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The Xia people gathered in Helanyuan!Xia Jun raised troops to invade the territory, and then left Hengshan!Yuan Hao passes through the Sanchuan Village and wants to attack Huaiyuan City! Beacon smoke is everywhere on Jingyuan Road... For several days in a row, the military situation burned to Dashun City like fire. Fan Zhongyan couldn't be idle for a moment, so he quickly asked Di Qing to discuss.When Di Qing entered the tent, he saw two other people sitting in the tent of the Chinese army besides Fan Zhongyan. One of them had a sad face, and the wrinkles between his brows were like knives, and he always looked like someone who owed money and didn't pay it back.But when the man saw Di Qing, there was a smile in his eyes.

When Di Qing saw him, he stepped forward overjoyed and said, "Pang Dao, Di Qing sees you." He was about to salute, but he was pulled back by the man.The man looked Di Qing up and down, with a gratified smile on his sad face, "Di Qing, I have heard what you have done in recent years, and you are fine." That person was Pang Ji. Back then Di Qing was wronged, if not for Pang Ji's strong argument, Di Qing might have been assassinated.At that time, Pang Ji was just an official of Kaifeng Mansion.But it was this pusher, like Fan Zhongyan, who withstood the pressure from the court and returned Di Qing justice.

Over the years, Pang Ji has been promoted to serve as the censor in the palace early. Because he is upright, he is not afraid of the powerful and powerful, and persuades Zhao Zhen. After the Battle of Sanchuankou, Song Ting was shocked. Although Zhao Zhen exchanged blood on the frontier, except for Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, few people were willing to take the initiative to go to the frontier.Xia Song didn't come here on her own initiative, but was forced to the border by Zhao Zhen. Except for Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, Pang Ji was one of the few civil servants who invited themselves to guard the border.Pang Ji is now a transport envoy in Shaanxi, and there have been many battles in the frontiers. Pang Ji has organized armaments, and even suggested that Zhao Zhen cut down on food and clothing and reduce the expenses in the palace to reward the soldiers, but Zhao Zhen agreed.

With Pang Ji in the frontier, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others can prepare for the battle smoothly. Di Qing knew that Pang Ji had arrived in the frontier, but they are both busy, so they only met today. Looking back on the past, both Di Qing and Pang Ji felt sad in their eyes.When everyone was seated, Di Qing noticed that there was a general next to Fan Zhongyan. He was dressed as a commander of the capital. Di Qing's heart moved, and he said, "Is this Master Zhou Meizhou?" Di Qing knew that there was a commander in Yanyan Road, Zhou Mei, who was flexible and changeable in combat.After Jinmingzhai was destroyed, Yanzhou was supported by Zhou Mei and Zhong Shiheng.

Hearing Di Qing's question, the man laughed and said, "I'm Zhou Mei. Di Qing, I've heard about your name a long time ago, and it was said that you are a vicious, ghost-like person. When I saw you today, I realized that you are all fucking nonsense." Zhou Meiman has a rough aura, referring to Di Qing's long and handsome appearance.Seeing this, Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji looked at each other and smiled, not thinking that they were disobedient. Di Qing said with a smile: "How can you believe the rumors? I heard from Brother Gao that Zhou Mei, Master Zhou, is facing the wind. How could he have thought of..." He hesitated to speak, but Zhou Mei really asked: "What was the result?"

Di Qing laughed and said, "The result is similar to Yushu's stroke." Fan Zhongyan laughed again, Zhou Mei pretended to be angry and said: "Brother Gao you are talking about, but Gao Jilong?" Seeing Di Qing nodding, Zhou Mei pretended to be disdainful and said: "He has no advantages except that his beard is thicker than mine. But... "The conversation changed, Zhou Mei stroked her beard and said: "I have nothing to show off except that my beard is harder than others." After she finished speaking, she shook her head again and again, full of frustration: "From now on, this frontier will be your world That's it. Stop talking nonsense, Lord Fan, tell me how to fight."

Fan Zhongyan waited quietly for Zhou Mei to finish speaking, and then said: "General Zhou, my only advantage is that I don't talk too much when you are fighting. It seems that Pang Da has the most advantages here, and I invite Pang Da to share his views." After all, he couldn't help laughing, and Pang Ji said with a straight face: "My only advantage is that I can ask for money. Mr. Fan, don't think that if you please me, I will give you more armaments. For the matter of war, you should ask Ask Di Qing." Di Qing couldn't help laughing, he was rarely happy.

The military situation is urgent, but these people know the benefits of calmness and relaxation, so they joked with each other.Fan Zhongyan finally said seriously: "Okay, don't gossip, the military situation is urgent now, Yuan Hao attacked Jingyuan Road, I will wait in Huanqing, and I will definitely share the pressure for Mr. Han. Di Qing, tell me, how do you do it?" But he thought, "I intended to send troops to help Han Qi, but Han Qi thought that although his soldiers were not enough to attack, they were enough to deal with Yuan Hao's invasion, so he rejected my proposal. After all, I can't control Han Qi, I only hope that Han Qi will be stable." Seeking victory, I tried my best to decompress him."

Hearing Fan Zhongyan's question, Di Qing didn't shirk, and said directly: "I have encountered the enemy on Jingyuan Road, I suggest Master Fan divide his troops into five groups!" As soon as Di Qing said a word, Shi Shi was shocked. Pang Ji was slightly disappointed when he heard the words, "The troops are divided into five groups? How much food, grass and armaments will they get?" He heard Fan Zhongyan say that Di Qing has a talent for leading the army and is a calm person. He had great expectations, but he heard that Di Qing would send troops immediately. Wulu, just like Han Qi, couldn't help being disappointed.

Zhou Mei blinked her eyes, and said thoughtfully, "Which Five Route Soldiers are going to be dispatched? Let's hear it!" Di Qing calmly said: "In fact, the troops are divided into five groups. To put it bluntly, there is only one purpose. That is to severely injure Xia's army, force Yuan Hao to retreat, reduce the pressure on Jingyuan Road, and wait for opportunities to seize lost ground." Zhou Mei laughed in surprise and said, "Good guy, is this still a goal?" Pang Ji became interested when he heard this proposition, and asked, "Di Qing, how to achieve this goal?"

Di Qing said: "Huanqing Road can send out troops first to support Jingyuan Road. But I think Mr. Han has been recruiting troops non-stop during these days, gathering so many troops that we probably don't need to send troops." Everyone had strange expressions, knowing what Di Qing said was right.Han Qi was still annoyed that Fan Zhongyan didn't support him vigorously, so Han Qi didn't even think about involving Fan Zhongyan and others in the battle on Jingyuan Road!Everyone is worried about this situation. Di Qing said again: "Jingyuan Road has a lot of troops. If Mr. Han is more cautious, it stands to reason that nothing will happen. Therefore, the troops sent to Jingyuan Road are just a bluff." Zhou Mei said aside: "Bluufling will not scare Yuan Hao away." Di Qing nodded and said: "Of course it won't work...but since we have dispatched troops, we finally have an explanation to the court." Fan Zhongyan sighed, and murmured: "Your boy has changed now." Di Qing was right, no matter what, Jingyuan and Huanqing Road are bordering each other, and when Jingyuan Road is attacked, Huanqing Road must show something. Otherwise, Song Ting would think that Fan Zhongyan had nothing to do.After years of hard work, Di Qing has become more meticulous and thoughtful. Di Qing said: "As for the rest of the soldiers from the Fourth Route, I will lead them all the way. They leave Dashun City, cross Yeshi, and cross Hengshan Mountain to attack Youzhou! Pretending to force Lingzhou, if Xia Jun knows that Lingzhou is in trouble in the hinterland, it is inevitable Unintentionally fight on Jingyuan Road!" Zhou Mei stared at Di Qing for a long time, then suddenly gave a thumbs up and said, "It's good that you encircle Wei and save Zhao, but what's even better is your courage. Since Cao Wei, no Song general has dared to cross Hengshan in these years. Not only did you go there some time ago, you kid, you want to go again, you are so brave!" Di Qing smiled and said, "But I won't bring too many people with me when I cross Hengshan." Zhou Mei stared and said, "Why do you keep soldiers?" Di Qing said with a smile: "The first two routes are bluffing, and the other is to have elite soldiers and strong generals. They don't need too many troops. Because Huanqing Road needs a third route to take Jinming Village." Zhou Mei and Pang Ji looked at each other, and they could see each other's astonishment. Fan Zhongyan was still at ease, and just asked, "Take Jinmingzhai? Can we take it down?" Right now, Jin Mingzhai is a pain in Song's heart.The Jinming Village, known as the iron wall, is currently in the hands of the Xia people, but it has become a barrier for the Xia people to attack Yanzhou. Recapturing Jinming Village is undoubtedly an exciting thing, but it is extremely difficult! Di Qing said: "Master Fan has summoned General Zhou and Pang Pang here. Of course, he didn't just want to help Jingyuan Road. General Zhou has always been in Yanzhou before. This time, Master Fan called him here, presumably to ask Is it feasible to attack Jinming Village?" Zhou Mei was startled, then shook her head again and again and said, "Good guy, it's amazing. In a few years, won't you be Cao Wei again?" Although he didn't admit it directly, he undoubtedly said that Di Qing's guess was right. Pang Ji's eyes were full of surprise, but more of excitement. He found that Di Qing was wiser than he had imagined.Di Qing is no longer the Di Qing who fights fiercely and recklessly.The stuffed air knife was sanded, not only did not grind away Di Qing's blood, but sharpened his sharpness. "In your opinion, is Jinming Village safe to fight?" Fan Zhongyan said in a deep voice. Di Qing shook his head and said, "You can't fight!" Everyone was startled again, and they all asked: "Why send troops if you can't fight?" Di Qing replied: "Yuan Hao is by no means mediocre, he is very guarded against Master Fan. Since he sent troops to Jingyuan Road, he probably considered that we would counterattack. Jinming Village is well-defended and has sufficient troops. It may not be possible to take down Jinmingzhai either. If we are not victorious in one battle, our savings for many years will be squandered." "Then what should we do?" Fan Zhongyan smiled. Di Qing pondered and said, "I will attack Youzhou and force them to retreat, and another group of troops will be dispatched from Huanqing Road to bluff and attack Jinming Village. This momentum must be sufficient. If the Hengshan defenders put all their defenses on Youzhou and Jinming On the top of the stronghold, then our chance has come." Zhou Mei's eyes flickered, and she pretended to be indifferent: "What opportunity?" Di Qing said word by word: "Opportunity to attack Taiping Village in Suizhou! Taiping Village is already in Suizhou. If we want to conquer Taiping Village, it will be as important as Dashun City! When we pretend to attack Jinming Village, we can ask Zhou Your Excellency led the fourth group of troops to strangle the reinforcements from Jinming Village, and then dispatched the fifth group of surprise soldiers from Qingjian City to conquer Taiping Village and form a siege around Jinming Village." Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji and Zhou Mei laughed in unison and said, "Okay, okay!" The three laughed happily, Fan Zhongyan looked at Pang Ji and Zhou Mei and said, "You lost." Pang Ji snorted coldly, but couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, "If you lose, you lose. I'm still afraid that I won't succeed?" Seeing this, Di Qing was confused and said, "Fan Gong, what's going on, did I say something wrong?" The wrinkles at the corners of Fan Zhongyan’s eyes seemed to be smiling, “You’re right.” Seeing that Di Qing was still puzzled, Fan Zhongyan explained: “Pang Da and General Zhou have already arrived, I’ll bet them that your ideas will be similar to theirs, They don't believe it all the time. As a result...they lose." They lost. When Fan Zhongyan said these words, his eyes were full of joy.He is different from Han Qi, Han Qi always thinks that his talents are superior to the sky, and he doesn't believe in the ability of a general. Although Pang Ji and Zhou Mei lost, their faces were filled with joy.Di Qing already understood that the opinions of himself and Pang Ji and others coincided with each other, and he was very happy. Suizhou is in the north of Yanzhou, originally the area where the Xia people crossed Shandong.If Taiping Village was captured, it would have the same meaning as the establishment of Dashun City. Since then, Taiping Village and Dashun City have been inserted into Xia people's territory like two sharp knives. If Taiping Village is conquered, Jinming Village will become an isolated village. Without the Song Army's attack, the Xia Army will have no successor and will naturally retreat! From Dashun City, you can cross Hengshan Mountain and attack Yuzhou in Xiajing; cross Hengshan from Suizhou obliquely, you can directly attack Yinzhou in Xiajing. Although Fan Zhongyan was sticking to his defense, he never gave up the idea of ​​attacking! Since Di Qing proposed to seize the Taiping Village, there is no need to talk about the rest of the ideas. Pang Ji smiled cheerfully on his sad face, and said: "Di Qing, Fan Gong said that you must think the same way. Zhou Mei and I didn't believe it, so we gambled with him. I don't want me to lose the Longtuan tea given by the sage... " Pang Ji raised his eyebrows, and said happily: "But this tea, it makes people happy to lose!" After saying that, he laughed. Everyone laughed, only Fan Zhongyan frowned, thinking in his heart, "Right now Huanqing and Yanyan Road have worked together, which is a good thing. As long as we continue, one day we will recover all of Hengshan's territory and go deep into the Xia territory. I heard that The Holy Majesty is already dissatisfied with the corruption in the court, and wants to forge ahead. This steadily rising situation will give the hesitant Holy Majesty a lot of confidence. But... Han Qi will not change his aloof nature, and only hope that he...don't lose this one battle, otherwise..." In a flash, Fan Zhongyan cheered up, and said: "Di Qing received the order... I ordered you to lead the troops to attack Helanyuan and disrupt the Xia realm. Go ahead and do whatever you want, and you will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Xia people!" Di Qing immediately took the order, dispatched troops to battle, led Qingqi Qiandao, gathered thousands of killing intent, and advanced into Hengshan. Of course, Hengshan is still under the control of the Xia people, but Hengshan winds thousands of miles, and there are places that the Xia people can't take care of.Zhong Shiheng recorded the topography of Hengshan during his business trips for many years. Coupled with the detailed investigation of Di Qing's standby department, Di Qing already knew the topography of Hengshan very well.Di Qing led his men to take a small path through Hengshan Mountain and approached Helanyuan. He Lanyuan is in the northwest of Hengshan Mountain, separated from Yeshi by mountains, looking at Changcheng Ridge in the distance, and close to Hongzhou and Youzhou in Xia Kingdom. The Xia army gathered troops to enter the territory of the Song Dynasty, mostly gathered in Helanyuan, and then crossed Hengshan Mountain, deciding to either go south to attack Jingyuan Road, or go east to fight Huanqing, or go north to fight Yanzhou. The destruction of Baibao City, the destruction of Jintang City, the chaos in Yeshi City, and the rise of Dashun City have changed the situation on Huanqing Road. At the beginning, Huanqing Road was mostly defended passively, but now that Song Jun has regained some ground, he can take the initiative to attack. Di Qing shouldered a heavy responsibility. Although he was not responsible for attacking Taiping Village in Suizhou, his responsibility was more arduous than personally leading the army to attack Taiping Village. Helanyuan has a wide terrain and can gather thousands of troops. It is the main route for the Xia army to send troops. Therefore, there are heavy troops guarding it. No one will think that the Song army has the courage to attack Helanyuan. Di Qing has the guts.He went to war because no one else could think of it! Wanliguanshan is old, thorns grow in the Central Plains, the Qiang flute bids farewell, and the Great Wall under the bright moon. Under the light of the bright moon, the Great Wall at Changchengling looked even more dilapidated.The Great Wall was originally a shield for the Central Plains to prevent foreign invasions, but now it has been occupied by party members. Of course, Yuan Hao disdains to repair the Great Wall. He only needs iron cavalry to step out of the huge territory, and there is no need to think about defense for the time being. Di Qing was sitting on a high rock, looking at the bright moon in the sky. From his point of view, he could see the remains of the damaged Great Wall on the mountains. In the distance, Han Xiao came running, although there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes were full of surprise. When Di Qing saw Han Xiao's eyes, his heart sank.He knew that Han Xiao was very stable, and it was not easy to surprise Han Xiao. Han Xiao didn't salute, and said directly: "General Di, we have observed for two nights and found that there are not many defenders in Helanyuan, it should be around 2,000." Di Qing frowned, puzzled and said, "It's strange, why are there only two thousand Xia troops here?" He believed in Han Xiao's judgment, the size of the army's garrison, the lights at night, the dust and smoke from cooking, could tell the strength of the opponent's troops. Han Xiao doesn't fight, but his eyes are very vicious. Han laughed and said: "There are several explanations for this. The first explanation is that they don't believe that we will attack Hengshan, so there is no need to station more troops here. The second explanation is more troublesome, because just now we are waiting for orders to spy and report back. In the past ten days, at least one hundred thousand troops have passed through Helanyuan and headed south. Most of Xia's troops have gone south, so this place is empty." Di Qing was startled, and said in a voiceless voice: "At least one hundred thousand troops going south?" He couldn't help but think of the battle at Sanchuankou, where Yuan Hao gathered 150,000 Xia troops in one go to sweep the Song Dynasty! It turned out that Yuan Hao's determination to attack Jingyuan Road and choose Han Qi as the breakthrough point was not shaken by Di Qing's breach of Jintang City, only more prosperous! Yuan Hao gathered so many troops to fight Han Qi!But does Han Qi know the news? Di Qing was impatient, but he said calmly: "According to Mr. Zhong's calculation, the Xia army currently has a total of 500,000 troops. In addition to dividing troops to guard against Khitan and Tubo, they deployed 50,000 troops in Hongzhou, 50,000 in Youzhou, and 50,000 in Lingzhou. There are also 50,000, and there are 20,000 elite soldiers deployed in various places in Hengshan, called Shanye." When Di Qing suddenly mentioned the distribution of Xia's troops, Han Xiao was not surprised, but replied: "Yes!" "Riding the iron harrier in the middle, the mountains in the mountains! In terms of individual combat ability in the mountains, the mountain army is by no means inferior to the iron harrier!" Di Qing said again. Han Xiao nodded and said, "This is my third explanation. He Lanyuan's defenders are probably Shan Ye." "Since Yeli Yuqi was transferred to Shazhou, Prajna King Wuzang Wudao has been guarding Hengshan. This man is very wise. According to Zhong Shiheng, when Jingyuan Road was attacked, Wuzang Wudao had already The troops from Yisaimen and Pingyuan moved eastward, echoing the defenders of Jinmingzhai, showing signs of a large army attacking Yanzhou." Di Qing muttered to himself: "The strength of troops can never be created out of thin air. Hong The combined strength of the three prefectures, Yuzhou, and Lingzhou is only 150,000. Yuan Hao always draws troops from these three prefectures when he wants to send troops. Obviously, Wuzang Wudao has no more troops available, is he bluffing?" Han Xiao had a hint of agreement in his eyes, nodded and said, "This subordinate also thinks so." "Wu Zang Wudao's bluff is actually to keep us on guard and contain our troops." Di Qing said with a sigh of relief: "He has not many troops, and there are many places to defend. Ling, Hong and You can't Without soldiers, Saimen and Pingyuan also need to be on guard, and Jinming Village is his top priority. Therefore, He Lanyuan's defenders should be all the troops he can mobilize." Han Xiao reminded: "Although there are only two thousand mountains in Helanyuan, they are more terrifying than the more than ten thousand captured troops." Di Qing nodded and said: "Therefore, I didn't hide the truth of enlightenment. It seems that I didn't pay attention to He Lanyuan, but I have arranged a very sharp army here." , we have more armor." Han Xiao also laughed, "That's right, they have a mountain, and we have a cloak." When the two of them talked about "cloaking hard", they both had excitement in their eyes. A man in solid clothes, the sixth of Di Qing's ten men!These people are all heavily armored and thick soldiers, soldiers trained by Zhong Shiheng to deal with the Shanxi army! Holding the cloak in his hand, Di Qing was determined to fight, so he changed the subject and said, "Han Xiao, you have to do two things for me now." Han Xiao immediately said, "General Di please give me instructions." "The first thing, please send someone back to report He Lanyuan's military situation to Mr. Fan, saying that Yuan Hao has attacked Jingyuan Road with heavy troops, please make a decision!" Han Xiao nodded and asked, "What about the second thing?" "Immediately send an order to let Yongli and Kou Bing pretend to attack Tiemen Pass tonight, and lure Shan Ye in Helanyuan to attack. As long as Shan Ye comes to help, he will order Pijian to strangle Shan Ye's return, and I will lead him into battle and die." The two divisions of anger will break through the enemy's defense with sharp knives, and the rest of the cavalry will serve as backup, prepare more rockets, and attack Helanyuan with all their strength." Di Qing ordered. Tiemen Pass is a checkpoint set up by Xia Jun in the dangerous place of Hengshan, with hundreds of defenders. Because of the brevity of the place, Xia Jun called it Tiemen Pass and regarded it as a barrier in front of He Lanyuan.If there is a police report at Tiemenguan, Helanyuan's defenders should be the first to know. Han Xiao was ordered to leave, and Di Qing sat on the boulder again, stroking the single knife in the box, and looked at the bright moon in the sky. Mingyue was also looking at Di Qing, and it seemed to turn into that smiling face. Di Qing looked at Mingyue for a long time, as if he was insane, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The bright moon shines on the quiet feelings, and the breeze opens the long lapel. Fan Zhongyan was wearing a long gown and standing on the hillside of Dashun City, looking in the direction of He Lanyuan.Of course he couldn't look past the winding Hengshan Mountain, but his heart followed the soldiers in battle. Pang Ji stood aside and sighed softly: "Mr. Fan, you don't sleep much these days. You have done everything you need to do. Now you can only wait for the news. Why don't you rest earlier?" Fan Zhongyan frowned slightly, looked far away and said: "I still have many days to rest, but many people may not see the sun tomorrow, so I can't sleep peacefully." Suddenly turned to look at Pang Ji and said: "Pang Da, You often go back to the capital, how is the capital now?" Pang Ji said slowly: "Since Majesty established the Cao family, Empress Cao has encouraged the Majesty more. The Majesty feels that the Song Dynasty has been weak for many years, and he has worked hard to manage it. As far as I know, the Majesty is ready to change. As long as I After defeating Yuan Hao in the Northwest, we can implement reforms and get rid of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty, and we can hope for national prosperity!" Fan Zhongyan sighed: "At the time when the Empress Dowager passed away, the Holy Majesty ignored government affairs, indulged in beauty, and then abolished Queen Guo. I just thought that he was suddenly out of restraint, and had no pressure. Oppose him to abolish the empress, I don't want to have the situation today. It seems... I was wrong." Pang Ji shook his head and said, "Duke Fan, you are right. If you hadn't insisted on objecting, the officials would not have asked him to make Mrs. Cao the empress. The Holy Majesty originally wanted to be a beauty, but this girl is so charming... Fortunately With Fan Gong's insistence, it is estimated that the Holy Majesty is also afraid of the criticism of the officials, so he will make the Cao family the queen." "Don't mention the past." Fan Zhongyan breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with relief: "There is Di Qing in the northwest, and sooner or later he will shine like General Cao. I am not worried about Di Qing going to battle..." "Fan Gong is worried about Han Gong's Jingyuan Road?" Pang Ji said slowly: "In fact, Mr. Han also has good intentions..." Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said: "People with good intentions may not be able to do good deeds, and they may harm people more..." Before he finished speaking, a soldier came and handed over the military paper. Fan Zhongyan took the military document, opened it by the light of the fire, and his face changed slightly. Pang Ji asked from the side: "Fan Gong, what's the matter... But there is a change in Jingyuan Road?" Fan Zhongyan frowned and said: "Yuan Hao's army passed Sanchuan Village and approached Huaiyuan City, looting wantonly. Han Qi ordered Ren Fubing to go out of Liupan Mountain and give Yuan Hao a head-on blow." Pang Ji took the military text and looked at it for a while, then suddenly squatted down and drew on the ground: "There is Sanchuan Village in the northeast of Huaiyuan City, Desheng Village in the west, and Yangmulong City in the northwest. To the southeast of Huaiyuan City, there are Longgan City, The two places of Zhangyibao were established on the basis of Liupan Mountain. These five places are all under the control of our army, Yuan Hao failed to attack Huaiyuan City, and ordered Xia's army to go south, and they are fighting on all sides!" Fan Zhongyan just said "Oh" and frowned, as if he was thinking about something. Pang Ji looked up, puzzled, and said, "Seeing the situation, Mr. Han ordered Ren Fu to send troops to Liupan Mountain according to the terrain, relying on these five places as a backing, to pursue and kill the shortlisted Xia army. It seems that there is nothing wrong with it. " Fan Zhongyan squatted down worriedly, looked at the map drawn by Pang Ji, and said after a long time: "In the past few days, Han Qi has recruited troops, and the Zhenrong Army on Jingyuan Road has accumulated no less than 50,000 troops. , at least 80,000 people." Pang Ji nodded and said, "Fan Gong is right. According to Han Qi's information, the number of Xia's troops entering Koujingyuan Road is only 20,000." Fan Zhongyan was silent for a long time before saying: "Yuan Hao has been preparing for this battle for a long time." "So what?" Pang Ji comforted: "Fan Gong, although Mr. Han is a bit arrogant, he is very talented after all. This battle will be fought more and less, and it is in our Song Dynasty. There should be no major incidents." Fan Zhongyan asked back: "The battle at Sanchuankou was not fought in our Song Dynasty? Although Han Da has a lot of soldiers, many of them were recruited temporarily. It is really worrying how much combat ability he will have! Da Pang, Yuan Hao went south alone. Ji, Yuan Hao has experienced hundreds of battles, and used his troops cunningly, to do this... Haven't you ever thought that there is something wrong with it!" "Perhaps... Yuan Hao is also a little careless." Pang Ji's tone was obviously not confident.He knew that Yuan Hao was by no means a careless person. Fan Zhongyan sighed: "If Yuan Hao is really careless, that's fine, but how could this person be so careless? As far as I know, he is seldom proud, and the one who is proud is always Song Jun who has no capital to be proud. Since Yuan Hao dared to let The iron cavalry entered the encirclement of our army, no need to ask, he has the confidence to charge out again. I just hope..." Before he finished speaking, a soldier rushed over and said, "Master Fan, General Di hastened to report the military situation." Fan Zhongyan's heart sank, and when he received the letter, his expression changed dramatically. Pang Ji was also awe-inspiring, and asked urgently: "Fan Gong, is it not good for Di Qing to send troops?" Fan Zhongyan handed the letter to Pang Ji in a daze, with deep sorrow in his eyes, "Di Qing has definite news that He Lanyuan has sent tens of thousands of troops to Jingyuan Road these days. Han Qi said in the letter that Xia Jun There are only more than ten thousand troops, so where are the rest of the troops?" Hearing this, Pang Ji couldn't help but tremble violently in the hand holding the letter... On the Jingyuan Road, the ancient road is full of beacon smoke, and the clang of soldiers.The sunset is like blood, burning like a beacon. Yuan Hao was standing on the east mountain of Watingchuan, looking at the lonely clouds and distant mountains, and the sunset clouds thousands of miles away. Watingchuan is not in Xiajing, but in the south of Yangmulong City.Yuan Hao is not Zhao Zhen. When Zhao Zhen was looking forward to the peace of the Northwest, Yuan Hao had already marched on the dangerous peak, stepped on the Hengshan Mountain, and galloped into the Song Dynasty. The front of the soldiers was raging, and within half a day, outside Yang Mulong's city, murderous aura spread across the sky. Yuan Hao stood leisurely on the top of the mountain, seeing the last ray of sunset sinking into the sky, he still stood still. Yuan Hao is undoubtedly a lonely person. Accompanying him are only the lonely Xuanyuan bow and the colorful Dingding arrows. Although the sky and the earth were pale, the multicolored Cloud Piercer still glowed faintly in the dark night. The five arrows were originally unpredictable, even in front of Xuanyuan Bow, they did not lose their sharpness. But the longbow, feather and arrow could not hide the man standing on the top of the mountain after all. Yuan Hao still had a black crown and white clothes, his face remained unchanged, his eyes were still burning with blazing ambition, but he was undoubtedly a lonely person.Above the peak, the loneliness is unbearable. Footsteps sounded, and one person came to the top of the mountain a little out of breath, and said, "Wu Zu, there is a new report for the army." Yuan Hao said without turning his head: "Say!" The man said: "Our army went straight to the city of Yangmulong, and ordered more than a thousand iron kites to guard outside the city. The rangers sent by Wang Gui, the guard of Yangmulong city, have been wiped out by us. Our army lured the enemy More than 10,000 soldiers moved from Huaiyuan City to Zhangyi Fort. Ren Fu led 30,000 Song troops out of Liupan Mountain and chased all the way south from Huaiyuan City to Zhangyi Fort. Now they are stationed in front of Lingtou Mountain, and most of them are preparing to join our army tomorrow morning. The battle will be decided. But Wu Ying and Geng Fu led the Song army to follow Ren Fu closely, and they came to Yingluochuan to meet them. There were also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. They have already formed a stranglehold on our army that lures the enemy." Yuan Hao flexed and stretched his fingers in a happy rhythm, and he said with some regret: "Zhongshu Ling, it seems that Ren Fu has decided that this battle must be won. I thought that Ren Fu would go straight to Yangmu Longcheng and cut off our army's return. It seems that I still think highly of him." It was Xia Guo's Zhongshu Ling Zhang Yuan who came to report the military situation. Zhang Yuan is the order of Zhongshu. If he was in the Song court, he would be regarded as a member of the two mansions. However, the people of the Song court and the two mansions rarely go out of Bianjing, and they will only bloom before the flowers.Zhang Yuan not only left the Xia capital Xingqing mansion, but also climbed to the top of the mountain in the Song Dynasty without any complaints. Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "After the first battle in the White Leopard City, Ren Fu was arrogant and did not listen to people's words. He is confident now, thinking that all directions are the fortresses of the Song Army, and behind him are Wu Ying's soldiers and horses. There is a way to retreat. But he never thought that Wu Zu would have led 150,000 elite soldiers to Jingyuan Road, waiting for him here. And the fortress he relies on may be out of reach by then." The wind blew up and the clouds rolled up, and thick clouds surged up in the sky at some point, covering the Cangshan Mountain, and the sky and the earth were full of murderous aura. There was light rain falling, and Yuan Hao's fingers jumped in the light rain, like light raindrops, "Although we bought Chang Kun, the west road inspector of the Song Army, and let him lie about the military situation, so that Han Qi, Ren Fu and others believed The strength of our army going south is not too large. But we only have one day's chance, and things will change if it is too late!" Zhang Yuandao: "Ren Fu made great strides, ordered his subordinates to take only one day's rations, and the rations will be exhausted tomorrow." Yuan Hao clenched his palms into fists, fixed his eyes on his right hand, and said calmly: "Okay, pass on the order, order Dou Weiji to lead Lingzhou soldiers and horses, and try their best to trap the Wuying Department in Sichuan, and make sure not to let any of them come over! Order Hongzhou Dutong Jun Kecheng was wounded and blocked the road to Zhangyibao and Longgan City. Ren Fu must not be allowed to go back! Ren Fu was defeated and could not cross Lingtou Mountain. Three roads were blocked, and he must retreat to Yangmulong City. I will wait for him outside the city! " Yuan Hao didn't say much, but his eyes were full of determination, as if he had predicted Ren Fu's defeat. What cards does he have to be so confident? Zhang Yuansi thought: "But Wang Gui of Yangmu Longcheng is also a brave general, and he will probably send troops to support him. You can't take your guard lightly." Yuan Hao remained silent, and lightly plucked the bowstring, only to hear the sound of "Zheng". The sound was like an iron cavalry stepping on a pass, the soldiers were marching forward, and the murderous intent had been revealed. His intention is obvious, whether it is a general or a hussar who comes to rescue, he will kill him! Seeing that Zhang Yuan did not back down, Yuan Hao asked slowly: "Is there anything else you want to say?" Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said: "Just got the latest news, Di Qing burned Helanyuan, killed the principal and deputy army leader Polangbing and Qianer Qianzhan... He burned Helanyuan, destroyed Tiemenguan, Soldiers have entered Youzhou!" Yuan Hao's fingers slowly touched the arrow cluster, and stopped on the silver arrow. The silver arrow glowed with a faint white light, and he used this arrow to kill Vajra Seal, one of the three great Buddhist monks in Tubo. Did he intend to use this arrow against Di Qing? Yuan Hao knew that Shan Ye was guarding Helanyuan, but Di Qing easily defeated Shan Ye? After a long time, Yuan Hao said: "What is Wuzang Wudao doing?" Zhang Yuandao: "Wu Zang Wu Dao is coordinating with Wu Zu's offensive, heavily guarding against Zhong Yan and others from taking back Jinming Village. Di Qing's soldiers are making dangerous moves, Wu Zang Wu Dao can't deal with it for the time being..." Yuan Hao smiled, and said indifferently: "There are gains and losses, there are gains and losses. Wuzang Wudao knows that he can't guard it all, and it is wise to give up some places. In this world, the strong is king and the weak are preyed on by the weak. If you want not to be beaten, Only stronger than others! The Song Dynasty is corrupt and fatuous, and the officials are greedy for pleasure. The Khitan Empress Dowager is in power, and the king is still young. After all these years of stability, he has lost his fangs and claws. The rise of Great Xia is unstoppable. This is a chance given to me by God... A single Di Qing can't stop me from dominating the world!" Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "But with Fan Zhongyan's support, Di Qing is like a tiger with wings added, and sooner or later he will become a serious disaster!" Yuan Hao smiled, his eyes full of ambition suddenly became frenzied, he looked far away, and said word by word: "Then I'll wait for him!" The sky is heavy and the clouds are rising, and the rain is light and smokey. The pattering rain moistened the soil on the ground, but it could not quench the lofty aspirations of the top man.Looking in the direction of Youzhou, Yuan Hao saw dark clouds covering the moon and no trace of people. In his expression, there was an indescribable loneliness like rain.