Daimyo Prefecture Castle.

On the morning of the third day of the second lunar month, the rangers sent by the royal army flew straight into the castle of the Daimyo's Mansion. These cavalrymen were all dressed as hard detectives, covered in dust and the smell of sweat. In the past, as long as there were people with some status in the Daimyo's Mansion City, who would not hide far away when they encountered these stinky cavalry. But as soon as these two horsemen entered the gate of Wei County, they were stopped by a group of green-robed officials and soldiers in shirts who were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

The purpose of this group of officials and scholars to stop these two ranger spies was, of course, to inquire about the battle situation on the other side of the Yellow River.

And what these two cavalrymen brought back was also the news of a large-scale night battle on the west bank of the Yellow River!

Of course, they don't know who won. I only know that the two sides fought fiercely all night, and the west bank of the Yellow River was blazing, and when it was dawn, the battlefield suddenly returned to tranquility.

"What the hell is going on? Is it already defeated? Has it all been wiped out? ”

"How is His Royal Highness King Yun? You're not caught up in the chaos, are you? ”

"The ice on the Yellow River has melted, right? The gold thief can't get over for a while, right? ”

This group of celebrities is really confident in Zhao Kai's anti-gold cause! Everyone thinks that Zhao Kai has lost the battle!

How is it possible to be undefeated?

Tong Guan led more than 100,000 Western troops to the Northern Expedition to Youzhou, and now with more than 10,000 people in the city of the Daimyo's Mansion, they still want to fight the golden soldiers? Isn't this a dream?

So as soon as Zhao Kai left, the big guy was thinking about what to do after he lost? It's not one problem, it's a collection of a whole bunch of questions.

First of all, will Zhao Kai be killed or captured by Jin Bing after his defeat?

The possibility of Zhao Kai, the mad king, folding himself into it, is not small! If he is gone, will the Daimyo's Marshal's Mansion still be able to handle it?

If you don't do it, in case Kaifeng Mansion is also broken by gold thieves, who will the official family of the Great Song Dynasty do? Shouldn't it be done for His Royal Highness King Yun's brother, King Xin?

King Xin is now in the city of the Daimyo's Mansion, although he has hid in the palace city since he came, but the king of Xin must have come!

If the official family, the crown prince, and the king of Yun of the Great Song Dynasty are gone, can His Royal Highness King Xin be added to the yellow robe?

Therefore, after King Yun is gone, it seems to be a good investment to support King Xin to succeed him as a marshal...... Anyway, things are messed up, and the unlucky one is King Xin. If you succeed, you will be a hero from the dragon!

The second question is whether the Daimyo's Mansion can still be defended?

Zhao Kai had an army of 20,000 people, and when he left the city, he took more than 14,500 people with him, and there were more than 5,500 people in the city.

In the two cities of Guantao and Linqing on the east bank of the Yellow River in the Daimyo's mansion, there were 2,000 forbidden troops and 2,000 van soldiers, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Cai Mao. After Zhao Kai left, Cai Mao had already ordered them to be transferred to the Daimyo's Mansion City.

Du Chong, who knew that Cangzhou was still in the Daimyo's Mansion, and there were still about 2,000 troops on the Cangzhou territory under his jurisdiction, and he had now also given an order to transfer troops to the Daimyo.

Combined, these troops alone have more than 11,500 people.

In addition, in the areas of Jizhou, Shenzhou, and Hejian Mansion, which were close to the Daimyo's Mansion, there were also 10,000 people on the Hebei East Road to appease Li Lu - Yang Weizhong was originally his subordinate, and he was ordered by him to bring troops to the Daimyo.

If the army commanded by Li Lu can also be transferred to the Daimyo's Mansion, then there will be as many as 20,000 reliable defenders in the Daimyo's Mansion City, and the defense of the city will be enough.

The third question was whether there was enough money and food in the city of the Daimyo to feed an army of more than 20,000 people, and to buy retired soldiers...... It seems that there is, but these money are not in the hands of Cai Mao and Du Chong now, but under the control of Qin Hui, the chief official of the Marshal's Mansion, and Sima Chen Ji of the Marshal's Mansion. Qin Hui and Chen Ji not only managed the money that Zhao Kai brought to the Daimyo's Mansion, but also managed the treasury of the Daimyo's Mansion and the Hebei Transit Envoy's Mansion.

So when the news of the night battle on the west bank of the Yellow River came, Cai Mao, Du Chong, and Lu Yihao, who was escorted to the Daimyo by Guo Tiannu, were working together to persuade Qin Hui and Chen Ji to hand over the money in the inner city of the Daimyo's Mansion.

At least most of them have to be handed over, so that Cai Mao, Du Chong, and Lu Yihao can take the money to buy and return Guo Yaoshi and Liu Yanzong.

Otherwise, Cai Mao, Du Chong, and Lu Yihao have no money in their hands, and they can't do anything!

But Qin Hui said that he didn't promise to give money - he couldn't give this money, and he would have no right if he gave it.

"The king is leading the troops outside, and the juniper is ordered to guard the money and food of the marshal's mansion, how dare he be with people without the king's order?"

Cai Mao looked at this miser-like marshal mansion governor, and his face sank, "The fire on the west bank of the Yellow River burned for most of the night last night, and you can see it standing on the wall of the Daimyo's Mansion...... This is the king's army fighting a decisive battle against the gold thieves! If the gold thief wins, he will soon be in the city, and then he will need money! ”

"The king went out of the city with 15,000 people, and there were only 10,000 gold thieves, and it should be the king who won!" Qin Hui is really proficient in the art of war, and he actually calculated that Zhao Kai will win, "We just need to wait for the king to return triumphantly, even if we use money, we will hold a celebration banquet, and the lower officials will allocate 10,000 yuan to the mansion, is it enough?" ”

Du Chong, a man with a square head and a big beard, who looked majestic, opened his mouth to help Cai Mao speak: "Yes, the gold thief is strong, full of 10,000 and invincible, the king is only 15,000 people, how many can be counted?" ”

Of course, Qin Hui didn't believe Du Chong's judgment, and retorted: "The king has already paralyzed Guo Yaoshi with a trick, he can carry out a surprise attack, and he can also take the lead to boost the morale of the three armies, how can he lose?" ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Chen Ji, wanting Chen Ji to help him speak. But Chen Ji looked melancholy...... Of course, he is more cowardly than Qin Hui! And he also knows Zhao Kai better, so he knows very well that Zhao Kai is likely to be crazy.

How could a mad king with a Song army of 15,000 with sparse combat strength defeat Guo Yaoshi's 10,000 gold thieves? If you can win like this, then everyone will go crazy together......

"Cai Dafu, if the king really ......" Chen Ji looked at Cai Mao and asked in a low voice, "Who can succeed as Marshal of Hebei?" ”

"Naturally, it's King Xin!" Du Chong said loudly, "King Xin is the younger brother of the king, or the twelfth son of the official family, he is not a marshal, who else can be a marshal?" ”

Chen Ji looked at Du Chong, gritted his teeth and said, "But the king still has a son here!" ”

Du Chong asked: "The prince is young, how can he be a marshal?" ”

"It's better to be young than cowardly!" Chen Ji argued on the basis of reason, "King Xin is cowardly, he has been in the Daimyo's Mansion for so long, and he doesn't even come out of the palace, so bold, he can't be a marshal!" ”

Cai Mao saw that the two of them were arguing over the issue of the marshal's heir, and he was also a little crying and laughing. King Yun may not be able to come back, and Kaifeng Mansion may not fall, even if he becomes a marshal, he may not be able to add a yellow robe. Isn't it a little too early to quarrel over this?

However, this Qin Hui guards the wealth of King Yun, and Chen Ji has the son of King Baoyun, which is rare. It's a pity that King Yun doesn't listen to them, and is only willing to discuss with the warriors, otherwise why wouldn't this be the case?

Thinking of this, Cai Mao turned his head and looked at Lu Yihao: "Brother Yuanzhi, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Lu Yihao heard this, he was about to scold in his heart - he was not King Yun's person at all, and he did not agree with King Yun's behavior of forcing his father to resist gold, and now he was just escorted to the Daimyo's Mansion by Guo Tiannu, and he was an outsider. Now why is it involved in the internal strife of the Marshal's Mansion in a daze?

Wait, are you a decision-maker? Forget it, let's Bo!

Thinking of this, Lu Yihao already had an idea: "It's better to let Mrs. Yunguo decide!" ”

Okay, this is to treat Zhu Fengying as the "little queen mother".

Qin Hui listened to his words, and immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, please ask Mrs. Yunguo to decide!" ”

Chen Ji immediately chimed in: "Yes, Mrs. Yunguo should be invited to call the shots!" ”

Cai Mao and Du Chong exchanged glances with each other, and Du Chong said: "King Xin should also come forward, so as to stabilize people's hearts!" ”