The news of Gao Yubing's arrival in Lingzhou City has not yet reached Kaifeng Mansion. History played a joke with Zhao Ji, who suffered from hereditary timidity, and the first thing that came was the defeat of Hexi Road - the unlucky Zhong Fu lost another battle! This was an expected defeat, and it was the soldiers and horses led by Gao Yongnian and the seed master pole that were defeated.

Less than 40,000 soldiers and horses fled south from Qin Wangchuan, and before they could join the reinforcements led by Wang Sunchen and Liu Fa, they were attacked by tens of thousands of cavalry led by Brother Wei Mingcha. The result is naturally a big defeat! Tens of thousands of people were lost, and the fleeing soldiers and horses also collided with the new force led by Wang Sunchen and Liu Fa, and the latter retreated inexplicably, although there was no loss in personnel, but a large number of baggage was lost.

At the same time, Renshou Mountain City, Zhuoluo City, Gaizhu City, and Shuibo City, which were originally controlled by the Song army, were all recaptured by the Western Xia. The Song army retreated to its original defense before the war last year - Zhong Fu was busy for a long time, and he gained nothing except the loss of troops and generals.

The news was delivered to Kaifeng Mansion in a hurry, and above the court, two waves of civil officials began to shake the pot......

Gao Yu is going to carry the black pot again this time. Wu Haogu thought, and by the way, he observed the expressions of the two waves of people in the Chongzheng Hall with the corner of his eye.

His current status is a bit special, not only is he not a person from the two mansions, not even an official in Beijing, but a local official, but he was left in Kaifeng Mansion by Zhao Ji, and he also went to the Chongzheng Palace every day to participate in the discussion of politics - the reason why this is so is because of two reasons, one is that Hebei is too peaceful; The second is that Wu Haogu is the former Marquis of Yu, the capital of the three straights, and he is very familiar with the military affairs of the northwest, and he can ask at any time if he is left in the court.

However, the official family and Zai Zhi don't ask, he is not qualified to speak in the Chongzheng Palace.

"This defeat is all caused by Xingling Xuanfu and the unarranged arrangement of Gao Yu, the commander of the Sixth Road!" As soon as Cai Jing opened his mouth, he pushed the responsibility to Gao Yu, and then glanced at Su Dongpo provocatively.

This pot is very far-fetched, but it is very level!

It's far-fetched because what Gao Yu took over was a mess, and Gao Yongnian and the seed master were also saved, and they also brought out 30,000 officers and soldiers, so it can't be regarded as a rescue failure, right?

And the level is that Cai Jingming knew that Gao Yu was wronged, and threw a black pot over, just to lead Su Dongpo to defend Gao Yu.

Everyone knows that Gao Yu is from Su Dongpo's disciple, and he and Su Dongpo's disciple Wu Haogu are still iron buddies. Therefore, Gao Yu is regarded as a party of Su Dongpo...... And the commander who is in charge of the army and the commander who supports the army is a party, hehe, what will the officials think and think?

"Gao Yu has already crossed the desert to attack Xingzhou, and now the victory or defeat is unknown, so there is no need to discuss the responsibility for the defeat." Su Dongpo knew Cai Jing's thoughts, but he still had to speak to Gao Yu - this kind of thing is the same party and the same thing, since Gao Yu is Su Dongpo's subordinate, he can't kick others.

Zhao Ji frowned, he was in no mood to watch the two prime ministers throw the black pot now. Now the most important thing is how to deal with the peace talks, now that the party and the Khitan people have become a group, the asking price is quite high! Before the defeat of Hexi Road, they wanted to return to Yanzhou and Shuozhou, and they also wanted the Great Song Dynasty to admit that the Western Thieves were a vassal of the Khitan!

Now, the thief has won another game, and I am afraid that he will soon have to bargain in the peace talks.

Zhang Kangguo, a member of the Privy Council, said: "Hexi Road is not erosive and difficult to save, as long as Lanzhou, Huangzhou, and Shanzhou can be firmly defended, the situation is not too bad." And Gao Yu and Zhe Keshi always have one way to gain something, so in the peace talks, our side should still stick to the bottom line. In any case, it cannot be recognized that the Western Thief is a Khitan vassal. ”

In fact, Zhang Kangguo still advocated concessions, but he wanted to hold the line of not recognizing the party as a Khitan vassal. As for Yanzhou and Shuozhou, they should be let out.

He continued: "It's summer now, and in a few months it will be the time when the boundary river and the Yellow River will freeze in winter. At that time, the army of hundreds of thousands of Khitan tigers and wolves would not be able to resist the soldiers of Hebei. Therefore, the minister suggested that peace should be negotiated as soon as possible to avoid delay. ”

Zhao Ji's mood became heavy when he said this.

On the northern border of the Great Song Dynasty, autumn and winter are the most tense times of the year. Because the Yellow River, the Jiehe River, and the Juma River will all freeze in the Netherlands. It won't play the role of blocking the Khitan iron cavalry from going south! And at that time, it happened to be the time when the Khitan war horses were fat and strong, and they happened to invade the south in a big way.

And Jiehe Commercial Market seems to be the first target of the Khitan southern invasion!

"Da Lang, does Jiehe Shang City need to send more troops and horses to strengthen its defense?" Zhao Ji's question made Wu Haogu a little depressed.

Now Jiehe Shang City is a free city, and if you let the imperial soldiers and horses enter, it will become a state and county of the court......

More than a dozen eyes suddenly turned to Wu Haogu, and the ministers in the palace actually felt that Jiehe Shang City was a problem—it was getting fatter and stronger, and it also had considerable autonomy. This time, the saber rattling between Song and Liao was an opportunity to solve the problem of the boundary river. If you miss it, I'm afraid you will have to worry about the attitude of the Khitans again.

Wu Haogu said: "Your Majesty, how can it be delayed until winter? Gao Yu and Zhe Keshi should be successful soon, and the draw will definitely be successful by then. ”

Wu Haogu is still very confident in Gao Yu and Zhe Keshi, and he is not willing to hand over Jiehe Shang City!

Hearing Wu Haogu's statement, Cai Jing felt a burst of joy in his heart - this is not the position that a minister should have!

"But most of the Khitan soldiers and horses are in the direction of Xingzhou...... "Deputy Prime Minister Wen Yi opened his mouth to speak for Cai Jing, "No matter how brave Gao Yu is, can he defeat tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers and horses?" ”

"Lao Tzu has been defeated, and he has beaten ......more than 10,000 people with only a few hundred heavy horses," Wu Haogu thought so in his heart, and he didn't dare to say it.

"There will always be news in a few days," Wu Hao Gu said, "Wen Xianggong just waits, why rush?" ”

Zhao Ji sighed, waiting for the news is not comfortable! But I can't help it, I can only wait!

Thinking of this, he was not interested in continuing to discuss, and gave Cai Jing a look, and the latter immediately suggested dispersing the dynasty.

"Wu Qing stay." Zhao Ji opened his mouth and left Wu Haogu - this is no longer surprising! Because these days, Wu Haogu has lunch with Zhao Ji in Chongzheng Hall almost every day.

Watching the important ministers leave one by one, Zhao Ji shook his head lightly, stood up and stomped in the main hall: "Da Lang, do you really think that Gao Yu can win the alliance of the Khitans and the Western Thieves?" ”

Wu Haogu smiled: "Then it depends on how to win." ”

Zhao Ji was stunned and looked at Wu Haogu. Wu Haogu explained: "The army led by Gao Yu is mainly composed of government soldiers, supplemented by the three straight commanders in front of the emperor. Whether you can fight or win, the key is these 20,000 soldiers. ”

"How?"

Wu Hao Gu said: "The government soldiers are easier to get than the regular soldiers of the Khitans, and millions can be recruited." If you can exchange a government soldier for a Khitan regular soldier on the battlefield, no matter who evacuates the battlefield first, the Khitan lose. After all, there are only one or two million Khitan people, and there are only one or two hundred thousand people suitable for regular soldiers. They can't afford to die! ”

Ethnic minorities! The number is always small......

"yes!" Zhao Ji thought for a while, "Can the high-ranking government soldiers and the Khitan soldiers fight a one-to-one exchange?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Haogu said.

"Gao Yu is so powerful?"

Wu Hao Gu said: "It's not that Gao Yu is powerful, but that Gao Yu has an officer and military machine from the Military Science Department...... These people are the best military attachés in the Great Song Dynasty! ”

"Really?" Zhao Ji nodded, still a little skeptical.

At this time, Liang Shicheng came in from outside the Chongzheng Hall at a trot, and was still shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lubu is a success, and Lubu on Shuofang Road is a success!" Gao Yu broke the Khitan in the Xingzhou Desert - tens of thousands of Western Thieves joined forces, and killed and captured 50,000 Western Thieves! ”

What the!?

This time, not only Zhao Ji was taken aback, but even Wu Haogu was stunned. Kill and capture 50,000 thieves in a war! This fight is even more powerful than the battle of Tongwan - the battle of Tongwan Gao Yu is used to top the thunder, the real commander Zhao Zhongge, Murong Parrot, and Wan Yan Xian are also such a big bull, so it is normal to hang and beat Brother Cha.

But this time, Brother Zhao Zhong and Murong Parrot had already returned to Jiehe Commercial Market with Wu Haogu's fake son and utility knight, and Wan Yan Xie also ate and drank a lot in Qionglin Palace, and also got a bunch of rewards, and now he went back to the old forest where he pressed the tiger water. There aren't many cattle around Gao Yu, and he actually made such a big victory, does Gao Yu have real skills?

"Quick, show it to me!" As soon as Zhao Ji stretched out his hand, Liang Shicheng hurriedly handed the good news sent by Tong Guan to the Great Song Emperor.

Zhao Ji took the report, unfolded it and read it carefully, and said continuously: "Okay! Good! Good...... Gao Yu really lived up to my expectations! Dalang, you can also take a look. ”

As he spoke, he gave the report to Wu Haogu on the side, and Wu Haogu took it and took a look. It was an unprecedented victory! In the night battle in the desert, the water was cut off and the death was decided, and the 80,000 army under the personal command of the Western Xia Wushu was defeated - if the opponent was Brother Cha, Gao Yu would not win so easily - killed 20,000 or 30,000, and captured nearly 20,000 prisoners! Gao Yu, who won the victory, also led his troops along the Yellow River to fight Lingzhou, and it is estimated that he will soon be able to join the Jingyuan Army led by Zhi Keshi.

"Your Majesty, the Western Thief is finished!" Wu Hao Gu said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" The Northwest Rebellion can finally be pacified! ”

Zhao Ji laughed: "I finally didn't see the wrong person!" Da Lang, how do you say I should reward Gao Yu? ”

Wu Haogu thought for a while, "Your Majesty should let Big Brother Gao be the prime minister." ”

If Gao Yu wants to hear Wu Haogu's suggestion, he will definitely shout: "Da Lang misunderstood me!" ”

And Zhao Ji also felt that it was a little inappropriate, he originally wanted to promote Gao Yu to be a lieutenant (a real lieutenant, a second-rank military attaché).

"Your Majesty," Wu Haogu looked at Zhao Ji's expression and said thoughtfully, "If you think that Gao Yu's qualifications are still shallow, it is better to let him stay in the northwest for a while longer, and wait until the Western Thief is completely subdued, and then return to the court to take charge of the Privy Council." ”