"Oh? Let him in, then. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zhao Guangyi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said.

After a while, Cao Wei was brought in, because he had traveled more than a thousand miles in one breath and couldn't take care of rest, Cao Wei's face was very haggard at this time, his face and hands were full of chilblains, and he looked very weak.

It was the position of Cao Bin, the Duke of Lu, but as one of the four route armies, he had already gone to the Northern Expedition, otherwise if he saw his son here, he would be distressed to death.

As we all know, Cao Bin, the Duke of Lu, is a well-known protector.

Zhao Guangyi's expression was slightly unnatural for a moment, and he quickly turned around, asked the eunuch to pour Cao Wei a cup of hot tea, and said, "Cao Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are already so old." ”

Cao Wei hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, the minister has now grown up and can go into battle to kill the enemy, and he is willing to smear the emperor's liver and brain, and then die." ”

"Okay." Zhao Guangyi laughed, seemed to be very satisfied with Cao Wei, and then asked, "You are in such a hurry to see me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Cao Wei took a heavy breath, and immediately told all the recent situation of the army on the Western Road, including the fact that Mi Dechao had rushed to Yunzhou, Zhao Gu had only 1,000 people left behind in Shuozhou City, and his attack outside Shuozhou City, all of which were told as they were.

At the end, Cao Wei said: "Your Majesty, judging from the number of the vanguard troops of the Liao army encountered by the ministers that day, the Liao army has at least 20,000 people, while Zhao has only 1,000 soldiers there. ”

When Zhao Guangyi heard this, he was immediately anxious, and he was about to send troops to help, but Zhang Qixian, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers don't believe in Zhuozhou Guhou, it's really ...... With 1,000 people against 20,000 people, no matter how smart Zhuozhou Guhou is, I am afraid it will be difficult to reverse the defeat! ”

"What do you mean by Aiqing?" Zhao Guangyi hurriedly asked.

Zhang Qixian said: "The minister thinks ...... Shuozhou City is afraid that it has been lost! ”

"What!" Zhao Guangyi sat up from the dragon chair all of a sudden, and then went down again, with a frustrated face.

"Yes, with 1,000 people against 20,000, seven days have passed, where can Zhao Gu be able to hold it. Once Shuozhou City is lost, the army on the West Road will have no food and grass supply, and I am afraid that it will be impossible to escape the end of destruction. Zhao Guangyi muttered.

Zhang Qixian followed: "The emperor is reasonable, so the minister suggests that the army be withdrawn!" ”

Withdrawal?

The ministers of the palace were all shocked, why was it that it had just been less than a month since the Northern Expedition, and they were about to withdraw their troops?

Zhao Guangyi was also puzzled, and asked: "Aiqing has something to say, just say it all, I'm dying." ”

Zhang Qixian nodded: "Your Majesty, if Shuozhou City is lost, the army of the Western Road will definitely be wiped out, then Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yunzhou will all fall into the hands of the Liao State again, so what's the point of us taking the other thirteen states?" These thirteen states and Shuozhou and other three states are now close, which is conducive to the Liao army to send troops to attack, but it is far away from our Great Song Dynasty, it is difficult for our army to station a large number of soldiers there, and there is no important pass between the sixteen states, the defense is inconvenient, and the attack is weak, sooner or later the Liao State will have to be taken away, it is better to withdraw the army immediately now, and preserve the strength. ”

Listening to his words, all the ministers nodded, and even some civilian officials who did not understand military affairs knew that his words were very reasonable.

Although Zhao Guangyi's military talent is not as good as that of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, in the end, he has been marching and fighting for many years, and he once personally led the Northern Expedition of the army, so he still understands some military affairs, as soon as he heard Zhang Qixian's words, he knew that Zhang Qixian was not wrong.

"That'...... Just withdraw ....... At that moment, Zhao Guangyi was ready to do what Zhang Qixian said, but he didn't want Cao Wei to interrupt him at this time.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Marquis Zhao will definitely be able to defend Shuozhou City."

Everyone was shocked, and a touch of joy appeared on Zhao Guangyi's face, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Nephew Cao Weixian, why are you so sure? What did Zhao Gu tell me? ”

Cao Wei shook his head: "No, the minister just thinks that Marquis Zhao should not die in battle like this, so he will definitely defend Shuozhou City until the Great Song Dynasty recovers the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." ”

This.......

Zhao Guangyi thought he knew something, but it turned out that he only said this because he trusted Zhao Gu very much.

But after thinking about it, Zhao Guangyi also felt that Zhao Gu should not have died on the battlefield like this, and for some reason, he actually believed Cao Wei's absurd reason.

"What do you think?" Zhao Guangyi then asked.

Zhang Qixian said: "According to the meaning of the little grandfather, you will also send troops to rescue Shuozhou City?" But what if the Liao army ambushes in the middle of the road, wouldn't it be sent to death? ”

"I don't think so." Li Fu also stood up and said, "Have you forgotten what caused Zhao Gu when he formulated the Northern Expedition plan? ”

Cao Wei replied: "It's the weather." ”

"That's right."

Li Fu said: "The bitter cold of Liao, this year there has been heavy snowfall, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and I don't know how many people have froze to death, but our Great Song Dynasty has many generals, sufficient grain and grass, and greenhouses can provide a steady stream of food, if they want to compare with us, we will definitely be able to defeat them." So I conclude that Liao must be more worried than we are, so is it too early to talk about withdrawing troops? ”

"As for the ambush that Lord Zhang said, not to mention that we are blooming everywhere in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the four armies are attacking at the same time, their men and horses may not be enough, so how can we arrange an ambush with troops?"

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if they really have ambush soldiers, in the face of my Great Song Tiger and Wolf Army, what can these Liao soldiers who can't even eat enough to eat with their stomachs take us?"

Li Fu's words completely confirmed Zhao Guangyi's thoughts, and he immediately nodded: "Li Aiqing is reasonable, then send another 20,000 reinforcements over to see if Shuozhou City is lost." If Shuozhou City is still in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, then the 20,000 troops will continue to fight forward until the sixteen states of Yanyun are recovered...... Just withdraw your troops! ”

Lu Mengzheng finally spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, who is in charge of the 20,000 troops?" ”

"Let General Huyanzan take command." Zhao Guangyi said.

A person quickly walked out from the bottom, eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a full beard, and only wearing a thin shirt in winter, which showed that his body foundation was excellent.

This person is the famous liver and gallbladder of the Great Song Dynasty - Hu Yanzan.

Hu Yanzan received the order, Zhao Guangyi whispered a few words to him, he then went to the Privy Council to get the military order, and then went to Sanya to raise 20,000 troops, and then went straight to Shuozhou.

On the wall of Kaifeng City, Cao Wei watched the army leave, secretly clenched his fists, and finally turned around and left.