Zhao Ji hiccuped and said goodbye to Lin Hu and others, even he couldn't believe it, a large bowl of noodles was eaten by him, and there was no noodle soup left, and now Zhao Ji only felt that his stomach was swollen badly, and it was very difficult to bend over, which was also the fullest meal he ate after coming to Sanchuan Village.

Chen Ding, the head of the guard, followed behind Zhao Ji with a clay pot, the jar contained the chili oil that Lin Hu gave to Zhao Ji, when Lin Hu and they left the county king's mansion, in addition to the clothes on their bodies and life-saving weapons, they only brought a dozen jars of chili oil, they all learned to eat chili peppers with Zhao Yan, and now they can't leave a meal, this is the same as Zhao Ji, the reason why he was able to eat a large bowl of noodles just now is mainly due to the chili peppers.

Because he was too full of food, Zhao Ji did not rush back, but continued to patrol the entire Sanchuan Village along the street, and finally unconsciously came to the center of Sanchuan Village, only to see that there was a big house built of blue bricks here, which was actually the command center of the Great Song Dynasty army, Yang Wenguang and several other major generals in the army were here to discuss matters, and then issued a military order, Zhao Ji had also been here before, but he later found that he really couldn't help much, so he simply stopped coming later.

After turning such a big circle, the eastern sky has just turned white, and there is still a period of time before dawn, but Zhao Ji found that the lights were still on in the meeting hall, and he could see a figure walking around through the window, which made him a little curious.

As soon as Zhao Ji entered the meeting hall, he heard a thunderous snoring sound coming from inside, and looked at the sound, but found that a big man with a full beard was sleeping on a floor in the corner of the wall. This person Zhao Ji knew, he remembered that the other party's surname was Gu Minghe, who served as an observer envoy in Huanzhou, he was forty or fifty years old this year, and he was very respected by Yang Wenguang, and he also made a lot of contributions to blocking the Western Xia army this time. It is one of Yang Wenguang's most important assistants.

In addition to the sleeping Guhe in the hall, there is another person standing in front of the sand table in the hall, only to see that this person's beard is white, it is Yang Wenguang, who is old and strong, I saw him walking back and forth along the sand table, holding a flag in his hand, and from time to time the flag is placed on the sand table, and at the same time some flags are removed from the sand table, although Zhao Ji is not very proficient in military affairs. But they also know that the other side is conducting tactical deduction in order to find a suitable tactic.

Yang Wenguang is almost seventy years old this year, although his muscles and bones are still very strong, and he is unstoppable when he goes into battle to kill the enemy, but as the so-called hero is in the twilight, Yang Wenguang now not only has white hair, but his face is also full of wrinkles, and he can already see a little old when he walks. This made Zhao Ji next to him sigh in his heart, if it was the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, everyone would be like Yang Wenguang. I am afraid that Western Xia and Northern Liao have also been destroyed long ago.

Yang Wenguang was so focused on tactical deduction, coupled with Guhe's snoring like thunder, that he didn't notice Zhao Ji's arrival at all. Zhao Ji couldn't bear to disturb Yang Wenguang when he saw Yang Wenguang so concentrated, so he stood aside and watched him deduce on the sand table, although he didn't understand it very well. But it can be vaguely seen that Yang Wenguang is deducing how the Great Song army should pursue when the Western Xia army retreats, and it seems that Yang Wenguang has concluded that the Western Xia people will not last long.

I don't know how long it took, but Yang Wenguang in the deduction suddenly raised his head, and then saw Zhao Ji standing by the door. This made the old general also stunned, and then straightened up and saluted: "I don't know if Your Highness is coming, the old man is really rude!" ”

"Haha, the old general doesn't have to be polite, just now this king saw that you were seriously deducing, so he didn't make a sound, but this king disturbed the old general!" Zhao Ji laughed loudly at this time, the ancient river next to him was snoring, if he didn't speak loudly, I am afraid that Yang Wenguang would not be able to hear what he was saying at all.

Yang Wenguang couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhao Ji say so politely, and then invited Zhao Ji to come in, and pointed to the ancient river next to him: "Your Highness, don't blame, General Gu has been guarding here until the fourth watch yesterday afternoon, and he just fell asleep, and he has a problem, as long as he falls asleep, even thunder can't wake him up, so we don't have to worry about waking him up." ”

"General Gu has worked hard and made great achievements, and in the future, this king will definitely make a contribution to him in front of his father!" Zhao Ji looked at the sleeping Guhe and couldn't help nodding, during this time, he not only boosted morale, but also looked at the appearance of some generals, such as Yang Wenguang, although he is experienced, but after all, he is too old, and he will retire in a year or two at most, and then he will need younger generals to replace him, this Guhe is a good candidate.

At that moment, Zhao Ji chatted with Yang Wenguang for a few words, and then turned his eyes to the sand table and asked: "Old general, just now I saw the situation you deduced on the sand table, it seems that when the Western Xia people withdraw their troops, how should we pursue, I don't know if this is the case?" ”

"Your Highness is wise, the old man is old, and he can't sleep as well as a young man, and today I woke up in the middle of the night, and I did a deduction when I was bored, but I didn't expect His Highness to see it!" Yang Wenguang also directly admitted at this time.

"Then I don't know what the old general deduced, if we take advantage of the withdrawal of the Tanguts, can we pursue from the rear, so as to give the Tanguts a profound lesson?" Zhao Ji couldn't help but ask a little eagerly when he heard this, although the Xixia people have not been able to break through the defense line of the Great Song Dynasty during this time, but this attitude of only passively defending still makes Zhao Ji feel a little aggrieved, especially in the past few days, the Xixia people have been making continuous feints, and he is even more noisy that he can't eat and sleep well, so he also held his breath in his heart, and always wanted to take revenge on the Xixia people.

However, Yang Wenguang saw Zhao Ji's eager appearance, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Your Highness, according to the old man's deduction, even if the Western Xia people retreat, I'm afraid they won't leave us a chance to pursue, plus they have a lot of cavalry, and they won't kill a horse pistol, so for us, the safest way is to stay in Sanchuan Village honestly." ”

"Are we just watching the Tanguts retreat?" Zhao Ji was still a little unwilling to say when he heard this, although he usually looked very steady, but after all, he was a young man, and he was still a little impulsive sometimes.

Seeing that Zhao Xuan was so unwilling, Yang Wenguang's face suddenly showed a little hesitation, and finally spoke again: "Your Highness, in fact, the old man still hasn't said a word, even if we are sure that we will kill them when the Western Xia people retreat, but for the sake of the overall situation, we must not attack them!" ”

"Huh? Why is that? Zhao Ji couldn't help but shout in surprise when he heard Yang Wenguang's words, if it weren't for the fact that the person talking in front of him was Yang Wenguang, a veteran, I am afraid that Zhao Ji would have doubted the other party's intentions in saying this.

"Your Royal Highness, you also know that the Western Xia had just been defeated by the Northern Liao this time, but Li Liangzuo only rested for a few months before immediately waving his troops south, trying to rob our Great Song to make up for their losses, this move can be described as extremely arrogant, but it can also be seen that the Western Xia people did not take our Great Song Dynasty seriously at all."

When he said the above, he saw that Yang Wenguang also showed a look of hatred on his face, and then said: "Since the Western Xia people despise our Great Song Dynasty so much, then simply let them despise it to the end, although we blocked the Western Xia army this time, but we have not been able to shrink, and it will not attract the attention of the Western Xia people, if we wait until they retreat, we don't even dare to pursue, it will only make them look down on our Great Song Dynasty even more, but after we are ready, we will suddenly launch a war of destruction against the Western Xia, It can definitely catch the Tangut people off guard, so as to achieve great results! ”

As a veteran in the army, Yang Wenguang's vision is no longer limited to the gains and losses of a certain battle, but from the strategic aspect, he helped Zhao Ji analyze the pros and cons of not being able to pursue the Western Xia army, which made Zhao Xuan also can't help but have a feeling of eye-opening, and immediately opened his mouth and praised: "What the old general said is very true, this king has been taught, and in the future when the battle to destroy Xia, I hope that the old general will help me to eradicate this tumor in the west of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Haha, Your Highness praised it falsely, but the old man has been stationed here in Western Xinjiang for half his life, and he has always been determined to destroy Western Xia, and now the imperial court has prepared such an opportunity for us and other military generals, and in the future, I should fight bravely to kill the enemy, so as to serve the imperial court!" When Yang Wenguang said the end, the old man's face couldn't help but show an impassioned look, if he could personally participate in the battle of destroying Xia, even if he died on the battlefield, he would die without regrets.

Next, Zhao Ji asked Yang Wenguang about the battle situation in the past few days, and Yang Wenguang also introduced it in detail, after all, Zhao Ji is the nominal commander of the three armies, but he does not know military affairs, so the army is commanded by Yang Wenguang and other generals on his behalf.

In fact, the battle situation has not changed much, Li Liangzuo still keeps sending troops to feint, every time under the blow of the Song army, throw down some corpses and retreat, but Yang Wenguang, as a veteran on the battlefield, is keenly aware that the frequency of the Xixia people's attacks is slowly decreasing, and the feint Xixia army does not have any fighting spirit, and the position of the Song army is immediately defeated, from this sign, Yang Wenguang judged that the day when the Tangut people retreat is not far away, and it is even likely that when they wake up one morning, The camp of the Tanguts was empty.

Hearing Yang Wenguang's judgment, Zhao Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, although the changes in the battle situation during this period of time have always been in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, but the battlefield is unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment, for example, in the battle between Li Liangzuo and Yelujun, he obviously had the upper hand, but the situation was reversed by a rainstorm, so until the last moment of the war, no one dared to say that he was definitely the victorious side. (To be continued......)