The sun is yang, the moon is yin, and yin and yang alternate endlessly.
When the East Emperor Taiyi transformed into a three-legged crow and patrolled the sky, the world was full of light. When the three-legged crow was perched on the mulberry tree in the East China Sea, the Taiyin patrolled the sky. She was changeable and willful, just like the emperor's heart.
The circle is uncertain...
Gao Jide looked sadly at Gao Yue and Gao Deng, who were working hard beside him. Could it be said that the two juniors in their prime would also perish in this meaningless sneak attack?
From the beginning, Gao Jide did not think that he could succeed. From the beginning, Gao Jide did not think that he had the ability to complete such a difficult task. This kind of task should only be accomplished by a peerless warrior like Di Qing or a super pervert like Yun Zheng.
The task of touching.
He didn't understand why he accepted such an impossible task inexplicably. Maybe it was the emperor's casual tone at that time, or maybe it was the cold light that suddenly shot out of Chen Lin's dim old eyes. In short,
If he had not accepted such a task at that time, he felt that he would not be able to come out of that dim hall alive...
Only those who have entered Salmon Island will know what hell is on earth. Once my father and son visited Salmon Island, they no longer thought that their lives were so important.
Having heard about the grievances his family had suffered in Tokyo, the infuriated Gao Yue almost wanted to rush into Tokyo with a knife to wash away the humiliation of his wife. The letter from the old grandmother not only made Gao Jide burst into tears.
Crying, even Gao Deng, the most ruthless member of the Gao family, felt lifeless.
Everything is fake, everything was arranged by the old grandmother. As loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty, the Gao family must let the world know what the Gao family has experienced. Since the emperor wants the Gao family to become a banner of honor and nobility.
, Now that you have started, don't stop. The Gao family only needs to last for eternity. It does not need that your children and nephews live long enough, nor does it need that your wives and concubines can be perfect.
Since we want the emperor to appreciate it, we might as well do it more thoroughly. The emperor is a person with no independent opinions and a very soft heart. This must be exploited to the extreme. Therefore, several loyal daughters-in-law of the Gao family were sold into
The brothel...
Gao Jide did not think that the emperor was a soft-hearted person. A soft-hearted person could not be an emperor. As long as necessary, the emperor's heart could be as hard as stone.
Even if all the kindness in the world is piled in front of the emperor, as long as he dismisses it, these kindnesses are worthless to an emperor. Gao Jide has clearly felt that the ancestors of his family have done an extremely stupid thing.
choose.
At dawn, the sun rose from the cold mist. The large group of people had already gone into the huge black mountain forest. There were only a hundred Jurchens driving sledges outside who were erasing the traces of the army. This was very easy.
, just turn the sledge sideways and walk around on the snow, and the messy traces will be covered with white snow.
"This is the Duck River, and this is the Duck River puddle. The two are less than a hundred miles apart, but there is a big difference in geography. Although the Duck River is an area with dense water networks, it is winter now, and the ground is frozen hard.
, so it is very suitable for cavalry assault.
The duck river puddle is different. This is a large lake. After the lake freezes, it turns into ice. The cavalry cannot run on it. It is our best place to attack. If Yelu Hongji leaves the puddle area, I think we should give up the attack.
Plan to retreat to the seaside with all your strength!" Zhang Dongyao tapped the map on his knee and said to Gao Jide and Gao Yue in a deep voice.
Gao Jide stretched out his frostbitten fingers and pointed at the puddles marked on the map: "It is not up to us to make the decision. We must look at Yelu Zhongyuan's actions. As soon as Yelu Zhongyuan launches an attack, we must follow up. This is
It was agreed upon in advance.”
Zhang Dongyao gritted his teeth and said: "General Gao, don't you have any pity for these soldiers who followed us here to climb the ice and snow?"
Gao Jide spread his red and swollen palms and said: "Look at my hands, are they still a pair of pampered hands? In this battle, whether we are willing or not, whether we can or not, as long as Yelu Zhongyuan attacks, we must follow up.
, To be honest, our more than 10,000 lives are not as valuable as those of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."
Zhang Dongyao lowered his head in pain and said: "I would rather lead the army to rush towards the city of Youzhou than fight an unknown enemy in an unknown place. We are like a dog tied by a rope, waiting until the owner loosens the rope
We are about to pounce on him and bite him, but this master is actually King Qin of Liao Kingdom.
General Gao, do you believe that Yelu Zhongyuan will return the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to the Song Dynasty after the completion of the matter?"
Gao Jide laughed and said, "I don't believe a word Yelu Zhongyuan said!"
"Then why..."
"Your Majesty believes it!"
Zhang Dongyao roared angrily and chopped down a pine tree with the long knife in his hand. The force was so strong that the white snow on the branches of the pine tree fell down and poured all over him.
"There is a truth in this, that is, if the name is not right, the words will not be right. Since Yelu Zhongyuan has promised to return the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture to the Song Dynasty after the event, we can just go and take it over when the time comes!" Gao Yue looked at him with disdain.
The spies sent by Yelu Zhongyuan said in the distance.
"What if they don't give it?" Zhang Dongyao was a little confused by what Gao Yue said.
"Then let's fight. Marshal Di, Marshal Yun, Marshal Gao, and Marshal Yang. Let's all lead the troops towards Yanyun. We will eventually defeat them." Gao Deng coldly beat the drum at the side.
"Then why do we have to risk our lives? As far as I know, people like Yun Zheng don't need any reason to go to war. As long as he wants to, he can find a reason to start a war. This is the case in Jiaozhi and the case in Qingtang. He remembered that time
Are you looking for a reason?" Zhang Dongyao said in a nagging tone.
Gao Jide glared at Gao Deng and handed Zhang Dongyao a cup of hot tea and said: "Warm yourself up. You were at the front all night last night. Don't think about those annoying things. Just remember that we went on the expedition for the sake of honor."
Whether His Majesty's will is reasonable or not is not our concern. There are too many inside stories that we don't know, and there may be reasons unknown to us. Now we just need to fight according to the order."
Zhang Dongyao took the hot tea numbly, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile while puffing white air from his mouth: "Damn it, I am your Majesty's minister, I can do whatever your Majesty says, the worst is just a corpse wrapped in horse leather.
All I have to do is return this life to His Majesty."
After saying that, he wrapped up his fur tightly and fell asleep on the pine needles that the soldiers had laid out for him. The rapid march last night had almost drained him of all his strength. He really didn't have any extra energy to think about why he came.
Going to fight in this ghost place, what Gao Jide said makes sense. The order was given by His Majesty. As a minister, he just carried it out. It's not like he has never carried out some inexplicable orders before.
Zhang Dongyao only slept for an hour before he was woken up by Gao Deng. He wiped his face with snow and went to Gao Jide's tent. When he entered the tent, he found three people sitting in the tent.
Next to the fire pond is the majestic Keribao. The scar on this guy's face looks extremely ferocious. Now he is biting a leg of lamb in his hand. The juice is dripping from the food. He looks evil, but he
He didn't care at all, letting the grease flow down his beard and fall on the shiny leather jacket. There was a flail beside him. Zhang Dongyao recognized it. It should be his own thing. Gao Jide was
He just gave it to Keribao.
Keribao saw Zhang Dongyao coming in, grinned widely, raised the flail beside him with one hand and shook it at him, and continued to eat meat. It seemed that there was nothing more important in his life than eating.
.
Opposite Keribao, there was a nobleman from the Liao Kingdom sitting. This man was much more elegant. He wore a mink hat on his head, and two strands of hair hung down from the hat and scattered casually on his chest.
The leather robe he wore was extremely gorgeous, and it was actually covered with beautiful patterns. Clothing like this was rare even in the Central Plains.
A pair of deerskin boots were exposed from under the long leather robe. There was a slight smile on his delicate face. He looked at Keribao opposite him as if he were looking at a pet. He also chuckled and put the leg of lamb on his table.
He handed it to Keribao and signaled him to eat more.
"Keribo, you know, this is Prince Nerugu, the prince of King Qin. The rest of our trip will be arranged by Prince Nerugu. Yanke, you are the general in charge of the army. You must appease him.
Subordinate." Gao Jide introduced this handsome Liao man to Zhang Dongyao with a smile.
After hearing the name, Zhang Dongyao was stunned. He never expected that it was Yelu Zhongyuan's eldest son who came to discuss with his group how to raid their own emperor. This made Zhang Dongyao feel very ridiculous.
"General Zhang, we are actually old acquaintances. When you were defending Nigu Village, I was serving as the Dalin Yayuan of Nanjing Xijin Prefecture and served as Lin Ya Chengzhi. I have seen the general's heroic deeds many times."
Facing Nerugu's deliberate flattery, Zhang Dongyao said without changing his expression: "The only one who can take away military power from me is His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. If the prince wants to borrow the power of the Song Dynasty, he can inform me, and then
I will implement it after careful consideration. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are not under the command of the prince of Liao Dynasty. This is my final reply."
After saying these words, Zhang Dongyao ignored Nerugu's embarrassment and raised his hands to Gao Jide: "General Gao, we can fight to the death, but please allow me to take them to fight to the death myself. This is my last request. I hope
General, you are so noble, don’t let me down."
Gao Jide said slowly: "Since the general is so persistent, then it will be as you wish, but if it fails, you will bear all the blame. I hope you can think clearly, this is a big matter."
Zhang Dongyao said with a smile: "If a man dies and a bird looks up to the sky, Zhang Dongyao lives a confused life, so he can die a more confused person." (To be continued)