Seeing that his attitude was so resolute and that he had already made a final decision, several people looked at each other, and it was difficult to say anything.

There is no way to say anything, this kind of decision, whether it is to retreat or continue to attack, is not a decision that ordinary people can make, and others do not dare to make this decision, even if Su Yuanbai and others are the elders of the three major factions of the Song Kingdom, they do not dare to act on behalf of Luo Zhao, and once something happens, they can't afford to take that responsibility

When the army fights, the only person who can command thousands of troops and horses on the battlefield to make this strategic decision is the commander of the capital, Luo Zhao.

However, Wen You, as the number one confidant by Luo Zhao's side, must also think about Luo Zhao.

Wen You quietly glanced at the reactions of Su, Dong, and Chang, his eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a timely manner: "Governor, I have a word, I don't know if to say it?"

Several people immediately looked at him, and Luo Zhao said, "Wen You, there are no outsiders here." ”

Su, Dong, and Chang also bowed slightly, not knowing what he Wenyou had to say.

Wen You hesitated: "What I'm worried about is the imperial court, once Meng Shanming launched an attack on my Great Song Dynasty, but the Metropolitan Governor ignored it and let it attack, I am afraid that there will be people in the court who will question the Metropolitan Governor's attempt." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "report" outside, and someone came in to deliver a letter from the imperial court.

Wen You took over and looked at it first, and then handed it to Luo Zhao, "Governor, the imperial court has noticed this matter. ”

After Luo Zhao received the letter, he said, "Reply truthfully." ”

Su, Dong, and Chang also took over and read the letter one after another, and in the letter, the imperial court also noticed that Meng Shanming was going to attack the Song State, and the imperial court was also worried, mentioning that Meng Shanming was not a mediocre person, and asked Luo Zhao how to deal with it.

Obviously, the shadow that Meng Shanming left to the Song State back then is still there, and now that Meng Shanming is out of the mountain again, it may be aimed at the Song Kingdom, which has made some people feel bottomless.

Wen You quietly observed the reactions of the three elders again, and said in a loud voice: "Metropolitan Governor, it is natural to reply truthfully, I'm afraid I have to explain it well, otherwise people will be terrible, and some people in the court who are pulling back their legs are afraid that they will not be very peaceful." There are many rumors, and everyone is afraid that they can't understand the Metropolitan Governor's painstaking efforts here, and they still think that the Metropolitan Governor has hidden his selfishness. ”

Luo Zhao understood what he meant, and he said this to the three elders.

There are some things that can't be helped, no matter which country's court, there is no monolithic thing, and there is no shortage of people who pull back.

After a little consideration, Luo Zhao said: "The explanation is naturally to explain, and I want to reply to the letter, I don't know if the three elders can also write a letter to explain together, lest someone unknowingly think that Luo is talking to himself." ”

He hoped that the three of them would explain to the three major factions at the same time to help him stabilize the rear.

Su, Dong, and Chang glanced at each other, and finally nodded, Su Yuanbai said: "Don't worry, the Metropolitan Governor has worked the front line, we have all seen it, and he is absolutely selfless, and we will not sit idly by and watch the Metropolitan Governor be easily wronged, and I will help to explain the stakes in the letter." ”

"Exactly. Dong Yinglai and Chang Fei nodded in agreement.

Luo Zhao immediately thanked him.

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The people of Changzhou are mighty, and the soldiers are divided into two roads, and there is a large army in the middle of the two armies, which is the court people who are oppressed forward by the law enforcement overseers.

Outside the carriage, the war horses were running back and forth, and information was constantly being delivered, and some people reported the progress of the pioneers cutting down trees and making wooden platoons by the river in the Eastern Regions.

A divine white horse also followed the carriage, which was a gift from Luo Zhao, the governor of the Song Kingdom, to Meng Shanming.

After Zhang Hu, the assassin of Changzhou, learned that Luo Da'an, who was next to Meng Shanming, was Luo An's son, he sighed and sighed. He heard about Luo An's death, but now he knows that Meng Shuai took Luo An's son with him to train him, and the younger son followed Lan Ruoting as a disciple and became Luo Shaofu's apprentice.

The heir has such a thoughtful arrangement, which is a good thing that many people can't ask for, and the future is immeasurable. Zhang Hu sighed, presumably Luo An, who died in the battle to save Meng Shuai and the prince, can also be blinded by the knowledge underground.

He and Luo An are also acquaintances, although Luo An's level was not as high as him back then, he was a confidant and personal guard by King Ning's side, and the two were also very familiar with each other. The old man has removed the emotion and has no other way, but he also sent a good war horse to Luo An.

Along the way, he also took good care of Luo An.

Behind the carriage, Gongsun Bu led more than a dozen Wuliang Mountain disciples to accompany him, carrying cages with golden wings and black cloth on their backs.

After receiving Niu Youdao's summons, Gongsun Bu immediately brought people to meet Meng Shanming, and Niu Youdao wanted to keep abreast of the situation here.

Inside the carriage, Meng Shanming swayed in it, with a map in front of him, and now the battle map was almost inseparable from his side.

After reading the news and information from all walks of life, he often had to refer to the map to think.

There was also a scroll about solar terms beside him, and he occasionally peered out the window to look at the clouds in the sky.

After the army rested for a while, Meng Shanming was also carried out of the carriage to breathe.

Zhang Hu, who received a letter nearby, strode over, and gave the letter to Meng Shanming with both hands: "Dashuai, the imperial court has come to order us to immediately turn back and pursue the Song army." ”

Meng Shanming waved his hand and didn't answer the letter, saying that he didn't want to see it, and it looked like those things.

Zhang Hu had no choice but to give up, but he tried to ask: "Dashuai really wants to attack the Song Kingdom?"

Meng Shanming asked rhetorically: "Do you think I'm playing child's play?"

"No, the last general didn't mean that. Zhang Hu scratched his head and smiled, and when facing this, he occasionally couldn't help but reveal what he looked like when he was still a soldier next to Meng Shanming, which made the sergeant who was not far away laugh. "The last general just thinks that the Song State's defense line in the Dongyu River is solid, and our biggest trouble is food, and we have no food in hand, so this battle is not easy to fight!"

Meng Shanming said slowly: "I'm not old and confused, I have my own decisions." ”

When he said this, what could Zhang Hu say?

As for the truth, Meng Shanming didn't know it.

The ultimate meaning of a country's existence is the balance between supply and demand in people's livelihood, and the balance between supply and demand will be broken immediately after a war, and the degree of breaking is far greater than the impact of other things. Large-scale war can almost stop the production of all walks of life, there is no output, only consumption, is a very terrible thing, the shortage of one material can cause the shortage of other materials chain reaction.

The reason is very simple, for example, ordinary households only save ten days and half a month's rations, because they can buy it with money in the market, and no one will worry too much, but once something happens, even if every household has to save a month's rations, every household in the whole country will accumulate it, and it does not need to accumulate all of it, only a considerable part of it can immediately destroy the balance of food supply in the whole country, and even collapse the balance.

That's why everything that seems to be common in the market seems to suddenly disappear when there is a war.

This is also the reason why since ancient times, a good country is prone to famine once there is a war.

There was a sudden alarm sound from the rear, and Zhang Hu looked back suddenly.

Several large birds flew in the air, and a large bird immediately took off to check it out.

The master of the Zijin Cave came in person, and Gong Lince came, coming from Yanjing, and the disciples of the Zijin Cave immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

After casually asking some words from the same door, Gong Lince came to Meng Shanming's side, and found that Meng Shanming had a tired look on his face and bloodshot eyes, and said indifferently: "Meng Shuai, we meet again." You look tired and haven't rested, okay?"

Meng Shanming sighed, "The head of the Xie Palace cares, and he can let you come in person, shouldn't he come to see me on purpose?"

Gong Lince: "You don't know why I came, the Song army has already gone to Beijing to kill, but you refuse to obey the order, not only do not pursue the Song army, but let the army retreat, which has made the court panic, what is the reason?"

Meng Shanming: "I also follow orders, and the head of the palace should ask Prince Yong." ”

Gong Lince: "Who is in control of the war, do you still need to detour?"

Meng Shanming: "I have already told the disciples of the three major factions what should be said, Luo Zhao just wants to lead our army by the nose, it is useless for us to catch up, didn't the disciples of the three major factions tell me?"

Gong Lince: "Isn't the explanation too simple, how can you convince the public? I have said what I should say, since I am here in person, should you say something to me that should not be said?"

Meng Shanming: "What does the palace master want to know?"

Gong Lince: "Why didn't the army save the Jingshi when they saw death, why didn't they fight with the Song army, why did they retreat to this side?"

Meng Shanming: "The operation of the army is so obvious, I think the head of the palace will not fail to see it, I want to gather a large army to attack the Song State to relieve the siege of the Beijing Division, hoping to attract the Song army back, so as to achieve a quick victory!"

"Hope?" Gong Lince: "The idea is good, what if Song Jun refuses to turn around?"

Meng Shanming: "The head of the palace, the food in the hands of the army can't even hold out for ten days, if the court can give me enough food, then no problem, I will definitely pursue the Song army and find a way to annihilate it, but how can I pursue it in the current situation? If I really fulfill the wish of the Song army to pursue, the Song army only needs to slip our army up for a few days, and the army will be defeated without a fight." In such a situation, there are still orders and persecutions, and the old man wants to ask the head of the palace, what is going on in the minds of the group of people in the court?"

There was silence in the palace strategy, what did the people in the court think, why they were panicking, he could guess somewhat.

Meng Shanming sighed again, "I was forced to be helpless, the head of the palace, I can only endanger the Song Kingdom now, and force the Song army to come back and fight with me quickly, or that sentence, the food can't last long!"

Gong Lince: "I still say the same thing, what if Song Jun refuses to turn around?"

Meng Shanming: "It's not a bad thing, the main force of the Song army is getting farther and farther away from me, and it is difficult to return to help in a hurry, I have no worries, I can rest assured that I can attack the Song State, it depends on how he Luo Zhao chooses." ”

Gong Lince: "As far as I know, the Song army's defense line is tight, can it be easily broken? If it can't be broken for a long time, you also said, there is not enough food on hand." ”

Meng Shanming's voice suddenly became a little louder, "If you can't break it, you have to attack, if you don't attack, will the army still have a way to live?" The head of the palace can go and see, the people in the rear of the army are eating grass and gnawing on the bark, and they can't grab anything from the mouths of the people. The conditions in the territory of the Song State are better than those in the Yan Kingdom, only by attacking the territory of the Song Kingdom, I can still think of some way, as the commander-in-chief, I can't watch my men and horses starve to death, the army must fight a way to survive!"

Gong Lince: "Do you sit back and watch Yanjing fall?"

Meng Shanming asked rhetorically, "Do the three major factions want to protect the Jingshi or the Yanguo?"