Obviously, the army led by Zhao Ji was "lost" outside Kaifeng Prefecture!

They should have gone north to the Sanshan Floating Bridge in Huazhou... At least the people in Kaifeng Prefecture think so!

But somehow, Zhao Ji's army left Kaifeng Prefecture and advanced along the Wuzhang River to the northeastern direction. At this moment, they all reached Dongming County, southeast of Huazhou... If you go along this direction, you will almost go to Liangshanpo!

Of course, Liangshan is not the destination of Zhao Ji's trip. Is it a good idea to go to Liangshan for a good official? His real destination is Yingtian Prefecture, Nanjing, south of Xingren Prefecture.

Just the day before Zhao Ji left Kaifeng Prefecture, Cai You, Li Bangyan, Li Yan, Liang Shicheng and others had already escorted Zhao Ji's concubines, the emperor and the underage prince to Yingtian Prefecture, Nanjing on an official boat. However, those official boats were walking on the Bian River, not the Wuzhang River.

The Bian River is south of Wuzhang and is the canal leading to the southeast. The Wuzhang River is the canal leading to the Jishui River, and is the waterway connecting Jingdong East Road and Kaifeng Prefecture.

Zhao Ji advanced along the Wuzhang River, of course, to cover up his eyes... Most of the generals he brought out from Kaifeng Prefecture were from Kaifeng, and only the two thousand Shengjie Army were from the Western Army, and his family was not in Kaifeng Prefecture. The remaining more than 10,000 people were all old Kaifeng for generations. If they knew that Zhao Ji was going to abandon Kaifeng Prefecture and run away, they might have to undergo mutiny!

So Zhao Ji had to hide his subordinates from letting them know the purpose of the trip... But in this way, he could not walk along the Bian River, but could only follow the Wuzhang River, and also go to the north bank.

But it is still a bit risky to walk on the north bank of Wuzhang River. After all, there is no obstacle between the north bank of Wuzhang River and the Sanshan Bridge battlefield. If a team of golden thieves sneak over, would he have to fight with his back?

But how could Tong Guan and Gao Qiu let him take such risks? They had already arranged a water ship for Zhao Ji, and followed Zhao Ji slowly. Once danger occurred, Zhao Ji could cross the river and walk immediately.

After crossing Wuzhang River, run southeasternly to reach Yingtian Mansion...

In addition, Gao Qiu also sent Tangma Chuanqi to maintain contact with Li Gang on the Wannian Dam battlefield. Every night, the battle report of the day would be sent to Zhao Ji. If something was wrong, Zhao Ji would immediately cross the river and run away.

Anyway, it's foolproof!

The battle report sent last night showed that the Song army on the Wannian Xindi battlefield was fighting well. Although they still did not win, it was really difficult to maintain the offensive.

This afternoon, just when Zhao Ji had just settled in Zhenshuiguan by Wuzhang River, the Privy Council of Kaifeng Prefecture transferred another report from the Hebei Marshal's Office, informing the news that the victory of Niangziguan, the victory of pacifying the army, the victory of Taiyuan and the defeat of the Jin thieves Western Route Army had been defeated from Hedong!

Although this news is full of moisture no matter how you look at it, Taiyuan's rescue will definitely not be fake... Zhao Kai has arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture, and he also requested to control the troops in Hedong in the memorial.

Of course, Zhao Kai’s request would not be agreed to Zhao Ji. A Hebei Marshal is not enough? Add Hedong and it will take Shaanxi in two days. Is this still reasonable?

However, the inability to ask Zhao Kai does not affect Zhao Ji's good mood... Judging from the situation, the war with the Jin thieves is almost the same. When he arrives in Yingtian Prefecture, the Song Dynasty will be able to make good peace with the Jin Dynasty.

Although Yingtian Prefecture is only 200 to 300 miles away from Kaifeng Prefecture, the threat of the Yellow River water to Tianfu is much smaller than that of Kaifeng Prefecture. If the dam of the Wannian Dike collapses, Kaifeng Prefecture will be a disaster! However, when the Yellow River water flows for 300 to 400 miles to flood Yingtian Prefecture, the threat will be much smaller. Moreover, the golden thieves cannot dig a river three or four hundred miles away by attacking water, because the flood flows too far, the variable will be great. Who knows where to flood?

Therefore, if the capital of the Song Dynasty was unwilling to move to Luoyang, which had inconvenient transportation, and moved to Yingtian Prefecture (Shangqiu), which had more convenient transportation than Kaifeng Prefecture, could also avoid the danger of the Yellow River.

When Zhao Ji thought of how he could be an official in the safe Yingtian Mansion in the future, he was so excited! At the same time, because he was leading the troops outside, he was a little scared. He felt so uncomfortable that he ordered the eunuchs who accompanied him to take out the wine and Tong Guan he brought. Gao Qiu and others held a "drinking party" in Zhenshui Temple. He also had a lot of drinks and was in a good mood.

As I drank, it became a little high.

Zhao Ji, who had changed into a Taoist robe, stood up dizzyly and walked towards the gate of the Taoist temple hall where he was located.

It's dark now, but the hall is brightly lit inside and outside. So Zhao Ji can enjoy the rain at night here. He only saw the rain falling on the dripping eaves in front of him, forming a water curtain, which has a bit of the artistic conception of the Jiangnan water town.

Thinking of Jiangnan, he saw the soldiers in front of the hall standing under the eaves. Zhao Ji somehow thought of Zhou Yu, Chibi, and Su Dongpo's "Nian Nujiao. Nostalgia for the Ancients of Red Cliff".

Then he couldn't help but recite: "The river goes east, the waves wash away, and the eternal heroes. To the west of the old building, the humanity is the Red Cliff of Zhoulang of the Three Kingdoms..."

When he read this, he suddenly stopped. I don’t know if he had forgotten the words?

Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and several princes (all of them Zhao Ji's sons) were about to remind him, but Zhao Ji suddenly asked: "I am a general now, how about that Zhou Lang in Jiangdong?"

You have escaped from the emperor's guild, and you are so embarrassed to compare yourself with Zhou Yu? How thick is your face!

However, no one dares to say that Zhao Ji is inferior to Zhou Yu!

Just as several people began to thrive intent on praising the "Kaifeng Zhaolang" who was running away in person, they heard a faint noise from outside. Listen to it, and there seemed to be a roar like thunder.

The people in the hall were nervous. The sound sounded a little wrong! Could it be that the golden thief came to attack at night?

Tong Guan even leaned over and whispered: "Official family, let's call the official boat here, you and the kings get on the boat first."

Zhao Ji was really drunk a little high... and the wine made the cowards brave! At this time, Zhao Ji had already found something about Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, and said to Tong Guan who came up: "What are you doing when you get on the boat? Can the Jin thieves and the navy betroth?"

Tong Guan was also a little confused and his mind was slow. He wanted to say that the Jin thieves had a naval army, so Zhao Ji would definitely get on the boat as soon as he was. But he told the truth to Zhao Ji, "Officials, the Jin thieves did not have a naval army, so we should get on the boat... If the Jin thieves really came, the official family would be able to cross the Wuzhang River and escape to Yingtian Mansion immediately."

"What nonsense?" Zhao Ji, a coward, has now regarded himself as "Sai Gongjin". Of course, he is not afraid of any golden thieves. "Where are you here! Put on my armor and lead my horse for me. I want to supervise the army to fight against the thieves!"

The general is fighting against the thief? Are you drunk and crazy?

The people around him dared to put on armor and lead a horse for Zhao Ji, and stood there without moving. At this moment, the sound outside suddenly became much smaller, and even the sound of the dripping rain became lighter and lighter, and they were almost unable to hear it.

It seemed that no golden thieves were coming, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The filial son Zhao Shu remembered that his father wanted to "pretend Zhou Lang" to play, so he shouted to the eunuchs on the left and right, put on armor for Zhao Ji, and held a horse, and even said to Tong Guan. Gao Qiu said, "Since the official family has this interest, let's follow his wishes! Let's not make a debut in the Taoist temple, just walk around in the courtyard, let the official family blow a little cold wind and wake up."

Since all the filial sons said this, it was hard for others to say anything else. So someone soon put on a golden lacquer armor for Zhao Ji, and even put on a phoenix winged ponytail. Someone led a horse to the courtyard of the Taoist temple.

With the support of the two filial sons Zhao Shu and Zhao Zhen, Zhao Ji staggered out of the yard, and then was helped onto a war horse. Of course, he could not be allowed to ride a horse by himself, but someone was helping him lead the horse by the side.

However, before Zhao Ji could wake up from the night wind in the yard, the noise that had just disappeared started again, and it was getting closer and louder.

Zhao Ji listened with his ears and seemed to hear countless voices shouting: "The water is here, the water is here..."

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Chapter completed!