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Smoke rose from the battlefield, and occasionally some stumps and severed arms of men and horses could be seen flying in the air, and the Song troops on both sides did not aim at all, so they used their bows and crossbows or artillery to shoot in that direction. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

By the time Yan Zhan had fired the fifteenth shot, three shells had been fired from each of the guns. And the soldiers' bows and crossbows were all shot out of both boxes.

Liu Ping waved the battle flag, and as all the movements of the Song army stopped, the deafening sound just now quickly subsided, and everyone's eyes were staring at the battlefield filled with gunpowder.

The shouts of the Khitans had been drowned out, and when the smoke slowly cleared, Chen Yuan never saw Yelu Ne grunting again, and the thousands of Khitan soldiers all fell in that place. They lay quietly, only the battle flag of the Liao State that was still planted on the ground was still fluttering in the wind, and the flag had been blown up and shattered, giving people an extremely sad feeling.

It's over.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, and the smell of gunpowder filled his mouth, and he was very uncomfortable. This should have been a happy thing, Yelu Nie Gulu's death means that Song Jun can go to the next step, and Chen Yuan can rest assured that he can take Da Song out and realize his ideals.

But Chen Yuan's mood was not happy, and after a long time, he said: "Thick burial." ”

Liu Ping clenched his fists and responded: "Yes!" ”

Chen Yuanqiang squeezed out a smile to himself, put aside all the feeling that Yelu Niang's grunt brought him, looked at Di Qing and said, "Big brother, I plan to open a piece of land in Zhongjing to erect a monument to our soldiers who died in battle. ”

Respect for the opponent, respect for oneself even more, Chen Yuan didn't take these into account before, he only cared about comforting those soldiers who were alive, and didn't do anything more for the sacrificed soldiers except to increase the pension, he forgot.

Now he's doing it, and some things are like that, and it's never too late to start at any time.

Di Qing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then the expression on his face immediately changed, and he was a little excited. Not only him, but also those Song soldiers next to him. This is a very simple thing, to put it bluntly, it is just to dig a pit and find a stone tablet, but not only the Song Dynasty has not done it, but all dynasties have not done it.

Chen Yuanshuang pressed on the wall and continued: "In the future, the military camp will arrange a place not far from the cemetery, let's set a rule, every year Qingming, the brothers in the military camp will go to burn some paper money for the brothers lying there, so that they know in the spirit of heaven that we have not forgotten them, and also tell them that we are still in this place where they beat down with their surnames." ”

After hearing this, Gao Yingxi suddenly couldn't control it, and fell to one knee suddenly: "Thank you, General!" ”

The soldiers at the head of the city fell to their knees with him! The crowd was extremely excited.

Chen Yuan is doing things for the dead, but he is actually doing things for the living. On the battlefield, there is only a very vague boundary between life and death, and it is God's mercy to be alive now, but if you are a little unlucky, you are dead.

Who doesn't want to have a tombstone to remember their name when they die? At the very least, when relatives are looking for them, there can be a place to cry graves.

Chen Yuan stepped forward and helped these soldiers up one by one: "What is this for?" Brothers, hurry up. In the future, the Great Song Dynasty will do this every time it lays down a piece. To put it in my heart, let's pay attention to a fallen leaf and return to the roots, and bury these brothers who died in battle in the guest country, which is really a last resort. Please forgive me. ”

Di Qing said: "It's already good, it's much better than digging a pit and burying our brother before." ”

Chen Yuan thought about it, he felt that it was very meaningful to do this thing well, firstly, it was an explanation to those comrades who died in battle, and secondly, it also let the soldiers stationed here in the future and those who came here know what the Song Dynasty had paid in order to get here.

Things can be done more thoughtfully, Chen Yuan thought for a while: "Big brother, I'll leave the things here to you, find a feng shui gentleman and choose a feng shui treasure land." If you can find a name, you must write your name, and if you can't find a name, write Anonymous. ”

Di Qing nodded: "Don't worry, are you leaving?" ”

The surrounding soldiers also stood up and escorted Di Qing and Chen Yuan side by side to walk down the city tower, Chen Yuan said to Di Qing: "I want to go back to Bianjing, we have done the affairs of the Liao Kingdom, and the rest needs to be sent by the court to take over immediately." There is also the problem of Goryeo, which also needs to be solved by those who can hold a pen, and the training of our current generals must also be done immediately, and when you defeat the Arabs, we must have some all-round talents who are proficient in civil and military affairs in the Western Regions. ”

The Western Regions are too far away, and it is impossible for the generals stationed there to ask the imperial court for instructions on everything, so they must be resourceful enough to deal with some sudden crises.

Di Qing nodded: "Okay, leave the matter here to me, do you have anything else to explain?" ”

Chen Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "I can't talk about it, my eldest brother is here, I'm very relieved." There's just one thing I'd like to discuss with you. I want to erect a tombstone in the Great Song Dynasty to record the names of the soldiers who performed heroes in our previous wars and their deeds, so that future generations can remember what they have done. ”

Di Qing shook his head: "It's a good idea, but I'm afraid you won't be able to do it." ”

The Song Dynasty was a dynasty of Shangwen, even if Chen Yuan had improved the status of the warriors, but to erect a monument to the warriors, I think the scholars would try their best to stop it, after all, so far, the scholars have not erected a monument, how can they let the warriors take the lead?

Chen Yuan smiled: "I'll do my best, in short, these people who died for the Great Song Dynasty, whether they are generals or soldiers, we must remember them." There are also adults like Bao and Fan who love the country and the people, and we will also erect monuments for them. ”

Di Qing didn't say anything anymore, he also hoped that Chen Yuan could do this matter well, and asked at the moment, "When are you leaving?" ”

"Just these two days, when I come back, I won't go to Beijing, I will go directly to the Uighurs, you can go on the expedition when you are ready, I think I can follow."

As soon as Chen Yuan's words fell, he suddenly saw a knight in filial piety clothes rushing in front of him. Before Chen Yuan could react to what was going on, the knight jumped down from the horse with a crying voice and knelt on the ground: "General, Master Ma, the emperor has an order, and the three armies are filial piety!" ”

Chen Yuan and Di Qing were stunned for a while, and the two of them looked at each other: "What's wrong?" ”

"Master Bao has returned to heaven!"

The surrounding air condensed in an instant, and the whole city suddenly fell silent from the atmosphere of victory just now, and after a while, there were first bursts of low sobbing, and then, like Bianjing, the voices of those soldiers became louder and louder, and the cries suddenly rang out throughout the city.

Even some Khitan people who had never been to the Great Song Dynasty cried, Chen Yuan's face was also a sad color, Bao Zheng's personality charm can be said to be quite outstanding, even if he once played Chen Yuan, and once thought that Chen Yuan would go under the knife, and even in the end, he was not at ease with Chen Yuan. However, Chen Yuan couldn't say that Bao Zheng was bad.

"When?" Chen Yuan asked in a deep voice.

The fast horse replied, "Six days ago." ”

There were all the crying voices around, Chen Yuan felt that his eyes were a little moist, and he closed his eyes at the moment, until he was sure that the wetness would not overflow, and then he let out a long sigh: "Brother Di Qing, I'll go first." ”

Di Qing nodded: "Okay, be careful all the way." ”

Chen Yuan knew that he couldn't make the last trip to send Bao Zheng, and he also knew that solving the problem of Liao was the best way to send Bao Zheng off. Also, if Bao Zheng can be allowed to worry about himself all the time, then he can naturally rest in Jiuquan.

Originally, I wanted to stop for a few days, at least let myself rest for a few days and then go back, but Bao Zheng's death really urged Chen Yuan, and he felt a little regretful that Bao Zheng couldn't see him take the Great Song out of East Asia, really, Chen Yuan hoped that Lu Yijian didn't see it, and Bao Zheng didn't see it either.

Chen Yuan hopes that Fan Zhongyan can see it, and Xia Zhu can see it.

And there are really a lot of things to do when he goes back, and now many forces in the Great Song Dynasty are related to him, if he wants to leave, he must arrange these forces. For example, the Chamber of Commerce, Chen Yuan has to find a suitable successor to ensure that after he leaves, the Chamber of Commerce can continue to develop under the leadership of that person.

If Chen Yuan really said go, then first of all, the common people would not know what was going on, and they would guess with their imagination. In addition, there will be problems with the banks immediately, and the entire Dasong economy will be hit hard. Liaodong, Goryeo, Yingzhou, and the Liao Kingdom, which has not yet been resolved, have been implicated in the economy of the Great Song Dynasty, and various unpredictable problems have erupted, which is a chain reaction.

These problems can be small or very large. However, whether it is a big problem or a small trouble, it will inevitably involve the energy of the Song Dynasty, and those vassal states are very likely to see that the Song Dynasty is unable to maintain the situation, and rise up to challenge this overlord.

Their actions will, to some extent, exacerbate the deterioration of the situation in the Great Song Dynasty.

Many people thought that Chen Yuan was reluctant to leave.

They are not Chen Yuan, and they don't know what Chen Yuan is thinking now. At this time, the Great Song Dynasty except for Renzong is himself, and those who are scholars and princes have no reputation at all, that is, Zhao Shu can not do it.

Once Renzong was gone, Chen Yuan had only two options, either to go further or to retreat.

Further, it is to sing the script of the yellow robe, with Chen Yuan's ability, it is very likely to be better than Zhao Kuangyin's singing, but the scholars and those princes surnamed Zhao must be unwilling, and the struggle between the two sides cannot be avoided, in such a battle, it is the common people who suffer, and it is Chen Yuan and Renzong's efforts in the past ten years that have been ruined.

Chen Yuan didn't want to see his more than ten years of hard work ruined by his own hands, he would rather watch Zhao Shu take over the baton handed to him by himself and Renzong, and be able to run faster and farther.

It is reasonable to choose to leave, and there is another important reason, that is, Chen Yuan did not want to sit in Renzong's position at all, he always looked forward to when he would be able to make a deal in peace.

(To be continued)