[This is a chapter to make up for last night, and there are two more chapters today.] 】

The weather is cold, the Wuding River has been frozen to the bottom, and the snow is also vast outside Suide City.

Chongpu breathed on his frozen hands and walked up the stairs behind the city gate. The snow on the walls of Suide City, which has been renovated for only two years, has been cleared, revealing the rammed ground that is still turmeric-colored. Cousin Chong Jianzhong was standing in the city with a letter, holding the pheasant, looking out of the city with a dull look, and he didn't move for a long time.

"Nineteen! Why are you in a daze? It's not cold! Chongpu shouted, stomping his feet, feeling very incomprehensible about Chongjianzhong, who was standing at the head of the city in the wind.

Chong Jianzhong came back to his senses, put away the letter in his hand, turned around and smiled: "How can it not be cold!" ”

"If it's really cold, you won't stand stupidly." Walking to Chong Jianzhong's side, and looking at the snowy scenery of the mountains with his cousin, Chong Pu turned his face sideways and asked, "Is it a letter from your classmate again?" ”

Chong Jianzhong shook his head: "It's Mr. Zihou's letter." ”

Hearing Mr. Hengqu's name, Chong Pu's expression was a little solemn, "What did Mr. Hengqu say?" …… Is it a matter of Luo Wucheng? ”

Chong Jianzhong smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Zihou won't talk about business in private messages, he didn't say anything, he just told him to study more and don't miss his homework......" After a pause, he added, "Mr. Zihou has now resigned and returned to his hometown, and he shouldn't know whether the news of Lu Daobing's departure from Luo Wu is true or false." ”

"That Uncle Jing of yours knows everything clearly."

"Uncle You Jing is a military judge in Pizhou...... The ears and eyes of the West Thief are now placed in the place of Yanyan, and if they want to lure them away, they have to rely on the help of Huanqing, Jingyuan and Qin Feng. Now that there is constant action on Huanqing Road, how can Uncle You Jing not know the inside story? ”

Chong Pu stretched out his hand and dusted off the residual snow on the pheasant moat in front of him, sat down with his hands propped up, turned around and sneered at his cousin: "He will be kind enough to persuade everyone else to see our jokes!" ”

Chong Jianzhong sighed, now the corpse vegetarians are all over the court and outside, and there are many people who follow the rules, and if they want to make progress, they will be bound by all kinds of obstacles. Now that the prime minister of the DPRK is sitting in the rear, there is no more interference, but there are more jokes to see.

But those who oppose it, both overtly and implicitly, are not unreasonable.

As long as you know a little about the art of war and a little geography, you will know how big the risk of building a city in Luo Wu is, which is equivalent to putting all your net worth on the gambling table, and it is not a bet on odds and evens, and the size is compared, but a few copper plates are thrown together, and a pure one on the same side is thrown out.

But if you think about it from another angle, it's because this strategy is so risky that no one will believe it. really got the news, and clearly knew that the Western Army under the leadership of Han Jiang would make dangerous moves, but there were actually very few.

It is impossible for the Western Thieves to imagine that the officials and troops of the Great Song Dynasty, who have always acted conservatively, would be so bold as to break through sixty miles along the Wuding River!

It is very easy to send troops for dozens of miles to the enemy country to fight the grass valley, they all go back and forth, and when they see that the situation is not good, they can turn around and run away. However, to build a walled fort in the enemy's territory, it is necessary to mobilize a large number of civilian soldiers and van troops, and to guard the construction site for at least dozens of days, which puts pressure on the leading generals and the pressure on the army to go to war, which is self-evident.

Since Yuan Hao rebelled, the Great Song Dynasty has never been so bold in using soldiers. It has always been a strategic location dozens of miles on the side of its own control area, building a core walled city. The forts and beacons attached to these core walled cities will be placed on the edge of the control area. As for the construction of the walled fort on the Western Xia side, there were basically not a few times. And sixty miles in one fell swoop, no one can believe this madness.

Although the rumor of the construction of Luo Wu has spread throughout Kansai, can anyone believe it? There are countless rumors circulating in the north and south of Yokoyama, and finding the truth in these endless rumors is as difficult as finding pearls in the sand and gravel along the coast.

The people of the Western Xia will not believe it, and the hundred-step small fort built in Luo Wu some time ago is no different from Fengwei, which proves this. If Liang Yibury really confirms the plan of the official army, at least he must build a Dazhai that can garrison thousands of troops.

Surprisingly, there may have been a 1 in 10 chance of success, but now there is at least a half chance of coming back victorious.

"Why didn't they think that once they captured and held Luo Wu City, how many people in Hengshan would continue to follow the party members?"

"They don't know what to do, the party members gather a large army in the middle of the Hengshan Fan Department every year to go south, and how many families in Hengshan have no grievances?"

"As soon as Luo Wu falls, the western thief will no longer have the power to turn over."

"There is no way to fight a war without taking risks. It's easy to lose or stay at home for the rest of your life. If you want to win, of course, take a risk. Li Yuxue went to Caizhou at night, isn't it an adventure? Isn't it a risk to follow the rebels and thieves to attack Yinzhou? If you don't pay them back, you won. ”

"The Son of Heaven and Zhongshu all support this battle, there is abundant money and food, the soldiers and horses are proficient, and the western thieves are not highly prepared, and there is no better situation than the current situation. If you miss it this time, you won't have a better chance in 10 years. ”

Chong Jianzhong can still remember how generous he was at the beginning. The fifth uncle, who has always been dignified and cold with few words, was rarely drunk after seeing Han Jiang the day before yesterday: "Yan Da was originally my deputy general, but now he has become the deputy head of Qin Fenglu. Yanda followed Guo Kui's green clouds, do you think the Han Xiang Guild is used to it? As long as it works out this time, I can ...... As long as this time it happens......"

Chong Pu's voice interrupted Chong Jianzhong's memories: "...... This time, under the command of the adults, a total of 20,000 elites. If Luo Wu can be captured in one fell swoop, the Hedong Army can at least send more than 10,000 men and horses to support. Coupled with the strength of the troops from all walks of life, it is a real army of 100,000! ”

Chong Pu's eyes lit up, and there was little excitement in his voice: "One hundred thousand...... A true 100,000 warriors! It's not something that happens casually. ”

Chong Jianzhong nodded. He often saw a small battle in the history books, and the records of Twin Peaks dispatching hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn. But as a new generation of generals who were born in a family of generals and are now actually involved in military affairs, they know very well that those records are not reliable at all.

The practical problems of how much grain and how much forage to be consumed, how many people to be served, how many livestock to be requisitioned, how big the garrison should be, and how to communicate with each other when a regiment of more than 100,000 troops is gathered in a small prefecture or county cannot be solved by patting the head of a historian who is not familiar with military affairs.

In fact, if there are 350,000 soldiers who can fight, the whole world can go.

This time, in the northwest mountainous area where there is no waterway to transport grain and grass, 100,000 troops were dispatched, and both manpower and material resources had almost reached the limit that Shaanxi could bear. If he loses this time, as the seed said, it will be difficult to have such a good chance in ten years.

Suddenly the sound of hooves sounded from the city, and a cavalryman went straight to the city wall where the two brothers Chongpu and Chong Jianzhong were, "Two little generals! The two generals Gao and Zhe have arrived, and the two lieutenants are asked to return to the government quickly. ”

Gao Yongneng, the successor, and the two deputy generals of the seed have arrived.

"It's finally here!" Chong Puha jumped down, patted the snow flakes on his body, and hugged Chong Jianzhong's shoulder, "Go!" Nineteen, let's go to the two generals. ”

……………………

When I returned to the post house from the palace, it was already early afternoon.

After arriving in Beijing for more than a month, Wang Shao was summoned to the palace for the fourth time. is the same situation as when his son first entered Beijing, he received extraordinary attention from the Son of Heaven, which attracted the attention of everyone in Beijing and the envy of everyone.

Wang Shao was not in a hurry to go back. Today's Marginal Pacification Division has just experienced a major war, and there will be no problems in both internal and external affairs.

On the other hand, if something really goes wrong, it's not a bad thing for him. can let the Son of Heaven know that Hehuang is indispensable to him Wang Shao.

It's just that Wang Shao's mood is still not good, because of Han Gang's matter. Today he just heard in the palace that Han Jiang's second letter to the Son of Heaven was going to transfer Han Gang to Yanzhou to take up a post.

If there is only one recital for a tune, Han Gang can resign. According to common sense, unless he is belittled, Wenchen is not satisfied with his official position, and he has the right not to accept it, and no one will force him to accept it. But Han Jiang sent two recitals in succession, and behaved so sincerely, if Han Gang wanted to refuse, things would not be so simple, and the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi would inevitably exert pressure. And Han Gang himself would not risk angering the emperor and the two prime ministers.

Prime Minister Han Jiang proclaimed Shaanxi, and in his capacity, of course, he could get the best of everything. As long as he thinks it can come in handy, he mentions it, no matter people and things, it will be sent to him in a steady stream. Wang Shao looked at the Son of Heaven and the court's focus on Hengshan, just like a concubine, the feeling when he saw his brother-in-law who was favored by his parents.

Counting the time, Han Gang's arrival in Beijing was only in these two days. Wang Shao wanted to send someone to ventilate first, and by the way, ask Han Gang's intentions. But how could the messenger he personally sent to Lu compete with the horses of the imperial court. I'm afraid that before the people are halfway there, Han Gang has already left Qinzhou. So he could only wait for Han Gang to arrive in Beijing before contacting him.

Wang Shao was not happy, returned to the room, and ordered people not to disturb. He took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and practiced calligraphy, which was his usual practice of reducing the anger in his heart. Just as the ink was polished, there was another knock on the door. Wang Shao raised his head unhappily, "What's the matter?" ”

"Pacify, someone is out asking to see."

"Who is it?"

"It's Han Jiyi's cousin Li Xin."

Wang Shao dropped his pen suddenly, "Let him come in!" ”

Li Xin was so tired and disgraced that he didn't even have time to scrub it. But when he saw Wang Shao, his movements were still steady, and he was in a deep pavilion.

Li Xin took out a letterhead from his arms and presented it to Wang Shao with both hands, "The villain's cousin heard in Jingzhao Mansion that he was summoned to Beijing this time to be transferred to Yanzhou, and he was uneasy, so he asked the villain to come overnight to contact Anfu. ”

Wang Shao was stunned for a moment, "It turns out that Yukun already knows the way." Then he was surprised, I don't know how this Li Xin came, if it was a post station, where did Han Gang get the extra post coupons?

However, how Li Xin came here is a trivial matter, and the way Han Gang sent him here is the key to Wang Shao's concern.

This is Han Gang showing his attitude. It is basically impossible for officials who are ordered to enter Beijing to go to Zhongshu on the day they arrive in Beijing, and at least they have to rest in the post house for the night. With this time, what can't be discussed? But Han Gang still didn't bother to send Li Xin over in advance - showing his attitude of looking forward to Wang Shao's horse.

Wang Shao's mood was much better, and he unfolded the letter and read it carefully.