Song Valve Text] Chapter 749——

Chapter 749

The autumn breeze is cool

August is a good season for autumn high horses F-i, on the post road leading to Fengxiang Mansion, suddenly a horse team, about twenty or thirty horsemen, really like y-, horses like dragons. ~~~~ Most of the knights on horseback are tall young men, all of them are dignified and mighty. Straddled the horse, the light armor on his body faintly glowing in the sunlight, like a gust of wind swept the ground, provoking the pedestrians who flashed to the side of the road early to look sideways.

Xu Wei sat on the sweaty BMW and galloped at the front of the team. He was dressed in a military uniform, his battle robe was hunting, and he rushed to Fengxiang Mansion City at full speed surrounded by guards. Either Zijin Tiger acted vigorously and resolutely and went to Jiangnan, he took seventeen days, returned to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and only took two more days to rush to Xingyuan Mansion. It was used for two more days, because when passing by the defense area of Zheyan, the old brothers met, and Zhe Zhonggu said that he would leave him for a glass of wine, and of course, more importantly, to exchange opinions on the upcoming Northern Expedition.

Fengxiang Mansion was already in sight, there were more and more pedestrians on the road, Xu Wei ordered to slow down, and when it was time to arrive at the city M-N, the officers and soldiers guarding the city instinctively stayed in the passage and wanted to conduct an investigation. An officer in the guard shouted, "King Xu Jun has arrived!" ”

As soon as the words came out, the soldiers who were blocking the entrance of the city immediately flashed beside them, holding their guns on the ground with one hand and their waists with the other, bowing their heads and greeting their commanders. When they entered the city, because the six marshals were all in the city, the number of soldiers patrolling the market increased significantly. Xu Wei grabbed the reins, looked left and right, and said to the officers and soldiers of the guard: "Go ahead." After finishing speaking, he urged the horse to go away and went straight to the head of Fengxiang's soldiers and horses.

After Zhang Xian was promoted to the deputy envoy of Qin Fengjinglu's pacification, the head of Fengxiang's soldiers and horses was replaced by Yang Zheng. This person is a typical representative of the reserve officers trained by the Tiger Army. For example, Zhang Xian, a "relational household", can be an officer as soon as he enters the Hu'er Army, but Yang Zheng started step by step from a soldier and accumulated to the position of commander of soldiers and horses by virtue of his military exploits.

When it came to the chief manager of the Yam-N, Xu Wei was alone and did not support the scene, so the soldiers guarding the big M-N did not particularly care. When he dismounted, no one came to lead him, and when he climbed the steps, no one came to greet him, but the M-N sergeant took a gun.

Xu Weigang opened his mouth and said, "Give me the horse ......"

"Dare to ask why the chief is here?" Before he could finish his sentence, one of the soldiers had already asked.

Xu Jiu was stunned, Sichuan didn't talk about it, these eight hundred miles on the Qinchuan River, but anyone who is stubborn and stubborn, is there anyone who doesn't know him? A soldier dares to ask the commander of the Western Army, why are you here, this is an unprecedented thing!

After a while, Xu Wei replied, "I'm here to see you Chief Yang." ”

The soldier was not surprised to hear such a big breath, and continued to ask, "May I ask the name of the commander?" ”

"Xu Wei." Zijin Tiger replied truthfully.

"I saw the kings withdraw their guns and bow their heads.

Xu Wei glanced at them, walked inside, and was just about to enter M-N, he stopped and asked sideways, "You really don't know who I am?" ”

"Back to the king, the villain knows." The soldier replied frankly.

Xu Wei smiled, nodded with satisfaction, and went straight inside. It seems that Yang Zheng, the commander of the soldiers and horses, is not to mention, at least he is strict in governing the army!

After he entered, he was already spotted by the officer who was already in charge of the Yam-N, took a closer look, recognized who it was, and while sending someone to inform Yang Zheng, he hurriedly came over to greet him, and invited Xu Wei to sit down in the hall. After a while, Yang Zheng, the head of Fengxiang's soldiers and horses, came in a hurry. This man was a late bloomer, because he was in his thirties when he joined the army, and now he is over fifty years old as the chief of soldiers and horses. He has the fierceness and roughness of the Kansai man, thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin, like iron and steel, because he is still half a level away from the fifth grade, so he wears a green robe, with a gold belt tied around his waist, as soon as he sees Xu Wei, he bows his head: "Humble Yang Zheng, I have seen the king!" ”

"Get up, Yang Ba, I want to reward you." Xu Wei said with a smile.

After Yang Zheng got up, he looked at a loss, and said in amazement: "There is no size merit in the humble position, why is the king rewarded?" ”

"Just now when I entered M-N, your soldiers stopped and interrogated, and he already knew who I was, and I could still be like this, which is commendable, this is all the effectiveness of your strict management of the army, how can you not be rewarded?" Xu Wei said earnestly. \

"This is just to implement the king's strategy of governing the army, and he does not dare to take credit for his humble position." Yang Zheng replied honestly.

"Haha, an honest talent like you deserves the most reward." Xu Wei laughed. "Okay, gossip, I'll go directly to your chief manager M-N when I enter the city, and the other marshals don't know yet, so you send someone to summon me." Xu Wei commanded.

"Yes, I will send someone from my humble position." Yang Zheng saluted, turned around and left.

Xu Wei hurriedly called: "Come back." ”

Yang Zheng returned to the original place and asked, "Does the king still have orders?" ”

"What's going on? Don't say that I'm a chief, just a guest, there should always be a cup of tea, right? There is no tea, there should always be a bowl of water, what are you asking me to wait for? Xu Wei said with a smile.

Yang Zheng suddenly became embarrassed, and stammered: "This, the king forgives the sin, because this chief manager m-n usually rarely has others to come, therefore, therefore, quickly, come to the king, go to the water." ”

Xu Wei drank half of a bowl of boiled water, and Zhang Qing and Yang Yan arrived in a hurry. Before the figure of the one-eyed tiger came out, the voice came first: "King! King! ”

"What howl? Not so? Xu Wei said.

Yang Yan strode up in a few big strides, clenching his fists, his face full of joy. I think that more than 20 years ago, this guy was still following "Xu Wei" in the Daimyo Mansion to do some things like eagles walking dogs, picking quarrels and provoking troubles, and now he is already a festival envoy in a purple robe. Not only him, but also the six handsomes under Xu Wei's command, all of whom have built festivals, which is the only one in the Great Song Dynasty! This is the glory of the Western Army!

"I haven't fought for so many years, it's really painful! King, look at my waist, R-U is out! If there is no more war, this body should be wasted! Ha ha! Yang Yan laughed loudly.

Xu Wei squinted his eyes and said, "I think you are full of f-i, **?" Hey, Yang Da, I remember when you were in the Daimyo's Mansion, you were a white-faced poster, handsome and handsome, Zhang San, right? ”

Zhang Qing nodded like pounding garlic: "It's extreme, I also remember clearly, back then, in Xiajin, ten miles and eight towns, they all knew such a handsome young man, and now, it's really, really ......"

Yang Yan has indeed developed a body in the past two or three years, his originally thin face is plump, and his waist is two feet four, and he himself is also very puzzled, you said that Xu Jiu and Zhang San are the same age as him, why do the latter two still have that body? Wondering and boring, Xu Jiu said that he had no opinion, and Zhang San also came to joke, so he didn't follow: "What is it?" What is it really? With my physique, it's not blowing, and I'm still charging into battle when I go to the battlefield! Didn't say it! ”

"Yes, pounce forward, overwhelm one!" Zhang Qing said with a smile.

As he was talking, Xihe Shuai Yao Pingzhong, Yan Yan Shuai Xu Hong, and Jingyuan Shuai Wang Yu entered at the same time. Xu Jiu, Zhang San, and Yang Da all put away their smiles. Although the little Taiwei people are old and have become old captains, the x-ng son has not diminished the year, and as soon as he came in, he shouted: "King, you can call it a lowly position!" When will the troops be dispatched? The Xihe army is waiting for the king's order! ”

"What? Anxious to make a meritorious service? Xu Wei asked.

"It's nature! There are now more than fifty people in their fifties, and the little captain has been called for twenty or thirty years and it hasn't come true, and this face is really unbearable! I'm looking forward to following the king to fight a few more battles, and Bo is a captain! Therefore, the original evaluation of Yao Pingzhong's "ambition" was objective, and this guy never concealed himself.

Yang Yan glanced at him: "You pull it down, when will it be your Xihe Army's turn?" You're watching from behind, and the Northern Expedition has us. ”

Yao Pingzhong was anxious when he heard this, glared at Yang Yan, and hurriedly turned to Xu Weidao: "Great King, the humble position has recruited 20,000 of the most sharp soldiers!" How not to be a pioneer! How long has the Yongxing Army been formed? How can you compete with the Xihe soldiers? ”

"What's that? Do you look down on me Yongxing Army? Yang Yan was also anxious.

As soon as Xu Wei was about to speak, Huan Qingshuai Liu Guangshi, Qin Feng's deputy marshal Zhang Xian, and Liangxing pacified Wang Yan and the three of them came in one after another. After the salute, Zhang Xian and Wang Yan had not yet opened their mouths, and Liu Guangshi said loudly: "Xuanfu Xianggong, can you get Hedong back this time?" Trending Yanyun? The Huanqing soldiers are already packing up and waiting for the call of the imperial court! ”

When he said this, the whole house was silent! The six marshals of the Western Army, plus a Liangxing Wang Yan, these people may not have a jiāo affection for each other, but because they are also serving in the west, they still have understanding. In this way, Liu Guangshi's words, no one in this hall took it seriously. Yang Yan has never had a good impression of him, and was about to mock a few words, but Xu Wei saw his appearance and cut it off: "Very good." ”

Liu Er is not the same as in the past, his background was not deep in the past, his father Liu Yanqing used to be the governor of Xifu, but the power of the Privy Council deteriorated, and later it even became a "nursing home" for the old ministers. However, now that people have become relatives of the country, Queen Liu is his nephew NV. What have you done to sin against him for no reason?

Yang Yan understood what Brother Jiu meant, and gave up.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xu Wei waved his hand: "Sit down." ”

After the seven marshals sat down, Xu Wei first talked about the situation of this emergency entry into the court, and said to the marshals: "This time the court summoned me to go to the line for consultation, and the Son of Heaven has decided to drive the royal expedition in person and order the king of the world to go on a northern expedition. At this moment, the southern armies have launched an offensive, what should we do with the western army? ”

"Even if our southern comrades fight first, our western army will rush to the front! Otherwise, how can it be the Western Army? Jingyuan Shuai Wang replied arrogantly.

He said "big words", and the robes reacted differently, Xu Wei nodded approvingly, and the other marshals echoed and said, "That's how it should be."

"The Jin people are vainly trying to slow down our army's heart with peace talks, and I will go deep into the land to deceive no one in China, this time, so that the real people know that Lord Ma has three eyes." Xu Weisu s-said.

"King Xu......" Wang Yan just got up, and suddenly saw a person entering from outside the hall, up Xu Wei, until the handsome, got up one after another.

Xu Wei even stepped down the hall and said happily, "Why did you come back at this time?"

Who is this man? It's not someone else, it's Ma Zichong! When Xu Wei set off for Jiangnan, he ordered him to contact the Khitans, but he didn't expect to arrive at Fengxiang Mansion on the same day.

Ma Kuo saluted Xu Wei, but he didn't have time to answer his question, and the marshals had already asked nonsense, whether the Khitans could send troops or not? Do they still want to go east and return to the country? Are you reluctant to do it? If you really don't have that mind, pull it down as soon as possible, the territory occupied by the four states of Hexi and Xiao Heda will be clear in advance, it's ours, and we'll come back immediately!

Ma Kuo looked a little tired, but Jīng's head was not bad, seeing that the marshals were noisy, he turned around to appease everyone, and then said: "This time I went north, and I saw that the Liao army had deployed Yelu Yanshan, as well as Yelu Tiege. According to the truth, he said that our army was about to launch the Northern Expedition, and asked if the Liao army would send troops together. Yelu Yanshan was vague at first, he didn't say that he wouldn't send it, nor did he say that he wanted to send it, anyway, he always pushed back. Later, Yelu Tiege told the truth to the humble position, and now in the old land of Western Xia, the Liao army still has more than 80,000 people who control the strings, of course, including Xiao Heda's troops. If it is said that it is necessary to send troops all the way and cooperate with the Western Army, it is not difficult. ”

"But the problem lies in Hu Si's ears, after the death of Dashi, his son is young, and Dashi's wife is in accordance with the will of the country, called the system, changed the yuan, and called the 'Empress Dowager of the Emperor'. The queen mother does not have a clear attitude towards the restoration of the country, so it is not easy for a general like Brother Yanshan Tiege to be the master of his own affairs. ”

Yao Pingzhong was upset when he heard this, and said impatiently: "Speaking of which, it's just not to send troops!" If you don't pull it down, let's go by ourselves! The king, when this battle is over, he will ask the Khitans to return to the four states of Hexi, and Xiao Heda will have a basis. At the beginning, the purpose of borrowing their place was to jointly cut gold, but now that they don't do it, the land will have to be returned! ”

His words were approved by the commanders, but Ma Kuo said at this time: "Although Yelu Yanshan and Yelu Tiege do not send troops, Xiao Heda also sent people to meet him, and the secret meeting is humble, informing him that he is willing to send troops. ”

The handsomes in the hall heard it strangely, Yan Shan and Brother Tie didn't send it out, Xiao Heda actually came to join in the fun! Not to mention how many soldiers he has and how much of a role he can play, just what is his intention in this move? When the Western Xia was there, he launched a rebellion as a "Khitan", and he was a free body at that time. But now, since it has returned to Dashi, it is Liaochen, and he must be loyal to Hu Si and his ears, and he is subject to Yelu Yanshan, why did he contact the Western Army without authorization?

Ma Kuo didn't wait for everyone to ask, and had already analyzed: "King, I heard some news in Xingqing Mansion. After Xiao Heda returned to Liao, he hoped that Dashi would let him sit in Western Xia, but he did not succeed. Later, he begged Liao to seal the Duke of Xiping, but he did not get his wish. It is estimated that Xiao Heda has resentment because of these things. Moreover, it is said that when Xiao Lila sat in the Western Xia, Xiao Heda's troops were still able to remain intact, and after Yelu Yanshan unified the army, he had the ambition to merge the army and planned to reorganize Xiao Heda's department, and the two sides were very unhappy about this. ”

"I understand, Xiao Heda is full of expectations for the Liao army to come east, thinking that he has seen his relatives. As a result, he found that his relatives were not as good as ours, and he wanted to defect. Yang Yan smiled. It's not that there is no source for this, if it weren't for the support of the Western Army, Xiao Heda would have been finished long ago.

All the marshals laughed, and Jingyuan Marshal Wang Yu said: "Although Xiao Heda's troops are not strong, if he can send 30,000 or 20,000 troops to attack Dongsheng from the Xia Realm, no matter how well he fights, he can also share the heart of the real man, which is only good for our army, and there is no harm." ”

"No!" Xu Wei categorically vetoed. "Xiao Heda is greedy and arrogant, as well as brave and unscrupulous, this kind of person cannot be trusted. We have formed an alliance with the Khitans, and we are still in an alliance relationship at the moment, and it is not clear whether they will eventually return to the east after all, and no one can say. If we now produce resentment with the Khitans for a Xiao Heda, it is really not cost-effective. ”

"Then let someone give him a letter? Make our position clear? Ma Kuo asked.

"No need, just ignore him, leave him a thought." Xu Weidao.

Since it has been determined that the Liao army will not send troops, there is no need to bother with this issue, Xu Jiu immediately asked Zhang Qing: "During my departure, have you discussed what results?" ”

Zhang Qing replied: "Humble and marshal, adhering to the decree of the great king, during this period, the troops of the various economic and strategic divisions were transferred to the horse infantry army of 107,000 people, and at present, the troops of the Jingyuan Shuai, Qin Fengshuai, and Liangxing Pacification Division have arrived in Fengxiang, and the Xihe Shuai's headquarters is also on the way, and it will be soon. The troops of the Huanqing Shuai Division, the Yan Shuai Division, and the Yongxing Shuai Division have assembled in Tongzhou. As long as the Xihe army arrives, the troops here can rush to Tongzhou to join the division and cross the river to the east. ”

"Where's the grain and grass?" The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and on this issue, no one who leads the troops dares to be sloppy.

"The troops of each division have some grain and grass, and now they are concentrated in Fengxiang, and the materials collected from all over Shaanxi are also gathering one after another. The supplies from Sichuan are heading north along the waterway, but it will take some time. As for the money, in addition to the surplus of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Mansions, the three million taels given by the imperial court have already arrived, which is enough for a while. "Zhang Qing's account can be calculated clearly.

"It's Liu Ziyu who is in charge, right?" Xu Wei asked again.

"Naturally, it's him, the king can summon him later and inquire in detail." Zhang Qingdao.

"Good." Xu Wei nodded frequently. Then he raised his head and looked at the marshals and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this time the Northern Expedition, the opinion of the imperial court is to let our Western Army attack Taiyuan, contain the main force of the Jin Army, relieve the pressure on the friendly forces in the Central Plains battlefield, and create opportunities." Of course, I would be happy to do this, but now that the Liao army does not cooperate, if our army enters the northeast of the river and attacks in the direction of Taiyuan, it is bound to have a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin army. What are your thoughts on this? ”

"What about the main force of the Jin Army? The Western Army is fighting the main force. Wang Yu said disdainfully. Last time, the Jingyuan army sent troops to assist the Khitans, and as the battle to destroy the Xia, the only army of the Great Song Dynasty to participate in it received great honor afterwards, so that Wang Yu was also full of confidence.

At this time, the always taciturn Yan Yanshuai Xu Hong said: "If it is only to contain the main force of the Jin Army, we will not use 100,000 troops to collide with it." Now that our army is based on Yangliang South Pass, and the Jin army is based on Yangliang North Pass, our army only needs to attack Yangliang North Pass along the way, and then set off from Linfu all the way to feint Dongsheng Zhuzhou, which is enough to achieve the goal of containing the Jin army. ”

"I look at the hanging, Jin Ren is not stupid, at the beginning or I don't know the truth, but after a month or two, the other party will definitely see the clues."! ~！