The border between Daqing and Khitan reached a critical point of war.

Qingguo originally thought that capturing Yeluhe and Dahe Luohan, the two Khitan Tianjiao and the commander, would force Yeluxiao to submit, so that he negotiated.

However, for three days in a row, I didn't see any movement from the Khitan, and I didn't care about the two people imprisoned in Qingguo's dark iron cage at all.

The only obvious thing is that the Khitan direction drills and deployments are becoming more and more frequent, and everyone who understands it knows that the Khitan is building momentum before the war.

As for the Khitan great master Ye Luxiao was extremely calm in the face of the capture of the commander and his heirs, he couldn't see the slightest panicked look, his every move was like an old well in a deep pool, and no one could peek into his thoughts.

Until he secretly recalled the two commanders, Yerod Meng and Harasha, the Khitan understood that the time of war had come to an urgent moment.

Among the three commanders, he was the most ferocious, and the dispute between the ten countries was famous, and among the three of them, he was fat and strong, and he was brutal, known as the "humanoid monster".

The leader of the army was Yelu Demeng, the younger brother of the Khitan Khan of the dynasty proposed to borrow troops from the Jin Kingdom during the dispute of the Ten Kingdoms, so as to exchange for the sixteen states of Yanyun, so that later Emperor Qingyuan's three northern expeditions were stopped by him, that is, he took advantage of the ease of waiting for work, and it can also be seen that the god of using soldiers, after all, the Qingguo army at that time was the existence of sweeping all the powers.

Dahe Luo Khan can't lead the troops to compare with Yerodmon, and he can't fight Harasha, but he is better than knowing everything, and he knows everything, the only one who has not reached the peak of the peak, and he can't see progress in a short time, and if he reaches the top in time, I'm afraid that few people will compete with him, which is also the reason why the great master arranged for him to accompany Yeluhe, so that the two fit each other and hone each other.

Even if he was captured this time, he didn't pay too much attention to it, and still prepared for war according to the plan, in his Yelu Xiao's view, any desperate situation is a kind of nirvana rebirth, if he breaks through the desperate situation, how can he be worthy of being the Khitan Tianjiao and commander?

Zhao Zhengli recovered his vitality in the past two days and began to be afraid, if the two royal brothers did not go to Huangwei Mountain that day, maybe the enemy country's iron cage imprisoned him.

For this matter, Zhao Zhengli sincerely thanked Song Maoling, although the two of them were proud of themselves when they first saw each other in Shudi, and they fought with each other several times along the way, but they could stand up in times of crisis, and this alone is enough to see that the arrogant and arrogant Six Princes know the overall situation.

It was rare for the six princes, who were rarely spoken on weekdays, to chat a few words, and talked about the fact that they were surrounded by the prince's guest Qing in Guanzi Town, which was unexpectedly rescued by Zhang Ziya, and sent a message to Zhao Zhengli, saying that someone had murdered him, and this was the matter of the brothers trekking dozens of miles to Huangwei Mountain.

After listening to Zhao Zhengli, he observed Song Maoling's expression, his sudden help to Zhang Ziya, and the revelation of the murder were of course very incomprehensible, but without thinking deeply, Zhao Zhengli was relieved.

The two sat on the ground around the camp tent, the seventh prince Song Zhongliang was more restrained, sitting upright, Biyu poured tea for the three of them, and Zhao Zhengli asked a big rebellious word: "Which of your brothers is the most sure to be the emperor?" ”

The two royal brothers were surprisingly calm, but Jasper shook his hands and almost dropped the teapot.

The sixth prince picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully, and said seriously: "I'm used to being idle, and that position doesn't have any interest in me." ”

Zhao Zhengli stared at the handsome prince and smiled lightly, his fingers gently shook the teacup: "The encirclement and interception all the way from the capital, you must also see that those two are by no means good at stubble, even if you have a way to escape the world, what about the Seven Princes?" And how? ”

Zhao Zhengli poked at the root directly, so that the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Song Zhongliang, the seventh prince, accosted him at that time: "I'll escape the world with the sixth brother, don't you just do it." ”

After all, he is younger, and he thinks that "ruthlessness is all the emperor's family" is too simple, and only Song Maoling can hear the hidden words.

The sixth prince suddenly asked him: "Are you really the heir of that person?" ”

His eyes were staring at Zhao Zhengli, as if he was capturing the slightest change in him.

Zhao Zhengli was silent for a long time, and said bluntly: "Yes! ”

Song Maoling retracted his gaze, as if he was as calm as he expected.

The seventh prince Song Zhongliang was unnatural, and couldn't help shrinking his body, he had been in the palace for several months, and naturally knew who "that person" was in his sixth brother's mouth!

Song Maoling said quietly: "Do you hate my father?" ”

Zhao Zhengli responded in the same flat tone: "Hate! ”

Song Maoling's breath rippled, and he was hostile and vigilant: "You plan to gain a firm foothold in the north to threaten your father and even take revenge, right?" ”

Zhao Zhengli said frankly: "I thought so at first, but when I saw the displaced people and the soldiers who were killed in blood on the way here, my heart was shaken, but I was still unwilling. ”

Song Maoling still asked unrelentingly: "Why don't you switch to another country, wouldn't it be faster to take revenge from the hands of others?" ”

Zhao Zhengli's tone was equally flat: "There is inherent hatred of killing my father and mother, but Qingcheng Mountain raised me, and half of my roots are there, if I leave like this, I will damage the thousand-year-old ancestral court and implicate the brothers of the Manchu family, and at that time the crime will be unforgivable." ”

Song Maoling pondered for a long time: "I don't worry about handing over the north to you, but handing it over to Qingcheng Mountain, I don't worry!" ”

Zhao Zhengli was surprised: "You also have the ambition of the emperor?" ”

The sixth prince didn't answer, his handsome face showed a smile, drank a cup of tea, and got up: "The first time you chatted was more enjoyable than expected!" ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the tent, and the Seventh Prince Song Zhongliang also hurriedly got up and hurriedly saluted Zhao Zhengli to follow.

Zhao Zhengli disdainfully "cut" the sound, and did not ask a word about the party dispute between their brothers, but instead cut himself upside down, which was really a scheming of the high wall and deep palace.

At that time, Song Maoling's voice came from outside the camp tent: "I forgot to tell you, in order to resist the Khitan, Tubo, Western Xia and Western Xia Kingdoms, the imperial court specially approved the three holy Buddhas, Taoism, Confucianism and three religions of the temple to go north to make meritorious contributions. ”

Zhao Zhengli didn't answer, because he had already expected the chaotic picture, and it was no wonder that the imperial court gathered more than 200,000 troops on the northern front, and it was originally intended to let the entire rivers and lakes open the mountains and pave the way, it was really a good game of cloth, and he was not afraid that someone would lift the table?

In the past two days, Yao Rongbei, the son of the deputy commander, has also come a few times, although the two have formed an alliance for a while, more interests are paramount, and the care and greetings lack the sincerity of friends, but fortunately, the few medicinal herbs he brought expressed a lot of sincerity, which allowed Zhao Duwei to speed up his recovery.

In the evening twilight, when Jasper gave Zhao Duwei warm water, the camp pawn came to report and said, "A well-dressed noble son is visiting." ”

Zhao Zhengli thought hard for a while, Yao Rongbei just came yesterday, Chen Xiaoyao sent Yu Xiaowei back to Beijing, could it be that Tu Shuihe and Mu Dongfang learned of his feat and came to the door to compete? But his temperament is not like a "noble son".

He had a flash of inspiration, thinking of Song Maoling's approval of the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism going north to make meritorious contributions, could it be that an old acquaintance from the past visited him?

After thinking about it, the man had already lifted the curtain of the tent and entered, handsome and upright and full of confidence, and the person who came was the general Ge Xiaojin.

Zhao Zhengli was very surprised by his arrival, although he was in the position of the commander of the small capital, and there were only a dozen people under his hands, this pawn was still the nephew of the old pawn Wang Qi, who had just joined the army yesterday, or the way for the recruits to enter the camp was unclear, or the trust of the old pawn, Zhao Zhengli arranged for him to follow him as an entourage soldier first, no wonder he didn't know this young marshal of Hedong Road.

Ge Xiaojin had a smile on his face, unable to distinguish between hypocrisy and friendliness.

Although Zhao Zhengli was not on the right path with him, he still gave up his hand to welcome this Young Marshal Ge.

The two of them were falsely polite, and Ge Xiaojin tested the two heroes of Huang Weishan's shot both inside and outside the words, because according to the news from the capital, the route of the sixth and seventh princes out of Beijing was Hedong Road, and the speed of travel should almost reach the northern route.

During this period, he interrogated Xiaodu Tong He Plague, that guy has never even walked out of Hedong Road, how to recognize the appearance of the two royal brothers, and he can't answer one, two, three, this is why there is a polite scene of Young Marshal Ge coming in person, if it weren't for the Xuantie cage that needs to be guarded day and night, He Plague will definitely follow to see the demeanor of the dragon species.

However, Zhao Zhengli did not reveal half a word, he has been mixed with temples in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he has learned to "play Tai Chi" well, in his opinion, the two brothers naturally have other reasons for concealing their whereabouts, after all, the government and the opposition know that he Ge Xiaojin is close to Xiao Shizi, and the Xiao family is helping the prince, the prince is facing a period of struggle for power, and the sixth and seventh princes also fled the capital for this reason.

Young Marshal Ge left in a huff, Zhao Zhengli was able to relax, he was waiting for the official approval of the imperial court and the holy decree, so that he could justifiably garrison Huangwei Mountain, at that time, the sky is high and the birds fly, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he will be half free.

At present, it depends on whether the imperial court has issued an order, and fortunately, military and political affairs are in charge of King Cheng's Privy Council, bypassing the prince's Zhongshu Province, and the only thing that is not sure is that the principal and deputy governors of the Privy Council are undergoing the decree, worried that the emperor's two cronies will report to Emperor Qing, so that the prince will find an opportunity to get in the way, after all, the old emperor is only critically ill and has not died, and his every move can still shake the entire dynasty.

The facts were exactly the same as he imagined, and there was no movement of the imperial court's holy decree for several days, but the battle at Yanmen Pass was urgent, and the battle of Yanmen Pass was urgent, and more than half of the 10,000 defenders were killed and wounded, which greatly underestimated the number of Khitan sieges.

Fortunately, in the past two days, the forces of the rivers and lakes that have gone north have arrived at Yanmen Pass, and they have gathered the strength of everyone to stabilize the precarious situation.

Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism went directly to the north line of Hedong Road, and the generals headed by the two chief and deputy commanders came to greet them.

The young generation of the three sects has no other scenery for a while, and the sober people naturally know that the row is for the three great masters of the three saints of the temple to see, not for their juniors, because their arrival means that the three great masters will come soon.

However, just when Qingguo thought that the victory was in his hands, in the seventh year of Xingtong, on the night of July 26, the dark iron cage where Qingguo imprisoned Yeluhe and Dahe Luohan was destroyed by an invisible force, followed by the true qi in the cage surging, like a dragon soaring into the air, the wind was blowing, and the Yeluhe who was covered in iron chains shattered the shackles in an instant, and a demon phantom appeared above his head.

The soldiers guarding the iron cage and He Fang were shocked to death on the spot, and the monks of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism hurriedly arrived when they noticed the terrifying arrogance, and saw a black dragon enveloping the cage and flying away from a distance.

When Zhao Zhengli arrived, he only sighed and regretted, and his mouth was broken: "I don't believe that you will be killed with a pestle, now it's okay." ”

He muttered to himself, chagrin and self-reproach, because the masked man in the shadows was the same, completely underestimating the potential of the Khitan Double Dragon.

The dark place is naturally the sixth prince Song Maoling, and the bright Zhao Zhengli has been recognized by the young people of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Zhao Zhengli didn't dodge in the slightest, now he is also a figure with status, although he is still rewarded with millions of gold, he may not dare to openly declare war on him.

The reunion of old acquaintances has its own feelings, half a year, the former "rebellious ministers' widows" have gained a foothold in the army, and the realm has reached an unfathomable level, at least few people in the same generation can be defeated.

However, on the same night, the Khitan took the Gray River as the boundary, divided the east and west lines to attack the south, and the west line of the Gray River was dominated by Wuzhai and Shenchi in Wuzhou.

At the same time, Western Xia and Tubo also attacked Fengzhou and Linzhou in the west of Qingguo.

For a time, the war broke out on the northern front of Qingguo, and the six lions in the north of the town almost poured out overnight.

Temples, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and all kinds of forces that arrived in the north have participated in it.

In the face of the three-kingdom war, the crown prince Song Dynasty couldn't hold the proportions, and reported to the old emperor late at night, and Emperor Qingyuan, who was sick in bed, approved three twists and turns overnight.

"Raise the strength of the whole country to face the Three Kingdoms!"

"Fight off the enemy for a hundred miles!"

"Those who recapture Yanyun's lost land will be sealed on the spot!"