The Song army in Xinkou became more aggressive, and its control over Shenwu County became tighter by the day.

There are only three roads left in front of the Liao army in Daizhou.

One is to sit in Daizhou, the second is to fight back against Xinkou Village, and the third is to try to recover Shenwu County, Wuzhou, which has been tried twice before, but failed, if you still want to recover, it means that you must draw more troops back from Daizhou.

The big question now is whether it is a choice, and there will not be much loot in the end.

The Song people can spend a lot of money to motivate the group of pigs and dogs to block the sunrise, but Xiao Shisan can't do it. Even if he can say how much he will be rewarded for recovering Wuzhou, how much he will be rewarded for capturing Shenwu County, and how much he will be rewarded for cutting off the head of Zhe Kexing, but this must be believed! How much family does Da Liao have, and how many people under his command are not clear?!

With high casualties and low returns, Xiao Shisan can only use his own troops and horses. But these more than 10,000 elites are Shang's father's hand holding Xijing Dao. If it weren't for these two leather army and palace division army that were close to Shang's father, the big and small tribes on the Xijing Road would never bow down to Yelu Yixin. Even if it was only a big loss, except for one Datong, other state capitals, Xiao Shisan was not sure to control it.

And taking the initiative to attack the defense line of the Song army was also avoided by everyone. These days, hundreds of scouts have been lost alone. The cavalry of the Song army carried three pre-wound divine arm bows, and they would shoot arrows first as soon as they engaged, and they didn't care how much crossbow wear and tear would be caused by this. The wealth is so rich that Xiao Shisan doesn't even have the strength to resent.

So after arriving at the end of the day, the decision made was to wait for the Song army to attack Daizhou. After they get out of Xinkou Village, they can use the Khitan elite cavalry to defeat them in the field. As for the scouts, Song Jun's wealth and wealth make people weak, so it is better to reduce it a little. Anyway, when the army is dispatched, it can't hide from anyone.

This strategy is not the best, nor the second-best, or even the third-best, but to be clear, it is a strategy that allows people to continue to wait and see. Just waiting.

It's not so much the planning and deployment of the war, but a simple two words - discuss!

Zhang Xiaojie was so anxious about this, and there was a big blood bubble at the corner of his mouth. And Xiao Shisan's hair fell out badly.

However, when a letter was sent from Nanjing Road to Daizhou through the Flying Fox, Xiao Shisan and Zhang Xiaojie finally breathed a sigh of relief, they no longer had to worry.

"Father Shang has finally made up his mind." Zhang Xiaojie sighed softly and handed back the military order from Nanjing Dao to Xiao Shisan, which contained the latest battle situation reported to him by Yelu Yixin, as well as the strategy agreed by the imperial court: "It is long overdue to have a good talk with the Song people." ”

"It wasn't possible before." Xiao 13 shook his head. Before, from top to bottom, he still had the strength and desire to change the situation of the war, and it was impossible to get support if he wanted to negotiate with Song He.

Although it was indeed a bit embarrassing to take the initiative to contact the Southern Dynasties during the war. But if you persist like this, I don't know how many sons and horses you will lose. During this time, Xiao Shisan's heart was beating all day, for fear that the people below would not be able to bear it anymore, so he retreated directly with the soldiers and horses.

Now it is finally good, once the two countries of Liao and Song start peace talks, they will be able to restore the harmony of the alliance between the two countries. Enjoy the benefits sent by the Song people.

"I'm afraid that the one in Xinkouzhai will be unwilling now!"

"Is it up to him to call the shots?" Xiao 13 Ha Lu Ha Da smiled, "The emperor of the Song people is sick and dying, and now he is ruled by a woman, and in the court, there are even more incompetent people living in prominent places. With this time to worry about him, it is better to take care of the non-commissioned officers in the army. ”

Zhang Xiaojie shook his head, "The damage is not big, what is there to see." ”

Xiao Shisan nodded easily, if he didn't count the war horse, it was indeed a big loss.

Although there are supporters of Yelu Yixin in the hometown of Western Xia, they are all supporters of both ends of the first rat. The so-called support only exists in words, and in the actions of Yelu Yixin when they clean up the opponents. Yelu Yixin assigned the six prefectures of Xiping to them, but it was only for outsiders to see, and by the way, he also recovered a part of the land closer to the center of the country, as well as the extra places in the court. And there are many different races, and no one cares whether they live or die.

And the main forces loyal to His Royal Highness Shangfu did not suffer too many losses in this war, and the total did not exceed 10,000 people. Whether it was in Hedong or Hebei, the casualties of the Song people were a little greater.

It was with such results that Xiao Shisan and Zhang Xiaojie were confident that the empress of the Southern Dynasty and the Zaifu of the Southern Dynasty she appointed would never be willing to continue the war.

What can Han Gang do if he is unwilling? What if he is now preparing to recover Daizhou? He is far away in the east of the river, and his hand can't reach Kaifeng City!

In this way, he will either obey the edict of the Southern Imperial Court. Either they must take action as soon as possible and gain something, so that the court of the Southern Dynasties will feel that it is more beneficial to continue fighting than to negotiate peace. But at that time, Da Liao's opportunity to reverse the situation was also hidden.

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Han Zhongxin resigned from Han Gang in a daze.

Although he was clever and capable, and his mind was flexible, he couldn't figure out what Han Gang said.

It is clear that there is an alliance in front of the Yuanyuan, and the Liao people have all sued for peace, how can the imperial court still pursue it? After all, the people's grudge is not as good as an oath to strike the army on both sides. Even Han Gang's heart is that he doesn't want this war to continue.

But why is Han Gang so confident that the imperial court will insist on investigating the losses of the people in the war to the end? Is it to disobey the orders of foreign kings?

Han Zhongxin can't help but worry about Han Gang. If he angers the imperial court, even if he is not afraid of Han Gang's identity, it is not a good thing after all. Moreover, it is very easy for the imperial court to interfere with the operations on the front line. The prefects of Xinzhou and Taiyuan, as well as the generals from Beijing, including the Zhejia, as long as the imperial court has an edict, they will only listen to the imperial court.

But even in the midst of hard thinking, Han Zhongxin did not forget to salute Huang Shang, who had just returned and was about to meet Han Gang, "Jiyi is back?" ”

Huang Sheng glanced at Han Gang's old servant in surprise: "Han Xin, why is God not keeping up, what happened?" ”

Han Zhongxin didn't dare to hide anything, and he forgot to remind Huang Sheng that he had changed his name, and told Huang Sheng the whole thing as it was. And he also expressed his doubts.

"It's because the privy is the privy." Huang Sheng immediately smiled, he looked at Han Zhongxin, who was confused, "Didn't you understand?" ”

Han Zhongxin shook his head, a very tongue-twisting sentence, how could he understand it. Respectfully saluted Huang Shang, "Please also give me some advice." ”

"Do you know what the imperial court is? …… The so-called imperial court, to Dali, is said to be a hundred civil and military officials in Beijing. To put it mildly, it's just the Son of Heaven and the two mansions. The military and state affairs of the world are all decided by the Son of Heaven and the two governments. In order to rule the world with scholars......" Huang Shang sneered at Wen Yanbo's words back then, this sentence has been circulated in the world for many years since it came out of the palace, and many scholars applauded it, but how many people have thought that they are qualified to be regarded by Wen Yanbo as a scholar doctor who rules the world together? "In fact, it is to rule the world with the two governments. That's why I say, 'Because the privy is the privy.'"

Han Zhongxin nodded heavily, he understood.

His benefactor is now a member of the imperial court. The decision of the imperial court must be approved by Han Gang. At least in the war in Hedong, there is no doubt.

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When Han Zhongxin left, there was still doubt on his face.

Han Gang saw it. He also knew that his words even sounded a little contradictory. However, Han Gang was indeed not worried at all, and the Tokyo City side dared to bypass him to reach an agreement with the Liao.

The reason is simple, he himself was one of the representatives of the imperial court. And militarily it has the same or even more than the prime minister's right to speak. Without his nod, there would have been no results in peace talks with the Liao.

This is no longer just the right to speak based solely on experience and prestige before serving as a Privy Councillor, but now it has been added to the guarantee of the system.

Unless he fails in Hedong, it is impossible to shake the authority plus the system gains power.

Without bothering much with the news of the Liao people's request for peace, Han Gang continued to review the official document in front of him, and at this time, Huang Shang came in by name.

Han Gang immediately put down his pen, he waited for Huang Sheng to come back and waited for several days, "How is the situation?" ”

After Huang Sheng saluted, he nodded: "Everything is ready, but it is safe, Qin Ji is doing things properly." ”

"Or do you think it's inappropriate for me to send Qin Ji to you?"

"Actually, it's most appropriate to leave this matter to Han Xin."

"It's not Han Xin." Han Gang corrected, "CITIC, the middle of the mean, the wisdom of the faith, the letter of benevolence, courage and strictness, Han Zhongxin!" The word is moral. ”

"Privy Counsel?" Huang Shang blinked, not thinking about which allusion could link CITIC and Shoude.

"Hmm. After all, if you want to be an official, you can't use your old name anymore. He cooperated very well with Qin Hanzhi before, and this time let them continue to cooperate. As for that incident, Qin Huaixin died in the prime of life, it was a pity, for his sake, he gave his son a chance. There is Mian Zhong on the left and right, and you are watching, and whoever presides over the specific operation is the same. ”

"Thank you for the attention of the privy, Huang Shang will live up to the trust of the privy." Huang Shang thanked Han Gang for his trust, and asked about the Liao people's envoy to sue for peace, "How could Guo Zhongtong think of sending a message to the privy councillor." Does he have any thoughts on the peace talks? Or did he want to know the attitude of the Privy Council? ”

"Guo Zhongtong will not have any opinion: because he is not a civil official. He didn't come to determine my attitude: because even if he knew the Tao earlier, it didn't mean anything to him. ”

Han Gang denied Huang Shang's speculation. Guo Kui wants to come and abide by his duty in the distinction between civil and military, and will not do anything inconsistent with his identity. This is just a simple notice, and maybe there is a little bit of goodwill. After all, such an important matter, the earlier you receive it, the earlier you can make arrangements.

"What is the Privy going to do?"

"I told Shoude earlier: they talk about theirs, and we beat ours. Step by step, steadily, give me a call to Daizhou City! ”

A day later, Qin Wan and Han Zhongxin were ordered to go out and lead the army to Tuyuan Village.