From Dingzhou, where Yelu Yanxi was stationed, it had to pass through Qizhou to Shenzhou, and it was necessary to cross three rivers: Nanyishui, Mudao River, and Hutuo River. If according to the previous deployment of the Hebei Xuanfu Division, three generals and a large number of regimental training were drawn from the Baozhou, Guangxin and Ansu armies to strengthen the defense of the Nanyishui and Hutuo rivers. It is possible to put a general's troops in Shenzhou and southern Qizhou. Because the previous garrison of Baozhou, Guangxin Army and Ansu Army have been expanded, the full force rate has been increased to eighty. A general will always have 4,000 soldiers, about 3,000 auxiliaries, plus a little regimental training, there will be almost 10,000 people. It's not enough to fight in the wild, but it's enough to rely on the river to defend it.

However, the orders of the Hebei Xuanfu Division presided over by Wu Haogu were only under the direct jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Division, and the regimental training of Cangzhou (including Jiezhou), the naval and naval warfleet, and the anti-smuggling fleet of the Municipal Shipping Division would obey them, and other troops would simply turn a deaf ear. And after Wu Haogu's Hebei Xuanfu was dismissed, no one took this deployment seriously.

And the similar deployment made by General Xu later could not be implemented because of the opposition of Ye Zuqia in the pacification of Gaoyang Guanlu. Ye Zuqia is a handsome party, and he has the responsibility to defend the land, of course he refuses to hand over one of the only two generals in his hand to General Xu. Moreover, the name of Xuanfu Division is not easy to use in the hands of Wu Haogu, and it will not work in the hands of General Xu.

Xu will be a civil official, Ye Zuqia is also a civil official, Xu will be the champion, Ye Zuqia is also the champion, Xu will be a cadre of the New Party, Ye Zuqia is also a member of the New Party, who is afraid of whom?

Therefore, in the middle of August of the third year of Daguan, the Liao army, which was spearheaded by the Flying Bear Army, broke through Puyin, the first county of Qizhou, which was empty. Then, he used the captured boats to build a pontoon bridge near Puyin, easily crossed the Nanyi River, and three days later crossed the unguarded Mudao River, and captured the county seat of Anping, which was under the jurisdiction of Shenzhou, on the same day. Two days later, the vanguard of the Liao army crossed the Hutuo River, occupied the unguarded counties of Shulu and Wuqiang, and surrounded Jing'an City, the first county of Shenzhou, which was only guarded by a small number of regiments. It is only a dozen miles away from the course of the Yellow River flowing north!

When the news reached the Daimyo's Mansion, the city was immediately panicked!

At this time, the Daimyo's Mansion was a refugee camp for the Hebei gentry. From July to the present, officials and gentry who have been seized of their homes and offices by the Khitans have been coming in groups by boats and cars. When they arrived at Ji Yi and Xu Jiang, they cried or pleaded guilty. Ji Yi and Xu Jiang couldn't do anything about them, so they had to fold up their spirits and comfort them one by one. Who made the Great Song Dynasty always be so lax?

Not to mention those officials and gentry who did not have the responsibility to defend the land, even if they were the parents of the people of a state and a county, it was not a crime to kill their heads if they abandoned the city and fled. Dingtian is Haizhou pension!

During this time, the real estate store operated by the Pingjiang Ji family in Jingdong Shang City really made a lot of money!

Besides, the sin of losing territory really can't be borne by those state and county officials. What's wrong with them? There were no troops to command in hand, and there was no time to form a regimental training, and even the city had no time to repair, so the Liao people came like a tide.

Staying in the governance center is nothing more than hanging yourself and jumping into the well, and repaying the emperor's favor with one life.

Ji Yi and Xu Jiang didn't want to see this. After all, the Daimyo's Mansion City is also very empty, and if there are really soldiers coming to the city, the two of them may have to flee as well!

In addition to entertaining and accommodating these fleeing gentry, Ji Yi and General Xu also had to bother to organize this group of scattered sand. The two of them have a plan, now they must twist the Hebei gentry into a rope, and then use them as the core to organize a group training to fight the Khitans!

In these days, it is necessary not only to settle them, but also to select available people from among them to be the core of the group training. I also have to contact the gentry and wealthy families in the Daimyo's Mansion, let them also contribute money, and urge Jiehe Shang City and Jingdong Shang City to hurry up and transport weapons, equipment, horses, bricks and other materials, and report the situation here to the imperial court, Ji Yiji is so tired that he has lost a lot of weight! Xu Jiang is old, and his eyes are full of stars, and he almost fainted yesterday.

This morning, the hapless military eunuch Tan Zhi also arrived. He was supposed to be a hero, but he was inexplicably dismissed by Zhao Ji, and he was punished when he went back. However, he was still accompanied by hundreds of people, most of whom were utility soldiers recruited by Wu Haogu for him in Jiehe Shang City, and now escorted him back to Beijing. There are also some military attachés of the forbidden army brought out by Tan Zhi from Kaifeng Mansion, who originally wanted to follow the light and turn to one or two officials, but now they are unlucky, obviously meritorious, but they still have to be punished, and they are all listless.

But these people are a treasure in Ji Yi's eyes, and they are effectively used by officers, and the utility among them is still the famous Jiehe mercenaries!

Therefore, Ji Yi didn't behave like a civil official, and ran before and after running in person, entertaining Tan Zhen, and then talking to him. What he said is inseparable from one thing, forming a group practice in the Daimyo Mansion!

Now Ji Yi and Xu will have money and fame, and there is no shortage of strong men, but there are no officers who can lead the team.

When the rumor who reported that Jing'an City was besieged arrived, Ji Yizheng was talking to Tan Zhi about the benefits of group training, when he heard the sound of footsteps outside the house, and the sound had not yet arrived. It was Ji Yi's confidant, a nephew named Ji Qing, who was also a graduate of the Law School of Gezhi Academy, and failed to be admitted to the Jinshi, so he followed his uncle to make a witty text.

"Eighth uncle, eighth uncle, Shenzhou emergency! The Khitan army has already reached the city of Shenzhou, and it is only a dozen miles away from the Yellow River! ”

When Ji Yi heard the bad news, he shook his head and sighed bitterly.

"Official, take a look...... It's all about to go to the city! But there is not even a battalion of new troops in the city of the Daimyo's Mansion! If you are willing to stay, a dispatch of soldiers and horses from the Daimyo Mansion Road, Master Xu and I will always be able to survive. ”

To be honest, Tan Zhi didn't want to go back to Kaifeng Mansion in disgrace. He is the slave and maid of the official family, but life and death, honor and disgrace are all in the thoughts of the official family. The officials trust him, no matter how corrupt he is, it's okay. If one day the officials don't believe him, hehe, those imperial historians are waiting to cut him off!

Staying in the Daimyo's Mansion and holding a group training with the support of Ji Yi and Xu Jiang, two important civil officials, is a good way out. At least it can be used by the official family, and those imperial historians won't bite him to death!

Isn't the current martial arts still supporting a big market? Although there is also a danger under the chassis, the shelf has not fallen after all, right?

"Okay!" Tan Zhi nodded heavily, "Let's stay in the Daimyo's Mansion to help!" But we have one condition. ”

"Conditions? What conditions? ”

"You and Master Xu have to play together, please ask the official family to drive in person!"

"What!?" Ji Yi was taken aback, "Imperial Pilot? Official, are you serious? ”

Tan Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The official family doesn't dare to come...... But if you declare it, you can also scare Yelu Yanxi! ”

"That's right." Ji Yi nodded, "A certain family immediately went to find Master Xu and discussed with him how to write the chapter of inviting the official family to conquer the Daimyo's Mansion." ”

"No, no, it's not a personal expedition to the Daimyo's Mansion." Tan Zhi shook his head, "It's a pro-conquest of the Boundary State." ”

"Pro-conquest of the Boundary State?"

"Yes!" Tan Zhi nodded and said, "The survival of Hebei is not in the Daimyo Mansion, but in the Xijin Mansion!" The Khitan now has 300 miles left in the Daimyo's Mansion, and it is not so fast to be able to come to the Daimyo's Mansion City. I don't know when I want to attack the city. And the ancient Hejian camp of Wuhao is now placed under the city of Xijin Mansion...... Siege at any time! If Yelu Yanxi learned that the official family wanted to personally lead the Sixth Army to the northern expedition against Yanyun, would he dare to continue to go south to the Daimyo's Mansion? ”

"Good! Good! Ji Yi slapped his face, "Sure enough!" He stood up suddenly, "Xiaguan is going to prepare for the performance with Master Xu!" ”

……

Before Ji Yi and General Xu's recitals were sent to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Ji was already angry, and he was scolding at the Chongzheng Hall of Qionglin Palace. scolded Wu Haogu, scolded Ji Yi, and scolded Li Gang...... I thought they were the pillars of the country, but I didn't expect them to be traitors!

Ji Yi and Li Gang were robbers overseas, which ruined the reputation of the Great Song Kingdom, and the emperor who owned the four seas was simply a pirate king, which was really ridiculous to the world.

Wu Haogu is even worse, knowing that Zhao Ji meant to make him guilty and betray the country, but he just wanted to send a fleet to Liaodong to grab grain! And there is a grandiose reason - the people take food as the sky!

Well, the Great Song Dynasty and the Celestial Dynasty are prosperous, and the common people have no food to eat and send a fleet out to rob it!

From ancient times to the present, has there been such a prosperous era in the whole world? What country is so reckless in its military force that it wants to grab food to feed its people?

"Returning to Your Majesty," Cai Jing said solemnly, "as far as the minister knows, when the Western Roman People's States were at their peak, they robbed the ...... of grain from the Egyptian state of Afrika year after year."

"You!" Zhao Ji glared at Cai Jing, "I am a dignified Heavenly Empire, can I compare with the barbarian countries in the West?" ”

"Your Majesty," Cai Jing said, "There has long been a saying in the Art of War that 'because of grain to the enemy', if Wu Haogu can snatch 3 million stone of grain from the Liao, it will be equivalent to saving 3 million stone for the imperial court." Moreover, sending troops to Liaodong can also disrupt the rear of the Liao State, and can force the Liao lord to return to the army to rescue. ”

Cai Jing actually cursed Wu Haogu in his heart, but he had no choice now, he couldn't let Wu Haogu fall. Because once Wu Haogu falls, the war will not be able to be cleaned up. Maybe Yelu Yanxi can really hit the city of Kaifeng Mansion, and then it will not be a matter of losing millions, but whether the Great Song Dynasty will lose the country.

While he was talking, a gate Xuanzan came to report that Su Mai (Su Dongpo's eldest son, the eldest son of Su Dongpo, who came back to be an official after keeping filial piety) who had entered the Yintai Division, asked to see him.

"Xuan!" Zhao Ji only said one word.

Tongjin Yintai Division is in charge of sending and receiving concerts and making books, Zhao Ji has already made a decree, all the concerts of Hebei military affairs will be reported at any time!