The officials of the Great Song Dynasty decided in one word: the party thieves dared to gather people to rebel when the king attacked the Khitan in the north, attacked the city and plundered the land, destroyed my city, and killed my people. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

An edict fell into the hands of the privy envoy Cao Bin, Cao Bin was overjoyed but doubtful, the Son of Heaven said, the army marched west to quell the rebellion, but what about the soldiers, the consumption of the forbidden army in recent years is too great, there is no time to replenish the source of soldiers, and the five dynasties and ten kingdoms have just ended, and the Central Plains are almost all white, and it is not easy to recruit soldiers.

The party members can gather 30,000 thieves, and the power should not be underestimated, and the local government soldiers will definitely be difficult to deal with, and the heavy responsibility of the conquest once again falls on the head of the forbidden army.

For a time, the divisions in front of the palace frequently ordered troops, and the three envoys also transported grain and grass in advance, and everything was in order, just waiting for the holy decree of the expedition.

Zhao Jiong of Song Tianzhi feasted the ministers in the Imperial City Jiying Palace, and there was one purpose, who was the handsome man in the west.

Dressed in a vermilion dragon robe, Zhao Jiong was particularly prestigious, leaning on the pillow table, with an easy-going face: "Ladies and gentlemen, I set up this banquet today to seek talents for the country, you don't have to be formal, regardless of the number of monarchs and ministers, talk while drinking"

A group of military generals sat alone on both sides of His Royal Highness, and there was a table in front of everyone, on which there was food and wine, and most of the generals who came today were the generals of the front division of the palace, and Cao Bin and Pan Mei of the Privy Council were also there.

All the generals raised their glasses and said: "Xie Guan's family is Longen, and the ministers respect the official's family."

Zhao Jiong laughed and threw off his sleeves, "Okay, everyone drinks together"

Cao Bin put down his wine glass and said: "Official, this western expedition to quell the rebellion is a long way, and it is a deep battle in the hinterland of the Yiren, and those who can fight cannot be commanders."

The generals nodded their heads frequently.

Zhao Jiong also nodded and said, "What Taiwei said is, then who do you think can take on this important responsibility?" ”

Cao Bin glanced around at the generals in the hall, and arched his hand: "Weichen doesn't dare, this matter still needs to be decided by the officials."

Zhao Jiong said: "There is no defense in the discussion, I have words first, today regardless of the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, Wang Jien"

Wang Jien, the eunuch standing on the side, hurriedly bowed his waist: "The slave and maid are here"

"Let them all stand back, and you will also stand down, and you are not allowed to approach within a hundred steps of the main hall"

"No!"

The eunuchs and palace maids left immediately.

Zhao Jiong also put the hem of the dragon robe on the jade belt around his waist, and said with a smile: "I am a son of heaven right away, I am used to being rude, come and come, let go, I remember that when I led you to fight Shouchun City, I couldn't attack it left and right, or a bowl of turbid Huai River water drank out of a death squad, yes, Cao Taiwei was the head of Shoufeng City that he climbed up in person, Taiwei, what position did you occupy back then?" ”

As soon as Cao Bin saw the official family talking about the heroism of the year, he relaxed for a while, and his face was a little proud, "The minister was just the head of the official account back then, and it has been ten years since he spoke."

Syllable!

The disc on the dragon case swayed, Zhao Jiong patted the dragon case and said: "Haha, yes, yes, I remembered, in ten years, you have gone from a capital to today's high position, how do you feel?"

Cao Bin hurriedly said: "Everything is cultivated by the official family"

Zhao Jiong said: "No, everything today is from the rank and fight for your life, because you have only today, come, respect the rank"

The generals were shocked, hurriedly raised their glasses, and said in unison: "The last general will not dare to take credit, respect the official's family"

Zhao Jiong said: "Li Jiqian, the leader of the party, has always been dissatisfied with Wang Hua, and he is also against my Great Song Dynasty, this time it is even more presumptuous, Li Jiqian will not die, I can't swallow this breath"

The commander of the Tianwu army commanded Xiang Xun and said: "Official, Xiazhou is just a wild land, and it can't withstand a long battle, as long as this expedition can drag on for half a year, the party will be defeated."

Zhao Jiong nodded, "Yes, Xishu is undecided, the Liao people have offended from time to time, Li Jiqian can't afford to delay, I can't afford to delay, yesterday Prime Minister Xue Juzheng and I said that Xiazhou is far away, and my Wang Shi whip is beyond his reach, he suggested that I focus on appeasement, and reward him with the territory that Li Jiqian has beaten down, and then send troops to recruit after pacifying Xishu."

Xiang Xun hurriedly said: "Xue Xiang is a scholar's opinion, this is watching Li Jiqian get bigger day by day, and if he doesn't get rid of it today, it will become a big disaster."

The generals have called for peace.

Zhao Jiong said: "I also mean this, how can I allow others to sleep peacefully by the couch"

All the generals said in unison: "The official family is wise"

Zhao Jiong said: "Having said that, but Xue Xiangzhi's concerns are not wrong, the Western Expedition can only be resolved quickly, and changes will occur later, or that sentence, who is the handsome?" ”

The generals looked at each other again and again, the party was in the battle of Xiazhou, it took only half a month to break through the city of Xiazhou, the defenders were annihilated, the first battle killed the Song soldiers, today the ranks are all famous generals, living in eight, going abroad to expedition to the party, the odds of victory are not high, the victory is just, if it is defeated, the achievements saved in the first half of his life will come to naught, maybe the official family will also treat a big crime of losing the teacher and losing the land, why bother.

Cao Bin saw that all the generals didn't speak, so he said: "The old minister is willing to wear battle armor for the official family again."

Zhao Jiong waved his hand, "I am too relieved to be a very popular minister, and I am already old, how can I bear to let you lose the stone again, or let the young man make some achievements"

Zhao Jiong said so on his lips, but he didn't think so in his heart, Cao Bin has been using troops abroad for many years, and his generals are all over the army, and his prestige in the army is very high.

Seeing this, Cao Bin stopped talking.

Zhao Jiong said again: "I know your concerns, yes, at the moment, the strength of the forbidden army is insufficient, and the number of troops in front of the palace is in short supply, but the battle still has to be fought, and the left wing of the Japanese army is commanded."

Gao Shun arched his hand and said: "The last will be"

"You are temporarily leading the front division of the palace, how is the current shortage of troops in each army?"

Gao Shun said: "In addition to the Japanese army, the rest of the army is less than six, and the guard pro-military division is more than half, since the last Yanmen closed the division, the ordnance consumed by the army is still being replenished, and it is still complete, if the official family transfers troops from the front of the palace at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ...... in a short period of time."

Zhao Jiong waved his hand and interrupted him, he didn't expect the strength of the forbidden army to degrade so quickly, and there was still a small part of the world that had not been pacified.

"No matter what, the Western Expedition is a battle that must be conquered, so let's let the Japanese army participate in it this time, so which of you wants to be the commander?"

This is to make it a matter of breaking the head in the early years to become the commander of the army, but it is a pity that many people are pampered and unwilling to take risks.

Cao Bin hurriedly said: "Official, the Japanese army is a strong force defending the capital, and it is a big deal, so it should not be moved lightly."

Zhao Jiong waved his hand, "Only when the border pass is peaceful and the capital is solid, I don't need to let the elite go, why keep it, it's so decided, transfer the Japanese army as the main force of the western expedition, and order the Qingzhou Jiedu envoy and the Fenzhou Jiedu envoy to make 10,000 soldiers from each government to respond to the side and destroy Li Jiqian"

The generals were silent.

Zhao Jiong said again: "If the Japanese army is in battle, no one dares to be handsome?" Is it possible to let me drive the expedition in person? ”

The generals looked at each other, Gao Shun looked at everyone, and came to the hall to worship: "The last general is willing to put down the rebellion for the official family"

Zhao Jiong's brows tightened slightly, Gao Shun is the commander of the Japanese army and the Dragon Guard, he is in a high position, let him go on the expedition, no, the whole army is full of his henchmen, such a long-distance expedition, the monarch's order is useless, in case he has a heart of disobedience, the consequences are unpredictable, or let a bias be the commander, or temporarily transfer the general from elsewhere, no matter what, you can't use the commander of the Japanese army.

Zhao Jiong waved his hand to let Gao Shun retreat, at this time, he not only wanted someone to take the initiative to ask for battle, but also didn't want to see these arrogant soldiers regret that they would take power again, and they were in a dilemma.

Zhao Jiong said: "Gao Aiqing's loyalty and courage are commendable, I am deeply pleased, you step back first, who else is willing to follow Gao Qing's bravery?" Zhao Jiong's eyes searched among the middle-level generals in the second row, most of these people were the commanders of the ten armies under the front of the palace, and their prestige was obviously far worse than the old generals in the first row, and it was best to lead the army with a middle-level officer as the commander.

How dare the young generals in the second platoon snatch credit in front of their seniors, although they want to speak, but they are afraid of offending these people.

There was silence in the temple again, and no one answered.

Suddenly, a general in his early thirties raised his head and drank a glass of wine, and immediately walked out and crouched in front of the dragon case: "The last general Dane is deeply favored by the emperor and is willing to make contributions to the official battlefield."

Everyone regarded it as a small Marquis of Yu, a Japanese army.

Zhao Jiong's face was displeased, either a high-ranking general or a low-end general, how could he be of great use.

Zhao Jiong said: "Dane, good, loyal and brave, but your prestige is insufficient, how can you convince the public?" ”

Dane said: "The last general does not dare to talk about the same as the old generals, but the loyalty of the last general to the imperial court can be seen from the sky, this time the people are in chaos, how can the last general sit idly by, the last general has a small position, and he does not expect to be able to command the three armies, only ask the official family to give the last general a chance to serve the country, and the last general is willing to be a vanguard in front of the battle."

Just want to be the vanguard in front of the battle, of course, no one will refute it, but today's topic is the commander of the Western Expedition, and this fool can see that Dane is retreating to advance, and what he really wants to do is the commander of the army.

Zhao Jiong was secretly happy in his heart, this person's military rank is not high, and his rank is just a history of assassination, but he has a lot of experience in battlefield fighting, Zhao Jiong still understands this, he is a good candidate to be a pioneer, but who is handsome? Will it work with him? I'm afraid I don't have enough qualifications.

Zhao Jiong said: "Dane, I remember you, I have followed me for eight years."

"Eight years and seven months"

The Japanese army on the side commanded Gao Shun and said: "Official, Dane has the ability to bravely crown the three armies, if the official family takes him as the commander, it will boost the spirit of our army" Gao Shun said what he said in his heart, and he was not selfish, Dane did have this ability, he was a general, but he was not handsome, of course, he was also afraid that the official family would lose and worship Dane as the commander, so wouldn't it be a major military event.

Zhao Jiong glanced in the hall again, those with too high prestige did not dare to use it lightly, and those with insufficient prestige were not worried about his ability, how to choose?