Everyone ate hot rice and drank hot soup, then went into the tent and fell asleep to recover their strength. Fang Zian, Feng Yiming, Leihu, Zhao Gang and others sat around a campfire with Shi Hao and discussed the meeting in low voices.

Fang Zian first made self-criticism.

"Master Shi, brothers, I want to express my apologies to you. It was my poor thinking before that caused this series of troubles. I just entered the Kingdom of Jin and injured eight brothers and sacrificed six. It's true that

It shouldn’t be. It was my poor planning that led to this result, and it’s all my responsibility.”

Lei Hu said: "Master Fang, don't say that, it's none of your business. Your plan is already very thorough. If a brother hadn't accidentally fallen into the water last night, startling the war horses and making a commotion, how could there have been any casualties?

What about the casualties and injuries?”

Zhao Gang nodded and said: "Yes, that was an unexpected situation and has nothing to do with the adults' plan. It can only be said that our brothers in the fire brigade have not seen some scenes and have not experienced this kind of real battle. That's why the panic happened.

, and don’t really listen to orders. To be honest, even in a humble position, I am still confused and a little panicked. I still don’t have enough knowledge and experience.”

Fang Zian shook his head and said: "This is where I was not careful. I should have considered that my brothers lacked actual combat experience and have never experienced the hardship of marching through places where the enemy's troops are heavily stationed. I should have made preparations in advance.

Yes, I thought more carefully. Alas, I took it too much for granted. I didn’t expect that the Jin soldiers would be dispatched so quickly, which disrupted the plan. If God hadn’t helped me and discovered the wooden bridge today, we would all have

I'm going to die on the river bank. What a big mistake that would be. It means that I have brought Mr. Shi and you all to a dead end."

Shi Hao reached out and patted Fang Zian on the shoulder and smiled: "Zian, don't be like this. You have tried your best. Accidents are inevitable, and no one knows what will happen. You have done what you can, and that is enough.

The rest is left to luck and God. Now it seems that God is still helping us. That wooden bridge is God’s help. There is no perfect way. Now we finally entered this place according to the plan.

In the mountainous area, we only paid a few casualties, which was already a great success. You know, we passed through the border town where 100,000 golden soldiers were stationed, and the defense line composed of four cities. We passed through the gaps

I squeezed through and crossed three big rivers. Isn't this enough to be proud of? To be honest, when you said you wanted to sneak across the border, I was worried at first and thought it might be a delusion. But it turns out that you succeeded.

.Don’t be so harsh on yourself. If you look down on yourself, who doesn’t admire your plan?”

"Yes, yes. I am so impressed. The battle last night was really enjoyable. I killed three golden dogs with my own hands. When I go back to the capital, I can brag about it for the rest of my life. Our fire brigade can also kill golden dogs. This

What a glorious thing." Lei Hu nodded.

Zhao Gang also echoed the words. Feng Yiming also smiled and said: "Brother Fang, I have fought many battles with the Jin soldiers. The Jin soldiers are not made of paper and clay. They are very powerful troops. Otherwise, I would have fought before the Song Dynasty."

Why do we win less and lose more when we fight against them? We were able to successfully pass through the border zone this time because you planned it well. With all due respect, the brothers in the fire army still need to experience, they are still very immature. If you don’t experience blood

and death, they will not understand the dangers of this trip. No matter what you say, it is as if they have seen it with their own eyes and experienced it personally. More people will die later. If they doubt themselves because of a few casualties, they will be dejected.

, that’s too inappropriate

It’s time.”

Fang Zian nodded slightly. He knew that what Feng Yiming said was right. Feng Yiming climbed out of the corpse mountain and the sea of ​​blood. Among all people, he was the only one who had actually experienced a real battle with the Jin. Fang Zianzhi

So I asked him to follow me because he had rich experience in fighting enemies. I had many exchanges with him along the way, and many decisions were made based on Feng Yiming's suggestions. Feng Yiming's words obviously carry more weight than others.

Much heavier.

"Forget it, let's not mention this matter. Let's discuss the next step. We are currently in this mountainous area, and there should be no danger for the time being. However, after such a commotion last night, although the Jin soldiers from Suzhou Prefecture will not

They took the risk to search for us, but our whereabouts have actually been exposed. I think there will be follow-up effects soon. If the Jin people know that we are coming from the northwest of Huaihe, I am afraid they will organize a corresponding ambush. Fortunately, there are many people all the way north.

Mountainous areas, beyond this mountainous area, to the north is the Wangwu Mountain Taihang Mountains. I am afraid we can only keep marching in the mountains. This is also the best strategy to ensure our safety going north. What do you think, Mr. Shi?" Fang Zian said softly.

Shi Hao nodded and said: "That's all we can do. As long as we walk along the mountains, the Jin people have no chance to intercept and kill us. In fact, what I'm worried about now is not that. What I'm more worried about now is that we attacked the Jin soldiers and horses this time.

We killed many of them. This incident is inconsistent with our identity as a negotiating mission. In fact, the Jin people can kill us now because we attack and kill first. We are afraid that when we reach Yanjing, our heads will fall to the ground.

"

Everyone was silent for a while, Shi Hao's words were true. As a diplomatic negotiation mission to the Kingdom of Jin, the Jin people naturally cannot openly attack the mission, which is equivalent to declaring war. As long as the Jin people have not decided to start a war immediately, they will not do so.

.In fact, even if you want to attack the Song Dynasty, there is no need to do so. There are many reasons why you should ignore morality. But it is different now. The mission took the lead in attacking the Jin soldiers and killed many Jin soldiers. They did not follow the established rules.

Entering the country through a line, but sneaking into the country, they can be treated as invading troops and destroyed. Going to Yanjing for negotiations would be like throwing yourself into a trap. As the envoy of the mission, Shi Hao certainly considered this issue.

"Sir, we can refuse to admit it. They may know our identity as an envoy, but none of us were captured by them, and we did not report our identities. If the Jin people are blamed, we will insist that we

If you don't know, you'll have to fight him to death. They can't produce evidence that we can't deny, can they? This is just a conflict at the border with a small group of Song troops invading, what does it have to do with our mission?"

Fang Zian said in a deep voice.

Shi Hao rolled his eyes and looked at Fang Zian and said, "Even if you don't admit it, why don't you just let them slaughter you?"

Fang Zian said: "Sir, our trip is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. The meat is on the chopping board. They can kill us anytime and anywhere. In fact, whether we can survive depends on whether the Jin people are determined to kill us.

We have completely broken up with the Song Dynasty. If they are ready to go to war with us, we will have a narrow escape. If we admit it, they will kill us without any pressure, because we have offended first. If we refuse to admit it, they will kill us.

We are going to break up with the Song Dynasty and start a war. Then it depends on the determination of the Jin people. We have analyzed before that the Jin people are probably not ready yet, otherwise why bother so much. The Jin people have always ignored their integrity and do whatever they want.

, they won’t make any excuses. If we admit it, we will die, if we don’t admit it, we will have a chance to survive.”

Shi Hao was silent. Feng Yiming smiled and said: "Fang

Brother, I agree with this. Of course I cannot admit it. The Jin people are not ready to attack yet. Aren't they going to move the capital to Yanjing? At present, they have not completed the move of the capital, and Wanyan Liang will not be able to make up his mind to attack the Song Dynasty.

The capital was moved to facilitate the dispatch and command of troops, and to prevent the nobles of the Jin Kingdom from causing trouble in the rear after Wan Yanliang sent out troops. The noble chiefs were moved to the new capital to closely monitor them, so that they could not move and lost the foundation of the old capital.

Only Wan Yanliang can confidently attack me, the Song Dynasty. Therefore, as long as we deny it alive or dead, they will not be able to find the exact reason to kill us, and they will not dare to kill us to trigger a war. If we admit it, it will give them enough to kill us.

There’s a reason.”

Shi Hao nodded when he heard this and said: "It seems that this is the only way. I will not be able to hold up my staff for the rest of the trip. If we encounter the enemy again, no one will be captured, and we will not be able to let them have evidence that we cannot deny."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "That's natural. You must not be taken as a prisoner. If you can avoid it, avoid it. If you must fight, you will fight to the death and not surrender. You can't be captured alive by the Jin people."

Everyone nodded. The meaning of this statement was obvious. It was a cruel rule to rather die than to be a prisoner.

"There is another problem. We now have to march from the mountains. Judging from this morning's itinerary, it is very difficult. We were exhausted all morning before walking a few miles. At this speed, it will take us longer to reach Yanjing.

It was greatly delayed. However, the provisions we carried were insufficient. We carried a month's provisions, which was enough for us to reach Yanjing. If we could come back, we could just buy supplementary provisions for the return journey in Yanjing. Even if we were in the mountains

For the march, I originally estimated that a month's supply would be enough. However, we have just lost a large cart of food, and the march in the mountains is unexpectedly difficult at the moment. I am worried that we may not be able to reach Yanjing."

Fang Zian frowned.

Shi Hao frowned and said, "This is really a troublesome matter. We can't supply supplies either."

Feng Yiming smiled and said: "Brother Fang, Mr. Shi, this matter is not difficult. On the one hand, we can save supplies and on the other hand, we can speed up the march. When we were fighting against the Jin people, we were very hungry. Sometimes we were hungry for a whole day.

I can’t make it through the whole day without eating.”

Fang Zian shook his head and said: "It's impossible not to have a full stomach. We must maintain our physical strength and fighting ability. The further north we go, the colder the weather becomes. This is the twelfth lunar month. If we don't have food in our stomach, our body will be overwhelmed."

Feng Yiming thought for a while and said: "Then speed up the march. Marching in the mountains will be very slow. I have planned to remind you before. This mountainous area is not difficult at the moment. You can walk more than ten miles in a day. If we get there

In the high mountains and deep valleys of Wangwu Mountain in Taihang Mountain, there are ravines and ravines, covered with heavy snow, and the trees are thick and dense. There is no way to go. Cutting down trees to make a road? Those are big trees that are decades and hundreds of years old. They have not been there for hundreds of years.

How do you open a way into the deep mountains and old forests? You won't be able to get through in your life. Therefore, when you get there, you can't walk from the mountains. You have to march out of the mountains. As long as you walk close to the mountain side, the road is easier to walk. Once you encounter an enemy, you can quickly enter the mountains.

.This will greatly increase the marching speed, reduce the number of people suffering, and save time."

Fang Zian nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, Brother Feng has some insight. Let's just follow the mountain. There is no need to walk from the mountain. We can go into the mountain to avoid the enemy at any time, so there is no danger. That's it.

Let's see, if the supplies are not enough, we can only kill the horses and eat them. We have two hundred horses, and killing three or four horses a day is enough for us. Although I don't want to do this, but I really want to get there.
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