Wang Anshi, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty, was far-sighted and saw the problem to the point. He knew that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had long been frightened by the enemy, and their pathological defeatism was extremely serious, and they were frightened to death when they heard the word "use soldiers," and the officers and men of the army were also very unconfident. To this end, he adopted the strategy of "easy first and then difficult", opening the Bianxi River first, eating most of the territory of the weakest Tubo Qingtang regime in one fell swoop, and killing tens of thousands of enemies. When the good news of victory came, the spirit of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty was lifted, and the bad luck of many years was swept away. finally understood: the Song army was not unable to win the battle. Then, he implemented the "Art of War" to carry out military reform, and then waved his army to force the Western Xia, constantly defeating the Xia army, attacking the city, and the Western Xia gradually fell into a crisis. If it weren't for Yuan You's old traitor and misleading the country, and being wasted eight years of precious time by a cowardly empress dowager, it would have been possible for Song to defeat Western Xia before the rise of Jin. If the Western Xia is defeated, the morale and combat effectiveness of the Song army can be completely improved, and the history of the Song Dynasty can be rewritten.

Sun Hui is using now, in fact, it is Wang Anshi's routine back then, he refused to use his divine power to destroy the Jin Kingdom, but asked the Song Dynasty to try its best to fight the Jin Kingdom, those Song Dynasty troops who had not fought for many years were rotten to the point that it was impossible to win, and they were all wiped out by the Jin Army, and they could be reorganized. Of course, Sun Hui was also very cautious about the use of troops, he followed Wang Anshi's example, first formed a well-trained army, fought a few victories to restore the confidence of the Song Dynasty army and people, the key is to enable the army to improve morale, accumulate experience, fight stronger and stronger, and then enter the big war, fierce battle. It is necessary to know that actual combat is the best training, and actual combat can best enhance combat effectiveness; On the other hand, no amount of training is just training, and without actual combat, it becomes acting. The Song Dynasty society could also use this to increase its confidence and ability to withstand war.

This great victory under the city of Taiyuan has now had the effect that Sun Hui wants.

But with the current strength, can the sixteen states of Yanyun that have been plundered and emptied by the Jin people be able to hold it?

Zhang Shuye once asked Sun Hui about this question, and Sun Hui's answer was to force the Jin people to return all the people of Yanyun who had been plundered, and return all the property of these people, and at the same time to contain and recruit the people displaced by the war in the north to enrich the population of the Yanyun area, that is, the policy of "real people blocking the border".

Zhang Shuye was worried that the Jin people would not return the people of Yanyun and the looted property, and Sun Hui's countermeasure was: "Send great divine power and send a catastrophe to the Jin people, and the Jin people can't help but not allow it." Hearing Sun Hui say that he was going to send disaster to Jinren, Uncle Zhang was surprised, he didn't know what Sun Hui would do, but Sun Hui's assurance strengthened his confidence.

At this moment, the ministry reported that Emperor Jin had sent an envoy to sue for peace. Zhang Shuye was not surprised by the reaction of the Jin people, so he ordered the Jin envoy to come and meet him.

After the arrival of the golden envoy, he saw Uncle Zhang, changed his former arrogance, and "worshiped Ruyi", Uncle Zhang did not be domineering, but asked them to get up and take a seat.

Wanyan Zongxian saw that Zhang Shuye's attitude was very kind, and his heart was a little peaceful, he didn't see Sun Hui, so he casually asked about Sun Hui's situation, saying that he wanted to "meet" the protector of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhang Shuye replied that Sun Hui was already resting, and no one could disturb him.

Seeing Zhang Shuye say this, Wanyan Zongxian stopped asking, but turned the topic to peace talks.

Wanyan Zongxian first asked Zhang Shuye about Wanyan Zonghan's situation, Zhang Shuye couldn't help but be stunned, he told Wanyan Zongxian that he had released Wanyan Zonghan and went back to Taiyuan City to spread the word, Wanyan Zongxian saw that Zhang Shuye's expression didn't seem to be deceiving him, and he couldn't help but wonder where Wanyan Zonghan went.

He didn't know that Wanyan Zonghan, who was once the chief general of the First Army, was already thousands of miles away.

"Water ......"

Wanyan Zonghan's dry and cracked lips spat out muttered indistinct words, and his originally fair face turned yellow from blood loss. A generation of famous generals who were brilliant in the past are struggling in a high fever and coma at the moment.

The rest of the people sat in their tents with heavy hearts, waiting for the sandstorm that had been raging outside for three days and three nights to pass.

In this thousand-mile Gobi, this small tent is like a helpless lonely boat, constantly teased by the wind and sand.

The whole sky was gray, and the sand was spilled onto the tents by the wind. Wanyan Zonghan's second son, Wanyan Xianbao, had to poke the roof of the tent every few moments to blast away the sand piled up on the roof of the tent, otherwise it would not be long before the tent would collapse.

"We must cross the Sand River by the night after tomorrow." Wan Yan slanted and walked around the tent irritably.

"Then you'd better pray that this sandstorm stops quickly." In the corner of the tent, Du Tong Puhan slowly wiped his saber with a white veil.

He carefully examined the tiny gaps in the blade under the light of the oil lamp, and a faint regret rose to his heart. Even the sharp sword, after several days of fighting, was inevitably damaged.

If the knife is like this, how can people be worthy? Several of them were already tired and tired, and if it weren't for the belief that everyone had in their hearts, they would have fallen a long time ago.

Pukand put the knife back into its sheath, exhaled a long breath, and said, "Go to sleep." It's my turn to pick up your shift. ”

Wan Yan frowned, walked to the other side of the tent, unpacked his bags, and spread out the felt carpet.

The act of him sitting down alarmed those who were resting with their eyes closed. Gao Qingyi wrapped himself tightly in a thick purple cloak, opened his eyes slightly, and glanced at Yan Xianbao.

"Sorry to disturb you?"

"You're very noisy. Where can I think. Gao Qingyi muttered a few words and continued to close his eyes. He was a descendant of the Liao State, a very strategic man, familiar with everything here, and it was with him as a guide that their group barely bypassed the turbulence in the Sand River and came here.

This is a small flat wasteland, an isolated island in the middle of the Sand River. They originally planned to rest here for a night and finish treating Yan Zonghan's injuries, but that night there was a sandstorm, like a flood peak down the river, which instantly swallowed the desert island.

That's three days.

The sandstorm seems to be endless, and it will blow until the end of time. Before leaving, the old man in the village had mentioned to them that the sandstorms in the sand river were as short as one day and as long as a month. The only thing that can be thought of at this moment is that the progress of the pursuers should also be hindered by this sandstorm.

But now the biggest difficulty for them is not the sandstorm, but the water cut-off.

In order not to be overtaken by the enemy, they threw away all extra baggage, but not including drinking water. Unexpectedly, they encountered a group of Song rebel army (a rebel army spontaneously organized by the people), and after a fierce battle, although they completely annihilated each other, all the waterwheels were destroyed.