This signal is not good, after all, Han Jiang came down as the prime minister, and if the imperial court has a neutral attitude, it will only transfer Zhao Tuo away, instead of sending an envoy down to investigate and mediate.

But Han Jiang is biased towards Wang Ju, and Zhao Ju is difficult to say, if he doesn't get it right, he will become Lu Shu in Dashun City back then, at least now there are all kinds of signs that this person is an authentic appeasement faction.

It should be said that even Wang Ju thought about Zhao Du simply.

This person is far better than Han Jiang in side affairs, but he is very scheming, and he is the one who brings the seed to the seed, and it is also this person who repeatedly suppresses the seed brother later. It was this person's mention that allowed the imperial court to replace Li Xian with Guo Kui. However, at the time of critical health, it was also this person who drew the ladder.

Maybe a lot of soldiers and civilians died at that time, but they all hit that part and retreated in a hurry, which is actually a pity.

And this time Han Jiang's trouble was far beyond Wang Ju's expectations.

Since he tore his face, Zhao Wei was not polite, and exposed all kinds of Han Jiang together, and even in Yanzhou, Han Jiang had already humiliated the forbidden army, but he did not do something similar to that in history, and directly seized the war horse of the Guangrui Army and gave it to Fan Qi. However, a lot of similar things have been done, such as the new armor and weapons distributed by the imperial court, which were mostly given to the Fan army. Some of the forbidden army instructed Han Jiang to ask for it, but Han Jiang sneered and fled.

So in this matter, Han Jiang made a heavy mistake, and the imperial court has always used it to guard against the Fan army.

The forbidden army is incompetent, everyone knows, not only Wang Ju feedback, but Wang Anshi also acquiesced in the incompetence of the forbidden army. But the difference is that Wang Ju is trying to find a way to improve, instead of using Fan to replace Han. Use Fan instead of banning.

Why?

The policy of the Song Dynasty was still external and internal. Strong stems and weak branches. Han Jiang saw the combat effectiveness, but he did not see the meaning behind the deformity of the army. Besides, will the soldiers and people think of An Lushan again? Isn't that making a fuss?

At least in Zhao Xuan's heart, Han Jiang did this, and he didn't know the general situation.

There is also a kind of murder, which is a strict military discipline and has killed many soldiers. But in the Song Dynasty, he was not welcome, and besides, he was just a military general. There is not much "power of life and death". There is also an article to be done on this.

Moreover, the envoy recommended by Wen Yanbo was Zhang Maoze, who initially supported the Fa Reform faction, and Wang Anshi didn't pay too much attention to it, so he also agreed. In fact, he didn't know that this big eunuch also defected, so he had a dismissal case later.

Because this insider Wang Ju didn't know much, he even wished that Han Jiang would leave the northwest as soon as possible.

Why did he stay in the Northwest? Could it be that he should reuse Wang Wenliang in the future and cause a mutiny?

But Wang Ju thought about it, and he had to guard against it.

In case this Zhao Tuan has any ideas and forces himself to hand over the officers and soldiers in Yanzhou, the troops in his hands will become even smaller.

Therefore, Wang Ju said: "Baa win." You go back to Gyeongju and send an order to Judge Jangtong. Let him select the brave and strong people, and then place five battalions of Fan cavalry, and then settle them in the forts with abundant water and grass in front of him. ”

It just so happens that there are all kinds of convenient conditions in hand.

First of all, some tribes that were loyal to Yokoyama were suppressed one by one, and some space could be moved to the front line.

In front of these new forts, there are many riverbanks adjacent to various rivers, such as the Baima River, the Guide River, the Tongsai River, and the upper reaches of Luoshui, not only the upper reaches of these major rivers, but also many tributaries in the upper reaches, and these large and small rivers form many narrow rivers that can be grazed and cultivated. As for the forts that are not on the edge of the river, they are stationed in the forbidden army, and the forbidden soldiers do not cultivate or plant anyway, and all the supplies come from the rear, no matter which fort they are in.

The soldiers with their families, stationed in various forts, defense in wartime, not wartime in the horse grazing at the same time, can be cultivated and grazing, can also bring some income for the family, officially placed in the ranks of officers and soldiers, the court will also pay some salary, the family life is worry-free.

It is just a big victory, the rewards are also rich, and it is also the time when the enthusiasm of the strongmen is the highest, so it is easy to mobilize more than 2,000 strongmen and join the ranks of the Tibetan army.

There are many forts on the front line, and if the soldiers are not left behind, it is necessary to increase the garrison of forbidden soldiers, and once the forbidden troops are stationed, the cost will become very high. The increase in troops was actually saving money for the imperial court.

Zhibo rode to ask for war horses, and it happened that there were still a large number of war horses in Gyeongju's hands that had not been sent.

After more than 2,000 horses are placed, they can also increase their momentum a little.

Of course, if the Xixia Hexi Campaign is pacified and the whole country counterattacks, this bit of soldiers and horses will not work. Moreover, it will take a long time from the establishment of a battalion to the formation of real combat effectiveness.

But that's only one step at a time.

If Western Xia really had the courage to counterattack the whole country to Yanzhou, Wang Ju could only obediently retreat in the direction of Hengshan with the army. If you don't say it's impossible, if you get into a madman like Liang, you can't say for sure.

The envoy of the Song Dynasty arrived, and the edict was still passed on by Wang Ju's old acquaintance, Xiao Huang's father-in-law.

This edict is very simple, that is, the imperial court adopts his policy, and others, such as the reward of meritorious soldiers, the change of Wang Ju's official position, and the specific affairs of Gyeongju, etc., will take a long time before the next detailed edict can be issued.

After Wang Ju received the order, he immediately called the three of Wei Ming Kerong, Lu Ning, and Jiao Wengui.

However, Wang Ju deliberately invited Liu Changzuo and Xiao Huang's father-in-law to sit on the side and listen, and asked Huang Hua to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone to make notes on the side.

Unlike last time, this time Wang Ju was more polite, and asked Ling'er to make tea, which was not easy, the three messengers looked at the steaming tea, and they all wanted to cry.

"Three envoys, how have you seen in Yanzhou these days? Are you worried that if I continue like this, I will subdue the hearts of the people of Yanzhou together, and you Xixia will never want to take back Yanzhou in the future? ”

The three of them stayed in Yanzhou City, and occasionally went out for a walk, Wang Ju's heart softened, it was pure softness, I really didn't think what the people of Yanzhou would think, whether it was hatred or love, he would soon withdraw his troops and go back, what does it have to do with him?

But there is still some effect, the prisoners of war are being released one after another, although the number is not very large, and it is better than selling them to be mine slaves.

This release of Wang Ju had some intentions, not only was it soft-hearted, but it also stimulated the enthusiasm of more prisoners of war in the back, and after the New Year's Day, the big evacuation killed so many poultry, pigs and sheep. Some of them were taken away by the people. Take it to the rear for a tooth sacrifice. The rest is all in the Ice Cellar of the Castle. This could not last long, so Wang Ju also ordered the soldiers to take out some meat and use it to improve the food of the prisoners of war.

There is no way to do it, just build forts on the front line, build roads, finish construction, and transport salt, if you are treated harshly in the rear, it is not a big problem. But in the front, they don't dare to push too hard, so as to prevent these people from seeing that their mother country is not far away, and they want to flee together, and then there will be a big riot. There is no fear of riots, but if there is no need to lead the riots, is it true that the sacrifices of officers and soldiers are not paid when suppressing them?

In addition, a steady stream of prisoners of war were being released, and the prisoners of war in the rear were slightly more motivated, and the relative fear was gradually reduced.

Seeing batch after batch of prisoners of war returning, the people also have hope.

And Wang Ju has always insisted on paying materials. In exchange for their labor, this amount is huge. Although the harvest is, no matter how much is picked, it is transported to the Song realm.

Wang Ju also ordered that they be allowed to use the materials in their hands to exchange cattle, horses and sheep with the people outside Yanzhou, and even the cubs of cattle, horses and sheep, and then use them to exchange more materials for the officers and soldiers.

So after some time, many people were amazed to find that their lives were gradually and rapidly improving.

Coupled with Wang Ju's restraint on his subordinates not to do evil, some people were confused, compared to the rule of Western Xia, the Song army was simply a messenger sent by God.

The more the three of them looked at it, the more frightened they became.

Xiao Huang's father-in-law didn't understand, and asked: "Ming Gong, what is the people's heart?" ”

Wang Ju explained.

The three of them blushed, and it turned out that what they had done had already been noticed by others.

But now it doesn't matter if you are embarrassed or not.

Wang Ju said again: "But don't worry, before you came, I wrote a note to go to the capital, saying that there are three strategies for today's plan, and the best strategy is to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely erase your Western Xia." ”

"If that's the case, you will force our Xia Kingdom to fight against the water, and the outcome may not be known." Wei Ming Kerong said.

It is true that such a situation may happen, but it has not happened yet, so Wei Ming Kerong said a little weakly.

Wang Ju was also happy to pretend to be stupid and crazy, and threatened: "Really? I don't know how many soldiers and horses you will have left after the fight between Western Xia and Dong Yu, and how much strength you will have to fight with our Great Song army. Besides, your Western Xia is fighting for the whole country, and the soldiers and horses in my hands only dispatched a part of our army, not even one-third of the troops of the whole road in Shaanxi. Besides, in the capital, in Hedong, in Hebei, there were so many troops, and I didn't move. You say, can my dynasty destroy your Western Xia at this time? ”

"Really," said Grandpa Huang from the side.

Wang Ju didn't mention it, he really couldn't think of it, and it wasn't the case when he mentioned it.

Just like the reinforcements of the Yongxing Army, Lao Zeng was good and supported the officers and soldiers of the 37th Battalion, but the Yongxing Army only had 37 battalion officers and soldiers? If Zheng Baiqu's Baojie army is not counted, the actual number of troops dispatched is only equivalent to one-third of the entire Yongxing army.

If the big Yan Yan Road only supported more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, Lao Cai was good, and successively supported 20,000 soldiers and horses, but how many soldiers and horses did Jingyuan Road include strongmen and edge archers? As for Qin Fenglu, because of the distance, only one battalion of Fan cavalry came over.

And then there was no more, including the Gyeonggi Road and the Hadong Road, and almost not a single officer and soldier were sent to support.

Wei Ming Kerong's face turned pale, and he muttered: "The more troops, the better. ”

Liu Changzuo sneered on the side: "For you Western Xia, 100,000 soldiers and horses is the upper limit, but for Ming Gong, the more the better." ”

Wei Ming Kerong couldn't be distinguished, and the entire Western Xia made Wang Ju chill.

He originally wanted to say that the war continued, and the people were not able to make a living, but in the face of the work of destroying the Western Xia, what kind of people were not living was also a floating cloud, and he couldn't say anything.

Father-in-law Xiao Huang listened on the side, feeling sorry and angry at the same time.

Wang Ju waved his hand, interrupted Liu Changzuo's words, and said, "But don't worry...... The officials did not agree to the policy. ”

All three let out a long breath of frustration.

But what they didn't know was that Huang Hua was recording quickly on the side, not only recording their conversations, but also recording their expressions in cursive, and then sorting them out when the conversation was over.

"Then I made a medium move, which was to occupy Yanzhou, and as you can see, I am indeed running Yanzhou."

Wei Ming Kerong is too lazy to distinguish it, people even have the idea of annihilating Western Xia, how can they not dare to occupy Yanzhou?

"Hey, did you also acquiesce to my occupation of Yanzhou?"

"Wang Zhizhou, if the two countries continue for a long time, peace will always be precious, don't be joking."

"You Xixia even know that peace is precious, and I don't know how long peace can last." Wang Ju sneered. I believe that Wang Shao sent troops to Xihe, and Western Xia would send troops, but it can only be said that the number of troops sent is far less than in history.

"This time we are genuinely here with a sense of peace."

"Don't, your party tradition used to be to re-believe promises, but your current party tradition is ...... No, you Western Xia can't represent the party. I'm sorry about your Xixia credit, I think the liars I am in prison have better credit than your Xixia. ”

Little Yellow Gonggong was happy.

"Wang Zhizhou, don't humiliate us again and again." Lu Ning said.

"Lu Ning, you are a Han and a scholar, you should know what you don't want to do to others. You Xixia have repeatedly humiliated our Great Song Dynasty, but you have asked me not to humiliate you Xixia. Could it be that you Western Xia are superior? ”

"The king knows that if we say that, we will not be able to talk about it."

"That's good, you can go back, I didn't stop you, and Gyeongju is not the Gwangsin Road (the Gwangsin Road refers to the post road between the envoys of the two countries)." Wang Ju waved his big hand again, made the appearance of sending off guests, and disgusted the three of them to death...... (To be continued......)