Yi Song

Chapter 201 You quarrel with yours, I’ll quarrel with mine

On May 19th, the first year of Chonghe, Ganbei Town, Liquan County, north of Jingzhao Prefecture.

A group of cavalry came in a hurry and were stationed in the wild ten miles outside the town.

There are about five hundred cavalry in this group. They have bright armor and are unstoppable.

They have a clear division of labor.

First, a fence was erected using the high-wheeled cart accompanying the army as a skeleton. The war horses and pack horses were taken off their reins and saddles and placed inside to feed them with food and water.

Then build a circle of fence to serve as a camp, and build a tent inside.

The basic disk is determined and partitioning begins.

There are accommodation areas, a Chinese army, a warehouse, a cooking station, and a medical station. Each area is divided into separate areas. A trench is dug around the perimeter, and there are wooden deer and horses.

The roads in the camp are clear, there are sentries, and there are wooden deer and horses.

Li Miao was invited to serve as the counselor of the Xuanfu Envoy Department in Hedong, Shaanxi Province, and Liu Ziyu was invited to serve as the military adviser to the envoy department.

"it is good."

"Erlang is very clever. I think Liu Qi and others, as well as Wang De and Zhang Jun, obey your orders immediately. This is incredible."

Seeing these situations, Liu Ziyu was very curious and couldn't help but ask Liu Guozhang.

"interesting."

"Report!" Yue Fei came forward to report, "The reconnaissance team has searched a radius of twenty miles, and there is nothing abnormal. The overt and covert sentinels have been deployed."

"The Shengjie Army only has 6,000 men. I have here 179 carefully selected heroes who can serve as generals and commanders. Following Tan Guan's observation envoy to the guard camp in Fengxiang, there are some who can serve as generals and commanders. of talents, three hundred and seventy-five.

These people were headed by Liu Guozhang, flanked by Chang Sun Mo, Zhang Meng, Li Miao and Liu Ziyu.

"Erlang, what is the pamphlet in their hands?"

"Brother Yanxiu, you are pretending to be stupid with me here, right?"

"Shengjiejun?"

"The fourth volume of "Infantry Drill Code", garrison regulations."

After finishing, an inspector took a booklet and distributed it everywhere to inspect and supervise one by one.

A group of people stood on a high place and looked at everything.

"Because they have gained experience in Bianjing." Liu Guozhang replied meaningfully.

"I can't make this stuff up. It was Wang Xun who invited his father, led by the envoy of the royal capital, and more than ten senior generals in the army. They integrated many rules and regulations of our imperial army, combined with their many years of marching and fighting experience, Written.

Liu Ziyu looked at Yue Fei's leaving figure and was very curious, "This boy looks familiar to me."

"What do you want to do when you bring so many confidants to Shaanxi?" Liu Ziyu couldn't help but ask.

"Written by Erlang?"

It is divided into six volumes: Marching, Camping, Engagement, Training, Baggage and Military Discipline. It is still a draft, revised as it is implemented. "

"Haha, Liu Dalang, everyone looks familiar to you!" Liu Guozhang replied with a smile, "But I brought all my close confidants here. Wang Xun, Yang Xiaojie, Kuang Yousheng, Yu Chijing, Li Shigui, Huangfu Yuan, Yue Fei, Zhang Meng, Ling Hu Yuanheng, twenty-five martial arts scholars in the flag-bearing team, and twelve good men, including Liu Qi, Yang Cunzhong, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Fu Huchen, and Wei Changsheng, were selected by the Western Army to take the martial arts examination. "

In total, there were more than 500 people, and they made such a huge effort just to defeat the 6,000-strong Czech army. Yanxiu, I never do business at a loss! "

Liu Ziyu's expression changed, "Western Army, Erlang must vigorously rectify the Western Army."

Liu Guozhang solemnly said: "Fan Wenzhenggong single-handedly founded the Western Army, and established the soul and bones. Later, through Wang Gong (Wang Shao) and Zhang Gong (Zhang Kai), he was full of flesh and blood, and only then could he regain Hehuang and suppress the Western Xia Army.

In the more than ten years since Tong Guan came, military discipline has been lax, rewards and punishments unclear, the generals above are arrogant and extravagant, and the officers and soldiers below are poorly trained. The strategy is unclear, they are eager for quick success, and they regard the soldiers as nothing more than a fool to gain merit. "

Liu Ziyu was silent for a while, then retorted: "In these years, the Western Army has regained Hehuangkuo, Huang, Xining and other prefectures, conquered the ancient bone dragon city, and shocked the military army. It has made outstanding achievements."

"Brother Yanxiu, you also know that it is to recover the land and cities in Hehuang that were occupied by Tubo and other tribes. Moreover, in recent years, the Xixia Kingdom, which has been severely weakened, is unable to launch a large-scale counterattack. We can only watch our army recover. Hehuang.

If we don't put things in order now, will we wait until Xixia's national strength recovers and the invasion becomes more serious, and things get messy? late! "Liu Ziyu stared at Liu Guozhang, "Erlang, it seems that you have been determined to organize the Western Army for a long time. Even Fan Ziyi was invited. The plan is not far-reaching. "

Fan Ziyi is Fan Zhengchen, the grandson of Fan Zhongyan and the fifth son of the commoner prime minister Fan Chunren.

"It's easy to talk. Don't keep talking about me. Has Mr. Zhong Yan figured it out?"

Liu Ziyu was silent for a while and asked: "Does my father have to transfer?"

"Mr. Zhongyan will never collude with Tong Guan. I know it, Observer Tan knows it, and everyone in the world knows it. But after all, Gong Zhongyan has worked with Tong Guan for many years and has close contacts. In order to avoid suspicion, Gong Zhongyan must be transferred."

Liu Ziyu also knew that this was the rule of officialdom. The transfer of his father Liu Kai was the result of Liu Guozhang's strong guarantee. Otherwise, according to court practice, Tong Guan would be reprimanded and his father would not be able to escape and would be left idle somewhere.

"The world is so big, where is the place for my father?"

"Hebei." Liu Guozhang replied flatly.

"Hebei?"

"Mr. Zhongyan is upright by nature, and Tong Guan wants to use him, so he tolerates it. However, when Wang Fu, Zheng Juzhong, and Bai Shizhong came to Beijing, they could not tolerate him. It would be better to go to Hebei and shoulder the heavy responsibility again. Reorganize the place and rebuild it. Military preparation."

"Reorganizing the place and rebuilding military equipment? Is Hebei also going to start a war?"

"The officials' intention to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun is getting stronger day by day. However, the changes in the northeast and the rise of the Jurchens have made the Khitans retreat. Sooner or later, the war will spread to the Yanyou area.

At that time, whether the officials want to take advantage of the opportunity to make an expedition to the north, or the Khitans are diverting trouble to the south, Hebei will be the most important place. "

Liu Ziyu stared at Liu Guozhang and nodded slowly, "Erlang is thinking deeply."

At this time, a military academy came to report: "Commander of the Festival, an envoy has come to deliver a message."

"where?"

"Fengxiang."

"Go back to the middle tent."

"Yes!"

When I arrived at the middle tent, I saw a person standing at the door, dusty and dusty. It was Li Zhongjie's eldest son, Li Xiaochun.

"Li Dalang!"

"My subordinates have met Jieshuai."

"You transferred from Jingzhao Mansion?"

"Yes. My subordinates first went straight to Jingzhao Mansion, where they met Si Xingyuan, the envoy of Xuanfu, and Murong Guanren, the judge of the envoy. After getting the advice, they went straight here. Finally, they caught up with the commander's team."

"Go in and talk."

Sitting down in the middle tent, Li Xiaochun took out a letter and presented it with both hands.

"Jie Shuai, this is a secret letter signed by my father and Uncle Duan Ru."

Liu Guozhang took it, removed the paint on it, tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, unfolded it and couldn't help but smile.

"Sure enough, Fengxiang is so lively!

"Commander Jie, my father and Uncle Duanru are very ashamed and failed to convince the generals."

"No, this is enough. The generals of the Western Army remain neutral. Even if they stand on my side, Tong Guan is destined to fail." Liu Guozhang said with a smile, "Li Dalang, don't go back to Fengxiang. Come with me."

"Jie Shuai, where are you going?"

"Longzhou Qianyang."

Li Xiaochun's eyes lit up, "Shengjiejun!"

Liu Guozhang smiled and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)