Chapters sat at his desk.

I held the pen full of thick ink in my hand, but I couldn't put it down for a long time. The eyes are looking at the white paper on the table, but the focus is not where to fall.

The ink gradually gathered on the nib of the pen under the action of gravity, and Zhang Duan did not know how long he sat like this, and the ink droplets condensed on the nib finally fell, and smashed on the yellowish paper, and he fainted in an instant.

A piece of paper at the end of the good end was stained by the ink that had fallen, and if it was used as manuscript paper, it could still be used, but when he came back to his senses, he put the pen on the inkstone, and threw the broken paper on the ground, and leaned back on the back of the chair. The back is hunched, and the sharpness of the usual time is completely lost.

A curtain of water was hanging in front of the open window, and the water was getting thinner and thinner, gradually turning into a drop by drop.

A heavy rain had just passed, and the rainwater that flowed down from the eaves hit the bluestone slab under the eaves, and flowed along the culvert towards the pond in the backyard of the state government. If you are in Beijing, it is already autumn at this time, but in Guizhou, Guangxi, it is still a summer climate, and a torrential rain from time to time in the afternoon makes the air very humid and uncomfortable.

However, it is not the sad climate in Guizhou that bothers Zhang, nor is it the current war situation.

Although he frowned, and the manuscript paper of the draft of the chapter in front of him had been discarded one after another, and the clumps were thrown on the table and at his feet, Zhangdun did not fail, nor did the Annan Economic Strategy Counseling Division, he was not writing an excerpt of the plea.

Although when the agitated 36 barbarian tribes penetrated deep into the territory of Jiaozhi, several tribes were beautifully ambushed by the Jiaozhi army and suffered a lot of losses, but the success of other tribes also made up for the overall losses.

Moreover, after several months of sweeping, the places within seventy or eighty miles of the Cochin border have become uninhabited and have become complete ghost lands. The barbarians of the Creek Cave cleaned the places they passed like locusts, and carried back all those who could be retrieved, and burned those who could not be moved. Houses made of bamboo and trees are only ashes in the flames, and all that remains is the loess that is the foundation of the foundation.

There were as many as 8,500 Han Chinese who were rescued, except for some who had recently been taken captive from Yongzhou, and the rest had already been arranged to go to Qinzhou and Lianzhou to reclaim the land. As is customary, the government allocates land to them and lends them seeds, farming tools, cattle and houses to restore the vitality of the two states as soon as possible.

Although many of them are not really Han Chinese, they can only speak official language; There are also many Han Chinese, but they are the main * moved to Cochin; There are even some who have been taken captive, but they have been freed from the status of slaves by their own hands, and have wives and children in the territory of Jiaozhi - this is also the reason why Zhang Dian and Han Gang did not dare to arrange all of them in Yongzhou - but Zhang Dian did not care what they thought, because there were more Han people who were forced to work as cattle and horses, and this action initiated by the government also determined that the Han people were superior to the barbarians in the Southern Barbarian region.

Judging from the strategy drawn up by him and Han Gang, the series of battles in the past few months have been completely a brilliant victory, and the price paid can be said to be very small.

But the result of this victory, more than defeat, made Zhang Dun hold a sullen breath in his heart: because he won, the Emperor Song also won.

Wrong!

Zhang Duan slowly shook his heavy head, he didn't win, and Da Song didn't win either—it was 'winning without a fight', and it was a joke that people couldn't laugh at.

- Cochin on the table, please drop!

Just five days earlier, the envoys of Jiaozhi had arrived in Qinzhou by boat. The people of Qinzhou did not take revenge, which made Zhang Dian very regretful; They did not choose to come by land, which made Zhang Dian even more regretful.

Zhang Dian really wanted to stop the envoy sent by Jiaozhi, and it was better to chop up a few plantains buried under his back garden. But he can't cover the sky with one hand, as long as the people of Jiaozhi are boating on the sea, they can go ashore from Guangdong, and they can still send the table to the city of Tokyo.

He could only order in advance to let Qinzhou leave this festival for entertainment, and he himself sent someone to Beijing to report and see what kind of reaction the court would have.

Jiaozhi's hand was done beautifully, bypassing the Annan Recruiting Division and going directly to the emperor of the Song Kingdom.

Because they know that the power that can prevent the officials and troops from destroying the country and taking revenge is not in Jiaozhi country, but in the court of the Emperor and Song Dynasty.

At this time, Zhang Dian was still unaware of the changes in Fengzhou, let alone the more than 18,000 elite soldiers of the Western Army who had been assigned to him, and now only 5,000 were in place.

But he knew very well that the situation in the north was very complicated, and when the three kingdoms were in dispute, the movements of either side would cause an instant change in the situation. The ambiguity of Liao's attitude made him and Han Gang have to find ways to squeeze out the troops they need from the hands of the Son of Heaven and the princes of the two provinces.

After Han Gang went to Beijing, he did all this according to the predetermined plan, with 20,000 elite forbidden troops in hand, Zhang Dian believed that his allies around him would fight more and more.

Since the establishment of the country, Jiaozhi has always assumed the posture of Little China, and regarded its neighbors as vassals that must be subdued. Whether it was Champa and Chenla in the south, or many barbarians in the north, they were bullied and had to pay tribute to Thang Long.

Now, as long as the imperial court shows enough toughness for the purpose of destroying the country, these tribes and countries that have been bullied will definitely flock to them and scramble to be the first.

But if the court is hesitant and capricious. Countries and tribes that are afraid of Jiaozhi and accumulate prestige and can become allies will fall into hesitation and wait-and-see, and even avoid future troubles, and will turn against Jiaozhi and resist the official army.

Zhang Dian couldn't understand that at the moment he had to have a great victory to repay the Son of Heaven as soon as possible, so that the Son of Heaven thought that he could bring him the glory of destroying the country and destroying the clan, and he could proudly go to the Taimiao Temple to meet the ancestors and ancestors without feeling any guilt; And let Wang Anshi suppress all reactions in the court.

That is, he had to go into battle as soon as possible and could not wait for the whole division to arrive.

But whether to fight or not, whether to fight or not, this is the reason why Zhang Dian has not been able to make up his mind these days.

With the 5,000 soldiers and horses that arrived in advance, plus the Jingnan army and the newly trained recruits, whether they could defeat the Jiaozhi army that was waiting for battle, Zhang Dian did not know the bottom in his heart. Attacking and defending are two different things, as are the rested army and the tired soldiers under the city of Yongzhou. The combat effectiveness of the same army in different situations can be very different.

But this determination must be made, if you are undecided, let alone convince the Son of Heaven and the court, as long as there is a slight flaw in the text, it will cause irreparable results.

The curtain of water in front of the window is gone, and it takes a long time for the residual rain to drip down. The thick clouds also dispersed, and the afternoon sun shone through the eaves on the west side of the window, and the drops of rain and dew hanging under the tiles shone with colorful light.

Zhang Dian once heard Han Gang say that sunlight was originally seven colors, but it became white light only when it was mixed together. Later, it was also tested in many places, and the triangular crystal mirror allowed countless people to witness the cause of the rainbow.

What would Han Gang say if he was here.

Zhang Dian laughed, he didn't have to think about it - he would definitely say that he was going to fight!

Han Gang is his subordinate. With such subordinates, as a boss, there will be a lot of pressure. However, Zhang Dian would not be jealous of Han Gang's many achievements, because he could take a share of all the credit. can always take advantage of Han Gang, maybe some people are happy to enjoy it, but Zhang Dian will not be willing.

If the morale is not discouraged, if it is abandoned halfway, the government will no longer have any prestige among the barbarians in Guangxi in the future, and the small country of Jiaozhi will be even more arrogant. From Zhang Dan's personal point of view, the door to the West Mansion is in front of him, how can he be willing if he doesn't push it open and walk in!

However, before that, he must further explain his opinion to the Son of Heaven, and not let the opponents mess with the affairs of his Annan Economic and Strategic Counselling Division. This is the work of Annan's strategic envoy and the head of the Annan battalion, and it cannot be handed over to others.

The decision has been made, and no longer takes out new manuscript paper to draft the article, Zhang Dian took the special recital given to the Son of Heaven, and vibrated the pen and wrote the book. A neat column of small letters appeared on the paper, expressing his mind in the recital.

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The situation in Fengzhou affects the overall situation of the world, but it does not mean that Yan Yanlu can simply ignore it here.

He didn't want to be a bystander, and became a green leaf to set off Guo Kui; Nor will they let the party members on the other side of Hengshan stay in their walled castle city safely.

Wang Sunsin finally got the opportunity to lead the army. His banner was still hanging high above Luo Wu City, but he himself had already led more than a thousand elites to sneak in the direction of the Jialu River.

This was an operation as secret as possible, and even if Wang Sunchen himself saw it, it was a gesture made so as not to alarm the Western Xia army that was close at hand, so as not to support the battle situation on the Hedong Road.

But every general of Dunyan Road knew the way, and in order to prevent Dunyan Road from fanning the flames for Hedong, the party members did not know how many pairs of eyes were sent to hide in the mountains and forests. The more than 20,000 garrisons arranged by the Western Xia in the Left Wing Shenyong Military Division were already ready to cut off the road to Jialuchuan at any time.

Looking at the terrain on both sides of the road, which became more and more hilly, Wang Sunchen knew that the road was getting closer and closer to his goal.

"It's time to come." Chong Pu suddenly said next to him.

Wang Sunchen nodded solemnly, getting closer and closer to Hedong, and getting closer and closer to Jialuchuan, for the Western Xia army, the current terrain of this section is the best place to attack, and it will be too late after Jialuchuan. And judging from the speed of news transmission, the soldiers and horses of the Divine Brave Army Division could only have time to rush to this section of the road.

The soldiers under his command also knew this, and they were all vigilantly searching the mountains and forests on both sides with their eyes when they walked.

If you continue like this, if you don't come again, you won't have the strength to fight." Wang Sunsin's heart was a little anxious.

At this moment, a large number of birds suddenly rose in a forest in front of them.

Wang Sunchen tightened the war bow in his hand, and the corners of his mouth hidden under the beard on his face outlined a smile towards the shang, "It's finally here!" ”