"That little beast's soldiers and horses took Yunzhou, which was heavily guarded by the Liao State?"

Zhao Guangyi clenched his fists and questioned Zhao Pu in disbelief.

Zhao Pu bowed down and stood in front of Zhao Guangyi and nodded slowly.

Where the abbot in the temple sits, like a mud bodhisattva, after silently reciting the six-character Hongming, he closed his eyes and pretended to be an outsider motionlessly.

The news that Yang Qi's soldiers and horses had broken through Yunzhou was like a heavy hammer that smashed on Zhao Guangyi's head, and suddenly ruined Zhao Guangyi's joy of breaking through Youzhou City.

It was precisely because of this heavy hammer reminder that Zhao Guangyi came to his senses.

He realized that after he entered Youzhou City, his mentality was a little relaxed, and he was a little greedy for comfort, forgetting that the war was still going on.

"Huh~"

Zhao Guangyi shook the dragon robe on his waist, and sat on the futon with a big horse golden knife, like a Buddha, full of majesty: "Summoning Cao Bin, Li Jilong, Li Xin, Li Fang, Zhang Qixian and others to come over to see me." ”

The emperor summoned them, and these people naturally did not dare to hesitate.

Half an hour later, the people summoned by Zhao Guangyi gathered in the Buddhist hall.

The abbot of the temple confessed and led the novices who were waiting for him and Zhao Guangyi to leave the Buddhist hall.

After Zhao Guangyi waited until the abbot of the temple left, he looked at his courtiers with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "The right army broke through Yuguan a month ago, and the left army also broke Yunzhou a day ago.

The left and right armies have completed their preliminary battle plans, while our Chinese army is still staying in Youzhou.

The preliminary battle plan was also only unfulfilled by our Chinese army.

What do you have to say? ”

The ministers glanced at each other, Li Fang took a step forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since the left and right armies have completed the preliminary battle plan, our Chinese army naturally cannot lag behind. Now that our army has conquered Youzhou City, the next step is to march into Shunzhou.

The soldiers of the forbidden army have been resting in Youzhou City for many days, and now their morale is high.

Your Majesty should take the opportunity to send troops to Shunzhou, seize Shunzhou in one fell swoop, and complete the preliminary battle plan of our Chinese army. ”

When all the ministers heard this, they nodded in agreement.

"No!"

At this time, Cao Bin suddenly stood up and sang against it.

The eyes of all the ministers fell on Cao Bin in unison.

Zhao Guangyi frowned, and his slightly dissatisfied gaze also fell on Cao Bin.

After the Chinese army entered Youzhou under the leadership of Cao Bin, the left and right armies were like bamboos, but the Chinese army did not advance an inch for a long time, which made Zhao Guangyi feel that Cao Bin was old and useless.

Yang Qi easily broke through Youzhou City, which Cao Bin couldn't take for dozens of days, which made Zhao Guangyi even more dissatisfied with Cao Bin

Zhao Guangyi has even begun to question whether he chose to make Cao Bin the commander of the Chinese army a mistake.

What Zhao Guangyi was thinking in his heart, Cao Bin didn't know.

At this moment, his mind was full of Yang Qi reminding him that Shunzhou River had done it.

Cao Bin bowed down and stood in front of Zhao Guangyi with a solemn face, and said, "Your Majesty, now that the situation in Shunzhou is unknown, I am afraid that I will fall into the trap of Brother Yelu Xiu." The old minister thought that after sending someone to investigate the situation in Shunzhou, it would not be too late to march again. ”

Zhao Guangyi was a little angry, and he said coldly: "Are you still thinking about Yang Yansi telling you the news that Shunzhou River did it?" Are you my courtier, or Yang Yansi's courtier? Could it be that in your heart, I am far less credible than Yang Yansi? ”

Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, and said in fear: "The old minister has no such intentions, but this Northern Expedition to Liao is a big matter." If there is really a mistake in the Shunzhou River, not only will His Majesty's Northern Expedition plan be ruined in Shunzhou, but I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the forbidden army will also die.

Yelu Hugh is a scheming person, so he has to guard against it. ”

"Hehehe......"

Zhao Guangyi smiled mockingly, "What you keep saying is for the sake of the Northern Expedition and for the sake of the soldiers under me. But no matter how I listen to it, I think you believe in Yang Yansi's little brute more than I believe in me.

You are indeed my good courtier! ”

Zhao Guangyi's last sentence was very heavy, and his voice was also very cold, and even had a little killing intent.

Cao Bin was worried about it, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal to His Majesty, and he has no two hearts. Lao Chen didn't disbelieve His Majesty, but the stakes were very high, and he had to guard against it. Your Majesty, don't forget that the first two Northern Expeditions failed because they fell for the tricks of Yelu Huge's thieves. ”

"Humph!"

Zhao Guangyi snorted coldly, "Cao Bin, I handed over nearly half of the strength of the forbidden army to you, but since you entered the Liao Kingdom, you have been repeatedly blocked, if I hadn't forced you, I'm afraid you would still be blocked in Tongtai Pass now." Even in the end, this Youzhou City could only be broken through with the help of that little beast's hand.

Look at Shi Shouxin's right army, and that little brute's left army, they are inferior to you in strength, inferior in equipment, and even inferior in terms of supplies.

However, they easily defeated the evenly matched enemy.

Tell me, are you old, or do you have ulterior motives? ”

Cao Bin fluttered and knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "The old minister is terrified, and the old minister has no second thoughts about His Majesty. Everything the old minister did was for His Majesty and for the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty?"

The corners of Zhao Guangyi's mouth were full of sarcasm, "I'll let you see how you are for the Great Song Dynasty......

"Chen Lin!"

"The slave is here!"

"Tell me, the loyal envoy of Cao, what your people have found in Shunzhou!"

Chen Lin bowed to Zhao Guangyi, turned to face Cao Bin, and said lightly: "Lord Cao, we don't know where you got the news that the Shunzhou River has dried up."

The people of our subordinate pacification department have visited Shunzhou many times, and the news they got is completely different from what you said.

This year, there was a great drought in Shunzhou, and the water flow of the Shunzhou River was a little smaller, but it did not dry up.

This is true not only of the news found by the people of our subordinate pacification department, but also of the news found by the scouts in the army. ”

When Cao Bin heard this, he was obviously a little stunned.

The information found out by the three spies is completely different.

Someone must have lied.

Obviously, the people in this Buddhist hall don't think that Chen Lin will lie.

Then the only liar is Cao Bin.

Or Yang Qi who told Cao Bin the news.

Zhao Guangyi looked at Cao Bin coldly, "You dare to say that you have no ulterior motives...... Hmph......"

Cao Bin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

After thinking about this matter for a short time, Cao Bin still chose to believe Yang Qi.

Because he believed that Yang Qi would not lie to him.

Also, as the commander of the Chinese army, the news found by the scouts in the army was not communicated to him first, but was given to Zhao Guangyi by leapfrogging, which is obviously abnormal.

Cao Bin said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, the old minister has no second thoughts about Your Majesty. Brother Yelu Hugh is a tricky person, or will Your Majesty send someone to investigate again? ”

Zhao Guangyi stood up coldly, stared at Cao Bin with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I have exposed your mask, but you still don't repent. It seems that you are no longer suitable for the position of commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. ”

"Someone! deposed Cao Bin as the commander of the Chinese army, and temporarily confined himself in Youzhou City. No one is allowed to leave the city without an order. ”

Cao Bin looked at Zhao Guangyi dumbfounded, "Your Majesty! ”

Zhao Guangyi glanced at him and sneered: "I remember that you are an old minister of the two dynasties, and you have made outstanding contributions to the Great Song Dynasty. So no matter what you have in mind, I will not kill you. But you won't be in charge of the army from now on. When I recover the sixteen states of Yanyun and the class teacher returns to the dynasty, you will go back to be an idle prince. ”

"Your Majesty, Shunzhou must not be rash, the lives of hundreds of thousands of forbidden soldiers are just in your thoughts! Your Majesty! ”

"Pull it down!"

"Your Majesty......"

“……”

In Cao Bin's hoarse shout, Cao Bin was pulled out of the Buddhist hall.

Cao Bin, the commander of the Chinese army, was deposed from the right to lead the troops, and the Chinese army naturally needs someone to lead the army.

No one sympathized with Cao Bin, and no one spoke for Cao Bin.

After Cao Bin was taken out, Zhao Guangyi and his ministers gathered together to discuss the reselection of the commander of the Chinese army.

……

Following.

Early morning.

The sun is shining, slightly red-hot.

Only the occasional breeze on the top of the city can give people some coolness.

Accompanied by Peng Pai, Yang Qi climbed the city wall of the north gate of Youzhou City, and looked at the soldiers of the forbidden army who were frequently gathered below, his expression was extremely complicated.

"The forbidden army wants to enter Shunzhou?"

Yang Qi asked Peng Pai with a frown.

Peng Pai nodded and said, "Since he got the news that Yunzhou was broken, Zhao Guangyi began to gather troops and horses to prepare for the army to enter Shunzhou. ”

Yang Qihu said suspiciously: "Have they thought of a strategy to deal with Yelu Xiuge's plan?" ”

"No ......"

A voice with heavy sighs and regret sounded behind Yang Qi.

As soon as Yang Qi turned his head, he saw a hunched body and a bitter face appeared behind him.

Yang Qi was obviously a little surprised, "The son-in-law has seen his father-in-law. Today, the forbidden army sent to Shunzhou, and my father-in-law did not transfer troops in the army, so how could I have the leisure to climb to the head of this Youzhou city? ”

"Hehehe......"

Cao Bin smiled self-deprecatingly, put his hands behind his back, paced to Yang Qi's side, looked at the soldiers and horses frequently gathered in the city, and sighed: "How can the old man still be qualified to lead the soldiers and horses......

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "What happened?" ”

Cao Bin said with a sad face: "Don't you know? His Majesty seized the old man's military power yesterday and let the old man be imprisoned in Youzhou City. ”

"This?"

Yang Qi looked stunned.

Yesterday, he was a salted fish in his small yard, and he didn't send anyone to find out the news, so he really didn't know about it.

Now hearing Cao Bin say this, Yang Qi's heart is beating wildly.

Yang Qi hurriedly said: "The Shunzhou River is dry!" Done! They have no countermeasures, and they have deposed your veteran general. What is the difference between this and sending to death. ”

Cao Bin said helplessly: "What can the old man do, it's because you said that the Shunzhou River dried up." The old man resisted death in front of His Majesty and admonished, but His Majesty said that the old man had ulterior motives.

And the information found by the pacification department and the scouts in the army does not match the information you got.

Tell me, does Your Majesty believe in his own people? Or do you believe you as an outsider? ”

Yang Qi looked at the soldiers of the forbidden army in the city, and said with a complicated expression: "Is there no other way?" If these good men are buried in Shunzhou, I am afraid that you and I will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future. ”

"What can be done? After His Majesty deposed the old man's military power, he decided to personally serve as the commander of the Chinese army. The old man is a courtier, can he still make decisions for His Majesty? ”

"Your Majesty wants to drive the expedition?"

Cao Bin shook his head and said: "No, Your Majesty is sitting in Youzhou City, and it is Li Jilong who leads the Chinese army to fight, Your Majesty is afraid that Li Jilong's official position is low and he will not be able to suppress the soldiers of the forbidden army, so he sent Li Fang and Zhang Qixian as overseers to accompany Li Jilong's troops to Shunzhou." ”

"Smack!"

Yang Qi patted the city wall in front of him angrily, and roared: "It's a special game of remote control, remember to eat or not, and don't remember to fight ......."

Cao Bin frowned and looked at Yang Qi suspiciously, "What remote command?" ”

"Nothing!"

Yang Qi said perfunctorily, looked at Cao Bin, and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, I don't believe that you have been in the army for so many years and don't have some henchmen. So far, we can't control the overall situation, but it is one person who can save one more person......"

Cao Bin waved his hand and said with emotion: "What you can think of, how can the old man not think of it." The old man has secretly warned his henchmen in the army, so that they are always on guard. That's all the old man can do now......"

Yang Qi nodded dullly, "That's good, I just hope that they can be clever at a critical time, so that they can have a little more certainty of survival." ”

Cao Bin looked at Yang Qi and suddenly asked, "What do you think of the war in Yunzhou?" As far as the old man knows, the Liao State has hoarded a lot of troops in Yunzhou, and there is even a famous Liao general Yelu Xian in charge, and it should be difficult for the soldiers and horses under your command to take Yunzhou.

However, according to the old man's calculations based on the battle reports he obtained, the soldiers and horses under your command took Yunzhou almost without much time.

Could it be that you have any secret weapons, or do you have a secret method to deal with the Liao people? ”

Yang Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Judging from the secret report I got, my eldest brother led his soldiers and horses to Yunzhou, and when he was about to fight to the death with Yelu Xian, he found that Yelu Xian's men and horses had withdrawn from Yunzhou.

Therefore, my eldest brother didn't use a knife in Yunzhou at all, and it was Yelu who took the initiative to withdraw from Yunzhou. ”

Cao Bin frowned and said, "Why did Yelu do this? ”

Yang Qi turned his head and glanced at him, and sighed: "Because Brother Yelu Xiu has already figured out the temper of our Majesty, who is so happy. Since he has set up a game in Shunzhou, if he wants to lure our majesty into the game, he naturally has to throw down a heavy bait. Yunzhou is this heavy bait. ”

Cao Bin frowned, pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "So, the reason why the left and right armies were able to break through all the way is probably part of the bureau set up by Yelu Xiuge?" ”

Yang Qi nodded and said with emotion: "The Liao State has dominated the northwest for many years, if they were really so easy to fight, wouldn't the Great Song Dynasty have already taken back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?" ”

Cao Bin lost his voice and said: "Brother Yelu Xiu is so vicious...... If he doesn't die, I'm afraid that His Majesty will never be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun......"

Yang Qi was stunned, and said in a mocking voice: "Why don't you say that if Your Majesty doesn't die, the Great Song Dynasty will never be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?" ”

Cao Bin's eyes widened, "Boy, be cautious, the wall has ears." ”

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, looking at the city.

Cao Bin also looked at the city.

The eyes of others looking at this majestic and mighty army under the city were full of envy and admiration.

Yang Qi and Cao Bin's eyes as they looked at this army were full of pity and pity.

Zhao Guangyi stood on the podium and said a lot of things.

Then Li Jilong and others led the army out of Youzhou City with great dignity.