The impact of this turmoil before the beginning of winter was not limited to Ezhou.

Although everyone knows the intention of rebellion, Cao Gu did not really attack Ezhou City after all. Zhao Qi exonerated Cao Gu with the respect of the Nine Five. Cao Di even wrote letters to complain for his son, claiming that Cao Gu was one of the commanders of the Eight Army outside Ezhou City, and commanding troops to return to the court was also a matter of responsibility. He neglected the rules of the court and did not hand over the temporary military power back to the Ministry of War. Among the civil and military officials in the court, there were also ministers who hoped that the Cao family would restrain Deng Su. How to deal with Cao Gu was the most discussed in the Song Dynasty.

One of the fierce topics was not until the front-line military newspapers were returned, in order to threaten the court, Cao Di actually cut off the supply of food and supplies sent to the Northern Expedition Army from Xiangyang, and there was a vague saying that "clear the monarch" was hidden. The court was panicked. The scholars in the provinces ordered Dali Temple to be tried by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War to fix Cao as a crime of being arbitrarily prosecuted. He sentenced Cao to imprisonment for fifteen years in the Ezhou Ministry of Justice. Cao Gu saved his life and calmed the incident. It was not yet the beginning of winter when Cao Gu returned to Ezhou, and it was already snowing.

Because of the unstable rear, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, Lu Mingyu and other generals jointly wrote a letter, hoping to rest and recuperate the troops in winter, and continue the northern expedition after the spring is warm, and regain the three passes, the hometown of Youzhou. The Song army's northern expedition progressed slowly, and the price of Hebei coupons sold by the Zhengxintang in Yangzhou plummeted thousands of miles. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War were under great pressure. Several provincial academic officers also wrote letters to impeach the generals of the Northern Expedition to make trouble and even play with the enemy. They asked the court to strictly urge the generals to advance quickly.

There was another rumor in the court. However, another major incident diverted the attention of the government and the public. Everyone in the country knew that the East Palace had a dragon species. Unexpectedly, after the heavy snow, the queen accidentally gave birth and the little prince disappeared! Rumors were rumored that Empress Cao was crying heart-wrenchingly, and Zhao Qi was depressed and refused to go to court. There was rumors outside that this was caused by Prime Minister Deng's poisoning in order to eliminate future troubles. The Cao family had no reaction, and the government and the public raised another voice to impeach Deng Su...

The Song Dynasty spent two years in a mixed and chaotic state.

In contrast, Luoyang ruled by the Xia Kingdom was much more stable. Luoyang people were used to reading the latest news from Ezhou and the Xia news from Luoyang Prefecture at the same time every day, and then talked nonsense. The war in Hebei brought rich profits to Luoyang merchants, including grain, cloth, weapons, gunpowder, and war horses. They were transported to Bianliang by ship every day, and then transported back cheap porcelain, white paper, tea, and ore from Song Dynasty. Because of the years of war, Xia

The wealth of the imperial court also began to become tense. The war between Hezhong and the Turks had reached a critical moment. The treasury was not enough to issue coupons, and the imperial court had to increase taxes in Guanzhong and Luoyang. There were also some complaints in the markets inside and outside Luoyang, but because the soldiers firmly controlled the Yinhu, the people only stopped complaining, and the upper and lower levels were looking forward to the end of the war as soon as possible. If the eastern end of the Silk Road extends from Chang'an to Luoyang, merchants could make up for some losses.

For many people, this winter is a real severe winter, and only those who can survive the winter can see spring.

"Deng Su and Deng Shouyi, I didn't expect that there was such a way."

Chen Chong put the latest issue of Song Guodi newspaper back on the case, sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity."

"Cao Gu was captured, and Cao Di refused to rest. While writing a letter to call for his son for his injustice, he also held troops to Xiangyang, and even sent troops to intercept the supply of the Northern Expedition Army. The Song State was in chaos. The situation in the North Expedition in Guandong was corrupt, so don't implicate our wars in the northern border and Xijingdao tribes. If the Liao people took advantage of the loopholes and the offensive and defensive momentum turned again, if Guandong could not support it, it would be troublesome to clean up the mess in the future." Chen Chong shook his head and faced Yuan Xingzong who was sitting aside. The recent changes in Guandong have attracted the attention of the Guru Mansion and the General's Office, and instructed Chen Chong and Yuan Xingzong to jointly draft a memorial as the basis for the three prefectures to consider the situation in Guandong. General Wu Jie, the general of the Eastern Expedition Camp, has led his army north to meet and Anbei's army to jointly attack the Liao Kingdom's forces in Xijingdao.

"The Song army won a great victory in the Northern Expedition, and even if it was not a big victory, it would not be a big defeat," Yuan Xingzong pondered, "Even if there were any mistakes, with the deep ditch barriers in the Song Dynasty and the number of troops training in the prefectures and counties, it would be difficult for the Liao people to be as powerful as last time. I think the situation in Guandong was once tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and like a turtle that shrank its head and shrank. As long as it broke through the dangerous fortress on the outside, there would be a flat horse inside, but now it is tight on the inside and loose on the outside, which seems to be fighting inside.

It is powerful, but there are many internal forces. Not only is it difficult to penetrate the external forces, but in time, when their country cannot accommodate these forces, these forces may turn outward. The Song Dynasty immigrated to settle in the early years and established the Southwest Sea Navy with our dynasty, which was just a first-rate. For our dynasty, the matter of Guandong cannot be delayed, and we just wait for the war in the west to be pacified. Even if we make more sacrifices, we must give priority to unification of Guandong. Otherwise, "

"That's the end," Chen Chong shook his head, "If you say more, others will think you're exaggerating."

Yuan Xingzong sighed and stopped talking. Their eyes returned to the marching map sent by the General's Mansion.

Zhang Shanfu and Xu Wenhu commanded the army to siege Khan City for more than a month. The Xia army did not have the strength to conquer Khan City, but hoped to attract the Turkic army to help. It would be best if Rom Sultan Mesud personally led his army to fight to the decisive battle. However, Mesud was not deceived. He ordered the army to be stationed in Hamadan in the name of sympathizing with the warrior Lawton to wait for spring. He only sent some warrior protection envoys who were not afraid of death to enter Khan City to boost the morale of the garrison, but in fact he delayed time and waited for the opportunity to fight to the decisive battle.

Mesude believed that every day the war was delayed, the pressure on the Xia army was greater. However, compared with the Xia army, the Turkic defenders in Khan City were more fragile. The Xia Kingdom was willing to spend a lot of money, and at all costs, he received supplies for the front-line troops from Ross, Lumei, River, and even other Dashi princes. The Turkic defenders in Khan City could only starve and froze in the snow and ice. The Xia army drove many tribal people who were unwilling to the side of the Roma Turks in advance. The arrival of winter was simply a nightmare for these people. Many tribes had to kill the livestock that were left for next year. Khan City and other Turkic cities were filled with fleeing people. The nobles could buy slaves who voluntarily sold their bodies for less than one-tenth of the price, and there was even a tragic incident of cannibalism among the civilians.

Because of the blockade of the Xia cavalry, after the winter solstice, the famine in Khan's city reached an unprecedented peak, and even the Turkic army could not get enough food. The defender of Khan's city Que Te led the Turkic army to abandon the city and break through, and was blocked by the Xia cavalry. Xu Wenhu immediately chased after the Xia army, and the two armies launched a decisive battle on a snowy field. There were more than 30,000 cavalry and more than 30,000 infantry in the Turkic army, and the Xia army led by Xu Wenhu had 50,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry. The Xia army not only had an absolute numerical advantage, morale, weapons, and supplies. Therefore, there was no suspense at the beginning of the battle, and it was almost a one-sided massacre.

"Clash with me" Wang Tongden shouted, "Don't take prisoners!" He rode his horse and rushed to the front of the entire army.

The severe cold made the earth hard and suitable for the cavalry charge. Last night, there was a light snow, and groups of war horses galloped past and trampled the snow into a mess. In order to break through the siege of the Xia army, the Turks fought desperately, and the bodies of dead and injured people were everywhere on the snow. The Xia cavalry who arrived early had been entangled with the Turkic cavalry and fought desperately. In the past year, the Turkic war horses trampled on the world where the people in the river were arduously cultivated, and the Xia team retaliatedly turned the Turkic urban villages into seas of fire and ruins. Until now, the soldiers on both sides had no way out, kindness or luck.

"Swoosh swish swish swish" sharp arrows roared past Wang Tongdeng's ears, and there were wandering arrows everywhere on the battlefield.

At this time, in order to avoid accidental injury, the Xia cavalry basically stopped firing arrows. Most of the arrows flying around were turned around arrows released by the Turkic cavalry while escaping. Such arrows without any accuracy hit as many people as enemies. Similarly, no matter how good the rider is, it is hard to say that he must be able to escape a strait flying from somewhere. Arrows flew over Wang Tongdeng's head. He desperately urged his horse to rush into a group of escaped Turkic cavalry, waved his guns and drove them down one by one, and then his war horse suddenly fell to the ground with both knees.

"Hu" Wang Tongdeng suddenly lowered his head and avoided a scimitar that was chopping across from him.

He cut off the stirrups and quickly climbed down from the saddle. At the same time, he pulled out a horizontal knife, held a scimitar, and stretched out his legs to kick the enemy away. Because he rushed too fast, Wang Tongdeng was trapped in a group of Turkic cavalry with red eyes. These people lost their hope of escaping and wanted to get the highest price for their lives. Wang Tongdeng had to fight to the left and right. He didn't know how many enemies he had killed or injured, and he had no idea how many injuries he had on his body. He walked while fighting, and finally defended with a dry but thick trunk of a tree with a horizontal knife, gasping for breath. The Turks saw that this killing god was not easy to deal with, but they did not dare to go forward, but refused to let him go. Until finally, a group of Xia cavalry under Wang Tongdeng rushed over and killed the Turks.

"General Wang!" A cavalryman saw Wang Tongdeng and jumped off his horse and handed him the reins.
Chapter completed!