Zong Han and Zong Wang entered Bianshi in the middle of the Yansong material, but they were still embarrassed when they really happened, because the Great Song Dynasty border defense was defeated too quickly: Suzhou, Wuzhou, Daizhou, and Xinzhou on the Hedong side were lost one after another in half a month; In Hebei, Zhending, Hejian, and Zhongshan prefectures were in an emergency at the same time. There are only a few thousand soldiers and horses in the loyal army, and they don't know which side to rescue! He even issued an urgent document asking for instructions, but before the document arrived at the case of the Lianghe Xuanfu envoy, Tong Xuanfu had already fled! Zong Han led troops to force Taiyuan, Chong Yansong did not listen to Lin Yi's advice, and led the light cavalry to attack the Jin army's partial division, and won the first battle, but Zong Han quickly transferred troops to fight back after getting the news, and defeated Yan Song at the foot of White Horse Mountain. The cohesion of the loyal army was different from that of the ordinary Song army, although it was defeated, it abandoned its horse and retreated into the mountains and forests, and after meeting with the forest wings, it defended the mountains and reorganized.

He had already transferred the grain and grass materials near the plains to the mountains and forests where it was difficult for the cavalry to penetrate, and with the help of merchants, he established nine secret warehouses hundreds of miles north and south of the Taihang Mountains to deal with the situation. After Chong Yansong was forced back by Zong Han, Lin Yi persuaded him to preserve his strength and wait for the imperial court to raise troops, and from then on, the Zhongwu army slowly moved south, relying on the Taihang Mountain, and the camera attacked the flank and back road of the Jin army. Once the loyalists were on the move, their civilian production was greatly restricted, and the original basic balance of production and consumption became less in and more out, but because of the abundant savings in the past, there was not much problem in self-sufficiency.

Chong Yansong knew that his troops were weak and could not play a decisive role in this war, so he sent Lin Yi south to ask the imperial court for troops. At this time, Lin Yi was also about to go to Bianliang, and it turned out that a few days ago, the Jinmen Yuan Minmin Council had sent a secret letter, informing Lin Yi that the Yuan Minmin Branch of the Zhongwu Army had been placed under the control of Cao Guangbi of the Song Dynasty, and Lin Yi had arranged all the affairs of the Zhongwu Army and then came to Bianliang -- he wanted to meet his new boss Cao Guangbi while fulfilling the task assigned by Chong Yansong. Who knew that as soon as he entered Bianliang, he received the shocking news that Cao Guangbi was sent to the prison! However, although this news was shocking, Lin Yi had already known that the Song government was corrupt, and it was not surprising that the Bianliang Imperial Court had such a move, so he did not panic. He summoned Zhou Xiaochang, Yu Tong and Zhang Mi to discuss the matter, and Zhou Xiaochang suggested knocking on Zhao Ji's back door through the channel of Master Li!

Lin Yi said: "No! The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty has the most no private rights! To stab the emperor is to bring the matter to the court! In this matter, it is easy to trade privately, but it is difficult to discuss it publicly! ”

Zhou Xiaochang said: "The second general is here, isn't it just above board?" ”

"These two things should be looked at separately!" Lin Yi said: "The second general is here to resist Jin - of course this matter is above board. But now that he is detained for this matter, if we go directly to the emperor without going through Bai Shizhong, who ordered him to be detained, even if we can talk to Zhao Guan's family at that time, Zhao Guanjia will ask Bai Shizhong when he returns, and at that time, Bai Shizhong, in order to protect himself, may throw dirty water and stumble on the head of the second general, and then the situation will be complicated! He paused and said: "Take advantage of the fact that now I want to emphasize once: this time the second general entered Bianbian openly, but what we people are doing is acting in secret!" One bright and one dark must be clearly distinguished: the two generals do the things above board, and we will take care of the transactions under the table. Therefore, if the second general did not ask about some things, we did not have to report to the second general, as long as we fully cooperated with his proposals. Do you understand? ”

Zhou, Zhang, Yu and others all said: "Understood." ”

Zhou Xiaochang asked, "But in this case, how can we rescue the second general?" ”

Lin Yi asked, "Who is walking around the back door in the middle of the day?" ”

Yu Channel: "It's me." However, I also instructed a poor talent Zhu Fei to do it, and he did not come forward. ”

Lin Yi thought for a while and said, "That Zhu Fei is a person who only developed when he arrived in Bianliang, and some confidential things can't be known to him yet." In today's situation, one of us needs to step in. Zhou Xiaochang's identity may be useful if he hides it any longer, I serve in the loyal army, and it is not appropriate to show up for the time being, Yu Tong, let you do this. ”

Yu Tong's ostensible identity is the shopkeeper of Tokyo sugar shop and glass shop, because he sells mostly overseas strange goods, so Bianliang's more vigilant people are already a little suspicious of his identity, Lin Yi asked him to come forward at this time, which is also one of the reasons. Yu Tong didn't say much, and said, "Yes." Then he asked, "What does the second master want me to do?" ”

Lin Yi said: "Go to see Bai Shizhong and ask him to release the second general." ”

Yu Tong exclaimed: "Such a big thing, I'm afraid it won't work with a few bribes!" ”

"Bribes?" Lin Yi sneered: "Bribery is just a bridge for you to see him, what you really want to do is not bribery, but threats!" ”

Yu Tongqi said: "Threat? How to threaten? ”

Lin Yi said: "I have been walking in Song, Liao, and Jin for many years, and I have been in contact with Tong Guan and others, and I also know the temperament of people like Bai Shizhong!" In their hearts, they must be unsure whether Bianliang can hold on. Now that he is in Dazai, he also has to find a way back for himself! ”

Yu Tong suddenly said: "I understand, let's pretend to threaten him in the name of Dajin!" ”

"Nope! You can't do it, and you don't have to! Lin Yi said: "Dajin and we are already friends and enemies, we can't do things in their name anymore, otherwise the second general will be suspected of being a melon field and a plum." In fact, you just need to let Bai Shizhong know that there are still people in the northern kingdom who care about the life of the second general. However, the proportions must be grasped well, and the second general must not be contaminated with the suspicion of Tongjin! ”

Yu Tong thought for a moment and said, "I know how to do it." ”

Lin Yi asked again: "Who can get through the relationship between the prisons?" ”

Zhang Mi said: "My No. 3 subordinate has been following this line. ”

Lin Yi asked, "Can you let me in to meet the second general?" ”

Zhang Mi said: "After the second general's accident, I stared at this matter, and now Bianliang is in chaos, and the prison officials have the heart to flee south, but they are short of money." ”

Lin Yi bowed his head and said, "It's not difficult to say this. You make arrangements, I hope to meet the second general tonight. ”

Zhang Mi said: "This thing is extremely difficult, but now in this situation, it should be possible." ”

The rules of the prison were originally very strict, but money can make ghosts grind, not to mention that the rule of officials has been corrupted by Zhao Ji for decades today.

Lin Yi carried an oil lamp and walked into the depths of the prison under the leadership of a prison official. In the candlelight, behind the fence was a figure sitting facing the wall.

Lin Yi made a look, and the subordinates who led him invited the prison officer outside to drink with a smile, and the prison officer muttered to himself before leaving: "Don't take too long!" It's hard for me to do ......"

Although Cao Guangbi sat facing the wall, the light in the prison was bright and his voice was rising, which already let him know that someone had come to see him, but he didn't move or make a sound.

"Second General." Lin Yi called softly.

"Well, how about you." Cao Guangbi looked back, and he had only been detained for less than three days, and he had not changed much except for a bunch of stubble on his cheeks.

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it seems that they didn't torture you." ”

Cao Guangbi sighed and said, "Torture? I'll say whatever they ask, but unfortunately they don't want to listen. He glanced at Lin Yi and asked, "Why are you here?" Didn't you serve in the Loyalist Army? ”

Lin Yi said: "Yes, General Chong asked me to go to Beijing to carry out activities, urging the imperial court to send troops to rescue Taiyuan." ”

Cao Guangbi groaned: "The terrain of Hedong is not as flat as Hebei, so rescuing Taiyuan is not urgent...... The Loyal Army may send troops to stop Zongwang? ”

Lin Yi was startled and said, "Did the second general say that the loyal army should go out of Hebei to block the East Route Army?" I'm afraid it won't work! If it is on the Pingchuan River in Hebei, we rashly go to be his edge, I'm afraid there will be no good results! Unless...... Unless it's the second general who leads the army. ”

Cao Guangbi thought about it, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't do this for the time being." "Although he Cao Guangbi has a high status in the Han Dynasty, he is in a position of suspicion when he comes to the Great Song Dynasty, if he leads the loyal army, then the entire loyal army will be suspicious, and it will be difficult to move an inch in the Great Song Dynasty!

Lin Yi said: "Second General, this is not the place to talk, wait until we save you and go out." ”

When Cao Guangbi heard this, he didn't ask him how to save himself, and he turned around without even nodding his head.

Lin Yi understood and said, "Lin Yi has retired, the second general takes care." After walking a few steps, he suddenly came back and said, "Second General, in case Lin Yi can't save you this time...... Do you regret it? ”

Cao Guangbi was stunned and said, "Regret? ”

"Hmm." Lin Yi said: "If you stay in the Han Department, the second general will be in no danger and will have a lot to do." So...... Second General, do you regret it? ”

Cao Guangbi was silent for a long time and said, "I really haven't thought about your question in the past two days......

Lin Yi was stunned when he heard this, bowed down and said, "Second General, it was Lin Yi who was abrupt." You don't think I've asked anything! ”