The fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty Jianwu, the second day of the ninth month, Hebei, Zhending Mansion.

“…… Since ancient times, emperors have ruled the world, all of which are in China to control Yidi, and Yidi to serve China, and it is unheard of to live in China and control the world......"

Sitting upright in the lobby, holding a copy of "China Daily" in his hand, Shi Tianze read silently in his heart, his eyes staring at the newspaper, but his mind seemed to wander away from the sky.

China is inside to control Yidi, and Yidi is outside to serve China!

The Song army is in full swing, and this heroic and awe-inspiring text is about to go on the Northern Expedition.

“…… The circulation of heavenly fortune, the prosperity of the Central Plains, the expulsion of Hulu, the restoration of China, the establishment of the Chen Ji, the relief of the people...... The people are a little safe, the food is a little sufficient, the soldiers are a little fine, they control the strings and hold the arrows, look at the people of our Central Plains, have no owners for a long time, and use deep guilt...... Those who belong to me will always be in China, and those who turn their backs on me will run outside the ......"

Those who belong to me will always be at peace with China, and those who carry me will run outside the fortress......

What a Northern Expedition text! What a subdued China! What a Song Emperor!

Two years ago, Wokotai went south to cut gold, and there was a big battle in Hanzhong, and the army of the Mongolian West Road was wiped out. The fierce battle between the Middle Route Army and the Jin State also suffered a lot of losses. After a national war, the vitality of Mongolia was greatly damaged, so that for two years, the Mongolian iron cavalry did not go around to fight, but could only lie dormant and wait.

Send troops to the north to chase Hu Lu, save the people from the charcoal, and restore the prestige of the Han officials.

Could it be that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army was to restore the entire Lianghe?

Shi Tianze was thinking hard, footsteps sounded, Shi Tianze saw it, and quickly stood up.

"Mother, why are you here?"

Shi Tianze helped his mother sit down, looked at his wife with a slightly bulging lower abdomen, and nodded slightly.

"Lady, you sit too."

He was handsome, and after attacking the Jin Dynasty, he was stable for a few days, and his wife became pregnant.

"San Lang, you're worried about what happened in the newspaper."

Shi's mother asked her son to sit down and asked with a pleasant face.

"The Song people occupied most of Shandong, garrisoned tens of thousands, and transported grain and grass, I am afraid not only to attack the Jin State. Lianghe was originally the hometown of the Song people. The son always felt that the Song people were not good. “

In front of his mother, Shi Tianze did not hide it and told it.

"I lost a son and I don't want to lose a second. The matter of Zhang Rou in Baoding Mansion can't happen to my Shi family. “

Shi Mu's face was calm, and she whispered softly, but she was serious.

Eight years ago, Shi Tianze escorted his mother back to the north. The general Wuxian rebelled and killed Shi Tianze's eldest brother Shi Tianni. Shi Tianze inherited his brother's position as the marshal of the soldiers and horses of the Hebei West Road, and was later promoted to the Han Army.

As for the assassination of Zhang Rou of the Han army in Baoding Prefecture, the Jin people no longer have that strength and heart, and there is a high probability that it was done by the Song people.

"Mother, but the Great Khan is not thin on me. Besides, Mongolia's vitality is still there, and once it goes south again, won't it be ...... Isn't it ......?"

Shi Tianze was still a little hesitant.

"Nothing. Wokotai treats you well, but my mother also lost a son for Mongolia, and my historian does not owe him. If Wokotai had the strength, he would have already gone south to use troops. Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. The Song people are also Han people, and you are also Han people, the same bloodline. You have always judged the situation, don't you understand? ”

Although Shi's mother has lived indoors for a long time, she has a clear door to the outside world.

"Mother, if the Song army is on the Northern Expedition and the soldiers are coming to the city, how should they choose?"

Thinking of the Northern Expedition in the newspaper, Shi Tianze's heart moved.

"Whenever China is in crisis, there are always saints who come forward. Emperor Song may be that saint. The Shi family is a big family, how to choose, I don't need to say it. “

After Shi's mother finished speaking, she stood up and left with her daughter-in-law.

Sending his mother away, Shi Tianze returned to the study with a heavy heart, pacing in the room, uncertain.

Several staff members knocked on the door and came in and saluted Shi Tianze together.

"Wang Jin, why are you here?"

Shi Tianze finally sat down.

"General, Daruhua is busy with Gosar and let tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers under his command scatter among the prefectures and counties, cutting down mulberry trees and destroying crops, and the people are deeply affected by it, and the people's resentment is boiling. The general has to think of a countermeasure! “

Wang Jin, the head of the staff, spoke first.

"I already know about it, and I have reported it to the Great Khan. I believe that in a few days, the Gozar Department will be transferred to Mobei. Let the people endure a few more days. “

When it comes to these Mongolian arrogant generals, Shi Tianze also has a headache.

The Northern Expedition of the Song Army, Ge Saer led his troops to Yanjing City to attack the Song Army, and after this battle, he should be transferred back to the grassland.

"General, this year's harvest is not good, and the people's arrears of "lamb interest" have reached more than 20,000 yuan, and the people have sold all their land and property to repay it. We have to think of a way. “

Another staff member, Wang Changling, frowned sadly and continued.

"The people are so poor that they can't eat, how can they pay it back? When I went south to use the army, I looted some of it, and I just paid it back for the people. “

Shi Tianze took the initiative to bear the arrears of the people, and several staff members admired and envied the generosity of the Shi family.

"Temutai asked me to go to Yanjing to discuss the Northern Expedition of the Song Army. What do you guys think? ”

Several staff members looked at each other, and Wang Jin took out a newspaper and pointed at it.

"General, has the general also read the news of the Northern Expedition of the Song people?"

"Look, the Song army is going to the Northern Expedition, and the world knows it."

Shi Tianze looked at the staff of the "Three Kings" and frowned.

"You say, the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, is it going to attack the Jin Kingdom or go straight to the two rivers?"

"General, the Song people are in full swing, whether it is attacking the Jin Kingdom or going straight to the two rivers, the general must not help but plan for the future!"

Wang Jin spoke earnestly and spoke first.

"General, Lianghe is also the hometown of the Great Song Dynasty. Even if the Song people restored the land of Henan first, they would definitely continue to go north. Zhendingfu has finally recovered a little bit of vitality, but it can't go through the war anymore. ”

Wang Changling's words made Shi Tianze's heart tighten.

It seems that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army will sooner or later move troops against Hebei.

"General. The people are miserable, and the people are war-weary. As a last resort, don't raise a sword. If the war breaks out again, the people of Zhendingfu will die! ”

Staff member Wang Shoudao was also worried, and his face was full of sorrow.

The "Three Kings" left, and Shi Tianze sat on the chair and was silent.

"General, the two major generals of Zhigu Village are back!"

The voice of the servant sounded outside the study again.

"How did they get back? Let them in! ”

Shi Tianze couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhigu Village is 600 miles away from Zhending Mansion, and there is no military order, how did these two guys run back?

"I've seen my uncle!"

Shi Quan and Shi Yi brothers came in, their faces full of tiredness, and they saluted Shi Tianze together. Behind the two of them was a middle-aged Confucian scholar, but he smiled and bowed to Shi Tianze.

"Brother Xian, don't come unharmed?"

Shi Tianze looked carefully and hurriedly returned the salute with his fists.

"Brother Yan, why did you come to Zhending Mansion? How did you end up together? ”

Yan Shi and Shi Tianze are both ten thousand households of the Han army in Hebei, but Shi Tianze is one of the three commanders of the Han army in the Central Plains, commanding Zhending, Hejian, Daming, Dongping, and Jinan five roads and ten thousand households, which is much higher than Yan Shi. When Yan Shi was captured in battle, Shi Tianze also rescued Yan Shi, and the two had a good personal relationship.

The two sat down separately, Shi Tianze glanced at the two nephews, looked at Yan Shi, and the other party saluted again.

"Don't be surprised! Brother Yu has already voted for the Great Song Dynasty, as for the two major generals, the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, the two major generals came together after my persuasion. There was a fierce battle outside Yanjing City, and the foolish brother and the two major generals went straight to Zhending Mansion overnight. ”

"A fierce battle outside Yanjing City?"

Shi Tianze was shocked for a while, nodded lightly, and then said:

"Brother Yan, has the Song army really gone on a northern expedition and arrived in Yanjing City?"

At this moment, he understood seven or eight points in his heart. Yan Shi voted for the Song Dynasty, and when he appeared here, there should be no three hundred taels of silver here.

"Uncle, the Song Army's East Route Army has more than 100,000 people, and it is unstoppable, I'm afraid that it is already besieging Yanjing City at this moment!"

nephew Shi Quan couldn't wait to say it.

"More than 100,000 troops! Besiege Yanjing City! ”

Yan Shi was startled, and looked at Yan Shi.

"Uncle, there was a fierce battle outside Yanjing City, and forty or fifty thousand Mongolian cavalry were defeated. Including my historian's cavalry, most of them were lost. Now that the gates of Yanjing City are closed, they have begun to defend the city! ”

"What?"

Shi Tianze was stunned for a moment, then he was furious, slammed the table, and then stood up, pointing at Yan Shi, his eyes widened angrily.

"Strict, what do you mean? Since you want me to surrender, why do you want to slaughter my Shi family's children first? I won't descend to the Song Dynasty, I am inseparable from the Song army! ”

"Brother Xian, don't be impatient. The military order is like a mountain, and the mouth is warm and does not take an order, can your Shi Jiajun not go to war? ”

Yan Shi smiled and comforted the angry Shi Tianze.

"What the Major General said is good. The Great Song Dynasty King Division went on a northern expedition, and the three-way army went north, and the east road went straight to Yanjing by sea. The west road goes straight to Taiyuan, and there are more than 100,000 people each. The Middle Route Army took the south of the Daimyo's Mansion and sat along the Yellow River. As for the foolish brother coming at this moment, he was sent a letter from Emperor Song to persuade the virtuous brother to join in the righteous act and let Hebei fall under the rule of our Central Plains Dynasty. ”

After Yan Shi finished speaking, he took out a letter and handed it to Shi Tianze.

"Emperor Song's handwritten letter!"

Shi Tianze was taken aback, his face immediately became gentle, he took the letter, his fingers trembled slightly, and read it.

Emperor Song wrote it himself, which made him a little flattered for a while.

"Brother Xian, you are benevolent, righteous and generous, a dignified Chinese hero, why do you need to drive for Wokotai and abuse my Han people. A great husband acts for the country and the people, how can he abuse the people if he loves the people? As Emperor Song said in his letter, if the virtuous brother abandons the dark and turns to the light, he can be a pacification envoy all the way, or he can be a commander all the way, or a civil administration or join the army, it is all up to the virtuous brother to decide! ”

Yan Shi said solemnly, Shi Tianze folded the letter after reading it, put it on the table, and smiled bitterly.

"Brother Yan, Emperor Song is very loving, I dare not be ashamed. But I was sweating so hard that I couldn't be sorry for him. Disloyalty and filial piety are not the foundation of foolish brothers! ”

The Song army defeated the Mongolian cavalry in a field battle outside Yanjing City, and Yanjing City was afraid that it would be more than lucky. At this time, is it time to make a choice?

"Brother Xian, you are wrong in what you say! Wokotai reuses you, that's because you can work hard for him, and between the two of you, there is only profit. Since Genghis Khan and Ogedai went south to use troops, you know how many people have died in Hebei. Let's just say that this is really Dingfu, how many people were there in the original, and now there are two or three percent? You are a native of Hebei, and you have to think about the thousands of people in Hebei, not you and the little benevolence and righteousness of Wokotai. ”

Yan Shi was impassioned, and his words made Shi Tianze in a daze, speechless for a while.

"Uncle, the Great Song Emperor is wise and martial, and the Song army is in full swing, so you can surrender!"

"Uncle, the king of the Northern Expedition is obedient to the sky. Uncle, don't be stubborn, make a big mistake! ”

Shi Tianze was silent, and the Shi Quan brothers turned red and shouted loudly.

"Shut up! It's not your share of talking! ”

Shi Tianze's face turned blank and reprimanded his nephews. He turned his head, faced Yanshi, and smiled slightly.

"Brother Yan, you came here suddenly, Brother Rong, I think about it, and I'll give you an accurate message when I get back."

Kaejo Song?

Song Meng is a fierce animal, and in a hurry, he really can't make up his mind.

"Brother Xian, if you are not willing to take the risk, you can watch from the wall, stand still, and wait for the Song army to calm down the two rivers. Emperor Song will never blame, he will definitely ensure that your Shi family is rich and noble, and the virtuous brother will think twice. ”

Yan Shi was taken down, Shi Tianze was pondering, and several staff members hurriedly returned, and Wang Jin's face was full of anxiety.

"General, what else are you thinking? If you miss the opportunity, you will regret it! ”

"Wang Jin, the Song envoy came, and you also know. Whether the Northern Expedition of the Song Army can succeed is not yet known. Not in a hurry. ”

Shi Tianze smiled slightly, noncommittal.

Hebei is so big, the "Three Kings" and Yan Shi are acquaintances, and they must have communicated.

"General, the military situation ahead, the Song Army's East Route Army has besieged Yanjing and is besieging the city. The Song army on the west road has arrived in Taiyuan. The middle route army of the Song army took Xuzhou and occupied Dongpingfu, Handan and other places in the north. With the three or four hundred thousand elites of the Song army, isn't it easy to restore the two rivers and even the entire Central Plains? It's better for the general to make a decision early! ”

Wang Shoudao, one of the "Three Kings", handed over the military report, also sweating on his forehead and speaking in a hurried tone.

Shi Tianze took the military newspaper and read it quickly, and was silent for a long time.

Three or four hundred thousand elite Song troops went north and went straight to the two rivers of the Central Plains!

It's too fast and too fierce!

"General, the two rivers and the three major Han armies are ten thousand households, and the Song Emperor only recruits you alone, you can't miss the opportunity, and you won't come back again. The Great Song Dynasty was in full swing, and Mongolia's national fortunes were declining. One prosperity and one decline, this is the will of God, and the general must no longer be indecisive! ”

Another Wang Changling is also a bitter persuasion.

The Song army is strong, the soldiers are in full swing, and they are already in the two rivers, and no matter how sticky they are, I am afraid that they will die without a place to be buried.

Providence is hard to disobey!

Shi Tianze was dumbfounded, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice:

"Wang Shoudao, you asked my eldest brother to come over at night. Invite Yan Shi again, let's discuss it! “

The Northern Expedition of the Song Army was so fast, it was a matter of the prosperity and decline of the Shi family, which made his heart beat faster and he immediately made a decision.

"General, what about the rest of the Gozar?"

Wang Shoudao frowned and asked cautiously.

"So far, I can't manage so much!"

At the mention of Daluhua Chi Ge Sa'er's subordinates, Shi Tianze's eyes immediately became cold.

These-stirring sticks under Ge Sal'er are arrogant, and they seem to be able to make a name for themselves and dedicate them to the Great Song Dynasty.

"General, if you really do this, there will be no way out."

Wang Shoudao said quietly.

"Do you think that if you don't vote for Song, there will be a way out? When the time comes, the army will come to the city, and the jade will be burned, and there will really be no way out! ”

Shi Tianze's voice was full of loss.