When Han Gang and his entourage arrived in Suozao County, the city gate had already been closed, and the drums were banging on the city.

However, after the name was passed under the city, the gatekeeper hurriedly opened the city gate, bowed his head and welcomed Han Gang in.

The night is deep, not as prosperous as the fireworks in the capital, there are no lights at all, and the quiet city is asleep.

But on this silent night, on the streets of Sujube City, suddenly a gust of rain hit the horse's hooves of the plantains, bringing a barking of dogs, from the south of the city to the west of the city. In front of the post house, stopped.

The sour jujube is close to the city of Tokyo, and the officials who enter Beijing often try to catch up with the extra journey, and living in the capital is naturally more comfortable than in the suburbs. The occupancy rate in the post house was not high, and Han Gang and his party had nearly 100 people, and they all settled down without much tossing.

The magistrate got the news at this time and rushed to greet the county officials. Han Gang didn't see him, so he asked Huang Sheng to go out to receive him in an official uniform, and sent him away in a few words.

However, this magistrate also knows how to do it, and after he retreated, he found a few chefs from the county to prepare meals for Han Gang and his entourage.

After Han Gang freshened up, he hurriedly ate, discussed with Huang Shang, left the team, and took the lead by himself. Huang Shang wanted to persuade him, so Han Gang asked him: "How many horses are there in the post house?" ”

Huang Sheng sighed helplessly: "More than thirty horses." ”

This is a lot, after all, sour jujube is a big county in Gyeonggi, and ordinary post stations and military shops can't even raise half of it.

"I was going to go to Taiyuan at the same time, but I couldn't eat anything for a distance of more than a thousand miles. One hundred and thirty or fifty miles a day, and in only three or five days, most of them can die. But if you want to change horses all the way, there is no post station along the way that can support it? - There are too many people! Han Gang shook his head, he was too anxious when he left Beijing, so he still thought less, "I'm going to Taiyuan to sit in the town, not to go into battle." Eleven or twelve is about the same, and the rest will slowly follow. ”

Han Gang and Huang Sheng discussed who to take first. Han Gang discussed with Huang Sheng that he was going to let him stay behind as the team leader. When the discussion was reached, I heard a commotion outside.

"Go and see what's going on, what's going on?" Han Gang ordered a cronie to go out and check.

He was going to rush on the road tomorrow, riding on horseback, and was about to sleep to recuperate, when he heard the commotion outside, his heart was unhappy.

In the blink of an eye, a squad who was keeping vigil outside came in and reported, "It's the gold medal who is in transit and is in a hurry to change horses in the city." When he saw the horses in the stable, he scolded the post for deceiving people too much, and he rushed to the capital overnight to report the news with an urgent report of the military situation. ”

"Aren't all these horses ours, where are the stagecoaches? Who has ever seen a good horse of four feet three or four inches as a stagecoach? Han Xin said angrily.

The horses brought by Han Gang and his entourage are all first-class, whether it is Ban Zhi or the Han family's family, there are good horses to ride, among which Han Gang himself is naturally the best mount. And they are all stronger than the mounts that can be used as shop replacements in the post house - military horses are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and good horses are usually used as war horses, and only inferior military horses are used as post horses.

These mounts were placed together in the stable of the post house, and were seen by a shopkeeper who knew horses, and the post house brought a bad horse out of it to change for him, no wonder there was a trouble. Although the soldiers are humble, they can bring the gold medal to the urgent handover, and it is not easy to bully, and the emergency military information on his body can be sent to the Son of Heaven.

"Deputy cardinal, Huang Shang is out of the hall to take a look." Huang Shang got up.

"What's the need for you to go?" Han Gang smiled and shook his head, "Han Xin! You go out and go. Ask him what military information he has brought with him, and report my name...... Tell him well, don't bully. ”

Han Xin respectfully agreed, and Han Gang smiled at Huang Shang again: "If I hadn't hurried up after leaving Beijing today, the mount had consumed a lot of physical strength, and it wouldn't be a big deal to lend my horse directly to that shopkeeper." Anyway, Chengnanyi didn't dare to be greedy for my horse. ”

All the shops in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and Han Gang is the top boss of the post house, of course, it is impossible for any post house to dare to take his horse, put it in the post house, and only raise it with good materials.

But Han Xin had just received Han Gang's order and was about to go out when another Ban Zhi who was on duty outside came in: "The villain just reported the name of the cardinal deputy, and the shopkeeper shouted to see the cardinal deputy, saying that he was the old man of Daizhou." ”

"The deceased?"

Han Gang was slightly stunned, this is interesting. In other words, it is not enough to change to Shaanxi, and there will naturally be a low status when it is cheap. But when he arrived in Hedong, he was already a pacification envoy and controlled all the way to the army, where did a soldier have the qualifications to call himself an old man? But then again, since the shop soldier dared to claim to be the old man of the privy deputy envoy, he should have some confidence.

Han Gang pouted, and a cronie who had followed Han Gang and experienced Hedong together went out. After a few moments, he turned back.

"But acquaintances?" Han Gang asked.

"It's the son of the owner of Qin Zhai in Xicheng Village."

“…… Qin Huaixin's son? Have they all gone back to Hedong? Qin Huaixin died on Kuizhou Road last year, which made Han Gang feel sorry, his two sons Han Gang have seen it, and they can indeed be regarded as old people. It just became the identity of the shopkeeper, but it made Han Gang very puzzled, and when he heard the words, he asked, "Is it Qin Wan or Qin ...... Qin ......? ”

Qin Wan, the eldest son of Qin Huaixin, the former owner of Xicheng Village, although he only had one side at the beginning, he left a very good impression on Han Gang, he was a very smart and knowledgeable young man, and he should be able to achieve something in the army in the future. As for Qin Huaixin's second son, although he once ran to report on behalf of his father, and he had seen him twice, his impression was very weak, and Han Gang didn't even remember his name.

"It's Qin Ji." The cronies said.

'Qin Ji. Han Gang nodded, and finally remembered.

"Let him in." Han Gang commanded. No matter what emergency military information Qin Ji brings, he is qualified to ask.

Qin Ji was brought in. Han Gang could no longer see the shadow of the old days in him. The demeanor looks very old-fashioned, and there is no impetuousness when it is noisy outside, and even the appearance is about thirty.

It seems that in the past two years, he has suffered a lot to make a young man in his early twenties age a lot.

Looking at Qin Ji, who was dressed in a soldier's uniform, Han Gang's expression was gloomy at first, but then a wave of doubts rose in his heart: "Qin Ji, no matter how bad your father Qin Huaixin is, he has also become the capital of a state after the last." Even if you pass away, your identity is still there, why is it your turn to be a pawn?! ”

When Qin Ji heard this, his eyes immediately turned red, and he cried on the ground, "I didn't expect the cardinal deputy to remember my father." ”

Han Gang shook his head: "Your father is also my old department, how can he not know the Dao?" All right, let's get up and speak. ”

Qin Ji wiped his eyes and got up according to his words, "The villain was trained by Jia Yan's side and followed him all the way." However, after Jia Yan died, the villain returned to the village. As for the soldiers, it was arranged by my brother a few days ago. ”

"Is Qin Wan okay?"

"My brother is now the commander of the Xinzhou Army, and Chen Dujian in the Shangxing Army is the villain's father, and he is doing well."

'Commander? Han Gang nodded, understanding the ins and outs. The army does not pay attention to the tomb for three years, such as the border general, who has to win love when his parents are mourned. After Qin Wan returned to the township, he had no official position, and he could have a real difference, and it was not bad to be in charge of the command. And he was able to let Qin Ji go to Beijing as a paving soldier at this juncture, which also shows that Qin Wan still has a certain degree of mobility - most of them are here to find him.

"Your father is a pity. I will go back to Hedong this time, if I want to reorganize the Hedong Army, except for Liu Shunqing, it is your father Qin Huaixin. ”

Qin Ji's eyes turned red again, he rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, wiped away his tears, and choked up to thank Han Gang for his attention.

"Or let's get down to business...... Han Gang's expression became serious, "What military intelligence did you bring today?" ”

When Qin Ji heard this, the sentimental look on his face was swept away. Gritted his teeth, put on a straight face, and said word by word: "Deputy Huishu, it is Wei Ze, the governor of Daizhou, who is a thief!" ”

It's like a rock-shattering shock.

In the room, from Huang Sheng down, together with Ban Zhi and the Han family's family, they were all stunned.

I don't know how many years I haven't seen a minister at the level of Zhizhou surrender to the enemy? Wei Ze is a general at the level of the envoys, an official eunuch of the seventh grade, serving as the governor of Shangzhou, in the court and in the army, he is not the kind of ordinary role who grabs a handful.

Especially the straight work, it is an unbelievable look. Wei Ze was born in Beijing, and when he was in the capital in the past, his status and fame were not low. Several of them had seen Wei Ze.

Only Han Gang's expression did not move, in another world, after a few decades, there were more surrenders, and their status was higher, just a Zhizhou, it was really nothing.

"How did this come about?" Han Gang asked calmly.

"A few days ago, Wei Ze and several traitors were sent by Liao thieves to Xinkou Village to persuade them to surrender."

When it came to Wei Ze, Qin Ji gritted his teeth, but he was also a little happy when he spoke. Knowing the state to surrender the thief is by no means a trivial matter in the Great Song Dynasty, especially if he turns his head to help the Liao thief do things, it is even more sinful. It is indispensable to implicate relatives and friends.

The Qin family has been in Daibei for generations, and the army has a deep foundation, and Wei Ze has taken advantage of the relatives and friends of the Qin family in Daizhou. This is the present newspaper!

Han Gang didn't pay much attention to Qin Ji's mood, and asked with a calm face, "Xinkou Village hasn't been lost yet?" ”

Hedong is made up of mountains and a series of north-south basins, Taiyuan is a large basin, and in Xinzhou, between Daizhou and Taiyuan, this is also one, but relatively small. Xinkou Village is the pass of the northern boundary of Xinzhou. Xinzhou is mountainous, but also many passes, it was originally the barrier of the north of Taiyuan, as long as Xinzhou is still there, Taiyuan will not be lost.

"Most of them are lost now." Wei Ze's tone was gloomy, "The villain doesn't dare to talk about military aircraft, but due to the relationship between Daizhou and Daizhou, Xinkou Village has not been renovated for a long time, and it can't be defended for too long." Moreover, Xinzhou has insufficient troops, so before the villain came out, the state had already discussed giving up Xinkou Village and holding the two cities of Xiurong [now Xinzhou City] and Dingxiang. ”

"Confused!" Han Gang's face changed, "If Xinkou Village can't hold it, can Xiurong County and Dingxiang County hold it?!" ”

The main force of Xinzhou was placed in Xinkou Village, and the vacancy within Xinzhou relied on the soldiers and horses from other places in Taiyuan to fill it. As long as Taiyuan can send troops north to support, it can hold Xinzhou steadily. Unless......

"But the king of Taiyuan. Kechen refused to send troops? Han Gang asked.

Qin Ji smiled bitterly: "It's sent." ”

"How much?"

"Two thousand."

Han Gang sighed. King. Kechen: Does he still think he is a Taiyuan prefect?

For Xinzhou, Han Gang has no hope, lost Xinzhou, and there are only a few military villages left in the north of Taiyuan City, such as Shiling and Chitang Pass. However, Shiling Pass is the northern gateway of Taiyuan, a place where soldiers must fight, and it is also a first-class pass, but there is still a glimmer of hope:

"I hope he can hold the Stone Ridge Pass."