"Captain, the angel will be here soon!" The fat grain officer reminded him very calmly.

With a snap, he screwed off the armrest of the chair, and a voice burst out from between his teeth: "Outside, the king's fate is not affected!" ”

"Captain, the lower official is just here to pass the word." The fat grain officer paused for a moment, and then emphatically emphasized, "It was ordered by Li Yun's envoy!" ”

"Hahaha...... What a Li Ji! Suddenly, the seed who laughed miserably, like a lone wolf on the end of the road, "It's really ruthless!" It's so ruthless!! ”

"Fifth uncle!" Chong Jianzhong shouted, "The little nephew went back to persuade Li Yunzhi!" ”

"It's a fart!" He turned around and yelled at his nephew.

"Still useful!" Chong Jianzhong stood up straight in front of Chong Jian without giving in, and looked at him: "Li Yunenvoy is a famous person, as long as he can make him believe that the fifth uncle can bring him the merit of pouring the sky, he can completely persuade him to push the holy decree back!" Chong Jianzhong didn't care about talking like this in front of Li Ji's cronies, he gritted his teeth, "At this time, as long as you can resist the holy decree, you will have everything after you conquer Xiazhou and Youzhou!" ”

"It doesn't matter if Li Ji is under the holy decree, but he doesn't dare to offend others. So many people are stretching out their hands and want credit, the 30,000 wastes in Beijing are useless, but they are good at making bad things in Beijing! Li Ji has already made up his mind, otherwise what would he do if he asked the grain officer to come up and deliver the letter!? ”

Chong Ge pointed to the grain official who came to pass the word, so that the fat man shrunk his neck and did not dare to say a word of nonsense. Li Ji sent him, which is tantamount to clearly saying that there is no need to count on grain and grass.

If there is only a holy decree, Li Ji can still have the courage to go back; If it was just the jealousy of several other civil and military officials, Li Ji could not care; But at the same time, offending the Son of Heaven and several other generals and officials, Li Ji has not gone crazy to that point anyway. In such a situation, the only option is to force the seed to withdraw from the army.

"They all want to share the work, and they know how to pull people's backs." The seed turned around and roared, hoarse: "This battle hasn't been won yet!" ”

The roar of the plantation caused a commotion in the outer courtyard, and a group of generals rushed to the door.

"Now that we will return to the division and send troops in a month, do you plan to ask us to cross the desert in June?!" The seed roared angrily.

"Back to the teacher?" The crowd could barely believe their ears, "How can you go back to the teacher?!" ”

He beat his chest and paused: "At this time, it is still snow, the weather is not hot, and I can still walk in the desert." Come out after you go back, but the damn will have to cross the unobstructed Hanhai in the scorching heat of June! ”

"The people and horses of Hedong Road and Yanyan Road can't pass, just rely on Gao Zunyu, he can conquer Lingzhou City?!"

"The end of the Yanyan Road ......"

"The road is over!"

His eyes burned with rage, and a red streak of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, staining his beard red.

Looking at the appearance of the plant, the generals outside the door all looked miserable. But if they want to come out and persuade them to continue marching, at least in the presence of outsiders, no one will dare to come forward.

Chong Jianzhong calmed down at this time, this matter could no longer be hidden from the soldiers below, and when the whole army only had a few days of grain left, it was impossible to continue to command them to attack Xiazhou.

He reminded in a low voice beside Chong Ge: "Fifth uncle, the army's morale is in turmoil, let's retreat!" ”

……………………

"Planters have withdrawn?"

It only took three days for the latest battle situation in Yinxia to reach Xingqing Mansion.

But whether it is the Liang brothers and sisters, or Wei Mingrong, Wei Mingming Ah Wu, Ren Duo Lingding, Ye Xiaoma and other important ministers, they can't believe that they have such good luck.

The current high-level figures in Western Xia have repeatedly confirmed, and Liang Yikui, who is in charge of intelligence information, is very sure: "Twenty good horses died on the road, and there will be no mistake for the sentinels from three directions to deliver the news back at the same time." ”

After confirming the news, questions arise. Liang Yi was puzzled: "Is there any trickery?" ”

"What kind of tricks do you need at this time?" Ren Duo Ling Ding drooped down his eyelids and couldn't hide the light in his eyes, "Chong Ge is attacking the city with all his might, and Xia Zhou can't hold it for three days." He will retreat, there must be a problem in the rear. ”

Sitting on the couch instead of his imprisoned son, Liang asked, "What can be the problem?" ”

Ren Duo Ling Ding frowned, even with his wisdom, he couldn't figure out what was wrong in the rear, and he could force the seed to retreat when the victory was approaching. This is completely counterintuitive.

"Could it be because of the lack of food?" Ye Xiaoma guessed.

"Where does he have the ability to sweep away all the grain and grass in Yinzhou and Shizhou, and not leave a little for the seeds?" Ah Wu asked rhetorically.

After finding out the strategy of the Song people, due to the lack of determination to resist the enemy outside the country, the land of Yinxia has almost been abandoned, and all the elite soldiers and strong generals have been withdrawn back to Xingling, leaving only a part of the defenders in the forefront of the walled fort. In such a situation, the ministers also have to tie their hands, not to mention the mediocre people who have never shown anything.

Wei Mingrong also added: "And if there is really a shortage of food, the cultivator should not waste time attacking the Mida Cave, it can be seen that the food in his hands is very sufficient." ”

Ye Xiaoma's face is difficult to look at, the Wei family is a clan, but the Ye family is also a big family with a foreign surname, and the Wei name Ah Wu and Wei Mingrong really don't give any face.

"Uh......" Liang Yiqi suddenly spoke, and after attracting the attention of everyone in the hall to himself, he said: "Actually, there is news that the dispatch of troops by Chong Ge this time is an action of Yan Yanlu's own initiative. The time when the Song army was sent to the army was actually correct, but he didn't pay attention to it. ”

"So what?" Ah Wu asked.

"So could it be that he was recalled because he sent troops privately and angered the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty?" Liang Yiqi expressed his guess.

There was silence in the hall, and the next moment the silence was shattered by a burst of laughter.

Wei Ming Ah Wu laughed loudly without any scruples. He didn't care about the face of the Liang family at all, without the support of the clan he represented, the Liang family would only dream if he wanted to stabilize the situation in Xingqing Mansion after imprisoning his son. What's more, Liang Yiqi's speculation is indeed ridiculous.

He suppressed his laughter: "The Holy Decree of the Emperor of the Eastern Dynasty, what's the big deal about going back?" The planting is going to take down Xiazhou, as long as Xiazhou is occupied, the charges are all credits. ”

Wei Mingrong sneered: "In Luo Wucheng back then, if the people did not obey the order and retreated, Hengshan would have been occupied by the Song people a few years earlier. After suffering a loss once, can he be stupid a second time? ”

Ren Duo Ling Ding sighed: "Even if Chong Ge sent troops on his own initiative before, but he went smoothly all the way, when he asked Jingyuan, Huanqing, Qin Feng, and Xihe to immediately send troops to cooperate, why not transfer Chong Ge back." ”

Liang Yiqi's face was blue and white for a while, where did he think of a casual sentence, and let the people of the famous family catch him. Liang raised his face on the upper panel, and even Liang Yi's eyes were a little more ashamed and angry when he looked at his son.

"Actually, I can't say for sure, Deputy Liang's guess may be right." Li Qing, who had been standing at the bottom, suddenly broke the silence that had been silent for a long time.

Empress Dowager Liang's expression moved: "Li Qing, how can you say this?" ”

Li Qing stood up and gave a salute first, which is still the etiquette of the Han people, so that the Liang family saw it, and there were two points of dislike, Liang opposed the Han etiquette and Han customs, and once issued an edict strictly prohibiting courtiers from using Han costumes, and the court also banned Han family etiquette. But Li Qing is Han, and he is still helping Liang Yiqi to speak, so he can only endure it first.

Since Li Qing made meritorious contributions because of his imprisonment and Bingchang, he has a position in the deliberations of the important ministers, although he is further behind than Ren Duo Lingding's nephew Baozhong, but after all, he has entered the ranks of important ministers. However, Li Qing put himself in a correct position, but he never took the initiative to speak, and today is the first time to make an exception.

He looked around the hall and said loudly: "The Eastern Dynasty is now a strong country, and it took advantage of the civil strife in Liao to attack my Great Xia. Therefore, from Hedong to Xihe, everyone wants to grab a first credit. Otherwise, there would not be the current six-way strategy. He paused for a moment to give everyone time to think, and then continued: "Sending troops ahead of time is tantamount to robbing the other roads. The other roads didn't want to send troops, but they hadn't even finished preparing for the grain, so they could only try to drag the seeds back. It is not only the credit of the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty, but also the help of generals from all walks of life in Shaanxi. ”

"That's right, that's exactly what happened." Liang Yiqi nodded hurriedly. Li Qing helped him speak in the palace, which made Liang Yiqi feel a little more grateful. He also wants to inherit the position of his father Liang Yi's burial, and his popularity and face are never lost.

The Liang brothers and sisters, the two generals of the Wei family, as well as Ren Duo Lingding and Ye Xiaoma, all admitted that what Li Qing said did have some truth after thinking for a while...... But there is only a little truth to it.

"It's all speculation. It's not a roundworm in the stomach, who knows what he thinks. Wei Mingrong is still hard-mouthed.

But it is impossible for Liang Yihui not to stand by his son's side, "It's reasonable to think about it......" he sighed, "If Jing Xun is still here, he can still ask him." ”

"Whatever the reason, the return of the army has given us a sigh of relief." "At least it can be determined that within a month, it will be difficult for the soldiers and horses of Yanyan Road to go out again." ”

"I hope so." Liang sighed. She was only in her thirties, but she had obvious wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead. Bingguo has been in the country for more than ten years, and while gaining power, he has also paid a lot.

Li Qingtou, who returned to the train, lowered his head slightly.

In other words, ten years ago, where would the head of a country say such a weak word. But Li Qing knew better that Western Xia was not far from extinction, and even if there was no attack from the Song people, it would not last for a few years.

In recent years, the domestic situation in Western Xia has been precarious, and in order to maintain national use, almost all the old money accumulated in the old years has been emptied.

Moreover, the financial situation of the Western Xia Kingdom was originally beyond its means, and it had been the case since the founding of the state. If the deficit had not been filled by retrieving, plundering, and giving gifts to the Song people, the rule of the Western Xia would not have been maintained at all.