Sun Ang was very depressed in his heart, Zhao Kai's concession meant that he was worried about the future situation, Sun Ang knew in his heart that Zhao Kai could give up the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Qinzhou within one day, which showed that Zhao Kai was a decisive person, he could give up some people for the sake of the big goal, and he would give up himself when Quduan was victorious. In Sun Ang's eyes, Zhao Kai's leeway has become the despicability of politicians, and the real people are not for themselves, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed.

This is also Sun Ang's belief in opposing Yang Zhi's lineage, even if Yang Zhi enjoys a good reputation in the political arena, but in Sun Ang's view, he is still a selfish and ruthless politician. It's just that Sun Ang didn't expect that he would encounter such a situation on the front line, but Sun Ang didn't have Yang Zhi's confidence, and he was even more afraid that he would insist on staying on the front line and let the people below complain, after all, since the attack on Xingzhou, Sun Ang's army has killed more than 13,000 people, and almost 10,000 wounded, and the soldiers at the grassroots level have long complained bitterly.

Zhang Shen doesn't care, he is now equivalent to Zhao Kai's deputy, and he is constantly giving up military power, as long as he doesn't want him to go to the front line to command, it doesn't matter if he loses a little manpower; anyway, the defeat is crooked, if he really has military exploits, Zhang Shen can also get some light. In such a situation, no one objected to Zhao Kai's decision. Zhang Sowei Qu Duan would bargain hard for reason in order to protect his own interests, but to everyone's surprise, Qu Duan did not hesitate at all, did not mention any conditions, and agreed in one bite.

Qu Duan knew very well that he had no choice and no way to retreat, and Zhao Kai's intention was to throw out this pot within the scope of his ability to save the face of Zhang Suo and Sun Ang's army; when necessary, he wanted Yang Zhi's generals led by Qu Duan to bear the responsibility for the defeat of the attack on Xingzhou. Only by sacrificing his life for the Dingbei Army could he ensure his future and glory, so Qu Duan swore after gaining military power that as long as he was given enough time, he would definitely be able to create miracles.

If something goes wrong, it is a demon, Zhang Suo and Liu Tao looked at each other, and a trace of uneasiness flashed in their eyes, Sun Ang's army was torn down, Quduan's total strength was less than 80,000, and more than half of them were not cavalry, how much strength could be invested in launching an attack on Xingzhou? If the Xixia people tried their best to stop it, even if Quduan invested all their troops to fight, they would not have an advantage in the face of more than 30,000 Xixia cavalry, and at that moment, what could Qu Duan do? It's just that Zhao Kai was on Xing's head, Qu Duan did not let go, and the two of them had no way to question it at all.

As soon as the news of Qu Duan's appointment as the commander of the capital spread, the people below immediately knew that as a famous general under Yang Zhi, it was impossible for Qu Duan to think of being in the limelight in such an important war, and it was impossible for him to violate military common sense and want to prove anything with his own selfish interests, so there was only one reasonable explanation, he was forced, and only King Yun and Sun Ang could force him.

Sun Ang returned to the camp with a gloomy face, still angry after drinking, and decided to send his cronies after thinking all night, taking his own handwritten letter, to report the matter to Xu Huiyan. Sun Ang hoped that Xu Huiyan could advise Zhao Kai that even if Qu Duan won the victory, he should not be trusted, lest Zhao Kai go all the way to the black, and finally be really surrounded by Yang Zhi's subordinates, and I don't know what moths will come out. This letter did not escape Zhao Kai's surveillance, which made Zhao Kai angry, if there is a problem Sun Ang, you will mention it at the meeting, if you can't guess it, you can ask yourself in private, what to do directly with Xu Huiyan, does Xu Huiyan dare to hold himself accountable?

Zhao Kai never expected the birth of a miracle, and he had enough understanding that Sun Ang couldn't beat Xingzhou, as Zhao Kai, now he only prayed for the arrival of victory, so Zhao Kai wanted to use valuable people who could do things. This Sun Ang usually looks fine, but after all, he still formed a gang, not a lonely minister in his imagination; Zhao Kai hated Sun Ang for not understanding him, but Zhao Kai still valued his morality and conscience, and decided to send this letter out.

Cao Qianli could only smile bitterly when he learned that Zhao Kai and Sun Ang's actions made it clear what was hidden behind this attack on Xingzhou, Zhao Kai could not lose his psychological advantage in front of Yang Zhi, and Sun Ang did not see this clearly, the matter has come to this point, it depends on Qu Duan and Sun Ang, who will become the victim. However, according to Zhao Kai's consistent style, the victims will not be killed, Sun Ang and Qu Duan's background is hard enough, it is estimated that it can only be a superficial pressure, but Sun Ang is tantamount to pushing himself into a desperate situation.

Qu Duan launched an attack on the second day of the meeting, and Liu Ziyu was still the main force to attack the city, after all, after more than 20 days of fighting, those people under Liu Ziyu had enough experience in using gunpowder to blow up the city wall, far more than Qu Duan's men; Qu Duan's own main force was responsible for dealing with Richard Brother's surprise attack, but Qu Duan and the others did not know, when they learned the news that Jin Wushu was coming to help, and they lost the Dingyan Mansion, Li Renxiao and Li Chago were worried that they would lose their main force before Jin Wushu made a move, and now they are holding the idea of using the outer castle to delay time, and they have no intention of counterattacking at all。

Therefore, the attack commanded by Qu Duan went very smoothly, and the army of Qu Duan repaired for a month, and the defenders in the Xixia castle were already exhausted, almost the speed of one castle a day, and the combined forces of Quduan and Zhang Shen connected the four castles of Xixia; this made Li Renxiao in Xingzhou City and Zhao Kai in Lingzhou feel unbelievable, Li Renxiao had to send someone to urge Richard to fight, but Richard Brother sternly refused.

Richard said to Wang Yan, who came to supervise the battle: "Look at the city, Qu Duan didn't even send scouts, which shows that Qu Duan's onslaught is to end the rhythm of the battle, and Qu Duan captured these castles to resist the attack of our cavalry. The end of the so-called strong crossbow can't wear a vegetarian, as long as we continue to wait, we can see the true strength of the Dingbei Army, now our army has not suffered much loss, you go back and tell the emperor that there is no need to worry. ”

Wang Yan looked at the smoke in the distance, and asked worriedly, "Can King Jin really do it?"

Brother Richard said with a smile: "I have built all the camps and inner walls along the city wall in Xingzhou City, even if the gunpowder of the Song army is endless, he blows up a certain section of the city wall, and there is no way to arrange how many people to kill it, besides, the weather will become cold in ten days at most, even if the Golden Vulture does not send troops, I can freeze and seal the city." The reason why Yang Zhi was reluctant to come was because he considered that as long as it dragged into the winter, he would not be able to capture Xingzhou, so you can rest assured. ”

Wang He muttered to himself, "If only the Golden Vulture could suddenly appear under the city." ”

"That can't be. Richard joked: "Large-scale operations can't hide the opponent at all, and what Jin Wushu can rely on is his invincible army." ”