After Lin Chong left, Zhao Bufan stared at the map alone in the study, the more he looked, the more excited he became, he never thought that by chance, the stolen strategic deployment map and Tian Hu's chaos actually formed a natural cover, which was extremely deceptive, if it was used well, it would be possible to obtain greater results at a smaller cost.

For three whole days, except for the time for eating and resting, he almost locked himself in his study, repeatedly deducing the battle situation on the map, repeatedly considering all possible accidents, and a top-secret plan gradually took shape in his mind.

This time, he directly burned all the deduction records, and after coming out of the study, he secretly came to the intelligence battalion station located west of Dongxian Port.

Shi Qian was very surprised by his arrival, and quickly took him to his room and sat down, while picking up the teapot and pouring water, he asked with a smile: "Why does the general's brother have time to come and have a look, didn't you just hear that the military deployment map was lost two days ago?"

Zhao Bufan took a big sip of the teacup and said solemnly: "I want you to do something now." ”

Shi Qian Wei smiled and said, "Brother General wants us to participate in the search for military deployment maps?"

"No, I want you to go to Fengzhou!"

"Toyozhou, which Toyozhou?" Shi Qian's face was full of doubts.

Zhao Bufan said in a deep voice: "Fengzhou on the northwest border of Hedong Road, Linzhou and Fuzhou in the south, Jinsu Army of Liao State in the north, and Ningbian Prefecture of Liao State in the east. ”

Shi Qian's eyes rolled, and his small eyes flashed: "What did the general's brother let us do there?"

Zhao Bufan said lightly: "I want you to find out the garrison and deployment of Ningbian Prefecture in Liao, and all the roads leading from Ningbian Prefecture to Xijing in Liaoguo are familiar, looking for a road with the least population, the closest distance, and at the same time allowing the army to march, and then record the distance, direction and situation along the way, and bring it back to me as soon as possible, the speed is getting better and better, and you have to leave people on standby over there." ”

Shi Qian didn't ask much, and nodded quickly: "Okay! Brother general, don't worry, the younger brother promises to do it properly, and he will take everyone away!"

"Be careful all the way!"

Zhao Bufan admonished and got up and left directly.

The intelligence battalion of the commander of Shi Qian has a total of 28 people, including Shenxing Taibao Dai Zong, Dominatrix Sun Erniang, Iron Flute Immortal Ma Lin and many other green forest heroes who used to fight on the rivers and lakes.

After returning home, Zhao Bufan strolled to the beach not far from the house, let the salty and wet sea breeze blow on his cheeks, and his eyes stared at the sea in the distance without blinking.

At this moment, he came here precisely to relieve the tension and pressure in his heart.

Because he knew very well that the moment he set off from Dongxian Harbor with the intelligence battalion, the drums of the Northern Expedition had been completely beaten.

The sound of footsteps came from the beach behind him, and Hu Sanniang walked close with a mink fur cloak, and gently draped it on Zhao Bufan's broad back, her eyes were very gentle.

"Brother Fanfan, just now there was an urgent report from the imperial court, the Western Xia took advantage of our concentration of troops to the Northern Expedition, and suddenly launched an attack on Jingyuan Road, because the Western Army was drawn too many troops, and the defense was relatively scattered, Brother Richard, the King of Jin, unexpectedly occupied Xi'an Prefecture and Huaide Army on Jingyuan Road, and even continued to gather a large army, I am afraid that it is planning to invade on a large scale. ”

Xixia and Liao have been allies for many years, the two sides are closely connected, and the current queen Yelu Nanxian is the princess of Cheng'an of Liao, and now that Liao is in danger, Xixia will naturally make some moves, so Zhao Bufan didn't feel too surprised, but he was a little puzzled about how he could lose two big states in a row, and it was also the Jingyuan Road in the famous seed master.

This made him a little surprised, and after thinking about it a little, he couldn't help but open his mouth: "What is the meaning of transferring too many troops? The east side of Jingyuan Road is next to Huanqing Road, and Yang Zongmin, who is the pacification envoy of Huanqing Road, has not moved? What about the Seed Master Road on the southeast side of Yanyan Road? What about Yao Gu on Qinfeng Road in the south? They all sit and watch the play?"

Hu Sanniang replied softly: " The information from the imperial court said that after the Western Army withdrew 100,000 elites, the Seed Master Dao had personally led troops to garrison Xihe Road further west of Jingyuan Road, and was currently restrained by Western Xia soldiers and horses, and Yang Zongmin of Huanqing Road was also facing the threat of heavy troops and could not withdraw, only Yao Gu of Qinfeng Road south of Jingyuan Road could go north for reinforcements, but before he could reach the battlefield, Xi'an Prefecture and Huaide Army were lost. ”

"Can't make it to the battlefield?"

Zhao Bufan sneered again and again, and his tone gradually filled with a faint anger: "What do you mean that you haven't had time to arrive? Yao Gu's Qin Fenglu soldiers and horses are originally used as a mobile force in the western Xinjiang, and they can respond to various border areas at any time, Jingyuan Road is just north of them, and Brother Richard has called, but they haven't arrived yet? It's okay to deceive the emperor and incompetent traitors in the palace, how can this battle report serve the public?"

Hu Sanniang sighed, shook her head and said: "Sister Zhu Lian just read the battle report, she asked me to tell you that this should be a hidden danger caused by the internal strife of the Western Army, she seems to have heard Uncle Zhu say before, although the various units of the Western Army can fight well, but the endless war has also made them more and more internal contradictions, maybe it is a conflict of opinions, maybe it is some kind of fault, maybe it is a competition for merit and fame, in short, it divides them into many factions.

This is passed down from generation to generation, this is already a historical problem, and now the Yao family and the Zhong family are the two major factions that are the most incompatible, competing with each other all the year round, and Yang Zongmin has a bad relationship with the two families, when Tong Guan was in power in the past, the internal contradictions of the Western Army were suppressed by him with skillful skills, so it was not revealed, but now Tong Guan is dead, and there is no one in the Western Army who can convince the public, and the internal contradictions should be intensified. ”

Zhao Bufan was silent and didn't speak for a long time, quietly staring at the sea that was gradually becoming dark.

He suddenly felt a little tired.

suddenly felt that the word "Jiangshan" was really too heavy......

After a long time, he took a deep breath and let the sea breeze blow away those somewhat negative wills and regain his spirits.

"How did the imperial court deal with it? Liu Fa, who had the highest prestige in the Western Army, had already been persecuted by Tong Guan and died, and now that Tong Guan was also dead, who could completely deter the Western Army? Liu Yanqing? Or Liu Zhongwu?"

Hu Sanniang replied softly: "According to the intelligence of the imperial court, Cai Jing has vigorously recommended Li Gang this time, and he has temporarily acted as the privy deputy envoy and led 50,000 forbidden troops to the western frontier. ”

"Li Gang?" Zhao Bufan's eyes widened instantly, and he said in disbelief: "He is the commander of my Middle Route Army in the Northern Expedition next year, and the secret decree has been issued, now give me a temporary change of general?"

"It's Liu Yanqing!" Hu Sanniang replied softly, looked at Zhao Bufan's face, and definitely continued: "It is said that Li Gang has secretly completed the handover with Liu Yanqing, and now Liu Yanqing is also on his way to Hebei West Road, and he will send you a message soon!"

Zhao Bufan took a deep breath, turned his head sharply and stared at Hu Sanniang's eyes, and asked urgently: "What about Zong Ze, the commander of the Western Route Army?"

Hu Sanniang shook her head: "That's not true, Zong Ze is still the commander of the Western Route Army, and he will be responsible for commanding the soldiers and horses of the Hedong Road during the Northern Expedition next year, and he is still under your control." ”

Hearing that the most important Western Route Army had not changed its commander, Zhao Bufan breathed a long sigh of relief.

I am the West Route Army and the East Route Army as the main force, the Middle Route Army is mainly responsible for containment and left and right strategy, Li Gang replaced by Liu Yanqing, the impact should not be very large, fortunately the commander of the Central Route Army, if the West Route Army is also changed, I am afraid that the chances of winning this Northern Expedition will be reduced by at least two layers.

Zhao Bufan, who was secretly glad in his heart, quickly came back to his senses, and seeing that the sky was already dark, he immediately turned around and walked along the beach to his mansion, and asked casually: "By the way, where is Lian'er?"

Hu Sanniang said softly: "My sister personally made soup for you, she said that you haven't eaten much these days, and you want to stew some soup to replenish your body." ”

Zhao Bufan's heart warmed, put aside those troubles, smiled and quickened his pace.

"Then hurry up and go back to soup!"