Less than a day after Yang Hongyang left, Yang Hao received a secret report from Mu Lanqing, Qiu Shiliang sent Lu Qi, the general of the Shence Army, and other capable military academies to Taiyuan, and the news in the capital spread that Qiu Shiliang's cronies and confidants of Suining Town Jiedu made Shi Xiaozhang move to Hedong, and it was obvious that Lu Qi went to Taiyuan to prepare for Shi Xiaozhang to enter Hedong.

Seeing Zhang Bozhong coming, Yang Hao said happily: "You came just in time, I have something to discuss with you." So he briefly told Zhang Bozhong about Lu Qi and Shi Xiaozhang, and then asked: "According to your inference, Qiu Shiliang's move is a plan to be successful, or a suspicious plan." ”

Zhang Bozhong said: "According to the opinion of his subordinates, Qiu Shiliang's move is neither a must-win nor a suspicious tactic, he is doing this to disrupt the situation, Shi Xiaozhang, the word is benevolent, is after the Xi clan, the son of Wei Bo Jiedu Shi Xiancheng, once the deputy envoy of Wei Bo Jiedu, Taihe Chu, Henghai Li Tongjie rebelled, Xiaozhang led the army to help the army pacify Henghai, with merit and the Ministry of Rites, awarded the Xiangwei Jiedu envoy, and then turned to the right Jin Wuwei general, Li Dunfang, Zheng Hua, Suining three towns of the festival envoy, on the history of filial piety is not at all under Liu Wei, but above the adult, However, Hedong is a big town in the world, and the forces of various factions are intertwined, Shi Xiaozhang can't control Hedong, if he falls, Qiu Shiliang can use this as an excuse to block the promotion of the Lord and Liu Wei, so his subordinates said that Qiu Shiliang's move is to stir up the situation. ”

Yang Hao nodded and said: "I think so too, Qiu Shiliang started with the change of nectar, although the power is large, the foundation is shallow, except for the Shence Army, in fact, his strength is still very thin, except for Wu Chen, no one among his cronies can defend Hedong, even if it is Wu Chen, his qualifications are not enough, you are right, he can't swallow Hedong himself, and he doesn't want to cheapen the opponent, so he is going to stir up the situation." ”

Zhang Bozhong said: "If you want to make Qiu Shiliang's move fail, it is not difficult, adults can make a fuss in Youzhou, which is close to Suining, and trap Shi Xiaozhang in Suining, so that he can't go to Hedong." ”

Yang Hao shook his head and sighed: "The matter in Hedong has nothing to do with me from now on, let Qiu Shiliang and Liu Wei make trouble." ”

Zhang Bozhong heard a trace of helplessness and unwillingness from Yang Hao's words, thinking that he had just seen Yang Hongyang this morning, Zhang Bozhong immediately realized that Yang Hao might have been under some kind of pressure from above, and had to give up Hedong.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "If the adults don't want this false name, Hedong can still get it." ”

Yang Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Please Mr. speak bluntly, how can you get Hedong." ”

Zhang Bozhong said: "You can ask Situ, Zhongshuling, Dongdu to stay behind, and Pei Du, the Duke of Jin, to go out of the town of Hedong." ”

Pei Du is a veteran of the four dynasties, Yuan and Zhongxing ministers, when he stayed in the eastern capital, he built a green field hall, and Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi and other celebrities sang very closely, and his reputation was brilliant, Yang Hao immediately realized that Zhang Bozhong's plan would be a good move, with Pei Du's reputation and qualifications to guard Hedong, naturally no one could say anything, but he was a lonely man, and there was no soldier in his hands.

The military power of the border pass military town is the real power, as long as you can defeat Dong Bacheng and other powerful factions in Hedong, and do not try to make the false title of the envoy, the real power of Hedong can still be held in your own hands, of course, it is not easy to coexist with Pei Du, he will use various means to suppress himself, but an old man in his old age can survive for a long time, as long as he can endure for three or five years, and when he returns to his hometown, Hedong is his own thing.

But to operate Pei Du out of Hedong, Yang Hao felt that he had neither a way nor a certainty.

Zhang Bozhong offered advice: "Why don't you ask the chief manager to come forward to facilitate this matter." Yang Hao groaned and said: "I'm afraid that the chief manager may not be willing to agree, don't hide it from Mr., Yang Hongyang came here to persuade me to give up Hedong to Liu Wei, and the chief manager acquiesced in this matter." ”

Zhang Bozhong said with a smile: "For the chief manager, the real power in Hedong is in the hands of adults, it is better than in the hands of Liu Wei, His Royal Highness the Prince's face has to be given, but if it can not hurt His Royal Highness the Prince's face, I think this favor, the chief manager is still willing to help." ”

Looking at Zhang Bozhong's confident smile, Yang Hao secretly marveled in his heart, why didn't he figure out such a simple truth, he threw an approving glance at Zhang Bozhong, nodded and said, "Then according to what Mr. discusses." ”

Zhang Bozhong took out Li Changlin's secret letter from his arms, briefly reported the purpose of Li Changlin's sending Wu Chenlu here, and finally asked: "Please let me know if you can agree to Li Changlin's request." ”

Yang Hao asked rhetorically: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Zhang Bozhong thought for a while and replied: "Your Excellency may wish to agree to Li Changlin's request, temporarily let him go undercover in Xia Sui, and when the time is ripe, let him cooperate with the outside to help the Lord take back Xia Sui, and his subordinates suggest that Fang Litian can be transferred to Xia Sui, one is for assistance, and the other is for surveillance." ”

Yang Hao nodded again and again, what Zhang Bozhong said was exactly what he wanted, he glanced at Zhang Bozhong, and then at Li Changlin's secret letter in his hand, and nodded silently: "What Mr. said is in line with my heart, when the German army broke the sky, he got the opportunity of Hedong Famous Scholar Qu, I want to hire him as a military general, but unfortunately Qu Lao has always looked down on my small temple, and would rather hide in the school to teach students than refuse to teach a word. ”

Zhang Bozhong was stunned, he had heard a little about Qu Chuji, the general of the military division is the position of the main general and the second assistant, and his status in the Xining army is second only to the general, Yang Hao suddenly promoted himself so high, but it was greatly unexpected to him, Zhang Bozhong said with some trepidation: "How can his subordinates dare to occupy such a high position." ”

Yang Hao said: "Since ancient times, the capable people have come first, this trip to Suzhou, the general manager will promote me several levels, the height is not cold, there is no Mr. to guide me, I am really struggling, please Mr. do not have to refuse." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Hao glanced at the secret letter in his hand again, this subtle action was seen by Zhang Bozhong, he suddenly understood the true intention of Yang Hao's move, this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, accompanied by himself, in order to prepare for consultants, although there is no name of military division, but there is a military division, even Li Changlin is a general in the army also sees it this way, it is because of this that he sent the secret letter to himself first, in order to curry favor with him, Li Changlin is like this, and others are not, in fact, the identity of the unknown military advisor is harmless, But if you still hold the real power of the inner temple in your hands, the nature will change.

Those who have been subordinates since ancient times cannot have power, fame, and position, and they are guilty of both, and those who have both will not die well.

Thinking of this, Zhang Bozhong broke out in a cold sweat, and said in a loud voice: "Thanks to the eyes of the lord, my subordinates are willing to do their best to die after they do their best." Yang Hao was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the three armies, and appointed Zhang Bozhong as the general of the military division from now on.

Because of Zhang Bozhong's plan, Yang Hao transferred Meng Ming to the commander of the Breaking Wave Battalion, in the name of capturing Li Changlin, and ordered him to lead the four battalions of Tiger, Leopard, Flying Tiger, and Breaking Waves to the south to attack Yinzhou, Li Changlin led the army to hold out, and the four battalions attacked for three days and three nights, Lian Yong led the army to reinforce, Meng Ming withdrew his army to the north, Wu Cao saw Meng Ming's withdrawal, thinking that his army was defeated and could be bullied, so he sent troops north to capture Yulin Town on the grounds of aiding his allies, and cut off Meng Ming's road to the north in one fell swoop.

Wu Cao was proud, but Meng Ming suddenly waved his troops south to surround Suizhou City, Wu Cao hurriedly led the army back to help, halfway to Meng Ming's ambush, most of the more than 2,000 people were annihilated, Wu Cao rushed back to Yulin Town, went halfway to learn that the Xiao cavalry battalion raided Yulin Town, the defenders surrendered the city, Wu Cao led dozens of pro-troops to flee in the direction of Yinzhou, encountered an ambush on the way, the attendants were all killed, Wu Cao was captured, and a lonely person was escorted to Yulin Town,

When the car arrived outside the west gate of Yulin Town, I saw Yang Hao leading the crowd to greet the people by the moat outside the gate, personally removing the shackles for Wu Cao, and reassuring Wu Cao with good words.

Yang Hao said: "This is a misunderstanding, Yang's original intention was to attack Yinzhou and capture the traitors, and he had no intention of violating Suizhou." ”

Wu Cao said: "A certain mistaken belief in the villain's words, so that black and white do not distinguish between black and white and meet with the general's swordsmen, and the general's grace is not killed, Wu is willing to follow the general." ”

Yang Hao said with a smile: "The general is deeply loved by the people of Suizhou, how dare Yang Hao offend the general, Fengzhou is lonely, only this one trade route is connected to Guanzhong, and there is no exchange, I hope that the general will not think of today's evil, open the trade route, love the business travel, and benefit the people of the two places." ”

Wu Cao Xi said: "The general ordered, Wu Cao dared to disobey his orders, and from today onwards, those who traveled through my Suizhou business in Fengzhou will be reduced by half." ”

Yang Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered Meng Ming to withdraw the army, and returned the captured Suizhou sergeant to Wu Cao, as for Yulin Town, Yang Hao rented it at a price of three hundred taels of silver a day to stack grain and grass ordnance, Wu Cao repeatedly said that he wanted to dedicate Yulin Town to Yang Hao, Yang Hao politely declined,

Suizhou's status in Xia Sui is very special, if Xia Sui is compared to a long dragon lying at the north gate of Guanzhong, then Xia Sui is the dragon head of the long dragon, without Suizhou, the dragon is like no dragon head, he will never be able to fly to the sky, and can only be a second-rate character forever, this is the reason why Meng Bochang wanted to seize Suizhou at all costs.

Attack Suizhou, capture Wu Cao, and then put it back, under a dozen and one pull, so that the alliance between Wu Cao and Lian Yong exists in name only, this is like separating the dragon head from the dragon's body, so that the dragon can not be vacated, and then slowly slaughtered when the time is right,

After solving the Suizhou problem, Meng Ming suddenly returned to attack Yinzhou, and Lian Yong and Li Changlin fled back to Xiazhou with the remnants in disarray.

Yang Hao also used the name of chasing horse bandits, so that Meng Mingdong went out of Shizhou, Hedong, and ordered Cheng Keling to go south to Yanzhou, Yanzhou, for a while, Guanzhong was shaken, and when the parties were boiling, Yang Hao suddenly collected troops and went north, leaving two battalions of Polang and Feihu to guard Xiaochang'an, and the rest of the battalions went north one after another.

On the way back to the north, Yang Hao ordered the promulgation and implementation of the new military system of the Xining Army, expanding the number of soldiers in each battalion of the regular army to 1,200 people, the three battalions of Fengzhou, Feng'an, and Yongfeng in the garrison army were abolished, and the main trunk was merged into Neisifang, and the number of soldiers in each battalion of the first, second, and third battalions of the police increased to 800 people.