Wu Yingying stood up and said in a deep voice: "If our army wants to achieve the task of attacking Guanzhong, it is equally important to fight for the hearts and minds of the people in Guanzhong and fight bravely on the battlefield. He picked up a leaflet in his hand and looked at it with a frown. The generals also took the leaflets and watched them with relish, and they had experienced many stories first-hand, talking and laughing with each other while reading them.

On this day, heavy snow was blowing one after another, covering the land, and a few miles away from the northern part of Guanzhong, the army of Xia was silently waiting in the field for the information from the Chengying Battalion and the Military Intelligence Department who were stealing the pass in front. Since Cao Han left Xiao Pass, under the severe suppression of the Xia cavalry, the Song army has long dared not go out of the north of Xiao Pass. In the past few years, the infiltration of Xiao Pass by the Xia State Military Intelligence Department can be described as pervasive, from the intrigue among the officers of the forbidden army to the wedding, funeral and marriage of the captain of Dutou, no matter how big or small, there are special personnel to analyze and sort out, and the marching department has formulated dozens of plans on how to seize Xiao Pass.

At night, the sky gradually darkened, suddenly, the direction of Xiao Guan sounded the cannon, followed by the fire to the sky, the generals' faces were happy, Xin Gu led the hussars to set off first, before coming to Xiao Guan, only to see that Xiao Guancheng had been replaced with the banner of Xia Guo. "Drive!" commanded Xin Gu to lead the hussars through the city without stopping, and the Lian Rui army that followed closely behind was the main force to consolidate Xiao Guan's victory. The 30,000 cavalry belonging to the six armies of Hussars, Lu, Tayan, Zhige, Longya, and Baiyu rushed into the pass like a surging flood, and first surrounded the battalion of the Song army stationed in Jingyan Huanqingdu, which was stationed in the southern part of Xiaoguan, to prevent the main force of the forbidden army from reinforcing Xiaoguan or retreating south.

As soon as they discovered the movement and fire in the direction of Xiaoguan, the Song army left behind in the camp was like Ma Feng who had blown up the nest, and they were all busy calling up the soldiers who were sleeping soundly. Before he had time to come up with a countermeasure, he reported from outside that tens of thousands of cavalry in the Xia Kingdom had actually surrounded the big battalion. This night is dark and windy, and there is no leading general, no one dares to risk the night to lead the troops to counterattack the Xia army, when the dawn comes, look outside, not only there are dense cavalry, the infantry army of the Xia country has set up all kinds of siege equipment, and some are digging trenches, piling up low walls, and putting on a big fight.

Finally, stationed in the south of Xiaoguan, the largest mobile force of the Great Song Dynasty on the northwest border, more than 25,000 elite forbidden troops were left in the camp of the Yandu of Huanqingjing, and after three days of siege by the Xia army and crossbow arrows from the stone thrower, it was decided to surrender the Xia army, which had long been familiar with it, and the gate of Guanzhong was completely open to the Xia army.

Tens of thousands of cavalry troops of the Xia army, from Xiao Guan, to avoid the real attack, the cavalry drove straight in, within a few days, the wind was everywhere in the pass, every Song army camp felt that they had suffered from the attack of the Xia army.

The backyard pavilion of the Xiangzhou Prefecture has been sprinkled with fine sand-like snow, and since the recent ten days, good news has been coming back from outside. In the past two years, it was the Northern Expedition, and it was the transfer of troops into Shu to quell the chaos, Bianliang was really empty, if the army was sent to attack, the troops defending the city would be stretched. The various supporting armies are getting closer and closer to Bianliang, and Zhao Jiong is helpless, except for appointing Cao Bin to defend the city, he only scolds the ministers in the court every day. When the court officials were more panicked, Zhao Dezhao and Wang Yu were in a better mood, so they were not afraid of the cold, and in the pavilions in the backyard, they enjoyed the snow and tea leisurely.

Until a servant handed over a volume of pigeon books to Wang Yu, Wang Yu opened it out and looked at it indifferently, but his eyes suddenly froze and he was shocked.

"Cao Han actually left his post without permission and returned to Bianliang! The army of the Xia State has already captured Xiao Pass!" Wang Yu, who is usually personable, received the news, and reacted instantly, and said in a trembling voice, "Cao Han has mistaken the country, and Guanzhong is in danger!" He has been trying his best to plan for Zhao Dezhao in recent days, thinking that if the big thing is successful, the Great Song Dynasty only needs to work hard, the country is rising, and the natural water in the west of the Yanyun River will come naturally, and now Cao Han has left Guanzhong without permission, and Xia has coveted Guanzhong for a long time, with the ability of Wu Hero, how can he miss the opportunity. Seeing that the overall situation of the world collapsed in an instant, Wang Yu couldn't help but feel a sweet throat, forcibly swallowed the qi and blood, his eyes were dark, and he actually sat down and muttered, "The chess game is chaotic, and the time will not come again, what can I do?"

Zhao Dezhao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "General Cao Han sent someone to report that he has sworn to go on the expedition, and will fight with Zhang and Liu under the city of Bianliang, and Gong Weiwu will fight against the rebellion." In fact, this news was secretly passed on to him by Zhao Pu, and Zhao Pu also told him in the letter that as a king, he has no military affairs, and he cannot be appointed to a single person for major national affairs, and Cao Han, a strange soldier, can not tell Wang Yu first.

Wang Yu ignored Zhao Dezhao's words and shook his head with a pale face. He is more worried that after Wu Yingying seized Guanzhong, he was born with the intention of Longwangshu, and even Han Derang may also assist the Liao people to take the opportunity to send troops to fight for the Central Plains.

Seeing that Wang Yu's face was gray, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but feel that he was making a fuss, and said with a smile: "General Cao's thoughts are similar to those of Lord Wang, he only brought 10,000 elite soldiers out of Guguan, and there are still tens of thousands of elite forbidden troops led by generals to garrison various forts in Huanqingjing, Yanqin, and Wei, to guard against the Xia Kingdom, and the garrisons of various states and counties are also solid. If the government can settle down soon, I should use Mr.'s strategy to order Cao Han to stay in Xijing as soon as possible, lead the army, and expel the Xia army back. In his meaning, since Zhang Yongde and Liu Yanrang can let the Khitan army press the border and return to Bianliang, Cao Han can naturally do the same, but he didn't know that Wang Yu expected that even if the Khitans entered the Kou, it was just a burning, killing and looting, and Wu Yingying was very likely to take root in Guanzhong.

Wang Yu saw him so lightly, and sighed slightly in his heart, although Zhao Dezhao grew up in the army, he did not lead the army, and he didn't know the importance of Pan Mei, Cao Han, Yang Ye and other generals to an army, but he had not personally experienced this section, and it was incomprehensible to say, and the army that sought to support the dynasty was like an arrow with a bow, how could it be easy to turn back, so he had to give his hand and say: "This is very good." Cao Han is a veteran general who is accustomed to war, and he has received the grace of Taizu, and he personally led the army to fight against the king, and stabilized the government and government. "The matter has come to this, only the hope in my heart, Guanzhong Sisai, the border fortress is numerous, Fengxiang Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion, Qinzhou, Weizhou, etc. are all Xiongcheng, Wu Yingying belongs to the Duohu people, and the system in the country is very different from the Central Plains, he wants to settle Guanzhong, all the way down, it has to be a few months, as long as the thunderous power to solve the Bianliang side, quickly send Cao Han to lead a large army back to the division of Guanzhong, big things may be possible.

Zhao Dezhao saw that Wang Yu's face softened, so he was relieved and said with a smile: "I heard that Lord Wang is working hard for the king, and he has not yet been married?"

Wang Yu arched his hand and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhao Dezhao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Mr. Dezhao is willing to be a relative of the country, but unfortunately my father, the emperor and the princesses are all suitable, if the big thing is done, Mr. can choose any one of the daughters of the Zhao clan, and I will personally be named the princess and give marriage to show honor." ”

Wang Yu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Zhao Dezhao was showing himself that as long as he could ascend to the throne, his status was not only an important minister of the court, but also the "own person" of the Song Dynasty. ”