Zhang Jue has not slept in the tent.

After all the sentinels returned, the military exploits were reported layer by layer, and finally passed on to his commander's tent.

Zhang Jue looked at the rosters and rubbed his head gently.

Eighty-seven people were killed in Dali, and 59 people were lost in the Song Dynasty.

Dealing with more than 10 outposts with 100 sentry posts is obviously not a brilliant result. This made Zhang Jue realize that the Dali army was not as weak as rumored.

He stared at the map for a long time, then blew out the light in the tent, and fell asleep on the bookcase.

In the past few days, the garrison of the Dali army has never had the intention of attacking on a large scale outside the border of Luodian. It's just that they keep disturbing and probing with small groups of sentinels.

Zhang Jue only kept pointing at Mai Mang with a sentry.

At the same time, he sent a message to Zhao Hao, the king of Guang, and asked Zhao Hao to return to Yongzhou with the defenders. If it is an attack, the more soldiers there are, the better. But at this time, it was only to defend the frontier, and less than 20,000 defenders were not so important.

Zhao Hao did not insist, and after receiving the letter, he immediately reorganized the army and returned to Yongzhou.

On this day, the name Liu Fifteen appeared on Zhang Jue's roster.

After all, Liu 15 still failed to survive the centurion position.

On the way to the sentry, he encountered the elite of the elite of the Dali outposts with excellent skills, and the sentry team that had just gathered the number of ten people had not long been alive.

Liu Fifteen died, and the calf calf who had just accumulated enough to become Wu Chang's military merits also died. Without exception, all the heads were cut off.

Until they died, they did not know the names of the brothers.

No one came back alive to report, but the whole team did not return, so it was considered dead. The sentinels are all veterans, and no one would think that they would run away.

War is so cruel.

Dali's envoy Zhongsun Guge entered the palace three times.

After Zhao Dongting's words reached the Chongqing Mansion, Li Wangyuan's reply was transferred from Lizhou East Road again to Changsha.

Zhongsun Guge is still Zhao Dongting, who he saw outside the Wuding Hall Library Pavilion, and recently all departments of the Great Song Dynasty have been on the track, and he has been staying in the Library Pavilion for a longer time.

As soon as they met, Zhongsun Guge arched his hand and said, "Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, my emperor has agreed to your request. ”

Zhao Dongting regretted it slightly, and estimated that the price he offered was still too low. But in line with the mentality of accepting it when it is good, it will not do that backsliding.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then I will arrange for someone to take over Kuizhou." ”

"Thank you, Emperor Song."

Zhongsun Guge gave up his hand, feeling aggrieved. Originally, I thought it was the matter of the Great Song Dynasty begging for Western Xia, but now it is good, but it is his turn to say thank you.

Zhao Dongting said again, "This time, your Western Xia Emperor won't go back on his word, right?" ”

Zhongsun Guge smiled bitterly: "The emperor can rest assured, my emperor will transport gold and silver horses to Chongqing Mansion." As long as your army arrives in Chongqing, you can see these gold and silver horses. ”

Zhao Dongting nodded again, stopped talking, just waved his hand, and walked in the direction of the imperial study.

Zhongsun Guge was led out of the palace by the eunuchs.

After Zhao Dongting arrived at the imperial study, he let the Zhu Hecong brothers Xuan Yuepeng, Miao Youli, Du Hu, Liu Zijun, and Xiao Yulin enter the palace.

The five people are the commanders of the Tiankui Army, the Tianhua Army, the Tian Yong Army, the Tianxiong Army, and the Tianjie Army. Except for Xiao Yulin, who led his beggars to join the army at the end of the Battle of Guangxi, Yue Peng and Miao Youli were people who followed the Great Song Army before Jizhou. And Du Hu and Liu Zijun followed Wen Tianxiang and fought against the Yuan army for many years.

After experiencing the successive wars in Guangxi, it is not too much to say that they crawled out of the pile of corpses.

At the beginning, there were fifteen forbidden armies of the Great Song Dynasty, and now there are only eight people left who are still alive, just over half.

The five Yue Peng, who received the summons, left the barracks one after another and rushed to the palace.

Outside the palace, Yue Peng and Miao Youli met unexpectedly.

Miao Youli was wearing regular clothes, but Yue Peng was wearing armor.

This made De Miao Youli a little surprised, "General Yue, summoned by the emperor, what are you doing wearing armor?" ”

Yue Peng said with a smile: "General Miao, the emperor summoned me and others, it must be to go on an expedition, and it should be an army to Kuizhou." We are wearing armor, so that the emperor can know that we are ready. ”

"You guy."

Miao Youli pointed at Yue Peng, a little crying and laughing, "It's really getting more and more slippery." ”

When Yue Peng was just favored by Zhao Dongting, he was the captain of the front division of the palace, and his seniority was much higher than Yue Peng, and his personal relationship with Yue Peng was also good. So I didn't pay much attention to it.

Yue Peng just smiled, "General Miao, if you really want to go on an expedition later, don't take this opportunity with me!" After our triumphant return, we will give you two jars of good wine, how about it? ”

Miao Youli shook the sleeves of his robe, "You guy, this is just the beginning, let's give Lao Tzu eye medicine." ”

The two walked side by side towards the palace.

Miao Youli probably didn't really want to fight with Yue Peng, and said in his mouth: "Don't worry, the old man just wants to fight, and he can't compete with you young people." The old man is about to reach retirement age, and he really didn't think that he would have to go on an expedition in the next few years, as long as he can train a few people for the emperor who can take over the army before leaving office. ”

The commanders of each army are all military generals from the second rank. According to the new policy, at the age of 60, they should take a back seat, and at the age of 65, they should retire completely.

And now, Miao Youli is fifty-seven years old. After a full battle, it is only three years to be able to serve as the commander of the Heavenly Wounded Army.

Yue Peng could see that although Miao Youli said it cheerfully, his eyes were still a little gloomy, and he no longer smiled, and only said: "General Miao, you are in the prime of life, I think you are still able to lead the army to fight." Only a battle-hardened general like you can make those enemy troops flee in despair! ”

"It's all about the sycophants."

Miao Youli said angrily: "Lao Tzu's own situation, Lao Tzu himself knows very well. Over the years, I have suffered a lot of dark wounds, and in this season, the pain is the most unbearable. ”

As he spoke, he bent down and pounded his knee.

This old cold leg is the root of the disease that fell from being cut off by someone with a knife in his right knee back then.

But after he straightened up, he looked at the palace hall, and said: "But if the emperor lets the old man go on the expedition, the old man will still be the leader." ”

The general is getting old, and the pace is still firm.

Yue Peng looked at Miao Youli's back, stunned.

He is still young, but, from Miao Youli's back, he seems to see his future self.

But that's decades later.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Yue Peng's mouth, and his steps were a little faster, chasing towards Miao Youli.

When the five of them arrived at the imperial study, Su Liuyi, the deputy military commander who was working in the palace, and Zhang Xizai, the secretary of the military department, had already arrived first.

Zhao Dongting was talking to the two of them.

"You're here?"

The five of them asked to see each other after they gathered outside, and Zhao Dongting showed a smile when he saw them, and then said, "Give me a seat." ”

Zhu Hecong and Zhu Haiwang, who were waiting in the imperial study but were hot, hurriedly moved chairs.

Yue Peng and the others gave Su Liuyi and Zhang Xi a salute and sat down on the chairs.

Zhao Dongting said directly: "Xixia has agreed to my conditions, and I plan to send someone to take over Kuizhou. It's just that recently, the Dali forbidden army has been constantly harassing on the border of Luodian, and I suspect that they deliberately want to delay Deputy Zhang's military order that can rush to Chongqing Mansion first. If this is the case, then the White Horse Army in Shuzhong should be in full swing planning to capture Chongqing Mansion before we take over Kuizhou, and you can discuss this matter. ”

Yue Peng and the others looked at each other.

Except for the accident that Western Xia agreed to Zhao Dongting's conditions, it is not a secret that the Dali forbidden army attacked the frontier. As the commanders of the capital, although they were in the imperial city, they obviously thought about these things.

Yue Peng said: "Your Majesty, Dali and Shuzhong are in collusion, if the White Horse Army dares to take Chongqing Mansion, why don't we beat them out?" ”

Zhao Dongting smiled, "You, you are brave and brave, and your strategy is acceptable now, but the consideration is still not comprehensive enough." Dali is an enemy country, and if you attack our borders, it doesn't hurt that we can beat them out. But have you thought about it, the white horse in Shuzhong is still nominally our Great Song army, they take Chongqing Mansion to expel the Western Xia enemy army, and if we launch an offensive after they take Chongqing Mansion, that is, to attack our own country. I am the Son of Heaven, and if I beat him, I can arrange for them to plot a rebellion, but it will take too much energy, manpower, and material resources in the middle, and it is not something that can be completed in a short time. It takes a long time just to build momentum. ”

Yue Peng frowned, "But we are still in Changsha, and we want to go to Chongqing Mansion, how can we not be faster than those White Horse Army in Tongchuan Mansion, right?" ”

Zhao Dongting squinted slightly, and said, "That's why I announced that you came here to discuss." If we want to get Kuizhou with less effort, we are bound to be ahead of the White Horse Army. ”