Guo Yaoshi, a native of Tiezhou, Bohai, recruited Liaodong people as an army in the Khitan, known as the "Resentful Army", and the pharmacist served as the commander. After the fall of the Liao State, Guo Yaoshi took his subordinates and returned to the Great Song Dynasty with Zhuoyi Erzhou, and the Song court ordered him to serve as Wang Anzhong's deputy to guard Yanshan. So when Cai You mentioned the general of the tiger and wolf, Zhao Ji was the first to think of him.

The officials said so, and Cai You naturally didn't dare to refute it, so he echoed it again and again. Although Emperor Daojun was angry at the defeat of the Song army, he remembered that the century-old enemy Khitan had died, the Jin State continued to send envoys to the Song Dynasty to show goodwill, and there were tiger and wolf generals such as Guo Yaoshi in the land of Yanyun to guard it. It's just that the thieves in Hebei and Shandong rose together, and they were really disgusted, so they said to Cai You: "Spread my edict to order Uncle Zhang, the prefect of Jinan, to exterminate the Liukou within a time limit at night, and at the same time urge the daimyo to appease the envoys and let the Xiangyong camp march as soon as possible." ”

Cai You thought that although Xu Wei had won a battle before, he had actually only annihilated hundreds of prisoners. That Shandong Wang Shan, with more than 10,000 people, Uncle Zhang can't hold it down at night, what's the use of sending Xu Wei's hundreds of people to go? I'm afraid it's not enough for people to stuff their teeth, but Jun has no jokes, since the official family has said it, there is no possibility of change, Xu Wei this time...... That's it, the wood has become a boat, but I can't help it, the left and right are a small chess piece, and if you lose it, you can only complain that the kid is not blessed. It's just that if Xu Wei is broken, not only will Cai Qian and others be given an excuse to attack him, how will the strategy of recruiting villagers to suppress thieves continue?

"What? Questions? Zhao Ji saw that he was speechless for a long time, turned around and asked. It's really peerless to be a talented man, and it's pitiful to be a king. This poem of the descendants is really not written randomly, although the Daojun Emperor is over forty years old, but he is still graceful, the air is magnificent, the so-called "white eyes to the blue sky, as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind", is exactly what he is talking about.

Cai You saw that the official's face was unhappy, and he trembled, and hurriedly said: "The minister obeys the order!" It's just that...... That famous Xiangyong, although he is good at fighting, but this time he left Sangzi and fought with the guest army, which must have been a lot of difficulties. The salary is very low, and the equipment is poor, isn't it ......"

Cai Qian next to him heard it and was about to interject, but he heard the official ask: "What kind of treatment is the current treatment of the Xiangyong Camp?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the treatment of the box army will be halved, all weapons and equipment will be taken care of by themselves, and there will be no compensation for casualties ......"

Before Cai You finished speaking, Cai Qian suddenly interjected: "Since he is a village warrior, the treatment is naturally impossible to compare with the official army, otherwise what will the court do with him?" ”

"Having said that, the Xiangyong Battalion is currently working for the officers and soldiers, even if it is not equal to the officers and soldiers, at least it is also supporting in terms of weapons and equipment." Cai You stared at his younger brother and said in an accentuated tone.

Cai Qian still wanted to muddy the waters, but Zhao Ji was impatient, when Cai You allowed the local government to recruit villagers to resist the thieves in advance, there was only one thing that moved him the most, that is, he could save money, because the official army went out to fight, which cost a lot. The Xiangyong battalion has a small salary, and there is no need for casualties and pensions, and the court almost only eats. Thinking of this, he said: "What the covenant said is very true, if it is the same treatment as the officers and soldiers, then what do I do with the country's bravery? ”

Cai You wanted to say something more, but seeing that the official family was already impatient, he had to sigh secretly, this bitterness, Xu Wei went, the result was obvious, the strategy of recruiting the township to exterminate the thieves was afraid that it would be disturbed by his father and brothers, how could this be good?

A few days later, the military order of the daimyo to pacify the envoy reached Xiajin, urging Xu Wei to set off immediately and go to Shandong to help in the war. Along with the military order, there was also a handwritten letter from Xu Sheng. When he learned the news that the imperial court had sent the Yongying battalion of Jingsui Township to Shandong to help in the war, he was greatly shocked. Xu Wei's Xiangyong battalion, with less than 1,000 soldiers, how can he resist more than 10,000 thieves? Even if it is just to assist the Zhang Governor's Mansion in the battle, from the Daimyo's Mansion to the Qingfu Mansion, it must pass through the two prefectures of Qi and Yan, and these two places are the places where the bandits are most troubled. It is impossible for the Xiangyong battalion to pass safely and join forces with Governor Zhang.

In view of this, he found Zheng Jian and thought that even if he couldn't help the ninth brother in terms of troops, at least he could get some equipment and armor. Who would have expected that Zheng Prison would be closed and gone, and Xu Sheng was in a hurry, so he let people spread the word that no one could help Xu Wei this time, because someone above wanted Xu Wei's Xiangyong camp to be finished. Xu Sheng was shocked and angry, and repeatedly told Xu Wei in the letter that if Xu Wei could procrastinate, if he couldn't drag it out, it would be a big deal to take the official position, and it would be better to die in vain.

In the Jingsui camp, it was already dark, and the soldiers who had undergone a day of harsh training were gathering in their tents to recite military regulations. Groups of patrolling soldiers with spears in their hands passed through the camp from time to time, and everything seemed to be in order. With the addition of the fugitives from the Western Army, the Jingsui Battalion has been strengthened like a tiger, and its training has improved very much, but who would have thought that so soon, the combat mission will come down again, and it will ......

On the wooden bridge next to Xu Weimai's field, staring at the bend of the river, flowing slowly, he couldn't calm down in his heart. Although he didn't know what was going on in Tokyo, he vaguely felt that this time the order would not be Cai You's meaning. Zheng Jian said to the fourth brother that someone wanted to finish the Jingsui camp.

To put it bluntly, his own team is a township soldier organization, compared with the millions of troops in the imperial court, it is just a drop in the ocean, and some people actually do something to Jingsui Camp, which is worth thinking about. First of all, who got the benefit from the Jingsui camp? There is no doubt that whoever proposes the strategy of recruiting villagers to exterminate the thieves will be the biggest beneficiary, and the people who do the work against Jingsui Camp must be people who have a conflict of interest with him. The answer is about to come out, either Tong Guan or Cai Jing, but Tong Guan is far away in Taiyuan at this time......

Then, since it was Cai Jing's ghost, his purpose must be to make Cai You's strategy fail, lose his right to speak in the court, and then overthrow him. The military order has been issued, which shows that Cai You is at a disadvantage in the court at this time, and these two fathers and sons will be finished next year. This battle must go, not only to go, but also to win, otherwise, once the Cai family's father and son are finished next year and the Privy Council changes hands, everything he has done will be in vain.

But Shandong Wang Shan has more than 10,000 people, and if he can successfully meet with Uncle Zhang at night, once he meets halfway, with only these 700 men and horses, he will defeat more than 10,000 thieves, frankly speaking, Jingsui Camp does not have that strength, at least for now.

Thinking about it, I feel a little helpless, how can the huge waves set off by the party struggle in the imperial court be what I can resist now?

Xu Wei knows very well where he is now, but he is just a chess piece in the hands of others, and it is a chess piece that is not heavy. If you want to become important, become indispensable, or even play chess by yourself one day, it depends on your ability.

"Brother Jiu." There was a call from behind, and Xu Wei didn't need to look to know who it was.

Yang Yan stood behind Xu Wei and handed over a jar of wine, Xu Wei took it, and couldn't help laughing. How similar is this to when I comforted Ma Er that day?