Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Thank you, my lord, for your comfort." Li Jilong cupped his hands and said, "Your lord, the news of the collapse of Yizhou city came yesterday. The hatred of the army at this time will help the battle against Liao, so they were transferred back to the headquarters."

Defang nodded, "General Yuan is right, the resentment of the Jingsai army is enough to swallow the arrogance of the Liao bandits at this time, and it is indeed usable!"

"My lord," Yuan Jizhong said, "It's just that I need my lord's help."

"I help you? What is it, General Yuan, please tell me."

"My lord, all the families of the Jingsai army have fallen into the hands of the Liao people. They have become homeless. Even if they can repel the Liao army, what will happen after that? Where should they go?"

"The death of a family, the hatred of resentment, and parting at birth, this is a matter of great sorrow and suffering in life. Although I can't bear it, I don't know what I can do for them?"

Yuan Jizhong knelt down and said, "The last general has the courage to ask the prince about it."

"What is General Yuan doing! Get up!" Defang wanted to help Yuan Jizhong up, but he didn't. "General Yuan, as long as it's for the people of my country, I will promise you no matter what!"

"My lord, the last general dares to ask you to join the Jingsai army in person, and promise them on behalf of the imperial court that they will increase their military pay. If they defeat the Liao army and make military exploits, the imperial court will distribute their land. When they retire from the cavalry army when they are old, the imperial court will take care of them. life."

"This king promises on behalf of the imperial court...but...this matter must be reported to His Majesty for imperial approval. If this king says so, it will be overstepping and deceiving the king."

"My lord, the Jingsai army is the key to the battle against Liao at this time. Although there are only a thousand cavalry, they will be sure to lead them to severely damage the Liao bandits in the end!"

"The general is really so sure?"

"The general is willing to use the head of the item as a guarantee! The general will be the first to rush into the Liao army formation!"

Li Jilong stepped forward and said, "General Yuan still has important responsibilities, my lord, the last general is willing to lead the Jingsai army to defeat the enemy! He will definitely defeat the Liao bandits!"

"Okay! Anyway, this king has already resisted the order, and I don't care about committing the crime of deceiving the emperor again. This king will guard this Dingzhou with all the soldiers!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Li Jilong and Yuan Jizhong knelt down and said, "My lord is a thousand years old!"

"Prince" Lin Yanshou came over, "I don't know if I should say something in my humble position."

"What? It's okay for you to say it."

Lin Yanshou looked at Li Jilong, and said, "General Li is so loyal and brave, why didn't he lead an army to help General Liu Tingrang in Hejian? If you had gone, it would not have led to the defeat of the Gentleman's Pavilion. If it wasn't for the defeat of the Gentleman's Pavilion, Your Majesty would not have I will issue an edict to strengthen the wall and clear the country today."

Hearing this, Li Jilong said, "Master Lin's words are wrong! My lord! In the past, the dead in Hejian will certainly be rewarded to the country. The final general is definitely not greedy for life and afraid of death! Please learn from me, my lord!"

"General Li, the battle of the Gentleman's Pavilion two years ago was due to our army's lack of preparation. General Liu led [-] soldiers to face the Liao army, but the bows could not be drawn due to the cold weather. The Liao cavalry took advantage of this to attack. We The army was killed and injured more than tens of thousands. Although General Li had [-] reinforcements at the time, if he rushed to help, it would only increase the casualties. His Majesty still gave the general justice."

Hearing this, Li Jilong knelt down and said, "That battle almost wiped out our elite divisions who expanded the land and borders of the Great Song Dynasty. The sound of pain has never stopped, and the last general, as a guard, has witnessed everything with his own eyes, and the pain in his heart is unbearable!"