Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Hero

At sunrise and sunset, the corpses in front of Slender Waist City had already piled up like a mountain.Although Zhang Yuan was still sitting as firmly as Mount Tai, he finally felt extremely anxious in his heart. This is often the case when the two sides confront each other, and there will always be one side that loses its temper first.Zhang Yuan always thought that it would be Di Qing who could not hold his breath. He had received news from Bianjing. Seeing that Guanzhong was in danger, Song Ting finally called Di Qing to the northwest again.I thought that Di Qing would come to attack immediately after receiving the transfer order, but Di Qing didn't make any movement for a long time.

Although Zhang Yuan broke through several strongholds of the Rong army in the town, he still couldn't attack the Slender Waist City inserted in the territory of Xia Kingdom. He couldn't wait for Di Qing, so he couldn't help feeling uneasy.Back then when Di Qing suddenly launched an attack, starting from the battle in Anyuan, he fought hundreds of miles away, regained all the lost ground, and beheaded Dou Weiji, the Taiwei of Lingzhou, which was still fresh in Zhang Yuan's memory.Zhang Yuan did not dare to relax his vigilance for a moment in this matter, and this kind of life is no longer comfortable.

On this day, at sunset and dusk, Zhang Yuan and Ye Li Zhantian stood side by side in front of Slim Waist City, looking at the setting sun like blood from a distance, shining on the lonely city, casting a faint light on the big city. The battle is over, the sun is warm, the blood is cold, the cavalry is flowing like the wind, and the thin-waisted city is still standing in front of you like an iron shield. At this time, the mountain flowers were like brocades, the grass was green and the wind was warm, but Zhang Yuan's face was as frozen as ice. He was originally from the Song Dynasty, and his name was not Zhang Yuan. When he was young, he was open-minded, with a bold and unrestrained temperament.He once imagined that he could enter the officialdom with his literary and military talents.Unexpectedly, in the eyes of those examiners, his ability is nothing but a low-level thing.

He was not hired by the court for more than ten years because of his righteousness as a chivalrous man.Later, his heart became discouraged and cold, and he didn't want to take the imperial examination anymore. When he was in a brothel, he occasionally saw a parrot in a brothel. go. Bianjing does not keep people, but has its own place to keep people! He joined the army and transferred to the frontier camp of the Song Dynasty, hoping to contribute to the country with his own ability, pacify the northwest, and make a name for himself in the next life.But the commander of the Northwest border laughed at him for his superior eyesight and low abilities, and even when he was Emperor Taizong, there was nothing he could do about the Northwest. How could he, Zhang Yuan, have the ability to pacify the Northwest?

Literati look down on him, and warriors don't use him either.He was disheartened, and in a fit of rage, he went all the way west again, and arrived at the territory of the party members.He changed his name to Zhang Yuan and another of his brothers to Wu Hao.At the risk of beheading, on the topic of the most lively Taibai Residence in Xingqing Mansion, "Zhang Yuan, Wu Hao come here for a visit!" The two men named their names to offend Yuan Hao, and they were immediately arrested by Jingzhong guards. They were about to beheaded, but luckily Yuan Hao passed by.Yuan Hao just glanced at him, and then asked, "It's so taboo, why did you come here?"

He was full of grief and indignation at the moment, he put life and death aside long ago, and said: "I don't care about the surname, but the name?" , and exposed Yuan Hao's shortcoming. Originally, Yuan Hao's surname was Zhao, but was given the surname Zhao by Song Ting! Some people don't hesitate to lose in order to get.For the sake of the world, Yuan Hao could temporarily accept Zhao's surname, but didn't he do the same, changing his name to Zhang Yuan for the sake of peace of mind?No one remembers what his previous name was. History has always been rich in success. If he is not successful, why bother to think about his previous name?

Unexpectedly, Yuan Hao just smiled and said, "Let him go, give him whatever he wants!" Since then, life has been like a dream.He quickly became a Zhongshu Ling from a poor student, and with the talent in his chest, he made a grand plan for Yuan Hao to dominate the world.Since then, there may have been different leaders in Xia's attack on the Song Dynasty, but Zhang Yuan was the one who planned it all. Perhaps in his heart, such an invasion of the country is just a wash away of the humiliation of being scorned by Song Ting back then. Looking at the pile of bones in front of him, and thinking about the flashy dream he had many years ago, he suddenly thought, "Is everything I did what I wanted? Or... just a whim?"

Birds chirping from the sky interrupted Zhang Yuan's thoughts.He shook his head, forced himself not to think too much, cast a sideways glance at Ye Lizhantian beside him, and finally couldn't help but said: "King Luohu, according to your opinion, when will Di Qing come?" As soon as the words came out, I felt that there was a problem.Ye Li Zhantian is blind, what he said, from your point of view, will Ye Li Zhantian be annoyed? Suddenly there is a lot of sadness, he is looking forward and backward now, he has too many taboos, and he no longer acts recklessly and vigorously like he did back then.Could it be that people are like this, when they are old and have a high position, they think more?

If a person came to him now, like he did back then, pointing at his nose and yelling, "Changing your name and surname, can you be a high-ranking official?" , or suddenly changed color, beheading that person in front of him? The question has already been asked, and Nori Zhantian has also answered it.Zhang Yuan thought that it would be the same as usual, and he would not get an answer, but Ye Li Zhantian's expression suddenly became weird, and he said slowly: "Wait..." When Nori Zhantian was speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, as if he was listening to something. Zhang Yuan was startled, wondering what he was waiting for, seeing Ye Li Zhantian's face bathed in the sun, as if enjoying the afterglow of the warm sun, he felt angry.Although he is Zhongshu Ling, in his intuition, this blind man has never seen him in his eyes!

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but laugh for a moment, since Zhang Yuan was blind, of course he wouldn't take him seriously.After waiting for a long time, when Zhang Yuanzheng was getting impatient, Yeli Zhantian sighed and said, "Di Qing... is coming!" Zhang Yuan was dumbfounded, but for a while, he didn't know why Yeli Zhantian was so sure? Ye Lizhantian understood Zhang Yuan's confusion, and said lightly: "Master Zhongshu Ling talks a lot now, but listens less. Therefore, there are many things that I can't hear recently, and I don't care when I see them."

Zhang Yuan was stunned, thinking that Ye Li Zhantian was talking about court affairs, and said cautiously: "I don't know what King Luohu heard?" In Zhang Yuan's eyes, Ye Li Zhantian is a weird person. Nori Zhantian is the king of Rahu, but he is originally in the Asura tribe.The Asuras are all rebels, and anyone who enters there means death.But Yeli Zhantian not only didn't die, on the contrary, he got to the position of the Nine Kings of the Dragon Division with his ability, which must be said to be an anomaly.But no one knew about Nori Zhantian's past. Zhang Yuan didn't know either. The man himself is as if in a fog.He helped Yuan Hao to conquer the east and the west, and he still doesn't hold any rights.What does Yuan Hao think of Yeli Zhantian, and does Yeli Zhantian have any complaints? When Zhang Yuan pondered this question, he paid attention to Nori Zhantian's expression. The corner of Yeli Zhantian's mouth suddenly turned into sarcasm, he closed his eyes and said slowly: "I heard the wind." Zhang Yuan was a little nervous, and asked: "What's the wind?" Wind?The sound of the temple?Yeli Zhantian said that, did he imply something?Since ancient times, emperors have been most jealous of meritorious deeds. Zhang Yuan has shown his sharpness up to now. Although Yuan Hao has a lot of power, ambition, and courage, he should not be attacked by a meritorious minister like him, but the world is unpredictable... Yeli Zhantian smiled, stretched out his hand and swiped in the air: "What is the sound of the wind? It's hard to explain. It's such a warm spring, and the sound of the wind is also gentle. Zhong Shuling is so focused on conquering, why doesn't he feel anything?" Zhang Yuan was startled, and then said after a long while: "You mean the wind in the sky?" A little bit amused at his own suspicions, Ye Lizhan said: "The wind in the sky can also convey some information." Zhang Yuan frowned, hesitantly said: " Forgive me for my confusion, please ask King Rahu to explain in detail.” Yeli Zhantian finally opened his eyes, staring at Zhang Yuan with gray eyes and said: "The sound of the wind is mixed with cheers." Seeing Yeli Zhantian's eyes full of death, Zhang Yuan felt a little trembling in his heart, and turned his head away.After all, he is Zhong Shuling, and he is also conceited about his talent. He didn't want to ask others about everything. After thinking about it, he said: "The wind is blowing from the direction of Slim Waist City, so the cheers are also coming from the direction of Slender Waist City." Are there really cheers?" Although he couldn't hear it, he knew that a blind man's ears are very useful, not to mention that this person in front of him is the best among blind men? Why are there cheers? Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan's expression changed, "Why are they cheering? Is it because they have received the news that Di Qing is coming?" Yeli Zhantian said indifferently: "Other than that, I really can't think of any reason for them to cheer in such a situation." Zhang Yuan thought to himself, this blind man really has some ability to discriminate his opponent's movement so much, no wonder this blind man was named Nine Kings by Wu Zu.Suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Slim Waist City has become an isolated city. Even if our army seals it behind the mountain, if someone enters Slim Waist City, they will never escape our eyes and ears. How can they know that Di Qing is coming?" Ye Li Zhantian said: "Although people and horses can't escape Zhongshuling's eyes and ears, Zhongshuling didn't see the carrier pigeons flying through the sky." Zhang Yuan looked up into the sky in awe, only to see floating clouds and a vast blue sky, and there were no homing pigeons.It suddenly occurred to him that he had just heard the birdsong, but he was too preoccupied to pay attention to it. It turned out that the bird that passed by just now was a homing pigeon! Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan was in awe of Yili Zhantian, and pondered: "Di Qing has come, but he wanted to kill us by surprise, so he didn't act rashly. He was afraid that the people in Slim Waist City would be desperate waiting, so he came again Send pigeons to deliver the message. Since the people in the city are cheering, they know that Di Qing will use troops soon, so we have to guard against it.” Speaking of this, Zhang Yuan had a new understanding of Ye Lizhantian.At the beginning when Yuan Hao asked Ye Li Zhantian to help him, he didn't take it seriously. He didn't think it was this blind man who was more accurate than everyone else. "Zhong Shuling is really smart." Ye Li Zhantian said indifferently. Elder Zhang Yuan blushed, he had heard this praise many times, but it was like a slap in the face.But after all, he had experienced the world for a long time, so he just pretended not to hear it, and sent an order early, ordering Xia Jun to take strict precautions within a radius of tens of miles, and ordered the surrounding Xia Jun to send a warning as soon as there was a warning. Zhang Yuan knew that Di Qing would come, so he felt excited. Both Xia Jun and Song people regarded Di Qing as a god. Zhang Yuan knew that such a tug-of-war would end without knowing when it would end, so he had the idea of ​​a duel with Di Qing.After defeating Di Qing, there was no one in the Northwest who could contend with them. When Zhang Yuan returned to the tent of the Chinese army, before Zhang Yuan sat down, a soldier came to report, "Master Zhongshu Ling, King Prajna, and Wuzang Yepang come to see you." Zhang Yuan frowned. A few days ago, Yenhao had delivered an order to let Wuzang Wudao come to assist Zhang Yuan in the battle, but he also said that Wuzang Wudao had any needs and must be met unconditionally. Zhang Yuan has been in a high position for a long time, why didn't he know that this meant cutting his military power?Displeased in his heart, he only thought of Yuan Hao's order, could it be that he was really suspicious of him? When Prajna King came in, Zhang Yuan saw that his face was calm, and he couldn't see the direction of the wind for a while.Seeing Wuzang Yepang's face of being a villain, he frowned even more. After all, King Banruo has controlled Hengshan for many years. If it is said to use troops, it can be of great help, but this unreliable Pang just relies on his sister and is not favored by the Tibetan clan, so he swaggers like no one else, which really makes Zhang Yuan look down.What is the king of Prajna bringing with him? Wuzang Yuanpang didn't seem to see Zhang Yuan's disgust, but approached him with a playful smile and said, "Master Zhongshu Ling, the villain is being polite." Zhang Yuan bowed reluctantly, turned to King Prajna, and said indifferently: "King Prajna, I have an order to let the old man obey your orders..." King Prajna smiled, stepped forward to give a deep salute, and said respectfully: "Master Zhongshuling is joking, but I have an order to let you assist Zhongshuling. How can you be so good, kid, dare to come and order your lord?" Yeli Zhantian sat on the side, didn't get up, let alone greet him, his face was indifferent.He seems to have the same attitude towards everyone. Zhang Yuan felt a little more comfortable in his heart, stroked his beard and said, "Prajna is too modest. This is always Wu Zu's order..." Prajna King squinted at Yeli Zhantian, and said with a smile, "I just want adults and boys to work together. As for who is in charge, what difference does it make?" : "Master Zhongshu Ling, you let me eat, drink, whore and gamble, and I can still do it. If you let me lead the army, it will really embarrass me. To be honest, I didn't even think about leading the army when I came this time. Let me arrange an easy job." Zhang Yuan thought, "The two armies are at war right now, what's the easy work? If you want to relax, why come here?" While hesitating, Prajna Wang said: "Master Zhongshu Ling, I have been thinking about it for a long time on the way here. , although Zhong Shiheng has been besieged for a long time, Di Qing came to rescue him, but he will not attack by force!" Zhang Yuan was slightly stunned, and asked back: "Then according to King Prajna, how will Di Qing save Slim Waist City?" Prajna King said in a single word: "I think Di Qing must want to cut off my food road, cut off my back, and force me to withdraw my troops!" A sharp light flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "If this trick is used, I'm afraid that even though we have tens of thousands of cavalry, we may collapse in one day!" The Xia army sent troops to attack the Zhenrong army, and the Song army could hardly resist.Although the Song Army sent orders several times to avoid their sharpness and attack their lazy return, but no one actually implemented them! Both Ge Huaimin and Ren Fu were attracted by the trick to lure the enemy, dazzled by the temporary victory, and stepped into Xia Jun's encirclement step by step. But Di Qing is not Ge Huaimin, nor Ren Fu!If Song Jun really has someone who can resolutely implement the correct strategy, it is undoubtedly Di Qing!Only Di Qing's subordinates would completely obey Di Qing's orders. The Xia army plundered the Song territory, but now the food in the field is exhausted, and all the food and grass for the tens of thousands of troops need to be transported from Guyang City in the northwest of Slimyao City. If Guyang City is destroyed, the Xia army will be defeated without attacking. There was a moment of silence in the tent of the Chinese army, and King Prajna suddenly said: "Guyang City is closely related to the victory or defeat of our army. If you don't mind Zhongshu Ling, please let me and Master Wuzang please set off immediately and go to guard Guyang City. Do you know what the adults think?" Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "Wu Zang Wu Dao said this, but what Wu Zu meant was not to cut down my military power. Wu Zang Wu Dao, after all, still puts the overall situation first." Guyang City is extremely important, Zhang Yuan has been fighting for a long time, how can he not guard against it?He had already sent heavy troops to guard there. He was afraid that Di Qing would attack. Hearing that King Prajna took the initiative to invite Ying, it was exactly what he wanted. !Immediately said: "Then there is King Prajna... and Master Mozang." Banruo Wang said a few words humbly, and asked Zhang Yuan for a token without delay, and set off at night with Wuzang Yepang and went straight to Guyang City. Zhang Yuan didn't expect King Prajna to play so well, so he was a little confused for a while.Turning his head to look at Nori Zhantian, he saw that his brows were also furrowed, not knowing what he was thinking. When night fell, Zhang Yuan was a little tired, but he was worried about the war, tossing and turning, and it was still difficult to fall asleep.In the middle of the night, he was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep. But as soon as he fell into a deep sleep, he heard the earth-shattering drumbeat in his dream.Zhang Yuan was stunned, turned over and sat up, when a guard rushed into the tent and shouted: "My lord, there are enemies coming to attack!" There are enemies coming to attack!Di Qing is here?Zhang Yuan was really startled, and then he heard Dongfang's drum beating loudly!The sound of the drum rolled like heavy thunder, as if it was about to kill him. Zhang Yuan scolded, "A bunch of trash, why did they come to the police tonight?" The soldier was also at a loss, Nuonuo was speechless.Zhang Yuan rushed out of the camp, and felt the waves of drums almost rushing in front of him.There was already a commotion in the Xia army's camp, but Zhang Yuan had experienced hundreds of battles after all, so how could he not be prepared to fight Di Qing with all his strength this time. Zhang Yuan got on his horse and went straight to the Dongfang camp. He saw that some generals had already lined up in front of the camp, men on horseback and bows in front of their hands. As the night fell, Zhang Yuan ordered: "Light the bonfire." In less than a moment, the mountains and fields outside the city of Slim Waist were as bright as day.Although Zhang Yuan didn't know what the enemy's situation was right now, he knew that the army's morale must not be disturbed. Since Di Qing made a surprise attack and attacked quickly, he wanted to force the opponent back with a strong force. Seeing that the bonfires in the four fields were ignited as promised, under the light of the fire, the Xia army's camp was busy but not chaotic, like crossbow arrows shot angrily, Zhang Yuan felt a little relieved.Yeli Zhantian had also arrived at this time, and he and Zhang Yuan arrived in the former barracks. A former general of the army came over and said, "Master Zhongshu Ling, he only heard the sound of drums and should be within ten miles ahead. But right now, we can't see the enemy situation. The general will obey your orders and dare not send troops without authorization. He only sends out cavalry. Inquire about the news, but so far, there is no news..." Zhang Yuan said angrily: "Who is guarding the Denggao slope twenty miles to the east?" Of course Zhang Yuan would not sit in front of the thin waist city and wait for Di Qing to attack. For hundreds of miles to the east, outpost spies had already been deployed.Unexpectedly, when the opponent attacked in front of him, none of the spies returned the news. Turning to Yeli Zhantian, Zhang Yuan asked Ji: "King Luohu, why did Di Qing get here after crossing a hundred li defense line? Could it be that they really have wings?" Yeli Zhantian also frowned, shook his head, and didn't say a word. At this moment, the drumming stopped suddenly.Zhang Yuan was stunned, as if there was still the sound of golden drums in his ears, and his heart was beating loudly.In the distance in the dark night, the drums that were originally noisy suddenly disappeared in an instant, and the shock of the sudden silence was even more shocking. In Xia Jun's camp, everyone was waiting attentively, thinking that the Song Army was about to start an attack... I didn't want to wait until dawn, when the east was turning white, the Song Army would make no further moves. The dew on the willow twigs drips in the morning, and the smoke and halberd kill people in the cold. Standing in the morning mist, Zhang Yuan felt the ridicule of the wind, and his face was as cold as ice.When he saw that the red sun was about to break through the distant mountains and dark clouds, Zhang Yuan shouted: "Go to the high slope and have a look." As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, and Ye Yuefeng rushed forward with a few horsemen.In the battle of Anyuan Village, although Dou Weiji lost his life, Ye Yuefeng escaped with his life. His brothers all died at the hands of Di Qing, and he hated Di Qing to the bone.This time when they attacked the Great Song Dynasty, Ye Yuefeng took the initiative to invite Ying, and took the lead to wash away his shame, so that he could guard Denggaopo and pay attention to the movements of the Song people. Seeing Ye Yuefeng coming, Zhang Yuan said coldly: "I need you to give me an explanation." Ye Yuefeng was terrified, got off his horse and knelt down and said, "My lord, the last general...it's hard to explain." Seeing that Zhang Yuan's eyes were raised up, ready to kill, Ye Yuefeng hurriedly said, "My lord, listen to my explanation. I have been standing on the high slope for these days. Last night, the night was dark and there was no moon. Suddenly, there was a loud drum beating down the slope, and it seemed that thousands of troops were coming. Before this, the last general did not get any news from the surrounding outposts at all, so he did not know the opponent. Because of his strength, he was unable to fight. After the sound of the drum stopped, the last general sent his men to report the situation, and I don’t want to...all of them died on the road!" Everyone felt a chill in their hearts when they heard the words. Although the sun was shining brightly, they could only feel that there were countless eyes secretly staring at them... At this moment, the former army general came forward and said, "My lord, our army went to contact the spies of General Yeyue, and there has been no news until now. I'm afraid that all of them will be killed by them." Zhang Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he said coldly: "Ye Yuefeng, who is guarding Yanziling thirty miles to the east of you, ask him to see me." When the sun was rising, Du Yaya, who guarded Yanziling, arrived panting. If he had the same news as Ye Yuefeng, everyone would not be surprised, but Du Ya told everyone a news that surprised everyone. No warning! Everyone heard the words and looked at each other. Zhang Yuan's face sank like water. Long before that, he ordered Xia Shoujun, who had a radius of hundreds of miles, to report back to the army.At noon, the generals of the defending army had already sent people to report that there was no enemy! The sun was shining warmly on his body, and the sweat was already streaming down Ye Yuefeng's forehead.Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes, he shouted: "Someone really came to attack last night. Mr. Zhongshu Ling, you have to believe me." Zhang Yuan suddenly smiled, "Di Qing must be a cowardly person with such a bluff. He is not strong enough to dare to attack our army. If that is the case, why should he join us? Well, pass the order and let the troops stationed everywhere be on guard. Ye General Yue, turn around too." He deliberately said it lightly, but it was just to stabilize the morale of the army, but there was a huge question in his heart. If there was no police in a radius of a hundred miles, how could the Song army led by Di Qing reach Denggaopo and kill Xia accurately? Army spies? Could it be that Di Qing's men can fly? Not only Zhang Yuan, but the remaining generals of the Xia army were all confused. After stepping down, there were inevitably discussions. After Zhang Yuan turned back to the Chinese army account, he was furious, but he couldn't vent his anger.Not long after waiting, Ye Li Zhantian entered the tent. Zhang Yuanming thought hard for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, and finally asked: "King Luohu, according to your opinion, what happened last night?" Ye Li Zhantian said: "Just now I turned around in the camp, and I heard that the generals were talking in private, saying that Di Qing's subordinates can fly, so they came here without disturbing the nearby defenders." Zhang Yuan slapped the table and shouted: "Who dares to confuse the crowd with evil words? Push it out and behead it." Yeli Zhantian frowned, and said slowly: "If Zhong Shuling loses his composure like this, I'm afraid Di Qing's goal has been achieved." Zhang Yuan was startled, and quickly asked, "What is Di Qing's purpose?" Ye Li Zhantian said: "As we expected, Di Qing is ready to attack. But he knows that there is a Zhongshuling in command, and now our army has no chance to take advantage of it. Although Di Qing is brave, he is extremely cautious. His actions like this are undoubtedly We must first shake the morale of our army. If Zhong Shuling is messed up by him, it is undoubtedly the time for him to strike." Zhang Yuan nodded slowly and said: "You are right. But after thinking about it for a long time, I can't figure out what happened last night." Ye Li Zhantian said: "Obviously, Di Qing sent people to sneak around last night! Waiting for an opportunity to assassinate our spies and create chaos." Zhang Yuandao: "Why don't I know this? But there is a huge network around us, how can they get in and leave safely?" Yeli Zhantian frowned slightly, and muttered: "I have a guess, but I'm not sure right now. My lord, I have to investigate in detail before I can come to a conclusion. But Di Qing is really smart, knowing that Pingyuan will not be good in the fight, so he will not take the initiative to fight us Fighting is just a bluff. Song Jun is in the dark right now, and I am waiting in the light. He can easily reverse the unfavorable situation, which can be described as brilliant." Hearing Zhang Yuan's cold snort, Ye Lizhantian smiled and said: "But my lord, stop with silence. It is also an extremely clever method to respond to all changes with the same.” Zhang Yuan felt a little relieved, and said: "In this case, there is King Lao Luohu." But thinking of the Song army's sneak attack last night, it must be short of manpower. Can't help but blush again. Yeli Zhantian nodded, before turning around to leave the tent, he suddenly stopped and said, "I wonder if my lord noticed that when the drums were loud last night, there was something strange about Slender Waist City?" Zhang Yuan thought about it, and said: "Their city is full of darkness, and there is no movement, and there is nothing unusual." Ye Li Zhantian said: "No movement is the biggest anomaly. Since they knew that Di Qing was coming and heard the sound of drums, why wouldn't they go to the top of the city to have a look? They were completely indifferent, did they already know that Di Qing was not enough?" Is it a bluff?" Zhang Yuan felt ashamed in his heart, feeling that he was blind in front of this blind man, and said angrily, "In this case, why didn't you say it last night?" Ye Lizhantian was quite surprised, and said with a wry smile: "I just remembered it now. I said this, and I definitely didn't mean to mock the adults. I think since Wuzu asked you and me to come, I want you and me to work together. , and please don’t worry too much, my lord.” Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, King Luohu, for reminding me." After all, he is good at directing the overall situation and planning behind the scenes.Hearing Ye Li Zhantian's reminder, he was alert. As soon as Yeli Zhantian left, Zhang Yuan immediately ordered everyone to be on guard. In order to reassure the army, he showed a leisurely tour of the camp.There was nothing to say for a day, and when night fell, Zhang Yuan's heart tensed instead. But in the middle of the night, there was still no movement, and Zhang Yuan's head was about to touch the pillow. Suddenly, a sergeant rushed in to report: "My lord, there is a situation." Startled, Zhang Yuan suddenly stood up and said, "What's the matter?" Listening to the frightening silence outside the tent, and there was no sound of drums, Zhang Yuan really didn't understand what would happen. Rushing out of the camp, seeing the hidden commotion in Xia Jun's camp, Zhang Yuancai was about to ask, but suddenly felt that the direction of Slender Waist City was different, looked up and took a deep breath. It turned out that at some point, a torch was erected on the top of the thin-waisted city, and it was burning fiercely. On the top of the thin-waisted city, it was as bright as day, and the cold light of swords, guns, swords and halberds could be seen faintly. Why did Slender Waist City act like this?Thinking of Ye Li Zhantian's words, Zhang Yuan's thoughts raced, and he thought to himself that there was no movement in Slim Waist City last night, because he knew that Di Qing was bluffing, but today the Song army rushed to the top of the city, did he know that Di Qing was coming to attack, so he acted Ready to meet? Although he knew that there was no police within a radius of a hundred miles, Di Qing would never attack so quickly, but when he saw the city was on fire, he always felt uneasy and ordered his men to be on guard with all their might. Xia Jun had many ideas like Zhang Yuan's, and immediately lit the torches to prepare for the battle, but until dawn, the fire on the top of the city was extinguished, and no soldiers of the Song Army appeared. Zhang Yuan and others suddenly woke up when they saw the morning light breaking, and secretly screamed that they had fallen into Di Qing's evil tricks again. Slender Waist City did this, no need to ask, it was still a bluffing trick! At this moment, Nori Zhantian had rushed back.Seeing this, Zhang Yuan hurried forward and asked, "King Luohu, do you have an answer?" Yeli Zhantian asked: "My lord, was there anything unusual last night?" Hearing Zhang Yuan recount what happened last night, Yeli Zhantian sighed: "As I expected, Di Qing used the A strategy for the exhausted army! He cheated the attack for two consecutive nights, just to disturb the morale of our army and let us wait for full alert, and when we are exhausted, it will be the day of his attack." Zhang Yuan also thought of this, but he was more concerned about what happened the night before, and asked, "But why did they come near us without disturbing our army?" Ye Li Zhantian said: "I ordered people to check the spies' bodies in detail, and found that they were all killed by one blow, obviously by martial arts masters. But there is indeed no sign of Song Dajun in the vicinity. In my opinion, Di Qing There are only a few hundred people sent, all of them are skilled. They can come quietly and leave safely. Right now, in my opinion, there is only one possibility..." After a pause, Yeli Zhantian said: "They are disguised It’s our Xia army coming and going. This area is hundreds of miles away, if these people pretend to be Xia army coming and going, it will be difficult for us to detect.” Zhang Yuan suddenly woke up, and suddenly said: "In this case, we need to check the nearby defenders to see if there are any abnormal Xia troops." Ye Li Zhantian said: "That's right, I followed this direction to investigate, and it turned out that the defenders of Niutoushan, fifty miles northeast of here, reported that they did see a team of Xia troops passing by, but there were not many people. They just thought it was Master Feng. He ordered inspections, so he didn't ask any questions." Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth secretly, and said word by word: "Di Qing, you are really cunning. Pass on the order, order our army to take strict precautions, and pay attention to the small groups of troops who come and go without authorization." Although he passed on the order, whether it is useful or not, I don't know either. Nori Zhantian breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows were also tightly furrowed.He didn't tell Zhang Yuan one thing. He was actually waiting for his opponent last night. He didn't want Di Qing to make a false shot, but there was no more movement. He really didn't know where Di Qing would appear next. At the beginning, he only thought that Zhang Yuan's strategy of pulling Di Qing out of the plain to fight was not a problem, but now, it seems that Di Qing is far more tenacious than they imagined. A few days passed in a blink of an eye, except for the torches being lit every night in the city of Slender Waist, there was nothing unusual about the Song Army. Although Song Jun was no different, every time Xia Jun saw the raging fire on the top of the city, he felt uneasy.Did the fire just distract Xia Jun's attention, or did it mean something else?Song Jun wanted to say that their fighting spirit was like fire, and their anger was like fire. Perhaps one day, they would burst out like a raging fire? This morning, when Zhang Yuan got up, he looked tired. Worrying about everyday life always makes people tired faster.These days, although there is no further news from Di Qing, Zhang Yuan is actually more tired than fighting Di Qing.Before he got up, someone rushed to the tent and shouted, "Lord Zhongshu Ling, there is news about Di Qing." Zhang Yuan was startled and asked, "What news?" The soldier said: "Di Qing took 20,000 soldiers and horses, set off from Weizhou, passed Wating, and went up Liupan Mountain. We are close to the victory pass!" Zhang Yuan was stunned, and asked, "They just arrived at the Zhisheng Pass?" It turned out that the Zhisheng Pass was more than a hundred miles south of the Zhenrong Army, and they were still three or four hundred miles away.Seeing Di Qing's tactics of exhausting troops, Zhang Yuan thought that after Di Qing exhausted Xia's army, he would send troops to attack Xia's army, just like the battle in Anyuanzhai. Didn't Di Qing still win the battle? What is this Di Qing thinking? "Is the news ever true?" Zhang Yuan couldn't help asking. The soldier said: "It's true, it's the news from the defeated army in Huating. Di Qing raised his troops suddenly, and our army in Weizhou knew that we were invincible. As Mr. Zhang said, we returned to the north to gather. Now Di Qing's banner is displayed In the end, our army is retreating, and he has taken over seven lost areas around Weizhou." Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "I see, pay attention to Di Qing's movements, and then go find out." After Xia Jun entered the Song Dynasty, he plundered and plundered all the way to Weizhou.The Xia army plundered outside the city for several months, and the Song army fought on their own, and it has been difficult to effectively resist the Xia army.I didn't want Di Qing to strangle Xia Jun in Weizhou instead of rushing to rescue Slim Waist City when Di Qing came! In Weizhou, no one can match Di Qing. Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan calculated in his heart that in two days at most, Di Qing would pass the Zhen Rong Army and come to Slim Waist City!Unexpectedly, soldiers came to report the next day. Di Qing arrived at Watingzhai. Di Qing's soldiers can only travel seventy miles a day, and he has not yet entered the Zhenrong Army! Zhang Yuan frowned secretly, and finally approached Yeli Zhantian, and asked, "King Luohu, Di Qing's march is slow, why did he come?" Ye Li Zhantian was silent for a long time, and then said: "As far as I know, Di Qing sent troops from Weizhou. At the beginning, there were only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. But when his army flag arrived, the fortresses along the way stopped defending themselves, and they all invited Di Qing's army. Under the account. In one day, Di Qing has gathered 20,000 troops, and the latest news is that Di Qing's army, mixed with cavalry and infantry, has reached 30,000! And the people along the way have transported food to support the Song army. The military capacity is extremely prosperous." When Nori Zhantian said this, he couldn't help but admire him.You must know that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Northwest Fortress has isolated the Song army in pieces. In the battle at Sanchuankou, the Song army rescued them from five ways. The battle was huge, but more than ten thousand soldiers were assembled.In the Battle of Haoshuichuan, Han Qi recruited troops indiscriminately, but it was only seven or eight thousand soldiers. Di Qing was the only one who was able to summon 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight within three days. Zhang Yuan sneered and said, "Even if 30,000 troops are enough, they are nothing more than a mob. What exactly is Di Qing doing like this?" Yeli Zhantian looked a little strange, his gray eyes staring at Zhang Yuan, there was an indescribable meaning in it. Zhang Yuan's hair was cut by Ye Li, and he couldn't help but said: "King Luohu, is there anything wrong with what the old man said?" Yeli Zhantian was silent for a long time before he said: "Could it be that my lord still can't see Di Qing's intention?" Zhang Yuan frowned and thought hard: "He must have his intentions in moving troops so slowly. But the old man has never imagined where his goal would be." Nori Zhantian suddenly smiled, and there was an indescribable sarcasm in the smile.After a long time, he said slowly: "Actually, I know where he sent his troops." Sensing Zhang Yuan's hesitation to speak, Yeli Zhantian's face suddenly glowed, he seemed to be excited, but also seemed to be Admiration, "We've been thinking wrong all along. Di Qing ordered people to beat the drum that night. It may be a strategy to exhaust the soldiers, but he actually told the Song Army in Slim Waist City that he Di Qing is here! He also wanted to tell us, We don't need to guess, he will come soon!" Zhang Yuan snorted coldly, and without further ado, Ye Li Zhantian said again: "Lighting the torches in Slim Waist City may not be a strategy to exhaust the soldiers. It is the defenders of Slender Waist City who want to tell Di Qing that they are waiting for Di Qing. They've been waiting for Di Qing! They believe in Di Qing!" When he said this, there was emotion in his calm tone. What is the relationship between Song Jun and Di Qing in the northwest?It is a feeling of trust that cannot be added. The Song army in the northwest needed Di Qing, and Di Qing came.When Di Qing came, he knew that Zhong Shiheng would lead the army to wait for him, until the day he came.It's that simple, it doesn't need to be so complicated to figure out, it makes people cry!Simply move the world! Di Qing came, knowing that there were 100,000 Xia troops ahead, but he still came! Zhang Yuan finally thought of something, his face changed, and he said in a concentrated voice: "You mean to say that he is walking slowly and recruiting troops along the way. He has no other intention at all. He is going to fight me? A fight to the death?" He thought Too much, thinking too roundabout, but never thought that Di Qing would challenge Zhang Yuan one day. Challenge one hundred thousand summer cavalry and three thousand iron kites! Nori Zhantian let out a sigh of relief, and said no more.But those gray eyes couldn't help but look towards the east.There was a military tent in front of him, so he couldn't see.Although he couldn't see it, he could feel that the sad army was approaching step by step. Perhaps since the first battle at Sanchuankou and Wulongchuan, Song Jun has always been filled with grief and indignation. The Song army is weak, but the Song army will not surrender.To fight, to fight! Many years ago, Song Jun was because of Guo Zun, but now, it is only because of Di Qing! 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