The night battle in front of Dabao Village in Douling was one of hundreds of conflicts on the Song-Xia border.
The casualties of more than two hundred people were nothing in the battle of Pingxia City. But in the conflicts during the peace period, it was indeed a lot.
However, the general of the Xia army in Dabao Village was also smart and asked his clerk to make a tick of his pen and ink. The headquarters lost two hundred and killed the Song army by one thousand. Forget it, let's keep it at six hundred.
If you make too many false reports, it is easy to get involved. Besides, if you make too many false reports, if the authorities want to check the heads, it will be very troublesome to cut off people's heads to make up the number.
The military report was submitted to the Military Supervisory Department in Jingsai, Weizhou. The military generals who were accustomed to seeing Sikong thought it was another battle report that was mixed with water. They did not take it seriously and threw it aside. Following the lengthy military report, they slowly went to Xingxing.
The Privy Council of Qingfu floats away.
Zhao Si and his party then headed west, passing through Suirong Fort, Dingrong Fort, Huairong Fort, and Tongning Fort, and arrived in Huizhou on the 29th. However, at this time, Huizhou had only just been established, and there was no prefecture or county seat.
It is an important pass of the fortress.
"Zhaoxia, did you see it? That's the Yellow River?"
Zhao Si, who was riding a horse, pointed at the river not far away and said.
The Yellow River meanders like a light yellow belt, passing through the mountains and hills, and finally disappears at the end of the world.
"Every year the golden river returns to the Jade Pass, and the horses and swords ring in the morning. The white snow returns to the green tombs in three springs, and the thousands of miles of the Yellow River circles the Black Mountains." Ming Zhaoxia looked at the Yellow River, as well as the hills and ravines on the bank, and the sentry towers of the city.
Zhu muttered.
"The solitary smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river. Whenever Xiao Guan rides, he will protect Yan Ran." Zhao Si laughed and read, "I still like this poem by Wang Mojie."
"'Xiao Guan is waiting to ride'? Your Highness is still proud of the night battle at Xiao Guan a few days ago?" Ming Zhaoxia asked with a pursed lips.
Traveling northwest for more than a month, her face was as white as jade, slightly dark and red, like a ripe red apple.
"Of course I am proud. Liu Fa and Zhong Jianzhong once said that the Song Army has never had such a thrilling encounter in the northwest for so many years. Two hundred versus three hundred, with less and more, they won a complete victory. In half an hour
Withdraw from the battlefield..."
Zhao Si glanced at Zhong Jianzhong, Yao Gu and others not far behind him, and said proudly: "They don't say it in their mouths, but they are actually convinced by the real results. In their hearts, they have begun to accept my king's wishes."
Compiled and practiced new methods. As a general, who doesn’t want to win battles, make meritorious deeds and become a noble?”
"So I feel that this is the biggest result of the night battle at Xiaoguan. I hope that in the near future, we can win the battle in Huangzhong and the West Sea. In that case, my trip to the northwest will be a complete success."
Ming Zhaoxia was silent for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, have you decided to take a big gamble?"
"A big gamble? Nothing in this world is logical. Especially the big things that determine your destiny, you need to work hard. Victory will not fall from the sky and just fall into your bowl."
Zhao Si said meaningfully.
"Your Highness, I think the risk is too great. Why not wait until everything is settled before doing this big thing?"
Ming Zhaoxia is still trying to persuade.
"Yes, if we wait until the dust settles before doing this important thing, I don't need to take risks. The risks are all on others." Zhao Si said calmly.
He gently pressed down with his right hand, stopping Ming Zhaoxia's defense.
"I know what you mean, it's for my own good. At this delicate moment, it's better to be still than to move." At this point, Zhao Si sighed and said leisurely.
"Zhaoxia, do you know? When I woke up from the coma after falling into the Jinming Lake, I knew that my future path would never be the same again. If I walk on thin ice, if I make a wrong step, I may be doomed."
"I, you, my relatives and friends, and possibly even the people of this country and this land will all fall into the sea of fire and hell, suffering and struggling."
Ming Zhaoxia suddenly flashed her big eyes and looked at Zhao Si infatuatedly.
Zhao Si looked at the Yellow River not far away, and the boundless land beyond the river bank.
"Zhaoxia, that night at Xiaoguan, I rode ahead excitedly on horseback. As soon as I turned the corner, I met the Xia Army cavalry. To be honest, I was really shocked at the time. I had been ambushed before and I counterattacked and commanded a raid on Beiji Temple.
They all looked presentable and calm. But when they suddenly came to the real battlefield, they were really caught off guard."
"Especially when I saw that there were three to four hundred Xia Army cavalry on the opposite side, which was more than the number of people on our side, I couldn't help but twist my legs." Zhao Si turned sideways and said in a low voice.
"My first thought was to turn around and run."
"Really?" Ming Zhaoxia asked in disbelief with her eyes wide open and her mouth slightly open.
"Of course it's true. I'm not a god, I'm just an ordinary mortal. If you get hit with a knife, it will still hurt and bleed. If the injury is serious, you will die. Of course I am also afraid of the aggressive enemy."
Ming Zhaoxia tilted her head and thought for a moment, "It seems like. The last time he was attacked in Mawangzao Lane, His Highness dodged so quickly and clearly. It turned out that he was not calm and composed, but a natural reaction of fear of death."
"No. A few days ago during the night battle at Xiaoguan, I was panicking. But then I thought about it, if I really had to run away, my image among the soldiers of the Western Army would plummet. If it spread back to Kaifeng,
The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army will also spurn and despise me. Everything will be in vain."
"I can't run, and I have to lead the Yi Cong team to a beautiful victory. But in this situation, how can we win the battle? For more than ten breaths, my mind was racing desperately, and I almost lost my mind.
It’s coming out of Mars.”
"A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to me. Did everyone think that my subconscious turn around and wanted to run just now was normal? Did Xia Jun across from me also think it was normal?"
Ming Zhaoxia couldn't help but say at this time, "So His Highness decided to pretend to escape, lure the enemy deep, and then outflank and annihilate them? These things were thought through in a matter of ten breaths, and His Highness's mind was spinning so fast.
"
"You must turn fast. Fortunately, although I have many shortcomings, I am very calm when it comes to big things. I will not be lazy when things go well, I will not be anxious when things happen, I will not be afraid of big things, and I will not be slow when things are careful."
Listening to Zhao Si boasting, Ming Zhaoxia smiled and said, "I just like your shameless look."
Zhao Si laughed loudly. The laughter was like a swallow passing over the desolate land, flying freely through the sunshine.
"Actually, everyone has weaknesses. What I can do better than others is that I have overcome those weaknesses. For example, the eight willows blocked the gap, and this time Xiaoguan faced the enemy, I overcame fear, a kind of deep-seated
The sense of mission in my heart made me do it without even thinking about it.”
"A sense of mission?" Ming Zhaoxia understood somewhat. "Last time, Thirteenth Lang jumped into the flood to plug the gap in Baikeliu. There was a lot of discussion. Some people said you were stupid, and some people said you were deceiving the world and stealing your reputation. But I know that in that kind of situation,
In a critical situation, you will definitely jump."
"Why?"
"The sense of mission that Thirteenth Lang mentioned just now. The three questions and three answers every morning have engraved this sense of mission in Thirteenth Lang's bones. What are you willing to do for this land and the people on it?
thing."
"At the command, the wind is thundering, and the sound of the sky is shaking the north. I drive across the river and Luo, and go straight to Yanyou. The horse is riding on the blood of the Yan clan, and the flag owl is sweating the head. Return to report to the Lord, and restore the old Shenzhou."
Ming Zhaoxia's eyes flickered as she listened to Zhao Si reciting a poem.
The group of people continued to ride their horses and got closer to the Yellow River, where they could hear the sound of rushing water.
The Yellow River here is completely different from the Yellow River in Hedong and Henan. It is as quiet as a young girl in a boudoir.
"Your Highness, can you go straight down the river from here to Kaifeng, Luoyang?" Ming Zhaoxia asked, pointing to the Yellow River.
"Yes, along this river, first go to the old land of Lingwu, then go to Jiuyuan Hetao, then turn down Hedong, turn east at Tongguan, and go straight to Henan and Hebei."
"It's really amazing. I never imagined that a big river could flow to so many places and such a long distance."
"Yes, so the Yellow River is our mother river in China. But no son would leave his mother outside. I hereby swear that in the next ten years, we must let the Yellow River completely return to the Song Dynasty
In the arms of Zhaoxia, you are the witness of this oath."
Ming Zhaoxia looked at Zhao Si and said confidently: "I believe that Your Highness will be able to do it." This chapter has been completed!
