The Third Police Battalion was formed on the basis of a local militia in Wangshan Town, 70 miles northeast of Feng'an, and Zhang Jinbiao, a lieutenant of the United Army, and the main officers in the battalion were all from Li Tong's old unit. Two days ago, Zhang Jinbiao received a handwritten letter from Li Tong, asking him to prepare his troops and horses to intercept the Tanda people who had fled from the direction of Feng'an. Zhang Jinbiao did not dare to be careless at all, and stood in the camp without taking off his armor for three days and nights, while the two lieutenants of the military academy went to the east and west wings of the defensive area to supervise and prepare for war. All the passes leading to the Mobei grassland are in full battle, ready to meet the rout of the army.

"Big brother has news." Xie Heng, the captain of the military academy, hurriedly entered, Xie Hengyuan was the head of the Wangshan militia regiment, a big household in Wangshan, after the militia was reorganized into the third police battalion, Yang Hao originally wanted him to be the captain of the unified army. Xie Heng insisted on refusing to take office on the grounds of lack of qualifications. Zhang Jinbiao came to Wangshan and hit him off at first sight, and the two became brothers.

"How many people came?" Zhang Jinbiao asked eagerly.

"There are about 20 people in total, all of them are embarrassed, and it seems that they have suffered a big defeat." Xie Heng picked up Zhang Jinbiao's tea bowl and poured a few sips. Zhang Jinbiao didn't care about this, and hurriedly asked, "Which pass are they coming to?" Can our people stop it? ”

"I can definitely stop it, but it's just ......" Xie Heng wanted to say and stopped. Zhang Jinbiao hurriedly sent a few attendants out.

"Tell me what's going on." When Zhang Jinbiao heard that he could stop Li Shaoqing, he was already overjoyed. He was appointed as a lieutenant by the grain and grass officer, and there were many people who were not convinced. It is undoubtedly a great achievement to hold Li Shaoqing, see what else they can say?

"There is a woman beside Li Shaoqing, who is the female scrivener in the embassy office named Qianshui Qing. Big brother, with this person here, I think we should not stop it. ”

The name of shallow water is clear, how has Zhang Jinbiao heard of it? It is said that he was able to serve as the commander of the third police battalion, but he also lost this shallow water clear. It has been ten years since he was transferred from the team to the grain and grass officer, and he has not brought a single soldier in ten years. When Li Tong proposed that he become the commander of the 3rd Police Battalion, there was a lot of opposition from below.

Qianshui Qing told Yang Hao that although he lacked experience in leading troops, he was familiar with the customs and habits of various ethnic groups in Mobei and was good at dealing with various ethnic groups. After all, the Third Police Battalion is a second-line garrison, and the task of combat readiness is not heavy. As long as you are honest and practical, you can be a good family even if you have a little experience in commanding the army.

Whether the rumors are true or not, Zhang Jinbiao does not dare to say anything. But since this woman entered the Defense Embassy as a secretary, there have been scandals between her and Yang Hao. Zhang Jinbiao is a person who has read books for several years, and he has no intention of caring about these rights and wrongs. But he also knew in his heart that this woman was now Li Shaoqing's talisman. She will bless Li Shaoqing safe and sound.

The ecstasy in Zhang Jinbiao's heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, he pondered for a long time, and asked Xie Heng: "What do you think?" ”

Xie Heng knew where to go, Zhang Jinbiao already had an idea in his heart, but he was a straight person, and he always said whatever he wanted in his heart.

"Of course, we can't catch Li Shaoqing, but there will be people who will help us intercede. If you hurt the shallow water, you will really die and have no place to be buried. ”

Zhang Jinbiao laughed and said, "Brother's words are exactly what I want, so I will do what you say." If you want to kill the head, kill me alone, and it will definitely not affect your brother. ”

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Yang Hao arrived at Wangshan Town in the middle of the night.

In the battle outside Feng'an City, although all the main forces of the righteous army were annihilated, their three battalions were also lost, the leopard battalion suffered 300 casualties, and the Agni Battalion and the Jingqi Battalion each lost two-thirds, and they were already paralyzed. Yang Hao left the rest of the Jingqi Battalion to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers, and he led more than 300 people from the Leopard Battalion and the Agni Battalion to chase Li Shaoqing lightly.

Twenty miles south of Wangshan Town, Yang Hao met with the two sentinels of the Iron Bell Battalion of Jiuniang Pass.

Zhang Jinbiao led the crowd out of ten miles, and Yang Hao asked about Li Shaoqing's whereabouts. Zhang Jinbiao knelt down and pleaded guilty, and Yang Hao said angrily: "Let the tiger return to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles." If you delay the military plane, you should be punished for the crime! Zhang Jinbiao pleaded guilty.

As Xie Heng expected, Cheng Keling and Jiang Tao, the commander of the Leopard Battalion, both stood up to intercede for Zhang Jinbiao. Cheng Ke led: "Before the battle, the general is unfavorable to the army, and he is going north to chase the enemy, and he is about to use people." He was willing to ask the general to spare his life and let him make meritorious service for his crimes. Jiang Tao advised: "Captain Zhang is familiar with the customs and customs of all ethnic groups in Saibei, and he will lead him to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Yang Hao shouted angrily: "If it weren't for everyone's intercession, I wouldn't be spared!" Zhang Jinbiao was temporarily removed from the post of commander of the army, and Xie Heng was appointed as the commander of the army. Zhang Jinbiao crossed the river with Cheng Keling and Jiang Tao to pursue Li Shaoqing, if you can't get his head back, I will take your head on top. Zhang Jinbiao retreated.

At the moment, Yang Hao appointed Cheng Keling as the main general and Jiang Tao as the deputy general, and led more than 400 people from the Leopard Battalion, the Iron Bell Battalion, and the third police battalion and one outpost to cross the river to pursue Li Shaoqing. Yang Hao himself rushed to the Ice Rock Valley with the remnants of the Flame Camp.

Ten days ago, Yang Hao secretly rushed to Yongfeng from Xiaochang'an, in addition to forcing Zhang Yannian to express his attitude, but also to deploy the central part of the Northern Expedition.

After Zeng Chongyang arrived in Fengzhou, he purged Yang Hao's old department in the name of purging Wang Shoucheng's remaining party, and the Xining army was in chaos. The backbone of the Tiger Battalion, the head of the 12th Battalion, was all purged, and finally forced to rebel. The Fengzhou battalion was slandered as a rebellion, the officers and soldiers were lost, and the number was revoked by Zeng Chongyang. Other battalions were also severely damaged to varying degrees. Colleagues attacked each other, friends were suspicious of each other, military discipline was lax, people's hearts were dissipated, and the love of robes exchanged for blood on the battlefield was gone. If Zeng Chongyang is not overthrown, the Fengzhou and Xining armies will be destroyed.

Zhang Yannian has long had the intention of reversing the past, but he has always acted cautiously and felt that his strength is insufficient, so he has adopted a wait-and-see attitude. As soon as he saw Yang Hao return to Fengzhou, he immediately changed his attitude and announced that he would help Yang to fall down. The military and political people of Yongfeng and Fengzhou have long been disgusted with Zeng Chongyang's chaotic government, and have expressed their support for Yang Hao's return to Fengzhou. Zhang Huchen, who was detained by the Jinfeng camp, ordered the official offices at all levels in Fengzhou to immediately end the purge and redress the grievances of the victims.

The downfall of Zeng Chongyang is a foregone conclusion, and the civil strife in Fengzhou is about to subside. But external threats loomed. According to the information collected by Guan Suo, Xiao Qijin, the leader of the central forest, wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Fengzhou to lead his army south, and the defeat of Fengzhou in August was a snow, and he also wanted to use this military merit to protect his crumbling sweat position.

Zeng Chongyang, Xiao Qijin, Li Shaoqing, which of the three is more important, who comes first and who comes last. Yang Hao believes that Zeng Chongyang's perverse behavior in Fengzhou has lost all the people's hearts, and it is only a matter of time before he falls. Although Li Shaoqing is entrenched in Feng'an, this person has no lofty ambitions, and the military discipline of the Guiyi Army is corrupt, and the people are deeply disturbed, so it is not difficult to expel him. And the middle of the forest has become the sworn enemy of Fengzhou, and Xiao Qijin is the most vicious enemy of Fengzhou.

The central part of the forest is scattered in the south and west of Yinshan, with a total of 18 ethnic surnames, with more than 10,000 people with the big surname and hundreds of small surnames. Xiao Qi Jin and Barbarian are both surnamed Qi Mier, which was originally the largest surname in the middle of the forest, but after the defeat of Fengzhou, Qi Mier's strength was greatly damaged, and the other surnames gradually gave birth to a heart of disobedience. The newly unified central part of the forest is on the verge of splitting and collapsing. Zeng Chongyang's arrival made Xiao Qijin see the hope of a comeback, and took advantage of the civil strife in the Xining army to lead his troops south to take Fengzhou, which could not only be a shame, but also re-establish his prestige and stabilize his position as the leader. The middle of the forest can avoid falling into the abyss of division and melee again.

If Xiao Qijin gathers the strength of the eighteen surnames and goes south, Fengzhou will be in danger. Yang Hao believed that only by launching a preemptive strike before Xiao Qijin made a move could he relieve the northern border trouble of Fengzhou once and for all. To this end, Yang Hao instructed the Xiaocai Battalion, the Fengya Battalion, the Xiaofeng Battalion stationed in Yongfeng, and the Flying Tiger Battalion and the Breaking Wave Battalion, which secretly went north from Xiao'an, to cross the river and attack the central part of the forest by four routes.

Those who hold opposing views, such as Zhang Yannian, believe that the so-called central Lin will take advantage of the civil strife in Fengzhou to go south is just a speculation made by Guan Suo based on the information obtained, and if the information is wrong and rashly launches an attack, it is very likely to provoke Xiao Qijin and cause the eighteen surnames in central Lin to unite and raise troops to the south. At that time, there will be a large army pressing the border, and Zeng Chongyang and Li Shaoqing will stab the knife later, and Fengzhou will probably really give it away.

In addition, the strength of the Xining army has been greatly damaged after the Qing Purge, and whether it can defeat the central part of Lin after crossing the river is still a question mark. If it fails, it will not even have the capital to turn the tables. Zhang Yannian advocated concentrating on resolving the civil strife first, and then sending troops to attack the central part of the forest after recuperation.

Zhang Yannian has always been known for being cautious, and his words made Yang Hao hesitate for a long time. After weighing it again and again, Yang Hao decided not to use Zhang Yannian's plan, send troops to Yinshan, concentrate the main force to defeat the central part of Lin, and then solve the civil strife while solving the northern border trouble of Fengzhou once and for all. It's a risky move, but it's worth taking.

The progress of the war was almost exactly as Yang Hao expected, and there were many contradictions between the eighteen surnames in the middle of Lin. After the Battle of Fengzhou, Miluotu and Brute Mueller, who were the three surnames in the forest with Qi Mier, each gathered a group of followers and began to force the palace. Xiao Qi Jin was recuperating in bed because of an arrow wound, and when he heard that the second surname was going to attack the tooth tent, he became angry for a while, and after screaming, the wound burst out, and his life was almost lost.

The barbarians appealed to the Uighur court for help, and under the mediation of the envoys of the Khan of Zhangsin, the three families reconciled, but the prestige of the little Qijin was discredited. When the Xining army with Park Eun-joon as the main general crossed the river to the north, the south of Yinshan had become a pot of porridge, in addition to the traditional three strong surnames, two surnames rose in the bloody battle: Dala or, Xinlin.

The Xinlin people have a deep degree of sinicization, and the leader has changed his surname to Lin since the last three generations. The patriarch Lin Luohu traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River when he was a child, and he admired the customs and cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty. When he learned that the Xining army had crossed the river to the north, he sent his son Lin Hanlie to meet the Tang army's commander-in-chief, Park Eun-jun.

Lin Hanlie bitterly recounted the bullying of his own people by the surname of the three strongest, and expressed his willingness to send troops to help the Tang army recover the south of Yinshan, on the condition that he hoped to get a few pastures from Qi Mier and allow Xinlin to govern itself. Park Eun-joon asked him to raise troops to help him capture the Golden Tooth Tent of Xiao Qi as a sign of loyalty. Lim agreed. A thousand cavalry of the Xinlin clan was the vanguard, and the fourth battalion of the Xining Army was the main force, and they smashed into Xiao Qijin's tooth tent, and more than 300 of Xiao Qijin's wives, concubines, old mothers, ministers, and cronies were captured. As a result, Xiao Qijin was brought back to the Uighur court by an envoy of Zhangxin Khan to recuperate, and he escaped.

The barbarians led the remnants of the Qimier tribe to retreat to the north of Yinshan Mountain, and reattached to the court of the Falcon king. The tooth tent was destroyed, and the nominal leader in the middle of the forest no longer existed, and the three powerful clans fought fiercely for the throne of the leader. With the help of the Sinlim clan, Park Eun-joon defeated the most powerful Miluo Tu tribe and recovered all the lost territory south of Yinshan.

The brutal Mule tribe was defeated by the Xinlin tribe, and the rest retreated to the north of Yinshan, while the Dala retreated to Momachuan in the west of Yinshan. Park Eun-joon incorporated the remnants of the Iron Mask Machine and organized it into the Iron Mask Battalion as the main force for his own attack on the Dala or clan.

Yang Hao met with Lin Luohu, the patriarch of the Xinlin clan, in Bingyan Valley, and appointed him as the newly established county magistrate of Yinshan County in the name of the minister of the Qincha. Several pastures of the original Xiaoqijin were allocated to the Xinlin clan for use, the clan was exempted from paying taxes for three years, and 5,000 stone of grain was subsidized for the winter. At the same time, the Flying Tiger Battalion, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the Fengya Battalion, and the Iron Mask Battalion were dispatched together with a thousand cavalry of the Xinlin Clan to attack the Tara or the clan in the west.