It was just that it was too late for Tong Daofu to regret it. His Royal Highness Prince Yun had already embarked on the journey to the northwest with him.

And along the way... quite active.

For example, His Royal Highness Prince Yun seems to be very good at riding, which Tong Daofu has never heard of.

He only knew that King Yun was very talented and learned, and had even passed the first prize in the exam. Although his physical fitness was not particularly outstanding, it was not bad. At least he could do basic riding and shooting.

It's just that... the riding skills displayed by King Yun at this time were far beyond what ordinary mounted archers could compare to.

Not only that, His Royal Highness Prince Yun did not give him any face, which left Tong Daofu speechless and puzzled.

You know, after all, Tong Daofu was regarded as the number one general in the Qi Dynasty at this time, and his many years of traveling to the northwest made him feel quite good about himself. And this King Yun, who had been very respectful to him before, until that banquet

In the first half of the period, King Yun treated him with courtesy and regarded him as an important official of the country who could be his teacher.

As a result, halfway through the banquet, His Highness Prince Yun seemed to be a completely different person.

Not only was his speech quite rude, seeming to show the characteristics of a certain playboy, but he also frequently made rude remarks, and his disdain and contempt for Tong Daofu was almost written on his face.

Tong Daofu was very puzzled as to what was going on, but after all, he was not familiar with His Royal Highness Prince Yun, so it was difficult to say whether this was a major change in temperament or a revelation of his true colors.

The other party is His Majesty's most beloved son today, so...just bear with it if you can.

As long as he doesn't make random comments on the military affairs, Tong Daofu can hold his nose and endure it until the army returns to the court this time.

…

From Fan Cun's perspective, time passed very quickly along the way.

The game "Dark Sand" automatically omits some meaningless links, and the links that players experience are either directly related to the subsequent puzzle solving, or they have a certain supplementary effect on the plot of real history.

On this day, Fan Cun followed Tong Daofu to the military camp of the Western Army.

After some preparations, the army set off and prepared to officially launch an attack on Xixia.

In the northwest at this time, the war had actually calmed down. Thanks to Tong Daofu's efforts, the Qi Dynasty entered a long period of strategic suppression of Xixia.

From this point of view, Tong Daofu is indeed a talent.

This can be explained from two perspectives: From the perspective of the history of the Qi Dynasty, there were only two or three historical stages that truly completed the comprehensive suppression of Xixia. From this point of view, it seems that Tong Daofu did a pretty good job;

But if we look at the combat effectiveness of the Western Army at that time and the comparison of the national power of the Qi Dynasty and Xixia, if a famous general with excellent military ability were placed in Tong Daofu's position, Xixia might have been wiped out.

Along the way, Fan Cun was also paying attention to the combat power of the Western Army.

It has to be said that this is indeed the most well-equipped and most powerful team in the entire Qi Dynasty.

Until the time of General Han Fuyue, although the Western Army had suffered several disasters and its elite was greatly reduced, it was still the most capable source of troops.

Especially compared with the Pingding Army that Fan Chengchen encountered in the first stage, whether it was the quality of the soldiers, morale or equipment level, they were not on the same level at all.

The army continued to march until it reached Huangchuan.

Tong Daofu looked at the scenery around him and the unique scenery of the mountains and rivers in the Northwest. He couldn't help but feel proud and proudly talked about an incident when he went to the Northwest.

At that time, he served as the supervisor of the army, and the army happened to march to Huangchuan.

Here the army kills animals to sacrifice the flag and prepares for war.

However, at this time, they suddenly received an order from Qi Huizong, telling them to retreat.

This situation is similar to the operation of the empty shooting order in later generations.

As for why he had to withdraw his troops, the reason was very simple. There was a fire in the palace. Qi Huizong thought it was an ominous sign, so he had to withdraw his troops.

Tong Daofu was obviously speechless at that time, so he stuffed the edict directly into his boots. The generals in the army asked him what was written on it? Tong Daofu replied without changing his expression: Your Majesty hopes that we will succeed as soon as possible.

As a result, the expedition returned with a great victory.

At the celebration banquet, Tong Daofu took out the edict and passed it on to the generals in the army.

The generals couldn't help but be shocked. This was disobedience. If they really lost the battle, wouldn't it be a serious crime requiring beheading?

Tong Daofu said that morale was at its peak at this time. If we really stopped fighting temporarily according to the imperial edict, what a huge blow to morale it would be! If we send out troops again at that time, we may not be able to achieve such results.

Therefore, he would rather lose the battle and bear the blame than conceal the imperial edict and send troops by force.

This also allowed Tong Daofu to establish great prestige in the northwest, which became a major turning point for him to become king through military exploits.

Tong Daofu proudly showed off to Fan Cun, and his meaning was obvious.

"If you are going to be outside, you will not accept your orders"!

On the one hand, this is to show off his previous proud deeds, to show off his military talents, and to ask His Highness King Yun not to interfere blindly; on the other hand, it is also a hint that I dare not even listen to the emperor's words, King Yun

Your Highness, please don't feel good about yourself and think you can command me.

Fan Cun looked at Tong Daofu and chuckled in his heart.

This incident of Tong Daofu is indeed worth bragging about. After all, this is the brightest moment of his entire military career.

In fact, if you analyze it carefully, is this so-called highlight moment of Tong Daosuke very brilliant?

Not necessarily.

On the one hand, the victory at that time was the result of the joint efforts of the entire Western Army and the generals of the Western Army. Tong Daofu was only a supervisor at the time, and he had the right to speak, but to say that it was all due to his command? That is

Nonsense.

With the fighting power of the Western Army, it should have won.

On the other hand, the reason why Tong Daofu dared to stuff the emperor's edict into his boots was actually because he understood Qi Huizong's temper.

Although Qi Huizong was not clear-headed, he was still a relatively tolerant emperor on the whole. At that time, Tong Daofu judged that Qi Huizong still relied on him for everything, and even if he did not obey the order, there would not necessarily be any particularly serious consequences. Therefore,

Only then do you dare to engage in such risky operations to gain fame for yourself.

If he were a tyrant who would kill his entire family whenever someone resisted his decree, would Tong Daofu still dare to do this?

Most of them don't dare.

The biggest label of Tong Daofu is that he "bullies the weak and fears the strong", which can be seen from his different attitudes towards the Xixia and Jin people.

When fighting Xixia, he relied on the Qi Dynasty's stronger national power than Xixia and the powerful combat power of the Western Army. He made all kinds of fooling around, fooled around, and even reported victory after losing the battle; but when it came time to fight against the Jinren, in Taiyuan City

Before even seeing the golden man's shadow, he had already fled.

Therefore, no matter how bragging Tong Daofu was at this time, Fan Cun just ignored him.

Tong Daofu felt aggrieved. Facing His Royal Highness King Yun, he really had no temper at all, so he could only vent his anger on the military.

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"General Liu Fa, I order you to immediately send troops to unify Ancheng and use this as a basis to attack Shuofang! You must not delay the military situation, otherwise, military law will be engaged!" Tong Daofu looked at the general in front of him who looked to be in his fifties.

Tong'an City was an important town occupied by the Qi army at this time, and it was also a springboard for further troops.

Liu Fa frowned, shook his head slightly and said, "The general will think it's impossible.

"Although the Xixia army was severely damaged by our army, its vitality has not been damaged. If we rush to send troops, we may not have a good chance of winning.

"Tong'an City is isolated outside the country, and the surrounding situation is unknown. More information is needed.

"If the general rushes deep into the army alone and is ambushed, the consequences will be disastrous."

Tong Daofu's face turned cold: "General Liu Fa! You are also a famous general in the world. You have been fighting in frontier fortresses for a long time, and you know a lot about the war in the northwest. At this time, great achievements are right in front of you, so why are you so afraid of the enemy?

"When you were in the capital, you personally received orders from His Majesty, and you even said with certainty that this battle would be won. How come you are facing a big battle, but you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger, saying that the chance of victory is not good? Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by Your Majesty for the crime of deceiving the emperor?

!”

These words were playful and even humiliating.

General Liu Fa's face darkened, and he was obviously speechless by Tong Daofu's words.

But after all, it was about his family and his life, so he still wanted to struggle again: "The military situation is changing rapidly, so how can we generalize! The general did not say that we cannot send troops, but if we send troops rashly at this time, the chance of winning is indeed not high."

The two had a dispute for the time being.

Fan looked on and realized instantly that this might be a key plot point.

If one says it can be fought and the other says it cannot be fought, then one of them must be wrong.

If he had a thorough understanding of this part of history at this time, he would naturally know the correct answer.

But he didn't know.

But it doesn't matter, because he still has the opportunity to ask for help off the court.

Fan Cun looked at the card in the upper right corner of his field of vision. After thinking about it, he endured the pain and directly summoned Sheng Taizu!

Sheng Taizu is the one who consumes the most energy among all the heroic figures in history.

Whether it is summoning, asking questions, or letting him directly possess and take care of it, it consumes more energy than the heroic spirits of other historical figures.

In fact, Fan Cun also considered other options, such as General Deng Yuanjing.

General Deng knew military matters very well, and when it came to fighting alone, he was even better than Sheng Taizu.

But Fan Cun also considered that he was not playing a simple military commander after all, but a prince, and that there would be other content besides war in the future.

When the time comes, General Deng will be able to give some advice when he encounters fields such as civil affairs or political struggle, but he will definitely not be as professional as Sheng Taizu.

Therefore, Fan Cun finally decided to let Sheng Taizu handle it all.
To be continued...