Since his in-depth discussion with Han Hao and Qin Gan, Sun Tu has a little more understanding of the current situation in the Song army. He thought it was no wonder that the Song army had an absolute advantage in its military strength, but he was so stagnant that he had to force the court to take the initiative to advance north reluctantly.

It turned out that the generals had long been disloyal. This Song army with 300,000 people was just a soldier and horse that was not subordinate to each other. How could such an inconsolidable army be an opponent of the Liao army, whose strength was stronger than that of itself? Therefore, as I had made a suggestion before, decisive retreat and shrink the troops while they could still be saved, fight the Liao army in a tug-of-war, and use the country's financial resources to drag it to death. The most correct way to defeat the enemy is to break the enemy.

But he also knew very well that this strategy was correct, but it was the most unrealistic. Neither the court nor Tong Guan could accept such a tactic. But in this way, it was destined to be that tragic ending. Can the situation be reversed by relying on himself alone?

When Sun Tu couldn't think of any countermeasures, he welcomed two invitations, and this time he was not easy to refuse, because the person who came to invite him was another uncle Di Heming. As a member of the Western Army, this young master of the Di family was more majestic than Di Huchen and Di Yingyang, especially a pair of eagle eyes, which shone brightly, so that no one dared to look at him.

His style of conduct was as strong as his identity. He did not have too many false conspiracies and was directly informed of his purpose. He was to ask Sun Tu to go and talk to him on the orders of his two ministers, so that Sun Tu could not refuse any more, so he could only go with him to a military camp more than ten miles away from the Central Army's Dazhai.

The 300,000 troops were stationed on the banks of the Baigou River, and they were naturally endless and could not see the end at a glance. I don’t know if it was because the two sides were indeed extremely conflicted or because of strategic and tactical considerations, anyway, the commander Tong Guan and the two types of military camps were far apart. Standing in the Zhongjun camp, they could not see the situation there at a glance. Sun Tu was able to ride a horse for a long time before he could enter this more serious and strict military camp.

To his surprise, with the two types of today's identities, he actually came out to greet him personally after hearing the news. This really gave Sun Tu a lot of face and attracted strange looks from many soldiers around him. To be honest, after so many years, few generals have been so valued by the two husbands. Only the head coach of the court with a higher status than them can receive such treatment.

Sun Tu was also quite flattered by this. He quickly stepped forward to pay homage and said a lot of shame before he entered the Central Army tent with the two.

This central military tent is far from being compared with the one that Tong Guan had. It not only covers less than 30% of the area, but also the layout inside is extremely simple. In addition to a long seat case, a huge map and a long sword were hung as decorations.

Their hospitality for Sun Tu was also extremely simple. In addition to some common dry food cakes in the army, there was a bowl of clear soup that could see the bottom of the bowl, plus a pot of water. Yes, there was no wine or meat, and there was only the food that ordinary soldiers in the army had on weekdays.

Sun Tu was not at all uncomfortable with this, so he followed them to chew dry cakes, talked about some false condoms and kindness that were commonly used in the officialdom.

After seeing Sun Tu eating and drinking so calmly without any embarrassment, the brothers of the Zhong family showed an admiring smile on their faces. Then they heard Master Zhong smile and said, "I heard some rumors about Yue Hou being outside. My brother still felt that it was so exaggerated. When I saw him today, I realized that what I said was not false. Yue Hou really has the style of famous generals from ancient times. I really admire them."

When Sun Tu heard this, he hurriedly said modestly: "The old husband praised me, but I really can't afford it. In addition, the two old Deshao are even more seniors in the army. I dare not regard myself as a title. If I do not abandon you, you can just call me a name for thousands of miles."

"Oh?" Master Zhong smiled with satisfaction again: "In this way, I will be very disrespectful."

Zhong Shidao also followed and said, "Qianli, I wonder what you think about the current situation of the battle?"

"I am young and naive, so I dare not show off in front of my two husbands." Sun Tu hurriedly said modestly.

"Hey, no good or bad learning is a good teacher, and this military affairs are also average. Since you can become one of the few famous generals in the Song Dynasty in recent years and make successive achievements to defeat the thieves, you must have outstanding talents in the use of troops. Let's talk about it, so that you can gain some benefits for both of you."

Seeing that both of them said this, Sun Tu no longer reserved and expressed some of his previous ideas. As for his strategy of retreating to advance and relying on the national strength of the Song Dynasty to drag the enemy to death, the two really expressed their deepest expressions of agreement, and then they winked each other from time to time and nodded slightly.

When Sun Tu finished a big cliché and picked up a bowl to drink water dryly, Zhong Shizhong smiled and said, "Qianli really has a superhuman opinion on military use. This method alone has surpassed too many people. I admire it. It's a pity..."

"It's a pity that this method is useful, but it's not what the court likes. I'm afraid I can't even get through Tong Shuai's level, right?" Mr. Zhong said as well.

Sun Tu smiled bitterly: "Yes, when I proposed this in the court that day, I was refuted by the officials and ministers, saying that I was worried about it, and I was ambitious to others, and I destroyed my own prestige in the Song Dynasty."

"Hmph, how do they know what a general is to have achieved success and have thousands of bones undone? For their shallow insight, how many soldiers have to exchange their lives. Moreover, this battle may not be able to win!" Mr. Zhong said with some annoyance.

This made Zhong Shidao frown slightly, and he quickly coughed, interrupting his complaint: "Of course, we generals should follow the orders of the court. We can only try our best to achieve this victory to repay the king's kindness. However, you should also know that things in the army are often changeable, and how can we be restrained by those who do not know the situation ahead of us thousands of miles away. Therefore, the court issued a series of orders to force me to fight the Liao army to a decisive battle. I wonder what you think about this?"

"This... the court is indeed inappropriate in thinking, but now that things have come to this point, no matter whether the two husbands or Tong Shuai, I'm afraid they are powerless to refuse."

"Yes, the imperial edict has been given many ways, so how can I refuse it? However, we can still make decisions on how to fight. But that Tong Shuai..." Mr. Zhong still looked unhappy, but halfway through his words, he was interrupted by his brother's low cough.

"The two couples obviously have something to say." Sun Tu was a little impatient with the hesitant performance of the two. Because of the influence of Han Hao and the others, his perception of the two was already a little worse than before. Now he was not in such a mood to circle them around, so he simply said straight to the point: "Do you have a prejudice against some of Tong Shuai's decisions, and you think it will harm the soldiers of the Western Army?"

"You..." Master Zhong suddenly glared at him when he heard this. He really didn't expect Sun Tu to be so blunt in front of him and the other two. It's been so many years since then, and no one dared to talk to their brothers like this.

However, Master Zhong was more steady and said before his outspoken brother: "It seems that Qianli knew something, so he had a lot of opinions about my brother?" His eyes were indeed vicious, and he could see what Sun Tu was doing at once.

Sun Tu did not intend to make a falsification in front of the two, so he said directly: "In fact, I have always respected my two husbands. If you hadn't trained and used troops in the Western Army, I would have been afraid that the last elite of my Song Dynasty would have disappeared completely. However, this Western Army should be responsible for protecting our Central Plains, rather than just fighting for the private affairs of the two husbands. For example, when fighting with the Liao army, the Northern Army and the imperial guards were fighting in front of each other. If the Western Army was determined to protect themselves, it would be a bit difficult to accept. Both husbands have experienced people and far superior to my Sun Tu. Wouldn't they hear that their lips and teeth are cold and their nests are covered with no eggs?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Tu actually taught him the two of them a lesson, which made Mr. Zhong's face even darker. If his brother hadn't used his eyes to remind him to be calm, he would have had an attack on the spot and argued with the other party.

After saying this big cliché, Sun Tu calmed down again and clasped his fists and said, "What I said just now is indeed disrespectful. However, it is related to the life and death of countless people in the Central Plains. I have to make it clear. You must know that at present, not only are the strong enemies in the Liao army, but also the Jin people who can kill them almost without the power to fight back. If it is difficult for our Song army to unite due to various factions or conflicts at this time, then we will be defeated before the battle, and there will inevitably be a disaster on our Song people in the future. By then, the country will collapse and the country will collapse, and no one can escape the word "traitor" and the word "sincere! I hope the two ministers can understand the painstaking efforts of our Song people!"

At this time, Master Zhong's expression calmed down, and Master Zhong also showed a deep thought. After thinking for a while, he suddenly laughed: "It seems that as I thought, Qianli, you are deceived. I think this is my brothers in the Zon family who have reserved much in this battle and have led to their previous defeat?"

Sun Tu thought that his blunt words would cause two kinds of anger, but they did not expect that they would not be annoyed, but instead had such a reaction. This made him a little stunned: "Hmm? What does the old husband mean?"

"It is said that I, Mr. Zhong, are most susceptible to being bullied by others, but today, you, Sun Qianli, are equal to me." Mr. Zhong, suddenly laughed: "Don't you understand yet? You have been misled."

"How is this... possible?" Sun Tu really didn't believe that such a thing would happen. After all, this is a major military event. How dare Han Hao and the others lie to him?

"Don't you believe it? Then I, let's go to a place with me and you will know." Mr. Zhong was a straightforward person, so he immediately stood up and signaled Sun Tu to make a tent with him.
Chapter completed!