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A horse flew in, planted a triangular red flag on his back, and hunted in the wind. The soldiers who were hurrying saw the red flag on the knight's shoulders and gave way to him.

The knight rushed to Zhao Guangyi's imperial chariot and flew off his horse, knelt on one knee, clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Fuzhou Zheyuxun, Yinzhou Yang Hao, and Linzhou Yang Chongxun have joined forces in Hehejin, and are now marching together to rush to Lanzhou." ”

"Got it." The royal chariot said yes, and still drove forward.

The spacious chariot is like a house, with a front hall and a back bed, separated by a screen. In the hall, there is a few cases with scrolls, and dozens of volumes are piled up in the corners. After listening to the messenger's report, Zhao Guangyi walked towards a few cases, and Murong Qiu was already one step ahead, grabbing strips of paint of different colors, and the three curves of brown, yellow, and blue were painted from Fuzhou, Linzhou, and Yinzhou to Hehejin, and then pointed directly at Lanzhou.

Zhao Guangyi looked at the route map of the march carefully, and said with a slight smile: "It's coming quickly, I still thought that he had to play some tricks on the road to delay the march." ”

Murong Qiu was drunk and said, "How dare he? The imperial court originally scheduled the date of the Han invasion to be the beginning of February, but because the matter on the Khitan side was delayed, and now that more than half a month has passed, he should have prepared for more reasons to prepare, and what else can be delayed. ”

Zhao Guangyi bowed his head and said, "That's what I said." When it comes to the Khitan, the officials of Shandong Province are really bastards, and they almost missed my big event! ”

Murong Qiu hurriedly said: "Shandong Provincial officials also dare not bear such a major involvement, so they hurriedly reported to the court without finding out the truth, the matter has passed, fortunately it has not caused uncontrollable consequences, and the official family is also invited to calm their anger." ”

It turned out that Zhao Guangyi was full of ambition to feast the generals in the Changchun Palace, giving them robes, gold belts, saddle horses, etc., and was about to swear to the Northern Expedition, when the Shandong Provincial officials suddenly reported to the imperial court with 100,000 urgent military information, saying that the Khitans had suddenly gathered a large number of troops in the areas of Wuqing, Yongqing, and Xingcheng, and there were also small groups of cavalry near the Baigou River and Juma River on the border between the two countries, and the intention was unknown.

Zhao Guangyi was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately ordered the army that had just been assembled to advance to Shandong Road, and at the same time sent a large number of secret agents to the north to inquire about the news, and ordered Honglu Siqing to openly interrogate the Khitan envoys.

Immediately afterwards, the scouts also reported one after another, saying that the Khitan had concentrated the soldiers and horses in Beijing, and was encircling and suppressing the remnants of King Qing on the front line of Wuqing and Yongqing.

This toss not only took a lot of time, but also the Song army gathered at the border, almost with the Khitan border army, Zhao Guangyi was not annoyed, this back and forth was delayed for nearly a month, and when he sent troops to conquer the Han State, it was early spring March when the ice and snow melted and the grass was green.

Zhao Guangyi remembered the past, and asked angrily, "Where have we been now?" ”

Murong Qiu drunken pointed: "Official, please look, we have just passed Fushan now, and if we go further, it will be peaceful." ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Peaceful, peaceful, it's a good luck." ”

Murong Qiu was drunk and said with a smile: "Naturally, it is a good fortune, my Great Song Dynasty pacified all the countries in the world, all of them were conquered, only this Han Kingdom, so that my Great Song Dynasty three expeditions will not be destroyed, it is really difficult, but this is the official royal conquest, the Han monarchs and ministers will inevitably be awarded, the Central Plains ...... will be unified in the hands of His Majesty! ”

Murong Qiudrunk deliberately avoided the reason why the Khitan intervened in the previous attacks on the Han State, the words were good, Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, he was unwilling to stand under the glory of Zhao Kuangyin forever, his imperial brother single-handedly created the Great Song Empire, and built the Great Song Kingdom into the first power in the troubled times of the Central Plains, pacified the five countries of Jing, Lake, Shu, Han and Tang, of which only one Tang State had a credit to him Zhao Guangyi. If you are close to unification today, it is impossible to surpass the imperial brother in the number of pacified countries, only in terms of difficulty.

After all, the Han State is the only country that has not been defeated by Zhao Kuangyin's three attacks, although Zhao Kuangyin has reached an alliance with the Khitan, forcing the Khitan to give up its aid to the Han State, and now it is no longer difficult to defeat the Han State, but after all, the person who picks peaches is him, and a few of the ordinary people know how different the Han Kingdom is from the past.

Zhao Guangyi clicked on the map and said reservedly: "It's nothing to fight a Han country, one day, I will recapture Youyan, take back all the territories and people that have been lost since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and fight a big world, an iron bucket-like country!" ”

Murong Qiu was drunk and hurriedly said: "The official family is eloquent and strategic, and the martial arts are far superior to the ancient and modern sage kings, and they will be able to cover the Han and Tang dynasties and leave a lasting future!" ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "The three feudal clans in the northwest have sent troops in response to the edict, and over there in Xiazhou, you can leak the news in time, as long as Li Guangrui is not too stupid, he will definitely seize this opportunity." The "

Murong Qiu replied, "Yes, the news will be sent over immediately." ”

Zhao Guangyi muttered again: "First the south and then the north, and dominate the world, this is the national policy formulated by me at the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that the south has been pacified, and the national strength is becoming more and more prosperous, it is time for the army to point north and leap to Beijing. Now that the northern kingdom is orphaned and widowed, and the government is unstable, it is the best opportunity for me to regain the sixteen states of Youyun, and the opportunity is fleeting, and we must not let it go. At this time, I must not let the Northwest hold me back. ”

Murong Qiu drunkenly said: "Therefore, the best way is to let the Western Regions continue to maintain a situation of division and balance. Among the northwestern feudal domains, Fold Yuxun and Yang Chongxun can't achieve any big climate, but Yang Hao is not, he has the right time, place, and people, plus Li Guangcen's golden signboard, it may not be impossible to replace Li Guangrui. Zhe Yuxun and Yang Chongxun have a very close relationship with him, once he becomes the first strong domain in the northwest, these domains will be grouped, ironclad, and it will be difficult to restrain him. ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "Li Guangrui is quite respectful to me, and has no ambition to stand on his own, in the past 100 years, the Li family and the two feudatories of Zheyang have been fighting for power and profit, and they have already become fire and water, on the other hand, Yang Hao is not, he is not only blessed with natural resources, taking advantage of Li Guangcen's righteous son, recruiting the party Xiang Qi clan for his use, and forming an alliance with Fuzhou and Linzhou to advance and retreat together, and ...... This person is likely to have some ulterior deeds with the Khitan, which is the biggest reason why I can't tolerate him. ”

Murong Qiu was drunk and said: "What the official family said is that Yang Hao and the Khitans attacked Yinzhou at the same time, which is too coincidental, although they have their own desires, but to say that they did not collude in advance, it is really difficult to believe." Especially when they attacked Yinzhou, they cooperated too tacitly, after the fall of Yinzhou, the Khitans, who had always been greedy, would give up Yinzhou and quickly retreat, and give Yinzhou to Yang Hao, how could there be no ulterior conspiracy between the two? The Khitan has always been reluctant to be forced to abandon the Han Kingdom, and in the opinion of the ministers, this Yang Hao is likely to be the puppet that the Khitan is preparing to use to replace the Han State and continue to contain my Great Song Dynasty, so he cooperated and supported him. ”

Zhao Guangyi sneered: "In order to prevent trouble, I want to borrow the power of Li Guangrui to beat him Yang Hao back to his original form." ”

Murong Qiu was drunk and complimented: "Your Majesty kills two birds with one stone, and he has a clever plan." ”

"Hehe, kill two birds with one stone?"

Zhao Guangyi smiled smugly, his eyes saw the situation ahead, and his gaze gradually became gloomy.

His guard of honor has just driven out of the floating mountain, at this time is still on the high ground, looking condescendingly, only to see the three-way army like a snake, is marching between the mountains, at the foot of the mountain in front, a large army has walked out of the mountains, is going forward, the army erects a big flag, but it is a "Zhao" word.

Zhao Guangyi's face sank again, Murong Qiu was drunk and peeked at his face, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, now that we are close to the territory of the Han Kingdom, the Han State Horse Army is Yu Hou Ma Feng, and the Infantry Army is Yu Hou Liu Jiye has always been scheming, good at ambushes, in order to prevent the Han Army from attacking our army, we should order the vanguard to take the first step. ”

"Well, what Aiqing said makes sense." Zhao Kuangyin nodded, Murong Qiu was drunk, bowed down, stepped out of the imperial chariot, stood by the car and said loudly to Bai Wenlie, the commander of the forbidden army: "Your Majesty has a decree, order the vanguard to speed up the advance, open roads in the mountains, build bridges in the water, and spy on the news of the enemy's situation." ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Your Majesty has a decree to order the vanguard officer to lead his troops to march a hundred miles, open roads in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and spy on the enemy's news. ”

Zhao Dezhao listened to the will and replied lightly: "Got it, pass the order, speed up the march." ”

The vanguard battalion of the three armies immediately increased their speed, threw off the brigade and marched all the way, and in the evening, a city appeared in front of it, and Zhao Dezhao asked the horse: "What is ahead?" ”

Tanma returned: "General, we have arrived at Pingding City. ”

"Oh? It is getting late, stop advancing, and I will be stationed in the city of Pingding tonight and enter the city. ”

The deputy general Gao Yin said in surprise: "General, the north of the city is the Mianman River, the south of the city is crossing the water, and the front is an endless reed land, such a terrain is extremely vulnerable to attack." The army of officials will arrive later, and we should continue to move forward, scouting the left and right waterways, searching the reeds ahead, and cutting out a fire barrier. ”

Zhao Dezhao said with a smile: "What General Gao said is reasonable. However, when the general led the troops for the first time, the officials also repeatedly told me to be cautious step by step. Now that the army has not arrived, the front is close to the Han realm, if my 3,000 soldiers trade into the reeds and ambush, it doesn't matter if you lose the battle, it doesn't matter if the general has three long and two short, but if it frustrates the spirit of our army, how can I explain it to the officials? Let's go into the city, if the official army rushes to Pingding City tonight, there are not so many troops stationed in the city, and my vanguard battalion will move out of the city again, and the back city will be stationed and defend the official family. Hehehe, come on, go into the city. ”

Gao Yin ate a soft nail, and seeing that Zhao Dezhao was arbitrary and had ordered to enter the city, he had to turn his horse and retreat to the side.

Zhao Dezhao stood solemnly, watching the sergeant enter the city, and unexpectedly remembered the teacher's instructions: "The official family has a ghost in his heart, making you a pioneer, and there is no kindness, this is to borrow a knife to kill people." But the reason he found was high-sounding, and he couldn't refuse. However, this is also a good thing, at least it proves that the official family does not dare to openly do anything to you, and he is afraid of it, so that you have a glimmer of hope.

You don't seek merit in this trip, but you want no fault, you must be careful everywhere, and prudence is the best. Although you are the vanguard, you must not charge ahead, in the chaos of the army, the enemy may not be able to kill you, but you must be on guard against the cold arrows behind you. In any case, if you survive this hurdle, it will be more difficult for the official family to find an opportunity to attack you. Only then do you have the opportunity to avenge the emperor and kill this thief who killed the king. ”

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Zhao Dezhao's mouth, and at this time, someone came to report: "General, the front camp has entered the city." ”

Zhao Dezhao pulled his horse and said: "After General Gao's palace, the Chinese army will enter the city with me!" ”

When Zhao Guangyi's vanguard troops arrived at Pingding City, Yang Hao, Zhe Yuxun, and Yang Chongxun's men had already arrived in Lanzhou and were stationed on the banks of the Fenshui River. After the camp was settled, Yang Hao ordered the deputy general Li Yide to set up camp, and he rushed to the Chinese army of Zhe Yuxun.

He took Li Yide with him, of course, because his henchmen and generals were of other uses, and the ragtag army he brought to the Han State really couldn't get a few characters who could hold up the scene, on the other hand, it was not without the idea of taking Li Yide as a hostage, and the people of Yinzhou all had an intricate relationship with the Li family in Yinzhou, if Li Guangrui's army was killed, it was difficult to guarantee that the Li family would not betray again for the future of the Li family when the army was overwhelmed. For the sake of safety, only by taking this head of the Li family with him, the Li family would have to think about it one more time if they wanted to make any decision.

When Yang Hao came to the camp of the Chinese army of the Zhejia Army, he saw that the commander of the capital, Chizhong, was digging trenches, burying wooden stakes, laying thorns, and setting up horses to resist horses at the command post. Although the Tanma never found the enemy's traces, and it was impossible for the Han ** team to risk attacking their army from afar, but along the way, Chizhong was always meticulous in camping and never allowed the slightest sloppiness.

Yang Hao and he are knowledgeable, when he led the people of the Northern Han Dynasty to move to the northwest, the first to come to greet him, and escorted him all the way to Fuzhou was this red general. Yang Hao greeted with a smile: "General Chi, is the commander in the Chinese army?" ”

Chi Zhong turned his head and saw that it was Yang Hao, and a smile appeared on his face that had always been unsmiling: "Yang Shuai is here, my family is in the big tent, I said that I would visit Yang Shuai's army later, please please." ”

Yang Hao saw that he was going to lead the way for himself, so he hurriedly said politely: "How dare there be General Lao Chi, although the general is busy with you, Zhe Shuai is my brother-in-law, I don't have to see him like this, I will go over by myself." ”

Yang Hao walked towards the largest tent, and Xiao Chen, Chizhong's lieutenant, looked at Yang Hao's back and sighed: "Alas, life experiences are really hard to guess. Just two years ago, this Yang Hao was still a nine-rank official, if it weren't for the name of a chastuncle, don't say that we are handsome, even if you are a general, you don't have to deign to see him. He went to Bianliang for a turn, this official is getting bigger and bigger, and now the commander is calling him a brother, the former general is high, and now he wants to bow to him, and his subordinates are really fucking not a taste. ”

"What, do your thing!"

Chi Zhong glared and scolded, turned around and walked away, walked away, stood by the Fenshui River, facing the long river, looking at the waves like gold dust and silver flowers on the river, Chi Zhong suddenly sighed softly, and became happy.

Yang Hao arrived at the Chinese army tent of Zhe Yuxun, and got the news inside, Zhe Yuxun and Yang Chongxun came out together, Yang Hao smiled and said: "The second brother is also here?" ”

Yang Chongxun said with a smile: "We are talking about you, you are coming, coming, coming and sitting inside." ”

The three of them sat down in the account, and Zhi Yuxun immediately asked, "But what is the news?" ”

Yang Hao knew that he was asking about Xiazhou, so he shook his head and said with a smile: "How can it be so fast, I am afraid it will take a few days to get the news of Xiazhou." ”

Yang Chongxun sighed: "The third child is really a material for doing great things, if I were replaced, I would never dare to give up the foundation, but I would risk making a surprise soldier all the way to attack Li Guangrui's own formation." If I really do this, I'm afraid I will have trouble sleeping, but the third child is like nothing, such courage is beyond my reach. ”

Yang Hao shook his head and said, "Why don't I have any apprehension in my heart? However, the plan has been decided, it is useless to think too much, I have already made a move, and now it is up to Lee Guangrui to respond to it. If this plan succeeds, the two brothers, the bloody storms in the Western Regions in the next few decades can be cleared by the rain just a few years ago, which is a great good thing for me and for you. It's worth the risk.

Now that he is about to enter the Han Kingdom and join the official army, the Han Kingdom is not what it used to be, how can he fight a war? But is it just to show off the military might of the Han Kingdom in such a big battle of the official family? The official family transferred us and other troops, I am afraid it is not just as simple as transferring the tiger away from the mountain and giving Lee Guangrui a chance......"

Yang Chongxun couldn't hold it back, and blurted out: "What are you going to say?" Could it be that the official family still dares to clean us up together? ”

Yang Hao smiled lightly: "He naturally can't do that kind of thing, but borrowing the soldiers of the Han Kingdom to destroy your and my forces, but it's just a move of your mouth, if you are Zhao Guangyi, will you do it?" ”

Zhi Yuxun sneered: "I have also considered this, the official family may not have this mind, but we are not puppets at the mercy of others, if he wants us to take the lead, won't we take the opportunity to release the water?" ”

Yang Hao smiled and said: "That's exactly what I mean, let's go, we have to work together, advance and retreat together, as long as our three brothers are of one mind, it will be difficult for the official family to move any tricks." ”

Speaking of this, he turned to Yang Chongxun again and said, "Second brother, the Han State Infantry Army is waiting for Liu Jiye to be your brother, this time, the Han Kingdom is probably not spared, if Brother Ling doesn't ......withdraw in time, what are the plans of the second brother?" ”

The smile on Yang Chongxun's face disappeared, his cheeks twitched a few times, and he said in a deep voice, "Big brother...... I haven't been in contact with me for more than 20 years. I protect our Yang family, but my eldest brother protects the Liu family of the Han Kingdom. Since he became the adopted grandson of Emperor Liu Chong of the Han Dynasty, I have repeatedly repaired books to him and persuaded him to abandon the Han Dynasty and return, but the eldest brother was grateful for the appreciation of the Han Emperor and refused to allow it. After Emperor Liu Jun of the Han Dynasty worshiped the Khitan Emperor as his father's emperor, the name of my eldest brother has been erased from the genealogy of my Yang family ancestral hall, so as not to be disgraced by my ancestors. Now, if he rebels before the battle, recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, I Yang Chongxun still recognizes him as my eldest brother, otherwise, I can only see each other in battle, and the brotherly love is unbearable! ”

Yang Chongxun said categorically, Yang Hao was surprised and delighted when he heard it, he knew that Yang Jiye would never be able to abandon the lord before the battle, now whether it is Yang Chongxun's awe-inspiring temperament, or he doesn't want anyone to shake his status as the head of the Yang family in Linzhou, since he understands his intentions, there is still a glimmer of hope for him to subdue Yang Jiye.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the five famous generals of the family Yang, Cao, Chong, Zhe, and Li, and their descendants were many famous generals and had brilliant achievements. Now Cao Bin of the Cao family and Li Jilong of the Li family have returned to the Song Dynasty. The Fold family is his eldest brother, the only family that has become a family of military generals from the family of Wenchen and Confucianism, and now he doesn't know where he is, whether the first-ranked Yang family can fall into his own hands depends on whether he can take this Yang Lao Linggong from Zhao Guangyi's tiger mouth.