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Chapter 139 The Arrival of Troops and the Recruitment of Xiang Troops

Huzi handled the matter very efficiently and successfully delayed it for two days. After waiting for the people sent by Zhejixuan, the [-]-strong army finally calmed down.

As time passed slowly, the news also reached the Li family. At this time, the Li family and his son gathered together again to discuss the matter.

"Father, what do you think the Zhe family is planning? Why haven't the [-] troops moved? They haven't even gone to Linzhou, but are stationed outside Bingzhou City?" Li Yuanhao asked.

"This time is indeed very strange, but there is something even stranger. Wei State actually mobilized [-] troops to leave Beijing, and the destination was Bingzhou." Li Mingde said

"What? Another [-] troops? What the hell are they planning? Do they really want to fight us? Where do they get the confidence?" Li Yuanhao asked in confusion.

"Yes, we are not sure what they are going to do now, but since they have made this move, we have to guard against it."

"We had to talk it over before, but now the [-] troops we put in Yinzhou are not enough. We need more troops." Li Mingde said

"But father, we have already dispersed [-] troops in several states on the border with Wei. If we increase the number of troops now, will we have to deploy troops from Ganzhou?" Li Yuanhao asked.

"Then they have to be mobilized. After all, Ganzhou can fight at any time. If I lend them some courage, they don't dare to fight, but Wei Guo is not sure."

"The extra [-] soldiers and horses will probably make the Zhe family take action. By then, the several state capitals on the border will be easily defeated one by one."

"It won't be a trivial matter by then. Don't forget, the Liao Kingdom has an armistice with the Wei Kingdom, not with us. Once there is an opportunity, they will never be polite." Li Mingde said

"Yes, I know father, but I am just unwilling to do so. Ganzhou has no power to fight back. We will be able to swallow them up in half a year at most." Li Yuanhao said.

"Okay Hao'er, a little impatience will ruin the big plan. Just be patient and see what Wei Guo wants to do. Ganzhou is the meat on our lips. We can eat it whenever we want." Li Mingde advised.
After hearing this, Li Yuanhao could only nodded, bowed, and then turned around and went out to arrange the deployment of troops.

But at this time, a happy event happened on Zhang Heng's side. Gao Hui was pregnant. When Zhang Heng found out, he was overjoyed and called all the doctors here.

Naturally, the three of him, Shen Ke, and the others knew about such a grand gesture. When the three of them learned that Zhang Heng's wife was pregnant, they were immediately very happy.

Yes, I'm just happy, because once this person has a child, he will have one more weakness, which is a great thing for the three of them.

So they all prepared gifts, but they did not set off immediately. Instead, they waited until the next day to visit together. Although Zhang Heng was a little surprised by the arrival of the three of them.

But after thinking about the time these three people spent in Hedong, it was not surprising that he met the three of them in the front hall, and after some pleasantries, he sent them all away.

Zhang Heng, on his side, also returned to his room to accompany his wife.

"Madam, why are you standing here? Sit down and have a good rest. The doctor has said that you are not allowed to move around casually in the past two months." Zhang Heng said quickly
"Oh, sir, you don't need to be so nervous. I know the severity. I just sat for a long time, so I got up to move around and sat down immediately." Gao Hui said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is. Madam, I'm so happy. You know, I'm finally going to have a child. I'm finally going to have a child." Zhang Heng said hurriedly.
"Haha, officer, look at how stupid you are. Officer, do you want to send a letter to your mother-in-law and the others?" Gao Hui looked at the expressions of his officers and chuckled.

"Okay, this good news really needs to be told to them. Not only my parents, but also my father-in-law. I also need to ask my father to report to the imperial doctor." Zhang Heng said.
"Oh, officer, are you exaggerating? Why do you need an imperial doctor?" Gao Hui said with a smile.

"Madam, you don't understand. This is just in case. Don't worry about these trivial matters. Just leave them all to me. You can raise the baby with peace of mind now and don't worry about anything else."

"My wife, please rest for a while. I will go to the study to write a letter." After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he watched his wife lie down, then slowly stood up and left the room.

Gao Hui looked at the departing figures of his officials with a happy smile on his face, but Zhang Heng didn't know this at this time because he was busy writing a letter.

Time passed slowly, and with the passage of Gao Hui's dangerous period, Zhang Heng's anxious heart was finally able to relax a little.

At this time, he was sitting in the study, looking at the reply letter from his parents in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his face, just as he had guessed.

When my parents know the news, they will be very happy. It can be seen from the content of this letter that the old couple are very excited.

Not only have they arranged for the imperial doctor Zhang Heng requested in his letter, they have also prepared a lot of supplements together, and they are now on their way to Bingzhou.

As for his father-in-law, he also prepared a copy, and now they are on their way to Bingzhou together.

Two more days passed like this.The [-] troops prepared by the Zhang family finally arrived in Bingzhou.

After Zhang Heng got the news, he took Shen Ke and three others early and waited at the city gate.

Soon they saw the army. A person in front quickly stepped forward and greeted the four people. The person who came was Sun Yi, his uncle's confidant, and Zhang Heng naturally knew him.

However, because Shen Ke and the other three were present, and the Zhe family's spies were also around, he was not in a hurry to ask anything.

The four of them went to the restaurant to greet Sun Yi and dispersed after an hour. Zhang Heng also took Sun Yi back to his residence and went directly to the study.

"Brother Sun, you are finally here. Don't you know that I have been looking forward to your coming here every day? After all, if you don't come, the soldiers of the Zhe family will not leave."

"Okay now, you are finally here. Now I wonder how they can stay here." Zhang Heng said
"Fifth Young Master, don't worry. I will go meet them tomorrow. By the way, Fifth Young Master, the Third Master told the General before he set off, so that he will listen to you after he arrives." Sun Yi said
"Well, now that you are here, I have gained a lot of confidence. In fact, nothing will happen in the short term. After all, there has been no war in the capital camp for a long time. No matter how good the training is, it is just training." "We have to find a way. Let them see blood. Otherwise, it won't work. Let's do this. After the Zhe family's soldiers leave, Lao Sun, you take them to suppress the bandits first." Zhang Heng said
After arranging Sun Yi's affairs, Zhang Heng had nothing to do. Sun Yi and the other party handed over smoothly. In fact, they had already wanted to leave.

After all, only if they leave from here can the Zhe family be able to send the selected [-] troops to Beijing.

Nothing happened in the next few days, and the entire Hedong Road returned to its previous calm. But this day, Zhang Heng received not-so-good news.

"What are you talking about? Xixia has increased its troops? How could such a good person suddenly increase its troops? And aren't they attacking Ganzhou? How could they suddenly increase their troops like Yinzhou?" Zhang Heng asked

"Yes, they are increasing their troops. According to the general's estimation, it should be caused by the arrival of the general. After all, the general's arrival this time is very much like an increase of troops." Sun Yi said
"Huh? That's right, why didn't I think of that? Obviously the Li family didn't think you were here to change defenses. They thought you were here for reinforcements, so that's why they sent out this reinforcement."

"I didn't expect that I was tricked once. Old Sun, what do you think we should do?" Zhang Heng said.
"Based on our experience, the general believes that we have no other choice but to recruit troops now," Sun Yi said.
"What? Conscription? Don't you know, Old Sun, that private conscription is a serious crime?" Zhang Heng said
"Jing Lue, if this is the case in normal times, but this situation is obviously not one of them. Don't forget, it is unexpected now." Sun Yi said
"Huh? You mean, recruiting Xiang troops?" Zhang Heng said slowly

"That's right, Jing Lue, it is a serious crime to recruit troops privately, but now the enemy is suddenly recruiting reinforcements. According to the court's precedent, you can recruit the Hedong Road Xiang army."

"Although they are both good and bad and cannot be used much, there are more of them, and you can always pick out some that can be used. Besides, in this way, you can take this opportunity to train the Xiang army." Sun Yi said
"Well, what you said makes sense. In this case, Old Sun, I'll leave the recruitment of Xiang troops to you. As for Shen Ke and the others, I'll handle it." Zhang Heng said
After hearing this, Sun Yi directly cupped his fists and saluted, and then exited the room. At this time, Zhang Heng did not waste time, but asked Hu Zi to find Shen Ke and the others.

Shen Ke and the other three heard that Zhang Heng wanted to see them, so they got up and left without delay. It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at the Jinglue Mansion.

When the three of them entered the room one after another and saw the others, they were stunned. What on earth were they doing?How did you find them all?This made their hearts tremble for no reason.

At this time, Zhang Heng came out, and instead of being polite to them, he said directly, "All three of them are here. I have asked three of you to come today. I have some bad news to tell you. The Li family has increased its troops."

"What? General, are you saying that the Li family has increased its troops? This, this, this, this?" Shen Ke asked hurriedly
"There is no need to panic. The Li family is currently busy attacking Ganzhou. There are not many new people coming this time, but the current imperial army is probably not enough."

"So I plan to mobilize Xiang troops from various places. I wonder what you three think?" Zhang Heng said
After hearing this, the three people naturally agreed hurriedly, but they became nervous in their hearts. After all, the good people suddenly wanted to recruit troops.

What on earth is this Heng going to do?Could it be that you really have something else on your mind?But it's not right. Not to mention the current situation, even if we push it back ten years, the time is still wrong.

However, the three of them also knew very well that they were not qualified to offer opinions, so the matter was decided happily. Not only were they unable to express opinions, they also had to cooperate with Zhang Heng's wishes.

At the same time, the Li family finally received news from Wei State.

"Father, we have been fooled. The Zhe family's [-] troops have gone back now." Li Yuanhao said

"Yes, it seems that they are not reinforcing this time, but switching defenses. Hao'er, it seems that we will face a new opponent in the future." Li Mingde said

"What? Father, you mean that the Zhe family gave up Hedong Road? This, this is too much? How can the Zhe family suffer such a big loss?" Li Yuanhao asked in surprise.

"Suffer a loss? The Zhe family can eat anything, but they won't suffer a loss. Do you think their Hedong Road is so easy to get? The Zhe family's [-] troops have already entered Beijing." Li Mingde said

"What? Entering Beijing? Father, it seems that the emperor of Wei is a bit interesting." Li Yuanhao said

"Yes, they are willing to mix sand with each other and strike a balance. Wei Guo is willing to do this, otherwise the so-called Tan Yuan Alliance would not have appeared." Li Mingde sarcastically said

"Father, do you think we should take advantage of the Zhang family's unstable footing?" Li Yuanhao said.

"No, Wei is going to fight, but now is not the time. We have to solve our worries first. Right now, the Ganzhou Uighurs are the top priority."

"Now that we know their true and falsehoods, there is no need to go to war. We need to transfer all the people back and defeat Ganzhou first." Li Mingde said.

"Well, what father said is that Ganzhou is indeed important. Now that I know father, I will go and transfer all the people back. This time I must win Ganzhou!" Li Yuanhao said

When the father and son reached an agreement, the official document for the recruitment of the Xiang army was also sent to Bingzhou.For a time, all states became lively.

After all, their Xiang army on Hedong Road has not been mobilized for many years, but now it suddenly makes some moves. Could it be that there is going to be a war?
At this time, some businessmen's thoughts became vivid, but they did not act rashly. Instead, they sent people to inquire around to see what was going on.

When they learned that the Li family had suddenly increased their troops, they immediately became energetic. The food on the market skyrocketed and soon more than doubled.

At this time, the news also reached Zhang Heng's ears.

"What? The price of food has doubled? This is simply unreasonable! Let me investigate carefully, don't let anyone go, and arrest all these profiteers who are hoarding!" Zhang Heng said angrily!
"Jing Lue, calm down, Jing Lue, calm down. Several businessmen involved this time are all well-connected in the capital. Can you please think about it again and don't be impulsive, Jing Lue?" Shen Ke hurriedly advised.

"What about the relationship between the capital and the capital? What about the relationship between the capital and the capital? As long as they are not imperial merchants, no matter who they are, I will arrest them all!" Zhang Heng said directly
After hearing this, Shen Ke knew that he couldn't be persuaded anymore, so he could only go out to carry out the order honestly. At this time, he didn't know whether he should be angry or happy.

Because the businessman who got involved this time naturally had his share, and not only him, but the other two couldn't escape either, but he wasn't too bothered, and was actually a little happy.

This puzzled Wu Gang and Chen Lin. Wu Gang was the first to say, "Brother Shen, why are you so happy?"

(End of this chapter)