After the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, there was never a shortage of military generals, and what was lacking was the court's strong support and confidence in the armies from all walks of life.

Whether it is Yu Yunwen or Xin Qiji, or Han Yanxuan, etc., there is no shortage of generals in the Song court who can fight habitually, but for many years they have been in a passive situation of being beaten, oppressed by Jin, Xia, and Meng, and have a great relationship with the weakness of the court and the lack of progress, and it is also inseparable from the Song people's infighting and power schemes in the court.

Ye Qing couldn't stand on the court to provide a stable rear for the generals of the imperial court, so that they could fight with Jin, Xia, and even Mongolia wholeheartedly, so he had to retreat to the second, entrenched in the north, firmly controlling everything here, and then using the financial and material resources of the imperial court, which were far stronger than Jin, Xia, and Meng, to support Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji and others to show their ambitions in life.

As the saying goes, a man dies for a confidant, and a woman is a person who pleases himself, Ye Qing never believed that with his personal charm, he could make Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji, Xiao Zhen and others follow him with all their hearts, not to mention that he has never been so optimistic.

Therefore, after he entrenched himself in the north, what he had to do was to resist the pressure of the imperial court with his own strength, and then provide Yu Yunwen and others with a stable platform to display their life ambitions, so that they could not be affected by the intrigues of the imperial court and show their talents in the north.

Just as it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, Ye Qing gave everyone a platform in a relaxed environment, allowing them to display their abilities and realize their ambitions on this platform, instead of bowing to everything, thus forming a powerful power group headed by him like the Northland Eighth Road today.

After Yu Yunwen evacuated Guanshan Guguan, he became the commander of the Xia War, Lanzhou and Pingliang were like two large rear, and the Lanzhou guarded by Yu Yunwen could completely resist the pressure from Dasanguan for Li Heng, Mo Xiaobao and other conquests, and Pingliang could give Li Heng, Mo Xiaobao and others sufficient support in terms of grain, grass, weapons, war horses and other materials.

There are many accidental factors in the war, but the general framework of Ye Qing's attack on Xia has been impregnable, never out of shape, Li Hengzhen has been guarding Guanshan for two years, so in terms of defensive strategy and experience, no one can stand out, and the city of Zhongwei will inevitably need to be guarded by Li Heng to prevent the Xia people from going south to Lanzhou, or galloping to Liangzhou in the Hexi Corridor.

Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm, and Tian Lin followed Ye Qing out of Guanshan back then, and their understanding of Xia Ren was not under Li Heng, and more importantly, the three of them were more aggressive on the battlefield than Li Henglai, a good defender, so it was most appropriate for them to attack the main attack.

Yu Yunwen sat in Lanzhou as the commander, Li Heng, Li Zhongfang, and Liu Keshi guarded the central guard so that the Xia people could not go south to help, Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm, and Tian Lin mainly attacked the Hexi Corridor, and Jia Shi had to sit in Pingliang to provide a large supply of grain and grass materials for the three.

Vaguely, in the midst of a chaotic war, a solid iron triangle was quietly laid out, if there is a fly in the ointment, I am afraid that on June 10, Ye Qing had no choice but to send Liu Keshi and Jia She's upside down, which has been like a thorn, making it difficult for Ye Qing to feel at ease.

But no matter what, since the evacuation of Guguan, Ye Qing can no longer think about the Xia Realm, since the full authority is under the command of Yu Yunwen, then the next thing for him is to guard the Jin people on the three roads of Hetao. On June 20, the fourth year of Shaoxi, Ye Qing led 5,000 Huajia troops, as well as 30,000 infantry troops of the Longcheng battalion led by Wang Chong and Xie Lun, and arrived at the city of Chang'an, Jingzhao Prefecture.

At this time, in Chang'an City, except for Bai Chun, no one knew the news that the Jin people were about to attack, so when Ye Qing suddenly appeared under Chang'an City with a large army, it instantly caused a panic in Chang'an City.

Zhao Kai, King of Qing, Zhao Shichun, Ye Heng and others, while instructing the officials to appease the people of Chang'an, hurried out of the city to greet Ye Qing and others who suddenly returned to Chang'an.

Wang Chong and Xie Lun rested in Chang'an City for a day, and then led 30,000 horses and horses to the Yanyan Road, which borders the third road of Hetao and the northeast road of the Jinren River and the east and west roads of the Hexi River, to join Liu Minxing, who was pacified by him.

In the Chang'an government office, with the departure of Yu Yunwen and others, the government office at this time seemed somewhat empty, and after Ye Qing returned to Chang'an yesterday, even if a day had passed, the entire Chang'an City, and even the current government office, could still feel a trace of panic.

Qingwang Zhao Kai has been looking at Ye Qing with worry from time to time, Zhao Shichun is the same, from time to time with the corner of his eye to brush Ye Qing, who returned to Chang'an yesterday, Ye Heng frowned slightly, even if it was him, it was not clear why Ye Qing would lead so many soldiers and horses to Chang'an without warning.

Qingwang Zhao Kai, Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun, and Ye Heng all had countless questions in their hearts, but looking at Ye Qing, who was there with the old god, they didn't know how to ask.

Ye Qing more than a month ago, under his command can be said to have a large number of generals, not only people like Yu Yunwen who can write and martial arts, but also people like Liu Keshi who are good at scheming, and Li Heng, Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm who have been following Ye Qing and who can fight well, and now, Ye Qing, who hurriedly returned to Jingzhao Mansion, did not have a general around the three who were slightly familiar with it, and the situation was naturally a little embarrassed in the eyes of Zhao Kai and the others.

And when I saw it at the city gate yesterday, Ye Qing's white hair on his temples increased again, and it became more and more dazzling, even if he was wearing armor, it was difficult to hide Ye Qing's dusty and exhausted body, the bloodshot corners of his eyes and the messy slag, even if the tens of thousands of horses behind him looked mighty and the army was at its peak, but it was always a sense of haste to Zhao Kai and others.

But seeing Ye Qing again today, although his spirit was slightly better, and the whole person looked quite calm and calm, Zhao Kai and the others could still feel that the current situation was probably not as calm as Ye Qing had shown.

"Is there any movement on the Jin side?" Ye Heng sighed slightly, and then looked at Ye Qing, who was drinking tea leisurely, and asked.

"Yes, we will reach the other side of the Yellow River in a few days." Ye Qing took a deep breath, put down the teacup in his hand, tapped his index finger on the table, glanced at Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun, who were a little shocked, and then said: "Although the Jin people are menacing, even if we are using troops against Xia now, it is not difficult to deal with it, but now I am worried about it...... Hetao Third Road, even Jingzhao Mansion, and even some officials of Bianjing Road. ”

Ye Heng listened to Ye Qing's words and nodded thoughtfully, while Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun's faces changed slightly, and they instantly realized that what Ye Qing was worried about at this time was not the strong Jin people who came to attack, but the officials who had stayed in the officialdom in the few roads that Ye Qing mentioned just now.

Whether it is Hetao Third Road, or Jingzhaofu Road, or Bianjing Road headed by Luoyang and Kaifeng, there are still a large number of officials occupied by the Jin people in the east and west roads of Shandong, and now the Jin people are attacking again, no one dares to guarantee that among these officials, there is no one in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

"Lord Ye, what do you mean ......." Zhao Shichun looked at Zhao Kai and Ye Heng, Ye Heng had only been involved in the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion for a short time, so whether it was the surroundings of Jingzhao Mansion or the appointment and dismissal of state and county officials on Hetao Third Road, Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun were more or less involved.

"I wonder how many of the officials left over from the golden people can now be trusted by us? The Jin people are menacing this time, and we are now fighting with the Xia people, so I am afraid that we will not retreat in a hurry because of a defeat. King Qing and Chongguo Gong also participated in the governance and pacification of local officials at the beginning, so once someone colludes with the Jin people inside and outside, I am afraid it will not be a wonderful thing for us. Ye Qing interrupted Zhao Shichun's words and said.

But now we can't tell who is loyal and who is wrong. Even if you want to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and make an example of others, you can't be angry with others for no reason, right? You always have to be famous. Ye Heng shook his head, a little afraid to agree with the deep meaning that Ye Qing's words did not say.

Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai couldn't help but look at Ye Heng in shock, because the two of them didn't hear from Ye Qing's words at all that half of Ye Qing wanted to take advantage of this golden man to commit crimes, eliminate dissidents, and make an example of chickens and monkeys.

And Ye Heng's words, naturally, the two of them were a little shocked, and for a while, they were a little unclear, whether this was Ye Qing's meaning, or Ye Heng was deliberately reminding Ye Qing that they should take this opportunity to either kill chickens and monkeys, or eliminate dissidents, and wantonly use Song officials.

After all, since Ye Heng participated in the government affairs of Jingzhao Mansion, he has always had a lot of complaints about the appointment and dismissal of officials in Jingzhao Mansion and Hetao Three Roads, and in his opinion, there have been a large number of Jin people left over from the officialdom of these roads, which has always been a hidden danger for today's Beidi.

"The Jin people are afraid that it will not take more than a month to gather a large number of troops on the southeast and north roads of the river, so it will naturally cause those officials who are close to the Jin State to take the opportunity to show favor to the Jin State in private. The situation is unfavorable to us, and everyone knows about the battle with Xia, so naturally some officials with ill intentions will not be optimistic about our battle with the Jin people this time. Let alone...... In addition to gathering troops on the southeast and north roads of Hedong, the Jin people will also gather troops on the Shandong East Road to attack Jinan Mansion, and similarly, the military judgment of Kaifeng and Luoyang on the Bianjing Road will also be restrained by the Jin people's forces. In such a situation, it may be too difficult to punish those remaining officials with evidence and set an example. Ye Qing patted his forehead and said with a headache.

"But...... If you want to add to the sin, there is no word, maybe you can give it a try. Zhao Shichun touched the jade pendant on his belt, and his mind had already begun to sift through which of the remaining officials of the Jin people he had contacted for more than a year.

"I'm afraid that's inappropriate, isn't it? If it is detected by other remaining officials, it will endanger the entire officialdom, and it may not be at that time...... The entire Hetao Sanlu will fall into passivity because of this. Zhao Kai frowned, he didn't really agree with this kind of overly insidious means to deter those remaining officials, who might secretly show favor to the Jin people.