Zhao Gou is really facing a situation where there are no soldiers available, whether it is the soldiers and horses of Hebei or Jingxiang, and even the soldiers and horses of Xiangzhou are actually not under his personal leadership, there is always an army of one million! But it turned out to be all regimental training organizations and township warriors from all over the country, and Zhao Gou discovered his dilemma!

"What should I do?" Gaozong asked Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming spread his hands and said, "You call all those ministers who are in charge of the military to ask who is willing to lend me soldiers and horses?" ”

Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "I guess I won't be willing!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "Do you understand now?" ”

Zhao Gou was silent, Xiao Ming said to him: "Even if you have the military power in your hands, with the current quality of the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, you will still be defeated when you encounter the Jin soldiers, and besides, if you don't return to the Beijing Division, the court forces that Zhang Bangchang stole will not return to your hands!" ”

Zhao Gou said: "However, you said that you can't go back to Tokyo for the time being!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "That was when the Jin soldiers withdrew, and the people's hearts were slack, in fact, it was very likely that the Jin soldiers would kill a horse gun, but now it is different, we must return to Tokyo to scoop back the actual power of the entire Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"What the hell am I going to do now?" Zhao Gou was a little anxious.

Xiao Ming formulated a relatively safe plan for him, asking the soldiers and horses of King Qinwang to reinforce the Tokyo area as quickly as possible, and the battle of Bianliang in Tokyo will be the most fierce at present! If Ying Tianfu is still safe at this stage, then insist on sticking to Ying Tianfu, if it doesn't feel very safe, and retreat to Xuzhou Taiping City, where is Xiao Ming still 10,000 Golden Legion stationed.

The offensive of the Jin Army on the Western Road is beyond the reach of the whip, and it seems that it will be completely supported by Xi Yi and Chonghe's men and horses! As for the East Road Jin Bing, who is currently blocked by Zhang Zhang, but it will definitely not last long, Xiao Ming decided to deal with this road Jin Bing.

"Where did your soldiers and horses come from?" Zhao Gou asked.

"My own family and nursing homes are all recruited villagers!" Xiao Ming said.

Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "Then how is Jin Bing's opponent!" Besides, the number of people is definitely too small! ”

Xiao Ming laughed and said: "I don't need too many people to fight, I fight for money!" It takes a lot of silver to win, so I'm currently raising silver taels, and it's a big deal to fight without silver! ”

Zhao Gou gritted his teeth and said: "You are the envoy of the Southeast Fifth Road, and you can advance a year's worth of money and food to ensure that you complete this battle!" ”

Xiao Ming was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

The next day, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou appointed Xiao Ming as the chief lieutenant of the forbidden army, the chief of the soldiers and horses marching on the east and west roads of Beijing, recruited soldiers and horses, and went north to attack the Jinguo East Road Corps.

Huang Qianshan asked Xiao Ming: "I don't know how many people Captain Xiao needs this time?" ”

Xiao Ming said: "Of course it's Han Xinbing, the more the merrier!" I don't know how many soldiers and horses Lord Huang can help me raise this time, and how much food will be provided? ”

Huang Qianshan shook his head and said: "There are Qinwang Yishi everywhere, but after the last time in Tokyo, just the severance expenses, Geng Nanzhong and the others don't know how much official money was spent, and Taiwei Xiao has to use his own family to fight against the Jin soldiers this time, and the imperial court can only provide some silver taels as much as possible, but I don't know how much Taiwei Xiao needs?" ”

Xiao Ming opened his mouth and said, "Three million taels!" ”

Huang Qianshan was shocked, as soon as he was appointed as the head of the household department, he was always worried about the tax money and food of the imperial court, and now it was a war with the Jin State, and all parties needed to raise money and food, which made his hair gray! Now when they hear that Xiao Ming wants three million taels of silver, they feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a mouse in their mouths!

Xiao Ming smiled: "You! You are not as thoughtful as Your Majesty, I won't embarrass you this time, I will pay out of my own pocket for the time being, but this is what the court owes me, Lord Huang, you have to admit it! ”

Huang Qianshan burst into tears of gratitude, and couldn't stop thanking him.

Zhao Ding said: "Lord Xiao still roughly reported the number of soldiers and horses, I just happened to organize weapons and armor and other materials, and I will allocate them to you when the time comes!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "My number of soldiers and horses is smaller, only 3,000 people, but the baggage is too much, you help me mobilize a thousand cars and horses to listen to it, I don't know if it is enough, weapons and armor are these things, I don't need it, give it to those who need it more!" ”

"Three thousand!" Zhao Ding asked in surprise: "This! What an army this is! Three thousand against thirty thousand gold soldiers? ”

Xiao Ming raised his pale red eyebrows and said, "What's wrong with three thousand?" There is a way that three thousand tigers can swallow Wu! If I don't drive Jin Bing across the Yellow River this time, my Xiao Ming's name will be written backwards! ”

Wang Boyan said: "Lord Xiao! Three thousand men and horses are indeed a little less, this gentleman has no jokes, so let's cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Xiangzhou Zhangsuo! Don't do such a battle of wills! Your Majesty expects a lot from you, if ...... That ......"

"Lord Wang is too worried! But then, you really need to cooperate with me, this time I estimate that there will be a lot of prisoners, and I need you to help me take them in at that time! ”

Xiao Ming's words became bigger and bigger, and none of them believed him, even Zhao Gou muttered a little in his heart! The ministers were disgusted by Xiao Ming's braggadocio face, and they all considered the question of whether to persuade Gaozong to move south to escape.

Xiao Ming also ignored them, took care of himself, after he returned to Weihai, he began to organize sea ships to transport the tiger guards over, Xiao Ming himself has a set of his own team in Weihai, everything is going smoothly, according to his order, this time directly from the Hangzhou base to the three regiments of tiger guards, plus the soldiers of the artillery battalion, a total of about 3,200 people.

Weihai City currently basically retains Xiao Ming's entire team in Liaodong, Wu Yong has already returned from Tokyo, Weihai City's administrative and military affairs are all in charge of him and Xiao Gan, and Zhang Shuye's two sons cooperate with them, I heard that this time to fight in the Jin soldiers, Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong all came to find Xiao Ming, please Xiao Ming must bring them.

Xiao Ming promised Uncle Zhang, so he agreed to the request of the two, and gave them the title of staff officer of the army! Whether it is the two of them, there are quite a few staff officers with the army this time, Yelusha, Ma Haishu, Han Shizhong, and others are all staff officers with the army, according to Xiao Ming's words, that is, to familiarize themselves with the mode of new warfare as soon as possible, so as to facilitate the counterattack on Liaodong in the later stage.

Around September 15th, the sultry sea breeze blew into Weihai Harbor, with the chirping of seabirds, several large ships emitting black smoke in the distance docked, these are the latest steam-powered and sail-powered hybrid sea ships, the earliest Jiaolong is already relatively small, and Xiao Ming is to let the Jiaolong return to the dock for refit.

As the three transport ships docked, the hatch was opened, and the tiger guards in line gathered in the whistle, and lined up to disembark with the password, the latest cowhide combat boots only had to bang on the deck, and the tiger guards had about twenty-five pounds, with their own luggage, the latest rifles, portable water bottles, first-aid kits developed by the pharmaceutical factory, backpack dry food bags, bullet boxes, equipped sabers, and the latest cuirasses and helmets.

The latest cuirass was designed as a chain type, which was mainly used to protect against arrows, but there were still two very thin steel plates on the chest, using the latest steel, which was very lightweight, and was still painted with a tiger head emblem, and the helmet was designed as the standard helmet of the Prussian army in the nineteenth century! Many tiger guards thought it was very ugly, and it was not mighty, so someone put a cluster of red feathers on the tip of the helmet! As a result, a lot of people have been discouraged.

According to Xiao Ming's design, he originally wanted to build the Tiger Guard as a whole into a modern armament, but at present, the opponents of this army are not equal, and many military uniform functions designed with protection and concealment functions are not needed now, so Xiao Ming saw that they were all staring at the red feathers, so he acquiesced, and signaled to try to be satisfied.

The style of the helmet determines the position of the back of the head and neck in terms of protection, so there is no need to hang down the chain, and after the red feathers are inserted on the ground, the tiger guards feel very powerful when they wear it, at least it is much stronger than the Fan Yang hat of the Song Army! Such a team of heavily armed tiger guards lined up, giving people a special feeling!

Luo Wen is the one who leads the team, he sent the tiger guard over and handed it over to Xiao Ming, he still has to go back to Hangzhou, this team is soaked in a lot of his hard work, and he couldn't help but ask Xiao Ming: "How is it, is it powerful enough?" ”

Xiao Ming nodded and said, "Hmm! There's an evil aesthetic! ”

Wu Yong was almost unhappy when he heard it, how could he evaluate his army like this: "Evil! But the smell of such a special army did make Wu Yong unable to find a suitable adjective.

A simple review was carried out on the wharf of Weihai Port, the tiger guards are veterans who have been trained for more than two years, standing in a very neat line on the wharf, although the weather is hot, and each of them is in a state of marching with weights, but they still proudly hold their chins and accept Xiao Ming's review.

When Xiao Ming saw Qian Baguang in the team, he asked in surprise, "Why are you here too, Old Qian?" ”

Qian Baguang pouted, shy, standing straight, seeing Xiao Ming ask him, a smile suddenly appeared on his horse face, and he said with a waist: "Lord, you can't leave me this time, I will go wherever you go!" ”

Xiao Ming nodded and said, "Hmm! Have you in their cannon more accurate! It's just right to come! ”

Xiao Ming also gave a speech to the tiger guards on the spot, but his words were like this: "You have been training in Hangzhou, have you been training in Weihai?" ”

The tiger guards immediately shouted: "Yes! The roar of the seabirds that stopped on the mast of the big ship startled them all into flight!

Xiao Ming said: "Very good! Tonight's Qilu specialty, the beef soup tube is enough to drink, it is not easy to come out to fight, follow me in the future, let's eat all the way, I promise to let you eat the food specialties from all over the Central Plains! ”

Tiger guards, look at me, I look at you, with a smile on his face, quite excited, he knows that he can make a fortune by fighting with Xiao Ming, and this time he also has a good mouth, being a soldier can be regarded as this, it is estimated that Song Jun will be envious, and Jin Bing will be even more envious.

"But what!" Xiao Ming continued: "A soldier wants to be a soldier, that is, it is forbidden to be ordered, just like I said that you are not allowed to drink soup when you eat meat, I said that you are not allowed to eat meat when you drink soup, it is delicious and good to drink and make a fortune!" Do you think it's good? “

Tiger Guard: "Good! ”

"Then let those Jurchen Tartars taste your power! This time you must give me the reputation of the Tiger Guards, do you have any confidence? ”

Tiger Guards: "Yes! ”

…… The three thousand Tiger Guards are three regiments, and the number is not large, but this time there are a lot of baggage written down from the ship, there are about a thousand shells alone, plus the equipment of the marching food cart and medical aid, it is enough to use a boat to transport, which is still the result of letting the Tiger Guards bring everything they can carry.

Fortunately, the carriages and horses transporting these things were all prepared in the morning, and after the Tiger Guards got off the ship, they were about to start after a short rest for two days, so at the same time, there were more than 10,000 people in the New Guards formed by the combination of the Xinfeng Army and the Guards, what are these people doing? Now these people are in charge of logistics, and they are ready to take prisoners.

Xiao Ming and all the members of their staff team all rode horses and marched with the Tiger Guard, and the Tiger Guard Army as a whole was commanded by three regiment commanders.

The army of the three marched fast, and their target was Qingzhou, because when they heard that Zhang Suo's army was defeated, Jin Wushu bypassed him and rushed directly to Qingzhou, where Xiao Ming was going to stop the Jin soldiers......