Han Gang conveyed Wang Shao's order to Liu Yuan the day before yesterday, and returned to the center of the Xihe River, Di Dao.

In Didao City, 10,000 Qin Feng troops were stationed. Wang Shao was half a month ahead of schedule, and half of the scheduled army had not yet arrived. However, after the capture of Kono Fort, after a little repair for two days, all the troops will be in place.

But Han Gang didn't know when his colleagues in the same position would arrive.

is in charge of the transfer of affairs in the army, and Shen Kuo's candidate is actually too late. It stands to reason that the military transport envoys should go to Xihe at the end of the first month and the beginning of February, so that they can have more than a month to familiarize themselves with their work. It seems that the court has wasted a lot of time in order to compete for this position. Shen Kuo can stand out, firstly, he should be capable, and secondly, he also has some status in the New Party.

In fact, the more suitable candidate should be selected in the Shaanxi Road, but the fierce competition for military merits is in the court. The Qin Feng Transfer Division is still the Yongxing Army Transfer Division, and none of the officials in the two Cao Divisions have been able to take advantage of this battle.

Shen Kuo's matter is put aside for the time being, Han Gang estimates that he will have at least half a month to report. Wang Houren is in Longxi, and it is not impossible for him to come forward to receive him, and Cai Yanqing will inevitably come with him, so he doesn't have to think too much. Now Han Gang has to pay attention to the current situation in the city.

Just thinking about it, the soldiers outside the door reported that Jing Sili Jing was over.

"Jingdu Prison." Han Gang stood up to greet him.

"There's no need for so many courtesies." Jing Sili waved his hand, and his impatient expression was fixed between his eyebrows, "I've been resting for three days, I don't know when Wang Jingluo will send back the news and let our army dispatch?" ”

"We have to wait until the news from Konoburg comes back." Han Gang was not in a hurry or impatient, and repeatedly invited Jing Sili to sit down, "If Keno Fort is conquered, then you can move north." Clear the river valley and guard against the surprise attack of Yu Zang's family. ”

As he spoke, he guessed Jing Sili's thoughts, this Qin Feng Metropolitan Eunuch probably didn't want to wait for the leftovers in the back, and the generals below him must be urging him. In the battle of Lintao half a year ago, Jingyuan Yao, who led his troops to help, didn't get any cheap.

However, Han Gang had to let him carry out the plan formulated by the Xizhou Economic Strategy Division, "If you don't conquer Keno Fort, the actions of the Metropolitan Prison Department will depend on the situation." The worst situation is that Kenuo Fort has never been defeated, and Yu Zang Huama has come to attack Xizhou with the party iron harrier, and at that time, it will be up to you to help defend Beiguan Fort and Didao City. ”

Seeing Jing Sili's lips move, Han Gang took another step to speak, "But don't worry, the main fort of Keno Fort is located in the river valley, and the terrain is low. As long as a few fortifications on the hilltop are occupied, the unfavorable location of Kono Fort can be broken in a blink of an eye. ”

It was not for nothing that Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu pulled Guangrui out of the school. Simply consuming human lives will not be placed on this crucial battle. Han Gang also heard from the rangers who came back in front of him that several enemy villages in the Wing Keno Fort were located on the high ground on the hills, and it was difficult for the army to deploy, and sending elite squads was the most effective way to capture these villages.

As long as he could capture the outlying strongholds of Fort Kono, Jing Sili could lead the army north, heading to the place where the tributaries of Fort Kono and Xiangzi City and Keno Castle converged into Taoshui.

Han Gang was comforting Jing Sili, and he hurriedly walked in. Han Gang pinched the wax pill open, unfolded the two-inch-wide and half-foot-long note inside, and looked at it, and a smile crept up the corner of his mouth.

He raised his head and looked at Shangjing Sili's eager gaze: "This is the news that Wang Jingluo sent back, this morning, the official army has captured Kenuo Fort. Handing the note to Jing Sili, "Jing Dujian, now you can go north." ”

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The twilight was getting darker, and it was almost time for the market to close and turn on the lights.

The spring breeze that has been scented by the sun for a day still carries a melting warmth, and together with the catkins, it blows into the yamen of the Qinzhou Transshipment Division.

Cai Yanqing, the transfer envoy, is presiding over a reception banquet. Huge candles lit the hall like the day, and the famous prostitutes invited from the Faculty Department sat in a corner and plucked the strings. The aroma of wine and vegetables floats with the sound of the piano.

The war was ongoing, and Cai Yanqing had no intention of making the banquet too extravagant. There is no distinction between the first seat, the rest seat, and the second seat of the world's feasts. Eight plates of dried confectionery were served casually, as a wine and two dishes for the main meal, and there was no sixteen or twenty rounds of wine, but a very simple twelve-course meal, and a few times of toasting, it was considered a banquet.

Cai Yanqing held the wine cup and said apologetically to the middle-aged officials beside him: "In the middle of the store, tonight's banquet is considered to be slow." And tomorrow morning is still about to leave, Yanqing does not dare to persuade more. ”

The middle-aged official is about forty years old, with a white face and beard, and he looks very handsome. He thanked Cai Yanqing, "Today's envoy is full of kindness, Shen Kuoben is also not strong enough to drink, and it is not too late to get drunk again when he succeeds." ”

Cai Yanqing didn't want to provoke the care of Yushi and Zooma, and Shen Kuo didn't dare to complain about the simple meal. Look at the generals and colonels who are immersed in eating and drinking below, these red guys just have wine and meat, why spend more money on the minister's money. If it is said to be flattery, His Majesty has no form, but he will have no face to see people.

Cai Yanqing entertained not only Shen Kuo, but also the generals of Jingyuan Road - the two brothers Yao Ji and Yao Lin came. It's just that the atmosphere in the hall is very depressing. Shen Kuo and the Yao brothers both came for the decisive battle in Hezhou, but after arriving in Qinzhou, they heard the news that Wang Shao had sent troops in advance.

Wang Shao's actions certainly made everyone unhappy. Even when Cai Yanqing heard the news that Xihe Jinglu Division was cut first and then played a few days ago, even with his good cultivation of Taishan collapsing in front of him and not being able to see it for a moment, he almost dropped the cup on the spot.

Now that Cai Yanqing's anger has subsided, he is also worried that Shen Kuo will hide a mustard in his heart, and he will ruin state affairs in the end, "In the middle of the store, the good news from today says that the Miao Department has captured Kenuo Fort, the gateway to Hezhou. Kenuo Fort is a hundred miles away from Didao, and it is a hundred miles away from Longxi. If you go further to Hezhou, there are still one hundred and twenty or thirty miles. Although more than 300 miles is a long way, the officials and soldiers look up to Tianwei and will not lose to the Tibetan people. Only the matter of grain and straw transportation is the key to victory or defeat. ”

The meaning of Cai Yanqing's words, Shen Kuo could understand it: "The lower official came on the order of the Son of Heaven, and he wanted to repay the king's kindness, how could there be no reason." ”

Cai Yanqing nodded, and was about to speak, but he heard a melodious voice: "Who reads the old ...... of Yuguan?"

His face changed slightly, and he suddenly stopped his glass.

"Taiping, and entertaining, not hesitating to ...... the gold bottle" The camp prostitute who sang the song dragged out the tone and sang the last sentence repeatedly.

Shen Kuo also changed color slightly, and listened to the last few sentences, this song already has a lot of flavor, and it is really unpleasant to sing it in this scene.

The camp prostitute began to sing from the beginning again: "The frost sky is clear, looking at the purple plug ancient base, the cold clouds and the grass are declining." The sweat and horses neighed, the border hung flew, and the iron clothes on the ridge were cold and early. The sword song is tragic, and it is difficult to repay the kindness of the king. Saiyuan Le, as far as the double brocade belt, Shanxi is young. ”

After listening to the tune and identifying the word card, Cai Yanqing couldn't pick up the cup anymore. Although it was out of place, it was already a rare masterpiece when he heard this, and he asked in surprise, "Who made this happy warbler?!" ”

Cai Yanqing asked Shen Kuo, which was regarded as asking Yu Blind. He shook his head, "I haven't heard it before, and there is no singing in Beijing...... 'Iron Clothes on the Ridge is Cold Morning', 'It is difficult to repay the kindness of the king', it should be done by officials in Kansai." ”

is different from the generosity of the previous que, when singing to the next que, the song suddenly becomes low: "Talk and laugh, fight quietly, beacon fire, often send peace and consumption." ”

Shen Kuo listened to it and said: "This tone is not for those who are lowly officials. There is also a sentence at the end, 'At the expense of gold bottles, it is frequent.' ’”

Cai Yanqing nodded lightly, "There are only a dozen people who have this qualification." ”

The song continued: "The years are sad to the evening, who reads the old ...... of Yuguan"

Smack, Cai Yanqing slapped the table hard, and finally came up with a result for the painstaking question: "It's probably Cai Zizheng [Cai Ting]!" ”

His shouting suddenly dispersed the singing. Recruiting a camp prostitute to sing the song, Cai Yanqing asked the origin of the song.

In front of Cai Yanqing, the camp prostitute did not panic, and at the banquet, people often asked about the origin of the lyrics and songs sung, "This is what Cai Xianggong of Jingyuan Road did at the banquet the day before yesterday, and it has just been circulated." ”

In a word, Cai Yanqing was a little proud, and smiled at Shen Kuo: "Cai Zizheng has been in Jingyuan for five or six years, no wonder he wants to say, 'Who reads Yuguan is old'." Now that the Chinese and Western countries are in the west, the Hezhou soldiers are flourishing, and it is the time when there is great promise, and we can't 'hesitate to fall frequently'. ”

He raised his glass again, got up and faced a cadre of civil officials and military generals in the hall: "It's late at night, let's do this cup today, and I will finish it in the coming day, and then drink with you." ”

Everyone agreed with a bang, and together with Shen Kuo, they all stood up, leaving Cai Ting's joyful migration warbler behind.

After a night of drinking and feasting, Shen Kuo and the generals of Jingyuan gathered outside the city of Qinzhou, surrounded by thousands of troops and horses, marching out of various camps and marching westward in waves.

After waiting for a while, Cai Yanqing led the main people of the Transshipment Division, accompanied by Zhizhou Shen Qi, and came out of the city.

Cai Yanqing is also going to Longxi. This is why Han Gang can go to Didao with the army without having to stay in Longxi. The territory of the Xihe River is also the jurisdiction of Qin Feng's transshipment envoys. Even if there is no war, for example, Cai Yanqing has to go to Gongzhou and Xizhou every year.

Now that Wang Shao raised troops to capture Hezhou, it was related to the decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of Dingkou and thousands of miles of land, neither Han Gang nor Shen Kuo was qualified to lead the logistics in the army, and only Cai Yanqing was qualified - that is to say, Han Gang and Shen Kuo, the two transfer envoys with the army, accepted the command of Wang Shao and Cai Yanqing at the same time.

Shen Kuo rode on a horse, and there were only seven or eight domestic servants who followed him to Xihe, followed by a small cart with a low curtain, and I don't know who was sitting.

Seeing Cai Yanqing and Shen Qi coming out, Shen Kuo greeted him first, and after a few greetings, he saw the flag waving, and he went west.