In Lingzhou City.

Zhao Changqing met Xiang Yu and Chen Qingzhi.

The former smiled frankly at the two of them and said, "This is the first time I have come to Lingzhou City in so many years."

The palace in Lingzhou City is not too big, much smaller than that in Luoyang.

This palace was rebuilt based on the original Beiliang Palace.

Zhao Changqing wandered aimlessly in the inner courtyard of the palace, feeling a little melancholy in his heart.

Zhao Yun, Zhao Changlin, Xiang Yu, and Chen Qingzhi followed closely behind.

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "It is really not easy for the Xu family to have two heroes."

They all understood who His Majesty was referring to.

Xu Laizi, the King of Northern Liang at that time, left his son Xu Fengyun a rich family fortune, which allowed Xu Fengyun to quickly establish a foothold in various countries.

When the Liang Kingdom was at its peak, even the Wei Kingdom had to avoid its edge.

After several battles, it was possible that the Wei state ended up showing weakness.

But it happened to be the last battle, and he completely defeated the Liang Kingdom.

Liang Kingdom only lost this battle.

at dusk.

Five people gathered in a pavilion in the palace to drink.

There was no one else around, and it had been a long time since they had gotten together to talk about what was on their mind.

The five people sometimes talked loudly and laughed one after another, and sometimes they were silent and looked up at the moon.

While drinking, Zhao Changqing asked Chen Qingzhi: "How is Ji'er?"

Chen Qingzhi answered truthfully: "He is a handsome man, but he is still a little immature now, far worse than your Majesty was back then. However, given time, in the future, the military methods should be able to reach the level of the ministers and others."

Zhao Changqing took a big sip of wine and nodded: "It is not an easy thing to get your approval. If in the future, I can really reach the level of a few of you, it can be regarded as a learned and talented person. In a few days, I will personally

Go to the frontier and see him."

Chen Qingzhi frowned, "Your Majesty, the general does not recommend that you rush to the border right now..."

Zhao Changqing wondered: "Why is this?"

Chen Qingzhi explained: "According to reliable information, the Song State has shown signs of mobilizing troops in recent days. They originally had 200,000 troops on the border, and then added 300,000 more troops. The number of troops has reached 500,000. At the end of the day, the general

I'm worried that their behavior is related to your Majesty's tour of Beiliang."

"News from Jin Yiwei?" Zhao Changqing's expression became a bit solemn.

If this incident is true, a war with the Song State would indeed be detrimental to the current situation of the Wei State.

Chen Qingzhi said: "Jinyi guards and military scouts have all inquired about this news. The situation has been confirmed. It is estimated that the 300,000 troops of the Song Dynasty have already arrived in the border area. If your Majesty goes to the border at this time, you will be afraid of the Song Dynasty."

Congress took the opportunity to launch an attack."

Song Dynasty?

Zhao Changqing was silent for a moment and asked: "How many troops do we have here in Beiliang now?"

Chen Qingzhi said: "Only three hundred thousand."

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "I have also brought a hundred thousand heavy armored cavalry, which is almost enough to fight the Wei army. I must go to this frontier. After all, I finally came to Beiliang, so naturally I want to see you.

The soldiers of the Wei Dynasty guarding the frontier."

Patrol the borders and shock all countries.

This is the focus of Zhao Changqing's visit.

If it really cannot be intimidated, then there will be no fight at all.

Over the years, Wei State has truly come through wars and seas of blood.

What we are least afraid of are wars provoked for various reasons.

Chen Qingzhi and others knew that the decision made by Zhao Changqing could not be changed.

They had no choice but to prepare for war.

In fact, if it hadn't been for the imperial court's repeated orders that it would not be appropriate to start a war in the near future, they would have had a big fight with the Song army.

After Zhao Changqing stayed in Lingzhou for a few days, he rushed to the frontier.

But at this time, a big event suddenly happened on the border.

A small group of Song troops raided the Wei border.

Zhao Hongji took the initiative to ask for help and led the troops to expel them.

After a melee, the Song army pretended to retreat and lured the enemy deeper, leaving Zhao Hongji trapped in a tight siege.

The general who asked Zhao Hongji to lead the troops to expel the small Song army was named Wu Hao, who was from Suzhou in Wei State.

He joined the army ten years ago and is now a deputy general.

Serving as deputy general under Chen Qingzhi is not for everyone.

This requires certain means.

When he knew that Zhao Hongji was trapped in a tight siege, although he seemed a little panicked, he was not at a loss. He urgently mobilized his army to confront the Song army. As long as he found anything strange about the Song army, he would not hesitate to fight against the Song army.

The army fights to the death.

This alone is not enough, it is not enough to protect the life of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

He did not hide the matter, but sent someone to tell Marshal Chen Qingzhi about it.

No one wants to see such a big thing happen.

When Chen Qingzhi received the news, he was on his way to the border with the emperor.

The fact that Zhao Hongji was trapped gave him a chill.

He did not dare to hold back and directly told the emperor about the matter.

"Your Majesty, the general is incompetent and failed to protect His Highness!" Chen Qingzhi said, cupping his fists.

Zhao Changqing read the battle report carefully and said helplessly: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. It's just that my son is too young and reckless. Give the order and speed up the advance."

Chen Qingzhi nodded solemnly.

No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't figure out why this happened.

It's quite a headache.

When Zhao Changqing arrived at the border, Chu King Zhao Hongji had been besieged for three days.

It was the time when the troops were exhausted.

When Wu Hao saw His Majesty coming in person, he was so frightened that he quickly came to him to plead guilty.

Zhao Changqing did not offend him because he was not to blame for this incident.

"What's the situation now?" Zhao Changqing asked Wu Hao.

He replied: "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is trapped on a hill, and there is no immediate concern for his life."

When he finished saying this, Chen Qing kicked him on the body, "Aren't you worried about your life? That's because the Song Army is waiting to see the attitude of our Wei Army, and is attracting my Wei Army to take the initiative to rescue. If once time comes,

If it is too long, Your Highness will run out of food and will collapse sooner or later!"

The current matter is roughly like this.

If they take the initiative to send troops to rescue, they will be ambushed by the Song army.

If we don't rescue him, as time goes by, His Highness will run out of food and grass, and sooner or later he will be done with it.

Chen Qingzhi looked at the emperor.

Zhao Changqing remained silent.

Just when I wanted to go outside for a walk, I heard a woman's voice, "Father! Father! Save Your Highness!"

This voice was accompanied by a cry.

Zhao Changqing knew that this was the sound made by Zhao Qingwen.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Zhao Yun's voice outside the camp, "Nonsense, His Majesty is thinking about military affairs inside. At this time, why are you here to fill up the trouble? Get out of here!"

Zhao Qingwen has long been accustomed to her father's severity.

In the past few days, she was almost exhausted from the torture caused by Zhao Hongji being trapped.

I was always on tenterhooks every day, fearing that something might happen to him.
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