Chapter 1 The chaos on Guangnan West Road

The Golden Palace was silent, and the ministers all lowered their heads silently, not daring to speak.

Song Renzong, who was above Danbi, sat upright on the dragon throne with an angry face.

On the dragon case in front of him, there was a Tang newspaper that had just been transmitted from Guangnan West Road.

Tangbao was written by Yu Jing, the Grand Marshal of the Southern Conquest, and reported that the rebels of Nong Zhigao had already broken west and captured Yongzhou for the second time.

The Song army was defeated one after another, and suffered heavy losses. They asked the court to send reinforcements again.

Song Renzong never even dreamed that a mere child chieftain could cause such a big storm.

In less than half a year, it swept across the entire Guangnan West Road and Guangnan East Road, and the troops headed straight to Huguang.

It once besieged Guangzhou, an important town in Guangnan.

The court successively sent generals such as Sun Mian and Yu Jing to quell the rebellion. Unexpectedly, the army was useless and lost many people.

It was late autumn of the fourth year of Huangyou, but the ministers felt a bone-broken chill.

This chill comes from the emperor's deterrence and also from the fear of the enemy.

What kind of Ah is Nong Zhigao?

In such a short time, he was able to conquer important cities and defeat famous generals repeatedly. His troops were as strong as his troops, and he even crossed the Iron Cavalry of Xixia.

To the expectations of the ministers, Song Renzong did not vent his anger, but sighed and said: If he had known this, it would have been fine to accept Nong Zhigao's support.It turned out that Nong Zhigao was a wealthy family in Guangyuanzhou and was attached to the Li Dynasty in Vietnam.

Later, due to the extreme levy in Vietnam, Nong Zhigao's father Nong Cunfu could no longer bear it and rose up to fight.

Unexpectedly, he was sent to the Vietnamese Emperor Taizong to conquer and capture and kill Nong Cunfu.

Nong Cunfu's wife Anon took his son Nong Zhigao after many twists and turns, left the tiger's mouth and returned to Guangyuanzhou to make a comeback.

Originally, Nong Zhigao wanted to surrender to the Song Dynasty and fight against Nanyue, but Renzong refused to accept it, Nong Zhigao was desperate and rose up to rebel against the Song Dynasty.

The east and west sides of Guangnan were called by Nong Zhigao and responded to it in a crowd.

Within a few months, he conquered dozens of prefectures and counties and once besieged Guangzhou.

The Song Dynasty sent troops south many times, but he repeatedly passed the famous generals.

Not only that, Nong Zhigao also usurped the title of emperor, built the Danan Kingdom in Yongzhou, and competed with the Song Dynasty.

Song Renzong couldn't sleep or eat, and he was sitting on the dragon throne at this time, and he was not even sitting or standing.

Originally, if you become the emperor, you can worry about everything, but you are born in a chaotic world. The Liao Kingdom is eyeing it in the north and the Xixia in the west repeatedly invaded the border.

Now that war is coming again in the southwest, will the foundation established by our ancestors be destroyed by him alone?

Song Renzong still stood up from the dragon throne, looked around his ministers, and said: Can there be a good general who can go on a battle with Guangxi for me?

The ministers from both the East, the East, the West, the West, the East, the West, the West, the West, the West, and the West, all looked at me, and no one dared to respond.

Seeing that no one answered, Song Renzong asked again.

But the civil and military ministers seemed to be deaf, and no one said anything.

Song Renzong couldn't help but get angry and cursed: A bunch of waste!He usually receives imperial grain and salary, but now it is the time when the court employs people, but no one stands out!

At this time, a person walked out of the Wen class.

I saw that he was seven feet tall, in his sixties, with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, and he was powerful without anger.

This person is not someone else, but the leader of all officials, the Heavenly Official Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun reported: Long live the revelation.If you recommend one person, you will definitely be able to defeat the southwest in one fell swoop and eliminate the troubles in Your Majesty forever.

oh?Who is Kou Qing recommended?Song Renzong asked with a frown slightly.

Now looking at the world, only the Grand Marshal Di Qing, who is the one who can take on this important task.Kou Zhun replied.

When Song Renzong heard this, he shook his head repeatedly and said: No!Di Qing led the cavalry of Longshan to guard Xixia.If he was transferred to the south, the line of the ridge will be empty.The Western Xia Kingdom can take advantage of the situation and the war will be of great trouble.

Kou Zhun did not answer again.

Long live is a reason, Xixia is also a powerful enemy and should not be underestimated.

If Di Qing was really transferred to the south to fight, the country would be in danger of overthrow.

At this time, another person walked out of the literary class.

This man is eight feet tall, with a face as much as the bottom of a pot, wearing an official hat, a crimson robe, three long strands of beards, and the bright moon hangs high on his forehead.

This person said: I am a humble minister, Bao Zheng, recommending one person, who can take on the responsibility of conquering the South.Song Renzong turned his gaze to Bao Zheng and asked: Who is Bao Aiqing?

Bao Zheng said: The Yang family in Tianbo Mansion can hold the seal of the Nan Zhengshi!

Song Renzong still shook his head and said: No!No!Since Yang Zongbao was killed in the Western Xia three years ago, the Yang family has become an unknown general.Now there are only a group of old and weak widows left in the mansion. Zong Bao's son Yang Wenguang is still young and follows Di Qing in the west.No one can take the lead seal!

Bao Zheng said: Long live back!I wonder if the emperor remembers Mu Guiying, the Huntian Hou who broke the Tianmen Formation back then?Song Renzong nodded and said: Of course I remember.If she hadn't fought bravely back then and had defeated the 100-8 formations of the South Heaven, how could she have the power of my country now?

Bao Zheng said: Your Majesty is not bad.It is better to let the Huntian Hou hang the seal of the Southern Commander, and he will definitely win the championship and win the championship.

Song Renzong said worriedly: I am afraid that Huntian Hou will no longer be as brave as he was in his old age!

Bao Zheng continued: Your Majesty!Huntian Hou Mu Guiying is now forty-two years old, and she is in her prime. How could she say that she is in her old age?Thinking about three years ago, Yang Zongbao died in the battlefield. If Mr. Mu had not led the twelve widows to the west and headed towards Xingqing Prefecture, which forced the Western Xia to submit a letter of surrender, how could there be a peaceful world today?From this we can see that the bravery of Mu Hou is not inferior to that of that year!

Kou Zhun, on the side, also responded: Your Majesty, if Mu Guiying takes charge of the southern expedition, he will be several times better than Di Qing!Please give your order to surrender and grant the title of Marshal Mu as the Grand Marshal of the Southern Conquest.

When Song Renzong heard what the two said, he was very reasonable.

Originally, he thought that if there was really no candidate for the Southern Expedition, he could only transfer Di Qing from Long to the southwest.

Now that Mu Guiying takes charge, there is no need to take the risk of recruiting Di Qing.

What's more, Di Qing was just a member of Yang Zongbao and his wife back then. In terms of ability and conditions, as Kou Zhun said, Mu Guiying was more suitable than Di Qing.

He thought for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, he appointed Mu Guiying as the Grand Marshal of the Conquest of the South, as he said, according to the words of his two beloved ministers.But who should be the pioneer?

Kou Zhundao: I recently received a letter from Mr. Fan, in which the letter said that Yang Wenguang's literary and martial arts are not inferior to his father, and he should be a talent that can be used to be a stylist.Your Majesty can be adjusted by Yang Wenguang as the pioneer of the southern expedition.First, Yang Wenguang's talent should be displayed and loyal to the country; second, Yang Wenguang was still young and could be more experienced under his mother's command.

Song Renzong said: If the Yang family mother and son were fighting in the south, they would be able to share my worries and relieve my sorrows.If the army in the south is triumphant, we should remember the great achievements of our two beloved ministers!

The Shangshu Academy immediately drafted an edict, held by Kou Zhun and Bao Zheng, and went straight to Tianbo Mansion to read it.

At this time, Mu Guiying was leaning against the railing, looking at the distant sky intently.

Since she married into the Yang Mansion at the age of seventeen, she has spent almost 25 years on horseback.

She and her husband Yang Zongbao were also separated for a long time.

Sometimes when we meet, we have to go on our own battles again.

Even though the two were in the same military camp, they were busy discussing the strategy of defeating the enemy, and they had no leisure to live a good life for two people.

Now, Yang Zongbao has buried his bones in the yellow sand and will never meet him.

All of this seems to be a dream.

She often thinks this way.

And her life is indeed like a dream, full of legend.

The myth she created was something that countless men could not reach in their entire lives.

In the fight against Liao and the Western Expedition, countless foreign warriors were shaking under her feet and their souls were scattered.

It seems that she has never tried the taste of failure.

But fate made her lose her husband in her prime, which seemed like a reward that God forced...

Just as Mu Guiying was immersed in sadness, the dot drum in Tianbo Mansion sounded.

Although the Yang family has gradually moved away from the war, the points of the morning and evening will still not be spared.

The drums were very rapid, breaking the calm Yang Mansion.

Mu Guiying immediately cheered up and dressed neatly. She took her maid Yang Paifeng to the front hall to receive the general.

After the two arrived at the front hall, they saw that the incense table had been set up in the middle of the hall.

Two majestic adults were found behind the case.

Mu Guiying recognized these two people as Bao Zheng, a Grand Secretary of Longtu Pavilion, and Kou Zhun.

Judging from this situation, the emperor's will must have been surrendered and read it by two adults.

Seeing that the Yang family widows had arrived, Bao Zheng shouted: The imperial edict has arrived!Old Lady She and Mu Guiying, Hou Huntian, received the order!

When Mu Guiying heard Lord Bao shouting his name, she hurriedly stepped forward and fell to the ground.

She Taijun, holding a golden dragon-headed stick in his hand, stood aside.

Due to the battle at Jinsha Beach many years ago, Taijun's seven sons went on a battle, but only Yang Liulang came back.

In order to commend his loyalty and wise, the emperor issued a special order to not kneel down when facing you.

My concubines She Saihua and Mu Guiying received the order!

Bao Zheng launched the imperial edict and read out loudly: Emperor Fengtian Chengyun's edict said: The child bandits in the southern border are rampant, and the thieves are rampant. With their mere tiny land, they want to boil the sea and burn it, and they want to tie the chickens to see the secrets of heaven. I have always had the virtue of being a virtuous person, always have compassion, and cannot bear to be killed. However, the ugly ones do not know my heart, poison Guangdong and Guangxi, and slaughter my people. If I sit down and watch, who in the world will have the virtue? If there is no conquest, who is afraid of its power? Therefore, the Hou Huntian, Mu Guiying, was specially appointed as the Grand Marshal of Pingnan, and led 50,000 imperial guards. He went south immediately to eliminate evil. The former Sun Mian and Yu Jing were all controlled by them. I’m so proud of this!

Mu Guiyingshan shouted long live, took the imperial edict with both hands and stood up from the ground.

Kou Zhun said on the side: I congratulate Mr. Mu, and I will take the lead seal again.

Before Mu Guiying could reply, She Taijun continued: How dare you ask Tianguan and Lord Bao, what is the situation of the Southern Invaders?Bao Zheng shook his head and said: It’s overwhelming and unstoppable.The former is Marshal Sun and Marshal Yu, who fought for a long time without achieving extraordinary achievements.This led to the southern invaders breaking into Guangnan East Road and besieging Guangzhou.All the places in Guangdong and Guangxi are invincible.Now the emperor is worried, so he asked us to come and ask the Hou Huntian to re-elect the commander's seal and fight again on the battlefield.

Mu Guiying handed over the imperial edict to Yang Paifeng and asked her to offer it to the incense table.

He also invited two adults to sit aside and said: Yang's mansion has been deeply favored by the emperor in every world, so he should be loyal to the country and conquer Guangnan.However, the marching and fighting are not just a joke.I wonder who the emperor ordered to be the vanguard of the army?

Kou Zhun smiled and said: Marshal Mu, don’t be anxious!The emperor had issued another imperial edict, and asked people to rush to Longshang to recruit Yang Wenguang back to Beijing.This southern expedition, Pioneer is your son!

Since Yang Zongbao's death, Yang Wenguang has been sent to Xixia to serve under Di Qing's command.

It has been more than a year since I went there.

Because of the tense war in Longshang, Yang Wenguang has not been home for several months to reunite with his mother and grandmother.

When Mu Guiying heard that the emperor specially appointed Yang Wenguang as his vanguard, he was delighted and said: If Wenguang is the vanguard of this commander, he will naturally win.I just don’t know when to start, please make clear what you two adults do?

Kou Zhun said: The war is unfavorable, and countless prefectures and counties are lost. Nong Zhigao's soldiers are already approaching Huguang.The emperor meant that as soon as Yang Wenguang took office, the three armies would immediately set off.

After Mu Guiying asked about some marching arrangements, Kou Zhun and Bao Zheng stood up and left when they saw it was getting late.

She Taijun, Mu Guiying and a group of widows from the Yang family delivered the two adults to the door.

When the two men disappeared into the dusk mist, She Taijun turned to ask Mu Guiying and said: Guiying, I'm going to Guangnan, I wonder what strategy you have to defeat the enemy?

Mu Guiying said: Although there are many foreign races in Guangnan, they are still Chinese people.We should use war to intimidate our power and give our kindness and trust, and we will no longer be at risk of chaos.

She Taijun nodded. She had always trusted Mu Guiying very much. In terms of military capabilities and combat strategy, it was far superior to other widows in the Yang Mansion. Even within the world, few people could beat her.

However, she was still a little worried about the expedition to the south: Guiying, the land of Guangnan, is strange and strange, and it is not as good as fighting in the northwest.This is the best place to go to the battle.

yes!Mu Guiying responded, his granddaughter-in-law will definitely live up to the high expectations of the emperor and grandma, and win the championship and win.

She Taijun said: Although there are only some widows and wives left in the Yang Mansion, everyone is very skilled in martial arts and is a general.Now you are in charge, regardless of age or seniority, you will be the generals to help you fight in the south!

Mu Guiying looked around and saw a group of wives from the auntie who were eager to try.

However, seeing that they were all old and could not bear to let them suffer from the pain of the battlefield, Mu Guiying said: Grandma, when my granddaughter-in-law is here, you can only go to the south of the country, Jiao Tinggui and Meng Dingguo. Let Jean Baofeng walk with me and you will definitely go straight to the southern Xinjiang!

She Taijun understood Mu Guiying's good intentions and nodded.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted: Mother, let your daughter go to the battle with you!

Mu Guiying looked back and saw that it was her daughter Yang Jinhua. She couldn't help but frowned and shouted: "Nonsense!"Why don't you go back to your room to rest?Grandma and wife here, no one is better than you, and it’s not your turn to go!

Unexpectedly, Yang Jinhua said back: Mother, the child has learned a lot of skills now, thinking about how to be loyal to the country.Today, the mother is going to take charge of the battle, and it is the time for the child to show his skills.Besides, can the child follow his mother and have any accidents?

Seeing Yang Jinhua talking back, Mu Guiying couldn't help but be furious and shouted: "Oh, you girl, you've eaten the courage of the leopard, and you actually spoke like this."I think I won’t teach you a lesson!As he said that, he took a rattan from the side and wanted to beat Yang Jinhua.

When the Taijun saw this, he hurriedly stopped and said, Guiying, it is rare that Jinhua is a young man and has the heart to serve the country.Just take her with you to help you with the great event in the south!

Mu Guiying said anxiously: But Jinhua's age...

She Taijun continued: Jinhua is almost twenty years old this year.Back then, didn’t you become the commander of the three armies at the age of seventeen?Besides, it is also good to let Jinhua go out for experience.I miss my female generals of the Yang family, all of them are like men, how can Jinhua be an exception?

The wives around also said: Yes!Taijun is right, Guiying, just let Jinhua be with you.After hearing everyone say this, Mu Guiying couldn't help but say: Since that's the case, let Jinhua and I follow the army!After saying that, he glared at Yang Jinhua fiercely.

Yang Jinhua was overjoyed and could not see her mother's eyes. She jumped up excitedly and bowed to the elders around her and said: Thank you, Grandma, thank you, grandma and mother for your fulfillment!When Jinhua leaves, she will surely fight to fight the enemy and shine for the Yang family!It caused the Yang family to nod and admire her repeatedly.

Within a few days, Yang Wenguang, who was in Western Xia, received the imperial edict and said goodbye to Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing, rushed back to Tokyo Bianliang without stopping, first went to the mansion to pay homage to Taijun and his mother, and then went to the Ministry of War to take the Pioneer Seal.

On this day, 50,000 troops gathered in the schoolyard, full of murderous intent.

Mu Guiying personally slaughtered the animals and sacrificed the flags and vowed to the sky.

Yang Wenguang led 5,000 elite troops to lead the way to open the road when encountering mountains and build bridges when encountering water.

Jiao Tinggui was also appointed as the general of the left army, Meng Dingguo was the general of the right army, Sun Zhen, the general of the imperial guards of Bianliang Prefecture, as the grain supervisor, Yang Paifeng was the counselor of the central army, and Yang Jinhua was the attendant of the left and right.

When the auspicious time comes, three cannons will be heard, and the army will head straight for Guangnan.

Outside the ten-mile long pavilion, Grand Secretary Bao Zheng and Tianguan Kou Zhun set up a wine to give away Mu Guiying.

Kou Zhun said: Mu Guiying was ordered to march south and he would succeed.We are waiting for good news in the capital, hoping to get to the early stages.

Mu Guiying brought the wine glass and drank it all in one go. Thank you: Thanks to the auspicious words of the two masters, even if Guiying breaks his body, he will surely bring the thief's head to the capital with high severity!