Looking at Pan Renmei's back as she hurriedly moved her troops, Kou Zhun secretly smiled.

A "trapped soldier" made Pan Renmei so anxious that she even said what she said to teach the emperor privately.

If you say this in court, it will be considered upright, but if you say it in private, it will be disrespectful.

If the current emperor were not merciful, I would give him some eye drops myself.

But Kou Zhun didn't know that although he disdained it, Pan Renmei had already slandered him countless times in front of the emperor.

It sounds nice to say that the emperor personally conquered the country, and it was out of public interest, but he always suggested that the emperor take risks, which already caused resentment in the emperor's heart.

Coupled with his domineering behavior before being demoted to Xiangzhou, one can imagine the emperor's opinion of him.

It is said that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.

Kou Zhun had lofty ambitions and the nobility of a scholar, so he naturally adhered to this classic idea.

For them, it is best for state affairs to be handled by virtuous ministers and for the emperor to rule from the top.

Therefore, he acted radically and easily ignored the emperor's ideas.

However, as far as the emperor is concerned, "the emperor is insignificant" and so on are all nonsense.

No matter how lenient the emperor is, it will be difficult for him to tolerate the reduction of power in his hands.

Kou Zhun didn't know the emperor's thoughts. When he returned to the court this time, he was still ambitious.

I feel that I have mastered Cao Bin's economic methods, and I am waiting for the moment when I can regain control of the court and realize my ambition...

In fact, there are many such people in the court, including Fu Bi, Han Qi, Zhang Dun, and even Cao Bin.

He did not participate in the reform simply because it was not presided over by him, did not suit his wishes, and did not have the status and power to protect himself.

However, his ideas are not strong. If there is no chance, he is willing to settle for the second best and "live alone"...

In fact, even he himself didn't know clearly. The reason why his desire was not too strong was not because he didn't want to change the Song Dynasty.

It's just that he is not confident enough in his own ability. After all, he is in control of a country's national affairs.

He still has some bottom lines. If the Song Dynasty becomes worse because of him, even if he can go overseas and live a prosperous life, he will still feel a little guilty.

...When you brag, you are afraid of being struck by lightning!

"Okay, the Liao army has retreated!"

Just as Kou Zhun was sketching out his future national strategy in his mind, the emperor suddenly slapped the city wall hard and screamed with great joy.

Cao Bin's operation had already allowed Arich to use up all his trump cards in advance.

Now that the Song army was attacking from two sides, he suddenly couldn't stand it anymore and had no choice but to retreat.

If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out.

Cao Bin and others did not pursue them. The division's veterans were exhausted, so if they were able to repel the Liao army, it would be considered as their best effort.

In this battle, the Song army used a total of 130,000 horses, but only 60,000 to 70,000 came back, almost half of which were lost.

Seeing that almost all the generals were injured, the emperor did not blame him and said with concern:

"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen. Please go back to camp to treat your injuries. I will send you some good medicine."

"Don't worry, this battle was the result of the Liao people being too cunning. You have merit but not fault!"

When all the generals heard this, they were immediately moved to tears. After expressing their gratitude, they surrendered and left.

Seeing this, Pan Renmei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since no one was at fault, she could be considered to have escaped.

So he quickly raised his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, this battle is all due to mistakes in judgment by the veteran officials. Please be punished by the officials!"

The emperor nodded and said:

"The Pan Qing family is indeed a little careless this time. If you are not a talented person... forget it, you should give up your position as Grand Master first!"

Pan Renmei's face froze and she said helplessly:

"Your Majesty is clear about rewards and punishments, and I am sincerely convinced."

The emperor waved his hand and asked him to retreat.

In Zishui Camp.

Emperor Liao was almost mad to death, and he also threw a lot of things, which made his generals tremble with fear.

Wu Yanguang, the former army commander, did not even dare to raise his head and was sweating profusely after being scolded.

"I personally cooperate with you in your design and planning, and you just leave it to me with this result?"

The battle started in the Shahe section. The Liao army mobilized a total of 210,000 horses, hoping to annihilate the main force of the Song army.

Unexpectedly, not to mention the enemy's escape, they would also lose 60,000 to 70,000 people, which was much more than the Song army's losses.

Mud, if you don't come by yourself, you can confront each other and lead the troops by yourself, the result will still be the same.

Then you didn’t come here in vain?

Arich said quickly:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, our plan originally went smoothly, but it was all ruined by Song General Cao Bin."

"His soldiers are really powerful. The last general will be waiting..."

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Liao directly threw the jade ax in his hand and said angrily:

"Trash, idiot, even if Cao Bin is hard to match, he only has so many people, how many people do you have?"

"Didn't you foresee it in advance?"

Wu Yanguang smiled bitterly, they really didn't expect it.

Although Cao Bin rose to fame during the Xixia War, he still had a reputation as a playboy after he had just debuted.

As a veteran on the battlefield, who would pay special attention to him?

What's more, the intelligence also said that Cao Bin was guarding the emperor of Song Dynasty.

Who knew that even Pan Renmei didn't dare to go out of the city to rescue, but he ran out to fight?

At this time, Yelvren, who was beside Emperor Liao, comforted him:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Cao Bin's son is nothing to worry about."

"Tomorrow we can gather a large army to besiege Zhending and capture him in one fell swoop."

Seeing that Yelvren spoke first, Emperor Liao became calmer and said sadly:

"The Song army still has 100,000 troops..."

Yelvren smiled first and said:

"No matter what, our army still has the upper hand. We can challenge in front of the city tomorrow to kill the morale of the Song army."

"They are already defeated and have no fighting spirit. When the time comes, they will have no fighting spirit and a favorable opportunity will appear!"

Emperor Liao nodded and said:

"In this case, let's see how the generals perform tomorrow."

"It's best to be able to kill Cao Bin in formation, so that I can clear away the hatred in my heart."

Yelv Renxian was a famous general in the Liao Kingdom. In terms of military strategy, he was not inferior to the late brother Yelv Xiu, and was superior to Xiao Tianzuo and others. The Liao Emperor still favored him.

The emperor calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they couldn't help but gear up, thinking about Cao Bin's eight generations of ancestors and planning how to scold him...

Zhending Fucheng, the residence of the Yang family.

Taijun She had just eaten some food and breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"You also heard what the boy from the Cheng family just said."

"If it weren't for Cao Bin this time, our Yang family would be doomed."

"It's just that the favor is too big, I don't know how to repay it!"

Liu Niang of the Yang family nodded and said a little resentfully:

"I didn't expect that even Prime Minister Kou would not dare to speak for us at the critical moment."

"If Cao Bin hadn't made a desperate move, even if he only brought his own troops, we would have to go out of the city for rescue. I'm afraid we would have died alone."

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]

Sister Yang nodded and said:

"That's right, as well as our family's family friends, they are all unreliable."

"Cao Bin is still the best in character, the strongest in martial arts, and the best in military strategy..."

When Sanniang heard this, she immediately laughed:

"Okay, I know Cao Bin is great."

"...That kid Cheng Pu is also a heartless person."

"Obviously I like the eighth sister, but I came here to say good things for Cao Bin."

"Now, the eighth sister doesn't even know how to praise her."

The Cheng Pu she was talking about was a descendant of Cheng Yaojin, a general of the Tang Dynasty. He served as the commander of the Tongchui Squadron and had nothing to do with the veteran general of the Three Kingdoms.
Chapter completed!