September 24 of the seventh year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, Taiyuan, Guangyang County Wang Shuaifu.

Tong Guan, who is over seventy years old, sits in the study, and the smoke is curling in the incense burner in front of the plan, which is suffocatingly quiet. The old eunuch who was in charge of the military power in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty sat on a chair, his eyes slightly closed, and the purple official robe on his body showed his noble status. Even when sitting, it is not difficult to see that this half-male man who was knighted is unusually tall. Although he is a eunuch, or because he has been in the northwest all the year round, his skin is bronzed, like iron and steel, and he has a beard under his chin, who can believe that he is a eunuch?

It's just that Master Tong, who was dominant in the northwest back then, is now old after all. Close your eyes and lean back on the chair to take a nap, majestic and majestic. The door opened slowly, and the servants who came in saw that he was resting, unable to advance or retreat. But the matter is urgent, if you don't report it in time, I am afraid that something big will happen! After thinking about it again and again, I stepped into the room. Before he could speak, Tong Guan suddenly woke up and shouted, "What person! ”

The person who came was startled, and quickly knelt on the ground: "King Jun, Ma Kuo asks to see." ”

Tong Guan squinted his eyes and looked at the other party for a long time, and then he relaxed his muscles and bones, and said casually: "I don't see." ”

"Ma Kuo said that there is an urgent military report." The man fell to the ground and did not dare to get up, not even to lift his head.

Tong Guan looked impatient and waved his hand: "Call him in." The Khitan is dead, and there is still an urgent military situation, and the mediocre people are disturbing themselves. ”

The man retreated, and after a while, a handsome and burly middle-aged man walked in, and before he could stop, he said loudly: "King of the county, urgent report!" ”

Tong Guan was disturbed by his dream, and his heart was not happy, and when he heard this, he was angry: "Do you understand the rules!" Is this king's study your family yard? ”

Ma Kuo, the word is full, because of the envoy to the Jin State, according to the reason to fight back to the strategic area behind the mountain, the Daojun Emperor Jiaqigong, specially named the Wuyi doctor, Zhongzhou Thorn History (only a fictitious title). At this time, seeing Tong Guan angry, he didn't know why, and panicked: "The king of the county forgives his sins!" It's really an urgent military situation, and it's a ...... of humble duty."

"Pick it up!" Tong Guan felt uneasy for no reason, and under the bad mood, he didn't have a good face for Ma Kuo, who had always paid attention to him.

Ma Kuo bowed, his thin face full of worry: "It is reported that Mu Han is mobilizing troops to assemble troops, and his behavior is extremely suspicious!" "Sticky Han, the eldest son of the prime minister of the Jin Kingdom, is currently sitting in the Datong Mansion of Xijing of the Jin Kingdom, and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him, who can fight well and is extremely fierce. And he is addicted to killing, and often entertains himself by ripping off people's hands and feet.

Tong Guan yawned, got up and bypassed the copy, and said nonchalantly: "He is a female Allah general, what's wrong with assembling troops?" Don't be suspicious all the time. The Khitan is newly dead, and the Jurchens are still too busy to take care of themselves, how can you think of that? ”

Zhang Kuo's heart was in a hurry, and he leaned forward and said: "King of the county, at present, the Jurchen territory is recruiting township soldiers everywhere, and all the passes that are connected with me will be guarded by heavy troops, which is obviously preparing for a southern invasion!" It is suggested that it is advisable to transfer the right troops of Shaanxi to Yanshan to support Pharmacist Guo! Otherwise......"

Tong Guan shook his head, paced to the door, looked at the hazy weather outside, and frowned: "It's a big fuss!" The soldiers of Shaanxi have always been on guard against the party, how dare they move? ”

"Even so, the 100,000 Western Army should be transferred to patrol the border! Not only to garrison the border passes, but also to press the border with a large army, causing deterrence to the Jin country! When the Jurchens saw this, they must have thought that I was prepared, so that they would not act rashly! Ma Kuo followed behind Tong Guan and suggested one after another.

Tong Guan finally couldn't bear it anymore, turned around and looked at Ma Kuo and said, "Who are you?" ”

Ma Kuo was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Humble Ma Kuo." ”

"What about me?" Tong Guan continued to ask thoughtlessly.

"The king is naturally the king of Guangyang County, the commander of all armies!" Ma Kuo bowed his head and replied.

Tong Guan's wide sleeves waved: "I thought your name was Tong Guan!" Go ahead, such a trivial matter does not need to be reported in the future! ”

Seeing this, Ma Kuo stopped talking, and saw that Tong Guan had stepped out of the study and went outside. A horizontal heart, a bite of teeth, the stakes are very high, and it is necessary to collide! As soon as he strode out of the threshold, Tong Guan's entourage grabbed him and shook his head. At this time, if you go to the confrontation and can't get good fruit to eat, let's do it another day.

In October, the border passes were frequently reported, and black clouds overwhelmed the city. Pegasus, the guards of the northern border passes, came to report, saying that the Jin Kingdom had gathered heavy troops and had the potential to invade the south! The king of Guangyang County, who was holding a heavy army, scoffed, this was just a trick of the Jurchens to ask for money and food! Send it according to the covenant, let them stop doing this!

At this time, Tong Guan was busy doing a big thing, a big thing that would definitely please the official family. That is, it is recommended to abolish the three defense areas of Ansu, Yongning, and Baoding. Due to the recovery of Yanyun, these three defense areas that were originally on the front line have become the mainland, and there is no need for them to exist. As long as these three defense areas are divided, there will basically be no large-scale troops stationed in Hebei, and a large amount of military expenses can be saved. Can Cai You's guy still be beautiful in front of you?

On the third day of October, Cai Jing, the prefect of Yanshan, reported urgently that the Golden Emperor Wu Qimai had officially issued an edict to attack the Song Dynasty! The reason for leaving the school is that the southerners took in Zhang Jue, the former Liao State "Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi". Although Zhang Jue had been strangled to death by Wang Anzhong, the former prefect of Yanshan, who had left office, and cut off his head to curry favor with the Jin army, the Jurchens sent troops under the pretext that the Song court had not returned the people who fled to the Song Dynasty with Zhang Jue!

Tong Guan received an urgent report, and his first reaction was fraudulent? Will the Jin army really invade the Song Dynasty? Could your judgment be wrong? But in any case, the emergency report of the Yanshan prefect will never be faked. At this time, he couldn't sit still, so he summoned Ma Kuo, who was familiar with the border situation, and ordered him to go to Datong Mansion to meet the chief general of the Jin army. At the same time, he instructed him not to fight for any courtesy, nor to put on the shelf of the angel of the country, to be humble, and to lower his stature. As long as the Jurchens promise to return the two counties of Ulzhou, Yingzhou and Feihu Lingqiu, and we don't want the other territories in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, we don't want them, so we will give them to the Jin Kingdom.

As soon as Ma Kuo left, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty appointed by the imperial court arrived in Taiyuan. Tong Guan asked, what are you waiting for? Answer: Go to Jin Guo to celebrate the Tianqing Festival. Tong Guan, who was originally nervous, was relieved at once, look, the official family is still sending people to congratulate the Jurchens on the festival, and they are all in peace! In mid-October, the imperial court showed a rare level of efficiency. Immediately approved the proposal to abolish the three armies of Ansu, Yongning, and Baoding, and Zhao Guanjia waved his pen and played it on point!

Just when the wind and rain were about to come in the north and the clouds were thick, Xu Wei was commanding his body, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, and practicing harshly. On the wheat field, the sound of horses' hooves, shouts, and the impact of arrows hitting the target was endless. The fathers and villagers of Xujiazhuang were already tired of watching it, because they finally found out that Xu Jiu was not playing tricks this time.

In the open space across the river from the wheat field, Xu Weizheng led four or five hundred fully armored infantry to march forward loosely. In the distance, a black line appeared, moving extremely fast.

"Array!" Xu Wei roared, and his subordinates moved when they heard the sound and began to form a formation. But that speed ......

In the blink of an eye, the black line was speeding in! It was Mattei who led the cavalry, armed with wooden sticks wrapped in cloth, to cover the kill! The sound of horses' hooves was loud, and many foot soldiers looked up and began to panic. A very few self-serving masters were bold, and they put a wooden spear and did not enter the battle, but stood in place and shouted: "Come! Watch Grandpa pick you off the horse! ”

Xu Wei stepped forward with a kick! Roar in array! Without waiting for the formation to be complete, the cavalry of Matai's department came with the momentum of thunder! But it did not impact the infantry formation, because it was already divided. Although it was only a drill, the foot soldiers still broke up as soon as they saw the iron cavalry that struck like lightning. The few soldiers who stuck to their original positions were all Xu Wei's personal soldiers. You said that one by one, if you want to fight alone, all of them are already good hands. But the problem is that these guys have no concept of cooperation, and only want to act on their own. If you want to be a hero, you will hold on to the end, why do you scatter and avoid when you see the cavalry rushing forward?

"Line up! Stand still for an hour! If you act rashly and dare to say a word, military law will be engaged! "Xu Wei is on fire.

The soldiers complained bitterly in their hearts, and they hadn't even eaten lunch yet! But no one said a word. First of all, military law is merciless! Secondly, doesn't the commander also accompany us to stand and accompany us to be hungry? What do you think this queue is standing on? Still standing up straight? I don't understand.

Hundreds of soldiers lined up in a square line, motionless. Xu Wei stood face to face with them, meticulous. Four or five hundred people, stunned to hear not the slightest sound, except for the occasional stomach rumbling.

After a while, Zhang Qing led a person to come in a hurry, and when he got closer, he apologized to the person who came: "I'm sorry, you may have to wait a little longer." ”

"Why is that?" The man wondered.

He pouted at Xu Wei: "Didn't you see it?" The queue is not an hour. ”

"Just line up the soldiers, Deputy Envoy Xu will always be empty, right?" The other party asked.

Zhang Qing shook his head helplessly, military law is ruthless, even if you are a commander. It is said that Xu Wei is also strange, he still has to abide by the military law formulated by himself, isn't this looking for a trap drill? The two walked to the square and stood for a long time, and when they saw that four or five hundred people were silent, the man couldn't help but ask, "Why hasn't anyone looked at us?" ”

"Unless you want to be beaten." Zhang Qing said in a deep voice.

The man didn't ask any more questions, stood there and changed countless postures, standing, squatting, and sitting, and finally suffered half an hour, and finally couldn't bear it. You let me stand still for an hour, no problem! You kept me silent for an hour, and that's fine! But if you don't let you move or speak, how can you bear this? Throw down Zhang Qing, turn around and walk in the direction of Xujiazhuang. More than half an hour later, when he was sitting in the wheat field and bored, he finally saw Xu Wei in military uniform striding over.

"Hey, Deputy Envoy Xu, you've opened your eyes, you've finally opened your eyes!" The man stepped forward and sighed.

Xu Wei threw the helmet wooden gun to the soldiers around him, looked at it, and remembered who this person was, it was the servant of Taiwei He's mansion, and he was the one who led him from Zhang Jiujiu to He Guan's study that day. Then he laughed: "It's just a little trick." ”

"Little trick? The villain has followed the captain for many years, and this battle formation is not unseen, and it is the first time that someone has trained like you. You practice the method like this, don't you train good people into mud bodhisattvas? The servant of He Fu said with a smile.

Xu Wei didn't have time to talk to him, and asked directly, "Something?" ”

The other party put away his smile and glanced around, Xu Wei saw this, nodded and said, "Say it directly." The man was still a little uneasy, leaned forward, and blocked his mouth in Xu Wei's ear like a mosquito: "Taiwei's message, everything is ready." ”