August, the hottest time on the Central Plains. The Ninth Route Army, with the scorching sun on its head, was advancing towards Canzhou.

The threat of the rebels was no longer to be taken into account for a long time to come, and Huang Jin destroyed more than 80 workshops related to the rebels in Mizhou, capturing more than 3,000 rebel soldiers.

Liu Ling was no longer entangled in matters related to Tang Ning, because Tang Ning had already handed over an answer that satisfied him.

Fang La, plus the heads of seven or eight horns in the Yi Gang, these are enough for him to take back and deal with Zhao Ji.

However, there is another thing that bothers Liu Ling, that is, when Fang La's execution, it was Tang Ning's personal soldiers who were in charge, and the guy surnamed Wu was in charge.

Although Liu Ling was allowed to watch from the sidelines, he always felt that something was wrong. He couldn't find a reason because it was just his instincts.

However, Tang Ning's ability to tear Fang La was already enough to give him face, and Liu Ling was unwilling to delve into this matter. The Northern Expedition is imminent, and the imperial court will rely on Tang Ning to defeat the Jurchens and recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

On this scorching summer day, the amazing news came.

Under the offensive of the Jin army led by Wanyan Aguta, the Liao army was defeated one after another. The Xijin Mansion they had just recaptured fell into the pockets of the Jin people in a blink of an eye, and after Wanyan Aguda led his troops into Datong Mansion, Yelu Yanxi fled in a hurry.

Xiao Fengxian also gave Yelu Yanxi an idea, saying that he pretended to surrender, but in fact, he took advantage of his inattention to counterattack him in one fell swoop. Such a surprise will surely lead to a surprise victory.

However, Yelu Yanxi has been plagued by this guy for too long, and even a fool should know that there is something wrong with this person.

So Yelu Yanxi angrily drove Xiao Fengxian away, and fled to Jiashan with 30,000 people.

There were not many ministers accompanying him, but Jerodashi was impressively listed.

Although this child is very young, he has a very strong talent, and with him by his side, Yelu Yanxi can also rest assured.

But Wanyan Aguta did not intend to let him go easily, he broke through Datong Mansion and captured Xiao Fengxian. And because of Xiao Fengxian's several 'smart decisions' to Yelu Yanxi, Xiao Fengxian was the guest of honor.

Although Xiao Fengxian is stupid and always helps, he is lonely. After being captured, even if Wanyan Aguta personally met him, he did not pretend to be angry, and scolded Wanyan Aguta several times, saying that he was deviant and abandoned his ancestors.

Wanyan Agu is not angry, he can be today, all thanks to Xiao Fengxian. If he hadn't helped him on the side, he wouldn't have been able to rise so smoothly.

For Xiao Fengxian, Wanyan Aguda is grateful.

But Wan Yansheng doesn't think so.

He is the son of Wanyan Aguta, and after Wanyan Aguda died, he is destined to take over the throne of Wanyan Aguta

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He felt that Xiao Fengxian was really a little too arrogant, and he had obviously been reduced to a prisoner, but he still spoke disrespectfully to his father. This man is bent on death, and he will fulfill him.

So Wan Yan Sheng ordered his subordinates to take the captured Xiao Fengxian, father and son, to the wilderness, and after some inhumane torture, they finally cut off their heads and abandoned them in the wilderness.

When he went to find Xiao Fengxian again, he found that he couldn't find anyone. When he inquired about it, he found out what his son had done, and he was furious, and personally went to Yan Sheng's residence with a whip to beat him violently.

Wan Yan Sheng cried and asked why, and Wan Yan said, "You are the one who wants to take over the throne of me, how can you not have any strength at all?" Although Xiao Fengxian is a fool, he is loyal, and this kind of person can only be co-opted, not executed. Even if you want to kill him, you have to let him die himself.

Otherwise, what do you let others do? Didn't they strengthen their belief that they would rather die than give in? ”

Only then did Yan Sheng understand that his father was not angry because he executed Xiao Fengxian, but because of his own means of executing Xiao Fengxian.

So he hung his head and said, "The boy knows that he is wrong. ”

The Liao State that had lost Datong Mansion was already gone, and their control over the Western Xia people was finally over.

The Song people naturally wanted to take this opportunity to add fuel to the fire, but they didn't expect that just as they were about to enter the eastern region of Yanyun, the Jurchens had already settled in first.

The spineless Liao defenders surrendered directly when the Jurchen army began to attack, causing the Song people to lose an opportunity at their fingertips in vain.

Not only that, but the Jurchen army, which detected the movement of the Song army, also took the initiative to attack and caught the Song army by surprise.

The Song army in Hebei was commanded by a general named Guan Qing, although this man was brave, but his strategy was insufficient, and the most important thing was that this man was stubborn and self-serving, and could not listen to the advice of others.

There are many shrewd advisers among his subordinates, but if the advice of the advisors is contrary to his, he will ignore them and carry out his plan.

For this reason, those strategists are often so angry that they vomit blood, but they are helpless.

This time it was the same, his adviser advised him to retreat, but he refused. He felt that the Ninth Route Army led by Tang Ning was heading to Canzhou, so he had to make some moves here to cooperate with Tang Ning.

So he set up camp on the main road.

The strategist said that even if he wanted to divide the east and west with Tang Ning and cooperate with the attack, it would not be achieved overnight. No matter how you say it, you have to wait for people to get to the vicinity of Canzhou before making plans.

Guan Qing didn't listen again, he said that Lao Tzu was a slight envoy on Hebei East Road, I don't know what you said? I wanted to create a false impression that the Jin Army would mistakenly believe that the Ninth Route Army had arrived in Canzhou.

After he said this, before he could burn incense, the Jin army came to kill.

These annuities did not know where to get the formula for gunpowder, and now they are equipped with gunpowder in their army. And the way of using gunpowder is similar to that of the original Zhenguo Army, which adheres to the strategy of 'destroying the enemy on the road of attacking'.

However, the power of their gunpowder was not too great, but even so, the Song army still suffered a lot from them.

In addition, they are extremely brave in battle, and their ability to fight in close combat is the world's first-class level, so it is not surprising that Guan Qing's subordinates will be defeated after a moment of engagement.

The strategist suggested that Guan Qing send the 3,000 cavalry guards around him, so that they could make a detour to sneak attack the flank of the Jin army, or put some pressure on the rear army of the Jin people, so that the front could not be attacked.

But Guan Qing didn't agree again.

He said, "You want me to die!" Then he ordered the whole army to retreat.

The strategist sighed, he really couldn't figure out what evil he had done in his previous life, and how he could be such a master.

The great cause of cutting gold is imminent, and the defeat of Hebei East Road has dealt a very serious blow to the morale of the soldiers in Hebei.

Guan Qing brought a total of 80,000 soldiers over, but only 50,000 escaped.

With 30,000 casualties and missing missing, the damage is truly chilling.

Originally, this kind of thing was intolerable, and if it were someone else, he would have been relegated to the edge of the sky a long time ago. But Guan Qing has his back to Cai Jing and is a noble relation, so the court turned a blind eye to this matter, as if it had never happened.

It's hot, and it's just been a fiasco. Guan Qing didn't find the reason from himself, and reprimanded the soldiers every day, saying that they didn't work hard in battle.

Taken together, the Song army in the Hebei region is no longer a problem of discouragement, and if it continues like this, it will cause a mutiny.

At that time, the Ninth Route Army led by Tang Ning will not have to go to Canzhou, so let's go to Hebei East Road to quell the rebellion first.

Strictly speaking, Zhao Xu's era was already considered the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, but by the time of Zhao Ji, the Northern Song Dynasty perished, and there was always his reason.

The court that is rotten to the roots, plus a powerful minister who is bent on grabbing benefits, and an emperor who only knows pleasure, these three things are put together, how can this country still be good?

Zhao Ji is self-aware, he knows that he can't govern the country well, so he disperses power to the people around him.

This method itself is good, but unfortunately he used the wrong person.

Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Yang Jian, which of these people is a normal person? Which one is worth entrusting? Looking at the entire court of the Great Song Dynasty, there are few high-ranking and powerful people except Tang Ning, who are down-to-earth......