Zhang Yun's scout camp set off in the middle of the night the day before yesterday, and the ten scout teams went north separately, and it was only a day and a night, and the information had already been delivered?

"How?" Guo Song asked with concern.

"At present, they have left Ganzhou and entered Suzhou, and no trace of the enemy has been found within the boundaries of Ganzhou, but Qilian Fort is still occupied by the Shatuo army."

Guo Song himself also has rich experience, whether it is the Xue Yantuo people or the Shatuo people, their main spies will generally sneak into the enemy territory ten days before the departure of the army to spy on intelligence, if the enemy spies have not been found in Ganzhou, it means that the other party will not attack Ganzhou in the short term.

Two soldiers helped Guo Song take off his heavy armor, Guo Song moved his stiff joints, walked to the map, his eyes fell on Qi Lianshu, Qi Lianshu is located in the southernmost part of Suzhou, close to Qilian Mountain, originally the northernmost fort of the Tang Army, the strategic location is very important, last autumn, the Shatuo people attacked the Qilian fort, the former governor Wang Lianen led 10,000 troops to support, and finally suffered heavy casualties.

For Guo Song, the Qilian Fort has another meaning, it is the starting point of the secret passage of the Qilian Mountain, and in any case, the Qilian Fort cannot fall into the hands of the enemy.

Guo Song pondered for a long time and said, "Can you get in touch with Zhang Yun and them?" ”

"Yes!"

Guo Song said slowly: "My opinion is two points, first, let Zhang Yun and them pay attention to their own safety; Second, they were ordered to keep a close eye on Qilianshu Fort, and the enemy's spies were likely to come out of Qilianshu Fort. ”

"Humble, remember!"

Yao Jin hesitated and said: "Governor, the lowly post will lead the soldiers to train for a long distance tomorrow and go to Jidan County, and it will be a little inconvenient for the lowly post to continue to take charge of the scout camp, can the governor consider it?" ”

Guo Song nodded, "It's okay, then you make a handover and hand over the scout camp to Mr. Zhang!" ”

Yao Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed.

At this time, Zhang Qianyi came up and persuaded: "Governor, don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, since it's all for Datang, why care about those details?" ”

Zhang Qianyi refers to the officials of the Governor's Office, Guo Song is not without people, there are more than 30 civil officials under the Governor's Office! Changshi, Sima, judges, records to join the army, six Cao to join the army, engagement, etc., are all available, and they can be fully utilized.

In fact, since the time of Wang Lianen, the governor's office has basically been hollowed out, and Wang Lianen's five aides have all the power, and the official office has become a fictitious one.

There is a reason for Wang Lian'en to set up the governor's office, in fact, it is also a kind of check and balance in the system, the governor's office not only obeys the orders of the governor, but also obeys the instructions of the imperial court, they must regularly report the situation in Ganzhou to the military department, and even the content of the report may not even know the governor of Ganzhou.

This not only made Wang Lianen extremely dissatisfied, but Guo Song was also too uncomfortable in his heart, but now Guo Song really has no one available in his hands, and if everything is handed over to Zhang Qianyi, he will not be busy.

Zhang Qianyi persuaded Guo Song to have a good relationship with the Governor of the Governor's Office, but also to learn from Wang Lianen's lesson, you must know that Wang Lianen concealed the news of the defeat from the imperial court, but was stabbed by the officials of the Governor of the Army, and the Son of Heaven urgently recalled Wang Lianen.

Guo Song also knew that if he wanted to bring down Wang Lianen, he had to need the full cooperation of the governor's office, in fact, he had already asked Bing Cao Si to intervene in the formation of a new army yesterday.

Zhang Qianyi persuaded again: "Governor, when we go all out to deal with the Shatuo army, we should still try to unite as much as possible!" ”

"Okay!"

Guo Song nodded slowly, "You ask Pan Changshi and Liu Sima to come over in the afternoon." ”

After a pause, he said again: "Find Zhang Qiu'an, who has joined the army." ”

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Guo Song paced back and forth in the big tent, many things he couldn't experience before, especially the relationship between the local magistrate and the imperial court, only after sitting on one side can he deeply understand, although he used to sit in Fengzhou, but Fengzhou was basically abandoned and ignored by the imperial court, so even if he did something out of the ordinary in Fengzhou, the imperial court generally didn't bother to ask.

However, Ganzhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which is very important for raising horses, and the status is very important, the imperial court has always attached great importance to it, and has established a perfect official system in Ganzhou, and various systems are also very strict, such as his establishment of heavy armored infantry battalions and heavy crossbow battalions, which must be approved by the Ministry of War before they can be implemented, and the establishment of scout battalions and internal affairs battalions also need to be approved by the Ministry of War.

The plan to win generals by force competition can only be implemented after obtaining the approval of the Ministry of War, otherwise, the Ministry of War will not recognize the generals promoted in this unconventional way at all.

In fact, after the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court imposed more and more strict restrictions on the power of military generals in various places, and everything had to be approved by the imperial court.

Although I can excuse myself now with the urgency of the war, what about the future?

Thinking of this, Guo Song was really a little helpless, he was now in his position, and finally understood a little, the reason why the feudal town became a feudal town was not necessarily entirely out of ambition, and to a large extent, it was also the result of a game between the imperial court and the locality.

After lunch, Changshi Pan Liao, Sima Liu Zi, and Zhang Qiu'an, who joined the army, and the three giants of the Governor's Mansion gathered in the Governor's Tent, and Guo Song handed over a letter of impeachment jointly accusing Wang Lianen of guilt to the three of them.

"All the generals above the rank of lieutenant have signed and drawn the charge, and I hope that the civil officials of the Governor's Mansion will also sign and draw the charge below, and the evildoers will not be allowed to escape punishment, otherwise the seven thousand soldiers will die without turning a blind eye."

The three of them glanced at each other, their eyes showed excitement, they would not resist the impeachment of Wang Lianen, and even applauded to welcome, Wang Lianen served as the governor for two years, and the entire governor's office was hollowed out, a group of officials could only receive half a salary, and it was very difficult to support their families, and they could remember this hatred!

Pan Liao took the lead in expressing his position on behalf of everyone, "We fully support the governor's decision, and everyone will sign it, just as the governor said, we will never let the evildoers escape punishment." ”

Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Gather everyone over, in fact, there are important things to discuss with you, this time the establishment of a heavy infantry battalion and a heavy crossbow battalion, in addition to the scout battalion established before, and then there is a competition to motivate morale, according to the regulations, it should be reported to the Ministry of War for approval before it can be implemented, but because the situation is urgent, we must complete it before the invasion of the Shatuo people, so we do it first, but it doesn't mean that we can ignore the military department, I mean, although things have been done, But I still have to report to the Ministry of War for the record, and explain the situation clearly, and I will hand over this matter to Pan Changshi to complete. ”

Pan Liao hurriedly got up and said, "The report has been written, and as long as the governor approves it, it can be sent to the military department." ”

It stands to reason that these reports do not need to be approved by the governor, but since Guo Song has no intention of following Wang Lianen's example, of course they must also repay the favor and let Guo Song look at it before reporting.

Guo Song was really a little unhappy in his heart, these guys didn't tell themselves, they had already written and prepared to report, if they didn't ask, then they didn't plan to mention it?

Guo Song smiled, "Okay! Show me and report it along with the impeachment. ”

"We'll do it in these two days, and we won't delay!"

Guo Song nodded, and asked Sima Liu Zi again, "I want to ask, how many people are under Liu Sima?" ”

"There are currently three engaged in it!"

Guo Song thought for a while and said: "At present, the scout camp has been established, and the three hundred elite soldiers are all scouts, and there is still a lack of intelligence analysis officers and internal management officials, I want to know, can Liu Sima take over the scout camp?" ”

"This ......"

Liu Zi was a little embarrassed, he knew that the scout camp had always been under the direct management of the governor, how could he be qualified to manage the scout camp?

Pan Liao understood and said with a smile: "The scout camp is also the same as other military camps, it is divided into two!" The intelligence is more urgent, and it is usually submitted directly to the governor, but the supply and logistics of the scout battalion are Liu Sima's business, Guo Dudu, I'm right! ”

Guo Song smiled and nodded, "The scout camp, like other military camps, also needs logistics management, intelligence analysis, I will recruit additional clerks!" The key is logistics, and I hope Liu Sima can manage it. ”

Only then did Liu Zi understand that Guo Dudu was making a show just now, he just said! How could Guo Dudu entrust such an important power of intelligence to himself, but he handed over the logistics management of the scout camp to himself, which is many times better than Yu Lian'en's lack of kindness.

He hurriedly said, "The lowly post will arrange for someone to take over the logistics of the scout camp today." ”

Guo Song said to Zhang Qiu'an, who joined the army: "Military affairs have gradually been on the right track, so the combat preparation part will also begin, I found that Zhangye City lacks large-scale defensive weapons, trebuchets, stone cannons, etc., I don't know if I can make a batch?" ”

Zhang Qiu'an hurriedly said: "Thinking about making weapons to defend the city, I'm afraid there are not so many craftsmen, but as far as I know, there are a batch of large trebuchets in the warehouse in Liangzhou, about forty, let's see if the governor can discuss with Liangzhou and borrow these trebuchets." ”

Guo Song's spirits perked up, "Can you be sure?" ”

Zhang Qiu'an smiled slightly: "I served as a judge in Liangzhou before I was humble, and I saw it with my own eyes!" ”

"Then I'll repair the book to Zhang Guangsheng immediately, and I also transported a batch of armor for him before, I believe he should be able to give me this face."

The large city defense weapons have eyebrows, Guo Song continued: "In addition to trebuchets, there are other city defense weapons that need to be prepared, such as rolling wood and stones, ropes, and a batch of large steel forks, as well as arson materials, dry dry branches and straw are good things, this time I brought five hundred barrels of high slave oil from the imperial court, with hay, it will become a sharp weapon for us to deal with the enemy's nest car, all the materials must be prepared by you, if there is a shortage of manpower, I can transfer soldiers to assist." ”

Everyone bowed and saluted, "Follow the orders of the Governor!" ”

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[Note: Gaonu oil is oil produced in the Yan'an area, and it has been used in the military during the two Jin and Southern Dynasties. 】