"Everyone!" At this point, Mr. Zhong coughed lowly. At this time, he was already an old man over 70 years old. The wind and sand in the northwest had carved countless gullies on his face. A pair of turbidities were already under two white eyebrows, which was almost impossible to see clearly. He looked at the generals on both sides and said in a strong northwest accent: "I, Zhong, was a soldier who had been entrusted with great blessings for the imperial court for several years, and rely on the generals to survive. I was unable to achieve success. I was old and sick in the years and had even lost my talents and strength, but I was in a state of peace. Once I took off my shoulders, I handed over the golden bowl and the entire army in the western front to the court and returned to my hometown. My private wish was enough. Unexpectedly, the court had entrusted an important task, which made Zhong feel ashamed. How could Zhong be the best position? Please speak out for it, and it would be easier to mention Zang Yitie!"

The people in the room looked at each other a few times, but no one spoke. After about a while, the former commander of the army, Yang Keshi, whispered: "Shishou Zhong, Shuai Xuan is not in Tokyo yet. We should wait a few days before the Xuanfu Department arrives in Xiongzhou and discuss it!"

“That’s right!”

"It's better not to wait until Shuai Xuan arrives before discussing it!"

There were several people in the room immediately expressed their agreement with Yang Keshi's opinion, while Zhong Shidao himself and the other generals remained silent. Obviously, they did not agree with Yang Keshi's suggestion. After about a while, Zhong Shidao spoke again: "Yang Tongzheng, you said it would not be too late to discuss it when Xuan Shuai arrived. Then I ask you, if Xuan Shuai arrives, you will ask you to advance immediately. What do you think?"

"This—" Yang Keshi was stunned. He was a famous brave general in the Western Army and had the reputation of "enemies of ten thousand people", but he was not the kind of reckless man who was determined to rush forward. During his time in Hebei, he also knew very well about the current situation of the Song army. The original Western Army had to adapt to the local environment and rest and make up for the gaps; the Hebei Army's military discipline had been decomposed for a long time, so he had to strengthen training and reorganization; the generals and officials of each army were not familiar with it, so he had to readjust; the Liao army's strength and strength were not understood; these all took time, according to his estimate,

At least two months is still the best opportunity to attack. Moreover, from the characteristics of the two armies, instead of letting the army take the initiative to attack across Baigou, it is better to cross the river with a small number of elite troops to occupy a key point and attract the Liao army to attack, while the army stands for the opportunity on the south side of Baigou. This is a great victory. The defeat of the front army will only lose a small number of troops. But if Tong Guan arrives, if Tong Guan directly asks the army to cross the river north, then they will have to obey the orders. It is better for the generals here to form a consensus first, which is more appropriate.

"I have fought with the Western thieves for decades. I know that this battlefield is not afraid of the enemy's strength. I am afraid that the upper and lower levels will not be united. The upper levels will advance, but the lower levels will retreat. In the end, they will lose completely. Not only will they lose their lives, but they are also sorry to the emperor and the lower levels will be sorry to the men." Zhong Shidao's voice was not loud, but his pronunciation was very clear. "I want to discuss military affairs before Xuan Shuai came today, not for his own power. The ancients said that it is rare to be over 70 years old. A certain family is already 70 years old this year. All fame and fortune are the things that are behind him. But this battle is really, I really can't let go!"

Hearing this, the generals' expressions were a little moved. With Zhong Shidao's age and qualifications, many fathers and brothers in the room served under him, not to mention himself. Although Zhong Shidao's generals are not as talented as Wanyan Aguda, Nian Han and others of the same era, they are very smart and scheming. For example, Wanyan Aguda can win a battle with only one or two points of chance of winning, while Zhong Shidao will not fight such a battle at all, and as long as he has a seven-point chance of winning, he will not lose at all. For a country like the Northern Song Dynasty, perhaps Zhong Shidao is more suitable than Wanyan Aguda.

"Everyone understands your thoughts!" The speaker was Xin Xingzong. As Tong Guan's number one confidant in the army, he decided to express his attitude first: "But Mr. Xuan has not arrived, and it is still a bit inappropriate for us to discuss military discussions. Judging from the current situation, it will be fine if we delay for a few days!"

Xin Xingzong's speech played a final role, and everyone said that it should be said in a few days before Tong Guan arrived. Seeing this, Zhong Shidao had to sigh and said, "Well, then wait until Xuan Shuai arrives before he speaks!"

When the generals saw Zhong Shidao relieved, they also breathed a sigh of relief. The generals and generals were not a joke. Zhong Shidao walked out the door alone, and just turned around and heard a hurrying voice: "Brother!" When he looked back, he was his younger brother, Qinzhou magistrate, and the deputy commander of the guards, infantry and cavalry army. Both of them were in the Western Army and were famous generals in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

"Brother, why are you doing this?" Master Zhong sighed and said, "Who dares to hold Tong Guan behind his back? Where to pass it to Xuanfusi? It's ugly again!"

"Don't I know this will happen, I just hold a hope!" Master Zhong raised his chin slightly, showing a proud look: "The battle is imminent, but the upper and lower parts of the world are playing and thinking that they will win and lose. The three generations of my family, the emperor, can't ignore it?"

"Brother! Xuan Shuai has also fought a war. I have an army of 150,000, and the Liao people are only 50,000-" said Zhong Shizhong, and saw his brother's gaze looking directly over, subconsciously shut his mouth.

"He who fought a war? Is Tong Guan a war?" In front of his brothers, Zhong Shidao finally revealed his contempt for Tong Guan: "Using rewards indiscriminately will ruin the military discipline of our Western Army. Is this also called being able to fight? The world is so bad!" The white hair on his temples was floating in the wind, like a dead tree.

"Brother, don't say it!" Zhong Shizhong looked at the lack of anyone around and quickly persuaded him. Although his brother's age and official position were not afraid of being passed on to Tong Guan, there were dozens of nephews under the Zong family serving in the army, and Tong Guan could cause trouble for these people.

Under the brother's persuasion, Zhong Shidao finally closed his mouth and showed sadness in his eyes.

"Hey, I hope I can bring a few more men to my hometown this time!"

Yingzhou is located in the northern part of Shanxi Province today, in the Warring States Period, Zhao was in the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty was in Yanmen County, and the Han Dynasty was in the Later Wei Dynasty was in the Shenwu County, and Shuozhou was in the Sui Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was in the Yunzhou area. The Five Dynasties established Yingzhou. It was also in the Changzhou area. After the Liao Dynasty, it was in the north and south of Yanmen. It was named Yingzhou. For the ancient Central Plains dynasty, the Datong Basin was the core of northern defense; when they were strong, they would push the border line to the Yinshan line, and the Datong Basin

That is, the Yunzhong area became the place where the troops were stationed, which could not only block Shaanxi, Shanxi, North China, or cross Yinshan to attack the enemies in Mobei. When its strength was weak, the Datong Basin was often occupied by nomadic regimes and became an attack base that threatened North China, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. The most important road from the Datong Basin to the North China Plain was to go south along the Sanggan River Valley, and Yingzhou was located in this valley, which was an important town that guarded this road.

Yingzhou was in anarchy in the fourth year of Xuanhe. Since mid-last year, Jin soldiers from the east had already captured Xijing of Liao. Before these fierce and brave soldiers arrived, Emperor Tianzuo had taken away all the elite soldiers he could find. The custodian of Yingzhou was also killed in a sudden encounter. Before his successor sat on the chair of the magistrate, he was killed by a powerful man in the state. In the next few months, the magistrate of the state was like a horse.

As a lamp was changed, the powerful people outside the city naturally did not take the magistrate in the prefecture and each became the local emperor on their own territory. Then the real ruler of Yingzhou should be Wanyan Aguda, the Jurchen emperor who is currently in the city of Xijing. However, his attention was still on Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, who was in the mountains. For prefectures and counties like Yingzhou that were to be returned to the Northern Song Dynasty according to the agreement, the Jin army only regarded it as the target of plundering and providing food slaves.

On May 25, 2016, Xuanhe, Anbian Town, Yingzhou. This town, located twenty miles east of Zhoucheng, was actually a small town and gradually developed into a small town. After the arrival of the Jin soldiers, many fleeing people gathered here, which instead brought a deformed prosperity to the town.

"Someone is here!" The one-eyed Old Liu on the lookout mail at the town entrance shouted loudly. His shouting immediately caused a stir. Dozens of men in tattered fur ran to the earthen wall, with bows and arrows, and looked like they were facing a great enemy. It was rare to blame them for being like this. The broken soldiers and groups of horse thieves did not come one day.

"Where is the person?" Jiang Datou staggered up the wall while holding his pants, looking like he had just gotten up from a woman's belly without a good sound. Seeing this, the one-eyed old Liu carefully pointed to the northeast: "Look, it's there, maybe those riders riding horses are horse thieves!"

Jiang Datou narrowed his eyes and looked towards the finger of the one-eyed Old Liu. He saw that six or seven horse-riding men appeared on the ridge of the hill not far away. He was carrying a bow and arrow, and the iron armor on his body reflected the cold light of metal.

"Horse thief? It doesn't look like a defeated soldier, but the defeated soldier is not as good as that?" Jiang Datou frowned. After eating military food for several years, he was much more knowledgeable than the one-eyed Liu who was standing guard. The iron armor alone is worth two or three good horses, and he can't change it. He scratched his forehead and shouted to his subordinates: "You all look hard, I'll call the head of the family!"

When Jiang Datou invited the generals on duty, the team was only half a mile away from Anbian Town. You can clearly see the full picture of this team: more than 20 horse riding, more than 20 big cars, and about one hundred walking people. Everyone was holding weapons, including crossbows, spears, etc. - This is not uncommon in Yingzhou, and almost two-thirds of people were wearing armor, which is rare in Yingzhou. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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