"I'm afraid that's not realistic." It was Xu Shao's son who spoke, Xu Liang, the envoy of Shaanxi. "Although there are many generals in Huanqing, the situation is still unclear. Although Qu Duan has arrived in Qinzhou, there are many old generals in Huanqing along the way. Xu Jingluo has to clean up this situation, and he has to resist the attack of the Jinren, so it is difficult to divide the troops. Moreover, if you draw troops from Huanqing, it is easy to cause trouble. ”

"Otherwise, how about letting Xu Sheng bring the remaining troops of Qin Feng all the way to reinforce Xu Wei?" An official suggested. After Xu Wei was appointed as the pacification envoy of Qin Fenglu, especially after the military and political center of Shaanxi was transferred to Qinzhou, he asked his brother Xu Sheng to lead more than 10,000 troops to defend him. Qinzhou is far from the front line, there is basically no military threat, and it is still feasible to transfer troops out for the time being.

"That's a drop in the bucket and doesn't help. Qin Feng's original troops along the way, except for the headquarters of the Taiwei, the rest of the people were all transferred to Zhenjiang, so we can't leave a single soldier, right? With such a point, sending out a few thousand people, how is it different from scratching the boots? It is better not to do it without causing the posture of the army to overwhelm the territory. Xu Liang retorted.

This is not good, that is not good, and it is even more unrealistic to transfer troops from Xihe to the high mountain and the long road. For a moment, all the officials fell silent. Some people even thought that the left and right Zhenjiang Xing were asking the Western Army to fight a battle, just to retaliate against the Jin people in Lianghe for supporting Gao Weishi and arrogating the emperor. Now that Xu Jiu has won this battle and defeated the most elite troops of the Jurchens, he can already make a difference to Zhenjiang. You don't have to be so impatient to recover Dunzhou for the time being, right?

Xu Shao also felt embarrassed, although he was the highest military and political chief in Shaanxi and controlled all the armed forces in the region, but in fact, he did not have a single soldier in his hands, and the troops were in the hands of a few marshals. This is also why in his recital to Zhenjiang Xing, he also mentioned the idea of establishing a unit directly under the Xuanfu Disposal Division.

"Let's talk about it again. At present, the Xuanfu Disposal Division must respond quickly, reward and punish the faults, and comfort the loyal martyrs. In the afternoon, you will present this matter. So be it, and go and rest, all of you. Xu Shao said.

The officials left as they said, leaving Xu Liang alone. After his colleagues left, he poured his father a cup of tea and handed it over, and said with a smile: "I think that when the ninth brother was a prodigal son, the elders of the clan said that this guy was a big worm, and sooner or later it would affect the family. Unexpectedly, it has now become a big banner. ”

Xu Shao smiled after taking the teacup, nodded and said, "This kid really has some means, and he doesn't lose to his father." The second brother has a spirit in the sky, and he should also smile. ”

After Xu Liang echoed a few words, he asked tentatively: "Dad, Zhenjiang Xing is approving the change of the six Jingluo pacification divisions to three recruitment divisions, so that the power to command the army is relatively much more concentrated. The three recruitment divisions control all the troops in Shaanxi, and they are in high power. ”

Xu Shao didn't drink the tea that came to his mouth, glanced at his son and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"What I mean is that just three recruiting divisions will control hundreds of thousands of forces in Shaanxi. Will it hinder the Xuanfu Disposal Division? My father's intention was to make military orders smooth and easy to command. However, the style of work that the Western Army has formed over the past 100 years is difficult to eradicate for a while. Xu Liang explained.

Xu Shao sipped the tea and said casually: "Now that most of the Western Army is under the command of your eldest brother and ninth brother, why worry about it?" ”

"This, if we form a norm from the system, only relying on the eldest brother and the ninth brother, it may be worry-free for a while, but what about the future? There are no rules, there is no circle, besides, in private, we are sons and nephews, but in the public, but we are superiors and subordinates. My father doesn't want anyone to gossip in the court, does he? Xu Liang said with a smile.

Xu Shao seemed to be very serious about this son who was most like him, and he didn't mind his tone, put down the teacup, nodded and said: "You are not unreasonable, to tell you the truth, in the letter to the official family, my father has put forward the idea of forming a force directly under the Xuanfu Disposal Division, and the official family has also been approved." When Huanqing and Chang'an are over, they can start to implement it. ”

Xu Liang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Oh? If this is true, it will be of great benefit to the unity of command and the implementation of military and political orders! ”

"Well, with Xu Da and Lao Jiu, the integration of the Western Army will get twice the result with half the effort, and when everything is over, they will start to accumulate money and grain." Xu Shao paused slightly when he said this, and suddenly his eyes were like torches. "Within a few years, the whole territory of Shaanxi will be restored!"

"Until then! Father is the minister of the Pillar Kingdom, the father of Zhongxing! Xu Liang's eyes lit up!

Xu Shao heard this, but instead of being complacent, he admonished: "Remember, those who are on the inside, not on the outside, and who have thunder in their chests and face like a peaceful lake, can worship the general." At this point, Lao Jiu is more stable than you. Don't look at him when he fights and dares to do nothing, but he can handle things, but he is much more serious. So should he who does great things and accomplishes great deeds. ”

Xu Liang was stunned when he heard this, and then leaned down and said, "Son, remember the teachings of my father. ”

"Alright, you're going to go to the front. Lao Jiu fought fiercely this time, and the casualties were also large, and even the second son of the Ma family who was striking iron in Xujiazhuang was killed, and he was extremely sad to think about it. You are in the public, on behalf of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, in the private, on behalf of the father, to condolence and appease. When you are in the army, you must not put on the shelf of the Xuanfu Disposal Division and lower your figure. Xu Shao commanded.

"Yes, prepare now and try to leave as soon as possible." Xu Liang replied. "If it's okay, I'll leave."

Xu Shao took a small step forward and said in a low voice: "In addition, you two brothers should also be closer. Xu Dajiu is in Shaanxi, and after your uncle died, there was not much contact. But Lao Jiu is different, you are a cousin, you have to walk around with him more, understand? ”

Tongzhou, Heyang County.

After Xu Wei defeated Yan Huonu, his troops reached the Pujin pontoon bridge on the bank of the Yellow River. This is the main road connecting the east of the Shaanxi River, and if the Pujin pontoon bridge is lost, the Jin army has no way to retreat. As soon as the living girl was defeated, the Guanzhong Plain became a smooth road under the feet of the Song army, and Xu Hong attacked Hezhong Mansion, and the Pujin pontoon bridge was attacked by the enemy and soon fell. At this moment, if you only look at it from the surface, the territory of the Jin army in Shaanxi is only Yan'an Prefecture, Dandan Prefecture, and Baoan Suide Army. If this time it is the general mobilization of the Western Army, then responsibly speaking, when it comes to this field, the Jurchens are like dogs that are beaten behind closed doors, and the defeat is decided.

Xu Weile Bing Heyang County, to the north is Danzhou, to the west is Yanzhou, these two are the gateway to Yan'an, if one is lost, the gate of Yan'an is opened. In the first battle of Huazhou, the Purple Gold Tiger suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and defeated the elite of the Jin army led by Wanyan Huonu at an extremely painful price.

After the defeat of the living girl, she did not dare to stay at all, and fled to Yan'an Mansion. On the entire Guanzhong Plain, the Jin army lost its advantage for a while. This news undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the soldiers and civilians in the occupied area, so as soon as the Hu'er army was defeated, the people, the rebels, and even some "thieves" came to hear the news.

Just after entertaining the representatives of the gentry on the ground in the same state, and listening to their bitter water, Xu Wei repeatedly said that both Zhenjiang and the Xuanfu Disposal Division were trying their best to restore their homeland. This calmed everyone's emotions and allowed them to get out.

"Do you know where Yang Yan is?" Coming out of the military tent, Xu Wei asked. At the meeting just now, all the generals in the army attended, but Yang Yan was not seen. Since Ma Tai's death, Yang Yan's mood has been very low, and the noisy, domineering, and invincible Yang Da in the past is like a different person.

"I don't know, in the past few days, the affairs of the Hujie Army have been presided over by the deputy commander, Yang Yan and his ......" Wu Jue said in a sad tone. Not only for Mattei, but since the formation of the army, this is the first time that so many middle and high-ranking officers have been killed, and the losses are really not small.

Xu Wei was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "The materials transported from Chang'an have arrived, you check them yourself, and I'll go for a walk." After finishing speaking, he went straight to the camp of the Hujie army.

When he arrived outside Yang Yan's military tent, he saw a soldier rushing out in a panic, and when he saw the marshal arrive, he was even more frightened, and clasped his fists and saluted: "Big, handsome!" ”

"Are you in control?" Xu Wei noticed several clear fingerprints on his face.

The soldier looked back slightly and whispered, "Yang is in the tent." As soon as he spoke, Xu Wei smelled a smell of wine. No matter what officers and soldiers are forbidden to drink, violators, depending on the severity of the circumstances and the consequences caused, will be served with a military stick at the least, and beheaded by the public. He knew that the soldier would never have the courage and the conditions.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered the soldiers to retreat on their own, and he stepped into the tent. A smell of wine came to the face, and it was a mess in the eyes, and there were already a few family items in the tent, and the broken porcelain pieces on the ground came out of the broken altar. Yang Yan was sitting on the ground, wearing a single dress, his head was scattered, and he was holding a wine jar, his expression was sluggish, and he couldn't think about anything. So much so that Xu Wei came in, and he didn't show up.

The sound of stepping on the porcelain piece alarmed Yang Yan, and he didn't look at who it was, and roared angrily: "If you don't dare to drink with Lao Tzu, get out!" ”

Xu Wei stood in front of him and said in a deep voice, "How about I drink with you?" ”

"Come!" Yang Yan lowered his head and only raised the wine jar. Xu Wei stretched out his hand to take it, looked at the dejected brother, slammed the wine jar to the ground, and smashed it to pieces.

"Straight sissy thief!" Yang Yan raised his head suddenly! The hideous expression on his face is terrifying! But when he saw who was standing in front of him, he was fierce, staggered to his feet, and whispered "Ninth Brother".

Xu Wei looked directly at him, looked at him and lowered his head, and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Yang Yan was silent.

"You are absent from the roll call, you don't care about the troops, you should be a fart for the prohibition of alcohol that I personally promulgated! And what's the matter with that soldier of yours? Did you hit that in the face? Corporal punishment of soldiers for no reason, how can you be a commander! Xu Wei reprimanded sharply.

Yang Yan's shoulders shrugged, and his tone was a little out of tune: "I thought of Ma Er's death so miserably......"

"Is his death an excuse for ignoring military law?" Xu Wei didn't know if it was because Yang Yan had violated military law or because of Ma Tai's death, and he looked out of his anger.

Yang Yan was speechless, spitting wine, and simply sat down: "I have violated military law in my humble position, how to deal with it, please take care of it!" Commander, I don't deserve it! ”

Xu Wei shot like a god! Seal the placket of his shirt and lift it up! almost said to him face to face: "If I weren't handsome, I would beat you up today!" The way you are now, I can't wait to slap off your two front teeth! After speaking, as soon as he let go of his hand, Yang Yan fell down like mud again.

Xu Wei's chest rose and fell, he turned to the side, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Ma Tai is gone, at the beginning, our four brothers took more than 90 descendants of Xujiazhuang to cause trouble, and over the years, they have fought in Shandong, Lianghe, Central Plains, and Shaanxi, and dozens of battles large and small!" We, brothers, have come through together! Even if we licked the blood from the knife all day long, and we still held on. Now, Ma Er left first, leaving behind his father and mother-in-law, and his aunt and doll. You say, who, who is not sad......"

Originally, in the past few days, Xu Wei has been handling military affairs as usual and meeting with local people, and what the soldiers see is still the original energetic and majestic marshal. Xu Wei also thinks that he is an iron man, but when he said this, his eyes were hot without warning, and he was choked and couldn't speak.

Yang Yan stood up on the ground, looking a little helpless, and said with red eyes: "Ninth brother." ”

"Have you ever thought about why he died?" Xu Wei asked with his back to him.

Yang Yan really can't answer this question. He joined the army because of Xu Wei's uprising, anyway, from childhood to adulthood, the brothers are all fighting together, if you raise an army to resist Jin, I will naturally follow. That's probably the case with Mattei, right? As soon as he thought of this, he said: "In order to fight gold." ”

"At best, yes, but that's too much of a crown. Yes, the Golden Dog Nan Criminal, you and my hometown are occupied, and a man has to the guy and the donkey! But have you ever thought about what days we used to live? Picking provocations and brawls all day long, rampant in the township. We put on armor and carry knives, not only for the sake of the country and the world, but also for the protection of the country and the people, because we all want to do something! Ma Er, was he the most timid and cowardly in the past? But you have also seen that after joining the army, the whole army, who doesn't call him a good man? In which battle did he not charge with the horse army? In this battle, he had a tough confrontation with the Jin Army's abduction horse, and he didn't let the other party take advantage of it at all! What he played was not only the majesty of our Ma Army! Let the golden dog, who is proud of his cavalry, know that in the Song army, there are still such fierce generals who are not afraid of death! ”

"He died so heroically, I, Xu Wei, felt more light on my face while being sad! Because I have such a good brother, I am proud of him! I thought it was my duty to avenge him! As long as my surname Xu has a tone, I will fight with the golden dog to the end! Mattei's life, I'm going to let thousands of golden dogs pay for it! Phew! Even if the golden dog dies, it won't be worth my brother's life! ”

Xu Wei's emotions were a little out of control, but Yang Yan felt embarrassed! Damn! What the fuck am I doing? Ma Er is dead, I should avenge him if I am alive! As Brother Jiu said, let thousands of golden dogs pay for it! What horse urine do I pour here? Ma Er died so miserably, he must be looking at our brother from heaven now, hoping that we will avenge him! I look like a bird, don't say I'm sorry for Brother Jiu, even the second ...... He knelt down with a thud and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Brother Jiu! Handsome! Humble duty, convicted! ”

Xu Wei raised his head, and after a while, he turned around and reached out to help him. When the latter looked at it, he saw that Brother Jiu's eyes were red.

"Ma Er is gone, we have to hug us tightly! Eating and drinking, complaining, this is not what you Yang Yan should do! Remember, we are saddled with a deep vendetta! Unless one day we also follow Ma Er, otherwise, we will never relax! Xu Wei gritted his teeth.

Yang Yan stared at one eye, tears flashing: "Brother Jiu, don't worry!" I remembered! ”

Xu Wei puffed his eyes vigorously, turned around and walked outside, and said as he walked: "Clean up, don't let this cowardice ruin your reputation as a 'one-eyed tiger'." ”