Qu Duan was "invited" back to the Shuaifu, not to mention house arrest, although he was relieved of his military power and removed him from the marshal position. But on the surface, he is actually elevated. As the highest glory of military ministers, Jianjie refers to being named "a certain military festival envoy". If this military minister needs to move up again, but he still can't reach the highest rank of military minister, "Tai Lieutenant", then add one or even two more troops to his title. For example, Qu Duan, he was already a "Dingbian Army Festival Envoy" before, and this time he added "Security Army", and he became the "Two Towns Festival Envoy", although the Jie Du Envoy is just a false title, but he is full of honor.

In addition, he also has a new dispatch that makes people feel the title, called "Deputy Envoy of North Shaanxi Road", although even Liu Ziyu is confused, but literally, it can be inferred that Zhenjiang Xingzai and Xuanfu Disposal Division may have new considerations for Shaanxi's administrative and military divisions. The eastern part of Shaanxi has been occupied by the Jin army, so the so-called "North Shaanxi Road" may refer to the Jingyuan and Huanqing roads, and the power to solicit this dispatch is quite large.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if you rise or fall, or if you say that you are handsome. The matter of Huanqing was thrilled because Qu Duan "took the initiative" to return to the city. On the night of the incident, Liu Guangshi and others controlled the defense of Qingyang City almost effortlessly. Subsequently, Jingyuan Jingluo appeased Xu Yuan and Xuanfu Judge Wang Shu rushed to Qingyang and officially announced the news to the Huanqing generals.

The composition of the army on the Huanqing Road is very complex, except for a small number of old troops at the end of the curve, most of them are new troops recruited later, as well as troops sent from various roads. After the order of the Xuanfu Disposal Division was conveyed, the vast majority of the officers in each fort and village expressed their attitude and absolutely obeyed the leadership of the Xuanfu Disposal Division.

The few who had some doubts also accepted this fact under the persuasion and encouragement of Kang Sui. After all, if you say that the heavens are broken, the Xuanfu Disposal Department is the highest military and political institution in Shaanxi, and if you don't obey orders, what do you want to rebel against? Including Li Yanqi and the Zhang brothers, who were on the front line, also sent military reports to Liu Guangshi, who was temporarily presiding over the affairs of Huanqing, expressing their willingness to listen to moderation. Of course, in dealing with Quduan's old department, Xu Shao mainly focused on appeasement, and was more or less promoted to the upper half level, in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

Of course, this matter still has a considerable impact on the situation of the war. Soon after, Li Yanqi withdrew his troops from the front line all the way to Fengchuan Town, which was only a few dozen miles away from Qingyang Mansion, on the grounds that the Jin army was attacking fiercely and the Song army was difficult to resist. As soon as he withdrew, the flanks and backs of Huanzhou were completely exposed, and the two brothers Zhang Zhongfu and Zhang Zhongyan saw this and followed closely to retreat their troops. Murong Wei, who had already been beaten a little unbearable, saw this scene, turned around and came again, occupied several important villages, and coveted Huanzhou City. Wang Shu, Xu Yuan, and Liu Guangshi did not pursue these two matters, and Xu Yuan even sent his right-hand man Zhang Jun to command the troops and be responsible for counterattacking the Jin army.

When the news was transmitted back to Qinzhou, Xu Shao was not distressed about the loss of part of the military fortress. In his opinion, this loss is completely acceptable. As long as the Western Army can unify its command and make concerted efforts, it will be able to do a lot. Pulling out this thorn at the end of the curve is equivalent to taking a big step towards the unification of military power.

After Huanqing came to an end temporarily, Xu Shao adopted Xu Jiu's opinion and arranged for Yao Pingzhong to go to Xihe Road, restore his original treatment, and reassign him to the jurisdiction of Huangzhou's soldiers and horses. The Hehuang area is close to the party and is the place where the elite soldiers of the Xihe River are gathered. The Yao family is a generational family in Xihe, to put it bluntly, this arrangement is to let Yao Pingzhong one day inherit his father Yao Gu's original position and be the commander of Xihe. Of course, this arrangement has a lot to do with Yao Gu's reactivation in the court.

So far, Liu Guangshi, Yao Pingzhong, and Xu Wei, the three young and strong military ministers promoted by Zhao Huan, the three officials, have a general eyebrow in Shaanxi. In addition, Xu Sheng, who presided over Qin Fengshuai's division on behalf of his younger brother, Xu Hong, who led the troops to guard Dingrong, Shaanxi, and Xu Liang, who assisted his father in the Xuanfu Division, the five brothers of the Xu family gathered in Shaanxi.

Not long after Xu Shao took office, it can be said that the situation in Shaanxi has taken on a new look.

And Jin Jun, apparently, does not know these circumstances yet. Han Chang set out from the security army to attack Huanqing, and so far, the progress has been smooth. The northern part of Qingyang Province has been completely occupied by it, and Murong Wei, the former rebel general of Huanqing, also controls most of Huanzhou. After Yan Lousu received these news, he finally raised his eyebrows, thinking that the summer and autumn offensive he launched had achieved good results.

The only thing that made him feel uneasy was the Purple Gold Tiger. The pre-war plan was to contain Xu Wei's Hu'er army so that it could not support Huanqing. This goal has been achieved, and the Hu'er Army has been stationed on the border of Yaozhou, but the problem is that the Zijin Tiger did not catch up after the Jin Army withdrew from Huazhou, and did not retreat. put on a posture of waiting and seeing, which made the Jurchens who had the initiative in the battle situation dare not act rashly.

Yaozhou, Mihara County.

In the camp of the Song army, in a horse pen, Xu Jiuyi was straight, holding his cuffs, tying the hem of his clothes, and holding a brush, and was carefully brushing the "Qu Huang" war horse that he exchanged from his eldest brother Xu Yuan. If someone you don't know takes a look, who knows that this is Qin Fengshuai and Xu Wei?

Yang Yan was behind Xu Wei, brushing and asking: "Dashuai, let's stay here for half a month, if we don't advance or retreat, when will we start?" ”

Xu Jiu put down the brush, stroked the satin-like fur of the war horse, and snorted in his mouth, as if he was very satisfied. Horses can understand human nature, whether you are a marshal or a soldier, your own war horse has to take care of yourself, otherwise the horse will not be close to you.

"Wait, when Huanqing has a result, let's make plans again." Xu Wei replied casually.

"Qu Duan is not a good stubble, can he do it?" Yang Yan asked again.

Xu Wei smiled: "Even if he has any ideas, he doesn't necessarily dare to put them into action." Besides, who's going with him? ”

Yang Yan nodded, and said with great admiration: "If you want to say that Xu Xuanfu is courageous, this dismount is not something that anyone dares to do." ”

"It's not a good thing, it's imperative. If you don't form a group, how can you fight with the golden dog? Xu Wei's words fell, and he saw Li Guan hurriedly coming over, looking around, and after finding him, he stepped forward quickly.

"Dashuai, there is news from Huanqing, the overall situation has been decided." Li Guan reported in a low voice.

"Is there a conflict?" Xu Wei asked.

"No, Qu Duan returned to Qingyang from the front line by himself, and he was restrained soon after entering the city. Jingyuan Xu Dashuai and Xuanfu Disposal Division Wang Juan arrived afterwards and had already controlled the situation in Huanqing. Li Guan said.

Xu Wei patted the horse's back, turned around and walked out: "Let your people come back, Ningzhou's troops can also be withdrawn." Summoning the subordinate officers of the commander and the officers above the command level, it is time for us to do it. ”