In the history of China, there are only a handful of cities that have the honor of being the capital of the country, the most famous is Chang'an (Xi'an), Luoyang and Beijing, among which Chang'an is blessed with a unique location, the land is fertile, the people are rich and strong, in short, there are both wealth and strong soldiers, so the Han and Tang dynasties that built the capital of Chang'an are the two major benchmarks of Chinese history, leaving infinite melancholy and reverie for future generations; Luoyang lives in the middle of the world, in line with the Confucian idea of "the Son of Heaven is in the middle and cares for the four yi", but Luoyang is rich, but it is not enough force, and some fly in the ointment; As for Beijing (Beiping), it became the capital because of the rise of the northern nomads, the Mongols in Mobei and the Jin and Qing in Liaodong did not dare to leave the hinterland too far, so they invariably chose Beijing at the southern foot of Yanshan, which may have absorbed the lessons of the Northern Wei Dynasty to abandon Pingcheng (Datong, Shanxi) and move the capital to Luoyang, and the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang after the rapid decline and soon perished.

However, Beijing's advantage is not only that it is close to Mobei and Liaodong, but also that it is blocked by high mountains in the north and west, and the sea is in the east, and only the south is armed. The Shanxi Plateau, the Taihang Mountains and the Mongolian Plateau in the west gather the brilliant flowing water into the Hebei Plain, forming a water network from west to east in Hebei, and the most important river is the Haihe River, which gathers most of the rivers from the Yang River in the north to the Hutuo River and the Wei River (South Canal) in the south, and finally flows into the sea from Zhigu.

In April, it is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the ice of the North-South Canal and Haihe River outside the city has already melted, and it keeps flowing eastward. The peach blossoms on the embankment of the South Canal are in full bloom, and they are all crimson as far as the eye can see, and the peach trees are interspersed with low-hanging willow trees, and under the trees are green grass. When the breeze blows, the branches flicker, the flowers and leaves sway, and the air contains a refreshing aroma that is refreshing. At this time, a pontoon bridge has been erected on the Haihe River, connecting the east gate of Zhigu and the Shengyong camp on the opposite bank.

On the morning of April 4, Guo Key, the secretary of the Beiping Metropolitan Division, stood at the head of the East Gate with his hands behind his back, looking at the camp on the other side. From his point of view, the gate of the large battalion on the opposite bank was opened, and the soldiers in the battalion rushed out, lined up outside the battalion, and then drove out of the battalion thousands of Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles, except for a small number of soldiers, most of the soldiers were on foot, under the protection of the Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles, along the North Canal to the north, the target was directly aimed at Tongzhou.

Looking at the right general flag moving north, Guo Jian looked back at Tan Yuan who was standing beside him, and said, "Wangzhi, the right general has already set off, and the big battle is imminent, what do you think?" ”

Tan Yuan thought for a while and said, "General, the last general thinks that General Right will inevitably face a hard battle. ”

"Why?"

"The task of General Right is to attract the Yan army and the Mongol army of Zunhua, and then our army will quickly conquer Juyong Pass and Yongping, block Xifengkou Pass, and then we can support General You, before that, we can only rely on General Right himself."

"Hehe," Guo Jian said with a smile: "Wangzhi, it may not be like this, although the plan of the imperial court is good, but if Wei Guogong breaks through Juyong Pass first, or General Geng breaks through Yongping first, what do you say?" ”

"In that case," Tan Yuan thought for a moment, and said, "One possibility is that the Mongol army will enter the pass in a big way, attack our army, and fight a decisive battle with our army; The other is that the Mongol army in Zunhua took the initiative to retreat. ”

"Which do you think is more likely?"

"The last general thought that the Mongol army would enter the pass in a big way."

"Well, the imperial court also thinks so, so it has made such a huge plan, but General Ben thinks that the Mongol army will take the initiative to retreat."

"Why?"

"The Mongolian army looks brave, but if in such a narrow environment around Beiping, a decisive battle with our army is purely looking for death, and our army's Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicles, Tiger Squat Cannons, and Arquebuses are the most suitable for fighting in a small place, will the Mongols kill themselves?"

"And the Mongol army is scarce, it is impossible for them to fight such a tough battle, they are not equipped with good equipment, and their armor is not good, so they are not suitable for face-to-face combat, so the general thinks that there is something wrong with the plan of the imperial court."

"......" Tan Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Since the general has a different opinion, why don't you go to the court?" ”

"General Ben has already gone up, but the court does not approve."

"What did the general say to the court?" Tan Yuan was a little curious and said in a low voice.

"The general thinks that the imperial court should not put hope on the Xifengkou Pass, but should be based on the fight, quickly conquer Yongping and Juyong Pass, our army gathered, and the Mongolian army entered the pass just to annihilate it in one fell swoop, which is a golden opportunity. If the Mongol army is allowed to flee away, our army will have to chase after it, and it took the first emperor 20 years to have a great victory in fishing, how many years will it take this dynasty? ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jian sighed and patted the battlements heavily, looking distressed.

Tan Yuan was stunned, he found that Guo Key's strategy seemed to be better, but why didn't the imperial court support it? He unconsciously glanced around, and suddenly pointed to the big camp on the opposite bank and said, "The right general is on the other side, didn't the general discuss with him?" ”

"Hehe," Guo Jian sneered: "I said it, but General Right said that he was a guilty person, and it was inconvenient for him to go to the book, so let me read the book myself." ”

"Oh," Tan Yuan was dumbfounded, but after thinking about it, he immediately understood the reason, Guo Key's letter was nothing, but Sheng Yong's identity was different, he didn't dare to question the decision-making of the imperial court at will, and his rival General Zuo Ping'an had been made a marquis, but Sheng Yong was blamed and had to act cautiously.

After a while, Tan Yuan suddenly remembered something and said, "General, will Zhang Fu betray the Yanshu people?" ”

"This," Guo Jian suddenly laughed strangely: "You should know this question best, isn't Zhang Fu your classmate?" ”

"Zhang Fu, this person," Tan Yuan paused, shook his head and said, "Determined, far-sighted, he won't betray easily." When the emperor came forward in person, he was unwilling to betray the Yanshu people, his father Zhang Yu was the henchman of the Yanshu people, and his sister Zhang Jinse", speaking of this, Tan Yuan sighed: "She is still the favorite concubine of the Yanshu people, and she has a son." So the last general doesn't understand why Lord Wang sent Yixiang to persuade Zhang Fu, Yixiang hasn't forgotten the relationship with Zhang Jinse back then, is this appropriate? ”

Guo Jian thought for a while and said: "As long as this Zhang Fu is not stupid, he can see that the Yanshu people are declining, if he doesn't want to be killed by the imperial court, he has to do something to ask for the emperor's forgiveness, so Yixiang goes north, and the certainty is still relatively large." ”

"As for why you sent Yixiang and didn't send you, it's because Yixiang didn't forget Zhang Jinse, before the Yanshu people rebelled, they once sent Zhang Jinse to Zhigu to win over Yixiang, intending to sneak attack Zhigu ......"

"Huh?" A cold sweat broke out on Tan Yuan's forehead: "The general knows everything?" ”

"General Ben was ordered to guard Zhigu, just to deal with the Yanshu people, his favorite concubine ran over two times in three days, is this General blind?"

"Hehe, hehe," Tan Yuan's face was a little ugly: "The last general thought that only I knew, but Yixiang did not betray the emperor, and the last general can guarantee it." ”

"Of course, otherwise you think he'll survive to this day?" Guo Jian sneered, his voice was low and powerful, but it exuded an invisible aura of slaughter.

"The reason why Shao Yun was sent was carefully thought out by the imperial court, because he had a relationship with Zhang Jinse, and he still can't forget it, compared to you, Zhang Fu will trust him more. And if Shao Yun can persuade Zhang Fu to block the Xifeng Pass, Zhang Fu will make a great contribution, and of course Shao Yun also has merit, General Ben thinks," Guo Jian pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Shao Yun may still want to marry Zhang Jinse." ”

"No," Tan Yuan was shocked: "Zhang Jinse is a criminal concubine, and there are heirs, how stupid can Yixiang be?" ”

"Hehe, before leaving, Shao Yun once asked General Ben, how will the imperial court deal with Zhang Jinse?"

"That?" Tan Yuan asked cautiously.

"This is how the general replied: 'According to the law of the imperial court, if you plot against the nine tribes, women will be slaves and maids, and meritorious officials will be rewarded.' His eyes lit up, and General Ben immediately understood what was in his mind. ”

Tan Yuan opened his mouth to ask, but he didn't know what to ask, hesitated for a while, turned around and looked at the army on the other side of the river.

When the back of the army disappeared, Guo Jian turned around, looked at Tan Yuan, and said with a smile: "Wangzhi, do you want to ask Zhang Jinse and Shao Yun if it is possible?" ”

"Yes." Tan Yuan turned his head and stared into Guo Key's eyes.

Guo Jian stretched out his right hand and patted Tan Yuan's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "I don't know, but I want to remind you that although the emperor attaches great importance to you, you must remember that the emperor's favor is limited, as a monarch, the most taboo thing is rebellion, you must not get involved." ”

"What about Wingfly?" Tan Yuan said hurriedly.

Guo Jian looked at Tan Yuan carefully for a while, suddenly smiled, shook his head, and turned around and walked towards the city.

"......" Tan Yuan was stunned, and suddenly pounced on the city, looking to the north......