"The ever-victorious army, also known as the resentful army in the past, was originally founded by Dong Xiaochou. Most of the soldiers and horses in his army were Han people in the Liao Kingdom and Bohai people..." In the tent, Zhong Shidao was explaining the origin and current situation of this key third force, the ever-victorious army. As a veteran general in the army, he and Zhong Shizhong were obviously much stronger than Sun Tu in this regard.

It was also through their story that Sun Tu further understood the inside story. This army, which was full of deep hatred when it heard its original name, was indeed irreconcilable with the Liao Kingdom earlier, and the reason was naturally due to the Liao Kingdom itself.

Like the Song Dynasty and every dynasty that was heading towards the end, by this time, the Liao Kingdom had already become corrupt. Their emperor Yelu Yanxi was a hand-off manager. He only liked to hunt everywhere and ignored the government and favored treacherous people, which made corrupt officials everywhere in the court, and naturally the exploitation of the people became very powerful.

Even in the Song Dynasty, such incidents would happen one after another, Liangshanbo, Fang La and others rebelled one after another. The situation inside Liao was even more complicated, and there were naturally more people who rebel. The Liao Kingdom was roughly composed of Khitans, Bohai people and northern Han people. It was precisely because of the demeanor of being open to all rivers that the Liao Kingdom could become stronger quickly, but the contradictions had been laid long ago, but it was not noticed at that time.

But over the past century, as the Khitan tribe continued to expand, the situation of the Han people or Bohai people became increasingly difficult. Most of the officials in the court were Khitans, while most of the taxes in the country fell on the Han people and Bohai people. In addition, the superior Khitans have repeatedly persecuted the two tribes for various reasons, which has deepened the conflict between them.

Compared with the more tolerant Han people, the Bohai people who had been destroyed by the Khitan had more difficulty accepting such unfair treatment. So a few years ago, an uprising broke out of a resentful army, and the leader of the resentful army was Dong Xiaochou, who was a Bohai people. What made the Liao Kingdom even more troubled was that this resentful army was not a civilian uprising like Fang La of the Song State, but a whole imperial army, so it can also be called a mutiny, an army composed of Bohai people and Han people with revenge and anger!

At that time, the Jurchen Jin people had just risen, and the threat was even greater than the resentful army, which made the Liao court unable to do anything and could only send a small number of troops to suppress. As a result, the Liao army was defeated and allowed the resentful army to expand. Many cities in the central and southern Liao Kingdom fell into their hands, and the harm was almost beyond the Jin people.

It was not until this time that the Liao court attached importance to this anti-army and quickly sent Xiao Gan, who was the best at using troops, to lead the troops to quell the rebellion. Xiao Gan did not disappoint the court's trust. After several battles, he not only won consecutive victories, but also relied on the trick of division to defeat the resentful army. Even the leader Dong Xiaochou lost his life in an internal strife.

Just as the resentful army was about to be completely destroyed, another powerful figure came to the front stage - Guo Yaoshi! Unlike Dong Xiaochou's background, he was a Han Chinese, and he was well versed in military tactics and knew how to judge the situation. Seeing that the collapse was about to fall, he immediately proposed to surrender to the Liao Kingdom and promised to follow Xiao Gan north to destroy the Jin Dynasty.

At this time, the Liao Kingdom was being beaten up by the Jin people and was injured repeatedly. With this statement, even Xiao Gan had no doubt that he was there. He nodded and agreed to their surrender and stopped attacking fiercely. This naturally gave the resentment opportunity. Then, after pretending to surrender and walking with the Liao army for a long time, taking advantage of Xiao Gan's hurry to return to the north and the other Liao troops were unprepared, Guo Yaoshi launched a mutiny again, carrying a group of troops and fleeing south.

He actually knew a truth very well. If he really wanted to work hard for the Liao Kingdom as he said, he and his brothers would probably have a dead end. Those Jurchens were not even the opponent of the Liao army, so how could their resentful army have a chance of winning? If they went to the front line, they might be cannon fodder. Even if they were lucky enough to survive the battle with the Jin people, with the style of the Liao people, they would be afraid that they would not be able to go on the past. If they could not say that they would cook a rabbit and a dog.

So as early as when he was seeking surrender, Guo Yaoshi made plans to rebel again, and everything was just a temporary solution. But the facts proved that his approach was quite wise and correct, and this surrender and rebellion gave them room to survive. Because at this time, the Liao Kingdom had already placed all its main forces in the north and the south was naturally empty, allowing a smaller number of resentful troops to capture several cities, and even military cities like Zhuozhou City were snatched by them.

It was precisely because of this series of victories that Guo Yaoshi truly completely controlled the resentful army and changed his name to the Eternal Conquering Army. However, after changing his name, the Eternal Conquering Army was unfavorable and was defeated by the Liao army who turned back in anger and lost its territory. In the end, only two cities were in hand and survived.

If the Song Dynasty hadn't suddenly sent troops to attack Liao last year, I was afraid that this ever-victorious army would have been completely destroyed. It was at this critical moment that Guo Yaoshi sent someone to contact the Song army and wanted to obtain protection by seeking refuge in the State of Song. After all, unlike the original Dong Xiaochou, Guo Yaoshi is a Han Chinese, so he is naturally closer to the State of Song, right?

Although Tong Guan was moved at that time, he did not make any more in-depth statements, and only planned to polish the opponent's character so that it would be easier to control the opponent. However, he did not expect that the ambitious Tong Shuai made a mistake in the subsequent battle, resulting in the defeat of the army, retreating again and again, and the matter of connecting the always-winning army could only be put aside. This shelving was for several months, which gave the always-winning army a chance to breathe and became the third force in the Song and Liao battle!

After hearing this introduction by Zhong Shidao, Sun Tu couldn't help but exclaim: "This Yaoshi Guo is really a character, and he should even call him a hero. He can still hold on in this environment and never fall down." At the same time, he complained in his heart. This person's name is really good. He is Guo and pharmacist. Is it a combination of Guo Jing and Huang Yaoshi, or is it Jin Yong who divided the two characters based on this person?

"It's not wrong to call him a hero of a generation, but only in this way, this matter became more and more difficult." Zhong Shizhong frowned and said, "It can be seen from his previous methods that this is a fickle villain, almost without faith, and only focuses on immediate interests. This is one of the reasons why Tong Guan didn't want to send troops to rescue him immediately and put him in the army. After all, they are not my race. Once we suddenly turn against each other in the battle, our army will be in danger."

Sun Tu nodded deeply: "What I said at the end of the day is that I really have to be careful. Just by the fact that the Liao army could pass through other places and enter the rear of our army this time, we can see that the person is not trustworthy and is completely a gangster with both ends of the rat."

"But now the power of the Changsheng Army has to be won over and borrowed, so this matter is really difficult to deal with." Zhong Shidao was also a little embarrassed: "We really can't guess what kind of attitude Guo Yaoshi is now." Zhong Shidao also said.

Sun Tu's eyes swept on the map ahead, and after a while, he said, "If I were the yaoshi Guo, if I wanted to make a difference in this situation, I would wait for the price and get the best of both sides. I could see if I could use this opportunity to make a better opportunity for myself and get more benefits."

“For example?”

"For example, if we ask for money and food from both countries, we will seek legitimate official positions and rewards, and we will have the right to be unacceptable to the orders of the king outside the country, and we will not listen to the orders or not."

After hearing Sun Tu's words, the two snorted together: "He has such a big appetite. Are you really not afraid of offending both countries and ending up in a bleak end?"

"He is always greedy for a hero, and he has to fight when he has the chance! Besides, as far as he is concerned, he does have this capital. The current situation is subtle, and no one can afford to send troops suddenly." Sun Tu narrowed his eyes and looked at the Zhuozhou location drawn on the map, and a smile slowly appeared on his face: "Interesting. It is said that gods and mortals suffer when fighting, but he, a mortal, has become an important bargaining chip that can influence the victory or defeat of the two gods... This person has extraordinary vision and courage, and is a good opponent!"

"Hmm?" Hearing the meaning of Sun Tu's words, Zhong Shidao's face changed slightly: "Qianli, do you have any plans?"

"I dare not hide it from you. I plan to go to Zhuozhou, fight with him, and bring him to my Song side." Sun Tu replied quite calmly.

"No!" The two of them were anxious when they heard this, and almost stopped each other in unison: "The situation is chaotic, and the situation in Zhuozhou is not clear. How can you take such a risk?"

"Yes, Qianli, this is not a wise move. You have a high status in our army. How can you take the risk of trespassing into that muddy water? Even if Zhuozhou is indeed related to the success or failure of the entire battle, it is better to use this..."

"You two naturally understand the care of Sun Tu, but I have a few words to explain. In fact, it is not because I, Sun Tu, is self-deprecating. If you really want to use military forces, I, Sun Tu, are not as good as other Western generals. So in the military camp, it actually has little effect." Sun Tu said slowly. After this war, he did understand that he was not a famous general. His past victory was either due to surprise or luck, and the enemy was generally not too strong. But now, facing a strong enemy like the Liao army, his military qualities are obviously not enough.

After pausing, he said again: "Since that's the case, I am not here anymore. However, in Zhuozhou, I, the Song Dynasty, now I need to show enough sincerity. Compared with others, I believe that my identity is more convincing, and I can act according to the opportunity, at least not let the situation go to the disadvantages. This may be the greatest use of my Sun Tu to the north!"

Speaking of this, he even stood up and saluted: "It is related to the life and death of the Song Dynasty and even the entire Central Plains inheritance. I hope the two seniors can understand my intentions and let me do my best."
Chapter completed!