"If you don't return to the division, I'm afraid that Cao Di will take a risk," Li Ruoxu hesitated, "The Xijing army was coerced to attack Wusheng Pass, so the military department thought twice, or asked the southeast battalion and the Zhenguo army to return to the division to deter Cao Di, and Chen Xianggong was also writing to Jingdong, trying to avoid the situation of '' in the same room." He frowned and said worriedly, "Compared with Cao Di's fanfare, although Han Shizhong has not moved, he is Hou Huanyin's favorite general, and he is stationed in Nanyang, and he can ......go south at any time."

"What does Yue Shumi mean?"

Zhao Xingde looked at Li Ruoxu and handed him a moon group. This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and this moon group was specially sent by Lu Mingyu, the commander of the capital. The northern expedition recruited strong men along the way, Zhao Xingde's northerners gradually increased, the moon group was baked with mixed noodles, and there was a layer of sesame seeds on the surface, for people like Zhao Xingde and Li Ruoxu who grew up in the Central Plains, the taste was just right, but compared with the honey-stuffed moon group in Bianliang, there was a world of difference. Li Ruoxu took over the moon group, remembering that the day when Zhao Xingde left Beijing and went into exile, it was also the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he thought of his sister from different sides of the sky, and couldn't help sighing. His face has more weather, but his eyebrows and beard are much thicker, as if he is already a capable court official.

"Yue Shuai has repeatedly written to the Ministry of War, asking the princes of the DPRK and China to take care of the overall situation of the Northern Expedition," Li Ruoxu took a bite of the hard cake and said in a low voice, "It's just that the Xijing Army has put on a posture of attacking Wusheng Pass, and it is almost said that the Ming and Qing monarchs are on the side, and the pressure on the Prime Minister and the Military Department is very great,...... You know the situation in the court, brother-in-law, I am afraid that the court will secretly dislike Yue Shuai because of this, which will be even worse, and some people have already attacked Yue Shuai for supporting the army and respecting himself. The army stayed here, unable to advance or retreat, rumors were already spreading in the battalion, the morale of the army was fluctuating, and the midwinter was approaching, and the military rations of the military headquarters had also become a problem. He sighed, "That's why Privy Yue asked me to come and invite me, and I want to discuss a countermeasure with my brother-in-law." After finishing speaking, Li Ruoxu couldn't hold back, and patted the case, "Hou Huanyin and Cao Diquan 'desire' are consumed, but they just chose this opportunity to make trouble, they are really national thieves!" ”

"If it weren't for this opportunity, after the Central Plains was recovered," Zhao Xingde took a sip of tea, "Chen Shaoyang's reputation is in full swing, and who in the world remembers Cai Jing and Li Bangyan." The opportunity is fleeting, Hou Huanyin is ambitious, how can he let it go? Li Ruoxu was dumbfounded. At this time, there was a sudden cry outside the camp, Zhao Xingde's face changed slightly, and he immediately stood up and said to Li Ruoxu: "Go out and have a look." ”

Li Ruoxu followed behind Zhao Xingde, he was a member of the military department, and he was Zhao Xingde's wife and brother, and the southeast camp also regarded him as their own. All the way away, the soldiers' cries became louder and louder, until people felt sorry for their hearts, and came to a nearby camp, which was the death camp of one of the three battalions of the tooth soldiers. The soldiers at the entrance of the 'gate' saw Zhao Xingde and hurriedly opened the 'door' of the battalion, and the battalion commander Ding Shun immediately led the soldiers to line up to greet him, and the crying stopped. Looking up, everyone in the team had red eyes, and there were especially those in the back row who wiped their tears with their hands.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xingde asked.

"Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, the brothers in the north miss their families, and there are rumors that it will be difficult for the general to return to the class in the near future, and it will be difficult for the family to have a reunion, so I can't help crying." Ding Shun ignored the rules of the army, knelt down on his knees and said, "The last general is not effective, please punish the commander." Ding Shun had a very high prestige in the camp, and more than 700 people in the death camp suddenly fell to their knees on the ground. Ding Shun was originally the owner of a village in Xiangzhou, after the Liao army invaded the south, he had gathered more than 30,000 people to deal with the Liao army, and later the cottage was broken by the Liao army, he went south, put into Zhao Xingde's command, and served as the commander of the death battalion.

"Pity our brothers, play the banner of the marshal, post notices for the marshal, recruit troops and horses, collect grain and grass, all kinds of mountains and rivers and villages and states and counties to make appointments, all kinds of actions have reached the last moment, inevitably known by the Liao people, originally thought that the day of the king could recover the Central Plains," Dutou Shao Xing kowtowed, "The marshal must not retreat, otherwise, the Liao people will retaliate, my brothers up and down, all dead and have no place to be buried." He was eight feet long, and he went into battle like a tiger, and he howled and cried.

He took the lead, and the cry that the soldiers of the death battalion had just stopped became louder again. Since the Liao army invaded Henan, the splendid rivers and mountains have suddenly become a ghost domain in the world. In addition to the Liao soldiers burning, killing, and plundering, there are countless 'chaotic' soldiers and 'chaotic' bandits who take advantage of the situation to do evil, and Henan is a plain land, and most of the people have nowhere to hide, so they can only listen to the slaughter. The rest either obeyed the Liao people as slaves, or also formed a village to protect themselves, and these villages like embers after the catastrophe were also precarious. Once the army of the Song Dynasty retreated, the Liao people would definitely take advantage of the winter to enter with heavy troops, and sweep the remnants of the Song Dynasty to sweep the village, and kill the "chicken" and dog.

Li Ruoxu's face was 'revealed' and he couldn't bear it. Zhao Xingde sighed, and helped Ding Shun, Shao Xing and others up one by one and said: "Xingde and you trust life and death, and make an appointment to recover the Central Plains. After some persuasion, everyone stopped crying, and Zhao Xingde turned around and said heavily: "Let's go see Yue Shumi first." ”

The two came to the Zhenguo military barracks, Zhang Xian invited Zhao Xingde into the Chinese military tent at the 'gate' of the camp, and Yue Fei was already waiting in the handsome seat.

"Now the country is shaky, and the DPRK and China do not cultivate virtue and politics," Yue Fei said with an angry face, "Cao Di, a person at both ends of the rat, first sat back and watched the fall of Bianliang, and the official family fell into the hands of Liao thieves, and now he has colluded with 'traitor' thieves and withdrawn from the army without authorization." He has an army of 100,000 in his hand, but he cowers when he is in battle, if it is not for the overall situation, General Zhao, although you and I are less than tens of thousands, we can still flatten the soldiers and horses of his Cao family. As soon as he opened his mouth, the generals scolded the Cao family one after another. Han Shizhong's troops in Nanyang are waiting for an opportunity to go south," Zhang Xian said coldly, "Our army only needs a partial division to destroy him." ”

"Cao Di and Han Shizhong have joined forces," Yue Yun whispered beside him, "cut off my family's military rations." ”

"What?" Zhao Xingde was taken aback. Seeing that the recovery of the Central Plains was in sight, the Zhenguo army had to stay here due to the constraints of the DPRK and China, from Yue Fei to ordinary soldiers, everyone was holding back their anger, and they didn't know who to vent to. Grain and grass are the lifeblood of an army, Cao Di and Han Shizhong cut off the grain and grass of the Zhenguo army, and suddenly ignited a monstrous fire like a spark. The generals were still hesitant to return to the division according to the order, but now they all have the same hatred for the enemy, and they want to send troops to severely punish the people of Xijing.

"You are angry, there is something strange about this matter." Zhao Xingde sank and said. He looked at the positions of the armies marked on the map of mountains and rivers, Han Shizhong stationed troops in Nanyang, Hanshui and Xiangshui were all the patrol areas of his water divisions, Ezhou was like a thorn in the back, and the 100,000 troops of Xijing were stationed in front of Wusheng Pass, which was more like Mount Tai pressing the top. Zhao Xingde secretly guessed that perhaps the military department first cut off the grain and grass of Cao Di and Han Shizhong's department, but the grain and grass of the Zhenguo Army and the southeast camp passed through the places where the two armies were stationed, and the two armies would naturally intercept the grain and grass of the military department for their own use.

"Today's situation can be described as a dilemma between internal and external 'exchanges'." Zhao Xingde said slowly, "If you withdraw from the army, the Liao thieves will take a breath, and in the middle of winter, they will kill the people on a large scale." The people are cold, and it will be no less than ten times more difficult to recover the Central Plains in the future. But if you and I don't return to the division, if we really give Cao Di to break through the Wusheng Pass and go straight to Ezhou, then together with the situation of '' Ge in the same room, the recovery of the Central Plains will also lose its fundamental support, and it will be a defeat...... "This simple truth, the generals can understand it, and they all frown. "This doesn't work, that doesn't work either!" Niu Gao roared anxiously, "I'm angry with me, what the hell is going to do?" ”

"Lord Zhao already has a countermeasure?" Zhang Xian's face changed, staring at Zhao Xingdedao.

"On the one hand, the Central Plains is recovered, and on the other hand, the prime minister's mansion is the center, and neither side can be abandoned......" Zhao Xingde said solemnly with a 'pale' face, "Then please ask Yue Shumi to obey the orders of the military department, return to Wusheng Pass, and Cao Di. Xingde also introduced his own army, made a big fanfare as a suspicious soldier, and continued to go north to deter Liao thieves and relieve the suffering of his father and brother. ”

After listening to him, Zhang Xian's face softened slightly. He was thoughtful, and he had expected that in order to cope with the current situation, Yue and Zhao's two departments might have to divide their troops. But how to divide the troops is very particular. Returning to the division was to obey the orders of the Ministry of War, gain the trust of the imperial court, and have sufficient food and salary, in all fairness, Zhang Xian really didn't take Cao Di and Han Shizhong in his eyes. If you continue to go north, you will be regarded by the imperial court as a disobedient order, the food and salary will be difficult to guarantee, and after losing the aid of several other armies, you will become a lonely army, seeing that the midwinter is coming, if the Liao army makes a comeback, the future is unpredictable.

"Perhaps, Lord Zhao was originally a civil official, and he was friends with Chen Xianggong, Cao, Wu and other scholars, even if he disobeyed the order, there was room for change. Yue Shuai was originally a martial artist, and if he acted so disobediently, it would be inevitable that he would lose power in the future. Thinking of this, Zhang Xian grabbed ahead of Yue Fei and arched his hand: "Lord Zhao is high-minded, Zhang Xian admires." The generals didn't know why, and nodded in agreement. Yue Fei hesitated for a moment, but also agreed to Zhao Xingde's plan, ordering General Zhang Xian to keep only three days' dry food, and the rest of the grain and grass to be 'handed over' to the southeast camp.

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

"General Zhao said," Gao Gongmao unfolded the letterhead, "just waiting for the Northern Expedition, he obeyed Dali's orders to carry out military affairs, and received other punishments from the Military Judge Advocate General's Department." He worked with Zhao Xingde for a while, and there was regret in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "General, do you want to persuade again?" ”

"How to persuade?" Wu Jie asked rhetorically, turning the tea bowl slightly, "We only have more than 10,000 horsemen, can we break through the large array of tens of thousands of foot soldiers and bring Zhao Xingde out?" He is willing to give up the near and seek the distance, and detour 10,000 miles to Dali, let him go. He took a sip of tea and put the tea bowl on the table, "Zhao Xingde, we can't take care of it, just report it to the military government." However,......" A glimmer of 'fine' light flashed in Wu Jie's eyes, "At this juncture, there is actually infighting in Kanto, I want to go to the military government, as long as the army in Guanzhong comes out, Henan is at my fingertips." ”

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