After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 161 The Truth

"end--!"

Following Han Ming's wave of his hand, Yong Zeng immediately shouted and ordered all the soldiers to stop shooting.

The Song army stopped their bows and collected their arrows in unison. The movement was a masterpiece of refinement and looked majestic, causing the few scattered soldiers on the gentle slope to frown.

"Deal with them."

Han Mingqing's cold tone spread throughout the Song army.

Zhe Kexing and Yao Gu's eyes turned fierce, and they suddenly jumped up from the bamboo raft and wooden boat, directly jumped onto the gentle slope, drew the swords at their waists and slashed forward.

"kill--!"

Mo Zang Xiling watched the two young generals flying up the slope, and swung his big iron spear in a circle, "Sweeping the Thousands of Troops", intending to decide the outcome with one move and force Zhe Kexing and Yao Gu down the gentle slope.

"avoid--!"

Zhe Kexing and Yao Gu shouted at the same time, ducked down and rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding each other's fatal move.

Then the two of them used their swords to restrain the long spear of Mo Zang Xiling at the same time, and with a strong twist, they directly swept away the big iron spear of Mo Zang Xiling, which was slightly exhausted from the continuous fighting.

At the critical moment, Xifeng Buyi dodged, drew his sword, and swept the area, forcing back two young generals of the Song army, and protected Mo Zang Xiling who was breathing a little.

"Just two young warriors, they're not qualified enough to take us down—!"

Xifeng Buyi snorted coldly and glanced at Han Ming who was watching the show without any expression.

Hearing this, the generals' faces turned a little ugly and they tightly gripped the long swords at their waists. Just when Yan Da and others were about to go ashore, Han Ming reached out to stop them.

"You know it's difficult to escape today, so why bother struggling in vain?"

Han Ming sat upright on the wooden boat, leaning on his knee with one hand and sneering.

"snort--!"

Zhang Yuan, dressed in black, sneered disdainfully, his eyes revealing viciousness and resentment without concealing it.

"It seems that one won't cry until he sees the coffin..." Han Ming turned his head slightly to look at the setting sun and the scenery that was about to end.

As soon as Han Ming finished speaking, Yan Da and others drew their swords and rushed up the gentle slope without hesitation.

A battle of fighting generals that continues the second battle of Haoshuichuan begins again.

But this time, one side was in good condition, while the other side had been flooded and was still a little confused and weak all over.

After only a few brief exchanges, Zhang Yuan and Fei Ting Suian were captured alive by Yan Da and Wang En.

Mo Zang Xiling and Xifeng Buyi were also struggling hard, resisting the siege of the Zhe and Yao brothers.

At the last moment before the sun was about to sink into the distant sky, Zhe Kexing and Yao Gu seized the opportunity and swung out Huashan together, directly breaking the long swords of Mo Zang Xiling and Xifeng Buyi.

Then Zhe Kerou and Yao Xiong directly placed the long swords in their hands across the sides of the two men's necks, and used the other hand to press them to the ground viciously.

Seeing that the other party was suppressed, the four men hurriedly called on their soldiers to rush forward and pinned the two struggling men to the ground.

Seeing Mo Zang Xiling and Xifeng Buyi being executed, the entire Song army could no longer conceal their excitement. They raised their weapons and roared heart-wrenchingly, venting years of depression.

Han Ming and the other generals smiled at each other and immediately issued an order: "The entire army marches north and enters Desheng Village to rest!"

At this point, the Second Battle of Haoshuichuan between Song and Xia finally ended after several months of fighting.

. . . . . . .

Less than a hundred miles north of Haoshuichuan, Deshengzhai, under the jurisdiction of Deshun Army, was built here.

At this moment, this camp, which symbolizes auspiciousness in the entire Song army, is stationed with nearly 80,000 troops who have retreated from the Haoshuichuan battlefield to rest.

In the central army tent, Han Ming, dressed in a crimson official robe, stood proudly. Behind him were two rows of generals of the imperial guards who participated in the Second Battle of Haoshuichuan.

"Go up to the tent and bring the enemy general!" Han Ming waved his sleeves and shouted coldly.

Hearing Han Ming's order, the guards outside the tent shouted loudly: "Lead the tent! Bring the enemy general!"

In less than a moment, the four trapped people were pushed into the tent by the ferocious Song army.

The old man in black at the head looked around and saw Zhang Wenbi, the Duke of England, whom he had not seen for many years, Yang Wenguang, the commander of the four wings of the Dragon God Guard, and of course a certain Mr. Han, whom he had been thinking about for more than a year.

"Everyone, this is the first time we meet. Let me introduce myself. I am Han Ming, the governor of Shaanxi Province in the Great Song Dynasty. I welcome your guidance!"

As he spoke, Han Ming turned around with an upright posture and a gentle smile on his face.

Only then did the four Xixia people see clearly that this young man in front of them was scheming and had a very bad conscience.

He was wearing a scarlet official robe of the fifth rank or above in the Song Dynasty, and a long-winged hat on his head. He was handsome and handsome, with an extraordinary appearance and bright eyes. He was truly majestic and extraordinary.

Such demeanor shocked the four people from Xixia. They secretly marveled at the heroic spirit of this boy, unlike other civil officials of the Song Dynasty who were mostly bookish.

"What's the matter? Haven't you all always wanted to see me? Why are you so silent now?"

Hearing Han Ming's slightly sarcastic expression, Zhang Yuan and others came to their senses and immediately realized how sinister the means were hidden behind this face.

"Hmph, you've gone to such great lengths to arrange this, just to show off to me how clever you, Han Ming, are."

Zhang Yuan's sneer echoed throughout the tent, causing all the generals to stare at him with unfriendly expressions.

"Hahahahahaha, Mr. Zhang is so quick to praise me that it makes me feel a little embarrassed."

Han Ming smiled happily towards the sky and accepted Zhang Yuan's angry ridicule without any hesitation.

Upon seeing this, all the generals of the Song army couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking that their general was also a man of temperament, and did not hide his complacency at all.

The four Xixia people looked at the arrogant young man with grim expressions.

"But there's one thing I'm not clear on. If Mr. Han could condescend to meet me, I'd be incredibly grateful!"

Zhang Yuan stared at the high-spirited Han Ming with gloomy eyes, and emphasized the words "young Han" in his words, with a subtle reference to Han Zhang.

"Mr. Zhang, you want to know how I know of your existence, right?"

Han Ming did not leave the other party with even a shred of luck and directly pointed out the other party's thoughts that had been hidden for many days.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan could no longer maintain a straight expression, and stared at Han, who was sitting back in the handsome chair, in surprise.

"Are you surprised? I don't have any other hobbies except guessing people's minds!"

Han Ming's tone became increasingly low until the last three words popped out one by one. Looking at Zhang Yuan's somewhat bewildered expression, the curve of Han's mouth gradually widened.

Duke of England Zhang Wenbi and veteran general Yang Wenguang, who had remained silent, looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook their heads.

This kid just likes to kill people and destroy their hearts. I really don’t know which wicked teacher brought him up?

Far away in the Han Mansion in Bianjing City, Old Man Han got up, dressed, and prepared to go to court when he sneezed several times in succession. He couldn't help but wonder, "It's already spring. Did he catch a cold? Or is Jingyuan missing me?"

Little did he know that the ones who were talking about him this time were Duke of England Zhang Wenbi and veteran general Yang Wenguang, who were about to go to war.

The two of them listened to Han Ming's murderous words and silently tilted their heads, not wanting to reveal the secret joy in their hearts.

After all, no one in the Song Dynasty would have a good face when seeing Zhang Yuan, the bandit leader.

"Hehehe..."

Zhang Yuan looked at Han Ming, who had a sarcastic smile on his face, and couldn't help but laugh softly.

This made Mo Zang Xiling and others look sideways, thinking that their military advisor had gone mad.

In fact, it is not much different. Zhang Yuan himself is a person who is arrogant because of his talent.

After failing the imperial examination in the early period of Renzong's reign, he turned directly to Li Yuanhao at that time, offering him advice and suggestions on how to attack the Song Dynasty. This shows that he was a narrow-minded person with a strong desire for revenge, and was not someone who was easy to deal with.

"Mr. Zhang, why are you so angry? If you want to know, I will tell you everything I know."

Han Ming had a malicious look on his face as he whispered something to Yong Zeng beside him.

In fact, the generals of the Central Imperial Guards, led by Duke of England Zhang Wenbi, were always confused about how Han Ming knew about Zhang Yuan's existence, and they were not sure where Han Ming got the specific information from.

Until Yong Zeng brought someone in, everyone took a closer look and realized that no one recognized him.

However, Zhang Yuan recognized the identity of the person at first sight and was shocked. Then all the information was connected together in his mind.

"It's you--!"

Zhang Yuan's voice trembled a little, and he pointed at the other party in disbelief. He didn't understand how the other party's identity could be related to Han Ming.

"I am Zhang Shixian, the head of the Shan County Army Office. I greet Han Jinglie and all the generals!"

Zhang Shixian, with a serious face, saluted all the big guys with his fists.

"you--!"

When Zhang Yuan heard Zhang Shixian introduce himself, he was stunned and completely at a loss as to what to do.

It wasn't until Han Ming's chuckle that he was brought back from his trance.

"Zhang Shixian, this Mr. Zhang Yuan is also an old friend of yours. Why don't you tell us about the ill-fated relationship between you two?"

"Don't worry, today's events, once spoken by you, will be heard by everyone. No one is allowed to discuss them outside the camp! Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

Han Ming's words not only gave Zhang Shixian a dose of reassurance, but also warned the generals in the tent that this matter should not be spread outside.

All the generals immediately stood on full alert, not daring to say a word and tacitly obeyed the military order. Zhang Shixian also breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists in salute, and then slowly began to narrate what had happened.

It turned out that Shan County had not been able to pay the local army's salaries for many years, which caused their morale to fluctuate and they kept complaining.

As the chief and deputy chief, Zhang Shixian and He Liang knew the seriousness of the matter, so they took the risk and chose to dress up as bandits in private, robbing people to make a living and support everyone.

Later, after a long time, Zhang Yuan, who was left at the border to recruit bandits as secret soldiers, learned about it and specially met with Zhang Shixian, hoping that the other party could serve as a chess piece within the Yongxing Army Road and provide support to Western Xia at the critical moment.

Although Zhang Shixian was not a good person, he knew that treason was a serious matter and none of his brothers wanted to do such a thing, so they refused.

However, Zhang Yuan gave too much, and Zhang Shixian was in a dilemma. Deputy Captain He Liang thought that it would be a good idea to use Xixia's money to support the Song army brothers.

The so-called taking money but not doing anything, besides, the border between Song and Xia was so long that it was not certain whether Xixia would have the opportunity to penetrate deeper!

Zhang Shixian was moved by these words. On the surface, he accepted Zhang Yuan's recruitment and received a large amount of military funds and supplies, but secretly he basically ignored Zhang Yuan's orders.

Almost everyone knows what happened later. Han Ming was ordered to stay at the border and implement military reforms, which led to a lot of trouble.

Although Zhang Shixian escaped the incident of the large-scale reduction of the Xiang army, he knew who Han Ming was after a little investigation.

After several "friendly" negotiations, Zhang Shixian finally spoke out and confessed everything.

This is how the subsequent story of Han Ming's unprovoked trouble and the Song-Xia border crisis came about.

All of this originated from an ordinary robbery, which led to this inexplicable war!