Since this in-depth conversation with Han Hao and Qin Kang, Sun Tu has a little more understanding of the current situation in the Song army, and said in his heart that it is no wonder that the Song army has an absolute advantage in strength, but it will be so sluggish, and the court must be forced to take the initiative to attack, so he reluctantly marches north.

It turned out that the generals had already left Germany, and this Song army of 300,000 people was simply a soldier and horse from each side. How could such an army that could not be cohesive be the opponent of the Liao army, which was stronger than itself? Therefore, as I said before, while I can recover the decisive retreat and shrink, I will engage in a tug-of-war with the Liao army, and it is the most correct strategy to break the enemy by dragging it to death with the country's financial resources.

But he also knew very well that although this strategy was correct, it was the most unrealistic, and it was impossible for either the imperial court or Tong Guan to accept such a tactic. It's just that this is doomed to that sad ending, can you really turn this situation around by yourself?

When Sun Tu couldn't think of any countermeasures, he ushered in two kinds of invitations, and this time he couldn't refuse, because it was another uncle Di Heming who came to invite him. As a member of the Western Army, this son of the Di family has more fatherly majesty than Di Huchen and Di Yingyang, especially a pair of eagle eyes, shining brightly, so that people dare not look at them more.

His style of acting is also as tough as his identity, without too much hypocrisy and politeness, and he directly explained his intentions, and invited Sun Tu to go to a narrative on the orders of the two ministers, so that Sun Tu could not make any more excuses, so he could only follow him to a military village more than ten miles away from the Chinese army.

The 300,000 troops stayed on the banks of the Baigou River, which naturally stretched endlessly, and they couldn't see the end at a glance. I don't know if it's because the two sides are really very contradictory, or because of strategic and tactical considerations, anyway, Tong Guan, the commander, and the two kinds of military villages are very far apart, standing in the Chinese army village, they can't see the situation over there at a glance.

To his surprise, with the identity of the two today, he actually went out to greet him in person after hearing the news, which really gave Sun Tu enough face, and also attracted the strange eyes of many soldiers around. To be honest, after so many years, there are really few generals who can get so much attention from the two ministers, so Tong Guan, a court commander with a higher status than them, can have this treatment.

In this regard, Sun Tu was also quite flattered, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay a visit, and said something embarrassing for a while, before he entered the Chinese military tent with the two kinds.

This Chinese military tent is far from being compared with Tong Guan's one, not only does it occupy less than one-third of its area, but also the layout inside is extremely simple, in addition to a long table of seats, there is also a huge map, and a long sword as a decoration.

And their hospitality to Sun Tu was also extremely simple, except for some common dry food cakes in the army, a bowl of vegetable soup that clearly saw the bottom of the bowl, plus a pot of water. Yes, there was no wine, no meat, only the usual food for the general officers and men in the army.

In this regard, Sun Tu did not see the slightest discomfort, so he nibbled on dry cakes with them, just had tasteless vegetable soup, and talked about some common hypocrisy and politeness in officialdom.

And after seeing Sun Tu eating and drinking so indifferently, without the slightest expression of embarrassment, the brothers of the seed family showed an appreciative smile on their faces. Then he listened to the seed master and said with a smile: "I originally heard some rumors that Yuehou was outside, and my brother still felt that it was exaggerated, but when I saw it today, I realized that what I said was true." Yuehou really has the style of famous generals from ancient times, which really makes the old man and the two deeply admire. ”

When Sun Tu heard this, he hurriedly said modestly: "The old breed has praised it falsely, but the younger generation really can't afford it." In addition, the two old Deshao are seniors in the army, I don't dare to claim to be a knight, if I don't give up, the two can call me a thousand miles away. ”

"Oh?" The planter smiled with satisfaction: "In this way, the old man and the two will be disrespectful." ”

Seed Master Dao also smiled and said, "Qianli, I don't know what you think of the current battle situation?" ”

"I am young and shallow, but I don't dare to show off in front of the two prime ministers." Sun Tu was busy and modest.

"Hey, there is no elder or younger, the master is the teacher, and the affairs in this army are also average. Thousands of miles of you can become a rare famous general in my Great Song Dynasty in recent years, and make meritorious contributions to break thieves one after another, you must have something outstanding in the use of soldiers, let's listen to it, so that the old man and the two can gain something. ”

Seeing that both of them said this, Sun Tu no longer made reservations and said some of his previous thoughts. As for the strategy he proposed to advance by retreating and relying on the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty, which was far stronger than the Liao State, to defeat and drag the enemy to death, the two really showed a deep expression, and then they glanced at each other from time to time and nodded lightly.

After Sun Tu finished saying a lot of words, he picked up the bowl and drank water with a dry mouth, the planter said with a smile: "Qianli really has superhuman insights in the use of soldiers, just this method, it has already surpassed too many people, the old man admires it." It's a pity ......"

"It's a pity that this method is useful, but it is not liked by the court, I'm afraid that even Tong Shuai can't pass that level, right?" Seed Master Dao also said.

Sun Tu smiled bitterly: "Yes, when I proposed this practice in the court that day, I was refuted by the officials and ministers, saying that I was worried about the sky, growing the morale of others, and destroying the prestige of my own family in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Hmph, how do they know what it means to be successful and ten thousand bones withered, for their shallow knowledge, but how many soldiers will be exchanged for their lives. Moreover, this battle may not be won! The planter said with some annoyance.

This made the seed master Dao frown slightly, and he quickly coughed lowly, interrupting his complaint: "Of course, as military generals, we should obey the orders of the imperial court, and we can only do our best to achieve this victory to repay the king's great kindness." However, you should also know that things in the army are often changeable, and how can you be constrained by those who are thousands of miles away and do not know the situation ahead, so it is a big mistake for the imperial court to issue orders one after another this time and force me to fight a decisive battle with the Liao army. I wonder what you think about this? ”

"This ...... The imperial court is indeed thinking about it, but the matter has come to this point, whether it is the two prime ministers or Tong Shuai, I am afraid that they will not be able to refuse. ”

"Yes, the holy decree has been handed down many times, and how can our courtiers refuse. However, we can still make our own decisions on how to fight this after all. It's just that Tong Shuai ......" The seed master still looked unhappy, but in the middle of the conversation, he was interrupted by a low cough from his brother.

"The two ministers obviously have something to say." Regarding the performance of these two people, Sun Tu was a little impatient. Because of the influence of Han Hao's words, his perception of the two was already a little worse than before, and now he was not in the mood to go around in circles with them, so he simply got straight to the point and said: "Is it because you have prejudices about some of Tong Shuai's decisions, and you think it will damage the soldiers of the Western Army?" ”

"You ......" Seed Master Zhong suddenly glared when he heard this, he really didn't expect Sun Tu to be so outspoken in front of the two of them. Anyway, it's been so many years, and no one really dares to talk to their brother like this.

However, he was more stable, and said before his outspoken brother: "It seems that Qianli knows some things, so he has a lot of opinions about my brother?" His eyes were indeed vicious, and he could see Sun Tu's strange appearance at once.

Sun Tu didn't intend to fake in front of the two, so he said directly: "Actually, for the two ministers, I have always been quite respectful. If it weren't for you training and using troops in the Western Army, I'm afraid that the last elite of my Great Song Dynasty would be completely gone. However, in the final analysis, this Western Army should still be responsible for protecting our Central Plains, rather than fighting only for the private interests of the two prime ministers. For example, in this battle with the Liao army, the northern army and the forbidden army are all fighting and fighting in the front, if the western army is bent on self-protection, it is really a bit unacceptable. The two ministers are both knowledgeable and far superior to my grandson, don't they hear the truth that their lips are dead and their teeth are cold, and there are no eggs under the nest? ”

Unexpectedly, this Sun Tu actually taught the two of them a lesson, which made the face of the seed master even deeper. If it weren't for his brother successively signaling him to calm down with his eyes, I'm afraid he would have had a seizure on the spot and argue with the other party.

And after Sun Tu said this big set of words, he calmed down again, hugged his fists and said: "What Shicai said, there is indeed a lot of disrespect in the bottom. However, it is a matter of life and death for hundreds of people in the Central Plains, and I have to make it clear. You must know that at present, we are not only facing a strong enemy of the Liao army, but also a Jin man who can kill them almost without a fightback. If it is difficult to unite within our Song army at this time because of various factions or contradictions, then this battle has already been lost before the battle, and there will inevitably be a great disaster on the heads of our Song people in the future. At that time, the society will collapse, the country will be overturned, and no one will be able to escape a word of robbery and a word of crime! I hope that the two prime ministers can understand this painstaking work below! ”

At this time, the expression of the seed master calmed down, and the seed master Dao also showed a deep thought. After thinking for a while, he suddenly laughed: "It seems that it is indeed as I thought, Qianli, you are being deceived by others, and I feel that this is how much my brother of the race has reservations in this battle, and it led to the previous defeat?" ”

Sun Tu thought that his blunt words would cause the two kinds of annoyance, but they not only did not get annoyed, but had such a reaction, which also made him a little stunned: "Huh? What does the old man mean by this? ”

"It is said that I am the most upright and easily deceived among my teachers, but today, it seems that your grandson Qianli is also on par with me." The seed master suddenly laughed: "Don't you still understand? You have been misled. ”

"This ...... How is that possible? "Sun Tu really doesn't believe that there will be such a thing, after all, this is a major event in the army, Han Hao and they dare to lie to themselves?

"Don't you believe it? Then I, and go somewhere with the two of us, and you'll know. Among the planters, he was a straight man, so he immediately stood up and motioned for Sun Tu to go out with him.