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In June of the fifth year of Xuanhe, the Song Dynasty sent troops to Pingzhou.

The Supervisory Committee blocked the passage from Yanshan to the south of the Great Wall. The Jurchens did not come to trouble the Supervisory Committee. They could only pinch their noses and march from Qinhuangdao to Pingzhou.

The tug of war around Pingzhou Prefecture officially began between the Song and Jin Dynasties.

In November of the fifth year of Xuanhe, Liu Shunren and Zhao Heshou were sitting opposite each other on the border between Youzhou and Shunzhou.

Both of them were veterans of the Ever Victorious Army, and their friendship had always been good. However, Zhao Heshou followed Guo Yaoshi and surrendered to the Song Dynasty, while Liu Shunren stayed in the Supervisory Committee.

"Although we, the Song Army, are guarding such a huge land now, the court's affairs are really sparse, and we soldiers born in Liaodong are not easy to talk about. We deal with some nonsense all day long..."

Zhao Heshou shook his head.

"Brother, you are so extravagant. Your Supervisory Committee is so cold-blooded that even the Jurchens are afraid of you. Now that our Song Dynasty and the Supervisory Committee have joined forces, the Jurchens will not dare to touch us."

Zhao Heshou enthusiastically established a relationship with Liu Shunren, but Liu Shunren in front of him just smiled faintly, and the atmosphere between the old brothers was much more lively than before.

Zhao Heshou could only continue: "Now that even Pingzhou has returned to our Song Dynasty, so what if the Jurchens have been fighting for two months? It's not like we can't take it back. I think our two families can finally feel at ease south of the Great Wall in the future. Have a good time.”

Liu Shunren laughed again.

Zhao Heshou frowned: "Brother, why did you imitate the literati when you joined the Supervisory Committee? Could it be that you were stupid in that literacy class you mentioned, and you didn't talk but just laughed?"

Liu Shunren smiled again when he heard this, "Is there nothing going on in your state capital?"

Zhao Heshou patted the dust on his legs: "Hey, what's the important matter? Brother Guo is now the general manager of Yanshan's military and horse capital. Our old brothers from the Ever Victorious Army are the number one in the newly restored land of the Song Dynasty. strength."

"With the Great Wall and such a large area of ​​land, I think that although it is difficult for the Jurchens to call for death, they can't do anything to us. This is really a blessed land for our old brothers from Liaodong!"

Zhao Heshou suddenly looked at Liu Shunren with a smile:
"Brother, I think you're not doing as well as you want. As I say, you should also bring your brothers to our Song Dynasty."

Zhao Heshou looked at Liu Shunren who was wearing ordinary cloth clothes in front of him.

He knew that although Liu Shunren was plainly dressed, this guy participated in the battle to encircle and suppress the Jurchens after staying in the Supervisory Committee, and actually defeated the Jurchens.

Now the Supervisory Committee they belong to is also one of the most famous forces in North China. Even the Jurchens are in awe of them.

Now Liu Shunren was transferred to the border between Youzhou and Shunzhou to be responsible for the defense of the maternity team in an area.

Although Zhao Heshou was a little surprised, Liu Shunren participated in such a great victory and was not rewarded by the Supervisory Committee. Instead, he seemed to be demoted.

But Zhao Heshou, who knew his own affairs, was still a little envious of Liu Shunren.

Now the old subordinates of their Ever Victorious Army have a very strong military influence on the Song Dynasty in the Yanshan area. They just suffer from the fact that there are not enough iron buddies born in Liaodong to occupy more positions.

After living in the Song Dynasty for so long, Guo Yaoshi and Zhao Heshou have now figured out that there are many more twists and turns in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty than in the Liao Dynasty. If they want to be prosperous and wealthy, they have to work hard. Climb up and place your own troops.

Zhao Heshou came to Liu Shunren today to build relations, in fact, to instigate him to rebel against the Song Dynasty.

Liu Shunren picked up the wine bag and took a sip, shook his head and said, "Brother Bu Lao is worried. I am doing well in the supervisory committee."

He stood up directly and said to Zhao Heshou: "In the future, we will inevitably have collisions when we jointly defend the border. Please show your support and don't embarrass the people of our Supervisory Committee."

"That's natural." "One more thing, our superiors have already issued an order. No matter what happens, if we encounter them on the border, it is right for our brothers and horses to have a meal, but Shunzhou's soldiers and horses will never be allowed to enter." We’ll spend the night in Youzhou, and I also ask my brother to explain this matter clearly to the brothers below and don’t make it difficult for me.”

After saying that, he waved his hand, and his orderly put away his pony, and the two of them got on their horses and left.

Seeing Liu Shunren turning around and walking away without looking back, Zhao Heshou was startled: "Brothers who have been here for so many years, how can you join the supervisory committee and not show any kindness at all?"

At this moment, I suddenly saw a horse riding behind me in a hurry.

Zhao Heshou frowned and turned back: "What's so urgent?"

The messenger was out of breath and said in a hurry: "Report to the general, Pingzhou... Pingzhou..."

"Let's catch your breath again. What's wrong with Pingzhou?"

"Pingzhou has been lost! Governor Guo has returned to Shunzhou with his troops to take refuge!"

Zhao Heshou was stunned. At the same time, Liu Shunren, who heard this, also looked back at the messenger in surprise.

He took a deep breath, but what he was thinking was that what Sun Xin said was indeed true. Fortunately, he had not gotten too close to Zhao Heshou before, or even listened to their deception to join the Song Dynasty.

Although the previous defense of Yuquan Mountain failed, Liu Shunren did not make the principle mistake of betraying before the battle and defeating the enemy first.

Now that I am being punished to guard the border, after all, I still have a chance to climb up, but if I make another mistake, there will really be no place for me in the world.

Now in the entire Yanshan, he doesn't trust anyone except the Supervisory Committee.

After seeing how the soldiers of the Supervisory Committee fought, Liu Shunren also understood that if he wanted to be safe, he had to stay firmly within this system.

His wealth and life were at stake, so he wouldn't be stupid enough to have a relationship with those old brothers from the Victory Army.

The Song Dynasty was really too weak, with more than a dozen states being defeated by the troops of two states.

After looking at Zhao Heshou, Liu Shunren handed him goodbye directly and ordered the messenger to ride back with him as soon as possible.He wanted to send his soldiers and horses to his headquarters for a meeting immediately. He must carry out Sun Xin's order and not let any Song people break the army and come to Youzhou Mansion.

In November of the fifth year of Xuanhe, the Jurchens broke through Pingzhou.

Guo Yaoshi protected Zhang Jue and retreated to Shunzhou.

This battle was truly speechless. The Jurchens mobilized troops from the narrow Liaoxi Corridor to Pingzhou, and slowly and slowly, they actually defeated the Song Army, which had a strong logistics organization.

Everyone in the Song Dynasty felt that it was shameless. Faced with the Jurchens' attack on the enemy, the Song Dynasty resorted to negotiation.

The Jurchens asked the Song Dynasty to hand over Zhang Jue. Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and beheaded Zhang Jue and sent Zhang Jue's head to the Jurchens.

Then the Song Dynasty stated that the reason why it accepted Pingzhou was because it was bewitched by Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue, the culprit, had been killed and the matter could be settled.

The Jurchens pretended to think, and then decisively swore their allegiance. With Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan as generals, they divided their troops into two groups and marched directly south.

After half a year of stability, North China once again faced a war.

(End of this chapter)