"Yanqing, can you convince the Son of Heaven to transfer this Du Chong back to Lin'an Mansion, this guy is really not enough to succeed and more than to lose!"

"What the hell is going on? If the old general doesn't say it, I can't open my mouth to the court! ”

"This time I mobilized 20,000 troops to prepare to attack the Daimyofu, 6,000 of the 20,000 troops are Hebei rebels, I won over, actively participated in the anti-Jin, these rebels wrote letters to ask for food aid, I don't know what happened, these letters fell into the hands of Du Chong, Du Chong not only did not give a single rice, but also wrote back to scold the leaders of these rebels, scolding them for their thief nature, all day long like taking advantage of the imperial court, the rebels were all withdrawn in anger, and my logistics lost protection, and the three thousand gold soldiers who went south of Hejian Mansion were successfully attacked, all the logistical baggage was burned, and I was forced to withdraw my troops, but when I crossed the river, I was beaten by the Jin soldiers, and the 5,000 troops who did not have time to cross the river were all wiped out, what do you call this? ”

Li Yanqing understood that there was a pig teammate in the anti-gold team, he thought about it and smiled: "Speaking of this, the old general still has a certain responsibility." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zong Ze glanced at Li Yanqing with a little dissatisfaction.

Li Yanqing didn't care, smiled and continued: "The righteous army in Hebei itself is unreliable, each has its own selfish intentions, and it will kill the officers and soldiers if it doesn't go well with a word. ”

Although Li Yanqing's words were a bit heartfelt, he got to the point, and after a while, Zong Ze sighed, "You're right, I'm infected by their patriotic enthusiasm and a little irrational, and I am responsible for the defeat this time." ”

"The old general doesn't have to blame himself too much, he has to recover Hebei a little bit, he can't be in a hurry, I estimate that there will be no ten years, it will be difficult to grind off the sharpness of the Jin soldiers, first of all, it is necessary to defend, if you can hold the Central Plains, of course, even if you can't hold the Central Plains, you must keep the Huai River line, and then slowly counterattack after grinding off the sharpness of the Jin soldiers, and recover the Han dynasty step by step."

"Yue Fei also persuaded me like this, he opposed the attack on the Daimyo's Mansion, thinking that Bozhou had not yet gained a firm foothold and could not be in a hurry, I did not follow his advice, and I regret it now when I think about it." Zong Ze sighed, his eyes full of apology.

Li Yanqing hurriedly diverted the topic, "What is Brother Yue doing?" ”

"He is now one of the four deputy commanders under me, taking over Wang Xiaozhong's position, along with Quan Bangyan, Kong Yanwei and Chen Que, all three of whom are both civil and military, and can take charge of the south bank of the Yellow River from Yunzhou to Zhengzhou."

"How many troops does the old general currently have?"

"There are about 80,000 people, basically all of whom were defeated and retreated from Hebei, and they were reintegrated by me, and their combat effectiveness is not bad."

The two walked while talking, and soon came to Bianliang City, at this time, a team of cavalry rushed over, led by Li Yanqing's old friend Yue Fei, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Yue Fei ran to the front and bowed, "See the big handsome, see the Taibao!" ”

As soon as the official name came out, Li Yanqing didn't want to greet him intimately, he smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to General Yue on being promoted to deputy capital!" ”

Zong Ze also realized that he was not right next to him, and laughed: "You brothers talk, I'll go back and prepare a few glasses of wine to catch the wind and wash the dust for Yanqing!" ”

Zong Ze left with his own soldiers, and Yue Fei said, "I heard Agui say, you want to go to the northwest?" ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "The situation in the northwest is critical, and I can be regarded as an order to be in danger!" ”

Yue Fei also sighed, "The situation in the northwest is much more complicated than in the Central Plains, Yanqing should be careful that Western Xia and the Jin State join forces, and the Jin State seizes the opportunity to break into the Guanzhong." ”

"I know!"

Li Yanqing didn't want to mention more about the northwest, so he turned the topic back, "Let's talk about Hebei!" What's next for you? ”

"Dashuai still hopes to cross the Yellow River and find a place to gain a foothold on the north bank of the Yellow River."

"What do you think?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile: "Tell me your personal thoughts." ”

Yue Fei pondered and said: "Actually, I think it is still necessary to reorganize the Hebei Righteous Army, I was also one of the Righteous Army at the beginning, everyone stands side by side, it is difficult to unify opinions, to put it mildly, it is a plate of scattered sand, it is easy to be broken by the Jin soldiers, it is necessary to use a powerful means to unify them, it is best for the imperial court to come forward and incorporate the Righteous Army into the regular army, which is very beneficial to the Jin." ”

"This plan is very good, has it been proposed to the imperial court?"

Yue Fei shook his head, "Du Chong refused to agree and rejected our proposal. ”

"Why?"

Yue Fei sighed, "I think it should be that he looks down on the Anti-Jin Righteous Army in his bones, and when he was in Cangzhou before, he slandered the Anti-Jin Righteous Army as a bandit." ”

"Is this Du Chong in Bianliang City now?"

"I went out early this morning, and we all said he was hiding from you."

"Hide from me?" Li Yanqing laughed, "Why are you avoiding me? ”

"Because you have a good relationship with Dashuai, and you are a doctor of imperial history, he is afraid of your impeachment."

After a pause, Yue Fei said again: "Yanqing, all of us hope that you can transfer him away, they will seriously affect the Northern Expedition of the Song Army." ”

Li Yanqing, as a privy envoy and imperial historian, does have the right to impeach Du Chong, but he will not easily agree to the promise involving the appointment and dismissal of high-ranking officials because of his personal relationship, especially when he realizes that Zong Ze also bears a certain responsibility in this defeat, and trusts the righteous army too much, and he needs to think about it again and observe.

Li Yanqing finally returned to Bianliang, Tokyo, at this time Bianliang was different from when he left, the outer city had almost completely been demolished, not only the outer north city, but even the outer city in the south had disappeared.

Li Yanqing shook his head secretly, his ability to hold Tokyo was also the result of a combination of favorable time, place and various factors, it can be said that he mobilized all the forces that could be used, and the army and the people finally defeated the Jin soldiers.

And now that many important forces have disappeared, if the Jin soldiers attack Bianliang again in a big way, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold it for a day.

Li Yanqing entered the inner city, the appearance of the inner city is still the same, but it is obviously much more deserted than before, most of the shops are closed, the signs of several shops have fallen in half, they are covered with dust, coupled with the gray sky, the entire Bianliang City reveals a decaying atmosphere, which is difficult to hide.

However, after hearing Li Dutong's return, the people of Bianliang poured into the streets to welcome Li Yanqing into the city, the streets were crowded with people, cheers and applause were like thunder, Li Yanqing smiled and waved to the people, and a white-haired old man stepped forward and asked: "Li Dutong is coming to Bianliang again?" ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly: "The war in the northwest is tense, I am at the behest of the Son of Heaven to rush to the northwest, there is an old general in Bianliang to defend it, and it will be able to withstand the siege of the Jin soldiers, everyone must believe in the ability of the old general." ”

"Li Dutong, expel the Tartars as soon as possible and restore Hebei!" A group of immigrants from Hebei shouted loudly.

"Definitely! Certain! Don't let you down. ”

In the cheers all the way, Li Yanqing came to the former Kaifeng Mansion, which is also the left-behind official office in Tokyo, except for Yin Duchong of Kaifeng Mansion, the rest of the civil and military officials came out to greet him, Zong Ze has changed into an official uniform, to welcome Li Yanqing to the official office.

Li Yanqing entered the inner hall surrounded by everyone, and he asked with a smile, "Why is Du Fuyin not here?" ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Shao Yin Yang Nan stepped forward to report: "Du Fu Yin is also the pacification envoy of Jingbei Road, he went to Yingchuan Mansion to inspect the epidemic early this morning, and I am afraid that he will not be able to come back a few days late." ”

"Then forget it, you all go about your business! I'm going to discuss military affairs with General Zong, everyone, please! ”

All the officials saluted Li Yanqing and left the inner hall, and only Zong Ze was left in the inner hall.

Li Yanqing said lightly: "The situation in the northwest is tense, I will go west after resting for an hour, I am afraid that I will not be able to drink with the old general, we will drink this glass of wine in Hebei in the future." ”

Zong Ze gave a thumbs up, "Just say this to you, I'll keep this glass of wine today." ”

Li Yanqing groaned and said, "Let's talk about Du Chong!" He is the governor of the government, how can he interfere in military affairs? ”

"He is a good Fu Yin, but he is also a Hebei transit envoy, stuck in the neck of military rations and military supplies, if he doesn't send military rations, I really can't do anything."

Li Yanqing took a few steps and asked, "In addition to interfering in military affairs, what other problems does he have?" For example, unclean hands and feet? ”

Zong Ze thought for a while and said, "There are rumors that he is not clean in dealing with stale grain, but there is no evidence......"

Li Yanqing shook his head, "If there is no evidence, let it go for the time being, I need to have clear evidence." ”

"Clear evidence..... I'm afraid not yet, this person is very careful and ambitious, and he will not easily let the handle fall into the hands of others. ”

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "That's it! I wrote a letter to the official family, explained the matter clearly, and suggested that the official family transfer Du Chong away, and then the old general also secretly collected evidence of stale grain, if the evidence is conclusive, even if he cannot be transferred, I can directly impeach him. ”

Zong Ze nodded silently, "I know, I'll start secretly investigating." ”

.........

An hour later, Li Yanqing led 5,000 troops to leave Bianliang and set off, Li Yanqing went out of the city from the west, did not alarm the people in the city, although the people were extremely expectant of him, but he was also difficult to bear in his heart, if the Jin soldiers attacked south, Bianliang was captured by the Jin soldiers, he was really difficult to face those fathers and villagers who had great expectations for him.

Li Yanqing looked back at the city wall of Bianliang again, sighed lowly, and urged the horse to run west.

Two days later, Li Yanqing led his army to Guancheng County, Zhengzhou, where he joined the main force of the 25,000 Jingzhao Army led by Wang Gui and Liu Jian.

The 30,000 troops continued to march westward without stopping.......