Cui Liang heard Kou Ji's words, and secretly cried in his heart.

He also wanted to talk to Kou Ji hard, but the mistake he made was too great for him to be stubborn.

He does have a reputation for stopping children crying at night in the northwest, and he is not afraid of the sky and the earth on weekdays.

That's because he knows in his heart that no one can help him.

But it was different for Shang Kou Ji, who gave the order and rushed into their camp with iron horses, and forcibly pulled him out of the thousands of people.

His men went up to stop them, but they didn't touch their swords, but they only rushed forward on horseback, and they fled in terror.

He smelled the scent of his own kind from those men, the breath of his own kind, which was far more vicious than he was.

He didn't dare to speak out loud in front of those people, and he didn't have the confidence to speak out loud in front of the people behind those people.

"Humble duty, humble duty knows the wrong ......"

Cui Liang quietly admitted his mistake.

Kou Ji glared at Cui Liang and scolded, "Are you wrong? You are stupid! ”

Cui Liang lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Kou Ji continued to scold: "You know that I let those Liao people out, but you still take people to rob them? ”

Cui Liang glanced at Kou Ji cautiously, and said in a low voice, "You didn't say that you couldn't rob it." ”

Kou Ji was angry, and said with anger in his heart: "You're right, I didn't say that you can't rob them. But you led more than 4,000 people, and you were defeated by hundreds of people, and you lost dozens of soldiers.

Is it my fault too? ”

Cui Liang's head hung low, and he didn't dare to argue again.

He couldn't shirk the fault of his defeat.

"Someone! Drag Cui Liang out and cut it for me. ”

As soon as Kou Ji shouted, his guards immediately appeared in the Iron Smelting Office.

Cui Liang's face turned pale and he wanted to beg for mercy.

"Fourth Brother Rests His Anger......"

Just when Cui Liang was about to beg for mercy, Liu Heng suddenly spoke.

Kou Ji and Cui Liang were stunned.

Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng and asked, "Do you want to protect him?" ”

Liu Heng was just about to nod, when he heard Kou Ji pouting and said, "I said why are you so attentive to me today, it turns out that you want to protect him." ”

Liu Heng smiled dryly: "This person is of some use to me. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, looked at Liu Heng suspiciously, and did not speak.

Liu Heng explained: "This person led his troops to crisscross the territory of Western Xia, as if entering a no-man's land, and he must be very familiar with the terrain of the northwest. What's more, this person can bypass the Tangut people unconsciously and appear in unexpected places for the Tangut people.

If this man were to be under my command and help me lead the scout camp, he would surely help me find out much of what I wanted. ”

Kou Ji squinted and said, "You want him to help you lead the scout camp?" ”

Liu Heng nodded.

Kou Ji groaned: "But this person's heart is not right, and he thinks about those crooked things all day long. If you go to the Hengshan Army, aren't you afraid that he will take the soldiers of your Hengshan Army badly?

You must know that the Tiemenguan regimental training under his command is now called the bandit army by the entire northwest.

Do you want the Yokoyama Army to become a bandit army?

There are many old units of the Orijia Army in the Hengshan Army.

If they are called bandits.

The Zhe family will not trouble you, and the old lady of the Yang family in Bianjing City will not spare you.

If the old lady of the Yang family beats you, I can't stop you. ”

Liu Heng said with a smile: "Fourth brother, don't worry, no matter how bad a person is, if it falls into my hands, he will change his ways." ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and laughed.

He was worried that Liu Heng would not be able to suppress Cui Liang and be taken by Cui Liang, but he forgot that Liu Heng had just entered his career and served as an official to punish the wicked, and he still punished those who were extremely vicious.

"Then I'll give you a face."

Kou Ji said a word to Liu Heng, turned his head and looked at Cui Liang and snorted coldly: "For the sake of Ning Guogong to help you intercede, I will spare your life." From tomorrow onwards, you will be transferred to the command of Ning Guogong. ”

Cui Liang was a little stunned for a while.

Kou Ji snorted coldly: "Aren't you grateful to Ning Guogong for his life?" ”

Cui Liang hurriedly bowed to Liu Heng, "Thank you Ning Guogong for his life." ”

Liu Heng said with a smile: "I saved your life, but also so that you can help me do things." In the future, you can help me do things with your heart. ”

Cui Liang had just experienced the ups and downs, and there was still some trance in his heart, and he subconsciously said: "Those lowly brothers ......"

Kou Ji said coldly: "I will send someone to take your place." They do things better than you do, they are more useful than you. ”

"In the entire northwest, who else is more suitable than a humble position to be in charge of the Tiemen Pass regimental training?"

Cui Liang asked subconsciously.

The soldiers trained in the Tiemen Pass regiment, under the leadership of Cui Liang, all became bandits and villains.

Ordinary people can't stop these bandits and wicked people at all.

Kou Ji glanced behind Cui Liang.

Cui Liang subconsciously turned around and saw two men he was very afraid of.

It was these two men who led the men into their camp and captured him in front of Kou Ji.

The man at the head had already heard the meaning of Kou Ji's words, and he smiled at Kou Ji: "The young master is planning to send our brother to go?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "You take a hundred people over and teach the Tiemen Pass group training, how to be a bandit, how to be a rogue." ”

Kou Ji glanced at Cui Liang and sneered: "Let this one take a look and see if there is anyone in the northwest who can replace him in the mentally retarded Iron Gate Pass group training." ”

Hearing this, the man at the head nodded slowly, "Young master, don't worry about leaving it to us." ”

After saying this, the man at the head looked at Cui Liang and said with a smile: "Our brother is going to take over the group training at Tiemen Pass, do you have any opinions?" ”

Cui Liang shook his head slightly stiffly.

The man at the head nodded with a smile and said, "Count yourself interesting, otherwise I will teach you a lesson." Frankly speaking, those little guys who closed the iron gate of yours, our brothers really don't look down on them.

If it weren't for the young master's insistence on letting us go, our brother wouldn't even look at you. ”

"Alright, don't be poor."

Kou Ji scolded, and the leader of the guards closed his mouth in amusement.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "We have occupied three places in Western Xia successively, and now Western Xia has no intention of moving troops. Li Deming can really sit still. It's also possible that I didn't touch his bottom line.

After you went to the Tiemen Pass regiment to practice, you will rectify it a little and take them to try the Western Xia soldiers and horses of the Xiazhou Left Wing Divine Warrior Division.

If the Western Xia soldiers and horses of the Xiazhou Left Wing Divine Warrior Division are not strong, I will secretly gallop to help a group of you.

You lead your army to take Xiazhou.

I don't believe it, Xiazhou was conquered, and Li Deming can still sit still. ”

The leader of the guards nodded and left the Iron Smelter.

The head of the guards took out the iron smelting business, ordered a hundred guards of Kou Ji, and hurried to the place where the regimental trainers of Tiemen Pass were stationed.

Kou Ji stayed in the iron smelting business to rectify the iron smelting business.

In Kou Ji's view, it was necessary for the Great Song Dynasty to set up a forging steel and iron forging workshop in the northwest.

The Great Song Dynasty stationed heavy troops in the northwest, and the ordnance in their hands was difficult to quickly replace with only the supply of the imperial court.

Just when Kou Ji was rectifying the iron smelting business, the head of the guard had already taken people to the place where the Tiemen Pass regiment was stationed, and after a bloody brawl, he successfully deterred the Tiemen Pass regimental training and successfully took over the Tiemen Pass regimental training.

After Kou Ji took over the Tiemen Pass regimental training under the head of the guards, he immediately ordered them to attack Xiazhou and attack the Western Xia Left Wing Divine Warrior Division stationed in Xiazhou.

When the leader of the guards led the Tiemenguan regiment to attack Xiazhou, the soldiers and horses of the Shenyong Military Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia, who had already been reminded by Li Deming, resisted bravely and blocked the Tiemenguan regiment outside Xiazhou City.

The leader of the guards led the Tiemen Pass group training, and after encountering the resistance of the soldiers and horses of the Left Wing Divine Brave Army Division of Western Xia, he quickly withdrew from Xiazhou and informed Kou Ji of the strength of the Divine Brave Army Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia.

After Kou Ji got the paperwork sent by the head of the guard, he had a headache.

"There are more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the left wing of the Western Xia Divine Warrior Army, and it is impossible to break it if it is not a strong army of 20,000?"

"If you really want to take 20,000 strong troops out, wouldn't that be exposed?!"

“……”

Kou Ji looked sideways at Liu Heng, "What can you do?" ”

Liu Heng smiled bitterly: "I have no other way than to lead a heavy army to attack." ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "If I can send heavy troops to attack, I don't need to send people to pretend to be Liao." ”

Kou Ji pondered for a while, and said to Liu Heng: "You send someone to call Gao Di Gong over." ”

Liu Heng agreed and sent someone to summon Gao Zhigong.

After Gao Ji learned that it was Kou Ji looking for him, he rushed to the place where Kou Ji lived.

As soon as he entered the door, Gao Jigong couldn't wait to ask: "What problem can't be solved, do you need the old man to come out?" ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Gao Di Gong said again: "This time, let's talk first, you let the old man help you with advice, and the old man's credit must be written on the fold and submitted to the official family." ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "I haven't gotten to the point of being greedy for your merits." ”

Gao Jun smiled dryly: "That's not accurate. ”

Ever since the Liao people were driven out of Hexi and Gao Gong's grandson was promoted to Bo, Gao Gong began to suspect that Kou Ji was greedy for his merits.

To be precise, it is suspected that Ko Ji did not truthfully report his credit.

Otherwise, how could the imperial court only give their grandson an earl, and not a marquis.

Gao Chu Gong felt that in the war against the Liao, he had made great efforts, not only had insight into the conspiracy of the Liao people in advance, but also helped Kou Ji arrange traps in advance, so that the Liao people were defeated.

The reason why Liu Heng, Wang Kai and others were able to make contributions was also because of him.

Gao Zugong felt that he had made a lot of contributions, but the court did not give him the reward he deserved.

He is now afraid of being punished by Zhao Zhen, and he doesn't dare to bare his teeth at Zhao Zhen, so he can only find trouble with Kou Ji.

Kou Ji glared at Gao Chugong and said, "This time, you will write the report of your military exploits, and I will help you report it." ”

When Gao Jigong heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "That's what you said." ”

Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain......"

Gao Di Gong said nonchalantly: "It's true that the old man is a real villain, but you may not be a true gentleman." ”

Koji's eyes narrowed.

Gao Jun smiled dryly, knowing that Kou Ji was about to get angry, and he didn't dare to bare his teeth with Kou Ji again.

He usually fights with Kou Ji, but that's nothing.

But if you want to annoy Kou Ji, the unlucky one must be him, or his Gao family.

"Tell me, if there is anything you need the old man's help with?"

Kou Ji didn't bother to talk to Gao Jigong, so he glanced at Liu Heng.

Liu Heng got Kou Ji's instructions, and quickly told Gao Zhugong about the situation of the Tiemen Pass group training in Xiazhou.

After listening to Liu Heng's story, Gao Chugong was slightly stunned, and then said with a suspicious face: "Why do you have to fight with the soldiers and horses of the Western Xia Left Wing Divine Warrior Army in Xiazhou?"

Now the territory outside Jinze (Maowusuo Desert) in the east of Xiazhou is occupied by my Great Song Dynasty.

To the south of Xiazhou, there is the Great Wall to block it.

There are only two ways to travel between Xiazhou and Xingqingfu.

One is across the ground.

One is to pass Wanjingkou, Baichi City, Huaizhou, and arrive at Xingqing Mansion.

It is impossible for the Tangut people to go to the ground unless they have to.

It is even more impossible for the heavy grain and grass of Xingqing Mansion to be transported from Dijinze to Xiazhou.

Therefore, what the Western Xia people are accustomed to must be the first line of Wanjingkou.

On the line of Wanjingkou, Baichi City is a very critical place.

Baichi City is the main road that the Tangut people must pass through.

White Pond City is close to Dijinze.

As long as we send people to occupy Baichi City, we will cut off the transportation of heavy grain and grass between Xiazhou and Xingqing Mansion.

Then send people to burn the crops in Xiazhou and destroy the granaries in Xiazhou.

How can the Western Xia soldiers and horses in Xiazhou compete with us?

Either they will starve to death in Xiazhou, or they will withdraw from Xiazhou through Dijinze.

If they withdraw from Xiazhou, then Xiazhou and other places, won't we get them in our hands without blood? ”

When Kou Ji and Liu Heng heard this, they glanced at each other, and they both saw the smiles in each other's eyes.

Obviously, Gao Zu Gong's words were exactly what they needed.

Liu Heng said with a little excitement: "Even if Li Deming can endure it again, it is impossible to give up Xiazhou." ”

Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said, "So he will definitely take the initiative to provoke a war and fight with us." By now, he should have guessed what we were trying to do.

He must understand that if he doesn't fight with my Great Song, my Great Song will completely encroach on his territory in Western Xia. ”

Gao Zhai Gong heard the conversation between the two, and said with a smile: "The old man's plan is okay?" ”

Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and said lightly: "So-so......"

Gao Zhigong immediately glared, "What is so-so, the old man's strategy is obviously very powerful." ”

Kou Ji was too lazy to argue with Gao Digong, he sent someone down to deliver the order, and secretly sent a group of people to secretly go to the aid of the head of the guard.

He ordered the leader of the guards to lead the Tiemen Pass regiment to attack Baichi City.

The existence of Baichi City is related to the salt city in the Great Wall.

Yancheng produces salt, and a large part of the green salt in Western Xia is produced by Yancheng.

Due to the huge salt production in Yancheng, it has almost become a very dependent industry in Western Xia.

Every time the salt season comes, those salt dealers will run to Baichi City and wait for the salt produced by Yancheng to be delivered.

White Pond City can be said to be a trading city that relies on Yancheng.

After the Great Wall was occupied by the Great Song Dynasty, Yancheng also returned to the Great Song Dynasty, and Baichi City lost its role, so it was a bit depressed, and there were not many soldiers and horses stationed there.

In addition to sending the Tiemen Pass group training, Kou Ji also secretly sent a group of people over to take Baichi City, which should not be a problem.