Zhang Benling, the leader of the rebel army, actually led only 1,000 people to secretly go south, and in the face of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the officials and generals of the two Huai systems were ready to move, and Han Zhen and the second generation of those gentlemen who came to gild the capital also began to compete for the quota of sending troops.

In their opinion, it seems that Zong Yun and Liu Hanchao and others are already the first level in their pockets, and they have military merits on their shoulders, and they want to kill these thousand people, for Lianghuai, who has stationed tens of thousands of forbidden troops, it is like exploring the bag and taking things, looking at the patterns!

However, Li Tingzhi and Du Shu knew that if this matter involved Yang Jing's head, they were afraid that it would not be so simple.

Although Li Tingzhi tried to persuade him, how could Han Zhen and others listen to him, they only thought that Li Tingzhi was alarmist because he was competing for military merits, and instead of listening to his opinions, he sneered at Li Tingzhi.

Li Tingzhi, the envoy of the system, has long existed in name only under the suppression of Han Zhen, a cronie of Jia Nidao, and if it weren't for the prestige in the army, he wouldn't have known what he would have been bullied into.

Now, when it comes to Yang Jing, these people not only have no gratitude, but they are like seeing a big fat sheep, eager to slaughter and divide them, which also makes Li Tingzhi a little disheartened, brushes his sleeves out, and no longer stays in the military discussion.

Du Shu soon chased after him, and said to Li Tingzhi: "What kind of character Zhang Benling is, these fools are not clear, you and I should have a bottom in our hearts, this time they are just afraid that they will meet and bleed..."

"Hmph, this is also their own fault, if they don't teach them a lesson, how can they learn to be obedient?" Li Tingzhi was upset and couldn't help but reply angrily.

"It's just that they are so happy, but they have suffered a lot of sergeants, fighting against Zhang Benling's righteous army, and I don't know how many brothers they have to sacrifice, should these brothers make up for the stupidity of Han Zhen and others?"

Du Shu's words also made Li Tingzhi suddenly wake up, yes, anger and depression can't solve the problem, these people want to besiege and kill Zhang Benling, but when the war starts, it is the sergeants who die, and the people on both sides of the strait who suffer!

"It's just that he has the tiger talisman to transfer troops, and you and I only have the authority to command and train troops, so how can we stop him?"

Li Tingzhi couldn't help but feel embarrassed, this is also the sorrow of the military generals of the Great Song Dynasty, they can't mobilize troops and horses at will, and the elite soldiers and strong generals they have trained hard can only be buried in the hands of ignorant civil officials and supervisors.

Du Shu's father Du Gao has a very high prestige in the army, Du Shu grew up in the military camp since he was a child, and he is also very familiar with the military, and then he was transferred to the ranks of civilian officials.

"Of course, he has the authority to transfer troops, but he also has to transfer soldiers to him... Aren't we going to do a routine winter training?"

As soon as Du Shu reminded him, Li Tingzhi immediately came to his senses, yes! They have the right to train troops, and now is the usual time for winter military training, as long as they pull away the main force and elite and avoid this war in the name of military training, they can at least preserve the strength of the two armies!

Whether it is Li Tingzhi or Du Shu, they are all from the Lianghuai region, so they naturally know how much benefit Zhang Benling has created for this place, and they also know best that these territories were handed over to the imperial court by the rebels.

It is reasonable that they don't want to be enemies with Zhang Benling, but it is their duty to protect their families and defend the country, if they have to choose, even if they are reluctant, they can only helplessly and resolutely fight against Zhang Benling.

There's just a compromise right now, so why not give it a try?

Pull the main force away and station on the south bank of the Huai River, if Zhang Benling is just to deter, it is impossible for him to cross the river, if he really has the heart to fight Huainan, Li Tingzhi at least has the men and horses to deal with, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone and double insurance!

Li Tingzhi was a decisive person, and after discussing with Du Shu, he thought it was feasible, so he ordered his subordinates to be fully armed, and they went to Huainan to train troops on the same day.

When Han Zhen heard the news, he was also furious, and with a few henchmen, he came over to find Li Tingzhi's bad luck.

Li Tingzhi has been holding back, he has been holding his breath, and now seeing that Han Zhen still dares to come to accountability, he immediately burst out, pressed him against the wall, and glared at his eyes, his eyes were full of murderous energy!

"I told you that Zhang Benling must have backup, and you can only kill yourself if you go, you don't listen to dissuasion, and you can't do it, but you have the right to train troops in Huainan, and you want to transfer troops, but you can have official documents from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War?"

Li Tingzhi had already discussed countermeasures with Du Shu, so Han Zhen was familiar with the procedure, and when he heard Li Tingzhi talk about the official document, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, but he quickly replied stiffly.

"This official has the authority to supervise the Huainan Army, and he can act cheaply in case of urgent military affairs, what an important figure the enemy chief Zhang Benling is, why bother with it, as long as this person is taken down, it is the official who is the short-sighted Huainan system, and you have to follow the chicken dog to ascend to heaven!"

Li Tingzhi sneered: "What if you can't take it?"

Han Zhen was choked by Li Tingzhi's words, his face turned red, but he raised his head inwardly and said.

"Don't you think that only you Li Tingzhi knows how to march and fight, and the official is also familiar with military books, although Zhang Benling is difficult to defeat with a hundred people, but they are only a thousand after all, and I have tens of thousands of forbidden troops, even one person can drown these traitors with one spit!"

Li Tingzhi knew that Han Zhen had been fascinated by the military exploits that had not yet arrived, and it was useless to persuade him, so he could only let him hit the wall, only to know that he regretted it, so he no longer persuaded him, put him down, and said coldly.

"Since Lord Han is so confident, then let's give it a try, but Li never fights a battle with no chance of winning, knowing that it is a set and has to drill into it, Li really has no interest, Lord Han wants military merits, go and get it yourself, don't pull Li to do it. ”

As soon as Li Tingzhi said this, Han Zhen also knew that this was Li Tingzhi's bottom limit, he was set up by Huainan anyway, even if Han Zhen was a prisoner, he couldn't force the cow's head to drink water.

The military strength of Hengzhu Huainan is also sufficient, and the two sides are vaguely divided into two factions, each with cronies and supporters, and it is not a bad thing that Li Tingzhi is unwilling to mix, and Han Zhen is naturally happy to see it happen if there is one less person to share the military merits.

Moreover, when he takes down Zhang Benling and other leaders of the thief army, with this military feat, he will be able to control the entire Huainan Forbidden Army, and in the future, he will receive all Zhang Benling's territory, and the marquis will be just around the corner!

"You don't want to follow the official to get promoted and make a fortune, and the official won't stop you, Master Li will go to train by himself!"

The two sides made their words clear, and Li Tingzhi didn't stay any longer, gathered all the people, and went to the left flank of Huainan to train troops.

Du Shu wanted to follow Li Tingzhi, after the two arrived at the training station, they couldn't help but have some doubts, Yang Jing wanted to enter Beijing to appeal, which attracted murder, Zong Yun borrowed the road to go deep into the hinterland to save Yang Jing, which is obviously unlikely, because far water can't quench the thirst of the near, so Zong Yun is just warning at the border to deter.

But who is he warning about? Is it Jia Rudao? Is it the imperial court?

If the imperial court turned a blind eye to his warnings, just like Han Zhen and his ilk, would Zhang Benling really move south? With the military strength of Lianghuai, would he be able to resist the impact of the righteous army?

The two of them have been in charge of the Lianghuai military for a long time, and they know too much about the military pragmatism, if the conflict really breaks out between the two sides, I am afraid that the chairman of the righteous army will drive straight into the momentum like a bamboo, and the Lianghuai defense line will not be able to stop the victorious army at all!

Li Tingzhi and Du Shu were worried, stepping up their training and inquiring about the news of the rebel army, but unfortunately Han Zhen's tough response seemed to have completely disappointed Zong Yun, and the leader of the rebel army did not send a secret letter to Li Tingzhi and Du Shu.

On the afternoon of the third day, Han Zhen asked people to come over to pass the message, saying that the forbidden army was defeated and suffered heavy losses, Zhang Benling's righteous army had captured Tangzhou, Han Zhen led the remnants to cross the river, retreated to the Anfeng army, and asked Li Tingzhi and Du Shu to hurry back to help!

Although the matter was expected by the two of them, the righteous army was devastated, and it only took two days to capture the important town of Tangzhou, which was enough to shock Li Tingzhi and Du Shu!

Although Han Zhen was disgraced and shameless, after Li Tingzhi and Du Shu led the troops back, they did not sneer proudly, let alone fall into the ground, but took over the mess and actively dealt with the aftermath.

Li Tingzhi and Du Shu already had prestige in the army, but after this incident, the sergeants completely fell to them, and they were also handy in dispatching, and Han Zhen completely lost control.

However, Han Zhen still has a bunch of bad things to deal with, and the deployment of troops to besiege and kill Zhang Benling did not go through the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, that is, his so-called emergency military affairs are cheap.

But this cheap action is also responsible, thousands of sergeants were killed or injured on the battlefield in Tangzhou, and thousands were captured by the rebels, this kind of thing can't be hidden, after Han Zhen complained to Li Tingzhi, the first thing he did was to ask Jia Yidao for help, hoping that this hot official celebrity could say a few good words for himself and resist the pressure of the court.

However, the matter is far from over, after the righteous army crossed the river, in the evening of the same day, Zhang Benling took a few personal soldiers and came to the city of Anfeng Army!

Han Zhen had already been frightened, seeing that Zhang Benling came over to call the battle again, but he didn't dare to let people surround him again, he didn't want to be tripped by the same stone twice!

Li Tingzhi saw that Han Zhen was blessed, and he didn't say anything, so he asked people to open the city gate, rode a horse with Du Shu, and went out to see Zhang Benling.

Han Zhen didn't dare to open the city gate, and in order to open the city gate, he wanted to argue with Li Tingzhi, but Li Tingzhi choked back with a word.

Li Tingzhi has not seen Zong Yun for a long time, at this time the two sides met under the city, Li Tingzhi was worn down by Han Zhen and other court officials, the high-spirited border general back then, but now there are some officialdom oil scheming and gloomy, all of which have the arrogance of rushing to dry the clouds.

On the other hand, Zong Yun led thousands of troops and horses, fought and killed everywhere, and the Mongols had no temper at all, controlling millions of strings, killing with their palms, and revealing a god-like majesty in every move, which was daunting!

Zong Yun did not wear armor, which has long become his personal identity, whether it is the Tired Victory Army or other rebels, everyone knows that their sect master never wears armor, but every time he fights, he will always take the lead, which also makes Zong Yun the god of war in the minds of the rebels!

"I haven't seen you for many days, the sect master's demeanor is the same, it's heartbreaking..."Li Tingzhi didn't speak, but Du Shu greeted with a smile.

He is a civil official and a staff officer, and his mind is naturally more active than Li Tingzhi, if Zongyun wants to go south, with his temper, he would have taken down the Anfeng army a long time ago, so why meet under the city?

Since he came, he naturally had room for maneuver, and Du Shu felt a little at ease and put on an amiable posture, so as not to annoy Zong Yun.

"It's inconvenient to pay a full salute on horseback, so you two forgive me. Zong Yun's tone was not aggressive, but there was a majesty in his words and deeds, which made people kick and breathe, as if there was a thick blood mist on the top of his head!

But Du Shu knew that this was a good start.