Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Hearing this, Wang Xiaolie opened his mouth wide, and it took him a while to calm down.

Zhang Chi led three regiments to prepare for the attack in Wubaozhai. Suddenly, the enemy's coach said that he would do anything anyway, which caught people off guard.

After calming down, Wang Xiaolie asked, "What identity did you come to Shizhou with? Where do you live?"

Lei Can said: "The small one brought over 300 sheep and pretended to be a sheep dealer. Now I am staying at the Chen's Inn in Yangma City, planning to stay for two days."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the weather and said, "I know that Chen's inn is a mixed bag of people, and people are very chaotic. How about this, your sheep will be bought by Xuan Fusi, don't live there. In Shizhou City, find another one. A trustworthy inn, let you rest in peace."

Lei Can smiled and said, "What's the accident in Shizhou City where the army is stationed? How can I say that Shizhou is also the front line, so I'm afraid that someone else will spy on you."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.After thinking for a while, he said: "Okay, I see, I will arrange this matter. Don't sell the sheep, and buy it from the Xuanfu Department to avoid accidents. It's still early, if there is nothing else, I will wait here Just a moment. I will call people, and you can tell us about the situation of the Suide Army. To be honest, we don’t know much about the Suide Army until now, and many things are not clear.”

Lei Can said: "I'm afraid that staying in the state office for too long will cause people to be suspicious. Xuanfu will call people first, and I will come back tomorrow, how about it?"

"Alright!" Wang Xiaolie nodded.Call Cui Qing and send him out.

Cui Qing was very familiar with these things.Obtaining Wang Xiaolie's order, he immediately sent someone to secretly watch Lei Can, and everything was silent.

Wang Xiaolie sent someone, flying horse, to Wubaozhai to ask Zhang Chi to come back.It is about a hundred miles from Wubaozhai to Shizhou. Although the time is tight, we should be able to arrive tomorrow.

Back at the inn, Lei Can said to the boy: "What appetizers do you have here?"

The boy said: "Guest officer, we are an inn here, and we don't have anything to eat. If you want to drink and eat, you turn right when you go out. There is a delicatessen called Xiangmanju, which has everything you need. It is opened by the army and uses The cooks in the army really taste good."

Lei Can was taken aback: "Does the army also open restaurants?"

The boy said: "Of course. Their taste is so good that in Shizhou City, shops with bad taste cannot continue to open. Moreover, some people with disabilities are recruited and taught their crafts. I heard that there are three In a month, we will be able to come out and open a store."

Lei Can shook his head and said in a low voice: "This is the first time I've heard that there is such an army."

After finishing speaking, he left the inn, went to the tavern to buy wine, and then went to the Xiangmanju shop.

As soon as he entered the store, a customer in front asked, "Is my brother here to buy vegetables too? I heard that the cooked food here is delicious."

Seeing that this person looked unfamiliar, Lei Can nodded blankly.After a while, I couldn't help but asked, "We knew each other before? Why don't I remember?"

The man smiled and said: "I haven't seen it before. Because I live in the Chen's Inn, I just saw my brother come in this morning. When I came in, I saw a lot of sheep, so I remember it. I greeted you at that time, I think it was I did not see it."

Having said that, Lei Can vaguely remembered that there was such a person, so he nodded hastily.Asked: "But I don't know where my brother is from?"

The man said: "I am from Zaolin, Pingyi County in the south, and my surname is Gao. I also came to Shizhou to sell sheep."

Lei Chan nodded.He suddenly raised his head and asked, "Gao's surname? Could it be that he is a descendant of Gao Defense?"

The man nodded excitedly: "That's right, that's right. Gao Qinan is a descendant of the Gao family. It's really rare that someone still remembers our Gao family!"

Lei Can said: "What does brother do for a living now?"

Gao Qinan said: "The family has left dozens of hectares of land to farm for a living. However, the land here is barren and can't produce much food. When I am free, I graze sheep in the mountains to supplement the family. I heard that Shizhou sheep are expensive, so I rushed to them. I bought dozens of them and came here to sell them for money.”

Lei Chan nodded.Said: "I'll buy food and wine later, and drink two glasses in the evening. It's embarrassing that the descendants of the Gao family have fallen like this!"

The Li family in Jinming and the Gao family in Suizhou are also frontier generals like the Zhe family in Fuzhou and the Yang family in Linzhou, but they are not as well-known as the latter two.During Zhenzong's time, Suizhou was owned by Xixia, and the Gao family's children moved to Shizhou and Xizhou for resettlement.After that, only Gao Jisheng knew Shizhou, and the Gao family gradually declined.

The Qingjian Li family made their fortune after the Qingjian City was built in the Song Dynasty, and they are rising stars.Seeing that the Gao family that used to be in charge of this place has fallen here, Lei Can feels emotional.

In the state government office, Wang Xiaolie put down the official document and rubbed his forehead vigorously.

These official documents are the situation of the surrounding forces collected by Jiang Min after he arrived in Shizhou.On both sides of the Yellow River to the north of Shizhou, Fan and Han lived together. Whether it was Xixia or Song Dynasty, it was customary to use the leader of the Fan tribe as an official, thus forming many hereditary families.The most famous ones are of course the Zhe family in Fuzhou, the slowly declining Yang family in Linzhou, and the Wang family in Fengzhou.On the other side of the Yellow River, there are the Li family in Qingjian, the Li family in Jinming, and the Gao family in Suizhou.Their tribes are widely distributed, and with the addition of affiliated tribes, their strength is very impressive.

Wang Xiaolie hated local forces very much, and didn't want to give them the right to rule the region.But in this area, the actual situation is different, so we need to think about it carefully.

Wang Ruohai came in and said, "I just arrived at the place where the supplies are stored, why did Xuan Fu call me back?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Today a person came, who said he was Suide Li Shifu's confidant. He told me that in two days, Salihe would come to Suide, and he wanted to tie up Salihe and give you a gift. This is not a trivial matter. , call the staff back to discuss."

Wang Ruohai was taken aback: "Is there such a thing? The son of Li Yongqi, the leader of Li Shifu's Suide garrison, has made many military exploits and is considered a famous general for a while. Their father and son were forced to surrender after the Jin army broke through the Yan'an Mansion, and they also have old courts in their hearts."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This kind of thing is not nonsense. If Li Shifu said so, he would probably do it. Once Sa Lihe was captured and the Shaanxi Jin Army had no leader, the situation would be different. At that time, our attack direction would be It must be Guanzhong, not Hedong."

Wang Ruohai said: "Xuan Fu is right."

Wang Xiaolie leaned on the chair, and said with some emotion: "In fact, I couldn't say how to fight. According to common sense, we occupy the Central Plains and seize Shanzhou. We should fight Shaanxi first. But There are two things that make me worry about fighting Shaanxi. One is Privy Councilor Zhang. To be honest, although Privy Councilor Zhang has no doubts about his patriotism, he is somewhat ambitious and talented, and his way of fighting is very different from ours. His views on the army are also different from those of ours. We are different. Once we are under its control, it is very inconvenient. Another thing is that after occupying Shaanxi, it borders on Xia State. In order to defend Xia State, a large number of troops are needed, and the troops are dispersed. If we do not attack Shaanxi, we will fight eastward, one is the rear of Shaanxi It is possible to send troops and be flanked. Another puppet Qi is the buffer zone of the Jin army. When our strength is not dominant, there is no need to move this buffer zone. Therefore, I choose Hedong as the direction of attack. Even if the troops are insufficient, I would rather wait. "

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said, "Xuan Fu is right."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "But I know that the most reasonable direction of attack should be Shaanxi. Although I haven't hesitated, I have always been prepared in this way subconsciously. The direction east of the river has always been the army of the two divisions. Although the rear Adding Jiang Min's division, but stationed in Shizhou, can take care of the other side of the Yellow River. Now that Zhang Shumi has been recalled to the court, there is no need to worry about him. And the most important defense against Xia Guo, with people like Li Fuguo, is not so terrible .There is Hengshan in the east between our dynasty and Xia Kingdom, and the vast sea of ​​seven hundred miles in the west, how can it be so easy to cross!"

Wang Ruohai sat down slowly, and said seriously: "Xuan Fu can think clearly, it's the best!"

Wang Xiaolie looked into Wang Ruohai's eyes and said, "So I want to call you back, and Secretary Wang, the three of us have a good discussion together. How to fight this battle, where to fight it, what to pay attention to, everything is clearly discussed. The so-called one person counts the short, and two people count the long. This kind of thing cannot be understood by one person. It requires the wisdom of everyone. Even after we discuss it, we need to gather officials at the division level to discuss it. We must always discuss a reasonable The plan will do."