"Xuanfu Xianggong, didn't you say that the two Xing armies also went south together? Why can't you see Yang Jingluo? Yao Pingzhong asked after sitting down next to Xu Wei.

"Oh, Yang Shuai and settled the soldiers and horses in Chengcheng, but he couldn't go along." Wu Jue said casually.

"I see, after Xuanfu Xianggong led the main force to the north that day, he heard that Yang Jingluo led the army to attack Danzhou for a long time, but the military order was like a mountain, otherwise he should be aided." Yao Pingzhong said with a smile.

The upper and lower officials were seated, and the seats were full of local Shaanxi food, which was not unusual. It's just that someone noticed that there were two tables full of dishes, but there was not a pot of wine, why, eat vegetarian rice? Wu Jue asked with this, Yao Pingzhong smiled and said: "It is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol during the battle, this is an iron law, Xuanfu Xianggong does not speak, how dare Pingzhong make a mistake?" ”

Most of the people here are generals with troops, and they are used to being rough, who is not good at drinking two sips on weekdays? Hearing this, they all turned their eyes to Xu Wei, hoping that he would nod his head and everyone would have a good drink. It is a happy event, and Zijin Tiger does not want to sweep everyone's interest, so he said generously: "Let's go, serve wine, and drink with you today!" A drunk...... If, it's still point-to-point. ”

"Haha!" The crowd laughed, and after a while, a soldier came in with a jar of wine.

Wu Jue slapped the table and said loudly: "Come on, come on, I'll taste it first, I haven't been drunk for a few months, and I'm really panicking." Yao Jingluo, I hope you don't disappoint me with this wine! ”

Yao Pingzhong personally lifted a jar and said confidently: "Staff officer, just rest assured, if you say that this wine is not good, you will pour it on my face!" ”

At the moment, everyone was happy, all full of cups and bowls, Yao Pingzhong was the landlord, first raised the lamp and got up, this opening remark has never been easy to say, he held the wine bowl a few times, and then said: "Today's wine is not a celebration, but the Xuanfu Prime Minister and the chief officials and colleagues are working hard, and the right should be picked up and washed away!" Come on, come on, first represent the Xihe Shuaisi and the others, salute Xu Xuanfu for a cup, He Lianzhan Lianjie, and regain the lost ground! ”

All the generals in Xihe cheered, and they all raised their glasses and stood up to pay tribute to Xu Wei. The latter picked up the wine bowl and said loudly: "Xiyan, you have already paid tribute to this bowl of wine." When Yan'an is pacified, Shaanxi is recovered, and the commanders of all roads are guarding and collecting troops, it is not too late. This bowl can be regarded as this handsome tribute to all the Xihe brothers, with you and others seizing the Guanqiao and cutting off the Yellow River, the army of all roads can fight calmly in northern Shaanxi. This is the first work of Shaanxi, when pushing the Xihe, yes and no? ”

"Yes!" Everyone present shouted.

"Should the Xihe generals drink this bowl of wine?" Xu Wei asked again.

"Yes!" Everyone roared in response, Xu Wei stretched out the bowl, laughing and not saying a word. Yao Pingzhong shook his head, and then nodded frequently: "If you want to say that Xu Xuanfu should be the commander-in-chief of our Western Army, how decent is it to listen to Xianggong's words?" Let's go, Xihe civil and military have listened to it, do it! ”

"!" The generals roared, took the bowl and drank it all, and after drinking, they all exhaled happily. Yao Pingzhong was so busy that he personally added wine to everyone, didn't say anything, and made three bowls first.

"Come, Xianggong, this time it should be humble, right?" Yao Pingzhong raised the bowl and smiled.

Xu Wei waved his hand again and again: "Steady for a while, steady for a while, I haven't eaten lunch this time, I have an empty stomach, three bowls of belly, all of them are on the head, wait for me to eat a few chopsticks dishes, and then fight with you!" ”

Yao Pingzhong was not reluctant, taking advantage of this gap, he asked: "By the way, Xuanfu Xianggong, how did you hear that the party members still came to insert a lever?" ”

Xu Wei didn't answer, there was a person on the other side of his finger, and all the generals didn't understand what he meant, only to see that the person was also upright, and he took the bowl straight, respectfully Quartet, neither humble nor arrogant: "Fellow comrades, under Li Shifu, the cursive word Junxi, meet for the first time, do it first as respect!" After finishing speaking, he drank it all, without dragging mud and water at all.

Everyone applauded, but they didn't know where he came from, they just looked at him dressed as a party member. Guan Shigu, the deputy marshal of Xihe, took advantage of the time to add wine to him and asked, "This brother is a member of the party?" ”

"Exactly." Li Shifu replied.

"But I don't know which department?" Guan Shigu asked again. The Great Song Dynasty "opened the Xihe River" and crusaded against the Western Xia, which lasted for nearly 30 years, and the Xihe Army has always been the main force, so the Xihe generals are very familiar with the party. Among the party members, the Tuoba clan was once given "Li" by the Son of Heaven in the Tang Dynasty, and by the time of the Song Dynasty, it had been divided into many branches, so Deputy Marshal Guan had this question.

"Suwei Lee." Li Shifu replied.

As soon as he heard this, the generals of the Xihe River were impressed by him, the Suwei Nine Clans are the big party clans, and the Li family has been hereditary since the Tang Dynasty "Suwei Nine Clans are all patrol envoys", in the Western Army, although they are not as good as the Zhe family, they are also quite famous.

Yao Bilong interjected at this time: "I don't know who Li Yongqi was under the pacification envoy in the past years? "Li Yongqi used to be an important general of the Yan Shuai Division, and later it was said that he followed Zhang Shen to surrender Jin, Mo said that Li Shifu was the general of the Western Army's attack on Yan'an?

Li Shifu's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "It's my father." ”

He's dead? Yao Pingzhong stared at his younger brother, how could he ask?

Seeing this, Ma Kuo explained for Li Shifu: "You don't know that when Zhang reversed the gold, many of his subordinates were coerced, and the Li father and son were among them. But over the years, has been missing the return, two years ago, Li Gong and Jun Xi had conspired to return to the Song Dynasty, Xuanfu Xianggong also instructed Huanqing Liu Jingluo to respond. It's just that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the incident was leaked and failed, and Li Gongyongqi was unfortunately killed. Jun Xi only took twenty-six horsemen to Western Xia and asked the Xia lord to borrow troops for revenge. ”

When the Hexi River generals heard this, they couldn't help but look at him again. The revenge of killing his father is not shared, Li Shifu only rode twenty-six horses to the summer, and still wanted to borrow soldiers to take revenge, but he was an iron man!

"Lord Xia easily refused, gave three thousand fine horses, ordered him to level Jukou, Jun Xi succeeded in a battle, captured the enemy chieftain alive, and Lord Xia was overjoyed, and raised 200,000 troops to help him attack gold and take revenge!" Ma Kuo said this, pausing deliberately.

The faces of the generals of Xihe have changed! Two hundred thousand! Squeeze out the water, there are always sixty or seventy thousand! In previous years, when we fought with the party members, it must be a major battle, and Lord Xia would invest so many troops. This time, although there is an excuse to avenge the Li family, I am afraid that it is not so simple!

Although these people knew that the thrill had been reached, they still couldn't help pinching their cold sweats, eager to know what was going to happen.

"But when the Xia army entered Yan'an, our army was already under the city. In fact, the Xia army came here, first, to avenge the Li family, and secondly, to seize Yanyan. Ma sent an envoy to the summer camp under the decree of the Prime Minister of Xuanfu Gongjun, and with the help of Jun Xi, he said that Xia Shuai Wang Shu retreated. However, Jun Xiben's loyal heart broke away from the Xia army and led his troops back to the country. In the battle of Yan'an, he made a lot of achievements! ”

After listening to such a story, Xihe General Zuo admired everything! Yao Pingzhong personally held the bowl, and said: "For your righteous return to the country, for your loyalty, I will respect you!" ”

"It's a matter of duty." Li Shifu said indifferently, and the two drank opposite each other.

Guan Shigu waited for him to sit down and said, "I don't know if Your Excellency can take revenge?" ”

Li Shifu sighed when he heard this: "Lai Xuanfu was sheltered by the Prime Minister, and the Western Army broke through the eastern city. In the past, the master who murdered my father caused Zhang Jun and many other minions to be arrested. Zhang Jun was beheaded in the city, and Su Changliuzhong, the two thieves who led the army to kill my parents, brothers and nephews, were cut open and dug out by me to sacrifice the heroic spirit! ”

"Why sigh when you have a great revenge?" Yao Pingzhong wondered.

"Although the family feud has to be avenged, when will the national shame snow? I want Zhang Jun and other thieves, but it's just a Jurchen flying eagle and a dog, and it's not enough to kill them. Li Shifu said.

When they heard this, they were all amazed! What a loyal man!

After talking for a while, Xu Wei asked about the situation in Tongzhou. Yao Pingzhong reported that Yelu Ma Wu had assembled troops on the east bank of the Yellow River and was actively preparing ships, but he had never forced a crossing, or even crossed the pontoon bridge. Since the Jin army of Tongzhou was locked in the city, they struggled several times, but they were all killed and returned by Wu Lan, Li Cheng, Liang Xing and others. In the past month, there has been no movement, and it seems that the strength is exhausted.

"Xianggong, since Qin Feng and Yongxing's two armies are going south, why don't you gather troops to break through Tongzhou? Save yourself from being an eyesore here! Yao Pingzhong suggested.

Xu Wei was silent for a while, and then asked, "How long has Tongzhou been locked?" ”

Wu Jue thought about it and replied, "It's more than four months." ”

The next day, Xu Wei went to Fengyi County, Tongzhou Prefecture, summoned Wu Lan and other generals, and after inquiring about the situation in detail, he ordered Yang Yan and Zhang Xian to lead the army south, and summoned Yang Zaixing and Li Chengwei to lead the cavalry, and the ten thousand troops gathered outside the city of Tongzhou, ready to pull out the last nail on the Guanzhong Plain.

Before the war, Xu Wei still "repeated the old tricks" and persuaded him to surrender in the city. Of course, he knew that Tongzhou controlled the huge defense of the Guanhe River, and Han Chang would definitely not send a passer-by A and B to sit in the town, and persuasion to surrender was just a "routine", and the siege was inevitable.

However, although the city of Tongzhou has also been renovated, it cannot be compared with the fortified city of Yan'an, and it has been under siege for more than four months, so it is obviously much easier to fight it.

At present, the two armies of Qin Feng and Yongxing are going south, with more than 30,000 people, Yao Ping Zhongxi River Army also has more than 30,000 troops, Wu Lan, Li Cheng, Liang Xing and other generals have 10,000 troops, and more than 10,000 soldiers from Qin Longyi Yongxiang Township, Yang Zaixing and Li Chengwei generals lead more than 10,000 cavalry, a total of 100,000 cavalry, and suppress Tongzhou.

Yao Pingzhong's Xihe army had not fought for a long time, and it was unbearable to be lonely, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to attack and promised to break the city within a time limit. Xu Weijia promised to launch an attack on 16 November.

15th, morning.

The weather was gloomy and the wind was gusting, and the Song army units outside the city of Tongzhou were busy dismantling some of the obstacles to make room for the besieging troops. Looking at the head of the city of Tongzhou from afar, because it is a flat head wall, there are not a few enemy soldiers in sight. Only one military flag fluttered in front of the tower, looking weak.

Liang Xing, the commander of the Yongxing Shuai Division, was commanding the soldiers to remove the antlers and reject the horses, fill in the pit, and suddenly saw the suspension bridge in the west city of Tongzhou slowly descending, and then the city gate was opened, and several horsemen slowly walked out. Prior to this, the defenders of Tongzhou had gone out of the city many times to attack and break through, but they were all killed, and now although Liang Xing only saw four or five horsemen, he did not dare to be careless, and ordered the troops to temporarily stop operations.

I didn't know whether the horses were deliberate or what, they walked very slowly, five or six hundred paces away, and they rode their horses and walked for a soak of urine. Finally, surrounded by the bows and arrows of the Yongxing Army, it stopped behind the obstacle belt.

Liang Xing saw that the five horsemen, the yellow horses were thin, and they were all like sick seedlings. The horse was so thin that he could count his ribs, and the knight's face was full of two pits, as if he hadn't eaten for days.

"What are you doing when you go out of town?" Liang Xing shouted as he stood on a low wall.

The other party was the leader, arched his hands from afar, and replied weakly: "Brother Lao, I am the general of the same state, and I ask to see Xu Xuanfu." ”

Liang Xing heard that he was out of breath, and he was panting when he spoke, and looked at a few shapes, expecting that there must be no food in the city. Then he smiled and said: "What a big breath, Xu Xuanfu is I can't see it easily, how old are you?" Tell me what you have to say! ”

The other party did not delay, took something from the saddle, and raised it with all his might: "The head of the governor of Tongzhou is here, so it is a vote, it can be seen that Xu Xuanfu?" ”

As soon as Liang Xing heard this, he jumped down from the low wall, ran forward for a while, and asked loudly, "Is it really the governor of Tongzhou?" ”

"There is no falsehood! I have killed Zhizhou and decided to open the city and return to obedience, and I am entrusted by the brothers in the city to come to see Xu Xuanfu and ask for sin! The more he spoke, the more painful it became, and when he had finished speaking, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse.

Liang Xing hesitated slightly, thinking that if this was the case, it would save trouble. The other party only had five horsemen, and he was not afraid that he would be deceitful, so he ordered the soldiers to let him go, personally led a number of soldiers and horses to escort them, and hugged the five people to the west camp.

When he arrived at the camp, he saw Wu Lan, and after asking about the situation, Wu Tangqing took five people and hurried to Dongying, where Xu Wei was. At that time, Xu Wei was writing a report to the Xuanfu Disposal Department in Mianzhou, and when he heard that Wu Lan was coming, he was ordered to enter the account.

"Xianggong." Wu Lan hurriedly walked into the tent.

Seeing that he was a little out of breath, Xu Wei frowned and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Good thing! Don't fight in the same state! The corners of Wu Lan's mouth lifted and he smiled.

Xu Wei frowned, put down the pen and turned out of the desk, and asked, "What's the matter?" Say. ”

"Just now, a number of horsemen came out of the city, said that they had killed the guards, sacrificed their heads to the tent, and expressed their willingness to open the city and surrender!" Wu Xuan said very quickly.

When Xu Wei heard this, he was surprised and delighted: "Where is the head?" ”

Wu Lan didn't answer, only shouted out: "Bring it in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the curtain of the tent was lifted, and four guards hugged one person into the tent. Xu Wei couldn't tell his age for a while, he only felt that the person who came had a yellow face and thin muscles, his eyes were blank, and his beard was like hay, completely lifeless. Carrying a burden in his hand, he was still dripping blood, and after entering the account, he supported his knees with one hand and slowly knelt up, as if he was struggling.

Xu Wei looked at it for a long time and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The villain is the commander of the Guangwu Army, serving as the four walls of the same state, and his surname is Ning Mingchao." The man bowed his head and replied.

"What are you doing here? What is in your hand? Xu Wei asked again.

"Entrusted by the brothers in the city, I came to ask Xu Xuanfu for leniency. The mention in his hand is the head of the governor of the same state. Ning Chao said.

Xu Wei noticed that the beads of sweat were rolling on his forehead and his face turned pale, so he ordered the soldiers to help him up, and poured a bowl of hot water from the tent for him. Ning Chao thanked him and drank it cleanly.

Wu Ling whispered a few words in Xuanfu Xianggong's ear, and then came up with the burden and took a look, it was indeed a human head! Not long after I thought about it, the color had not changed much, the blood had clotted at the broken place, but the hair was intact, and the mouth was slightly open, showing that he was extremely shocked when he was beheaded.

This head, bald at the top, with braids on both sides, and a gold ring hanging from its left ear. Anyone who has fought a few battles with the Jin army knows that among the Jurchens, anyone who has a gold ring in his ear must not be low-level, anyway, Meng'an Mouke said above.

Looking at this guy's face, it is estimated that he is in his early thirties, Xu Wei looked at it for a moment and asked, "This person's name?" ”

"This is the son of the Jurchen general Wanyan Lousu, and the living woman of Wanyan." Ning Chao replied.

Xu Wei couldn't help but change color! The son of Lou Su? Live girl?

Xu Wei still has some impressions, but he never expected to "meet" in this situation. Lou Su, that is a famous general of the Jin camp, the first invasion of Shaanxi by the Jin army, is led by him. Lou Su's son, naturally it shouldn't be a pustule, otherwise Han Chang wouldn't have used him to sit in Tongzhou, but how could he end up like this?

When he asked this question, Ning Chao sighed before he spoke: "I'm afraid that Xuanfu Xianggong doesn't know, since the Western Army locked the city, Tongzhou City has been sitting on empty mountains and eating for only three months, the grain has been eaten, the people have robbed it all, there are no cows, horses, mules and donkeys left, and even the bones have been chewed up." In the end, I really couldn't help it, I ate leather and horse feed, and it didn't last for ten days, and I ate everything I could eat! Xuanfu Prime Minister voted to surrender in the book city, and when we saw that we were poor, we persuaded the living women to sacrifice the city. But he insisted on not allowing it, and also killed the person who spoke into the mouth, and we knew that we would not live, so we led the army to force the state government, killed and dispersed the living female guards, stabbed them in the hall, and beheaded them to offer. ”

"Then the Jurchen army in the city is also willing to rest?" Wu Lan questioned.

"There is no Jurchen army, only 200 female guards are alive. The others are all the signing army and the Khitan army. When we started, the Khitans watched from the sidelines and did not intervene. Ning Chao drank the hot water, and his face was better.

Xu Wei and Wu Xuan couldn't help but sigh when they heard it. If you want to come to a living girl, she can be regarded as a general, who knows where her head is different?

"If I don't wait any longer, I'm afraid that people in the city will be cannibalistic! The villain came here for the sake of enlightenment, and later, the defenders of the city went out of the city to abandon their weapons and listen to the minister's disposal. But ask for a little, even if I die, let me wait to be a full ghost! Ning Chao said and knelt down again.

Xu Wei saw that he was talking, he was not flustered, and even calm. It is conceivable that the other party should not be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. But he was able to stab the commander and behead him, is hunger more terrifying than death?

glanced at the head of the living girl again, ordered him to take it out of the tent, personally stepped forward to help Ning Chao, and said solemnly: "If you surrender in Kaicheng, you will avoid fighting, and the commander promises not to kill in vain." ”

On the same day, the defenders of Tongzhou opened the city, abandoned their weapons, and surrendered. What appeared in front of the officers and men of the Western Army was a lifeless and disengaged army. From the officers to the non-commissioned officers, they all hung their heads and helped each other out. Those who followed were the people of the same state who were even worse than them. More to stay in the city, because you can't walk at all!

Xu Wei kept his promise, did not kill a single person in vain, and allocated food to help the troops and people. For the beautiful girl, Xu Wei still showed a certain demeanor, found his body, cooperated with the head, wrapped it in a straw mat, and dug a pit and buried it outside the city.

In the same state, there is no trace of the Jin army on the Guanzhong Plain. It is the whole of Shaanxi, and only Yan'an Dongcheng remains. It can be said that at this point, the battle to recover Shaanxi has basically ended. Just wait for the fall of Yan'an Dongcheng, Shaanxi, which has been divided for more than ten years, and the whole territory will be recovered.