The reason why we focus so much on this Shi Songzhi is because he is the key person in Zhao Yu's implementation of the "Duanping into Luo" plan. Zhao Yao's plan can get twice the result with half the effort with half the effort with his cooperation, and without his cooperation, it can only get twice the result with half the effort.

Why, then, is this man so important?

If we open the map, it is not difficult to find. At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty was closest to Luoyang and Kaifeng in the Jingxiang area. The Lianghuai region and the Sichuan-Shu region are much farther away from the Central Plains.

In addition, the Xiangfan area is under the management of Shi Songzhi. Therefore, sending troops from the Jingxiang area, whether it is the transportation of equipment or the supply of grain and grass, can greatly save transportation costs. In other areas, it is much farther away, and it will undoubtedly be very difficult to send troops or transport food.

As long as Shi Songzhi's Jinghu Theater fully cooperates, this matter will inevitably be implemented smoothly according to Zhao Wei's ideas.

Are things really going to go this way?

The answer is "No!" ”

After resolving the opposition in the imperial court, Zhao Wei earnestly wrote a personal letter to Shi Songzhi.

In the letter; He first affirmed Shi Songzhi's excellent performance in the Jinghu area, then expressed his concern for his life and family, and finally explained the content of the plan to the other party in detail and asked the other party's opinion.

The whole letter Zhao Wei personally wrote 32 pages, he thought that he, the emperor, for the sake of the overall situation, personally and his courtiers were so close, the other party should understand his intentions, and fully cooperate.

Unexpectedly, things turned out to be the opposite!

What made Zhao even more angry and chilling was that;

At the beginning of Shi Songzhi's letter of receipt, he firmly opposed his plan to settle into Luo. After that, a whole lot of reasons were written.

The general meaning of the content is twofold;

First, crying poor. It is said that the Jingxiang area has been hungry for many years, unable to make ends meet, and is not capable of undertaking such a large military operation.

Second, the Central Plains has been in war for many years, and it is unrealistic to achieve local supplies. To sum up two points; He Shi Songzhi would rather resist the decree than joke with the fate and future of the country!

To be honest, what Shi Songzhi said is not unreasonable. But there is one more point that he does not say in the letter. That is, the plan of Duanping into Luo this time was put forward by Prime Minister Zheng Qing. Even if he fully supports it, it will not be him who will reward the protagonist for his merits and deeds after the deed. He worked hard to contribute money and effort, but he could only play a supporting role, so it's no wonder that he can be satisfied.

It can also be seen from this that Shi Songzhi is a smart minister, but he is a person who lacks a sense of the overall situation and attaches too much importance to his own interests.

Zhao Wei was of course very annoyed when he saw Shi Songzhi's attitude, feeling that this guy was saving his face. After dropping something, the hot head gradually calmed down.

He now understands a truth, when it comes to the interests of these officials themselves, not to mention national affairs, even his own identity as an emperor, it is not easy at all.

What to do? Zhao Yu calmed down and asked himself.

After preparing for so long, you can't give up so halfway, right? But Shi Songzhi is another person who can't get around.

Zhao Wei had no choice but to do Shi Songzhi's work again. But after a few times, it didn't have the slightest effect. Even in the end, he did not hesitate to use the high position of the military department to seal him, hoping that he would change his mind. But Shi Songzhi is like Wang Ba eating scales - he is determined to contradict Zhao Yao.

There was really no way, Zhao Wei could only give up, and was ready to wait for the big thing to be done before he freed up his hands to clean up this domineering person.

Shi Songzhi has no way to do it, what should I do? Wouldn't a butcher eat a pig with hair! Zhao Wei then let the two Huai armies be the main force, and Shi Songzhi's Jingxiang area was the backing to raise grain and grass, and it was a Ming edict that the requirements must be implemented.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Wei was actively preparing for the war and preparing to recover Sanjing. Let's turn our attention to the Mobei grassland again and see what our Zhang Han horse is busy with!

To be honest, Zhang Han's life during this time was quite fulfilling, and there was no pressure of life. During the day and the soldiers were on duty, training. Reading books at night and playing games with the newlywed little wife. It was the most comfortable day he had ever had in his previous life.

There is no rush of 996.007, and there is no rain of swords and guns on the battlefield. The small life is quite comfortable. Occasionally, you can take time to hunt with the Uliang Hatai and them, and watch the sunrise and sunset with Lyktoun......

On this day, there was no duty in the afternoon. Zhang Han took Li Xiaohu, Wang Danian and Wuliang Hatai for an afternoon of hunting, and they were ready to go back to deal with the prey and drink for recreation.

Because of the barbecue technology brought by Zhang Han from later generations, Wuliang Hatai and other cowardly Xue army generals were full of praise, and every time he came back from hunting, he had to cook it himself.

"Brother-in-law, this time it's fishing again! Ever since I ate your barbecue food, I can't swallow what I made! Don't give me a snatch when you go back, I'm sure I'm going to have a good time. The high-pitched laughter of Uliang Hatai reached everyone's ears in the whirring wind.

"Drive...!

Wuliang Hatai, if you want to get what you want, you must first pass this pass! I'll talk about it if I can outrun it. ”

After Guiyou finished speaking, he glanced at Wuliang Hatai defiantly, and the horsewhip slapped the horse's buttocks fiercely, and the sweaty horse under his crotch suddenly opened the distance between him and everyone like a whirlwind.

"Haha...... Hurry up and catch up......" Hearing the wanton ridicule of this kid, Uliang Hatai spat fiercely at the other party's back;

"Looking at his smug look, isn't it just a new good horse? It's like there's no one. ”

He wasn't wrong, but the horse he said was his fast mount - chasing the wind! A pure-blooded Arabian war horse, with a tall body and movement like lightning. It is the head horse of tens of thousands of horses.

Zhang Han looked at the Mongolian pony under him and couldn't help sighing! Looking at the red whirlwind under Gui You's body in the distance, a trace of envy flashed in his eyes unconsciously.

This is just as men in later generations were keen on all kinds of sports cars, and in this era, men were proud to have a good war horse. Although the Mongolian horse under his crotch is quite tall among its kind, it has the advantages of good endurance and easy care.

But the appearance and the sweat and blood under the crotch of Gui are simply miserable. The bare sweaty horse is higher than the height of his mount; Compared with the Arabian head horse of the speed, it is even worse than a head and a half.

As a normal man, can Zhang Han not be envious? Ever since this kid frequently boasted about his mount, it not only attracted the angry eyes of everyone, but also the envy of everyone's eyes.

Therefore, recently, the Mongolian upper-class young people have set off a period of horse hunting. Zhang Han is also one of them, but there are many monks and few porridges, and now he has not met a horse that he is satisfied with.

Riding a horse, thinking about things, he was interrupted by Li Xiaohu beside him;

"Qianhu, look over there, it seems to be a Han person!"

"Han Chinese?"

Zhang Han was awakened by Li Xiaohu's thoughts and shouted.

Li Xiaohu hurriedly pointed to the west, "Where!" North. ”

Zhang Han slowed down his horse speed and followed Li Xiaohu's finger to look north. In his sight, a man who seemed to be wearing a Han costume stumbled towards him.

"Let's go, go over and see what's going on!" Zhang Han did not hesitate, and ran in the direction of this Han man. Seeing this, Li Xiaohu and Wang Danian also hurriedly followed.

"Tap... Kicking ......" The horse's hooves rumbled, the distance between the two sides quickly approached, and Zhang Han also saw the appearance of the Han people not far away.

"Yikes! Two people, I thought it was one person. Li Xiaohu said in surprise.

Zhang Han and Wang Danian nodded when they heard this, and what was in front of them was not a person they saw in the distance, but a woman in tattered clothes and a child who was also in tatters. The woman's face was covered with dirt, and her bare skin was scratched one by one. staggered and dragged the children around him towards Zhang Han and them.

"Who are you?"

When Zhang Han saw the two of them stepping forward, he immediately asked loudly.

Suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves ahead!

"Whoosh" Zhang Han looked at it, and saw a sharp wolf's tooth arrow breaking through the air and piercing the back of the Han woman's heart.

"Puff ......" Accompanied by the sound of arrows entering the flesh, the woman's face suddenly turned pale, and two streams of blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, which were buckled directly in front of Zhang Han and them. When he was dying, he was still holding the child's hand tightly on the left and right.

The children around me were directly frightened silly by the sudden change. After being stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, he threw himself on the woman's body and cried like crazy;

"Mother, what's wrong with you, wake up! ......." The thin arm shook the woman's shoulder vigorously, but the other party did not move at all.

Li Xiaohu let out an unbearable look, and his saliva rolled around his throat a few times before he slowly spit out a sentence; "Don't waste your efforts! She's dead. ”

"Dead? He's dead! No, how could my mother die, how could she die......"

As if the child understood the meaning of death, he opened his eyes and couldn't believe it. then pointed at Li Xiaohu's nose angrily and shouted heartbreakingly;

"You're lying! Mother won't die......"

No one answered. Slowly, he lost his confidence, and his voice became lower and lower, until his face was soaked with tears.

"Hahaha...... Good archery in household science! Not far away, there was a sound of admiration.

The man who shot the arrow just now was touted by his companions, showing a smug expression;

"Don't care, Zalan. There are dozens of fugitive slaves who die under my arrows every year, and killing a Hannu woman is nothing! ”

"You try it again?"

Zhang Han, who was not far away, heard the fire in his heart and suddenly burst out. Drawing the bow and arrow behind his back, he pointed at the man who spoke coldly.

"Yo! Where the foal came out, the fire is quite big. I advise you not to draw your bow lightly, and go back to eat a few more meals! Don't hurt yourself. When this man heard Zhang Han's threatening words, not only was he not afraid, but he also mocked provocatively.

"Hahaha......" To's words made the companions around him burst into laughter.

That's right, there are 5 people on the other side, and there are only 3 people on Zhang Han's side. It's not equal in terms of numbers. Moreover, the other party is a herdsman in his 30s, and the three of them are young people in their 20s, so they don't feel any danger.

The words of these people made Zhang Han, who was furious when he watched these people shoot his compatriots, completely lost the only trace of reason he had left.

They didn't count the women who were powerless to kill the chickens, and they didn't have any remorse, which caused a huge impact on the worldview formed by Zhang Han in his previous life.

To be honest, you live and die in the war, Zhang Han doesn't feel anything. But to take pleasure in shooting civilians who have no power to resist, especially when he still kills his own clan, Zhang Han must not bear it.

"So! ....... You.... Only... Go to hell! Zhang Han paused word by word, gritted his teeth and finished speaking, the arrow in his hand had broken out of the air.

Zhang Han could clearly see the panic on the man's face at this time, and a cruel sneer couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.