Hiraizumi Prefecture Office.

Zhang Xiluan invited Zhang Tianhe and Du Lisi over, hugged his fists and said, "Congratulations to the two, congratulations to the two!" ”

"Master Zhang, where does our joy come from?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"From now on, Commander Zhang will be promoted to the regular commander of the fifth battalion, and Deputy Commander Du will be promoted to the deputy commander of the fifth battalion, isn't this a great joy?" Zhang Xiluan said and took out the letter of appointment and handed it to the two of them.

"Is it true?" When Du Lisi heard this, his face was overjoyed. He himself didn't expect this official to rise so quickly. It's really a great calamity, and there will be blessings in the future.

Zhang Tianhe took the letter of appointment and looked at it, but he frowned.

"I went to visit the Governor this time, I tried my best to speak for the two of them in front of Lord Zhao, our Pingquan Mansion is now very peaceful, the army is well-trained, morale is high, and so on, and the hard work of the two commanders is inseparable, of course, I also said a lot of other good things, in the end, the Governor was happy, and said Okay, and you were promoted." Zhang Xiluan said.

"Master Zhang, in this way, this time our two brothers were able to be promoted to the commander of the fifth battalion, thanks to you." After Du Lisi received the letter of appointment, he looked a little excited.

"You're welcome, we are all officials in Pingquan Mansion, we are all brothers, we should help each other, I am the Wen, you two are the military, our civil officials and military generals can work together to govern this place better and benefit the people, besides, in the future, the two of you will soar, don't I have a light on my face?" Zhang Xiluan said.

"Lord Zhang, does the Governor have any other explanations besides giving us a letter of appointment?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Well, this one is also available," Zhang Xiluan paused, and then took out an order signed by the governor Zhao Erxun and handed it to Zhang Tianhe and Du Lisi.

The two of them took it and looked at it, and it was written very simply, roughly meaning, ordering the two of them to get up immediately and go to exterminate the Mongolian bandits.

Recently, they have begun to harass our borders, killing people and setting fires, robbing people's daughters, and doing all kinds of evil, and the common people have suffered greatly. Of course, I am a civil official, and I have to rely on two people to lead troops to fight. Zhang Xiluan said.

"May I ask Master Zhang, have you ever found out how many troops the Mongolian bandits have?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"I don't know the specifics of this, but it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 horses." Zhang Xiluan said.

"So what about their main equipment, as well as the equipment of the war horses?" Zhang Tianhe asked again.

"As far as I know, they have ties with the Japanese military, and they continue to buy new weapons and equipment from the Japanese military, and most of them are cavalry."

"In that case, how many troops and equipment can Lord Zhang and the Governor give us?"

"This, oops, as for the problem of troops, the governor is also very troublesome, he really can't draw troops, he said, you now have a total of four battalions of troops, and then allocate one battalion of troops to you, a total of five battalions of troops, as for the weapons and equipment is also very nervous, this, I will communicate with him again to see if I can transfer another batch to you." Zhang Xiluan said.

When Du Lisi heard this, his scalp was also a little numb, and he was not as excited as he was just now, and said: "Lord Zhang, there are more than 10,000 cavalry, and they are all new equipment, and we only have five battalions of men and horses, this disparity in strength is too big, right?" ”

"The so-called outwitting the strong, capturing the weak alive, this, you have to use your brains, now the imperial court is facing pressure from all sides, and the governor is also anxious, so he really can't draw more troops." Zhang Xiluan said.

Zhang Tianhe saw that it was useless to continue talking, so he and Du Lisi resigned from Zhang Xiluan.

After they returned to the camp, Zhang Tianhe immediately convened a meeting, and Du Lisi naturally attended.

Double posts were added outside the door.

Zhang Tianhe first took out the letters of appointment of the two of them and circulated them to everyone.

"Hexi, the two commanders have been promoted to two levels." Tang Dalong said.

The crowd also said, "Congratulations, congratulations." ”

"Don't get too excited just yet, and look at this." Zhang Tianhe took the order to everyone and circulated it.

"The two commanders, what do they mean by Zhang Xiluan and Zhao Erxun?" Tang Dalong slapped the table when he saw it, and scolded, "This pair of old immortals, the Mongolian bandits have so many men and horses, they just give us such a small number of people, how can they beat others?" Didn't they borrow a knife to kill people and send our brothers to their deaths?"

"Yes, the two commanders, I know the bandits, I often deal with them when I was in Qingfeng Village, they are very cunning and fierce, if we really want to fight the bandits, it can be said that we hit the stone with an egg, and the murder is more auspicious." Cai Yongzhen said.

"Yes, this Governor and Zhang Xiluan don't have a good thing, they are ostensibly promoted to our officials, but in essence, they harbor evil intentions, and want me to wait to send them to death, if we don't go, we just don't go." Zhen Sifei said.

"Yes, two commanders, you can't go." The crowd was outraged, and many said so.

"Guys, sit down." Zhang Tianhe said.

Tang Dalong and the others returned to their seats.

"Mr. Liu, what do you think?" Zhang Tianhe turned his face and asked Liu Bodu.

Liu Bodu is old and serious, and what he says has always had weight.

"I have different opinions, first of all, everyone must understand that we are now an official army, a regular army of the imperial court, and we are no longer the beard we used to be, what do we want to do, soldiers take obedience as their duty, what the peak tells us to do, we have to do something, can the little arms be twisted over the thighs? If we do not go, the Governor will use this as an excuse to punish us; Second, although it is said that the Mongolian bandits have a large number of troops, are well-equipped, and are erratic, and they are not easy to deal with, I think this is an opportunity. Liu Bodu said.

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" The crowd asked.

"Do you remember Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period? When he had no way out, he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Cao Cao, in order to hide his ambitions, he didn't go anywhere all day long, just planted vegetables in the garden, and finally, Cao Cao relaxed his vigilance against him. Later, Yuan Shu established himself as the emperor, Liu Bei took the initiative to invite Ying, and took a group of men and horses to attack Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was still very strong at that time, so why did Liu Bei do this? ”

"Why?"

"At that time, Liu Bei happily said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei that this is called 'The tiger enters the deep mountains, and the dragon returns to the sea.' , do you think, if Liu Bei has been staying by Cao Cao's side, will he still be the emperor in the future? I'm afraid it's unlikely. Liu Bodu said.