Ordinary staff officers naturally don't know Zhang Jun's thoughts, Quduan's prestige and qualifications are far above Zhang Jun and others, I heard that the emperor intends to set up a capital commander above the army commander, command the two armies, or even three to four armies, more than 100,000 people, and unify the generals.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has not been a general who can lead an army of more than 100,000 people and fight on the battlefield.

He knew that he was not favored in front of the emperor, and even disliked, and there were not many ministers who were really good friends, so only by preserving the strength of his army and making more military exploits could he have a chance to ascend to the throne, and the smoother Qu Duan played, the greater the credit was greater than him, and the smaller his chances of Zhang Jun, he heard that the battle in Tongguan was going well, but he taught him how to be happy.

Seeing that the Lord was about to be sullen, everyone saw that it was getting late, looked at each other, stood up one by one, and said to Zhang Jun: "Dashuai, it's getting late, it's best to rest early." ”

Zhang Jun was noncommittal, and only waved his hand and ordered: "You guys stand down, I have my own score." ”

"Yes, the last general will retire."

And each of them sang a fat promise, and opened the door of the tent, and withdrew in turn.

Where the tent wind was lifted, a gust of cold wind hit in, Zhang Jun's hot body was hit by the cold wind, and he couldn't help but shiver, and was about to let people close the tent door quickly, but he saw his lieutenant officer with a happy face, holding the waist knife in his left hand, holding the tent with his right hand, and said to Zhang Junxi: "Handsome, great joy!" ”

Zhang Jun perked up and turned over and sat up. asked him, "What's the matter, someone from Taiyuan is here?" ”

The officer nodded and said, "Exactly, the city sent people to meet the marshal overnight, presumably to surrender." ”

"Okay, see me!"

Zhang Jun was overjoyed at first, and suddenly remembered his identity as a general. couldn't help but restrain his smile, put down the wine glass in his hand, and ordered someone to summon a few henchmen and generals who had just left to get the account. Prepare to work together on military affairs.

After a while, the sound of boots outside the tent sounded, and someone said: "Li Xianzhong, deputy general of Hedong Road and Chengxuanlang, asks to see the marshal." ”

"Come in!"

The cowhide curtain was raised. A tall young general, dressed in iron armor, with a white mouth, although his face was blue from the cold, he still held his head high and his air was magnificent.

When he came in and stood still, everyone looked carefully, but they all secretly praised in their hearts. The young general in front of him is obviously only in his early twenties, and he is a general with a full account. But his expression is as usual, his bearing is calm, coupled with the handsomeness and tall figure, standing in front of everyone, it makes people feel that they dare not despise him.

"They're really going to send messengers!"

Zhang Jun couldn't help muttering in his heart, this young general in front of him. has such a temperament and demeanor at such a young age, I am afraid that after a few years, even I will not be able to suppress him.

But I can't help but wonder. This young general obviously reported the official title in the Great Song Dynasty, but he had not heard anyone talk about it three or four years ago. Someone can be a deputy general at the age of sixteen or seventeen, Cheng Xuanlang.

He guessed in his heart, and he couldn't help but look each other up and down with his eyes.

Li Xianzhong didn't know what he meant, but according to the rules, he respectfully saluted Zhang Jun, and signed up again to say goodbye.

Zhang Jun looked at this Li Xianzhong kneeling in front of him, and somehow, he only felt happy in his heart, but he said: "General Li, please get up, Your Majesty has already made a will, and the generals in the army will meet each other, but the military salute is enough." ”

"Oh? Your Majesty has this edict? ”

Li Xianzhong was obviously more interested in the emperor, and after getting up according to the order, he heard that the order to abolish the kneeling salute was ordered by the emperor himself, but he raised his eyebrows, and he was obviously very interested.

Without waiting for Zhang Jun to speak, Li Xianzhong smiled again: "The marshal and the generals have iron plates on their chests and gold stars on their shoulders, this is also made by His Majesty's edict, right?" I often hear them talk about it in the Jin army, before it was said that it was a redundant move, but after a few months, I felt that the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army was becoming more and more disciplined, and the command was as good as it could be, and in the past, either the Song army won, or it was defeated and out of control, but now it is good, even if the Jin people are cheap on the battlefield, there will be officers at all levels who come out to command, and the layers are firm, like a rock, unbreakable. It is because since the fifth year of Jingkang, it is really difficult to fight another big victory. Now that I mention it, everyone says that His Majesty is a hero, and the Jin people are also thinking about learning to improve."

"That's natural, it's clear from top to bottom, it's easy to distinguish between soldiers and generals, it's really much clearer." Zhang Jun's tone was calm, and he said: "There is also the law of military generals, those who lose their army and flee, behead the generals, and those who flee after the army loses their generals, the rear team will cut the front team!" ”

Seeing that Li Xianzhong was stunned, Zhang Jun smiled, flicked the hem of his robe, and said: "There are still many military methods, the kid has returned to my forbidden army, and he has to learn." ”

Li Xianzhong didn't like Zhang Jun's tone, but he was very impressed by Zhao Huan's various reforms, so he was silent, and only accepted Zhang Jun's statement.

Zhang Jun was also very satisfied with the other party's reaction, getting along with this hearty and handsome young general, only by using his authority to suppress the other party could he make his mood more pleasant, looking at the silent other party, he asked again: "You are not Han, right?" ”

Li Xianzhong frowned slightly, although he was very reluctant, he still bowed down and replied: "Yes, the last general is not a Han person, but a party member." ”

"Sure enough."

Zhang Jun showed a satisfied smile, a question in his heart

There is an answer.

The imperial court's use of troops against the Xia people naturally also needed to divide and win over different forces within the Western Xia, so that the internal division of the party members and weakening its own strength. Because of this, the Song Dynasty did its best to win over the local party members in the Xihe area of Hedong, especially the party nobles, and as long as they had the slightest opportunity, they would confer official titles, so that the other party would defect from Western Xia and naturalize the Great Song Dynasty.

This Li Xianzhong can become a deputy general at the age of sixteen or seventeen, if it is an ordinary soldier in the forbidden army of the Song Dynasty, fighting hard, bloody territory, just afraid of staying up for a lifetime, he may not be able to become a deputy general, even if he is a child of a military general family, it is impossible to have such a rapid promotion, only naturalized party members can do so.

Seeing Zhang Jun's face with a relieved look. Li Xianzhong's expression darkened at first, and his handsome face was also eclipsed, but after a while, he raised his head proudly and said to Zhang Jun: "The last general family has been hereditary since the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Oh?"

Not only Zhang Jun was moved. Most of the rest of the generals in the account were from Guan Shaanxi, although they may not have direct communication with the Xia people, but they also knew the young general in front of them. It's really a wealthy background. The inspection of these nine clans, in fact, is equivalent to the Tusi of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, who held the power of life and death of the people in a place. It is just a false respect for the court. And this Li Xianzhong's family achieved this position when it was still in the Tang Dynasty, and it is obviously a wealthy family among the party members, no wonder this person is so magnanimous and behaved, it turns out that he was born like this.

"I see, Zhang is disrespectful!"

Even Zhang Jun didn't dare to snub this person anymore, although he still sat upright, he bowed his hand.

You must know that if a wealthy family like Li Xianzhong returns to the Song Dynasty, the Song court will not be lazy, but it will be unsatisfactory in the Song Dynasty. When he returned to the Xia Kingdom, he would definitely be extremely respected, and he would be in and out of the same idle ears, Zhang Jun knew that it was powerful, so he no longer dared to embarrass this Li Xianzhong.

It is also true that Li Xianzhong's father and son were loyal to the Song Dynasty, first after the fall of Yan'an Mansion. was forced to surrender to the Jin people, and then designed an attempt to hold the Jin Marshal to finish Yan Zongbi, but it didn't work. Then he took the Jin to return Sarichang to the Song Dynasty, but was pursued by the Jin soldiers. Except for Li Xianzhong, more than 200 members of the family were killed. Li Xianzhong was remorseful, knowing that it was rare to have the power of the Song Dynasty, so he died and returned to Western Xia, pretending to serve the Xia State, and then led an army of 200,000 to attack Guanshan, captured Salige, and after taking revenge, the Xia State awarded him the important position of a high-ranking official to recruit envoys, Li Xianzhong was not moved, and resolutely returned to the Song Dynasty. Later, he successively served as Xidong recruiting envoys, too lieutenants, Ningguo army festival envoys and other positions, when Yan Liang attacked the Song Dynasty, the Song army was unstable, and when he heard that Li Xianzhong came to preside over the military, the whole army was inspired, and the morale was greatly boosted.

Although he was a party nobleman, he was loyal to the Song Dynasty and was respected by future generations.

At this time, Li Xianzhong's fate in his life naturally changed with the change of Zhao Huan, although the situation of Yan'an and surrendered to the Jin people has not changed, but the determination to return to the Song Dynasty was made earlier, and the upright division of the Song army has been killed directly to Hedong, he naturally does not have to make strange plans to capture and kill the generals of the Jin Kingdom, history is only a small turn, but the fate of countless people has changed.

Seeing that Zhang Jun and the others were jealous, Li Xianzhong didn't want the other party to pay more attention to his family history, so he diverted the topic and only said: "Dashuai, the last general will be ordered by Zhang Xiaochun, the prefect of Taiyuan, to come to restore Dashuai." ”

It was about the military situation, Zhang Jun was also very concerned, leaned forward slightly, and asked him, "What?" ”

Although he knew that the other party would be willing to return to the Great Song Dynasty, he still couldn't help but show nervousness.

Li Xianzhong smiled slightly, and replied: "The last general was originally serving under Wanyan Sali to make up the account, and when he learned that the marshal had been attacking until Pingjin, all the ten thousand households of the Jin State decided to abandon Pingyang, and stop Han Chang's Han army from dragging the offensive of our Great Song Forbidden Army, and the rest of the Jin soldiers all returned to Taiyuan to defend. The last general was only familiar with the terrain, so he was ordered to lead a small group of cavalry and return to the city first. At the same time, the Jurchen guards were transferred from the clouds to enrich the city's defenses, and when the end came, the defenders in the clouds had arrived. At the same time, he also relied on the prestige and ability of Lord Zhang Xiaochun, and ordered him to go from Yunzhong to Taiyuan as a pseudo-Qi Shangshu right inheritor, threatened the lives of his family, and ordered him to defend the city with his heart until the main force of the Jin soldiers returned to the city. In this way, the original Han soldiers in the city are no longer the main force, and the city gate has been completely guarded by Jurchen soldiers, and the Zhang brothers cannot call the shots. The prefect ordered me to inform the marshal, and it was not easy to break the city lightly. What to do next, please make a decision again. ”

After Zhang Jun listened quietly, his originally excited face was gone, and after Li Xianzhong finished speaking, he said to Li Xianzhong in a mocking tone: "Zhang Xiaochun guarded Taiyuan for the Great Song Dynasty for 253 days, does he have to guard the golden dog for a year?" ”

"The prefect has no such intention." Li Xianzhong was not excited, just shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The prefect said that it was a mistake to surrender first, and he would never make a mistake again, as long as the commander still had to take the risk of attacking the city, he would definitely do his internal response, although he would die without regrets." ”

He immediately followed up with the previous sentence, and said: "Although the last general is not a Han Chinese, he is also willing to do so, as long as the commander gives an order, he has a good head, and he is willing to be used by the commander." ”

General Li Xianzhong is one of the generals I admire the most, and the name of Xianzhong is actually not the time in the text, it should be used in advance, everyone is not surprised.