It was not a big victory for the Song army, but it was definitely a fiasco for the Western Xia army, the original 100,000 cavalry, now there are more than 60,000 left, minus the 20,000 cavalry of the Milly tribe, 178 killed, this kind of fiasco is rare in the history of the war between the two countries in a hundred years.

Although there are more than 60,000 left, but against 80,000 infantry, it can be said that the chance of victory is still in hand, Richard's understanding of the naval army is not as good as the infantry, at most it is the same as the infantry army, in that case, the Song army is only 110,000, and if you want to fight against your own 60,000 cavalry, it is still not enough.

The Jin King Li Chage asked the Xingqing Mansion to send a message to the Xingqing Mansion, asking the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun to exterminate the Mili Department to punish the Mili Qunfeng for his rebellion. Unfortunately, this order was finally intercepted by Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, and it did not reach the emperor's ears at all.

The Song army returned from the Great Sage, and everyone was waiting for the final battle.

At the time of victory, who doesn't want to pick the fruit, this time the Western Army almost went out, with a total strength of more than 250,000, and there are 150,000 reserve troops behind, it can be said that everyone is holding back their strength to take down Brother Richard, the king of Western Xia and Jin, and the remaining 60,000 cavalry.

At the banquet, the generals were enthusiastic and took the initiative to ask for battle one by one.

Liu Zhenglong wants to have this effect, what he wants is to become famous in a war, and let the officials know that in terms of arranging troops and leading troops to fight, he is far above Tong Guan, and he is more suitable to lead the army to the sixteen states of Youyun.

It's a pity that Liu Zhenglong doesn't belong to this era after all, and he hasn't mixed in officialdom, so he is still not familiar with many rules of officialdom. Even if he was the god of killing Bai Qi and reborn, the official family would not let him lead the army to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, let alone crown the county king.

When marrying the daughter of the Pan family, many things were already doomed, but unfortunately Liu Zhenglong didn't know, of course the Pan family knew, but unfortunately the Pan family would never say it thoroughly, after all, such a son-in-law couldn't get it back with a lantern.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Zhenglong said, "The next stop is the annihilation war against Brother Richard, the king of Jin, everyone must be prepared for a protracted war, after all, it is 60,000 cavalry, and it is fighting in Western Xia, it is difficult for us to swallow it in one bite, and it will be broken." At the same time as the war of annihilation against Brother Richard, he also had to cooperate with the Millie Department to destroy the fine seal department, and bring back 100,000 war horses by the way, I don't know who is willing to undertake the task of bringing the war horses back? ”

Destroying the fine seal department will not be a war of annihilation pursued by victory, but a war of annihilation that gnaws hard bones, with a large number of troops invested and large casualties. Of course, among the 100,000 war horses, there will be a lot of priority, which is quite tempting for the generals.

Liu Zhenglong knew that this group of guys didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles, he said with a smile, "Among the 100,000 war horses, the official left 10,000, the remaining 90,000, and the family that participated in the annihilation war of the fine seal department was divided into 50,000, and the others were divided equally according to their contributions to the battlefield." ”

Liu Fa was the first to stand up, he patted his chest and said, "In the battle of Shuofang, I have already defeated Brother Richard, the king of Jin, and I will not participate in the siege and annihilation battle this time, I am willing to attack the fine seal department." ”

Qu Duan said, "The Western Xia army invaded my Xihe Road, burned, killed and looted, this revenge must be avenged, and I am willing to wash the tribe in blood." ”

Liu Zhongwu, Seed Master Dao and others fought for each other's faces and thick necks, and they didn't give in to each other.

In the end, Liu Zhenglong said, "Cavalry, if you don't have horses, you can call it cavalry, and about the formation of cavalry, the Zhejia army is still very experienced, and this battle will be fought by the Zhejia army." Don't forget, there are still tens of thousands of war horses after defeating Brother Richard, and now we have captured 10,000 war horses, none of which have been distributed, everyone has a chance. ”

The reason why Liu Zhenglong only left 10,000 war horses was that it was difficult for him to form a large-scale cavalry in a short period of time, after all, the imperial court would not allow it, so it was better to give more to the Zhe family, and Zheyue Immortal would bring the cavalry back to him as a dowry.

Zhe Keqiu is not a simple character, this guy reacted immediately, but for him, marrying Zheyue Xian to Liu Zhenglong is definitely Gao Pan, of course, there is no reason to refuse.

When he thought of 50,000 war horses, he couldn't care so much about it, so he made a military order on the spot, immortalized the fine seal, and came to see him.

When the generals left, Zhe Keqiu stayed.

"Old general, do you know why this officer left you behind?" Liu Zhenglong motioned to sit down, after all, the next thing was small talk, and there was no need to be so restrained.

"Could it be the marriage of the little girl Yuexian?" The only thing I can think of is my daughter Zhiyue Xian, and Lord Liu will mention it sooner or later, so it is better to take the initiative yourself. He smiled and said, "The little girl is eighteen years old, and she has always regarded you as a big hero in her heart, and she is willing to do laundry and cook for you." ”

Liu Zhenglong waved his hand and said, "The love of children is long, let's talk about it when we return to Jingzhao Mansion, now that there is a lack of a female official in the mansion, we can let the Yuexian girl go first." ”

Although there is no mention of marriage, the entry into Liu's Mansion has already shown that Liu Zhenglong accepted the Folding Moon Immortal. 4

"I don't know what else is going on with the adults."

Liu Zhenglong didn't want to go around in circles, he said, "Annihilating the Xifeng tribe in exchange for 50,000 war horses is too much, and it will be impeached, where is it difficult to pass in the Privy Council." Folded old general, after annihilating the Playing Fine Seal Department, don't be in a hurry to withdraw and help Mili Qunfeng take the throne of the leader. Then the garrison will not be able to destroy the Milli Department until the time is ripe, and in the future of the war of destroying the country in Western Xia, the Zhijia army is the main force, and it is not impossible for the old general to be crowned king in the future, we will become relatives in the future, I want to call you father-in-law, I don't know if you understand my good intentions? ”

"Understood." Zhe Keqiu didn't understand it at all, there was too much information in it, and he couldn't absorb it for a while, but Shangguan couldn't say that he didn't understand it, so he had to explain it.

Liu Zhenglong knew that he didn't understand, so he explained, "Destroying Western Xia is a national policy set by the official family, and due to the problem of age, I have basically come to an end as the prince of Qinling County, and I will never be crowned the king of the county." Besides, I promised Yelu Nanxian, the queen of Western Xia, that it would not be good if she went back on her word and destroyed Western Xia, so for the battle of destroying the country in Western Xia, this official will only strategize in Jingzhao Mansion and dispatch in the middle, and it is you who really go on the expedition. ”

The Zhejia guarded the northwest for the imperial court since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it has been three hundred years now, because it is a foreign race, so the imperial court will not be reused, and there is no need to deliberately guard against it, so the battle of exterminating the country in Western Xia, it is the most suitable to ask for it, at least it will not be attacked too much by civilian officials. It is not suitable to replace it with Liu Fa, Seed Master Dao, Yao Pingzhong and others, after all, the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty are in the world, and the suppression of military generals is extremely powerful.

Since the Zhe family belongs to a different race, there will be no plot against the Central Plains. Not only is the official family relieved, but it is also in line with Liu Zhenglong's personal interests, plus marrying Zheyue Xian, it is a family with Zhe Keqiu.

There is no one who doesn't want to tear the earth and seal the king, and he is willing to fight for this illusory county king, and he is willing to let his baby daughter be a concubine by Liu Zhenglong's side.

In the end, Liu Zhenglong said, "The Western Army seems to be strong, but it is actually a plate of scattered sand, the integration of the Western Army is imminent, the infantry, this piece of this officer will do it step by step, form a strong cavalry, form a cavalry of 100,000 people, is the task of the old general, I believe you can complete it well." ”

What does 100,000 cavalry mean, obviously not the meaning of the imperial court, Zhe Keqiu is a very sensitive person, the old man quickly sorted out his thoughts, he didn't speak again, knelt on the ground and kowtowed and turned to leave, which is enough to show his attitude.

Liu Zhenglong knows that Zhe Keqiu is a smart person, this kowtow has already explained the problem, and in the future, the Zhe family will work hard in one direction, it depends on whether this old man has ambitions, if he has ambitions, then he can't stay.

On the third day, someone came to the capital, this person was Cao Sheng, who had been with Liu Zhenglong for a period of time, the Cao family was very unhappy in the past two years, and was suppressed everywhere, although the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, but it still made the old man of the Cao family unbearable, after all, the old man in his seventies has reached the end of his life, if he does not arrange a way back for the family, he will definitely die.

Liu Zhenglong saw Cao Sheng's haggard face, so he smiled and said, "Young man, take it easy,"

"Lord Liu, don't be sarcastic about the little brother, who can catch up with the beautiful women around your old man, the little brother came to you this time to defect, I don't know if you will take it in." Cao Sheng has matured a lot in the past two years, he is no longer a young and ignorant gentleman, but a man who has taken on too many responsibilities.

"Brother will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, let's talk while drinking." Liu Zhenglong knew what Cao Sheng meant by defection, how could he easily say accept it at this time, you must know that this is not an ordinary person, this represents a family, to be precise, it represents a force that is enough to affect the future direction of the Great Song Dynasty, and the impact of acceptance or rejection is very far-reaching.

Drinking, two people drinking, it is obvious that they want to talk about private matters, as for how to talk about it, it depends on what sincerity is shown. For Liu Zhenglong, accepting the Cao family is not a big deal, since he has chosen to cultivate the northwest, he is destined to form his own forces, and only in this way can he resist the Jin army to go south.

Cao Sheng didn't know how to speak, but blindly toasted Liu Zhenglong, his eyes full of hesitation.

"It's all my own brothers, let's talk about it directly, there's no need to go around in circles." Liu Zhenglong knew that Cao Sheng represented the Cao family this time, and it was pointless to go around in circles in this case, he said with a smile, "The iron-beaten family is a flowing dynasty, and there are thousands of years of family since ancient times, but there is no thousand-year-old dynasty." Despite this, the five surnames and seven wang clans have also disappeared in the long river of history. Therefore, what is eternal and unchanged is the right, no matter who is the emperor and who is the country, there will always be someone to manage the world, and there will always be someone who will be rich and prosperous. It has been one hundred and sixty years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and the meritorious family is not equal to the military general group, and it is impossible to divide the feudal towns like the Tang Dynasty, and finally in the eyes of the imperial court, it can be destroyed at any time, but it is a pity that some people do not understand this truth."

This truth is obviously not for Cao Sheng, but for the Cao family, Cao Sheng understands this truth, and also knows what Liu Zhenglong means, where the Cao family is going, the general direction must be set when the old man is still alive, otherwise when the old man drives the crane west, then the Cao family has really come to an end, and there is no way to return to the sky.

Cao Sheng took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Liu Zhenglong very reverently, and said, "This letter is a handwritten letter from the old man to you, and the old man's attitude is the attitude of the entire Cao family." ”

Liu Zhenglong opened the letter, but he read dozens of words for a quarter of an hour, and this guy didn't calm down for a long time.

"Take a look at it, and burn it when you're done."

Liu Zhenglong's mood was much more solemn, and after he handed the letter to Cao Sheng, he said, "It is estimated that everyone in charge of the Cao family knows about it, you can also take a look, the fate of the Cao family in the future is in this letter." ”

After Cao Sheng read the letter, the whole person collapsed into the chair, he didn't know what to say, and it took a long time to burn the letter.

"You, you, Brother Liu, are you willing to accept the Cao family?"

"Shouldn't you change your tune?" Liu Zhenglong has been waiting for this moment for a long time, and all the plans are for today, and there is no reason to refuse. If you want to achieve great things, it is unrealistic to kick away the Cao family, a hundred-legged insect, although it is dead, it is not stiff. The Cao family has been able to prosper for more than a hundred years, and as the head of a meritorious family, how can it be seen through on the surface, just like the Pan family, the hidden forces can't even be seen through by the imperial court.

"Brother-in-law, what should I do next." This change is very awkward, but after handing it over, Cao Sheng's heart is much more comfortable, after all, in his heart, only a man like Liu Zhenglong can be worthy of his sister.

Liu Zhenglong said, "Tell the old man, I have already read the letter, and I can accept this marriage." The Cao family bets on King Kang Zhao Gou, and controls Hangzhou, you go to Hangzhou to take up your post, remember to seize the military power of Hangzhou, and it must be hidden so that it cannot be known by the outside world. ”

Seeing that Cao Sheng didn't react for a while, Liu Zhenglong continued, "I'll go back to the capital in a month, I'll talk to the old man specifically, remember, low-key, you must be low-key at this time." Rest assured, the Pan family will die down, and the attention of the imperial court will soon shift to Jiangnan. Help me bring a letter to Wu Yong, he knows how to do it. ”

Cao Sheng did not delay long at the front line, and returned to the capital the next day, and along the way began to spread the news of the defeat of the Jin king Richard brother.

If you accept the Cao family, you must not hide it from the Pan family, in that case it will be quite troublesome, Liu Zhenglong summoned the five tigers of the Pan family, on the one hand, to let them pass the news to the Pan family, and on the other hand, to hold a pre-war deployment.

Pan Youlong, Pan Youhu, Pan Youbiao, Pan Youbao, Pan Youfeng, the five tigers of the Pan family are unusually low-key in the army, and the promotion is not very fast, but the channels for promotion have been opened, and after this battle, they are destined to be promoted.

Liu Zhenglong didn't go around in circles, he said, "This battle is the time to test you, you must annihilate 60,000 Western Xia cavalry, and Brother Richard, the king of Jin, must not slip away." After this battle, each of the five of you was in charge of an army as the commander of the army. You are in charge of the forbidden army, how to transform into the Longxiang army, it depends on your ability, give that three years, if you can't reach the level of the Longxiang army, the army will be disbanded, and your heads will fall to the ground. ”

"Yes." The five tigers of the Pan family knew that their lord was the man in front of him. This man holds the power of life and death, life or death is between this man's thoughts, and of course he also knows what his mission is, that is, to make contributions.

"In this battle, you are not responsible for the main attack, but responsible for solving Brother Richard, if he escapes, then there is no need to stay." After Liu Zhenglong glanced at the five tigers of the Pan family, he continued, "Each of the five of you will lead a thousand cavalry to fight with Li Jun's navy, and he will arrange what you do, capture alive, 500,000, 200,000 heads." ”

Liu Zhenglong opened the map and marked all the possible escape routes of Brother Richard after the defeat of the Western Xia Army, which can be said to block all the possibilities of Brother Richard's escape, he said, "There are only four ways for this guy to escape, Pan Youfeng, you move around, that is, the work of checking and filling in the gaps is left to you." ”

Among the five tigers of the Pan family, Pan Youfeng is the youngest, the most careful, and the most serious, and finally the task of capturing Richard Brother was given to him, which is Liu Zhenglong's most reassuring place, after all, the success or failure of the entire battle ends with Richard Brother. Now the entire Great Song Dynasty is waiting for news of this battle, and if Brother Richard escapes, it will be a complete defeat for Liu Zhenglong.

Liu Zhenglong opened the portrait of Brother Richard and said, "Brother Richard should be able to find a stand-in, so don't be careless, I will now explain Brother Richard's physical characteristics to you clearly, this is all first-hand information from Xingqing Mansion to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Although you did not participate in the main attack, your task is heavier than anyone else, this is related to the face of the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't want to talk about its importance, okay, you go to survey the terrain first, you must figure out how wide the road is, how many trees on both sides, how many troops can be hidden, and how fast the road horses run. ”

After the five tigers of the Pan family left, Liu Zhenglong summoned the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu back, and he said to this guy, "One hundred secrets and one sparse, but Brother Richard must bring it back, you have to see people in life and corpses in death, therefore, you lead a hundred guards to act, don't let this official down." ”

"If Brother Richard slips away, our guards will chase him to Xingqing Mansion and bring his head back, and fight to the last man."

"This official doesn't like to hear this kind of talk, Brother Richard must not escape, not to escape and be arrested." Liu Zhenglong said meaningfully, "The guards were brought out by the official himself, and if they lose this time, they will all be executed." Okay, you go down, your dog's nose better play a role. ”

"Yes."

Duan Jingzhu, the golden retriever, is the best at following the stalker, and the Guards are the most powerful warriors, and they are also the last barrier to hunt Richard, and there is absolutely no room for error. Of course, it is better if Richard died in the army.

Liu Zhenglong's recital to the imperial court has been written, ready to be sent out at any time, if Brother Richard escapes, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world, now the political affairs hall, the Privy Council are waiting for news, and even the official family is waiting for news. You must know that the Western Xia God of War Jin King Richard was killed in battle, and the significance is far greater than the victory or defeat of a battle.