Seven days later, the mission troops left the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and arrived at the border of Bianliang. Since a large number of troops and horses were deployed to the Suzhou border, the Jin soldiers patrolling outside the mountain were not dense. Fang Zian ordered Zhao Gang, Lei Hu and others to conduct reconnaissance along the way.

Work and try to avoid being discovered. The chosen route is to cross the Yellow River and then go around to the west of Bianliang, bypassing the border of Suzhou where soldiers and horses gathered, and crossing the Huaihe River from Henan into the territory of the Song Dynasty. It is still under the jurisdiction of the Huaixi Army.

As a result, we were delayed for seven or eight days on the road. However, we stayed overnight in Xiaoxing and traveled carefully, and we did not encounter any trouble. However, when passing through Xinzheng, a small group of Jin soldiers discovered the mission soldiers and horses. However,

It was just a patrol team. It only dared to make noises from a distance and did not dare to rush forward to kill. It made Fang Zian and others nervous for a while, worried that they would call a large number of soldiers and horses to chase them. But in fact, the soldiers and horses were all

Assembled at the border of Suzhou, less than 3,000 people were stationed in Xinzheng City, and they did not dare to leave the city.

Along the way, Fang Zian was most concerned about the war in Suzhou. Although he knew that Li Xianzhong was just feinting to attract enemy troops, it was hard to say what happened in the war. If the retreat was cut off by the Jin soldiers, then the troops crossing the river led by Li Xianzhong would be defeated.

Once surrounded, it would be difficult to escape intact. However, it would be his own fault. But Fang Zian believed that Li Xianzhong had experienced hundreds of battles and had rich experience, so he would not be cut off by the Jin soldiers.

If you can't do this, it's too pustular.

In fact, Fang Zian's worries were unnecessary. The Suzhou war had already ended when Fang Zian passed the western boundary of Bianliang. In other words, in fact, it did not start at all. Li Xianzhong was so smart, and a large number of Jin soldiers attacked directly from Bianliang.

When he arrived, Li Xianzhong was already ready to withdraw his troops. Soldiers and horses were also arranged on the left and right wings for protection. When Pu Chahanlun and Shan Yongnian led their troops to Suzhou North and prepared to attack, they found that the opponent had already arrived.

The troops retreated quietly the night before and disappeared without a trace.

Pu Chahanlun punched the cotton, and thousands of soldiers and horses on the Suzhou border were lost in vain. He became furious and cursed endlessly.

This was a beautiful blitzkrieg that took advantage of the enemy's emptiness. In less than half a month, Suzhou and three important border towns in Hong County and Lingbi County under its jurisdiction were captured, and more than 8,000 enemies were wiped out. After that, we left.

, clean and tidy, never sloppy. Since the Shaoxing Peace Conference, there has never been such a great victory in the constant friction battles in the border towns. The Huaixi Army was greatly boosted, and everyone was smiling and happy.

It was the common people who were lost. They thought that Wang Shi came to regain the lost territory, but what they waited for was in vain. The reason why Li Xianzhong chose to withdraw his troops in the middle of the night was not entirely to deceive others and prevent the Jin soldiers from investigating. An important reason was that he did not

The law faced these people. When Suzhou was captured, the people of Suzhou beat gongs, drums, and food pots to greet them. Firecrackers were going off all over the city. They all said that the imperial court had not forgotten the hometown of the survivors. Li Xianzhong was deeply impressed by this scene. He raised the bar himself.

The mood of the people sent them to the clouds, and in the blink of an eye they were pushed into the mire with his own hands. This feeling made Li Xianzhong very uncomfortable.

He couldn't take these people away. It wasn't because the Shaoxing peace treaty stipulated that the land and people north of the Huaihe River should be returned to the Jin Kingdom, and even the people who fled back would have to be sent back. In fact, he had already crossed the river to attack.

They regard the peace agreement as nothing, and taking the people away is just breaking one more terms of the peace agreement. Compared with attacking the other party, that is actually

It's nothing at all. The reason why he couldn't take the people away was for military considerations. To take the people across the river, it would have to be mobilized and explained. It would definitely be a lot of trouble for the people to leave their homeland.

Many. Moreover, marching with tens of thousands of people must be extremely slow. Once the Jin soldiers and cavalry catch up and have to protect the people, they have to fight. In this way, they are likely to be dragged into a deadlock. So Li Xianzhong had to be ruthless in the middle of the night

He withdrew his troops and left, not to face those disappointed eyes. But he secretly vowed to come back one day and apologize to his father and fellow villagers.

On the evening of May 12th, Fang Zian and his party crossed the river from Shouzhou and entered the Song Dynasty. As soon as they set foot on the land of the Song Dynasty, everyone was relieved and cheered. This time, they went north as an envoy and went through many difficulties and dangers.

The harsh weather that is unbearable for ordinary people, the cold journey, and several heart-wrenching battles can be said to have narrowly escaped death. This is definitely something to be thankful for. There were more than 200 brothers when we left, and dozens of brothers stayed with us forever when we came back.

Being in the Kingdom of Jin, although it is sad and painful, is a miracle that so many people can be saved and come back. Everyone once desperately thought that they would die in the Kingdom of Jin, but Lord Fang brought them back alive, so,

They were all very happy.

Shi Hao shed tears with excitement. He almost fell into the river when he was crossing the river. He was soaked and pulled onto the sheepskin raft by the soldiers. But at this moment, he didn't care about his wet and messy clothes. He knelt on the ground and grabbed the grass on the ground.

Mud sighed.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Father-in-law, you should change your clothes. Although the weather is hot, the night breeze is still very cold, so be careful of catching a cold."

Shi Hao raised his head and said tremblingly: "Zian, is this just a dream? Are we back to the Song Dynasty?"

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Of course, what we just crossed is the Huaihe River. The Song and Jin Dynasties used the Huaihe River as the boundary. Did my father-in-law forget? This is the Song Dynasty. We are going home. My father-in-law will see you soon."

Mother-in-law and Ning Yue are gone, so you don’t have to suffer."

Shi Hao sighed: "It's great. Zian, it's beyond my expectation to come back alive this time. I can't say anything, I can only say, thank you very much. Without your strategizing, how could we complete our mission?"

"

Fang Zian laughed and said: "Why did my father-in-law say this? Do the whole family still talk about this? Besides, what my father-in-law said was wrong. We have not accomplished any mission. Our mission is to negotiate peace with the Jin people. We

If we don't even talk about it, how can we accomplish our mission?"

Shi Hao was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and nodded: "That's right, we didn't even talk to Jin. I don't know what I did on this trip? I prepared a lot of excuses to talk to Jin.

People talked a lot, but in the end it was all useless. I just read, sleep and walk around every day, feeling like I didn't do anything."

Fang Zian shook his head and said: "My father-in-law's presence here is enough to stabilize the morale of the army. Sometimes there is no need to do anything. My father-in-law's trip made Zian even more admired. He does something and doesn't do anything. My father-in-law has good self-cultivation. If he were an ordinary person, he would

Some of my actions have been stopped and scolded a long time ago, but my father-in-law did not do this. This is the most rare thing."

Shi Hao smiled and said: "I'm also very happy if you flatter me. But you can save it for coaxing others, but you can't coax me. Let's get on the road quickly. I'm afraid it will take two days to get to Haozhou.

An hour. I don’t want to sleep out one more night. My old arms are so old

My legs really can’t stand the stress. After returning to the capital this time, I’m going to take a month’s leave to recuperate at home.”

Fang Zian chuckled, nodded and helped Shi Hao get into the car and change his clothes. He turned around and told Shang Zi to smile and congratulate each other. He discussed that everyone who would go to the restaurant to celebrate after returning to Lin'an would get on their way immediately.

The journey that followed for more than an hour was extremely relaxing. When we arrived in the Song Dynasty, our tense nerves relaxed and the journey no longer felt long. The atmosphere was lively with chatting and laughing along the way.

On the way, they were quickly discovered by the lookout station set up by the Huaixi Army. Dozens of cavalry came to check, thinking that the Jin soldiers had crossed the river. They discovered that they were the envoy soldiers led by Shi Hao and Fang Zian, who had returned from the Jin Kingdom.

At that time, the cavalry were very happy. They had been told in the past few days to keep an eye out for any trace of the Song Dynasty envoy crossing the river. They had been waiting for seven or eight days and there was no trace. Now that they finally arrived, they were naturally very happy.

Someone went to report Li Xianzhong in advance, and several cavalry squads followed the escort, holding torches to illuminate the way for the envoy's troops. On the way, Fang Zian learned from them that after the Huaixi Army conquered Suzhou, the Jin soldiers came to attack Huaixi.

When all the troops crossed the river and retreated immediately, Fang Zian felt relieved. It would be good if nothing went wrong, otherwise it would be his own fault.

At the first watch, the lights of Haozhou City were already in sight. Li Xianzhong had been waiting outside the west city gate for a long time. When he saw the troops of the envoy arriving, Li Xianzhong rode up with a big smile and saluted with his hands in hand.

However, Fang Zian dismounted, stood in front of Li Xianzhong's horse and saluted respectfully: "Controller Li, please accept Zian's salute. If Commander Li had not taken the risk to send troops to feint this time, we would not have been able to return. Fang Zian, on behalf of all my envoys,

Grateful."

Li Xianzhong hurriedly dismounted and waved his hands: "Don't do this, Mr. Fang, I am not doing this for you, but for a big thing. For that big thing, let alone sending troops, I am willing to lose my head."

.I already know the affairs of the two adults and brothers in the Kingdom of Jin, and they are admirable. I have many things to say to you. I have arranged a banquet and settled a place for you. How about we go into the city and talk.

?”

Fang Zian and Shi Hao thanked each other again and again, and everyone remounted their horses, entered through the West City Suspension Bridge, and entered the city. When the city gate closed behind them, everyone's hearts dropped. They looked at the dark and familiar city streets and streets in front of them.

Building, everyone feels extremely happy. Even though there are no people on the street at this moment, almost empty, it still feels extremely kind and familiar, and extremely happy and satisfying.

Fang Zian was filled with emotions. It took him half a year and passed through countless mountains. After going through hardships, he finally returned successfully, and he was carrying evidence of Qin Hui's crime. This was not easy. Fang Zian himself had no idea.

I thought that I would go through so many dangers here. If I hadn't planned well and had some luck, I would have really failed in the Kingdom of Jin.

Although he returned to the Song Dynasty, Fang Zian knew that the matter was far from over. How could Qin Hui be willing to die? How effective could this letter of allegiance be, and could it achieve his goal of eradicating traitors and purging the court?

Fang Zian was not completely sure. But at the moment, Fang Zian didn't want to think about it. He just wanted to enjoy the sense of security and satisfaction of returning to the Song Dynasty, and everything else was temporarily forgotten.
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