"Boss, everyone is here." Lu Mingyu said in a low voice, Zhao Xingde nodded, and looked around, the officers above the commander of the southeast battalion were sitting on the ground. In the past few days, there has been an atmosphere of anxiety and hesitation in the camp, and what Zhao Xingde said in the death camp has spread among the officers, so the faces of the generals are different, some have worried faces, and some have excited faces, but they all look at Zhao Xingde with blazing eyes, and according to Zhao Xingde's habits, before making a major decision, they usually call their subordinates to discuss carefully.

"I have agreed with Yue Shumi, the Zhenguo army will return to the division to aid Hubei, and our army will continue to march north."

The generals looked at each other, no one spoke first, and the coach made a decision like this, which made people feel a little uncomfortable. Those who had planned to make a generous statement were now silent. Luo Xianshi's eyes flashed with some complicated emotions, and he asked, "The marshal has already made a decision, must go north alone?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Xingde nodded, "Maybe in the future, we will have to face the soldiers and horses of the entire Liao State, but it will not be difficult to march." ”

"Oh?" Lu Mingyu's face was 'revealed' and 'colored', "Why?" ”

"Come and see." Zhao Xingde stood up, went to a wooden stick, scratched more than a dozen times on the soft ground, the generals knew at a glance that the painting was the general territory of the Great Song Dynasty, after the painting, Zhao Xingde with a wooden stick, standing in the north of Wusheng Guan, south of Yingchang Mansion, about the current position of the garrison, he pointed to the south with a wooden stick, and said slowly and clearly, "The southeast half of the country is stable, there are both Cao Di, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong Zhulu army, and Wang Gui to train the new army, and the state and county volunteer battalions are supplemented, the Liao thieves have been frustrated by this southern invasion, and it is difficult to go deep in a short time, And our army has the tendency to go on a northern expedition. He took a step forward, happened to stand in the north of Yingchang Mansion, near Bianliang, pointed at Xijing Luoyang with a wooden stick, and said, "Xia Guo captured Luoyang, Liao State is not a last resort, and is unwilling to start a war with Xia State, and the Guanzhong army is eyeing it," the generals nodded, Zhao Xingde put the wooden stick in his hand to the north, it is Hedong Road, and said in a deep voice, "Hedong Xing's battalion soldiers 'Jing' will be brave, and the vitality of the two families is still there, since the five dynasties entered the Song Dynasty, Hedong Road has a high-rise momentum, and the 'Jing' ride south is only between one or two days." And the thief ......" Zhao Xingde took another step forward, turned around, and looked around at the three places that the wooden stick had pointed at just now.

Lu Mingyu muttered: "The enemy is ...... on three sides"

"There is no danger to defend, and the enemy is attacked on three sides," Zhao Xingde said in a low voice with a wooden stick, "If the southern invasion fails, then Henan cannot be defended." This situation, Yelu Deguang can see clearly, and Yelu Dashi will not be unclear. The big victory just now let Yelu Dashi know that it is impossible for the whale to swallow the Great Song Dynasty. He pointed the wooden stick all the way towards Hebei and said slowly, "Since Henan cannot be defended, the Liao thieves are likely to retreat across the Yellow River and defend Hebei, and use Henan as a buffer for the north and south to 'engage' the battle." ”

"If the handsome man expects the enemy to be true," Deng Yuanjue said in a deep voice, "If you pass through Henan, you can only be imaginary, not real." He stood up, walked to Zhao Xingde's side, and pointed to Hebei, "If the Liao army abandons Henan and consolidates Hebei, the river is shallow and narrow and easy to cross, and it cannot be relied on as a natural danger, the Khitan cavalry will definitely 'riot' from time to time to disturb Henan and destroy our territory, while Henan is a flat river, there is no danger to defend, and it is most conducive to cavalry galloping." If the general regards the passage of Henan as a void, he can indulge the Liao soldiers to go deep into his territory, and our army will wait for work at ease, and there will be gains in the future. If the general regards Jingluo Henan as a reality, then our army will be fortified everywhere, and it will still be inevitably taken advantage of by the Liao army. Deng Yuanjue's face was worried, and said, "If the Liao army deliberately wants to destroy Henan, the people in this place will definitely have difficulties in harvesting at all times, famine and epidemics are rampant, in the long run, if the imperial court fully supports grain and grass, it is okay, otherwise......" He sighed and did not say any more. Deng Yuanjue is over fifty years old, although the 'spirit' is strong, but the beard is gray, he is usually silent, and he does not have the courage of Lu Luo's generals, but when he talks about major events, he is above the rest of the generals. All the generals listened attentively, and Zhao Xingde also nodded secretly.

"Big brother, what is Lao Deng doing?" Xia Biao scratched his head and asked, "Virtual, real?" ”

"Don't make a noise," Lu Mingyu's face sank, and he scolded, "I told you to study more, but you don't listen, do you plan to be the battalion commander all the time?" ”

"What Deng Tongzhi said is good," Zhao Xingde nodded and sighed, "However, this is the rivers and mountains of our Great Song Dynasty, our people of the Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan people can use it as a void and a battlefield, but we can't do this." Let's ......" Zhao Xingde looked around at the generals and nailed the wooden stick in his hand to the ground, which happened to be the Central Plains, "not only to go north, but also to be firmly nailed here!" As he breathed in a categorical tone, the generals took a breath almost at the same time. After all, in the eyes of Xia Biao and others, according to Zhao Xingde, the great credit of recovering Tokyo Bianliang was much easier than expected. As for the gap between "virtual" and "real" mentioned by Deng Yuanjue and Zhao Xingde, that is a matter for the generals to consider.

"The adults disobeyed the order to go north, and they have already lost the reputation of the world, but if they insist on doing it," Deng Yuanjue said in a low voice, "It is an army and an enemy and a country, and it is inevitable that it will be lost and consumed!" His tone was a little embarrassed, looking around at the officers present, his face was solemn, "After a few years, I don't know how many of the soldiers here can survive, and how many will go to righteousness." Zhao Xingde followed his gaze, the generals didn't know what the two were whispering, most of them were talking in a low voice, and some people couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.

"The news from the scouts in front," Zhao Xingde said in a low voice, "Under the slaughter of the Liao people, in less than a year, the state and county household registration has been halved. He sighed, "The splendid rivers and mountains have become ghosts, and the vitality of the Central Plains can no longer withstand the toss." Now, no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it. "The Admiral understands." Deng Yuanjue sighed, "Only the marshal's order is obeyed." ”

"Good!" Zhao Xingde raised his head, looked around at the generals, raised his voice and said, "You go back to prepare for the dispatch of troops, the Liao people slaughtered my people, invaded my rivers and mountains, and destroyed my Jingque, which is a shame for the country." When the army is dispatched tomorrow, the whole army will be vegetarian to mourn the people who died in the Great Song Dynasty and avenge their hatred! "His face was grim, not angry but self-assured, and the generals replied in unison. Since the implementation of the army protection system, the southeast camp has twice as many officers as the army next to it, and the officers are afraid that they have nothing to do, and everything has been straightened out in the past few days of the northern expedition, and the details of the march and battle, all the armies and camps are in good order, and there is no need for Zhao Xingde's orders one by one.

After a night of preparation, 40,000 horses were ready to go before dawn. In order to make up for the disadvantage of the lack of cavalry in the southeast camp, Yue Fei transferred the 3,000 cavalry of Yang Zaixing's Tabai Battalion to Zhao Xingde again. The autumn wind was bleak, the weeds were withered and yellow, the soldiers of the Song army tore off the hemp placket and tied it to their helmets, and as far as the eye could see, the array of 40,000 horses was shrouded in a solemn and sad atmosphere.

"Brother-in-law, take care of this trip." Li Ruoxu galloped to Zhao Xingde's side, "Although the southeast camp is disobedient, it is out of the public heart, and if you want to come to Chen Xianggong, Cao and Wu will not worry too much." He glanced at the generals in the distance and said in a low voice, "I also have some friends from the same path, and if I go back this time, I will definitely ...... if I go back."

"You don't have to do more," Zhao Xingde interrupted him in a low voice, his expression was a little complicated, and he said lightly, "There's no need to say anything." The stroke 'wave' in the middle of the court is sinister and not inferior to the battle formation. Although you are the champion and the first, you are still young. Many things, we should see and listen more, don't be too sharp and 'dew', as Confucius said, see the virtuous and think together, see the unvirtuous and introspect. "But......" Li Ruoxu's eyes widened, as if he was a little unfamiliar, and looked at him hesitantly. Zhao Xingderuo said to himself, and seemed to say to Li Ruoxu: "At the beginning, Brother Chen, Brother Cao, and Brother Wu and I 'intersected' with morality, met with Kuang Fu Sheji, and took the world as our own responsibility, but people are not sages, how can they have no 'selfishness'?" The matter of party contention is not only related to the 'life' of the family, but also related to the ambition and ambition. It is also a matter of course to be the same party and help each other. I disobeyed the order to go north, although it was said that it was out of the righteousness of the world, but only the first army of Yue Shumi returned to the division, and only the two armies of Cao and Han, coupled with His Majesty's suspicion, Hou Huanyin fell into the ground, and the situation of Chen, Cao, and Wu Zhujun was really worrying, and I couldn't help it. ”

"But," Li Ruoxu hesitated, "if my brother-in-law can really recover the Central Plains and reverse the general trend of the world......"

"The general trend of the world ......" Zhao Xingde shook his head and said, "What I do is to do my best to make things a little better, which is not a meritorious achievement." For example, when you see someone falling into a well, you will try your best to rescue them, and you can do it with just one thought, and the peddlers and pawns can do it. ”

"Dashuai!" Lu Mingyu galloped over and said, "The armies are ready to stop, and Yue Shumi, General Zhang, and General Niu have all come to see them off. ”

"Good!" Zhao Xingde raised his head and replied loudly, "You go with me to greet you." After answering, he turned his head sideways and said to Li Ruoxu, "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband." But each man has his own responsibility. There are still many things that you have to take on, and you don't have to rush into this whirlpool. He lifted the reins and headed towards Yue Fei and the others who were galloping over in the distance.

"Yes." Li Ruoxu said in a low voice. He still had some doubts and confusion in his heart, and he had no time to think, so he urged the horse to follow behind Zhao Xingde.

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

The autumn wind was cold, and in the middle of a cavalry sanitation camp, Yelu Tiege knelt on the ground with a shameful face. He led 30,000 cavalry to besiege Zhao Xingde's department, but he was suddenly attacked by the Xia cavalry, and was caught off guard and was scattered by the soldiers and horses. Yelu Tiege desperately gathered the soldiers and horses of the North Courtyard, and after retreating to Yingchang Mansion, he heard that His Majesty had retreated to Bianliang, and rushed to Bianliang non-stop.

"Get up," said Yelu Dashi, whose voice was a little hoarse, "and the blame is not all on you. He sighed, frowned, and looked at the undulating weeds in the distance, "Since the Xia Kingdom has gone east to Hangu and occupied Luoyang, our southern invasion of the Song Kingdom is to suffer from the enemy, not to mention the southeast, Henan can't be stabilized." At that time, it was time to retire in time. I failed to be alert in time, but instead took risks to invite the Song Dynasty army to fight, and the war was stalemate and I could not withdraw in time. Therefore, most of the responsibility for this defeat lies with me, and you don't need to blame yourself too much. ”

"Your Majesty," said Yelu Tiege, with tears streaming down his eyes, "Your Majesty, please condemn you!" ”

He saw that Yelu Dashi's face was pale, obviously this defeat was a big blow to His Majesty, Yelu Tiege secretly gritted his teeth and said, "The Xia people are treacherous, lie and deceive us, etc., the crime is unforgivable, and we can no longer believe it." ”

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