Wei Zhi saw the setting sun in the west and ordered the army to rest on the spot. At the same time, he ordered his personal soldiers to call several generals to discuss the war.

Around a bonfire, several generals were filled with sadness. The soldiers resting around were all inconsistent military discipline.

Bai Yuzi said: "The three large army of the Song army encircled north and fought a few battles. We retreated to Huangyangping, and then went north without a retreat. Di Qing's 100,000 troops, we really cannot resist, so we should find a way out quickly."

Wei Zhiyu held a branch and fiddled with a bonfire, and said in a deep voice: "To the west is the desert, hundreds of miles by the Yellow River, and there are tens of thousands of troops of Zhang Yu who can't get in. To the east is the Hedong Road of the Song army, and there are also Yang Sui intercepting them, so you can't get in. In fact, there is only one road north to enter Dijinze."

Bai Yuzi said: "The Song army stationed a large army in Dijinze. At this time, the tribe did not accept us. How can we go?"

Wei Zhiyu shook his head helplessly: "What else should I do? I want to surrender now, but I am afraid that the Song army will not accept it."

Bai Yuzi was silent for a while and said, "Actually, when we entered Anqingze, we were dead. What can we do? We were surrounded by the Song army on all sides, and there was only this dead end. Now, death is not scary, it is just pity for these soldiers."

This time, the Song army's attack was extremely resolute, and even the herdsmen in Anqingze were mostly killed as traitors. Once the military discipline was released, the combat effectiveness of the Song army was revealed, which was not something that the Dangxiang Army could resist. After a few battles, they could only escape by looking at the wind. When it arrived at Huangyangping, the Dangxiang army had no choice but to retreat, and the surrounding area was desert. Only more than a hundred miles north was Dijinze, and the Song army had already waited there.

Looking at the darkness around, Wei Zhi's mind was blank for a moment. What should I do? The cold reality makes me feel cold.

More than a hundred miles away in the south, Di Qing sat next to the fire, cooking and drinking while cooking. Several generals in the army sat aside and whispered to discuss the recent war. The soldiers next to him were slaughtering cattle and sheep, laughing and joyful.

After coming north, Di Qing issued a military order that all the Dangxiang people who An Qingze and Huang Yangping refused to surrender were rioters, and they would not be killed. The army quickly advanced northward, and the Dangxiang army was about to collapse at the touch and quickly occupied Anqingze.

This is a small tribe. Most of the young and strong were killed, leaving only women and children. They hid in the corner of the remaining tent and looked at the Song army. Di here, the Song army did not dare to hurt the lives of women and children, but just shared cattle and sheep and drank a lot of wine.

Hebin said: "There are only ten thousand people left in the remnants of Dangxiang. I will take advantage of the situation and there will be no way out soon. This battle will not take many days. I wonder if we can return to the capital when the peach blossoms bloom."

Lu Zheng said: "The Dangxiang people are already birds in cages and turtles in jars. How long can they still make trouble? I heard that the court has prepared money and food to welcome our army back to Beijing. Dangxiang has been causing trouble for decades, and we will go to bed today!"

Several generals laughed together and drank in big gulps. The most difficult time has passed, and now is the joy before the harvest.

Di Qing looked at the bonfire without saying anything, and felt an indescribable smell in his heart. From the young soldiers to the Privy Councilor, Di Qing was a legend of the imperial guards. When he was a Privy Councilor in the capital, there were often soldiers and idle people in the capital, and they took a look on the way to court and regarded it as their idol. This time, leading troops to destroy Dangxiang can be said to be the pinnacle of his military career. But he always felt a little uncomfortable.

He picked up the bowl and drank a big sip of wine. Di Qing looked at the beating bonfire and sighed secretly. There is no way, times have changed, and generals like him are no longer needed by the court. It may be a comfort for him to end with such a great victory. Di Qing himself could feel that this army was not suitable for large-scale wars. In fact, there was no war except for the battle in Lingzhou.

Thinking of the experiences over the past few years, the training of the imperial guards, and the days he was in the military academy, Di Qing was so sad. One era ended in this way, and another era officially began. Di Qing didn’t know how the court would arrange for him after this war. It was because of a high-ranking official and generous salary, but he would no longer arrange real power positions.

In the last battle, Di Qing made up his mind to attack with heavy troops and to wipe out the remnants of Dangxiang, which is more of a commemoration, commemoration of this war. In fact, what great achievements does those 20,000 remnants have?

Although the generals under his jurisdiction have missed the best moment for the imperial guards in recent years and some of them are not suitable for the new army, there are also those suitable for the new army system. For example, Jia Kui in the north is already calm and meticulous, and under the new army system, they can play their strengths. Their future can only depend on their own luck.

The sheep on the fire was ripe, and He Bin tear off a lamb leg and handed it to Di Qing: "Taiwei, the mutton here is the most delicious, let's try it!"

Di Qing took the leg of the lamb in his hand, took a bite, nodded and said, "It's really good meat. The northward, the fewer herders are. Tomorrow, the army will go north and chase the thieves. It has been seven or eight days since they entered Anqingze. Judging from the battles they fought, there is not much food and grass. We chased them tighter, so that they have no chance to breathe, and they will be killed in one fell swoop! From the six months since the Zhenrong Army sent troops, it's time to finish it."

Hebin smiled and said, "The thief Dangxiang is already at a loss, and he is waiting to be poked. I have been with the Grand Marshal for many years, and this battle is the most enjoyable!"

Di Qing smiled: "Making more military achievements will bring endless benefits when you return to the capital. If you want to have such opportunities in the future, I am afraid there will be no more."

Hebin said: "What is the Taiwei saying? There are Khitans in the north, and countless wars are fought. We are in our prime and are at the right time to make achievements!"

Di Qing didn't say anything. For these generals, it was indeed a good time to make achievements in their forties and fifties. But Di Qing was different. He became the Privy Councilor and reached the peak of his life early, and his life would become boring.

Hebin is a meticulous person and learns well in a military academy, but he can only do this in this imperial guards. If he changes the environment, his future is really hard to say. Maybe he is like Jia Kui, and he is particularly suitable for the new military system.

Looking at the bright stars in the sky, Di Qing suddenly felt that he became sentimental. His previous boundless heroism was completely wiped out in the past six months of war. In fact, in the past six months, there have been no defeats. The army has won consecutive victories and has been singing forward to destroy Dangxiang. But as the commander, Di Qing always felt that he was not breathing a sigh of relief, which made him unable to relax his heroism.

He drank a big sip of wine and took a bite of the meat. Di Qing sat next to the fire, a little unwilling and helpless.

Jia Kui got off the horse, hurried into the coach's tent, and looked at the map on the table. Several small staff officers were marking the enemy and us flags on the map. Jia Kui looked at it and pointed to Huang Yangping in the south and said, "Can the camp of the Dangxiang thieves be checked clearly?"

A staff officer said: "Returning to the Taiwei, the two Japanese troops sent a large number of detective cavalry to investigate clearly. The number of thieves is estimated to be more than 12,000 left. There is not much food or grass in their army, and with the escape of the Dangxiang herders of Huang Yangping, they have nowhere to collect food or grass."

Jia Kui nodded: "The three armies of Taiwei Di in the south have begun to siege. Their only way out is to come to Dijinze. This last battle seems to be about to fall on us. Are there many horses in the thief army?"

The staff officer said: "I have fought several consecutive battles with Taiwei Di, and there are not many horses in the Dangxiang army, and it is estimated that 60% or 70% of the people have no horses."
Chapter completed!