Yue Fei tied up the captured enemy general and dragged him all the way to Zhao Gou. Yue Fei first met Zhao Gou, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and shouted to the enemy general: "I don't kneel down when I see my emperor!" The man couldn't resist, and Yue Fei struck him on the back of his knee, forcing him to kneel on the ground, holding his shoulder and unable to move.

The man struggled to break free, but Yue Fei pressed his two big hands hard, so he had to kneel honestly and passively.

Zhao Gou looked at the enemy general condescendingly and said, "Report your name!" ”

"Grandpa doesn't change his name, he doesn't change his surname, and he finishes Yan Zongxian!" The man spitted in his spit.

"Wanyan Zongxian? Hearing the name, he is also a nobleman of the Jin Kingdom, so he will be detained for the time being, and he will be retried later. Zhao said. The soldiers escorted Wanyan Zongxian down, and Zhao Gou asked Yue Fei: "How is the battle situation on the Eastern Front now?" ”

"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, the Jin Army on the Eastern Front has been wiped out to this day."

"So fast?"

"The Jin army has a population of 100,000, and the grain and grass have basically been washed away by the flood, and they have been starving for many days, and they are not vulnerable at all, about 30,000 surrendered, about 10,000 escaped, and the rest were all wiped out."

Zhao Gou said: "The fleeing Jin soldiers must be exterminated by the officers and soldiers of the states along the way, and there can be no fish caught in the net." It seems that for this big victory, I still have to thank Du Chong, what about others? ”

Qu Ping listened to it and knew that if Du Chonggong did not resist, he would definitely not be able to escape the emperor's punishment. For the 200,000 people affected by the disaster, the imperial court still has to spend a lot of energy and financial resources to rescue and pacify it, so as to avoid another civil uprising. The country is already miserable, how can it still fill holes everywhere.

Yue Fei said: "Lord Du will lead the logistics grain and grass to arrive. ”

Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty, it is better to go to the city to rest first, and the army will camp outside the city." When Master Du comes, we will discuss the next step. ”

"It's fine. General Yue cleaned up the battlefield, but he couldn't let the corpses cause the plague. ”

"Yes." Yue Fei commanded, "Your Majesty, what to do with the surrendered troops?" ”

Zhao Gou looked at Qu Ping.

Qu Ping said: "Lock them up first, see how many Jin and Tangut people there are, if the Song people are willing to join us, then they will be incorporated into the army, if they don't want to fight again, they will be separated, and the Ministry of Industry will send people to train them in the division of labor and become part of the logistics support of the imperial court." ”

Zhao Gou said: "This is a good idea, what about the Jin people and the Western Xia people?" ”

"Escort them back to the south, detain them in multiple places, let them do labor education during the day, and strengthen ideological education at night, so that they can feel the warmth of Han culture and strive to turn enemies into friends."

Everyone applauded that this should be the most appropriate way to treat the captives.

The generals accompanied the emperor to the city, and the emperor immediately wrote a splendid article, vigorously eulogizing the courage of the emperor's personal expedition and the proud achievements it bringed, and carrying forward the great spirit of defying hardships and dangers and working hard for the country and the people. The emperor read the article with satisfaction, nodded, and asked someone to print several copies and send them to the whole country to comfort the people and boost the hearts of the army.

In the evening, Du Chong arrived at Puyang City with the logistics baggage troops, Yue Fei also cleaned up the battlefield, placed soldiers and prisoners, and the generals gathered together to listen to Zhao Gou's summary meeting.

Zhao Gou was still wearing golden armor, his eyes were full of light, he said: "You Aiqing are not afraid of hardships and dangers, overcome difficulties, and finally achieved such a big victory, your credit is great!" I am very relieved, and I thank you on behalf of the court and the people of the whole country. Mr. Du will make a brief report. ”

Du Chong, the prefect of the daimyo government, reported: "The minister heard that the Jin army was approaching the Yellow River, and quickly led the troops to rush to help, and encountered 150,000 Jin soldiers advancing east in Huazhou, in order to block the threat of the Jin army to the capital to the emperor and the people in the south, the minister was willing to be scolded by the people of the world, and the Yellow River flooded the Jin army, drowning more than 50,000 people and countless grain and horses in total. Wanyan Zongxian collected 100,000 remnants of soldiers, suffering from no food and grass to continue, and his combat strength plummeted. Weichen joined General Yue's 70,000 horses and attacked on both sides, killing countless enemies, and the Jin army had to flee south. The emperor made a wise decision to block the Jin army in Puyang, and won this great victory. Since the beginning of the war, our army has suffered more than 25,000 wounded and 23,000 killed, and the Jinxia coalition army has lost more than 110,000 casualties, more than 30,000 have fallen, and about 10,000 have fled. Nearly 10,000 horses were seized......"

Zhao Gou said: "Du Aiqing doesn't have to blame himself too much, your spirit of sacrificing the small self to fulfill the big self can be seen by the imperial court." ”

Du Chong said: "The ministers are terrified, and it is difficult to escape the blame for all deaths!" ”

Zhao Gou said: "I don't want you to blame yourself too much, I will temporarily remove you from the post of prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, so let's go to the capital to relax as a member of the Criminal Department." However, before going, we should first divide the troops to see how many Jin and Xixia people there are, if the Song people are willing to join us, then they will be incorporated into the army, if they do not want to fight again, they will be separated, and ask the Ministry of Industry to send people to divide and train them, and become part of the logistics support of the imperial court. The Jin and Tangut people were sent back to the south and imprisoned in many places, and they were allowed to do labor education during the day and strengthen ideological education at night, so that they could feel the warmth of Han culture. This is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and I have allocated you 10,000 horses, so don't let me down. ”

"Obey the order!" Du Chong said. The emperor does not punish the crime, he is already extraordinarily gracious, Du Chong has nothing to say, he is only willing to do a good job of the work ordered by the emperor, and the only thing in the future is to do his best to obey the mandate of heaven.

Zhao Gou said to Yue Fei again: "General Yue is loyal and brave, and he leads the army in a good way, and I have appointed you as the envoy of the imperial camp and one of the five armies of the imperial camp." ”

"The minister's experience is shallow, and he doesn't dare to accept this big responsibility, and General Qu's wisdom and courage are twice as good as the minister, how can the minister sit on an equal footing with Lord Qu." Yue Fei excused himself.

Zhao Gou laughed and said, "What is there to refrain from General Yue, and General Qu has also recommended you." Or if he is younger than you, he can take on this great responsibility, why can't you? Huo Qubing is a seventeen-year-old general, twenty-three marquises, and he is virtuous and young! ”

Qu Ping said: "What the emperor said is very true. General Yue, only the greater the ability, the higher the position, otherwise it will be a corpse vegetarian meal; At the same time, the higher the position, the greater the power that can be exerted. The sky is high and the birds fly, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps, this is the truth. ”

Yue Fei no longer prevaricated, and thanked the emperor: "Thank you, the emperor will show what he has learned, restore my great Song River and mountain, and protect the peace of the society!" ”

Zhao thought for a while and said: "After Zong Ze took office as the prefect of Kaifeng, the title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses has been vacant, so it is better to accept this great responsibility." ”

Although it was a false position, Qu Ping had considerations in his heart and did not dare to accept it. Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty, by all means, now the generals in front are risking their lives to resist the enemy, and the ministers have made little contributions, how dare they accept such a big responsibility, I am afraid that the front-line generals will be cold." ”

"Qu Aiqing, you helped me to think left and right for me, racked my brains to formulate a blueprint for rejuvenating the country, trained elite soldiers to recruit fierce generals, strong soldiers and horses, strong equipment, commanded battles many times and won successively, and even took the lead in fearless hardships and dangers. I saw all this in my eyes and remembered it in my heart, and I said that you have the ability, who can say the reason for opposing it. ”

"Your Majesty, you will be satisfied if you have a courtier. Let's talk about this later, first drive out the strong enemy, stabilize the society, and then the world will be divided and each will have its own place. ”

"Okay." Zhao Gou saw a woman standing far away, wearing battle armor, so heroic, he asked, "That female general is Han Shizhong's wife Liang Hongyu, she really doesn't let her eyebrows!" ”

Qu Ping corrected: "She is Li Cailian, who is in charge of logistics in the minister's department, and she was originally one of the five tigers of Helan. ”

Zhao Gou suddenly realized that he was one of the leaders of the Righteous Army that Qu Ping first absorbed.

Zhao Gou said: "Oh, I see! Who said that women are inferior to men, I have heard General Qu's deeds before. There were also blind impeachments of you before, saying that there can be no female generals in the army, which is really unreasonable! I have sent him to the far side, and you can rest assured. In order to prevent this from happening again in the future, I will make you ......"

Zhao Gou asked Qu Ping in a low voice what she used to be known as a tiger, and Qu Ping said Flying Tiger. Zhao Gou said: "Named you the 'Flying General'." ”

"Thank the Emperor for his grace!" Li Cailian thanked and said, "The minister went to invite Mrs. Han to come over." ”

Liang Hongyu was talking and laughing with Xiao Lu in the backyard, and suddenly saw that Li Cailian was invited by the emperor, so she hurriedly said goodbye and followed Li Cailian to see the emperor. Xiao Lu was still dressed as a man, wondering when Qu Ping would be busy meeting him, but don't let Zhao Gou see it, I don't know if he still wants to afford the meeting in Xiangzhou City, fortunately, Zhao Gou didn't see that he was going to kill him at that time.

"The concubine is the emperor." Liang Hongyu met Zhao Goudao.

Zhao Gou personally helped Liang Hongyu up and said, "Mrs. Han, please get up, I can still stand here today, it all depends on Mrs. Han's timely report, otherwise I will be under Jiuquan now." I want to reward you greatly, and if you have meritorious service in protecting the country, I will call you the 'Lady of the Protector'!" ”

"The concubine thanked the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

"I consider your safety, so you can return to Beijing with Lord Du Chong at that time, so as not to worry General Han."

Liang Hongyu thanked the emperor and retired.

And all the people were rewarded and appointed, and they rejoiced.

Zhao Gou and the generals analyzed the current situation on the map, and said: "At present, the strong enemy has been destroyed, and the enemy and our troops on the northern front are very large, and there are still generals, logistics and supplies, and the will of the army and the people. But our army has just experienced a war, and although the morale of the army is high, it is actually physically and mentally exhausted. Although Mount Tai is high, it is remarkable to collapse. What do you recommend? ”