Xu Weishan was promoted to one level because he was busy with military affairs after he came back. That night, Xu Wang's and Xu Xiuping were very busy, making a sumptuous banquet for the Xu family. A family of seven gathered together, and the atmosphere was so warm! During the banquet, the nephews and nephews were instigated by their mothers to come and ask for the lottery, Xu Wei was also generous, a little guy twenty times. The two women smiled happily.

"Son, my uncle is so generous, let's just not leave, and go back after receiving the New Year's money, okay?" Xu Xiuping hugged her son and asked with a smile.

Fan Yi waved his small fist: "Okay!" I'm going to war with my uncle! ”

Xu Wei touched his nephew's little head and asked the third sister, "What, do you want to go back?" ”

Xu Xiuping said that after Xu Wei went to Tokyo two days ago, Fan Jing sent a letter from Zhending, asking her to take her son back to her mother-in-law's house. The letter vaguely apologized for the collision with his father-in-law, and did not mention his brother-in-law Xu Jiu.

"Dad, look, shall I go back?" Xu Xiuping saw that her father was in a good mood, so she cautiously tried it.

Mrs. Xu was there, and said casually: "Daddy, no matter your housework, ask your two brothers." ”

When Xu Sheng heard this, he quickly brushed it off: "Third sister, don't ask me!" Whoever knocked the brother-in-law away is responsible. After that, he stared at his younger brother with a bit of excitement.

Xu Wei took a big bite of beef, glanced at the fourth brother when he heard the words, and said to his sister: "Don't go back!" What is it! The dog looks down on people, and he takes care of him! When he thought of his brother-in-law's face that day, he couldn't get angry.

Xu Xiuping's face was embarrassed, and she said in a consultative tone: "Lao Jiu, my sister is the daughter of the married woman, that is the person of the Fan family, and it is not a matter to stay in her mother's house all the time, right?" Besides, he's already apologized, so we can't ask him to ask him to carry me back in a sedan chair, right? Sure enough, in response to that sentence, the daughter who marries out is like water spilled out, and her heart is always towards her husband.

"My mother's family has a lot of food for you to eat, as long as the fourth brother and four sisters-in-law have no opinion, I wish you stayed at your mother's house." Xu Wei said. This is true, although the third sister has a big personality, she cooks a good dish.

Xu Xiuping was silent, when Xu Wang saw it, he wanted to say a good word for his sister, but Mrs. Xu made a final decision: "Listen to your brother, it won't be wrong." It's really determined, and it will never come back. He now fully believes in his son's words, the Jurchens will call at any time, and they will definitely get close to Yan Yun and never go back. Seeing that his daughter was still hesitating, he glanced at Xu Jiu, and added in a low voice: "The Jurchens are coming......

One sentence shocked the two women's faces, and Xu Xiuping lost her voice and said, "Then, what about the official, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law?" ”

Xu Taigong pondered for a long time, looked at Xu Si and Xu Jiu and said, "Do you see if it's ......?"

Xu Sheng is also thinking, this marriage is not a feud, after all, it is still a family, you can't see death without help, right? Then he asked Xu Jiu, "Old Jiu, what do you see?" ”

Historically, the Jurchens attacked the Song Dynasty for the first time, and the Jin Army's Western Route Army encountered stubborn resistance from the Song Army in Taiyuan, so they besieged it for a long time. Under the leadership of Guo Yaoshi, the Eastern Route Army was like a bamboo, and went straight to Tokyo, but it could not be attacked for a long time, first, there was no food and grass, and secondly, a large number of reinforcements from the Song army arrived, so they forced the Song court to accept the humiliating conditions and withdraw their troops to return north. The first time they attacked the Song Dynasty, the Jin army did not threaten Zhending and the Daimyo, so there was no need to be too anxious for the time being. But after thinking about it, if the strategy set by himself and He Guan succeeds, then history has already begun to change, will the Jin army abandon the original battle plan because of this change?

"Well, let's do it." Xu Wei pondered for a while and nodded.

"Then, it's better to do this, my father wrote a book and said that he would invite their whole family to come over as guests, and by the way, he would also mediate for the third sister and brother-in-law." Xu Sheng suggested. This is already considered to be benevolent and righteous, if the other party has to put up a shelf and not come, then you can only pray that they will be blessed with great life and great creation.

Mrs. Xu agreed, and Xu Xiuping calmed down a little. After eating for a while, the two children were clamoring to go out to play, and the two sisters-in-law of the Xu family led the children out.

After Xu Sheng waited for them to leave, he couldn't wait to ask, "Lao Jiu, did you go to Tokyo to see the third uncle this time?" What's his attitude? ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he shook his head and said, "This time I went to Tokyo, it wasn't that he wanted to see me at all. ”

"Who's that?" Xu Taigong and Xu Sheng asked in unison.

"Yan Guogong, know the affairs of the Privy Council, Cai You." Xu Wei smiled bitterly. After making a plan with He Guan that day, he brought Uncle Zhang to discuss it together, and they all thought it was feasible. Xu Wei went to Xu Shao's mansion at this time, and Xu Shaobao didn't say much, but just suggested to Xu Wei, you have a promotion that you can't do without the privy minister today, should you go to visit in person? As soon as he heard this, he judged that Xu Shao wrote a letter to summon him to Tokyo this time, and he must have been instructed by Cai You. So he quit his third uncle and went to see Cai You again. That Cai Shumi saw Xu Wei, and he was very important, and repeatedly told him to work hard, and at the same time told Xu Wei that recruiting Xiangyong to suppress thieves is a policy that the imperial court should vigorously promote, and you are a page of Xiangyong's banner, you must be attentive, not careless. At the same time, he promised him that as long as you do things well, I will help you move up next year. Xu Wei was full of promises, but he smiled secretly in his heart, the year after tomorrow? You'll be out of the way tomorrow and the year after tomorrow.

Xu Wei carefully talked about his trip to Tokyo, and his father and brother were surprised. Xu Sheng pinched the wine glass, his thick eyebrows tightened, and he thought for a while and asked, "The method is obviously what you think, how can you ask Taiwei He and Governor Zhang not to spread the word?" ”

Xu Wei sipped wine and smiled: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." How old am I? It's not a good thing to be too sharp. "Building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down the way is the right way. If this thing fails, everyone is finished, and no one can blame anyone. If it happens, He Guan and Uncle Zhang will naturally know in their hearts, why do they have to be in the limelight? Things in officialdom have always been uncertain, and before you have enough strength, it is best to bury your head in hard work.

"What should be yours is yours, why do you play so much?" Mrs. Xu obviously didn't agree with his son's approach, and said with a stretched face.

Xu Wei didn't argue with him, and hurriedly toasted him to block the old man's mouth. Xu Sheng asked again at this time: "Guo Yaoshi's official envoy is the envoy of the festival, and he is the general of Yanshan Mansion, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to move." In case of failure in this place, we can only hope for a decisive battle in Hebei, and we must not let the Jurchens cross the Yellow River! ”

Xu Wei immediately said: "It is estimated that the imperial court will transfer troops to exterminate Zhang Di in the Daimyo's Mansion, fourth brother, I will send you a letter in advance, you must be prepared in your heart." ”

Xu Sheng nodded solemnly, and said proudly: "I'm not afraid of the Khitans, I'm not afraid of the Jurchens coming!" "In the battle of Liao, although the Song army was defeated, his troops fought well, and it is no wonder that he was so ambitious.

"Fourth brother, don't underestimate the enemy! The Khitans are declining, and we are not opponents. The Jurchens swept through the Khitan like a devastating force, and their military strength should not be underestimated. Xu Wei reminded earnestly.

Sure enough, as Xu Wei expected, Xu Sheng led his soldiers back to the daimyo the next day. Three days later, he came with the news that the imperial court appointed Feng **** Chengxuan to make He Ji the jurisdiction of the soldiers and horses of the Daimyo Mansion, and led the Daimyo to garrison more than 18,000 people in the Mabu Forbidden Army to conquer the Hebei thief Zhang Di, and Xu Sheng's department was also recruited and controlled by He Ji.

Coincidentally, this He Ji is the son of He Guan. Cai You handed over the matter of sending troops to suppress thieves to Xu Shao to be specifically responsible, and Xu Shao thought of He Guan's respect for himself that day, and simply handed over this errand to his son. Although Zhang Di claims to have more than 100,000 people, he is just a rabble, according to usual experience, as long as the officials and troops rush, they will immediately fall into disarray. Xu Shao deliberately asked He Ji to pick up a successful job, but as everyone knows, He Guan promoted Xu Wei that day, not because he had a third uncle who was a young guard, but because he had saved He Guan's wife and daughter.

When Xu Wei heard the news, he shouted God to help me. If you send someone else, He Guan may not be able to explain. But it was his son who commanded the troops, and He Guan must have taught him the opportunity before he set out on the expedition. Now, however, one of the two strategies has succeeded. But if there is no movement from Pharmacist Guo, the problem still exists. Although He Ji led nearly 20,000 troops to wander around Hebei, as long as Guo Yaoshi descended and led 60,000 Jurchen elites to the Yellow River, He Ji would definitely not be able to resist.

But I have done everything I can now, and I still need to train the troops as soon as possible, this is my foundation!

The equipment allocated by the daimyo capital was given by the hospital, and Xu Wei was not in a hurry to issue it to the soldiers. Instead, the Jingsui battalion will be reorganized. Since returning from the great victory in Shandong, the prestige of the Jingsui camp shook the Daimyo's Mansion, and during Xu Wei's visit to Tokyo, there was an endless stream of people from all over the Daimyo's Mansion who surrendered to the army. Mrs. Xu chose those with innocent family backgrounds and brave bodies to enlist in the army, and now the strength of the Jingsui battalion has reached more than 2,700 people.

Xu Wei divided the 2,700 people into six capitals, more than 200 cavalry soldiers with Ma Tai as the capital, and 1,300 Yongjian infantry soldiers into three capitals, under the command of Yang Yan, Zhang Hong, and Cheng Fang. Another 1,000 soldiers with excellent arm strength and qualified eyesight are divided into two, with Zhou Xiong and Zhou Ji as the head. The two hundred most elite soldiers, including more than 90 soldiers from Xujiazhuang Township, were personally led by Xu Wei as the guard's personal soldiers.

After the reorganization was completed, Xu Wei distributed the equipment. Zhou Xiong and Zhou Ji both had 1,000 men and horses, both of whom were equipped with bows and arrows, and were personally trained by Zhang Qing, the deputy commander with outstanding archery skills. Zhang Hong, Cheng Fang Erdu led the brave and brave, with a full suit of armor, spears and knives. Yang Yan's subordinates and Xu Wei's personal soldiers were equipped with swords and shields.

At this time, there was a problem, the daimyo made the armor issued by the institute, probably because of Cai You's order and He Guan's care, it was a complete set of "step armor", weighing sixty pounds, which was too heavy. Soldiers with spears and broadswords had to face the charge head-on, and it was understandable to wear heavy armor. But if the archers and sword and shield bearers wore such heavy armor, their speed would inevitably be affected.

After consulting with the blacksmiths in the battalion, Xu Wei ordered the iron blades of some of the armor to be removed and the weight reduced to equip swords, shields, archers, and cavalry. The dismantled armor leaves can be strung into armor, killing two birds with one stone. Since then, the reorganization has been completed, the equipment has been issued, and Xu Wei has devoted all his energy to the training of the troops. Based on the method described by his father and brother, as well as the advice of the head of the Western Army, combined with his own experience in two lives, he trained his soldiers harshly, and waited for the coming*.