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Chapter 201 Chase and Kill

"If I was the one who came to fight this battle, I would not dare to be as bold as Duke of Wei. I would probably still defend Shunning Village and Xixia to fight against Xixia. However, after Duke of Wei gave Shunning Village to the Dangxiang people, it would also have great benefits!" Guo Kui said excitedly.

"What are the benefits?" Emperor Zhao Xu asked anxiously.

"Haha, the Dangxiang people will naturally not let go if they get this benefit. Even if the enemy commander knows that Duke Wei is luring the enemy into depth, then the Dangxiang's senior officials will not allow him to retreat! Once Shunning Village is broken, the other armies of Dangxiang will attack the Dingbian Army, Qingzhou, and Yan'an Prefecture will be greatly weakened. They will all be concentrated in the direction of Bao'an City in order to quickly break through the city and get supplies. As long as you defend Bao'an City, the rest will be waiting for the Dangxiang people to be defeated like a mountain!" Guo Kui said with a smile.

"Why?!" Wen Yanbo asked hurriedly.

"It's still a supply. There is no continuous and effective supply of food. A hundred thousand mouths will make the other party's commander worried. I thought that the Duke of Wei would inevitably plant ambushes on the other party's food route. If only a little harassment is needed, the Dangxiang people could not hold on. The warehouse of the Jianing Military Office suffered serious losses, and I thought they could not last for a month!"

"What if the Dangxiang army retreated and occupied Shunning Village but did not leave?" Wang Anshi raised this question bitterly. The terrain of Shunning Village is so dangerous, and it is not easy for Xixia to attack the Song Dynasty. If Dangxiang occupied Shunning Village, Baoan City will face Dangxiang's military front directly in the future, and it will cost a considerable price to retake it. Then Shunning Village, a small place, is a heart-wrenching problem of the Song Dynasty.

Guo Kui smiled and pointed at Pingrong Village, Wuqi, and Huaiwei Fort with a baton, saying, "From the Western Xia Hongzhou to Shunning Village, there is Baiyu Mountain. There is no city between the two places. As long as Pingrong Village, Wuqi and Huaiwei Fort are in the hands of our Song Dynasty, they will surround Shunning Village. I think that a small city like Shunning Village is not a place to store grain and troops. Although the terrain is dangerous, if it surrounds him for a few days, it will be difficult for Hongzhou to rescue him. The people in the village will not be able to bear it anymore, and it is easy to collect Shunning Village!"

"Once the Dangxiang barbarians are on the road under the Security City, they may not be able to leave even if they want to! Duke Wei can blatantly mobilize the surrounding troops to deploy layers of defense. Or simply attack his retreat or even Hongzhou, but the Dangxiang people can only stick to the Security City and look forward to breaking the city. Otherwise, not only will the army be tired from being tired, but the food and grass will be consumed faster. It is a strategy to surround Wei and save Zhao and consume the enemy!"

"Mr. Guo's explanation is indeed incisive! But what is the situation in the northwest? What is the Duke of Wei thinking in his heart? We still don't know in Bian Capital. We also ask the Master Guo to write what he said just now into a brief and quickly send it to Duke of Wei so that Duke of Wei can be prepared!" Sima Guang said with a smile. He did not expect the Song army to counterattack Xixia. As long as it can ensure that the Song Dynasty's dispute ended in a short time, he would burn high incense. However, he really hoped that everything would be as Guo Kui said just now. Then, the Song Dynasty would not suffer too much loss after this battle. If he had good luck, he would eliminate some of the elite troops of the Dangxiang. Then the Song Dynasty would have been peaceful for a few years, so the Song Dynasty would take the opportunity to take a breath.

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao Xu suddenly woke up from the beautiful prospect described by Guo Kui, "Guo Kui is still drawing cakes, so you must turn this cake into reality!" Zhao Xu thought anxiously:

"Mr. Junshi is very worried. Lord Guo asks you to write a brief as soon as possible. I will send someone to the Duke of Wei as soon as possible. It is also possible that Duke of Wei has a rule to act!"

Guo Kui quickly wrote the festival outline. Just as he was about to send someone to the northwest, the eunuch in charge hurried into the hall, "Sir, the Duke of Wei in the northwest submitted a 600-mile emergency military newspaper!"

Emperor Zhao Xu walked up to get the wooden box containing the military newspaper's 600-mile speed. After checking the seal on it, he took out a string of small keys from his arms and opened the wooden box to take out the letters. Emperor Zhao Xu quickly read the contents above. At first, he frowned, but later he gradually stretched out and laughed happily in the end. The ministers next to him didn't understand why, but the emperor was in a cheerful mood at this time.

"My dear, as you expected, the Duke of Wei is indeed the Gancheng of the country, which is almost the same as what you analyzed!" Emperor Zhao Xu handed the urgent secret letter to Guo Kui next to him. After reading it roughly, Guo Kui handed it over to other ministers and circulated it according to the level, and it was Wang Jinghui's turn in the end.

For a moment, the ministers' attitude towards Duke Wei was like a black and white alternating black and white, and all kinds of flattery were heard, which made Wang Jinghui feel extremely uncomfortable. Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and just impeached him and Han Qi and Wen Yanbo to read the secret letter, and a rare smile appeared on their faces. Fortunately, they did not have the same flattery as Duke Zeng and other ministers, otherwise Wang Jinghui would have really vomited.

This time, the Funing Palace's discussion started with a tense and strange atmosphere, and ended with a palm-to-face celebration between the king and his ministers. This not only made Wang Jinghui feel funny, but he only had a few smiles stiffly on his face in front of everyone. Although it was not the first time he watched such a political performance, I believe it would definitely not be missing in the future, but he was still a little uncomfortable.

The issue of the Duke of Wei Han Qi abandoning Shunning Village ended with joy. After congratulating Emperor Wan Zhao Xu, all the ministers began to retreat. Wang Jinghui was eager to go outside the hall to breathe fresh air, so when Emperor Zhao Xu announced his liberation, he took the lead and walked out of the hall with great strides, which surprised everyone. He originally wanted to leave Wang Jinghui alone to chat for a while, and swallowed up the words he had just said - "Today I disturbed Wang Jinghui and his wife's interest in traveling. I'm afraid that my brother-in-law is not happy now. If you have anything to do, wait for tomorrow!" Emperor Zhao Xu thought secretly in his heart.

Wang Jinghui took a few deep breaths at the door outside the hall, then slowed down and walked slowly out of the palace. Before he could walk far, someone patted him on the shoulder: "The prince-consort walked two steps slowly, so I will fall apart at this moment!"

Wang Jinghui looked back and saw that it was the Privy Councilor Wen Yanbo. He didn't expect that such a rigid old man could say such a joking word now. This was really shocking: "Mr. Wen! I'm so sorry. If there was anything wrong with the person next to him, I would just ask him to chase him. How dare I ask him to chase him personally?! Do you have any explanation?" Wang Jinghui's tone of speaking was still very calm, as if Wen Yanbo impeached someone in Funing Hall just now.

After hearing this, Wen Yanbo looked at Wang Jinghui carefully for a moment and said, "People say that the prince consort has a profound vision, which is a genius from the sky from the Song Dynasty. Even if he is a prince consort, he will treat him with courtesy even if he meets a peddler. He is born with a bodhisattva heart and magnanimity. I didn't believe it, but today I believe that this is true!"

After hearing this, Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "The outside world is not sure about boasting. I am a talented person in the Song Dynasty. Master Wen is a model. For the younger generation, I should learn more from Master Wen!" He knew that Wen Yanbo was chasing him mostly for the impeachment of his own affairs just now. Although he was not very happy, he did not take it seriously. The people who impeached him in the court had gone there. Anyway, he was not afraid of biting his lice on his body. There were not many more lice on his body, and he was not afraid of being bitten. There were not many more Wen Yanbo, but he was not much less. Among the officials of the Song Dynasty, Wang Jinghui was the first one who could face the bullet with this mentality. He was probably not only unprecedented, but also a great success.

Wen Yanbo didn't know that Wang Jinghui was thinking this way, otherwise he would have fought with Wang Jinghui desperately. "The prince consort's belly is extremely compatible with everyone, I admire him! But I really want to know what the prince consort thinks of Song Xia?!"

The two of them talked while walking, and they were already a little far away from the team of ministers who participated in the discussion just now. However, the others behind them were still wondering why Wen Yanbo suddenly came to Wang Jinghui. After all, the two of them had no close relationships. Wen Yanbo impeached the prince-consort just now, and it was a bit strange to walk together so quickly.

"Mr. Wen, I think from my heart that we should attack Xixia in a large way, because if you open the account book of the Song Dynasty, you can see the money spent on the northwest every year, and you will know that the Xixia has restrained me from the Song Dynasty. But from a rational point of view, it is obvious that the time has not come. This time, the conflict between Song and Xia is believed that as long as the Xixia is seriously injured, it will not pose a threat to the northwest of our Song Dynasty in the next few years! Although I have the will, I have to act within my ability, otherwise I will suffer many hardships from the people of our Song Dynasty! However, just now, Master Wen should also notice the performance of the emperor. I am afraid that the emperor will launch a large-scale march to Xixia because the Duke of Wei is about to achieve a major victory in the northwest of the northwest of the Song Dynasty. I am afraid that the emperor will advance to Xixia in a large way because the Duke of Wei is about to achieve a major victory in the northwest. That would be another victory first and then defeat against the Song Dynasty!"

After several years of getting along, Wang Jinghui already knew the Emperor Zhao Xu very well. After the farce of the reversal in Funing Hall just now, what he was most worried about was that Han Qi's confidence had expanded after winning Xixia and continued to attack Xixia in large numbers. That would be a tragic! If most of the people in the court opposed the Song-Xia war a few days ago, you can imagine what the situation would be like when the news of Han Qi's victory came. Wen Yanbo took the initiative to show his kindness, and Wang Jinghui happened to talk about his worries with Wen Yanbo. Old ministers like Wen Yanbo have a great influence in the court, and Wen Yanbo himself is also a famous conservative in the court. He wanted to use the power of Wen Yanbo to suppress the restless expansion of Emperor Zhao Xu.

After hearing this, Wen Yanbo stopped and looked at Wang Jinghui carefully. Wang Jinghui also stopped and looked at him calmly. Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others not far behind saw Wen Yanbo and Wang Jinghui standing in front and staring at each other. They thought that the two might have turned against each other because of the impeachment just now in Funing Hall, so they planned to go over and mediate the conflict between the two. The other ministers were also very curious - although Wen Yanbo's temper was very bad, the prince-consort has always been a gentle and elegant gentleman, and he had never heard of anyone who could not get along with the prince-consort. Today, the two of them might have a verbal battle, and they all leaned over one after another.

Wen Yanbo didn't want to quarrel with Wang Jinghui. He was very surprised by the military attitude of the prince-consort towards the northwest. Although he was not good at military affairs, he had no vision as the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty. The firearms invented and improved, and the bed crossbows had become a powerful weapon for the Song army to defend the city. His relationship with the deputy Privy Councilor of the Privy Councilor Guo Kui was well known. Even the military farming plan of the Shaanxi Fourth Road and the Hebei routes proposed some time ago can also show the shadow of its outward expansion. In Wen Yanbo's heart, the prince-consort should be a strong figure who is strong in fighting, but what he said just now is very interesting.

Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "You can do what you can! The prince consort is young and promising. I am no longer enough! What the prince consort thinks is exactly what I worry about. I will leave what I am worried about later today!"

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi walked to them and happened to see Wen Yanbo and Wang Jinghui joking. The two of them had a confrontation just now, but they were just talking and laughing in a flash. This situation made people feel very strange. Sima Guang said, "Brother Kuanfu, son-in-law, what are you talking about?" Wang Jinghui replied with a smile: "Mr. Junshi. Just now, Lord Wen wanted to invite him to start a game. I just wanted to invite a few adults to visit Jiuweiju and try the new dishes there. I wonder what you guys would like to do?"

Wen Yanbo was stunned after hearing this and said with a smile: "This is just right, but if we are all drinking together, it may violate the court's rules. Let's wait until the Jin Palace will give you a banquet after the ceremony is over!"

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi didn't know what kind of play they were singing here, but on the surface, they probably didn't have any grudges. They also knew that what Wang Jinghui said was just an excuse to treat him, and they all took the opportunity to express their inconvenience and refused. Wang Jinghui was hoping that they would not agree. What if they really rushed to Jiuweiju, what should the wife of the family do?! At the gate of the palace, after everyone said goodbye to each other, Wang Jinghui got into the carriage and hurried back to his prince-consort's mansion.

On the empty prairie, a young man rode wildly on his horse. Five or six horses were tied together by him. The young man's clothes were also worn out and covered with blood. The young man was riding his horse. He burned most of the warehouse of the Jianing Military Office. The angry and embarrassed Dangxiang people vowed to capture him back to death. In the past few days, although Bingxiang had fled desperately, Dangxiang people still stuck behind him like candy to chase him. Even if they entered the deserted prairie, they would not give up.

Dangxiang people were angry - Liang Yi, who was so sick that he was buried after learning that the Jianing Military Control Department warehouse was burned, was so angry that he vomited several mouthfuls of blood, and cut off the heads of the five hundred people guarding the warehouse. The governor of the Jianing Military Control Department was also sent to the guillotine, and even issued an order to chase and kill the people who set fire.

Perhaps it was because the herdsmen on the road robbed were too exposed when Bingfeng fled, so they were hung up by Dangxiang pursuers on the third day of their escape. Fortunately, they found that there were only twelve or three people in his Dangxiang search team, and five of them were killed by him while riding a horse and using a bow and arrow. They finally escaped successfully. However, this also made the Dangxiang people know that the arsonist who dared to be brave was actually single. Dangxiang's fierceness was completely angered by Bingfeng. From then on, Dangxiang pursuers became his nightmare. These damn Dangxiang people used some methods. After each time they were ridiculed, they would definitely be intercepted by a team of pursuers, as if they knew that he would pass by there.

On the fifth day of his escape, I entered the prairie and the Dangxiang people who came to chase him were still following his butt. He didn't get rid of it. After a few days of life-and-death struggle and panic, Bingfeng was already very exhausted. Night was the safest time for him. After eating dried meat with cold water, Bingfeng lit a small piece of string incense and clamped it between his fingers - he needed rest to replenish his energy. This burning ground incense is a timer, which will burn out within half an hour, and at the same time it will burn his fingers to wake him up on time.

A horse neigh woke up the ice clan from his sleep - "The damn Dangxiang people are chasing him again?!" Before he opened his eyes, he had already pulled out his short sword from his scabbard. He turned over and stood up and looked at the four sides alertly. He did not dare to make a fire, afraid that the Dangxiang people would find him when they saw the fire, but there were absolutely no Dangxiang pursuers around him - he saw a pair of green eyes.

"Damn it! It's a wolf!!" When Bingfeng entered the deep grassland, he had already robbed enough dried meat, water and horses, and had a compass confident that he could get out of the grassland. However, in addition to the Dangxiang pursuers who could threaten him, there was also something he feared most - wolves! He was not afraid of wolves, but he was afraid of wolves; he had never seen wolves, but knew the terribleness of this creature from the people who taught him Xixia language - "Don't touch wolves on the grassland, otherwise the wolf pack would not survive even if he was summoned!" The voice of the teacher who taught him Xixia language echoed in his ears. The teacher used to walk between the Song Dynasty and the Xixia for many years and followed the caravans to do business there, and was very familiar with the environment there.

Obviously, the wolf alarmed the horse next to him. Bingfeng immediately drew out the bow and arrow to shoot the arrow. It was not clear in the darkness, but he still shot the wolf accurately, but did not shoot it to death. When the wolf let out a long wolf roar, he knew that it was going to be a bad thing - this guy was summoning his companion!

The wolf didn't have the chance to scream and was killed by the Bingfeng. He immediately turned over and turned his horse to the side and realized that he was so bad that he could not be broken. There were five or six fires about two or three miles away from him. The herders in this ghost place would not come here, and the owner of the fire could only be the Dangxiang Chaser who had been sticking behind him!
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