The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

The flag of Zhao Tong's army only bears the name Qin and the surname Zhao, but does not have the character Song.

A hundred thousand troops were set up in a joint camp, so densely packed that there was no end in sight, and Zhang Shen's eyelids twitched at the sight.

Zhang Shen was the Commander-in-Chief of Yanyan Road. Although he was a civil servant, he had seniority.

He was a Jinshi during the Chongning period and joined the Longtuge service system. However, since he became an official, in addition to the initial transfer position, he later became more in charge of the army.

He was good at poetry and often wrote about pastoral fields. He often envied seclusion and leisure, but his real life was far from leisure. Because he was very proud of his official career and always held a heavy responsibility. He served as the road commander of Yanyan ten years ago, and then twice in a row. Then go through Fuyan for a while.

He is the Daojun Emperor who balances the existence of the generals of the Western Army. The forces of the Western Army are complex. In addition to his confidant Liu Zhongwu, the Daojun Emperor has also placed some others in the northwest. The purpose is not to make the northwest a harmonious one, but to have If there are conflicts and the number of parties increases, balance them out. If there are no conflicts, then stir up some conflicts.

Only when the ministers are at odds can the emperor be stable, and the Daojun emperor knows this well.

It's just that when he does this, the generals of the Western Army can't see it. Your emperor is doing the first grade of junior high school, and the Sa family is doing the fifteenth grade. Are you going to fight Xixia? What will we eat if we lose Xixia? That's all it takes.

The Six Northwest Roads plus the Hedong Road can be divided into three factions in total.

The generals of their respective factions are naturally one faction, the Daojun Emperor's people are another faction, and Tong Guan's previous support, such as Shengjie Army, is another faction.

Emperor Daojun mobilized the Western Army for the Northern Expedition, so naturally he had to leave one of his family members to take charge of several routes, namely Zhang Shen.

Zhang Shen was anxious in his heart at this moment. He already knew the situation on the Jurchen side of Yan. Just yesterday morning, an urgent and secret message from the capital was sent from Gyeonggi, indicating that the Kingdom of Jin was moving south.

He was quite trepidatious about this, because since the Jurchens seized Yan territory last winter and the Song Dynasty had failed several counterattacks, the gap in strength between them was really too big.

Is it true that the Jurchens are invincible if there are not even ten thousand Jurchens?
But now that the other side invades from the south, the northern land will be in danger. If this happens, the world will be in chaos.

Zhang Shen shuddered when he thought of someone as powerful as the Khitan who said the whole country would be destroyed.

He said that after all, he was still a civil servant. Although the people in charge of all aspects of the Western Army were also civil servants, civil servants were different from civil servants. Most of them were generals and wore the skin of a civil servant. They were very rough and wild at heart. Things are not as delicate as him, nor are they as careful as he is.

Seeing the boundless alliance across the border, Zhang Shen couldn't help but feel restless. The Jurchens were heading south, and the country was facing a crisis. If the King of Qin led his army eastward again, could the Song Dynasty be saved?
The King of Qin no longer flies the Song flag, but instead uses the Qin banner. Obviously, he no longer recognizes himself as a Song official. Isn't this the same as rebellion?
Although King Qin is the legitimate son of an official family, but... this is also a rebellion!
The King of Qin knew his troops well and used them like a god. He had already secured a huge territory in the west. Now that he was marching eastward to Fuyan, he would definitely point his sword at Tokyo.

Although the purpose of the Jurchens in the north is not clear, if they cross the two rivers, they will reach the edge of the capital.

These two families are like wolves and tigers, and the Western Army cannot stop them, let alone the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. Is it possible that the Song Dynasty is going to... Thinking of this, Zhang Shen shook his horse a few times, feeling that his eyes were darkening, and his head was filled with anger. I felt dizzy and almost dismounted.

At this moment, a flag soldier came to report: "Commander, someone from the opposite camp is here to send a message."

Hearing this, Zhang Shen forced himself to calm down, took a breath, and said, "What kind of person?"

The flag soldier said with a tangled look on his face: "He is a black-headed man. His clothes and appearance do not seem to be of any rank. He carries two axes behind his back. He is very arrogant. I asked the commander to go and greet him personally."

Zhang Shen frowned and said, "Where did this thing come from? It's so bold. Let me escort you here for a look!"

The flag soldiers took the order, and after a while, the generals pushed and pushed a big man past. He was thick and dark, with an angry face and was cursing.

Zhang Shen touched his beard and looked at it carefully.

I saw this man with a body as thick as a black bear, and a naughty body like an iron bull. He had red and yellow eyebrows, his eyes were messy with red silk, and his angry hair was as thick as iron brush. He was as ferocious as a Suan Ni, and the canopy was evil as he descended the ladder.

"Which one is that thief Zhang Shen? If you don't go to pick up grandpa, he will be escorted here. Believe it or not, grandpa will go down with an ax and chop you into two pieces!"

When Zhang Shen heard this, his face turned as dark as that of the big man, and his face was twitching and trembling. He was the one who comforted the generals all the way. He was called the Master of the Generals. The golden and purple officials in the temples would be enshrined in portraits among the people and receive incense. The Heavenly Official of Zhusheng Temple.

This big man showed no respect, uttered evil words, and actually chopped him up with an axe. His face was completely lost.

The generals on all sides widened their eyes when they heard what the bastard said. They were waiting for Zhang Shen's order to beat him twenty times with the killing stick first.

Just look at Zhang Shen: "Uh..."

The big man caught sight of him, looked him up and down, and said loudly: "Are you Zhang Shen's fellow? The prince asked me to come over to see you. He said that you have enough meat and wine here to eat and drink freely, right?"

Zhang Shen: "..."

He squinted his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and kept thinking in his mind, secretly wondering what King Qin meant? Why send a fool here? This doesn't sound like a serious message.

"Is it there or not?" The big man waited impatiently and raised his arms vigorously. The four soldiers behind him who were holding him down were caught off guard and bounced away. Some generals hurriedly stepped forward and pressed them again, and rolled to the same place as the big man.

The more Zhang Shen thought about it, the more puzzled he became. Seeing that this big man was so skilled in martial arts, he should be a fierce general, but he was so reckless, ignorant of etiquette, and couldn't even speak well. Aren't he afraid that he would be killed by his own family?
"Let go." Zhang Shen was confused and decided to ask: "You man, I want to ask you, why did His Highness call you here?"

The generals let go of their hands at this time, and the clothes on the big man's body were torn to pieces, but he didn't care. He looked at Zhang Shen and said, "Grandma and mother of thieves and birds, the second king asked you to go over there. The word has arrived. Where is the meat and wine?"

King Qin asked him to go there? Zhang Shen was stunned when he heard this. What did he ask him to do? At this moment, the two armies are facing each other. How can he, as the coach of one side, enter the opposing camp?

"What else did your Highness say?"

The big man looked impatient: "There is no one else, just ask me to spread this sentence, and then drink and eat meat at your place."

Zhang Shen twirled his beard. Could it be that the King of Qin looked down on him and deliberately sent this fool to ask him to die?

If he were to kill him, then the King of Qin would have fulfilled his wish, and he would be able to use his own excuse to kill his general and directly send troops to attack him. This would be regarded as a well-known division.

The more Zhang Shen thought about it, the more this happened. He couldn't help suppressing the anger in his heart, and said calmly: "Come here, give him meat and wine, and tell him to eat and drink!"

All the generals were stunned, wondering why the commander was so forbearing.

The big man immediately became happy when he heard this: "You know what you are like, otherwise I, Li Kui, will kill you seven times in and one out, and I won't even let you go, but I will capture you and take you to see the second king."

Zhang Shen snorted when he heard this and turned away from him.

On the other side of the border, in the Chinese army tent, Zhao Tong was sitting at the table drinking tea, accompanied by generals on both sides.

On this expedition, he brought all the people he could bring with him. Sitting on his left hand was his original general, with Du Bo in the first place.

Sitting on the right hand are the people from Liangshan, with Song Jiang at the head.

It seemed that Song Jiang was quite restless at this moment, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Zhao Tong remained calm after seeing this. After drinking a cup of tea, he filled up half of the cup before speaking calmly: "Gongming, do you have something to say?"

After hearing this, Song Jiang immediately stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, my subordinates... I'm worried that Li Kui will do something bad. He has no lobbying skills. I'm afraid that Zhang Shen will kill him if he utters three or five unskilled words over there." Head..." Zhao Tong laughed: "Does Gong Ming think that the king deliberately wants that black guy to die?"

"Ah? Your Majesty..." Song Jiang immediately fell to his knees and said, "I have no intention of doing this. I am worried that this fool will ruin the Prince's affairs."

"Is it a big deal?" Zhao Tong did not comment, raised his hand to ask Song Jiang to get up, and then said: "But it may not be..."

Li Kui was sitting in Zhang Shen's tent. There was a round table in front of him, with chicken, duck and fish on top, and a large jar of shochu. He was eating with his mouth full of oil.

Zhang Shen was sitting behind the commander's desk, and all the generals were waiting to see him eating and drinking, and they all looked unhappy.

Zhang Shen looked deep in thought, thinking that he would never fall into Zhao Tong's plan and kill this bastard to give the other side an excuse to send troops.

Li Kui ate until it was almost dusk, then he touched his belly that was rolling away and stood up unsteadily: "Sisiao, I'm full. I'm going back now. Why don't you come and send me some food?"

Zhang Shen ignored him, and Li Kui kicked the table over: "I remembered, the Second King asked you to go to the camp to meet him, why didn't you move?"

Zhang Shen sneered: "His Highness only asked you, a bastard, to deliver the message, and he didn't ask you to lead anyone!"

Li Kui said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you come with me to see the second king?"

As he spoke, he swayed to step forward, but after drinking too much wine, the general in front came to stop him again, and he couldn't help but throw himself to the ground.

Zhang Shen saw this and said coldly: "Carry it up and send it back to the other side."

The generals immediately put their arms around each other and hugged their legs. Li Kui was drunk and weak at this moment, and unlike Ruda who had eaten too much to gain strength, he was carried outside the camp like a dead pig, and then Before reaching the boundary line, the flag soldier shouted: "Here are the hot rice dumplings, please take them quickly."

After saying that, the flag soldiers here turned around and ran away. When they came over and saw that it was General Li Pian, they hurriedly called a few more people to carry Li Kui back.

Early the next morning, Zhao Tie raised his tent, and the generals were listed on both sides. Zhao Tie looked at the people in Liangshan and saw Li Kui standing at the end, and waved to him: "How did Tieniu eat yesterday?"

Li Kui stepped forward and said: "The second king gave me a good job. The food and meat are average, but the wine is good. If you have such good things next time, please call me."

Song Jiang heard from the front and winked at him. Li Kui wondered: "Brother, does he have an eye disease? What are you doing to Tieniu by blinking all the time?"

Hearing this, everyone in the tent burst into laughter. Song Jiang's face turned red with anger and he kept stamping his feet.

Zhao Tong also smiled and said: "Gong Ming, what are you doing? My brother doesn't even ask for wine and meat?"

Song Jiang could only accuse him, but he didn't dare to say more. He stood aside and lowered his head, cursing this idiot in his heart.

Zhao Tong added: "It's easy for Tieniu to drink wine and go to the opposite camp today to spread the word."

Li Kui was overjoyed and said, "What's the news today?"

Zhao Tong thought for a while: "Just say that Zhang Shen won't come to see me, and you will be responsible for the consequences."

Li Kui said: "And then ask that guy to serve the wine?"

Zhao Tong nodded: "Put the wine, put the wine, and come back after eating."

Li Kui was overjoyed, hugged his fists and walked outside.

Zhang Shen was looking at the map in the camp at the moment. He had never been to Hedong and Hebei. Looking at the two boundaries at the moment, the more he looked at it, the more ominous he felt.

I hadn't discovered it before. After all, the Song Dynasty had never fought a war with the Liao Kingdom since the Chanyuan Alliance, and there were not many minor frictions on the border. After all, they had set up forays, mostly focusing on trade.

But at this time, they saw that although the terrain on the other side of Baigou was quite complicated, once they came over, it was all plains. From Yanshan Mountain to the Yellow River, there was no danger to defend.

And beyond Hebei, the Gyeonggi side is also dominated by plains. Once the Jurchens break through the border defenses, they can drive straight in and reach Tokyo.

As for Hedong Road, the terrain is more difficult. Taiyuan stands at the edge of danger. To get there, you must first go to Taiyuan.

But this is not of great use. If the Hebei side relaxes and retreats, everything will be over.

Thinking of what the previous military report said about the fall of the Baigou defense line and the defeat of Zhongshidao for more than a hundred miles, Zhang Shen couldn't help but trembled and looked a little panicked.

At this time, the flag soldiers outside came to report: "Commander, the black guy is here again yesterday."

Zhang Shen didn't respond: "Who?"

The flag soldier hurriedly explained: "The rude guy sent from the opposite side."

Zhang Shen frowned: "What is he doing here again?"

The flag soldier said: "He said it was the King of Qin who sent him here to deliver a message."

"Are you here to send a message?" Zhang Shen was stunned, thinking, does King Qin really want this person to die? Otherwise, if you want to provoke someone to kill someone, if it didn't work yesterday, just replace it with another one today. Why is it still the same one?
After a while, wine and food were placed in the big tent, and Li Kui sat at the table and started eating and drinking. He thought that the second king was really good at his job. With such an open mind, he was second only to his brother Gongming.

Zhang Shen said: "The food and wine have been put on the table, why don't you tell me what your Highness has brought?"

Li Kui gnawed on a leg of lamb and said vaguely: "The Second King said that if you don't go to see him, you will bear the consequences!"

Zhang Shen was confused when he heard this, thinking about the consequences of not meeting King Qin, why should he be conceited? If he wanted to do it, he would have taken action early and would not have confronted him. Maybe he was worried about something, so he could let him go. Could it be that he could not persuade him to surrender?

After a long time, Li Kui was drunk and tried to drag Zhang Shen back to camp with him. Zhang Shen refused to pay attention. The generals stepped forward and threw him down. Then the flag soldiers carried them to the sideline and shouted: "New The meat dumplings are coming out of the pot, hurry up and continue."

The other side immediately came over and took Li Kui back.

The next day's discussion was over. After the meeting, Li Kui was squirming in front of him. Zhao Tao coughed slightly and before he could say anything, he saw Li Kui step forward and said, "Second King, do you have anything else to say today?"

Zhao Tong looked at him for a long time, feeling a little embarrassed even though this black guy was heartless and heartless: "I don't want to have a drink, I really want to go to convey a message."

Zhao Tong smiled: "Then just pass it on again."

"What are you going to pass on this time?" Li Kui rubbed his hands excitedly, with the wine bug in his stomach.

Zhao Tong said: "Let me tell Zhang Shen this time... If you don't come to see me, Tokyo will be in danger!"

(End of this chapter)