"

"You don't understand." Wanyan Saili shook his head slightly, but then looked at the young Han general opposite him. "Brother Liu, is there really such a brave man among you Song people?"

The man smiled slightly and answered awkwardly: "Of course there are. Isn't it the same for Han Shizhong and Wang De who are fighting against the Fourth Prince at the Huai River?"

"That's right!" Wanyan Saili suddenly realized and turned to look at the Mouke on the ground. "It's normal for the Song army to have one or two top heroes. Just think of it as Han Shizhong coming here. There's nothing to be surprised about... You're still not allowed to fight!"

The Jurchen Mouke who came to report was very disappointed, but he was constrained by military law and class and had no choice but to leave. But after this person left, Wanyan Seri and the Han general had not finished their meal yet, and the other person actually came back.

"Why is it here again?"

At this point, Wanyan Saili was completely furious, because the other party was already challenging his authority. "Isn't the military order clear enough?! Tell Da Ta Bu Ye that if he is not happy, he can find the other Meng An to discuss the military affairs in the evening. How dare he do it again and again?!"

"General, my Meng'an was captured alive!" The man looked ashen and kowtowed. "The Song army placed the heads of our Jurchen soldiers under their horses and asked their servants to urinate on their heads. He was indignant at the Song army's arrogance and went out of the city to confront them. As a result, the other side lost two of their horses' lives, and the powerful Song commander found an opportunity to rush over and grab my Meng'an with one arm."

Wanyan Seri was stunned for a long time before he stood up, but he didn't say a word and went straight to the back. The Han general was also embarrassed for a moment and could only stand up and wait.

A moment later, when the Jurchen commander returned, he was already wearing full armor. At the same time, the other Jin officers in the city also rushed to the government office after hearing the news.

The two sides met in the hall. Without waiting for the Meng'an and Mouke to speak, Wanyan Seri raised his hand first and said, "No need to say more... I didn't allow the battle before because the Fourth Prince was frustrated in the Huai River and couldn't advance or retreat. The war was already delicate. General Ali and General Erlubu both told me privately in advance that I should be prepared and must not lose my retreat. You don't know about this, so don't blame me."

Only then did everyone begin to realize what was going on.

"But since a Meng'an has been captured today, I can't care about many things." Wanyan Seri continued. "If I don't deal with him, you won't be convinced. Even if you are convinced... Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about how to appease the officer in the Meng'an, Da Tabuye? So I have decided to send troops to eat up this Song army, but before sending troops, we must make some plans."

"If it's just a few hundred cavalrymen, we can take them anyway, why bother?" Someone immediately responded, still a little indignant about the military orders of yesterday and today. "In fact, if we had been allowed to send troops earlier, even a single Meng'an from Da Tabuye would have been enough to end this matter, why did it come to this?"

"There won't be only a few hundred cavalrymen." Wanyan Saili shook his head repeatedly. "As I expected, there must be ambushes on the bank of the water! Didn't you remember before? It was said that a Song general, named Yang Weizhong, has now arrived at Guangji Army in the west and is gathering troops. You wanted to attack him, but I denied it. This person's arrival is strange, and it is most likely related to Yang Weizhong."

"Even if there are ambushes, so what?" Someone else responded dissatisfiedly. "After all, with 5,000 troops, who are we afraid of? Yang Weizhong just gathered a bunch of rabble, can he withstand our full force?"

"Even if we can take it, so what?" Before Wanyan Saili could respond, someone nearby said indignantly. "If one charge doesn't work, we'll charge twice. If two charges don't work, we'll charge three times. When have we ever been afraid of a tough fight?!"

"I've already said that we must send troops this time!" Wanyan Saili angrily slammed his palm on the table. "But since we are sending troops, you must obey my orders... First, you must leave a few hundred people to take care of the newly surrendered Han people to guard the city; second, the lake in the north is a hundred miles in radius, and I have never seen such a large lake in my life. We are good at cavalry and infantry battles, but we are not good at water battles. The Fourth Prince suffered a great loss in the water battle on the Huai River this time. The Emperor of Song was on the other side, but he still doesn't know how to cross the river..."

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