Kuwatianyi lit the wolf smoke, and the straight column of smoke shot straight into the sky.

"Dashuai!" "General!" "Lord Zhao!"

Zhao Xingde's appearance shocked both sides of the confrontation, and after a while, many of Zhao Xingde's old subordinates clamored. The generals knew that Zhao Xingde was under house arrest, and when they witnessed the scene at this time, how could they not understand what was going on. "Fuck! It turns out that the handsome man was held hostage by them! "Zhenguo Army Rat Generation!" "Let go of Lord Zhao!" But no matter how they roared and scolded, the cavalry of the Beiwei battalion were silent, and only protected Zhao Xingde tightly in the middle. Yue Yun's face was expressionless. In the face of threats several times his own, he showed maturity and composure far beyond his years, his eyes swept back and forth between the two groups of people Xia Biao and Ma Yuan, and finally returned to Zhao Xingde. Zhao Xingde's old troops saw that there was no gap in the hard village and strong formation, if they forcibly attacked and threw a mouse bogey, plus they were in the hinterland of the Zhenguo military defense area, Xia Biao and the others made a noise for a while, and their voices gradually became quieter.

"Zhao Hou," Ma Yuanshen's 'color' changed, and asked, "Are they escorting you back to Ezhou?" ”

"They're deserters!" Xia Biao shouted loudly, "Dashuai! ”

"I'm waiting for the Great Song Dynasty, General Lu 'wants' to join the Xia Kingdom, and the Tao is different!" Ma Yuan retorted loudly, but he was calm in his heart. He turned to Zhao Xingde and expressed the doubts that had been pent up in his heart for a long time: "The last general heard the rumor that the marshal was a general in the Xia State official residence, and the lord worshiped the Marquis of Baoyi, but is it true?" With this question, everyone's eyes turned to it. Zhao Xingde's experience has spread outside the mouth, which is incredible. Even Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and others, although they believed most of them and cooperated with Xia Guo because of this, they have never been confirmed by Zhao Xingde himself. Compared with pure martial artists, Ma Yuan and other scholars have more complicated feelings. Carrying the seal of the two countries may be just a strange number for others. But this taste of being roasted on the fire is only known to Zhao Xingde himself. Outside the Sangtian Station, there was also a smell of wolf smoke, but the scene quieted down suddenly. The suspicious gaze, the disdainful gaze, the incomprehensible gaze, the reverent gaze, the curious gaze, and the envious gaze all fell on Zhao Xingde's body.

"I have long been the general of the Xia Kingdom," Zhao Xingde nodded as he faced everyone, "Baoyi Hou Yunyun, I don't know. ”

This short sentence confirmed that the rumors were true. Ma Yuan has never believed it, but the rumors are very clear, and people can't help but believe it. The officers looked at each other, and at this time, no one knew what to say. Many of these officers who have been taught by Zhao Xingde in their hearts, at this time, listening to his direct identity, some people are still suspicious, some are still puzzled, some people lower their heads, a touch of gloom flashed in their eyes, and their feelings are very complicated. The Song and Xia countries stood side by side for a hundred years, and both sides called themselves China Zhengshuo. All kinds of antagonisms and misunderstandings have a long history. The Xia people were disdainful of the Kwantung region, and regarded Song Confucianism as a group of weak and weak people, and in the eyes of some sergeants, the Song Guoshi were even inferior to the barbarians who were good at arching horses. In the Song Kingdom, the situation was just the opposite, the Great Song Dynasty used articles to educate the world, and the scholars read the books of the sages, either they did not understand the Xia Kingdom, or they sneered at the martial arts as the country, or they were silent. People like Huang Jian and Chao Buzhi who are well aware of the Xia State system are also vague in the articles that have been handed down. Now, a literati like Zhao Xingde, who is famous in the Kanto region, has suddenly become a martial artist in the Kansai region, even if he is in the Song Kingdom, he is also in control of the army command, which is really shocking.

"Those things are true." Xia Biao smiled at the left and right: "What a hero does!" The generals were also relieved and answered yes one after another. The handsome west is a Turkic species, and the Liao dog in Nanshan Town! "Kansai values heroes, only recognizes military merits, what's wrong with the marquis and worships the generals!" The Song people have always paid attention to righteousness, even the people in the reckless rivers and lakes. Lu Mingyu contacted Xia Guo, but he was actually not sure in his heart, but he was forced by the situation and had to accept it. Zhao Xingde admitted his identity, and Xia Biao and the others were also a lot more steady. Zhao Xingde was originally a Xia general, and as Zhao Xingde's subordinates, it seemed natural for them to connect with the Xia Kingdom.

"So," Ma Yuan asked sharply, "Mr. Zhao doesn't hesitate to be famous in his life, 'wanting' to coerce the Henan army to rebel against Song and return to Xia?" ”

"What I 'want' is just to protect the land and the people." Zhao Xingde faced the aggressive gaze and said calmly: "In the land of the four wars in Henan, as long as the people on this side can be saved, the others are like cobwebs in the dust." It's a pity that some people sit on a large army and watch the fire from the other side, and some people attack each other. The battle situation in Jiangbei is not only important, but also dangerous. The land of the four wars in the Central Plains can only survive by self-defense. If we are defeated, we will inevitably be thousands of miles away and the people will be miserable. Although we have regained Bianliang, the overall situation has not changed. In this situation, it is said that the rebellion against the Song Dynasty and the return to the Xia are neither known nor known to the Song Dynasty, and this wise man does not do it. In front of him he spoke to Ma Yuan and other fugitive officers, and then he turned to Xia Biao and the others, and then turned his head and asked in a loud voice, "Are you preparing to return to Ezhou?" ”

Ma Yuan was chewing on Zhao Xingde's words, and replied involuntarily: "Yes, Dashuai." ”

"Sir, they're deserters." Xia Biao hurriedly said loudly, he was also thick and fine, and added, "He also slandered General Lu!" ”

"You're just talking!?" Ma Yuan yelled at him. Yue Yun frowned, he knew that the military discipline of the Baoyi Army was not good, and he saw that a commotion was about to start again, but in front of Zhao Xingde, Xia Biao and Ma Yuan both held back their anger, and all the officers and soldiers did not scold each other together, the two sides just glared angrily.

"People have their own ambitions, and they are reluctant to make variables," Zhao Xingde said slowly, "Let them go." What I said, you tell Mingyu. ”

"Obey!" After Xia Biao answered, he roared again, "All assemble, line up!" ”

Under this order, the cavalry of the left army, which was originally sparsely distributed around, immediately took action, and hundreds of war horses sprayed away with extraordinary momentum, dust flew in all directions, and the earth trembled slightly. Zhao Xingde's face sank like water, and Ma Yuan and other officers had different 'colors' on their faces. In a short time, more than 1,000 horsemen had all gathered and formed two horizontal formations of 500 horsemen, and the cavalrymen 'drawn' their sabers, and a cold light flashed, and a murderous aura came to their faces. Many of the cavalrymen of the Zhenguo Army pressed their hands on the big guns, looking at the opposite side vigilantly, and there was an aura of slaughter between the two formations.

"If the rats dare to harm my family, they will take their lives!"

Xia Biao glanced at Zhen Guojun, then at the billowing wolf smoke, and shouted: "Let's go!" ”

The cavalry followed him around and galloped north in the formation of a Hebei march, and the cavalry came and went as fast as they could, leaving only a cloud of smoke and dust floating on the ground in a short time. Yue Yun's eyes flashed with a strange 'color', this cavalry seemed to be lazy, but it was quick to move and its riding skills were sharp, no less than the 'elite' of the Liao army he met. As far as he knew, until the recovery of Bianliang, Zhao Xingde did not have effective cavalry, and military affairs such as scouts and pursuits had to rely on the cavalry of the former army Yang Zaixing. Xia Biao's cavalry must have been newly built after the restoration of Henan, and after a long winter of chasing and fighting with the Khitan cavalry on both sides of the river, it is no longer something that others can despise.

"Let's go, before it gets dark, to the next station."

Zhao Xingde saw Xia Biao leave, and said to Ma Yuan and other generals: "This is the commander of Yue Yunyue, known as the 'winning official' in the army, do you want to go to the Ezhou Prime Minister's Mansion with him?" Although Zhao Xingde believed that they were all loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, the government along the way did not necessarily see it that way. Especially in some states and counties along the way, there are also people and horses stationed in the Xijing camp. Most of the officers who fled were scholars who threw their pens from Rong, and their martial arts were not 'colorful', and they were inferior to Xia Biao and other reckless generals in terms of improvisation. Zhao Xingde had the intention to protect them, but he didn't talk about himself, but pushed Yue Yun out and invited Ma Yuan and others to accompany him, and he also had a hint of avoiding suspicion. Yue Yun's face changed slightly, but looking at Zhao Xingde, Ma Yuan and the others, he did not say anything to deny it.

Ma Yuan hesitated for a moment, then clenched his fists and said, "The last general will obey the orders of the marshal." The mood of the officers was much calmer, and they all wrapped their feet around, and they followed behind the Beiwei battalion, forming a strange group of cavalry, the front and rear, and slowly marching south together. On the way, Liu Wengu slowed down his mount slightly and said hello to Ma Yuan.

"Wen Yuan, if we go back with Lord Zhao like this, will the imperial court be trustworthy?" Sima Ping asked worriedly.

"Isn't it true that if you don't go back with Lord Zhao, the court will be trustworthy?"

Ma Yuan looked up ahead, and a carriage slowly moved forward under the escort of cavalry. The Baoyi soldiers knew that Lord Zhao would never ride in a carriage, and when marching, he either rode a horse or walked with the soldiers. "This is involuntarily," Ma Yuan sighed in his heart, "Loyal and suspicious, straight and slanderous, that's it, if I put myself in my shoes, will I be like Mr. Zhao, flee to Kansai?" He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Martial arts are in power, am I a martial artist or a shader?" He raised his hand and looked at the thick cocoons in his palms.

"I've seen it through," Sima Ping shook his head and said, "I don't plan to go to the military department, let's disarm and return to my hometown." By the way, I heard that the imperial court is going to discuss big gifts, and there is a lot of trouble everywhere. Alas, it's really a tree's 'desire' and the wind doesn't stop, how do I think, over the years, our Da Song Dynasty has not had a few days of peace? ”

"Great gifts?" Ma Yuan's eyes moved slightly, looking at the carriage in front of him, and the corners of his mouth floated into mockery, "With this kind of work, you still let the Liao thieves occupy Hebei?" ”

"Be careful when you speak," Sima Ping reminded, "The state and county are very 'chaotic', you say that, but you can offend all those big people, they are not as easy to talk as Lord Zhao." ”

"Really?" Ma Yuan sneered, "Sima, since that's the case, you don't have to disarm and return to your hometown." Now that the imperial court is using force, the generals are all self-respecting, even if they are a little suspicious, we people, the imperial court cannot do without it. He sighed, and looked up at the front, the thick clouds were so low that there seemed to be only a narrow gap between heaven and earth, but above this gap, the flat field seemed extremely open, and the roads were 'crisscrossed' on the plain, and more than a thousand horsemen surrounded a carriage, and slowly marched south along the flat post road.

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