"Ladies and gentlemen, Zong Ze has died of illness, I don't know who can command the Western Army and fight against Yan Lou's room!"

In the court, Zhao Pu asked.

After sweeping, the various ministers of the court, and finally Zhao Pu came to the conclusion that no one was suitable. There is no suitability, it can only be improvised, as the so-called knowing that it will not work, it is urgent to make do. So Zhao Pu threw the decision to the ministers present and let them discuss it together.

"Wechen is willing to go in person!" Zhang Jun was the first to speak.

"Zhang Shilang is the most suitable!"

"Only him!"

To Zhao Pu's surprise, no one objected this time, and Qi Shushu agreed.

Zhao Pu didn't feel puzzled, in normal times, even if a mosquito landed on the plate, many ministers had to quarrel a few words, and it seemed that if they didn't quarrel a few words, their mouths would be uncomfortable, so the quarrel became the mainstream. It's rare to see unanimity, but this time it happened.

It's just that after thinking about it carefully, Zhao Pu finally understood that this time in the northwest, except for Zhang Jun, he really couldn't find a suitable person.

Zhao Ding is the material for the imperial history, but to lead the troops and command the arrogant soldiers of the Western Army is definitely the material for death;

Fan Zhongyin, no, some sundries in the court still need him to deal with.

Wang Boyan can't do it, he is average, being the governor of a state is already the limit, and being the prime minister is a bit reluctant. In the days when he was prime minister, there were some leaks one after another, but fortunately, there were other people to help him, and Zhao Pu was always staring with his eyes open, so there were no major mistakes.

If you lead troops and command more than 200,000 people in the Western Army, once there is a leak, it will be fatal.

In political affairs, if something goes wrong, it may be remedied; Something went wrong with the army. It's impossible to make amends.

In short, in the court, Zhao Pu carefully searched around, either he was a mouthpiece, or a scholar general, and none of them reached the passing score. Only one Zhang Jun was in the 50th place in front of him, although he was in a failing state, but he was the one with the highest score in the court.

And going to the northwest is another chore. If you lead your troops to fight, if you are defeated, you will not be taken prisoner. is the material of exile, Li Gang fell on the defeat, how could they jump into this big pit again; If you are lucky enough to win, you can get merit. It's just that since the fierce battle between Song and Jin, there have been more defeats and fewer victories. It's hard to win.

At least the vast majority of ministers shy away from this drudgery.

"That's it. Knowing no. I can only make do with it! Zhao Pu was extremely sad in his heart, and there was still a shortage of talents.

In the end, Zhang Jun was appointed as the envoy of the town guard of Sichuan-Shaanxi Road, which was regarded as the commander of the military region of the Northwest Army.

It's just that Zhao Pu is still not at ease, and he can't help but feel uneasy. Before parting. Zhao Pu asked: "Qing family, is there a way to fight the enemy in the northwest?" ”

"Everything is based on stability, mainly on defense and offense, and the first thing is to keep the ground and not lose. Then wait for the opportunity to fight back! Zhang Jun said.

Zhao Pu nodded, this answer is very good.

"That Qing family, how do you think you will do things when you go to the Northwest Army this time?" Zhao Pu asked again.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Jun replied: "Be the generals, work together to fight against the Jin Army!" ”

Zhao Pu shook his head.

Zhang Jun continued: "The Western Army is a strong army in the world, and it will definitely be able to report the safety of Sichuan and Shaanxi!" ”

Zhao Pu still shook his head.

Zhang Jun had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, please solve your doubts?" ”

"Children are only close if they are raised by themselves." Zhao Pu sighed slightly, "If there is a kind of teacher, and the two generals in the division are here, Sichuan and Shaanxi will naturally sit back and relax." It's just that it won't work at the moment, and outsiders will command the Western Army, and there will inevitably be friction. It may be that the generals of the Western Army, afraid of their official positions, may obey the command of the Qing family, but there are often deviations in battle. The Qing family is not from the Western Army, and they are literati, so they will naturally be estranged from those soldiers of the Western Army, and it is difficult to function like an arm, which takes time to run in. Back then, Master Zong Ze was defeated again and again when he first arrived in the northwest, could it be that the old general Zong Ze was incompetent? No! It's the lack of integration with each other, the estrangement, and the limited combat power! ”

"Qing family, this time I went to the northwest, focusing on running-in. As for the fighting, it is secondary! ”

"The most powerful soldier in the Jin army is Wanyan Lou Room, this person is the god of soldiers, comparable to Han Xin, everyone in this art of war, I am not an opponent, you are not an opponent, and no one under the mountain is an opponent. In the face of such a strong enemy, maintaining confrontation and remaining undefeated is the greatest victory! ”

"Fortunately, people with high talents will inevitably be envied and attacked by those who are superior. Zong Han is a person, the use of soldiers is okay, but he is narrow-minded, irritable and irritable, and he has suppressed Yan Lou's room everywhere, so that he commands only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there are few soldiers and generals, so that the northwest can maintain persistence, otherwise it is not impossible to conquer Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and even Sichuan. Maybe at that time, the Jin army will go down the river, go straight to Xiangfan, the area south of the Yangtze River, and attack the north road again, and then my Great Song may be really dangerous. Fortunately, Wanyan Lou's room has been hit, and there have been few major generals, so that he had to recruit troops to defend it, resulting in rebellion, trapped in Guanzhong, and it was difficult to go south, but it was a pity that it was ............"

The Song Dynasty has been constantly fighting among the top and bottom, and excellent generals have been suppressed; In fact, the Jin Army is the same, it is also suppressing excellent generals.

At least after finishing Yan Lou's room, he didn't live well in the Jin country.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Wanyan Lou was an important minister in the time of Taizu, but in the era of Taizong, he was a leftover.

Fortunately, there are not many troops led by Wanyan Lou's room, and the northwest is a place of strong troops, coupled with terrain restrictions, this famous general has achieved brilliant results, but it has been difficult to consolidate the fruits of victory, and he has been trapped in Guanzhong, like a dragon trapped in the quagmire.

In this conversation before parting, Zhao Pu mainly reminded Zhang Jun to be cautious, to run in the relationship between soldiers and soldiers, and to be careful of finishing the Yan Lou room.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that these words turned out to be counterproductive—and some problems already existed, and they couldn't be easily solved by him in a few words. Faintly, for the defeat of the northwest, an ambush was laid.

The only effect of these words is to make Zhang Suo remember the end of Yan Lou's room.

…………

People are proud!

Especially scholars, they have the arrogance to dare to be the first in the world and have a kind of arrogance in their bones, and Zhang Jun is even more so.

In Zhang Jun's view, he was born for troubled times and to save the world, comparable to Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms and Xie An of the Jin Dynasty. As the old saying goes; Guanzhong is only Wang Meng, and the world looks to Xie An. And he is this kind of person, but after entering the official career, he has always been a marginalized figure, and now the opportunity has finally come, commanding 200,000 western troops, and he can recover Hedong to the north and Bianliang to the east............

At that time, he will be famous through the ages and become the first prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty.

As for Wanyan Lou's room, it is just a stepping stone, a barbarian general, which is not surprising.

The emperor said that he was comparable to Han Xin, and there was no one in the court to defeat him, which was simply ridiculous.

When he arrived in the northwest, he would definitely cut off the head of Wan Yan Lou's room, and let the emperor know that the so-called famous generals were nothing more than that. (To be continued......)