Three days later, the official family issued an order: ordered Hedong Jiedu to make Tan Xinwei the general of the expedition to the north, and collect 150,000 troops in Henan, Hebei and other places to march to Baozhou. Cui Baochen, the general of the chariot cavalry, was ordered to be the deputy commander, and the commander of 50,000 troops joined Tan Xinwei in Baozhou.

Ye Pei, the lord of Le'an County, as the supervisor of the army, led the forbidden army of 30,000, set off from Bianliang, Tokyo, and joined the commander in Baozhou.

In addition, 3,000 people from Yulongzhi, who had the strongest combat effectiveness among the guards, were sent to accompany the county lord Ye Pei's guards with the county lord. Then the palace maid was selected as a female soldier and went out as the county lord's personal attendant.

On July 6, Ye Pei was familiar with military affairs and led the troops to the battle. The official Zhao Zhen sent ten miles away, waiting for the last goodbye to Ye Pei at the Lao Lao Pavilion outside Bianliang City.

I saw that the overseer Ye Pei was wearing the elm leaf gold chain mail left to her by her master, and the tiger-shaped heart guards on her chest were shining dazzlingly. There is a fish and dragon whip wrapped around his waist, a sword at his waist, a golden phoenix wing on his head to block half of his face, and a cluster of red wings flying in the wind on his head.

Ye Pei jumped off the black horse, and the blood-red cloak on his back rolled up behind him.

The official Zhao Zhen filled two gold bottles, handed one to Ye Pei and said, "I am here waiting for you to return to the court after victory!" ”

Ye Pei was proud, and drank the imperial wine in his hand in one gulp, "The minister will not return if he goes!" Your Majesty, you must be diligent in political and political affairs in the capital, pro-virtuous ministers, far villains, and don't be greedy for pleasure. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, Ye Pei poured himself another cup, and saluted the mountain and river: "May my country be forever solid in Tangcheng, and the golden ou will be perfect." After speaking, Ye Pei turned over his horse, rode the dust to catch up with the marching team, and went away.

Zhao Zhen looked at Ye Pei's distant back, he didn't know what to think in his heart, his eyes were slightly ruddy, and he also raised the gold bottle and drank it all, silently repeating Ye Pei's words, "May my country be forever solid in Tangcheng, and the golden ou will be perfect!" ”

At this time, neither Zhao Zhen nor Ye Pei saw that on the Beibi Mountain on the outskirts of Bianliang City, there was a general sitting on another snowy lion. He was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, and his snow-white helmet was like a banner, and this person was Di Qing, the commander of the Pingxi Army.

He looked at the official family to see Ye Pei off, but he didn't know whether it was the wind or the soil, which made his eyes ruddy. Di Qing saw Ye Pei go away, and the whip in his hand urged the war horse to go down the mountain to the west at a faster speed.

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Ye Pei left Bianliang City, and there was a kind of unbridled wild horse in her heart, and her suppressed mood was released. Although she felt that war was not a good thing, she had an irrepressible joy for herself.

She finally left the oppressive city and came to the endless wilderness.

The sky was so blue, and the earth was so vast, that the emotions she had suppressed for many years were released in one fell swoop. She galloped forward, as if there was no more

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People can stop her steps, she is like wings on her back, about to fly, her heart is rushing with blood, what she loves is far more than everything in front of her!

The 230,000 soldiers converged in Baozhou, and the supervising army Ye Pei was under the command of the commander Tan Xinwei. Tan Xin did not adopt the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, moving the people inside and resisting the strong enemy outside.

At the beginning, everything went well, and preparations were made as planned to recover Yingzhou, Mozhou and other places.

Ye Pei felt eager to try, bent on recovering the lost ground.

However, Tan Xinwei, the general of the expedition to the north this time, didn't think so, he just wanted to return safely, think about how to fight hastily, and then retreat to seek peace, thinking about how to protect himself and enjoy wealth and prosperity.

In the evening, he drank with the deputy general Xing Baochen in the camp.

Tan Xinwei said: "It's just that someone else went out to bring a eunuch, and this expedition also brought a woman to supervise the army, which is really unheard of!" ”

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin has been suppressing military generals because of his "cup of wine and releasing military power", fearing that they will have the heart of rebellion, so he will have a yellow robe, so he has taken a series of measures. For example, "soldiers do not recognize generals, generals do not recognize soldiers" and so on, that is, generals will not always command the same army.

There is also a strategy of supervising the army, which is to prevent the generals of the army from separating from the imperial power, and the phenomenon of "not being subject to foreign military orders", every time he goes out on an expedition, in addition to the chief and deputy generals, there is a person close to the emperor as a supervising army, and sometimes even a eunuch in the Ouchi, so Tan Xin will not contemptuously say that he is a eunuch.

Xing Baochen drank a glass of wine before he slowly squinted his eyes and said, "What is the difference between a eunuch and a woman?" It's all from the official harem. He laughed contemptuously.

Tan Xinwei laughed knowingly and said, "Yes! Don't underestimate this Le'an County Lord, she is really a celebrity around the official family, if we say the wrong thing tonight and make the wrong move, I'm afraid the official family will know tomorrow morning, and ask us for the crime. ”

Xing Baochen said: "Then Ye Pei also came up with this reason to save Zhao from Wei because he couldn't protect himself. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Xing Baochen said: "The general doesn't know? That Ye Pei was once discussed as a candidate for the queen, but as a result, Empress Dowager Liu fell, and she also lost power, so she was replaced by Guo. Later, the official family got married, and she couldn't stay in the palace anymore, so she left the palace and set up another door. ”

Tan Xinwei sneered and said: "It is rare for a woman to go out of the palace and establish a mansion, she is said to be the county lord, but she is the adopted daughter of the Empress Dowager Liu, and now that the Empress Dowager has passed away, she is naturally difficult to gain a foothold." ”

"That's natural, but this Ye Pei really has a foundation, isn't this another opportunity to go to Liao to make meritorious contributions, if he really has military merits, I'm afraid that even the official family will have to treat her differently in the future."

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Tan Xinwei shook his head and said, "She has made military merits? It's not like we're stepping on the blood of our soldiers! But how easy is that? Back then, Taizu and Taizong both wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, which one succeeded? Just a Ye Pei, just a woman who has not left the boudoir, how can she resist the Liao army? ”

Xing Baochen heard the meaning of Tan Xinwei's words, and also said: "I just hope for a safe return this time, not for merit, but for no fault." ”

Tan Xinwei said: "Brother is very right. Having said that, how can you and I compare to the generals Pan Mei and Cao Bin? ”

That Pan Mei and Cao Bin were the founding generals of the Song Dynasty, who fought with Taizu Zhao Kuangyin for many years, leveled the Southern Tang Dynasty and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats.

"Ten out of ten is not as good as one or two." Xing Baochen frowned.

"Yes, brother, our generation's ability is far inferior to Pan Mei and Cao Bin, and when Yongxi Northern Expedition, Pan Mei and Cao Bin lost against Liao, and the emperor still demoted Pan Mei and Cao Bin to fine, how can we have the kind of meritorious deeds they had before to be reduced or punished!"

Xing Baochen even said: "Well, the daughter of Pan Mei was the crown princess when Jingzong was the crown prince, and the defeat in the first battle is still like this, if it is our turn, I am afraid that we will only have to apologize!" ”

The more the two of them talked, the colder they became, and they drank a few glasses of hot wine in succession.

Xing Baochen pondered for a while and continued: "But now with this Ye Pei, striving for merit and rushing forward, I'm afraid I won't consider the hardships of the soldiers like we do!" ”

Tan Xinwei snorted coldly: "Hmph! I don't know! Taking her will only drag down the army, she is still self-righteous and rushing, I am afraid that it will ruin our plans in the future! ”

Xing Baochen said: "Yes! Since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, our Song Dynasty has not had a war for decades, and the days of prosperity and stability are used to it, who still wants to stay alive? ”

"What my brother said is yes, even the first emperor was willing to pay the New Year's money to the Liao State for the sake of the suffering of the Li people, and the lord of Ye County actually instigated Jinshang, and sent out heavy troops without permission, working the people and losing money!" With the strength of the wine, Tan Xin did not confide in his heart.

"For today's plan, I just want to control Ye Pei, and don't let her get the right to control the army, after all, she is a woman. As long as the command authority is still in our hands, Ye Pei can't say much. ”

Tan Xin didn't make up his mind when he said this, so he nodded again and again: "This is reasonable, and now only by putting her in the air is for the country and the people." ”

Xing Baochen also said: "Not only to set her up, but also to protect her, if she has half a mistake, we can't afford it." ”

"That's nature, this lady naturally has to protect it!"

The two looked at each other and laughed, and drank for more than an hour before they each returned to the camp to rest.

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