Outside Shuozhou City, Yang Lin and his group finally arrived late, and the officials at the gate welcomed him into the city.

In the past few days, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have arrived in Shuozhou, all of whom are elite warriors selected by various tribes.

A major war on the border is about to break out, and the notoriety of the Jurchens spreads all over the world, and no one dares to ignore it.

In the small cities at the border gates, the people also obeyed the dispatch of the government and took refuge in the cities to the south.

Now it's still a cold winter here, and there is no work in the first place, otherwise it would be a cat winter hiding in the house.

Since the government is resettled in the rear, why not temporarily relocate, Shuozhou is not the first battlefield, it is estimated that the Jurchens still have to fight Yunnei and Youyan, so there are slightly fewer migrants here.

In the above two places, the people have become accustomed to this kind of relocation of the fortified and clear wilderness, and perhaps only by completely defeating these Tartars north of the Great Wall can they have the opportunity to live and work in real peace and contentment.

Yang Lin changed into a fur coat in the nightfall department, wrapped around his body very warmly, and after entering Shuozhou, he immediately summoned civil and military officials to inquire about the preparations for war.

Shuozhou is a mixed prefecture of various ethnic groups, including the Uighurs, Dangxiang, Kereh, and Tibetans, and although each tribe has contributed some soldiers and horses, they lack tacit understanding with each other and are not suitable for large-scale battles.

The military generals in the tent are headed by Yang Keshi, the general of Shuozhou, he is wearing a goose feather armor, the whole person is majestic, only on martial arts and bravery, Yang Keshi is recognized as the first fierce general in the old Western Army.

He glanced at Yang Lin, got up and pointed to the sand table and said: "Shaozai, the border of Shuozhou, just a hundred miles away from the Jin people, and this place is still a Zahu tribe, so it is better for the last general and others to lead the troops to Yunnei and cooperate to defend Datong." ”

Yang Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Leave enough manpower to do this again, anyway, the first task is to hold the border." This war may last for a long time, but the scale is estimated to be large. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly guard against the Jurchen Tartars, and if they break through anywhere, as long as they are broken through, according to their style, there will inevitably be a state capital or even more places that will be slaughtered. If such a thing really happens, I will hold every general in the local garrison accountable. ”

"Send more sentinels, scouts, and spies, intelligence is more important than anything else, there are no towns on the border on the Jurchen side, more foothills and jungles under the Great Wall, it is always right to send enough scouts."

If it is freezing today, if the original Khitan is still there, it will definitely not go south.

But the Jurchens are different, these animals don't seem to know what cold is, and the rebellion against Liao was the coldest winter in the north.

When the Liao people couldn't even hold their weapons steadily, these people were the same as usual, and they all had the ability to lie in the snow and hunt all year round.

After a few words of reassurance, Yang Lin did not stay in Shuozhou for a long time, but continued to travel east non-stop.

Through Yingzhou, I didn't go to Datong, and went directly to the land of Youyan.

At this time, it was already May, the weather was getting warmer, and the battle was the first to start in Jiaoshan, about two hundred miles east of Datong.

Yao Pingzhong led his troops to defend the Great Wall, and the Jurchen side sent the general Wanyan Lou Room, the two were old rivals, and they had deep grudges with each other, and a war was a battle to the death.

Yang Lin was in Yizhou Mansion, and as soon as he sat down, he received a report from the Jiaoshan battle.

Wanyan Lou's room worked around the clock to drive his subordinates to attack Jiaoshan, and Yao Pingzhong had already sent people to Hongzhou to transfer reinforcements.

Yizhou guard general Wu Jue held the battle report, and after reading it, he asked: "Shaozai, Wanyan Lou is Zong Han's henchman, and he is also the most capable Jurchen general under his command, since he is placed in Jiaoshan, does it mean that the main attack point of the Jurchens is still Yunnei?" ”

Yang Lin pondered for a moment and said: "I don't think so, the depth of Youyan Hebei is too shallow, the former finished Yan Xiyin, and easily killed Kaifeng Mansion, and it is still scary to think about it." Yunnei is different, breaking Datong, Yingzhou, Yingzhou and Yanmen Pass. As for the area to the east of the river, there are also big cities and fortresses all over the place, and I always feel that the Jurchens will still come to fight Youyan. Alive, they want to attack several places at once. ”

Wu Jue nodded, he thought the same thing in his heart, and deliberately asked, because he wanted to hear Shaozai's opinion.

Looking at the geography of the mountains and rivers on the sand table, Yang Lin patted Wu Jue's shoulder and said, "It is very important for you to hold the Yizhou Mansion, and you can go west to Ulzhou for a day and night to support Wang Yu; One day to the north, you can go to Juyong Pass and rush to help Zongze; Even if Danzhou is lost, you can help quickly. All in all, you have to be patient and don't act rashly. Guarding the border this time is a test for the border officers.

This official is now inspecting the world, and the test is the new policy of the local officials, and this time guarding the border is the test of the military generals. If there is a shortage of money and food, it will be regarded as a dereliction of duty on the part of the imperial court, and it will definitely not allow such a thing to happen. If you are a general, you must think about how to hold this offensive. ”

Wu Jue nodded and said: "What Shaozai said is very reasonable, and the last general secretly thought that most of the battles were caused by a few warlike generals of the Jin Kingdom who slandered the emperor. Jin Guo may not have to fight our Great Song Dynasty, most of it is a temptation. ”

"He tempted us, and we too could tempt the Tartars and ourselves. If you want the border pass to be peaceful forever, it is impossible to rely on defense alone, sooner or later I will send troops to the Great Wall, go north to clear the Tatars, this battle not only to test the strength of the Jurchens, but also to sharpen the soldiers, to prepare for the future greater war. ”

Yang Lin didn't go to a front-line city, not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, but because he wanted to defend and train his soldiers.

In each place, they need a general who is in charge, because there is no one who can replace them in this place for a long time.

Now is not the time when the sword hangs above the head, at that time it was really stronger than anything else, what means to use all the brains, as long as you ensure that Youyan does not collapse, those Jurchen Tartars who have just overthrown the Great Liao, do not kill into the Central Plains where the armed forces are weak, it is a great merit.

Nowadays it is different, to start planning bigger things, you have to let go of many things.

Covered in iron, in order to hit a few nails, no matter how great a person is, he can't do everything, he meddles in everything, and he dies of exhaustion early, and he doesn't necessarily have any good results.

Yang Lin, accompanied by Wu Jue and others, was inspecting the soldiers in the school field, Lu Qian came over and hugged his fists and said: "Shaozai, a group of Goryeo envoys came outside, saying that they wanted to see Shaozai." ”

"Goryeo? What do you see me doing? ”

Yang Lin was very curious, and when he came to the outside of the barracks, he saw a familiar face again. The shameless man who is known as the successor of the Li family in Longxi, Huo Quai.

Yang Lin suddenly felt a little funny, and beckoned: "Li Ziqian, why did you catch up with Youyan?" ”

This Goryeo magnate bent over and said with a smile: "I have seen His Highness, thanks to His Highness's name, the minister is very honored, he has changed his name to Yang Ziqian, and even the ancestral hall has been changed!" ”

Yang Lin choked suddenly, and suddenly didn't know what to say, and after a while, he sighed and said, "You... Yes, that's good, what are you going to do? ”

Yang Ziqian patted his chest and said: "The Great Song Dynasty is the suzerainty of Goryeo, and His Royal Highness has the grace of giving surnames to his ministers. The former's ministers heard that the Jurchen Tartar dared to send troops south, which was simply angry. The minister had already written to the lord of the country, advising him to declare war in time, and volunteered to come here to give advice to the border generals. ”

"It's okay to give advice, you have this heart, and the official is already very pleased." Yang Lin said with a smile: "You will return to Goryeo immediately and do the matter of recruiting and transferring people, and I don't know how many materials will be transported to the front line." If you do this, I, Yang Lin, will not treat you badly. ”

Yang Ziqian's eyes lit up, and he didn't even have time to say a few flattering words, he turned his head and disappeared without a trace.

Wu Jue took a sip and scolded angrily: "There is such a person in the world, the last general is really eye-opening." ”

Yang Lin looked thoughtfully at the place where he disappeared, and suddenly smiled: "This person is very interesting, I intend to promote him, just to see if he has this creation." ”