From the moment Xue Bi walked into the lobby, Huang Zong saw that this madness was not pleasing to the eye. Now seeing that Xue Bi admires the Protector Army so much, although he is happy in his heart, he still wants to embarrass Xue Bi a little, so he deliberately asked, "The Protector Army is less than 50,000." Zong Han is a Jurchen military god, who has experienced a hundred battles without a single defeat, and has a 300,000 army surging forward. With six times the military strength, even if the Protector Army goes all out, the victory or defeat is between the two sides. Why did Zongdao think that our army would win? Don't be a fool of yourself. The Western Han Dynasty has a saying that those who face the scorn should be beheaded. ”

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was defeated by the Xiongnu Shan Yu Maodun, and only escaped by Chen Ping's strategy. After Liu Bang's death, when Mao Dun sent people to mourn Liu Bang, he spoke out and teased Empress Lu. The fierce general Fan Hao said to Empress Lu, "The minister is willing to ask 100,000 horsemen to crisscross the Huns." And Ji Bu bluntly said to Empress Lu, "Fan Hao can be beheaded." "Let Fan Hao not get off the stage at all.

Liu Bang's army of 300,000 was no match for Maodun. Fan Xu, a brave man, dared to sweep the Huns in vain, which is a typical braggart and bold words. Just to make the boss listen comfortably, regardless of whether he can do it or not. Yuan Chonghuan was the Fan of the Ming Dynasty, and he proudly spoke in front of the emperor for five years. As a result, he was beaten to the city of Beijing by the Jurchen army, and he was imprisoned and died.

But Xue Bi said disapprehantly, "Lord Huang's ability to manage politics is extremely admired. But the ruler is short, and the inch is long. Lord Huang is a little unclear in terms of military strategy. ”

Huang Zong saw that Xue Bi still dared to speak out, and immediately sneered, "Huang is indeed not good at strategizing. Please also ask for more advice. ”

Xue Bi said loudly, "Lord Huang, although Zong Han has a large number of people, he is old and has lost his sharpness. Most of the generals under his command are veterans and have rich battlefield experience, but they are also the same as coach Zong Han, only twilight and no sharpness. There is nothing to be afraid of. Yue Shuai defeated Yinshu Ke in Qingshui Town, of course, because the Beiwei army could fight well. But if Yinshu can be twenty years younger, I don't think Yue Shuai may be able to win. ”

When Yue Fei heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Not bad." Silversmithing can indeed be a Jurchen famous general. In that battle, he fought too cautiously at first, and then he was eager to win, but he fought too risky. But to be honest, that battle was the hardest battle since the formation of the Beiwei Army. It's a fluke to win. ”

Xue Bi shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as luck on the battlefield. Yue Shuai was too modest. Speaking of this, Xue Bi turned his head to Huang Zong and continued, "The two armies are fighting, and the momentum is superior. But momentum alone is not enough to defeat the enemy. The key is to look at the comparison of strength. But Zong Han has now made the mistake of Yinshuke again. Now he has 300,000 troops, but his troops are divided into four routes. All the way to Kaidefu, all the way to Huazhou, all the way to cross the river, but his Chinese army was in Jiyuan, Mengzhou, and was encircling and suppressing the Taihang Mountain Righteous Army. It is rumored that Zong Han and Xi Yin are at odds, and perhaps the decision to divide the army was made by Yan Xi Yin. But no matter what, now Zhulu is no more than 10,000 Jurchen iron horsemen and 30,000 servant troops. If our army presses with all its strength and quickly defeats the Shagu Quality, we will be able to hold the south bank of the Yellow River. Although the Jurchen army had hundreds of thousands of troops, they could not cross the river by boat, and they could not do anything. The reason why the Yellow River defense line could not be held two years ago was because the generals were cowardly, and the Jurchen soldiers had already abandoned the camp and fled before they crossed the river. However, under the supervision of the commander, the Yellow River defense line was as safe as Mount Tai. ”

Xue Bi pointed in the direction of Taihang Mountain with his hand, and said in a high-spirited manner, "As long as the Shagu Mass Department is defeated, our army can cross the river and go north." The Taixing Righteous Army scratched its back, resisted its front with the Protector Army, and fought its side with the Bianliang Army, although the army of Zong Han was strong, it was powerless. ”

When Zong Ze heard this, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Well said. Defeated the sand paleomass, crossed the river and headed north. Zongdao is not only strategic, but also courageous. Nowadays, most of the courtiers are passable, and they only want to hold the current city, and they don't want to restore the fallen city at all. Xue Zongdao, a scholar like you, it would be nice if there were three more thousand more in the court. ”

Xue Bi bowed to Zong Ze and said pointedly, "Zong Shuai, if the hilt of a sharp sword is rotten, no matter how sharp the blade is, it is useless. If the commander of an army is mediocre, no matter how brave and good the soldiers are, they will not escape the danger of destruction. Nowadays, our dynasty lacks scholars who dare to speak, ministers who dare to fight, and a king who dares to fight. According to Xue, although the Long Live Lord is skilled in bowing and horses, he is afraid of gold like a tiger, and he really can't be relied on. ”

"Bold and wild!" Chen Quan saw that Xue Bi dared to slander the saint, so he immediately drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted, "You are just a white-clothed showman, and you dare to speak without a word, do you know that although I can't help but speak, I am also guilty of crimes?" ”

Xue Bi said with a long smile, "If you do it, the minister will say it." If the king can abandon the peoples, the people will abandon the king. After Long Live Lord ascended the throne, he blindly moved south, and now he demoted the Zong Shuai to Luoyang, and what he did was completely to open the way for the Jin people. Although Xue is a scholar, he can't see a cowardly king. What did General Chen mean by drawing his sword? Xue is willing to test your sword with neck blood. ”

The long sword in Chen Qu's hand was already pointing at Xue Bi's chest, but he didn't dare to really make a move. Because in this hall, it is Zong Ze who is in charge. Zong Ze coughed and said slowly, "Chen Qu, put away the sword." Zongdao is not our enemy. Our enemy is Sha Gu, Zonghan, and the Jurchen Iron Horseman. At the moment of the great enemy, if the Song people are still killing each other, the splendid rivers and mountains will eventually become the pasture of the Jurchens. ”

Chen Quan glared at Xue Bi fiercely before retreating to the side. Zong Ze glanced at Xue Bi, who was dressed like snow, and sighed. "Zongdao, who is the son of man, dare not speak of his father. Those who are ministers dare not speak out. Zongdao is really a great talent, and his words have removed most of my illness. But I don't dare to use the sect. ”

Yue Fei took a step forward and said to Zong Ze, "Zong Shuai, although Zongdao's words are excessive, they are also reasonable. Now that our army is about to fight the Jin soldiers, how can a strategist like Zong Dao turn him away! ”

"In that case, then let Zongdao be a staff officer in your Protector Army." Zong Ze looked at Xue Bi with a smile. "Zongdao, would you like to join the Protector Army?"

Xue Bi said those words just now, and he already foresaw that he would be kicked out of the lobby. Unexpectedly, Yue Fei actually spoke for himself, and Zong Ze also sent himself to Yue Fei's army, and immediately hugged his fists and said to Zong Ze, "Thank you Zong Shuai for being magnanimous." Then he hugged his fists and said to Yue Fei, "Being able to be a pawn under General Yue's account, Xue's wish is enough." ”

Yue Fei said with a smile, "With the great talent of the sect, it would be a pity to be a pawn. Since Zong Shuai has already arranged for you to be a staff officer, of course Yue Fei can't disobey Zong Shuai's wishes. Let's let Zongdao be the staff officer of the Protector Army. ”

Xue Bi knew that his talent was in military strategy, so he no longer shirked and immediately accepted the position of staff officer. He walked up to Huang Zong and pleaded guilty. Although Huang Zong still can't get used to Xue Bi, now that he has become a colleague, of course he can't be blindly vindictive. So I also reconciled with Xue Biyan.

I don't know if Yue Fei's arrival dispersed the depression in Zong Ze's heart, or Xue Bi's words enlightened Zong Ze's worries, or if the heat clearing and fire reduction prescription prescribed by Doctor Pang was really effective, anyway, when it came to dinner at night, Zong Ze already had a great appetite and ate two large bowls of rice in a row.

Seeing that Zong Ze's complexion had improved, the generals of the rebel army couldn't help but have more confidence in the battle. Although Zong Ze is only a scholar, if you talk about martial arts, you can't beat a soldier, but Zong Ze is the courage of these hundreds of thousands of righteous soldiers. Without Zong Ze, hundreds of thousands of troops would have collapsed in an instant.

After dinner, the rebel generals led their own soldiers back to the camp. But outside the lobby, Ji Qian and Cao Cheng had a quarrel. It turned out that Hua Ruyu, as the deputy commander of the cavalry division, of course also had the qualifications to dine with Zong Ze.

In the entire lobby, there are only two female generals, Hua Ruyu and Yizhangqing. When Zong Ze heard that Hua Ruyu was a descendant of Mulan, he couldn't help but praise, "Women heroes, not diminished are ancestors' heroes." ”

Cao Cheng said disappreciatively. "Fighting on the battlefield is a man's business. Letting a woman go to the battlefield is really a shame for the men of the world. The warriors in our army are all men, and women are only worthy of cooking and having children in the rear army. Mrs. Zhang, I don't mean you. ”

Mrs. Zhang is a young man. Since you don't talk about a zhang of green, of course, it means that flowers are like jade. Hua Ruyu was a heroic person, so angry that she raised her eyebrows, and almost competed with Cao Cheng on the spot. But he was drunk by Zong Ze. Zong Ze understood that Cao Cheng was arrogant, before Yue Fei arrived, he was the most powerful rebel army under his command, but now he was just a little jealous of Yue Fei's military might, so he deliberately ridiculed him.

Hua Ruyu didn't get angry on the spot, it was for Zong Ze's sake. But Ji Qian couldn't swallow this breath. He saw Cao Cheng leading his soldiers out of the lobby and immediately chased him out. asked Cao Cheng to apologize to Hua Ruyu and be humble.

Of course, Cao Cheng couldn't apologize to Hua Ruyu. Instead, he ridiculed Ji Qian for being hungry and choosing food, and actually married a woman like a man as his wife. Cao Cheng smiled, "Ji Dabeard, I have also heard of your prestige. But I didn't expect your vision to be so unbearable. Why don't you come to my army, and I'll send you ten beautiful women as wives. What do you think? ”

"I see your grandmother's size." Ji Qian was so angry with Cao Cheng that she immediately punched Cao Cheng's face, ready to hit a peach blossom with a face full of peach blossoms.

Cao Cheng did not dodge Ji Qian's fist, but showed sympathy in his eyes. And one of the generals next to him stepped out, and also punched out, touching Ji Qian's fist.

This man is seven feet tall, with thick joints, and he is extremely well-proportioned. The face of the Chinese character, the eyes of the red phoenix, and a pair of sword-like eyebrows. When he didn't make a move, he was inconspicuous. But as soon as he made a move, it was like a sharp sword out of its sheath, and that peerless momentum compared all the generals around him.

Although Ji Qian is not good at foot combat, she has followed Yue Fei for a few years, and has been abused by Yue Fei countless times, so she naturally knows what a master is. Yue Fei is a master. Wang Yan is a master. But Cao Cheng's personal general is also a master.

However, Ji Qian has always fought hard and attacked, and she didn't know what it was to retreat. Seeing this, he immediately gritted his teeth and exerted his strength. The two fists collided in one place, and only a gurgling sound was heard. Ji Qian's fist was not shattered, but her arm was dislocated. Ji Qian screamed in pain, and the sweat on her face suddenly came down.

Hua Ruyu saw Ji Qian's arm hanging down loosely, and thought that she was seriously injured, so she immediately wanted to rush up and fight with this general. was grabbed by Ji Qian with her other hand. "Don't go up, girl. This man has shown mercy. If he really wanted to destroy me, my fist would have shattered. ”