Outlaws of the Marsh

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Just when Cai You ordered the pursuit of the two deserters in Chenqiaoyi, Tong Guan was listening to the report from Hou Yi, the appeasement envoy of Gaoyangguan Road and the prefect of Hejian Prefecture, in Hejian Mansion.

After listening to Hou Yi's report, Tong Guan went to check the military grain warehouse and armory in person.

As a result, Tong Guan was shocked by the difference in the situation!

Tong Guan wrote a letter to Zhao Ji overnight:
The minister respected and obeyed Rui's training, paid for the northern affairs, and thought about it day and night, fearing that he would not be caught, which is the most important thing for the innocent committee.The minister came to the north under the imperial edict, and went to Gaoyang Pass on April 23 to prepare for the march.That is to say, Heshuo's generals are arrogant and lazy, and if they don't train the enemy's army, they will have nothing to do with it.The army rations were too rough to eat, and they had to be pounded and shaken, but only half of them were obtained, and most of them were far away, so it took time and effort to transport them.There is a shortage of military equipment. Although they were received in Taiyuan, Daming, and Kaide, the seals are insufficient or inapplicable.Gein Heshuo has never taught military affairs for 200 years. Once he hastily, it is difficult to blame...

From Tong Guan's letter to Zhao Ji, it can be seen that what Tong Guan saw was: Due to the long-term peace period, the soldiers of the Hebei Imperial Army will be arrogant and lazy, without training, and none of them are worthy of use. It's nothing.

In short, Tong Guan believes that relying on the Hebei Forbidden Army and Hebei's military supplies and fortifications to fight the war may be delayed.

At this time, Tong Guan's self-confidence was actually severely hit, and he couldn't help but regret a little bit for advocating the recovery of Yanjing—after all, Tong Guan had led soldiers for more than 20 years, so he still had some insight into this, and he became cautious from then on.

But Tong Guan thought about it again, this time he led the army northward, not really wanting to start a war with the Liao Kingdom, but just to show the military might and frighten Yeluchun, hoping to recover Yanjing without a fight.

Zhao Ji's order to Tong Guan is actually like this, and the three border patrol strategies bestowed by Zhao Ji are iron proof.

Thinking of this, Tong Guan felt that the pressure on his shoulders was slightly relieved.

Tong Guan continued to advance northward and came to Xiongzhou, an important town in northern Xinjiang. He planned to sit here and use political, diplomatic, military and other means to coordinate and command, hoping to regain Yanjing in one fell swoop.

As soon as he arrived in Xiongzhou, Tong Guan convened a meeting with the generals of the various armies in the Xuanfu Division.

After hearing the news, He Shen, the magistrate of Xiongzhou, hurried to the Xuanfu Department to remind Tong Guan, "Vice Xuanfu Cai is still on his way. Shall we wait and hold the meeting when he arrives?"

When Tong Guan heard this, he was furious and reprimanded sharply: "The soldiers and horses from all walks of life have already arrived, how can you sit and wait? You are still a military commander, this matter is not clear, how to lead troops to march and fight?"

In fact, Tong Guan, who had already figured out Cai You's character, first threatened him, and then asked someone to find a large group of beauties for Cai You. As a result, Cai You stopped moving forward in Daming Mansion.

In other words, Cai You is "still on the road", Tong Guan deliberately did it, the purpose is to prevent Cai You from getting in his way.

Being reprimanded by Tong Guan in court, He Shen felt very ashamed, his face turned red and pale for a while!
He wanted to please Tong Guan in the name of asking for instructions, but he accidentally slapped the horse's ass on the horse's leg.

What He Shen didn't know was that there was a great contradiction between Tong Guan and Cai You.

Tong Guan looked down on Cai You very much. In Tong Guan's eyes, Cai You was just a playboy, who was good at eating, drinking, whoring, playing and bragging, but in terms of ability to handle affairs, he was far behind his father Cai Jing.

And Cai You also dislikes Tong Guan, thinking that Tong Guanyi is old-fashioned and domineering, so he often speaks ill of Tong Guan in front of Zhao Ji.

He Shen has been an official in the local area all year round, how can he know the dirty views of Tong Guan and Cai You, the court officials?
He Shen felt aggrieved, and felt that Tong Guan didn't take him too seriously. He was also the leader of this Xiongzhou, the representative of the Hebei Forbidden Army.

In fact, Tong Guan is venting his anger with peace.

For one thing, Tong Guanqi, Shen and others have made Hebei into such a state that they are not even strong enough to fight.

Second, Tong Guan was very angry when he heard that Cai You was serving as the Deputy Propaganda Envoy. Isn't it obvious that the officials arranged for Cai You to monitor him.

What makes Tong Guan even more troublesome is yet to come.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhong Shidao expressed his attitude towards the war against Liao, "I am afraid that it will not be easy to recruit Yanjing with the army patrolling the border today. Now that the Liao Kingdom has been hit hard by the Jurchens, it is like The neighbor's house was robbed by bandits, our Song Dynasty not only did not go to rescue, but went forward to share the contents of the house, which is not a benevolent act. Besides, the army has no name, and we are afraid of losing something." Dao: "The imperial court hastily used troops to force Shi Dao to take the position of controlling the capital. Shi Dao can only devote himself to the king's affairs. If he gets an inch of progress, this is the spirit of the society and the blessing of the official family. Shi Dao dare not take credit for it. If things don't go well, if there is a little discussion, the responsibility will come, and the teacher will not accept the blame. Today, the teacher made it clear in front of the generals, so as not to have any further words in the future. "

Zhong Shidao means: "I don't agree to fight this battle, and I don't want to be the ruler of the government, but if you insist on letting me lead the army, then I will try my best to fight. If I win, I don't want merit. If I lose, I will Don't take unnecessary responsibilities, don't blame you, whoever is responsible for us will bear the responsibility."

Tong Guan, including Zhao Ji, actually knew that Zhong Shidao did not approve of this war.

But Tong Guan didn't expect that Zhong Shidao would not give him or the court any room.

Tong Guan took a look at Zhong Shidao, and said coldly: "Today's military affairs, the officials are successful, and you are appointed as the commander of Zhong Shidao, hoping to use your prestige to frighten the Liao army, that's all! The success or failure, I and the court are responsible for it."

Zhong Shidao said to the other generals: "The success or failure of the Liao affair is the responsibility of the Grand Master and the imperial court. Did you all hear that?" Then he looked at Tong Guan and said, "Shi Dao is about to revise the book and present it. The Grand Master said This sentence, the way of the teacher should be written in the memorial, please do not blame the grand master."

Tong Guan said: "Don't bother me so much. Before I came, the official told us to follow the three strategies he taught us to defend against the enemy. Just take it and see."

After all, Tong Guan waved his hand, and someone showed Zhao Ji Yushu's three strategies for patrolling the border to Shidao Zhong.

Seeing this as a teacher, Zhong's momentum immediately weakened, "It turns out that the officials never thought about fighting at all, and they wanted me to control the capital, but just taught me as a display."

Zhong Shi is already seventy-two years old, three years older than Tong Guan.

Although he stubbornly believes that this battle should not be fought, he is still ready to do his best to fight this battle well.

Never thought about it, it turned out that he thought too much, and there was no need to fight this battle.

Zhong Shidao was silent for a while, and said: "How can Shi Dao's small name compare to the Grand Master? Please also ask the Grand Master to lead the whole army and let Shi Dao go back to the northwest."

Tong Guan didn't want to lead the whole army, but Tong Guan knew clearly that Zhao Ji would never allow him to lead the army himself.

Therefore, Tong Guan said: "The official order, you dare to refuse the teacher's way?"

Zhong Shidao was silent.

Tong Guan's political methods are extremely sophisticated, and he knows how to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

Taking advantage of the sluggishness of his opponent Zhong Shidao, Tong Guan immediately changed the previous deployment of Zhong Shidao, announcing:
The army is divided into two groups, one is the East Route Army, that is, the Xiongzhou Garrison. The goal is to enter the Baigou River area. Wang Ping will be the rear army, Zhao Ming and Yang Zhi will be the front army.

The other route is the West Route Army, that is, the garrison of the Guangxin Army. The goal is to enter the Fancun area. Xin Xingzong is in charge. Army, Qu Qi, Wang Yu generals, Wu Zihou, Liu Guangshi, Song Jiang will choose the front army, and listen to Liu Yanqing's control.

Judging from Tong Guan's deployment, the way of controlling the species has been reduced to the same status as Liu Yanqing and even Xin Xingzong. In addition, Tong Guan completely disrupted the Western Army, so that the Western Army could no longer become a complete piece and could not be united. group.

In short, Tong Guan obtained all the military power at once by Zhao Ji's three strategies of patrolling the border.

But Zhong Shidao, who understood his true identity, completely lost his previous competitiveness, and then followed Tong Guan's way, "Since we don't fight, since I'm just a display, I'd better be more sensible. Bar."

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(End of this chapter)