C11 The South and the North

Jin Army who had fallen asleep was completely unaware, his voice resonating like thunder.

Only when the next shift's Jin Army arrived outside, did they realize that Du Hongya had run away. A few of the Jin Army s fell over and were killed for a long time.

The Jin Army started shouting and Tuoba Ying and Deng Loong were also awakened.

Tuoba Ying and Deng Loong arrived at the scene and began analyzing the situation.

"Who dares to barge into the Pang Mansion at night and kill our men?" Tuoba Ying's face was filled with anger.

Deng Loong pressed his hand to his forehead. His heart was beating rapidly, but he did not make a sound.

Tuoba Ying glared at Deng Loong. "Yesterday, I was going to execute this wild girl, but you tried your best to stop me." "Now look, the wild lass has run away and our people are dead, how can you explain that?"

The reason why Deng Loong stopped Tuoba Ying from executing Du Hongya was because he wanted Du Hongya to submit to him by doing him a favor. It was only when he saw Du Hongya's beauty that he had such thoughts.

Naturally, he regretted everything.

Tuoba Ying continued to rebuke angrily, "Tomorrow, we will be fighting in the front lines. Any suspicious individuals with Great Jin will be killed without question!"

Deng Loong knew he was in the wrong, so he could only pretend to be deaf and mute, allowing Tuoba Ying to reprimand him.

Tuoba Ying spoke for a while before looking out into the dark night sky and sighing, "The odds of this Soong State expedition are uncertain. I have an ominous premonition."

A dozen people were sitting on the ground in the jungle beside the lake.

The one in the middle wore a real female helmet and gold armor with locks. His face was as red as blood, his cheeks were like that of a rhinoceros's head, and his eyes were like that of a jackal's. He was Prince Consort of Jin State, A Hai.

A Hai saw the cavalry soldiers as his lifeblood. This time, he brought more than eight thousand riders with him to feed them. He led them throughout the journey to prevent any mishaps.

Suddenly, a imperial army walked up to A Hai and told him about the Suzhou Stables' cavalry officers being killed and Tuoba Ying's headquarters being ambushed.

When A Hai heard that, he flew into a rage, "What did He Shi do? I told him to guard his Suzhou well, and he actually did such a thing for me? "The army is about to attack Song, but at this critical juncture —"

After pausing for a while, A Hai rolled his eyes and said to imperial army: "Go back and tell He Shi, before the southern side of the army enters Soong State, if anything happens to them, I'll behead them!"

imperial army promised as he turned around and left.

The lights in Haozhou Palace were all on.

Shi Qing sat on the handsome table with a nervous expression.

Zhao Lin sat beside Shi Qing, while Yuan Feng, Dong Binn, Du Hongya, Gao Yun and Zhu Hui stood at the side of the hall.

On the other side, Lee Qingzong, Zhou Guang and the other Haozhou generals were standing together with serious expressions.

Shi Qing said, "The imperial government is really blind. We are only assigned ten thousand soldiers and horses due to the great scale of our Huaixi." "This time, Jin State Division Wu Steel was going south with a total of no less than one hundred thousand troops. They charged straight into the Haozhou region, so how could I defend against them?"

This Shi Qing was not an ordinary person. He was a general under the command of Shandong's Second Ancestor, Liu Erzu. After the sacrifice of Second Patriarch Liu on the Gold Resisting Battlefield, Shi Qing responded to the call of the Great Soong Dynasty Court, and accepted the modification of the Great Soong Dynasty Court with the generals of Lee Quan, Shi Qi and Xia Quan. The name of their unit was changed to "Loyalty Army", and they ate the "loyal food" distributed by the Great Soong Dynasty Court. Because most of the Loyalty Army came from the north of Huai Shui, they were known as the "northern troop", which was different from the "southern troop" of the Great Soong Dynasty.

In order to express their trust towards Shi Qing, Shi Gui, Xia Quan and the other generals who had pledged their allegiance, the Great Soong Dynasty Court had entrusted them with a heavy task of leading troops to defend the northern border of the Great Song Dynasty.

Just like this, Shi Qing became the commander of the Haozhou region.

If it was a general of the southern army, even if he had ten times the guts, he wouldn't dare say such words.

Lee Qingzong was a general of the Southern Army and Li Jue's trusted aide. Although he was Shi Qing's deputy general in name, he was actually a spy arranged by Shi Qing in the Song Dynasty. To put it bluntly, the Great Soong Dynasty Court did not have enough trust in the Northern Army Generals.

Zhao Lin was very clear about the complicated personnel relationship.

What Zhao Lin had to do now was to unite with the southern and northern armies to face the enemy together.

Shi Qing said in a rough voice, "Everyone is discussing how to deal with the invasion of the Jin Army."

The generals were well aware of Shi Qing's temper. Either he was not angry, or he was angry. No matter who you were, you dared to offend him!

Thus, the generals were stunned into silence.

Lee Qingzong could not hold it in any longer and said, "General Shi, the enemy is several times stronger than me. From my point of view, defending alone is not a good idea." I want to follow the example of Zhang Liao of the Three Kingdoms, take the initiative to attack, and fight the strong enemy outside the field. After defeating the enemy's spirit, gather troops to defend the city. This way, he would be able to ensure the safety of his Haozhou. "

Shi Qing had read some military books before, especially the "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Although it was not easy to execute, Shi Qing's military attainments were still considered good amongst the general standing by the side.

"General Lee was so generous that he wanted to learn from Zhang Liao of the Three Kingdoms." "Then let me ask you, in order to resist the Jin Army this time, are you going to be Zhang Liao, or am I going to be Zhang Liao?"

Lee Qingzong caught a whiff of something from Shi Qing's seemingly plain words!

What a great 'Shi Qing'. As expected of a famous general of the northern army, his words were flawless. These short few words had taken me, Lee Qingzong's, by force!

At that time, Zhang Liao was the main general while Li Dian and Le Jin were deputy generals. My analogy just now, was obviously using me, Lee Qingzong, as Zhang Liao.

Wasn't this a fight to the death?

Even though Li Jue told me to supervise Shi Qing, he's still the main general and I'm a deputy general. This time I'm Zhang Liao, could it be that he, Shi Qing, is Li Dian or Le Jin?

Lee Qingzong hurriedly explained: "Th, General Th, the Zhang Liao that I mentioned earlier took the initiative to face the strong enemy, because he views us, the Haozhou, as a group. Following Zhang Liao, he is not afraid of the strong enemies. "You, don't misunderstand."

Shi Qing glared at Lee Qingzong and snorted. "General Lee, don't play with me like I'm a puppet!" I, Shi Qing, came from Shandong, and have received great treatment from the Great Soong Dynasty Court. As the commander in chief of the Haozhou, I have to consider the situation in detail. Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. "The most important thing to do right now is to repel the strong enemy."

Zhao Lin, who was at the side, quickly tried to smooth things over. "General Shi, General Lee, you two are pillars of Haozhou. You two must sincerely cooperate and come to a difficult country together." Huaixi was an important matter of the Great Soong Army and it was a barrier to the south of the river. It connected the Jiang Huai and the Jinghu and once it was occupied by the Jin State, the consequences would be dire! "

With a few more words, the crowd broke into discussion.

It was as if the magistrate court had exploded, and the air suddenly became lively.

In the end, they reached an agreement. Lee Qingzong led three thousand elite soldiers and stationed them outside the city, forming a corner with the Zhong Li garrison and forming the first line of defense. Zhou Guang led three thousand elite soldiers and guarded the Dingzhou, Shi Qing led five thousand elite soldiers and garrisoned the Haozhou.

The council of war also decided to dispatch ambassadors to Sizhou, Chuzhou, Shouzhou, Guangzhou and other places to request for reinforcements, and to report the military information to the imperial government.

The battle between Song Jin's offense and defense was about to begin!

After Zhao Lin, Yuan Feng, and the other six people left the Haozhou Palace, they arrived at the Pure Wind Inn.

Not long ago, when Zhao Lin came to Haozhou alone, he stayed at the Pure Wind Inn. Because he was relatively familiar with the environment of this inn, when Zhao Lin came to Haozhou this time, he still stayed in this room. He even reserved a large room for six people in one room.

It was a large room with a small room that could only hold one small bed. Du Hongya was the only female, so she was naturally placed in this small room.

After entering the private room, Zhao Lin began assigning tasks. Gao Yun, Zhu Hui, Dong Binn, Du Hongya,

Zhao Lin, Yuan Feng raided the enemy forces, cooperating with the main forces to fight.

No one had any objections. They were used to letting Zhao Lin assign tasks. If they were not satisfied with the task, they could ask Zhao Lin on the spot.

Zhao Lin yawned, "We went to rescue Hongya last night. Everyone must be tired from attending tonight's military meeting. Let's rest early."

Zhu Hui shouted, "I don't feel tired. I want to have a midnight snack!" "I'd like a drink!"

Du Hongya gave Zhu Hui a gentle tug and rebuked, "Hui Di, it's so late, where are you going for a midnight snack?" Do you think it's in Xiangyang? This Haozhou, ah, it's not so lively and fun. "Now, the streets are deserted, and there's no one to be found."

Gao Yun took over the conversation, "Hongya is right. Where are you from? Hui Di, I'll buy you a drink tomorrow and let you finish it!"

Zhu Hui was depressed when he heard that.