After Cai Xide was killed by Yan Zhuang and his military power was divided between Cui Qianyou, Neng Yuanhao and others, Dugu Wenshu quickly sent the news to Henan Mansion through secret channels, and Wang Can immediately reported to Zhao Ziliang when he got the news. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Okay, as soon as Cai Xide dies, An Qingxu will basically be out of play, Cui Qianyou, Neng Yuanhao and others are not good at commanding troops, and the army's combat power is not high, so it is easy to exterminate them!" Zhao Ziliang said with a smile.

"By the way, what news has there been from the north in the past few months?"

Wang Can said: "Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Zhang Shouyu, Gao Xiuyan and others took turns to attack, Shi Siming was tired of coping, the loss of troops was quite large, the loss of grain, grass and ordnance were relatively serious, but this person is much more capable than An Lushan's generation, and he has run Hebei very well!" Compared with the boiling of public resentment on An Qingxu's territory, Shi Siming's reputation in Hebei is very good, and our Tang army entered Hebei without the support of the people, so it is not easy to gain a firm foothold, after Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi repeatedly entered Hebei, Shi Siming beat them back by getting the support of the local people! It is said that there are still many local people in Hebei who take the initiative to establish a shrine for Shi Siming, burn incense and bow down every day! ”

Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "It seems that this Shi Siming is a difficult bone to gnaw!" ”

The reason why Shi Siming was able to gain the support of the people of Hebei, Zhao Ziliang guessed that this is likely to be related to Shi Siming's attack on the local wealthy families, rich people, and big businessmen, by confiscating the property of the upper strata of Hebei society, who occupy most of the resources, and distributing their land, livestock and other social resources equally to the common people, this time to obtain the support of the people of Hebei. But it has destroyed the entire Hebei economy.

As the two were talking, Huang Fuxian, who was in charge of the lawsuit, a subordinate department of the Marshal's Mansion, walked in and hugged his fists and reported: "Marshal, the imperial court has sent over the roster of the last batch of generals and colonels, these people have arrived, and they are currently temporarily settled in the military camp outside the city!" There are only appointments of generals above the fifth rank on the appointment roster of several batches of generals and colonels, and the imperial court means that the appointment of generals below the fifth rank is appointed by the Marshal's Office itself! ”

Du Fu said beside him: "It seems that the emperor and the court still leave room for the marshal and the marshal's mansion, which also shows that the emperor and the court have a kind of trust in the marshal!" ”

Huang Fuxian said: "Marshal, there are more than 300 generals and colonels appointed by the imperial court, and they are currently living in the barracks, although they are coming with the appointment documents, but they have not yet taken office, according to the regulations, they must be received by the marshal, and give them a lecture before they can officially take office, this group of people has been coming early for several months, they are copying every day to see the marshal, just want to rush to take office!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said to Du Fu: "Take a look at it in the past few days, adjust my schedule, and arrange half a day for me to meet with those generals!" ”

Du Fu agreed: "Xiaguan will arrange it!" ”

In addition to the 110,000 horses of the Beiting Army, Zhao Ziliang now has 400,000 people in his hands who can directly command the transfer, not counting Li Guangbi, Guo Ziyi, Zhang Shouyu, Gao Xiuyan, Lai Yao, Wu Wang Li Yuan and other Jiedu envoys, in order to reduce the pressure on grain, grass, baggage and ordnance, and also reduce the time required for reorganization and training, Zhao Ziliang also sent 200,000 soldiers from these 400,000 people to various Jiedu envoys, which not only reduced his own burden. At the same time, it also replenished the troops of the other Jiedu envoys who lacked soldiers, and also exchanged the gratitude of these Jiedu envoys.

Zhao Ziliang asked Huang Fuxian again: "Have you sent out the 200,000 soldiers who are going to be sent to all the envoys?" ”

Huangfu Xian hugged his fists and said: "Yes, Dashuai!" All of them were sent away three days ago, and they were all picked up by the envoys of various sections, and we didn't care about it after the handover. In addition, the last general selected 20,000 people with the strongest individual combat strength from the 200,000 people sent away, and also selected the 20,000 people with the strongest individual quality from the 200,000 people left, a total of 40,000 people as the reserve of our Beiting Army. ”

Zhao Ziliang did not blame Huang Fuxian for making an assertion, but affirmed his approach: "Okay, you have done a good job in this matter!" ”

Huangfu Xian is not a descendant of the Beiting Army, he is the son of Huangfu Weiming, who was enabled by Zhao Ziliang, and came to Luoyang to serve in the Marshal's Mansion Soldier Training Department for more than half a year, but it was during this time that he completely regarded himself as a member of the Beiting Army, and acted for the sake of the Beiting Army everywhere, and Zhao Ziliang sincerely accepted him.

Wang Wei, who was in charge of the general affairs of the Marshal's Mansion, walked in and arched his hand: "Marshal, the imperial court sent someone to inquire that it has been more than half a year since our army fully recovered Henan at the end of March and early April, and now can we cross the river to the north to attack?" The envoy sent by the imperial court was not of high rank, but his tone was quite urging us to cross the river to the north to attack! ”

Zhao Ziliang immediately convened a group of staff to discuss the matter, and as soon as he told the situation urged by the imperial court, the staff members expressed their opinions one after another.

Cen Shen first said: "Since these 200,000 horses have already completed the reorganization and training, judging from the following officials, we currently have enough grain and grass to carry baggage, and there are enough battlefields built on the side of the Yellow River, and with the cooperation of Wang Rare and Wang Sili of Huaizhou, we can cross the northern expedition at any time and eliminate the Anqingxu rebels!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "In this way, call these 200,000 horses the Henan Army, after all, most of the soldiers are natives of Henan, and at the same time, in order to distinguish them from the Beiting Army and other imperial armies, they will be called the Henan Army!" ”

Wang Zhen arched his hand and said: "Marshal, the lower officials think it is best to postpone it for another month, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition in mid or late October, after all, the more than 300 generals appointed by the imperial court have not yet officially taken office, and they need to be given a time to familiarize themselves with the soldiers and horses under their command after taking office."

Zhao Ziliang looked at Gao Shang and asked; "Mr. Gao, what do you think?"

Gao Shang arched his hand and said: "Dashuai, now we have more than 300,000 people, and most of the year has been in training and reorganization, the consumption of grain and grass is quite large, but there has been no more war, the court sent people to urge it is also reasonable, but no matter how anxious the court is, our marshal's palace can not act in a hurry, we must be fully prepared, it is not the people of the court who fight, if we lose the war, it has nothing to do with them, of course they will not care what happens to our side, we have suffered defeat, The emperor's board will not fall on them, but on us, so the lower officials think that Lord Wang Zhen's suggestion is quite reasonable! ”

Zheng San asked with some concern: "In this way, will the emperor and the court think that the marshal is suspected of supporting the army and respecting himself?" ”

Gao Shang shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, the emperor did not directly issue an order or send an envoy from the inner palace to come, but sent a small official to come over to inquire, which also shows that the emperor does not want the marshal to immediately send troops to the Northern Expedition, this is just a reminder, a month is not a long time, hundreds of thousands of troops are not a trivial matter, if the marshal wrote a letter to explain that the Northern Expedition will be raised a month later, is it not allowed by the court and the emperor, and it is necessary to send troops immediately?" ”

Zhao Ziliang felt that what Gao Shang said was quite reasonable, and Xuanzong was not a stupid person, so he still understood this matter, so he said: "Okay, let's do it!" Mr. Du wrote a letter to the emperor on my behalf, and sent troops to the Northern Expedition a month later! At the same time, the commanders of the armies were ordered to discuss the Northern Expedition three days later! ”

"No!"

The next day, under the arrangement of Du Fu and Huangfu Xian, more than 300 military generals sent by the imperial court came to the Marshal's Mansion to meet Zhao Ziliang.

The lobby of the Marshal's Mansion is not too big to fit so many people, so these people can only be arranged to gather in the front yard, and the Marshal's Mansion Guard General Er Zhu will form a whole team against them, and let them line up in a neat phalanx in the front yard like ordinary soldiers, waiting for Zhao Ziliang's reception.

The name Erzhu sounds very weird, Erzhu is the surname, a certain is the name, this person is a Mobei barbarian, since he was a child, he has practiced martial arts, quite brave, he is not afraid of death in the Beiting Army, and has repeatedly made meritorious achievements, and his current official title is the general of the Left Guard, the first deputy general of the Marshal Guard, in the history of the Tang Dynasty in another time and space, Erzhu did the post of the Beiting Xingying Festival after the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion for more than ten years, and after his death, Guo Ziyi's nephew Guo Xin took over the position of the Beiting Xingying Jiedu Envoy.

"Stand up for me, look up, chest up, feet together, arms clamped, hands naturally hanging down on the outside of the thighs! All of them are still generals appointed by the imperial court, just you people who carry shoes for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu doesn't want them! One by one, they don't sit or stand, where do they look like a general? ”

Erzhu's loud reprimand made the more than 300 generals sent by the imperial court itch their teeth, but they had no choice but to do it obediently, although they had the official appointment documents of the imperial military department, but the specific functions were assigned by the marshal's office, and the marshal's office could not only let them be the chief general of the first army, but also let them be the captain of a battalion, and they could also do auxiliary idle duties, so these people had to swallow their anger.

Zhao Ziliang walked over with some of the main officials and generals under the Marshal's Mansion, and when Er Zhu saw this, he ran over and saluted: "Qiqi Marshal, the three hundred and twenty-seven generals appointed by the Imperial Military Department have all been assembled, please give a lecture!" ”

In fact, Zhao Ziliang also serves as the secretary of the Ministry of War, but he is on the front line, so the affairs of the Ministry of War are presided over by the left and right attendants, he is just famous, these people appear on the list are all made out by the left and right attendants of the Ministry of War, without his consent, in fact, the list of generals and colonels appointed by the emperor still has to be finally determined by the emperor. (To be continued.) )