Jizhou was breached, and more than half of the sixteen states of Yanyun had fallen into the hands of the Song army. It can be said that Liao's power in the sixteen states of Yanyun has been pulled out, and only three states such as Danzhou and Shunzhou remain. However, these three states are no longer very important. It's not that it won't be recovered, it's that time is no longer pressing. Nowadays, these three states have become turtles in an urn, and it is impossible to escape.

Next, Zhao Gou did not attack immediately, on the contrary, he passed down the order to let the army besiege but not attack, and called for battle from time to time. Because Zhao Gou knew that they would never dare to open the city gate to fight, this was just a bluff and a plan to delay the army.

"Dashuai, is this really no problem?"

Zhao Gou replied confidently: "Don't worry, even if the Liao army knows, they won't dare to go out of the city easily." Because they can't be sure if the news is true or not! Besides, the Liao army has been defeated by our army, and they are already afraid. Even if they are far superior to us, they will not dare to leave the city easily. Now they are like frightened birds, and there is no need to worry about them at all. The most important thing for us now is to guard the borders. ”

Zhao Gou withdrew half of the tens of thousands of troops, leaving only 30,000 troops to encircle and suppress Danzhou, Shunzhou, etc., which made everyone worried. However, Zhao Gou was not afraid, he believed that the Liao army guards would not dare to send troops easily. In fact, Zhao Gou guessed correctly.

Since the Song army had already occupied thirteen of the sixteen states of Yanyun, only they were still resisting to the death. Now they are like frightened birds, and they don't dare to go out of the city to fight the Song army. Because of this, Zhao Gou began to re-arrange.

Because the time for Liao's demise was getting closer and closer, Zhao Gou had to give new instructions. The Jurchens were ambitious, and Zhao Gou knew better than anyone that he could not really believe that the Jin soldiers would not invade south. According to historical records, it was only a matter of time before the Jin soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty.

Now Zhao Gou has to redeploy everything so that he can take precautions.

"Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei, Liu Qi, you four generals are guarding the border pass!" Zhao thought about it and still felt that the four of them, because the four of them were all famous anti-Jin generals in history, so Zhao Gou entrusted all this to the four of them.

"The four of us?" Han Shizhong was taken aback, and the other three also looked at Zhao Gou in surprise, as if they were in a dream.

Zhao Gou nodded, and said solemnly: "I will hand over the border pass of the Great Song Dynasty to you, can you do it?" ”

"Obey the orders of the commander!" When the four of them heard what Zhao Gou said again, their hearts were excited, and they finally had a chance to show their strength.

"If the Jin soldiers step into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty half a step, you will come to see you." Zhao Gou said solemnly, "In addition, the four of you can reuse the generals under your command at will. If you encounter Jin soldiers coming to attack, you don't have to go to the court, you don't have to attack directly, and you don't have to show mercy. ”

"In addition, the 30,000 troops I have given you will be divided equally among the four of you for the time being, and they must be balanced. As long as the other three states are recovered, I will allocate another 10,000 troops to you. At that time, each of you led an army of ten thousand. ”

Zhao Gou explained his requirements one by one, he wanted Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and the other four people not only to guard the town, but also to make them famous. As long as the Jin people saw their banner, they immediately turned around and left, not daring to have the ambition to invade the Great Song Dynasty.

Although Zhao Gou is not the crown prince, he is not the emperor. But there will be no doubt about his command. Because in the court, Zhao Gou's status is unmatched. In addition, Zhao Gou did not say it casually, he directly asked the emperor for a holy decree and appointed the four of them to be stationed outside the pass of the sixteen states of Yanyun for a long time to guard the border pass of the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, Zhao Gou also asked the emperor to give the four of them canonization, the army led by Yue Fei was called the 'Yue Family Army', and the army led by Han Shizhong was called the 'Han Family Army'. However, Liu Guangshi and Liu Qi had the same surname, so their army names were changed to 'Security Army' and 'Deshun Army'.

When Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and the other four saw the clear writing on the holy decree, they believed that all this was true.

"I entrust the north of the Great Song Dynasty to you!"

At this moment, the four of them still vaguely remembered what Zhao Gou had said to them in their minds. This sentence not only strengthened their hearts, but also strengthened their determination to defend the border pass of the Great Song Dynasty. Although the road to guard the border pass was not easy to walk, they still agreed to come down.

Han Shizhong was sent to Ruzhou to guard, Liu Guangshi was sent to Wuzhou, and Liu Qi and Yue Fei were temporarily stationary. Because the place where Liu Qi was sent was Danzhou, and Yue Fei was Jizhou. Now Jizhou has been occupied, but Danzhou has not yet been breached, so Liu Qi can only wait.

"General Han, General Liu, it is very important for the two of you to defend the two states." When Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi were leaving, Zhao Gote looked at them and advised: "Especially in Wuzhou, which General Liu guarded, you not only have to guard against the Jin soldiers, but also the Western Xia soldiers take advantage of the weakness. ”

Liu Guangshi replied: "Don't worry, for the time being, as long as I am Liu Guangshi, neither the Western Xia Army nor the Jin Soldiers will be able to step into the land of the Great Song Dynasty for half a step." ”

"If you really encounter any difficulties, you must remember to defend first, and you can't be defeated." Zhao Gou nodded and said again: "As long as you take advantage of the local geographical advantages, there will be no problem in holding on for ten days and half a month." Also, you have to remember that if there is any situation, you must report it. ”

Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi nodded solemnly, they both knew the meaning of Zhao Gou's words. Moreover, Zhao Gou also said in the end, it doesn't matter if they really lose the city, they must come back alive, their lives are much more important than the city.

It is precisely because of this sentence that Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi have strengthened their determination to protect the border passes. In addition, Zhao Gou also secretly asked the emperor for a holy decree to let Liu Guangshi's father go to help Liu Guangshi. As for Han Shizhong, he believes that Han Shizhong has the ability to take charge alone.

Among the four of them, the most reassuring one for Zhao Gou was Han Shizhong. Because Han Shizhong's growth experience is different, Liu Guangshi still needs to be trained, and Liu Qi is the same, he also let Liu Qi's father come to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures together. As for Yue Fei, it was Zong Ze who assisted him.

As long as the four of them are completely on their own, a few of them will really leave. After Zhao Gou arranged everything, everyone understood what Zhao Gou meant. Therefore, Zong Ze and the others taught without reservation, just to let them quickly grow into independent generals.

Although Yue Fei has a military book, he has too little actual combat experience, and this is also an opportunity.

If it weren't for Zhao Gou's coming from later generations, knowing that the four of them were all famous anti-Jin generals, and giving them great power and allowing them to have supreme power in the army, this would have been contrary to the system of the Great Song Dynasty. But for the sake of the future of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou had to do this, and Song Huizong did not hesitate to stand on Zhao Gou's side and give him support.

(End of chapter)