Han Bao, Wang Zhe, and Huo Li came back, and Han Qian naturally wanted to find them and ask them in more detail about what they had seen and heard on this trip, so that they could have a more intuitive impression of the development of the war situation in Heshuo and the Central Plains.

Guo Rong, Feng Yi, Lin Haizheng, Feng Xuan, Zhao Wuji, Han Donghu, Xi Fa'er and others also put down the affairs at hand at this time and sat around.

At this time, when the ice and snow are melting and the spring rain is lingering in the Heshuo area, the cavalry can advance rapidly, which also means that the logistics support capability is strong.

This chat unconsciously came at dusk, and Han Qian asked people to arrange dinner, leaving Han Bao, Wang Zhe, and Huo Li to eat and talk.

At present, the scale of soldiers and horses is expanding day by day, and generals like Han Bao and Huo Li, who are brave and good at fighting and have brains, are urgently needed in the army, and Han Qian still has to arrange for them to serve in the army and lead the soldiers.

In addition, Han Qian decided to formally set up a department in the Military Intelligence Staff Department this time to systematically collect intelligence on the Central Plains and the hinterland of Heshuo, or to separate and strengthen this part of the work that had not been done in depth and comprehensively.

The follow-up custody and transfer of Princess Yunhe, Shen Peng, Zhao Ci and others were also temporarily disposed of in this department.

This department is headed by Wang Zhe with the rank of military officer and is under the leadership of Xi Fa'er.

Wang Zhe enjoyed a lot of service in Tangyi before, but those were all false, more like a senior attendant, usually if there is something to explain, he will be responsible for dealing with it, there is no real power, and there is no fixed manpower under him.

Even if Wang Ji goes to Kong Xirong as a deputy general, he is actually a counselor in military affairs, and his status will not be higher than that of Yu Hou, the deputy capital who commands the soldiers and horses of the capital.

And Wang Yan can directly go to Huangchuan to serve as the county commander, which is also Wang Yan's most experienced and oldest among them, and he is thirty-six years old this year.

Wang Zhe can only be regarded as truly entering the inner circle of Tangyi generals at this step, not to mention the significance of intelligence collection in the Central Plains, only by virtue of the results of this initial victory, everyone knows that this newly established department will not be a dispensable ornament.

During the meal, Han Qian remembered that in the initial letter sent back, Han Bao mentioned that two deserters were recruited on the way, so he asked during the chat.

Although Zhang Shigui and Zhang Shimin have the bad deeds of escaping from the camp, in addition to the fact that they themselves are bold and careful, and extremely strong, in the past four or five months, Han Bao has personally led them, teaching them fists, feet, knives and bows, military intelligence spying and lurking, and commanding the army, and they have grown extremely fast.

Han Bao thought that even if he could keep them by his side in the future, he would need to start from the beginning as ordinary soldiers, and he would need to establish his military exploits before he could be promoted, so he immediately had the courage to say a lot of good things for them.

Wang Zhe also wanted to ask these two people over.

The newly established department of the Military Intelligence Staff Department will include all the personnel who were previously responsible for this matter, but the previous work of infiltrating and espionage in the Central Plains and the hinterland of Heshuo was far from enough, so Han Bao, Shi Ruhai and others were temporarily dispatched to Heshuo before the year.

At present, in the Central Plains and Heshuo region, there are only a dozen people lurking on the spot, and Han Bao, Shi Ruhai, Huo Li and others have completed this mission and returned to Huaixi, still thinking that they will have the opportunity to lead the soldiers and horses to charge.

Wang Zhe will also select new people to lurk in the Central Plains and Heshuo areas in the future, responsible for espionage, liaison and other matters, Zhang Shigui and Zhang Shimin are two very suitable people, he has to fight for everything.

"If they can follow them to Heshuo to spy on intelligence, they will be compensated for their merits and crimes, and the follow-up merits will still be described to them, as for where they go, you still have to ask their own opinions......" Han Qian said, he also wanted the military supervisor to open up to Zhang Shigui and Zhang Shimin, reduce the punishment of deserting camps, and directly promote them to suitable positions.

The children of the soldiers, the children of the Xi family, and the children of the craftsmen have all grown up one after another, and the army has been actively cultivating grassroots generals over the years, so that Han Qian can directly transfer a large number of generals from Xuzhou to form the Tangyi Army after the main force of the water division was destroyed in Hongzepu.

However, the expansion of the Tangyi army was too fast, and in just two years, the number of soldiers and horses increased from more than 12,000 at the beginning to more than 60,000 at this time, which was quite five times; The scale of the demand for military attachés at the grassroots level is equivalent to an increase of five people.

In addition to the army, the counties under the jurisdiction of Tangyi in Huaixi have increased from the original Tangyi Lonely City to the current twenty-five, and the follow-up will also consider restoring the setting of two counties outside Chaozhou City, which is almost the territory that Emperor Tianyou started when he was the envoy of Huainan Jiedu.

In order to break the tradition of relying on the local grassroots level to be governed by the world's hometown heroes, each county must set up six to eight townships, and there are almost 200 township inspection divisions in the entire territory.

The county and township government departments all need to appoint officials directly from the government to ensure that Han Qian can ensure that his will is truly implemented; This alone requires at least four to six hundred officials with experience in handling local affairs.

Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity, Han Qian will actively select talents from the grassroots level.

As for the crime of deserting from the camp, in other armies, it may be a capital crime that needs to be killed to deter other generals, but in the Tangyi army, different degrees of punishment will be imposed according to the severity of the consequences.

Of course, the most serious escape camp will also be sentenced to beheading, and the two brothers, Zhang Shigui and Zhang Shimin, who were originally prisoners, wanted to return to the camp, and at the same time did not cause serious consequences in the process of escaping the camp, even if they were caught, they would be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of less than three years.

For prisoners with light sentences who have served in military service, when they need to be mobilized and requisitioned in an emergency, they will be directly pardoned accordingly, rather than making meritorious service and then making meritorious contributions.

Han Qian formulated such a military order, Gao Shao and Feng Yi were worried that the imperial army was too wide, especially after the victory of Wujinling, more than 20,000 prisoners were captured, and there was no enough deterrent torture to serve, and there might be a large-scale escape.

In fact, as of today, there are less than 100 escaped from the more than 20,000 deaths, and the proportion is negligible.

After eating, Han Qian let Han Bao, Huo Li, and Wang Zhe leave first.

Han Bao didn't care, he lived directly in Han Donghu's barracks, their mother and little sister were in Xuzhou, and it was impossible to take leave and return to Xuzhou to recuperate.

Huo Li and Wang Zhe had families in Donghu, and Han Qian gave them a few days off to return to Donghu to reunite with their families, but asked all three of them to write a detailed report on this northbound mission during their vacations and submit it to the Military Intelligence Staff Department as important information for archiving.

This is Han Qian, as a hard rule, is the most opposed and contradicted by the generals below.

Wang Zhe and Huo Li are better, even if Huo Li is not good at literature, he has received a strict education since he was a child, but Han Bao can read and write over the years

The words were not full of 1,000, and when he walked out of the tent, he pestered Wang Zhe and asked him to write a report and borrow him to copy it.

Wang Zhe will be responsible for the follow-up intelligence spying and liaison in the Central Plains and Heshuo area, and Han Qian will also make it clear that he will be specifically responsible for the custody and transfer of Yunhe Princess and others, and he has no way to really be like Huo Li, who has not been sent for the time being, and rushed back to Donghu to reunite with his family.

In fact, when he returned to the post house, he just called Zhang Shigui and Zhang Shimin to ask them about their willingness to stay, and Guo Rong sent someone to find him.

Wang Zhe didn't care about eating a bite of food, so he took Zhang Shimin, who was willing to follow him to stay in the Military Intelligence Staff Department, to see Guo Rong.

Zhang Shimin studied in a private school for two years when he was young, and he knew some words, but he was not very angry about the hellish literacy classes, literacy classes, and martial arts training that followed, as described by Han Bao and Shi Ruhai; Hearing that the military intelligence staff department has higher requirements for cultural level, Zhang Shigui is more willing to follow Han Bao to the army, thinking that even if he is a personal guard for Han Bao and carries a knife, it is better than staying in the military intelligence staff department to be tortured.

Guo Rong has instructed his subordinates to draft the details of the capture of Yun and the princess, but some of the wording is appropriate or not to be discussed with Wang Zhe, the party; And this letter will also be sent directly to Wang Zhe to Beijing, and Wang Zhe will represent Tangyi to negotiate this matter with Jingzhong, and some things will be explained to him.

At Guo Rong's place, Wang Zhe saw Huo Xiao, who he hadn't seen for many days; Huo Xiao was working as a secretary in the capital department at this time, and his pen was extremely strong and his writing was outstanding, so he gave Guo Rong the drafting of official and private letters.

The fold has been drafted, and after reading it, Wang Zhe was still surprised, and couldn't help but ask Guo Rong: "Lord Guo, do you really want to tell the truth about this matter and truthfully present it to the court?" The so-called repetition of the tragedy of the hundred-year ravages of the Central Plains by Hu Lu's iron cavalry and the survival of the Liang army, the court is afraid that they will never admit such a reason? ”

At this time, no matter how the court guessed, even if Princess Yunhe, Shen Peng and others were handed over, Wang Zhe thought that Tangyi would not admit to reporting to Chen Kun, but he did not expect that in this newly written book, not only would the whole thing be explained as it was, but even Han Qian's intention to make these decisions was not shy about hoping that the Liang army could breathe a sigh of relief and avoid the Mengwu people from occupying the Heshuo area too easily, and Huaixi's follow-up strategic arrangements were also to digest and consolidate the current newly recovered twelve counties. For the time being, there will be no rush to launch an offensive against the Shouzhou army that retreats to Shouchun, Fengtai and other Huaibin cities.

Wang Zhe was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but put forward his suggestion.

Although he did not enter the government before, but before and after his uncle Wang Jixiong became a minister, he stayed by his uncle Wang Jixiong's side for two years, and later it was also under the advice of his uncle Wang Jixiong that he had the intention of traveling the world, and put it into practice when the war in various countries was not over.

His understanding of the Great Chu court is deeper than that of ordinary people, knowing that the court and even ordinary soldiers and civilians all believe that the Liang army is the mortal enemy of Great Chu, and the iron hooves of the Mengwu cavalry are just an unfathomable threat.

Besides, the fact that the Great Chu was based on the Jianghuai River and that the Central Plains region was ravaged by the Mugultures was in line with their wishes in the hearts of the vast majority of the Great Chu soldiers and civilians. Don't say that after the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Hu people ruled the Central Plains for a long time four or five hundred years ago, and in that period of history, the southern Jianghuai region was still under the rule of the Han people.

Wang Zhe felt that even above the court, most of the generals wished that the Mengwu cavalry would beat the Liang army more ruthlessly, in order to relieve the anger that had been suppressed by the Liang army over the years, and he did not think that the reason for the fold would be recognized by the Great Chu court at this time, which was equivalent to them taking the initiative to hand over the handle.

"My lord said, no matter what the court says, he can't help but show his heart to the world," Guo Rong pondered slightly, and then said, "Besides, excuses are never the most important ......"

Wang Zhe heard Guo Rong like this, thinking that Guo Rong and the others must have persuaded Han Qian but it was not adopted, but he thought in his heart that Jinling only had 30,000 guards and pro-army defense, and how strong the combat effectiveness was still to be tested, and in addition to the water army controlling the Yangtze River waterway east of Runzhou, the Mabu army had also expanded to more than 60,000 people, at this time, no matter how clumsy the excuse was, it should have become insignificant, right?

"This letter is submitted, what should the court do if the court really wants Tangyi to hand over Princess Yunhe?" Wang Zhe asked.

In any case, Wang Zhe hoped that Princess Yunhe and Shen Peng could be detained in Tangyi, and Han Qian instructed to play a lot of things first, but he did not mean to escort Princess Yunhe and Shen Peng directly to Jinling, presumably he was also unwilling to hand them over.

However, what the reaction of the princes of the imperial court would be, it was not something they could have predicted at this time, especially Han Qian's truthful interpretation of the whole thing, which would inevitably cause a thousand waves with one stone.

Maybe the court will not directly rebuke Tang Yi's reasons and excuses are absurd, but maybe they will become stubborn and stubborn in the handling of Yun and the princess.

And in terms of reason, the capture of such an important figure in the enemy country should also be handed over to the court and the court to deal with, and it is not something that Han Daoming, the secretary of the household department, can fight for in the DPRK alone.

"What do you see of us?" Guo Rong asked Wang Zhe with a smile.

"He said that he needed to recuperate on the spot when he was infected with the epidemic, and it was not good to be tired of driving and riding?" Wang Zhe said with a deep groan.

"This excuse for delay is reasonable - the adult said that you should go back to East Lake to reunite with your family for a few days, but now you haven't even figured out the situation in Zelu, I'm afraid that you will have to work hard to go and return quickly." Guo Rong said.

The newly established department is subordinate to the Military Intelligence Staff Department, and Wang Zhe is also under the direct leadership of Xi Fa'er, but after the establishment of the Metropolitan Department Department as an organization of the nature of the general office, Guo Rong's actual power is somewhat similar to the combination of the secretary and the envoy of the Central Gate, and he can intervene on behalf of Han Qian in the military and political affairs of the government - and after the Tangyi government is expanding day by day, there are many military and political affairs, and Guo Rong and others will inevitably need to keep an eye on Han Qian in many ways, so as not to slack off and make mistakes.

He expected Wang Zhe to go and return early, so Wang Zhe naturally nodded and agreed, saying, "I will leave for Jinling early tomorrow morning to deliver the fold......"

Now Feng Yi is in charge of presiding over the General Administration Department, and is quite in charge of the civil affairs of the Tangyi Mansion, Feng Yi and others are far away in Xuzhou, it is rare to have such an important person as Wang Zhe go to Jinling, Guo Rong naturally wants him to go to the Han Mansion to communicate with Han Daoming and others about the twist and turn, and also wants Wang Zhe to tell Han Daoming the truth about the situation in Heshuo and other places.

In addition to the righteousness of the family and the country that Han Qian wanted to expound in the song, perhaps the court lacked sufficient understanding of the strength of the Muguls, and it was difficult to have a clear understanding in a short period of time, but Han Qian needed Tangyi and the Han family to have a clear understanding of the Muguls, and not regard them as an ethereal threat.

"My lord is indeed far-sighted, if Wang Zhe hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that the strength of the Mughal people, with the assistance of the Northern Fugitive Clan and Guan Jianglou, has grown to this point." Wang Zhe said.

Guo Rong nodded and said

"Before you come back, most of us are somewhat unimpressed......

The bloody history before the Wei and Jin dynasties was too far away, and when the northern feudal forces in the middle and late dynasties of the former dynasty were divided into places, either actively or passively, Hu soldiers and captives had the opportunity to intervene in the Central Plains and Heshuo and even the Guanzhong region from time to time, but they always plundered or actively evacuated, or were driven away, and did not have the strength and opportunity to take root in the Central Plains.

This is also the key reason why there was a disagreement within Tangyi about whether to ventilate or not, fortunately, Han Qian's prestige was high enough, so that the whole thing was quickly advanced without delay or hesitation, and when Han Bao and Wang Zhe returned, the people in Tangyi realized that they were still far from having a clear enough understanding of the strength of the Mengwu people, but they did not expect that the Mengwu people had digested the thistle and other places so thoroughly in just twelve or thirteen years.

In addition to the assistance of the northern fugitive clan mainly led by Xiao Yiqing, Wusu Dashi should also be a rare male lord who has risen in the desert grassland for hundreds of years; Without the appreciation and reuse of Wusu Dashi, Xiao Yiqing and other northern fugitive clans would never have done anything in Hudi.

The current problem, no matter what other people in the court think, and no matter what the Han Mansion will not have any opinion on Tangyi's "collaborator" behavior this time, after all, Tangyi has taken a big advantage, but Tangyi and the Han Mansion still have a sober and deep understanding of the threat of the Muguls, rather than really thinking that what Han Qian said in the recital is too lazy to find a better excuse.

"There is one more thing that you should mention to Lord Shangshu when you go to Jinling, that is, we will ask for the jurisdiction of Shiliang County in the future. This matter was raised first in the court, but it can be expected that Huaidong will inevitably shirk in every way, but when the time is right, we do not rule out directly sending troops into Shiliang County to drive Huaidong soldiers and horses out of the west bank of Fanliang Lake. Before that, as soon as the rainy season passes, the canal between the Puyang River and the Shiliang River may be excavated first! Guo Rong mentioned something to Wang Zhe again, asking him to communicate with Han Daoming in advance.

Shiliang County is located in the east of Wujian Mountain, south of Hongzepu, west of Fanliang Lake, north of Tangyi, formerly belonged to Chuzhou, after the victory of Wujinling, Shouzhou Army, Hejin Army contracted the defense line, Shiliang Army for Huaidong soldiers and horses to occupy first.

For more than 20 years since the founding of Daliang, Shiliang County has always been subordinate to Chuzhou, which is just a superficial excuse for Tangyi to demand jurisdiction over Shiliang County, and more importantly, Shiliang County is a strategic point in connecting Hongzepu in the north and Fanliang Lake in the east.

The Shiliang River originates from the eastern foothills of Wujian Mountain, runs through the whole territory of Shiliang County in the northeast direction, and flows into Hongzepu from the south side, while the Puyang River also originates from the eastern foothills of Wujian Mountain and joins the Chuhe River in the south.

In the previous dynasty, a large canal was dug between the Shiliang River and the Puyang River, as an auxiliary waterway connecting the two major water systems of the Jianghuai River in addition to the Hangou and Anfeng Canals, but this canal located in Yongyang County and named Changzhi River has been in disrepair for a long time and has long been blocked.

In the second half of this year, the two major water conservancy projects in Tangyi were to re-excavate the Changzhi Canal, repair the Anfeng Canal, and open up the waterway channels between the north and south of the Weishui River and the Chuhe River and Hongzepu.

Although he entered Tangyi with Wang Jun's marriage, Wang Zhe expected that it would be impossible for Tangyi and Huaidong to maintain a sweet alliance for a long time, but he didn't expect to plan to tear his face in less than two years, and this time it will be Tangyi's side that will take the initiative to tear his face.

Of course, they can't help themselves in it, and he knows very well in his heart that regaining control of Shiliang County is not a simple gain or loss of one city and one pool, nor is it the ownership of many Dingkou (there are really no hundreds of Dingkou in Shiliang County), in fact, Shiliang County has been included in the Huaixi region in history, which involves the key issue of equally dividing the advantages of the topography of Hongzepu and Fanliang Lake.

Wang Zhe also knew that the whole thing was not something that could be recaptured by simply sending troops.

Even Tangyi shouldn't be able to take responsibility for starting civil strife without authorization at this time, right?

Sending troops may be a last resort option, and at this time, it is directly singled out, or is this just a means for Han Qian to exert pressure on all sides?

Wang Zhe thought to himself, looked at Guo Rong, thought of his embarrassing identity and position as a disciple of the Wang family, and asked cautiously: "If you want Huaidong to cede Shiliang County, and don't want to make trouble to the extent of sending troops to expel in the end, probably Tangyi will definitely not work if you don't pay enough price, right?" ”

"My lord said that how many men in the Tangyi army fought desperately and bloodily, and in three years, they annihilated more than 50,000 rebel enemies, and recovered 25 counties in the four states of Huaixi for Dachu, and Huaidong has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but how many feats have been made? If Huaidong still has the face to occupy Shiliang County and refuses to let it, and wants Tangyi to pay any price for exchange, don't complain about Tangyi and meet him in battle. Guo Rong said.

Wang Zhe smiled bitterly and said, where can they say such irresponsible words, can they really make King Xin feel ashamed and take the initiative to give up Shiliang County?

Of course, Wang Zhe only returned to Tangyi today, and suddenly got a heavy responsibility, this time he went to Jinling to pass on the word, and many things did not need to be scrutinized very clearly, and he took Zhang Shimin to say goodbye to Guo Rong.

Huo Xiao hadn't seen him for several months, so he took the initiative to send him back to the post house.

On the way, Wang Zhe couldn't help but complain to Huo Xiao half-truthfully, and said: "My lord didn't look like such an unreasonable person in the past, for the sake of Shiliang County, there is really no room for concessions in other aspects?" ”

"You also know that once Tangyi and Huaidong have a dispute over Shiliang, Huaidong may send someone to find out the news from us—probably the same is true, the final position of 'not hesitating to meet each other in arms' is for us to spread the word, right?" Hoshaw said.

Wang Zhe smiled bitterly and shook his head, because they were born in the Wang family, even if they made great contributions, even if they were awarded important tasks in Tangyi, it was impossible to completely get rid of the embarrassing position, and asked, "Where is Wang Jun at this time?" ”

"Wang Jun has returned to East Lake, you go to Jinling this time, you should be able to see it when you pass by East Lake." Hoshaw said.

"Is Wang Jun pregnant?" Wang Zhe asked.

"Why am I so inquiring about this? Probably not, but it's not too early to think about these things now, right? Huo Xiao asked suspiciously.

"We may not care, but the people who stay in Yangzhou may think differently." Wang Zhe said.

Hearing Wang Zhe say this, Huo Xiao knew his intention to ask about this, and said: "Also, a few of us were originally regarded as inconsequential outcasts, who would have thought that with the rise of Tangyi, we are also in the wind and water - Wang Jun really wants to give birth to a boy, but it can change many people's minds, and if the two sides dispute over the ownership of Shiliang County, the situation will be even different......"

Wang Zhe didn't know what it took to fight for the ownership of Shiliang County, he didn't know enough things so far, so he could only throw it away first, and then think about it after returning from Jinling.