The battle was fought from morning to noon, from noon to evening, with countless casualties and rivers of blood on both sides, but no victory or defeat was ever decided. Li Jilong relied on the heavy vehicle to desperately defend the line of defense.

Looking at the back of the Liao army, the battle between Wang Chao and Yelu Nuoyan also entered the white (rè), but such a battle was obviously not conducive to the Song Dynasty. The Song army was mostly infantry, and it was okay to defend the city, but in the vast and boundless Hebei Plain, it was obviously inferior to the Liao cavalry, so it was in a passive state from the beginning. It's just that the emperor didn't give an order, and he didn't dare to collect troops privately, so he could only fight and retreat.

Empress Dowager Xiao has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has some physical strength, but after all, she is a woman, and she has been pampered for so many years, and after a day of fierce fighting, she really felt physically exhausted, so she ordered to end the battle and collect the troops and return to the camp.

Overall, Liao Guojin (rì) achieved an absolute victory, completely reversing the defeat. With such vigor, it is not impossible to fight for another three or five days and cross the river.

On the contrary, Zhao Heng in Nancheng, Lanzhou, had no confidence again, and thought about the southern tour. Kou Zhun and a group of generals persuaded each other bitterly: "Your Majesty, you are already at a disadvantage at this time, if you leave, the Great Song Dynasty will collapse immediately." ”

Zhao Heng sighed and said, "What should I do then?" Xiao Yanyan's old woman is simply crazy, and the whole Liao country is crazy, can I just sit here and wait to be bitten by those mad dogs? ”

Gao Qiong said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, if you leave, our army will collapse immediately, and it is difficult to say whether you can escape at that time. ”

Zhao Heng's heart trembled, and he couldn't speak. After a while, he said in a sad voice: "In this way, if I leave, I will die, and if I don't leave, I will die, is it so dead?" ”

Li Jilong said loudly: "The emperor is the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, if the Great Song Dynasty is here, you can live, if the Great Song Dynasty is gone, you will be hunted down and killed even if you flee to the ends of the earth." It is impossible for any imperial court to allow the emperor of the former dynasty to still be alive in the world. ”

Zhao Heng stood up and said eagerly: "Uncle, you tell me, can Lanzhou be kept, can Da Song be saved?" ”

Li Jilong said without hesitation: "This Weichen doesn't dare to guarantee, but Weichen is bound to live and die with Lanzhou." ”

"Hey-" Zhao Heng let out a long sigh again: "Since this is the case, then stay and fight together, tomorrow, I will also go to the battlefield in person, it's a big deal to die." ”

Everyone was relieved to hear that the emperor was not leaving. The atmosphere seemed extremely tragic for a while, and it seemed that it had reached a critical moment of life and death.

At this time, Kou Zhun said: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Xiao dared to go to the battlefield because there were two guards with superb martial arts to protect her, and our inner guards were not their opponents, so if the emperor went to the battlefield, he would be more than lucky." ”

Zhao Heng didn't speak, his face turned pale.

Kou Zhun continued: "Your Majesty, Weichen still has a way to ensure the safety of the emperor, the Great Song Dynasty is safe, and the Liao State withdraws its troops." ”

Zhao Hengda said happily: "Really, Kou (ài) Qing, you can say it quickly." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's method is to let General Li hold out in Lanzhou for four days, the emperor will rush to Qizhou with a light car, hurry to Qizhou, and personally invite the eldest princess back, as long as the eldest princess comes back, Ling Kun will come back."

"What? I'm going to invite them personally? Zhao Heng exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, as long as you can keep the country, what if you go and ask for a trip in person, Liu Bei looked at the thatched house three times, and asked Zhuge Liang to return to it, so that he has three points of the glory of the world."

"But—will they come back? And even if he comes back, can he easily let the Liao State withdraw its troops? Zhao Heng still hesitated.

Kou Zhun said: "Your Majesty, whether they will come, the minister dare not say, it may depend on whether the emperor's sincerity is enough to impress the eldest princess." But the minister can be sure that as long as they can come, the Liao State will be able to withdraw its troops. Not to mention anything else, even if the emperor personally went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, with Ling Kun and Shangguan Allure guarding the left and right, who else could threaten the emperor? When the emperor stabs Xiao Yanyan, won't the Liao army collapse in an instant? ”

Zhao Heng's face showed excitement, and he rubbed his hands and said: "That's right, Ling Kun and Shangguan Chengcheng are far stronger than the two guards beside Empress Dowager Xiao (shēn), if they are there, maybe things (qíng) will really take a turn for the better." ”

"Your Majesty, Ling Kun's strength is far more than just his martial arts, but more importantly, his strategy of lifting weights like light. Without further ado, it is better to set off overnight and arrive in Qizhou tomorrow. ”

Zhao Heng hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, set off overnight, and I will personally go to ask Mingyue to come back." ”

As soon as he said to go, Zhao Heng accompanied his royal driver, and all the ministers of civil and military affairs stayed in Lanzhou, and he only took Kou Zhun, Chen Yaosuo and 20 masters of the inner house, and rode fast horses to Qizhou.

At this moment, Ling Kun didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, and he was bent on making a fortune. In addition, while the museum was opening, he was also in a hurry to do another thing, that is, to find a suitable other half for the senior brothers.

In the past, on the mountain, the ratio of men and women was seriously imbalanced, and many disciples who did not go down the mountain were destined to fight for the rest of their lives, Ling Kun, as a later generation, knew that this was unreasonable and inhumane, so this was also one of the reasons why he decided to go down the mountain collectively, and it was also the direct reason why these brothers and sisters agreed to go down the mountain to open a martial arts hall.

In the past few days, three senior brothers have found suitable partners, and Ling Kun has specially found a matchmaker for them, and all aspects of the matter are in contact. If you're lucky, you might be able to have a group wedding in three months.

They don't want to find trouble now, they just want to make a fortune quietly, but trouble is always thinking about them.

The rise of the Taishan faction martial arts hall seriously affected the business of other martial arts halls, and on the opening day, all the old restaurants were deflated and lost face in Qizhou. In terms of martial arts, they are by no means the opponents of the Taishan faction, but they have been entrenched in Qizhou for so many years, is it just by virtue of martial arts?

No, it depends on the background. In this era, it is difficult to do business without a background.

Therefore, after the Taishan faction suffered losses, the owners of the martial arts hall went to the backstage to complain, and for a while, everyone in the officialdom of Jingdong Road knew about the existence of the Taishan faction, and they were planning to find an opportunity to give them a good look.

The reason why Kong Liuyi has been rampaging in Qizhou and controlling the popular industry of martial arts for so many years is because his backstage is the hardest, because Lei Zuxin, the transfer envoy of Jingdong Road, is his own uncle.

On this day, officials at all levels of Jingdong Road deliberated, and in the end, some people proposed that a martial arts hall of the Jianghu sect had recently appeared in Qizhou, which seriously damaged the commercial ecology of Qizhou, resulting in the closure of many martial arts halls, laid-off martial artists everywhere, and serious worries about social security.

Lei Zuxin was waiting for this sentence, and when he heard this, he slapped the table and said: "How can this be, such a martial arts hall can't let it exist, otherwise let everyone else drink the northwest wind?" Send someone to seal it off immediately. ”

The officials were overjoyed, and Lei Zuxin came forward, which saved them a lot of trouble. However, someone also proposed: "It is said that the people in this martial arts hall are all strong in martial arts, and they don't take anyone seriously, if they want to forcibly close the hall, I am afraid that they will resist." ”

"Hahaha." Lei Zuxin laughed and said: "Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials, and the imperial court wants to seal his pavilion, do you still need his consent?" Dispatch 1,000 elite soldiers, and the official will personally seal it, I want to see if they dare to rebel? ”