Li Xian has finally arrived.

Han Gang waited for him for a long time, and in nearly twenty days, he arrived at two groups of cavalry, two thousand five hundred white diners who could not be used for the time being. Today, Li Xian was followed by the first batch of infantry, two generals of 8,000 men, and two cavalry commanders. The follow-up of more than 20,000 soldiers will be in ten days

As soon as Li Xian saw Han Gang, he apologized and said, "Li Xian is late, the Liao people are almost free, right?" ”

"It's still too late." Han Gang and Li Xian walked to the inner hall: "The Liao people are not idle. It's going on in the dark side of the city. ”

"It's fine. Otherwise, it would be a shame to be against the dragon map. Li Xian laughed and asked again, "Has Qu Yechuan's camp been repaired?" ”

"The Liufa River and the Nuanquan Peak have been completed. However, it was only a fortress, and in order to build a walled city, more people had to be requisitioned. ”

Li Xian had a bitter face: "There are not many household registrations in Fuzhou and Linzhou, and I don't know how many people can be requisitioned." The military state on the east side of the Yellow River has no shortage of population, and it is too far away to cross the river. ”

"Personnel is indeed a trouble, but it is not impossible to solve, if the deployment is good, the manpower of Linzhou and Fuzhou is still enough."

"There is a dragon map, there is indeed no need to worry, the golden embankment of the big river was rebuilt back then, and there was only a section of Kaifeng"

At that time, the strategy of using the Yellow River in Hebei Province to bind water and attack sand has not been completed until now, and I really don't know how many years it will take to build the road.

"I know the fallacy, but I can't afford it, I can only do my best."

Sitting down with Li Xian in the hall, waiting for the veterans serving in front of the tent to serve tea and soup, Han Gang said: "But the military situation is urgent now, and there is no time to wash the dust for Du Zhi, so don't blame it." ”

"I'm not in the mood to drink anymore." "How many walled cities are needed?"

Han Gang curled his fingers one by one: "It is needless to say that the rebuilding of Fengzhou City will be carried out, and the seven villages such as Turbidity Wheel, Zihe Xiaozhai, and Tanglong Town will all be repaired or expanded, that is, all the eight old cities of Quye River and Turbidity Wheel River will be built. In addition, Liufa River and Nuanquan Peak each build two thousand step cities, and there are four to six walled forts around for sanitation, so that the land of Fengzhou can be used as a hundred thousand Liao divisions. ”

"It can't be!" Li Xian almost cried out, "Without three and a half million people, how can we finish repairing so many walled cities?" ”

"It's certainly not something that can be done in one winter." Han Gang explained unhurriedly, "Fengzhou, Turbidity Wheel, and Zihe Xiaozhai are in urgent need of reconstruction. Then there are two places in Liufa River and Nuanquan Peak, and the remaining walled forts have to wait until the future to come slowly. ”

"I see." Li Xian nodded. In fact, if you think about it, you should know that this will definitely not be a huge project to be completed in this winter, and he was also shocked for a while, "But this money and food are unbelievable." ”

"For the sake of peace in the east and west of the river, the money that should be spent still has to be spent. Moreover, after the turmoil between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom subsided, Liufachuan and Tanglong Town, which were on the main road, could set up a field to use the income of the field to feed back the defense of the two rivers. After ten years of poverty, the defense of Fengzhou can be completed. ”

"If the field can make contributions, the expenses of the village defense and even the garrison in the future, the imperial court can at least half of the heart." Li Xian raised his eyes and asked Han Gang, "Long Tu has already written the chapter, right?" ”

"Of course." Han Gang said with a smile, "This plan to build a walled fort will last for ten years, and it cannot be completed by one or two terms, and the plan must be made from the imperial court first." ”

Li Xian pondered for a moment and said, "...... Li Xian is willing to attach the dragon map to Jiwei, I don't know if Long Tu wants Li Xian to take advantage. ”

Han Gang Ha said with a smile: "I don't dare to ask for it." If you have all the help of the Son, this strategy should be easier to be approved by the Son of Heaven. ”

Li Xian is now one of the leading eunuchs most trusted by the Son of Heaven, and he has deep connections in the palace. In the future, the Son of Heaven will send envoys to patrol the border or visit, and it will be much more convenient to have the relationship between Li Xian and Wang Zhongzheng. And he also informed him that he had done it.

After taking Fengzhou, the power of the Zhe family will inevitably extend to Qu Yechuan, and the two fields will represent a stable source of wealth, but the profits of the Zhe family and the Liao people will drop sharply, and Han Gang does not plan to sin too much, and needs to obtain the understanding of the Zhe family in advance.

A personal soldier quietly walked into the hall, "Long Tu, someone from Fengzhou has arrived." ”

"Okay, I've got it." Han Gang nodded and said to Li Xian, "This messenger, I know if I want to see it." ”

"Who?"

"Of course the one who provoked the whole thing."

Li Xian sighed, "Got your ears shot off?" ”

"It's not just about shooting your ears off." Han Gang sighed, "He bit his fallen ear and chased the thief until he reached the Liao Realm." Although he didn't catch up with anyone, he also burned down two patrol shops. I wanted to meet him, and I happened to be sent by Zhekexing. ”

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Han Gang looked up and down at the people who were brought in by Zhe Keshi. is about the same age as Zhe Keshi, and his appearance is five points similar, so it is more suitable to say that he is a brother. After more than ten days, the wound on Zhe Keren's ear has already scarred, and there is no need to wrap the wound, and the gap of missing half of it is particularly eye-catching.

"You're Zhe Keren?"

"If you go back to the scriptures, the last general will be Zhi Keren."

The fact that he was sent to deliver the letter was only a superficial reason, but in fact he was asked to come over and deal with his crimes. Seeing that the trouble on the border is getting bigger and bigger, if Zhi Keren, one of the culprits, does not come to Hangang to report, the attitude of the Zhi family will become a problem.

"In the past, there were arrows to draw out the eyes, and now there are arrows to eat the ears." Li Xian sneered, his face immediately turned pale, and he shouted: "Zhe Keren, you are guilty!" ”

When Zhi Keren heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head, "Zhi Keren knows his guilt!" ”

"Okay, I know." Han Gang could see that Li Xian was repaying the favor and pretending to be black, "There was an agreement between Song and Liao that if a thief crossed the border to commit a crime, he could be punished according to the laws of his country after being captured. It doesn't matter if the rough point of the means before the capture is made. It's a pity that I ran away with those thieves every time. ”

If the two countries are evenly matched and they don't want to tear their faces, it is enough to have an excuse for prevarication.

"What about attacking the Liao Realm?!" Li Xian asked sharply.

This was a moment of righteous indignation after being wounded by a thief. If the Liao people are willing to deal with the thieves who violate the boundary and hurt people, we can also compensate their military patrol shops. Han Gang said, "Zhe Keren, when the time comes, rebuild the two patrol shops, are you willing to admit punishment?" ”

Zhi Keren's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he fell to the ground and did not move: "Let it be disposed of!" ”

Li Xian moved his mouth, he helped Han Gang make a bridge, but he didn't want to let go of Zhi Keren so lightly. But looking at Han Gang's expression, he still didn't say anything after all.

Attacking the Liao realm, burning down the patrol shop, Zhe Keren did such a big thing, which made the situation worse, even if he was shot in the ear, but it is not too much to punish him severely. But Han Gang didn't even hit the board, so he let go of the penalty - and according to Han Gang, if the Liao State didn't give Zhe Keren's ears an explanation, he wouldn't even have to pay for the compensation - could Li Xian still be able to stand up to Han Gang? As long as the situation does not deteriorate to the point of being out of control, the power of how to deal with Zhe Keren is in the hands of Han Gang, who is a strategic envoy.

"Zhe Keren! You pursued into the Liao Realm, there is nothing to say about this matter, and it is not your fault. Zhi Keren bowed and listened intently to Han Gang's reprimand, "But when you chased to the Liao realm, did you ever think that it was a trap for the Liao people?" It's to lure you into pursuit, and then set up an ambush. Let's not talk about the western army, the Hedong side has been fighting with the western thieves for many years, and they have not suffered the loss of being lured and ambushed, right? ”

Zhe Keren didn't even refute, bowed his head to the ground, and said sincerely: "The last general will know his mistake!" ”

Letting go of Zhe Keren, Han Gang didn't think too much. It's just a trivial matter, the cause of the incident is not him, and the conflict is inevitable, and Zhe Keren just bumped into it by chance.

Han Gang lowered his face again: "The soldiers who went out to collect firewood in the past few days were injured by two, and one of them was still dead. This account has to be calculated when there is a chance...... Alright, Zhe Keren, get up. Tell me what is there in Zhefu Prefecture for you to come to Linzhou to report? ”

Although it is incidental, it will not be an inconsequential trivial matter after all.

Zhi Keren got up according to his words, thanked Han Gang and reported: "In the past few days, more than 300 people from the Montenegrin Party have gone south to take refuge, and the number has increased significantly compared with before. Zhizhou estimates that there may be more and more people going south next, and Zhizhou wants to ask Jinglu, how to deal with them? ”

Han Gang frowned when he heard this, and glanced at Li Xian. Since the Liao people broke the Montenegrin army in Western Xia and took Xingling directly, there have been Montenegrin party items going south, but the number has not been much, and suddenly it has increased significantly, and it must be that the Khitans have begun to make heavy hands in order to control Montenegro.

The Liao people are powerful, and it is certain that the local party members will flee. Western Xia had perished, and avoiding the Great Song Dynasty was their only option. However, whether this group of Tibetan people can believe it or whether there will be chaos in the country is a question. And how many of them will eventually reach is even more critical. The size of the problem is deeply related to the population, and it is better to say that if there are fewer people, once the number of people increases, it will take a lot of thought to find out where to place them.

Han Gang turned his head to Li Xian and said: "The chaos in Montenegro cannot be delayed for a long time, and the Liao people will definitely increase their actions in Montenegro in order to solve the Montenegrin River Land as soon as possible and turn to Fengzhou." The number of people fleeing south will increase dramatically. Moreover, the Liao people are likely to deliberately drive them to kill them together, or even mix in with these party members, or disguise themselves as party members. ”

Li Xian groaned: "It seems that Fengzhou's troops are not enough. ”

"It looks like you're going to be tired." Hangang Road. No matter how it is handled, it is the first condition to have enough troops in hand to suppress the situation and make the southbound people honest and obedient.

When Li Xian heard this, he said: "After a day's rest, Li Xian will lead the army north." ”

"It's okay to rest for an extra day or two. The Zhefu Prefecture side was able to hold on for a while. Han Gang said to Li Xian with a smile. Since Li Xian has gone north, it seems that his family has to go to Fengzhou to take up the town.

Between Zhi Kexing and Li Xian, the question of who is the elder is difficult to deal with. Li Xian's official position was indeed above Zhekexing, but Li Xian's duties were mainly in the battle of the west, and he did not receive a clear imperial edict in the Battle of Fengzhou. Moreover, the military generals have always been large and small, if there is no clear edict from the imperial court, it is the order of the deputy governor of the road, and the inspection can be bluntly refused. This leaves the possibility of a struggle for power between the two.

Only Han Gang's identity can suppress the two generals who actually command the army, and from his point of view, he is not willing to appoint Li Xian or Zhi Kexing to command the whole army in his place. This is the right of the commander, and it will be handed over to the eunuchs or generals casually, and it will be him Han Gang who will lose face. Moreover, border conflicts are more within the scope of politics, and there is no need for military generals to go into battle, which is the responsibility of the strategic envoys.