When Chu Tianya returned home in the evening, his mind kept reflecting the scene when he fought with Shi Liai today, with a smile on his face from time to time, and he felt a passion in his heart.

Men are aggressive creatures by nature. If you don't die in battle, you live in battle.

Sometimes he loves such an opponent, and Chu Tianya feels very enjoyable.

Today, the two of them "talked nonsense" fiercely in the city, and made a bet. In retrospect, the two of them conducted a rehearsal of the upcoming war, and they had a contest on paper from the overall situation to the details, from the subjective to the objective.

In such a contest, of course, there will be no real winner or loser. The end result is to inspire the fighting spirit of the two people!

It is conceivable that if there is really another war between Song and Jin, Chu Tianya and Shi Liai will do their best to defeat each other!

At this time, Chu Tianya also figured out one thing, Shi Liai personally went south to envoy Taiyuan, one of the main purposes may be to meet him Chu Tianya!

The art of war is cloudy, and only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. An important reason why Yan Zonghan lost after the last battle was the emergence of Chu Tianya, an unknown and unfamiliar uncertain factor. In the end, this uncertainty also changed the war and dominated the outcome of the war.

Wanyan Zonghan and Shi Li are in love, and they are unwilling to fall in the same place again. Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan agreed to Wanyan Daike and Zhu'er and the other three to infiltrate Qixingzhai to find Xiao Linglong and understand Chu Tianya; Shi Liai will also go south in person.

After all these years of fighting, the Jurchens have a thorough understanding of the officials and ministers and generals of the southern kingdom, but they don't know anything about Chu Tianya - they are about to fight this person again, and they can't help but be afraid!

"Clever enough!" Thinking of this, Chu Tianya had to praise Shi Liai!

In fact, Shi Liai, as the mastermind, personally served as an envoy and came to Taiyuan to carry out the impossible task of "recovering Taiyuan", which was originally more dangerous and not cost-effective at all. But he seemed to have expected that Chu Tianya would definitely appear at this time; So, here he came.

His purpose was achieved!

Tong Guò used the repeated confrontations of words and swords in the past two days, and Shi Liai must have some understanding of Chu Tianya. At the same time, Chu Tianya also had some understanding of Shi Liai. From his words, Chu Tianya also learned some important information - the Jin Kingdom must invade the south again!

However, whether they will follow the same route of march as last time is not certain.

After all, there are thousands of miles between the two countries, and Taiyuan is one of the important passages, but it is not the only route. Especially now that the Jin State has occupied most of Hebei east of Taihang, and Taiyuan has such a hard nail as Chu Tianya to drive here, and the passage of Taiyuan has become rugged and difficult. If you want to forcibly open up here, you will have to pay a huge price!

Chu Tianya fell into deep thought. While thinking back to his conversation with Shi Liai, he imagined himself as Wanyan Zonghan to consider the possible military actions that the Jin State might take in the future.

In the end, he came to an astonishing conclusion - this time Shi Liai's mission to Taiyuan was an outpost of the southern invasion of the Jin State. Whether or not Yan Zonghan will attack Taiyuan again depends on Shi Liai's report after he returns!

In other words, it is inevitable that the Jin State will start a war against the Great Song Dynasty again; However, it has not yet been determined whether to launch another attack on Taiyuan!

Chu Tianya had a stirring spirit in his heart, if the Jin Kingdom did not march from Taiyuan, where would it start? ――The answer is very clear, go directly from Hebei to the south!

They already have a large occupied area there, which will greatly shorten the distance of the attack. After being shot by Wanyan Zongwang from here last year, the defense line of the Great Song Dynasty collapsed for a while, not only did most of the fortifications collapse, but the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Central Plains was also on the verge of disappearing. On the contrary, because of a rare victory and Chu Tianya's rapid stubbornness, Taiyuan's combat power has been unprecedentedly strengthened and his fighting spirit is very high.

On one side is a defense line made of tofu, and on the other side is an impregnable fortress, and fools know how to choose and where to start!

If the Jin State invested a large number of troops in the Eastern Front battlefield east of Taihang and used overwhelming force to attack the killer again, a plain road without a natural barrier in the Central Plains of the Great Song Dynasty would indeed be difficult to resist. Then, it is very likely that the lightning cavalry of the Jin Kingdom will come to Tokyo again!

In this way, with Tokyo as the point, a front was opened to cut the east of the river, cutting off the connection between Taiyuan and Chu Tianya and the hinterland of the Central Plains; Then, not only will Tokyo lose a strong foreign aid, but at the same time, Taiyuan and Chu Tianya will also be isolated!

At this time, the Western Imperial Court of the Jin Kingdom in the north of Taiyuan sent troops south again to make dumplings against Taiyuan and Chu Tianya...... This trick is really poisonous!

"This trip to Taiyuan is really not in vain!" In the middle of the night, Chu Tianya slapped his forehead a few times, "If Jin Guo uses troops like this, then we will be really dangerous!" Shi Liai, Shi Liai, you damn old fox, actually seduced me to take the initiative to use the agitation method on you and let me gamble with you. Your purpose is nothing more than to make me focus on you and Wanyan Zonghan, staring at that bet, and waiting for the decisive battle when you invade the south! - When I get you to make dumplings, I'm going to give you these fucking ears! ”

"Someone!" Chu Tianya took the case.

"What does the lord command?" Two tiger guards entered the house.

"The two of you set off on a starry night, and one of you went to Qixingzhai to call Bai Xu to me!" Chu Tianya said, "The other went to Qingyun Castle to inquire about Jiao Wentong's envoy to the Western Xia Kingdom. ”

"Yes!" The two guards took the noo and set off immediately, and a moment later the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the house.

Chu Tianya breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the house to breathe, and came to the osmanthus tree.

"Shi Liai is indeed a ruthless character, and he keeps telling me. Fortunately, I have been doing criminal investigation work for so many years, and I don't understand anything else, but I am proficient in anti-criminal investigation methods that are strict in mouth and can lie and mislead others. Chu Tianya himself laughed, "Now Shi Liai must not have slept yet, thinking about what I said during the day, which sentence is true and which sentence is false." He was really bold, and he actually asked me if the imperial court and Chu Tianya would join forces to go on a northern expedition together--so I really think that if Jin Guo adopts the new tactic of 'making dumplings', he is indeed the most afraid that we will take the initiative to attack and end his northern lair! Offense is the best defense, and if I really go on a northern expedition, it will completely disrupt their military plans! ”

"Hehe, Shi Liai, you're right. If Chu Tianya was a reasonable person, he died with Taiyuan as early as last year. This time, I'm going to do something you didn't expect! My thoughts and tactics have already been told to you, that is, I will really go on the Northern Expedition! - Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway! ”

The next day, the rain stopped. Zhang Xiaochun invited Shi Liai to discuss the major affairs of diplomatic relations between the two countries again.

This time, Chu Tianya did not participate.

This is a meaningless discussion, it is impossible for the Great Song Dynasty to give Taiyuan away, and Jin Guo himself knows whether to go back or not. Zhang Xiaochun and Shi Liai are like two actors, knowing that the play is fake, but they still have to put on costumes and jump around on the stage.

Chu Tianya made a cameo appearance, and after a drama addiction, he was content and no longer interested. Acting is actually quite tiring, sitting under the stage and appreciating it, that's enjoyment.

Shi Liai didn't see Chu Tianya again in the hall, and he was quite disappointed. Zhang Xiaochun is a very old-fashioned and official-like person, and when talking to him, Shi Liai feels the same taste as chewing wax. Today's meeting still had no results, and when it came to the end, Shi Liai couldn't help but ask, "What about General Song?" ”

Zhang Xiaochun smiled, "He-he's gone to find the missing member of the mission for your envoy!" I'm busy, I'm so busy! ”

The officials and generals attending the meeting all laughed, but they didn't expect that the dignified Governor Zhang would also openly tell such a meat joke - what is Chu Tianya busy with? Someone warms the bed, what else can you do!

Shi Liai didn't know why, and looked at these officials and generals of the Southern Dynasty laughing inexplicably, and felt annoyed in his heart.

But he understood that Chu Tianya would not see him.

At this time, Shi Liai's heart felt a little dangerous: he didn't want to see me anymore, could it be because he had already learned from me what he wanted to know? …… However, I still have a lot of questions that I still don't understand, and I really want to see him again!

Shi Liai has a feeling of "losing half a move in chess". The more mysterious Chu Tianya was, the more uneasy he felt. He had never been like this - he wanted an enemy to appear before his eyes!

Chu Tianya ignored him, he was indeed busy.

The hospitable neighbor came to invite him to dinner and drink every day. It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Chu Tianya had to deal with them one by one. Zhang Xiaochun and his generals have no other specialties, and inviting guests to dinner and building relationships is an absolute strength. Although Chu Tianya is not interested in this set, they are also the object of cooperation, and they can't lose their face. So in the next two or three days, in addition to sleeping, Chu Tianya spent most of his time at the dinner table, eating at least seven or eight meals a day. He felt like he had gained weight.

That night, Bai Xu finally appeared.

Originally, Chu Tianya was in such a hurry, he should have appeared earlier. Counting the footsteps, he was at least a day and a night late.

Chu Tianya didn't ask him why, Bai Xu said himself-"Lord, I was left in Tianji Peak by Mr. Yelu Yanchen for three days and couldn't go down the mountain; The messenger sent by the lord could not be reported, so Xiaosheng was too late. ”

Chu Tianya was not angry, but was overjoyed, "Could it be that Yelu Yanchen has already sharpened the barrel of the gun?" ”

"The lord is wise!" Bai Xu smiled comfortably, "These three days and three nights are really not in vain. Yelu Yanchen is amazing! He's a genius! He had the idea of sharpening the barrel with a new process, and it really worked! Before going down the mountain, Xiao Sheng personally tried it once, and the barrel was ...... As the lord said, it can really inspire a powerful iron bullet that pierces through the thick plank! ”