This sudden, contrary to everyone's opinion, was enough to surprise people, but when the generals in the tent looked at the person who spoke, they were even more surprised, and several of them immediately rebuked: "Bold, when will it be the turn of a personal guard like you to intervene in military affairs?" ”

This person who suddenly spoke out against everyone's statement was a tall and sturdy young man with a green face, wearing only an ordinary school captain's uniform, and he was just a pro-soldier captain who was standing on the sidelines! This is indeed too unexpected, and it is even more unacceptable to the generals in the army who pay great attention to the distinction between superior and inferior.

In fact, there is not much difference between the army of the Great Song Dynasty and the officialdom and the imperial court, the same comparison is age, seniority and identity, and only people like Sun Tu who have a great reputation, and at the same time do have real power and military merits in their hands, are qualified to become outliers, and if others want to intervene in such a military meeting, they will naturally attract reprimands from other generals.

But to their surprise, even if he was reprimanded by these many people, this young lieutenant did not see the slightest bit of panic, and even had a lazy smile on his face: "Generals please forgive me, the small ones just can't bear to see our army miss such a good opportunity to break the enemy, I dare to assert that if everyone does not listen to General Sun's orders because of some prejudices this time, they will regret it in the future!" ”

"Presumptuous! Come on, drag him down for me, and take thirty military sticks seriously! Seeing that he dared to speak so loudly, finally a general was furious and immediately gave an order. But just when several other guards on the left and right hesitated to step forward, one of them got up first and spoke: "Slow! The two ministers, the generals, why don't you listen to what he has to say first, and then convict him of a crime? ”

The person who spoke out to help the young lieutenant was also a young man, but when he opened his mouth, the other generals were not easy to interrupt, just because he was a rising star in the Western Army, and the youngest and most promising general in the Western Army. And in this regard, both the seed master Dao and the seed master were silent, obviously acquiescing to his statement.

A trace of gratitude flashed in the eyes of the young lieutenant, and he immediately hugged Chong Jing, and then said: "The two ministers, the generals, the little one really has no experience in leading troops to fight, but some things can still be understood, and General Sun's approach is a manifestation of long-term vision." ”

"Hmph, ridiculous, we originally joined forces with the Jin people to break Liao, but he suddenly asked us to go back on our word and join forces with Liao to fight against Jin, which is this long-term vision? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed and regarded as a faithless person? Someone immediately refuted with a sneer.

"This general, I dare to ask you, is this false name important, or is it important to prevent the trouble in my north and protect the peace of my Great Song Dynasty?" The young man looked back abruptly and threw out such a question. This made the general speechless for a while, but someone next to him answered: "Are you alarmist and changing the topic?" ”

"No, that's the crux of the matter." The young man was fearless, shook his head and said, "Haven't you seen the horror of the Jin people from the successive defeats of the Liao people? Even the Liao army, which has always been regarded as a great enemy by us, was killed by the Jin army and was completely powerless, and even captured the Liao capital in a short period of time. ”

This question suddenly caused everyone to be silent for a while, no matter how conceited a person is, he didn't dare to pat his chest at this time and say that he could lead the army to block the attack of the Jin people. Although they did not fight against any of them, as long as they looked at the Liao army in front of them and the current tragic situation of the Liao people, they could know what the result of the Jin people waving their army to attack their own country was.

"However, the Jin people have made a covenant with me, how can they ......?" someone still hesitated to ask a question, but the young man did not wait for him to finish speaking, and then said in a loud voice: "It is not my race, how can it be trusted?" Who can guarantee that they will only be satisfied with destroying the Liao Kingdom and not coveting my Great Song Dynasty? What's more, the alliance we have made with the Jin people is only breaking the Liao, once the Liao State is destroyed, the so-called alliance will end, and then they can find all kinds of reasons to send troops to attack us, do we have to wait until that time to meet the enemy in a hurry, instead of preparing as soon as possible? Generals, it seems to me that there is very little faith between the two countries, and there is only interest. In particular, when it comes to the use of troops, it is even more important to strike first, and we must eradicate the threat as soon as possible in order to ensure our safety. ”

After saying this, it really made many generals think deeply. They are also people who have been killed in battles, so naturally it is impossible for them to only know what kind of clichés such as morality to show up for themselves like such rotten people. Before, I was only carried away by the victory, and I ignored the danger, but now I finally woke up a little.

Seeing this, the seed scripture also followed closely and said: "Well said, what you see coincides with me. By the way, what's your name? ”

"Humble Han Shizhong, now a pro-soldier captain in front of the prince of the small race." The young man puffed up his chest and said.

"Well, I really deserve to be a talent in my Western Army. The two prime ministers, the last general, also thought that General Sun's idea was the most beneficial to my Great Song Dynasty, because if the Jin people were not eliminated early, they would become a great disaster. Chong Jing glanced at Han Shizhong with admiration, and then added: "Don't forget, in fact, this time to use troops against Liao, it was my Great Song Dynasty who took the initiative, but the Liao people have not thought about invading the south for many years. However, the newly rising Jurchen Jin people were greedy and ferocious, and continued to invade Liao in the south. And judging from their personalities, will they really only be satisfied with destroying a Liao country?

"Like a full tiger and a pack of hungry wolves in the wilderness, who do you think is the greatest threat to us? This tiger is old and full, and we are already very familiar with it, and we have all kinds of ways to deal with it, not to mention that after this battle, it is even more vigorous, and it is impossible to threaten our Great Song for at least a few decades. It's that group of hungry wolves, hungry, ferocious, and abnormal, once they are neighbors, they are the biggest threat to my Great Song. Now, if you can unite with the full tiger to kill the wolf together, you can eliminate the threat and worry about it again! ”

"What the seed scripture says is exactly what I want!" While everyone was still thinking and hesitating, the seed master Dao finally spoke, and came to a conclusion on the matter: "Everything we do for the generals should be to kill foreign enemies and protect the people of our country. Since the Jin people are likely to become the biggest scourge of my Great Song Dynasty in the future, at this time, there is an opportunity to eradicate it. As for joining forces with the Liao, it is just an expedient measure, at least we will not suffer, after all, Youzhou is already in my hands, and the Liao soldiers in other cities have long been empty, just wait for our army to arrive, we can successfully take it! ”

"But after all, this is just a little conjecture on our part, maybe the Jin people don't have the intention of being an enemy of us......"

Hearing this question, even the seed masters laughed: "On the battlefield, but there is even the slightest possibility, you must go all out, and you would rather kill the mistake than let it go!" ”

With this opening, he finally settled the matter completely. After all, the two family ministers both supported Lian Liao to break the gold, did the other generals dare to go against their will?

However, many people still have some bad feelings in their hearts, after all, the person who started this matter was actually a little-known and low-status pro-military captain, as if he was ordered by such a small person. It's just that after facing the cold gaze of the two old generals like blades, they didn't dare to have any more thoughts, so they could only promise with their hands: "The last general will be sent by the minister, and this time he will definitely be able to break the Jin Army and keep the peace!" ”

"Okay, then, tomorrow I will find an opportunity to make a little contact with the Liao people to see what they think." The spirit of the cultivation master was even more uplifted, and he immediately ordered: "Also, order the whole army to prepare for departure." Since we were going to kill Jin Ren by surprise, we should have hit the road earlier. ”

By the next day, there was no need for the Song army to send someone to contact, and the Liao army, which had retreated ten miles from last night, had already sent someone to contact. When the Liao envoy learned from the mouth of this Liao envoy that the Liao army had decided to join forces with the Song army to jointly deal with the Jin army, the Song army was even more overjoyed, so that they could even dispel their last worries.

At this point, both Song and Liao were no longer hostile to each other, but began to slowly move their troops north. Of course, during this period, the two sides were still on guard, for fear that they would encounter a sneak attack by the enemy just now on the way forward, which made the speed of the two armies not as fast as imagined.

When these two armies were slowly marching north, the elite of the Shandong army, which had been resting in Zhuozhou before, had already arrived in Youzhou early.

When Song Jiang led the army to Youzhou, he was full of admiration after knowing what Sun Tu had done in a short period of time. Originally, some of the soldiers who were recruited into the army later only had respect for Sun Tu because of his identity, but now, seeing that following him was able to win two big cities in a row in ten months, the soldiers were completely convinced.

At this moment, Sun Tu's reputation has reached a new high point in the Shandong army, and even in the entire Song army, and even the Liao army will be afraid because of hearing Sun Tu's name, if it weren't for the fact that there are no women and children in the army, I'm afraid that his name can be used to stop children's night crying.

And with the arrival of his subordinate army, and the news that the Song and Liao armies in the rear had also set off, Sun Tu was more sure of the next battle, and decided that it was time to make the next arrangement-

If you want to completely annihilate the Jin army, although you have a good chance of winning by fighting head-on, it is extremely risky after all. You must know that the Jin army has now connected dozens of cities in the Liao Kingdom, and its morale is much higher than that of the Song and Liao armies, and they are already known for being good at fighting tough battles, but the Song and Liao armies have really encountered a hard battle, but they may not be able to cooperate sincerely. Therefore, if you want to win a battle, the strength of the two armies is still not enough, and you have to use tactics to lead the Jin army into an encirclement that is bound to lose.

And to do this, it is necessary for the Song people to lure it in as an ally!