"If you don't go back last time, you can still say that you want to guard against Bai Mengqi, but now that the Qin State has perished, what excuse can we find?" Although everyone didn't mind resisting the decree, it was good to find an excuse before they turned their faces.

"Yes, I heard that His Majesty has sent an envoy to visit the Tianluo Sect, and the two of us are about to reach an alliance again, and there is no reason to stay to guard against the Tianluo Sect." Wu Changchen said a little discouraged.

Ji Yun didn't care: "It's easy to find a reason not to go back, for example, after Lin Peiyuan in Tanzhong City was broken by Deng Wenying, he fell into the grass and endangered the Quartet, we can stay under the pretext of suppressing bandits." For example, Yanzhou also borders Chudi, and if the general launches a general attack on Yuzhou, we can also send troops from Yanzhou to fight Shouchun, which is better than the chance of winning by defending Yuzhou. ”

"Is there any news of Bai Mengqi?" Yan Chixing suddenly asked, Song Guo Mansion is about to collapse, he has no interest in rescuing, only concerned about how he should develop.

Ji Yun shook his head: "Since the last time Bai Mengqi broke out, there has been no news of him. ”

Yan Chixing frowned: "Let the Condor Fort investigate his whereabouts, Bai Mengqi is related to whether we can capture Qin Land, we must find a way to find him." ”

"In addition, Liang Wang Xiaoyin has no use value, quietly detoxify him, let him go back to Yuzhou. We temporarily withdrew our troops back to Liaocheng, and if Deng Yuanjue really wanted to attack Yuzhou, then we would also attack his Jining. Yan Chixing continued.

Deng Yuanjue had been operating in Yuzhou for more than 20 years, and although the economy was underdeveloped, it was also the second largest military town in the Song Dynasty after the national capital Jianye. More than ten years ago, Deng Yuanjue relied on the solidity of this city to resist Xiang Tong's 200,000 Chu army with a mere tens of thousands of troops.

Yan Chixing now also wants Xiao Yin to go there and drag Deng Yuanjue down, so that even if he doesn't have the opportunity to enter Qindi, he can have an excuse to sneak attack Chudi, not to mention laying Shouchun, even if he can lay Jiangdu as a foundation, it is also good.

After Xiao Yin learned of Yan Chixing's arrangement, although he was extremely dissatisfied, he was helpless. In the past six months since he came to Handan, his health has not been better, he can be sure that he has fallen into Yan Chixing's plot, and he believes that if he does not agree to leave, his health will not be better. Instead of lying in bed every day to recuperate, it is better to try your luck in Yuzhou.

Sure enough, the day after Xiao Yin agreed to return to Jianye, his body was miraculously better. Yan Chixing congratulated him and sent him out of Handan City.

At this time, Deng Yuanjue, who was far away in Yuzhou, was worried about the suicide of Yuan Chengce and Gao Yi, and everything was going in the direction he expected.

Wei Zhongxing of Danyang was also defeated by Zhou Yunjing and Lei Zhengming with tired soldiers, and all 50,000 troops surrendered, and the commander is still missing.

In addition to the military victory, many local wealthy families in the Song State were also persuaded by Deng Wenhao to promise to surrender themselves and respond when the army attacked the city.

A month later, Deng Yuanjue led an army of 300,000 to the city of Yuzhou, where he had been stationed. Just as he was about to give the order to launch a general attack, news suddenly came that Yuan Chengce, the prime minister of the Song Kingdom, and Gao Yi, the imperial lieutenant, had both committed suicide, and they wanted to use their own deaths to prevent Deng Yuanjue from continuing to march.

This news made Deng Yuanjue difficult, originally sent troops under the banner of Qingjun's side, but now that the two of them are dead, there is no reason for him to send troops. If we don't withdraw our troops now, we will be convicted of rebellion.

"General, we have all reached this point, and we can't retreat if we say anything." Zhou Yunjing was originally a general of the Chu State, so naturally he would not care about the infamy of a rebellion.

"We still have to be cautious, the purpose of our troops is not only to overthrow the royal family, but also to govern the people in the future, if we take the throne in a rebellious way, it will bring a lot of inconvenience in the future." Wu Teng did not agree with him.

Deng Wenhao was also worried: "Yuan Chengce is okay, I didn't expect Gao Yi to be so strong, when he surrendered to us, I still looked down on him a little, but now it seems that I have lost my eyes." ”

"Do you really think they're all killing themselves?" Deng Yuanjue asked everyone in a somewhat strange tone.

"The general suspects that they may have cheated to death?" Wu Teng followed him for the longest time, and he reacted immediately.

"There is no doubt about it, I dare to conclude that they are cheating to death, Xiao Yan is young and vigorous, when he was still the crown prince, he wanted to destroy our five great families, and now that he is the emperor, how can he kill his own heavy surrender without fighting."

"What my father said makes sense, I heard that the two adults committed suicide by poisoning themselves in their own homes, and no one else saw it except their families, so Your Majesty can say whatever he wants." Deng Wenhao also agreed with his father.

"Even if they really didn't die, and now they have found a place to hide, there is still no reason for us to send troops. It would be nice if the Heavenly Sword Gate was still in Jianye, and they could help us find these two people. Wu Teng said with regret.

Deng Yuanjue smiled: "If Xiao Yan doesn't want us to find them, even if Tianluomen is still in Jianye, it's useless." Putting that aside, let's think about how to deal with it now. ”

"According to the general, just pretend not to know about this matter, and fight Yuzhou first. Yuzhou is the barrier of the Great Song Dynasty, take it, the initiative is in our hands, even if we retreat this time, we can kill it back at any time in the future. Lei Zhengming put forward his own views.

"If we can defeat Yuzhou within three days, then it is reasonable to pretend not to know in the short term, but Yuzhou is so strong, how can it be defeated in three or five days." Wu Teng still shook his head, he couldn't have Yuan Chengce and they all died for a month, and he still pretended not to know.

The generals thought for a long time and had no better way, so they had to bow their heads and stop talking.

Deng Yuanjue thought for a while, glanced at Zhou Yunjing and said, "I have a way to delay, but I have to wronged General Zhou to bear the infamy." ”

Zhou Yunjing laughed: "The last general is a demoted general, and his reputation has long been stinky, I don't care about another infamy, what does the general need me to do, just ask." ”

Deng Yuanjue said his thoughts apologetically: "They can cheat death to deceive the world, and I can also use fraud to fight back." ”

Before Zhou Yunjing could react, Wu Teng praised: "This is a good way, the general suddenly fell seriously ill, unconscious, and unable to handle military affairs, and now the whole battalion only listens to General Zhou's orders." As long as General Zhou admits death and says that he will not withdraw if he does not see the corpses of Yuan Chengce and Gao Yi, so that the world will not be able to find fault. Your Majesty can't really hand over their corpses, and we can continue to attack Yuzhou justifiably. ”

Several important generals under Deng Yuanjue's command, except for Zhou Yunjing, were all Song Chen, so it was naturally difficult for them to come forward to argue with Xiao Yan on the "dead man".

Zhou Yunjing didn't have these concerns, he patted his thigh, and immediately agreed: "I should be a great infamy, this is at most a scolding of the head, it's not a big deal, I'll take it." ”

The generals laughed loudly when they heard this, and Wu Teng said again: "There is another thing that the general needs to pay attention to, Yan Dasima did not obey His Majesty's orders, but retreated his troops from Handan to Liaocheng. And Liaocheng borders our Jining, and I am afraid that he will sneak up on our rear. ”

Now the generals under Deng Yuanjue's command, except for Deng Wenjie stationed in Zhoukou, everyone else is in Yuzhou, if Yan Chixing suddenly attacks, there is really no one in the rear who can defeat him.

"General, the last general asks for orders to go to Jining to garrison, and we can't afford to lose anything in our rear." Wu Shuang looked around, among the generals, he was the least important, and he couldn't get much credit for staying here, so it was better to go to Jining to garrison, maybe the credit would be even greater.

Deng Yuanjue glanced at him, and thought to himself: "Among the generals here, except for Wu Teng, who can prevent Yan Chixing, it is useless to transfer anyone back." But Wu Teng's role in the Song Dynasty is even greater, and he can make many places directly look at the wind, so he can't move lightly. ”

"No need, we are also short of manpower here, Yan Chixing and I have my own way to deal with it. Wenhao, you write a letter to Wen Ying, ask him to lead the army to be stationed in Tanzhong City, keep an eye on Yan Chixing, as long as he dares to lead the army to fight our Jining, then immediately send troops to occupy Yanzhou. Deng Yuanjue remembered that his eldest son, Deng Wenying, had stayed on the border of the Qin and Song dynasties for so many years.

After arranging these, Deng Yuanjue said that he was unable to get sick, and Zhou Yunjing was fully responsible for military affairs. After Zhou Yunjing took over, he launched a fierce attack on Yuzhou.

Before Gao Yi left Jianye, he heard from his nephew Gao Kegong that Shi Yu and Yang Yi, the principals of the Tianluo Sect in the mainland, were in Rongcheng, so he put on makeup and went on the road with a few masters.

Half a month later, he arrived in Rongcheng, but what he didn't expect was that it was neither Shi Yu nor Yang Yi who greeted him, but the sect leader of the Tianluo Sect himself.

Gao Yi always felt familiar when he looked at this young sect leader, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, and the deputy sect leader beside him seemed to have seen it somewhere.

"Captain Gao, we met again, do you still remember me?" Shi Luosheng smiled and stepped forward to say hello.

Originally, Shi Yu was in charge of this reception, but Shi Luosheng thought about it and decided to come forward in person, as soon as Gao Kegong already knew his identity, there was no need to conceal Gao Yi. Second, now that Song Guo is also on the cusp, Gao Yi may be able to play an unexpected role at a critical moment.

Gao Yi was even more puzzled: "Don't dare to hide it from the sect master, I have always looked at you familiarly, but I just can't remember where I have seen it, I don't know if the sect leader can give me some guidance?" ”

Shi Luosheng laughed: "It's normal that Captain Gao doesn't remember, the last time we met was ten years ago, when I was attacking Jizhou County of Chu with Deng Yuanjue, the general of the Song State, we met under the city of Yuezhou, and I was still the general of the Song State at that time." ”