Tang Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows, the old minister is grateful to Your Majesty for the grace of heaven, and is willing to seek practical benefits for the court. ”

"Okay, remember what you said."

"Yes!"

"Alright, you go down."

"The old minister retired."

That night, Tang Xue returned to the mansion, took his son to take care of it hastily, and went south overnight.

He knew that he could still be assigned such a task by His Majesty this time, which showed that His Majesty still recognized some of his abilities.

Think about Geng Nanzhong, who wore the same pants as him in the past, but now he is buried in the soil and rotting.

With such a balance, Tang Xuan felt that he was already very lucky.

Meanwhile!

Yanjing City of Jinguo!

Wan Yan Gao, the prime minister of Dajin Kingdom, fell into deep thought after reading the military briefing on the table.

"Xiangguo, what's going on?" A Song man standing beside him asked.

Wan Yan Gao sighed.

looked at the Song people in front of him.

This giveaway was his confidant and advisor, named Chopargwa.

Wan Yan Gao said: "The front has been successively transmitted back to the intelligence of the armies from all walks of life. ”

"Wushu withdrew to Shanggu Military Town, he led the army south this time, there were some losses, and the results obtained against the Song Dynasty were also quite limited."

Xiao Banghua said: "Xiangguo doesn't need to worry, since the Wushu army has returned to Shanggu, it is better for him to focus on supporting the Northwest Army of the Song Dynasty for now, and the situation on the side of Muhan and Zongfu should be much better." ”

"Sticky Han is more secure with Zongfu, and the rate is the elite of our army, so they will naturally win many battles."

"But from my analysis of the military report of Wushu, I can know that the little emperor of the Song Dynasty has prepared a good coping strategy this year, and the will of the Song Dynasty military and people to fight is stronger than last year."

Chopard knew what Wan Yan Gao was worried about.

The Song Dynasty soldiers and civilians became more and more fierce, which meant that it was more and more difficult for the Jin army to obtain benefits in the Song Dynasty.

When the time comes, the conservative factions in the court of the Jin State will inevitably make a big fuss.

For Wan Yan Gao, the superiority of the army was equal to his political superiority in the court.

Once the strength of the army could not continue to form a clear suppression of the Song Dynasty, then his political influence in the city of the Five Kingdoms would plummet.

Thinking of this, Xiao Banghua said: "Lord Xiangguo does not need to worry too much, now that the king of the south is on the order of Xiangguo to support the completion of the northwest war, as long as we expand our superiority in the northwest and wipe out all the northwest army of the Song Dynasty, then the Xixia people will 100% join forces with our army to plot the entire northwest territory of the Song Dynasty." ”

"When the time comes, the Song Dynasty will be destroyed."

"Well, it's up to King Nan."

Just when the two of them were planning the whole thing.

But he didn't know that Mu Han had already brought the surviving cavalry under his command to the outside of Yanjing City in embarrassment.

This time, Mu Han directly abandoned his base camp Taiyuan Military Town.

Because Taiyuan has essentially become the city of the Song Dynasty.

Even the territory of the Southern King under the command of Sticky Han was also in the predicament of being surrounded by the Song Dynasty's army everywhere.

Therefore, Mu Han gave up the capture of Taiyuan with hatred, but led the loyal surviving soldiers all the way to continue north, and took refuge in his behind-the-scenes backer Wan Yan Gao.

From Sticky Han to Luzhou City and Tongguan were defeated one after another.

Half a month has passed now.

The reason why Sticky Han has not come back until now is also because of his embarrassment.

During this time, he strictly organized his subordinates to report the news of his defeat to the Five Kingdoms City and Yanjing.

Because he was afraid that someone would add fuel to the fire and say something bad for him.

Sticky Han felt that the initiative should be in his own hands.

Although he was defeated.

But he had to explain the reason for the failure to Yan Gao in person.

And to throw this black pot on the head of the young and vigorous emperor of the Song Dynasty who did not play cards according to common sense at all.

"Report, Lord Xiangguo, His Majesty the South Crown is back."

"Huh? Who? ”

Wan Yan Gao and Xiao Banghua looked at each other in a daze, and they couldn't react directly.

"His Majesty the King of the South."

The herald repeated.

Wan Yan Gao and Xiao Banghua looked at each other, and they were indeed very confused.

It was a fact that Muhan retreated from the middle of the Song Dynasty, and they all knew it.

But isn't Sticky Han going to the northwest to support Yan Fu now?

According to the calculation of time, after Wanyan Fu received the support of the Sticky Han army, he should have established a clear advantage in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.

But......

Sticky Han actually ran back?

What's going on?

"Hurry up and declare the king of the south!"

Wan Yan Gao hurriedly said.

A moment later, Sticky Han walked in alone.

Sticky Han first nodded towards Wan Yan Gao, and then said to Xiao Banghua: "This king wants to say something to Lord Xiangguo." ”

Chopard bowed and immediately withdrew.

Wan Yan Gao said: "King Nan, what do you want to come back this time?" Didn't this face let you go to support Yan Fu? ”

"And you are commanding the troops outside and returning rashly, why don't you send a message to the prime minister in advance?"

For Wan Yan Gao, such a move by Sticky Han is a great disrespect to himself.

is also because of the sticky Han he is carrying, otherwise, sticky Han's move would be suspected of oppressing his boss.

Sticky Han lowered his head, suppressed the embarrassment on his face, and said, "My lord, the last general fought a bloody battle with the elite of the Song army on the front line of Luzhou City and Tongguan. ”

"Oh?" Wan Yangao's eyebrows raised.

There was an ominous premonition.

Mu Han still didn't look up, and said, "The last general has suffered heavy losses. ”

Wan Yan Gao raised his eyebrows, and his wrinkled and confused appearance suddenly froze.

It's like you've been petrified.

Mu Han said: "When I returned to Yanjing this time, there were less than 3,000 soldiers under my command. ”

Hearing this, Yan Gao finally couldn't help it, he suddenly stood up from his seat and asked, "Our army has so many casualties, what about the Song army?" What are their casualties? ”

Mu Han said in a deep voice: "The Song army has more than a dozen troops, and as many as 100,000 have been slaughtered by our army, and their situation is not much better than ours. ”

Although Sticky Han doesn't like to brag like Liu Chengru.

But he did lie in front of Wan Yan Gao.

To be precise, he exaggerated the strength of the Song Dynasty army when it surrounded him.

After all, Zhao Shuo only brought 20,000 people from the forbidden army as the main force to fight him.

When he heard that the army of the Song Dynasty had also lost 100,000, the gloomy feeling between Wan Yan Gao's eyebrows was alleviated a lot.

He looked at Mu Han and muttered: "This kind of loss has never happened since the external expansion of our army, even if the Northwest Army under the command of Wanyan Fu lost more than 100,000 people, but also killed at least 250,000 people in the Song Dynasty, why did the middle army you commanded, and they are all the Jurchen elite of my Dajin, end up in such a field?" Why? ”

"Why?"

"Could it be that the Song Dynasty is no longer what it used to be?"

Wan Yan Gao sighed.

In fact, he didn't mean to blame himself at all.