"The Baoyi Army is just a water thief, and Zhao Xingde was detained and scattered in a hurry, which is really useless. The real Zhenzhen National Army retreated all the way from Jiangzhou, but its strength is intact so far. Cao Di muttered, "Brother Temu, this man and horse, made Yang Yanqing suffer a big loss in Hedong, and let them spend a while with the Zhenguo army, so as not to ......"

The meaning of his words was to wait a little longer.

Zhao Qi's face showed a look of hesitation, and he sighed: "Looking at it now, it is not easy for Zhao Xingde to bring together a group of gangsters. It's a pity that this person is too straightforward. "The mutiny of the Baoyi Army reached Xiangyang, and everyone shook their heads, and there were still people who ridiculed Zhao Xingde's arson and harassed the place, but now they mostly blame Yue Fei for being too ruthless and ignoring the overall situation. Anyway, it is a matter of Ezhou, and Xiangyang's attitude is that those who speak are not guilty, and those who hear are full of caution. However, in the barracks, the soldiers talked about the mutiny, and there was a strange excitement on their faces.

"What does Liu Shaobao think?" In the army, Cao Di decided with one word. Zhao Qiqiang held back the dissatisfaction in his heart, and asked Liu Yanqing again, he not only hoped that this old commander would agree to immediately send troops to Ezhou to solve the big trouble in his heart, but only hoped that he could have some suggestions that were different from Cao Di, even if it was a little different, Zhao Qi would be satisfied. However, he was destined to be disappointed.

Liu Yanqing avoided Zhao Qi's eyes and said dryly: "Cao Shumi's old man has become a country, and Liu deeply admires it. Zhao Qi's expectation is also like a mirror in his heart. But Liu Yanqing was a little determined, don't get involved in the battle between the DPRK and China, as long as you grasp the tens of thousands of horses in the southeast camp, the DPRK will have a piece of the old Liu family's pie.

"Damn it!" Zhao Qi lowered his head and hid the spark of anger in his eyes, "These old ministers, these generals!" His throat moved, he took a breath, raised his head, and smiled gently: "I have entrusted the two of you with the affairs of Zhongxing." ”

After bidding farewell from the Chinese army camp, Zhao Qi returned to the palace, his face suddenly gloomy, and he sat down on the dragon chair weakly, retreating left and right, and even the concubines who were close to him were not allowed to step forward. His eyes were slightly closed, his heart was uncomfortable, and he felt only pain in his temples like a knife digging into it. Zhao Qi even wanted to stand up and scream, but he could only lean back on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, his fists clenched, and his nails dug deep into his flesh.

"Your Majesty, ...... about sending troops to Ezhou?"

The voice was very cautious, Zhao Qi's eyes suddenly opened, and Deng Su stood under the dragon chair, with a respectful expression and a decent posture.

Zhao Qi's eyes softened, and then he let out a long sigh: "Alas-"

"The generals can't make it, all because of the temporary calm of Xiangyang, but in the opinion of the micro-ministers, the heart of the northern captives to annex the Central Plains is not dead, and the current situation is just that the soldiers and horses are tired and ready to go, and the space for maneuver is too small in the size of Xiangyang. Generals such as Cao Shumi and Liu Taibao are not people who sit back and wait to be killed, they will have to send troops to Ezhou sooner or later. Deng Su's eyes fluctuated slightly, and then he looked at his nose and nose and said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, the Great Song Dynasty has been in the country for a hundred years, and the hearts of the people in the world have not gone. ”

Listening to Deng Su's words, Zhao Qi nodded slightly, and his face calmed down. From Bianliang's escape to his ascension to the throne, he was initially complacent, faintly grateful to Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, and gradually became less satisfied with the situation. Because in the barracks, there are no henchmen, no eyes, no eyes, and no eyes. originally thought that Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and others could echo each other in the southeast, and had the power to contain Cao Di, but the clinker of the Eastern and Southern Song Dynasty army was about to collapse under the attack of the Liao army, but it made the Ezhou series of "respecting the Son of Heaven and not obeying orders" become a momentum, and Zhao Qi's heart for Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and other incompetent people is also light. Only Deng Su, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites who fell together with Zhao Qi, became his only confidant Wenchen who could rely on.

"Persuading Chen Shaoyang," Zhao Qi said with a hint of expectation on his face, "Is there any progress?" ”

"Chen Shaoyang is very stubborn," Deng Su lowered his voice, mixed with complicated emotions, "This matter still needs to take advantage of the situation and think about it in the long run." "Since the Ezhou Imperial Court has chopped off Wan Qian in the downtown area, Bianliang does not need to mention, the officials who worked for the Liao Dynasty such as the funeral examiner, the prime minister Zhao Zhifu and the political Qin Hui accused Chen Dong and others of being chaotic ministers and thieves, and Xiangyang also had a sad feeling of rabbit death. Wan Qian is not very much, he is also a Jinshi, a member of the imperial court, but a messenger, Ezhou said that every inch is an inch, and there is no room for tactfulness. None of the officials in the DPRK and China dared to send envoys to Ezhou again, only Deng Su's envoys, Chen Dong and the people in the Li Society, remembered the old feelings and still treated each other with courtesy, which was also related to Deng Su's letter mainly reminiscing about the old and not openly persuading.

............

The drizzle put a light veil on the golden tent of the Liao Emperor, which originally added a tranquil beauty to the style of the golden iron horse. In the continuous drizzle, the cavalry of the Liao army was busy enclosing the horses, so as not to break their hooves by mud and gravel, and when the rainy season began, the grasshoppers, mosquitoes and flies in the south also brought a lot of trouble to the horses. In addition to the annoying rain, many Khitan people liked the warm mountains and soft water of the Southern Dynasty, and even discussed with great interest that in the future, the Song people would be less in the future, and then the fertile land would be enclosed and turned into pastures, so that the tribes could migrate from the bitter cold north.

"Brother Temu and Xiao Xiangsheng have been chasing Song Jun and are already close to Jiangzhou." Yelu Tiege said, "Yue Fei led the Zhenguo army to fight and retreat, and he was unable to confront our army head-on, but he was still struggling to hold on. The Song army seems to have built a camp in Jiangzhou, preparing to fight the trapped beasts again. ”

"Well," Yelu Dashi nodded, and said with emotion, "It's nothing to win battles all the time, the difficult thing is to defeat without defeating, this Yue Fei is a great general." He frowned, "Brother Tiemu and Xiao Xiangsheng should also work harder, 30,000 cavalry can't catch up with the Song people who are mostly foot soldiers, what is this like?" He expressed his dissatisfaction and asked, "What is the movement of Xiangyang?" ”

"Cao Di is still standing still."

"This old fox," said Yelu Dashi disdainfully, "doesn't he want to shed even a little blood?" There was a little dissatisfaction in his tone, although he was inexplicably directed at the two enemies of Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, but the power of the emperor still made the faces of the generals in the tent change slightly. Since ascending the throne, Yelu Dashi has become more and more powerful, even if it is the Khitan Eight Tribes, it is only subordinated to the emperor and redoubled its flattery. According to some people's private statements, the opportunity to revive the Khitan people is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and now is the time when the emperor needs to make a decision, and the eight ministries are mainly to unite people's hearts, and the more he lets the people discuss, the more the emperor must be authoritative and self-respecting, otherwise it will not be like the Southern Dynasty that is mired in party strife and messes up the Great Liao State.

"Yes, Cao Di and Liu Yanqing are too careful." Brother Yelu Tiege felt the same way. Only a confidant like Yelu Tiege in his early years can echo the emperor's tone when the emperor is unhappy, instead of pleading guilty in fear. "The Song army in Shuzhou has fallen apart, if the last general leads 10,000 horsemen, he will directly kill and level Ezhou."

Hearing these bold words, Yelu Dashi laughed: "The Song people just think too much, but they lose their blood. In fact, the Song people didn't even use any strategy, these 60 million people only had one brain, and they fought hard with us, and we couldn't afford to die. Left legend, 'Husband fights, courage also!' They have forgotten their ancestors and have been defeated by us. The world is returned to Daliao, and it is not wronged at all. There was smugness in his words, and after a moment of silence, he restrained his smile and said solemnly, "How is the situation in Kansai?" ”

"It's business as usual in Guanzhong." Brother Tiemu said, "Xia Guo did not mobilize retired sergeants, and the regimental training army did not move. The Crusade Army still lived in the camp, and the daily drills were earth-shattering. He sneered, "The Cao family is guarding Luoyang, but it is a good watchdog." He paused for a moment, and then said, "The news sent by Xizuo, just ten days ago, the thieves of Ross entangled tens of thousands of people and horses in the Western barbarian countries, and they were about to fight a decisive battle with the Anxi Military Division, and Xia Guo couldn't take care of our stall for a while." ”

"Immortal Heaven bless," Yelu Dashi said with a sigh of relief, with a faint mockery on his face, "The Xia Kingdom established the country with martial arts, but their Southern Dynasties are of the same ancestry, and they always think about 'one blow will win two tigers', and they want to win the hearts of the people of the Central Plains, and they want to compete for the name of righteousness, after all, they have made too good of their calculations." Jerod took a deep breath, and he looked up at the top of the tabernacle, where the drizzle had subsided, and the fresh air had come in with the fragrance of grass and leaves after the rain. After the rain, the sky is blue, the thick clouds are beginning to break, and a touch of sunshine is soft and transparent, which makes people feel comfortable in their chests. It didn't take long for the stubborn resistance of the Eastern and Southern Song Dynasty armies to be overcome.

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Outside the city of Fangzhou, there was a calm and tense atmosphere. Since the arrival of the Xia army, Fangzhou's exchanges with the outside world have been completely cut off, and most of the small number of business trips have been arranged by Fuhaixing and other Xia Prime Ministers' Mansions from Shuzhong. Originally, the government and officials of the Song State were all business as usual, and the people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, but they were no different from before, except for the barracks that were enclosed on the outskirts of Fangzhou and were not allowed to enter by idlers.

"The Zhenguo Army and the Baoyi Army retreated to Jiangzhou and prepared for a decisive battle with the Liao Army."

"Lure the enemy deep, Zhao Xingde is really a general." Wu Jie's tone was a little appreciative, but a little regretful, and then asked, "What about Xiangyang and Liao Bing?" ”

"Didn't move." Shi Bingdao, the marching commander, said, "It seems that they are still waiting." ”

"Oh-" Wu Jie's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he said in a low voice, "The enemy doesn't move, I don't move." I'd like to see who can't hold their breath first. ”