Lin Chong's words reminded Tong Guan of himself when he was young, at that time, he was bent on getting ahead, but as a eunuch, a person with congenital physical defects, he knew how difficult such a road was, and he also knew how embarrassing the identity of eunuchs had been since ancient times, and he knew how unlikable eunuchs were in history.

But in the Great Song Dynasty, eunuchs had an unparalleled advantage.

He judged the situation, and his natural keen judgment made him very keen to discover what kind of road he should take, and he was very keen to find that he should embark on the military road, on this road, countless outstanding predecessors are fighting bravely, even if they have been ancient, they have also gained a good reputation, and what he admires the most is Li Xian, the great eunuch who has dominated the Western Army for several years and burned the Western Summer Palace.

Matchmaking, he used the best way he was at that time to climb Li Xian, and got Li Xian's other treatment, but he and Li Xian have a big difference, that is, Li Xian can restrain himself, he has been honed in the Western Army for a long time, and the soldiers also admire him, not as a eunuch, he himself does not regard himself as a eunuch, but as a real soldier, his inner and physical defects are made up for by the pride and ambition of the soldiers, so Li Xian can strictly restrain himself with the requirements of a soldier, Although it could not reach the level of Qin Han, it was enough to win the support of the Western Army.

Tong Guan is not, the difference between him and Li Xian is that Li Xian can restrain himself, while Tong Guan can't restrain himself well.

But Tong Guan also has courage, courage, and measure, which is an important weight for him to gain a foothold in the Western Army, not only because he is Li Xian's apprentice, in that thrilling war, Tong Guan, who joined the army for the first time, concealed the holy decree of Emperor Huizong and continued to order the army to advance, which is fatal for anyone, and Tong Guan mustered up the courage to gamble on wealth and wealth with his life.

Countless precedents for thousands of years have proved that God is a guy with eyes above the top, pious worship does not work, and sincere prayer is also a fart, and if you want to make God treat you differently, you have to be bold.

Tong Guan can be described as bold, concealing the emperor's holy decree, once the army is defeated, what will happen to Tong Guan, it is almost certain, no matter how he shirks, no matter how he justifies, as a prison army, he should obey the emperor's orders and monitor and restrain the commander, and Tong Guan not only did not monitor and restrain the commander, but became the culprit of concealing the holy decree, no matter how Tong Guan can not shirk this.

But Tong Guan won the bet.

The victory of the war, the army was complacent, when the celebration meeting was held, the soldiers were curious about the emperor's holy decree, Tong Guan took out the holy decree of Emperor Huizong to order the retreat, the army was shocked, and asked Tong Guan what to do if he was defeated, Tong Guan smiled slightly, and said: "Everything is borne by me, if it is defeated, but just a death, all by me to bear!" ”

The courage of the young Tong Guan to dare to fight is another important reason why he was able to gain a foothold in the Western Army, after Li Xian's death, Tong Guan took over Li Xian's position in the hearts of the soldiers of the Western Army, and Tong Guan himself does have some ability, and he is stronger than some literati commanders in the court, and he has measure, can tolerate people, and does not hesitate to reward his subordinates, so he has a firm foothold in the Western Army.

One stop is more than twenty years.

During this period, the long yellow sand and bitter cold wind in the northwest honed Tong Guan's body stronger, honed his abilities more proficiently, honed his vision more broadly, and honed his wrists stronger.

But what about his heart?

Looking at Lin Chong's earnest request, Tong Guan was silent, he knew what he should do, he knew what he should do most at this time, he was reasonable, public and private, everyone was right, the destruction of Xia was just around the corner, the 200,000 soldiers of the Western Army were angry and their morale was high. In the face of Emperor Huizong's groundless withdrawal order for no reason, he was also angry and puzzled.

Seeing that he is about to achieve immortal achievements, leave his name in history, and ascend to the throne of the god of war of the Great Song Dynasty as a eunuch, how should it shock the past and the present?

But all this is about to come to naught.

The system of the Great Song Dynasty, that is, the lower-level soldiers and the guards of the border pass have the right to fight freely, the higher the status in the army, the higher the military rank, the more closely monitored, the more power is restricted, the border generals can fight, can play independently, and the commander of the army can only "fight" according to the formation map issued by the imperial court, even if he knows that he will die, he cannot violate it, because once he violates it, he will die if he wins the battle.

No soldier is willing to do this kind of thing, so Tong Guan came to the Western Army, the Northwest Military Region is the military special zone of the Great Song Dynasty, there are hereditary military Zhizhou, there are hereditary army commanders, there are hereditary army commanders, the right to fight freely, the ability to fight back freely, Tong Guan likes here, the real soldiers are here, but, as the commander of the imperial court, as a close confidant of Emperor Huizong, Tong Guan finally realized that he was just a eunuch, a eunuch, a eunuch with a lot of power, but without the support of the emperor, he could not gain a foothold.

Without the support of the emperor, no matter how much the Western Army supports him, he will not be able to stand here, he will be transferred immediately, he heard the news that Tan Zhi committed suicide in front of Emperor Huizong, he knew that Emperor Huizong began to doubt the eunuchs with great power, this point, no big eunuch can be an exception, the same, he will not be an exception, although it is said that since ancient times, no eunuch has claimed hegemony, and no one will believe it, but there are many precedents for eunuch rebellion.

Especially the eunuchs who mastered the most elite and powerful Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty.

At any time, anyone can disobey the emperor's orders at this moment, but Tong Guan can't! Not only for their own future and glory, but also for their own lives! At this juncture, anyone can be emotional, and anyone can not withdraw troops, but they can't! Only Tong Guan, the great eunuch, can't!

refused to withdraw the troops, even if the summer was finally destroyed, the Western Army was glorified and ...... Tong Guan couldn't help but tremble from the bottom of his heart...... Emperor Huizong...... What did Emperor Daojun go through to use such means and orders against him? Didn't he know that the Western Army was about to destroy Xia? Didn't he know that the Western Army was winning one after another? Yanyun Sixteen States? Jurchen Jinguo?

What the hell is going on? What happened within a year of the Western Army's westward expedition? Why does he have a feeling that the storm is coming?

But in any case, Tong Guan must obey the order, must obey the emperor's order, other generals do not comply with the most dismissal, the Chongjia and the Yao family are not the first time to resist the holy decree, the emperor then they can't help it, but Tong Guan is not them, their foundation in the northwest for several generations is much stronger than the royal family, and he is a eunuch, without the support of the emperor, he will die.

You are all glorified, and I am dead...... What is this?

His mind began to twist.

For more than 20 years, Tong Guan's various abilities have steadily improved, but only his soul has begun to decline, Tong Guan is no longer the Tong Guan who led the army as the vanguard, he is the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region, the supreme commander of the Northwest Military Region, with 200,000 Western Army, with the ability and army to subvert the Great Song Dynasty......

So, no matter what, he must be loyal! Be faithful! You must keep pace with the emperor, and whatever the emperor says, he will do!

The first three strongest armies of the Western Army, the pillars of the Western Army, the Lin Family Army, the Chongjia Army, and the Yao Family Army, all clearly expressed their opposition, and the rising stars, Yue Fei, who was firmly in fourth place, and the Yue Family Iron Cavalry led by Zhang Xian also expressed their willingness to fight to the death! Never leave the Northwest!

What to do? The status in the Western Army, which has been run for so many years, or the emperor's trust and his own life? Tong Guan doesn't seem to know how to choose, and seems to have forgotten how to choose? Maybe I never knew what to choose......

"Withdrawal ......"

When he said these two words, Tong Guan felt that he was trembling, and then he realized that there was something missing in his heart......