Tianlan 307, January.

Xiangzhou, Song Palace.

Although it was only a short time, the main hall was already full of officials from the previous court. Some of them looked solemn, as if they had something on their minds; Some people close their eyes and wait secretly; Someone whispered to each other... The sound of discussion is endless, and there is a posture of mountain rain coming and the wind is full of buildings.

As the head of the Wenchen, Zhang Yu is naturally also in the palace. However, this left-hand minister, who is known for his elegance, is acting uncalmly at the moment.

His face was haggard, his eyes were red, he was obviously not resting well, his brows were furrowed, his expression was solemn, and the court clothes on his body were also a little messy, which was very inconsistent with his usual neat and clean image.

"Pang Yu."

Standing there for a long time, he looked back at the right minister who had always been incompatible with him.

“……”

Pang Yu didn't respond, his eyes closed slightly, and the old god stood in place.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu's brows furrowed a little deeper, but when he didn't want to ignore himself, he immediately asked, "Do you know about the affairs of the northern border?" ”

“……”

Pang Yu was still speechless, not even opening his eyes.

"It's a lot of questions about the appearance, you have always had your own channels, and you should know it faster than the appearance."

Zhang Yu shook his head self-deprecatingly.

Yesterday, news came back from Yanzhou that Guo Yu, the general of Zhenbei, sent troops without authorization and led 20,000 soldiers to the north to attack the barbarians. Now this matter has spread all over Tianlan, and this time the officials of the upper court came so together for this matter.

For Guo Yu, Zhang Yu still admires it very much. Putting aside the merits of the Great Song Dynasty, this person is brave and strategic, dares to fight, and is a rare general, and will become the pillar of the Great Song Dynasty in time.

However, Zhang Yu really didn't expect that this Guo Yu would be so bold that he would dare to go on a northern expedition with 20,000 people.

How ferocious are the barbarians? Every year, I don't know how many soldiers die on the frontier, and almost all of the men of the Liu family, one of the four great families, die on the northern defense line.

When it comes to field warfare alone, none of the Kyushu countries can wrestle with it. is known as the invincible Yanyun Iron Cavalry, and he can only suppress the other party. But how many people are there in Yanyun Iron Cavalry, and how many warriors are there in the barbarians?

If it weren't for the defense line built by the three cities in the northern border, the Great Song Dynasty would have been wiped out by the barbarians many times over the years. And now Guo Yu takes the initiative to attack, which is tantamount to attacking the enemy's strengths with his own shortcomings.

Counting the hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been several Northern Expeditions, but only two of them have been won. The previous time was when Song II captured the Yanbei Racecourse, and the second time was the Northern Expedition twenty years ago.

However, these two times, no matter which time, the Great Song Dynasty was able to win with the strength of the whole country. In comparison, the 20,000 people brought out by Guo Yu are like a joke.

In addition to rushing to send troops, the timing of Guo Yu's Northern Expedition also made Zhang Yu very annoyed.

Zhao Qingquan in the west is still facing off with the Yong army in Qizhou, and he doesn't know when he will fight, and the Qi State in the south is not very peaceful. Faced with enemies on both sides, Da Song was a little unable to deal with it, and Guo Yu just fought at such a juncture!

"Although General Zhenbei is a rare general, he is still too young after all. Isn't it nonsense to send troops at such a time! ”

Zhang Yu covered his forehead with one hand, "If the division is unfavorable and the Zhenbei Army suffers heavy casualties, then Xiyong and Southern Qi will inevitably send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, and then the Great Song Dynasty will fight on three sides, how can they resist it?" Is... Alas! ”

now

The Great Song Dynasty seems to be the strongest in Kyushu, but it can't tolerate the slightest mistake. The so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body, once Guo Yu's Northern Expedition fails, then the Great Song Dynasty is afraid that it will face a catastrophe.

After sighing heavily, seeing that Pang Yu still did not react, Zhang Yu, who was already very annoyed by the Northern Expedition, became more and more unhappy.

He frowned and looked at Pang Yu with his eyes closed, "Benxiang remembers that you also have some friendship with General Zhenbei, and you know a lot more about this person than Benxiang. He sent troops to the Northern Expedition this time, what do you think? ”

“……”

Pang Yu didn't speak, and a trace of crystal liquid quietly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Pang Yu !!"

“… Yes?! ”

Pang Yu's body trembled, and he suddenly opened his eyes, and when he saw Zhang Yuzheng's face cold, he raised his hand and wiped his mouth.

"What are you calling the old man for?"

"You..."

Seeing his sleepy-eyed appearance, Zhang Yu laughed angrily, "At this time, the right minister can still sleep so soundly, I really admire the minister." ”

"Anything else has to be a little bit later than sleeping."

Pang Yu raised his hand and stroked his messy beard, "After all, the body is the capital, if you don't rest well and burn your body, everything will be in vain." ”

He looked at Zhang Yu, "Look at you, your face is as white as a piece of paper, and you have two dark circles under your eyes, if you continue to do this, I'm afraid you will have to walk in front of the old man." ”

"The body of the original phase will not bother with the right phase."

"Tsk, kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. The old man remembers: Now there are not a few people left in your Zhang family, right? When the time comes, I'll really boil myself to death, I'm afraid that no one will collect your body. ”

"That's none of your business."

Zhang Yu frowned and said, "The prime minister only asks you, what do you think of this Northern Expedition?" ”

"Cut it down."

Pang Yu yawned and said disapprenously: "Anyway, the Northern Expedition is already a sure thing, what else can you do?" This person is already out of the customs, and it is impossible to call him back. ”

This is true, that is, the king really does not allow the Northern Expedition, and I am afraid that it is too late at this moment.

Tianlan is not far from the north, even if it is fast, it will take more than half a month to say the least, and by the time the order arrives, I am afraid that the other side will not know what it will look like.

"I know that."

Zhang Yu pinched his eyebrows with his hand, "This is to ask you how much you win or lose." ”

"The old man is not a fortune teller, how can I know."

Pang Yu rolled his eyes, "You have to ask Mr. Huang about this, he is familiar with business, you ask the old man to use chicken feathers." ”

"You... That's it. ”

Although he knew that this dog couldn't spit out ivory in his mouth, Zhang Yu still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

But it turns out that Pang Yu never disappoints people when he should be disappointed, and Zhang Yu, who was in a panic, waved his sleeves and turned away from looking at this fucking thing anymore.

"King-up-drive-to-"

Just as Zhang Yu was so angry that his teeth itched, a sharp voice suddenly sounded in the hall, and then he saw the man in the ink-colored dragon robe staggering to the throne.

"Zhong Aiqing..."

Zhao Qingxuan, who was also sleepy-eyed, yawned, and then waved his hand to the hundred officials below, "Good morning." ”

"Wechen knocks to the king!"

The Manchu civil and military spontaneously knelt on the ground,

Bow to Zhao Qingxuan on the throne.

"It's winter, it's weirdly cold on the ground, so let's get up quickly."

Zhao Qingxuan yawned again, and then said; "Concubine Ai is still waiting in the apse for loneliness, and all Aiqing has a fart... If you have something, you can play it, and if you have nothing to do, just slip away. ”

"The minister has his own music."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out of the procession.

"Since the news came back from Qizhou, Xiyong once again transferred troops to the north, and now his soldiers and horses stationed in Qizhou may have exceeded 80,000."

"Wow, that's pretty awesome."

Zhao Qingxuan clapped his hands.

The man who came out of the queue twitched slightly, but still stiffened and said, "... Although General Zhenxi also garrisoned Qi'an, his subordinates alone were only 40,000 people, and they had to confront Xiyong and the remnants of Qi at the same time. ”

During the previous Southern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Qingquan also led the western expedition, breaking several cities in a row and occupying half of Qizhou.

Originally, he was about to take the entire Qizhou, but Xiyong's sudden addition stirred up the situation. Now the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, Xiyong, and the remnants of the Qi State have gathered in Qizhou, each occupying a piece of land, and no one can help anyone for a year, so an extremely strange balance has been reached.

However, in the past year, Xiyong has also been continuously increasing his troops in Qizhou, and after completely subduing Liangjiang and Liangjiang Prefectures, his actions have become more and more frequent, and now there are more than 80,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to see his heart.

Although Qizhou is still peaceful and there is no war, a big war is inevitable.

In the face of the 80,000 Yong army, it is obviously not enough to rely on the 40,000 Zhenxi army under Zhao Qingquan, and it is precisely because of this that some people will suggest supporting Qizhou.

"Hmm..."

After listening to the courtier's words, Zhao Qingxuan scratched his head, "It's not impossible to support this matter..."

He looked at Zhang Yu, "Zuo Xiang, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should increase his troops."

The manpower and material resources invested by the Great Song Dynasty in Qizhou have long been incalculable, and if they do not increase their troops, I am afraid that their previous efforts will be wasted.

It is reasonable to be reasonable, the Great Song Dynasty of Qizhou must be eaten, and this soldier must also be increased.

"Then the left minister said that if it increases, it will increase."

Zhao Qingxuan said again: "Who should be the candidate for this support?" ”

"Marquis of Liaoling."

Zhang Yu replied without thinking.

On the Qizhou side, it seems that Yongjun Li Hongtu personally led the troops. Although this person is the king of a country, he is also a famous general in the world. Although Zhao Qingquan is not bad, it is still much inferior compared to it. When the war is going on, I am afraid that we will suffer a lot of losses.

But it's different with Zhao Shun, who is also a veteran general in the army, and he is very sophisticated. Against Li Hongtu, even if he doesn't say that he can win easily, at least he won't make any mistakes.

Moreover, now in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, only Zhao Shun is left who can match Li Hongtu.

Zhendong General Gao Haihan is mediocre and is not Yongjun's opponent at all, Zhennan General Shi Yi is still guarding the border in Huaizhou, and the former Zhenxi General Wang Wushu is now recuperating from his illness.

Of course, there is not no one in the younger generation who is Yongjun's opponent.

There is a person who is excellent in martial arts and very good at using soldiers, and he is the same famous general as Li Hongtu, and he is also young, so it can be said that he is his opponent.

However, this man is now far away in the northern frontier, leading 20,000 people to fight the barbarians!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu became annoyed again.