As March begins, the winter that has lasted for a long time in the north has finally ended completely, the ice and snow melt, and spring returns to the earth.

Various wild beasts who had been hiding in the nest for several months finally got the opportunity to show their heads, which made the whole nature rejuvenate. However, when these animals followed their past experience to drink water in the Baigou River area, they were frightened by the dense military tents and the solemn atmosphere here and turned around and ran away. Those who were less lucky were even more shot and killed before they could enjoy the freedom of spring, and became the food in the mouths of the soldiers of the Song and Liao armies.

With spring coming and the frozen river water is completely thawing, a new round of war is imminent and is about to break out!

The Song and Liao armies were in charge and every soldier, and they knew this clearly. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of troops were ready at any time, just waiting for the sound of horns and drums to suddenly rise, declaring that this national war that lasted for a year could be decided.

As the commander of the Song army, Tong Guan felt that the burden on his body was getting heavier recently. This not only felt the tension caused by the war approaching, but also because of the heavy pressure of the court urging him to send troops one after another. Even an old commander like him was inevitably nervous and became a little worried.

The Liao army on the opposite side was far more tenacious and terrifying than he had thought before. This was the deepest impression that Tong Guan left on the continuous friction and contact after the beginning of winter. Although the Liao army's military strength was far inferior to the Song army, its combat power was absolutely not weak. Even if their rear was invaded by the Jin people and even the risk of logistical cuts could occur, they still could not shake their determination to win this victory.

In the tentative confrontation between the two sides in the past few months, Tong Guan felt their scheming of all their might. Once such thoughts are implemented to the end, how much impact will it have on the outcome in the final decisive battle? You must know that the Song army has no intention of dying, and coupled with the factional problems that have always existed within, it seems that the quick battle is indeed unfavorable to the Song army.

"But, it's hard to disobey the order, what else can I have?" After sighing softly, Tong Guan's eyes fell on the five decrees in front of him. These were all speeches urging him to fight to the decisive battle, and each word was more harsh than the other. The one sent two days ago brought a strong threat, making him have to go to Youzhou City within this month, otherwise he would be severely punished.

Tong Guan knew very well that this must be the officials in the court who had a grudge against him who were exerting their strength behind the scenes. They did not want to win a great victory and make great contributions in this battle against Liao. So they encouraged the emperor to constantly put pressure on themselves, and might even have secretly communicated with some generals in the army behind their backs, and would suddenly make ruthlessness to themselves during the war.

Tong Guanzhen is now at the crater of internal and external troubles. One bad thing is that he will never get rid of the consequences. What makes him even more trouble is that Sun Tu dares to make such a mess at this time. Just yesterday, he received news from the rear that Sun Tu, whom he promoted, actually killed the garrison Tian Boyuan and the military supervisor Du Changguo in Yanmen Pass. This is because he really thinks that he has too little trouble and insists on causing some trouble.

Tong Guan knew very well that when the news came back to Tokyo, those civil servants would naturally point their fingers at him when they were denounced Sun Tu. After all, in their opinion, Sun Tu probably did not have the courage to kill officials at will. Only he, the commander of the three armies, dared to do this, and it is very likely that doing this is a fight back to those officials. He had already found out that Du Changguo was promoted by someone in the court!

Various problems, big or small, came one after another, making Tong Guan even more troublesome. In the end, he could only drink a sip of the fire and sigh and finish the matter. Anyway, the key is whether he could take over Youzhou City. As long as he could get the city back in one battle, everything before would be nothing worth mentioning.

But how should we plan to arrange this battle? Just when Tong Guan re-stands his spirits and plans to convene his subordinates to discuss military affairs, a personal guard came to the tent to report: "Master General, there are Sun Tu, the Marquis of Yue and General Qin Gan outside to ask for a meeting!"

"Well? Have they finally arrived?" Tong Guan just pondered for a moment and nodded, "Let them get in and talk!"

Yes, just as Tong Guan was troubled by the current problems, Sun Tu had already followed Qin Gan's troops to safely arrive at the Song army camp in front of Baigou River. When he saw this camp that had been stretched out dozens of miles in a row, even Sun Tu couldn't help but exclaim, and the hundreds of soldiers who must have followed were even more stunned.

Although Sun Tu has been leading troops for a while, he has never been among the vast army of hundreds of thousands. Such a fierce battle and powerful force, and the impact brought to him by the military camps and camps that stretch for dozens of miles is something that no enemy and our army has ever been able to do in the past.

These are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty who can be called on the battlefield to kill enemies at any time. The scene of swords and guns being sheathed and guarding solemnly made Sun Tu, who was in it, dizzy and had to watch and truly appreciate the beauty of it. To be honest, although Sun Tu is regarded as one of the few famous generals in the Song Dynasty by many people, he is still very unfamiliar with such large-scale battles. What he is best at is a smaller and more flexible battle after all.

Just entering the camp to meet Tong Guan, they dismounted for half an hour, and then they saw the tent that rose up from the ground, which was not smaller than that of ordinary local government offices. There was the tent of the Song army commander, which was where Tong Guan lived and handled various affairs on a daily basis. The door with the curtain hanging down was enough for four unparalleled horses to rush in together, and this alone showed how wide the space was.

When Sun Tu was allowed to enter and looked at the situation in the tent, he sighed even more. This was not a military tent on the front line, it was clearly a luxury and rich man's mansion. The large military tent had been separated into several entry points. Just the first entry was the best wooden board as the wall, and there were pine torches with little fireworks on the side. The front plan was made of high-quality mahogany, and there were also many gold, stone and jade on it. In addition to a large number of military Chinese books, there were also many rare things.

Tong Guan was not here. When he followed Qin Gan into the second military tent, he saw a more luxurious scene. Everything there was almost the same as Tong Guan’s study in his home in Tokyo. Even the huge porcelain he loved was placed on both sides. A golden copper incense burner that was half a person high stood in front of the desk, and a fragrance continued to spread, making people feel at ease. If he hadn’t known where he was, he would have felt that he had traveled through time and space and returned to the Tong Mansion in Tokyo.

So Tong Guan is still Tong Guan after all. He will never be wronged because he is on the front line. Even if he spends huge amounts of wealth and manpower, he will not hesitate at all.

It was not until Qin Gan bowed to the side that Sun Tu calmed down and bowed: "I saw Tong Shuai!" To be honest, when I saw Tong Guan again, he found that this powerful official of the Song Dynasty was indeed much older than a few years ago. His whole hair was whiter, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper and denser, but his complexion was still very good. When he waved his hand to let them get up, his voice was still loud.

"Thousands of miles, I didn't expect that after a few years of separation, your identity was no longer the same as before. I have become a marquis named by the court. In this way, I feel quite disrespectful." Although he said this, Tong Guan acted casually and did not be more polite than before because of Sun Tu's identity. After all, in his opinion, Tong Guan's marquis is really not a big shot and needs special treatment.

Sun Tu did not show any pride for this, but just clasped his fists and said, "It's just a lucky contributor, which is really not worth mentioning. In fact, it's because the lower official has today, so everything is more than Tong Shuai's support."

"Haha, it's well said. I'm very pleased that Qianli can say this. You are much stronger than those bastards who have forgotten their original status once they have developed. But you are still wrong. Even if you have some support, you must still rely on yourself to make a contribution. If you had not made many great contributions, even if you were willing to help you, you would not have been able to make you today in just a few years. So it's not easy."

After sighing with emotion, he turned his eyes to Qin Gan again: "You are here to pay the order? I have received the battle report and done a good job. This time, I cleaned the rear and defeated the Liao army. You have made the first contribution to our army defeating Liao!"

Qin Gan was even more excited when he heard this, and hurriedly clasped his fists and hit the ground with one knee: "Everything is done by Tong Shuai, and the last general dare not take credit."

"Haha, merit is merit. I won't even be greedy for this." After laughing, Tong Guan's face suddenly darkened again, and he shouted: "But besides merit, you have also had it! Qin Dan, do you know your guilt?"

Although this was not too loud, Qin Gan's body trembled suddenly, and then he bent down and bowed to his head: "That... the general is aware of the crime. The matter of Yanmen Pass is because the general is inappropriate in his actions, so he will be punished. Please punish Tong Shuai!"

Sun Tu was still savoring the polite words Tong Guan said to him, but suddenly he saw him holding him coldly accountable, and his heart was naturally moved. This accountability was actually for him. How could Tong Guan not know that the one who killed Du Changguo and Tian Boyuan at Yanmen Pass was his own move?

As soon as he changed his mind, Sun Tu clasped his fists and said, "Tong Shuai, let's go down slowly. Everything about Yanmen Pass is up to me and has nothing to do with General Qin. If you have anything to deal with, just come for me!" But he took all the blame in an instant.

Tong Guan narrowed his eyes, looked at Sun Tu up and down a few times before saying, "It seems that Qianli is still a little responsible. That handsome man is going to ask you, how dare you kill the imperial officials so unscrupulously? Do you know your crime?"

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Chapter completed!