The north wind raged across the white-mottled grasslands, and the low tents seemed to lie on the ground. The old royal palace on the hill of Shangjing is very stable, with warm charcoal fires, brightly colored tiger skins, and some animal claws and teeth decorations.

The teenage Yeluxian wore a mink warm hat, he looked a little thin, and his face was a little pale. Yeluxian's health has never been very good.

Winter was supposed to be the leisure season, but the nobles in Shangjing had been talking about the Pingxia War for a while. Ye Luxian was also very concerned about the Emperor Daxu who robbed Xiao Xuan and refused to trade at a high profit. asked Xiao Siwen: "What kind of person is Blacksmith Guo?" ”

Xiao Siwen looked back at the ministers standing on both sides, and said cautiously: "This person is a martial artist, less than thirty years old, ambitious and reckless. Ever since he heard his name, he had been at war. ”

Ye Luxian asked again: "In the battle of Pingxia, can Guo Blacksmith win against Li Yiyin and Yang Gon's men?" ”

Xiao Siwen groaned: "In the opinion of the minister, it is difficult to reason. The Xu State Forbidden Army is the Zhou State Forbidden Army with a different name, from the generals to the soldiers, they are all the same people, and they are strong, but they don't have to be strong in the Liao Iron Cavalry. Mainly because they have few people this time, the forbidden army has only more than 40,000 people in total, and the cavalry is estimated to be 10,000 to 20,000; In addition, there are 30,000 so-called guards, who are regarded as village warriors, and the defense is still usable, and there is no power in field battles.

With such a troop arrangement, there are too few cavalry, more than enough defense, and insufficient attack power.

However, the Central Plains has been in turmoil for many years, and the battle of Youzhou three times (plus Chai Rong's Northern Expedition) has cost a lot; Although the Central Plains is vast and has many people, they also have many internal problems, and the imperial court can really use not much money and food. If Guo Blacksmith wants to repeat his old skills and overhaul fortifications in the border barbarian land, it will inevitably waste national strength.

If this is the case, the party and Han'er will lose both in Pingxia, and even if the party is defeated in the end, it will be beneficial and harmless to Da Liao. ”

Ye Luxian nodded frequently after hearing this, and the ministers on both sides also seconded it. After a coup d'état, the Liao State was purged of many people, most of whom took refuge in a group of people around Xinjun, and Xiao Siwen was undoubtedly an important figure in this group; Everyone now supports Xiao Siwen, but they feel more and more that this person is not shallow. ”

Xiao Siwen said: "Today, all ethnic groups are rising in turn, and even the party members are faintly competing for status. But the great calamity is still the great power Xu Dynasty, and as long as it can weaken the Xu Dynasty, it will be beneficial to the Great Liao......"

Yeluxian said: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to sit and wait for Yang Gon to play a good report." ”

……

At this time in Tokyo, the festival is in full swing since the beginning of the Laba Festival, and the roofs of countless houses have been covered with snow. But it's still warm inside.

The red lanterns hanging in the west hall of the Jinxiang Hall add more color to the gorgeous palace room, which is the daily office place, and there is a yellow curtain in front of the north collapse. Fu Jinzhan felt that she was a woman, and the ministers were all bearded eyebrows, and there was a difference between men and women, so she hung a curtain to cover her throne.

From the inside, she could dimly see who was standing outside, but she couldn't see it clearly; Below are the Yasukuni Gong Han Tong, as well as some officials of the Ordnance Supervision and the Ministry of War. But this feeling of smoke and fog, she thinks it's good.

Fu Jinzhan came out to take care of the government, and the fat powder was finely applied on his face, because the skin was white and smooth, and the carmine red of the red lips was very delicate. If it's not fair skin, the red color is not so glamorous.

Marigold, who is over 30 years old, cherishes her appearance very much, with a little fat powder, and a gorgeous phoenix crown decoration, she is now the most beautiful woman in the world.

Fu Jinzhan opened his lips lightly and said: "Outside, it is cold and snowy, and the officials and soldiers of the forbidden army are still fighting hard in the wilderness, and you must do what the officials decree with your heart." ”

…… The queen was talking about equipping the river division with artillery.

The officials of the Ministry of War and the officials of the Ordnance Supervisor bowed together and said, "The ministers respectfully obey the decree of the Emperor. ”

Han Tong can't manage these things now, but as a meritorious nobleman of the Great Xu Dynasty, he has the qualifications to admonish at any time, so he should bow and say: "Empress Yu, as far as the minister knows, the Jiaolong Army (Sea) wants to load a newly cast bronze cannon on the battleship, but there is a lot of trouble in testing the cannon...... The materials used by the river sailors are thinner and worse, which is probably very problematic. ”

After hearing this, the civil official immediately retorted: "If there is a difficulty, we must find a way." We don't want to do it, do we still have to worry about the queen? ”

Another civil official also said: "The minister heard that the queen goes to the Sanqing Palace every day to pray for the blessing of the official family, and the wind and snow are unhindered. After the people of the world are fortunate to have such a benevolent mother, the queen is asked to take care of the phoenix body! ”

When Han Tong heard these words, he didn't know what to say, but just stared at those civil officials with great disdain. Han Tong's eyes were round and big, known as Han Gaze, and everyone looked at him in amazement.

At this time, the queen who was sitting in the curtain spoke: "The official family has been fighting for many years and knows weapons, he said that if he can fire cannons on the ship, he should be able to do it, you should think of a way." Of course, every day, I hope that the official family can return to the dynasty as soon as possible, safe and sound, the official family can govern martial arts, cultivate the government of benevolence and virtue, and God will bless it. ”

After summoning and talking about political affairs, Han Tong and the officials thanked him and retreated.

Now he has nothing to do, his military position is in the capital, but he doesn't have to worry about any specific things, that is, he enters the palace to take a look when he is summoned to the court. Immediately from the side gate of Xuande Gate out of the imperial city.

Outside the imperial city, there is a snow scene in the capital, the snow on the trees is like a flower, but the scenery is better than autumn.

In the cold weather, the streets of Tokyo are still bustling. The land of the four wars that was once fought for became the center of peace in the world, and the wars of the dynasty continued, but they became more and more distant from the hinterland, and during the war, Tokyo did not have to be under martial law at all.

Han Tong traveled south along the royal street, observing the world and agreeing with one of the views of the founding prince Li Chuyun. That is a profession that is richer and more promising, even if it is a martial artist, you can have a status and be respected...... Because the world is inherently utilitarian, studying is high because you can be an official and have a good future.

The world is becoming more and more peaceful, and if the martial arts are useless, they will definitely have a lower status if they reduce military spending.

Hantong did not go with the car this time, but he has been paying attention to the progress of the northwest. Han Tong has seen Guo Shao's experienced and diverse use of soldiers, he is also a general of the forbidden army, he knows the combat power of the forbidden army very well, and he is still very confident in Guo Shao's elite soldiers, at least he can be undefeated. But I still don't dare to judge the outcome of the Pingxia War, and the battle array is already changing rapidly!

Most of the forbidden troops were also in Tokyo, and as long as you approached the castle and the barracks, you could also find that the soldiers were all talking about the Battle of Pingxia.

And now, I heard that the former battalion army has built a city by the Yellow River.

……

The party departments and the Khitan coalition army continued to march in the direction of the Xu army's attack in the middle of the month, and had reached Yinzhou.

The main force in the brigade was Dangxiang, Khitan, Xi and Jurchen footmen, but there were also a small number of Tibetans and Uighurs. It's really a combined army.

The Tibetans and Uighurs were soy sauce makers, but they would send the frontline back to Hexi to the nobles, who were also restless and kept an eye on the progress of Pingxia...... This battle seems to be a war of the party's people, but it is bound to affect the entire northwest.

The tribes and sectarian nobles were actually very dissatisfied with the Dangxiang people, because the Dangxiang tribes near Hexi relied on Xiazhou as their backup and did a lot of bad things. However, in contrast, the huge national power of the Central Plains Dynasty made them even more worried about the upheaval of the great changes. The aristocracy wanted to maintain the status quo and keep their vested territory and gains.

Therefore, on the one hand, they set up a post house in Lingzhou, and exchanged views with the officials of the Xu Dynasty, and on the other hand, they hoped that the Xu army would be defeated!

Uighur shamans even burned corpses in the army, cursing the Xu army with a spell! This made the party members very dissatisfied, and they had to scold the Uighurs as "demonic" followers.

The coalition forces have stayed in Yinzhou for many days, and now the upper echelons seem to be relatively confused. They were reluctant to attack the fortifications built by the Xu people...... This is the most troublesome thing for the nomadic army, and even the Daliao army, which is half herding and half farming, is not good at attacking fortifications.

Li Yiyin is obviously also very anxious, with the land of Pingxia Wuzhou, it is difficult to bear hundreds of thousands of grain and grass for a long time.

After spending the New Year in Yinzhou, in the first month, a good news broke the stiff atmosphere: Xu Jun's fortress had just been repaired a rough fortification, and a large number of people had left the fortress and went north along the Wuding River!

Li Yiyin's face was about to burst into laughter.

He immediately met with Yang Gon, the general of the Liao army, and decided to immediately pull out the camp and march to Suizhou.

"Xu Jun is not familiar with the terrain, even if he has a guide, he does not dare to run around between the ravines at will. They must have attacked Suizhou along the Wuding River. Li Yiyin said.

Yang Gon thought it was kind, "Han'er likes to build camps along the river with popular armies, and this is the case for the three attacks on Youzhou." Seeing that the ice melts after the beginning of spring, they can still rely on the river as a water transportation route! ”

Li Yiyin was much older than Yang Gon, but his emotions were even more excited, "Xu Jun didn't march along the Wuding River, I ate the horse whip in my hand!" ”

The two immediately agreed that the army would rush to Suizhou in advance to set up a formation, and when the Xu army came to attack the city, they would turn their backs on the city and form a decisive battle! Even if it is a party item and a Khitan people, it is a good thing to have a city certificate, and the foot riders can get the grain, grass and various supplies in the city.

…… But when Li Yiyin and the others were about to arrive in Suizhou, they suddenly heard that Xu Jun was about to withdraw his troops when he was about to arrive in Suizhou. The forward cavalry has retreated, and the rear flank of twenty or thirty thousand troops (which should be the Xiangyong rear army) is also retreating!

Li Yiyin scolded: "It's not good, Xu people want to run!" ”

Yang Gon also muttered: "Could it be that the Xu army's dispatch at this time is a feint, trying to attract our army to come and delay time?" ”

Li Yiyin's brows furrowed when he heard this: "A plan to lure the enemy? Want to lure us to the siege? ”

He rode on his horse and looked at the road ahead, and immediately said, "Wait until I ask where Xu Jun has been." If it is close to Suizhou and the way back is far, let's take the cavalry first, catch up with the Xu army, and force it to line up on the spot to defend itself. When the follow-up army follows up, it will be able to catch a large number of soldiers and horses! ”