When Yang Yuanqing's army arrived in Hanoi County, it was nearly dusk, the blood-red sunset hung in the sky, they crossed a low hill, Yang Yuanqing stationed in the horse and looked into the distance, only to see that the red sun was about to fall, the sky was full of large red clouds, the whole sky seemed to be dyed by heavy oil paint, the forest was covered with stretching mountains, as far as the eye could see, and it became blurred in the field of vision.

Hanoi City is located at the end of this sea-like forest, as if it has just experienced a great war, the city is painted with a layer of blood, a jade belt like a large river around the city, sparkling in the sunset, it is really the remnant sun like blood, the mountains and rivers are magnificent.

Yang Yuanqing is still the first time to come to Hanoi County, in his sand table, Hanoi County has an extremely important strategic position, is his bridgehead for the Central Plains and Hebei, he can not give up to Dou Jiande in any case.

In this chess game in Hedong, Song Jingang's chess piece can be said to be the only step he took to defeat the chess, raising tigers for trouble, Song Jingang not only wanted to eat people, but also led the wolf into the room, and introduced Dou Jiande's forces into Hedong, which made Yang Yuanqing also very regretful, looking back and reflecting, the fundamental reason is that he sees human nature simply, thinking that Song Jingang is grateful and will help himself, but he doesn't know that the complexity of human nature is on both sides of his side, Song Jingang became a sheep because of frustration, but it can't change the wolf nature in his bones.

In his plan, Dou Jiande was the last link in his Hebei strategy, and Yang Yuanqing also knew in his heart that this Hanoi dispute with Dou Jiande would cause a series of consequences, and even change the power pattern of the entire Central Plains.

Song Jingang's surrender to Dou Jiande has become a fact, and what he has to do now is to face the reality and keep Dou Jiande's forces out of Hanoi County.

"Boss, they're coming!" One of the soldiers shouted as he pointed to a group of people rushing to greet him in the distance.

A team of more than 1,000 people rushed to the front, and the leader was Xu Shiji, who galloped forward, turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee to salute, "The last general Xu Shiji is in charge!" ”

Yang Yuanqing also dismounted and helped him up with a smile, "General Xu exterminated King Kong this time, won without a fight, and made a great contribution, I have sent an order to the three armies to reward you for your merits." ”

"Thank you for the commendation!"

Behind Xu Shiji, Cheng bit the corners of Jin's mouth slightly, it should be him who has made great contributions, Yang Yuanqing also saw his expression, and smiled knowingly, if his army is compared to a big machine, then everyone is a part of this machine, after several years of running-in, so the parts have gradually worn off the burrs and edges, which can fit with the machine, so that the machine can run quickly and smoothly.

And Cheng Biting Jin is undoubtedly a part with a harder burr in this machine, he seems a little out of place with the whole machine, but Yang Yuanqing does not intend to forcibly grind away his edges and corners, and it does not have much impact on such a burr part by chance, but will add a little vitality to the machine, after all, people are not machines.

Yang Yuanqing patted Cheng Biting Jin's shoulder and said with a smile: "You are not bad, the first merit is you, the great merit can be ranked second, I will reward you again." ”

Cheng Yanjin grinned, he really wanted to know what to reward him, until Xu Shiji couldn't help but kick him lightly next to him, Cheng Yanjin came to his senses, and hurriedly bowed down to salute, "Thank you for the reward!" ”

At this time, Xu Shiji led Wang Junkuo and Lu Chongmao up, "Chief, this is General Wang Junkuo, and this is General Lu Chongmao." ”

Wang Junkuo stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "Wang Junkuo is willing to serve the chief manager of dogs and horses." ”

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly helped him up and comforted: "I have always regretted the connivance of Song Jingang, so that the tiger is in trouble, but I got General Jun Kuo, I think this is a great luck in regret, I lost the east, harvested the mulberry elm, the ancients did not deceive me!" ”

Wang Junkuo was overjoyed in his heart, Yang Yuanqing actually gave him such a high evaluation, and Song Jingang was on a par with Song Jingang, which shows the importance of him, Wang Junkuo is arrogant, and he is most afraid of people looking down on him, Li Mi's contempt for him is a shame in his life, and Yang Yuanqing's attention to him and Li Mi's contempt are in stark contrast, which makes him very moved in his heart, he sighed and said: "Jun Kuo only hates to serve the general manager earlier, and he wasted years in vain." ”

Yang Yuanqing felt Wang Junkuo's sincerity from the bottom of his heart, as a superior, he knew very well that for military generals, the most important thing is glory, glory is not only reflected by money and official position, but also the respect of words is also a manifestation of glory.

Yang Yuanqing nodded and said, "General Jun Kuo doesn't have to be annoyed, everything has just begun, and there will be many opportunities for meritorious service." ”

"I look forward to making meritorious contributions to the governor!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled, his eyes looked at it again, Lu Chongmao, Lu Chongmao took a step forward, and knelt down and said: "The last general, Lu Chongmao, in order to serve the general manager, I hope that the general will be included."

Lu Chongmao's merit lies in keeping the army, the army did not break up after Song Jingang escaped, so that he got nearly 20,000 strong soldiers, this credit is not small, Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly: "Winter heard the name of Lu Lielang in Xia County, the last time I fought Li Shuliang, I sent my henchmen to Xia County to look for the general, but I heard that the general has voted for Song Jingang, which makes me regret for a long time, and now I finally have the general, regret to make up for it, and I am very relieved in my life!" ……

Lu Chongmao is a strong man in Xia County, Hedong County, nicknamed Lielang, and is very famous in Hedong County, although Lu Chongmao also knows that he can't be compared with Wang Junkuo, but Yang Yuanqing actually knows his nickname, and he also sent someone to find him, which flattered him, and hurriedly said: "I lost my duty and fell into a thief, and I am lost today, and I am willing to do my best to serve the governor to the death!" ”

Yang Yuanqing appeased the two surrendered generals, and met with Yang Ze, the Taishou of Hanoi County, and the general officials of Hanoi County, at this time it was getting dark, Yang Yuanqing ordered the army to camp outside the city, and he led more than 1,000 guards and everyone into Hanoi City.

The lights in the county hall were bright, Yang Yuanqing had dinner with everyone, chatted a few words, and asked about the customs and customs of Hanoi County, at this time, Luo Shixin also came.

Luo Shixin was stationed in Xiu Vu County, east of Hanoi County, and when he heard that Yang Yuanqing had arrived in Hanoi County, he traveled for a day and a night to meet him.

"Humble Roshixin see the Governor!" Luo Shixin walked quickly into the lobby and knelt down on one knee to salute.

"General Luo, please."

Yang Yuanqing and everyone sat in the hall and were ready to discuss the military situation, Luo Shixin arrived just in time, Yang Yuanqing ordered him to sit down beside him, and then said slowly to everyone: "I have got the latest information of the scouts halfway, Dou Jiande personally led the army to Hanoi County, which shows the importance of Hanoi County to him, but Hanoi County is equally important to us, holding Hanoi County, we can maintain an offensive against Hebei and the Central Plains, grasp the initiative, rather than passively defending, this time against Dou Jiande, in terms of the number of troops, They want to have a slight advantage, but from the combat strength of the army, we have to have an advantage, so this is a close battle, who can occupy Hanoi County, it depends on who plays better, intelligence, popular support, food, these are the key factors that can win in the end, Yang Taishou, I want to know how much official food is still in Hanoi County, and where is it stored? ”

Taishou Yang Ze is also a member of the Hongnong Yang clan, but Yang Su is not a branch, it can be regarded as a distant relative of Yang Yuanqing, the former governor of Yan'an County, and also participated in the signing of the joint defense agreement of the six counties in Guanbei, was impeached by the imperial history and transferred out of Yan'an County, and was reused after several turns, the official worships Hanoi County Taishou, Yang Ze is more than forty years old this year, has been an official for many years, very shrewd and slippery, belongs to the kind of officialdom veteran who is both pocket-rich, but at the same time very popular.

He originally surrendered to Li Yuan, but after Yang Yuanqing captured Taiyuan, he did not hesitate to join Yang Yuanqing, seeing Yang Yuanqing ask himself first, he quickly got up and said: "Back to the governor, there are a total of 80,000 stone of official grain in Hanoi County, of which 50,000 stone are in the county warehouse of Hanoi County, and the remaining 30,000 stone are scattered in the official warehouses of each county. ”

At this time, Xu Shiji said: "Chief, Jiyuan County still has 20,000 Shi Song Jingang's military rations. ”

That is 100,000 stone grain, and they have 50,000 regular troops, and nearly 30,000 Song Jingang's surrendered army, and Song Jingang's surrendered army is mostly from Mayi and Yanmen, Yang Yuanqing is ready to send them back to Taiyuan for reorganization and training, in fact, it is still 50,000 troops, 100,000 stone grain can support three or four months, and there is also civilian food, which is basically enough, and there is no need to transfer grain in

Yang Yuanqing put down the matter of food, and asked Luo Shixin again, "Where is Dou Jiande's striker?" ”

"Back to the governor, Wang Fubao's army has arrived in Linqi County, Wei County, about 10,000 people, and it is only one step away from Hanoi County."

Yang Yuanqing and the others only discussed the general situation, and he only discussed the specific combat deployment with Xu Shiji and Luo Shixin.

They returned to the big tent of Cheng'er, the big tent of the Chinese army was brightly lit, and a huge sand table was placed in the center, Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the sand table and pondered for a long time, and then asked Luo Shixin: "Where is Song Jingang now?" ”

Luo Shixin stepped forward and pointed to Gongcheng County, "He is here now, and he is still in Hanoi County." ”

"Humph! He wouldn't go. ”

Xu Shiji sneered and said to Yang Yuanqing: "I think this is an excuse left by Song Jingang for Dou Jiande to enter Hanoi County, as long as he is still in Hanoi County for a day, Dou Jiande can fight for Hanoi County under the pretext of rescue." ”

Yang Yuanqing frowned slightly, in fact, he felt that Song Jingang's absence in Hanoi County was not of great significance, Dou Jiande wanted a place with sufficient food as a logistics base for fighting for Hanoi County, and his eyes fell on Xinxiang County, which is located next to the Yongji Canal and is a heavy place rich in grain.

"Shixin, has your army made any moves?"

Luo Shixin said: "I have ordered the deputy general General Gao Zikai to lead 5,000 troops to Gongcheng County and completely expel Song Jingang from Hanoi County. ”

"Immediately change the order and let Gao Zikai occupy Xinxiang County."

Next to him, Xu Shiji persuaded: "Chief, Gongcheng County is the entrance to Baicheng, and its strategic location is very important, so it's a pity to abandon it." ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "I know that the strategic location of Gongcheng County is very important, but it depends on the entire Hanoi war situation, if Dou Jiande is defeated in the overall situation of Hanoi, he will not be able to hold a small Gongcheng County, don't worry about it for now, and immediately lead Xinxiang County." ”

Note: Gongcheng County is in the area of today's Hui County, Henan,