Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 743 Yue Fei Comes
After seeing off Xi Yi, just a few days later, an imperial edict arrived in Luoyang.It is said that after the Jin army snatched the artillery, Wan Yanchang recruited craftsmen in Suzhou to destroy money and cast artillery on a large scale.When Orihiko arrived to transport the artillery, it would be too late.Wang Xiaolie was required to do his best to manufacture artillery and support the rest of the army.The four armies of Han, Liu, Zhang, and Yue are required to have one hundred troops each.The headquarters of Zhang Jun in Shaanxi has fifty cannons.All the cannons were cast in two months.

Holding the content of the imperial edict copied down by Wang Ruohai, Wang Xiaolie read it for a long time before slowly putting it down.Said: "In two months, four hundred cannons were cast. The imperial court thinks that cannons are so easy to cast? It can't be made in two months even if it is made of bed crossbows."

Wang Ruohai said: "Perhaps the imperial court didn't know how difficult it is to cast cannons, so there was such an imperial edict."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no other way, as long as it is impossible to reply to the imperial court."

Wang Ruohai hesitated.Said: "If the reply can't be done, I'm afraid some people will think about it."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Just think about it, what can you do? Their thoughts will only be used in this kind of place. We don't care."

Wang Ruohai nodded.He said again: "We had a lot of discarded cannons during the battle in the west of Beijing. Do you want to repair them to meet the errands?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "We have expanded our army this year, and we also lack guns. Moreover, it takes hundreds of copper coins to cast a gun. If the court doesn't get it, this matter can't be done. Just reply, and cast the gun. Tell me about the difficulties and the cost of casting the cannon. Just say that we can’t finish it on time and don’t have enough money.”

Wang Ruohai sighed and had no choice but to say yes without saying anything else.

Unexpectedly, two days later, Suizhou came to report that Yue Fei was rushing to Luoyang.Yue Fei hadn't arrived yet, and came with official documents one by one.Han Shizhong sent Xie Yuan, Liu Guangshi sent Wang De, Zhang Jun sent Tian Shizhong, and they were rushing to Luoyang.

After reading the official document, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "We have had artillery in our army for several years, why did the imperial court find out that it is a treasure now? Together with all the generals, they either came here in person or sent a general to rush forward hurry over here."

Wang Yandao: "In the past, although there were artillery in the army, no one knew how powerful it was. Even after the war in the west of Beijing, they didn't pay much attention to it. A few days ago, the Jin army sent more than a thousand troops to Huangzhou. Wan Yanchang feigned an attack and robbed a few of them. Let's go to the artillery, everyone knows that it is a magic weapon in the army."

Wang Ruohai said: "The court ordered us to cast cannons for each army, of course the general below knows. Who dares to forgive you for being slow? Send someone to ask for it."

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said, "Let Li Dutong come back from Shou'an to accompany these generals. I'm afraid the others are not suitable."

Wang Ruohai said yes.

Wang Xiaolie is the Xuan Fu envoy, so he can't surrender his status to accompany these people.Wang Ruohai is a civil servant, and Wang Yan used to be Yue Fei's superior. There is a rift between the two, and they are inappropriate.Only Li Yanxian is suitable.

On August 27, the wind was sunny and there was not a cloud in the sky.The heat of summer has faded, and it is a good time for autumn.

When Yue Fei came to Luoyang, Wang Xiaolie went out of the city to meet him personally.

Seeing Wang Xiaolie, Yue Fei hastily saluted.Said: "Yue Fei came here uninvited, very frightened. How dare Xuan Fu go out of the city to meet him!"

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "When I was in Kaifeng Mansion back then, thanks to observation and assistance, I finally understood how to lead the army. How dare I forget the kindness of the past? Today you and I are both generals, and it is your contribution back then."

Yue Fei hurriedly said that he didn't dare.Seeing that Wang Yan was on the other side, this matter was skipped.

He greeted Yue Fei and entered Luoyang City from Changxia Gate.Yue Fei looked at both sides of the street, and said: "I think of how prosperous Luoyang was in those days, but I don't want it to be so dilapidated today! Alas, after several years of war, the people have suffered, and the city will never regain its former prosperity."

Wang Xiaolie said: "When I entered Luoyang at the beginning of the year, I could only repair the area around the government office to make it more lively. There is no spare capacity for other places. There is no way. Now there is a lack of people everywhere in the Central Plains, and Luoyang is the same."

Yue Fei said: "From Suizhou to Xuanfu's rule, the people are happy and the market is prosperous, which is incomparable to other places. Although Luoyang is now dilapidated, as long as it is under Xuanfu's rule, it will definitely reappear in a few years!"

While talking, the two rode to the Henan government office.

Entered the government office and sat down in the living room.Wang Xiaolie invited tea and asked: "We are all generals leading troops, and we are not allowed to visit each other privately without an imperial edict. After observing this, there must be something important."

Yue Fei said: "A few days ago, the government ordered Xuanfu to cast cannons for each army. I don't think it is appropriate to send other people to Xuanfu's place, so I can only come here in person."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Observation is too important. Let's talk about the artillery."

Yue Fei was originally Zhang Jun's subordinate.When Wanyan Changnan committed a crime, Zhang Jun was transferred to the Xuanfu Envoy of Liangzhe, and Yue Fei formed the army alone.Now he is the official observer envoy, the deputy capital commander of the Shenwu Empress Army and the envoy of Jingbei Road, Qi, and Huangzhi.After Wan Yanchang withdrew to the north, Yue Fei also left Jiangzhou and returned to Ezhou.

After Jianyan went south, Zhang Jun was Zhao Gou's number one general, and even Han Shizhong couldn't match him.In the past few years, he has repeatedly made military exploits, with many soldiers and generals.As Kong Yanzhou went north and surrendered to Liu Yu, except for Yang Mo of Dongting Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, other forces were basically calmed down.Zhang Jun has 6 or [-] people, which is a bit too much in Zhao Gou's view.This year, Yang Cunzhong was first transferred to Xingzai, and Yue Fei was allowed to form an army alone, weakening Zhang Jun's power.

Zhao Gou is certainly not incompetent.From Jianyan to the south, Zhao Gou's generals were disappointing.In the process of quelling all kinds of troubles, he single-handedly supported Zhang Jun to grow stronger.When Zhang Jun was so strong that Zhao Gou felt threatened, he supported his subordinates and weakened Zhang Jun's power.The two people who supported him were Yang Yizhong and Yue Fei.If there were no turmoil and injustice, Zhao Gou's skills would surely be admired by others.

In fact, not only Zhang Jun is like this, most of Zhao Gou's opponents will adopt this method to gradually control the military power.

It's just that there is an alternative Wang Xiaolie now.Without relying on Zhao Gou or the imperial court at all, he has developed into a powerful force, leaving Zhao Gou helpless.

After listening to Wang Xiaolie talking about artillery, Yue Fei hurriedly said: "Xuanfu, artillery is not a trivial matter, and I'm here for it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It is precisely because the artillery matter is big and troublesome that we will talk about it later."

Yue Fei was a little anxious: "September is coming soon, and it's time to prepare for autumn. The Jin army snatched cannons from Huangzhou. Now Suzhou recruits craftsmen and wastes money to make cannons. If the Jin men cast cannons, we don't have them, and the southerners commit crimes." What to do? Who can stop them? This matter cannot be delayed!"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Observation, artillery is not easy to manufacture, where is it easy to cast? I estimate that no matter how hard the Jin Army works in Suzhou, it will not be able to cast many cannons in a few months. At least this year, the Jin Army will not go south." guilty."

(End of this chapter)