Chapter 1 Yue Fei Orders His Generals to Sweep the Ningxia Plain

Yue Fei dispatched his generals to sweep the Ningxia Plain, both to find Li Qianshun and his son, and to quickly establish a defense system to cope with possible military counterattacks.

The significance of finding Li Qianshun and his son need not be emphasized, but it was also necessary to defend against the counterattacks of the Western Xia's peripheral military forces... Because at this moment, apart from the indigenous military forces of the Yinchuan Plain, which had been largely struck once, there was no clear news of any damage to the remaining military forces of the Western Xia people.

Among these, the first, and most important, was of course the direction of Hengshan on the opposite bank of the Yellow River.

The north of Hengshan was originally the five prefectures where Li Yuanhao started his career, one of the four core ruling areas of Western Xia (the Xingling area in the front set, the area under the Yin Mountains in the rear set, the five prefectures of Hengshan, and the six prefectures of Hexi). Many Tangut tribes were there, and because it was located on the front line, tens of thousands of troops were stationed there year-round. In addition, because Weiming Chage had brought thirty to forty thousand of the main force of Western Xia to that place, it could almost be said that the vast majority of Western Xia's viable military force was concentrated there.

Secondly, there were the 20,000 reinforcements going to Hexi to resist Yelu Dashi.

Finally, there were the local forces of the Heishan Weifu Army Division, which were holding off the Mongol raids at the Yin Mountain pass. There was another core ruling area of Western Xia, namely the extremely strategic Houtao Plain (rear set plain).

This was not alarmist. It must be known that five days had passed from the day the beacon fire was lit at the gorge to the second day of the city's fall.

It was better to overestimate the enemy's capabilities.

Assuming that Weiming Chage received the warning from the beacon smoke himself, rather than Li Qianshun receiving the information and then passing on the decree, and that he had set up an emergency response system in advance, then his vanguard might have already set off from Yanzhou, the westernmost part of the Hengshan front, three days ago. Yanzhou was three hundred *li* from the Yellow River, with a desert in between. Three days for three hundred *li*, they could probably reach Lingzhou, an important town on the opposite bank of the river, by now.

Relatively speaking, there was no need to worry too much about the 20,000 troops that went west to Hexi, because those 20,000 troops had passed through the gorge ten days ago on their way west. Not to mention where they were when the beacon fire was lit, and whether they could see it? Even if they saw it, and without considering Yelu Dashi, Wang De, leading six thousand imperial battalion infantry, had occupied the vital gorge behind them, which was enough to cope with it.

Of course, the above calculations were all overestimates of the enemy's capabilities, and the widest possible overestimates.

In fact, everyone knew that after the beacon fire was lit that night, it was unlikely that Weiming Chage would have seen the military situation here himself across a desert of several hundred *li*, and that such a large-scale troop deployment still required Li Qianshun to issue a decree... Otherwise, who would know if it was an effort to defend the emperor or a mutiny?

Moreover, Western Xia and the Song army were in full-scale confrontation on the Hengshan line, with a total of about 100,000 troops on both sides, stretching across five prefectures, for nearly two months. Even if Chage wanted to come to the rescue at all costs, how many days would it take just to deploy troops?

In fact, that was indeed the case.

In the following two days, three of the four prefectures surrounding Xingqing Prefecture were quickly swept away, and Wang De of Xiakou also cleared the road with the main force. Even if Shunzhou resisted resolutely for some reason, the defense system of Xingqing Prefecture on the west bank of the Yellow River was basically rebuilt. At the same time, Chage's army had still not returned on the opposite bank of the Yellow River, and there was no sign of the Western Xia westward advance force in the direction of Xiakou.

At this time, Qu Duan even suggested that it might be a good idea to send a detachment across the river to Lingzhou to test the waters.

Of course, Yue Fei did not agree, for a simple reason... First, Li Qianshun's whereabouts were unknown, and second, there were already some clues about Yelu Dashi's movements.

At this time, it seemed a little inappropriate to divide the troops to cross the river.

The news came from Li Shifu.

Not to mention the fact that the battle on the Yellow River before and the fact that the Song army occupied Xingqing Prefecture had really shocked many local Tangut tribes, only to say that Li Shifu led six thousand riders to sweep along the Helan Mountains. Under the pressure of the army, even if you were a loyal minister of the Great White High Kingdom, you would have to temporarily live among the Song bandits... Do you understand the roundabout way to save the country? Was Li Shifu some kind of good man and faithful woman? Would he bypass the resisting tribes with six thousand riders?

It was these Tangut tribes under the Helan Mountains who informed Yue Fei of the movements of the Khitans during their visit to Xingqing Prefecture.

It turned out that as early as when Yue Fei marched into Xingqing Prefecture, small tribes, or simply small groups of bandits, had brought some scattered news from the Hexi area after passing through the rear of the Helan Mountains. At that time, some people said that the more than 10,000 Western Xia reinforcements who went out to support had run head-on into the Khitans east of Xiliang Prefecture (Liangzhou). Caught off guard, they had a large-scale encounter with the Khitans in a small town called Jisang.

The result was a complete defeat, and all the armies surrendered.

At first, no one believed this news, because such words meant that the Khitan's advance was extremely rapid.

Of course, at that time, the Song army had already crossed the Xiakou, and no one cared whether they believed it or not... But now, as more and more relevant news came in, the date, location, and size of the army were basically consistent, which was close to the truth.

In other words, although it was not clear whether the 20,000 Western Xia troops were evenly matched with the Khitans, or simply made it cheap for the Khitans, there was no doubt that the Hexi area now belonged entirely to the Khitans, and Yelu Dashi might appear under the Helan Mountains within a few days.

This was an 'ally' that must be treated with twelve points of vigilance... Compared to Lingzhou on the opposite bank of the river, preventing the Khitans from taking risks was the top priority.

In fact, as soon as the news arrived, Yue Fei urged Liu Qi, who was not making smooth progress in attacking Shunzhou.

Another day passed, and there was finally news about Li Qianshun, but it was still obtained by Li Shifu... Specifically, it was obtained by Li Shifu after capturing Tanliang City.

The so-called Tanliang City was a mountain castle built by Li Qianshun's grandfather, Emperor Yizong of Western Xia, located in a valley deep in the Helan Mountains northwest of Xingqing Prefecture, specially used to store grain in the rear. It belonged to a major strategic location in Western Xia. Hu Hongxi, who was temporarily acting as the administrator of the area around Xingqing Prefecture, checked the relevant documents, heard about the surrendered officials, and after finding out about this place, he immediately informed Li Shifu through Yue Fei's headquarters, and the latter also hurriedly left many tribes alone and rushed to that place to control it.

Tanliang City was so empty and chaotic that Li Shifu and the vanguard of two thousand light cavalry easily controlled the city. Not only that, Li Shifu himself immediately learned an important piece of news from the local tribes—on the second day after Xingqing Prefecture fell, someone with the golden token of the Western Xia state came here and asked the garrison to bring all their livestock and enough food and follow him to the northeast, and at the same time asked the garrison to set fire to the city when they left.

However, how important was this city? Even if the garrison saw the golden token, how could they easily burn it because of a golden token? Moreover, some of the garrison were from local tribes, and they directly went to the tribal leaders to talk about this matter... The final result was that most of the garrison left with food and livestock, but the fire was not set after all.

As for the castle, it fell under the control of two small local tribes.

Just as the two local tribes were caught in surprise, fear, and confusion, wondering how to deal with the strategic reserve grain of the Great White High Kingdom, Li Shifu personally led several thousand cavalry to this place only a day and a half later.

Capturing a large amount of grain reserves was certainly great news, but at the same time, calculating the time and distance, the appearance of the messenger holding the golden token of the Western Xia state matched Li Qianshun's itinerary.

This Western Xia monarch was obviously worried that the journey to Hengshan was long, and that there was a Yellow River and a desert, with no supplies... Or he was worried that going directly to Hengshan would be too obvious and would be intercepted by the Song army on the riverbank or on the opposite bank, so he chose to go north along the river to temporarily avoid the military's edge.

Of course, after going north, where would this person go?

He might go to Houtao, which was a strategic location and one of the four core ruling areas of Western Xia, but it was also possible that he simply wanted to obtain supplies and then cross the river from Shengwei City and take a detour through the Camel Port to Hengshan.

But in any case, it seemed a little too late... The time difference of a day and a half, especially north of Dingzhou and Tanliang City, was still considered enemy-occupied territory, and the geographical situation was completely unknown, so it was not good to advance lightly.

Especially since he didn't know when that ally who must be treated with vigilance would arrive.

While Yue Pengju and his subordinates were determined to control the Yinchuan Plain, the political, economic, cultural, and geographical heart of Western Xia, and sit and wait for Western Xia to disintegrate, on the other side, on the Hengshan front, there was finally an unstoppable movement.

"According to the military intelligence report from Yang Zheng in Huanzhou, three days ago, the Western Xia garrison in Yanzhou suddenly withdrew on a large scale, and their whereabouts are unknown."

On the city wall of Kaolaozhai in Baoan Army, Guo Hao, who had hurriedly ridden a horse from the Pingrongzhai front line, was trying his best to persuade Wu Jie, the *dutong* (regional military commissioner) who was stationed here. "Yesterday, this humble officer also received a report from the Hengshan *Fan* tribes who were secretly communicating with us on the Pingrongzhai front, saying that Weiming Chage had gathered his generals and troops on a large scale, but had decided on Youzhou, which is located west of the Hongliu River. Youzhou is an inner line, and gathering troops here is clearly to escape rather than attack. Early this morning, Weiming Heda even personally sent his son to Pingrongzhai to clearly state that Chage was going to return west... It can be seen that Yelu Dashi and Yue Jiedu (military commissioner) should have succeeded, and they are now approaching Xingling..."

"So, what do you want to say?" Wu Jie, with a sallow complexion, sat on the city wall of Kaolaozhai, his brows furrowed, but he was staring blankly at the dark and oppressive Hengshan to his north. When Guo Hao came to persuade him, his attitude was cold.

"Commissioner," Guo Hao quickly said sternly. "This humble officer believes that Weiming Heda is, after all, a member of Princess Nanxian's entourage, a noble Khitan, and hates the Jin people to the bone. Now that Yelu Dashi is attacking Western Xia, this person must be trustworthy."

"And then?" Wu Jie still frowned.

"Commissioner!" Guo Hao became more and more anxious. "You should think about it. Yue Jiedu and Qu Da, Wang De, Liu Qi and those people are now in Xiakou, and Yelu Dashi may also advance from the Yin side of the Helan Mountains..."

"I'm asking you, do you have any plans, and what exactly do you want me to do? Why are you saying all these irrelevant things?" Wu Jie suddenly got up from the city wall, flicked his sleeves, and became angry.

Guo Hao was also anxious for a moment, but he forcibly suppressed his anger and cupped his hands in response: "Commissioner, this humble officer believes that we can follow Xiao Heda's plan and immediately send at least 10,000 of our main force to attack Longzhou and join Xiao Heda in attacking, which will surely win a complete victory and break through the Hengshan defense line."

Under the setting sun, Wu Jie stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back for a long time, frowning and looking at Hengshan to the north for a long time. He didn't know how long he thought about it, or what he was thinking about, but he finally shook his head: "We can probe, but we can't throw away troops lightly! I'll contact the Prince of Yan'an and Wu Er, and we'll attack in four directions to attack Yan'an... to see the reaction of the Western Xia people, so we can also spy on the location of the Jurchens."

Guo Hao was greatly disappointed and was about to persuade him again.

"You don't understand!" Wu Jie flicked his sleeves in response. "Pingrongzhai is in an important position, so you should go back earlier!"

Guo Hao was completely helpless and could only follow the military order... But his heart was full of depression. He didn't even cup his hands, but grabbed his horse whip and angrily went down the city, then immediately got on his horse and led his dozens of personal guards to hurriedly return to Pingrongzhai.

After Guo Hao left, Wu Jie still stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back, and didn't even look at his subordinate. He just stared blankly at Hengshan again. Only at this time, the setting sun gradually fell, bringing up a fiery cloud, reflecting on Wu Jie's face, the light changed constantly, and even his sallow face occasionally turned red.

Finally, as the setting sun fell, Wu Jie finally issued the military order to attack Yan'an, and after eating some meals, he went to bed early. However, because he was carrying all kinds of complex thoughts, he didn't know how long he waited before he fell asleep.

But after sleeping for less than one or two hours, in the middle of the night, he was hurriedly awakened by his younger brother and eldest son, Wu Gong. The latter cupped his hands and reported that Guo Hao had returned and had just arrived in the city, saying that he had top-secret military intelligence to tell Commissioner Wu... The city couldn't be negligent, so they could only let Wu Gong wake his father up.

The weather was already relatively hot, and Wu Jie blankly put on a piece of clothing and came out. He looked up and saw that the moon above his head was more than half full. At this time, a cold wind blew, and he suddenly woke up, and became more and more absurd... This Guo Hao was also the son of a famous general, and he had a lot of experience, how could he be so impatient?

However, a moment later, something even more absurd appeared.

"What did you say?"

Wu Jie was stunned, and the clothes on his body slipped off directly, and Wu Gong, although he was behind him, was also dumbfounded and didn't even pick them up.

"Commissioner, I didn't believe it for a moment, but Xiao Heda's youngest son doesn't seem to be faking it. It would be ridiculous for a family to fake it to this extent."

Next to the brazier, Guo Hao, who had traveled back and forth three times in one day and drove hundreds of *li*, was red-faced and panting, and still seriously cupped his hands in response. "According to Xiao Heda's youngest son, Weiming Chage gathered troops in Youzhou, preparing to return to aid, and had no choice but to tell the truth to the generals of each prefecture... saying that the Song army... said that there was a royal army of no less than 30,000, which broke through the Xiakou about three or four days ago, and Xingqing Prefecture was in danger! The troops in Yanzhou were the closest reinforcements who were hastily sent after he received the decree of the Western Xia monarch, and the *tie yaozi* (Iron Falcons, heavy cavalry) were also sent to Lingzhou early on. Now he is gathering troops from various departments and is about to gather a large army to the west to defend the emperor. As for Xiao Heda, Weiming Chage also had words, saying that in extraordinary times, please forgive him, and then publicly took away his military power and replaced him with Weiming Yunge, and imprisoned him in the Youzhou Prefecture."

"If that's the case, how did he let his youngest son run out?" Unexpectedly, after hearing the other party's further description, Wu Jie calmed down instead.

"According to his youngest son, after Weiming Chage put him under house arrest, even the troops in Youzhou had not yet gathered properly, and yesterday he hurriedly led some of his subordinates to set off westward. Xiao Heda took the opportunity to plead with Weiming Renli, the military supervisor left by Weiming Chage, and asked his second son and youngest son to return to Xiazhou to tell his subordinates and family members that they were safe. Weiming Renli was a scholar and readily agreed... On the way, the youngest son secretly left the team, traveled for five or six hours, changed three or five horses, and detoured to the proper *Fan* tribes under his control before reaching Pingrongzhai." Guo Hao quickly responded. "This humble officer didn't dare to hesitate, and after asking clearly, he came directly."

Wu Jie did not respond much after hearing this, but picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on, and paced back and forth in the narrow courtyard in front of the hall.

Speaking of which, unlike Guo Hao... Wu Jie had a lot of information.

For example, after Yue Fei turned around from Quwu Mountain, he reported to the *xingzai* (mobile imperial court) as soon as possible, and according to Zhao Guan's 'trusteeship model' at that time, this level of military intelligence was directly turned around from Jingzhao to Wu Jie, but Zhao Guan saw the copied report from Wu Jie later.

In other words, Wu Jinqing knew from the beginning that Yue Fei was going to Xingqing Prefecture. When the troops in Yanzhou withdrew at the first time, he had already begun to consider a certain possibility.

But the problem was that this possibility was too exaggerated, and he could not act on the basis of a change in the Yanzhou garrison alone.

After all, Zhao Guan had once again handed over the entire eastern line command to him, and he had to be responsible, and he had to find a balance between possibility, probability of success, and battle results.

Relatively speaking, Wu Jie also knew about Guo Hao's ideas... Yue Fei had made such a great contribution, how could you, Wu Jie, possibly catch up in your lifetime? Even Qu Da was going to turn the tables this time and make a contribution to establishing a *jie* (a symbol of authority), wouldn't you, Wu Jie, be flustered? And Liu Qi... There had always been sayings about the Liu brothers and Wu brothers in the Western Army.

Moreover, Wu Jie didn't think this idea was ridiculous. He had also been in the Western Army for twenty years, and he couldn't let go of these things in his heart. On the contrary, he considered some things even more than Guo Hao.

But the more this was the case, the more he had to talk about a well-planned plan.

And in addition to a well-planned plan, he also had to hold a real opportunity in his hand, and then go all out... just like Yue Fei and Qu Duan had done this time.

"Pass down my military order." Wu Jie looked at the half-moon in the sky for a long time, and suddenly spoke. "Add a military order to Wu Lin, ordering him to advance with his entire army and quickly capture Yan'an. Use twice the strength you have... Don't worry about any pots and pans. Abandon the Diao Yin Mountain camp and send the entire army to attack Ganquan!"

Wu Gong cupped his hands and said yes, and was about to turn around to write the military order, but Guo Hao was anxious for a moment and wanted to persuade him again.

"Don't worry... finish speaking before leaving." Wu Jie took a long breath and continued to issue the order seriously. "Write a letter to the Prince of Yan'an, explaining this matter, and asking him to do his best to attack Linzhen and Yanchang, so that Huo Nu can't take care of both ends."

Wu Gong cupped his hands again, indicating that he understood.

"I'll write another memorial myself, asking the official to go north, bringing at least 10,000 elites from the Imperial Guard's Left Army... to Fuzhou!"

As Wu Jie cupped his hands remotely, Guo Hao finally woke up slightly.

"Finally, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of Western Xia is going west and Weiming Yunge is going to Xiazhou to gather troops, we will immediately send troops to attack Hengshan... to see if he turns back!"

"How many troops will we send?" Guo Hao couldn't help but ask.

"How many we have, we'll send that many!" Wu Jie turned his head sharply. "You'll leave Longzhou, and I'll personally leave Hongzhou, each sending 10,000 troops. Let Yang Zheng send troops from Huanzhou as well. No matter how many troops he has, or how many useful ones, I just want him to send them all out to attack Yanzhou! Then, at the same time, issue orders to the *Fan* tribes in Hengshan, not to be indecisive. If they don't come this time, the Great Song will never accept them again! Then, when you send troops, bring Xiao Heda's two sons and explain the matters of Yelu Yudu and Yelu Dashi to them, and then describe Yelu Dashi's military strength as 50,000! Tell them that Yelu Dashi has arrived under the Helan Mountains, and the Emperor has also promised them the Khitans Hexi and Houtao! Let them rebel in Xiazhou! Go to attack Youzhou and save their father! Their father and son have been running Xiazhou for decades, and have taken in so many Khitans. If they don't move this time, they deserve to die!"

Guo Hao was excited and bowed deeply and left.

Before he could take two steps, he turned his head to look at each other again: "Commissioner, when exactly will we send troops?"

"I'll send troops tomorrow morning!" Wu Jie said coldly. "You'll lead 10,000 troops on a separate route. When you send troops, what does it have to do with me?!"

Guo Hao was ridiculed, but he was happy instead of angry, and bowed again, then directly said goodbye.

After Guo Hao left, Wu Gong also went to issue orders and do things, and Wu Jie looked up at the sky for a long time before returning to his house, writing a memorial in his own hand. After writing it, he considered it again and again before sealing it and sending it away, but then fell asleep again, only telling his eldest son to wake him up again when everything was ready and the entire army was about to set off at dawn.

While Wu Jie was falling asleep again, at about the same time, in the Xingqing Prefecture's official residence hundreds of *li* away, Yue Fei had just been awakened: "Have the Western Xia people reached Lingzhou on the opposite bank of the river?"

"No." Yue Fei's personal adjutant Bi Jin said respectfully. "The *Fan* tribes outside the Helan Mountains have reported... The Khitans number in the tens of thousands, with countless war horses and camels. The marching formations have dispersed, stretching for dozens of *li*. They passed through outside the Helan Mountains continuously from yesterday afternoon to evening, without stopping for a moment, regardless of soldiers falling behind or livestock dying. They only rested until midnight... The *Fan* people saw it, sought out Deputy Commander Li to report the military situation, and Deputy Commander Li asked for instructions from the *jiedushi*."

"I didn't give instructions to him, only to you." Yue Fei narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then calmly gave the order. "Record this matter clearly and send it to the *xingzai* immediately! Also, issue an order to Wang De, ordering him to go to the Xishou Baotai Army Division and Jingsai Army Division to try to persuade them to surrender and to investigate the end of the Hexi battle... That's all."

After saying that, he immediately fell back on the couch and fell asleep in a moment.

Bi Jin was dumbfounded, but after a moment, he could only say in a low voice that he obeyed the order, and then stepped back.

"The Western Xia people said that?" Continuing to turn thousands of *li*, on the eastern side of the Yellow River's zigzag shape, in the true scope of Hedong, Wanyan Wushu, the Prince of Jin, who was painstakingly marching to Shizhou opposite Jinning Army and Suide Army, was also awakened from his camp, and was also stunned. "Yue Fei attacked the Western Xia hinterland of Xiakou seven or eight days ago?"

"Yes." Wendun Sizhong respectfully bowed his head in response.

"Is there a clear path from that Xiakou to the Western Xia capital?"

"Yes."

"How far is it?"

"About less than 200 *li*?"

Wanyan Wushu was stunned, and after half a day, he said in response: "I was actually deceived by Zhao Song Guan in two layers?! Or was Yelu Dashi deceived by him as well?"

Wendun Sizhong bowed his head and said nothing.

At this time, another person directly lifted the tent and entered. It was Wanyan Balisu, the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army. When this person entered, saw Wushu and Wendun Sizhong's shapes, and knew that the other party already knew the military situation, he simply frowned and stood solemnly.

"The five *wanhu* (ten thousand households) that were brought... one *wanhu* to Salihu, let him continue to cross the river from the front to Suide Army... The only task is to control the ferry crossing and the passage, and be sure to meet Huo Nu's entire army from here." After being silent for an unknown amount of time, the outside was already a little bit of dawn. Wushu gritted his teeth. "The remaining four *wanhu*, don't stay, immediately bury the pot to make rice, go upstream to seize Houtao!"

At this time, not to mention Wendun Sizhong was shocked for a moment, even Balisu frowned for a moment, but the latter immediately spread his eyebrows, for a moment he suddenly understood.

"What happened seven or eight days ago, the heart of the Tangut people, the Xingling land, is already hopeless. At that time, the Song army will defend the river, and the Western Xia people themselves will collapse without a fight!" Wushu did not know that Balisu had woken up, so he directly looked at the other party seriously, but his face was grim. "At this time, to help them defend Hengshan, let alone whether it is too late, only to say that Houtao is a strategic place, commanding the heights, controlling the grasslands to the north, and suppressing the old land of Western Xia to the south, and it is north of the Yellow River, so it can easily send troops back and forth from Xijing and Taiyuan, and it is also a barrier for these two places! At this time, where is there any reason to go to Hengshan and abandon Houtao?! Of course, we must send a large army to fight for Houtao!"

Balisu cupped his hands in response and answered seriously: "Prince Wei is wise! This humble officer is also thinking this way!"

In this way, early in the morning of April 14th, Wu Jie left Hongzhou, Guo Hao left Longzhou, Yang Zheng left Yanzhou, Wu Lin left Yan'an, Han Shizhong left Yan'an, Wanyan Salihu left Suide Army, Wanyan Wushu and Balisu led four *wanhu* and rushed north to Houtao, and even Yelu Dashi's vanguard Xiao Wolila also set off early in the morning, without regard for hardship, and quickly went north from under the Helan Mountains to Houtao.

At the same time, Weiming Chage, regardless of everything, divided into three sections, and also flocked west to the capital to rescue the emperor.

At this time, on the entire battlefield, north of Fuzhou, almost everyone was coming out of their nests and advancing vigorously. Only Yue Fei's troops, who were in the center of the vortex, strictly guarded the cities on the Yinchuan Plain, and were still doing the boring act of using Western Xia's national reserve grain to buy people's hearts.

The contrast was huge.

Of course, the biggest contrast was still Zhao Guan, who was far away in Tongzhou. He had not yet received Wu Jie's memorial, but because of the withdrawal of the Jin army, he was so bored that he started shooting crows and rabbits again.

"Your Majesty is a divine archer!"

In the morning, as Zhao Jiu shot another bird to death with an arrow, Zheng Zhichang immediately clapped his hands on his horse in response. "This humble official was still thinking yesterday that Your Majesty shot more than seventy rabbits and more than thirty crows in one day, adding up to more than a hundred. No emperor in ancient or modern times has surpassed Your Majesty. He is simply the world's divine archer..."

In response, Zhao Guan, who had something on his mind, of course had to decline: "What is this... In two days, I will find two toads and shoot them for you to see."

Zheng Zhichang and Lu Benzhong, who was next to him, realized it all at once, and they were about to praise him together.

At this time, Hu Yin, the transport envoy of the five routes of Guanxi, who did not know why he came to Zhao Guan's side, suddenly said coldly on the side, correcting: "Your Majesty, that character is pronounced *chushu*, not *yushu*."

Zhao Jiu put down his bow and was disappointed for a moment.

ps: Thanks to the new alliance leader strugglego, this is the 133rd cute, thanks to the new alliance leader Hantamaz, this is the 134th cute, thanks to the new alliance leader Zhen Yucheng, this is the 135th cute, thank you to the old alliance leader Hewu Shazhou for the two cute.

Then, as usual, I offer a sacrifice to the new book "One Person Attains the Dao"—War Robe Dyed with Blood

Chen Chong came to the Chen Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and became a member of the clan. He thought he was going to take the historical route, but he didn't expect the style of painting to suddenly become wrong. "There are also *lianqi xiuzhen* (Qi Refining and Self-cultivation), and there is also incense merit, so I have to seek longevity and attain the Dao first."

About 130,000 words this month.