"For this matter, the Privy Council quarreled with the Ministry of the Interior a lot, and later the Privy Council only gave them the establishment, and did not care about anything else. From the very beginning of the formation of this army, he was the de facto overseer. In August this year, after the end of the Huiyi, the imperial court decided to continue to do the ocean-going Huiyi, and did not cancel the establishment of the Xuanwei Army, and it was only then that he was officially appointed as the supervisor of the Xuanwei Army. I didn't expect that a few days after the appointment, I heard that something had happened in Guangnan, and the imperial court was originally going to send 10,000 elites of the palace to the south to support, but it was difficult to solve the fire from afar, and it would take at least a month and a half for the army and horses of the palace to arrive in Yongzhou, so I thought of this army that was idle in Mingzhou, they were good at marching at sea, or they could rush to Qinzhou to temporarily relieve their urgent needs, so they let them come first. That's all the officials know. He Jianjun told the inside story carefully.

"From this point of view, this supervising army has been in the army for a long time, and he is quite familiar with this army, he himself was born in martial arts, and he is not a person who does not understand the art of war, he has only recently come out of martial arts, he is young and vigorous, fearless, and it is not impossible to go deep behind enemy lines and give Li Yue a hard blow. Send someone to the enemy camp to check if any military rations have been burned. After listening to He Jianjun's narration, Master Li felt that the results achieved by the Jianjun who led the troops to fight were still somewhat credible, and they were not completely unreliable.

"My lord, if you want to verify it conclusively, I'm afraid you have to go deep behind the enemy lines, and go to Ningming to see that even if the enemy camp in Fusui is short of food, it doesn't necessarily mean that the military food has been destroyed." A general interface.

"Wang Zhi, then you will work with Lord Xu to find out this matter within ten days." Lord Li glanced at the somewhat unconvinced Wang Tong, his 10,000 forbidden troops were ordered to garrison Yongzhou, but they lost the battle and lost Yulin and Zuozhou, Li Yueren is now fighting in Yongzhou, and when he hears the deeds of the Xuanwei army, he will naturally not be convinced.

"Okay, the lower officials must investigate it within ten days." Master Xu replied.

Wang Tongzhi replied angrily "yes", and then he was silent.

"The enemy army outside Fusui City has been ready to move in recent days, provoking one after another, blindly defending, and it is not a good strategy to retreat from the enemy. Master Li turned to talk about the retreat from the enemy, he came from Jingjiang Mansion to do this, the war has dragged on for nearly three months, and if he can't retreat from the enemy, he will have to dismiss the official and be idle.

No one speaks, Li Yue people are cunning and ferocious, not afraid of death, they have fought with them many times, there are many defeats and few victories, and now the Great Song army gathered in Yongzhou does not have much advantage in the face of Li Yueren, how can there be any way to retreat from the enemy, they can only wait for them to retreat on their own.

Seeing that no one answered, Master Li was a little annoyed: "What does it mean to not speak one by one?" Do you want Yongzhou anymore? Do you want Quang Nam anymore? ”

"Master Li, don't be impatient, Li Yue people come from afar to help Sui, supply is difficult, hold on for one more day, and their days will be sad. Nowadays, there is not much difference between the military strength of the enemy and us, and if we really have to take the initiative to attack, once an accident occurs, Yongzhou will be in danger. If you wait for the palace to come, you Yijun will say that there are more than 10,000 people in the Youyi army, all of whom are elite, and Li Geng is even more brave and good at fighting, a few days ago, he has almost arrived in Wuzhou, and he can rush to Yongzhou within half a month, and then whether it is offensive or defensive, we have an advantage. Xia Guan suggested that during this time, he should still be on the defensive, and try not to engage the enemy. He Jian Jundao broke the silence.

"If the military horse in front of the palace can come, he will be a little sure of the time when the enemy will come, and the lower official also recommends defending first." Lord Xu of Yongzhou Zhizhou agreed.

"Xia Guan also suggested that he should defend first, and then send troops to retreat from the enemy when he has an advantage in troops." Officials from the Governor's Office chimed in.

Subsequently, the generals of the Governor's Mansion also chimed in.

"Okay, in that case, let's talk about how to defend it." Although Lord Li was anxious, he didn't want to say anything, he also understood that with the current military strength, it would be good to be able to hold Yongzhou City, how easy was it to retreat from the enemy? If the enemy's 100,000 loads of grain and grass were really destroyed, the battle would be victorious.

After more than half an hour of deliberation, the deliberation was over.

The generals went out of the city one after another to return to Fusui, and Mao Qi had just arrived today, and there were still some military and political matters to report to Lord Xu.

That night, when Moltke was about to rest, someone suddenly came to visit, and it was He Jianjun, whom he had met during the afternoon meeting.

So he hurriedly saluted: "Xiaguan has seen Lord He." ”

He Jianjun said with a smile: "Mao Zhizhou doesn't need to be polite, Mao Zhizhou is an official, and He can't afford it." ”

Mao Qi said with a smile: "Lord He is an official in Beijing, and he has a great future, and he will also be an official sooner or later." Have a seat. ”

After the two sat down, He Jianjun said with a smile: "Today in the council hall, listening to the adults tell about the Xuanwei Army, I feel that this army can achieve such results, which is absolutely inseparable from the deployment and assistance of the adults, and the merits of the Battle of Qinzhou are indispensable to the adults." When this battle is won, after returning to Beijing, he will definitely report truthfully and earn this merit for his lords. ”

Moltke hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Lord He." Then he reacted and said: "Meritorious deeds, don't fight." I don't know what the adults are coming to visit, and what are the commands? ”

He Jianjun said with a smile: "Lord Zhizhou is quick to talk, and He is blunt." I wonder where this Xuanwei army, which has fought many times, is now? ”

Moltke replied: "They are still on standby in Dongxing Town, if Yongzhou needs it, it should be possible to transfer a force to the north." ”

"No, no, no, Lord Zhizhou will be mistaken, and it is more useful for them to stay in Qinzhou. I don't know how far Dongxing Town is from Li Yue's border? How long will it arrive? He Jianjun continued to ask.

Mao Qi hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Dongxing is about 100 miles away from Li Yue's border, and the Xuanwei army is marching very fast, they should be able to arrive within three days, do you want them to go deep behind enemy lines again?" ”

"No, the imperial court has other tasks entrusted to them, and they are transferred to Qinzhou, in fact, they have other intentions, Lord Zhizhou should not talk about it to outsiders." He Jianjun's expression became serious.

"It's the lower officials who have said too much, and my lord forgives me." Moltke quickly apologized, and it was not a good habit to guess what he meant.

"It doesn't have to be like this, this matter still needs the help of Lord Zhizhou." As he spoke, He Jianjun took out a sealed letter and said: "Please Zhizhou Lord must hand over this letter to Xuanwei Army Yang Jianjun within three days, this is a major matter of the imperial court, no one should know about it, and Lord Zhizhou should not ask more, if Yang Jianjun has any needs after receiving the letter, he must fully cooperate." If this can be done, the Lord Zhizhou will be able to get a great merit. ”

Mao Qi immediately assured: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials will fully cooperate, ask for money to give money, ask people to give people, and assist Yang Jianjun in this matter!" ”

"Okay." He Jianjun said no more, and handed the letter in his hand to Moltke.

"Please, be sure to keep it a secret." After He Jianjun said this, he left in a hurry.

After Moltke sent He Jianjun away, he took out the letter, flipped through it several times, and wanted to open it to see it, but when he thought of He Jianjun's cautious appearance, he calmed down this curious thought.

The next morning, after meeting Xu again, Moltke quickly drove back to Qinzhou.

After returning to Qinzhou, he immediately sent his henchmen to send a batch of reward materials to the Xuanwei Army in Dongxing, in addition to rewarding ordinary soldiers, but also rewarding generals.

The boat carrying the reward materials went down the river from outside the city of Qinzhou to the west, and in less than a day, it was successfully delivered to Dongxing Town.

As soon as the Xuanwei army attacked, it only received one supply, and the news that the Qinzhou governor sent reward materials quickly spread in Dongxing, and the whole army was very happy, and Yang Congyi did not want to sweep everyone's interest, so he immediately distributed the reward.

Although the reward is not much, it is also the heart of Zhizhou, and everyone is grateful.

Yang Congyi looked at a small box, this was his reward, and a seal was also pasted on it, and the words on the seal were "Xuanwei Army Yang Jian Jun personally opened".

I tore open the seal, opened the box and looked at it, I thought it would be gold and jewelry and other valuable things, but I didn't want it to be some pastries, snacks and tea, and after taking them out one by one, I found a letter with a lacquered seal under the box.

There was no text on the envelope, Yang Congyi hesitated with the envelope, since it was placed in the box for him, who else could this letter be given to if it was not for him? So I didn't think much about it, and then I opened it.

When I took out the letter and read it, I was shocked, and after reading it, I read it again, and after confirming that it was correct, I immediately called Su Zhong, Yao Chang, Pan Cheng, and Luo Cong to discuss the matter.

"Prison army, why are you in such a hurry, I haven't finished the dim sum that Zhizhou rewarded me yet." Su Zhong complained when he came in.

Yang Congyi was thinking about things and ignored him.

Not long after, Yao Chang and others also entered the barracks one after another.

"Okay, since we're all here, I'll tell you something." After Yang Congyi closed the gatehouse, he didn't have any extra words, and said directly: "The imperial court has given us a major matter, asking us to capture the fleeing Prince Li Yue within ten days. This matter has been ordered by the Privy Council to be personally handled by Lord He, and others have already arrived in Yongzhou. What do you guys think? ”

The four of them were stunned for a while, arresting Prince Li Yue? Are you kidding! Who knows where he is, if he is in Li Yue's palace, do they still want them to kill Li Yue?

Seeing the expressions of the four people, Yang Congyi said again: "The Privy Council transferred the Xuanwei Army to Qinzhou to handle this matter. Master He also arrived in Yongzhou not long ago, and after learning some information, he personally wrote a letter to hand over this errand to Xuanwei Army. The prince who fled back was ascending to the dragon in the city of Li Yue at this time, and everyone still had to think of a way to catch this prince back. ”

"Prison Army, does the Privy Council mean that if we can't arrest Prince Li Yue back, the military exploits we made before will be gone?" Yao Chang suddenly asked.

Looking at everyone's doubtful eyes, Yang Congyi was silent.

After a while, he replied, "Yes, that's what it means." The Xuanwei army came to Qinzhou to arrest Prince Li Yue, and if we can't catch him, we won't be able to complete the errand, and it will be useless for us to fight no matter how many battles we fight. So don't complain, you only have ten days, and you should hurry up and find a way to get this errand done. Yang Congyi still told them the truth, but seeing that they had the urge to complain and scold their mother, he quickly turned their attention to the right thing.