"What a warrior," Bo Shenghuo lamented, "but it's a pity that he can't take it for his own use." He said to Xiao Ta Equ, "Ta Chi, the remains of the Song people on the battlefield, should not be wasted, according to the rites of the Murb warriors, collect and burn, and put them into the ground for peace." Xiao Ta was expressionless, neither agreed nor objected, Bo Shenghuo turned his face again, and said to Xiao Ping with a smile: "The Song people captured on the battlefield, don't kill them first." Screening, if there are skills in the body, willing to fight for us, the Mlb tribe can accept it. In this battle, it was only because the Murbo people appeared on the battlefield in time that the Liao army was saved, so Bo Shenghuo thought that it was logical to make this request.

"There is no mercy for all of them." Xiao Tachi squeezed out a sentence from his teeth viciously, and he ignored the great change in Bo Shenghuo's face, and continued to say coldly: "If you want these Song people to know, you will have to pay the price for doing things right with us." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Bo Shenghuo to speak, he raised his hand and whipped his horse, the war horse was in pain, and ran quickly towards the middle of the battlefield, and a team of guards of the White Eagle Battalion were busy beating horses and following behind. The Liao army everywhere on the battlefield saw the commander inspecting and cheered loudly at him, although he didn't know how much he sincerely supported, the excitement after the war, and the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe were not fake.

"This ,......" Bo Sheng was stunned for a moment, and said stupidly, "No," he suddenly saved Xiao Ping beside him, and suddenly changed his tone and smiled: "This Ta Chi has the same stubborn temper as his grandfather, and he can't afford to lose at all." He immediately arched his hand and said, "Thank you General Xiao for your assistance." "Where, where." Xiao Ping hurriedly gave in. The Liao State abolished the Han etiquette for a long time, and the Khitans waved or held hands to greet each other. After hearing for a long time the prestige of Bo Sheng's Exclusion and the grassland tribes, and being surprised that he and Xiao Tachi's father and son acted very differently, Xiao Ping said with a smile: "The Recruiting Envoy is often in the grassland desert, but I didn't expect to be so familiar with the tactics of artillery. ”

"Xiao Dutong smiled, this method of artillery use, I am just a leopard in the tube," Bo Sheng humbly conceded, he looked not far away, his son who was receiving the cheers of the soldiers on the battlefield, and lowered his voice, "According to what I heard, the Han army guards in the mountain city in the southeast of Liaoning are really good at using artillery." Xiao Ping was slightly stunned, and his face suddenly became strange. Bo Sheng laughed and patted him on the shoulder like a good friend on the prairie.

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The war in the east of the Song River was tense. Yang Yanqing lost the decisive battle with the Liao army and was surrounded in Yunzhou. The Song court was hesitating to send troops to relieve the siege. The Song army lost the initiative on the battlefield, and the Liao army was continuing to attack other states and counties behind the mountains one by one. On the one hand, it took great effort to repair the roads for transporting artillery, preparing to attack those cities that were not strong enough with artillery, and on the other hand, because of the war in Kyushu behind the mountains, many fields were abandoned, and hundreds of thousands of nomads took the opportunity to go south and prepare to convert the fertile fields into pastures.

Zhao Xingde's identity as a Kanto native is well known to everyone in the Protectorate Mansion. Recently, he has not avoided suspicion, running among the captains of the Protectorate Mansion, and put forward the idea of Xia and Song Dynasty jointly attacking the Liao State, to be precise, it is to take advantage of the opportunity of the Liao army to go south, the Anbei Military Division concentrated tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the east, copy the nests of those tribes who went south, and then squeeze the space for the Liao cavalry to maneuver from north to south.

The lieutenants had different attitudes towards this newcomer in the Protectorate Mansion. Yu Zangyun, who has a gap with Zhao Xingde, is particularly enthusiastic. Conyerman was a little salty. After a moment of greetings, Kang Deming smiled and said, "Captain Zhao is here, is there anything else to say besides giving Kang a certain face?" He paused and asked, "When the Liao army entered the Kou Song Realm, the people were displaced and their homes were ruined, Captain Zhao must be very anxious." ”

The smile on Zhao Xingde's face dissipated, turned to a melancholy color, nodded, and sighed: "Captain Kang must also know that the Liao army lured the northern part of the desert to go south, burning, killing and looting everywhere. The general of the Liao army in Xijing Province is Xiao Tachi, and I fought with him when I was in Liaodong. This fangs are cruel by nature, ruthless and ruthless, and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. He doesn't even care about the lives of his subordinates, and he treats people of other races like a mustard. Now Hedong is not a simple competition between the two countries, but a barbarian desire to destroy my Chinese clothes. The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, should our dynasty give up the past suspicions, first join forces with the Song State to fight against Liao, and relieve the people from hanging? In this way, the hearts of the people in the world will return to summer. Otherwise, even if you get the land of Kanto, I'm afraid it will be ruined. Whenever he thinks of the massacre in Liaodong, he reappears in Hedong, and there is still too much, Zhao Xingde feels a faint pain in his heart.

After listening to him, Kang Deming was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What Captain Zhao said, Kang deeply agrees, but there is still one point, there are still questions?" He looked at the focused look on Zhao Xingde's face, smiled slightly, and suddenly asked: "Captain Zhao, you said just now that the hearts of the people in the world will return to Xia, and I can unify the Kanto." The hearts of the people of Kanto, do you really want me to raise troops to the east? After a sudden question, Kang Deming didn't look at Zhao Xingde's expression, raised the teacup with his hand, took a sip of tea, and didn't urge him to answer.

Zhao Xingde's expression was suffocated, and Kang Deming's words were like a steel needle, piercing the question he had been avoiding. "Do the Kwantung people really want the Xia Kingdom to raise troops to the east and then dominate the world?" Zhao Xingde thought with some pain, "Thousands of Song people, although not all of them are loyal to the Song Dynasty, but among the lonely ministers and sons, Chao Enshi may be counted as one, and Yuezhang is also peaceful in temperament, not necessarily so far, but Li Ruobing's strong temperament should be counted as one, Chen Shaoyang is counted as one, and Deng Su is counted as one." Among the generals, Wang Yan has to be counted as one, Han Shizhong doesn't know, and Yue Fei, who trains with Chen Dong, is probably also counted as one. "The Song Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom have been established side by side for a hundred years, from the court scholars to the tea house sellers and pawns, and the ideas are surprisingly consistent. Although they all admit that the other party is of the same race and the same race, they only hope that this dynasty can unify the world.

"If the Kwantung Imperial Court loses its morality," Zhao Xingde said carefully, "It is good for the king to go east and relieve the people from hanging upside down." ”

"What if the Song Kingdom does not lose its virtue," Conyers replied to himself, "then we still can't go east, right?" Since the people's hearts are like this, the captain of the Protector Mansion will naturally wait to see how Song Guo loses his morality, and this is what Captain Zhao is worried about. His eyes looked at Zhao Xingde at this time, and said in a deep voice, "If it weren't for the misery of life, how would you know if the Song Kingdom was unethical?" If I intervene at this time, won't I never have a chance to know? Conyers picked up the teacup and said slowly, "I will wait patiently for this answer." ”

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A ray of sunlight filtered in through the window, Yang Ren stretched out his hand to let Zhao Xingde sit down, and said with a smile: "I heard that a few days ago, Xingzhi visited Yu Zangyun, Kang Deming, and several other old captains. Not bad, not bad. In the warm sunshine, his smile is gentle and kind, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Zhao Xingde arched his hand and said: "I wanted to visit Captain Yang first, but I was always in a hurry. "It is even rumored that Zhao De's promotion to general is too young, and some old captains plan to press him. Zhao Xingde didn't want to make enemies for no reason, so he was extra careful so as not to tell the truth.

"In terms of rank, the captain of the Dragon Tooth Military Academy is a general, but Yang feels that the title of 'general' is a bit raw, isn't it strange to be straight?" Yang Ren said with a smile. He took out a brick of tea, gently broke off a small piece, and put it in the teapot to brew. Brick tea of ordinary color is not fragrant enough and has a bitter aftertaste. There is only one benefit, that is, the energy to refresh the mind, even if it is an old tea customer who has accumulated years, drinking a pot will be full of energy.

"Captain Yang is highly respected, how dare the juniors." Zhao Xingde said respectfully, "The younger generation has not discussed many times in the Protectorate Mansion, but a few years ago, I was fortunate to listen to Captain Yang to guide the way of self-defense, such as deafening, the younger generation admired, and I still remember it deeply." Yang Ren lifted the teapot, the two teacups were full, and said with a smile: "The word self-defense is familiar in Kansai, and Captain Zhao is from Kanto, so I feel fresh." ”

Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "The road is simple, but it is not easy to use it into the gods." ”

Yang Ren shook his head, he looked at Zhao Xingde, sighed, and said: "Yang is the head of the Protectorate Mansion, and he should be fair and neutral in the state affairs discussed in the mansion. What Captain Zhao was worried about, it was difficult for Yang to help. He was silent for a moment, and then sighed with emotion: "It would be good if Captain Zhao stayed in this Protector Mansion for a long time." It's a pity, it's a pity. You are so young, and it is just around the corner that you will be in charge of the army alone. "Because the captains of the Chengying Army and the Dragon Tooth Army are appointed by the General's Mansion, the rank of knight is promoted quickly, and they often don't stay for a long time, so they have another high achievement. Yang Ren could have been promoted to general long ago, but he adhered to the way of self-discipline and refused to resign twice. As the first lieutenant of the Protectorate Mansion, he naturally hopes that there will be more talented people among the younger captains.

Zhao Xingde was disappointed in his heart, but he still sincerely thanked Yang Ren.

These days, he is running around the Protectorate Mansion to promote the eastward advance of the Anbei Military Division, and only a few captains agree, some of them bluntly refuse, some of them are cold, and some of them are sarcastic. Zhao Xingde was originally a thin-skinned and heavy person, and he rarely asked for help, but the slaughter of the Liao army in the military report became heavier and heavier, and the Military Intelligence Department estimated that the number of people who died was 100,000, and the villages in Qianlizhou County became ruins.

Although the power of the Protectorate is great, the status of the captains is similar, and the first thing to do is to convince others. During this period, although there were many overt and covert interest transactions, the most basic point was that the confrontation was not necessarily on the battlefield, and the person who took the lead in the Protectorate Mansion must have perseverance and perseverance. Zhao De visited one by one many times, and he also gained some reputation in the Protectorate Mansion. While rejecting him, the lieutenants also lamented this man's perseverance and tenacity. These things reached Yang Ren's ears, although Yang Ren did not express his support, but he appreciated Zhao De very much, thinking that the Protectorate needed such a persistent backward advance.