Due to the distance between Kaifeng Fucheng and the Wuding River line, the good news of the battle of Yinzhou and the battle of Saimenzhai - Ansaibao, which ended completely in the middle of the month, was not reported until a few days before the end of the year, and was sent to Kaifeng Mansion in the first good place of the Great Song Dynasty.

It's the best New Year's gift ever, and it's unexpected. Originally, winter was a day of truce on the northwest battlefield, although the northern Shaanxi Plateau was relatively arid, there would not be heavy snow to close the mountains and roads. But after all, the climate was bitterly cold, and it was not good for either warring party.

However, this year's Kaifeng Forbidden Army obviously endured the bitter cold under the leadership of the holy name of the Heavenly Khan Zhao Ji, and even conquered the entire territory of Yinzhou in winter, uprooted the three fortified cities of Yinzhou, Shizhou and Mida Cave, and beheaded and captured nearly 6,000! It also swept the Anqingze Oasis located north of Xiazhou, and wiped out the party that had been entrenched there for I don't know how many years!

In addition, on the battlefield of Yan'an, south of Hengshan, Taiwei Gao Yu still performed eye-catching. In Ansaibao and Saimenzhai, he won two battles and two victories, and with only 20,000 western troops, he repelled tens of thousands of party troops and beheaded 2,000 hundreds. If it weren't for Gao Yu's lavish spending of the bonus, the number of beheadings would have at least doubled!

When the news reached Kaifeng Mansion, it immediately immersed the government and the opposition inside and outside in excitement.

Since the Battle of the Haokang River, the Western Thieves have obviously weakened, and there are more than 30,000 people who have been killed, captured alive and surrendered, and the losses caused to the Song army are not 3,000. What a 10-to-1 exchange!

For a thief with a population of only a few million and a maximum of one million people (party items), such an exchange ratio is absolutely unaffordable.

In other words, the time is definitely ripe for the destruction of the Western Thief.

On the Chongzheng Palace, Cai Jing, the left minister who advocated the use of soldiers, was proudly telling his two-way plan to attack the summer.

“…… Judging from the situation of the Battle of Yinzhou, there was no need for the Hexi Army to attack Zhuoluo City and Qin Wangchuan to divide the forces of the Western Thieves, and the three armies of Yanyan, Huanqing, and Hedong plus the soldiers and horses of the three straight in front of the palace were enough to seize the land of Xia, You, and Yan. Therefore, the minister suggested changing the plan, and after the Eastern Route Army seized Xia, You, and Yanzhou, it would advance at the same time as the Eastern Route Army. The Eastern Route Army marched west from Yanzhou to Lingzhou, while the Western Route Army advanced to Qinwangchuan. As long as the two armies succeed in one way, the day of the fall of the Western Thieves can be waited. ”

Zhao Ji nodded with a smile, and then set his eyes on Su Dongpo, the right minister who was sitting on the pestle and was in a state of discouragement. Su Dongpo seemed to want to get up, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Su Qing sit and talk." ”

Su Dongpo didn't hesitate, so he coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, the military affairs in the northwest should be discussed and decided after Lu Huiqing, Tao Jiefu, Zhong Fu and other marshals enter the court. And you can't just consider the Western Thief and not consider the Khitan. If the destruction of the western thieves is imminent, will the Khitan go south to attack Hebei and Hedong? ”

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Bian, the Privy Councillor, and Cai Bian said: "The defense of Hedong has always been tight, and Your Majesty only needs to send the ministers of the army to the town, so you don't have to worry about the Khitan." The defense of the two roads in Hebei was somewhat negligent and should be rectified. ”

"So who is the commander of the army who can guard the east of the river?"

Cai Bian said: "Han Zhongyan, the governor of the Daimyo's Mansion, has always known the soldiers, and he can go out of the town to Hedong." ”

Of course, Cai Bian did not have a good intention to recommend Han Zhongyan to serve as the pacification envoy of Hedong Road, but now Su Dongpo may fall at any time, and his successor is naturally the focus of the struggle between the old and new parties.

used Hedong Road to hold Han Zhongyan, and then let Lu Huiqing be trapped in the northwest military affairs, and then pushed Zhao Tingzhi Xuanma is Cai Jing and Cai Bian's way.

Zhao Ji looked at Su Dongpo again, and Su Dongpo said: "Han Zhongyan is a native of Xiangzhou, and the Xiangzhou Han family is quite famous in Hebei, since Cai Bian thinks that Han Zhongyan knows the army, why not let him serve as the pacification envoy of Hebei and the two roads?" ”

Zhao Ji also felt that Su Dongpo's words were reasonable, the Han family was a famous family in Xiangzhou, and they had a lot of influence in Hebei. With Han Zhongyan's town and Hebei Road, the manpower and material resources of Hebei's wealthy families can definitely be mobilized, and the recruitment and training of government soldiers in Hebei can also be carried out relatively smoothly.

"Han Zhongyan can appease Hebei," Zhao Ji asked again. "Then who's going to Hedong Road?"

"Fan Chun can appease Hedong." Su Dongpo recommended Fan Chun, a rare person within the old party.

Fan Chun is now the pacification envoy of the Yongxing Military Road, although he is also at the forefront of Shaanxi, but he has no military merits. Su Dongpo pushed him onto Hedong Road so that he could make some contributions, so that he could find opportunities to enter the center again in the future.

Zhao Ji thought for a while, and then asked: "Fan Chun went to Hedong, and Han Zhongyan went to Hebei, so the current Hebei Lianglu Fuchen Su Zhe should change any position?" ”

This question is not easy to say about Su Dongpo, he is Su Zhe's brother and should be avoided. Cai Jingdao: "The minister suggested that Su Zhe should be sent to Liao with the Ministry of Rites. ”

It's a pit again!

What is Liao talking about now? Isn't it about fighting for the neutrality of the Liao State in the Battle of Song and Xia? Is it possible? Even if it is possible, it is indispensable to increase the age of coins to cut land. When Western Xia was defeated, it was all a sin.

Zhao Ji nodded, "There is someone to negotiate with the Khitan, and Su Zhe is indeed the most suitable." ”

"Your Majesty," Li Gefei, a disciple of Su Dongpo, said at this time, "The minister suggested that Lin Ji, a resident of the house and a scholar of Hanlin, be sent as a deputy envoy to accompany Su Zhe to Liao. ”

Lin Ji is an official promoted by Cai Jing, and when he was a foreigner in Tuntian, he once went to Hebei to inspect, and put forward the three suggestions of "the big mansion should choose the commander, the border state should choose to defend, and the arrogant soldiers should be more guarded", which was valued by Zhao Ji, that is, he was given the rank of Jinshi and the first, and he was promoted to his current status.

"Then take the opportunity to let Su Zhe and Lin Ji make Liao." Zhao Ji slapped the board, and then turned the topic to the reward for meritorious deeds, "Yinzhou has been restored, thanks to the soldiers' lives, I should not hesitate to reward him, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty."

The important ministers in the palace answered in unison.

Then Cai Bian, the Privy Councillor, played alone: "Your Majesty, the battle of Yinzhou is all thanks to the three straight capitals Yu Hou Wu Haogu has a good arrangement, if the command is determined, he should be the first to take the lead, please Your Majesty over-move and reward Wu Haogu to fiercely the soldiers of the three armies." ”

Su Dongpo, the left minister, also played: "Your Majesty, Wu Haogu did not know the soldiers, and he was able to establish meritorious deeds, all because the knights in front of the palace and the dragon warriors were good at fighting bravely, which is Your Majesty's merit and high work." Moreover, during the Battle of Yinzhou, Gao Yu was also in the Sanzhi Army, and Wu Haogu was mostly sitting back and enjoying his success, so he should not overmove. ”

Zhao Ji was stunned and stunned, and thought: Did you two take the wrong wat board (the prototype used to record the words of the last play)?

In fact, how did he know that Wu Haogu couldn't be too showy now! Wu Haogu is already the "Lord of Jiehe City", the richest man in the Great Song Dynasty, a great Confucian, it can be said that he has territory, wealth, and knowledge.

Therefore, Su Dongpo's faction has to praise the high and suppress the ancients. And Cai Jing's faction is about to kill Wu Haogu - the more powerful Wu Haogu is, the faster he will die! As soon as Wu Haogu is finished, his "legacy" will be surnamed Cai.

Seeing Zhao Ji's hesitation, Shangshu Youcheng Li Gefei hurriedly played: "Wu Haogu is about to enter the court to report on his work, Your Majesty can ask him face-to-face who is commanding the battle." ”

Zhao Ji actually didn't believe that Wu Haogu had any military talent, he nodded and said: "Even if Gao Yu helps, Wu Haogu's credit is still quite large, so I will give a Xishang Gate envoy to add Haizhou Assassin History, and then Xu Yin's second son as an official." ”

The envoy of the six products of the West Gate is the smallest of the rampant envoys, and the history of the thorn is the smallest among the remote counties. However, compared to Wu Haogu, who was only 27 years old after Chinese New Year's Eve, such an official position is really not small.

Zhao Ji then said: "Gao Yu seems to be a genius who fights with soldiers, this time Yinzhou Kefu also has a part of his credit, and he has made great contributions in Ansaibao and Saimen Village, so he let him be the envoy of the Dongshang Gate and the training envoy of the Bazhou Regiment, and transferred to Hedong Road as the deputy chief officer of the soldiers and horses, and led the Hedong Army out of Yinzhou.

In addition, Wu Haogu and Gao Yu also jointly recommended Su Chizhi Yinzhou Affairs and Yinzhou Tuntian Envoy. What do you think? ”

Su Chi also participated in the Battle of Yinzhou, so naturally he has a share of the credit, and it is certain that he will be transferred to the two officials. Moreover, he is the only civilian courtier on the front line of Yinzhou, and he is also an old qualified magistrate, so the governor must have done it for him. Even Cai Jing and Cai Bian couldn't raise any objections, so they could only pinch their noses and watch the children of the Su family take a step closer to the political hall.

……

When the DPRK and China were fighting openly and secretly, Wu Haogu had already lived in a luxurious manor outside Xiangzhou City. This is Han Zhongyan's property in Xiangzhou, and it is now for his daughter and son-in-law Wu Haowen to live in. And Wu Haogu, who entered Beijing through Hedong, also deliberately passed by Xiangzhou to meet his brother Wu Haowen and Wu Haowen's brother-in-law Han Zhi.

"Big brother, what's going on in the Battle of Yinzhou? Did you really command it? ”

After the brothers met and chatted for a few words, Wu Haowen asked Wu Haogu, who came in the dust, about the truth of the Battle of Yinzhou.

"Alas," Wu Haogu waved his hand, "where will I be, it's all ...... It's all the credit of Big Brother Gao. ”

He originally wanted to say that it was Brother Zhao Zhong and Murong Parrot who were helping, but when he thought about it, these two were both talents from the martial arts class! Can't they be dragged over by the imperial court, or they will go to the battlefield like this in the future? Who will recover Yanyun?

And...... They know too much! If you can't stay in the Jiehe Trading City, the secrets of the trading market and the dummy army may be leaked.

Therefore, the limelight of the Battle of Yinzhou must be high!

"Big Brother Gao? Is it the one who can juju? ”

The questioner was Han Zhi, a middle-aged scribe in his forties, who used to be an official in Kaifeng Mansion and knew Gao Yu, a master of juju.

"Yes, yes." Wu Haogu nodded again and again, and said with a smile, "He is not only good at juju, but also good at using soldiers, he is a rare general!" ”

Han Zhi touched his well-maintained beard and frowned, "I really didn't expect him to be a general...... It would be nice if I had such a general in Xiangzhou. ”

What do you mean? Wu Haogu was stunned, and the Han family in Xiangzhou also wanted to arrest the arm? Then Yue Fei is the general of your family!