Li Jiqian defeated Linzhou and withdrew his troops back to the party. This is indeed great news for Guo Da. Without Li Jiqian's deterrence, Guo Da could attack Fengzhou without any scruples. The wild beggar is also a threat in Guo Da's heart. However, Ye Qiganbo is now supported by Yang Dezheng. Guo Da led the crowd to invade Fengzhou, and there would hardly be any more obstacles.

Even if you can't take the entire territory of Toyosu, you only need to take the two counties east of Toyozhou, plus three iron mines. Guo Da's status in the vassal forces of the Xiao clan will rise in a straight line. The Liao people lack iron, which is a well-known thing. Guo Da, who had made up his mind, immediately gathered his troops and began to reorganize the army.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Guo Da deeply understands this truth. 30,000 Liao troops, plus 20,000 servants of the Han people of Liao, under the leadership of Guo Da, invaded the territory of Fengzhou. Fengzhou, Shengzhou, Daizhou, at the junction of the three states, Yang Yanzhao, who is always concerned about the battle situation, scratches his ears and cheeks when he sees it.

He's got a bit of an itchy hand. The newly integrated Datong Army under his command basically accounts for eighty percent of the recruits, and if you want to quickly hone the recruits into elites, you must hone them through continuous war. Only an elite soldier who has been calcined by the flames of war will become a sharp sword. Yang Yanzhao is over half a hundred years old, and he doesn't have time to carve the Puyu in his hands one by one, so he can only accelerate the process of honing elite soldiers through continuous battles.

However, he rushed to the junction of the three states, wanting to ask for a chance to fight, but no one gave him a chance. Whether it is Guo Da in Shengzhou or Ye Qi Ganbo in Fengzhou, they seem to have subconsciously forgotten the existence of Daizhou. Even the soldiers under their command chose to bypass Daizhou far away, not giving Lao Yang a chance to make trouble at all.

"Master, the villain thinks that you should go back with the Datong Army." Old Ge gritted his toothless mouth and said dryly. Since Yang Yanzhao seized the power of his son and took charge of the Datong Army, Lao Ge has risen to become a personal soldier by Yang Yanzhao's side, and has been responsible for serving Yang Yanzhao's side.

Yang Yanzhao sat in the makeshift military tent with a golden sword, his face was as black as iron stone, "The old man has been crisscrossing the field for many years, when should he send troops, when should he withdraw the army, and he has a free strategy in his chest, and it is not your turn to teach the old man a lesson." ”

Lao Ge smiled bitterly: "Master, it's all different from the past. In the past, you led the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and when you went out on the expedition, the imperial court was responsible for all the supplies. Now you are leading the Datong Army, and the Datong Army is only a box army, although it is also the food and salary of the imperial court, but the salary and silver distributed by the imperial court are not enough for so many people to eat and chew.

We have been here for more than half a month, and there is no progress at all, and if we continue to consume it, there will not be enough food and grass. Lao Yang had a dark face and said in a deep voice: "If there is not enough grain and grass, then collect grain from Daizhou." When Lao Ge heard this, his face became more and more depressed, "Master, it is the eldest young master who is in power in Daizhou now, and the eldest young master handed over the affairs of Daizhou to Sun Zhi, the guy who doesn't eat oil and salt." We can't speak in front of Sun Wei, and Sun Wei can't allow us to collect grain in Daizhou. ”

"Bang!" Yang Yanzhao slapped the table and said angrily: "It's against him, the old man just asked him to ask for it, can he still give it?" ”

Lao Ge cried and laughed: "Master, now that the spring ploughing has just passed, and it is not time for the autumn harvest to collect grain, even if you ask him for grain, he will have a reason to shirk." Can you still force him to steal food from the people, sir? Even if he robbed it, the soldiers of the Datong Army might not necessarily eat it. "The soldiers of the Datong Army are all young and strong people in Daizhou, if they really steal food from the local people in Daizhou, I am afraid they will rebel immediately.

Of course, Lao Ge said that, he was just explaining to Yang Yanzhao the difficulty of requisitioning grain. Yang Yanzhao blew his beard and glared at him and roared: "He is a state capital yamen, and now he is building a private school, and he is repairing bridges and roads, and he scatters tens of thousands of taels of silver every day. Let him come up with a little to supply the army, it's so difficult? ”

Lao Ge said helplessly: "Master, the subordinates are still the same sentence, now it is the eldest young master who is in charge of Daizhou, and the money and grain in Daizhou are controlled by the eldest young master." If the seventh master doesn't let go, no one can get the money. ”

Yang Yanzhao stood up suddenly, glared and roared: "It's the other way around, he's a little rabbit cub, and he rode on the old man's head?" Send someone to find him now and tell him to prepare the money and food of the Datong Army for three months, otherwise don't blame the old man for implementing the family law. Lao Ge was stunned, shook his head and said, "Master, the eldest young master has been missing for almost ten months since he left the house that day. ”

Yang Yanzhao said angrily: "A big living person, just disappeared for no reason? Wang Gui, who had just entered the tent, heard the conversation between Yang Yanzhao and Lao Ge, coughed slightly, and said in a low voice: "My subordinates may know the whereabouts of the eldest young master." "Yang Yanzhao and Wang Gui are not so polite, the two have been fighting together for decades, and their relationship is deeper than that of brothers.

Hearing Wang Gui's words, the eldest young master immediately asked, "Where is it?" Wang Gui arched his hand, and said with a somewhat strange face: "According to the report of his spies, it is very likely that the eldest young master will be mixed with the revival army that is stirring up trouble in Linzhou and Fengzhou.

According to the latest news, a few days ago, the second master had contact with the eldest young master at the southwest intersection of Daizhou and Fengzhou. The eldest young master handed over 60,000 war horses to Erlang, and at the same time entrusted them with a large amount of property. After Erlang received the war horse, he didn't seem to have the intention of returning to Daizhou. Instead, he took war horses, covering the lines of Toyosu and Daishu, and was collecting the refugees who had escaped from Toyosu.

According to the inference of his subordinates, it is very likely that this revival army has been controlled by the eldest young master. Wang Gui's face was not weird. As far as he knew, when the eldest young master left Daizhou, he left alone. Then, with him alone, in just one month, he stirred up the situation in the northwest. It can be said that the current chaotic situation in the northwest was completely provoked by the eldest young master alone.

In this way, the eldest young master not only did not have any losses, but judging from the war horses and property he sent back, he also gained a lot. Even, he has already controlled a gradually stronger army and horses. These are unheard of things for Wang Gui. He had never encountered that a person could make such a big move with his own strength. I think that at the beginning, when he first met the eldest young master, the eldest young master was just a fledgling little guy.

You have to ask him for help in the slightest thing, and even in the end, you need him to help finish it. Now, in just a few years, the eldest young master has become terrifying. Its means are not weaker than the bigwigs in the court. In four words, it is to turn the clouds and rain. Hearing Wang Gui's words, the angry expression on Yang Yanzhao's face froze, and he glanced at Lao Ge.

Lao Ge understood, and hurriedly ran to the door of the tent to guard the door to prevent others from eavesdropping. After confirming that the tent was safe, Yang Yanzhao calmed down and asked Wang Gui, "Brother, is what you just said true?" Wang Gui nodded solemnly and said, "It's true." Yang Yanzhao frowned and said in a deep voice: "Brother, tell me, what do I want to do as a son?" Wang Gui was stunned, and stopped talking.

After all, some things are just speculation for him and have not been confirmed, so it's hard to talk nonsense.

Yang Yanzhao seemed to see Wang Gui's thoughts, and he said solemnly: "Brother, you and I have been friends for many years, not brothers, but better than brothers. In front of the old brother, what do you have to hide? Say whatever comes to mind. Wang Gui hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "As far as I know, in this war in the northwest, the family won Linzhou. Yang Yanzhao raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "That little rabbit cub got involved with the Zhe family?" ”

"Big brother!" Wang Gui roared and said solemnly: "The grievances between the Yang family and the Zhe family are no longer the point. The point is to fold the family and get Linzhou. "Hiss~" After Wang Gui's reminder, Yang Yanzhao understood the meaning of Wang Gui's words. Now that the war situation in the northwest is chaotic, the Zhejia family took the opportunity to occupy Linzhou. So how can Yang Dezheng, who is very likely to be the initiator, be satisfied with a soldier or a horse or tens of thousands of war horses?

Yang Yanzhao was shocked and said, "Brother, what do you mean...... The eldest young master wants to take Fengzhou?! For Yang Yanzhao, this is something that he can't even think of. Yang Yanzhao has always lived in the rules all his life. used to live in the rules of the Northern Han Dynasty, and after surrendering to the Great Song Dynasty, those who lived in the rules of the Great Song Dynasty. But whether it is the rules of the Northern Han Dynasty or the rules of the Great Song Dynasty, one thing remains the same.

That is, with the permission of the imperial court, you have laid down a territory that does not belong to the imperial court, which is called opening up territory. However, without the permission of the imperial court, it is a felony to lay down a territory that does not belong to the imperial court. Among them, he was involved in a number of major crimes, such as the unauthorized mobilization of troops and horses, and the incompatibility between the two countries. Wang Gui nodded solemnly, indicating that what Yang Yanzhao said was exactly what he guessed in his heart. Yang Yanzhao was shocked and said: "This is not a good thing, if this matter is spread to the imperial court, it will be a big crime......

Yang Yanzhao was shocked, and hurriedly roared: "No, the old man has to quickly find a way to call that rebel back." If he really takes Fengzhou, it will be over. "Big brother." Wang Gui suddenly spoke, stared at Yang Yanzhao in a daze, and said in a deep voice: "This may be an opportunity for the Yang family. And, as far as I know, the eldest young master is not a reckless person. Since he dared to do this, he must have already figured out how to end it. ”

Yang Yanzhao said angrily: "How can this matter be ended?" Once Fengzhou was taken, the hat of trying to stand on his own feet and plotting against him was deducted from the Yang family. When the time comes, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash it. It will even be exterminated by the imperial court.

One is not good, you and me, and even you and my family members, have to be buried with them. The voice landed. Yang Yanzhao was ready to recruit people to arrest the eldest young master. Wang Gui took a step forward and grabbed Yang Yanzhao's arm. Yang Yanzhao was stunned, frowned and shouted, "Brother, what are you doing?" ”

Wang Gui said solemnly: "Old brother, you listen to me first." Yang Yanzhao said coldly: "What else is there to say now, could it be that you also want to go crazy with that kid?" ”

Wang Gui let go of Yang Yanzhao's arm, bowed down and said, "Old brother, do you think the Yang family has reached this point, is there a way out?" In Bianjing, elder brother, you did not hesitate to offend the magnates of the Manchu Dynasty, and made your courtiers the role of a lonely minister, but you were still framed and suppressed.

You retreat and retreat, but the enemy is pressing. Up to now, Yang Yanzhao's 8,000 volcanic army has been exhausted, and the Yang family's title has been exhausted. Do you want to retreat? If you retreat again, the Yang family will only die. Yang Yanzhao stared at Wang Gui with complicated eyes, as if he knew Wang Gui for the first time.

He said in a gloomy voice: "What if you don't retreat?" To learn from Wang Mang, or to learn from Huang Chao? The old man can do anything, even if it costs the lives of the whole family. But the old man resolutely can't be a thief. The reputation of the Yang family cannot be broken in the hands of the old man. The old man can't let his future children and grandchildren, so he can't hold his head up. ”

"Hey~" Wang Gui sighed and said, "That's it, I can't persuade you, old brother." But I want to ask my brother. If the eldest young master retreats, will the cavalry of the Yeqi tribe be able to stop Guo Da's Liao soldiers? Yang Yanzhao said proudly: "If you can't stop it, what does it have to do with the old man?" Wang Gui said coldly: "Once the Yeqi tribe defeats Fengzhou, Guo Da will be stationed in Fengzhou. Your Yang family and my Wang family will become sinners through the ages. ”

Yang Yanzhao frowned, he had already heard what Wang Gui meant from Wang Gui's words. However, he still refused to admit defeat, he stiffened his neck and said: "Even if the Liao people enter Fengzhou, the old man will do his best to prevent the Liao people from making a single step." "Hehehe~" Wang Gui shook his head and smiled, and said, "Old brother, you are deceiving yourself. At the beginning, we guarded Yanmen Pass, and we still had more than enough strength in the face of the Liao people.

Once the Liao people bypassed the Yanmen Pass and entered this Fengzhou directly. At that time, there will be no danger in the north of Daizhou. The Liao people are moving south, how many people can you and I stop? At that time, you can only let go of Daizhou and let the forbidden army station. Once the forbidden army enters Daizhou, how will your Yang family gain a foothold? Even if you don't care.

But the foot soldiers of the forbidden army, against the Liao cavalry, especially on the plains of Daizhou and Fengzhou, who is stronger and who is weak? At that time, if you want to stop the southern invasion of the Liao people, you must have nearly 200,000 forbidden troops stationed in Daizhou. Do you think that with the special nature of our dynasty, Your Majesty will allow 200,000 forbidden troops to be stationed in Daizhou?

Will Your Majesty allow the Forbidden Army to be in the hands of someone else? As long as the forbidden army is slightly wrong, the Liao people can invade the south on a large scale. At that time, the land of the Central Plains will inevitably fall into the flames of war. The people of my Han family will also fall into dire straits. Can't you see these? ”

Yang Yanzhao stared at his eyes and breathed heavily, but he couldn't say a word. He had to admit that what Wang Gui said was reasonable. Wang Gui sighed and said, "Whether to become a thief of the family or a thief of the whole nation is all in the thought of the elder brother." ”

Wang Gui's description is easy to understand. The so-called thief of the family means that he betrayed the Zhao family and became a family thief in the eyes of the Zhao family. The so-called great thief of the nation means betraying the whole nation and becoming the great thief of the nation. However, these two choices were placed in front of Yang Yanzhao, which made Yang Yanzhao very difficult. The Yang family took Fengzhou and guarded Fengzhou, which was undoubtedly a betrayal of Zhao Heng, but this was a great thing for the nation.

Other Yang Yanzhao didn't dare to say that in the matter of guarding Fengzhou, Yang Yanzhao would definitely be able to prevent the Liao people from violating a single step. Even Yang Yanzhao can guarantee that before the male of the Yang family dies, it is impossible for the Liao people to pass through Fengzhou and enter the Central Plains. However, as a loyal servant, and an upright and loyal servant.

To do so is contrary to his morality as a courtier. On the other hand, let Fengzhou stay for itself and let the Liao people take Fengzhou. This is undoubtedly watching the Liao people open the door to the Central Plains and give the Liao people an opportunity to invade the south. This is a great scourge for the nation.

It's fine if Lao Yang hadn't met this matter, but now that he has met it, how can he ignore it? Did he really want to watch the people fall into misery? Speaking of which, it is also because of the three states of Fengzhou, Daizhou, and Shengzhou, which form a special terrain that will cause today's situation.

On the northeastern border of Shengzhou and Daizhou, a big mountain stretches through, forming a natural barrier, and Yanmen Pass is guarding the big mountain pass on the side of Daizhou, blocking the footsteps of the Liao people from invading south. Katsushu has become another mountain pass. In addition, the pass of Daisen is also in the shape of a pot mouth. It was difficult for the Liao people to break through from Shengzhou and invade the Great Song Dynasty in a big way.

Because once the Liao army wants to break through Shengzhou, it can only borrow from Fengzhou. This is the first to bear the brunt of the party. If the Liao people want to deal with the party members, they also have to spend some means. By the time they eliminated the party members and invaded the Great Song Dynasty again, the Great Song Dynasty had already laid out a defensive line in Daizhou.

Therefore, the invasion from Shengzhou is tantamount to provoking a war between the Great Song Dynasty and Dangxiang at the same time, which is a bit more than worth the loss. However, after Guo Da took Fengzhou, it was different. Toyoshu is flat. Once the Liao people took Fengzhou, it was equivalent to having a place to garrison troops, and it was also equivalent to having a buffer place. The Liao people could not only continue to garrison troops to Fengzhou, but also use Fengzhou to continuously invade the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and cause damage to the Great Song Dynasty.

Once they find an opportunity, the Liao soldiers of Fengzhou will drive straight into the Great Song Dynasty. It can be said that in the northwest, Toyosu is a place where soldiers must fight. And now, whether to Fengzhou or not, this dilemma is in front of Lao Yang. Yang Yanzhao was very hesitant, he didn't want to be a thief of the family, nor did he want to be a national thief. Yang Yanzhao, who was in hesitation, frowned and sat down on the chair.

Wang Gui saw that Yang Yanzhao was so worried and confused, and he was also a little unbearable. Wang Gui said loudly: "Old brother, you can't drill the horns. Taking this place of Fengzhou will be beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty. This does not affect the fact that you are still Song Chen, old brother.

Although the Yang family can't be a pure gatekeeper like before. But the Yang family can become a soldier like the Zhi family. Wang Gui's words woke up Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao slowly stood up, nodded solemnly, and said, "What you said makes sense. The old man has really got the horns of the bull. Regardless of whether His Majesty will be held accountable or not, let's take Fengzhou first. Just hold Toyosu in your hands. The old man is also worthy of the people of the world.

If His Majesty really wants to be held accountable, the old man can hand over Daizhou and Fengzhou and let someone else take charge. As long as these two lands are in the hands of my Great Song. The old man is worthy of the people of the world and His Majesty. Wang Gui tugged at the corners of his mouth, he felt that his old brother was thinking a little better. Once you take Fengzhou, if you want to hand it over, I'm afraid that you can't help Yang Yanzhao.

After all, Fengzhou was laid down by the eldest young master, and only Yang Dezheng could really decide whether Fengzhou would go or stay. Moreover, Yang Dezheng is now full-fledged, and he seems to have 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, plus Yang Dezheng seems to have been mixed up with Yang Peng in Youzhou. With the help of Youzhou, Yang Dezheng didn't need to use the group of Datong troops with weak combat effectiveness in Yang Yanzhao's hands to control the entire Fengzhou.

At that time, Fengzhou will be in the hands of Yang Dezheng. Only Yang Dezheng can decide whether to stay in Fengzhou. It's like the current state government. Wang Gui was a bystander and saw it clearly, but he didn't say anything about it. Vaguely, Wang Gui guessed that Youzhou's big bureau in cloth should be in the overall situation.

Obviously, this overall situation is extremely beneficial to the Yang family. The Wang family is a family that has both prosperity and loss with the Yang family. Naturally, he also yearns for the Yang family to develop on a better side. Now, Wang Gui can't help Yang Dezheng much, he can only persuade the stubborn Yang Yanzhao as much as possible not to make trouble for Yang Dezheng.

Under Wang Gui's persuasion, Yang Yanzhao figured out the 'joints', and the confusion in his heart was not so deep. Immediately, he straightened his face and said loudly: "Send people to pay close attention to the movements of Fengzhou, once the fighter plane is found, the old man will lead the Datong army into Fengzhou and give them a head-on blow." ”

Wang Gui decisively accepted the order and retreated. If this matter spreads out in Yang Yanzhao's tent today, I'm afraid many people will wonder why Yang Yanzhao, such a staked figure, could not see it thoroughly than Deputy General Wang Gui?

Actually, this matter is easy to explain. Yang Yanzhao is an authority, and Wang Gui is a bystander. The so-called authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. The most important joint in this matter is Yang Dezheng. Yang Yanzhao has always looked at Yang Dezheng from the perspective of the head of a feudal family. In his eyes, Yang Dezheng is a monkey, and he is a Buddha. Even if Yang Dezheng has the ability to reach the sky, he can't escape from the palm of his hand.

Of course, this is not Yang Yanzhao alone. Almost in feudal families, most of the patriarchs have this mentality. Wang Gui is different, although Wang Gui is Lao Yang's deputy general, and his relationship with the Yang family is different, but he has never been surnamed Yang. Therefore, Wang Gui will understand Yang Dezheng from different angles.

From the initial contact, to the present. Yang Dezheng gave Wang Gui the feeling that it was a change every day, and every time they met, Yang Dezheng would be more interested than before. Even, Wang Gui thinks. Yang Dezheng, a monkey who has become a fighting and defeating Buddha, Yang Yanzhao, a Buddha, may not be able to suppress it.

Moreover, in Yang Yanzhao's hands, there is currently only one Datong army that has not yet been formed. And Yang Dezheng not only has a revival army that has been tempered, but even Youzhou, a natural ally. Therefore, Yang Dezheng in the future is destined not to be suppressed by Yang Yanzhao. Thus, in this matter, there is no personal wisdom involved.

It's just that the scenery you see is different because of the different location. Since Yang Yanzhao has decided to participate in the war in Fengzhou at any time, he has no intention of backing down. In order to allow the Datong army to continue to be stationed outside.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time