What was written on the official letter was what Han Gang said, that is, the matter of Zhe Kexing's coming. And from the format to the wording, it gave Han Gang enough respect.

After reading the official letter, Huang Shang glanced at Han Gang twice, and then smiled bitterly. handed the official letter to Zhang Kai, followed by another sigh. It seems that Han Gang is not very happy with the humility of Zhi Kexing.

Zhi Kexing was too cautious, and in order not to make Han Gang's heart feel troubled, he would rather risk the overall corruption and leave the position where he should be.

As Han Gang's subordinate, Zhe Kexing rushed to meet his boss, which is reasonable. However, the main force of the Linfu army was stationed in Shenwu County according to Han Gang's orders to coerce the Liao people on the flanks. He, the Lord, was going to march and retreat with the army, and the reason was even more valid.

Huang Shang couldn't help but want to say something.

It's not that he hasn't been to deal with him before, and he should be very clear about the character of his benefactor. Even his nephews and nephews are highly valued, so why bother to make this trip himself? If it is a major matter on Shenwu's side, who should bear the responsibility?

Huang Shang has been following Han Gang for a long time, and he knows that although his benefactor is very deep, his vision and knowledge are needless to say, and there are few people in the world who can compare, and he is also very generous. Regardless of whether the mind is disguised or not, there will never be less intelligence that can be measured, and the importance of the overall situation is definitely in the form of humility and obedience. In other words, in the position of Han Qi in the old years, he would never find an excuse to kill a military general with meritorious service as soon as he took office, just to strengthen his authority.

Zhe Keda was a little uneasy, he was not a stupid person, Han Gang was obviously dissatisfied with Zhi Kexing's behavior of leaving Shenwu County and rushing to Xinkou Village, and even overflowed with words, which made him a son who should not be good.

But Han Gang didn't say anything more on this matter. Before the fold comes out, you should be prepared, and the possibility of the worst outcome is slim to none.

After inspecting the reserves of the Xinkouzhai grain depot and the preparations for fire prevention, and then giving a word of encouragement to the grain officer and the defenders of the grain depot, Han Gang and his party left the reservoir area located in the center of the military village.

Out of the reservoir area, you will see a large area of tents, which are the residence of the army. Only Han Gang and his envoy Si Yamen, on the site of the original city office, hastily repaired the remaining ruins with the bricks and stones from the reserves, and then moved in. Not because the tent is not good, but because as the core of the walled city, which is crucial to its status, the Zhizhai Yamen is a small fortress, and like the granary, it can be used as a stronghold to continue to defend when the city is broken.

Hangang and his shogunate had similar treatment with some shacks, which borrowed some of the ruins that were not damaged in the fire, and then used masonry or wet mud mixed with straw to complete the walls. But those are not houses for people to live in, but stables. In the army at this time, war horses are always more expensive than people, eat more, and get better treatment.

As for the people, most of them were arranged in the villages near the left of Xinkou Village, and they also hastily repaired the houses destroyed by the Liao people and then lived in them, anyway, there were few original residents left, and no one came out to oppose them.

Of course, it is indispensable to strengthen the arrangements for sanitation and epidemic prevention, and the Ministry of Dispatch has also organized a large number of manpower to re-drill wells to replace the water sources destroyed by the Liao and the local people, otherwise with the current seasonal climate, it is inevitable to cause large-scale epidemics.

On the way back to Xingyuan, Han Gang instructed Zhang Qi, who was in charge of general affairs, "Qianfu, according to the previous plan, speed up the people near Xinkou Village to Xiurong and Dingxiang two counties." Originally, the land in the state that belonged to the government and the land that was determined to be extinct were distributed to these people. There is not much time left for replanting, and if it is a little later, there will be no harvest this year. ”

"Xia Guan understands." Zhang Qi arched his hand, and responded very solemnly.

It's March, and although I don't know how much more I can harvest if I just hurriedly plant and replant now, I will definitely not harvest if I don't do it.

There are some things that Han Gang has no power to meddle in his current position, such as the replanting of fields in various parts of Hedong, after the military disaster, this year and next year will be a famine year, but from the perspective of his authority, he can only move to the local state capital to supervise it. However, the scope of authority is one thing, and the right to speak is another, otherwise the influence of those veterans who go abroad on the government will not be so great. There are some words, as long as Han Gang writes them in a private letter, or asks his staff to pass on a word, he will soon be complied with by the local government.

"However, in addition to Xiurong City, the towns and villages in Xinzhou have been in the hands of thieves for many days, thieves have risen one after another, and they have gone to Dingxiang, and there are many bandits hidden in the depths of Wutai Mountain." Huang Sheng reminded, "They are afraid of the official army and the privy tiger, but once they arrange for the people of Daizhou to reclaim, they will definitely be plundered by these thieves." ”

"Xinzhou's affairs let He Zifang do it. As for Taiyuan, there is a king. Kechen is here, he will work hard. I have already given an order in Taiyuan before, and I will repeat it again in Xinzhou now. Tell Xin and Dai Erzhou that for thieves who plundered places, the court only punished the evil, and never asked. ”

The role of the official army is to protect the territory and the people, but the Liao army is the most important, so Han Gang still handed over the matter of suppressing bandits to the local prefecture and county. Although the Liao army entered the Kou was very destructive, but after all, the time was not long, such as Taiyuan and Xinzhou, although they were sacked by the Liao, but before they had time to set off a large-scale civil unrest, Han Gang led the official army to arrive.

The short time that order was destroyed was too late for more good citizens to turn into thieves. That amount is indeed enough to be dealt with by the local government, and it is better than Han Gang choosing someone to deal with it himself. Before, Han Gang sent people to deal with the bandits near Xinkou Village, and the methods used by sending a few people are very debatable.

The previous treatment of the captured bandits by Han Gang's subordinates was very crude and full of violence. In Xinzhou and the controlled Daizhou territory, after all thieves are caught, they are all killed directly, and they are hung on the side of the road for people to see. This made Han Gang very displeased, if nothing else, his subordinates didn't even think about preparing for the epidemic, which was too unusual.

Zhe Keshi was riding on a horse at this time, looking left and right. He followed Zhe Kexing to the south, and was soon attracted by the scenery on both sides of the road.

Just around the official road, two rows of tall poles were erected, and on the top of the poles hung a corpse. A sign was also placed next to the body with the name, the charges and the time of execution. Although the characters are not very large, they can be folded with suitable eyesight, and they can see the date with simple strokes clearly in the middle of the road, all of which have been executed in the past few days.

'They must all be thieves. 'Folded can be adapted. What will happen to the state and county after the war can be predicted without much thought.

However, Zhe Keshi once served as Han Gang's staff, and he always felt that this was not like Han Gang's style.

The corpses must have been hanging on the side of the road for a few days, and they have been completely deformed, and they cannot be seen in their original form. At this time, the sting was too early, and in the mid-air around the corpse, clumps of flies flew around, and in a few days you could see maggots crawling up and down on the rotting corpse.

Just go a little further, only to find a team of people cleaning up the corpses.

"How did you clean it up?" Zhi Keshi was curious, and sent his own soldiers over to ask. Under normal circumstances, these corpses, which are deliberately displayed in public places to deter Xiaoxiao, have to be left for at least a few months to rot until only bones remain.

"I saw it for Xianggong." Zhilu Dao's team has an extraordinary background, and the team sent out to do hard work is just as told the truth, "The privy minister said that this is because he is sick in the spring." He also said that the executed robbers, just dispose of the head and hang it up, and the body was burned directly! ”

'I'm not doing anything, what kind of street lamp to hang!' ’

This is Han Gang's original words. Of course, there are no street lights at this time, but it is equally appropriate to use the lanterns on the side of the road. After Han Gang's training, the messy things committed should be corrected as soon as possible, but they just happened to be seen by Zhi Kexing and Zhi Keshi.

Zhi Keshi listened to the report and immediately stepped forward to inform Zhi Kexing.

This kind of senseless brutality is really something that Han Gang will not do. Before, whether it was in Cochin or Shengzhou, Han Gang acted more ruthlessly, but he was by no means the kind of mediocrity who thought that he could deter the enemy by showing his brutality.

Zhi Kexing also breathed a sigh of relief, the displays on both sides of the road were not because Han Gang was impatient, and he sprinkled the anger that he couldn't quickly attack Daizhou on these thieves who hit the knife and axe, but the subordinates who did it themselves.

can stay calm, it can be seen that Han Gang will not make any arrangements for the Ori family.

"The last general will bow and meet the privy councillor!"

As soon as he entered Xinkou Village, Zhe Kexing dismounted, and followed the slaves who were sent all the way to Hangang's line. After seeing Han Gang, he immediately took the lead salute.

Han Gang immediately returned the salute, "Observe the courtesy." ”

Wenchen has always had a condescending attitude towards military generals. But Han Gang is very important to the future of the Zhi family, so Zhi Kexing is unwilling to cause any unnecessary unhappiness, but Han Gang's attitude is indeed as rumored.

The key to war is in the soldiers, food, and salary, but the most important thing is the soldiers' trust in the commander. When all of this is abundant, morale is naturally there.

There is no shortage on Hangang's side - there are still some problems after the grain and grass, but there is still plenty of money at the moment - with him sitting here, Xinkou Village will be as stable as Mount Tai.

That's why Zhi Kexing took this as his opening remark: "I don't know how the privy council is doing here?" ”

"It's not going well." Han Gang shook his head, "The Liao thief's distant scouts are getting closer and closer, and there have been a lot of scouts sent out in the past two days, but less than seventy percent have returned. ”

"According to the report of the Tanma, the situation of the Liao army's war horses who fought with them has also improved a lot." Huang Sheng interjected on the side, "I don't know if it's because it's good to raise it, or if there are reinforcements from Xijing Road." ”

"It's also possible that it's from Hebei." Han Gang added with a smile.

"How could it be Hebei?! Isn't Yelu Yixin at odds with Guo Shumi? Zhi Kexing was tired from running around, and at this time his brain was just a mess, and he didn't think much about it, and the words blurted out.

Huang Sheng shook his head: "It's all up to this, and there can be no breakthrough on the front." And here in Daizhou, as long as the situation is stabilized with heavy troops, at least the current harvest can be maintained. ”

In the case of not being able to break through the Hebei defense line, the focus of the Liao army is likely to be on holding the current results. Yelu Yixin defeated Li Xin under the city of Yizhou, which allowed him to regain the initiative in Hebei, and he could also free up his hands and send some elites to Hedong. This is the common understanding of Han Gang and his staff.

And from Xinkou Village to Daizhou, it is a basin with a small geographical area. For the Khitan cavalry, although this basin is still a little smaller, it is far more room for maneuver than being in the valley.

"Although I have worked hard along the way, as long as I don't win Daizhou for a day, this result is only unqualified."

"But since the privy council has won people, Daizhou City will definitely be able to regain it soon."

If you lose your land, you will gain all of your land, and if you lose your land, you will lose your land. These words were indeed passed on by Han Gang to Zhi Kexing.

"It's not even close. Since the beginning of the war, there has not been a decent battle here in Hedong, even Taigu County, which only took advantage of the Liao army from afar. I don't think anyone would take it seriously that the Beiyu retreated to Daiju because they lost confidence after the fiasco. ”

Although the Liao army that entered the east of the Kou River was tired after a long battle, and there were not a few war horses killed, they did not lose too many troops. In the previous battle of Taigu, the number of beheadings was really insignificant for this all-out war between the two world-class powers that connected thousands of miles and the world.

Coupled with the reinforcements transferred from Xijing Province and the reinforcements from Hebei, it is very likely that Han Gang will face more than twice as many enemies as before.

Moreover, the result of Daizhou is the most difficult hole card in the negotiation with the Great Song Dynasty. Without Daizhou, Yelu Yixin didn't even have the most basic exchange conditions. Under the strict orders of His Royal Highness Shang's father, Xiao Shisan tried his best to protect Daizhou without losing it.

"It is very likely that the Liao army does not want to fight to the death with the official army, but to keep the current gain."

The mountain pass where Xinkou Village is located is a mountain in the east and west, Daizhou in the north, and Xinzhou in the south. The width of the pass is seventeen miles,

However, for the sake of the stability of Xinkou Village and the communication with Shenwu County will not be interrupted, Han Gang has already sent a forward to Lao County [north of present-day Pingshi City] to station. From Laoxian to the northeast to Daizhou, the number of Liao people blocking horses is increasing.

Han Gang and Zhi Kexing were completely sure that once they began to march towards Daizhou City, they would immediately attract a frantic attack from the Liao army. In that case, if there are not enough troops, it will not even be possible to hold the supply line.

But if he didn't attack, the last Yelu Yixin would definitely get his wish.

"But the court ......"

"Don't worry."

Han Gang took a sip of tea, not caring at all. In the capital, there are people who help him speak.

"All we have to do is how to fight the battle to recover Daizhou!"