The news was spread in the shortest possible time.

Then during this period of time, Liu Chu was very unlucky and enjoyed extraordinary treatment.

No matter where he went, there were always people who glared at him and regarded him as a traitor and a sinner.

Even his former friends dare not continue to communicate with him openly.

What else could Liu Chu say?

I could only smile bitterly.

He has become a typical scapegoat.

In fact, there are many smart people around, so they naturally know what is going on.

But so what if I knew.

Do they dare to mention it in front of Chen An?

It’s not like Chen An has done nothing in the past two years.

While holding on, he was also cultivating the fields and sorting out the internal affairs. In the past two years, he killed countless disobedient generals and lieutenants.

Even those who were not killed were eventually demoted to work in the fields behind them.

At the beginning, some people were still dissatisfied, so they used various connections to submit letters, requesting His Majesty to punish him.

According to most people's thinking, if you kill military generals privately and arrange for someone close to you to take over, this is a proper meddling in military power. It is also a taboo thing.

If His Majesty knew about it, you should be punished.

Even if you don't punish me, it would be quite reasonable to at least remove you and replace you with a commander-in-chief, right?

But it didn't.

No matter how much Chen An did here, Sheng Jing seemed to have not seen it at all. At most, an envoy would come over occasionally and give a few gentle words of encouragement.

Then what?

Gone.

In this case, who can disobey the coach's order?

I don’t even dare to persuade.

Liu Chu dared to persuade Chen An because he had an extraordinary relationship with Chen An, so he dared to say a few words.

But if other unrelated people dare to go up and force you, believe it or not, your head will fall to the ground tomorrow?

In this case, even if they knew that Liu Chu was just a scapegoat, they could only focus their criticism on Liu Chu. "When will this day end?"

The generals and lieutenants everywhere sighed, and each of them looked like they wanted to go out immediately and fight with the Song people. But soon, the sound disappeared completely.

Because Chen An came out.

Chen An was dressed in regular clothes, had a kind face, and looked very amiable. He began to check everywhere.

His appearance is very friendly, but that's just the appearance.

As for the reality.

The rows of heads in the camp outside were still hanging there.

So everyone shut up obediently.

Chen An is still concentrating on defense, practicing his internal skills with peace of mind, and practicing hard.

He looked like he was not in a hurry at all.

But he is not in a hurry, there are many people who are anxious for him.

In the distance, inside Mingzhou County.

In the spacious camp, a young man was sitting and discussing with an old man.

If Chen An were here, he would definitely find that these two people look very familiar.

One is the King of Thailand, and the other is Liu Sheng, who has been on a mission to Dahua before.

In the room, the two of them were discussing, but they didn't look very happy, so that they all looked sad.

"His Majesty has sent someone over again to urge us to march."

Liu Sheng sighed and said: "There has been a major disaster in the country this year. It is said that disasters have occurred in many places, and there is no grain harvest. It is really hard to sustain.

"It is said that some ministers in the court have proposed to withdraw troops and stop the Northern Expedition, but His Majesty has temporarily suppressed it.'

"There is also news from King Lone's insider.

The Thai King had a tangled expression on his face, and he was also full of helplessness at this moment: "They asked me when I will launch."

"That Mr. Chen Guogong is too strict in managing the army. If they don't take action, I'm afraid they won't have a chance in the future."

"well

The two looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

The two-year stalemate was not only extremely uncomfortable for Chen An, but it was also the same for them here.

I recall how high-spirited they were two years ago when they first launched their attack.

The Song State sent 300,000 troops, all of which were elite divisions that had undergone extensive training and had extraordinary combat power.

The King of Thailand himself is the prince of Great China, with a great righteousness and a good reputation, and has many connections in all aspects.

At the beginning, their journey was so smooth. Wherever the army went, people everywhere looked at the wind and descended.

The King of Thailand even personally came forward and recruited and surrendered many generals and lieutenants in Dahua, so that in a short period of time, everything went smoothly.

Dahua Family warmly welcomes Master Wang

Those aristocratic families were themselves suppressed under Cheng Zheng's rule and were considered an unpopular group of people.

It was okay in the past, but under Cheng Zheng's governance, many of their preferential treatment were canceled and many of their interests were suppressed. Naturally, they were not that supportive of Cheng Zheng and felt dissatisfied.

On the one hand, there was dissatisfaction in the heart, and on the other hand, the wise king of Thailand was trying to win over him.

Therefore, in the early days, quite a number of people moved closer to them and actively sought refuge with them.

Everything went so smoothly back then.

As a result, both Cheng Ming and Liu Sheng were extremely optimistic, thinking that they might be able to succeed within a year and a half at most.

This was especially true after the Lu State in the north officially sent troops.

It can be said bluntly that before Chen An came over, everything was going very smoothly for them.

But when Chen An arrived, everything was over.

When Chen An first came, they didn't take it seriously.

After all, a young boy doesn't know how to lead troops in a war.

The King of Thailand himself has huge influence in the south and has many followers, so he can easily influence many generals in Dahua.

In addition, the Song Dynasty is full of elites and has the support of local aristocratic families. Even if it is 300,000 to 400,000, there is nothing to be afraid of.

They were even looking forward to it at that time. They had already contacted many people and were just waiting for the critical moment to stab Chen An in the back.

Then there is no more.

Two years have passed, and none of the people they contacted have had the chance to stab him in the back.

Because Chen An didn’t come out at all,

It's like a turtle with a shrunken head, only caring about its own turtle shell and not paying attention to everything outside.

You can be as showy as you want, I will defend my fort.

It was such a simple and unpretentious move that left King Tai and Liu Sheng helpless.

They are the attacking party.

Since ancient times, conquering difficulties has always been the most difficult.

Not to mention that in order to facilitate defense, Chen An deliberately abandoned all the counties that were not conducive to defense, leaving only a few empty cities for them.

There were terrains everywhere that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there were fortresses as far as the eye could see. They had no way of starting.

A massive army attack?

Please, there are more people on the other side than you.

Chen An's army may not be as elite as the Song Dynasty, but the number of 400,000 is real, and it is not an army that lacks food and clothing.

On the contrary, they are located in Dahua, and the logistics are very sufficient.

In order to facilitate supply, the other party also deliberately left those places with long and narrow logistics lines that are not conducive to supply, making it clear that they will be with you for a long time.

How else can we fight this?

At first, King Tai led people to try to fight a few times.

Then he never dared to fight again.
To be continued...