Chu Tianya stayed on the north shore for one night, but did not intervene in Liu Ziyu's issuance of any military orders. Liu Ziyu did not sleep during this night, and as many as fifty-two orders were issued by him one after another. There were nearly 200,000 Song troops on the entire battlefield on the north shore, and under his command and command, they wielded as freely as the limbs of a complete person.

After Yang Zaixing withdrew, the Jurchen rout could flee in all directions. Liu Ziyu successively withdrew his troops and horses from all walks of life, forming a trend of "opening the net". The Jurchen horses, who had been under heavy blows before, finally seized such a respite, so they began to flee regardless of Qiē. At present, they have nowhere to go in a foreign land, so they can only instinctively run to their own people, and run to the branch camp of the god of grains together.

After receiving Chu Tianya's order, Yue Fei retreated to Taiyuan and completely strangled the return of the Jin soldiers; The Western Xia people were in a hurry, and they didn't even send someone to say hello to Liu Ziyu and hurriedly left. The gaps left by their side were easily filled by the cavalry under Wang Xun's command, because there were ready-made camps and rejects.

In this way, a huge encirclement of Ceres, with a radius of nearly 100 miles, was quietly formed. In the north, Yue Fei is guarding the danger, and a husband is a pass; In the east, Wang Xun was stationed in the Western Xia camp to wait for work; In the south and east is the meandering section of the Yellow River, and most of the main force led by Liu Ziyu is eyeing it.

Ceres' collection of remnants still yielded more than 100,000 people, but there was no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, and the dragons were leaderless and demoralized. They were like a pack of ferocious wolves that had finally landed in the midst of a pack of good hunters, and apart from the barking of their teeth at the hunters, all that was left was the fear of panic and the fear of waiting for death.

"Relying on the advantages of the location, besiege but not attack, and wait for it to collapse without a fight." This is the final tactic formulated by Liu Ziyu.

When the battle came to this, Chu Tianya, who was not a layman, could already see at a glance that this was actually the end of the dust. The two Jurchen commanders died together, which deprived them of the mind to direct the action and the soul to support the fighting spirit. It is true that Gu Shen is also a good general, but his prestige and influence among the Jurchen soldiers are not as high as Zong Wang and Zong Han. Now that he is on the verge of despair, even if Ceres' talent to turn the tide, there are not many real girls willing to follow him. In the army, especially in the semi-barbaric army of the Jurchens, who are more like a Wenchen, the Jurchen script creator Wanyan Gushen really doesn't have the prestige and ability to lead this group of wild wolves who have just lost the wolf king.

Liu Ziyu's final tactic can be said to be the right medicine, and he sees the weaknesses in the Jurchen character. They are like a pack of living wolves, fierce and cruel, persevering, and extremely fierce and tenacious in their fighting style. However, as soon as this group of wild wolves loses their leader, they will immediately return to their natural wildness, and no one will obey anyone, and even cannibalism will fight to the death to decide a new wolf king.

It's in their nature.

At such a time, if Liu Ziyu continues to chase and fight him, it will inevitably provoke a strong counterattack from them. Under the threat of external worries, they will be temporarily forced to unite to protect the interests of their own community. But as soon as the outside world becomes relaxed, their true nature will be revealed. Internal divisions and strife are about to begin.

So now, 200,000 Song troops have pulled up a huge encirclement with a radius of nearly 100 miles, wide on the outside and tight on the inside, just like the gladiatorial arena in ancient Rome, they sit together in the stands, watching the Jurchens at the end of the road start a civil war, and start a life-and-death gladiatorial battle.

The Jurchen armies were mostly formed in tribal units. Their officers were known as Maung An and Mok, and in non-war times they were the equivalent of tribal chiefs. In their army, there are countless interest teams large and small, and only people like Zong Wang and Zong Han can really make every Meng'an and Mouke follow them with all their hearts. Once there is no such leader, Meng'an and Mouke among them, but no one obeys anyone, and they only have their own tribes and clansmen in their hearts.

Once upon a time, Meng'an Moke's military system brought amazing combat effectiveness to the Jin State; But in today's desperate situation, facing the dilemma of a group of dragons without a leader, it has encountered an unprecedented catastrophe. In contrast, if the army of the First Song Dynasty was faced with such a situation, perhaps the situation would be a little better. Because in the army of the Great Song Dynasty, the officials crushed people to death, and most of the subordinate officers only recognized their immediate superiors. It is possible to control the situation at all levels. However, the Jurchen Moke and Meng'an only recognized one leader, and they went hand in hand with each other, and in the current situation, no one could suppress anyone, and no one could control anyone.

It's really hard not to fight infighting.

"That's what makes a commander really great." Chu Tianya praised Liu Ziyu in front of all the generals, "Go to the army to fight and strategize, and attack the heart first." Marshal Liu allowed those routs to join the Grain God, ostensibly to strengthen the enemy's army, but in fact, it gave them a lot of opportunities for internal friction. What we have to do now is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Let the Jurchens fight to the death first, and then we will take advantage of their dying moments to reap the benefits. ”

There will be applause and doubts. After all, if you think about it with the thinking of the Han people, they have reached such a desperate situation, can they not be united? They could not understand the logic of the Jurchens' thinking, and they could not agree with the uniqueness and incisiveness of the tactics formulated by Liu Ziyu.

"I'll leave it to you." Chu Tianya said to Liu Ziyu very comfortably and reassuringly, "I'll go back to the south bank, and there are more important things to do." ”

"Yes, my lord." Liu Ziyu agreed, with a hesitant face, as if he had something to say.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Chu Tianya said.

Liu Ziyu hesitated, hugged his fists and said, "Lord, when you leave, your subordinates want to ask...... For the remnants of the Jurchen soldiers under the Ceres Division, should they be completely annihilated, or should they surrender if they can? ”

The generals were stunned and looked at Liu Ziyu in surprise.

Chu Tianya smiled, "I've said it all - I'll leave it to you here, of course, it's up to you to decide this matter according to local conditions." No matter what decision you make and what the result is, I will think that it is the right choice you made based on the shape of the battlefield. I'm sticking with you. ”

"Thank you, my lord!!" Liu Ziyu was grateful, and fell down in public.

Chu Tianya helped him up with a smile, "Why do you bother to make this big gift?" The general will not be subject to the orders of the foreign king, and I am also the one who leads the troops, so I understand such a thing. To give you the greatest trust and freedom, this is also what I should do--so that I will set up a banquet in Luoyang, waiting for the brothers to celebrate their achievements! ”

"Thank you!!" All the generals will pay homage together, and they are all full of joy.

Chu Tianya said goodbye to the generals on the north shore and boarded the boat to return south. Liu Ziyu and the others watched Chu Tianya's big ship sail out of Xu Yuan, and they sighed in their hearts - they have to meet the master in this life, what more can the husband ask for!

At this moment, Liu Ziyu's prestige in the North Shore Army rose to the point of no return. Chu Tianya's sentence "Give you the greatest trust and freedom" also made the generals look at Liu Ziyu with admiration again. They know that suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, and now in this army, Liu Ziyu directly represents the lord.

returned to Chu Tianya on the south bank, and went to make preparations as soon as possible, escorting the emperor back to Luoyang.

The battle on the north shore is already clear, and it is only a matter of time before the dust settles and the triumphant return is a matter of time. There is no longer much point in continuing to detain here with the official family. At the moment, there are two other very important things waiting for Chu Tianya to deal with.

First, Western Xia was attacked by Western Liao; The second is that Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is not honest. Moreover, Chu Tianya's death before the previous fraud caused a panic in the pass. If the news of Jiyuan's victory is brought back to Luoyang, and Chu Tianya comes forward to suppress the scene again, I am afraid that this base in Luoyang will also have the possibility of being disheartened and the foundation being shaken.

Chu Tianya's style of acting is always to think of it and do it. After staying on the south bank for less than an hour, he led thousands of relatives and guards of the Son of Heaven to escort the official Zhao Huan to get up from the camp and look at Luoyang.

On the return trip, Chu Tianya did not ride a horse, but took a chariot. He was so tired that he fell asleep when he got in the car. In the car before and after him was carrying the injured Qingwei. Only Dumbo and the nobles were close to the guards in their chariots.

The mighty Tianzi Luan drove not as fast as he rode a fast horse alone. When Chu Tianya woke up, it was already dark, and the team of people and horses stopped resting. Chu Tianya felt that the bones in his body were about to fall apart, and he didn't want to get down if he stayed on the chariot. Zhao Huan, the Son of Heaven, called someone to invite the King of Luoyang to dine together, but Chu Tianya refused on the grounds of poor health and continued to lie down and rest.

His body relaxed, but his mind didn't stop thinking. There's so much going on these days. Since the first battle of Wutong Plain, things of all sizes have emerged one after another. There are national events that the Western Xia and Western Liao came to form an alliance, there are national events that fight to the death with the Jurchens, and there are also private matters such as the wedding with Xiao Linglong, the betrayal and destruction of brothers, and the separation of siblings.

All kinds of things are intertwined, like a huge net, which makes Chu Tianya feel quite stressed.

Now, the biggest thing is about to be understood. Defeating Wanyan Zonghan on the north shore and bringing back the heads of him and Zongwang, the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, it was almost possible to declare victory in this battle. The Battle of Wutongyuan and the Battle of Jiyuan lost at least more than seventy percent of the soldiers and horses of the Jin State, and the main elite was lost. It is conceivable that for a country like Jin, which has been established for less than ten years and has a weak foundation, it is almost impossible for them to make a comeback. The current general trend of the world is that the Great Song Dynasty will prosper and the Jin Kingdom will fall.

The Battle of Jiyuan also led to great changes in the "international situation". Previously, the Jin State dominated the world, and the Great Song Dynasty and Xia Liao and other countries were weak countries. Now that the hegemon has collapsed overnight, it is a critical period to redraw the pattern of international hegemony and states.

At this time, the cunning Yelu Dashi was the first to make a move, stabbing his ally and neighbor Xixia with a knife, taking advantage of the fact that their main elite division was fighting abroad and the country was empty, he wanted to take down Western Xia in one fell swoop, and first take his hegemony in the Western Regions, so as to have the capital to fight and fight against the Great Song Dynasty.

Yelu Dashi's hand is also a typical "long-distance and close attack". His insidiousness and cunning are vividly reflected in his dealings with the Western Xia - first he showed weakness and begged for goodwill, and he did not hesitate to give the jade seal of the heirloom to Li Qianshun, the lord of the Western Xia, in order to reach an iron alliance with him. But as soon as the international situation changed, Yelu Dashi did not hesitate to tear up the alliance covenant and stabbed the sharp blade at the neighbor big brother who was paralyzed by him and trusted him, the Western Xia Kingdom.

But Chu Tianya would never allow such a thing to happen. Just as the United States controlled and suppressed the Soviet Union in the early years of the Cold War, and later became wary of and hated China, they did not allow another force to form a hegemony in a certain area, thus threatening its international standing.

The principle is the same.

Chu Tianya would never allow Yelu Dashi to kill the Western Xia Kingdom and dominate the Western Regions. What he wants is that the two countries hate and fight each other and thus consume each other, and neither of them can form a new hegemony.

At present, Western Xia is in danger, and what Chu Tianya has to do is to support Western Xia to resist Western Liao. As expected, the envoy sent by Li Qianshun, the lord of Western Xia, should have been running all the way to Luoyang. This is also an important reason why Chu Tianya is anxious to return to Luoyang.

On the other hand, Hangzhou, south of the Yangtze River, after hearing the rumors of the Luoyang Revolution, they will definitely be ready to move. Because before the Luoyang accident, they dared to detain the envoys sent by Tokyo; If they heard the news of Chu Tianya's violent death, it would be strange if they didn't change their banner and set up another court!

Regarding the corruption and frivolity of the character of Emperor Zhao Ji and the group of people around him, Chu Tianya knew the roots. If they don't take advantage of this "opportunity" to commit a little clown-like behavior, they will simply be ashamed of the crime of "Jingkang's shame" once in history.

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All this, many things, were intertwined in Chu Tianya's mind, making his head as big as a fight. Although the person was lying down and resting, he felt more and more tired. At this time, he couldn't help but sigh heartily in his heart - if Bai Xu was still there, how good! At least half of the things, I can leave to him to handle!

"Lord, let's eat something......" Seeing Chu Tianya like this, the nobleman was distressed, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so his expression was very sad.

"I'm not hungry." Chu Tianya replied casually and continued to lie still.

The nobleman was almost about to wipe his tears. Xiao Fei hurriedly gave him a look and signaled her not to make a mistake, and the two quietly retreated together, leaving Chu Tianya quiet alone.

After following Chu Tianya for such a long time, Xiao Fei still knows his living habits best. Whenever this is the most bitter and tiring time, Chu Tianya hopes to be able to think quietly or rest alone. Unless it is Xiao Linglong, He Bo, Meng De or Bai Xu, they can accompany him and explain him at this time.

It's a pity that these four people are not there at the moment.

At this time, the official family found someone to invite the king of Luoyang again. It was said that there was an urgent report from Luoyang and sent it to the imperial front, and asked for all the instructions. The official family couldn't handle it, so they came to ask the king of Luoyang to decide.

"The king of Luoyang is extremely tired and is resting, please do not disturb." Without hesitation, the nobleman refused the envoy's request to see him. In her opinion, there is nothing big in this world at all, and it is more important than Chu Tianya's mood and body.

"This ......," the envoy said cautiously, "The official family is still anxiously waiting for the king of Luoyang to do his best to deal with national affairs!" ”

"Tell you to go!" The nobleman scolded impatiently.

"What's the matter?" Suzaku walked over and asked.

The nobleman obediently stepped aside.

The envoy mistakenly thought that Suzaku was the princess of Luoyang for a while, so he hurriedly saluted and said, "Princess Qibing, there is a rush in Tokyo to hand over to the emperor, and ask the court to do everything possible, and 100,000 are urgent." ”

"Fold it." Suzaku did not deny that she was not a princess, so she took the fold from the messenger and walked towards Chu Tianya's chariot.

The messenger departed with a sigh of relief.

The nobleman's eyes were straight, and he exclaimed in his heart: Heh, this guy! Blatantly pretending to be Xiao Linglong like this?!

Chu Tianya is lying down, and he will wake up from sleep. Suzaku woke up when he climbed into the carriage and said casually, "What's the matter?" ”

Suzaku's movements froze for a moment, and he didn't answer, but quietly sat down beside Chu Tianya. A hand gently touched his back.

Chu Tianya trembled slightly, and suddenly sat up with his senses, "Vermilion Bird? ”

There was no light in the chariot, but Chu Tianya recognized her as soon as he was so ghostly.

"It's me." Suzaku replied softly, "Lord, you should eat something, your body is important." ”

Chu Tianya sat up, almost facing her, he could feel the breath between the other party's snorts, and he could also see the expression in the other party's eyes.

At this moment, Chu Tianya suddenly had a trace of trance. Looking at this familiar and unfamiliar face close at hand, I suddenly had a strange thought in my heart - if the owner of this face died at the hands of Zong Han a few days ago, would you feel guilty for the rest of your life and regret it?

The throat slid gently inexplicably, and Chu Tianya's eyes suddenly became hot without warning.

"Lord ......" Suzaku's two thin cherry red lips gently spit out these two words, and a pair of beautiful eyes instantly became misty and misty.

"Deco, you...... Do you want to continue to be Suzaku? Chu Tianya stared into her eyes and said, "Zong Han's head has been cut off by your own hands. Your pain and hatred should end. You should be yourself and have the life you deserve. ”

"I've always had it and I've enjoyed it." Suzaku smiled with her eyes again, and said softly, "Don't call me Deco anymore, she has lived for twenty years, and it is all pain and sorrow. Suzaku is doing well, she loves and hates clearly, she dares to love and hate, she has always done those things freely, what she wants to do and should do. ”

"In your eyes, I'll always be just ...... Your lordship? Chu Tianya suddenly asked.

This question made Suzaku, a strange woman who did not frown in the shadow of the sword and sword, was also shocked for a moment, and her eyebrows raised slightly.

"Heavy?" Suzaku avoided Chu Tianya's eyes for a moment, and smiled lightly, "The fact is that I am by your side, and you are also by my side, and that is enough." There is nothing better in this world than to stay together quietly and not get bored with each other. I enjoy the distance and relationship between you and me now, so ...... I never thought about changing it, or breaking it. ”

"Okay, I see." Chu Tianya smiled slightly, and smiled calmly, "I respect your decision. You're right, you're by my side, I'm by your side, and that's the greatest luck - bring me the food, I'm hungry! ”