Brother Cha is not like Xiao Tang who has experienced the later generations and the current era, because he listened to what Xiao Tang said is a completely different meaning. Brother Cha's face sank, and he said in a cold voice: "Didn't General Xiao think that the Song Kingdom would have the upper hand for a while, and swallowing Xia and destroying Liao was just around the corner?" I thought that the Song State would open up the frontier and annex the countries, so as to fulfill your long-cherished wish of sealing the wolf and making immortal achievements, and the people of my Xia State had to submit to the Song Dynasty for generations? If so, you may be a little arrogant. ”

Xiao Tang shook his head and said, "What I want to say is that back then, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, and Shatuo ...... How many tribes have been divided into lands and prospered for a time, even if a country has fallen, but now the bloodline has long been integrated into other peoples, and the blood of the people has been passed down from generation to generation.

It is the Middle Earth Huaxia, the first Qin Seven Kingdoms were divided and then merged into the Qin Dynasty and then by the Han Dynasty, the Qi people, the Chu people, the Yan people, the Han people, and the Zhao people during the Warring States Period...... The bloodline has been passed down to this day, and they are all regarded as the sons of the Han family, and the people are in the same mind, governing the country and the people, and the plans are all out of the art of controlling profits. Today, you and I are our own masters, and we naturally have to divide the victory and defeat between life and death, but after a few generations, I don't think the Song and Xia people will have eternal grudges. ”

Brother Cha was stunned when he heard this, after all, he was limited by the vision of the times, and he had never had the experience of Xiao and Tang, after a while, Brother Cha suddenly smiled and said: "General Xiao's words are amazing, but he is a little whimsical. If you live in the world, you have to think about the things of the world, and how can this king know what will happen to the hereafter? ”

As he was talking, a horse had already been brought in the Song army's array, and a hundred generals were going to escort Cha Ge, preparing to exchange the captured Song army soldiers on the mountain trail. After Brother Cha got on his horse and left, he took a few steps and grabbed the reins, he turned his back to Xiao Tang and said in a deep voice: "But after a few generations, if the general trend of the world is really like General Xiao's whimsy, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing......

When the two sides exchanged captured lieutenant generals and commanders, both the Song army and the Xia soldiers became more vigilant. The Xia soldiers occupied the north side of the mountain trail, and the Song army set up a queue on the south side of the mountain trail, vacating a distance of twenty or thirty paces in the middle, so as to teach the prisoners of war on both sides to pass by by mistakenly.

Although the atmosphere of the scene is imminent, the process is thrilling. First, a large number of soldiers were released from the Xia army formation and returned to their own formation through the mountain trails, and Brother Cha, Kang Jiong, Han Tao, Hao Siwen, and Li Yongqi also rode their horses with their bare hands, and staggered past under the gaze of countless eyes of the Song and Xia armies. Brother Cha first greeted Han Tao, Hao Siwen and others under the angry glare, and then walked past a few people with broken steps from the crotch of the horse, and then glanced at Kang Jiong meaningfully, urging the horse to go again, even though a large number of Xia army generals stepped forward to guard Brother Cha.

The generals of the army of several military supervisors in the Xia State immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground, bowed their heads to Brother Cha and confessed: "The incompetence of his duties has caused Ning Ling to fall into the hands of the enemy, please punish Ning Ling!" ”

Brother Cha sighed and said leisurely: "Let's all get up, it was also the king's carelessness that underestimated the bravery of Xiao Tang and the soldiers under his command, so he broke into the battle and took it." The order went down, and the army retreated north to the northern foot of the Karochuan River to station, paying attention to the movements of the Song army...... I didn't attack the hinterland of Song Guoxi's river road before, but now we have to guard against the Song army's roundabout surprise attack, and teach our army not to take care of each other. ”

Listening to Brother Cha's words, a general of the Xia Army immediately stepped forward, and Brother Cha's face changed slightly after listening to the general's whispered admonition, and then he sighed, and said: "Sure enough, it is not as expected by this king, it's just that this battle has been fought so far, and this king has been a little tired......

After Brother Cha said, his eyes looked towards Xiao Tang with a deep meaning. After the head of the jaw signaled, he raised his hand and led the Xia army to retreat north step by step. It wasn't until the last group of Xia army cavalry gradually disappeared from sight that the soldiers of the Song army on the south side of the valley breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to evacuate in the direction of Jingyu Pass.

Seeing Kang Jiong and others returning to their own position, Hu Yanzhuo and Peng Xi immediately greeted Han Tao, Xuanzan looked for Hao Siwen to ask for warmth, and Li Yongqi was also picked up by Niu Gao and other colleagues in the Jing Yan army.

Kang Jiong rode his horse and galloped in front of Xiao Tang, immediately turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and saluted: "If it weren't for Xiao Jieshuai's brave crown of the three armies and the capture of Brother Nacha alive, although Kang would have died, I am afraid that the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Great Song Dynasty would be killed by Xia thieves..... Previously, the Han Tuan practiced and said, Liu Jingluo was also rescued by Xiao Jieshuai, and his kindness was deep in the sea, and Kang should also remember it in his heart, but I don't know where Liu Jingliu is now? ”

Originally, when the brothers Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin saw Kang Jiong returning, they were about to step forward to talk to him, but when they heard Kang Jiong ask about Liu Fa, their faces froze, and then their faces showed righteous indignation. Xiao Tang also sighed slightly, and said: "General Kang also knows that Liu Jingluo was coerced by Tong Guan to send troops, and the defeat of the army and the loss of the division are responsible, so naturally someone must also endure it, and now Liu Jingluo is also detained by Tong Guan in Xining Prefecture. However, General Kang is at ease, although Tong Guan is powerful, I can speak in front of the officials, and the Privy Council also has my own theory. Even if Tong Guan's trick succeeds...... I have my own way to keep Liu Jingluo safe. ”

"Is Tong Guan really going to exonerate himself... Liu Jingluo served the country with all his heart, but he fell into a predicament... Tong Guan's house is inevitably poisonous! ”

Kang Jiong said sadly and angrily when he heard this, he looked at Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin brothers again, they thought that they would all die in the battle formation with Liu Fa, but now Meng Xiaotang has repeatedly helped him, and he has become more and more respectful to Xiao Tang, and now he pins all his hopes for protecting Liu Fa on Xiao Tang, and he also said in his heart When Xiao Jieshuai asks for something in the future, we will only look forward to him to repay the great favor......

After rescuing Kang Jiong, Han Tao, Hao Siwen, and Li Yongqi, Xiao Tang led Qunhao to lead his troops south, and the soldiers and horses traveled more than ten miles before they came to Jingyu Pass. The defenders of Guanzhong, who had to be reported by Xiao Tang's fast horse, had also opened the gate at this time, and the Song army officers at the head of the city saw Xiao Tang and others coming, and immediately went out of the pass to greet them.

When Xiao Tang rode into the Jingyu Pass, he found that the atmosphere in the pass was not at all as Xiao and Kill as in war, except for a few teams of soldiers guarding the pass, most of the rest of the officers and soldiers looked happy, some of the soldiers of the Western Army hummed the folk songs of northern Shaanxi, and some soldiers spoke freely in groups of three or five, and the atmosphere was very relaxed. When the soldiers saw that the main guard of the pass would lead the soldiers and horses of Xiao Tang's troops, they stood solemnly and greeted them with a military salute.

Xiao Tang was a little puzzled, so he said to the Song general guarding the pass: "Jingyu Pass is the key to the northwest of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is also an important place, but I look at the generals in the pass, but they can't help but be more leisurely." ”

The general of the gate guard smiled when he heard this, and reported to Xiao Tang: "Xiao Jieshuai doesn't know, Xia Ting sent an envoy to Xining Prefecture to visit Tong Xuanshuai, and on the other hand, he went to Bianjing to meet the official's family. After all, the soldiers are in danger, and it is difficult for any of the soldiers in the customs to save their lives and return to their hometowns..... I also hope that Xiao Jieshuai will understand. ”

Xiao Tang was stunned when he heard this, and secretly thought in his heart: I have been in the border court for a long time, and I have been in and out of life and death with my confidant brother several times, and I have sharpened my ability to command the army and the generals, and I can also pour out my heart and soul with many generals in the Western Army, and have formed a deep friendship...... Is this war finally coming to an end?

Xiao Tang thought that he had now openly turned against Tong Guan, and Cai Jing, the minister of power in Bianjing, was afraid that he would not give up with him. The state-owned traitors still control the government, and they have several righteous soldiers in the green forest, and as the soldiers and horses grow day by day, there will only be more and more major events that need to be carefully planned in the future, and they must be more cautious and stable......

(The end of "Volume 5: Wolf Smoke in Western Xia", previewing "Volume 6: Jiangnan Smoke and Rain", "Volume 7: Liangshan Juyi"...... ）