Outside the city of Weizhou, the Jingyuan Military Administration, there is a lot of vegetarian and soul-summoning flags, and it is a funeral ceremony for the planter.

The family mausoleum is built by the mountains and rivers, and the tombstones are stacked on top of each other. Although the ancestral home of the seed family is Xijing, but since the cultivation of Shiheng, it has taken root in Shaanxi, and it has been down for several generations, and the men of the seed family do not know how many people died in the Great Song Dynasty!

It is the way of the planter, the two sons planted Hao Chongxi, one died in front of the Western Xia battle, and the other died early because of the accumulation of labor in the army. The person who supports the soul for the cultivation of the master can only be his grandson Chong Yanchong.

Today's funeral, how many generals of the Western Army have arrived, waiting on the side of the road early to set up sacrifices. How many military men who have followed the old race to fight for decades have been scarred and disabled, and they are sent away with their spirits. In the city of Weizhou, all the people set up incense cases in front of the door, and bowed and worshiped along the way. And Benlu Wenchen, who is also a vegetarian, cried and sent each other off.

The family has been planted for several generations, and hundreds of children died in the war for Shaanxi. The old seventy died on the couch, and the mourning behind him was so good, which is already a rare good home for the family. And the seed master also worshiped the old species early on the table to hear, with the current situation of the imperial court to envelop the border towns, the old species chased the seal, when the best gifts, a county king, is stable and can not run away.

These days, in the city of Weizhou, all the people crowded next to each other are the military generals of Shaanxi Zhulu who rushed to pay tribute. At this moment, the situation in the DPRK is so turbulent, and it is just an opportunity to take this opportunity to discuss how the Western Army should deal with the current situation. The generals ran back and forth, and the ministers discussed closely, that is, the small species of the prince, even if they were in mourning, they had to meet with many generals and the ministers in Shaanxi. It also seems to be more and more shaped.

The situation of the Western Army at the moment. It's a little subtle. The situation is so volatile. And the war with the Jurchens led by King Yan is imminent, and where the Western Army will go is really a matter that urgently needs to come up with a strategy.

The first is how to deal with the Dubu Bianliang center at this time, and actually controls the court situation, the land of, the land of Hedong, and the land of Yanyun are all in his more or less grasp, in Hebei Zhulu. Xiao Yan also has its influence. In addition, needless to say, the center has to be replaced with a group of Wenchen who are at least on the surface to be attached to King Yan, and the strength at this moment is no longer Xiao Yan's sudden appearance of King Yan. At that time, everyone in the world thought that Xiao Yan's foundation was shallow, and his status was not long, except for the starting team, no one thought of taking refuge in Xiao Yan's side.

But who would have thought that the two foreign towns were attacked, and the Jingdong Prefecture presided over it, and said that Xiao Yan organized and trained a new army, and jointly launched a rebellion. In the end, he was beaten by Xiao Yan and easily calmed down. And it also shows a strong army that he has run out of Yandi. The whole of Hebei is under its horseshoe. Not to mention that Xiao Yan also incorporated the Xihe Army and the entire Yongning Army, and at this moment, the strength of the army is probably overwhelming!

It should be explained here that the absolute strength of the Western Army was very large, but the Great Song Dynasty's strategy for the Western Xia, because there was really a lack of a powerful cavalry group at that time, had to adopt the stupid method of relying on national strength to suppress people. Shaanxi Zhulu faced the Western Xia, and every ravine that could pass through the military horses was eager to build a military village and push it over little by little. In this era, there is only the Great Song Dynasty, and you can use this kind of extravagant play that relies on national strength to paste your face.

Over the past few decades, Shaanxi has built hundreds of military villages of various colors, accounting for a large part of the personnel of the Western Army. The field military horses that can be drawn out are like hundreds of thousands. Even if it's more, it's not much. went to Pingjiangnan, went to cut down Yanyun, and basically evacuated the well-trained main field forces. That's why the Western Army is so anxious to return to the empty Shaanxi Zhulu Town.

Pingjiang was in turmoil and was defeated in Yandi. The main forces of the Western Army suffered extremely heavy losses. In the time and space without Xiao Yan, the first time he rescued Bianliang, the old man set off in a hurry, and brought out more than 15,000 military horses. This time, the Xihe Army sent seven or eight thousand elites over, and the Western Army was further weakened. At this moment, the main force of the field battle alone is already under the military horse mastered by Xiao Yan.

(However, these hundreds and thousands of military villages, their own defenders, and how many native soldiers and soldiers are strong archers on the edge of the border also give the Western Army a very strong ability to recover.) After successive defeats, after losing their belongings again and again, they can still draw out these soldiers and horses who were originally guarding in the military village to re-entangle into a large army, and they have been defeated and fought repeatedly, and finally they can achieve the merits of the Wu brothers. However, after these soldiers and horses were emptied, the Western Xia was resurrected from the original half-dead and full of blood, recaptured Hengshan, known as Zhongxing. And these Western Army, which has been re-entangled again and again, is not as good as the old foundation before, and in the end it can only go to the Qinling Mountains, relying on the Sichuan behind it to defend - Oscar press)

The Western Army has not recovered at the moment, and Xiao Yan is in its prime. The common opinion of everyone is that they can't come to Yan Wang for the time being. It's just perfunctory for now.

However, as a group, the Western Army has its own group interests. It is to continue to maintain the huge investment of Shaanxi every year in the Great Song Dynasty. How many generals of the Western Army, and even the Wenchen of Shaanxi Zhulu, have relied on this annual investment of tens of millions of resources. After Xiao Yan's rise, there is no doubt that the central investment will only be tilted towards the sphere of influence that Xiao Yan has run. Although the Western Army didn't dare to fight Xiao Yan for a while, it was absolutely impossible for them to obey the Bianliang Center at this moment with peace of mind and accept the reality of declining status from now on!

This is a real conflict of interests, and it is the most difficult to resolve. In the past, for example, the grudge between him and Tong Guan was nothing more than a normal power struggle, whether Tong Guan was there or not, the imperial court had to spend so much money on the Western Army, and having Tong Guan was nothing more than strengthening some control over the Western Army. But Xiao Yan's rise really moved the interests of the Western Army!

Therefore, the Western Army, since the death of the old man, has the most serious hatred for Xiao Yan. And it's extremely difficult to reconcile.

With these two tones, the generals of the Western Army and the Wenchen of Zhulu in Shaanxi Province ran to contact through the funeral of the old species. The conclusions reached are basically certain, and they are in almost everyone's expectations.

For the time being, the current situation will be maintained, and a hostile attitude towards the Bianliang Center will not be adopted for a while. And Xiao Yan presided over the Jurchen war, and the Western Army would never contribute to it. It's just a matter of standing by and watching. Unless Xiao Yan makes a great concession to the Western Army, or simply Xiao Yan is defeated in the war against the Jurchens, then the Western Army will come out again and clean up the situation and save the sky. Since then, the Great Song Dynasty has been in the world. Only the Western Army is the only one that dominates!

Under the will of such a group. Although some people of insight felt that it was inappropriate, and felt that in case Xiao Yan was defeated, this situation could not be managed by the Western Army. But under the words of the generals, what is the use of their little voice?

And the situation is so chaotic and delicate, it is not a safe choice to wait and see what happens for a while. Let's let Xiao Yan toss first!

For the hearts of his subordinates, Xiao Chong's control over the group of the Western Army is naturally inferior to that of Brother Nai. For a while, it can only be acquiesced. Concentrate on your brother's death. And today, the funeral was finally completed, and the exhausted little species still sent off a guest despite his tiredness.

This guest is none other than Zong Ze.

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In the long pavilion, the planter was dressed in sackcloth, thin and haggard, and talked side by side with Zong Ze. Outside the pavilion, dozens of knights were waiting respectfully.

These days with Zong Ze, Xiao Chong looks up to this person very much. Although the age is old. But he has excellent vision and tenacity. And the cooking practice is also a first-class master. The elder brother died, and the small species was in chaos, and I heard that Yao Gu led the Xihe army out of the customs for a while, and the subordinates under the command of the small species, regardless of the curtain room or the generals, were all in turmoil. At this time, Zong Ze, who was still stranded and had not gone, took action, personally wrote the knife for the small species, and wrote to the generals everywhere, asking them to come to the funeral of the old species, instead of supporting the troops on the side, with other thoughts. He also persuaded the small species to dispatch the most confidant Qin Feng's military horses to cut off several major roads between Jingzhaofu and Weishui, so that the chaotic military horses of the Western Army would not follow Yao Gu out of the pass.

These two actions calmed the hearts of the Western Army for a while. And these times are the funerals for the old species, and Zong Ze also handles them in an orderly manner. The first time to pay homage to the last watch in the capital, all kinds of ceremonies are also prepared, and the old man's posthumous affairs are extremely glorious.

For such talents, Xiao Chong is really reluctant to let go. I don't know what Zong Ze thinks, he will return to Bianliang after the funeral of the old man.

According to the mission he had undertaken before, even though Zong Ze was extremely unconcerned, after returning to the capital, he still waited for the sinful body. Put the guests of Shaanxi not for it, but to lead the sin. Xiao Zhen really didn't know what Zong Ze thought.

The persuasion has also been explained, but Zong Ze, an old man in his sixties, is as stubborn as a piece of granite, and he can't say anything. In the end, Xiao Chong had no choice but to give him a ride.

In the long pavilion, Xiao Chong arched his hand to Zong Ze: "Brother Rulin, you can't drink wine during the funeral, so you won't have a banquet in the pavilion." And my brother's funeral can't be far away, and I can't send my brother a hundred miles straight to say goodbye. I can only say goodbye here. ”

Zong Ze smiled faintly and replied: "These days, the public has taken care of the minister, and the lower officials will say goodbye." ”

Xiao Chong still instructed at ease: "This entourage has thousands of goods." Brother Ru Lin wants to use it to clear the way, although let it go. And Chong Mou has already paid homage to Brother Ru Lin and said that even if King Yan is in the court, he must take care of Chong's face, presumably Brother Ru Lin is fine. But even if he can get away with the crime, it is difficult for Brother Ru Lin to be useful, isn't this a talent for Brother Ru Lin? If it is not smooth, please return to Weizhou and wait for a certain sweep. ”

With a stubborn and strong temperament, Zong Ze disobeyed his good intentions, and he was still chattering here. It can be seen that Zong Ze's talent and conduct, how to make Xiao Chong's heart broken. In the end, Xiao Chong couldn't help but sigh again, and complained: "Ru Lin, Ru Lin, why do you want to go back to that Bianliang!" ”

Zong Ze was silent for a while, and finally said slowly: "The prime minister is worried about the Western Army, but the lower officials are really worried about the world." This time, the Jurchens entered the Kou in a big way, and the Western Army thought that it was a good opportunity for King Yan to lose both, and they could sit and watch. The lower officials thought that once King Yan was unfavorable, there would be a disaster for the world, how could the lower officials be able to watch from the sidelines in Kansai? ”

Xiao Chong was shocked: "Where does this start?" ”

Zong Ze smiled bitterly, and finally said something heart-wrenching to Xiao Chong before leaving.

The Great Song Dynasty lost the sixteen states of Yanyun, and when the country was founded, the inferiority of the strategic form was far ahead of the previous generation. Later, it took a huge amount of effort to establish the defense line of Hedong and Hebei, and it barely held on. Later, with the rise of Western Xia, the strategic focus of the Great Song Dynasty had to be shifted to Zhulu in Shaanxi, and the border affairs in Shaanxi later became one of the political legitimacys of the New Party to control the court situation. The continuous high-intensity investment every year finally oppressed the Western Xia back step by step. With so much effort, this is the result. But the cost is also enormous.

One of the costs. It is to raise the interest group of the Western Army. Sitting in Shaanxi can get a huge amount of central investment. And there is also the benefit of returning to Yi, not to mention the large amount of fertile land in Shaanxi that is occupied. After all, the Western Army is in Kansai, and once something happens in the center, there is a worry about whether it will be slow or not. And the Western Army has become more and more like a rich man sitting in Shaanxi, and he is reluctant to move his nest. Even if Tong Guan tossed and turned, he finally brought the Western Army out of the Pingjiang Jiangnan Expedition to Yanyun, but the Western Army did not give him any hindrance. In the end, the war was a mess. Tong Guan was implicated and unlucky, and the Western Army hurried home. In order to go faster, he also gave up the Huanqing Army, which had been beaten into cripples.

The second price is that the investment in Shaanxi is too great, even if the Great Song Dynasty is rich, it has also been dragged into financial bankruptcy, and Hebei and Hedong are such important places, so the military equipment is slackened to the extreme. But how did it come to waste? To put it mildly, the Western Army is unfavorable and gives up the edge of Shaanxi. It is also about the middle, and the gate is not guarded. There are also natural dangers such as Tongguan and Wuguan, and Hedong can still strangle its back, and Bashu can also go out of Hanzhong to pound its overbearing. And once Hebei Hedong is not defended, it will be a flat river, reaching Bianliang and overturning the heart of the Great Song Empire!

Fortunately, the east of the Great Song River was abolished, and the original strong Liao also weakened. Only then did it barely maintain the situation and never collapse. But now that the more powerful Jurchens have risen again, how can they maintain the strategic focus of the Great Song Dynasty on the roads of Shaanxi? But the Western Army has already lost its tail, and the shift of the strategic focus of the Great Song Dynasty has become a difficult thing!

If the Jurchens go south, what will happen to the Great Song Dynasty?

Zong Ze has been up and down for decades, both north and south, and has excellent insight. It turned out that Fang Teng, who was unknown in history, could see such a desperate situation, how could Zong Ze not see it?

But suddenly a Xiao Yan appeared, even if he was not from the right background, even if he acted aggressively. is trying to bridge the strategic dilemma of the Great Song Dynasty. Before the heavens are about to fall, draw your sword and fight! And Fang Teng met him and made a career!

The whole world is dim, and those who wake up are worried. Zong Ze was too old to be used, and he could only sigh. For a while, he met Li Gang and entered the capital. Although he received the task of mobilizing the Western Army, Zong Ze's trip was purely for delay. At this time, how could Xiao Yan fall?

At this time, when King Yan was about to set out on a big expedition. How can Zong Ze live in Shaanxi in peace and not exhaust his own efforts? Men are old, such as Feng Tang. But he is still ambitious, just to live up to his life's ambitions!

Even if you return to Bianliang to receive the guilty prison system, what is the point?

However, with the wisdom of the old man of the sect, Cheng Dù is also sure that there is no big problem in returning to Bianliang............

Hearing Zong Ze's last heartfelt words, Xiao Chong was silent for a while. He was born in the Western Army, and he has long been inseparable from the Western Army. Zong Ze's words can only be listened to.

At this moment, there is nothing more to say. Everyone has their own aspirations, each has their own home, and each has its own future.

The two finally parted for a long time, and at the last moment, Zong Ze couldn't help but say another word: "Little Seed Xianggong, take care of the location of the Lan Army!" In case there is a police, when the military horses are sent out of Yanyan to help Taiyuan! ”

The small species is still silent.

The boundary between Shaanxi Zhulu and the Hedong now mastered by Xiao Yan is in the Lan Army, the Yanzhou Baode Army and other military horses, although geographically it belongs to Hedong, but it has been fighting with the Western Army for many years, and it is also a line of the Western Army in a broad sense. However, at the beginning, the old breed was not able to summon the military horses here, and now that it has been replaced by a small species, how can it be made to Xiao Yan's fire?

More likely, just wait and see.

Seeing Xiao Chong's attitude, Zong Ze could only sigh in his heart, and after saying goodbye, he turned over and got on his horse, and went to the direction of Bianliang surrounded by knights.

In the long pavilion, the emaciated figure of the small species looked away from the smoke and dust for a long time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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On Yan Mountain, dozens of knights walked with difficulty in the mountain road. These knights were stocky and stocky, with a money rat tail under their fur hats. It was the Jurchen armor.

The Danzhou military horses went to the south, and the sentinels who could be put to the north of Yanshan were also greatly reduced. It was no longer possible to maintain a tight guard against the Jurchen East Route Army in person. The continuous spring rain and muddy roads also gave the few military horses left in Danzhou a sense of security.

And when the Danzhou town army had not returned, the sentinel of the Jurchen East Route Army once again appeared in the north of Danzhou.

Looking from under the Yan Mountain, it is the vast Yan Plain. Beyond the swallow land, it is the flowers and mountains of the Southern Dynasty!

Passing over these Jurchen sentinels sent out in advance, you can see the north of Yandi, I don't know how many carts and horses are transporting heavy grain, and I don't know how many Maizhen armies are coming to assemble in an endless stream. The murderous aura is rising in the sky, and it is about to spread to the south!

The sixteen states of Yanyun, under the kicking and struggling of Xiao Yan who came through it, finally returned to the Great Song Dynasty for a while. But after the states of Yunnei had been submerged by the Jurchen Western Route Army. Zongwang's department, and the states of Yandi, are about to show his fangs! (To be continued......)

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