"General Wang sent troops to fight north!"

The news that the Song army swore to the north again was not even overnight, and the news reports were reported to the fastest pigeon books.

When the Prime Minister saw Wang Gui's memorial in the signing room in Ezhou, the morning markets in Tongdu Dayi, Bianliang, Guangzhou, Xiangyang, Yangzhou and other places were full of the sound of hawking news. The Northern Expedition of the Three Passes and the Rescue of Youzhou kicked off with the attention of the Song Dynasty. The entire country was once again boiling because of this news. The Liao army invaded the south, displaced a large number of Song people, countless dressed and dressed gentry in Henan and Hebei were scattered in the south, and more refugees were scattered in all parts of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Song Dynasty in various places was

Like them, people felt the deep humiliation and pain brought by the Liao people's invasion of the south. The northern expedition of the Liao Kingdom and the recovery of their hometowns had long become a fire that countless people held in their hearts and did not let go of unhappy. This is the purpose of the country's righteousness. In comparison, the intrigues in the court seemed to be as weak as the wind. Under the unanimous public opinion of the whole country, all kinds of criticisms about the Prime Minister's Office and the court quickly disappeared. Occasionally, one or two noises were drowned in the torrent of public opinion gathered by the enthusiasm of countless people.

"I heard the order in the morning and died in the evening. I will serve the country and the people without hesitation!"

"Mr. Zhu, this Lu Mingyu is really the first hero of the Song Dynasty!"

"The Liao people abandoned Chinese characters in the north, shaved their hair and braids and other methods, and became even more perverted after the invasion of the south. This is to change Xia by using the barbarians."

"And my dignified Chinese, a righteous army, and the Northern Expedition to fight against rebellion is an act of following the will of heaven and maintaining the way of heaven."

"Since ancient times, those who follow the heavens prosper, and those who go against the heavens perish. Therefore, this Northern Expedition will be a temporary victory or defeat. As long as we all have a determination, regardless of the gains and losses of the Song Dynasty, whether it is a temporary gain or loss, we will fight him to the end! Over time, the Liao people will be defeated, and the royal army of the Song Dynasty will be defeated! General Wang and others will be ordered to fight the Northern Expedition, have a beautiful house in the countryside, have a wife and a son, and will be celebrated for generations, and all of them can be expected!"

The bamboo forest is hidden, and a group of white-robed scholars gather together passionately. Under the raging country, even Donglin Academy, which claims to "never interfere in the government affairs and not discuss current affairs", is no exception. The world is shaky and people are excited, so how can they accommodate a quiet desk? In addition to their studies, all the students gather together and discuss current affairs without any scruples. Even Zhu Sen can't blame them for not calming down and talking about academic principles. People are not sages, so who can be ruthless? Even Zhu Sen himself will inevitably be excited.

Facing the young and excited faces, Zhu Sen's face was as deep as water. He did not tell them that the generals of the Northern Expedition had their own scheming, nor did he point out to them that opposing the court's increase in taxes was contrary to supporting the Northern Expedition. Donglin's rules were to never discuss current affairs or interfere with the government. The students could occasionally violate it, but Zhu Sen could not set an example. Furthermore, he firmly believed that everything could not escape the word "reason". As long as students studied science and experienced more worldly affairs, they would be able to understand these mundane affairs sooner or later.

The scholar blushed and talked for a while, and the sound of cloud boards sounded several times. The brief rest ended and the lecture began again.

This lesson is morality. The scholars suppressed their excitement and returned to their original position. Zhu Sen looked at the students under his seat and his heart moved slightly. He did not quote the scriptures, but slowly said: "I am a dignified Chinese, with four thousand years of inheritance, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. What is the torch passed down from generation to generation? It is not a cold thing, nor is it an illusory thing. It reflects the soft and warm laws and great way. Morality is like the North Star in the sky that constantly pulls the hearts of the people in the world, and like the sun shines on us, warms us, comforts us, and gives us honor, hope, confidence, and strength. For four thousand years, people have been looking up to the world, envious, surprised, and jealous. This is the virtue of us Chinese..."

The seat was silent, Master Zhu rarely had such a simple reply. The scholars were surprised and listened attentively.

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"Come on! General Wang of the imperial court sent troops to attack Youzhou!"

On the canal, Xiao Qi raised his head and answered loudly to the man opposite him: "Okay!"

He lowered his head and his eyes fell on his patched cotton jacket.

On the Grand Canal, Xiao Qi did not drive a boat, but walked beside the ice sledge, with snow-white frost on his beard.

In the cold winter, it was originally the season for boat workers to stop. However, the canal had not yet thawed, and the Ezhou court followed the example of the northerners to build a batch of sledges and transported food and wages to Henan in large numbers. If it were in the past, both ship merchants and ship workers were useless and would have been good enough to save their lives. However, this time it was different. The Yangzhou Prefect and Zhouxue stepped forward to oppose the transfer envoy Bai Tiaozi forced the recruitment of civil servants and won a good price for the private boat workers. Of course, Xiao Qi signed up. With his Bianliang origin, he played sleds and sleds when he was a young man, and was able to drive carriages, and he had made a living on the canal for many years. Xiao Qi not only passed the recruitment, but also appointed the captain in charge of ten sleds and joined the operation of transporting military rations to the north.

After a moment of stalemate, Xiao Qi turned around and shouted into the cabin: "The court has attacked Youzhou!" He looked behind expectantly.

As usual, Xiao Shiniang also worked in the team with her brother, earning some food to supplement her family income.

Since the Zhengxintang in Yangzhou was closed and opened, Xiao Qi's family has also been filled with miserable mist like a sunken ship.

"Really, it's so good!" Xiao Qi's eyes lit up, and his heart felt a little relieved inexplicably.

"The government army will soon defeat the Liao Kingdom and regain Youzhou!"

The civilians were talking all over the place, and everyone had a hint of excitement and joy on their faces. This was not because the government army recovered Hebei, but it was likely that the Hebei coupons and the Nanhai coupons would be restored. Since the Zhengxin Hall was closed, Xiao Qi has regarded the waste paper hidden in his home. However, the government army defeated the Liao Kingdom and recovered Hebei, which is always a great thing that makes everyone happy.

"Let's work harder!" "De'er--Go!"

A loud shout sounded in the sledge team. The villagers were reluctant to suck animals, and they just threw out whips in the air in different ways. "Crack" "Bang" "Bang" As the whip sounded, mules, donkeys, and slow horses were gasping, walking quickly on the solid ice surface, dragging the sled filled with baggage and military supplies and sliding, passing through the cold wind, all the way north.

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Everything is frozen, and the ice is white and birds are extinct. The bridge here has long been destroyed. Not far north is the boundary of Waqiao Pass. Liao cavalry patrolled very closely on the north bank. Hejian City, where the Song army camp is located, is only more than 200 miles away from Xiongzhou occupied by the Liao army. The left army base is almost on the border of Xiongzhou. Therefore, within a few days of march north, the front of the army reached the south bank of Yishui. The Yishui had already formed a thick layer of ice, silk

There was no sign of thawing. However, the Liao army was very cunning. It had dug ice caves as early as the river had just frozen. Some ice layers seemed to be different, but in fact they were far thinner than other places. Once there were more people on the ice, the ice layers would be unable to bear the energy and shattered. Jia Yuanzhen led the Muskets and Horse Camp as the scouts of the army. Under the continuous harassment of the Liao army, he finally surveyed a road that could carry the passing of a large group of people on the vast ice surface.

The army went deeper alone. The Song army vanguard stopped after arriving on the south bank of Yishui River. After the large group of troops gathered, the left army units asked for battle to cross the river, and this military service finally fell on Guangnan Camp. In addition to being surprised, everyone was also worried.

"After passing Nanyishui, there is Waqiao Pass in front of you." Jia Yuanzhen pointed at the ice with a horse whip and introduced to the people around him.

"Farewell to Yan Dan here, the hero is in the crown. People in the past have disappeared, but today the water is still cold."

Zuo Nianyuan took a deep breath of cold air and bowed to Jia Yuanzhen: "Yan Zhao is so generous and tragic, Brother Jia, today I will look at my Guangnan children, and there are also heroes." He looked back at Guangnan Camp, which had already been lined up, and waved: "Listen to my orders and cross the river!"

With this order, two thousand musketeers lined up in four columns and climbed carefully towards the opposite shore like a long snake.

"Brother Zuo, the soldiers are in danger of fighting, the Liao people are cunning, and Guangnan Camp is the pioneer, so cautiousness should be the first."

Jia Yuanzhen looked at the other side and whispered. Zuo Nianyuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Jia, for your advice."

He had no time to think too much, said goodbye in a hurry and walked forward, quickly surpassing the brigade, and caught up with the guide sent by Jia Yuanzhen.

The north wind blew, and each battalion wrapped the flag, but the flag bearer still struggled to lift the flag gun high, and the small triangle-shaped flag under the spear head flew. The Song army's northern expedition was a regular soldier. On the white ice field, a large group of people were winding forward, and Zuo Nianyuan led the way at the front of the queue. "This person named Zuo is a character." Jian Tianliang looked at his back and said to himself, with a strange look on his face. Jian Tianliang's battalion often took charge of the left army's reprimanding.

Waiting for the camp, and he had just returned from investigations near Xiongzhou. He brought back an unexpected news. Not only did the Liao army not be prepared to stick to it, but retreated northward in the brigade. In order to avoid underestimating the enemy's carelessness, Lu Mingyu ordered all troops to march according to the original plan, and at the same time ordered Jian Tianliang and others to keep the secrets strictly. At this time, except for Jia Yuanzhen and Jian Tianliang and other few generals, Zuo Nianyuan, who led the team to cross the river first, was also unaware that there was only an empty city left in Xiongzhou.

"Waqiao Pass is the gateway to Youzhou. What was the Liao people's idea? Did they really flee without fighting?"

Jia Yuanzhen looked ahead and thought to himself secretly. He pondered that with Jian Tianliang's ability, he would not have even made the mistake of whether the Liao army had really withdrawn. Lu Mingyu also affirmed this point and gave this first contribution to Guangnan Camp, which divided the three towns in Henan and Guangnan.

"But what happened to the Liao army?"

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At the top of Youzhou City, a bloody head hung on a high flagpole.
Chapter completed!