"No, it is the last general who will help His Highness recover Yanyun and fulfill Taizu's last wish!" Yang Congyi corrected righteously, clenched his fists and bowed.

"Good, good! Let's recover Yanyun together! Zhao Wei raised his hand to support Yang Congyi's shoulders.

"Thank you, Your Highness! Even if the last general is broken to pieces, he will accompany His Highness to recover Yanyun, help His Highness complete his century-old wish, and win this great achievement, which will be famous for eternity! ”

"Good! If I have a few more loyal ministers and good generals like Lord Yang, why can't I recover Yanyun and lose Bianjing! Zhao Wei looked at Yang Congyi, who was full of sincerity and his words came from the bottom of his heart, and for a while, he was full of emotion.

"Your Highness don't have to be discouraged, there has been no shortage of loyal ministers and good generals since ancient times, what they lack is opportunities. I won't say anything about being in the court, as far as I know, there are two people on duty, one of them is Shaoxing 24-year champion Zhang Xiaoxiang, he was born poor, but talented, resolute personality, not afraid of the powerful friends, concerned about the community, a few years ago for offending Qin Hui's henchmen was deposed, His Royal Highness in Lin'an should have an impression of him. Yang Congyi immediately recommended like-minded candidates.

"I have indeed heard of this person, but I have never met him. How did Lord Yang know him? Zhao Wei replied.

"Don't hide it from Your Highness, I don't know him, and I haven't met him, but I heard about his deeds when I was in Lin'an. I heard that he was the top student in high school, and he became an official in the court, and directly ignored the proposal of Cao Yong, the servant of Qin Hui's party in the court, at that time, Qin Hui's power was so great, no one in the world knew it, and he dared to refuse to be in the same stream with a clear banner, and he deserved the admiration of people with lofty ideals in the world. Yang Congyi replied.

"Well, I remember him. Who else is there? Zhao Wei asked.

"Another rebel army to the north. I heard that after the people north of the Huai River heard that the Jin lord raised troops to invade the Great Song Dynasty, they gathered troops to revolt, opposing the oppression of a few people, opposing the Jin people going south, and even many righteous armies have developed to hundreds or tens of thousands of people, attacking the county and county towns and capturing the Jin officials. Not long ago, I heard that the Yiyi Rebel Army sent people to Lin'an to ask for canonization, but I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

"It is true. The rebel army was very large, and it was said that the number of people reached more than 30,000, and it was so powerful that it captured a state office and could not hold on to tens of thousands of enemy troops. The leader of the rebel army seems to be called Geng Jing, and the person who came is a young man, very young, who is the secretary of the rebel army. The imperial court has agreed to appoint Gengjing Tianping as the envoy of the Tianping Army, and the Zhidongping Mansion also controls the loyal and righteous soldiers and horses of Jingdong and Hebei Road, and orders them to continue to recover the lost territory. The other person Lord Yang said was Geng Jing? Zhao Wei said.

"No, Geng Jing gathered tens of thousands of people, although he was a righteous army, but he was far away from Lin'an and the Great Song Dynasty, his soldiers, horses, grain and grass were not controlled by the imperial court, and it was difficult for him to carry out the orders issued by the imperial court. The other person I am talking about is Xin Qiji, the secretary of his righteous army, this person is also a scholar, not very old, but he is extremely courageous, if he is used by the imperial court, he will definitely be able to become a capable officer to recover Yanyun in the future! Yang Congyi recommended one more person.

"Xin Qiji, okay, I remember him, and when I return to Lin'an, I will find a way to summon him south." Zhao Wei nodded lightly.

Yang Congyi pondered for a while, and then said: "In my opinion, His Highness doesn't need to summon him, maybe he will go south soon." The rebel army did not have a unified and strong organization, and without the guidance and support of the imperial court, it would collapse after a long time, and I thought that in less than half a year, Xin Qiji should go south to the imperial court. ”

"Report! General Su and General Pan are already engaged with the enemy in the river! ”

"Report! The enemy ship has crossed the center of the river and is about to reach the riverbank! ”

A report suddenly spread outside the camp tent, interrupting the conversation between Yang Congyi and Zhao Wei.

Originally, his mood gradually calmed down, and Zhao Wei, who had already turned his attention away, was disturbed by the enemy's situation, and suddenly became a little nervous.

"Order all armies and units to act according to the established battle plan, and after leading the enemy army to land, give the enemy a severe blow!"

"Yes!"

"Order Yuan Hua, try not to let the enemy army land at the ferry, and if you can destroy the river, you don't have to pursue the annihilation of the enemy army!"

"Yes!"

Yang Congyi was calm and calm, and ordered two generals in a row to calm Zhao Wei's mood.

If he wants to succeed and recover Yanjing, it is impossible to complete it without the full support of the emperor, and he must take advantage of this rare opportunity to win Zhao Wei's trust, so that he can take power and do great things in the future.

Since ancient times, which famous minister and famous general who can achieve great things does not have the support of the emperor?

Yang Cong was alone, with no clan, no friends, and no emperor's trust and strong support, even if he died of exhaustion, it would be impossible for him to recover Yanjing.

The tension in the camp was slightly relieved, but it was not enough to make Zhao Wei completely relaxed, Yang Congyi knew that at the moment of the great enemy, unless the Jin people retreated, Zhao Wei's worries would never be removed, not to mention that the enemy army was crossing the river at this time to sneak attack.

"Your Highness, it's late at night, why don't you rest in the tent for a while?" Yang Congyi said with a smile. Ever since Zhao Wei came to his camp, he often had a smile on his face, and if you only look at his look, absolutely no one thinks that he is on the front line of defending against the enemy.

"No, I'm not sleepy yet." Although Zhao Wei's tone was a little relaxed, the worry between his eyebrows couldn't hide from anyone.

Then he suddenly said, "Lord Yang, why don't we go out of the camp together to have a look?" ”

Without waiting for Yang Congyi to speak, the general of the Su Guard, who was accompanying him and never leaving, hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you must not!" The king of the county has an order to let the last general protect the safety of His Royal Highness in the Jingwu military camp, and the enemy army will not retreat and must not leave the camp! ”

Yang Congyi also felt that it was inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the lights outside the camp are blind, and I am afraid that we will not even be able to see the Song army in ambush when we go out, let alone the enemy army who secretly crossed the river." Besides, the wind is strong outside, the wind is cold by the river, His Royal Highness is noble, and it will be troublesome if you catch a cold, so let's wait for news in the camp. ”

"Well, it's up to you." Zhao Wei had to give up.

Later, he said, "Lord Yang can play chess?" How do we play a game? ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "No, I learned it before, but unfortunately I didn't learn it, I haven't had so much time to learn after running around all these years." Your Highness, don't you want to read the book? ”

"Oh, Lord Yang has not had time to read books when he leads the army to fight? What books are they? "Book in advance, Zhao Wei immediately became interested, after all, over the years, what he is best at is reading.

Yang Congyi replied: "They are all books on the art of war, "The Art of War", "The Art of War", "Liutao", "Sima Law", "Three Strategies", "Wei Xuanzi", "Li Weigong Asks Right" and so on. I studied in martial arts before, and studied with a professor of martial arts for two years. ”

After speaking, he got up and took a few books on the art of war and put them in front of Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei picked up the "Art of War" placed on the top and turned the first page.

I only listened to Yang Congyi: "Sun Tzu said: Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." Sun Wu, the most holy soldier of the family, opened with a clear meaning in the "Beginning of the Plan", and the first sentence said that the importance of using soldiers to the whole country is especially important for the current Great Song Dynasty, so at this time to learn the art of war, those generals can have a deeper understanding of the use of soldiers to fight, and can really learn real things from theory to practice. ”

Zhao Wei looked at the book of war and did not respond, obviously attracted by the content of the book of war.

In fact, this "Art of War" should be a book for generals and important ministers in the court to study, but unfortunately, most of the important ministers in the court disdain to read this kind of military books that fight and kill, and prefer poetry and articles. If everyone in the DPRK and China could read a few military books and pay a little attention to armaments and defense, the enemy would not have occupied all the land north of the Yangtze River in a month. Even if the enemy retreats within three to five days, they may not give up the land in Jiangbei, and in the end they still have to rely on force to recapture it, but with the current military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not possible to recapture all the land in Jiangbei in three or five months. If the main war faction in Korea and China is not firm in its will or loses its momentum, it is very likely that the land in Jiangbei will be ceded to the enemy by those surrendering factions in the name of peace negotiations, in exchange for the opportunity to cease war with the enemy. Yang Congyi seems to be talking to himself, but in fact he is suspected of arguing about the government.

However, Zhao Wei is the main battle faction, what Yang Congyi said is exactly what he wants, as soon as he heard this, he put down the "Art of War" in his hand, was silent for a moment, and then said: "The DPRK and China have always been like this, the main battle and the main battle are the main and the other, on the whole, the main and the faction are stronger, and the main battle faction can only be in the army to press the border, the Great Song Dynasty has a slight upper hand when it is most dangerous, once the danger is lifted, the main and faction immediately jumped out and completely squeezed out the main battle faction, how many victories have the Great Song Dynasty won on the battlefield over the years, But there has never been a victory in the negotiations, just as the front line has been losing. After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh.

Yang Congyi said: "If the enemy retreats this time, and the main battle faction jumps out to preside over the overall situation and continues to seek peace and negotiate peace, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Zhao Wei shook his head, what could he do, he was just a prince.

There are two sentences, I hope Your Highness remembers, the first sentence: If you seek peace through struggle, you will survive in peace, and if you seek peace through compromise, you will die in peace! The second sentence: What you can't get on the battlefield, you can never get at the negotiating table! As long as it is a major matter involving the enemy country, you can find the most appropriate way to deal with it by relying on these two sentences. Yang Congyi said these two wise sayings that have been verified countless times by later generations in a very cautious tone.

"Okay, I made a note, once the enemy retreats, I will continue to support the main battle faction to recover the land in Jiangbei, and when the time comes, I will definitely let you lead the troops to charge into battle and show your long-cherished wish!" Zhao Wei solemnly promised.

"Report! The units of the former army are already engaged with the enemy army! ”

As he spoke, the guards were anxious outside the tent to update on the latest military information.