Zong Ze set the date of leaving Ulzhou and sent someone to Jincheng to inform Zhang to take office, and Zhang went to visit Yang Zhi before leaving, not only because of Yang Zhi's recommendation, but also because Yang Zhi, as the general manager of Yunzhong, was also Zhang's boss in the future. After Yang Zhi left Zhuozhou, Zhang assisted Wang Ping to hold Zhuozhou, but Yang Weizhong's arrival changed the situation, this is not Yang Weizhong's personal problem, but Xinxing Sect sent a Zhizhou to follow the army, after Wang Ping returned to Yizhou, Zhang took more than 100 horsemen and went straight to Jincheng.

Zhang Suo understood that Yang Zhi must be the one who could support Yanyun for the longest time, so he did not choose to return to the south, which in itself was a trust in Yang Zhi; The army in Ulzhou is similar to that of Yingzhou, Zong Ze has the same prestige as Yang Zhi, and Zong Ze's sons and students are all in the army, and the atmosphere of the Zong family army is even stronger

Yang Zhi was very satisfied with Zhang Suo's attitude, it was obvious that Zhang Suo understood that he had strategic ideas, Yang Zhi nodded and said: "Although Zong Ze leaves, Zong Ze's subordinates will not change their choice, Zong Ying is also a very capable person, I recommend you to have two purposes, one is to coordinate the operation of Ulzhou and Yunzhong Governor's Office, that is, the Dingbei Army cannot take the initiative to attack the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but the other party can attack back, which must be understood by the three armies; Wang Shan controlled the two Taihang Paths, and I hope that Ulzhou will control the Flying Fox Trail at the appropriate time, so that in the future, they can kill eastward to Xiangzhou, Cizhou, Xingzhou and other places, and rely on the Taihang Mountains to gradually advance to the east of Hebei. As soon as you go to Ulzhou, General Zong will definitely understand and will arrange it before leaving. ”

Zhang Suo's head, Yang Zhi said that to put it bluntly, it is to use the displaced people who hid in the Taihang Mountain to build an army, form a barrier in the east, and then advance to the plain step by step, this way seems a bit slow, but it is steady, and it can be attacked and defended, and there is no need to care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. The premise that Yang Zhi said is even more problematic, that is, to find the surrendered Jin people's cities to attack and loot the Jin people's materials.

Although this kind of planning seems a little awkward, the Dingbei Army is now this ability, and it is limited by the fact that it cannot attack the prefectures and counties around Taiyuan first, and the Taihang Mountains are the real barrier in a sense. Zhang nodded and said: "The safety of the country depends on the strength of the soldiers, the generals are not virtuous, the chaos in Bianliang cannot be stabilized for a while, even if it is because of the pressure of Taiyuan to support Zhongshan and Hejian, it is a drop in the bucket." I understand that once Hebei Prefecture and County are lost, I will immediately send troops to Hebei. ”

Yang Zhi shook his head and said: "Then it will be too late, even if Zhan Du and the others lose the two towns, Bianliang will still arrange for officials to come to Hebei, not to preside over the overall situation, but to block everyone's mouth." Wang Shan can wait until that moment, because Xiangzhou was lost in the end, but you can't, when you arrive in Ulzhou, you are mainly in Ding'an County and Feihu County, control Taihang Mountain, and ensure that Wang Ping has a way out in Yizhou. As long as Chen Yu and Zhan Du fail, you will go south from Feihu County, join forces with Yang Jin in Niangzi Pass to capture Jingjing Pass, and wait for an opportunity to capture Xingzhou. Xiangzhou and other places, Xingzhou must have been the first to be broken by the Jin army, and it was also a springboard for us to enter Hebei. ”

Zhang heard Yang Zhi's pessimism about Zhuozhou and Yizhou, and when Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, arrived in Taiyuan, Yang Weizhong and Wang Ping, who had become lone soldiers, did not express the slightest statement, neither attached to Taiyuan nor went south. Yang Zhi, Zong Ze, and Zhang Xiaochun had to send more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians who opposed the Dingbei Army in their own jurisdiction to Yizhou, and Yang Zhi specially allocated 2,000 war horses, mules and donkeys to go over for backup when Wang Ping retreated.

Zong Ze also postponed his trip to Taiyuan again and again because of this delay; Zhang Suo thought for a long time and said: "I understand, I will tell my acquaintances in Zhending, Zhongshan and other places about the situation." ”

Yang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang had this ability, when Bianliang was besieged in history, Zhang wrote to recruit Hebei soldiers and civilians, and there were as many as 170,000 responders. Yang Zhi was most afraid that Zhang Suo would not be able to let go, and at this time, he was still worried about his image in Shilin and his friends, and seeing that Zhang Suo took the initiative, Yang Zhi knew that there was no problem in Ulzhou.

Zhang Suo went to Ulzhou the next day, Zong Ze came to Jincheng before going to Taiyuan, and it was a big surprise for Zong Ze to make it like this, but fortunately, Yang Zhi eliminated the Jinguo West Route Army in the battle of Taihang Mountain, miraculously made Taiyuan a safe place, and made a good start for Zhao Kai, the king of Yun. As soon as Zhang Suo said what Yang Zhi meant, Zong Ze understood, and handed over the two counties close to Taihang Mountain to Zhang Suo, and Zong Ying took the Zong family army to be responsible for the defense of the three counties north of Lingxian, Guangling, and Lingqiu.

Zong Ze went to Taiyuan this time to serve as the head of the Marshal's Mansion of the Dingbei Army, and the position above 10,000 people under one person, Zong Ze just wanted to know Yang Zhi's deduction of the situation behind; when he was in the Northern Expedition, Yang Zhi's overall view and cunning fox-like inspiration impressed Zong Ze deeply. A small table was set up under the locust tree, a plate of mutton and a fish, and during the drinking, Yang Zhi told Zong Ze what he had said to King Yun and Zhang, and Zong Ze asked again in his mind: "What are you going to do with the Zhe family?" They will not give up their interests. ”

After listening to Yang Zhi's plan, Zong Ze guessed that Yang Zhi stabilized the line of Taihang Mountain, and did not plan to reinforce Zhuozhou and Yizhou, but to develop to the west and recover Shuozhou and other places; once Shuozhou and Wuzhou were recovered, Yang Zhi would have to deal with the three states outside the river controlled by the Zhe family. The Zhe family ignored Taiyuan this time, but Xu Huiyan, who defected to Zhao Kai's Jin Ningjun to appease him, was the brother-in-law of Qizhou Zhizhou, just like the relationship between Yang Zhi and Zhao Kai.

Yang Zhi asked people to spread out the map and said: "Opportunity, we find the right opportunity to do it every time, I will not take the initiative to provoke the Zhi family, but if the Zhi family calculates us, I will gradually compress their space, and then when the Western Xia fights, let the Zhi family fall to Taiyuan, so the position of the Jin Ning army is the most critical." I'm a little easier to do in the clouds, the surrounding Jin Kingdom, Western Xia, and the small tribes nearby, I can fight to support the war. You must not only prevent the sneak attack of the Song army around you in Taiyuan, but also avoid the idea that those scholars will want to reinforce other places in Hedong when the time comes. ”

If Western Xia attacks on a large scale, the pressure on the Yan army is greater than that of the three states outside the river, and it is the Jinning army that can really rescue the folded family. Zong Ze said: "There is a huge risk in this kind of reinforcement, not only will it consume our limited materials, but even beware of the people who ask for help; ”

The two bowls of wine were half spilled, and Yang Zhi smiled and refilled Zong Ze.