Looking at Pan Renmei's back as she hurriedly went to mobilize her troops, Kou Zhun chuckled secretly.
A "trapped army" made Pan Renmei so anxious that she even said what she said to teach the emperor privately.
If you say this in court, it will be considered upright, but if you say it in private, it will be disrespectful.
If the current emperor were not merciful, I would give him some eye drops myself.
But Kou Zhun didn't know that although he disdained it, Pan Renmei had already slandered him countless times in front of the emperor.
It sounds nice to say that the emperor personally conquered the country, and it was out of public interest, but he always suggested that the emperor take risks, which already caused resentment in the emperor's heart.
Coupled with his domineering behavior before being demoted to Xiangzhou, one can imagine the emperor's opinion of him.
It is said that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.
Kou Zhun had great ambitions and the nobleness of a scholar, so he naturally adhered to this classic idea.
For them, state affairs are best handled by virtuous ministers and the emperor can rule from the top.
Therefore, he acted radically and easily ignored the emperor's ideas.
However, as far as the emperor is concerned, "the emperor is insignificant" and so on are all nonsense.
No matter how lenient the emperor was, it would be difficult for him to tolerate the reduction of power in his hands.
Kou Zhun didn't know the emperor's thoughts. When he returned to the court this time, he was still ambitious.
Now that he has mastered Cao Bin's economic methods, he is waiting for the moment when he can regain control of the court and realize his ambition...
In fact, there are many such people in the court, including Fu Bi, Han Qi, Zhang Dun, and even Cao Bin.
He did not participate in the reform simply because it was not presided over by him, it did not suit his wishes, and he did not have the status or power to protect himself.
However, his ideas are not strong. If there is no chance, he is willing to settle for the second best and "live alone"...
In fact, even he himself doesn't know. The reason why his desire is not too strong is not that he doesn't want to change Song Dynasty.
It's that he is not confident enough in his own ability. After all, he is in control of a country's national affairs.
He still has some bottom lines. If the Song Dynasty becomes worse because of him, even if he can go overseas and live a prosperous life, he will still feel a little guilty.
...When you brag, you are afraid of being struck by lightning!
"Okay, the Liao army has retreated!"
Just as Kou Zhun was sketching out his future national strategy in his mind, the emperor suddenly slapped the city wall hard and screamed with great joy.
Cao Bin's operation had already allowed Alic to use up all his cards in advance.
Now that the Song army was attacking from both sides, he suddenly couldn't stand it anymore and had no choice but to retreat.
If we waste any more time, I'm afraid the entire army will be wiped out.
Cao Bin and others did not pursue them. The division's veterans were exhausted, so being able to repel the Liao army would be considered as exhausting their efforts.
In this battle, the Song army used a total of 130,000 horses, but only 60,000 to 70,000 came back, almost half of which were lost.
Seeing that almost all of the generals were injured, the emperor did not blame him and said with concern:
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen, please go back to the camp to heal your injuries. I will send you some good medicine."
"Don't worry, this battle was caused by the Liao people being too cunning. You have merit but not fault!"
When the generals heard this, they were immediately moved to tears. After expressing their gratitude, they surrendered.
Seeing this, Pan Renmei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since no one was at fault, she could be considered to have escaped.
So he quickly raised his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, this battle is all due to mistakes in judgment by the veteran officials. Please punish me!"
The emperor nodded and said:
"Pan Qing's family is indeed a little careless this time. If you are not a talented person...forget it, you should give up your position as Grand Master first!"
Pan Renmei's face froze and she said helplessly:
"Your Majesty is clear about rewards and punishments, and I am sincerely convinced."
The emperor waved his hand and asked him to retreat.
In the Zishui camp.
Emperor Liao was almost mad to death. He also threw a lot of things and made his generals tremble with fear.
The former army commander Wu Yanguang even dared not raise his head and was sweating profusely after being scolded.
"I personally cooperate with you in your design and planning, and you just leave it to me with this result?"
The battle started in the Shahe section. The Liao army mobilized a total of 210,000 horses, hoping to annihilate the main force of the Song army.
Unexpectedly, not to mention the other party's escape, they would also lose 60,000 to 70,000 people, which was much more than the Song Army's losses.
Mud, if you don't come by yourself, you confront each other, and you can lead the troops yourself, the result will still be the same.
Didn't you come here in vain?
Arich said quickly:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, our plan was going very smoothly, but Cao Bin suddenly appeared."
"The soldiers under his command are really powerful. The final general will be waiting..."
Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Liao threw out the jade ax in his hand and said angrily:
"Trash, idiot, even if Cao Bin's troops are hard to match, he only has so many people, how many do you have?"
"Didn't you foresee it in advance?"
Wu Yanguang smiled bitterly, they really didn't expect it.
Although Cao Bin rose to fame during the Xixia War, he still had a reputation as a playboy after he had just debuted.
As a veteran on the battlefield, who would pay special attention to him?
What's more, the intelligence also said that Cao Bin was guarding the emperor of Song Dynasty.
Who knew that even Pan Renmei didn't dare to go out of the city to rescue, but he ran out to fight?
At this time, Yelvren, who was beside Emperor Liao, first spoke out to comfort him:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Cao Bin's son is nothing to worry about."
"Tomorrow we can gather a large army to besiege Zhending and capture him in one fell swoop."
Seeing that Yelvren spoke first, Emperor Liao became calmer and said sadly:
"But the Song army still has 100,000 troops..."
Yelvren smiled first and said:
"No matter what, our army still has the advantage. Tomorrow we can go to the city to challenge and kill the morale of the Song army."
"They are already defeated and have no fighting spirit. When the time comes, a favorable opportunity will emerge!"
Emperor Liao nodded and said:
"In that case, let's see how the generals perform tomorrow."
"It's best to be able to kill Cao Bin in formation. If you do this, I will be relieved of the hatred in my heart."
Yelv Renxian was a famous general in the Liao Kingdom. In terms of military strategy, he was not inferior to the late brother Yelv Xiu, and was superior to Xiao Tianzuo and others. The Liao Emperor still favored him.
The emperor calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they couldn't help but gear up, thinking about Cao Bin's eight generations of ancestors and planning how to scold him...
Zhending Fucheng, the residence of the Yang family.
Taijun She had just eaten some food and breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"You also heard what the boy from the Cheng family just said."
"If it weren't for Cao Bin this time, our Yang family would be doomed."
"It's just that the favor is too big, I don't know how to repay it!"
Liu Niang of the Yang family nodded and said with a bit of resentment:
"I didn't expect that even Kou Xiang would not dare to speak for us at the critical moment."
"If Cao Bin hadn't made a desperate move, even if he only brought his own troops, we would have to go out of the city for rescue. I'm afraid we would have died alone."
Sister Yang nodded and said:
"That's right, as well as our family's family friends, they are all unreliable."
"Cao Bin is still the best in character, the strongest in martial arts, and the best in military strategy..."
When Sanniang heard this, she immediately laughed:
"Okay, I know Cao Bin is great."
"...That kid Cheng Pu is also a heartless person."
"Obviously I like the eighth sister, but I came here to say good things for Cao Bin."
"Now, the eighth sister doesn't even know how to praise her."
The Cheng Pu she was talking about was a descendant of the Tang Dynasty general Cheng Yaojin. He served as the commander of the Tongchui Squadron and had nothing to do with the veteran general of the Three Kingdoms.
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