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A small soldier of the Western Xia shouted to enter the tent of Zhuo Luolan, and it was now November 30, and the handwritten letter from the high-ranking of the Xingqing Mansion, the Western Xia Zhongshu Commander and the Privy Envoy, had finally arrived.

Zhuo Luolan was very nervous, as if she had goosebumps when she saw a man naked, and hesitated to take the letter.

She couldn't help but listen to Pang's orders, but she was afraid that they couldn't carry out the orders.

It would be better if the command of Manba was relieved, even if he couldn't win the battle, he could also cautiously tug at the war with Shenji Yan on the north bank of Huangshui, at least to gain some conditions for future negotiations.

But if it's ......

Shaking her head, Zhuo Luolan trembled slightly, took the letter with her hand and unfolded it. The content is: and the withdrawal of troops from the Yugoslav Military Division.

It was not surprising that Pang actually issued an evacuation order to the border army and the Southern Army Division with the secret order of the Western Xia. The "remnants" of Zhuo Luolan were ordered to quickly break away from the Hehuang battlefield, enter the territory of Western Xia from the front line of the Ancient Bone Dragon City, cross the Keluo River, and be stationed in the Southern Military Division to rest.

"The statement of your department is known, but despite the existence of countless objective reasons, in ten battles, your department has been defeated by the Song army many times, resulting in the loss of 10,000 soldiers in the southern army, and the battle loss is to 30%, this is a fact, Wang Yanzhi's cunning and cruel nature is clear, but you Zhuo Luolan is to blame for many mistakes in command."

Correspondingly, since the victory in Huangzhou, the victory of Manba has been successive, and the entire Western Xia court has heard of the good news. He effectively annihilated nearly 20,000 of the guerrilla troops, and even if there was a lot of water in the battle report, there were at least 15,000 people. And without the logistical support of my Xiliang Mansion, Manba got a lot of grain and grass, which is a fact. The current situation, the emperor is strong and eager to pro-government, and the queen mother finally feels sorry for her son's dilemma, even if she is the prime minister, she can't remove the command of Manba. ”

"So in the case of your successive defeats in Zhuo Luolan, in the case that you cannot win the Battle of Hehuang according to your point of view, and in the case that you are the confidant of the Prime Minister, this True Appearance can only deny you. On the grounds that your defeat and heavy battle losses are not conducive to continuing the war, recall the Heyu Military Division. On the grounds of your command error, you were summoned back to Xingqing Mansion to report on your work and be punished. ”

This is the end of what the Western Xia Quanchen wrote to Zhuo Luolan.

After circulating and reading Xiangye's secret order, the generals' eyes were red, and they didn't know what to say, so they all thought of the allusion of "rabbit dead dog cooking" said by the Song people. Whether this metaphor is suitable or not, the coarse people don't understand, but now they want to use it like this.

In addition, some generals believe that Zhuo Luolan's trip to Xingqing Mansion may be more auspicious.

A vigorous war was fought to such an extent that some generals could not help but cry.

Zoloran knew what they were thinking. But at the same time, they also know: they think too much.

He may be a sinister and ruthless man, but he is also a smart man. No matter how ruthless a person is, he needs a henchman and a group. And in the border army, the Zhuo Luolan Department is the henchmen of the Wuqian clan.

Therefore, this withdrawal of troops and returning to Xingqing Mansion to report on their work is not ****, on the contrary, it is not the political protection given by Pang after he thinks that he cannot win.

Recall Zhuo Luolan, and give a beating on the grounds of defeat before others attack, and others will be embarrassed to take action. This is called the child only hitting his own own, and admitting his mistake before others get mad is the way to resolve it.

So although the reputation is not good, Zhuo Luolan is the bloodline of a peerless hero after all, a heavy general of the border army, as long as he lives here, he will not fall, and Zhuo Luolan's comeback will be visible.

Such a war, on the contrary, can only be persecuted if it is won. Because once the battle is won, it is Li Liangzuo's royal division who wins the war, and the prestige of the little emperor is basically unstoppable, and the good days of the ministers are coming to an end.

This is the sorrow of politics and soldiers. The conclusion is: it is often the generals who win the battle who are prone to accidents.

For example, Di Qing of the Song Kingdom is such an allusion, fortunately, the Song Civilization is more polite. But Western Xia doesn't play this set of civilization.

In addition to the recall is political protection, Zhuo Luolan also knows that such a deployment is not in the interest of Pang.

Anyway, Manba is now known as the victorious general, with a main force of 35,000 under his command, and he is still a superior force against the Song Volunteer Army. Therefore, at this time, there was no accusation that Pang had withdrawn from the Southern Military Division, and it could not be concluded that it was "an unfavorable deployment to Western Xia", but only a "ruling act made according to the situation".

There is no such thing as a water release or a one-eye deal with Wang Yan's fart.

At the same time, it is equivalent to preserving the number of descendants that Wu Qian Pang can control. If Manba accidentally defeated Wang Yan and fully occupied Hehuang, this was the overall interest of Western Xia, and it was also a wise government that did not slander Pang. Because he didn't have Xiangye in time, "Zhuo Luolan, who was dragging his feet, was evacuated, and he didn't appoint cronyism". It's magnificent.

If Manba is unfortunately defeated, it will also be beneficial to the unscrupulous. It is equivalent to weakening the emperor's military system and preserving the strength of his own side. At the same time, anyway, the concept of a victorious general is not inconclusive, it is a handful of political enemies with ulterior motives who are bewitching the Sacred Heart, which has caused Prime Minister Wu to evacuate and make room for him to use his baa to perform.

It hurts. But since ancient times, the bridge of the first three rows of old men has been played in this way.

Zhuo Luolan had nothing to think about except to carry out the order with a wry smile. Just as the god said: we must clearly understand the situation and reassess the situation in the world. The old lady has already lost, and there is not much point in chasing Xiao Xianrou to bite again.

"Brothers, this is just a stage failure, don't be frustrated and feel sorry for yourself, stay in the green mountains, I, Zhuo Luolan, have made an oath in this Ancient Bone Dragon City: sooner or later, one day, I will capture Wang Yan alive on a fair battlefield."

After Zhuo Luolan spoke wildly, he waved his horsewhip and said, "Now follow my footsteps and go home!" ”

In the heavy snow, before going home.

The gray-faced tired sergeants looked back at the endless snowy scene, which seemed to be unmanned, but because of the rise of the Song army led by Wang Yan, it became an almost insurmountable barrier, which couldn't help but make the soldiers who had been fighting for half a year sigh, I don't know if there is a chance to return here again in my lifetime?

The Tangut people were in the bitter cold land, and they all wanted this rich area, and the Tubo people called this holy land, and now, the Song army took root here.

Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times.

It's not bad to think like this, in a war that can't be won, most of the brothers still follow Lan Shuai home, and there is no need to continue to wander on the battlefield of cold and banter.

Go home......

On December 3, it snowed heavily in the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

This is a heavenly snowfall, which heralds abundance in the coming year. Floods can leave many root causes of diseases and pests, but this heavy snow and cold can kill these by natural means.

Sima Guang and Lü Gongzhu quickened their pace and rushed to the middle hall to conclude Wang Yan's "great rebellion", he violated the instructions of the imperial court and continued to promote the war, not to mention, and injured the commander of the Jishi Army, Lü Gongbi, like a hooligan, and vowed to ask for justice.

However, the pain is that Wang Yan's document of "the wicked sue first" has arrived in Bianjing yesterday, one step ahead, stating the Xining Prefecture Massacre, and as the commander of the Volunteer Army, he has taken the first step to use this incident to issue a volunteer army document in the Hehuang area: As a responsible power, the Great Song Volunteer Army swore to get back this blood debt for the people of Hehuang.

Sure enough, when entering the door of Zhongshu, the entire imperial court fryer, one after another in the mouth of benevolence and morality to accuse the Western Xia of "inhumane behavior", a while ago it was not easy to support the armistice Fu Bi, in view of the fact that he has been personally fighting, now he is also angry, threatening that no matter what Wang Yan thinks, but as a responsible power, the war has reached this point and there is no reason to withdraw the army, otherwise the national character will not exist, and it will also cool the hearts of the people in the area and ruin the diplomatic interests of the Great Song Dynasty in the future.

The current middle hall is no longer discussing the tripartite meeting statement of Sima Guang, Duo Ji and Xiao Hui, but how to maintain the existence of the Song army in Hehuang, and how to make the Manba army who caused the bloody case pay the price?

It was really Wang Yan's confidence in the Great Song Dynasty that was too great.

Originally, even Fu Bi was worried that the main force of Western Xia was not damaged, and if he continued to fight, he might lose and drag the Great Song Dynasty into a quagmire. However, this guiding spirit was not officially replied to by the Volunteer Army because military minister Han Qi was silent.

Immediately after the entire Great Song Dynasty chicken blood, Wang Yan's department, which originally seemed to be stubborn and self-serving, should have fled five times across the Huangshui, but the ghost made the gods send Yumin and Tonghuang to win a great victory, with outstanding and amazing military performance, stabilized the mentality of the first three rows of Bianjing, and successfully "scared the Zhuo Luolan department back seventy miles".

The gamblers are the more daring they win, and then Wang Yan smoothly joined forces with the Jishi Army, and the strength was greatly strengthened, which made the ministers see the possible benefits in the future.

At this point, Fu Bi was not in a hurry to ask Wang Yan for "disobedience".

Until now, Sima Guang has to admit that the possibility of Wang Yan losing is getting smaller and smaller, and the Xining Prefecture bloodbath is indeed untenable.

But Sima Guang argued in the court: the commander should be changed, the situation has improved significantly, and the chances of the Great Song Dynasty losing the war are not great, so there is no reason to let the hooligans continue to lead the army on behalf of the Song State.

Regarding this incident, Han Qi inevitably had a black line on his face and felt embarrassed.

But it happened that Fu Bi, a person who didn't want to change his commander in battle, entered the mode of lawsuits, and when the dynasty and Sima Guang theorized: Wang Yan beating Lu Gongbi was not right, and it was indeed against military discipline, but it was not enough to talk about the following crimes and great rebellion. It's just a misunderstanding under the impulse of youth, a conflict between two people with different views.

Sima Guang argued: "In terms of age, Lu Gongbi is older than Wang Anshi, and he is his uncle. In terms of seniority and background, he is my great Song Jinshi. In terms of official position, Lu Gongbi is not so little as a third-level Wang Yan, so he is naturally regarded as a guilty offender. ”

Fu Bi said: "What you said is not bad, but reason is not high, virtue is not old, and a slap will definitely not make a sound." Wang Yan does not deny that he is wrong, but Lu Gongbi should not question and confront the supreme commander in the battlefield environment. If there is a situation, you react, you impeach, you are reasonable. However, the Volunteer Army's control of the Jishi Army was the highest deployment made by His Majesty the Emperor and the Privy Council, and Wang Yan was the commander of the Volunteer Army, and he was Lu Gongbi's boss at that time. When the battlefield situation is changing rapidly and facing the problem of survival and bloodshed, it is a mistake to question the commander's decision and confront the commander as a 'subordinate'. ”

Sima Guang's face was like the bottom of a pot: "Xianggong, are you sure you can reason with Wang Yan's bad son?" ”

"Why not?" Wang Anshi intervened, "It's true that my son has a problem, but if you want to say that he doesn't understand the reason at all, my old Wang is not convinced." ”

Bao Zheng said objectively: "Overall, he is not confused on some key issues and will be reasonable. But he did not do less impulsive and illegal things, saying that there was nothing wrong with his bad children. ”

"Hey, Bao Heitan, you're amazing, come out and underestimate it, but you don't say anything." Han Qi said.

In view of the fact that people who can lead the army and have war experience are dead and old, Sima Guang cannot ignore this, and the current situation can't quarrel with them, so he said: "The lower officials insist on the conclusion that Lu Gongbi was innocently injured, in view of the fact that the emperor is seriously ill and does not serve the council, and the principle that the military formation is not ordered by the Son of Heaven not to be dispersed, the lower officials can accept not to change the commander in battle, but this account cannot be erased, it must be recorded in the record, and it will be strictly investigated at the appropriate time." ”

Wang Anshi's friend Han Jiang is also very helpless, judging from the details, Lu Gongbi is really right, at least in military law, he was just changed by Fu Bi's biased frame. So now faced with Sima Guang's request for "settling accounts after the autumn", Han Qi can only give acquiescence.

Fu Bi felt that he was in harmony with his mind, and first let his kid expand his military profits, and then it would be politically correct to cross the river and tear down the bridge when the bird hid his bow, so he nodded his head in support.

It was about his son Wang Anshi who needed to avoid suspicion, so he had to frown and take a deep breath without speaking.

Han Jiang, the governor of the political affairs, also had an attribute that he did not deal with Lu Gongbi, so he said with a strange look again: "You guys...... You will break his heart like this, no matter what, his contribution to the Great Song Dynasty is real. ”

"As a minister of the emperor, a subject of the Great Song Dynasty, and an official of the imperial court, if you do a good job, you should do it badly, and you are derelict in your duties."

Fu Bi, Han Qi, and Sima Guang responded to Han Jiang in unison, saying that this was Wang Yan's own theory......