The horse's hooves rumbled like thunder. Five hundred black-armored horsemen rode forward, but they were surrounded by the international famous general Gao Yu and Wu Haogu, who could not fight, and walked in front.

Behind them, several red banners rolled up, followed by large groups of cavalry and infantry. The brigade of Yuma Zhi and Hedong Jiaqi, after resting for a few days, finally drove out of Tongwan City.

Behind Gao Yu and Wu Haogu, in addition to the more than 400 horsemen of the black armor horse, about 500 horsemen of the Fulin army, and more than 900 horsemen of the royal horse. It is a retinue of more than 3,000 knights and more than 2,000 dragon warriors, as well as hundreds of auxiliaries pulling chariots and horses. A full 8,000 army, a mighty expedition.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Song Army had a gloomy face, and the sound of the golden drum and horn added a bit of solemnity. Before the departure of the army, Wu Haogu issued a military intelligence report through the command of the military machine. The whole army was informed of the possibility of a war with the Khitans.

At this time, everyone, except for Wu Haogu and Zhao Zhongge, was all nervous. Everyone knows that they are about to collide with the most powerful force in the world. If it fails, the entire Great Song Empire may face the risk of collapse!

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Wu Haogu and Gao Yu, who were walking in front. The two were only wearing military uniforms, but no armor. If they could see the faces of the two, they would probably be puzzled. Because of the invincible international famous captain Gao Taiwei, not only had a solemn face, but also sighed incessantly. I don't know if I want to go to the battlefield or the court? And Wu Haogu, who was walking with him, had a calm face, and he couldn't stop cheering Gao Yu.

"Shiyan, let's make a name for ourselves again this time...... beat the Khitan, now the official family is going to raise their eyebrows! ”

Wu Haogu has already made up his mind to fight the Khitans! He knows too well the inside story of Liao, and it is impossible to fight hard, at most it is a small fight and intimidation. For Jiehe Commercial Market, of course, it is better to fight late than early.

If you fight early, it will be over in a while, and the Khitan people will be easy to talk when they know that they are powerful, it is nothing more than dividing the Hetao grassland, and they don't care if they have more or less martial arts. Anyway, the Great Liao Kingdom will not be long in life...... What he is really worried about now is the long-term confrontation between Song and Liao in the Hetao grassland.

Once the confrontation becomes protracted, the Jiehe Commercial Market co-founded by Song Liao will definitely be impacted! Now Cai Jing is salivating over this rich commercial market, if there is also a confrontation in Hebei, and he is not in charge of the overall situation in Jiehe Commercial City, then Cai Jing is likely to find an opportunity to start.

Hearing Wu Haogu's suggestion, Gao Yu just shook his head: "Da Lang, don't be so impulsive!" The Khitan is no better than the Western thief...... Moreover, our dynasty did not go to war with the Khitan, but it was a brotherly state. ”

The fold of the Fuzhou Fold family next to him also interjected with a frown: "What Gao Taiwei said is extremely true, the strength of the Khitan is ten times that of the Western thief. Once the provocation is made, not only Shuofang Road will suffer, but even Hedong and Hebei will be captured by the Khitan thieves, and it will be Wu Taiwei Your Jiehe Commercial Market, maybe it will also become the prey of the Khitans. ”

Wu Haogu glanced at him lightly and said with a smile: "It is precisely because the Khitan is strong, and the disaster is even worse, that we have to kill the killer at the beginning of the matter, so that the Khitan people know that our Great Song Iron Horse is not easy to mess with!" ”

Wu Haogu's expression was relaxed, and he seemed to have the chance to win, but it made Gao Yu and several generals of the Hedong Army who followed Gao Yu even more gloomy.

The 8,000-strong army that has left Tongwan now is dominated by the Sanzhi Army, and there are another 5,000 pikemen of the Sanzhi Army in Mida Cave. If Wu Haogu, the Marquis of Yu, the three straight capitals, is determined to fight with the Khitans, it seems that Gao Taiwei can't stop it! Everyone looked at Gao Yu with a weak heart.

Looking at the expressions of the people around him, Gao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Da Lang, we can't make up our minds about this matter, we have to listen to the above, otherwise the charge of being good at opening and provoking will be suppressed, and even the official family will not be able to protect us!" ”

Gao Yu's words, his generals nodded again and again, and echoed loudly: "What the Taiwei said is right, we are not afraid of the Khitans, but this battle cannot be fought, and it is not good to win, but guilty!" ”

Gao Yu nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, the Khitan people's heads can't be exchanged for the house of Kaifeng Mansion!" Da Lang, it's no good to fight with the Khitans. ”

Wu Haogu just smiled and nodded.

He didn't expect Captain Gao and Captain Zhe to dare to fight with the Khitan. The purpose of his deliberate shouting and beating was to test the attitude of these people.

If they are all enthusiastic, then they will fight the Khitans together. If they won't fight, that's okay......

……

On the edge of the Quye River, a tributary of the Yellow River, a new tent was set up.

The style of this camp is very different from the camp tents of the Song army and the western thieves.

The camps of the Song army and the western thieves knew at a glance that they belonged to the wartime army, and they were all deep trenches with high walls, tight and strong. In the camp, all kinds of tents, and even temporary sheds made of wood and thatch, are all in order, and watchtowers and towers will be built. The patrol soldiers were also restrained and meticulous. The rest of the soldiers and generals, whether they were resting or practicing, were also in an orderly manner and did not mess up at all.

But the tent here is full of carelessness and perfunctory. The trench is narrow and shallow, and the fence is hasty. The watchtower simply did not. The range of movement of men and horses in the camp is very large, but it is not a large group of cavalry who enter and exit, but herdsmen who drive cattle and sheep. Not only adult men, but also women and children can be seen in the midst of the visit.

Around the camp, there are fertile pastures, and now is the time when the grass is green and the flowers are red in spring. Between the flowers and plants, there are also large herds of cattle and sheep flowing. If it weren't for the cavalry entering and leaving the camp and the center of the camp, there would be a big flag with red teeth bordered by red teeth, which was impressively embroidered with a military name in Khitan script: Heqing Army. In addition, there is a black flag, and there is the word Xiao in Khitan script. I'm afraid no one will regard this camp, which looks like a herdsman's tent, as the camp of the strongest Khitan military horses in the world.

He is the grandson of Xiao Xiaoxian, the commander of the Liao Shengzong, who was captured alive in the pacification of the Bohai Dayanlin Uprising and imprisoned for several months, and is the first-class relative of the Liao State. was born to wait for Langjun, and now he is only in his thirties and has become a festival envoy. He also has an elder brother named Xiao Delide, who has better official luck, and has now achieved the rank of Ringa in the north and the Privy Council in the north. is Yelu Yanxi's henchman, who was once ordered to track down Yelu Yixin's remnants, made a lot of money from it, and also set up a large family business in Jiehe Shang City......

However, unlike his brother, Xiao Delis was a great monk who practiced at home, and he was also a Confucian scholar. In the post of the envoy of the Qinghe Army, he was not in charge of military affairs, so he studied the two books of "Theory of Heaven" and "Empirical Theory" with a few good monks and Confucian scholars!

Although Wu Haogu did not want to transmit the Positivism to the Liao State, the book was a theoretical tool that could be used to criticize Buddhism - according to the Positivism, the Buddhist worldview became a hypothesis to be proven, which was naturally an unacceptable heresy for Buddhist disciples. Therefore, it also attracted the attention of the Confucian scholars of the Liao Kingdom, who were proficient in Buddhism and Confucianism, and was introduced to the Great Liao.

"Theory of Heaven" put forward a hypothesis of "the only principle of heaven", which was directly opposed to the Buddhist view, and was also taken to the Liao State.

After the "Theory of Heaven" and "Positivistic Theory" entered the Liao State, they quickly caused great controversy. Since these two books belong to the Confucian lineage, the "Theory of Heaven" fills the lack of the Confucian worldview, and the "Positivistic Theory" is used as a tool to explore the world, and can be used to attack the worldview of other sects. Many Khitan Confucian scholars who worship the Buddha and read Confucius and Mencius don't know who to believe?

Of course, the Han Confucian scholars were not very good. Because the Han people's devotion to Buddhism is far less than that of the Khitans who are obsessed with it—just look at the temples of the Song Dynasty that can sell pork! The Han people in Liao are similar, they are all old fritters in front of the Buddha. It can't be compared with the Khitan people who are more simple-minded at all.

Moreover, the Han people are a ruled nation after all, and the Khitans cannot make them believe in Buddhism like themselves, because Buddhism is destructive to productivity. If the Han people all go to become monks, who will serve them?

Therefore, after the Confucian scholars of Yanyun Han saw the "Theory of Heaven" and the "Theory of Positivism", whether they believed it or not, they would not be more true anyway.

But Xiao Delisi was different, even if he was ordered by the Southern Recruitment Division to sneak thousands of tribal soldiers from the territory of the Heqing Army (the Heqing Army is a military number, and it is also a local) to Quyechuan in the territory of Western Xia to set up camp, he also took a few monks and Confucian scholars, and studied positivist philosophy with them in the tent......

When a Han Confucian who had passed the Jinshi and a young monk surnamed Xiao were arguing about "practice is the standard for testing truth", outside the tent, the sound of hooves was heard. Then a strong man in a Khitan-style robe walked up, lifted the curtain and walked closer, and saluted: "Report to the Taishi, the southwest side of the Sidu Supervisor Xiao Hui left the army and led the troops to the camp five miles away." ”

As soon as he heard the name of "Xiao Hui Libao", Xiao Delis's brows furrowed, "Why is he here?" ”

Xiao Huili has a Chinese name, a single "gan" character, also called Xiao Gan, who is a relative of the uncle of the country, and his background is similar to Xiao Delisi. However, he and Shawris seem to be two breeds of people. Shawris is short in stature and hunched over (isn't it because of the marriage of close relatives?). ), ugly face. But he is full of economy and proficient in Buddhism.

But Xiao Hui Libao is a martial artist, tall and strong, and dignified. For the Buddha and Confucianism, they are only shallow believers, and they are not fascinated, and they do not know the "Theory of Heaven" and "Positivism" or something. However, he is quite interested in the art of war, and now all his attention is on the Song and Xia wars.

This time, Xiao Delis sent troops to Qu Yechuan, and it was he who suggested to the southwest to ask for the envoy Yelu Dabeinu.