"So what? Can others stay in the northwest, but Ma Shen cannot, if so, where will we put the face of the Northern Army!" Yang Zhi did not have the slightest confusion, and said with a smile to Zhang Xiaochun, who came to visit the door; After Zhang Xiaochun took up the post of Shaanxi transfer envoy, he only met with Yang Zhi on the day he took office, and he never came to the door later, and he always asked Zhu Wu, the deputy transfer envoy, to pass on the message, and today was the first time he came to the door, and Yang Zhi's heart was full of vigilance.

Some people say that Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, has no fear, some people say that the Dingbei army is arrogant and domineering, and even Fan Zhixu has come to Yang Zhi to inquire; Yang Zhi just pretended that he was busy preparing for the wedding, and he did not know the affairs of Taiyuan and Runzhou. Zhang Xiaochun sat on Yang Zhi's left and said with a wry smile: "The problem is that the identity of this Ma Shen is very problematic, if the envoy of the Son of Heaven does not have enough returns, it is difficult to explain to all parties, it will cause an uproar; ”

Zhang Xiaochun has very high qualifications, and he has long been very resistant to Yang Zhi, but this time he was afraid to make a mistake; Yang Zhi heard what Zhang Xiaochun said, and said lightly: "Master Zhang, the situation is not so serious, we don't seek merit, but we seek no fault." ”

Zhang Xiaochun couldn't agree with Yang Zhi's statement, took out a token and a letter from his sleeve and said: "King Yun has the heart to go to the next level, such a result is absolutely not good, so let me send a letter to Yang Shuai, this matter is very important, it is related to the future of the Great Song Dynasty, and we are not allowed to slack off." Yang Shuai hopes that it is a good strategy to drag down Western Xia economically, but the time is too long, and there are too many uncertain factors, King Yun hopes that Yang Shuai will go north, Xiazhou, Lingzhou, Helan Mountain, take one of the three, and block the mouth of the world. ”

Zhang Xiaochun was a little proud in his heart, there is no good end for those who offend the boss, if the leader wants to put on a pair of small shoes for you, it is almost a blink of an eye, even Yang Zhi's high power cannot be avoided. As the former pacification envoy of Hedong and the current transfer envoy of Shaanxi, Zhang Xiaochun knew that the materials in both places were consumed hugely, and it could be said that they could not support a long-term war, but King Yun wanted Yang Zhi to send troops; since King Yun had already sent Ma Shen to Suizhou, Yang Zhi would not worry about the Lord if he did not send troops.

Hearing this, Yang Zhi's evaluation of King Yun Zhao Kai raised to a higher level, and the scholars began to be shameless, which was really unguardable; in the final analysis, Ma Shen's matter was a trivial matter, and King Yun's plan was a major matter. Yang Zhi felt uncomfortable in his heart, and stretched out his hand to take the token and the letter, it seemed that Zhao Kai was in a consultative tone in the letter, but the firmness of asking Yang Zhi to send troops was clearly expressed in every word.

After reading the letter, Yang Zhi smiled and said: "When Ma Shen came to Hedong, I am afraid that when he was still crossing the Yangtze River, Western Xia had already received this news and was now waiting for it; however, in order to determine the future of the Northern Army, Shaanxi could send troops alone." It's just that the pressure in the clouds is huge, and in the face of the two-sided attack of the Jin State and the Western Xia, it is estimated that Xu Huiyan will not be able to draw the army to assist, I intend to take Helan Mountain and Lingzhou first, since the war is starting at this juncture, it is better to have a good time, take Helan Mountain in the spring, and use the resources in the mountain to replenish. Lord Zhang, tomorrow I will send the list of materials needed to the Transit Division. ”

Yang Zhi did not waver in the slightest in the general principle, Zhang Xiaochun could only nod yes, but for Yang Zhi to hand over the problem of supply difficulties to the Transshipment Department, Zhang Xiaochun was already prepared in his heart and threw the trouble out: "No problem, this official has already told King Yun that he will go to Taiyuan to urge all kinds of material payments, and the materials needed by the front line will be supervised by Zhu Wu and others." ”31

Yang Zhi didn't expect Zhang Xiaochun to be forced to be in a hurry, and made such a stupid move, such a trick to shirk responsibility is too obvious, Zhang Xiaochun gambled on his own defeat; Yang Zhi put away his smile and said, "Lord Zhang, how to arrange the transfer department, this official can't control it, but if it affects the actions of the army, I will join you." ”

"Of course, we will never shirk the matter of our transfer department, Yang Shuai can rest assured. Zhang Xiaochun comforted Yang Zhi, he is an old oilman in the officialdom, and he is also afraid that Yang Zhi is young and vigorous, so he has to tear his face, which will be different from the original intention of Zhao Kai, the king of Yun;

After Zhang Xiaochun finished speaking, he hurriedly got up and said goodbye without waiting for Yang Zhi to serve tea to the guests; Yang Zhi hurriedly asked Yue Fei, Niu Gao and others to come to discuss, Chongbin was in Weizhou, and Zhu Wu was in the transfer department, so he couldn't come for a while. Yue Fei was overjoyed when he heard this: "Senior brother, there is no movement in the Central Plains now, it is our opportunity to plot Lingzhou, and I will be in charge of the military horses all the way." ”

Yue Fei's performance in Jingzhou was really amazing, Yang Zhi was absent for more than a year, withstood the attack of Western Xia and Jin State, and finally cooperated with Xu Huiyan's army to attack Suizhou; what is even more rare is this attitude, he does not hesitate to take risks, and he is still a hot-blooded young man who does not give up his principles in a high position. Niu Gao and others greatly increased their sense of identity with Yue Fei, but Yang Zhi's prestige in the army was incomparable, and they attached more importance to Yang Zhi's attitude.

"The Holy Lord and King Yun are both with this attitude, we can't hide, I am determined to send troops, but the materials, grain and grass are not a small amount, this money can't let me pay out of my own pocket!" Yang Zhimu said with a light in his eyes: "But after all, Xixia is a country, and the heritage is not comparable to the Shaanxi Zhifu Division that we established for half a year. So we have to think of a feasible solution. ”

"Haha, Yang Shuai, don't worry, we will definitely be able to get by with this. Niu Gao was born an optimist: "Even if we fight against Western Xia alone, we can attack Xiazhou from Youzhou, attack Lingzhou from Xining Prefecture, and send troops to Helan Mountain from Hezhou." ”

"No. Yue Fei said with certainty: "The easiest thing to fight is Lingzhou, as long as you occupy Lingzhou, you can wait for the counterattack of the Western Xia army from Xingzhou and Helan Mountain, and break them one by one." As for Xiazhou, Taiyuan must have an idea, wanting to take advantage of Xiazhou's sneak attack on Youzhou or Suizhou, copy the back road of the Western Xia army, and repeat the scene of capturing Suizhou. ”

Yue Fei's vision is really no problem, it seems that just like many famous experts in later generations commented, Yue Fei's shortcomings are in emotional intelligence and principles; Yang Zhizhi said: "Yue Fei and I have the same opinion, so I don't plan to use the main forces and horses from all over the country, let Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi, and Qu Duan abide by one side, and mobilize Niu Gao, Li Heng, Fu Xuan, Wu Jue, Xu Wen, and Liu Ziyu to go out as the main force, and Yue Fei will lead the firearms, heavy cavalry and other armies. ”