Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 511 94 Xunyang full of Jingzhan -10

"The Baoyi army is nothing more than water thieves. Zhao Xingde dispersed as soon as he was detained. It is really useless. He was really capable of fighting and suppressing the army. He retreated all the way from Jiangzhou, but his strength is still intact." Cao Di Shen' Yin'dao, "Brother Tiemu and his team have caused Yang Yanqing a big loss in Hedong, and let them spend a little more time with the town police, so as not to..."

What he meant was to wait a little longer.

Zhao Qi showed hesitation on his face, and sighed: "Looking at it now, it's not easy for Zhao Xingde to be able to gather together a bunch of gangsters. It's a pity that this person is too blunt." The Baoyi army mutinied When the news spread to Xiangyang, everyone shook their heads. In the past, some people ridiculed Zhao Xingde for harassing the area, but now they mostly blamed Yue Fei for being too ruthless and disregarding the overall situation.Anyway, it is a matter of Ezhou, and Xiangyang's attitude is that those who speak are innocent and those who hear it are safe.However, in the barracks, when the soldiers talked about the mutiny, there was a strange excitement on their faces.

"What's Liu Shaobao's mind?" Cao Di made a one-word decision on matters in the army.Zhao Qi suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and asked Liu Yanqing again. He not only hoped that the old man would agree to send troops to Ezhou immediately to solve the serious problem in his heart, but also hoped that he could have some suggestions that were different from Cao Di, even if they were slightly different. Zhao Qi was satisfied.However, he was doomed to be disappointed.

Liu Yanqing avoided Zhao Qi's gaze, and said dryly, "Private Cao is so experienced in seeking the country, Liu admires him deeply." Zhao Qi's expectation was like a mirror in his heart.But Liu Yanqing was determined not to intervene in the struggle between the DPRK and China, as long as he grasped the tens of thousands of horses in the southeast camp, the old Liu's family would have a piece of the cake in the DPRK.

"Damn it!" Zhao Qi lowered his head, hiding the spark of anger in his eyes, "These old ministers, these generals!" His throat moved, he swallowed a breath, raised his head, and said with a gentle smile: "The matter of ZTE, I have entrusted both of you."

After leaving the camp of the Chinese army, Zhao Qi returned to the palace, his face suddenly darkened, and he sat down on the dragon chair weakly, backed away from the left and right, and even the concubine who was close to him was not allowed to go forward.His eyes were slightly closed, and his heart was very stuffy, and his temples felt like a knife was being drilled and twisted in it.Zhao Qi even wanted to stand up and yell, but he could only lean back on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, his fists clenched tightly, and his nails dug deep into his flesh.

"Your Majesty, the matter of sending troops to Ezhou...?"

The voice was very cautious, Zhao Qi's eyes suddenly opened, and Deng Su stood under the dragon chair, with a respectful expression and a correct posture.

Zhao Qi's eyes softened, and then he let out a long sigh: "Oh——"

"The reason why the generals are unable to advance is because of the temporary peace in Xiangyang. But in my humble opinion, the northern captives are determined to annex the Central Plains. The current situation is just that the soldiers and horses are exhausted and ready to go. The size of Xiangyang There is too little room for manoeuvre. Veteran generals such as Privy Cao and Liu Taibao are not waiting to die, they will send troops to Ezhou sooner or later." Deng Su's eyes fluctuated slightly, then he looked at his nose and his heart and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Song Guozuo has been in existence for a hundred years, and the hearts of the world have not gone away. As long as Ezhou is leveled, Your Majesty's righteous name will be firmly established. These arrogant soldiers will only be the king's pioneers."

Hearing Deng Su's words, Zhao Qi nodded slightly, and his expression calmed down.Since he escaped from danger in Bianliang until he ascended the throne, he was complacent at first, and he was somewhat grateful to Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, but gradually he was not satisfied with his situation.Because he was in the military camp, he didn't have a confidant, a thigh, or an eye, eyes or eyes.I thought that Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and others could echo each other from afar in the southeast, and they had the power to restrain Cao Di. The Song army in the southeast of the clinker would collapse at the first touch of the Liao army's attack. With momentum, Zhao Qi's heart for Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and other incompetent people has also faded.Only Deng Su, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who fell into trouble with Zhao Qi, became the only confidant he could rely on.

"The matter of persuading Chen Shaoyang," Zhao Qi said with a hint of expectation on his face, "Is there any progress?"

"Chen Shaoyang is very stubborn," Deng Su lowered his voice, mixed with complicated emotions, "this matter still needs to be taken advantage of the situation and discussed in the long run." Officials in the Liao Dynasty were mourning concubines, Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu and Qin Hui, who participated in politics, accused Chen Dong and others of being "rebellious" ministers and thieves, and Xiangyang also felt a little bit sad.Wan Qixi is very wrong, he is also a Jinshi, a member of the imperial court, but he is just a messenger. Ezhou said that every inch is an inch, and there is no room for tact.None of the officials in the DPRK and China dared to go to Ezhou again. Only Deng Su's envoy, Chen Dong and the people in the Lishe, still treated each other with courtesy, considering the old relationship. Explicitly persuasion about.

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The drizzle covered the golden tent of the emperor of the Liao Kingdom with a layer of light gauze, adding a sense of tranquility to the style that was originally stuffed with gold and iron horses.In the continuous drizzle, the cavalry of the Liao army were busy rounding up the horses to avoid breaking their hooves by mud and gravel. In the rainy season, leeches, mosquitoes and flies in the southern country also brought a lot of trouble to the horses.For several months since the Southern Expedition, the southeast has been fighting in full swing, but Xiangyang is temporarily calm. Apart from the annoying rain, many Khitan people like the warm mountains and soft waters of the Southern Dynasty. Enclose fertile fields and turn them into pastures, allowing tribes to migrate from the bitterly cold north.

"Brother Tiemu and Xiao Xiangsheng have been chasing the Song army, and they are already close to Jiangzhou." Brother Yelu Tie said, "Yue Fei led the army to fight and retreat, unable to confront our army head-on, but still struggling Hold on. The Song army seems to have built a fortress in Jiangzhou, ready to fight against trapped beasts."

"Well," Yelu Dashi nodded, and said with emotion, "It's nothing to win battles all the time. The difficulty is to lose without being defeated. This Yue Fei is a general." He frowned, "Brother Tiemu and Xiao Xiangsheng should also Work harder, [-] cavalry can't catch up with the Song people who are mostly infantry, what does this sound like?" He expressed his dissatisfaction, and then asked, "Is there any movement in Xiangyang?"

"Cao Di still stands still."

"This old fox," Yelu Dashi said contemptuously, "is he unwilling to shed even a little blood?" There was a little dissatisfaction in his tone, although he was inexplicably directed at the two enemies, Cao Di and Liu Yanqing, but the emperor's heart Wei, still made the faces of the generals in the tent change slightly.Since he ascended the throne, Yelu Dashi's power has become more and more powerful. Even the Khitan Eight-Party Conference only obeys the emperor and flatters him even more.According to some people privately, the opportunity to revive the Khitan tribe is once in a thousand years. Now is the time for the emperor to make a decision. The eight-part meeting is mainly to unite people's hearts. Falling into party disputes like the Southern Dynasties made the Daliao Kingdom 'chaos'.

"Yeah, Cao Di and Liu Yanqing are too careful." Brother Yelu Tie felt the same way.Only a confidant like Brother Yelu Tie in his early years could follow the emperor's tone when the emperor was unhappy, instead of pleading guilty in fear. "The Song army in Shuzhou has already fallen apart. If the last general has [-] cavalry, he will directly kill and flatten Ezhou."

Hearing these bold words, Yelu Dashi laughed: "Song people just think too much, and instead lost their blood. In fact, Song people didn't even use any tricks. These 6000 million people are only brains, and we are desperate. I can't afford to die. Zuo Zhuan said, "A husband fights with courage!" They have forgotten their ancestors and lost to us. The world belongs to Daliao, and it is not wronged at all." His words were full of pride, and after a moment of silence , restraining his smile, his face turned serious and he asked, "How is the situation in Kansai?"

"Everything in Guanzhong remains as usual." Brother Tie Mubing said, "Xia Guo did not mobilize the retired sergeants, and the regiment training did not move. The Eastern Expeditionary Army still lives in the camp, and they practice loudly every day." He laughed. , "The Cao family is guarding Luoyang to the core, but it is a good watchdog." He paused, and then said, "The news sent by Xiaozuo was that just a dozen days ago, Rose's 'chaotic' thieves got together There are tens of thousands of troops in the western barbarian country, and they are about to fight the Anxi Army Commander, and Xia Guo can't take care of our stall for a while."

"Longevity God bless," Yelu Dashi heaved a sigh of relief, with a slight sarcasm on his face, "Xia Kingdom was established by martial arts, but they have the same ancestors in the Southern Dynasty, always thinking about 'one blow will win two tigers', and They want to attract the hearts of the Central Plains and compete for righteousness, after all, they are planning too carefully." Yelu Dashi took a deep breath, he looked up at the top of the tent, the drizzle was temporarily harvested, and the fresh air With the fragrance of grass and leaves after the rain, it came in.After the rain, the sky is blue, the thick clouds are just breaking, and a ray of sunshine softens and penetrates, which makes people feel a sense of comfort in their hearts.It didn't take long for the stubborn resistance of the Song army in the southeast to subside.

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Outside Fangzhou City, there was a calm and tense atmosphere.Since Xia Guo's army entered, Fangzhou has completely cut off its communication with the outside world. Most of the few business travelers who come and go are arranged by Fu Haixing and other Xia Guo's prime minister's mansion to come from Sichuan.In the past, the government and subordinate officials of the Song Dynasty were all the same, and the common people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, but it was no different from before, except that the suburbs of Fangzhou were surrounded by military camps where idlers could not enter.

"The Zhen army and the Baoyi army retreated to Jiangzhou, preparing for a decisive battle with the Liao army."

"To lure the enemy to go deep, Zhao Xingde is indeed a general." Wu Jie's tone was a little appreciative, but also a little regretful, and then asked, "Where are the Xiangyang and Liao soldiers?"

"They didn't move." Shi Bingdao, the marching commander, "It seems that they are still waiting."

"Oh——" Wu Jie's eyes flashed a stern light, and he said in a low voice, "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. I want to see who will lose their temper first."