Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong each led Yue Fei, and Zhang Jun's troops came from the Nanluoshui trail on their backs, which really shocked the whole of Chang'an.

There are not many soldiers. The two families together only have six or seven thousand soldiers. It cannot be too many. Otherwise, the eastern front will be in danger of breaking bones. It will also be difficult not to attract the attention of the Jin army who are facing each other across the river, let alone

Among them, Yue Fei is planning to cross the river directly to Xiangzhou in the near future.

But in any case, the significance of the appearance of these two troops in Chang'an is self-evident.

First of all, at this sensitive moment, when everyone is settling accounts for the 'showdown', every increase or decrease in troops on both sides will cause the strategic balance to shake, and these six or seven thousand people are enough to make many people feel

Overweighting a certain trend.

Secondly, the name Beiwei Army itself originated from Xixia and was widely used in the Western Army. It was not until the reorganization of the imperial camp that it was promoted to the Central Plains by Han Shizhong. Therefore, almost everyone here in Kansai understands these two armies themselves.

They also understand the political declaration represented by their appearance here - this is the absolute obedience and support of the two commanders Yue Fei and Zhang Jun to the officials.

In the end, everyone had to re-evaluate and guess the young official hiding in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After all, for most of the Western Army leaders, before this meeting in Chang'an, Zhao Guan's family had always been a political symbol that existed in legends, and the attitude of these people towards this official can be seen from the past.

A glimpse of it, but now, this official has demonstrated his authority in a straightforward way.

At the same time, although the Zhao Guan family responded strategically by entrusting a solitary person and sneaking to Chang'an, they still maintained a strange balance between passive defense and active attack in Kansai... Everyone said they were defensive.

At one point, he asked if he could attack and how many soldiers would be needed to attack. When most people tried to attack, he began to suppress the voices of going out.

Compared with his statement, you have to look at what this official has done. So with the increasing number of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City and the arrival of two back-wei armies today, there is no doubt that everyone is interested in this official's actions.

The determination to fight has been reassessed.

In early May, the heat is getting stronger, and the city of Chang'an is also becoming restless with the heat that is difficult to dissipate, because after the Dragon Boat Festival, the military situation emerges repeatedly, and people can't keep calm.

"According to Qu Duan and Wu Lin's reports, Wu Lin found four to five thousand people in Huanqing and Qingzhou, and Qu Duan found 10,000 people on Jingyuan Road... But where did so many troops come from?" On the seventh day of May,

On the evening of the same day, Zhao Jiu looked at the urgent report sent in his hand and couldn't help but frown and ask. "Shaanbei Third Road is so poor, has such a small population, has been defeated so many times, and so many people have died. How can we still find soldiers?"

Horse? And if it is a temporary recruitment, how can it be used?"

"I would venture to make a guess. If we say four or five thousand, it probably means the soldiers in the city walls are correct."

Liu Xi, the commander of Xisan Road, who has been very active recently, hurriedly stood up and answered seriously. "Since the rise of Xixia, the imperial dynasty has built many cities and fortresses along the border as a strategy for advancement and defense because Xixia is separated by a vast desert.

Among them, Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road have the most military strongholds and military cities... As far as I know, when Quduan went to Yankun Road to face the enemy, Zhang Zhongfu was left in charge of the Jingyuan Road military stronghold, and Zhang Zhongyan was in charge of Huanqing Road.

These soldiers and horses should be in the military stronghold along Qing Road. In fact, after the traitor Wang Xie was attacked and executed, Prime Minister Yu Wen also dispatched more city lords, and the stronghold lords recruited generals, such as Qin Feng Road Soldier and Horse Supervisor Murong Wei, Xing Xing

Zhang Zhong, the military commander of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Yanqi, the military commander of my subordinates, Qiao Ze, the general, and Qiao Zhongfu and Zhang Jing, the military commanders of the imperial camp, were all from the city lords of these two roadside cities."

Zhao Jiu actually woke up when he heard half of it... Historically, the fortresses on the border of the Song Dynasty and Xixia were very famous. This was mainly because most of the wars between the Song Dynasty and Xixia took place in the Renzong Dynasty and the Shenzong Dynasty.

There are not too many historical celebrities in these two eras... But regardless of these, after Liu Xi rambled on, the meaning was already obvious. Qu Duan and Wu Lin had mobilized all the border guards.

This is of course a very feasible method, not to mention that anyone with any brains in Xixia should not help the stronger Jurchens at this time, even if they did so, they would not care much.

Don't make your priorities too obvious.

"What is the relationship between Qiao Ze and Qiao Zhongfu?" Zhao Jiu asked a strange question casually while listening.

"They are uncles and nephews of the same clan." Liu Xi responded quickly.

"You said that the four to five thousand people were probably the soldiers of the city wall. Where did the ten thousand people in Quduan come from?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask, unable to catch up.

"I would venture to guess that the remaining few thousand people are probably Tibetan soldiers." After all, Liu Xi was a general of the Western Army and knew the military of Kansai very well.

"Tibetan soldiers?" Zhao Jiu thought thoughtfully. "Tubo people or party members?"

"If I am stationed on Xihe Road, there will naturally be more Tubo people, but on Huanqing and Jingyuan Road, there will naturally be Dangxiang people." At this point, Liu Xi glanced at his immediate boss Zhang Jun, who had been silent, and thought about it for a moment.

After a while, he continued. "In fact, to be honest with the officials, the Tubo people are wild and difficult to tame, and the Qingtang area to the west is vast and sparsely populated, making it difficult to control them. Therefore, it has always been easy to trade, but difficult to recruit. On the contrary, Huanqing Road, Yan

To the north of the three roads of Fu Road and Jingyuan Road, due to the long-term war with the Xixia people, the Dangxiang tribe lives among them, either belonging to Xixia or Huangsong Dynasty. It is difficult to sway, so there are many Tibetan soldiers there who admire Wang Hua.

I have been operating there for twenty years and am quite famous. It is normal for me to find some tribesmen to live at the foot of Hengshan... This is a great good thing and it is indeed a wise decision made by the officials."

Zhao Jiu nodded... not in agreement with the 'wise decision', but in recognition of Fanbu's explanation, because he just remembered that Mrs. Yang Weizhong and Yang should be leading the imperial camp rear army to the northern front.

Lieutenant, as the oldest member of the Western Army in existence today, is said to have been born as a Tibetan on the border of Huanqing Road, and just changed his name to Han.

How should I put it? From this perspective, the Song Dynasty still has war potential, but the premise is that you have to do your best to squeeze out the last strength.

"The official family." Seeing Zhao Jiu, he just asked about some details, but Zhang Jun couldn't help it. "The official family had gathered elites from various ministries along the way and used them together. In addition, the Imperial Banzhi had already gathered six thousand people, and

Now that the two armies carrying Wei are here again, there are already twelve thousand elites in Chang'an City. These are soldiers and horses comparable to those of the Jin people. In addition, Qu Duan has rounded up ten thousand people, and there are still ten thousand people.

You can use Wu Lin to guard Fangzhou instead of Wu Jie, and let Wu Jie go south, which is another four to five thousand...here in Guanxi, a hundred thousand people are already far beyond the limit!"

"So we are going to attack in the field?" Zhao Jiu glanced at Zhang Jun, still showing no emotion or anger.

"Yes!" Under the light, Zhang Junzhan stood up and spoke sincerely. "I think I can go to war and should go to war. Moreover, as the five-way transport envoy from Bashu to Bashu, I must remind the officials that it takes time to gather troops and horses, and it also takes time to transfer logistics.

Time and fighter planes are fleeting... And what's more, Wu Lin's report at this time is not only a routine report after contact, but also a request for instructions. If the officials want them to go south to gather the army, they should hurry up.

Decisive."

"I agree with Zhang Yunshi's analysis." Before Zhao Jiu could speak, Liu Ziyu stood up proudly. "Qu Duan, Wu Lin's move is to ask the officials how to use troops, and the officials should make a quick decision.

But I think that the officials should issue an order to let them go eastward from the Baoan Army (later Zhidan County) along the Beiluoshui River and out of the Diaoyin Pass, in order to distract the Loushi army from behind!"

The two had clear stances, and Zhao Jiu did not express his position for a while.

"Officials." At this moment, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, also took advantage of the situation and spoke. "I thought it was the right time to send troops. Yesterday, deputy commander Wang reported that the Lou family led the army to cross Baishui on Dragon Boat Festival, but stopped.

Camping on the lakeside between Pucheng and Miyuan, it seems that they are afraid of the heat and want to escape the summer heat at the lake. At this time, they took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and separated from the living female troops, quickly surrounding them, just in time to block the Jin army.

Lakeside!”

"I just thought that Jin Jun was not just escaping from the summer heat, but also trying to seduce us." Liu Ziyu repeated yesterday's position without hesitation.

"So what about temptation?" Wang Yuan responded immediately. "How could the Jin army know that we have so many soldiers and horses? He has only 20,000 real prisoners among the 30,000 people. With our 100,000 people, we can defeat them in one battle. As for the

After attacking Loushi, it is useless. Because Danzhou has been captured by Huonv, and is separated by Longmendu to the north of Liangshan and Baishui City that has fallen. In fact, it is already difficult to defend. If the northern Luoshui channel is cut off

, Lou Shi can also calmly take the Longmen Ferry upstream as a grain road. Besides, with Lou Shi’s talent, it may not be possible to evade the road."

Liu Ziyu did not hesitate and immediately refuted it again: "If you can't scratch the back road, you can only swallow the front army?"

At this point, Liu Ziyu turned to Zhao Guanjia again and said: "Guanjia, please don't forget what Qu Duan said before leaving. When he asked him to go north, he asked him to mess with Lou's family."

"At that time, never thought that Wu Jie would be so useful?" Wang Yuan was also unceremonious. "Liu joined the army. The situation is changing day by day. We should also adapt to changes. The old strategy may not be stable! We are really in a war now.

Of power!”

Liu Ziyu was silent for a while, but then quickly shook his head: "The Jin army is coming from afar, but it cannot last long. After the summer heat and the autumn rain, he will definitely retreat."

"How do you know that he will definitely retreat?" Wang Yuan is a general with many years of experience, and he has the same qualifications, but he is pressing forward step by step. "If he has rested for a while and has been able to retreat from Tongzhou Han without haste,

Good ministers, I gathered the Jin army from Hedong and conquered the Wei River. Then I found out that the official family was in Chang'an. I risked the lives of 100,000 Jin troops to capture Chang'an. So what if I ruined the future of the Song Dynasty?! How did you know that the Lou family was trying to seduce Chang'an?

Enemy? Do you know that the Jin Army cannot last long? You said that we are gambling. If you are so stubborn and sit back and watch the Jin Army calmly move around, isn't it a gamble?"

Liu Ziyu's expression changed slightly, but he still shook his head slowly: "Admittedly you and I don't know whether the Jin Army is real or not, and what the Lou family is thinking. Admittedly, they are just guesses... Using this argument, I cannot convince Wang Dutong, nor Wang Dutong."

You can’t convince me.”

"So, no matter what, you don't agree to fight?" Wang Yuan asked coldly.

"Of course." Liu Ziyu shook his head. His tense body seemed to relax suddenly. Then he raised his head again, turned around and looked around at the powerful civil and military officials in Chang'an City who came to listen to the daily report tonight, and finally turned back.

In the direction of Zhao Jiu, he just bowed his hands and gave a serious greeting. "In the official family, the ministers and the Privy Council all accept the decree and take charge of the affairs. When they are appointed as the imperial staff and military advisers, they should do their best, but what I want is to be cautious and not say four words."

That's it... the official family, in charge of hundreds of officials and the people, may have made a decision, but no matter what, I should honestly present my opinions, that's all!"

Zhao Jiu nodded slightly and was about to speak.

But at this time, Liu Qi, who had rarely spoken for a long time because his brothers were all sitting together, suddenly stood up and said, "I have a few words from the official family, which may solve the current problem."

"Come on." Zhao Jiu raised his hands to face each other.

"You can let Qu Jinglue and Wu Dujian (Wu Lin) temporarily go to Ningzhou to gather together, then cross Ziwu Mountain, leave Fangzhou via Jushui, and join forces with Wu Jinglue (Wu Jie). In this way, if the official family wants to attack when When the army goes to the Baihe River to fight in the field, they can also go south from the south of Fangzhou to provide support. If the officials want to frustrate the enemy, they can also unite their troops to attack the Jin Army's camp at the mouth of the Luoshui River in the north... That's a living thing It will also be dangerous for women to occupy the roads of Danzhou, and the Lou family will have to retreat." Liu Qi spoke slowly, but gave a purely military opinion that sounded good. "And the officials can also take the opportunity to issue decrees, Ask Qu Jinglue and Wu Jinglue about the war and defense."

Moreover, Zhao Jiu and everyone in the hall heard clearly, and naturally knew the true intention of Liu Qi's strategy... to continue peace with Xini by delaying the order to Qu Duan.

Of course, for many shrewd political minds in the hall, Liu Qi's disagreement may have another layer of consideration regarding his leadership position.

Regardless of whether it is rumored that the Zhao Guan family will personally go to the front line once they decide to go to war, or that Yu Wenxuzhong takes command, but no matter what, just as Yue Fei could only take command in Yanling before, the front line always needs a military commander. The one responsible for taking over the command, and the importance of this military commander's position is naturally needless to say. It is very likely that a successful battle will require the addition of a military commander.

So, when Han Shizhong cannot leave Tongzhou easily, Liu Qi's eldest brother Liu Xi, Qu Duan, and Wang Yuan are the three theoretical candidates for the actual head coach... Wang Yuan's outstanding performance today almost overwhelmed the only opposition Liu Ziyu, as Liu Xi's younger brother, the tribe went southward at this time, which naturally arouses people's imagination.

But having said that, except for Liu Ziyu, who is usually merciless, no one will directly point out these things that are not on the table, and at this time, it is indeed necessary to make peace with the mud. However, Liu Qi's idea is considered a good idea from a military point of view. It was a good idea, so even Liu Ziyu surprisingly didn't say anything. Zhao Jiu also immediately followed his advice and directly asked Xiao Lin to write a few letters on the spot to divide the troops and send them to Qu Duan, the Wu brothers' "Edict to Prime Minister Jun".

And while Academician Xiaolin kept writing and the "Daily Military Discussion" continued, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.

Everyone didn't care about this and seemed to have become accustomed to it.

After all, it was already quite late, and soldiers and horses gathered inside and outside Chang'an City, and the defense was tight. There was a curfew at night. The commotion at this time could only be due to emergency military intelligence. In fact, similar situations have been encountered many times before, such as the Dragon Boat Festival After the festival, the main force of the Jin army left Baishui City and crossed Xiaobaishui to go south. At that time, officers from all walks of life on the front line were busy sending messages.

Therefore, everyone just kept silent. Except for Academician Xiao Lin who continued to write, everyone just waited for Yang Yizhong to go out and hand over the documents in person.

After a while, Yang Yizhong hurried back and indeed brought a document. Zhao Jiu took it and opened it. His heart moved, but he laughed on the spot and said directly:

"Does any of you recognize Li Yongqi?"

Many people in the audience looked at each other, and then almost everyone with a Western Army background, from brothers Liu Xi and Liu Qi, to Tian Shizhong who was sitting inside the door, to Yang Yizhong who was standing next to Zhao Jiu, almost all raised their hands. Make a sound.

Even Yu Wenxuzhong also twisted his beard and said: "I also know that this person is from the Suide Army. He is a big tycoon in the local party. After the Lou family occupied Yan'an last time, his entire family was isolated in the rear, so he directly led his troops.
To be continued...