Thousands of miles away in Taihang Mountain.

After entering this area, according to the strategy discussed by the military council, Chong Yansong first set up camp in the area near the foothills of Lingqiu Mountain, sent spies and Hou Qi to find out the surrounding terrain, environment and thief situation clearly, and then took a step by step camp, first swallowed a thief closest to his station, occupied a valley at the junction of Hebei, Hedong, Yanjing, and Datong, and moved all the money, grain, and equipment brought from the Han Department into it, and only after gaining a firm foothold did he continue to deal with the thieves wandering on the border of the four roads step by step.

The speed of Chong Yansong's advance actually seemed to be a little slow, and even Cao Guangbi, who was known for his prudence, would not be so slow to advance if he changed places with him. But for Yang Yingqi, as long as he can stand firm, it doesn't matter if he slows down, so he doesn't seek merit, but his practice of seeking no fault is also very suitable for the current expectations of Yang Yingqi. Besides, at present, the major forces in the world are busy with their own affairs, and no one cares about him, which gives Chong Yansong the greatest freedom to deal with the affairs of this mountainous area.

During this period, Chong Yansong also tried to ask Tong Guan for food and military funds, and as Lin Yi expected, Tong Guan and his subordinates really shirked repeatedly, if it wasn't for Lin Yi's preparations, even if the loyal army was not defeated by thieves, it would have to starve to death! After Tong Guan became a soldier, the attitude of the new Xuanfu towards the loyal army was no different.

"Fortunately, I followed Brother Lin's advice!"

At present, the construction of the Yanyun-Jin-Hebei border has begun, and although the regular army of the Zhongwu Army has only 1,000 people, there are as many as 2,000 farmers, craftsmen, and monks who have come with the army, relying on the strategically important valley to graze their cattle. After the thieves' dens and caves were breached, the subjugated population was also dispersed and arranged to produce in various strongholds - most of these people who fled into the mountains and forests were forced to do so, and now they were able to be re-incorporated into a banner with food, shelter and fame, which was their best choice, so they quickly accepted the change of identity.

The strategy of pacifying and striking at the loyal army was very suitable for the political situation in this border mountain, and not only did many Han thieves surrender when they heard the news, but even some Khitan and Xi people were willing to accept his rule. Within a few months, the area under his control had become a small military region with a population of 6,000. Due to the sufficient preparations, there is no shortage of tools and farm tools in the short term, and after the Taihang Mountain Forge House is opened, it is foreseeable that in the future, the iron tools of the loyal army will not be scarce, and may even become a commodity because of the surplus.

In this way, the loyal army grew slowly, and although the overall number of thieves in these hundreds of miles of mountains was large, they did not form a solid alliance, so they were easily defeated by each of them. It wasn't until Xiao Gan, who established himself as the emperor, appeared, that Chong Yansong felt the pressure.

It turned out that Xiao Gan went to Mobei to meet with the Liao lord Yelu Yanxi, and Yelu Yanxi was angry that he supported Yelu Chun and wanted to kill him. After Xiao Gan got the news, he fled first, collected the Xi people along the way, and even established himself as the holy emperor in exile, with the country name Daxi, and changed the Yuan Tianhei.

"These people, do they want to be emperors and want to go crazy?" If Yang Yingqi heard about it at this time, most of them would think so.

But the Song people, who were deeply afraid of the Hu people in the north, did not think so. Xiao Gan's thousands of soldiers and horses rushed from Mobei to the south, and actually crossed the chaotic northern boundary of Yanyun, trying to enter the Hebei region and attack Bianliang!

When the news reached Bianliang, all the civil servants were a little unable to sit still, and Zhao Ji, who was still immersed in the dream of "the Holy Lord of the Open Side, the Virtue of Civil and Military Affairs" a few days ago, was so frightened by these thousands of horses that he couldn't sit still! There are even civil officials who write to simply don't want Yanyun, and quickly retreat the army to the south of Baigou to defend!

Fortunately, although the border soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were weak, they were finally stronger than the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty. At this time, Tong Guan, who had already made a scholar, for the purpose of making a comeback, decisively moved a letter to reproach Wang Anzhong, the warlord of Yanjing, Guo Yaoshi, the leader of the Changsheng Army, and others, and reprimanded them for not contributing to the imperial court! In this situation of internal and external pressure, Wang Anzhong ordered Guo Yaoshi to fight, and suddenly thought that there was still a grandson or available in the border area, and he also ordered Yansong to enter the army. At the moment, the loyal army is on the left, and the Changsheng army is on the right, breaking Xiao Gan's rabble, the Changsheng army gets its wealth, the loyal army cares for its people, Xiao Gan led more than a dozen horsemen to escape from the battlefield, and was soon killed by his subordinates and presented to Yanjing to receive a reward.

This victory, which was actually very small but exaggerated by the border courtiers, brought benefits in several ways: the victorious army was more important to the court because of this victory; Because of this victory, Tong Guan once again won the favor of Emperor Daojun; Because of this victory, the Zhongwu Army slightly alleviated its embarrassing position in the Great Song army system. Zhao Ji ordered a commendation, promoted him to an official, and wrote down the four big characters "Loyal and Martial Teacher" to him (he really likes to write). He also ordered him to rectify military affairs, and after Zong Han handed over Datong Mansion, he would prepare to enter Xijing Road.

To be honest, although this award is glorious for Chong Yansong, after being promoted to the next level, he is still a sesame mung bean general in the military system of the Great Song Dynasty. However, Lin Yi jumped up with joy after seeing Zhao Ji's extremely beautiful words, and ordered the craftsman to frame the original very elegant short piece of commendation magnificently, and specially made a hall to offer, and then whenever there were big businessmen from the two roads of Jin and Hebei, Lin Yi would lead them to come here to bow down, in order to show that the loyal army is an army with a great history! And these four words also became a talisman for merchants with the support of the loyal army to carry out flat transportation and transportation for a long time in the days to come.

Lin Yi's actions are not very much in favor of Yan Song, he feels that Lin Yi has held himself a little too high - now people in northern Jin and western Hebei almost all think that Chong Yansong is a famous general under Lin Yi's propaganda! However, Lin Yi is now an important member of the economy of the Loyal Army, and the two have accumulated considerable mutual trust, since Lin Yi thinks that this is beneficial to the Loyal Army, Chong Yansong is not very opposed. What's more, the emperor personally gave the four words "loyal and martial teacher", and when it was passed to the family, my grandfather should be happy to hear it.

Thinking of this, Chong Yansong suddenly saved a very serious problem: he hadn't written to his grandfather for a long time! Why is this so? Is it just because of the busy military affairs? Or is he actually a little worried in his heart that his grandfather will not approve of him taking over the army that was inherited to him by Hanbu?

Chong Yansong didn't continue to think about it, as if he didn't want to face this problem, but now that he remembered it, he still had to write a letter to his grandfather. That night he picked up his pen and wrote a long letter to his family, telling him all kinds of reasons for the other things. The seed family has a wide range of connections in the Northwest Army, and under the care of the seed blessing, the letter soon reached the hands of the seed master Dao, and soon the seed master replied.

The things that Chong Yansong was worried about - such as the things that his grandfather blamed him for not writing for too long - Seed Master Dao did not mention anything in the letter, but claimed that he had now sent a soldier, and according to the rules, he was not in charge of the important affairs in the army, and taught Chong Yansong: Unless he is reinstated, he must not write military information into his family letter privately in the future!

At the end of the letter were a few words of concern from the elderly: "I am very relieved that Song'er has recovered from her illness, and this time I can contribute to the country, and I will be personally rewarded by the Holy Lord, and it will also add a special honor to the seed family." However, it is difficult for me to distinguish the thieves of the northern country, and I need to be careful when acting. ”

After that, there is a grandfather's blessing to his grandson and the payment of the teacher's way. The letter should have ended here, but there was a piece of paper behind it, presumably it was added temporarily after the master wrote this letter, and there were only a few words on it, which was to tell Yansong to pay attention to the current affairs of the northern country, and to report to the imperial court immediately if he found out the news of the Jin country. The following is a list of several issues that need to be paid attention to, as if they are afraid that their grandchildren will not be able to understand their meanings, and the first item listed is: "Is there a gap between the gold lord and the Han department?" ”

Chong Yansong was taken aback when he saw this, and then looked at it again:

"Jin Bing in the clouds, how many troops are there? Is there a transfer from the east to the west? ”

"The Wenjin people have entered the south of Yin Mountain, bordering Western Xia, is it offensive or defensive against the Xia people? Is it war or peace? ”

"Hearing that the owner of the money is sick, you must pay close attention, and if he is mourned, report it to the court immediately."

"The one who will succeed the master of the gold is his son? His brother? Will it? What is the temperament? How? How is Good Wang? "Wait.

There were twenty-eight questions, none of which could be answered by Yansong. After reading these twenty-eight questions, Chong Yansong felt sweat dripping down, and secretly screamed ashamed in his heart: "I haven't thought about these things before!" What the hell am I doing? ”

Chong Yansong didn't pay attention to the variables within the Jin Kingdom because he didn't have to do anything, and the Great Song Dynasty court, which was drunk and dreamed of death, didn't even know about the life-and-death battle between the Wanyan and Han tribes! On the contrary, those Yan people and old generals of Daliao who had just died saw some clues in the unusual dynamics of the gold owner!

"The Han Department and the Wanyan Department, I'm afraid it's going to be a fight!" Xiao Qing said.

Yelu Yu didn't answer, and Han Funu hurriedly said, "Then are we going to make an accident about this?" ”

"No way!" Xiao Qing said: "After what happened last time, the Jurchens have taken a lot of precautions against us. And with the evil star of Zong Han in charge, I'm afraid that we may not be able to succeed! Besides, after all, the face has not been completely torn between Wanyan and Han, and if we rise up now, I am afraid that Ah Guta will stabilize Hanbu first, turn his head and go all out to solve us - then the general trend will be gone! ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

"Wait!" Xiao Qingdao: "The strength of the Han Department is not trivial, even if the Agu fight can pacify southern Liaoning this time, I am afraid that the Jurchens will also be greatly injured, and when the time comes, we will have a lot of certainty." ”

"But what if the Jurchens become more powerful after annexing the Han Tribe?"

"If that's the case, then we can't do anything about it." Xiao Qing sighed and said, "Actually, what I'm afraid of now is not this-what I'm most afraid of is that they won't be able to fight." ”

"Can't fight? How could that be! The Jurchens made such a big move in Zhongjing, it was so big that we couldn't hide it, so we couldn't really come back after a 'tour' in southern Liaoning, right? ”

"When it comes to this, it stands to reason that it has to be beaten. But...... But don't forget that Hanbu and the little unicorn that drove us to a dead end! I always felt that he might do something that would surprise us. ”

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