Before November arrived, the Song army quickly and violently launched an attack on the Linfen Basin.
The first to take action was Wang De. Wang De, Zhang Jing, and Qiao Zhongfu, three famous generals of the Western Army who had been well-known before they were subordinate to Liu Guangshi, were also the first direct military forces to be conquered by the Zhao Guan family. At this time, they were arranged in a zigzag formation, leading the imperial camp.
The three divisions with probably the best equipment, the most elite troops, and the largest establishment, with a total of nearly 14,000 troops, were the first to cross the Fen River and attack the city of Jiangzhou in three directions.
Following closely behind were the commanders Hu Yantong, Chen Jue, Xu Shi'an, Dong Min and Chen Yanzhang led by the deputy commander of the left army of the imperial camp, Jieyuan, with a total number of 178,000.
Let us also say that theoretically there are a sufficient number of defenders in Jiangzhou City. The Jin army's ten thousand households Wanyan has been leading his headquarters to recuperate here since the night attack with mixed success and failure. There are a total of thirty or forty people inside and outside the city.
One Muke and an army of five thousand Han soldiers.
Defending the city is certainly enough.
However, Jiangzhou City is very close to the Fen River. Although there were frost flowers and light fog on the day of crossing the river, they quickly dissipated from the moment the sun came out, so the overall field of vision was broad. In this case, when Wanyan
After climbing up to the city and watching, he saw countless Song armies with dazzling armors, clear flags, and well-defined formations. Just after countless pontoons were erected grandly on the Fen River, the veteran general of the Jin Army's West Route Army immediately ordered that all his subordinates who had been prepared for
Divided into two, the Han'er army immediately took the lead in escorting the baggage and retreated north, while the Jurchen cavalry were all neatly dressed and followed him out of the city.
After Han'er's army left, Wan Yan, who personally led the female main force, came out of the city. He avoided the famous Wang De Wang Yaksha and went straight to Qiao Zhongfu's troops, who had distinguished the three most scattered formations at the top of the city.
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Three or four thousand Jurchen armored cavalry, taking advantage of Qiao Zhongfu's half-baked crossing of the river and unsteady footing, succeeded in one blow and beheaded hundreds of them. However, they did not hesitate to fight and hurriedly retreated.
And sure enough, as soon as the Jurchen armored cavalry turned back, Wang De handed over the army that had just crossed the river to his eldest son Wang Qi to organize, and then personally led more than a thousand core elites on horseback and foot to come to the rescue. The speed of reaction and the strong desire to fight were shocking.
Stunning.
At the same time, the rest of the Song army continued to advance and cross the river.
At this time, something interesting happened. Faced with Wang De leading a small group of elites who kept advancing, Wan Yanyi, who personally led thousands of Jurchen armored cavalry, obviously had an absolute advantage in strength and mobility, but Wang De kept advancing and retreating.
, the intention of confrontation was obvious, and when they came to the side of Jiangzhou City with the four gates wide open, they had no intention of entering the city. Instead, they continued to march northward in strict order.
Wang De was obviously confused for a moment. He hesitated for a while whether there was any explanation in the city, but when he turned around and saw that his eldest son was leading the elite troops two miles away, he finally gritted his teeth and directly commanded the troops to enter the city to investigate.
Wanyan Zhehe didn't make any unnecessary moves at all, he just remained calm and commanded the headquarters to retreat in an orderly manner.
When the Song army's brigade surged up and took over the city completely, everyone had no doubt that Wanyan Fenghe had abandoned Jiangzhou City immediately, and his previous actions were clear and unmistakable. He was simply personally seducing a large number of Jurchen cavalry into his headquarters.
Han'er's army is at an end!
In a sense, this is simply a textbook cavalry battle, otherwise Qiao Zhongfu would never accept it.
The course of the war was quickly reported to Han Shizhong, but Han Shizhong did not pay attention because the contrast in military strength on the west bank of the Fen River was too obvious. The isolated city rushed forward. Once the cover of the Fen River was lost, it was expected that Wanyan would choose to abandon the city and leave. As for Qiao Zhongfu, it was expected that he would abandon the city.
A sap... To put it bluntly, you are here to fight, do you still expect to survive?
In fact, at this time, Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian and others had been waiting for the battle report on the east bank of the Fen River, because this side was more important.
On the east bank of the Fen River, because there was only a small Huishui blocking the way, the war started early on a larger scale.
The vanguard force on this side is the Eight-Character Army led by Li Qiong who is familiar with the terrain of the Taihang Mountains. However, because the Eight-Character Army had previously allocated a considerable portion of its troops to Zhi Guanxing, it also had to bear the responsibility of blocking the western flanks of the Taihang Mountains along the way.
Therefore, Li Qiong only had a little over 10,000 troops at this time, which was far less than the Shaanluo troops who 'assisted' him.
Zhai Jin, Zhai Cong, Zhai Chong, Niu Gao, and Dong Xian, five typical commanders from the Henan rebel army, lined up in a large column to facilitate the march, and marched non-stop along the Fen River.
At the same time, Shao Long, Song Yan, Jia He, Lu Monk, who was demoted to deputy commander due to the defeat of Tieling Pass, and the former deputy general Dong Xian, who was promoted from Luoyang by Li Yanxian against all objections, now replaced Dong Xian who was dismissed due to crime.
Zhang Qi and Zhang Boyu, who were under the command of Zhao Ping, were also five commanders, but they led the troops from Shaanzhou. They also set up a column pattern, and then chose to cross Quwo on the east side of Li Qiong's Eight-Character Army.
City, marching towards Yicheng northeast of Quwo City.
It seems that they are preparing to block the retreat of the main force of the Jin Army.
With this posture, it can be said that in addition to the fact that Li Yanxian's headquarters respects its identity and the Yan Ping tribe has suffered heavy losses and cannot fight, the entire Shaanluo Group Army also came out in full force.
However, in the afternoon, a little later than the Song Army on the west bank of the Fen River, the Song Army on the east bank also encountered a similar situation.
The great thing about Datong is that the Jin army in Quwo also took the initiative to give up defending the city. Facing the Song army's overwhelming offensive, the main force of the Jin army that was originally entrenched here directly chose to turn around and retreat.
The small difference is that unlike Jiangzhou City on the other side of the Fen River, the Jin army should have gathered three to four thousand households here and around it. Moreover, the terrain around Quwo is flat, and it is far enough away from the Huishui River.
Distance... And don't forget that, in addition to the guarantee of the combat effectiveness of the Eighth-Character Army at the forefront, the Shaanluo Group Army, which serves as the actual main force on both wings, has long been proven to be relatively weak in field combat capabilities, and the combat capabilities of each unit are uneven.
Especially now, the formation of the two wings of the Song Army is too elongated, which makes it convenient for the Jin Army's cavalry to break through forcefully.
In other words, the Jin Army had absolutely enough strength, enough room for maneuver (distance from Quwo City), and even enough preparation time to give the Song Army a head-on attack.
However, the main force of tens of thousands of Jin troops just abandoned Quwo without even relying on the numerical superiority of cavalry to make any tactical moves like Wanyan Yihe did on the other side. They simply retreated in an orderly manner without even touching the Song army.
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Looking at the flag, it is after the fifth break of Yelüma.
"Jin Jun is not stupid!"
When the news reached the bank of Huishui, which was full of pontoons, Han Shizhong, who was stationed under his own banner, finally frowned slightly.
Next to him, there is naturally Li Yanxian and Li Jiedu standing side by side, and behind him is Li Shifu, the deputy commander of the imperial camp cavalry. The left army of the imperial camp is carrying the Wei army to control Cheng Min, and the imperial cavalry army is Poxi army to control Weiming.
Brother Yun... Behind these people, there are a full 15,000 horsemen who are fully equipped and are dismounting and taking a rest.
In addition, there are Li Yanxian's headquarters and the Shao Yun tribe who were thoughtfully assigned by Zhao Guan's family, totaling nearly ten thousand tribesmen... This is Li Yanxian's lifeblood... But he had simply crossed the river and sat on the ground in the east on the other side of the river.
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Obviously, the Yan'an County Prince wanted to catch a big fish.
It's just that people don't even look at it, let alone take the bait.
"Why does the prince think that Jin Jun is stupid?" Li Yanxian saw this and gave a rare sneer. "Should have thought of it earlier, right?"
"Why is Li Jiedu laughing?" After the shocking words "Guan Nei", Han Shizhong, who seemed to have become extraordinarily calm, turned to face him, but he was not angry at all.
Li Yanxian originally wanted to take the opportunity to ridicule, but when he saw the other party acting like this, and the person who was working hard to lure the enemy in front was his own son, he had no room for anger, and just sighed:
"Prince, the famous Jurchen generals have withered over the years, and they no longer have the momentum of the past. From my perspective, the generals of the Jin Army no longer have top generals and generals... However, the old generals are still there! Gao Jingshan and Ali of the East Route Army,
Lu Bu, Wang Bolong, the West Route Army's Sudden Alliance, Ma Wu, Yanshan New Army's Wulin Da Taiyu, Wanyan Huonv... Even though these people were young at that time, in the end they were still Aguda who promoted the Jin Dynasty and destroyed the Liao Dynasty.
They are old people from that time and have never left the military. They may have different personalities and talents, but they all have basic military experience and will never make any obvious mistakes."
Han Shizhong nodded slightly and was about to speak when he immediately realized something: "Why didn't Li Jiedu say "Bali Su?"
"Because I want to talk about this person specifically." Li Yanxian responded seriously. "Ba Lisu cannot be regarded as a simple veteran... When he first led two hundred people, he was in Loushi, Yin
Shu Ke fights by his side, and is often assigned by the two to do tasks that cannot be called independent, but are indeed independent leaders... Nianhan wants to take charge of military affairs, and the West Route Army is often assigned to the Lou family, and Yin Shuke is divided between the two.
, and the two of them often let Ba Lisu lead the partial army alone... The prince of the county, this person followed the path of a handsome minister from the beginning."
Han Shizhong thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "Ba Li Suben is the commander of the Taiyuan Marching Division, a standard commander. Li Jiedu wants to say that this person is a standard among the commanders of the Jin Army, right?"
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"No." Li Yanxian shook his head slightly. "I want to say that this person is a truly handsome minister."
"A handsome minister can be true or false?" This time it was Han Shizhong's turn to laugh.
"There is no truth or falsehood among commanders, but there is reality. It's just like the prince told his subordinates at the gate before that when we march to Hedong this time, the real marshals are the officials. And prince, you are a marshal on the surface, but in fact you are just a pioneer.
Same." Li Yanxian turned and stared at the other party. "Does the prince still remember?"
Han Shizhong finally became solemn, but everyone behind him was galloping back, swaying and retreating, as if they had been made accustomed to it by these two people at Tieling Pass.
Han Shizhong waited for a while, and waited for everyone behind him to move away from him, and then he spoke seriously to Li Shaoyan: "According to this theory, the real commander of the Jin army must be the dead Third Prince Nian Liduo, or he should have arrived in Taiyuan or Jingxing by now.
The Fourth Prince’s Wushu is the right one.”
"The following words are not to ridicule the prince, nor are they to quarrel with the prince. If I offend him, I would like to thank the prince Haihan." Li Yanxian sighed slightly, rarely holding the reins on the horse and handing over to the opponent.
Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment and then immediately pulled the reins to return the favor.
The two of them put their hands down, but Li Yanxian immediately spoke:
"According to the lower officials, there are differences between handsome ministers. There are some who are really handsome and some who are all handsome, some who are really handsome and some who are partial to handsome... These are all handsome men."
"You want to say that I am handsome?"
"Yes." Li Yanxian responded unceremoniously. "Prince Han is extremely talented, gifted, brave, and talented in fighting. He is really like the so-called famous generals in ancient times. It is astonishing. I am determined not to learn from him."
’s... But the talents of the county king are often limited to those below the masses. The ability above the masses is actually only to know people and make good use of them. At the level of serious military law, battlefield dispatch and configuration plans, they can often only be reduced to a large scale.
Then it is often necessary to personally lead the elite troops into battle to determine the outcome."
"That's right." Han Shizhong actually nodded with a smile. "Li Jiedu knows me well. That's why I promote Wang Sheng and why I always bring Jieyuan with me... Wang Sheng is a good player who can use everyone.
Jie Yuan is a confidant who can cooperate with me... When the war starts, I will use Wang Sheng as an anvil and Jie Yuan as a flanker, and then I will lead the Wei army on my back as a throwing spear to win with one blow. But you are still young.
Let’s talk about Xu Shi’an. There is nothing extraordinary about Xu Shi’an, but he is a steady man and good at filling in gaps. I always ask him to pick up the pieces and fill in the gaps, and oversee the retreat.”
"This is also the reason why the official said that the county king is more handsome than just a general." Li Yanxian sighed. "Otherwise, what is the difference between the county king and Wang Yaksha?"
Han Liangchen smiled half-heartedly: "Wang Yaksha is also a good man."
Li Yanxian was startled for a moment, then immediately changed his face: "Yes, Wang Yaksha is also a good man."
"I am handsome, but who is handsome?" Han Shizhong continued to ask with a smile, as if he was still in a good mood. "An official?"
"The officials are powerful commanders." Li Yanxian immediately responded with a smile. "This is what the official is going to say... The officials are so handsome that they can intimidate the superiors and subordinates, harmonize the yin and yang, and make decisive decisions, but they may not really want to join the army.
Conspiracy. Opposite the dead third prince, Nian Li Duo, and the living fourth prince, Wu Shu, are actually half powerful commanders... In terms of military strategy, Wu Shu has no great strategy, and there is nothing surprising about Nie Li Duo.
But I can’t stand the fact that the Great Jin Kingdom belongs to the Wanyan family. As long as they can listen to opinions and make the best decisions, they are already considered handsome."
Han Shizhong nodded slightly and sighed: "It's hard to find a good official, and it's hard to find a good prince... There is a truth to this."
"Yes, the commander-in-chief also depends on his capital and effort." Li Yanxian continued. "We won't say much about praising the official family. Let's just talk about the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom. He has been defeated repeatedly, but he can't stand up to the people around him.
The leader in power is either gone or crippled, but he is being promoted more and more. The Kingdom of Jin belongs to him, so if he doesn't look for him, who can look for him? The rest of the people are like lazy people. Once their son-in-law dies, they lose their family.
With his tone, he can no longer be his 'Dragon and Tiger King'; but once Yin Shu became a villain in the internal fight, neither the Western Route Army nor the princes could really let him go. His brother Ba
He is not allowed to come back until Lisu."
"Jiedu wants to say that Ba Lisu is really handsome?"
"yes!"
"What does it mean to be handsome?"
"The one who actually makes plans and implements strategies." Li Yanxian responded sternly. "The difficulty in using troops is to use the masses. An army of 50,000 people is a threshold... Your Majesty, this march is proof that the government will let you go."
, you couldn’t make the arrangements properly, and you even underestimated the other side.”
"That's right." Han Shizhong smiled. "Don't I have the ability to pull hundreds of thousands of people... away from me?"
"The official thinks he is... and the official thinks Wu Jinqing is also the same. He was the real commander of Yaoshan before!" Li Yanxian answered seriously. "I'm afraid that after passing Queshu Valley and arriving in Taiyuan, the decisive battle will really begin.
It is still necessary for the official to be the powerful commander, and Wu Jinqing to be the real commander... However, this is not what should be said today. The thing that should be said today is that, in the Jin Kingdom, the fourth prince Wushu can be powerful, and pulling away from Su can
To be honest, if two people work together, they can do the same big things as us." Li Yanxian reminded seriously. "The prince, I think that the Jin Army is so straightforward this time, and it can no longer be explained by the word veteran.
.They must be just like us... there are big figures who take the lead and have an overall strategy. In this way, the left and right wings, no matter how many troops they have or how few, can retreat so simply and directly, just as we advance so swiftly and fearlessly.
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Han Shizhong thought for a moment, put away his smile, and said seriously: "Yes!"
"I can probably guess what the prince is thinking." Li Yanxian continued. "Actually, the prince had said during the previous military meeting that if we were the commander-in-chief of the Jin army, we would never dare to fight decisively in a place like this...
Therefore, knowing that the Jin Army should not fight but still carrying out this unprovoked strategy here is nothing more than hoping that the Jin Army will look forward and backward, hesitate and make mistakes, giving us an opportunity. But in fact, at this point, the Jin Army has already
It’s time for the person who is responsible to clean up the situation to make a decision, and we can no longer expect any mistakes.”
"Yes." Han Shizhong nodded slightly. "Li Jiedu is right, I know how to fight..."
At this point, Han Liangchen looked back and signaled. Li Shifu, who had followed the others in a daze and retreated to an unknown distance, took a long time to realize that the other party was talking to him, and then hurriedly stepped forward: "Prince?"
"Send an order to Wang De and ask him not to worry about it. Leave Jiangzhou City to the follow-up troops and continue to go north to capture Taiping County. Send an order to Li Qiong to also leave Quwo to the follow-up troops and quickly go north to capture Yicheng.
... Your troops don’t have to stay here. You can lead the cavalry in person to strengthen the right wing." Han Shizhong ordered sternly. "When Yicheng is obtained and the east-west passage is narrowed, I will order the left and right wings to advance together, cross the river to the north, and take Linfen directly.
...If you advance every day, your left and right must not be separated; if you rest every night, you must build a stronghold! At the same time, a pontoon bridge must be built every three miles on the Fen River to ensure that the east and west are connected... Do you understand?"
Of course Li Shifu understood. Isn't it the same thing he did in Hengshan when he fought against Xixia?
Fight a dull war with a stronghold.
However, considering the current situation, there seems to be nothing much to say about this method.
As a result, Li Shifu surrendered his hands on his horse and led the crowd away.
More than 10,000 cavalry crossed the Huishui River on dozens of pontoon bridges, and then the rumbling sound continued, gathering and sorting, and marching to the north. Han Shizhong stood under the big banner on the south bank of the Huishui River. Seeing this shape, he suddenly laughed again
, and laughed endlessly.
"Why is the prince laughing?" This time it was Li Yanxian's turn to ask.
"I was just thinking..." Han Shizhong kept smiling. "We have been talking for a long time about this handsome guy and that decisive one. Isn't it true that the current situation is not about Jin Jun seeing the opportunity quickly and running away in one fell swoop?"
Li Yanxian was startled for a moment, but then he laughed: "That's right... No matter what, we are the victors, and the Jin army is invincible... What, the prince of the county is interested in poetry again?"
Han Shizhong shook his head and said, "It's a little bit better, but it's still a little bit worse."
Li Yanxian resisted biting his nails, and also suppressed the urge to ask the other party what "eight hundred miles" meant... This was an allusion that he only found out after his confidant Xie Sheng explained it to him that night.
I was curious whether Han Shizhong knew...but he just shook his head.
"Let's finish the business." After watching the cavalry crossing the river for half a day, Han Shizhong suddenly spoke again. "The army does not move in a short while... Li Jiedu, did you not finish saying something before?"
"That's it." Li Yanxian was puzzled. "I just wanted to say that the Jurchens' Wushu and Ba Lisu must have been exposed, and we can't rely on small tricks to make a profit..."
"You're less handsome." Han Liangchen turned to face each other, smiling half-heartedly. "Yes or no?"
Li Shaoyan was slightly startled, but nodded slowly.
"Who is the handsome man? Yue Pengju?" Han Shizhong looked stern.
"It looks like it, but it may not be the case." Li Yanxian replied solemnly. "Because it's not something that people can see. It has to be judged after the fact."
"how to say?"
"Not to mention anything else, since ancient times, how many people have had the opportunity to be commanders?" Li Yanxian sighed quietly. "And how many people have been able to be commanders without doubting them when they are superior, not being jealous when they are inferior, and getting a proper opportunity?"
Those who display their talents? Just like what Han Junwang lamented in his poem... Poor things happen in vain... Since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties. They are most afraid of growing old. A lifetime passes suddenly, and they can't even touch the position of commander, and even if they touch it, they don't use it.
How could it be such a coincidence that a man with real talents took the position of commander and caught up with the opportunity that turned everything upside down? Before Jiang Taigong Makino, before Bai Qi Changping, before Han Xin dominated Qi, before Wei Huo Zhu
Before the Great Desert, before Zhou Lang's Chibi, before Wei Hu Fuli, before Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, before Hulao Pass, before Li Yaoshi went to the Turks on a snowy night, which one did not have a good reputation? But which one could be called a good commander? They were all after the First World War.
It has this name."
"Yes." Han Shizhong also squinted his eyes. "I understand what you mean. Yue Fei is young after all. He may be handsome, or he may be a fool, but for now, it is just this opportunity that he has raised ninety thousand people.
To be able to stand alone... we have to fight it alone in Hebei this time before we can decide. It is not something we can judge blindly from thousands of miles apart."
"That's what I mean." Li Yanxian nodded, but after hesitating for a moment, he still felt sad. "Actually, I was thinking about achieving a miracle in Shaanzhou that day, but now, I have given up my mind."
"You only have one day in your forties this year, why are you like this?" Han Shizhong actually comforted him in turn. "It's just a temporary gain or loss. The Jin Kingdom is also a country of thousands of miles, and we can't do it all at once... There will still be a chance for the Northern Expedition in the future."
"Maybe." Li Yanxian shook his head. "But I am so eager, not only because I have been bored in Shaanzhou for a long time... but I have vaguely felt that this armor is getting thicker year by year. The army's logistics, training
We are more and more rigorous every year, with artillery, gunpowder, and hot-air balloons. It is estimated that the situation of overturning the battle situation will be less and less due to the excellence of one person like the county king... I am afraid that after our generation, there will be no more famous commanders in the future.
Famous generals, but they really have to rely on temples to decide the outcome."
Han Shizhong thought for a while and nodded: "That's what it means."
However, the man then laughed again: "But if you say this, aren't we making a big profit? There are no famous generals in the world since Han Li Yue Zhang! And I, Han Shizhong, took the first step and was the first for the world!"
Li Yanxian was in a trance.
But it wasn't over yet. Seeing that the cavalry under Li Shifu had almost passed the Huishui River, and Li Shifu himself was about to pass, Han Liangchen, who was under the unparalleled banner in the world, immediately clicked his tongue on his horse, and then shouted in the distance:
"Li Shifu, come!"
When Li Shifu heard the voice, he felt it was incomprehensible, but how could he refuse? It wouldn't delay things anyway, so he immediately rode over again, then greeted him with his hands in hand, calling him the county king.
The next moment, Han Shizhong couldn't help but look at the public: "Before Pujin crossed the river, he wrote a poem. There was a chaotic battle in the river for a month. I couldn't get the next few sentences, but I just stood here with Li Jiedu to discuss the military situation and give advice.
Jiangshan, thinking about the main force of the Jin army escaping in the wind, I got a bit poetic after all...I will recite it, and you will tell the gentlemen on the front line for me!"
Li Yanxian's scalp went numb for a moment, and Li Shifu was so frightened that he stopped his horse and took two steps back.
Only King Han was still calm and heroic. He reined in his horse with one hand, pointed north with the other, and recited on the spot:
"With horses and horses and yellow sand, hundreds of battles and achievements, Chi County is facing many difficulties for you.
The king's property has always belonged to the Han Dynasty, how can the country be divided with thieves?
The warm sunshine melts the frost on thousands of trees, and the cold wind blows away the clouds in the sky.
There are still many foxes and mice fleeing, and every family in Heshuo looks at the Sixth Army."
After finishing the poem, without waiting for Er Li to recover and say anything, Han Shizhong became solemn again and said sternly: "Tell them! This battle is a great victory. The enemy fled! Don't think wildly! But the victory of this battle belongs to the officials."
After three years of hard work with the central government, the temple has won the victory. You must not be arrogant! Moreover, the country has lost two rivers for a long time, and tens of millions of people have been looking to the king for a long time. As the main force of the imperial camp, we must not fight today, but we must fight tomorrow, so we must be serious.
Military discipline, sharpening the edge hides the edge! Don’t slack off!”
Li Shifu quietly left.
As for Li Yanxian, after what happened, he didn't even dare to ask about "eight hundred miles" anymore.
PS: Thanks to Mr. Tell Xiao Guo for being cute for the second time. This is really a high-quality reader I got from Zhihu chat.
Then continue to dedicate a new book, "I Can Magically Modify Black Technology"
I still have to explain it to everyone... An unexpected situation occurred that I didn't expect when I asked for leave... It was probably that my mobile phone was stuck in another place, and I had to do nucleic acid tests all night to come back... Then I was sleepy and tired when I came back, and I still haven't.
Come on, if there is any problem with this chapter, please point it out directly.
This is a personal mistake on my part, and it delayed me far longer than I thought. I apologize to everyone.