"Xu Xiang, I'm really not joking, it's not too late to send troops in August, I really have to go back quickly" Xu Wei once again affirmed his opinion, though, because of his words, he contributed to the Northern Expedition in one fell swoop, but he was not happy about it, in the position of his military minister, in the case of the imminent war, the commander of the side was recruited into the court, which was an extremely inappropriate practice, although it seemed that it was necessary if he was replaced by someone else, Xu Liang walked out of the Xingwu family, he was not a pure civil minister, he knew military affairs

"I know, I know, don't be impatient" Xu Liang picked up the teacup, leisurely took the cup and covered the soup with the tea, and didn't seem to take his cousin's dissatisfaction seriously

Xu Wei was very unhappy with his indifferent appearance, but he was helpless, Yu Gong was the prime minister, and Yu Zhi was the elder brother, so Zijin Hu had to change the topic: "How did the court decide to fight?" ”

"The Huaixi army will attack Huaidong, the Shenwu front army and the Shenwu rear army will attack the Central Plains, and the western army will enter Hedong, if the Liao army is also willing to send troops, follow them" Xu Liang replied

As soon as he heard this strategy, Xu Wei felt a little incredible, and wondered: "At the same time? You say that these troops are sent at the same time? ”

"What? Questions? Xu Liu asked rhetorically

"Of course" Xu Wei said loudly, "Although the Jurchens know that we are preparing for war, they can't predict that our army's march route should be hidden from the sky and the sea at this time, so they set up a suspicious formation, so that they can't understand our army's intentions Xu Xiang, you, you should know ......", Xu Liang took a sip of tea, put the cup down, and chuckled: "The prosperity of King Xujun's military achievements has not been seen in a hundred years, how?" Teach the foolish brother too? Tell me what you think? ”

Seeing his brother's appearance, Xu Wei frowned, but in a blink of an eye, his expression was as usual: "It's just that I am a military minister who commands the army outside, these major policies, you decide, I won't talk much"

"Haha Lao Jiu, how can you have so many scruples at home? I mean seriously, what do you think, you might as well talk about it, you can also refer to it as a brother," Xu Liang said seriously

Xu Wei glanced at him, and suddenly remembered that when he buried his third uncle Xu Shaoxuan in Shaanxi, he insisted on launching an attack despite his own dissuasion, and he was very dissatisfied at that time, because the third uncle was also familiar with military affairs, but he ignored the military guidelines for political reasons

Perhaps that sentence is true, the military is an extension of politics and never exists in isolation

"My opinion is that as long as the Western Army moves first, it is to lead the whole body and attract the attention of the Jurchens, and then the Huaixi Army will attack Huaidong and contain it from the side, and finally, it will be the Shenwu Front Army and the Shenwu Rear Army to concentrate their forces and attack the Central Plains," Xu Wei said after a while

After listening to it, he nodded slowly, "It makes sense, I will consider the ninth brother, you give me the bottom, what is your attitude towards the prospects of this Northern Expedition?" ”

"This is exactly what I want to say," Xu Wei immediately took over the conversation, "You are in the palace of senior administration, you shouldn't boast about Haikou, you will only put yourself in it, and make the best expectations for things on the battlefield, and plan for the worst, who dares to guarantee that you will be invincible?" ”

"You don't care about this, you don't understand political things, you just need to tell you, what is the prospect of this Northern Expedition?" Xu Liang waved his hand

Xu Wei smiled and said: "So now the main forces of the Jin army are placed in Hedong and Yanyun, defending the Western Army and the Liao Army, therefore, what you said about the Western Army directly attacking Yanyun is probably a little too optimistic, but if the southern armies can be unified and coordinated and cooperate sincerely, then, for the recovery of the Central Plains and the recovery of the old capital, I am optimistic again, the premise is that there will be no situation like last time, the Shenwu Front Army and the Shenwu Rear Army are fighting separately and do not respond to each other."

"Don't worry, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei are both in the ranks, how dare they violate the moderation of Zhe Yanzhi? Zhe Zhonggu can be the minister of the second government to proclaim the locality," Xu Liangdao

"I hope so" Xu Wei said lightly, the so-called is not in his position, he does not seek his government, how the southern armies fight, it is not his turn to worry

"When are you going to go back?" Xu Liu asked

"If there is nothing to do in the DPRK, I plan to leave for my return tomorrow, but, according to the situation, the Western Army will not be able to send troops in August," Xu Weidao said

"It doesn't matter, I let the Huaixi Army fight first, and the Zhe family and Han Shizhong Yue Fei second, after you go back, arrange it yourself, in fact, I don't expect the Western Army to be able to directly smash Yanyun, this Northern Expedition, if you can recover the Central Plains Huaiji, even if it succeeds in the court, the reason why I say that is just to encourage the saint and the courtiers" Xu Liang then explained the reason

"Whatever you want," Xu Wei said

Xu Liu saw that his cousin's mood was not right, and suddenly said: "Lao Jiu, do you know that this time you are urgently summoned to enter the court, you don't want to leave quickly?" Brother Wei knew that you were also nervously preparing, and suddenly calling you back to the dynasty disrupted your plan, but you have to understand that this Northern Expedition is very important to the Great Song Dynasty and to me personally, and I need the victory of the Northern Expedition, understand? ”

Xu Wei didn't answer, but he knew very well in his heart that his cousin needed the victory of the Northern Expedition to stabilize his position, although he was only the second prime minister now, but the position of prime minister was vacant, if the Northern Expedition could succeed, then as an overall plan, he was very likely to be both prime ministers

Xu Liu saw that his cousin was silent, and said: "As long as I am in the court, you can sit back and relax in the west, I will give you a letter in advance, as long as it is done this time, I promise to dispense with you, deputy, and word."

Xu Wei's current official dispatch is "Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Deputy Envoy", over the years, although he has been exercising the power of the main position, but the word "deputy" has been hanging on his head, the reason is that he is a military minister, when the imperial court hung the word "deputy" on his head, it was to remind him at any time

"It doesn't matter, I'm just worried that Sixth Brother, you have too many political considerations, so don't affect the front line," Xu Wei expressed his worries

"If you say that, the Xu family will fight you? Although my brother and I are from a serious background, don't forget that I am also a member of the Xu family," Xu Liang said with a smile

"This is the best, but there is another thing, don't blame your brother for talking too much," Xu Wei said

"What's the matter?" Xu Haohao was curious

"Governor Qin Hui was transferred back by the sixth brother?" Xu Wei asked

Xu Liu made no secret of it, nodded and said: "That's right, in the past few years, Qin Huizhi has helped me a lot, and he is indeed a talent."

"I don't doubt his talent, but I want to remind the sixth brother, for this person, you'd better use it to prevent it, the day before yesterday in the senior palace, I can see that this person is by no means an idle person"~