[Southern Song Dynasty] Splendid mountains and rivers

The setting sun casts thousands of long shadows on the Gobi Desert, and even the sand and stones have a soft golden light.Zhao Yuan looked at him quietly, his soft side face glowed with a misty color against the background of the setting sun.He was still contemplating, with his head slightly lowered, with complex emotions intertwined in his eyes that no one could understand.

Zhao Yuan continued: "Actually, I don't support your idea of ​​burning Populus euphratica forest."

He frowned slightly, and finally raised his head to look at her.

There was deep hatred in those deep eyes like ink, mixed with a trace of belated scarlet blood, but he concealed it well.She thought there would be some doubts in his eyes, but in fact there was nothing.

She sighed helplessly, and continued: "Although slash-and-burn farming has been a way of life since ancient times, this practice will greatly cause soil erosion. Do you remember the Yellow River flood? A large part of the reason is the Loess Plateau The deforestation of the upper forest was serious, and after thousands of years, it collapsed overnight. I won’t let you burn them, but it’s actually... Forget it, if you burn these forests, your vision will be wider. Wait until you get back to the land of Heshuo Later, we can replant it.”

He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and there was a hint of a smile in his voice: "So, should we stick to Populus euphratica forest now, or retreat?"

"...Naturally, we should retreat." Zhao Yuan blurted out.He managed to train a powerful ace cavalry, and of course he couldn't be swallowed by the opponent.It is said that there is water in the 50 troops of the Xixia Kingdom, but it is estimated that there is not much water.Although the cavalry is suitable for deep combat, it is... after all, too few.

He frowned deeply again, lost in thought.

Zhao Yuan continued to persuasion: "Before I did not object to your rashly sending troops, for the word 'shock'. 3000 people against 50 is enough to make our opponents terrified. Whether it is the emperor's brother, or The disputes between old and new factions in the court have already gained great weight. If we forcefully maintain this invincible myth of winning more with less, what I worry about is..."

"I understand." He said hoarsely, "March hard, but die."

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly: "Since you understand, then it is inconvenient for me to say more."

She is better at things like marching and fighting.If it is a protracted battle between an army of 50 and an army of 30, it is still necessary to rely on Zhong Yi who has experienced many battles.Fortunately, Zhao Kai personally assumed the title of supervising the army, but he was nested in Yanjing, which undoubtedly gave Zhongyi the greatest command power.What to do now depends on the wisdom of the general.

The setting sun is gradually setting, and the dusk is heavy, and a cold smoke rises above the withered grass.

He stood like a sculpture, not to mention his movements, not even his expression.The dark battle robe fluttered in the wind, and the horse beside him kicked its front hooves impatiently, breathing white gas.She looked back, and saw the black-armored soldiers standing neatly, their military appearances dignified, as majestic as a terracotta warrior.

Although I am a little anxious, I still wait patiently.

"Yuan Yuan." He suddenly called out to her.

"Ok?"

Zhao Yuan turned to look at him, feeling a little nervous: "What's wrong?"

"I think the Xixia Kingdom will be wiped away."

He said these words word by word, the scarlet in his eyes faded little by little, replaced by a cold and chilling meaning, very similar to that night in Yanjing City four years ago.He looked at her deeply, said many unrealistic words deeply, and then...

"Huh?" She was startled.

He approached her, grabbed the corner of his battle robe, held it up high to block the sight of others, then stopped her waist, and kissed her forehead lightly: "Will you wait for me in Yanjing? Yuan Yuan."

She was slightly startled: "What do you want to do?"

"I will push the border of the Song Dynasty to the vast sea, until I can see the aurora." He lowered his head, looked into her eyes, and said word by word, "For three years, I have secretly discussed with the officials. It has been done many times. This has always been the wish of the officials, but I...before I actually sent troops to Xixia, I was not sure that I would be able to do this."

She was a little stunned with fright, staring at him blankly, her mind was in a mess.

"But this time, you showed me a miracle." He said slowly, holding her hand, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, "From the recovery of Yanyun to the civil turmoil in Jin, it has always been you One person's careful planning. Although others are amazed, they will never be able to imitate. But this time..."

This time, the earth-shattering roar on the Gobi Desert in the northwest made the impregnable Xixia defense line crumbling.

This time, the well-trained three thousand flying cloud riders entered and exited the land of Heshuo, as if entering a land without people.

"The land lost for hundreds of years will naturally be recovered bit by bit." She lowered her voice and said, "But my general, how sure are you that before my face grows old..."

He suddenly kissed her lips deeply, rolling and rolling extremely gently.After a while, he let her go, and said with a muffled smile: "How can my Diji look old... Do you remember that the three-year agreement you and I made at the beginning only has four months left?" less time."

She was slightly taken aback.

He gradually put down his dark battle robe, and said to his soldiers sternly, "Send Emperor Ji back to Yanjing."

Zhao Yuan was dragged onto the bloody horse in a daze, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

She slowly pondered over every word that Zhong Yifang had just said, and the more she pondered, the more she felt that something was wrong. "Send me back." She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and ordered the soldiers.

"Emperor Ji, don't make things difficult for me." The soldier said with a wry smile, "If Di Ji is allowed to return, the general will at least let me eat twenty or thirty spine sticks. You don't know how powerful the spine stick is, how many sticks come down?" , people will die.”

Zhao Yuan gritted his teeth fiercely.

"I also hope that Diji will not run away halfway. If Diji disappears halfway, I will eat the spine stick..."

This, is this threatening her!

First he told her to "smooth Xixia", then sent her back to Yanjing, and asked her to wait for him in Yanjing City!

Most importantly, he mentioned the agreement three years ago...

And the deep and lingering kiss before parting, which he never usually does.This time, what is he going to do...

Zhao Yuan caressed his lips in a daze, recalling what Zhong Yi said just now over and over again, feeling a little flustered in his heart.He knew that she had a portable space that was almost against the sky, and he had rations for 3000 people for nearly ten days, yet he wanted to send her away...

What on earth is he trying to do! ?

Since she was a child, she has never been so flustered as she is today.

All of Zhong Yi's abnormal behaviors all showed how dangerous the decision he just made was.

What does he want to do! ...A sinister move, a sinister, unwilling to retreat, let her wait for him in Yanjing City... She gradually remembered the hideous scarlet in his eyes just now, and the deep hatred in his eyes.

Three thousand flying cloud riders, all in black clothes and armor, with plain onyx under the armor.

The tragic victory three years ago has become a memory that he will never get rid of.

He wants... revenge.

Zhao Yuan tightly held the reins of the bloody horse, and the blood faded a little bit on his pretty face.

He wanted revenge with his own hands.

No wonder he has been so hostile in the past two days, no wonder he will not stop doing two things, and burn down the Populus euphratica forest on the Gobi.

She gradually closed her eyes, drawing the topographic map of the northwest over and over again in her mind.

To the west of the Hetao Plain is the deserted Gobi for thousands of miles; to the west of the Gobi is an oasis; to the west is Lop Nur; and to the south of the Gobi is an oasis with lush water and grass.The most important thing is...there is the capital of the Xixia Kingdom.

Two months ago, when she traveled across the Xixia Kingdom, she drew a simple map of the Xixia Kingdom by herself, and handed it to him.

The more Zhao Yuan thought about it, the more terrified he became. If he really had such crazy thoughts, then...

Three thousand iron cavalry can only attack but not defend. If they want to tear through the impregnable defense line of Xixia Kingdom all the way and approach the capital of Xixia Kingdom, then the speed must be fast.If Xixia reacts and directly cuts off the retreat of the 30 cavalry, and completely isolates them from the [-] Western troops who should support them, this trump card of this trump card will become an isolated island among the Xixia army...

What should she do?

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The sun gradually sank to the bottom.

Zhong Yi closed his eyes, tightly tied his cloak, and his deep voice echoed over the vast Gobi:

"You guys have one last chance."

A row of black-armored sergeants in front of him described being neat and tidy, holding long guns, and the white tassels on the guns were stained red with blood.

No one made a sound, and no one moved half a step.

"In this battle, life and death are hanging by a thread. Those who are under 20 years old go back to Shuozhou, those over 50 years old go back to Shuozhou, and those who are the only child in the family, all go back to Shuozhou! For the last time, go back to Shuozhou!"

After some words, afterward, there was already a faint taste of sharpness.

Still no one moved half a step.Everyone maintained the same expression, remained silent in unison, and stood upright in the bloody setting sun.Three years ago, too many people died in that war.Not only the Zhong family wanted revenge, but also the Zhe family, the Yang family, and the Han family...

Zhong Yi turned around slowly, his shadow dragged very long by the setting sun.

"Come on then."

"The blood debt owed by the Xixia people should be repaid by the Western Army."