[The second update, ask for red tickets, collect. ] 】

After a few days in the capital, Han Gang had just left Beijing to take up his post on the day when he was about to sacrifice the stove before the New Year's Festival. This is not good news for the people who are looking forward to his appointment as soon as possible. Although it was impossible for them to know when Han Gang would leave Tokyo City, there was no news from the east, which made Chong Jianzhong and Chong Pu a little impatient.

"Hey, Nineteen, when will Han Gang arrive?" Chong Pu asked about the sand table by the middle of the building. Playing around the sand table for days to deduce the battle situation made his head hurt, but his cousin was happy to do it, repeating it over and over again, and he didn't get tired of it at all.

"Wouldn't you come?" He added another sentence, and he sat down on the chair by the brazier, with his feet on the other chair, and leaned back comfortably. By the way, he scooped up a few pieces of lotus cake and put them on the side of a few tables, stuffed them all into his mouth, washed down his mouth full of food with tea, and waited for his cousin's answer.

Chong Jianzhong looked down at the sand table and concentrated. With the Wuding River as the center, from Suide to Luowu to Yinzhou behind the mountain, everything is depicted in great detail. On this finely scaled topographic map, there are the latest military deployments. Whether it was the intelligence of the Great Song Dynasty or the intelligence of Western Xia, they all appeared on the sand table. Even on the even larger sand table in the White Tiger Festival Hall in Yanzhou City, there was no such accurate and immediate military information.

This is not something that the spy sent by the imperial court can do, but the credit of the meticulous work of the family. Starting from Chong Shiheng, three generations of the Zhuang family guarded the border, and the human resources controlled by the Western Army Jiangmen family were vividly expressed on this sand table.

Chong Jianzhong pondered for a long time on the sand table, and only parted part of his mind to deal with Chong Pu casually: "Han Xianggong went to the court twice before and after, and asked Han Yukun to come to Yanzhou by name. Even if the Son of Heaven wants to sell the face of the prime minister, Han Yukun is still a candidate, so he will not refuse, and he will not refuse. ”

Chong Pu also knows his cousin's ability to be distracted, "That's time to come." A few days ago, Han Xianggong went to Jingzhao Mansion, didn't it mean that Han Gang happened to pass by there that day, and he also saw your senior brother surnamed You, the one called You Shijing! ”

"It's Uncle You Jing, who is a teacher!" Chong Jianzhong raised his head very unhappily, he had met several times, but Chong Pu didn't even remember his name, "Uncle You Jing wrote a few days ago and praised Han Yukun deeply. It is said that with his talents, he should be able to help in the war. ”

In fact, in You Shixiong's letter to Chong Jianzhong, he still repeated the same old tune that it was too risky to go north to Luo Wu, and he should be careful, and also said that Han Gang had the same opinion as him. However, Chong Jianzhong didn't say it, if nothing goes wrong, Han Gang will soon go to Yanzhou to take office, and there is no need for him to offend people in the Yan army before he arrives.

"It's right to say it's helpful." In the hall, there are not only the two brothers of Chongpu and Zhuangshidao, but also the uncle who recently followed the deputy general of the plant, and came to Suide together - the new generation of the Linfu family who was praised by Guo Kui as 'the general of the plant'.

Zhi Keshi said to his two friends: "This attack on Luo Wu happened suddenly, and it was unexpected, so there should not be too many casualties. Han Gang has not arrived, and it will not have any impact for the time being. But a month or two later, when the western thieves gathered troops and horses and went south to counterattack, if the army did not build a sanatorium, the army was afraid that it would be a big setback. ”

Zhi Keshi was fiery with the same age as the seed master Dao and the seed Pu, and he had few scruples when he spoke, "Qin Feng Because of Han Yukun, every hundred people have a medical worker to save the crisis. This matter has already spread throughout the army, and how many people in the rest of the armies are looking forward to when they can promote Qin Feng's virtue and politics. Whether Han Gang came or not had a great impact on the morale of the army. ”

"It's called not suffering from few, but suffering from inequality." Seed Master Dao said half-jokingly, "If it doesn't fall, it's okay, now Qin Feng's family has a sanatorium, and the soldiers can be treated safely when they are sick." Look at others, think about yourself, no one will be reconciled! ”

Zhi Keshi said with a smile: "What the sage said is really reasonable. ”

As long as it is not a generation of Zhao Kuoma who has never led a military army, a complete and effective military medical system can bring many benefits to the war, and no matter how confused the generals can understand it.

"Back then, my grandfather guarded Qingjian City, and whenever the sergeant was sick, he would send a few uncles and a member of the family to take care of their diet and medicine, so he could win people's death." Kind of Jianzhong folded in half to explain the great achievements of Chong Shiheng, "What Han Gang did was actually what the ancestors did back then, but the scale was larger and more formal. ”

"I've also heard about this, and the ancestor is indeed good at soothing soldiers." Zhi Keshi nodded, indicating that he had heard of it, "Han Gang can do the same thing as Zun Zu, which is already commendable." What's more, he also has the name of a disciple of the Medicine King, and with him guarding in the army, those foolish men and foolish women can also go into battle to help with peace of mind. ”

"But Han Xianggong seems to dislike Han Yukun a little." Chongpu is not like Chong Jianzhong, he is a big grin outside, except for the war, he doesn't care about anything else. But the ability to observe words and emotions is actually far above the impression given by his rough appearance, "A few days ago, Han Xianggong came to Suide, and when he heard Han Gang's name, his face was a little unhappy......"

"Whether Han Yukun likes Han Xianggong or not, that's his business, we just ask him to do his part well!"

A loud voice could be heard in the hall that could shake the roof tiles. Chong Pu and the others got up one after another and saluted to the Suide boss who strode into the hall.

He strode to the edge of the sand table, looking at the mountains carved out of beeswax, and the dense small holes on them were all traces left by deduction again and again. The general who was about to lead the northern expedition smiled, happy for the diligence of his son and nephew.

He turned around, pointed to the mountains of Hengshan with one hand, and asked in a loud voice: "Since the good water river, until the capture of Suide, can my Great Song Dynasty make any progress here?" ”

Several people hesitated slightly, and then shook their heads at the same time: "No!" ”

"Can you capture a western thief town?!"

A louder answer sounded in unison: "No!" ”

The smile was even more conceited, and he said loudly, "So...... In the past 30 years, we will be the first Emperor Song official army to return to the depths of Hengshan! ”

"Thirty years...... We've been holding back for 30 years! ”

Since thirty years ago, the northern offensive led by Han Qi was terminated by Ren Fu's disastrous defeat at Haoshuichuan. The fortress defense advocated by Fan Zhongyan has become an unshakable guideline in the strategy against Xia. The battle situation in Shaanxi and Hedong has always been the Western Xia attack, and the Great Song Dynasty defended. Occasional counterattacks are nothing more than tactical offensives, often retreating as soon as they attack, and there is no longer any long-term strength to speak of.

In the past 30 years, in order to defend the defense line that stretches for thousands of miles, the various expenditures invested every year have swallowed up forty percent of the country's total military expenditure; The various conscriptions and military services have almost exhausted Shaanxi's people's strength. But even in spite of this predicament, the princes of the DPRK and China still oppose any aggressive measures.

Three years ago, he got the secret decree of the Son of Heaven and tried his best to attract the Western Xia Suide guard general Wei Mingshan to vote. And this merit was characterized in the Privy Council as greedy for side merit and unprovoked trouble, because he was condemned and deprived of office, and even Gao Zunyu, who was in the center of the contact with the Son of Heaven, was also implicated and demoted together. If it weren't for Guo Kui's insistence, even Suide City would have been returned by Wen Yanbo.

In the eyes of the princes of the Privy Council, the huge military expenditure every year, coupled with the fact that after the beating, he had to give hundreds of thousands of coins to the Tangut people with a shy face, which was not as dangerous as the Son of Heaven bypassing the Privy Council and directly ordering local military generals. I often wonder if this shameless thing will become a habit after doing it for a long time.

Fan Wenzheng chose a conservative strategy because of the weak military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, but now it has become a rule that cannot be touched, and any general who wants to cheer up will be attacked by the Privy Council

Don't you know that things have changed, the times are easier, and the current situation is no longer comparable to when Yuan Hao rose. The elite of the Western Army, which had been exhausted by the three fiascos of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan and Dingchuanzhai, has now gradually recovered after 30 years. It's time to fight back.

"Fortunately, with the reign of the Holy Son of Heaven and the full support of Han Xianggong, we have the opportunity to let go!" In Chong Ge's heart, he is the commander of Hengshan Strategy, and Han Jiang's role is only to sit in the rear. "In the summer of this year, the Western Thieves built a walled fortress in Luowu. But it is just a village of less than 100 steps, and at most it can only be a beacon. It can be seen that they did not pay attention to Luo Wu. On our side, although it was not a snowy night sneak troops, the attack must have been unexpected by the thieves. ”

Ignoring the fold of being an idle person, Chong Ge said indignantly to Chong Jianzhong and Chong Pu: "Your grandfather has worked hard in the army all his life, and the world calls him as famous as Di Qing. Whether it is Fan Wenzheng [Fan Zhongyan] or Ouyang Yongshu [Ouyang Xiu], they all write your grandfather and Di Qing side by side on the song. But with such merit and talent, he has never even entered the horizontal class!

finally designed to separate Li Yuanhao and his generals Yeli Wangrong and Yeli Yuqi, and let Li Yuanhao unjustly kill the two, but he also erased the credit to Pang Yi. Your uncle went to Beijing to evaluate the reasoning, and he was forcibly taken out again. - At the time, some people said that it was a false merit. But they don't want to think about it, if it weren't for the real thing, your uncle ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and went to the capital to get along with a prime minister? ”

"But this time is different, with the full support of Han Xianggong, and the early repayment to the Son of Heaven, no one can swallow our reward." Chong Mo clenched his fists tightly, "Straighten out the soldiers and horses, and the soldiers will end the grievances and grievances of more than 100 years in my hands!" ”