Qin Hui has regained the favor of Zhao Gou and once again sat firmly in the position of left minister.

In addition to reviewing the documents that flew like snowflakes from various states and counties, his daily routine was to secretly order Lan Jue of the Imperial City Division to keep an eye on the wind and grass from the Dajin Kingdom and the Great Xia Kingdom, so that the five army could go to Kaifeng City to rebel.

During this time, Qin Hui's mansion was always brightly lit and full of people.

Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan, the two sycophants who see the wind and steer the rudder, are like the shadow of Qin Hui, and they are always around them.

They always send just the right words of praise, making Qin Hui more and more carried away in the whirlpool of power.

"Qin Xiang, if you can successfully exterminate Zhao Yingluo this time, you will definitely make immortal achievements and go down in history!" Huang Qianshan blinked his eyes and said flatteringly.

Qin Hui smiled slightly, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

Of course, he knew what it meant to exterminate Zhao Yingluo - it was not only the consolidation of power, but also the multiplication of wealth.

Zhao Yingluo has millions of acres of fertile land in her hands, if she can take it back to herself and return one million mu of it to her father-in-law, her concubine will not talk to his father every day on his pillow that he will not help her.

…… He couldn't help but start fantasizing about a better life.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the spring of the fourth year of Jianyan.

In Kaifeng in late February, peach blossoms and pear blossoms are blooming one after another, and spring is full of joy.

The entire Kaifeng City seems to be soaked in a sea of flowers, and the fragrance is overflowing.

In the fields, green wheat seedlings grow happily in the warm sun, and the weeping willows on the river bank quietly reveal a touch of new green, as if to announce the arrival of spring.

However, in this spring-filled Kaifeng City, there is a person who cannot enjoy this tranquility and beauty.

That's Zhao Yingluo.

Although her 5 million acres of fertile land are managed by Jiang Laosi with a technical team of thousands of people, she doesn't have to worry too much, but she is not in the mood to appreciate spring at the moment.

Her only concern was the capacity of the foundry.

If the news from Han Shizhong is true, and the Fifth Route Army will launch a fierce attack in March, then there is less than a month left for her to prepare.

This is undoubtedly a race against time for Zhao Yingluo.

Amid the roar of the foundry, Zhao Yingluo came to the scene to inspect the newly minted artillery.

While carefully studying these artillery pieces that were about to become killers on the battlefield, she asked Feng Jing about the production volume.

"Feng Jing, how many cannons have been cast?" Zhao Yingluo's voice echoed in the foundry.

Feng Jing hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Returning to Your Highness, nearly eight hundred cannons and seven thousand firecrackers have been cast. With less than half a month left, the villain is confident that he will complete the goal of 1,000 artillery pieces and 10,000 guns. ”

Zhao Yingluo nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.

She knew that these cannons and guns would be a weapon of protection against foreign enemies.

In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, she immediately ordered: "Feng Jing listens to the order!" You immediately arranged for 500 artillery pieces and 5,000 guns to be transported to Xingzhou and handed over to General Yue Fei, who was stationed there. Let him be vigilant and beware of a surprise attack on Xingzhou by the Jin State and the Western Xia. ”

"The villain will make arrangements tomorrow."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yingluo continued, "After the other five hundred cannons are cast, you need to hand over half of them to King Xin, who is stationed in Zhengzhou, and the other half will be transported to Wei County, and handed over to General Wang Zaixing, who is stationed there. ”

After hearing this, Feng Jing's brows furrowed slightly, revealing a puzzled look, and he couldn't help but ask, "Princess, hasn't General Han Shizhong already expressed his allegiance to His Highness?" Why did you have to transfer artillery to the city of Weixian? According to the villain, the two old generals Zong Ze and Li Gang who are stationed in the south of Kaifeng City should really need artillery support, right? The strength of the imperial army they faced should not be underestimated. ”

Zhao Yingluo smiled slightly, her smile revealed a hint of cunning and deep meaning: "You must know that 'you must not have the heart of harming others, and you must not have the heart of preventing others'." Until General Han Shizhong publicly surrenders to me, we have to be careful. After all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who can guarantee that he will not change his hexagram temporarily? ”

She paused for a moment and continued: "As for the two old generals, Zong Ze and Li Gang, you can rest assured. I know what the combat strength of the imperial army is. Although they are numerous, in terms of actual combat ability, they are far inferior to our elite divisions. Artillery, a weapon of great destruction, is really a waste of use on them. All you need to do is give them another 2,000 muskets, and that's enough for them to deal with the imperial army. ”

After hearing this, Feng Jing still had doubts in his heart, but he believed in the judgment of Her Royal Highness the Princess, so he nodded and said: "What Your Highness said is extremely true, and your subordinates will arrange it." ”

……

Since Yue Fei returned to Xingzhou after stepping through the snow last winter, there are only two things left in his life: one is to step up the drill army, and the other is to recruit more young and strong people to join the army.

In this troubled world, only a strong army can protect the peace of the country and the people.

In just three months, the number of Yue Fei's army has expanded from 100,000 to 150,000, and with Zhao Yingluo's strong support, their equipment has also been greatly improved.

Today, Yue Fei has as many as 800 artillery pieces and more than 6,000 guns. Such military strength gives him enough confidence to face any challenge.

On the first day of the first month of March, Yue Fei stood on the city wall of Xingzhou, looking into the distance.

Suddenly, he saw smoke rising on the official road outside the city wall, this was his eldest son Yue Yun who had heard the news and returned, so he hurriedly ordered the city guards to open the door to greet him.

Yue Yun walked into the city gate with a body of dust and exhaustion, and after climbing the city wall, he shouted loudly, "Father, I'm back!" ”

Yue Fei looked at his son, his eyes full of relief and pride. He patted Yue Yun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Good boy, hard work!" Tell me, what did you hear? ”

Yue Yun took a deep breath and told him the news he had heard, "Father, my son took a hundred scouts all the way north along the mountain road, and found the combined forces of the Great Jin Kingdom and the Great Xia Kingdom a hundred miles away from Xingzhou City. Their strength is very large, and the total number of troops is expected to be as high as 300,000. ”

Yue Fei frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "300,000 troops? That's not a small amount! It seems that this time, the Golden Thief and the Great Xia Kingdom are determined to join forces to deal with us. ”

Yue Yun nodded and agreed, "Yes, father." This time the enemy is far more powerful than we had anticipated, and we must be fully prepared. ”

Yue Fei was silent for a moment, then looked up into the distance, as if a fire was burning in his eyes, "No matter how many troops the enemy has, as long as they dare to invade Xingzhou, we must make them pay a heavy price!" Pass the order down and get the whole army ready for battle! ”