In the Korean army's central tent, a general with disheveled armor and a miserable appearance fell to his knees, begging for mercy in shame.
The general's 100,000 men pursued the enemy. When they entered a valley, a landslide suddenly occurred, and rolling stones blocked the retreat. The forward army was ambushed, and the troops at the rear rushed to rescue them. Unexpectedly, the Song army came to the encirclement point for reinforcements. The army suffered a major defeat and retreated.
At that time, another ambush was encountered on the retreat route.
As they advanced and retreated, they suffered successive defeats. Almost all of the 100,000-man army was wiped out. Only a few thousand of them escaped. The general also almost lost his life. He only escaped the disaster thanks to the desperate efforts of the monks to save him.
Everyone in the tent looked solemn. Since the war between Han and Song Dynasties, this is the first time that the Korean army has suffered such a big loss.
After Jin Jue stared at the kneeling man for a while, he sighed, "The failure of this battle is not your fault. It was me who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. You can go down and rest."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for not killing me." The general kowtowed with tears in his eyes, stood up, wiped away his tears and left.
Jin Jue turned around, walked to the map, and muttered: "This arrangement to lure the enemy to reinforcements, rob the way back, and double as a deception is very strict, and the deployment of troops and generals is very methodical. It is not like what Zhao Zhihuan can do."
, more like Luo Zhao... Could it be that Luo Zhao is back?"
As soon as he finished speaking here, there was a report from outside, and the messenger came and reported urgently: "Commander, the spy reported that the Song Army coach Zhao Zhihuan has been withdrawn, and Luo Zhao has returned to lead the Song Army in combat!"
"Ah, Luo Zhao is back?" There was an uproar in the tent.
To the Song Army, Jin Jue was breathtaking, but to the Han Army, Luo Zhao was also a tough nut to crack.
Facing Luo Zhao, Han Jun could only take one step at a time. If he wanted to win a quick victory, Luo Zhao was not a vegetarian and would not allow him to succeed.
Sure enough, it was Luo Zhao who was back! Jin Jue slowly closed his eyes and sighed, "It's my fault for underestimating the enemy. This battle has boosted the morale of the Song army!"
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The Song army camp was filled with joy, but Luo Zhao couldn't relax as military orders were issued one after another in the Chinese army tent.
He had fought against Jin Jue for so long, and he knew how lucky this victory was, so the Korean army's rash advance gave him the chance to take action.
He was a little surprised when he took over here. He didn't know why Jin Jue's style changed suddenly after the war thawed.
Little did he know that after receiving the threat from Niu Youdao, Jin Jue had hidden worries and wanted to get rid of the Song State before the end of the Yan-Zhao War, so as not to be attacked from both sides. That's why he took advantage of this time. It was quite a big deal.
To a certain extent, it is also thanks to the former coach of the Song Army, Zhao Zhihuan, who suffered successive defeats and paralyzed Jin Jue with huge losses.
However, after the good news came back to the capital of Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty court was refreshed and publicized it in order to boost the morale of the people.
But he was not happy for long, Luo Zhao only curbed the Korean army's wild advance, and could not stop the Korean army's advancement step by step.
The courtiers of the Song Dynasty who were full of expectations gradually became disappointed.
The situation became increasingly unfavorable, and Zi Pingxiu finally made the decision he didn't want to make. Jia Wuqun personally took action and secretly contacted people from the three major factions of the Song Dynasty.
For the three major factions of the Song Dynasty, do they need to think more about whether to protect the Mu family's imperial power or the Song Dynasty?
Under normal circumstances, the three major factions of the Song Dynasty must protect the Mu family's imperial power because they do not want the civil strife in the Song Dynasty to affect their interests. But now that it has become like this, they can still take back the territory occupied by Wu Gongling in the south. In addition, Zi Pingxiu is willing to help stabilize it.
Internally, no chaos is allowed.
Protecting the Song State at this time means protecting the interests of the three major factions. As for the outside world, each faction is doing its own thing and no longer expects the Yan State to send troops.
Jia Wuqun easily convinced the three major factions of the Song Dynasty without any effort.
After that, the three major factions of the Song Dynasty quickly sent people to secretly escort Jia Wuqun to the southern part of the Song Dynasty and secretly met at Wu Gongling.
During a confidential meeting, after Jia Wuqun left, he picked up the paper on the ground and looked at the handwriting left by Jia Wuqun. Wu Gongling wiped his hands with cold sweat and showed an excited look like a beast, "It didn't take any effort, God helps."
I also!"
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Feng Guan'er was sitting on a railing chair in the corridor under the eaves, his eyes full of worry, and his whole person had become much thinner.
Luo Zhao went to the battlefield again, but failed to reverse the battle, which made her extremely worried, worried that something might happen to Luo Zhao.
"Madam, the master is here!" A monk who was looking after the house came to report urgently.
Feng Guan'er was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously: "Master?"
"Guan'er!" A familiar voice came. Feng Guan'er turned around and saw that a distinguished guest had come unexpectedly. Guan Ji Taifa, the head of Lingxiao Pavilion, was here in person.
She quickly got up and ran down the steps to meet her. It was quite unexpected. It was the first time that the head of the family came to her home in person.
The two sat down in the living room. Guan Jitai stepped aside and explained his purpose. He hoped that Feng Guan'er could help persuade Luo Zhao to cooperate with the action here. After all, Luo Zhao held the frontline military power at this time.
Want to change the emperor? Feng Guan'er was shocked and said urgently: "This is impossible. Luo Zhao is proud and arrogant and will never become a traitor. What's more, he is your majesty's adopted son. Please think twice!"
Guan Jitai: "If he was easy to persuade, I wouldn't come to you. You have been married to him for many years and tried your best to persuade him."
Feng Guan'er shook his head repeatedly, "Master, it's useless for me to persuade him. He won't listen to me on this kind of thing. What's more, he treats me now..."
Guan Jitai: "I have heard about your story, and I can understand it. He suffered repeated setbacks. It was just that he lost his ambition temporarily and vented his depression on you. Now and then, you told him that as long as he behaves
If you cooperate, if nothing else, Lingxiao Pavilion will continue to protect his future even if it is for your sake!"
Feng Guan'er was embarrassed to express her sorrow. If she were not worried about Luo Zhao's safety, she would have helped Luo Zhao escape once the situation in Song Dynasty was over. She had already found a rope to hang herself from the beam.
"Master, it's useless, he won't agree to such a thing!"
"Are you sure it's useless?"
"It's really useless, he will never agree!"
Guan Jitai didn't say anything, got up and left.
Feng Guan'er was terrified. Luo Zhao was a die-hard royalist. Once the three major factions decided to change the emperor, if Luo Zhao refused to die, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Master, master..." Feng Guan'er quickly chased after him.
Two monks flashed over and stopped her, "Madam, come with us!"
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Guan Jitai rushed to the palace, met with Qu Fan, the head of the Blood Temple, and Wu Chengyu, the head of the Split Heaven Palace, who had arrived first, and together they found Emperor Mu Zhuozhen of the Song Dynasty.
"Shang Jian?" Mu Zhuozhen was surprised and confused. He didn't know why the heads of the three major sects wanted to check the artifact of the country at this time. He also asked, "Why do you have to check it now?"
Qu Fan said: "There are rumors outside that Zhenguo has been lost, so I came to check."
Mu Zhuozhen realized something was wrong and refused to take it out: "Three heads, don't worry, the artifact of the country is in the secret vault. No one can open it except me, and there is no possibility of it being lost!"
Wu Chengyu said coldly: "It's okay to open it and take a look. Can't we take a look?"
Mu Zhuozhen paid close attention to the three people's reactions, and finally said suddenly: "The rumors are true, they are indeed lost!"
Guan Jitai waved his hand, and the disciple behind him suddenly stepped out and captured Mu Zhuozhen on the spot, forcing him to his knees on the ground.
Mo Gao, the general manager of the department, lost his voice and said: "What do you want to do? Come here!"
A group of monks and eunuchs rushed in after hearing the sound, but saw a flash of cold light, and a sword was placed on Mu Zhuozhen's neck, making the people who rushed in fearful.
There was sudden chaos inside and outside the palace. The disciples of the three major sects suddenly took action and arrested all Mu Zhuozhen's children and took them into the palace.
In the palace, layers of forbidden troops surrounded the heads of the three major sects and others. However, the emperor was restrained by others and the forbidden troops did not dare to act rashly!
When his children were brought, the imperial army had to give way and let them pass.
The three major sects threatened Mu Zhuozhen's children, but Mu Zhuozhen still refused to let go and refused to hand over the sacred weapon of the country.
After that, the three major sects directly used torture on him. The wailing Mu Zhuo couldn't bear the cruel torture, and saw his children falling in a pool of blood one by one, so he finally relented.
The secret vault that was made of copper and iron and could not be opened by force was finally opened, and an ancient sword with a dark body and a palm width fell into the hands of the three major sects.
Dang! Guan Jitai raised his sword and lowered it, cutting off a sword as easily as mud. After verifying its authenticity, he nodded to Qu Fan and Wu Chengyu...
In the court room of the palace, all the officials gathered together, and Zi Pingxiu sat in meditation with his eyes closed.
After all the officials were impatient, someone asked: "Prime Minister, why do you want us to wait here?"
Zi Pingxiu didn't open his eyes and said calmly: "Just wait."
There was chaos outside. Someone looked through the window and saw the imperial guards running back and forth in the palace. They couldn't help calling everyone, "What happened?"
Someone wanted to go out to see what was going on, but was stopped by the monk outside the door and refused to let out.
After waiting for a while, several disciples from the three major sects broke in and came to Zi Pingxiu's side. Guards were on the left and right. One of them leaned over and whispered in Zi Pingxiu's ear for a while.
Zi Pingxiu then slowly opened his eyes, stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Now you all know the situation of the Song Dynasty. Now I want to ask you if you still want to save the Song Dynasty!
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"Grand Governor, Madam is here."
Someone outside the tent made an announcement, and Luo Zhao, who was in front of the map in the tent, turned around and saw Feng Guan'er arriving accompanied by several Lingxiao Pavilion disciples.
When he saw Feng Guan'er, Luo Zhao was filled with pain and said with a calm face: "What are you doing here?"
Feng Guan'er looked confused, looked around, and said to the other people in the tent: "You guys should step aside first."
Several clerks bowed and resigned.
Feng Guan'er then explained his purpose of coming and advised Luo Zhao to follow the arrangements of the three major sects and stabilize the army and obey their orders.
Luo Zhao's expression was distorted, his arms trembled and he raised his hand to point at her. He was speechless for a long time!
Feng Guan'er's face was full of pain. She didn't want to persuade him, but she couldn't agree. She couldn't let Luo Zhao, the three major parties, kill him.
"Bitch!" Luo Zhao pulled out his sword with a swish sound and pointed it at Feng Guan'er, "You don't have any shame, but now you want to teach me to do such unfaithful and unjust things, how can I spare you!"
After saying that, he was about to rush to kill him, but the monk who followed him was not a vegetarian. He took action on the spot and restrained the roaring Luo Zhao.
The curtain was opened again, and a man came in. With a smile on his face, he took out a copy of His Majesty the Emperor's decree.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Zhihuan, the frontline commander who had been replaced before. "Luo Zhao, do you follow His Majesty's decree or not? His Majesty has decreed. I will lead the frontline army. You can take a break!"
"The traitor must be falsely conveying the imperial edict!" Luo Zhao struggled and cursed, but the monk on the side struck again, making him unable to speak anymore.
Zhao Zhihuan sneered, turned around and went out with the imperial edict, and went to announce the edict to the entire army.