Lin'an City.

May is hot and the sun is shining.

On the Yangtze River, there are already many warships, which are about to set sail along the former Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to transport soldiers and grain to the north to support the smooth start of the Northern Expedition.

Sitting on the platform that had already been built, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel extremely excited when he saw this scene.

Since he was selected by Shi Miyuan, he has worked hard day and night to be able to recover the Central Plains and recover China, but since the failed Northern Expedition thirty years ago, he has lost his fighting spirit, in addition to reverie in his dreams, he is to indulge in his desires and indulge in wine.

But today, Zhao Yun finally saw this scene!

"Your Majesty! It's time to begin. ”

Dong Songchen next to him reminded.

Zhao Yun realized the current situation, and immediately straightened his clothes, sat firmly, and swept his eyes slightly over the soldiers below.

In front of this platform, there were hundreds of soldiers standing.

Among them, the most front is Jia Nidao, followed by Jia Nidao are Lu Wende, Lu Wenhuan and the two brothers and Gundam, as for the other soldiers, there is no need to elaborate on them one by one, and they are the main commanders who are preparing for the Northern Expedition.

According to tradition, before the Northern Expedition was launched, procedures such as worshipping the heavens, worshiping the gods, and baptism were also carried out, and then after the general was carried out on the platform, it meant that the Northern Expedition really began.

At this moment, Zhao Yun looked at these courtiers, and he also felt a new wave of worship.

"Jia Rudao, you come up!"

Trying hard to calm his heart, Zhao Yun opened his mouth.

When Jia Rudao heard this, he immediately kowtowed and replied: "The minister obeys the order!" Then he got up and walked forward and came to Zhao Yun.

Seeing that Jia Rudao was coming, Dong Songchen, who was standing on the side, also took a few steps and presented the tray in his hand.

There is a bronze seal on the vermilion silk, and the gilded carved tiger is lifelike, just sitting there cross-legged, it makes people feel cold, as if they have seen a real tiger through.

This is the tiger talisman that can command the three armies.

With the help of this tiger talisman, its controller can also mobilize the power of the Chengtian Temple, and then summon the divine beast White Tiger, and command wonderful means such as fighting and guarding.

Today, Zhao Yun deliberately set up a general's platform, so that Jia Yidao could justifiably inherit the tiger talisman and then fulfill his wish.

Looking at this tiger talisman, many soldiers below showed a salivating look.

After all, with this thing, they can command the three armies, which can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand.

In the face of this thing, Jia Rudao was also extremely excited, just because it was a celebration at the moment, so he could only suppress the desire in his heart and quietly wait for Zhao Yun's edict.

Taking off the tiger talisman, Zhao Yun was a little silent.

To be honest, he also wanted to be like Xiao Feng, but his body couldn't do it after all, and the battlefield was changing rapidly, so under the persuasion of many ministers, he had to let go of what he thought in his heart and gave up the royal expedition.

Rubbing the tiger talisman, Zhao Yun raised his head at this time, but he stared at Jia Yidao and admonished: "Aiqing, do you know, what is this?"

"Your Majesty, the minister naturally knows that this is a tiger talisman. Jia Rudao closed his head and replied.

"Good. Now that you know, you should also understand that if you master this thing, then you can command all my million-strong army. Therefore, since the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, few people have been able to master this thing. And why I have given you this thing today, do you know why?"

"Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Restore the Han Dynasty!"

Jia Rudao replied excitedly.

"That's right. It's a pity that since I went south to hunt, there has never been a single success in the past 100 years. For this time, I am also apprehensive, I don't know if it will be successful. Zhao Yun sighed.

He had been dreaming about this dream for a long time, and now he saw that it had finally begun, but he was a little afraid, afraid that this dream was too fragile and would be shattered with a "bang".

"Your Majesty, even if I sacrifice this life, I will definitely help Your Majesty to successfully complete this matter. Jia Rudao replied loudly.

"That's good, that's good. Finally couldn't help it, Zhao Yun seemed to have forgotten his identity, and stepped out directly, but he held Jia Nidao's hand stiffly, his eyes were shining with a different kind of brilliance, and he told him: "When you go, you must recapture the Central Plains, do you know?"

At this moment, he didn't have the interest to hide his inner appeal, and thirty years of longing finally broke out at this moment, so that Zhao Yun didn't notice the unnaturalness in Jia Yidao's eyes.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. When I go, I will definitely defeat Mongolia completely, and bring the dawn of victory to my Great Song Dynasty, to Your Majesty, and to these thousands of people. ”

Habitually puffing up his chest, Jia Rudao seemed to be infected by Zhao Yun's burning expectation, so he answered directly and loudly.

For him, it seems to have become instinctive.

"With Aiqing's words, I am relieved. ”

Zhao Yun smiled expectantly, and the scene of the north appeared in his eyes again, the Yellow River like a giant dragon entrenched in the Central Plains, as well as the towering Mount Tai, and even the endless Mobei grassland, he had never seen such a different scene.

However, as long as the Northern Expedition is successful this time, then all this will be included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

When the time comes, I must go and see with my own eyes this scenery of China.

On the Yangtze River, Jia Rudao also returned to the warship, but unfortunately, probably because the sun was too hot, and there was no slightest breeze, the entire battle flag looked a little wilted, and it hung down without energy.

Above the warship, a thick puff of smoke slowly rose.

Driven by the steam engines sold by the Red Phoenix Army, the paddle wheels on both sides continued to rotate, flapping the ships and starting to move, taking the soldiers on the warship to row towards the north together, ready to start their own journey.

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Luzhou.

"Oh? Sure enough, as expected by the Great Khan, the Song Dynasty finally couldn't help it and wanted to send troops?" Raising his eyes slightly to look at the person in front of him, Zhang Hongfan felt a little restrained, but his eyebrows were restrained, and he finally asked: "Boyan, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know much about this place, so I might as well leave this battle to you. Boyan opened his mouth, and he seemed to be silent for a while.

"Leave it to me?" Zhang Hongfan muttered in his heart.

Since the Northern Expedition, Boyan has been sent to him by the Khan, and it is impossible to say whether it is for surveillance or something else, in short, Zhang Hongfan obviously feels much more restrained than before.

If it is not of my race, its heart will be different!

Zhang Hongfan deeply knew that he was of the Han nationality, and he and Boyan and others were not of the same ethnic group, and such a person who also controlled an army of tens of thousands of people, anyone would feel uncomfortable.

"That's right!" Boyan nodded and explained: "If you are familiar with the army of the Southern Dynasties, you are far above me. What's more, the terrain here is by no means the same as Mobei, if you want to fight, most of them involve water battles, and I don't know anything about water battles, if you get involved in them easily, I'm afraid that you will fall into the opponent's tricks. In that case, it's up to you to take command. Isn't it?"

"That's good. I'll take command of it this time. ”

Seeing that Boyan confessed, Zhang Hongfan breathed a sigh of relief.

If what he is most worried about is not the menacing Song Dynasty army, nor the Chifeng army that will raid anytime and anywhere, but the guy in front of him who doesn't know his origin.

Zhang Hongfan has also heard that this guy Boyan performed well in the Northern Expedition against the Red Phoenix Army, which made many soldiers admire, and even heard that because of this person, the Khan successfully escaped from the encirclement and suppression of the Red Phoenix Army.

It can be said that Boyan is a popular man in the whole of Mongolia.

For such a person, Zhang Hongfan thinks that no matter how humble he is, it is not an exaggeration.

"Then how are you going to deal with the Song Dynasty this time?" Boyan raised his eyes, revealing some inquiry.

Zhang Hongfan took a deep breath and said directly: "Retreat!"

"Retreat?"

Boyan didn't show any concern, but the rest of the soldiers showed some hesitation, especially the Mongolian soldiers who followed Boyan here.

Zhang Hongfan closed his head and replied: "That's right, it's a retreat!" Seeing that everyone was still confused, he began to explain: "You also know that the Song Dynasty's troops are no less than 200,000, even if they are not as good as the Red Phoenix Army, but these forces alone are enough to surprise anyone, and it can be said that they are violent." If you fight rashly, even if you can block the opponent, you are afraid that the loss is not small. We've just gone through a battle, and we haven't recovered yet, so how can we fight each other?"

When the soldiers heard this, they nodded approvingly,

Others may not know, but as generals, they know that because of the previous battle with the Red Phoenix Army, there were so many dead and wounded in the army, and until now they have not been able to find enough soldiers to find many soldiers, so that many of the troops are not full.

"And if you retreat, you can also use this to extend the other party's supply line. On the other hand, in order to promote policies, the other side will inevitably extend benevolence and relief to the local people. In this case, it can also be used to consume the other party's food storage, right?" Boyan saw that there were still people who were a little confused, so he added another sentence.

Zhang Hongfan nodded and replied, "That's right." So I think we should retreat. On the one hand, we can take advantage of this time to rest the army and make it return to Fuzhou for combat effectiveness. On the other hand, we can also prolong the other party's time, and when the other party shows its flaws, we can annihilate the other party in one fell swoop. Isn't it?"

When all the soldiers heard this, they applauded one after another, with admiration on their faces.

But Na Boyan was still confused, and his eyes were fixed on the map in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.

"Boyan, don't you still have any doubts?" Although he had made up his mind, Zhang Hongfan was still a little jealous of Boyan, so he asked in a low voice.

Boyan pointed out, but he pointed directly at the place in Handan City, and said, "Red Fengjun!

They also knew a lot about the Handan City Uprising, but because the army had not yet recovered, it was not suitable for the labor expedition, so they had to let it occupy Handan.

When Zhang Hongfan saw this place, he couldn't help frowning, but said, "Are you afraid that they will form an alliance?"

"That's right!" Boyan replied: "After all, if they form an alliance with the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that when the time comes, we will be in a bad situation if the north and the south are attacked." After all, you also know that the Red Phoenix Army has also united with the Song Dynasty many times, otherwise how would we lose so badly?"

That's true, so I sent my son Zhang Qi a long time ago, and the Confucian government also offered to help. Zhang Hongfan replied with a smile.

For that Chifeng Army, his jealousy was not less than that of Boyan.

After all, according to the concept of the Red Phoenix Army, he is a complete traitor and villain, a guy who will be thrown into hell, if the Red Phoenix Army succeeds, he will not be able to save his life at all.

The Confucian Mansion was exactly the same, and they were frightened of the new learning propagated by the Red Phoenix Army.

After all, in this new school, there is nothing to do with Confucius, and Confucius is only a member of the hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and he is not as powerful as he blows at all.

In the face of this threat, how could the Confucian Mansion sit still and wait for death, so he naturally personally sent Kong Zhen to prevent this!

When Boyan heard this, he felt relieved: "If this is the case, then it can indeed be said that everything is ready." I just don't know, how should the Red Phoenix Army react? After all, the other party is eyeing us, and there is no reason to sit back and watch us act like this. ”

"That's right. What about the Red Phoenix Army? If they end up, what will we do?"

"The Red Phoenix Army is not something that the Song Dynasty can match. If they attack, we are afraid that we will not be able to stop them at all. ”

"That's right. That Xiao Feng has always been cunning, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity. ”

“......”

Hearing these three words, many soldiers present spoke one after another.

The scene of being beaten by the Red Phoenix Army before is still vivid, so they are extremely sensitive to the Red Phoenix Army, for fear that the Red Phoenix Army will suddenly come to interfere.

"Don't worry. Zhang Hongfan opened his mouth and replied: "Although the Red Phoenix Army is powerful. However, after the Northern Expedition, their internal consumption was very heavy, and they were categorically unable to carry out operations in a short time. You can rest assured of this. As he spoke, he presented the news he got from Chang'an.

Subsequently, Boyan also replied: "And the Khan is now consolidating his command. As long as the past year passes, he will inevitably complete the rectification of all his subordinates, and even if he does not go south at that time, he only needs to be stationed in the north of the Red Phoenix Army, and he will still be able to make the other party timid, and he will definitely not dare to make a move in a short time. Please rest assured that this is the case. ”

Both commanders said so, and many soldiers were relieved.

Seriously, they are also veterans who have been fighting for many years, and they know more about the situation of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty on the other side than the Song Dynasty itself, and naturally know that although the Song Dynasty is strong on the surface, it is actually a complete mess inside, and there is no combat effectiveness at all.

If you really face it, you can defeat it.

The only variable is the Red Phoenix Army.

At present, it is difficult for the Red Phoenix Army to act in a short period of time, but it has given them some luck, if they take advantage of this time to solve the Song Dynasty army, or even occupy the Song Dynasty, it will be even better!