In March, the long-lasting winter in the north finally came to an end, the ice and snow melted, and spring returned to the earth.

The various beasts that have been hiding and hibernating in their nests for months have finally been given a chance to show their heads, bringing the whole of nature back to life. It's just that when these animals went to the Baigou River to drink water according to their previous experience, they were frightened by the dense military tents and the atmosphere of slaughter so that they turned around and ran.

With the advent of spring and the complete thawing of the frozen river, a new round of war is imminent, and it is about to break out!

The commanders of the two armies of Song and Liao, down to every soldier, knew this very clearly, so the two armies, hundreds of thousands of people, were ready at any time, just waiting for the sound of trumpets and war drums to suddenly rise, announcing that this year-long national war could be divided into winners and losers.

As the coach of the Song Army, Tong Guan only felt that the burden on his body had become heavier and heavier recently. This is not only because he felt the tension caused by the approaching war, but also because of the heavy pressure of the imperial court urging him to send troops one after another.

The Liao army on the opposite side was far more tenacious and terrifying than he had thought before, which was the deepest impression left on Tong Guan from the constant friction and contact after the winter. Although the strength of the Liao army was far inferior to that of the Song army, it was absolutely true in terms of combat strength, even if their rear was being harassed by the Jin people, and there might even be a risk of logistics being cut off, they still could not shake their determination to achieve this victory.

In the tentative confrontation between the two sides in the past few months, Tong Guan felt their tactics at all costs. And once this kind of thinking is carried out to the end and appears in the final battle, how much impact will it have on the outcome of the battle? You must know that the Song army does not have the heart to die, coupled with the factional problems that have always existed internally, it seems that the quick battle is indeed not good for the Song army.

"However, the king's fate is difficult to disobey, what choice can the old man have?" After sighing slightly, Tong Guan's gaze fell on the five wills in front of him, all of which were rhetoric urging him to fight a decisive battle, and the wording was more severe than the other, and the one sent two days ago brought a strong threat, so that he must be under the city of Youzhou within this month, otherwise he must be severely punished.

Tong Guan knew very well that this must be the efforts of those officials in the DPRK and China who had enmity with him behind their backs, and they did not hope that they could achieve a big victory in this battle against Liao and make great contributions. Therefore, they instigated the Son of Heaven and constantly put pressure on themselves, and they may even secretly communicate with some generals in the army behind their backs, and they will suddenly attack themselves in wartime.

The current Tong Guanzhen is on the crater of internal and external troubles, and a bad one is the end of no return. And what gave him even more headache was that Sun Tu dared to make such a moth at this time. Just yesterday, he received news from the rear that Sun Tu, who he had single-handedly raised, actually killed the garrison Tian Boyuan and the prison army Du Changguo in Yanmen Pass.

Tong Guan knew very well that when the news came back to Tokyo, those civil officials would naturally point the finger at themselves when they denounced Sun Tu. After all, in their opinion, Sun Tu is afraid that he does not have the courage to kill officials at will, and only he, the commander of the three armed forces, dares to do so, and it is likely that doing so is a riposte to those officials - he has already found out that Du Changguo is someone promoted in the DPRK!

All kinds of problems, big and small, came one after another, which made Tong Guan feel even more troubled and headaches, and in the end he could only take a sip of the drink to remove the fire and sigh for a long time. Anyway, if you talk about a thousand ways and ten thousand, the key is whether you can take Youzhou City. As long as you can get the city back in one battle, everything before that is just a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning.

But how should this battle be planned? Just when Tong Guan regained his spirit and planned to convene his subordinates to discuss military affairs, a personal guard arrived in front of the tent and reported: "Marshal, there are Yue Marquis Sun Tu and General Qin Dang asking to see outside!" ”

"Huh? Have they finally arrived? Tong Guan only groaned slightly, then nodded and said, "Let them enter the tent and speak!" ”

Yes, just when Tong Guan was having a headache with the problems at hand, Sun Tu had already followed Qin Dang's troops to the Song army camp in front of the Baigou River safely. When he saw this large camp that stretched out for dozens of miles, even Sun Tu couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, and the hundreds of subordinate soldiers around him who must have followed him were even more stunned.

Although he Sun Tu has also led the army for some years, he really has never been in the middle of the vast army of hundreds of thousands, such a fierce battle, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the impact brought to him by the military camp that stretches for dozens of miles is something that no enemy army has ever been able to do in the past.

This is the elite of the Great Song Dynasty who can devote themselves to the battlefield to kill the enemy at any time under the order of hundreds of thousands, the sword and gun are unsheathed, guarding the solemn scene, so that Sun Tu who is in it is dizzying, and he needs to constantly look left and right in order to truly appreciate the wonders. To be honest, although Sun Tu is regarded by many people as a rare famous general in the Great Song Dynasty, he is still very unfamiliar with such large-scale battles, and what he is best at is only a smaller scale and more flexible battle after all.

Just entering the camp to see Tong Guan, they dismounted and walked for half an hour, and then they saw the grand tent that rose from the ground and was no smaller than the ordinary local government office, which was the Song Junshuai tent, which was where Tong Guan lived and handled various affairs every day. The low-hanging tent alone was enough for four horseless horses to gallop in, and it was evident how wide the space was.

And when Sun Tu was allowed to enter it and looked at the situation in the tent, he sighed even more. This is a military tent on the front line, and it is clearly the mansion of a luxurious and wealthy family. The big military tent has been divided into several entrances, the first one is the wall of the good wooden plank, the pine torches with few fireworks are lit on the side, the handsome case in front is made of high-quality mahogany, and there are a lot of gold, stone and jade on the top. In addition to a large number of military Chinese books on the left and right shelves, there are also many treasures and other items.

Tong Guan was not here, when he followed Qin Dare into the second military tent, he saw a more luxurious scene, everything there was almost no different from Tong Guan's home study in Tokyo, even a few huge pieces of porcelain he loved were placed on both sides, a half-human tall golden copper incense burner stood in front of the desk, and there was a fragrance constantly emitted, which made people smell calm. If he didn't know where he was, he was afraid that Sun Tu would feel that he had traveled through time and space and returned to Tokyo's Tongfu.

Therefore, Tong Guan is still Tong Guan after all, he will never wronged himself because he is on the front line, even if he will spend a huge amount of wealth and manpower because of this, he will not hesitate at all.

It wasn't until Qin Dare bowed down to the side that Sun Tu came to his senses and saluted: "The last general Sun Tu has seen Tong Shuai!" To tell the truth, goodbye Tong Guan, he found that this Great Song Quan eunuch was indeed much older than a few years ago, not to mention that his entire hair was gray, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper and denser, but his complexion was still very good, and his voice was still loud when he waved his hand to let them get up.

"Qianli, I can't imagine that in a few years, your identity is different from the past, and you have become a marquis of the imperial court. In this way, it made the old man feel quite disrespectful. Although he said such things, Tong Guan behaved very casually, and he was not more polite than before because of the change in Sun Tu's identity. After all, in his Tong Guan's opinion, the marquis is really not a big man and needs special treatment.

Sun Tu didn't show any pride because of this, he just hugged his fists and said: "It's just a fluke that has made some contributions, and it's really not worth mentioning." In fact, speaking of which, the lower officials can have today, everything is still thanks to Tong Shuai's support. ”

"Hehe, that's a good point. Qianli can you say that, the old man is deeply pleased, you are much stronger than those bastard thieves who forget their roots once they are developed. But you have a sentence or say wrong, you can have today, even if the old man is out of some support, but eighty percent still have to rely on your own to fight, if you have made great contributions, that is, the old man has the heart to pull you to help you, and it is impossible for you to become today's situation in just a few years. So, it's not easy. ”

After sighing with emotion, he turned his gaze to Qin Kang's body again: "You are here to pay the order, right?" The battle report has been received, and he has done a good job, this time he cleaned up the rear and broke the Liao army, you made the first contribution to my army breaking the Liao! ”

Qin Dang was even more excited when he heard this, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and landed on one knee: "Everything is Tong Shuai's command, and the last general will not dare to take credit." ”

"Hehe, merit is merit, and the old man is not even greedy for this." After smiling for a while, Tong Guan's face suddenly sank again, and he shouted: "But in addition to gong, you have also had!" Qin Dare, are you guilty? ”

Although these words were not too loud, they made Qin Kang's body tremble suddenly, and then he bowed down and bowed: "The end ...... The last general is guilty, and the Yanmen Pass incident is the last general's improper behavior, so there is this result, and Tong Shuai is also asked to punish him! ”

Sun Tu was still savoring the polite words that Tong Guan said to him, but when he suddenly saw him holding him accountable with a cold face, his heart naturally moved. This accountability is actually aimed at himself, how could Tong Guan not know that it was his own hand that killed Du Changguo and Tian Boyuan in Yanmen Pass?

In a blink of an eye, Sun Tu hugged his fists and said: "Tong Shuai and slow down, everything about Yanmen Pass is in me, and it has nothing to do with General Qin, if there is anything to deal with, just come at me!" But he took all the responsibility at once.

Tong Guan narrowed his eyes, looked Sun Tu up and down a few times, and then said, "It seems that you still have some responsibility for Qianli." Then Ben Shuai is about to ask you, how dare you kill the court officials so unscrupulously? Are you guilty? ”

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Try hard again today, but it should be a little less than the previous two days... However, the ticket is still required, after all, it is Monday today.