The West Battalion was originally a garrison in Sichuan before, and then assembled and organized here after the Jin and Song Dynasty were launched, and Yanzhou was also regarded as a military important place.

However, now that Liu Bonan is stationed in the north, the task of guarding can basically be handed over to him, and there is no need to be busy with the western battalion, Yue Shao'an undoubtedly trusts Liu Bonan very much, so he has no worries in the north, and at the same time, in addition to the men and horses of the three major battalions, there is also a 50,000 horses led by Niu Hongzhi, who is under the control of the capital, is also in the north.

There are also garrisons of the defenders of the city pass, adding up to at least 100,000 horses, with these forces to defend in the north, the things in the south can be done with confidence, now the Great Song Dynasty looks stormy, it seems to be difficult to support alone, in fact, the Great Song Dynasty lost not a lot of strength in the Jin Song war, and now it is losing a large amount of land, but it makes the troops more concentrated, although it is still reluctant to recover the lost land, but it can be used to protect the family and defend the country.

The team set off early in the morning and finally arrived in Yanzhou at noon on the second day, and the Western Battalion was not stationed in Yanzhou City, but outside the city.

The Kaizhou army stayed not far from the barracks, and Yue Shaoan raised his eyes to see that the continuous barracks looked so spectacular. couldn't help but sigh, the team stayed for a while, Yue Shaoan waved his hand, and the team walked over.

Before coming to the army, Yue Shaoan was very surprised, the spectacular scene in the distance was gone, and the entire camp looked empty, only the guards were guarding the camp gate.

Yue Shao'an frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Chong, go up and call someone who can speak to come out." ”

Gao Chong responded, stepped forward, and shouted loudly: "Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the commander of the Western Battalion is here, and the general with the highest official position has come out to talk." ”

When the guards heard this, they didn't know whether it was true or not, but seeing the other party's style was definitely not like a joke, they didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly ran back to pass the word, and after a while, a figure ran out in a hurry.

"I don't know that the emperor is coming, the last general will be sluggish, and I hope to forgive my sins!" The person who came was a fair-faced general, short in stature, handsome in appearance, with a few thin whiskers on his face, he saluted and said: "The last general Wen Chengfang, see the emperor, and ask the emperor to show the holy decree." ”

Yue Shao'an nodded, took out the holy decree from his arms and handed it to Gao Chong, Gao Chong cleared his throat, unfolded the holy decree and read it, not to mention, in this regard, Gao Chong is very talented, and he reads it in a low tone and is very listenable.

Looking at the group of people kneeling below, Gao Chong became more energetic, and his voice became louder and louder, so that Yue Shaoan couldn't help but chuckle, and after reading the holy decree, Wen Chengfang hurriedly greeted Yue Shaoan and his party into the camp.

In the big tent, Yue Shao'an sat on it, wrinkling tightly every day, the situation in the West Camp was still worse than he imagined, Wen Chengfang was just a commander, there were a total of four commanders in the West Battalion, and he was the only one who came, and the other four did not arrive.

Yue Shaoan waved his hand to let Wen Chengfang sit down, and said, "What about the others?" Why are you alone? ”

Wen Chengfang groaned, as if he was thinking about something, and finally, he gritted his teeth slightly, nodded and said: "Returning to the emperor, in the western camp, there are four commanders, namely me, He Mucheng, Jiao Hua, and Niu Qing. Niu Qing loves to train soldiers on weekdays, and most of them are practicing offensive and defensive drills, so he is not in the battalion. And He Mucheng bought a house in Yanzhou City, and lived there on weekdays, so he was not in the camp, and now only me and Jiao Hua were in the camp, but Jiao Hua said that he was unwell and could not come. ”

Yue Shaoan lowered his eyebrows and pondered, from Wen Chengfang's words, he heard some clues, among which He Mucheng is happy to enjoy, it should not be a difficult person to deal with, Niu Qing, this name is very familiar, it seems that there was a student named Niu Qing before, as for Jiao Hua, this person seems to be a difficult character, and if he doesn't come today, he probably wants to give himself a dismount.

Yue Shao'an smiled coldly, knowing that Wen Chengfang still had a lot to say, but looking at his current performance, he should want to show loyalty to himself, but now there are many people in the camp, and he is not easy to say.

Thinking of this, Yue Shaoan waved his hand, Zhang Heng and the others all retreated, leaving only Gao Chong, Zhuo Yan, Yue Shaoan and Wen Chengfang in the house, Yue Shaoan smiled lightly and said: "Wen system, if you have something to say, you can say it clearly, there are no outsiders here." ”

Wen Chengfang paused, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, now some of the people in the West Camp are disheartened, and Chengfang is very worried, so he has the courage to report to the emperor." ”

"To the point, the sloppiness in the camp now is nothing more than a problem of the four of you, and if you solve this problem, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Yue Shaoan said lightly: "The cultural system can be straightforward, there is no need to beat around the bush, Ben Shuai doesn't care." ”

Wen Chengfang nodded, still a little hesitant, and said, "Return to the emperor......"

Before Wen Chengfang could speak, Yue Shaoan raised his hand to stop him and said: "It's good to use the name in the army, don't call it any emperor, it sounds awkward." ”

Wen Chengfang is also a witty person, and immediately changed his words: "Yes, handsome!" What you just said is very right, the four commanders in the army are not in unison. ”

"Tell me more about it."

"Yes!" Wen Chengfang continued: "Now this is the case, Jiao Hua is arrogant, he has always thought that after the previous commander was dismissed, the position of commander of the Western Battalion should be his, and now that the commander is in person, he has no hope, so naturally he can't get along with you, this matter is not easy to handle." ”

"Hmm!" Yue Shaoan nodded: "What about the other two?" So how about He Mucheng? ”

Wen Chengfang said: "He Mucheng is the best among the four, and he has the best friendship with the last general, but He Mucheng has no ambitions, does things without fault, does not seek merit, and is greedy for pleasure, although he has some ability, he can't show it." Moreover, he is already satisfied with the rule, and he doesn't want to be promoted, and now he has bought a house in Yanzhou City, dozens of wives and concubines, and he rarely comes to the barracks every day. ”

"Hmm!" Yue Shao'an thought for a while and said: "This person is useless, since he likes pleasure, there is no need to embarrass him, let's talk about that Niu Qing." ”

Wen Chengfang said: "Niu Qing is arrogant, he only likes to train soldiers, he has little intersection with us, the previous commander valued him very much, he was only a deputy general before he came to the West Battalion, and he was promoted to the commander in less than half a year, if no one takes care of him, it is categorically unbelievable, but the ability he showed is also in line with the conditions of being taken care of." ”

Yue Shaoan glanced Wen Chengfang up and down and said, "Tell me about yourself, what do you say about yourself?" ”

Wen Chengfang clasped his fists and saluted: "The big marshal is here, and the last general will not dare to judge himself, but ask the big marshal to evaluate." ”

"You ......" Yue Shaoan patted him on the shoulder: "It's not bad, it's just that I'm too careful about being a man, so I can't say it's bad, but I don't have a lot of enthusiasm." ”

"Yes! Pay attention after the prescription! ”

"Okay, let's not mention this beforehand, it's already noon, let's eat first! It's never too late to talk about these things in the evening! ”

"Yes!" Wen Chengfang hurriedly stepped forward to lead the way: "Dashuai, please come with me......"

Yue Shao'an walked out of the big tent without hurry......