And this Faren in front of him, in addition to the identity of the royal belt, is precious. is still the actual director of the pedestrian division that makes people smell and change, this identity, but it is more feared by everyone than the royal belt.

When the Pedestrian Division first appeared, the upper and lower people only regarded this institution as a variation of the Imperial City Division, and had no substantive role, but in just one year, the Pedestrian Division and the Dengwen Division, one was in charge of military intelligence and the inspection of military officers, and the other was responsible internally, mainly for all civilian officials.

These two institutions, ostensibly one under the Privy Council and the other under the Cabinet of Ministers, were in fact completely independent and accountable only to the Emperor.

It's just that Zhao Huan doesn't want to engage in spy politics with great fanfare, in his opinion, a mature and stable system at worst is a hundred times smarter than the best spy system, if it weren't for the fact that the overall situation in front of him is so complicated, and it is urgent to strengthen the centralization of power, and the spy agency, if the imperial power is extended, it can get twice the result with half the effort, he will never adopt such a method.

Although the emperor thought so, the power of the pedestrian division was greater day by day, detecting the enemy's situation, questioning its own generals, interrogating soldiers, whether it was a mistake in the marching formation, insufficient training, or even food, grass and medicine, the pedestrian division could intervene.

In one year, this small organization, which was originally only one or two hundred people, has expanded to the extent that even the Privy Council, which is directly superior, cannot be invited to its scale.

In this way, the scale and influence of the Pedestrian Division have made the Song army full of vigilance and fear, no matter who it is, even if it is the commander of the first army, he does not want to be targeted by the Pedestrian Division and cause trouble.

With Yao Duan's character and identity, if Fei Lun only relied on the identity of a royal weapon, he would definitely not be able to make him so jealous.

Seeing that the other party was holding a gesture, all the generals under his command were going to come over to salute, and Fei Lun's face was full of tiredness. waved his hand to everyone and said: "The military situation is urgent, everyone doesn't have to be polite." ”

After saying that, he took a few steps forward, but he saluted Yao Duan and said, "I have seen the general, the last general acted recklessly and knocked down the guards guarding the door, General Shang Qi is not strange." ”

In fact, it was also those guards who didn't know his identity and made it so difficult. and refused to report, which made him angry and rushed in with his subordinates.

Yao Duan also knew that his subordinates were not good masters, and at this time, as the other party, he was willing to apologize to him. The face has come back. Although he is straightforward and bold, he is not completely scheming. immediately smiled and said: "This group of people must have embarrassed the general, and it is also appropriate to teach them a small lesson." ”

Just as he was about to say a few more polite words, Fei Lun had already intercepted his words and said categorically: "You're welcome, the last general dares to ask General Yao, what is the situation ahead?" ”

In front of the chief officer of this pedestrian division, Yao Duan did not dare to slack off, and replied carefully: "This side of Dunzhou." It was still stable, and the several fortresses in front of them engaged the enemy on a small scale, with no more than a thousand people at most. Seeing that the wind is not right, he has retreated. There are also detailed works infiltrated into the enemy's territory, and the news is reported, saying that there is no large-scale transfer, and the whole territory of Hedong, I am afraid that there is no Jurchen team, and a few Khitan and Han ten thousand households are not all stationed, but I am afraid that the elite have also been transferred to the front line of Tongguan. ”

Fei Lun frowned tightly and asked him, "In the general's opinion, if the enemy gathers the main force and attacks from the east of the river, what will be the situation?" ”

Yao Duan did not hesitate, and immediately replied: "Hedong is a beautiful place, the enemy has won the entire territory of Hedong, with Taiyuan as the back, Linfu Feng Sanzhou and the Linjin army as the horns, you can directly attack Yan Yan's henchmen at any time, but in the end, it is a mountain high and a ravine, if we hold on to the fortified castle, we need to spend ten times the strength to have an inch." ”

"Well, that's true."

Fei Lun's face was still tired, and although he agreed with the other party's opinion, his eyebrows were still full of worry.

Breaking the Tongguan Pass, along the plain of the river valley, straight into Chang'an, on the way, of course, is the nearest choice. Although Tongguan is a natural danger, if the enemy attacks with an iron heart, it is still unknown whether it can be held. And as long as Tongguan is lost, and the army of hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves rushes straight in, there will be nothing that can stop the iron cavalry of the Jurchens.

However, according to the intelligence of the pedestrian division over the past few days, the enemy did not ostensibly have a main force stationed in the east of the river, but in fact there were still a considerable number of Jurchen troops and elite Han troops, not far from the line along the river.

And Fei Lun was originally in Tongguan, preparing to greet the envoy Zhao Ding, report the front-line information to Zhao Ding, and then go to investigate according to the other party's instructions.

Just two days before Zhang Jun's headquarters set off, an urgent report came from the Xizuo stationed in Hedong, and the garrisons from Taiyuan, Ninghua, Pingding, and other states had assembled one after another, marched along Fenshui, and marched in the direction of Longmen.

Guanshan gateway, has always been Tongguan Pupo Longmen three roads, because the river has been lost, in the rear of Tongguan Pupo and Longmen, had to face the enemy across the river, the enemy only needs to raise his legs to cross the Yellow River, is the Guanzhong Plain of a horse Pingchuan.

In winter, in order to prevent the enemy from stepping on the ice to cross the river, there are still heavy troops defending in the second belt of Longmen Pupo, and more small fortifications are repaired, and they are stationed along the river. In summer and autumn, the water was large, it was not easy to cross the river, and the army in the garrison area was greatly reduced. If the enemy crosses Pupo, Tongguan will be lost without a fight. The enemy flanked the front and rear, and the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at Tongguan were bound to be annihilated.

Even if you cross the river from Longmen, you can also choose to swing straight into Chang'an, threaten the safety of the emperor's land, force the Song army of Tongguan to come to the rescue, and then attack from both sides, it is still a great rout situation where the whole army is annihilated.

When Fei Lun received this information, he couldn't help but be shocked when he broke up with many generals in front of him.

At this time, the opportunity has been lost, the enemy is only afraid that he has gathered along the Yellow River, if he really crosses the river, not to attack the well-defended Yan Yan Road, but directly into Chang'an, now in Chang'an City, there are only less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, the enemy is unexpectedly suddenly under the city, only afraid that the emperor will lose in case of loss, if he abandons the city and flees, then the front-line army will be chaotic, and will be defeated without a fight.

Thinking that the consequences were so serious, in order not to panic the army, this change was only known to Wu Jue and other highest-ranking generals, and Fei Lun hurried to Yanyan to check the situation here, and sent a messenger to Chang'an to report to Zhao Heng, asking him to sit down and prepare as much as possible, or move as early as possible, whether it was Feng Xiang or Qin Feng, or even go to Sichuan to take refuge for a while, it is better than being surrounded by the enemy in Chang'an.

When he arrived in Yanyan, he did not see the soldiers in front of him first, but took the risk of taking his subordinate cavalry and went deep into the enemy territory alone, and found that although there were a small number of soldiers and horses assembled, there were few Jurchens, and there were no large number of cavalry, although it seemed that there were tens of thousands of households, in fact, they were not elite, and there was obviously no discipline for his small group of cavalry, so that he had no danger, and went deep into the enemy territory and returned safely.

At this time, he could probably judge that the Jin soldiers were putting pressure on the Song army in Tongguan, forcing the main force of the Song army to garrison in Tongguan, and with the elite of 30,000 to 50,000 people, he tried every means to cross the river from Longmen and go straight to Chang'an, and with the safety of the emperor, the Song army was in chaos.

At the same time, the feint attack on the Yanyan Road made it impossible for the soldiers and horses on this road to retreat to save Chang'an.

Such an arrangement is extremely subtle and ruthless.

Since this was the case, Faeron calmed down.

He is different from Xue Qiang and Chongji by nature, and he is the most steady, and Zhao Huan took a fancy to his strengths, so he ordered him to be the director of the pedestrian department.

As an intelligence chief, the most important thing is, of course, to be calm.

At that moment, he ordered Yao Duan and the others to retreat from the idle and re-enter the room, and before they could talk to the generals, they told most of the information and analysis of their own place to individuals.

As soon as this incident came out, Yao Duan and the others were shocked and admired.

The young general in front of him, who was less than twenty years old, was full of steady and resolute temperament, but he dared to take more than 300 horsemen, go deep into the enemy's territory for hundreds of miles, and then return safely.

Seeing that everyone had a look of admiration on their faces, and some people stood up and were ready to speak, Fei Lun hurriedly said: "I'll talk about it later, but if the Jurchens really cross the river by force, what if they are in Chang'an?" ””

Yao Duan was just a fierce general, but he was not in a hurry, and he was also panicked at the moment, rubbing his hands and saying: "If this is the case, it is really a big deal." ”

He was a striker in front of the formation, and his personality was also impatient, and he jumped up and shouted: "What else is there to say? The soldiers there in Tongguan can't move without permission, our enemy here is the weakest, with more than 30,000 people in our Third Army, plus more than 10,000 people in Yanyan Road, all of them will come back to Chang'an, and the defenders in the city will be afraid of him. ”

Fei Lun nodded yes and said: "That's exactly what I think, the enemy's strength here is not thick, besides, if Yan Yanlu is lost, it can be taken again, and Chang'an is lost, if Your Majesty makes a mistake, we will be broken bones, and we will not be able to reverse this big mistake." ””

Yao Duan saw that his face was full of gloom, and he knew that he had followed Zhao Huan for many years, not only the righteousness of a courtier, but also the feelings of a monarch and a minister who could not be reached by ordinary people, and immediately promised: "It is best to come here as General Fei for this discussion, presumably to let us return to Chang'an immediately." In my opinion, it is best to send someone to report to Chief Manager Zhang immediately, so that he can also transfer the team and return immediately. ”

Fei Lun said: "I have sent someone to this matter, and I expect that after noon tomorrow, General Zhang will be able to know about this matter." ”

Yao Duan clapped his hands and applauded, praising him: "General Fei's actions are really not revealed." ”

He said with a look of vain enthusiasm on his face: "Since the Fuping War, I have been idle for many days, practicing every day, and my courage is getting smaller and smaller. ””

Fei Lun was not as optimistic as him, and only said: "And it is more than ten days away from Chang'an, and our division is mostly foot soldiers, and the enemy is only afraid that it is mainly based on elite cavalry, we are too anxious, and the soldiers are too tired, too late, and we are afraid that the enemy will chase after Your Majesty." ”

He sighed and shook his head again and again, he originally had a heavier worry in his heart, but he refused to say it in front of these generals.

It's just that when he turned his head, he saw that Zhang Xian wanted to speak and stopped, and his heart moved, and he couldn't help but say, "General Zhang, what do you have to say?" ”