Once again, an urgent military situation report was sent from the Daimyo's Mansion.

The feather gallops, the galloping fast horse from Jizhou Prefecture Zhixin is difficult to enter, the longitudinal horse galloping on the avenue does not have a little slowness, and goes straight to Tong Guanxingyuan.

All the way down the street, people were stirred upside down, chickens flew and dogs jumped, and cursing sounded one after another. But there are also some people who look at the back of the fast ride, revealing a worried look.

Tian Huke was surrounded in Shenzhou in the north of Jizhou, where there is the Hutuo River in the north and the Hutuo River in the east, which connects with the north flow of the Yellow River; To the south is the northern stream of the Yellow River and its tributary, the Hulu River, and to the west is the Yushui, one of the many tributaries of the Hutuo River. It can be said that it is a rare trapped place, for which the Song army demolished the large and small bridges on the Hutuo River and the Hulu River. At great cost, Fang withstood Tian Hu's eastward advance in Raoyang, the northeast corner of Shenzhou.

Each other is on the east side of the north-south intersection of the Hutuo River, and then to the east is Hejian Mansion, and when they get there, Tian Hu is waiting to meet the Liangshan army. To the north of Shenzhou is Xiongzhou and Baoding, the latter is also connected with the Liangshan army, but the former is the most important passage between Song and Liao.

The garrison there is rotten, but it is not a good place. Because no matter how bad a soldier is, it is also a soldier, and the field battle will not be successful, and for Tian Hu's defeated soldiers, will it not be possible to defend the city?

Tian Hujun rose up and fought bravely, even if he could break a few cities, what could he do? Xiongzhou and Baoding are the most military cities.

As we all know, the loss of the 16 states of Youyun called the opening of the northern gateway of the Central Plains, and I was afraid to mention it before I could not recover the 16 states of Youyun, so I established many military strongholds in the states between the rivers of Hebei as defense, such as Bazhou, Xiongzhou, Yizhou, Dingzhou, Baozhou and other places. Between the states and counties, the garrison of the walled forts and the tun army was established. It was my first line of defense against the North. In the land of the five states, there were more than 100,000 soldiers. The Hutuo River is the second line of defense in Hebei Province, with Ying, Cang, Hebei, Bei and Xing Prefectures as the key points of the intermediate defense line; The Yellow River was the last line of defense of the Northern Song Dynasty against the southward advance of the Liao army. A major prefecture and Shanzhou and Huazhou were used as the center of resistance, and heavy troops were stationed to defend the capital Bianliang.

The military cities of Xiongzhou and Baoding are just pieces of wood, and if you want to completely chop them clean, it will take a lot of effort and time, right?

And this is exactly what the remnants of Tianhu are desperately lacking.

Therefore, the Song army made a lot of efforts in Raoyang, so that Tian Hu could not succeed in the hard battle, but he couldn't get around, and finally fell into the trap of being blocked by a strong city in front and chasing troops later. In desperation, he returned to the state city to defend quietly, waiting for the Liangshan army to come to help.

Lu Qian naturally stationed a lot of soldiers and horses in Cangzhou, but he chose the Daimyo Mansion at the beginning of the fight, instead of dispatching the Cangzhou army to break through the Hejian Mansion and rescue Tian Hu. Because the feeling of doing this to Zhao Song was too strong, there was a feeling that Lu Qian was going to sweep Hebei, and if he was not sure, he would have to exchange fire with the Western Army of the North Road first.

This is something that Lu Qian wants to try his best to avoid. Because Yan Qing sent back a message a few days ago, which made him have a thought in his heart.

-- In order to eliminate the threat of the Western Army, it is not necessary to fight to the death; Maybe time is also a good helper.

Zhao Song's treasury is already starving to death of mice, and the old Zhao family has no money.

And even though the Western Army has reaped a lot of benefits in counterinsurgency, if there is no reward, can these people's will to fight be so firm? Even the most loyal generals to Zhao Song didn't dare to pack tickets. You must know that this military merit reward is an important part of China's military expenditure since ancient times, and it is an important means for various dynasties to motivate soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy.

In the early stage of the Song Dynasty, the Liao War, and the middle and late Xia Wars, the war was continuous all year round, and great importance was attached to military merit rewards. Its award standards and military merit evaluation system are also very detailed and perfect. The "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" compiled by Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du of the Renzong Dynasty formulated corresponding rewards for different military merits such as capturing the first rank, capturing alive, seizing materials, spying on military intelligence, and even recruiting and surrendering, and also divided military merits into five or four classes according to different types of troops, and specified in detail the amount of money and goods to be rewarded for each class.

Ten silk and ten money, for the first class; Silk seven boils, money eight runs, for the second class; Silk five, money five, for the third class; Silk three boils, money three runs, for the fourth class; Silk is a boil, money is three times, and it is the fifth class.

It can be said that every time the Song army wins, it is fed with money. If you don't have money, it's useless for anyone to come, and your combat effectiveness will be discounted. Lu Qian is not a Western Xia, not a foreign race, and he has no vendetta against them.

Therefore, there is no need to hesitate at all, just consume it. When the treasury of the Zhao and Song dynasties was empty, the combat strength of the Song army would be weakened, or even greatly weakened. He seems to have some impressions of this, and he remembers where he saw it, saying that the Jin soldiers called, and the military attache of the Song Army asked the soldiers to release the arrows, but the latter stretched out his hand to ask for money, and did not release the arrows without giving the reward, so that he abandoned the soldiers and fled in battle, so that the Jin soldiers won without a fight.

There is even an even more bizarre news, saying that an emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty had great ambitions and forged ahead, and wanted to regain the lost territory in the Northern Expedition, but the military merit reward was extremely expensive. Some ministers said that before the war, they should first calculate how many rewards the current imperial court's savings can pay, and then they can know whether it is time to go on a northern expedition. As a result, after taking stock, it was learned that the treasury had only enough money to pay thirteen rewards, and if it was the emperor, he had to dismiss the idea of using soldiers.

Yes, this Tian Hu will not blame Lu Qian for not being happy.

Don't you hear that people don't destroy heaven and earth for their own sake?

Many people in Sinto City knew that such an urgent military situation represented an urgent war report. Every time it appears, it is related to the overall situation of the world.

If it's a big victory, you'll shout along the way, although sometimes you won't. But if you are defeated or in danger, you will never cry out.

"The Daimyo's Mansion is in an emergency,——"

The person who came rushed directly into the lobby with an urgent report, and a sentence shocked everyone in the hall into panic.

"Stupid, really stupid." Tong Guan hurriedly took the battle report, opened it and read it, and shouted angrily. The battle report was thrown to the ground, Zhao Liangsi picked it up and read it, and scolded Zhang for not being able to do anything in his heart.

At this moment, Tong Guan's former army commander Wang Yu is leading the soldiers and horses to fight on the front line, this person's roots are far less deep than Yao Gu's, and he lost his official career after the defeat, but fortunately, Tong Guan knows the hero, and his generals are all in mourning, and they also need people to support, so they raise Wang Yu as the former army commander, in fact, he is the main general in the army. Guo Zhongxun, the commander of the army, is a person who stops the middle material, and it is difficult to take on a big responsibility. But people have always had roots, just like Pan Yuan and Liu Guangshi in the past.

"There is only one Enzhou between Jizhou and Shenzhou, and there is a north road of the Yellow River to communicate, and the thief goes down the river and can arrive in three days." Guo Zhongxun saw that the battle report said that Zhang had lost more than half of his troops, and knew that he was no longer enough, so he sat down on the chair in a gloomy manner.

Tong Guan didn't have the heart to reprimand Guo Zhongxun's frustrated words, and immediately made up his mind that he had to withdraw from the army. At least his men had to retreat.

Tong Guan of Xindu has received the news, and Hengshui, which is only separated by a Hulu River, has also received an urgent report. The only mistake with this urgent report is the news of Tong Guan's withdrawal of troops.

There was no commander on the battlefield in Hebei, and Zhao Ji pointed to Tong Guan and Zhang Suo's two troops to balance the cultivation of the master. How can you be willing to hand over these two troops to the command of the Seed Master?

But the latter is strong and undoubtedly dominates it.

That kind of teacher is not a domineering person, and he is still respectful and polite to Tong Guan, an old superior, and gives Tong Guan enough face, how can the latter not know the truth of the sedan chair and the man? Recall Guo Zhongxun back to Xindu and release Wang Yu to lead the army is a clear proof. That Wang Yu was born in the Western Army.

Zhang Suo, and he is also a person who knows the big festival and takes care of the overall situation. It can be said that the battle of Hebei was quite smooth for the seed master.

But now, such good days will be gone forever. Liang Shanjun added, the planting master Dao was not surprised, and even after he heard that Liangshan army had gathered troops in Yanggu, he could still feel some hidden meaning. But the problem is that Zhang lost too quickly.

"Zhang Xianggong is not an unwise person, why is he fighting so recklessly and making the situation embarrassing." No matter how angry he is, he can't save Zhang Suo's defeat, and the seed master can only send orders to Wang Yu on the one hand, and tell people to move forward on the other side, and strive to win Jing'an as soon as possible.

Under the city of Jing'an, the military camp surrounded the city on all sides. The traces of the stone cannon blasting are vivid, and a section of the city wall in the west of the city that was focused on fire has completely collapsed. The tumbling rammed earth formed a gentle slope under the city, and corpses were everywhere inside and out.

Niu Wenzhong had stopped breathing, his eyes were wide open, and his face showed a hideous face of pain. was hit in the chest by the chain flail, and the heart goggles were sunken into a fist-sized piece, so he naturally couldn't survive.

In addition to Niu Wenzhong, the privy envoy, there is also his second brother Tian Bao, as well as the original palace marshal Zhang Xiong, the general of the unified army, Ma Ling, Dong Cheng, etc., plus countless partial generals.

At this time, Tian Biao, Wu Li, Bian Xiang and Shan Shiqi, the four of them guarded Jing'an on all sides, and there was Taiwei Fang Xuedu in the gap in Xicheng, and there were Zhu Jing and others under him, Tian Hu prayed in the city day and night, praying that Lu Qian would come to help. Now he regrets it, saying that the millions of dollars are taken away from all the money he has collected over the years, as long as he can save his life, it is worth it.

On the front line, Wang Yu received the letter and was very annoyed, this Jing'an saw that it was the end of the crossbow, but he wanted to leave at this moment. It's really dying. At this time, the commander of the Western Army on the front line was Liu Yanqing, although this person's reputation in later generations was poor, but after experiencing so many battle formations, the level was still there.

Not to mention that Wang Yu wants to retreat, this is to make merit, and it is a great good thing for the Western Army.

In this way, he ordered Xin Xingzong, Jiao Anjie, Yang Weizhong and other generals on the front line to launch a fierce attack on Jing'an. Then ask the eldest son Liu Guangguo to lead the army to replace Wang Yu, so as to cover the retreat of Wang Yu's troops, right? so that the thieves in the city do not see the truth from the false.

The Western Army is all old soldiers, how can they not know that the morale of the long-standing army will rise in an instant when they suddenly hear that reinforcements are coming?

Liu Yanqing's move is very complete.

Yang Weizhong, the commander of the army in the west of the city, is also, but he is by no means the queen of Yang Linggong, and he has an incomparable relationship with Yang Zhi. This person's surname is Kang, his name is Jiong, and his words are loyal. It is the descendant of Song Renzong's time and generation of the deployment (capital governor) Kang Bao descendant. In the second year of Xianping of Song Zhenzong, Kang Bao was defeated at Gaoyang Pass, captured by the Liao army, and then surrendered to Liao, changed his surname to Yang, and Liao Shengzong gave Xiao's daughter Yu Bao as his wife and had three sons.

Yang Weizhong joined the army in Huanzhou as a Fan when Zhezong Yuanyou, and served in the army for more than 20 years, and won many awards. In the second year of Huizong Daguan, Kang Jiong moved to the left to serve as Zuo Wu Doctor, Mozhou Defense Envoy, Huaide Army Yanbian Jinglu pacification envoy and sentence Huaide Army, and Deputy Capital Yu Hou of the Guard Infantry Army. He is a veteran of the Western Army. Compared with the second Liu, it is only on the foundation.

After receiving the military order, the soldiers and horses were immediately counted on the hour. Then Liu Qi should ask for his life first. Earlier in the Battle of Hedong, he was sent to Tan Zhi, and was greatly appreciated by Tan Zhi, after the Battle of Hedong, he was promoted to the position by Tan Zhi, and at this moment he has served under Yang Weizhong as the commander of the rear army.

Yang Weizhong did not despise Liu Qi for relying on Tan Zhi to take the position, wasn't the former Western Army all under the control of Tong Guan. Liu Qi is capable of writing and martial arts, knows opportunities and is fickle, and although he is not very old, he is very competent in any command in the army. "Just fight with Uncle Xin, and be careful in the battle array."

"Liu Qi takes the order." But he clenched his fists and left. He naturally knew Yang Weizhong's good intentions, however, the most important thing for Liu Qi now was to be cautious. Liu Zhongwu was exiled, and his eldest brother was killed, so the Liu family had to rely on him to support him.

In front of the battle, Liu Qi made a move of the iron cone gun in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, kill the thief!" ”