Although there was no change in the Liao army camp in the north, Zhao Xingde still did not dare to take it lightly, and when he got the news that Han Ningshuang had returned to the Iron Mountain Marshal's Mansion, he only nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. The messenger sent the letter to his wife, Zhao Xingde opened it at the head of the city to watch, the love was long and the paper was short, after reading it, he folded the letter and put it close to his body, only to feel a slight heat all over his body, as if he was holding a stove in his arms. He led by example, and the defenders kept their positions, and they did not take last night's victory lightly. The wind was strong in the city, and the soldiers straightened their bodies, a little more powerful than usual.

The Liao army camp in the north seemed calm, after a major defeat, and in the face of the sea ice access cut off, the main force of the Han army returned to Suzhou, and the Liao army generals seemed to be reconsidering countermeasures. A large group of Liao cavalry was far out of range of Nanshan City, and the foot soldiers were building antlers in an attempt to connect the various artillery forts in front of the camp, and some Liao troops even tried to dig trenches, but finally gave up because the land had not completely thawed.

"General Zhao, this is the military report of the Protectorate Mansion."

Zhao Xingde took over a thick stack of military newspapers, and in the past three months, although he and the sailor have been in contact through the flag. But the flag language can't always express too complicated meanings, and I don't know whether it is intentional or not, the sailor has not informed Nanshan City of the situation outside. Zhao Xingde flipped through these military newspapers one by one, and some of the news was very old, such as the Anbei Military Division sending troops to Xijing Road, although the writing was brief, but there was still a confidence in victory between the lines. Soon, Zhao Xingde's brows furrowed. He even had the urge to crumple up the stack of paper and throw it from the city. The mood that had just been relieved by the victory instantly became heavy.

"Two peaches kill three soldiers." Zhao Xingde slammed his fist on the cold city wall, "Those who use things will bring disaster to the country!" ”

A hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, Xia and Song had become enemy countries, and Liaodong and Shandong were only separated by a water...... Zhao Xingde shook his head, and then thought: "The Liao State occupies the Youyun Shape Victory, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry can go south at any time." If you bypass the three towns of Hebei, you can reach Bianliang overnight. Once the Liao State was not destroyed, the Song Dynasty could not take the initiative to fight with the Xia State for a day, so that it suffered from the enemy on its back. This simple truth, can't Chen Dong and others see it? ”

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"The one who is in the clouds, the Liao country is the place of the heart. The nature of the Khitan tiger and wolf, the so-called words of the delivery of the clouds, but by the wisdom of the Warring States strategists, he deceived me like Zhang Yi bullied Chu Huai Wanger, how can I believe him. The dust on the north side of the river is undecided, and the revenge of greed for small profits is resentful of the western neighbor, so that the country suffers from the enemy. Who is in charge of this policy? Please thank the world! ”

Chen Dong wrote angrily. This is the third letter played in the past few days, and the tone is more and more excited, hoping to move the Son of Heaven and recognize that this move is enough to lead to the danger of the country. A cup of soup tea was gently placed next to the case, Chen Dong subconsciously raised the teacup, brought it to his mouth and took a sip, and sighed: "These people, even if they are fame-warmed, how can they disregard the safety of the country." He put the teacup on the table and said in a deep voice: "Liaoxia is fighting, I only guard the side wall outside, and repair the armor inside, or wait and see the success or failure, or I can add fuel to the fire, wait for the opportunity, and in one fell swoop, I can reap the effect of Bian Zhuang's stabbing tiger." With the things of my court, there are many soldiers, and it is not impossible to count on it for a day. However, this great situation was indiscriminately buried by these stupid people, and finally turned into a sinister game, which is really a pity! Lamentable! Annoying! ”

He exhaled all the blocks in his chest in one breath, and then smiled apologetically. Mrs. Chen also smiled, although she didn't understand why he was so indignant, but at this time, she always felt that the official still had some true temperament, not like the usual clay sculpture wood carving that was moody and invisible.

"If Mr. Zhao is here, he must agree with his husband's meaning."

Mrs. Chen said softly, and gently wiped off the tea she had just spilled. With such a lady here, no matter how big Chen Dong is, he will become invisible. He also nodded and said, "If Yuan Zhi is in the court, he should work with me!" After speaking, Chen Dong sighed with some regret. He also knew a little about the war in Liaodong, the Liao State had an army of more than 400,000 Northern Expeditions, and the Jin State, which the imperial court had placed high hopes on, had been wiped out. Zhao Xingdeti's first brigade was isolated in Liaodong, and he didn't know his safety for a few months, and he didn't know his life or death. Thinking of this, Chen Dong temporarily forgot his anger, and a trace of worry appeared between his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen also sighed. Although Chen Dong has never leaked it, the book "Liaodong Weeping Blood Record" is known to the world, during which the soldiers are in danger, the lives are ruined, and the description of ten rooms and nine emptiness, Zhao Xingde described it as if he had seen it with his own eyes. His whereabouts, everyone has their own guesses. Since Chen Dong left Beijing and went to Guangzhou, it seems that there are fewer and fewer friends who can really be entrusted with life and death.

After Deng Suquan served in the Ministry of Rites, he had disagreements with Chen Dong, and more and more people in the Science Society favored Deng Su. Some people even sow discord among them, making the knot between the two deeper and deeper. Zhu Sen gave lectures at the end of Fujian Road, devoted himself to preaching and teaching, and did not mediate much in the situation of the growing estrangement between Chen and Deng.

Chen Dong settled the displaced people to go to the sea to settle for reclamation in Guangzhou City, trained the Xiang army to protect the displaced people, and originally intended to do something beneficial to the country. Soon after his arrival, an overseas barbarian king bribed Qian Ju through a businessman, suing that the overseas territories of Xia State had bullied the indigenous barbarians. Qian Jue saw the opportunity, and had an idea, advocating that instead of spending time and energy to reclaim the island, it would be better to rely on the hundreds of thousands of manpower in Guangzhou and Qiongzhou prison camps to subdue those overseas Han people to reclaim the land, which can not only save a lot of reclamation effort, but also kill two birds with one stone, collect the territory, and at the same time collect the heart of overseas barbarians.

Chen Dong has always been tolerant of Qian Jue in many ways, but when it comes to resentment against Xia Guo, the two quarreled, who knows, not only the commander of the Henghai Sea Army made Zhou Cong, a villain, blindly welcome Qian Jue, but even Yue Pengju, whom Chen Dong had high hopes for, did not stand with him. Yue Pengju focused on training troops in battle, so that the strength of the Henghai Xiang Army could be rapidly expanded. In order to counteract Qian Qi's influence in the affairs of the cantonment, Chen Dong vigorously strengthened the connection with the military and civilian sergeants of the cantonment, and even deliberately introduced many people into the science society. Whenever Qian Qi used troops, these soldiers ran against it, and as a result, Yue Pengju, who led the troops, severely punished several of them with military law, which greatly disappointed Chen Dong, and the friendship between the two quickly faded.

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In Guannan, Suzhou, the atmosphere is no longer as tense as it was a few days ago. The Liao army in Guanbei has not moved, and the deployment of the main force of the Han army in Suzhou has been gradually completed. Nanshan City also began to allow others to enter, and in the past few days, Li Ruoxue had been living in the Iron Mountain Fort, and it was only now that she was able to meet Zhao Xingde. The two of them are husband and wife, and they have a beautiful scenery of a newlywed. After the warmth, Li Ruoxue leaned on Zhao Xingde's arms, put her hand on Zhao Xingde's heart, felt his "thump" strong heartbeat, and suddenly asked: "What does Husband think, how is Miss Han?" ”

The beauty smiled lightly, her fingertips were warm and slippery, Zhao Xingde was a little ecstatic, and suddenly when he heard such a question, his heartbeat slowed down by half a beat, and he muttered: "How is Miss Han, it's none of my business." A complicated look flashed in Li Ruoxue's eyes, and she immediately smiled slightly: "Really? Not honest. ”

Zhao Xingde was anxious when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Naturally, it's true, you and I are in love, and Mrs. Hugh is suspicious." ”

Li Ruxue said angrily: "What suspicion, I seem to be a jealous woman," she shook her head slightly, and said in a low voice, "Miss Han is gentle and generous, and she is not ruthless to her husband. There was a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were a little complicated, obviously this decision was not so easy to make.

Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice: "I am not the same in my life, otherwise, the sky will be ......" The words did not fall, but his mouth was covered, and he said in his ear: "On a sunny day, can you swear arbitrarily?" Li Ruoxue sighed and said in a low voice: "Although you say so, your heart beats very fast!" She picked up her palm from Zhao Xingde's chest, and poked his heart with her slender jade fingers.

Zhao Xingde didn't feel blushing, but still argued strongly: "The heart is beating so fast, don't believe let me touch you." He made a gesture to reach out. Li Ruoxue was so ashamed that she pulled his hand away, glanced at him, and said angrily: "Deng's disciple." But there was a feeling of loss in my heart.