As early as October, Zhang Yue had already arrived in Xiacai, Shouzhou, but he still kept an eye on the situation in the northwest through his own intelligence channels, and he received news about Wang Yanchao's defeat at about the same time, and rushed to Yingzhou by dispatching grain and grass, and happened to meet Wu Yanzuo who was going south, and planned to return to Tokyo after receiving the order. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

didn't want to go to Chenzhou, Guo Rong sent Bian Guiyan and Ma Renyu to announce the edict, appointing Zhang Yue as the capital of the northwest border, and granting him Jieyue, allowing him to act cheaply. Now Zhang Yue is finally relieved, with Jieyue in hand, he is really in power, and he can requisition grain, grass and troops from the nearby towns in the northwest, and he is no longer subject to logistical restrictions.

At that moment, he was exempt from returning to Tokyo, and took Li Duoshou, Yang Xuanli and other entourages to Luoyang on a fast horse, and it was already the beginning of the lunar month, Zhang Yue did not plan to enter the city to stay here, but Wen Dayou made a special trip to greet him, and reported that Feng Qianhou had received the news earlier, and collected 20,000 stone of grain through Huitong Commercial Bank first, and took it away by the way.

Accompanied by Wen Dayou from the east of Jianchun Gate into the city, to the Nanshi Fang Gate, I saw a team of carriages and horses full of grain bags out, more than 100 carts completely occupied Jianchun Gate Street, and walked for a while.

Zhang Yue, the partner of the firm, didn't know, he only knew some people in charge, so he asked Wen Dayou to ask, Feng Qianhou sent the caravan outside the Chongyi Gate in the west, Zhang Yue had to go to Nanshi, and soon arrived at the Huitong Commercial Bank.

Huitong is actually the semicolon of Huihe, and the building compound of the commercial bank is almost the same, Zhang Yue changed into a regular dress in the carriage to avoid trouble, entered the commercial house from the back side door, and waited in the back hall where Wen Dayou had daily errands, and after a while, Feng Qianhou walked in in a cyan cotton robe, and saw that Zhang Yue was sitting on the table and looking through the account book, and he did not step forward and sat down on the side by himself.

"There are 80,000 Xia and Liao coalition troops, it's a cold winter, I don't know when I want to fight, 20,000 stone of grain is a drop in the bucket!" Zhang Yue said with some worry.

"Let's find a way to make do with it little by little, as much as you can collect! When we go to Kansai to gather troops, it will be the end of the year, when the heavy snow will close the road, and it will be difficult for the army to move, which will be very unfavorable to both the enemy and us, and it is best to march to the four prefectures of Xia Sui in the spring of next year. Feng Qianhou was very thoughtful, so he reminded.

"That's right, Lingzhou Wang Jing can hold it, Wang Yanchao and Shi Yanchao have no problem stabilizing the line from Mingsha County to Wenchi, speaking of which, they also have twenty or thirty thousand troops, but it's a pity that Zhang Duo of Yanzhou was timid and afraid of the enemy, and did not enter Yanzhou in time, and Wang Yanchao commanded the troops okay, but he was defeated, so that Li Guangyan fought to Wenchi. I don't know what the princes of the court and the central government think? Is there a conclusive conclusion? ”

In fact, this is also because the distance from Tokyo to Kansai is too far, the issuance of the edict from the DPRK and China is too slow, and Zhang Duo is unwilling to leave Yanzhou without authorization, which cannot be investigated. The defeat of Wang Yanchao was mainly due to the hasty battle, the horse army was first defeated by Xia Sui's heavy cavalry, and the infantry formation was not strict enough.

"Wang Yanchao and Wang Jing are both nominated by Fan quality, and this is also a multifaceted problem, so naturally no one will save his face! When I set out from Beijing, the emperor also led his troops to Huainan on the first day of the lunar month, and it is expected that this southern expedition should be able to determine the Huainan war situation, and it will be able to rest next year, and the relevant preparations for the Northern Expedition to Yanyun are only afraid that they will also be on the agenda, so Yuanzhen should not fight too fast this time, so as not to return to the dynasty and not know where to gain a foothold, and more importantly, the elite men and horses in Guanxi cannot let the emperor be transferred to Hebei. "Feng Qianhou is thoughtful, no matter how big or small, and always thinks long-term.

"What Brother Xiaode said is very true, so I plan to transfer from various towns, if the soldiers of a single town are too strong, it is easy to be transferred, and even be split. Thinking about it this way, it can only be based on the 17,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Changyi Jiedu, and the 20,000 soldiers of the Jianwei Army of Lanzhou and the Huaixin Army of Gongzhou are almost the same! Zhang Yue did the math and felt that with 60,000 soldiers, he could finish the Xia Liao coalition army.

"Every time, I plan carefully, play more with less, except for the limelight of the famous general, there is no benefit at all. The Liangzhou soldiers and the Yanzhou soldiers should also be transferred...... Even if they can't use these many troops, it's not a bad thing to let them share in the military merits, and they can still be kept in Guanbei after the war, and others can't say anything. Feng Qianhou was a treacherous treacherous and said with a meaningful smile.

Zhang Yue suddenly smiled when he heard this, the generals of Liangzhou were basically his people, and he had the power to lead Yanzhou in his early years, and most of the officers of the Zhangwu Army were familiar with him. Feng Qianhou This is a reminder, don't alienate the relationships and contacts accumulated before.

Stayed in Luoyang for half a day, the next day with the grain and grass convoy continued westward, to Guanzhong when heavy snow and delayed the trip, Zhang Yue had to pass the order in Guanzhong Jing, Lan, Gong, Liang four towns of the marshal, let them gather troops, before the end of the first spring of next year must rush to Huizhou Zhongning military city camp.

He also ordered Yanzhou to let Zhang Duo stay in the town to garrison Luziguan, and divide 5,000 troops to go to Anle County via Huanzhou, and temporarily return to Shi Yanchao's moderation. As for Wang Jing of Lingzhou, Wang Yanchao and others stationed in Anle, they let them stick to it and wait for help.

The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, Zhang Yue had to ask Li Hui to help prepare the grain and grass in Guanzhong, and wait for a batch to be escorted to Wulan County, Huizhou for the New Year, because this is the place where the Hexi armies must pass, as for the Jingzhou soldiers, they can go north along the Weiru Water through Xiaoguan, and they can go directly to Zhongning.

There was a shortage of grain in Guanxi, and it was a troublesome matter to requisition and transfer grain and grass, and the road on the Loess Plateau in Guanbei was very difficult to walk, and the heavy snow closed the mountains, and the road surface was slippery. There are two main grain routes, the west line is from Guanzhong to Jingzhou Xiaoguan to the north to Lingzhou, and the east line is to go north to Anle through Malingshui in Junzhou.

The grain road on the west line is okay, but the grain road on the east line has to pass through Qinggangling, and it is easy to be attacked by Li Guangyan. For this reason, Zhang Yue had to inform Shi Yanchao and ask him to lead the forbidden army of his headquarters to be stationed north of Qinggangling to maintain the long-term transshipment of the eastern grain route after the beginning of the year.

After a few days in Guanzhong, Zhang Yue took his entourage and the town soldiers sent by the Yongxing Military Government, drove thousands of mules and horses, and hundreds of carts full of military rations, all the way to Jingzhou, Hou Zhang played a guard of honor, personally took the marching Sima Bian Ji, Niu Congxu and other staff, assassinated Shi Xue Wenqian, Gao Changhai, Du Yanhui and others to welcome, making the scene grand etiquette, so that Zhang Yue was flattered.

"Hou Gong personally greeted him, the younger generation deserves it! I don't know if I can still be satisfied with governing things since I took office? Zhang Yue asked with a smile when he met, he had heard that Hou Zhang wanted to be the commander of the eldest grandson Hou beyond Ren Yajun, but Bian Ji disagreed, and the two had a little unpleasantness.

"What's wrong with that? I heard that there was an accident in Guanbei, and a certain family had already gathered troops, and only waited for the beginning of the year to lead troops north, but Yuan Zhen acted slowly, but it was different from the style of acting in the past! Hou Zhang said with a laugh.

"Grain prices in Kansai remain high, and it is very difficult to adjust grain! Hou Gong is old, and he can send a general to lead the army to fight, so he works tirelessly, which shows his loyalty and courage! Zhang Yue was surprised when he heard this, and said vaguely with a smile, this official remark was actually an inquiry.

"Hey...... A certain family is looking forward to accumulating merit in this battle and being knighted by the king of the county, that is, he is willing to return to Beijing! At that time, the children will be entrusted to Yuanzhen, and I hope to take care of one or two more! Hou Zhang suddenly approached, lowered his voice and smiled.

This old thing...... It's really old-hearted! The king of the county? I also want to be a county king! But what's the use of having this honorary seal, that is, going out to play a guard of honor and playing prestige, and making a big show for yourself.

Zhang Yue was speechless for a while, Hou Zhang has been in four dynasties in his life, he was arrogant when he was young, and he often did not care quietly about people who had little ability, and his reputation in Tokyo officialdom was not good, and his desire to be the king of the county was probably difficult to achieve.

And himself, so young, worship Taiwei, seal the Yan'an County Gong, and sign the Xuanhui North Court, which can be said to be a general and a general, which is unique in the peaceful and prosperous times, it is the fame of the troubled times, Zhang Yue is already very content with the official title, and he cares more about the actual strength and status, and everything in the northwest is the foundation for him to end this troubled world. (To be continued.) )