After returning to the Xia State camp from the Han army commander's tent, Zhao Xingde sat down cross-legged, pulled out the horizontal knife and placed it on his lap, closed his eyes and pondered countermeasures. The remnant sun is like blood, reflecting the sky red, and the sunset is surging and surging, and the crimson tulle is shrouded in the sky and the earth. The light of the sun shines through the tabernacle, and the blade of the horizontal knife is covered with silk-like patterns, like a living thing. Since joining the army in Dunhuang, this horizontal knife has been following him more, after many fierce battles, the blade has been stained with a lot of blood, although Zhao Xingde carefully wiped it every day, but there is always a faint flow of blood.

After a long time, Zhao Xingde took a long breath and placed the horizontal knife next to the case. Tell his soldiers to prepare their horses as fast as they can. At the same time, the centurion Du Blowhorn and Liu Zhijian were brought together to discuss.

"This matter is likely to cause retaliation from the Liao State, and millions of Han children under the rule of the Liao State have been put on the knife edge," Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, "I plan to write to the two governments, so that my envoy to the state will put pressure on the court of the Liao State, so that Yelu Dashi will be afraid." His tone was very firm, and the commander-in-chief should not be rigid in his own efforts to make a decision on major matters in the army, and he should make a decision after discussing with his subordinates. This is also a common practice in the Xia army. And Zhao Xingde's tone at this time has already made a plan.

"That's fine, report truthfully, and I'm not afraid of someone making a fuss in the future." Liu Zhijian groaned, "Suzhou crossed the sea in the past to be Dengzhou of the Song Kingdom, and the military letters were sent to Dunhuang, and then from Dunhuang to Shangjing. Even if the fastest carrier pigeon is used throughout the whole process, the two governments will make a decision on the spot, and the official letters will be exchanged, which will take a lot of time. I'm afraid that by then, it will already be a river of blood. Moreover, the Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi is a powerful man in the world, and even if the envoy of our dynasty threatens him, it may not work. Du Fujiao squinted, he didn't speak, just looked at Zhao Xingde's orders.

"Send a letter to the two governments, and at the same time copy a copy to Cui Guo's envoy." Zhao Xingde had already considered this section, and said in a deep voice, "If Lord Cui Qianzhi has the heart, before he gets a decision from the two governments, he will put pressure on Yelu Dashi." No matter how the Liao court reacts, we must always do our best. ”

He reached out and lifted the teacup and took a sip. It is different from the envoy to Lumei Country and the seventh battalion of Chengying. The Liao State is an enemy country, Shangjing and Liaodong are far away, and the missions of the envoys to the Liao State and the Liaodong Chengying Battalion are very different, and there is no direct connection between the two. However, the eighth battalion of Chengying copied the letter to Cui Qianzhi of the two governments and reported the news, which was in line with the imperial court system. In this major matter that is related to the lives of countless Han children, the envoys to the Liao State are no different from the Chengying Battalion, and Cui Qianzhi will definitely put pressure on the Liao State before receiving the express order of the two governments.

Liu Zhijian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "If you act like this, it may be too late." It would have taken some time for the Han army to reach Shangjing, and it would have to be delayed for some time. Du Fujiao nodded without thinking, and said with a smile: "There is still a way for the school captain." ”

Zhao Xingde drafted the letter to the two governments, and Du Chuijiao and Liu Zhijian read it, so they sent it out with a seal. After the two retired, Zhao Xingde unfolded the blank paper again and began to write a second letter.

This letter was sent to Chen Dong of the Song State, asking him to read it for the sake of the lives of millions of Han people in the Liao State, and to advise the Song Emperor Zhao Ke to prevent the Liao State from waving a butcher's knife at the Han people. In the past two years, under the deliberate overture of Liao, the relationship between Song and Liao has been excellent. If pressure is exerted from both the Xia and Song sides, the Liao court may not be able to do everything and fall into the situation of making enemies on all sides of the Song, Xia, Jin, and Han dynasties.

After writing the letter to Chen Dong, Zhao Xingde wrote a "Biography of Du Yishi" from Du Biao's perspective on the situation of the Shenzhou tragedy in detail, which can be regarded as one of the "White Mountain Weeping Blood Record". The Science Society spread widely the brutality of the Liao massacre of more than 5,000 people in Shenzhou, and created some trends, which not only had the effect of hating the enemy, but also prevented the Song court from turning a deaf ear to the atrocities of the Liao State. In order to contact the treasure business, Li Yong, Zhao Xingde and Chen Dong had a channel to use the Fuhai Xing Post Post to transmit messages. It's just that the more desolate the place of this commercial pigeon station, the more expensive it is. Zhao Xingde's two short letters, if they were delivered by the fastest post, the money spent would be enough to buy a few horses. It was also necessary to send sergeants to Zhenhai Mansion, the most important port in eastern Liaodong, before they could be handed over to the post post of Fuhai Xing. It is estimated that this letter will arrive in the hands of Chen Dong in Bianliang, a little later than the last letter in the hands of Cui Qian in Shangjing.

After these things were done, it was already meridian time, and Zhao Xingde sent the letter out overnight. Alone on the summer barracks for a long time, the dew was wet and wet, and the cold was bone-chilling. Zhao Xingde took a deep breath of the crisp air, his burning mind cooled down, and after inspecting the sentry again, he went back to sleep.

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The sound of beating the watch, the crying of nothing, was faintly heard in the cold north wind. The night was quiet, as quiet as a pool of ice water, and it was uneventful.

The sky was faintly bright, as if a torrent suddenly surged from the bottom of the pool, rolling out layers of waves. The various battalions invariably let out the noise of people and horses. The person who usually looks loose also has a somewhat grim expression on his face. During the training, the trumpet shouted loudly, and many soldiers consciously put on heavy armor, did not complain about fatigue, and practiced various actions to kill the enemy over and over again.

This morning's drill was much more rigorous than before. Everyone has a little bit of a change, and the soldier is in the middle of it before he knows it. But this morning was stranger than any other morning.

"These lazy things seem to have suddenly changed their sexes." Gao Bolong grinned. He was extremely sensitive to changes in morale and was able to detect them immediately.

"Because from now on, there is no way back for everyone." Xiong Renyue sneered, "Either the enemy dies, or I die." Those who want to get away with it have no way to live. If you don't know how to be angry, you'll have only one way to die. "The generals of the Han army have just come out of the tent of the Chinese army, and most of them are a little heavy in their hearts, and they are a little inexplicably excited. After a short time of chatting, everyone returned to the camp to urge the soldiers to strengthen the barracks, drill the military formation, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Liao army in the future.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Wang Xuansu said with a suspicious face: "Last night, General Zhao sent two teams of messengers, one team crossed the sea by fast boat to Dengzhou, and the other team flew to Zhenhai Mansion, I don't know what it means?" "The Xia Guoying garrison is on the territory of the Han army, and every move naturally falls in the eyes of the Han army. Although Zhao Xingde had no intention of covering it up, the Han army did not dare to intercept the messenger or open the letter privately.

Han Ningshuang lowered her head and thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I have already asked in person, General Zhao is still on our side." Her voice was quiet, but also unreservedly trusting.

"That's fine." Wang Xuansu nodded, with a happy look on his face, and said with a smile, "Early this morning, the lazy guys in the various battalions are now full of energy and have stepped up their drills. It's a good idea to put yourself in the place of death and come back to life. With a look of determination on his face, he said awe-inspiringly: "The last general will follow the marshal to the death, even if he is full of liver and brains, and fight to the death with the Khitan thieves." ”

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From this day on, the actions of the Han armament war suddenly accelerated. After the heads of 5,000 Khitans were sent to the city of Shenzhou, the Han army in Suzhou, Fuzhou, Kaizhou and other places sent a large number of scouts to strictly guard against the retaliation of the Liao army. Rumors that the Liao army might retaliate and massacre the Han Chinese spread like wings throughout Tokyo Province, and even Zhongjing Province and Shangjing Province.

The remnants of the Han people fled in droves to the areas controlled by the Han army. Hermes-Epitek who defected to Suzhou were all sent to a nearby island to spend the winter, and then arranged to settle down in various places after the beginning of spring. The Taibai Mountain side directly resettled the displaced people in various camps and villages. As the weather became colder, the Han army and the Brotherhood of Volunteers all mobilized to help the Han people scattered under the rule of the Liao State flee to the areas controlled by the Han army. Many people froze to death and starved to death on the long road. In winter, wild animals such as jackals, tigers, and leopards are hungry, and the carcasses are quickly gnawed clean, and after one or two snowfalls, they are nowhere to be found.

Five days, ten days, a month passed, the expected bloody rain did not come, but several heavy snowfalls, the entire Liaodong covered into a white expanse, into December, the Jin army southward rumors also came out, the people everywhere were relieved, this is like Mount Tai overpowering the general disaster, so invisibly passed.

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In Beijing, in the emperor's imperial tent, His Majesty Dashi, who was sitting on the throne, seemed to have his eyes closed, as if he was absent-minded. Yelu Tiege, the privy envoy of the Northern Court, had a pale face and stared viciously at the envoy of the Xia Kingdom who was standing opposite him.

Cui Qianzhi wore a virtuous crown on his head, a purple robe with large sleeves, a jade belt with a gold hook, and a goldfish bag hanging from his waist. Success in governance is a promising king. When the rule of morality and the government of benevolence and righteousness are examined, how can the wrath of thunder be aroused in vain for small reasons,......, but I have heard some gossip in your majesty, saying that your majesty wants to be angry with good men because of traitors, and I am very worried. The special minister sent his condolences to God, God has the virtue of a good life, may Your Majesty take a break from the wrath of thunder, practice more benevolent government, and cause the society to prosper and the world to be peaceful. ”

Brother Yelu Tiege's eyes widened, and he said sharply: "The covenant between my dynasty and Song and Xia has long been written, 'each protects the people and guards the frontier carefully'. He is often in the military, while speaking, his right hand subconsciously touched his waist, but he felt empty, only to remember that this was in front of His Majesty, and the saber he carried with him had been lifted, and he couldn't help but glared at Cui Qian fiercely.

Cui Qianzhi glanced at the superior, and the emperor of the Liao State still looked noncommittal, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, although it is said that each protects the people, but you and I have been friends for a hundred years, and my Majesty is a few years older than Your Majesty, and I heard some rumors that are not conducive to Your Majesty, for fear that Your Majesty will be mistaken by traitors and lose the way of benevolent government. ”

Yelu Tiege's eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire. Cui Qianzhi paused for a moment, and said slowly: "I am benevolent and soft-hearted towards Your Majesty, and I only hope that the neighbors will implement benevolent governance and the society of the countries will be peaceful." It's like there is a Rus' country in the West, and after the death of the first emperor, the crown prince who ascended the throne lost his brotherly love and imprisoned more than a dozen brothers, and I also greeted His Majesty to persuade peace, and now they are all grateful. ”