Chapter 68: The Heroes (Part II)
But Niu Gao's muttering obviously didn't have any effect. Yue Fei also invited Liu Li, Liu Yiyun, and Yang Hao to Yingtianfu. As for the armor they wanted to buy, Yue Fei also directly and clearly told them that it was obviously impossible to buy so much armor at one time. But it is possible to deliver armor to them in batches. However, they will need to pay in a lump sum.
Liu Li and the three of them all smiled, "Anyway, the gold, silver and jewelry we shipped don't plan to be shipped back." ”
After borrowing armor and buying armor, the rest are Ma Kuo and Zhang Gong. Ma Kuo never said what he meant. But Yue Fei also roughly guessed Ma Kuo's intention from the gossip he heard.
But Zhang Gong, the meaning of the iron-clad county order, Yue Fei couldn't guess it. So Yue Fei didn't beat around the bush, looked at Zhang Gong directly and said, "Zhang Xianling, don't you want weapons and armor?" The quality of our Ying Tianfu's armor is absolutely top-notch. ”
As soon as Yue Fei said this, the three people who had just put their minds at ease suddenly lifted their hearts again. Liu Li was busy thinking to himself, General Yue, you can't be too greedy for money. You're going to have to ship all three of our goods in batches. I even have to take another order from this prefectural order.
So the three of them looked at Zhang Gong with a little unkind eyes. But Mr. Chuang's old god was sitting there on the ground, not worrying about his armor at all. Mr. Chuang can see that these three are ambitious and want to take advantage of this troubled world to fight for fame. Mr. Chuang just wants to help his parents and fellow villagers. But Mr. Chuang understood the thoughts of the three men. Especially Liu Lixian and Liu Yiyun, both of whom are young people, are naturally ambitious.
Zhang Gong is a person who has been a county magistrate for several years, and he has already become a human spirit. He sensed that the eyes of the three were a little unkind, and immediately said with a smile, "Forget it, I won't embarrass General Yue." You're going to have to ship their armor in batches. If I ask for it again, I guess I won't be able to receive it until next year. ”
Yue Fei was a little puzzled. "Zhang Xianling doesn't want armor, doesn't he want to borrow food?"
Zhang Gong laughed and said, "The old man is not good at martial arts, but the political affairs are quite good." Now in the calf village, the food is enough for the soldiers and civilians in the county to eat for two years. ”
Yue Fei couldn't help but admire even more when he saw that this iron-bone county commander could admit that he couldn't do martial arts. You must know that in the Song Dynasty, the eyes of the literati were all on the top of their heads. Every literati thinks that he has the talent to stabilize the country, strategize and win a thousand miles. A person like Zhang Gong who can lead the residents of the county to stick to the calf village can really be said to be both civil and military. But Zhang Gong admits that he can't do it.
Yue Fei's mind suddenly flashed, could this Zhang County Commander come to borrow generals?
Zhang Gong's next words directly proved Yue Fei's guess. "General Yue, to tell you the truth, the old man came here to borrow a general, three hundred elite soldiers, from General Yue. I have more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the calf village, and there are more than 10,000 people who can put on armor and go into battle. But he was beaten by 3,000 victorious troops and did not dare to go out of the village. If it weren't for the fact that the calf village was easy to defend and difficult to attack, maybe the soldiers and civilians in our county would have been slaughtered. Therefore, the old man was afraid day and night, and even the servant army of the golden dog could not resist it. The calf village is the throat of the real road, and the geographical location is extremely important. Even if the golden dog occupies the Zhending Mansion, as long as we can't take the calf village, we can recapture the Zhending Mansion at any time. But if the golden dog is allowed to occupy the calf village, not only will 100,000 soldiers and civilians die without a place to be buried, but Zhending Mansion will not be the land of my Great Song Dynasty. ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Gong's tone became more and more sad and angry. "It's a pity that the old man has repeatedly written to the court, stating the benefits and disadvantages of holding the calf village, hoping that the court will send a good general to the north to guard the calf village, but he has not received a reply at all. Originally, the appeasement envoy Lord Zhang had agreed to send troops to help me, but who knew that Lord Zhang was demoted to Jinghu South Road by the imperial court. The old man thought about it, but General Yue repeatedly defeated the Jin army, and the fierce generals under his account were like clouds. So I came cheekily to General Yue. ”
General Yue didn't expect that this old man really came to borrow generals. Yue Fei instinctively wanted to reject Zhang Gong. Just kidding, Yue Fei has always thought that his generals are not enough. desperately wants to recruit heroes and heroes, how can they lend out fierce generals.
But Mr. Zhang's concerns are correct. Holding calves is really a key point on Hebei West Road. If he does not send people to support Zhang County, according to the original historical trajectory, the village will be broken by the Jin people in the autumn of next year, and it will become a heavy village of the Jin people. The Taihang Righteous Army has repeatedly attacked the calf village, but they have all returned in vain. At the end of the Jin Kingdom, the invincible Mongolian army attacked the calf village, and it took more than a whole year to trap the defenders in the village before capturing the village.
Zhang Gong saw that Yue Fei was silent, thinking that Yue Fei was worried that he was blindly commanding, so he immediately said loudly, "General Yue, as long as you are willing to lend the old man a fierce general, hundreds of elite soldiers, the old man will never interfere in the military operations of the generals of the Protector Army." If the old man really wanted to command blindly, he wouldn't have traveled hundreds of miles to Erlong Mountain. General Yue, what do you say? ”
Yue Fei quickly calculated in his mind the possibility of holding the calf and holding on. Even if you don't go to the rescue, you can hold on until next autumn. Zhang Gong's county order is indeed not the material for a battle. If you send hundreds of people to Hug Calf Village and train the soldiers and civilians in the village, Hug Calf Village may really be able to become a fortress that will not fall. When the time comes, when he waives his army through Hebei West Road, Zhending Mansion can be complacent without a fight. However, thinking of the misfortune of Xiong Fei, the commander of the Beiwei army, Yue Fei couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.
Zhang Gong finished saying everything that should be said, if Yue Fei was still unwilling to borrow troops, it would be impossible to think about it. He could only return to the calf village and live and die with the soldiers and civilians of the county. He looked at Yue Fei with expectant eyes. But Yue Fei finally made up his mind and said loudly, "Since Zhang Xianling looks up to me Yue Fei so much, he looks up to my people's army so much. Yue Fei will entrust it once, and I will lend Zhang Xian Ling a fierce general, plus fifty elite soldiers. ”
Zhang Gong's beard trembled excitedly, "Is this true?" I don't know which one of the fierce generals? ”
Yue Fei pointed to Bi Jin, who was sitting on the seat drinking, with his hand, "It's this General Bi Jinbi." General Bi is the head of my back army, and a few days ago he beheaded the fierce general of the golden dog in front of the two armies, and the king of a thousand households. ”
Zhang Gong was still a little disappointed when he saw the little man Bi Jin. However, when I heard that Bi Jin was the head of the back army, I couldn't help but pay attention to it. Zhang Gong knew that the Beiwei Army was the trump card of the Protector Army. Able to defeat thousands of ace armies of Golden Dogs with hundreds of cavalry. A general who can be the head of such an army will definitely not be incompetent.
Especially after Bi Jin heard Yue Fei's order, he immediately stood up from the wine table without hesitation, clenched his fists and said, "Follow Yue Shuai's order!" ”
This neat and neat style immediately impressed Zhang Gong. Especially when he heard that among the fifty elite soldiers that Yue Fei lent him, there were ten back soldiers, and he was even more dizzy with joy. immediately sat down at the banquet and commensurate with Bi Jin as brothers. was so scared that Bi Jin didn't even dare to say it. Zhang Gong immediately got off the donkey down the slope and directly called Bi Jin as his nephew.
Not to mention this pair of freshly baked uncles and nephews, Yue Fei's gaze turned to Ma Kuo, the most powerful. There are more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Wuma Mountain, which can be said to be the largest rebel group on Hebei West Road.
Ma Kuo saw that everyone else had achieved their goal. He immediately cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "General Yue, have you heard of Zhao Zhen, the king of letters?" ”
Yue Fei secretly said in his heart, here, and sure enough, he talked about this prince who is true or false. looked at the other visitors with his eyes, and found that Liu Li was busy with disdainful looks on their faces, Mr. Chuang was at a loss, and Zhang Gong looked helpless. Immediately understood that these people did not believe in the king at all. Otherwise, he would have been under Ma Kuo's command a long time ago, and he would not have come to buy armor from himself.
"Zhao Zhen, the king of letters, is the eighteenth son of Emperor Huizong. I heard that he was only seventeen years old and was captured by the Jin soldiers. Yue Fei said this, deliberately paused, and then continued, "But I heard that King Xin fled halfway. I don't know if it's true or not? ”
Ma Kuo shouted, "What's the fake? King Xin is wise and martial, no less than King Kang. Not only escaped from the army of golden dogs with the princess, but also fled to our Wuma Mountain. To tell the truth, the current leader of our Wuma Mountain is not my Ma Kuo, nor Zhao Bangjie, but King Xinwang Chitose. ”
"Oh." Yue Fei let out a sigh of relief. "I don't know what General Ma's purpose is when he comes to find Yue?"
Ma Kuo saw that Yue Fei didn't let out a few thousand years of shouts after hearing the name of King Xin, and his heart suddenly sank, knowing that Yue Fei didn't take King Xin seriously. Ma Kuo's confident heart immediately turned gray.
A few months ago, Ma Kuo and Zhao Bangjie greeted King Xinwang and his wife on Wuma Mountain, erected the banner of King Xin, and gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the blink of an eye. It's a pity that most of the refugees who threw themselves into Wuma Mountain were refugees from all over the world, but there were not many rebels. Now the rebels in Wuma Mountain are still the old foundations of Ma Kuo and Zhao Bangjie, but there are more than 10,000 people. As a clear-eyed man who has sent envoys to the Liao and Jin countries, Ma Kuo is undoubtedly a smart man. He understood that the banner of the king could bring him benefits, but if his strength was not expanded, it would bring him death.
Since most of the heroes and heroes of Taihang Mountain voted for Zongze, those who did not vote for Zongze are doing their own thing. Ma Kuo set his sights on the Guardian Army of the Lightning Rising. In Ma Kuo's view, if the Protector Army is willing to support Zhao Zhen, then their foundation of Wuma Mountain will be extremely solid.
But now it seems that that hope has undoubtedly been dashed again. Ma Kuo said unhappily, "General Yue, King Xin has escaped from great difficulties, and now he urgently needs a sergeant to escort him." How could General Yue be as indifferent as other armies. To tell you the truth, before I came, the tens of thousands of troops of the Golden Dog had already begun to march towards Wuma Mountain. Could it be that General Yue could watch King Xin enter the tiger's mouth again? ”
Ji Qian's eyes widened, and she said loudly, "The Zhao Song official family committed their own death, which harmed the people of the Central Plains and the Zhao Song royal family. My eldest brother is the regimental training envoy of Ying Tianfu, and his primary task is to protect the people of the Central Plains, not to protect the king of bird letters. General Ma, don't talk to my eldest brother in that tone. I want to ask, since the Golden Dog army is about to attack Wuma Mountain, why did General Ma only run out with a few dozen cronies? Why didn't General Ma bring out that Bird Letter King? ”