Wang Heng looked excited, but hesitated: "Going down the mountain to coerce the people, the momentum is too big, but this movement is too big, causing the Khitan army to retaliate and suppress, we ......" The Liaodong Han army easily took advantage of the Jurchen riot and had a chance to breathe, remembering the days when he struggled to survive under the harsh search of the Khitans, Wang Hengzhi still had palpitations.

"General Wang, I don't know how far the Huanglong Mansion is from the state?" Zhao Xingde suddenly asked.

Wang Hengzhi was stunned for a moment, puzzled by what he meant, and replied: "About seven or eight hundred miles." ”

Zhao Xingde looked thoughtful and said slowly: "After the Jurchens captured the Huanglong Mansion, there has been no major move for more than a year. But the Huanglong Mansion is 700 miles away from the state, but the Jurchen iron hooves are like entering a no-man's land, which shows that the Khitan people are already rumoring about it, guarding the walled city, and they are powerless to prevent the Jurchens from coming and going in the wilderness. In this case, why would we coerce some Han people outside the walled city? ”

Wang Hengzhi nodded, the situation in Liaodong has been like this recently, the Liao people are good at riding and shooting, coming and going like the wind, but under the aggressive offensive of the Jurchens, the Liao army in Tokyo actually learned from the Southern Dynasties, and each of them guarded the camp, even if there was a provocation by the Jurchen army, they would not dare to go out of the city to face the battle. The defense line of the Liao State in Tokyo Road runs from north to south, starting from Ningjiang Prefecture, and there are cities such as Huanglongfu, Xinzhou, Xianping, Shenzhou, and Liaoyang. Huanglong Mansion is almost the northernmost point of this defensive line, while Liaoyang Mansion is the southernmost point. The Jurchen iron hooves can cross 800 miles, and after destroying the city near Liaoyang, they will go away, although they have picked up the advantage of the Han army, but the Jurchen army's entry and exit in Liaoyang Mansion itself shows that the Khitan has no power to control the local area.

"These Han people were taken captive by the Jurchens to be cattle and horses, and were divided into various tribes by the Khitans as slaves and maids, why don't we coerce them over and place them in a region far away from the Jurchen and Khitan forces, so as to relieve the people from hanging down and strengthen our power? There are more than one million Han people living in Liaodong, as long as one-third is owned by the Han army, it is 300,000 people, enough to train 30,000 strong soldiers, although it is not enough to compete with the Khitan Jurchens for a while, and it is important between the two tigers. ”

Although Zhao De's voice was low, there was a great temptation in Wang Hengzhi's ears, he couldn't help nodding his head, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhao's discussion is very important, I can't be the master alone, and I still need to gather all the leaders in the village to discuss it together." By implication, he already agreed.

The two of them separately beckoned their subordinates to consult. After a while, the centurion of the Chengying battalion and the Han army camp were in charge, except for Tong Yunjie, who was injured and had difficulty moving, gathered together, Wang Hengzhi first told everyone Zhao De's suggestion, and then Zhao Xingde himself explained it again. Many questions were raised.

"Since you want to rebel and save the people, whose banner is it?" Xu Detai, the third master, confessed, "If you play the banner of the imperial court, you will naturally be able to attract many Han people." But if we wait for the banner of the Xia Dynasty to be played, I am afraid that as soon as it spreads, the Khitan and Jurchen will be killed, let alone between the two tigers. If it is under the banner of the Song Dynasty, we will be even more unwilling. If these two banners are not played, they are afraid that they will be confused with some bandits, so there must be an explanation. In my opinion, it is better to play the banner of Xinghan. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone's faces became strange. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, it is not good, if the Han army rises up to play the banner of the Xia State, it will consider itself a part of the Xia Army, and the banner of the Xinghan Dynasty, although it will not immediately attract the siege of the Khitan and Jurchen, but it is faintly independent of the Xia State. At the beginning, Han Chang raised troops against Liao, which was under the banner of "Great Han", and he had the intention of occupying the hometown of Liao and establishing himself as a country.

Kim Chang-tae, Wang Tong-deng and others looked at each other. Wang Tongdeng and the other centurions had uncertain expressions on their faces, and they all looked at Zhao Xingde, according to the rules of the Xia army, you can speak freely in the camp, but when discussing with outsiders, the lower-level officers usually have to echo the higher-level officers' proposals, so as to reap the effect of integrating the upper and lower officers. After Zhao Xingde and his subordinates exchanged glances, everyone had the same mind, so they gestured to Jin Changtai with their eyes, and this kind of negotiation was also one of the duties of the marching Sima sent by the General's Mansion.

Jin Changtai nodded knowingly, considering that in order to coerce the Han people, he mainly needed to borrow the strength of the Han army, so he smiled and said: "This proposal of the Xu Dangjia is not unreasonable, and I also agree not to fight the banner of Xia or Song." But there's another concern. ”

Xu Detai said in a deep voice: "Jin Sima, please speak." ”

Jin Changtai said with a smile: "When the righteous army first started, it should not be too sharp, Xu San said it well, but it was also a little vain, when the Han army shocked all ethnic groups in Liaodong, swept more than a dozen states and counties in Liao from north to south, and the place where it passed was like a devastating and decaying, if it weren't for the Liao people's secret tricks, then it would be the turn of today's erection to become famous?" Although they had not seen the power of the Han army at that time, the story passed down from generation to generation has long been remembered, and the revival of the Han army was also the hope of many Han troops to persist in this deep mountain forest.

"Jin Sima has won the award." Wang Heng was polite and polite, but he listened to Jin Changtai's words and said: "Because of this, if you play the banner of 'Xinghan', I am afraid that it will also attract the jealousy of the Hu people as if you played the banner of Xia Guo," he ignored the slight change in the faces of the Han generals present, and continued, "Moreover, the land of Liaodong is full of various ethnic groups, and there have been Han people who have been cultivating since the early Han Dynasty, but after war, the original Han people are gradually and the local barbarian Hu people are not clear. Many people of the Southern Dynasties were taken captive into the Khitan and Jurchen tribes as slaves, and after one or two generations, they could not tell their origins. In my opinion, it is better to compromise and straightforwardly ask for the word 'protect the people', which is not only clear at a glance, but also convenient for dealing with the Khitan Jurchens. ”

"Exactly," Wang Heng saw that Zhao Xingde's side did not insist that the Han army would fight the banner of the Xia State, and was afraid that Xu Detai would continue to argue, so he smiled and said, "General Zhao is reasonable, we will do the right thing for the heavens, advocate righteousness and protect the people, and the people will know at a glance under these banners." He turned his head to look at Zhao Xingde and said with a smile: "General Zhao, I think the name of the 'Protector Army' is good, what do you think?" ”

Wang Tongdeng complained in a very low voice: "It seems to be the name of the regimental training army." Zhao Xingde turned a deaf ear and said with a smile: "Exactly, then let's do what General Wang wants." Wang Heng smiled and waved his hand: "Where did I do this, Mr. Zhao proposed this important matter, and it is better for dozens of brothers from the village to agree together." ”

Zhao Xingde frowned, this Wang Hengzhi seems to be rude, but he is too cautious, this thing that coerces the people, the Khitan and Jurchen people are doing it every day, and it is still too late to seize the day, and when Wang Hengzhi and the leaders of the Han army of more than 40 villages in Liaodong discuss it clearly, I am afraid that there will be no people to wrap up. He suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a slow voice: "General Wang, this matter is not to be delayed, the leaders of more than forty cottages have no leader, and if they want to discuss a result, I am afraid that the opportunity will be delayed." ”

Wang Hengzhi smiled and said: "It's okay, General Zhao doesn't know, Dunhuang has already sent a letter, my Miss Han will soon arrive in Liaodong, the Han family is the co-owner of my Han people in Liaodong, and everyone will participate in the grand event at that time." There was an indescribable joy in his words, so much so that Zhao Xingde secretly thought about what benefits the Han clan had given to these Han soldiers.

Xu Detai saw that Zhao Xingde was silent, and secretly sneered: "Even if you have the ability to reach the sky, and your tongue is bright and lotus, you can't suppress the earth snake with a strong dragon." With a smile on his face, he asked: "General Zhao, to protect the people on this side, and to expand the military strength to deal with the Khitan and Jurchen, we are short of everything, grain, grass, armor, blades, gunpowder, alas, what do you want." The Xia Dynasty is the largest country in the world, can it help a little more? ”

Zhao Xingde smiled slightly: "It's good to say, this general will naturally go all out to fight for the imperial court......" The generals discussed how to coerce the people. Now the weather is very cold, and it is necessary to wait until after the beginning of spring, when everything grows, and then the Han people are dragged into the mountains. Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, far away from the Khitan and Jurchen power centers of the Taibai Mountain, Xianbei Mountain, which places are suitable for the resettlement of the people, the leaders of the Han army who are familiar with the situation also roughly listed, the rotten leaves are extremely thick, there are dozens of wide valleys inside, as long as there are ploughing cattle, seeds, and farm tools, they can be reclaimed. Zhao Xingde remembered several high-grade small iron mines and coke mines in Liaodong in later generations, and also asked these Han generals about the local situation one by one, and prepared to raise the momentum of the Han army in the future, and open a few small blast furnaces to build weapons, so as not to reach out to Xia Guo in everything.

After discussion, Zhao Xingde returned to his house and spread out the book, a copy of "White Mountain Weeping Blood Record" has been written for a small half, and a book of "East China Sea Food Treasures" has also been written at the beginning, these days, the Han army and the Chengying battalion have reserved cooperation, except for Wang Hengzhi's village, the other more than 40 Han army camp distribution maps have not been revealed to him. However, this can also be understood, this stockade distribution map is the lifeblood of the Han army in Liaodong, once it is leaked to the Khitan or Jurchens, I am afraid that there will be a worry of annihilation. Zhao Xingde had nothing to do, so he wrote these two books, the first one preached the righteous martyrs of the Han people in Liaodong struggling to resist under the iron hoof, in order to arouse the common hatred of the people of the Xia State and the Song State. The latter book is that he saw that Liaodong ginseng was expensive in the Central Plains, but sea cucumbers, rare mushrooms and other specialties were unknown, so he wrote that in the future, Liaodong will trade with the Central Plains Han land, and there will always be some products to exchange.

A few breaths of hot air on the inkstone, after a burst of white mist, there was actually a moist ink, Zhao Xingde couldn't help but secretly praise the magic of creation, no wonder Bianliang Juzi did everything possible to get his hands on this kind of superb inkstone, after grinding the ink with good pine smoke ink, not only volatilization is extremely slow, but also difficult to freeze when the weather is extremely cold. He raised his hand to take the little wolf from the pen stand, and was about to start writing with bated breath, but the door was pushed open with a creak, and Kim Chang-tae walked in, and after carefully looking at the surroundings, he said in a low voice: "Okay, it's a poisonous calculation." ”

Zhao Xingde's heart was shocked, his wrist sank slightly, the tip of the pen rested on the white paper, and the ink was like a dark cloud. His face was cloudy, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "I also had to do it. Liaodong is more important to the world? Besides, the situation may not come to that point. ”