Iron Rider gallops.

Crossbows and spears fly.

Screams and roars in unison.

Outside the city of Gu'an, the former army of the Northern Expedition really launched a hard-to-head duel with the Khitan cavalry for the first time.

The veteran Zhang Zangying held a long-handled phoenix mouth knife, and his white beard fluttered under the fiery red cloak.

"Kill ......"

The knife rose and fell, and in the cold light, blood splashed.

On the left wing, Li Chongjin raised his sword and roared: "We are in the prime of life, we are not as good as veterans, kill ......"

"Kill."

The two torrents are interspersed and intertwined, like an evil dragon stirring the sea......

It was a battle, the Zhou soldiers won a great victory, killed more than 1,000 enemy troops, captured more than 500 enemies, and the Zhou army went to Gu'an in one day.

Li Chongjin looked at the open city gate of Gu'an, looked up to the sky and smiled.

"Report ......"

A red feather galloped over: "Qi Yu Dashuai, Zhang Dianshuai's handwriting." ”

Li Chongjin snatched it, inspected the seal, and then drew the book, and his face changed greatly after just one glance.

"General Zhang, please."

"No."

"Li Yi, personally guard the whole army, and bring enough dry food for one day."

"No."

"Li Yong."

"Yes."

"Hold this letter, Flying Fu Shuai."

"No."

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Zangying, who had entered the city, flew in, especially bloody: "See Li Shuai." ”

Li Chongjin sighed and said astringently: "I have to rush back to Waqiao Pass, you are fully responsible for the army here, stick to the city, and stand by here." ”

"I have an order, but I don't know why Li Shuai is in such a hurry, if the generals ask, how can he answer?"

“…… The saint summoned a certain military council, fearing that Jinyang would make a move, and General Zhang could stick to it here to prepare for war, and he should not send troops first. ”

"No."

Li Chongjin immediately hugged his fists and hurriedly said goodbye.

Five hundred guards roared and followed with prancing horses.

Li Chongjin, who was galloping on his horse, was anxious and hurried back, which was the military discussion, Zhang Yongde's handwriting was only six words: "The saint is not hesitating, return quickly." ”

Yesterday was fine, how could something suddenly change?

Gu'an is only 100 miles away from Waqiao Pass, the terrain is flat, the road is accessible, Li Chongjin rotates two horses, by the moonlight, arrives at the pass in the middle of the night, the guard will not dare to make his own claim, ride a horse and fly to report, ask for the general order of Zhang Yongde to deploy the line, and then hang the basket to go down to the city.

Li Chongjin only took one of his guards to the city, saw that the city was quiet, and his heart was a little peaceful, so he went straight to Xingyuan, and met Zhang Yongde who came to greet him halfway, and was busy asking about the situation.

Zhang Yongde threw the horse to the guards, and the two whispered side by side: "Yesterday was fine, I personally went to the Anyang River to supervise the construction of the bridge, and the camps went back to the palace to rest after inspecting the camps, and when I got up early this morning, my face was very ugly, and I was soft and had no strength." ”

"What's wrong?"

"I can't find out, I just don't have the strength."

"What did the Imperial Doctor say?"

"Five imperial doctors, none of them can diagnose the cause."

“…… Have you ever looked for another famous doctor? ”

"Eight hundred miles to Xinjing, the village doctor was not found, the main reason is that the saint does not think so, he himself thinks that he is just tired."

Li Chongjin nodded, took a few silent steps, and then asked, "Is there an entrance to the unclean thing?" ”

"Since the Huainan incident, the Shengshang diet has been controlled very strictly, and on this expedition, all the food and drink are directly supplied by Beijing."

“…… Everything suspicious should be guarded against. ”

"Third brother, rest assured, Song Jiuzhong has been asked to strengthen his vigilance."

“……”

Coming to the palace while speaking, the saint had already rested at this time, so he had to go to the side courtyard with Zhang Yongde to rest, passing by a courtyard, but saw two people dressed as scribes coming out of the corner gate together, Li Chongjin asked coldly: "Who?" ”

"Xiaguan Zhao Pu, Chu Zhaofu, I have seen Li Shuai, Zhang Shuai."

"What are the positions of the two of you, and why are you running around in the middle of the night?"

"Back to Li Shuai, both of us are Song generals and shogunates, and we were ordered to sort out the military affairs books, and we are just about to go back to the account to rest."

Li Chongjin frowned: "Well, the palace is heavy, and Hugh is running around." ”

"No."

Li Chongjin saw that the two of them retreated in a panic, so he said to Zhang Yongde: "The weight of the military authority is not trivial, and you can't fake others for everything." ”

Zhang Yongde's footsteps were sluggish, and his tone was a little unnatural: "Well, a certain has its own measure." ”

……

As Zhang Yongde said, Guo Rong did not care about his illness, and early the next morning, he also held a military meeting to discuss the deployment of military aircraft.

"Guozhang, Yisheng, why did you come back?"

"Minister...... Qi played the saint, Gu'an has been down, but the Khitan 50,000 iron cavalry and Youzhou city gathered, the minister thought that it was not appropriate to march at this time, so he and the king of Wei flew back and asked the saint for instructions. ”

"Hmph, it's just a little sick, but it's all over the city, you guys are going to be angry, go back quickly, and continue to go north."

Li Chongjin saw that Guo Rong's face was flushed, his eyes were red, and his spirit looked good, but the state was clearly unhealthy, and he immediately admonished with a numb scalp: "The saint has been away from Beijing for forty-two days, and the soldiers are not bloody, and he has made immortal achievements in taking the land of Yannan. ”

Fu Yanqing didn't return until the fifth watch, and the morning food was an emergency in the future, and he also went out to play at the moment: "The minister seconded the proposal, please take the dragon body as the priority, and take the lead in the class, this time the troops have made great contributions, and now we should first manage the three states and three passes, or wait for the autumn, or wait for next year, and it is not too late to start the Northern Expedition of the army." ”

Zhang Yongde followed up with the admonition: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"You ......"

"Holy Lord, the dragon body is the most important."

Guo Rong supported his temples with his hands, forcibly endured the beating of his green muscles, looked at the faces in front of him that were nervous or earnest, and suddenly felt a strange feeling of dizziness coming, he was silent for a cup of tea, and finally said astringently: "That's it, then let's be a teacher, but now that Jinyang has sent troops, who can break the enemy?" ”

"Gu'an has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the old general Zhang Zangying can be put in charge of the palace."

Guo Rong pondered for a long time, and said: "General Zhang's age is there, that one, it was your general, or you should go, and take another 5,000 away." ”

“…… Promise. ”

"There is Brother Lao."

Li Chongjin hurriedly said: "This is a matter within the minister's share, and the minister will set off to enter the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty to resist the enemy, please take care of the dragon's body in the hope of the saint." ”

Guo Rong nodded slightly, but felt that his waist was weak, and he sat down steadily, but when he opened his eyes again, his vision was blurred.

"Holy ......"

……

helped Guo Rong, who was staggering and unsteady walking, into the dormitory, and saw that the imperial doctor came to take over, Li Chongjin came out of the crime, and first ordered his henchman Li Yi to take the talisman to order the troops, and he came to the dining hall for breakfast.

Just drank two bowls of millet porridge, Zhang Yongde came in with some thoughts.

Li Chongjin waved back everyone, and then said to Zhang Yongde: "The Holy Lord ordered a certain general to be behind the palace, do you understand?" ”

Zhang Yongde nodded: "Understood." ”

"It's good to understand, after someone leaves, it's up to you here, if you can do it yourself, don't fake it to others. You are inside, someone is outside, as long as the brothers work together, the sky will not fall. ”

"Yes."

"The village doctor near the left also came to try it, and it may not be possible to find a home remedy."

"Fang Cai has already asked people to go and find it quickly, the third brother had better go early and return early, so that he can feel more at ease."

Li Chongjin stuffed the last mouthful of steamed buns into his mouth, got up, and patted Zhang Yongde on the shoulder: "The imperial court is clearly conquering Youzhou, and secretly borrowing a knife to kill people, so as to kill the fierce generals and arrogant soldiers, so as to gain the power of Fang Town...... Can you know the source of such rumors? ”

Zhang Yongde sighed and exclaimed: "It's the first time I've heard of it." ”

"Otherwise, why would the generals not move forward? Thou hast held a forbidden army in thy hands, and thou hast held a prominent position, but what about thy eyes and ears? Hug one, your life is too comfortable. ”

Li Chongjin closed his palm, pointed like a knife, and lightly compared it on Zhang Yongde's neck, and without waiting for Zhang Yongde to explain, he strode out.