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"This humble general will lead his men to search in the direction previously designated by the Grand Councilor,"

"We captured Fang La, but then they all came with their troops to plunder the spoils."

Wang Yuan hurriedly retorted, "Nonsense! Fang La was clearly captured by my subordinate Han Shizhong!"

"You snatched it from him by force, and now you want the villain to accuse you first?"

Xin Xingzong saw that Wang Yuan had spoken rudely.

Not to be outdone, he retorted,

"Damn it, that cave was clearly within our search area!"

"What right does your junior officer have to arrest people here?"

Wang Yuan said, "Bullshit, whoever catches it first gets to keep it."

"What other area is there? Who owns the mountaintop?"

The other generals were all close friends of the two.

Seeing the two fighting,

He then led his troops up to help.

The two started arguing.

They immediately split into two groups and started arguing again.

Tong Guan slammed his hand on the desk.

"Insolence! Anyone who dares to utter foul language at the entrance of the main tent will be subject to military law."

The generals saw Tong Guan become angry.

Then it stopped.

Tong Guan asked, "Who has Fang La in their hands now?"

Xin Xingzong reported, "I have captured all thirty-nine of Fang La's men."

Chapter 1736 Stealing Credit

Tong Guan nodded and said, "Alright, bring Fang La and the others to the central army."

"Hand it over to my personal guards to keep watch."

Wang Yuan heard that Tong Guan intended to attribute the military merits to Xin Xingzong.

"Your Excellency is wise; Fang La and the others were indeed captured by my men."

Xin Xingzong said, "Your subordinate Han Shizhong has only a little over two hundred men left."

"Fang La and his men have escaped from their clutches,"

"It was I who led the men to capture him again,"

"How can you say you arrested them?"

Wang Yuan glared at Xin Xingzong and said, "If it weren't for you leading men to rob us,"

"How could they possibly escape?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Tong Guan

He couldn't help but hum again.

Xin Xingzong heard Tong Guan's dissatisfaction.

He simply ignored Wang Yuan and clasped his hands in greeting.

"President, please wait a moment. I will have Fang La and the others brought here immediately."

When Wang Yuan led his men up the mountain

Han Shizhong's entire force had been slaughtered by Xin Xingzong.

Only Han Shizhong remained to hold on.

Fang La and others also fell into the hands of Xin Xingzong.

Naturally unwilling to let so many people die in vain, he clasped his hands and said...

"Please, Grand Chancellor, punish Xin Xingzong for allowing his troops to plunder and kill his comrades."

Upon hearing this, Xin Xingzong also clasped his hands in greeting and said...

"This humble general also requests the Grand Councilor to punish Wang Yuan for allowing his troops to plunder and kill his comrades."

Tong Guan frowned and said, "This matter is also difficult to discern."

"Let's capture Fang La together."

Xin Xingzong naturally knew that if the military merits were divided between two people,

It would then be impossible for him to be promoted three ranks.

"Fang La was captured by this humble general, how can we share him?"

Wang Yuan was initially somewhat inclined to agree.

After all, Xin Xingzong was Tong Guan's confidant.

If Tong Guan were to deliberately favor Xin Xingzong,

He could only suffer in silence.

But seeing Xin Xingzong's arrogance, he also said...

"This humble general also disagrees."

Dong Yun was afraid that Tong Guan would make a decision.

Having offended one faction, he quickly said...

"The Liangshan bandits have already captured Tokyo,"

"What's the point of you generals arguing about this matter here?"

When the generals of the Western Army heard Dong Yun say this,

Their expressions changed involuntarily.

Seeing that everyone had stopped arguing, Tong Guan nodded and said,

"I just received news that the Liangshan bandits have suddenly captured Tokyo,"

"The Emperor and all the princes have fallen into the hands of the bandits."

A military officer shouted, "Then let us return to the capital and march north to defend the emperor!"

Tong Guan shook his head and said, "The walls of Tokyo are high and thick, and the Western Army is exhausted."

"Even if we head north, I'm afraid we won't be able to take back Tokyo."

"Moreover, the Emperor has already decreed that all prefectures and counties must submit to the Great Liang,"

"We have no legitimate reason to launch this attack."

Xin Xingzong asked, "What does the Chancellor mean by that?"

Tong Guan had already discussed it with Dong Yun, and upon hearing this, he said...

"The Song Dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu,"

"The throne was passed to Emperor Taizong only after Emperor Taizu's death."

"After that, the throne was inherited by the lineage of Emperor Taizong."

"If I may be so bold as to say something,"

"This world should rightfully belong to the lineage of the founding emperor,"

"The Emperor has decreed that the entire realm will be handed over to the Great Liang."

"It is precisely because the name is not correct that the words are not proper."

"This official intends to invite the lineage of Emperor Taizu to ascend the throne and claim the title of emperor,"

"To prevent the Song Dynasty from being destroyed in an instant."

Wang Yuan pondered for a while.

"On what day did the Liangshan bandits breach the walls of Tokyo?"

Tong Guan said, "It should be early March."

"The Liangshan bandits launched a surprise attack on Tokyo,"

"No one from the city escaped,"

Therefore, the exact date is unknown.

Chapter 1737 A Way Out

Indeed, no one escaped from Tokyo.

However, the time it took for the Liangshan army to march towards Tokyo...

They knew about the prefectures and counties along the way.

However, with Tokyo fallen and the government leaderless, the situation became chaotic.

The state governments also didn't know where to report the information.

No one compiled the information.

Therefore, all the prefectures and cities are somewhat confused.

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "That's been more than ten days already."

"I'm afraid the Liao and Western Xia have already received the news,"

"The Liao Dynasty is already in decline and is probably unable to advance south."

"The Western Xia, however, has been conserving its strength and building up its power in recent years,"

"The brothers of Li Qianshun, the King of Western Xia, were both brave and resourceful,"

"In the third year of the Xuanhe era, they achieved a victory with fewer troops,"

"They killed Liu Fa, a renowned general of our Western Army,"

"If it weren't for Li Qianshun's decree to negotiate peace,"

"I'm afraid Brother Cha will lead his troops to invade my Northwest."

"Now that he has received the news, he will surely incite Li Qianshun to send troops to invade the border."

After Tong Guan took control of the military,

He then continued to wage war in the Northwest.

He used the bones of soldiers from the Northwest to pave his way to promotion.

Tong Guan had believed that the Western Xia dynasty had declined due to past victories.

No longer satisfied with merely fighting for border cities,

He ordered Liu Fa to lead his troops into the heart of Western Xia territory.

Emperor Li Qianshun of Western Xia ordered Chage to lead troops to ambush the Song army.

Li Qianshun adopted a posture of wanting a head-on confrontation.

Secretly, they dispatched elite cavalry to circle around to the rear of the Song army.

Attacked from both sides, they inflicted a major defeat on the Song army.

More than 100,000 Song soldiers were captured or killed.

Liu Fa, the military commissioner of Xihe who led the troops, was also killed in battle.

Chage pressed his advantage and pressed his advantage.