Zhang Xian led Chu Tianya and the others to a stop in front of a mountain col, and it was dawn at this time, and the visibility was very low. Zhang Xian asked the accompanying knights to "accompany" Chu Tianya and others to wait here, and he took Chu Tianya's name sticker and Yao Gu's handwritten letter, and turned into a mountain road to ask for instructions.

Chu Tianya and Yao Gu were both people who led troops, and after looking around at this terrain, they came to the conclusion: This mountain col is indeed suitable for concealed troops!

It seems that the matter of King Kang Zhao Gou's troops stationed in Hebei is indeed carried out very cautiously. Their soldiers and horses were not stationed in the state city of Xiangzhou, but chose some inconspicuous wilderness. This adds a touch of mystery to them.

While waiting for the news, Yao Gu said to Chu Tianya that the geographical location of Xiangzhou is very special, just sandwiched between Zhending, Hejian and Zhongshan.

These three military towns, from the day of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, are the "Hebei Iron Triangle", is the most important military defense line of the Great Song Dynasty to the north, known as the "Great Wall of the country", the Great Song Dynasty has always believed that "no three towns can not establish a country".

The three military towns are called the "Great Wall", which is actually very ironic, because the real Great Wall, which has been held in the hands of the Central Plains for hundreds of years and has been used to defend against the northern Hu cavalry, has not belonged to the Central Plains since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. Without the Great Wall, without Hebei Youyan and Yanyun, which are complex landforms and mountainous areas as military defense lines and buffer zones, the Great Song Dynasty felt very insecure from the day of its founding. Therefore, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, after more than 100 years of operation, the city was repaired, the ditch river was dug, the army fort was built, and many rivers were strung together to build a river ditch that was more than 900 miles long, as a natural screen to resist the northern cavalry. This made Zhending, Hejian and Zhongshan, the three military fortress cities that were horns of each other, like three nails firmly nailed in the middle of Hebei, and the imperial court has been sending heavy troops of the forbidden army to guard them, and the annual military expenditure is innumerable.

The military expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty has always been the highest among all expenditures, and it is almost about to crush the economy of the incomparably rich dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty.

However, the most characteristic thing of the Great Song Dynasty is that input is not equal to output.

Last year, Wanyan Zongwang set out from Youzhou, only with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to rush thousands of miles of lightning attack, like an angry arrow piercing Lu Min, first captured the Yanshan Mansion that Tong Guan spent a lot of money to buy, and then pierced the Hebei Iron Triangle in one go, and swaggered across the Yellow River, and finally the troops reached the city of Tokyo. also forced the newly appointed official Zhao Huan to appraise the traitorous treaty, and from then on, the Hebei Iron Triangle, which had been operated by the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, was owned by the Jin State.

The iron triangle, which has been nailed in Hebei for more than a hundred years, instantly became a shocking joke that makes people laugh. From a military point of view alone, Yan Zongwang was indeed very beautiful after that battle. His style of play is strikingly similar to the "blitzkrieg" adopted by Hitler on the European battlefield a few years later—avoiding the enemy's sharp edge, fighting in a roundabout way, and driving straight into the Yellow Dragon. There are thousands of miles from Youzhou to Tokyo, and Wanyan Zongwang gave full play to the cavalry advantages of the cold weapon era. For the main force of the three towns of Hebei, he adopted the tactics of small units of guerrilla fighting and containment and local annihilation, but he put his main force through the three towns and smashed into Tokyo, thus achieving the final victory in this battle.

There are many brilliant protagonists, and there are such brilliant supporting roles.

Wanyan Zongwang achieved this miracle of war on the battlefield of cold weapons, and the weakness of the Great Song Dynasty and the corruption of the army helped a lot. Not to mention anything else, the more than 100,000 troops stationed in the Yellow River at that time fled without hearing the wind, and Wanyan Zongwang wanted to cross the Yellow River with a few temporarily requisitioned fishing boats, which was simply a fantasy. Even when he finally came to the city, the divisions of the Qin King had already been killed in Tokyo one after another, and the Great Song Dynasty was fully capable of gathering Wanyan Zongwang to annihilate the city. But the new official Zhao Huan was frightened, and the surrender faction was determined to surrender and make peace, in addition to a large amount of compensation, he also sent out the two gates of the three towns of Hebei and the throat of Taiyuan, which had been operated by his ancestors for a hundred years, just to seek temporary peace...... This is no longer something that "shame" and "incompetence" can encapsulate.

The small projectile Xiangzhou is sandwiched between the three major military towns in Hebei, and directly faces the threat of the Jin soldiers nakedly.

Chu Tianya felt that the team led by King Kang Zhao was like a "special forces" in modern warfare, directly going behind enemy lines to do life-and-death work. Although Zhao Gou's actions in history are enough to make people resentful, he still has a little courage worthy of admiration now.

Speaking of the three towns, Yao Gu also sighed, "Without the important barrier of the three towns of Hebei, the Jin Kingdom can attack us at any time." Their cavalry can fly to the Yellow River at night, and they can't be guarded against it at all. The three towns of Hebei, how much grain has cost us in the Great Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and it has been sent out for nothing...... It's a pity! ”

"The lords and factions in the court know that they are greedy for life and afraid of death and steal peace, and I am not surprised at all that they have done such a thing to ruin the country. What is the difference between ceding the three towns of Hebei and Shi Jingtang to the Khitan Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures? - Phew, traitor! Chu Tianya sneered and said bluntly, he was not afraid of offending the high-ranking officials in the court, and he could say anything.

Yao Gu sighed. He didn't dare to say these words, but in fact he agreed with them in his heart.

"I heard that the situation in Zhending and Zhongshan is similar to that in Taiyuan, and they also resisted the decree at that time and kept it for a long time." Chu Tianya said, "But their luck is not as good as Taiyuan, and they still fell one after another this year." After the fall of the two cities, Zhongshan was not bloodbathed because he surrendered, but he was really bloodbathed by the Jin State. The guards who guard the truth are a father and son, who seem to be surnamed Liu. ”

"The general is so well informed?" Yao Gu nodded a little surprised, "That's right, Yao also heard about this matter." The father and son are surnamed Liu, and their father's name is Liu Tao, who died in battle on the day of the fall of Zhending; His son Liu Ziyu, who joined the army with his father at the age of ten, is now about thirty years old, and is really a loyal and brave descendant, and has a military genius. Last year, when the Jin soldiers went south to attack Zhenti, the guard was Liu Ziyu, and the Jin soldiers did not fight for several months, and then went away angrily. The official family promoted him to the rank of knight because of Liu Ziyu's meritorious service, and then transferred to the Bianhe River to guard the throat of the Jin soldiers going south. It was precisely taking advantage of Liu Ziyu's defense that the Jin soldiers launched a surprise attack on Zhending again to capture the city, and Liu Ziyu's father Liu Tao died in battle. ”

"This Liu Ziyu, isn't it good......" Chu Tianya said thoughtfully, "I don't know where he is now?" ”

Obedient and obedient, Yao Gu knew that Chu Tianya had the idea of loving talents again, so he smiled and said: "Everywhere the general goes, he does not forget to recruit talents-Yao heard that after the fall of Zhending, Liu Ziyu still led the old army to fight against Jin. Then after the imperial court negotiated peace with the Jin state, the Jin people sent back Liu Tao's coffin. The imperial court allowed Liu Ziyu to send his deceased father's coffin back to his hometown. ”

"Hey, the father's hatred is not shared, and when the thieves provoke the country to use people, what is Ding's worry!" Chu Tianya was not bored when he heard this, "Guarding an empty grave at home and crying, is it more meaningful than going into battle to kill the enemy to avenge blood hatred?" ”

Yao Gu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in his heart: Ding Wei is a major matter of human relations, what's wrong?

The mainstream and non-mainstream ideas are colliding again.

Chu Tianya pondered in his heart, how to find out this person named Liu Ziyu, give him a troop, and let him kill the enemy happily to take revenge; Yao Gu was very suspicious of Chu Tianya in his heart, and said in his heart that if he didn't even do anything to keep filial piety, it would be too rebellious and unfilial!

But neither of them said these thoughts, otherwise they would not be able to hang on to each other.

At this moment, there was a tremor in the mountain pass, and a group of Great Song cavalry rushed out.

At first, Chu Tianya and the others thought that the pair of cavalry had come out to greet them, but they galloped past and didn't stop for a moment. Chu Tianya watched a young and handsome cavalry leader rush past him, and glanced back at him.

The eyes are cold, like electricity.

Chu Tianya's heart moved inexplicably, and he shouted loudly: "Your Excellency's surname is Yue? ”

Before he could finish speaking, the cavalry galloped past, and the cavalry leader did not reply.

Chu Tianya hurriedly asked the Song soldier who was waiting with them to inquire, but the sergeant told him that it was the cavalry envoy Yue Fei who led this group of cavalry to run out just now!

Chu Tianya shouted remorse - just passed by?!

"They ran out in such a hurry, is there any urgent task?" Chu Tianya asked.

The sergeant shook his head and refused to say more, looking at his expression quite guarded.

Chu Tianya knew that he wouldn't say anything, so he didn't ask anymore, only regretted in his heart, and recalled the situation he saw when the white horse passed through the gap just now. In fact, he also saw a side face of Yue Fei, and he could only roughly judge that he was not ugly and very young.

After a while, Zhang Xian went and returned, and the news he brought back was - General, please go back, King Kang is inconvenient to see guests now, he ordered me to escort General Shang back the same way!

Chu Tianya knew that once King Kang saw his name and letter, it would most likely be such an answer, so he was not in a hurry. said: "Since King Kang doesn't want to see me, then I won't force it." But this is King Kang's old friend, and he came to catch up with King Kang. I'll go by myself, you can take him in to meet King Kang!" ”

After that, Chu Tianya pulled Yao Gu out.

Zhang Xian had a straight face, completely official, "King Kang said, no one will see him." Don't let the last man be embarrassed - please! ”

King Kang Zhao Gou's attitude made Chu Tianya and Yao Gu very disappointed. Chu Tianya pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let's go." ”

Yao Gu didn't give up, and stepped forward and said, "I'm not all the way with the general. I came to King Kang for a private matter. ”

"Please—" Zhang Xian raised his voice with a grimace.

"How can it be!" Yao Gu was furious, "My side is strategic, and I command thousands of troops, you little pawn dare to scold!" ——Go and tell King Kang that Yao Gu, the commander of the Xuanfu Division of Hedong and the former envoy of the Western Army, has come to see him for important matters! ”

Song Xian couldn't help but be stunned.

Maybe he didn't know Yao Gu, but he should always understand words like Dutong, Xijun, and Jinglu.

Seeing that Zhang Xian was still hesitating, Yao Gu was even more angry, "If you delay the big event, you can't afford to bear the guilt - don't get out yet!" ”

When Zhang Xian heard what he said, although he was not angry, anger also appeared on his face.

"Forget it, don't embarrass him." Chu Tianya stepped forward to stop him, "I have already sent Yao Dutong's letter of recommendation to King Kang to see. Since he has such an attitude, Yao Dutong personally went to see him, and I believe that there will be no change, and he will not be able to get over it with a face, so why bother? - Let's go! ”

Yao Gu hated itchy, "Just give up like this?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Chu Tianya smiled indifferently, "It's better to have King Kang's assistance." Even if I don't, my Chu Tianya and the Hedong Righteous Army are actually not so rare! ”

As soon as these words came out, Yao Gu and Zhang Xian's faces changed.

Yao Gu was amazed by Chu Tianya's pride, and Zhang Xian was surprised by the name "Chu Tianya"!

"It turns out that you are the Hedong general who resisted Jin in Taiyuan?" Zhang Xian's expression suddenly became awe-inspiring, "No wonder! I've always wondered, when did I have such a young general? ”

Chu Tianya smiled, "He said he was a general, but he was actually a bandit and a grass thief." So, it's reasonable for King Kang to disdain to see me - Yao Dutong, let's go! Stay here in vain, you can't even mix breakfast, what a shame! ”

"King Kang is too much! …… It's really a hot and cold world!! Yao Gu was really angry, and threw down this sentence hatefully.

Yao Gu couldn't help but be angry, thinking that King Kang was just a penniless Nine Emperor Prince, he Yao Gu was a general from a military and martial arts family, and King Kang secretly wooed the Yao family more than once in order to expand his pitiful strength. Now it's okay, the Yao family is in decline because of Yao Pingzhong's robbery of the camp, but King Kang has become a foreign marshal with military power in his hands because of fate. Yao Gu risked his life to ask to see him, but King Kang closed the door to thank him!

"Forget it, it's taboo for foreign ministers to have private meetings, and King Kang is also afraid of getting into trouble." Chu Tianya said with a sarcastic smile, "Such a timid person like a mouse, we still look forward to living and dying with him and achieving great things together, it is really not a person entrusted by Mingzhu secretly invested!" ”

"Sigh-" Yao Gu was angry, and he didn't care if he offended King Kang, so in front of Zhang Xian and a group of sergeants, he spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

Zhang Xian's expression was indeed a little ugly, and his attitude changed a little, and he whispered: "Why don't you go and ask for instructions at the end?" ”

"Good! - Wait a minute! Yao Gu gritted his teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he suddenly pulled out a dagger and cut his palm.

Chu Tianya and the others were taken aback, "What are you doing with Yao Dutong?" ”

Yao Gu didn't say a word, cut a piece of his robe, and wrote a few words on it with his own blood, "Yao Gu asks to see King Kang!" ”

"Take it! Yao Gu used his net worth and life as a guarantee, and asked to see King Kang once again! ”

Zhang Xian took the robe with a solemn expression and nodded, "The two officials, please wait, and I'll be back when I go down!" ”

Soon, Zhang Xian got on his horse and walked away.

Chu Tianya and Yao Gu sighed together.

"We risked our lives to discuss with King Kang on national affairs, but he was afraid of getting into trouble and avoided it, it's really ...... Ay! Yao Gu sighed while bandaging his wounds.

Chu Tianya smiled, "Yao Dutong, your knife may still be cut in vain." King Kang still won't see us. ”

Yao Gu couldn't help but be stunned, "Wouldn't it?" ”

"Quite possibly." Chu Tianya pursed his lips and sneered, "If it's just an ordinary friend exchange, King Kang may barely see each other." But seeing that Yao Dutong is all on the blood book, there must be a serious matter, and King Kang is even more afraid that he will not see us if he causes trouble. ”

Yao Gu was stunned, "...... So what to do? ”

"Some people just take themselves too seriously. If you give him three points of color, he will dare to open a dyeing room. Chu Tianya said while looking at the Song Dynasty cavalry around him and sneering.

The sergeants had a look of resentment in their eyes, but they didn't dare to attack.

"What are you staring at?" Chu Tianya said unceremoniously, "The cavalry is amazing, huh? There are few cavalry in the Great Song Dynasty, but there is no shortage of cavalry in Hedong! - With cavalry like you, Yao Du and I can pull out 10,000 people at will. The horses you ride are still bought by the imperial court from other countries at great expense. The horses that our cavalry rode were stolen from the Jurchens—have you ridden them? You've never seen it! ”

Yao Gu was a little confused, he didn't know why Chu Tianya was talking such nonsense to this group of big-headed soldiers.

The cavalrymen present were all so angry that their faces turned red and they couldn't speak, and a few of their fists were clenched to the bone, and they wanted to come up and beat people and fight when they saw the situation.

Chu Tianya walked directly in front of them, looked at them with arrogance and contempt, and said with a sneer: "There will be a nest of bears, and the soldiers will be led, it is really true!" - You soldiers! ”

The cavalry blushed and their necks thickened, and their eyes were about to breathe fire, but they remained silent and motionless.

Yao Gu saw that the situation was not right, and the rat was in a hurry and wanted to bite people, so he wanted to come forward to persuade Chu Tianya not to provoke this group of soldiers again.

"I said you guys are a little bloody and temperamental, okay?" Chu Tianya said angrily, "I scolded you like this, why don't you get angry and don't come up to beat me?" ”

"Report to the General—" a pawn let out a hysterical roar.

Chu Tianya looked at him with a sneer, "Say, if you have something to say, just say it, don't hold back." ”

"Brother Yue said that we are soldiers in the army, and we are here to protect our family and defend the country! We are only allowed to use our hands against the enemy, and we are not allowed to harm our own people at any time! The pawn roared in a hoarse voice, "The general is a hero who resists gold and protects the people, we can't do anything to you!" ”

"Oh, it's not bad! Open your mouth, Brother Yue, shut up Brother Yue, dare you only listen to Yue Fei, not others? Chu Tianya said with a smile.

A group of pawns were silent, but many of them were red-eyed with anger.

Chu Tianya sneered on his face, but he was very relieved in his heart: Very good, this is a disciplined force with strict discipline and full of tension! To understand a man's tastes, look at the women around him; To know the true colors of a general, look at the soldiers he brought out! ——Yue Fei and these people under him, it's a pity to follow King Kang Zhao Gou!

"Forget the general, what's the anger with a group of pawns, forget it, forget it!" Yao Gu seized the opportunity to come out and persuade him, he didn't want to see Chu Tianya's people and King Kang's people have a fire or something.

Chu Tianya also gave up the donkey, turned around and smiled at Yao Gu: "Yao Dutong, have you seen it, these sergeants under Yue Fei are actually very good, including Zhang Xian, who went back to ask for instructions, they are all very enthusiastic, have a great sense of justice, and what is commendable is that they also know how to be self-disciplined and know their responsibilities." But alas, they all voted for the mediocre master! King Kang Zhao Gou didn't even dare to see us, he was a soft egg, and he was not worthy of these excellent sergeants to serve for him! ”

Yao Gu blinked in confusion, "The general has been mentioning that name—who is Yue Fei?" ”