The atmosphere in Bianliang City was even more dreary than that in Yingchang Mansion, and to Zhang Jun's surprise, Xue Guang, Xu Wen, Sang Zhong, and Li Qiong, the original generals of Bianliang, all refused his solicitation and chose to leave with their troops; at the last moment, it was certain that more than 30,000 troops of Zhang Yong, Li Gui and others remained in Kaifeng and Yingchang Mansions, and another 20,000 troops were scattered on the Gyeonggi Road.

This is too different from Zhang Jun's hopes, not only is the number of troops far from reaching, but also the lack of excellent generals is a headache. With the continuous departure of the Dingbei army and the people, Yang Zhi and others have moved to the military camp outside the city, Zhang Yong's army took over Bianliang City, Zhang Jun continued to write to Runzhou, asking to speed up the speed of the mobilization of troops, but Zhang Jun's most hopeful Western army, now facing the threat of Western Xia, heard that there is ongoing controversy inside.

When the broken army of Xu Wen, Sang Zhong, and Chong Bin left Kaifeng City, Yang Zhi delivered a farewell speech to the 30,000 troops and tens of thousands of onlookers in the Shili Changting Pavilion outside the Chenqiao Gate: "For everyone, there are some things I must say, I'm sorry, I disappointed everyone, for various reasons, the Dingbei Army had to leave Bianliang, but as long as Hebei is still under the iron cavalry of the Jin army, we will not be satisfied, even if we suffer, we will persevere, to save those Li people."

I believe that the fathers and elders of the Central Plains and the people of Jiangnan all have the same thoughts as us, and what is lacking in this era is not perfect people, but what is lacking is the spirit of justice, fearlessness, sympathy, and overflowing from the depths of the soul. One day, we will regain the Daimyo's Mansion, the Zhongshan Mansion, and the Youzhou, and comfort countless people who have such thoughts; now we don't seem to see this happy ending, but as long as we persevere, this dream will definitely come true.

We are not the most outstanding people, but like the great people, we experience real life and think about the world and our future. The future of our Northern Army lies in every part of the Central Plains, and as long as we can withstand enough pressure, we can continue to walk until we recover the valley bottom of the Central Plains from the hands of the Jin Army. ”

Yang Zhi's voice was calm and clear in the wilderness, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Dingbei Army waved their weapons and let out bursts of wild shouts, like a tsunami from a mountain. Many of the onlookers burst into tears, and the news of the peace talks had already spread all over the streets and alleys, and they did not even shy away from every detail; although there was no shortage of voices hoping for peace in the peace talks, it was just that such humiliating conditions were unacceptable to the majority of the people.

The Great Song Dynasty as the Zhengshuo Dynasty of the Central Plains, even if it was beaten by the Jin people all over the ground to find teeth, it was still Zhengshuo, and it was the hope of the people of the Central Plains; it didn't matter if it was defeated, when it rose from the Liao State, the Central Plains did not know how many times it was bullied by the Khitan and other tribes, and it was not once or twice that the other party occupied the territory, but the only people who really signed the land cession agreement were Shi Jingjiao, who betrayed the sixteen states of Yanyun, and Zhao Huan, who ceded the four towns, and this time even Shandong and Hebei were gone, which really made people have nothing to say.

Wang Boyan, Lu Haowen, and others, who were standing in front of the crowd, had their faces changed drastically, and they were all people who had read the scriptures and books, and they naturally knew that Yang Zhi's attitude was a kind of desperate declaration of war, indicating that the Dingbei Army would not give up its efforts to regain lost territory because of the so-called peace talks; Yang Zhi's speech may have been just a formality, but the meaning of Yang Zhi's words will inevitably spread in the north and south of the Yellow River from today onwards, and the peace talks that are about to begin will be forced into a desperate situation.

After Yang Zhi finished speaking, he walked down the high platform, got on the horse and set off with Chongbin and others, Lu Yi smiled and walked in front of a few people, bowed down and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Yang They are all in the army, it is inconvenient to come over and resign, so I specially asked the lower officials to come to apologize, Lord Yang hopes that Lord Wang and Lord Lu will go to Shaanxi to be guests at a convenient time, saying that they are waiting for the couch." ”

Zhang Jun and Xie Ke's family did not come to see them off, Yang Zhi naturally didn't need to give himself these people face, Wang Boyan smiled and said politely: "Lord Yang is polite, Lord Lu, when I was leaving, I just wanted to ask, is Lord Yang telling the truth?"

Lu Yi said seriously: "It must be the truth, Lord Yang recognizes the abilities of the two adults, but unfortunately he used the two in the wrong place with King Kang, so that he couldn't show it." ”

Yang Zhi's use of Zhao Ding, Li Guang, and Quan Yanbang was full of praise, and Wang Boyan couldn't laugh at once, not knowing what impact Lu Yi's words would have on him when they reached the ears of King Kang Zhao Gou. Such a matter can be light or serious, and if King Kang investigates it, this will inevitably be one of his crimes.

"Lord Lu said well!" Yang Zhi looked at Wang Boyan appreciatively and said, "Lord Wang is the pillar of my Great Song Dynasty, but he is limited by some people above and can't give full play to his ability. Lord Wang, Lord Xie, Yang has a reluctant request, even if the people can't come back next year, the farmland on Gyeonggi Road should not be barren, and the army should be arranged to plant it, which is not only a matter of military rations, but also reassuring the people. ”

"Xia Guan understands. Wang Boyan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Yang Zhi stopped provoking it, he could say anything, not to mention that he was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, as long as the peace talks could really succeed, it was within his duty to encourage farming; if the peace talks failed and the Jin people called, then he would not dare to say anything.

Yang Zhi has no ability to guarantee such a thing, so Yang Zhi doesn't care about the result, what he wants is the sentence that Wang Boyan promised; Yang Zhi watched the other party take the bait, his heart was happy, and the smile on his face was even worse. A strange thought came to the Xie Ke family, Zhang Jun has obviously been a little unscrupulous recently, presumably Yang Zhi can see this, will there be any aftermath of the conversation with Wang Boyan?

Zhang Jun was holding Yang Zhi's speech and watching it repeatedly, but Zhao Kai was disdainful of it: "My lord, this Yang Zhi has bad intentions, don't pay attention to him at all." At present, the Dingbei army is strong, and the Shaanxi Road is a great threat to the Western Xia, and the western border can be lively; as for the Jin State, I am afraid it is just talking. ”

If Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, was really ready to start a war with the Jin State, he would arrange Yang Zhi to face the battlefield in Hebei, instead of letting Yang Zhi go through Shaanxi; Zhang Jun shook his head slightly and said: "Although I can't guess their intentions, the Western Xia took advantage of our fight with the Jin State to send troops to capture a large area of the Great Song Dynasty, and the peace that had been maintained for many years has been broken. ”

After all, Zhang Jun was born in the Western Army, and his understanding of Western Xia was three points; Zhao Kai believed in Zhang Jun's vision, and said with some distress: "My lord, to be honest, I don't agree with the current use of troops against Western Xia, Western Xia has 600,000 elite soldiers, and in local battlefields, it can be said that the Jin Army still has an advantage. ”

Zhang Jun saw that there was no one left and right, and suddenly lowered his voice and said: "King Kang's mind is to be able to defeat King Yun and stay closer to that position." ”