Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Dashun

The snow falls silently, and the sky is the same color.But no matter how cold the snow is, there will be a moment of melting, just like the coldest winter, it will be replaced by spring. The snow on the ground is gradually thinning. The sound of horseshoes is loud, trampling through the long street, turning over the remnant snow, bringing out fresh greenery.The horse ran extremely fast, and rushed to the end of the long street in an instant.There is a mansion at the end, which is the prefect of Gyeongju. The knight flew off his horse, and there were soldiers waiting to stop him. Seeing the knight's dust-stained clothes and autumn temples, his vicissitudes could not conceal his handsome face, they all saluted in unison: "Inspector Di, Mr. Fan is waiting for you." you."

It was Di Qing who came. Di Qing nodded, and strode into Zhizhou Mansion, he wanted to see Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan was the deputy appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy and knew Yanzhou, but he seemed to be seldom in Yanzhou.Both Fan Zhongyan and Fan Yong have the surname Fan, but they are very different. Fan Yong seems to only know how to eat, but Fan Zhongyan doesn't care about eating; since Fan Yong knew Yanzhou, he rarely left Yanzhou, and everyone could see that he was waiting to return to the capital. He seldom stays in Yanzhou, but everyone feels that Fan Zhongyan seems to be planning to take root in the border areas.

Fan Zhongyan didn't eat right now, he was looking at the wine glass, but there was no wine in the glass.Seeing Di Qing coming, Fan Zhongyan's first sentence was, "Yuan Hao has proclaimed himself emperor." Northwest Yuanhao finally established a country, the country was named Xia, and since then, it has shared the world with Khitan and Song. Di Qing already knew the news, but when Fan Zhongyan mentioned it, his eyelids still twitched.Yuan Hao's figure flashed in front of his eyes, with a black crown and white shirt, holding a huge bow and five arrows in a pot. Yuan Hao's eyes were a little hot, full of sarcasm, full of ambition.

Di Qing knew that Yuan Hao would definitely become emperor. Ever since he saw Yuan Hao's eyes, he knew that no one could stop Yuan Hao's progress. Yuan Hao became emperor in October.At that time, Yeli Yuqi was still leading troops to fight fiercely with Han Qi in Zhen Rong Army; at that time, Fan Zhongyan and Ren Fu were attacking Baibao City with all their strength; But forgetting the grief, Zhao Zhen is preparing for the winter ceremony, and the courtiers are also preparing to praise their merits, singing and dancing. At that time, there were many things, but Yuan Hao only did one thing, which was to proclaim himself emperor!

Song Ting was furious, and immediately announced the complete cessation of transactions with party members, and refused to recognize Yuan Hao's status. The documents between the two countries only agree to refer to Xia as Xixia at most.That is just a mere barbarian, how can it be called the Great Xia?Only the Song Dynasty is the orthodox state of the Central Plains! Although Song Ting deceived himself and others, the fact has come true.Song Ting was furious, thinking about how to sanction Yuan Hao... Of course, this kind of sanction would only come to a result after too many people's debates and deliberations.

Yuan Hao has no time to discuss!What he does is keep attacking! Di Qing thought back on everything that had happened, and felt that this winter was really lively, lively like the dancing snow, but also as lonely as the snow. Fan Zhongyan looked at Di Qing, sighed softly and said, "The imperial court has plans to use troops against Xixia, but whether there is a war is still under discussion... No matter what the result of the discussion is, we must first make preparations. What is the status of the Ten Scholars now?" ?” Shishi is composed of the Xiang army, but its combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the Xiang army.This team was planned by Zhong Shiheng, supported by Fan Zhongyan, and led by Di Qing himself!

Di Qing said: "Now Zhong Shiheng has built five soldiers, which are divided into five teams: Siege, Death Anger, Courage, Banditry, and Standby. There are more than 3,000 troops in total, which has reached the limit of my command." Di Qing is currently in Yanzhou. For inspections on the West Road, the leader of the army cannot exceed 3,000. Fan Zhongyan smiled, "You're wrong, you haven't reached your limit yet. You are currently the prisoner of soldiers and horses on Yanyan Road, and you can command at least 5,000 soldiers and horses." Di Qing was stunned, and said in astonishment: "I am the Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses from Yanyan Road? Master Fan, do you remember wrongly?"

Fan Zhongyan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "That's right, you have contributed a lot to helping Ren Fu break the White Leopard City. There is a shortage of generals in the northwest, so I asked the emperor to make an exception to promote the general to fight against Yuan Hao, and the emperor agreed. All the generals in the White Leopard City have been promoted, and the emperor has a decree to promote you to be the military commander of the Yanyan Road, and the transfer order came to me the day before yesterday." Di Qing didn't know what it was like. He was only a commander a few months ago, but he would have been promoted to the position of military commander in both states in early spring. Although he had merit and Zhao Zhen had some relationship with him, if Without Fan Zhongyan, he would not have been promoted so quickly.

"By the way, the Son of Heaven misses you quite a bit, which made me draw a portrait of you to go back." Fan Zhongyan said with emotion: "He said that your heart is in the northwest, so he didn't force you to go back. He also said, let you not Forget about the agreement with each other." In Fan Zhongyan's eyes, there was emotion, and he obviously knew the relationship between Di Qing and Zhao Zhen. Di Qing thought, it's rare that Zhao Zhen still remembers the oath of the year.But how can I have the ability of Li Jing and Huo Qubing? Seeing Di Qing's melancholy expression, Fan Zhongyan was not happy about his promotion, knowing that he was not interested in an official position, he changed the subject: "Okay, let's go."

Di Qing didn't ask too much, Fan Zhongyan, who knew what to say, would naturally say it.He received an order from Fan Zhongyan a few days ago, ordering him to bring two thousand soldiers to Qingzhou to listen to the order. He didn't know what Fan Zhongyan was going to do for the time being. The two left the mansion and left Qingzhou City under the guard of hundreds of soldiers. When they reached the north of the city, they saw two thousand cavalry standing solemnly on the plain.People are like ice, horses are like iron; people can't speak, but horses can't hiss. That iron cavalry is like a dragon, after the baptism of severe winter, it will roar proudly for nine days.

Standing in the north of the city is the ten warriors led by Di Qing, and they are also the most powerful and powerful Xiaoqi on Yanyan Road, and even the entire northwest. There were four leaders in the army, one had a face ashen ashes, and it was Li Ding; The weight seems to be blown away by the wind at any time. Fan Zhongyan glanced over these four people, and said with a smile: "I know that Li Ding leads the men of death and anger, and the spear soldiers lead the men who fall into the battle. The one with the hammer is called violent warfare, right? He seems to be leading the men of courage?" Di Qing replied: "Mr. Fan is right. Those who fight violently lead to brave men, and those who fight against soldiers are led by Zhang Yang." "Then there are only four scholars." Fan Zhongyan raised his brows, and suddenly said: "Is Han Xiao leading the standby?" Di Qing nodded and said: "That's right. But the standby is not part of the establishment, only responsible for message transmission and other responsibilities." Fan Zhongyan breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured: "Very good." After saying that, he rode his horse to the northeast. All the people went out of Qingzhou to the northeast. After half a day's effort, they had already traveled a hundred miles.Take a short rest and continue galloping.The two thousand cavalry followed behind Di Qing unhurriedly, like a pack of wolves in the snow—perseverance, silence, waiting for bloodthirsty. When the sun returned to the west, Fan Zhongyan reined in his horse, and the plains in the distance were almost exhausted, and the mountains spread like black dragons.The snow has melted, exposing the blue stones on the mountain, like the bones of a black dragon, and the brown soil, like the blood of a black dragon. Suddenly there was a flying rider in front of him to report, and he whispered something in Di Qing's ear. Di Qing was a little surprised, and when he came to Fan Zhongyan, he said, "Master Fan, there are more than a thousand people from Song Dynasty coming to the northeast and southwest of Mapuzhai. Gathering in the direction of Mapuzhai, those people have few weapons and many carts, I don't know their intentions." Mapu village was originally the camp of the Song people, but since the Dangxiang people built the two cities of Baibao and Jintang nearby, Mapu village had to be abandoned due to disrepair for a long time and few troops. Fan Zhongyan smiled, with an excited expression on his face, and said: "General Di, those are our people, I asked them to come. Let's go, go to Mapuzhai." Di Qing wondered what Fan Zhongyan was doing in the deserted Mapu village, but he obeyed the order, swung his knife, and pointed southwest and northeast.The two thousand cavalry standing in the cold wind were divided into two groups like being split by a knife, like angry arrows waiting to be fired! Seeing this, Fan Zhongyan nodded secretly, happy that Di Qing had his own opinion.Although Di Qing heard that the man was recruited by Fan Zhongyan, but he didn't know the truth, so he took active precautions to prevent accidents.Although Di Qing was somewhat disrespectful to Fan Zhongyan for doing this, Fan Zhongyan appreciated it even more. Everyone rode their horses, and at dusk, they had arrived at Mapu village. At this time, Song people from the southwest and northeast arrived at the same time.More than 2,000 people drove hundreds of carts full of various materials and tools, as if they were going to build a house. One person walked out from each of the two directions, came to Fan Zhongyan, and saluted: "Master Fan, the subordinates have arrived as scheduled." The person on the left looks very talented, full of a scholarly atmosphere, which makes people fall in love with him at first sight.The man on the right looked like no one, he was stabbed in the face, half of his nose was cut off, one eye was blind, his face was hideous, and he was limping.At dusk, it looks like a ghost. If it's night, I'm afraid the ghost will be scared to death. The crippled man seemed to know that his face was too terrifying, and he kept his head down. Fan Zhongyan looked at the crippled man with only pity in his eyes, and introduced to the two: "This is General Di Qingdi, the Military and Horse Supervisor of Fuyan Road." Both of them bowed to Di Qing, and Di Qing returned the salute.Fan Zhongyan took the disabled man's hand and said, "Di Qing, this is the commander of the vassal department, his name is Zhao Ming, and he once guarded the Mapu village. That... is the dog Fan Chunyou, and now he is the governor of Yanzhou." Di Qing saw that Fan Chunyou and Fan Zhongyan were very similar, but they were full of vigor, without the vicissitudes of Fan Zhongyan, and wondered why Fan Zhongyan asked these two people to come. Fan Zhongyan said: "Zhao Ming, Chunyou, do your work." The two men responded and ordered their men to drive into the mountain.Zhao Ming even limped in the mountains to look at the terrain, directing everyone to unload vehicles and collect materials. Seeing the behavior of the crowd, Di Qing felt moved and asked, "Fan Gong, do you want to rebuild Mapu village?" Fan Zhongyan smiled, "I knew it, you can guess it." Suddenly asked: "Although we broke the White Leopard City, why didn't we take the opportunity to occupy it?" Di Qing didn't want Fan Zhongyan to ask such a question, and said in a deep voice, "I don't have any troops to defend for the time being." He made sense, no matter whether it is in Shaanxi, Shanxi or Hebei, there is no danger for the Great Song Dynasty to defend.This led to a very serious consequence. Song Dynasty wanted to defend everywhere, but when the war broke out, many places could not be defended.The Song Dynasty claimed to have millions of soldiers, but it was too scattered. As a result, during the first battle at Sanchuankou, both lieutenants deployed, and the troops led by Guo Zun and others were no more than 10,000. It can be seen. Fan Zhongyan smiled slightly, "That makes sense. That place is very convenient for the Xixia people. We can cut off their branches and leaves, but we can't dig out their roots. In this case, we can only give up. We are fighting against the Xia people in Hengshan. The army was already at a disadvantage. After the battle at Sanchuankou, we lost Tumen, Jinmingzhai, and lost the land. In Yanzhou, we can only stick to Qingjian and Yanzhou, waiting for an opportunity." Di Qing immediately said: "Yanzhou has no chance for the time being, but Qingzhou has it! We broke Houqiaozhai and burned Baibao City. Right now, Jintang City is just an isolated city. If Mapuzhai is rebuilt, it will be like a sharp knife, inserted in the In the middle of White Leopard City and Jintang City. Not only can it directly approach Yeshi of the Xia people, but it can also wait for an opportunity to attack Jintang City!" Fan Zhongyan's eyes were full of relief, he nodded and said: "You are right. Our offensive has been difficult to continue because we lack a root. The mapu village has an excellent terrain and can be our root. We will take root here in the future , continue to cultivate, there will always be a time when we are forced to Hengshan. Although this method is slow, it is the only way at present! We could not defend Mapuzhai before, but now it is different, now...we have you!" Fan Zhongyan replied Looking at Di Qing, he said in a concentrated voice: "Xia people will know about our actions soon, they will not tolerate a knife stuck here, and will soon send troops to attack!" "Master Fan, just build a village." Di Qing said word by word: "With Di Qing here, they can't do anything here." His words were like engraved on rocks, and no modification was allowed. Fan Zhongyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said gratifiedly: "Very good! By the way, I decided to change the name of Mapuzhai..." After pondering for a while, Fan Zhongyan said slowly: "It's called Dashun...Dashun City, okay?" It's almost dusk, and the setting sun shines at night. The warm sun in the cold wind cast a golden light, flying across thousands of peaks, and finally landed on Fan Zhongyan's face.There were wrinkles on that face, and the temples were stained with frost earlier, but those eyes were still bright and affectionate, full of hope. Looking at that face, Di Qing's eyes were full of expectation. These two people who suffered the same fate were also equally strong and unyielding.Unyielding to the arrangement of fate, fighting hard, with hope in my heart... Hope to have a smooth day. Di Qing looked away, watched the sun set little by little, and murmured: "Dashun City? Good, good name!" The sun sets and rises, rises and sets, and the cycle of heaven.More than 2,000 people worked day and night to build the village.The snow on the mountain melted, the grass turned green, and a new giant dragon began to hover over the black rocky brown soil. Although the giant dragon is rough, it has already taken shape, and it will be atomized and soaring just waiting for the spring wind and summer rain. On this day, the red sun was rising in the east, and Di Qing was sitting on the side of the mountain, looking far to the west, thinking. His clothes are mixed with black and brown, and he can no longer distinguish his true color, the black is dust, and the brown is blood.Whether it is dust or blood, nothing can hide his resolute face and melancholy eyes. The golden light fell down, bringing the vicissitudes of the Han family's mausoleum to that stalwart body... He looked to the west and thought, why didn't I have that weird dream again?Could it be that I am not a terma?What kind of situation is the terma? Lovesickness is like numbness, military horses are heaving, he sticks to Dashun City these days, and it is difficult to dream of exhaustion.There is no dream and lovesickness is strong, there are past events, messy and chaotic. Feixue, Yuanhao, Feiying, Yeli Zhantian, and Ye Xisun who is like a dragon who sees his head but never sees his tail... These people seem to have some connection with Shambhala, how are they doing now, have they found Shambhala? Although they are far away from Di Qing, Di Qing always feels that they will meet each other one day after all. Withdrawing his gaze from afar, Di Qing looked at Dashun City hovering among the mountains, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.He was looking at Dashun City rising upright, a little majestic.He did not disappoint Fan Zhongyan's expectations. After several months of five battles, he beheaded seven generals and killed more than two thousand enemies. He didn't even let Xia's army approach Dashun City. He, Di Qing, has already declared war on Yuan Hao!Dashun City is his gauntlet!For a long time, it was the Xia people who encroached on the territory of the Song people. Only this Dashun City was built on the territory of the Xia people. Seeing Han Xiao walking in this direction from a distance, Di Qing patted the dust off his body and stood up.The remaining snow in the mountains faded early, and an unknown flower bloomed quietly. The flowers are like snow, trembling in the mountain wind. Di Qing squatted down, looked at the flower, and thought of that night again, those sad eyes, that reluctant and affectionate voice, "You are in my heart... you are unparalleled in the world... a hero!" He gently stretched out his hand, but didn't grab the flower, just touched the petals with his fingertips.There is dew on the petals, shining brightly in the sun, like tears. Finally straightened up, Di Qing looked back at Han Xiao.Han Xiao came to Di Qing's side and whispered a few words.Di Qing frowned inadvertently, and Han Xiao said again: "General Di, Master Fan has something to do with you, please go over." Di Qing nodded and went to Fan Zhongyan's camp. Just outside the tent, I heard someone inside the tent sternly say: "Fan Gong, you have changed!" Di Qing was taken aback, wondering who would be so unreasonable to Fan Zhongyan here, heard the voice somewhat familiar, hesitated for a moment, opened the curtain and walked in. There are two people in the tent, one standing and one sitting, the one standing is Yin Zhu, and the one sitting is Fan Zhongyan.Yin Zhu blushed and his neck was thick, Fan Zhongyan still looked calm, but there was a bit of helplessness in his eyes. Seeing Di Qing coming, Fan Zhongyan had warmth in his eyes, glanced at Yin Zhu, and discussed: "Yin Zhu, I have something to discuss with Di Qing, can you rest for a few days before talking?" Yin Zhu said: "No, I worked hard to go to Beijing, and then came to you from the capital, so I want to hear a word from you." Di Qing was surprised when he saw that the two men seemed to be at war with each other.Just as they were about to close the field, the police outside the tent suddenly sounded, and everyone in Dashun City knew that there was an enemy attack! Yin Zhu was startled, and forgot about the quarrel for a while, Fan Zhongyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Di Qing, asking, "What's wrong?" Di Qing was still calm, and said with a smile: "It's nothing more than Xia Jun coming around again, probably the delivery is coming. Master Fan, I'll go and have a look." Seeing Fan Zhongyan nodding, Di Qing unhurriedly left the tent of the Chinese army and disappeared. not see. The drums are beating fast, and the fighting spirit is overwhelming.Outside Dashun City, the wind and rain came violently. Yin Zhu heard the sound of the drum beating closely, as if it was beating on his chest, and couldn't help asking: "Does Xia Jun come to harass you often?" Fan Zhongyan sighed lightly and said, "I don't come here often, just a few times a month." Yin Zhu stared blankly: "Is it too few times a month? Is our army suffering serious losses?" His question was actually very meaningful. Fan Zhongyan shook his head, "There is nothing to lose, but a lot to gain. Every time they come, they bring a lot of horses and armor..." There is a gratified smile on the corner of his mouth, "With Di Qing here, don't worry. He has even Killing the seven generals of the party members, I never thought Xia Jun would dare to come." I couldn't help thinking, "Xia people seem to have regarded Dashun City as a thorn in their side, and they will not be quick to pull it out." Yin Zhu understood the meaning of the delivery, rolled his eyes, and praised: "Di Qing is a true hero, it is God's will for Fan Gong to win this general." He said it delicately, and Fan Zhongyan could already hear that Yin Zhu had not given up on persuading him. Changing the subject, he said, "Central Beijing is... warmer than the Northwest right now?" There is a stove next to Fan Zhongyan, and the water boils on it.Fan Zhongyan carried the pot himself, poured tea for Yin Zhu, and thought to himself, "How can Yin Zhu and Han Qi dispel the idea of ​​aggressively attacking the Xia people? Now the time has not come, the Northwest's military equipment has long been lacking, and the troops are weak. Sending troops, there is no chance of winning at all. Besides, the imperial court is in decline, and the people in the temple only enjoy peace and happiness. , Isn’t it a death sentence if you go to battle like this?” It turned out that a few days ago, Han Qi, the deputy envoy of appeasement who went to the northwest with Fan Zhongyan, relied on his achievements in repelling wild interests and begging in the Zhenrong Army and breaking the White Leopard City. Tingwu Road sent troops to attack Xia Guo.Fan Zhongyan disagreed and wrote a letter against it.Although Xia Song was in charge of Shaanxi, he saw that his subordinates had disagreements, were indecisive, and didn't want to take responsibility, so he asked Han Qi and Yin Zhu to go to the capital in person to analyze the situation with the Holy Master before making a decision. Although Fan Zhongyan didn't listen to Yin Zhu's narration of the details of Beijing, he knew that Yin Zhu's trip was not good.As soon as Yin Zhu arrived in Dashun City, he hoped to persuade Fan Zhongyan with affection, and asked Fan Zhongyan to write a letter to support Han Qi's sending troops. Fan Zhongyan flatly refused, and Yin Zhu was angry and accused Fan Zhongyan of changing. Yin Zhu was full of thoughts, knowing that Fan Zhongyan deliberately changed the subject, and said angrily: "Fan Gong is wrong, Beijing is only colder than the northwest, because the northwest still has hot blood, but Bianjing only has cold blood!" Fan Zhongyan was silent, he had been through ups and downs for a long time, and he understood the court's thoughts, and knew that Lu Yijian and others were looking for safety, even if the emperor wanted to raise troops, Lu Yijian and the people in the two houses would not agree with Han Qi's sending troops. To send troops is definitely not something that someone can decide!Even Zhao Zhen can't! Seeing that Fan Zhongyan was just looking at the teacup, Yin Zhu asked, "Why didn't Mr. Fan ask me about my trip to the capital?" Fan Zhongyan said helplessly, "I wonder how your trip to the capital was?" Yin Zhu said: "This trip went smoothly. The court has decided to send troops." Fan Zhongyan's heart tightened, and he said in surprise: "Is it serious? How to send troops? Is it really necessary to divide the troops into five groups to attack Xixia?" He asked three times in a row, feeling heavy in his heart. Yin Zhu stared at Fan Zhongyan's expression, and replied: "It's not five routes, but two routes. The imperial court suggests... Lord Han's Jingyuan Road and Fan Gong's Yanyan Road jointly dispatch troops to wait for the opportunity to attack Xixia." Fan Zhongyan said sharply: "Is it a suggestion? Not a decision?" Seeing Fan Zhongyan's burning eyes, Yin Zhu didn't want to lie to him, so he finally sighed, "That's right, I suggest that Mr. Fan join hands with Mr. Han to send troops as appropriate. Mr. Fan, at present Lu Yijian monopolizes the power and only wants high-ranking officials to sit. It is difficult to be aggressive. Right now The northwest is terrified, and the national prestige is weak. At this point in the state affairs, only a war can make the people angry and revive the national prestige. I think Fan Gongding will not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right?" Fan Zhongyan also sighed, shook his head and said, "You are wrong, this is definitely not an opportunity." Yin Zhu said angrily again: "Fan Gong, how can you say that? You and I have been together for so many years, how many chances do you have? You knew that Da Song was in crisis, and you kept telling me that you will save Da Song at all costs. In danger. You have the most fighting spirit in your life. You fight with the queen mother, the emperor, and the two governments, because you worry about the country and the people, and serve the country and the people! Right now, there are Khitans in the Song and Northern Dynasties, and Xixia is watching. , We are blindly weak, so we can only sit and wait for death. Han Gong is worried about the country, he is not inferior to Fan Gong, and looks forward to joining forces with Fan Gong to attack Yuan Hao. I thought that people in the world would abandon Mr. Han alone, but Fan Gong would not. The first objection. Could it be that years of suffering have made you lose your vigor, and your promotion to Northwest has made you lose your ambition? Could it be that...Fan Zhongyan is no longer Fan Zhongyan?" Yin Zhu became more and more angry, but Fan Zhongyan calmed down, and waited for Yin Zhu to stop before saying, "Is it finished?" Yin Zhu said: "No! But I want to hear what you have to say first." Fan Zhongyan looked helpless, but he still said firmly: "Yin Zhu, I don't want to sit and wait for death. You have also seen that Dashun City has been built and has entered the territory of Xixia. Qingjian City has excellent defenses and can temporarily replace Jinming Village. We only need to Cultivate slowly, take defense as offense, fight steadily, and one day you will reach the foot of Hengshan Mountain." "One day?" Yin Zhu sneered, "I wonder if we will have a chance to see it?" Fan Zhongyan frowned and said, "I don't know if you and I will have the chance to see it, but if you insist on sending troops immediately, you will definitely not have the chance to see it. The battle at Sanchuankou has already shown that our army has many shortcomings-the deployment of troops is not effective, and the soldiers lack courage. , there are many hidden dangers, and the military equipment is not enough. In this situation, even if Han Qi can gather a large army, how can he win the battle against the Xia army who is waiting for work? Although Han Qi has fighting spirit, he can use troops. Is it?" Fan Zhongyan said very sharply, "scholars use soldiers, but they will not succeed in three years."Although Han Qi's heart is higher than the sky, he has no experience in fighting in the battlefield. Fan Zhongyan is very worried about this kind of person leading the army. Yin Zhu argued: "Even if you don't know how to use soldiers, it's better than not using them!" Fan Zhongyan sighed, "If you send troops like this, there is a 10% chance of winning? How can you let me agree? Yes, I have spent many years, and time is running out. I have no ambitions, and it is difficult to recover. If I win this battle , you and I can be famous forever, but... what if we lose? It doesn’t matter if you and I are ruined, but there will inevitably be countless unjust souls who have died on the battlefield, how can we be worthy of the soldiers who believe in us?" Yin Zhu also looked up to the sky and sighed: "Han Gong once said, 'Using troops must ignore victory or defeat'. Today, Fan Gong is afraid of wolves in the front and tiger in the back. He is so cautious and almost cowardly. It seems that he is not as good as Han Gong!" Fan Zhongyan's face changed slightly, and he said displeasedly: "Yin Zhu, you say that I am not as good as Han Gong, I don't mind. But if you provoke me to send troops, I absolutely can't. If you want to attack an army, ten thousand lives are at stake. The lives of soldiers, How can the survival of the Song Dynasty be ignored? Even if Fan is not as good as Han Gong, even if he is cowardly, even if he misses this opportunity to become famous in the world, he must not use the lives of countless soldiers to fight for nothing!" Seeing Fan Zhongyan's resolute attitude, Yin Zhu said angrily: "In this case, it's useless to talk more, so I'll go back to Master Han. I think that even if Master Han doesn't have Fan Gong's assistance, he will go all out to fight. At that time...just please Fan Gongmo You have to regret it." Although he had a good relationship with Fan Zhongyan, he was so angry that he turned his back on each other.Turn around and pay the bill without saluting. Fan Zhongyan just waited to be summoned. Knowing that Yin Zhu had made up his mind and could not persuade him, he sat down slumped and muttered: "I will regret it? Sigh... Han Qi only knows how to be aggressive and despises Yuan Hao. He is full of loopholes. If Yuan Hao comes Gong, what should I do?" Even though he was thoughtful, he couldn't think of a solution to both. When Zhengku was sitting, the curtain was lifted, and Di Qing walked in. Seeing Fan Zhongyan worried, he said in a low voice: "Master Fan... are you... all right?" It was only then that Fan Zhongyan noticed that the sound of the army drums in Dashun City had stopped, so he temporarily put aside his worries and asked, "Di Qing, how is the battle going?" Di Qing said: "The enemy has been killed and retreated." He said it lightly, but there was a lot of blood on his body, and it was obvious that he took the lead and killed the enemy.Fan Zhongyan touched the teacup, saw that the tea was still warm, and felt joyful in his heart. He thought to himself that Di Qing was so brave, and it was indeed a blessing to the Northwest while fighting back against the enemy while talking and laughing. After pondering for a while, Fan Zhongyan filled a cup of tea for Di Qing, raised his cup and said, "I wish you another victory in battle. I will replace wine with tea, and I will toast you first." Di Qing picked up the teacup, didn't drink it, and asked, "Fan Gong, why did Mr. Yin quarrel with you?" He thought Fan Zhongyan was a friend, so he asked. Fan Zhongyan had sorrow in his eyes, he repeated what he had just said, and asked, "Di Qing, Han Qi is full of arrogance and insists on mobilizing troops, what do you think?" Di Qing frowned and said, "Mr. Fan, I have fought against the Xia army for many years, and I know that our army is not suitable for long-distance raids, and I have lost the aggressiveness of the Xia people. Besides... because of the 'changing garrison law' in the frontier, the generals will not know how to fight. General, attacking Xixia from five directions? I'm afraid it will be difficult to dispatch, and the outcome is unpredictable." Fan Zhongyan nodded, thinking that Di Qing understood this truth, why didn't Han Qi know?Could it be that ambition and ambition can sometimes get carried away, or that some lessons can only be remembered with blood? He looked a little tired, "You're right. In fact, not only the Northwest has this problem, but the whole Song Dynasty has been suffering from a long-term illness in my opinion. Back then, Taizong had great ambitions, and the imperial army was still Taizu's foundation. They also attacked in three ways. Yanyun, five ways to encircle and suppress Li Jiqian, but the results are not good. Since the Chanyuan alliance, Zhenzong believed in God again, and the Queen Mother came to power. Xiu. The Great Song Dynasty is full of internal worries, and now is definitely not an opportunity to send troops on a large scale." After a moment of silence, Fan Zhongyan suddenly said: "But if a small group sends troops, it's still feasible. Di Qing... Dashun City has been attacked by Xia's army many times since it was built. Do you have a way to deal with it?" Di Qing put down his teacup and said: "Xia's army sent troops, most of them came from Helanyuan, Hengshan, and crossed Yeshi to attack Dashun City. If they are not allowed to send troops, why don't we kill them!" Fan Zhongyan smiled gratifiedly, thinking that Di Qing was indeed bold and careful, and that he could be busy and not chaotic at this time, "You think the same way as I do. Rather than letting them beat us all the time, it's better to make them unable to send troops at all. I just heard that Ye Liyu Begging has arrived at Helanyuan... Be careful when you take the initiative to attack." In the past few months, he had known that Di Qing was cautious in deploying troops and had a talent for leading the army. Di Qing nodded and said: "That's right, according to my information, Tiandu Wang Yeli Yuqi has arrived in Yeshi, and he is probably planning to attack Dashun City again... But... the first move is the first, we are also preparing to deal with him!" Fan Zhongyan's eyes shone brightly, and he smiled and said, "You guys? Are you and Zhong Shiheng?" Seeing Di Qing nod, Fan Zhongyan asked: "Yuan Hao's nine kings, Yeli King and Tiandu King are the most powerful. These two guard Hengshan has always been our confidant's serious trouble, I heard that Zhong Shiheng used to get rid of Yeli Wangrong by means of alienation, I don't know what method he will use to deal with Yeli Yuqi this time?" There was a sly light in Di Qing's eyes, and he whispered: "This time...we will use a knife to deal with him." "What kind of knife is so sharp?" Fan Zhongyan was curious. Di Qing smiled and said word by word: "The knife is a good knife, and the name of the knife is 'Wu Mie'!"