The struggle of the reborn prince

Brother Cha hurriedly headed towards the northwest, he didn't dare to look back, he was afraid of seeing the despairing eyes of those soldiers who had been left behind, these people are the sons of nobles, shouldering the heavy responsibility of inheriting the family business, they can choose to die in battle , starved to death, or even killed by wild beasts, but they could not accept being abandoned by the prince who was enshrined as a god, and threw them as prisoners to the Song army.Dang Xiang's children have been ashamed of dying in bed since they were young, and proud of dying in battle, but now they are captives. Even if they can go home in the future, they will be unable to lift their heads because of today's experience for the rest of their lives, and become sinners of the family.

"My lord, we have already crossed the Tumao River, and the Tuwei River is ahead, shall we cross the river overnight?" Brother Cha's personal guard asked cautiously. .

"Send someone to look for the ferry. We crossed the river overnight. Where did Wu Li go? It's still gone..." Brother Cha said through gritted teeth, and suddenly turned around to see that his remaining soldiers were standing far away. , He never got close to the sun, his heart sank, his actions had already broken the hearts of these people, they were already dissatisfied, and could no longer stay by his side.

"Yes, my lord!" The two soldiers agreed feebly, and rode their horses to look for the apprentice.

Brother Cha and his group did not dare to stay. They are not far enough away from the Song army. If the kid suddenly regrets, the fast horse can still catch up. .

"My lord, something is wrong, we found reinforcements..." Brother Cha, who was dozing off on his horse, was suddenly awakened by the shout.

"What nonsense. Wouldn't it be a good thing to see reinforcements?" Brother Cha scolded angrily.But seeing that there were not many people around, the raised whip was put down again.

"But they are all... all dead, we didn't see a single living person, what should the prince do?" the soldier who explored the road said in horror.

"Did the deputy commander die too? Did you see his body?" Brother Cha was about to go crazy, why did his reinforcements die on the way.

"I don't know, there are dead bodies all over the place, stretching for miles, with blood flowing like rivers, we can't find them!" One of them kneeled on the ground with a limp leg.Weeping loudly, I don't know if it's because of fear or sadness.

"Take me there!" Brother Cha patted him on the shoulder and said softly, but at this moment he didn't know how to comfort his own soldiers.

After lighting the torches, a group of people walked towards the direction of the Tuwei River.There are still a few miles away from the river, and the smell of blood mixed with it can be smelled from the cool and humid night wind, and the smell becomes stronger the closer you get, the chirping sound of the wind blowing through the grass is like countless ghosts Whining, the horses they sat down seemed to be disturbed by this breath, hesitated, snorted and sniffed heavily.

When they finally moved to the river beach, the scene in front of them was unbearable even for veterans like Brother Cha, who had been rolled in blood countless times.There is a long wall piled up with the corpses of Xixia soldiers and war horses. It is five feet high and no less than a hundred steps long. The hideous death with a rotten belly and a different body is even more creepy...

'Wow...'

"Wow..." The strong smell of corpses and suffocating blood made their stomachs churn, and they couldn't help vomiting.

"Ah..." Brother Cha fell from his horse, knelt on the blood-soaked river beach and let out a long howl, "Why. Why did Changshengtian treat me like this?" He sometimes jumped up and accused God of injustice, and sometimes cursed the Lord Buddha No, of course it was Zhao Tun who received the most scolding. This kid not only defeated the tens of thousands of Xixia troops and ruined his fame for a lifetime, but also shook the foundation of Xixia.

'Boom' Maybe Chago's 'prayer' worked.A string of thunder exploded in the sky, and dark clouds covered the moon.The earth was plunged into darkness, and the bean-sized raindrops began to fall, "My lord, let's cross the river, otherwise the river will surge after the rain, and we won't be able to cross the river!" Help him mount.

Brother Cha chaotically rode on horseback under the guard of his own soldiers. When he reached the middle of the river, the rain began to intensify. There was only a vast expanse in front of him. From time to time, his feet encountered floating corpses in the water. When they stepped on the other side with difficulty, the flood Roaring down, Brother Cha finally woke up under the icy rain, "As the sky and the river prove, I, Brother Cha will avenge the defeat of the Xizheng army!" He pointed to the opposite bank in the torrential rain and swore.

"My lord, shall we still go to Mingtangchuan?" The soldiers didn't have such lofty goals as the lord, they just wanted to know where their next stop was, whether they could have a hot meal and drink a few sips of wine there.

"Wuli's army is defeated, Mingtang River must be lost, and Yulin County cannot be saved. Let's turn south to Shizhou, and hope it's still there!" Cha Ge looked at the body taken away by the water and shook his head. Although he doesn't know Wuli's life and death now , but even if he is alive, with tens of thousands of casualties now, the 2 people left to protect the flanks are cut in half. I am afraid it will be difficult to hold the front line of Mingtangchuan...

At dawn, when the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Brother Cha finally bypassed the Mingtang River. At this time, he was even more haggard, without a trace of blood on his face, and he was a lot shriveled. He thought a lot that night.According to his original idea, after Wuli's reinforcements broke through the siege, he would lead his army into the desert. There are thousands of miles of sand seas. The old tactics, using their own strengths, continuously sent troops to harass the food roads of the Song army, forced them back, and at the same time mobilized troops to fight again.But Brother Cha waited for half a day and didn't see the reinforcements. In desperation, he had no choice but to sign an 'unequal treaty' with Zhao Tun, and even put his own Shangfang Linghammer on it, leaving his guards behind.

It was only after arriving at Tuweihe Cha that he realized that he had been tricked by that kid again, and that the reinforcements had already been stopped by him. After a small siege, he said, "No wonder he was able to chat with me all afternoon. He already had a plan, but why did he let himself go under such a good situation? Is it a trap?" Brother Cha couldn't figure it out, but now he can't even think about it. The problem in front of him is his next step. How to do it?

'Back to the face of the capital? 'No, Brother Cha quickly rejected this idea. If he returns to Beijing, his end may be miserable. Those civil servants who have long disliked him will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, pull him off his horse, and step on a few more feet. With military power, he is not as good as a chicken!

'Go to Hexi! 'I have been operating there for more than ten years, with a solid foundation and friendly relations with the Tubo princes. Moreover, I did not draw troops from the western front for this Eastern Expedition. The ministries are basically complete and can provide troops for my reorganization. The Eastern Front is completely over this time. Once Xiazhou was lost, both the Brave Army Division and the Xiangyou Army Division were sealed off. It was only a matter of time before it fell.The Jingsai Army Division and the Jianing Army Division's elite soldiers have already been wiped out by themselves. If they cannot get strong support, they will not be guaranteed. It is not like empty talk that Prince Yan of the Song Dynasty wants to regain the land of Hetao. He must take Lingzhou , and to keep Lingzhou, it is necessary to transfer troops from Xingqing Mansion and the military divisions in the right wing. At this time, as long as I control the military divisions in the right wing, then I have the initiative, and no one in the court dares to do anything to me .

"My lord, there is a boxwood grove in front, let's rest!" A personal guard interrupted Brother Cha's meditation and asked.

"Okay, let's go there to rest and make plans!" Brother Cha looked towards the direction pointed by the guard, and sure enough there was a dense forest there, which meant that they had almost left the desert and would soon reach the inhabited area , the bitter days are coming to an end.

Hearing the prince's agreement, the guards who had been running for three days became excited. It can be said that they have been running non-stop for three days and three nights these days. They blow away!

"I opened this road, and I planted this tree. I want to pass by from here, and save money to buy roads!" When they mustered their last strength and walked into the woods, found a water source, took off their armor, untied their saddles, lit a bonfire, and prepared While resting, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the depths of the forest. There were about two hundred people. These people were holding bows and arrows and long knives. People, even Han Chinese and Tubo people, yelled loudly and surrounded them.

"Horse bandits!" The crowd exclaimed and hurriedly picked up their swords and protected Brother Cha in the middle. Normally, they really didn't pay attention to these horse bandits, but now they all look like gray grandchildren who are so tired. Know if you can stop these people!

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Zhao Tong arrived in Yincheng on July [-]th, a day later than the main team. At this time, there were [-] troops stationed around the small Yincheng County. After several battles, they followed the prince and returned here after a year.In the past two months, Zhao Tun led the army to move to Hezhou, Fengzhou and Linfu, and devoured the [-] Xixia army in one bite. Their morale was high, and they were always ready to send troops to the east and make great achievements.

"My lord, these are the official documents from the past few days!" Zhao Tun had just finished washing, and the heads of the various divisions of the Economic Strategy Division who had arrived earlier were already waiting in the hall, and Li Jun, the director of Jiyiwen, presented a stack of documents.

"Where is Cai You?" Zhao Tun asked after taking a sip of tea and flipping through the documents on the case.

"The special envoy is still in Taiyuan City, accompanied by Mr. He and Mr. Huang. He has lived there for five or six days. He keeps urging the prince to return to the city to receive the order. The senior official said that his whereabouts are uncertain and it is difficult to find him. If you don't believe me, you can kiss him." Look ahead!" Li Jun laughed.

"Hehe, Cai You is such a daring rabbit, I'm afraid I won't ask again!" Zhao Tang said with a light smile, "He won't use it this time, Mr. Shen, please draft a memorial to report the victory immediately, and choose another team Sergeants with loud voices acted as messengers, and asked them to shout along the street every time they crossed the prefectures and counties, "Hedong army has won a great victory, the soldiers have reached Xiazhou, killed tens of thousands, and the enemy chief, Chage, escaped alone"!"

"Okay, my subordinates will draft immediately!" Shen Songyue said with a grin, "We have won a big victory, and the peace talkers will be useless. I'm afraid we have to go back to Beijing. Please trouble them for nothing!"

"Oh, I'm afraid it's not that easy. Taiwei Tong sent someone to send a letter, asking the prince to come to Yinzhou for a while. He had already arrived in Yinzhou the day before yesterday to wait for the king!" sent a letter.

"Why is he looking for me at this time? It's impossible for him not to know about our great victory. Does he want to send troops together, or persuade me to give up?" Zhao Tong hesitated and fell into deep thought, unable to figure out what Tong Guan wanted to do. what...