The Grandmaster Strategist

On May 20th, the envoy from Daizhou entered Jinyang. When Princess Jiaping heard the bad news, she wept with blood and said: "Following my father's instructions, I did not serve the Lin family on behalf of the state, but the Lin family served the state's ears. Instead, I ordered the two brothers to go to Jinyang." He led the army of Dai Prefecture out of the city to surrender to Yong. Upon hearing this, the Lord sighed and shed tears and refused to stop him. He also sent someone to tell the Lord: "You can leave the city and surrender." The Lord said: I have been deeply favored by the king, and I will die without regrets. How can I deviate from it?

When Emperor Yong heard that the princess was not returning, he sighed incomprehensibly and sent envoys to Jinyang to persuade her to surrender.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian·Yong Ji San"

At this moment, the barbarians on the periphery began to flee. The remaining dozen or so Lin family dead soldiers looked up and saw a group of cavalry in green and black armor slaughtering the defeated barbarians. The iron hooves thundered, and the flags were like the sea. It was the vanguard of Yong's army who arrived. In the smoke and dust, the Yong Army cavalry who rushed to Lin Tong and others moved smoothly to the left and right. A Yong Army general galloped towards him, while a tall young man wearing Daizhou Army armor next to him came at the lead and said loudly: : "Tong'er, Tong'er, where is father?"

In Lin Tong's heart, the joy of escaping from death was mixed with the confusion of an uncertain future. Seeing this young man, all her emotions disappeared. She screamed loudly: "Brother, eldest brother, daddy is in the city, he is gone long ago." The sound is just afraid, just afraid..."

The young man roared angrily and turned towards the blocked path. The Yongjun general sighed softly and waved his hand, and some Yongjun soldiers followed the young man. The general said solemnly: "The last general Li Que, I hold the position of deputy general of the Great Yongwei Military Army, and I have been ordered by His Majesty to rescue Yanmen. I wonder if you still have the energy to guide the direction of the army and pursue the barbarian army."

Lin Tong wiped away his tears and said decisively: "I am Lin Tong, and I am willing to lead the way for the general."

Li Que frowned and said: "The princess has been fighting for the rest of her life. I'm afraid it will be difficult to support her. Besides, doesn't the princess want to see the situation of Old General Lin?"

Lin Tong said decisively: "Lin Tong's life is no longer his own. Being able to live until now is a blessing from God. Whether his father is alive or dead, Lin Tong is powerless. But if the barbarian army is allowed to retreat, Lin Tong will not be able to see him even if he dies." Daizhou elders, please rest assured, General, Lin Tong can still support us."

Li Que was still hesitant, and Chi Ji said: "General Li, please be at ease. I, Wang Ji, are willing to lead the army with Zhuo Jing. I am familiar with the geography outside Yanmen Pass, which will help the army pursue the enemy. General, please don't worry about us and my wife." .”

A dazzling light flashed in Li Que's eyes. He raised his hands on the horse and said: "It turns out that he is the young master Chi Ji of the Marquis of Chuxiang. I am disrespectful and disrespectful. I once served you in Hanyuan. When I was leaving, the Marquis of Chuxiang once asked me for help." The general will pay attention to the whereabouts of the young master. Seeing that the young master is safe and sound, the general will also feel relieved, and with the young master leading the way, I think he will definitely be able to make the barbarians have no way to escape."

Chi Ji let out a low cry and couldn't help but ask: "Has my young master also arrived in Xinzhou?" Lin Tong felt annoyed when she heard this. Just as Yong's army was bringing their horses, she silently bumped Chi Ji with her elbow. When Chi Ji couldn't bear the pain in her lower abdomen, she had already mounted a new war horse and galloped towards the direction where the barbarians were fleeing. Chi Ji didn't care to talk to Li Que and quickly chased after him. This made the dead Lin family soldiers who survived the disaster smile knowingly, and a few of them who were still proud of themselves also rode their horses to chase after him, leading the way for Yong's army.

Li Que was also secretly amused. In fact, he had not seen Jiang Zhe. He had been ordered to enter Daizhou more than ten days ago. Everyone in Daizhou knew that the Lin family and Dayong were hostile. Now the bloody battle at Yanmen Pass was going on. No one had the heart to send the news to Yanmen. They were all worried that if Lin Yuanting knew the news of Dayong's invasion of Daizhou, he would sacrifice himself to help the people of the state, so they spontaneously organized to stop the Yong army's offensive. Although Li Que has stated many times that he intends to rescue Yanmen, the people still think that Dayong is trying to take advantage of the situation. Without harming the civilians of Daizhou, Yong's army can be said to be struggling. They are often surprised overnight. Just arrived at Daijun. At this time, the people of Daizhou thought that Li Que wanted to attack Daijun, where the Lin family's ancestral hall was located. Princess Anqing, the wife of the Marquis of Daizhou, was now in Daijun. Li Que could hardly move.

Just when he was miserable, he met Lin Chengyi who was about to ask Yong Jun for surrender and help. Almost at the same time, Jiang Zhe's messenger also arrived in front of Li Que and explained to him that Chi Ji was assisting the Lin family in guarding the gate in Yanmen. Although he didn't understand why Jiang Zhe's disciples were in Yanmen, Li Que, who used to guard Hanyuan, could only marvel at Mr. Jiang's miraculous calculations. With Lin Chengyi's guidance, the vanguard of the Yong army rushed to Yanmen almost without any hindrance. Li Que knew that the emperor valued the Lin family of Daizhou very much, so he ran all the way, especially after encountering the remnants of the army that had escaped from Yanmen. When he arrived at Yanmen, he rescued Lin Tong and Chi Ji from a critical situation. He was very lucky in his heart. It seemed that Lin Yuanting was already in danger, and Lin Tong was now Lin Yuanting's personal Daizhou general. With her, With their cooperation, Daizhou can be stabilized. This is probably more important for Lin Tong than Lin Chengyi. You can know this just by seeing Lin Yuanting hand over the responsibility to his younger daughter instead of his eldest son in the end. What's more, he has already seen it after walking with Lin Chengyi for a day and night. Although Lin Chengyi was good at riding and shooting, and had a straightforward personality, he had no potential as a general.

At this time, heart-breaking cries suddenly came from the top of the city. Li Que sighed softly and saw Lin Chengyi rushing down from the pedal road, climbed on his horse and rushed out of the pass. Li Que saw his face covered with tears, His eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was full of pity. With a wink, a personal guard approaching Lin Chengyi took advantage of his unpreparedness, knocked him out with the hilt of his sword, and helped him down. At this time, a general came down from the top of the city and came to Li Que's horse. He shook his head and praised: "General, the Daizhou Army is indeed a hero. The city is like a Shura field. The three thousand Snow Wolf Army and all the Daizhou Army Almost all of them died in the battle, but a general of the Daizhou Army named Lin Yuanchong is still alive. Several other Daizhou Army officers were only seriously injured. Although they cannot speak or move, their lives should be fine. Subordinates Military doctors have been ordered to treat him, but Lin Yuanting has died in battle, surrounded by the corpses of the Snow Wolf Army and Daizhou Army. From what General Mo has seen, he must have used his body to lure the enemy, setting an ambush around him to trap and kill the enemy."

Li Que was also impressed in his heart and said: "Okay, let's go after the enemy, don't let others look down on our mighty army." After saying that, he galloped towards the outside of Yanmen Pass with his whip raised.

After an interval of two hundred years, the cavalry from the Central Plains finally set foot on the land of the barbarians again. This time, they pursued for three hundred miles. Under the guidance of the Daizhou Army, Li Que defeated the main force of the barbarians. In the next twenty years, reconstruction The Daizhou army of Daizhou invaded the grassland many times, beating all the barbarian tribes to pieces, and the Gele tribe was almost wiped out. Since then, for fifty years, the barbarians have ceased their activities and did not dare to peek at Yanmen Pass. The northern border area is as impregnable as gold. This is something to mention later. After Yanmen's victory, the top priority was how to face the Yong army that had controlled the entire Daizhou.

In Daizhou today, there are only a thousand remaining troops. The leader is Lin Tong, the princess of Hongxia County. Although the troops are meager, judging from Li Que's experience since entering Daizhou, if the Lin family desperately mobilizes the people of Daizhou to resist Yong's army, , this is definitely a hard fight. Lin Yuanting stood helpless at Yanmen Pass. Firstly, it was because according to the usual practice, the villagers' regiments in the counties and counties of Daizhou were mainly used to protect their hometowns and generally would not participate in the war. Secondly, when the Yong army entered Daizhou, they also gave the troops to the counties. The county is under a lot of pressure.

After Lin Tong returned to Daijun with his coffin, Li Que wanted to urge Lin Tong to go to Xinzhou to meet Emperor Yong. But he didn't dare to offend the public. Now that the barbarians have retreated, people from all over Daizhou came to pay their respects and mourn after hearing the bad news of Lin Yuanting's death in battle. Looking around Daizhou, everything was covered with mourning clothes like snow. How dare Li Que press Lin Tong under such circumstances. The eldest princess of Anqing learned that her husband and beloved son had died in the war, and Yong's army entered the country, so she couldn't afford it. Lin Yuanchong could already walk with a stick and presided over the funeral ceremony as an elder. Lin Chengyi, Lin Tong, and Chi Ji was all keeping vigil, and everyone subconsciously forgot about the meeting with Emperor Yong. Even Chi Ji was unwilling to face Li Zhi seriously. Who knows what will happen to the Lin family in the end? Under this situation, Li Que had no choice but to report back to Emperor Yong and wait for the order to be implemented.

On May 14th, dragging heavy steps towards the mourning hall, Chi Ji felt more and more tired. The funeral ceremony was already very complicated, not to mention that Lin Yuanting had a distinguished status, and all kinds of etiquette should not be ignored. Neither the Lin siblings were good at handling various trivial matters. , only Chi Ji was familiar with foreign affairs, and he could only run around as a son-in-law. On the contrary, Lin Chengyi and Lin Tong had nothing more to do besides keeping filial piety and kneeling in the mourning hall and receiving guests who came to express their condolences. Just now, a sergeant came to report that there was a sudden movement of the Yong Army stationed outside Daijun. Chi Ji smiled bitterly, is there any way to deal with the powerful Yong Army cavalry? Besides, even if there is a way, can he still do it? It is impossible to be an enemy of Dayong.

Walking into the mourning hall, I saw Lin Tong, who looked haggard, staring blankly at the coffin and tablet in front of the hall, while Lin Chengyi was kneeling expressionlessly at the head. In the hall were the surviving generals of Daizhou Army and officials of Daijun. , almost all the soldiers and civilians from various counties and counties who came to express their condolences have paid their respects, and the mourning hall has been no longer so busy these two days. These generals and officials were all whispering below. Some things had to be faced after all, but no one could bear to talk to the Lin brothers and sisters about it. Chi Ji sighed slightly, walked to Lin Tong, and said softly: "Tong'er, you've been working too hard these days, go back and take a rest." Lin Tong raised his head, with a sad look in his eyes, and said: "Ji Ji Lang, tomorrow I will take all the generals to Xinzhou to have an audience. I will formally submit the surrender form and promise my father that I will not go back on my word. You don’t have to worry that I will become an enemy of Dayong. No matter what, Daizhou can be defended. It’s thanks to Yong’s army.”

Chi Ji didn't speak, he just patted Lin Tong's shoulder. What could he say? Even though he knew that the girl was heartbroken when she said these words, he could only watch.

When everyone in the mourning hall was feeling sad after hearing Lin Tong's words, a sergeant came outside to report that a guest came to express condolences. Lin Tong frowned and said, "Didn't we have an order a long time ago? Anyone who comes to express condolences can Everyone can enter directly." The sergeant said: "For the record, Princess, the people coming here are not from our Daizhou. It is quite unusual for me to see them." Lin Tong smiled indifferently and said: "What are you afraid of? Do we still have Do you have any scruples? Please invite the guests in." The sergeant only agreed and retreated. After a while, the group of people came straight to the mourning hall.

Everyone in Daizhou looked at it with their eyes. It had been many days since the sacrifice had been held. Almost all the famous people from all over Daizhou had come to worship in person or sent people to offer sacrifices on their behalf. Why were there still people coming to worship the spirit at this time? When it falls on the visitor, everyone feels unusual. There were four people coming. The one walking at the front was wearing plain clothes. He was about thirty-five or six years old. He had a majestic appearance and a majestic bearing. He strode like a dragon and a tiger, which made people dare not look at him. Walking half a step behind him was a gray-haired man with frosty temples, but he had a refined and handsome appearance, plain clothes, and was free and easy. Walking side by side behind the two people were an average-looking middle-aged man and a delicate-looking young man. They were both wearing Tsing Yi. Judging from their clothes and positions, they looked like two servants. However, in the eyes of everyone in Daizhou, they looked like two servants. The middle-aged man in Tsing Yi walked calmly, with a faint sparkle in his eyes. When he looked at him, he felt as if his internal organs could be seen through. Although the young man in Tsing Yi seemed to be incompetent in martial arts, Just looking at him, he felt as if someone had poured ice and snow on him for nine consecutive days. Everyone looked at each other in shock, not knowing the origins of these four people. At this time, a cry of surprise came from the hall. Everyone looked and saw that it was both Lin Tong and Chi Ji. Chi Ji's expression was full of shock and panic, and Lin Tong's face was also full of shock.

At this time, after the leading middle-aged man offered incense, he bowed to the memorial tablet. He did not bow down to salute, but for some reason, everyone in Daizhou took it for granted. Lin Chengyi, Lin Tong and Chi Ji also bowed down and returned the salute. , but Chi Ji still looked frightened, while Lin Tong had tears in his eyes and his expression was shaken.

Then the scholar in plain clothes offered incense and paid homage. When he returned the gift, Chi Ji took a step back to show that he did not dare to accept the gift. Lin Tong glanced at Chi Ji, sighed softly, and took a step back, and he and Chi Ji both returned the gift. . Almost everyone in Daizhou already knew Chi Ji's identity, and an incredible thought came to their hearts. Their eyes became suspicious when looking at the two guests who came to express their condolences.

At this time, the two men in Tsing Yi also worshiped as usual. After the ceremony, the middle-aged man in the leader sighed: "I have always heard that the Lin family of Daizhou has guarded the border for generations and is unparalleled in bravery. It's a pity that it's a step too late and I can't kiss you." Seeing Old General Lin and coming to pay homage in person today made me feel less regretful. The young general and the princess would like to express my condolences. From now on, I still need to rely on the Lin family to guard Daizhou." Everyone in the hall was in an uproar, it turned out to be Dayongzhi. The Lord Li Zhi personally came to express his condolences. Now that Daizhou has fallen into the control of Yong's army, everyone is a swordsman and I am a fish. Unexpectedly, Li Zhi actually paid such tribute to the Lin family. How could everyone not shed tears of gratitude. Some people's eyes also fell on the gray-haired young man. He was young and elegant, and Chi Ji and Lin Tong were so respectful. Who else could he be besides Jiang Zhe, the Marquis of Chuxiang? Now that we know the identities of Li Zhi and Jiang Zhe, we know without asking that the two men in Tsing Yi must be the accompanying masters, and that the young man with a feminine and elegant appearance is probably the world-famous Evil Shadow Li Shun.

Now that they have learned the identity of the visitor, everyone is looking at Lin Tong. Emperor Yong is here in person. Now Lin Tong is the commander-in-chief of Daizhou. He should come forward and kowtow to show his loyalty. Only in this way can he officially surrender to Dayong. But Lin Tong is young. She was so angry that everyone was worried that she would not surrender. If she angered Emperor Yong, the Lin family would be overthrown. Unexpectedly, Lin Tong's expression was very calm, and he took a step forward on his knees and said: "Your Majesty, dressed in white, expresses condolences. The whole family of the Lin family is extremely grateful. My father ordered his ministers to surrender to Dayong. Lin Tong, the guilty minister, temporarily acts as the general. Today, he will be at my father's funeral." I swore in front of you that the army and people of Daizhou will submit to you from now on. I have no different intentions. However, my two brothers and sister are still in Jinyang. They don't know about this yet. The guilty minister cannot force the brothers and sisters to act. I still ask your majesty to forgive me. Moreover, my mother's identity is different. If His Majesty intends to inflict additional crimes, Lin Tong will ask his surrogate mother to bear the burden."

When everyone heard what Lin Tong said, they felt uneasy even though it was true. They were worried that Emperor Yong would be angry, but Li Zhi smiled slightly and said: "Princess Jiaping is also a heroic woman. If the Daizhou army is trapped in Jinyang, I will deal with it myself. Lin Qing need not worry. As for your daughter, although she is the eldest princess of the Northern Han Dynasty, she has nothing to do with military affairs, and she is the widow of Marquis Lin. How can I add guilt for no reason." At this time, Lin Tongfang felt relaxed and sincere. He kowtowed sincerely and said: "Your Majesty is magnanimous. Your Majesty, Lin Tong, led the state officers and soldiers to kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live the Emperor." Everyone bowed and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. After a while, the news came out of the mourning hall, and they could only be heard outside. The soldiers and civilians of Daizhou all shouted "Long live", and the sound was earth-shattering, from near to far. At first, only the soldiers and civilians near Lin Mansion were shouting, but later, the whole city was shouting, and the sound went straight into the sky. Until now, it is still outside Daijun. The Yongjun generals who were waiting in full array finally let go of their heavy heart. At this point, Daizhou finally surrendered Dayong completely.

Chi Ji felt that his tense nerves for many days had finally relaxed. He thought of the day when he said goodbye to his son and came to Daizhou, almost as if he was in another world. He didn't expect that he survived. The Lin family in Daizhou was not purged by Yong's army. He and himself Lin Tong actually became husband and wife smoothly, which made him feel like he was in a dream. He couldn't help but look at Jiang Zhe, and when he touched those gentle and calm deep eyes, Chi Ji could feel the warmth and admiration in Jiang Zhe's eyes, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

On May 20th, Daizhou sent envoys to Jinyang. At that time, Jinyang was besieged on all sides by Yong's army. When Lin Bi heard the news that his father had died in the battle, he cried and worshiped. Daizhou's three armies were in mourning, and his successor Liu You He ordered a mourning hall to be set up in person to offer sacrifices to the heroic spirits from afar. Later, Lin Chengshan and Lin Chengyuan followed the orders of General Lin Bi and led the Daizhou Army out of the city to surrender to the Yong Army. Some people in the Northern Han Dynasty wanted to prevent the Daizhou Army from leaving the city, so as not to disturb the morale of the army and the people. They were blocked by the later master, and the Daizhou Army went smoothly. After leaving the city, Lin Bi resigned as the commander-in-chief of the Daizhou Army and stayed in Jinyang, hoping to live and die with Jinyang.

Yong's army besieged the city but did not attack. By June 15th, Emperor Yong sent envoys into the city five times to surrender, promising to preserve the royal family's ancestral temple in the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, only Jinyang remained in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the soldiers and civilians were trapped there. Although Lin Bi He was in charge of military affairs, but the Yong army had no chance to take advantage of it, and Daizhou had already surrendered. Everyone in the Northern Han army doubted that he would eventually surrender to Yong. The later master asked the important ministers, but no one could give a correct answer. Instead, he asked Jing Wuji, the master of planning, in Lantai. The two talked in secret all night long, and no one else could hear it.

On June 18, the emperor sent an envoy to surrender to Yongying. The next day, he brought hundreds of officials from the clan, all dressed in white, to surrender. By this time, the Northern Han Dynasty was overthrown and the country had enjoyed twenty-four years. Li Zhi issued an edict to confer the title of Prince of Yongding County on the queen, and sent her back to Yongdu for resettlement. All the clans of the Northern Han Dynasty were demoted and moved to Yongdu, except Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping. Li Zhi praised her for her loyalty and good fighting skills, and still granted her the title of princess. The Lin family of Daizhou, who was killed by Lin Yuanting, was still granted the title of Daijunhou, and his eldest son Lin Chengyi was ordered to assume the title, and his daughter Lin Tong, the princess of Hongxia County, was given the seal of Daizhou General to guard Yanmen.

Later, Li Zhi appointed Xuan Song as the military envoy of Jinyang, promoted Zhao Liang, a commoner, to be the assistant commander of Jinyang. He also established a new Pingbei Army in Jinyang, with Jing Chi as the chief general and commanding an army of 200,000. The Song Dynasty was loosened, and the northern land was slightly flat. Dayong courtiers wrote many times to urge Li Zhi to return to the court. On the second day of July, Li Zhi's squadron returned to Chang'an. King Li Xian of Qi, Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping, and Hou Jiangzhe of Chuxiang all accompanied him westward to Chang'an.

On the imperial chariot, Li Zhi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Suiyun, I haven't seen you for many years, but your chess skills have not improved at all."

I looked at the messy chess game, shrugged and said, "It's not that my chess skills have not improved, it's just that your majesty's chess skills have become more and more exquisite. Your majesty and His Highness the King of Qi must have put an end to their past feud this time. I don't know what I mentioned." What does Your Majesty think of the happy event?"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "If the sixth brother is really capable, I will be the one to marry him. Anyway, I can't wrong Princess Bi. But I didn't expect the marriage between Chi Ji and Lin Tong. This son is a talented man in your sect, and he is willing to abandon the path of Qingyun." , to live and die with the little princess, and to get married personally from Lin Yuanting. With him in Daizhou, I feel more at ease. Even though the Lin family is unruly, I also have a bridle to tie my horse."

I said calmly: "Chi Ji paid for this with his own life. Although I let him go that day, I was still angry in my heart. But at last he still had me as his master in his heart, so I gave him a chance. If He died in Yanmen, so let it go. If we meet again, I will fulfill his bitter love. Otherwise, even if he is already the son-in-law of Daihou, it will be easy for me to take his life. "

Li Zhi glanced at me, shook his head and said, "Don't be so harsh. What did you write to me to do to make me sit back and watch the bitter battle in Daizhou? Didn't you just want to inspire me to decide to rescue Daizhou quickly? What was your letter to Li Que? What's going on, I'm afraid you are more worried about Chi Ji's safety than anyone else. Letting him fight hard in Yanmen is just to give him a chance to win the heart of a beauty. Finally, this kid is brave enough and has lived up to your expectations. I have sealed the deal. If you don't want him to be a general, let him guard the border for me in Daizhou."

I smiled and said no more.

Li Zhi poured a glass of imperial wine, handed it to me and said: "Suiyun, thanks to your hard work, the Northern Han royal family has lost its last support and has to surrender to me. If Jinyang is captured in a bloody battle in the end, not only will I The army suffered heavy losses, and it would be difficult for Jinyang to recover within a few decades. Now that the Northern Han Dynasty has surrendered, Dayong has received all the money and food from his soldiers. He only needs a few years to recharge his batteries, and then he can go south to attack Chu. You have done a great job. Please drink this cup to the full.”

I took the royal wine and drank it down in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Northern Han Dynasty has been peaceful, the letter of surrender from the East China Sea has been delivered to the court, and I will not need my ministers to go south to attack Chu. Do you allow me to return to the East China Sea to rest for a while? What’s the time?”

Li Zhi heard this and said with a straight face: "This is not okay. I will never allow you to leave the court unless you tell me. Why don't you go to see your father-in-law and mother-in-law after you have been married to Changle for several years? The Queen Mother is waiting for you to go and see her." Well, she is always worried about your poor health and Changle's hardship. She will never rest assured if she doesn't see you. As for my father, when I left Beijing, I had been coaxed into relenting by that girl Roulan's sweet words, and I decided not to blame him anymore. You, if you miss this time, don’t let your father accept you. Besides, don’t you want to meet Chang Le, Roulan and Shen’er? Your father and mother will not let anyone go unless you are willing to be alone Go back to the East China Sea alone, otherwise you will never leave Chang'an in this life."

I grimaced, my last hope drifting away in the wind. Thinking about my comfortable and peaceful Jinghai Villa, it was such a pity.

Seeing my depressed expression, Li Zhi couldn't bear it and was about to say a few words of comfort. At this time, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and someone outside the window fearfully reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation 800 miles away."

Li Zhi and I both frowned. Li Zhi took the document, glanced at it, sighed, looked at me deeply, and said, "Suiyun, none of your disciples are kind to others. "

I was shocked, what did this mean? I quickly grabbed the information and took a look, and I couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was clearly written on it. On June 27, Lu Can Qingqi captured Jiameng Pass, and from then on Dongchuan and Shuzhong The gateway between them has fallen into the hands of Nanchu. If you want to attack Nanchu, you can either go down the river from Shuzhong or fight across the river. Now the land of Jingxiang has been fortified, and the natural danger of the Yangtze River is shared by both sides. Lu Can This kid is powerful enough. On the surface, he was suppressed by Shang Weijun and couldn't do anything, but he suddenly marched into Dongchuan when Dayong was negligent. This kid must have colluded with the remnants of King Qing to capture Jiameng Pass without any blood. Now that Nanchu has firmly occupied half of the south of the Yangtze River, unification of the world is far away. When will I be able to retreat to Linquan?

I couldn't help but sigh deeply. I raised my wine glass and drank the clear imperial wine slowly. My eyes looked through the thin veil to the vast world outside the imperial chariot. Things in the world are often not as expected, so I Why bother?

When I finished writing the third part, I once said that the plot has come to an end, and now I have to say it again. The war in the Northern Han Dynasty has subsided, the Dongchuan rebellion has ended, and the East China Sea will soon surrender to Dayong. At this point, the world has become North and South. The pattern of confrontation. When I finished writing the third part, I really considered whether I could continue to write the following chapters. The writing of the fourth and fifth parts can be said to be very difficult, due to human laziness and writing difficulties. The difficulties have deterred me, and the speed has been much slower. The only consolation is that I have maintained a relatively stable update frequency. In any case, I finally completed these two 500,000-word novels.

To be honest, these two films have some problems. Many people criticize that the protagonist's scenes are often taken away by other characters, but there is no other way. The protagonist's weakness makes it impossible for him to run around. He was in a dilemma of running away, so I could only realize the protagonist's idea by his men. His men can be said to have been influenced by him, and their methods can show the power of Jiang Zhe, especially Ba Jun, they can be said to be Jiang Zhe's direct disciples, and their actions can better reflect Jiang Zhe's talent and character.

And what I mainly want to show in these two films is the duel between heroes. Whether it is the Northern Han Dynasty or the Dayong Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with it, but they exist in the same era. I don’t think Long Tingfei, Lin Bi, and Duan of the Northern Han Dynasty Invincible, Tan Ji, Duan Lingxiao, Qiu Yufei and others will give up resistance because of Dayong's strength and advantages, knowing that it is a tragedy, but they will never compromise easily, so I made a "murderous follow-up" here, Long Ting Fei, Tan Ji, and Shi Ying were sent to hell one by one by me. Although Duan Lingxiao, Qiu Yufei, and Duan Wudi did not die, they still suffered the pain of burning their bodies. There were also some characters who didn't appear much, and I also described their deaths to my heart's content.

For example, Liu Wanli, the guard of Huguan, was a relatively mediocre talent. Even when he died for his country, he was still worried about his wife and children. In the two chapters "The Soldiers Leave Huguan" and "Fire Burns the City", I describe I wrote about Liu Wanli's struggle and Mrs. Liu's perseverance. In the scene of self-immolation, I specially wrote about Mrs. Liu's calmness and Liu Wanli's weakness. I just wanted to write about the sacrifice of an ordinary general. I don't think everyone is like Long. Warriors like Ting Fei and Tan Ji who were able to die generously, there are still some people who may not have many bright spots, and may even be weak and afraid, but it is just like this that their sacrifice for the country makes me even more moved, and Mrs. Liu The image is a reflection. I don’t like fairy-like characters such as Cihang Jingzhai, so I wrote Fengyimen. However, I also think that there are many women in the world who are not ashamed of their masculinity, and Mrs. Liu is one of them.

There are also Dai Yao, the Mozong assassin who assassinated Jing Chi, and Lin Yuanting, who died in Yanmen Pass. They are both characters who rarely appear, but they are the backbone of the Northern Han Dynasty, so I will not hesitate to write.

And in these two parts, I created the image of Su Qing. In fact, I didn’t originally have an idea for this character. It’s just that after I finished writing the first three parts, my only regret was Wen Ziyan, who was not beautiful, but had bravery. A woman of temperament lamented her inevitable fate, so I wrote about Su Qing, Wen Ziyan's disciple, and also described Wen Ziyan's loyalty to herself from the side. It was not without struggle, but she could not betray the master who had given her everything. Men, I have never liked the practice of annihilating relatives for justice. Sometimes I think that annihilating relatives for justice is synonymous with cold-heartedness. So Wen Ziyan died, but she left behind Su Qing. I have always felt that Su Qing's freedom in the battlefield was a sign of joy and kindness. Qiu, this is Wen Ziyan’s ideal. But now it also leaves readers with questions about who Su Qing will end up with. Frankly speaking, I have no idea yet. Apart from the fact that I will never let her marry someone as a concubine, you might as well discuss it. Hehe, I don't guarantee that everyone will get what they want.

In general, I wrote a lot of various characters in these two books. The war between Dayong and Northern Han Dynasty was so cruel, because all the heroes fell. But without such bloody battles, there would be no possibility of unifying the world.

Finally, the hasty ending of the battlefield of the Northern Han Dynasty may disappoint many people, and they feel that we should write more about the battle of flooding Jinyang, but I never planned to write like this from the beginning, whether it was the ridiculous rebellion of King Qing , or the demise of the Northern Han Dynasty, I embody Jiang Zhe's war thoughts, which is to destroy the country for the bottom and the whole country for the top. So Jiang Zhe made King Qing get carried away and launched a rebellion, and then fell at the top, uprooting King Qing and the opposition forces of Shu. So Jiang Zhe removed the famous generals and supporting forces under the Northern Han Dynasty one by one, and Long Tingfei and other generals died. He died and left. The main force was defeated by Yong's army. The army no longer had the confidence to win. It appeased the Demon Sect and made Jing Wuji no longer willing to die. The surrender of Daizhou made Lin Bi, the only supporter of the Northern Han Dynasty, lose the battle. Finally, like the straw that broke the camel's back, the Northern Han Dynasty lost all hope, so it was reasonable and reasonable for the Northern Han royal family to surrender. Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. I hope I have shown this idea.

The next battle of Nanchu may actually end in a few chapters, or it may drag on for more than ten chapters, or even twenty or thirty chapters. I am not sure, but it will definitely not exceed thirty chapters. In fact, does it end here? Woolen cloth? Anyway, I'm going to rest, relax, and think about how to write next, or whether to write or not. So there will be no update next week. When the third part was completed, I took a two-week break. This time I only took a one-week break. It shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Goodbye, readers who have supported me until now. If you have any comments, please post them in the book review area. I will come up from time to time.