"The fire gun in the river is practiced, mixed with some officers and veterans who can fight, and it is still useful."

Zhang Shanfu paused for a moment, and added with some embarrassment: "Chen Ang, that's what they did. ”

Zhao Xingde suddenly realized and didn't say anything. At the beginning, the marching division did not expect that the 'chaotic' army would be able to fight, and hurriedly mobilized a group of troops left behind in the river to quell the rebellion. If it weren't for Zhang Shanfu adjusting his strategy in time, ordering the remaining sergeants of each battalion not to attack Baocang City, and concentrating the main force on Huwen City south of Wuhu Water, Chen Ang and others were besieging Dawan City with all their might, but they were afraid that the army loyal to the Protectorate would not be able to keep even a support point in the river now.

"Then take at least 500 people to protect it. There are many Song people inside," Zhao Xingde looked out the window and said in a deep voice, "This is a military affair outside the agreement between the Eastern and Western Dynasties. There are also the 20,000 sailors and sailors who stayed here, what they think, and the arrangements for them, have the General's Mansion and the Protectorate Mansion considered it? "Outside the window, the firecrackers who had already set up camp were relaxing on the shore, and some of them were shouting hello to the Xia cavalry. For the firecrackers, although this trip to the sea was arduous, compared with the Hebei battlefield, it could be called a blessing. The gunboat's firepower could sweep through almost any enemy, and the gunfire battalion was only responsible for guarding and cleaning the battlefield. Not only did they get to the shore, but when they arrived at the land of the Xia army, they relaxed all of a sudden. Just as the so-called morale can be boosted, soldiers can hold their breath while performing military affairs, and can overcome many difficulties that ordinary people can't imagine, but when the task is completed, a more arduous military task suddenly emerges, which will undoubtedly arouse complaints, damage morale, and may even cause mutiny. In addition, Zhao Xingde also needed to have a 'handed' generation for the Song court, especially the officers who already had ideas.

"More than 400 of the 500 people are Song people, all of them are officers and veterans, and their dependents are all in the Song Kingdom." Zhang Shanfu was undecided, and Zhao Xingde added another sentence.

"So much?" Zhang Shanfu frowned and said, "Didn't the Firearms Division train a large number of officers and veterans in the Kanto region?" ”

"Most of those are under the command of the Luoyang regimental training envoy and General Wu Jue."

"In this way," Zhang Shanfu lowered his eyelids and patted his forehead, "It's really old and confused," he groaned for a moment and said slowly, "General Zhao was born and died for Great Xia, and he is in the Shangzhu Kingdom, and he is not afraid that you know that Chen Ang's group of people plotted 'chaos', successively formed a Khitan and Turkic alliances, and made a truce treaty, the real purpose is to concentrate on annexing Kwantung." If the people of Kwantung have doubts, General Zhao can tell them bluntly and put down the rebellion for Great Xia, that is, for the Kwantung. In addition, after this battle, the general's mansion will be awarded a reward, and those who have meritorious service in the counterinsurgency will be promoted to sergeant if they want to naturalize my Great Xia, in addition to receiving the land and sheltering the households, the prime minister's mansion will also 'negotiate' with the Kanto region and arrange for the family to come to the river for reunion. If the counterinsurgency army is really loyal and courageous, I am also willing to suggest to the Protectorate that these Kwantung heroes can jointly establish a new army with the regimental training 'elite' elite, and elect centurions and captains on their own. However," he turned his gaze to the window and said in a low voice, "This rebellion in the river 'rebellion', the captains of the Protector Mansion were extremely angry, and some people have already accused the General's Mansion of 'pumping' the troops in the river to give the 'chaos' party a chance, and even suspected that the old man was the accomplice of the 'chaos' party." ”

"It's ridiculous," Zhao Xingde also had doubts in his heart, but he reprimanded, "If the boss is involved, it will definitely not be the current situation." ”

"Are you praising me or belittling me?" Zhang Shanfu smiled bitterly, didn't care about him, and continued, "General Zhao doesn't know yet, the captains in the Western Expeditionary Army are moving that in the future, if they can't get the consent of more than two-thirds of the Protector Captains, they will not be allowed to recruit the sergeants of the ordinary regiment to leave the state, and if they want to crusade against foreign countries, the Protector Mansion and the Great General's Mansion will give priority to the mobilization of the Praetorian Guard and the recruitment of regiments to train for the expedition." This can be described as being bitten by a snake once, and I have been afraid of the well rope for ten years. The old man estimated that as long as the rebellion subsided, the Protectorate would pass the motion. In addition, it will be more and more difficult to establish a new army and increase the number of lieutenants in the Protectorate Mansion. Zhang Shanfu sighed without knowing whether it was true or not, shook his head and said, "My Great Xia is also a strong country that is rising day by day, and the captains are also in the prime of life in their thirties and forties. He looked at Zhao Xingde and said meaningfully, "However, the Kanto Junjie under Yuan Zhi should be able to see that for Kanto, this is a joy or a worry." ”

Zhao Xingde was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "When the founding emperor decided to strike two tigers, I am afraid it was also considered, if there was no loss of virtue in Kanto, there would be no need to bleed and drift." ”

"You have a lot of confidence in the Kwantung Imperial Court." Zhang Shanfu said with a smile.

"General Zhao doesn't take his personal position seriously, and if he can't rest assured, I'm afraid he is still an old man from Kanto." The words have been said to this level, and he asks for more 'sex'.

"As long as the old man can still speak in Wufu, if the Han clan can gain a firm foothold in Liaodong, destroy Goryeo, and have a country, the Han clan can be crowned king, if the Khitan repeatedly goes against the grain and brings about its own destruction, it is not impossible for the Han clan to replace it. General Zhao's old department in the Kwantung region, Yuan Zhi can also discuss with the soldiers to stay, the military government will not be strong, if General Lu Luo and Deng Zhu prefer to defend themselves between the three dynasties, the old man can also help him. As for the Southwest Sea Division, General Zhao will arrange it, and he only needs to do it, at present, to ensure that there is no shortage of food and grass for the Western Expeditionary Army from the sea, and the things that will be done in the future will be talked about later. How is it? He looked at Zhao Xingde with a smile, this condition is not ungenerous, from the interests of the Xia State, it is natural to support the Han clan to contain the Khitan, but if it is said that after the fall of the Liao State, the Han clan will replace it, it may not be happy. And letting the three towns of Henan go and stay is tantamount to giving up the initiative in the Kwantung battlefield. Even if the Protectorate Mansion has experienced turmoil and is unwilling to mobilize the people, the General's Mansion may not be willing. Zhang Shanfu's promise is a thousand gold, but whether he can believe it or not depends on Zhao Xingde himself. If it weren't for the urgent need for Zhao Xingde to lead the troops to relieve the siege, even if the five governments had decided to recuperate, Zhang Shanfu would not make any promises, and this kind of caution was also a kind of respect for Zhao Xingde, who was a general and a member of the Shangzhu State.

"It's so good," Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "The boss is good, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." He lifted the black clay pot and respectfully served tea to Zhang Shanfu.

"In that case," Zhang Shanfu took the teacup and drank it all, stood up and said: "The soldiers are very fast, you will arrange it, and leave to protect the news within two days." ”

Zhao Xingde said categorically: "Obey!" He got up and sent Zhang Shanfu off the cabin.

This time, Ma Yuan and other officers of the naval division learned the lesson of the last time, and did not gather onlookers, but gathered five firefighters to line up on the deck to salute General Xia Guo, Zhang Shanfu stood on the ship and looked out, only to see five hundred people like one person, neat as the rules have been measured, as soon as Zhang Shanfu and Zhao Xingde came out, the protocol officer shouted loudly: "Salute!" With a "whoosh-" sound, all the sailors raised their guns at the same time, looked at Zhang Shanfu and walked down the ship, and shouted in unison: "General Zhang Wansheng!" Wansheng! Wansheng! Although there were only 500 people, the shouting momentum was like a thousand troops, and in the distance, the gunboats on the periphery of the naval division began to fire salutes one after another, and the sound of "boom, boom, boom" was deafening. The seabirds perched on the masts were frightened and flew up in flocks.

Zhang Shanfu said with a slight gaze: "I have heard that General Zhao is a good soldier, and his reputation is well deserved. He looked back at Zhao Xingde, "'Hand' the Guardian Camp into the hands of the general, and the old man will be relieved." ”

"Zhao did his best." Zhao Xingde was slightly embarrassed, and when he passed by Ma Yuan and Xu Xiaoyun, he glared at the two.

He sent Zhang Shanfu back, and he didn't have time to care about the two of them making their own decisions, so he immediately summoned the officers of the Navy Division and explained to them Zhang Shanfu's intentions.

Sure enough, this time suddenly 'stirred' up to an uproar, in the eyes of many scholars and naval officers, for the Great Song Dynasty, the Xia State was far more direct threat than the Turkic Great Eclipse.

The sailors scrupulously abided by the agreement between the Eastern and Western Dynasties, and maintained the food and grass supply of the Xia army, and asked everyone to go deep into the interior and fight for the Xia State with blood and sweat, which was not only dangerous, but also not in the interests of the Song State. Everyone was indignant, if it weren't for Zhao Xingde's prestige, they were afraid that they would mutiny on the spot and return to the anchor. Zhao Xingde had to explain to them repeatedly that Chen Ang and other Xia 'chaos' parties regarded the annexation of the Song State as a top priority, and as long as they gained power, the first thing they would do was to attack the Great Song Dynasty, and for this reason, they would not hesitate to make peace with the Khitan and the Turks, and might even reach an agreement with the Liao State to carve up the Song State. Because Chen Ang and others were convinced that the population of the Kwantung was completely 'wasted' by the Song court, if the Xia State annexed the Kwantung region, even if it was only the majority of the population, they would be able to dominate the U.S. and sweep the Khitan and Turks, so the compromise with the barbarians for a while was nothing. Therefore, even for the sake of the people of Kanto, the Song ** official in the water division should also participate in the counterinsurgency.

The officers and men participating in the expedition to the river should be familiar with the "drills" of the firecracker battalion, and the gunners should not only be "precise" in gunnery, but also be skilled in horsemanship. Among the more than 10,000 officers and men of the naval division who arrived at the port of Basra, only more than 1,000 were qualified, and they can really be called the "elite" among the "elite" and the "elite" among the elite. Subsequently, Zhao Xingde 'handed over' the decision to participate in the Xia State counterinsurgency to the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division themselves, and to his relief, most of the officers and soldiers who were selected, including Ma Yuan and Feng Mi, chose to join. The officers in the Xia army who were familiar with water warfare were originally Feng 'Mao' Linjiao, although it was important to quell the rebellion in the river, Zhao Xingde also left nearly half of the Xia ** officers in the water division. Of the 500 officers and gunners who accompanied him to protect the news, only 53 were Kansai people, and the remaining 440 were all from Kanto. According to the information sent by the marching division, among the firecrackers recruited by the Hezhong regimental training, there are also a large number of apprentices from the Kanto region, and the officers and non-commissioned officers can talk about their hometown. In addition, Wang Tongdeng also led 500 cavalry to join the expeditionary camp, rescuing the soldiers like fighting fires, and the baggage division equipped the expeditionary camp with one man and three horses, and guaranteed the supply of forage and grain along the way.

In the end, Zhao Xingde 'handed over' the command of the Southwest Sea Division to Zhou He, and let two officers from Kansai serve as secretaries, and the 'gate' was responsible for the liaison between the Navy Division and the Xia Guoxi Expeditionary Army.