After leaving Shen Kuo, Mao Zheng immediately rushed to Liu Changzuo's army on Jingyuan Road. www.biquge.info Liu Changzuo himself was born in a military family, because his father died in the battlefield and was served as a general, although his talent is very mediocre, but unlike others, he is scared and trembling at the mention of war, and he is also quite courageous. This time, he didn't hesitate to send troops to Lingzhou, and left directly with 50,000 soldiers. And his top boss, Gao Zunyu, is still struggling and doesn't know what he's doing.

Mao Zheng was born as a jinshi, which originally made Liu Changzuo, who was an official in the shade, feel unattainable. But Liu Changzuo is not the kind of person who has no ability and loves to pretend to be smart, so he treats Mao Zheng with courtesy. Especially when I heard that Mao Zheng assisted Chong Ge and Shen Kuo to perform miraculous feats, I felt even more admiration, and I was secretly glad that I had more Mao Zheng as a think tank.

"If you can be admitted to the Jinshi, it is all the stars in the sky. And Mao Xiaoyou even abandoned the lucrative life in Bianjing and came to this border to serve the country, which is really amazing. I, Liu Changzuo, have no other advantages, but I admire a selfless person like Xiang Mao Xiaoyou. Come on, bring me wine, let me and Mao Xiaoyou have a drink. After some conversation, Liu Changzuo said.

Mao Zheng listened to Liu Changzuo's words, and his heart was also mixed, if it weren't for the old party's control of the government, his way to promotion had been blocked, how could he choose to come to this bitter cold place and work the battlefield? Of course, if he bowed to the old party and abandoned his inner perseverance, he could also regain a peaceful and stable life and a smooth and unhindered path forward, but how could he do this?

Mao Zheng has never drunk, but after hearing Liu Changzuo's words that he asked people to bring wine, he didn't say no. A big drunk may also be a good medicine to eliminate the unwillingness and struggle in the heart.

"Oops, I forgot, people who read books don't drink in general. Or I'll ask someone to change a smaller cup for Xiaoyou. After Liu Changzuo ordered the two big bowls to be filled, he remembered something, and said to Mao Zheng with an inquiring tone.

"It's okay, in such bitter cold weather, you should drink and eat meat. Am I still a scholar?" Mao Zheng finished speaking, and took a bowl of wine and drank it all.

Liu Changzuo had a big mind, saw Mao Zheng drink it all, and said, "It turns out that my brother is also a refreshing person." He also drank a bowl of wine, and then said with a smell of wine: "After drinking this bowl of wine, we will all be brothers in the future." In the future, we will enjoy blessings together, and we will be in trouble together. After capturing Lingzhou City, we will all ride high-headed horses and go to the palace to receive the holy reward. ”

"Yes, Lingzhou City must be captured! Bianjing must also go back in style. When the time comes, let those people only have envy. Mao Zheng replied.

After a heavy drink, Mao Zheng got drunk for the first time. After sobering up, Mao Zheng didn't say more, just followed Liu Changzuo all the way to the march. Mao Zheng looked at the boundless wasteland, and out of thin air, he wanted to gallop between heaven and earth.

In the north wind howling, the Jingyuan Road army came to the Moumbi Pass on the edge of the Qingshui River. Liang Yi, the prime minister of the Western Xia state, led an army of 30,000 troops to garrison it, intending to block Liu Changzuo's advance.

When the generals saw that the terrain of the Monabi Pass was dangerous and the enemy had a lot of troops, they were all afraid and persuaded Liu Changzuo to take a detour.

Mao Zheng spent a lot of time in Liu Changzuo's army, and compared with Chongge's troops, he already knew that this army lacked too much blood. When Mao Zheng saw that Liu Changzuo was also wavering under the persuasion of the generals, and he didn't know how to decide, he said: "These days with Brother Liu, I also know that Brother Liu is also a heroic person. Now in the face of this difficulty, you want to take a detour, so what kind of battle are you fighting? Aren't you just afraid? Let me tell you, it should be the party members who should really be afraid, not the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The generals were very unconvinced when they heard these words, but Mao Zheng and Liu Changzuo called him brother and brother these days, and they didn't dare to offend, so they had to stop talking.

Liu Changzuo has always been despised by officials born in the imperial examination on weekdays, and now he is very happy to be able to intersect with Mao Zheng, who was born in Jinshi. Hearing Mao Zheng's words, Liu Changzuo didn't want Mao Zheng to look down on him, so he immediately dispelled the fear in his heart, and said with his head held high: "Brother Mao is right, leading troops to fight the enemy is the duty of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers. Seeing that the enemy does not attack and makes a detour, is this not just a deserter? Whoever dares to have any intention of retreating will be dealt with by military law. After Liu Changzuo finished speaking, he raised his sword and glared angrily at the generals.

The generals were taken by Liu Changzuo's majesty, and they didn't dare to mention the detour again, so they received the order and prepared to storm the Mo Navel Pass.

"Brother Mao, what do you think. We have 50,000 and the other side only has 30,000, so we will definitely win this time. Liu Changzuo said.

"To defeat the enemy, on the one hand, we must make rational use of all kinds of troops, and on the other hand, we must boost morale and let the soldiers have the determination to die. The cooperation between the branches of our army is quite good, but I also want to say something unpleasant, the morale of the army is not high. Mao Zheng said with a little worry.

"I can also see that the morale is not very high, and there is no war yet, and everyone only thinks about self-preservation. I don't know if you have any good ideas, Brother Mao?" Liu Changzuo also looked embarrassed and said to Mao Zheng.

"There is nothing to say about the coordination between the arms, the crossbowmen suppress the enemy in the back, and the infantry holding shields in front waiting for the opportunity to attack the city, these Brother Liu knows better than me. As for how to stimulate the morale of the soldiers, there are two ways: the first is that there must be brave men under the heavy reward. As long as the reward promised by Brother Liu is high enough, someone will definitely sell his life to serve. The other is that the eldest brother has to show enough courage, the eldest brother is not afraid as the commander of an army, how can others not fight to the death when they see the eldest brother like this?" Mao Zheng said.

"Brother Mao is right, if you want to motivate soldiers, you can only use these two methods. Come with me, and this time you must fight a good fight. Liu Changzuo nodded, and after speaking, he took Mao Zheng to the army.

The army had been assembled, and Liu Changzuo promised in front of everyone that as long as he could capture the Mo Navel Pass, those who made meritorious contributions would be rewarded three times. When the soldiers heard the Lord's promise, everyone cheered loudly with excitement.

After launching the attack, Liu Changzuo did not stay in the rear as before, but wore a cloak and held a double shield and walked in front of the military formation. The soldiers on Jingyuan Road, seeing that the commander had also gone to the front line in person, rushed to the Mo Navel Pass even more desperately.