At this time, Zhi Yanchong, who was still in the clouds, was furious after hearing the news that the Great Song Dynasty had marched into Henan and won the battle, Han Fang and the others dared to speak under his anger, fortunately Yang Kaiyuan was there, and after Zhi Yanchong lost his temper, he persuaded: "Although the fourth and Zhao Gou agreed on the boundary at the beginning, it should be bounded by the Qinling Mountains in Huaibei, and this Henan was also hinted at by Zhao Gou to give up, but there was no explicit text at that time. He sent troops to attack Bianliang at this moment, it was not an unjustifiable thing, why did the eldest brother bother to hurt himself for this? ”

Zhi Yan snorted and said, "Zhao Gou? Am I angry with Zhao Gou? The two countries are playing against each other, and he should do whatever he wants! ”

Yang Kaiyuan said strangely: "That...... Who's angry with that big brother? ”

"I'm angry with my second brother!" Zhi Yan said: "I entrusted him with the line of the Yellow River this time, that is, I believe that he can be alone!" But now...... Hum! Although it can't be said to be disappointing, it also lives up to his previous reputation! ”

Yang Kaiyuan hurriedly said: "Big brother, you don't know, the second brother is in charge of Zongbi and Song Jun East Road alone in the absence of backup, and it is really difficult. Especially when the three families joined forces to besiege and the Southern Dynasty was about to move, the situation was even more thrilling! If someone else goes, even if it is me, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold the Yellow River. ”

"He fought very well in that battle!" Orihiko said, "I don't blame him for that. I'm to blame for his arrangement after that! Zong Bi couldn't succeed in one blow, and after Zhao Gou didn't dare to send troops on his back, it stands to reason that even if he couldn't defend and attack, he should make all kinds of arrangements to wait for the triumph of the army on the North Road step by step. Especially after my triumph, he should respond positively. But he didn't! After repelling Zong Bi, you didn't see his entire layout, to what extent it was rigid! There hasn't been much change in a year, but fortunately, Zong Bi was bluffed by his previous record and didn't see the flaws, otherwise...... Never mind! I don't talk about him in the past, but this time the Song army marched north, and he didn't react at all! Wouldn't it be sold a flaw and let a part of the Jin army resist the Song army? Or pretend to show weakness, or take advantage of the gap to attack? Do you want me to teach him this? I think he fought too many defensive battles, and he forgot how to attack! ”

Yang Kaiyuan also felt justified in Zhi Yanchong's words, Cao Guangbi did seem overly conservative after repelling Zong Bi's attack, but Cao Guangbi's previous achievements have established an almost superstitious prestige in the minds of everyone, including his comrade-in-arms Yang Kaiyuan and his rival Zong Bi, Cao Guangbi did not move, but Zong Bi was even more worried, so Yang Kaiyuan listened to Zhi Yanchong's words and said: "Maybe the second brother is moving and we don't know." He also said: "It stands to reason that Zhao Gou copied Zongbi's back road, and the second brother should have been the first to get the news, but now it is Tanggu who has come to tell us, and this situation is wrong." No matter how confused the second brother is, he will not be like this, since things are different, most of them are arranged by the second brother. ”

Zhi Yan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded again and again: "Not bad, not bad!" It must be like this. But now that we are in a good situation, we can gain the upper hand by marching in an open and honest manner, and we don't necessarily need any tricks. He didn't have to hide anything from us. ”

Yang Kaiyuan said with a smile: "Maybe the second brother wants to surprise the eldest brother, or the eldest brother will send a document and ask the second brother what his plan is." ”

Orihiko nodded his head and said, "Okay." ”

But after the letter was sent, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, there was no response, and after half a month, a secret letter came from the center, but it was Cao Guangbi's own handwriting, the letter said that he had a sudden illness, if there was nothing to do in the north, Yang Kaiyuan could pull away, please hurry south to take over the military power on his behalf.

Zhi Yanchong and Yang Kaiyuan were both shocked when they received the letter, they never expected that Cao Guangbi had been slow to move recently, not because of some conspiracy, but because of illness! Zhi Yanchong immediately issued a secret order, asking Yang Kaiyuan to rush to the Daimyo Mansion to replace Cao Guangbi, and before leaving, he instructed: "With the second brother's person, if it weren't for the serious illness, he would never send a letter to let you go on his behalf!" Since he said so......" Speaking of this, Orihiko's heart tightened, his breathing was short, and he stopped, and then said: "I'm afraid that this disease is not light!" When you go, all military and state affairs are secondary, and the most important thing is to let him recuperate. After you leave, I will also go to Taiyuan, if there is anything in the south, you can stabilize it. I'll talk about the rest when I get there. ”

Yang Kaiyuan agreed, and brought Shi Kang and more than ten generals to rush overnight, and soon arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, and the generals in the city heard that Marshal Yang had arrived, and hurriedly came to greet them. Yang Kaiyuan Shi Kang entered the city and went to the Marshal's Mansion in the city - this is also the command center of the entire Yellow River Front, Cao Guangbi's wife and Liu Qi's sister Liu brought a group of generals, staff officers and officials to greet him, Yang Kaiyuan saw that he was busy asking how the second brother was.

There was no joy or sadness on Liu's face, and he first met Yang Kai with the gift of his uncle and sister-in-law, and then said: "Your second brother is sick in bed, but he can't come out to greet him, he has ordered, public first and then private, third uncle, let's make the official handover clear first, and then go to see him." ”

Yang Kai saw that Liu was so calm, and he nodded in his heart, "Then sister-in-law, please." ”

After entering the lobby, the Liu clan handed over a dry document token to Yang Kaiyuan. Yang Kaiyuan is the privy envoy of the Han Dynasty, in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, although he is not on the front line, the defense of the Yellow River is also roughly clear, at this time the left hand took the paperwork, the right hand issued an appointment, and it didn't take long to hand over the military power clearly, Yang Kaiyuan said: "Sister-in-law, please lead the way." ”

Shi Kang and Cao Guangbi had a particularly deep friendship, and at this time they also said a little gaffe: "Yes, yes, sister-in-law, the second general's illness is okay, right?" He and Cao Guangbi are like brothers, so they also call Liu his sister-in-law, but he also calls Cao Guangbi the second general, and in a hurry, the title is also quite confusing.

Liu Shi smiled miserably and said, "You come with me." He led everyone towards the backyard, passed through several corridors, and came to a hidden hut, and said, "Your second brother, your second general, is inside......

Yang Kaiyuan and Shi Kang and the others felt bad in their hearts when they saw Liu's expression and words, and hurriedly rushed in, but saw a coffin parked inside, Yang Kaiyuan's brain turned blank, I don't know how long it took to come back to his senses, he saw Shi Kang crying loudly on the coffin, he turned around and asked Liu: "Sister-in-law...... This...... This...... Second brother...... Second brother ......"

Liu stroked the coffin and cried, "Your second brother...... Already went to ......"

Yang Kaiyuan screamed, as if there was phlegm in his throat but couldn't cough it out, Shi Kang cried: "Second general! Two generals! You...... Why don't you wait two more days...... I shouldn't have slept on the road! Add two more whips, and maybe you'll catch up! ”

Liu sobbed: "General Shi...... Can't catch up! He...... He's been going for more than a year......"

Everyone in the room, except for a few staff officers who knew about it, all exclaimed, and Shi Kang was so surprised that he stopped crying and asked, "Sister-in-law...... This...... What's going on? ”

Liu stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and said, "When Zong Bi hit the Daimyo's Mansion, although he was lucky enough to be repelled by us, but when he retreated, he ...... He was still wounded by a cold arrow! ”

Shi Kang said: "I've heard about this too, but didn't that cold arrow hit the point?" ”

Liu shook his head constantly and said, "That's all a lie!" After he returned home, he knew that he could not support it, and arranged the aftermath, all about how to conceal the news of his death and arrange defense, so that only me, two staff officers, and two generals knew the truth, and a total of five people together with me, to support the situation after he went. ”

Yang Kaiyuan was shocked when he heard this, and he wanted to speak, but he couldn't say it, and a general beside him who was used to following him seemed to guess what he wanted to say, so he asked on his behalf: "After the death of the second general, the ...... who conveyed instructions to the entire Yellow River front"

"It's all us." Liu said: "Before he went, he had predicted nineteen situations that might occur in the next two years, and arranged ways to deal with them. The method he set is only the general direction, and the details will be added by us. He also said that he only hoped that His Majesty would be able to come back within three years, otherwise he would not be able to hide this matter no matter what. He also said that if the changes in the overall situation exceeded the nineteen situations he expected, he should quickly notify the seventh uncle, and the center will decide the future countermeasures. ”

The general asked, "What about the clerk...... Yes! Marshal Cao's hand ......"

"Not bad." Liu said: "He said that his hand was injured, and I drafted the document on his behalf, and then he drew the seal and sealed, which was all foreshadowing." Actually, he left some blank paper for me to do with the camera. He said that he must not let the enemy know that he was dead until His Majesty triumphed. And if you want to hide such a big thing from the enemy, you have to hide it from your own people first! Fortunately, this year, we have issued orders to the generals, and everything has gone smoothly. Originally, I was worried that the prime minister would see the flaws, but fortunately, the prime minister had no doubt that he hurt his hand and I wrote it on his behalf, I used the blank paper he drew and learned his tone to draft a few private letters on his behalf, and the prime minister didn't see the flaws, nor did he send the minister to meet him for discussion, otherwise I really don't know how to hide it. ”

When Yang Kaiyuan heard this, his heart moved: "Old Seven really didn't have any doubts? Or did he actually know but pretended not to know, or even helped cover it up? ”

I only listened to Liu continue: "For more than a year, most of the letters and orders issued by this marshal's palace were written by me, and only the chapter that was presented to His Majesty before, and some letters that could not be sent until after the funeral, were his handwriting. ”

When Yang Kaiyuan heard this, he let out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and said incredulously: "That piece was written by the second brother more than a year ago?" He had anticipated the situation more than a year ago? ”

Liu shook his head and said, "He guessed that there might be three situations after His Majesty came back, so he wrote a total of three letters, and the second one was presented to His Majesty." He said that if His Majesty triumphs and has to join the third uncle, he will present this letter and ask the third uncle to take over his burden. When he said this, he couldn't help but cry: "When he wrote these letters, his eyes were almost closed several times, but he still opened them suddenly, and he didn't leave until he finished explaining the matter...... When I think of him now, I can't help but feel heartache! But for more than a year, I didn't dare to cry, I was afraid of being known! In order to fulfill his last wish, I had to pretend that I was fine, pretended to be stronger than others, and even when he went, he didn't shed a single tear! I can't worry about his deployment! I'm just a woman, and I have to do something that this bearded man can't do! God be pitiful! Your Majesty has finally triumphed, Third Uncle, you are finally here! The defense line of the Yellow River has not collapsed, and this heavy burden on my shoulders can finally be lifted. At this point, he shook his body and collapsed next to the coffin.