Not many people know about the changes that happened in Jiangnan, but the movement of the army in the city has attracted the attention of many people. Especially when people found out that these horses were heading south after leaving the capital division, there were even more different opinions, guessing what went wrong.

Only a few people know the inside story, and Li Gang is naturally among them. And after listening to the report of his subordinates' cronies, his old eyes shone even more, revealing a happy look: "Okay! It is really the blessing of the ancestors of the Great Song Dynasty, and Sun Tu really dispatched the soldiers and horses in Beijing to that side for the stability of Jiangnan as we thought. By the way, is there an exact number? ”

According to the news from Song Taifu, no less than 50,000 soldiers and horses have been transferred from the battalions of the forbidden army in the past two days, and at least 350,000 horses are still being prepared, and it seems that they will also leave Beijing in the short term. Moreover, these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who left Beijing were all from the former Shandong Army and Jiangnan Army......" the subordinate replied with a smile.

Although Song Jiang now seems to have no interference with military affairs as the secretary of the criminal department, in fact, with his reputation in the army for many years, it is still easy to know these details, let alone any deviations. Li Gang naturally believed these statements, so he smiled even more happily: "Okay, good wow." It seems that Sun Tu really attaches great importance to the stability of the Jiangnan place, after all, it is the place where he started, so even if it affects his strength in the capital, he will not hesitate. It's just that it creates opportunities for us. ”

After a pause, he said solemnly: "By the way, did Song Jiang mention how many people he can mobilize for his use now?" ”

"He only said that if he is sure, it should be between 20,000 or 30,000, and he will act immediately when he waits for Li Xiang's order."

"Twenty or thirty thousand?" Li Gang frowned slightly, this number is still a little smaller. Because as far as he knew, the defenders of Bianliang in Tokyo had always been more than 200,000, even if Sun Tu temporarily transferred nearly 100,000 troops because he was worried about the change in Jiangnan, then there were still more than 100,000 horses in this city. In other words, at that time, there was still a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us.

But soon, he laughed again: "Song Jiang has always been cautious and stable, and this number should be a bit conservative." If the old man expected to be right, the soldiers and horses he could really temporarily transfer should be 50,000, so the comparison of the forces of the two sides would be about the same. What's more, this is a deliberate calculation or not, and the soldiers and horses loyal to Sun Tu can be placed outside the city in advance, as long as they are launched in time, the chances of victory are still quite high. ”

Following this line of thought, Li Gang found himself more and more confident that he would eliminate Sun Tu and his henchmen in one fell swoop. This made the smile on his face thicker and thicker: "And what about the people on that side?" Are they ready? ”

"Of course, they have already passed the word, as long as Li Xiang makes a move, they will cooperate with the follow-up in time."

"Okay, so there is another layer of protection...... Li Gang laughed happily, but then thought of a little more: "Wait, if you are already very sure now, you can keep one more hand." In this way, I will write a warrant to the other side, and when you meet them, they will do as they are ordered, so that we can increase our fortune by two points. As he spoke, he sat back at the desk, took a pen and paper, quickly wrote a warrant, and solemnly handed it to the subordinate in front of him.

The man also hurriedly took it, with a solemn expression: "Xia Guan understands, I will make arrangements." ”

"And one last thing, how long will those Western Xia envoys arrive in Tokyo?"

"The news came yesterday that they had entered the Gyeonggi area, and presumably they would arrive in two or three days."

"Really? The time has finally come to decide the fate of my Great Song! Li Gang exhaled a long breath, but his expression was full of perseverance: "I think that the ancestors of the Great Song Dynasty have spirits in the sky, and this time they will definitely bless us to kill traitors and protect the community." The century-old inheritance of my Great Song Dynasty must not be lost in the hands of such murderous martial artists! ”

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On the banquet, all kinds of dishes and wines were sent up like flowing water, and the eyes of the four or five men who drank the banquet were a little straight. After drinking several glasses of fine wine, they were even more dizzy, and said again and again: "Wu Shilang, you are really too polite. I can't imagine that after all these years, you still value the righteousness between our brothers so much, and specially prepare such good wine and food for us. ”

Wu waved his hand with a smile and said: "You brothers are talking like this, it's really too foreign, I think that when we were in Liangshanbo, we had wine to drink together, meat to eat together, and misfortune together, it was all a fateful friendship, how could it be a period of separation to give birth to a separation?" It's also my fault, in the past two years, I've been busy with official business, and I've been moving around less with my brothers, so we should be closer in the future. ”

"As a servant of the ministry, you have a lot of responsibility, and it is understandable that your brothers are naturally understandable." Chen Da, a jumping tiger who is now also in command in the forbidden army, said with a smile.

And Xiang Chong, Meng Kang and Ma Lin on the back also echoed it.

In fact, in fact, these few were not particularly outstanding when they were in the cottage, and the relationship with Wu Yong was even more average. And now, the status gap between the two sides is even greater, so being able to be invited to a banquet by Wu today makes them feel even more flattered.

Especially Chen Da, who was more sober-minded, whispered after three rounds of drinking: "Wu Junshi, you specially invited me and other brothers to drink at home today, not just to talk about the love of the year, right?" If there is anything you command, you can say it, as long as our brothers can do it, we will never dare to shirk it. ”

"Yes, Wu Junshi, our brothers don't dare to say anything else, but they still attach great importance to the word righteousness." Meng Kang also patted his chest and said.

While speaking, the distance between several people and Wu Yong was shortened again, and even the title changed back to the original name in the cottage. This made Wu Yong's eyes also show a different emotion, and after being stunned for a while, he smiled and said: "I know that you brothers are the most righteous, so I will tell the truth." To be honest, you brothers have also made all kinds of contributions to the court in the past few years, but in the end, they only got a petty official in the army, and I always feel unfair for everyone. ”

"What's this, at least we all have official positions now, and we can live a good life, so we don't have to worry about it, for fear that one day we will wake up and kill the officers and soldiers in front of us......"

"But this is not our original intention after all, with your ability, you can still go further in the army." Wu Yong said, his eyes swept over their faces one by one: "Now, there is an opportunity for you to make great contributions, it depends on whether you have the courage to fight." ”

"This ......" Seeing that he said solemnly, several people's hearts were shocked, and the little wine they had just drunk also dispersed. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Da asked, "But what kind of opportunity?" ”

With these words, several pairs of eyes fell on Wu Yong at the same time, but Wu Yong didn't rush to say it first, but raised a glass to them for a round, and then revealed his true purpose. As soon as he said this, the faces of several people changed instantly, and the hesitation in their eyes became more and more serious: "This...... This matter ......"

"Brothers, we went up the mountain to get ahead one day, and then we have today's scenery. But in Wu's opinion, this is not enough, as long as we can make a move this time, once we succeed, it will be a great credit to determine the rise and fall of the Great Song Dynasty. Don't you want to win glory for your ancestors and seek a better birth for future generations? ”

Wu Yong's words really moved them, and after several people looked at each other a few times, they all saw their intentions in their own eyes. In the end, it was Chen Da who spoke on behalf of everyone: "Since Wu Junshi has said so, how dare we not know what is good or bad." According to what you said, our brothers will fight for this wealth, but if there is a fate, we will never dare to refuse! ”

"Good!" Wu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately raised his wine glass: "Everyone, let us drink this cup full, take this cup of wine as evidence, and work together this time to fight for wealth again!" Done! As he spoke, he tilted his neck and poured a full glass of liquor down his throat.

"!" The others were no longer hesitant to be infected by him, and drank their cups one after another, which was regarded as a promise on the spot. And people like them who come from a reckless background, attach great importance to righteousness and commitment, once they agree to the next thing, there is no possibility of repentance.

Then the crowd drank more and more cheerfully, until it was dark, and only then did they stagger out of the house, and finally they could not even ride their horses, so they could only be placed on the back of their own soldiers and left. However, Wu Yong, although he also drank a lot, but in the end he still remained sober, and after personally sending them out of the door, his eyes kept flashing with strange light: "In the past few days, more than ten old brothers have been moved by me, so that big things can be expected!" ”

But in an instant, his face turned slightly, as if he had thought of something difficult. But soon, this emotion was suppressed by him with all his might: "For the sake of big things, some small sections can only be let go first!" I use Wu with a clear conscience! ”

At this time, the last rays of the sunset shone on his body, making his whole body look as if he was stained red with blood, which looked particularly weird......

Two days later, on August 24, outside the bustling city of Tokyo, a team suddenly appeared dressed completely different from the Song people. This team of thousands of people all had black and red faces, hair on the top of their heads, and scimitars hanging from their waists, which looked particularly fierce and fierce. It was the team of Western Xia envoys who finally arrived at their destination, Bianjing.

However, the most eye-catching thing in this envoy procession was the group of monks in the middle who wore red and yellow monk robes and had two inches of short hair on their heads. It was too strange for such a group of monks to appear among the summer envoys.