On the cement road from Lingzhou to Qingzhou, there were knights running, and the sound of bells spread from afar. The vehicles on the road were urgently avoided and could not hide in time. The vehicles collided, but no one dared to scold them.

The crowds of people were surging in the city gate of Qingzhou, and the sound of the knight's bells came from afar. The crowds on the street suddenly separated like flocks of sheepdogs interspersed in. The knights and horses flew over the messy street like lightning. The crowds on the street gathered again, and the noise on the street regained.

The knight advanced all the way to reach the center of the city - the Yongxing Jun Road Strategic Commander Shuaisi.

The original center of Qingzhou was the Qingzhou Yamen, but now Ouyang Bian is stationed in Qingzhou, so the place where the strategic commander is located is naturally the center.

The knight rushed over and was known to the guards of the military commander, and someone had already reported it, and the knight was also under surveillance.

The knight naturally knew that he had been under surveillance. When he arrived at the commander's office, he quickly got off his horse and waited for the officer to receive him.

The knight dismounted and someone immediately ran out from inside. Although they were familiar with each other, the person who came meticulously tested the knight's license plate and connected the code, so he was taken in.

The courtyard inside is deep, and the Knight is not ordinary people. With a sharp eye, you can naturally see many bright whistles everywhere. I believe there are many secret whistles that you can't see.

However, the Knight also knew in his heart that this master's name was different from other master's name, and other master's name did not have such specifications, and this person was different from others.

A tall young man from Angzang was waiting for him in the signing room. After being taken in, the Knights bowed to him.

The young man smiled and greeted: "The Song Dynasty did not kneel down and worshipped, and Yan Yunqi did not have such rules, so I stood up straight!"

The knight felt warm, and his feet were knocked, and Martin touched each other on his shoes, making a jingle sound, raised his head and chest, and raised his hand to the corner of his eyebrows. His movements were straightforward, but his eyes were full of respect for Ouyang Bian.

Ouyang Bian nodded with satisfaction. This military salute from later generations perfectly showed the spirit of a soldier.

"Report to Shuaisi, Xixia has changed!"

The knight took out a wax sealed bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Ouyang Bian.

Ouyang Bian nodded, stretched the bamboo tube to the lit candle next to it and baked it. He unbuttoned the lid on it and pulled out a note.

After reading it, Ouyang Bian's expression remained unchanged. He lit the paper stick on the candle and threw it into a copper basin. There were a lot of ashes in the copper basin, and they must have been similar important information. The paper stickers were burned after reading it.

Ouyang Bian and the Knight smiled and said, "Go down and rest, wait for the order."

The knight saluted again and left with his head raised and his chest.

Ouyang Bian withdrew his admiring eyes and said, "Call Captain Zhong, General Staff Zhe, General Staff Zhe."

Someone responded in the dark, and the footsteps left. After a while, Zhongyi, Zhongyu, Zheju and others arrived.

"Everyone, the time has come."

Ouyang Bian said.

Zhong Yixi said: "Has Xixia changed?"

Ouyang Bian smiled: "Liang Yimeng sent troops to siege the palace and detained Li Bingchang in the Mujili, which was seven miles outside the palace. Li Qing was killed and Jing Xun was detained."

Zhe Ju smiled and said, "Now it's time for the official family."

Ouyang Bian smiled and nodded: "Get ready and act according to the opportunity."

"yes!"

...

At the same time, he rushed to the capital Bianliang at a speed of 400 miles, carrying the dust all over the sky.

One day later, the golden card set out from Bianjing and headed west.

This is the first time that the golden plaque is being used. Someone saw the golden plaque and handed it in his book. In his book, he described the golden plaque as "bright and dazzling". When passing, "passing like flying lightning, all those who look at it avoid the road." "Walking five hundred miles a day, he does not pass by the bell ringing day and night. When he hears the bell in front of the shop, he will prepare someone to come out to the shop to share it with him.

In fact, the golden plaque is a communication plaque. The plaque is more than a foot long and is made of wooden words, engraved with words "The text in front of the imperial court must not be entered into the shop". The transmission speed is faster than that of ordinary urgent delivery.

This communication method is sent directly by the imperial court and does not pass through the Privy Council or the gate, reducing unnecessary handover procedures. It can also keep confidential and transmit relays along the way, day and night, and does not enter the delivery shop, reducing the stay time at the delivery shop, so it can reach the recipient as quickly as possible.

The recipients were Ouyang Bian, Li Xian, Wang Zhongzheng, Gao Zunyu, Zhong Yan, and Liu Changzuo.

After receiving the letter, Ouyang Bian couldn't help but smile bitterly.

His bitter smile is both desolate and glad.

What is sad is that under such circumstances, Zhao Xu still did not believe in military generals, Li Xian, Wang Zhongzheng, Gao Zunyu, two eunuchs, one of the foreign relatives, and the other was a pure scholar. Wang Zhongzheng controlled Zong Yan, Gao Zunyu controlled Liu Changzuo, and Liu Changzuo did not have the autonomy in the army.

Guo Kui should have been the most suitable candidate for the commander, but Guo Kui was destined to be useless. Although he killed Jiaozhi so much, he was still exiled after returning to China.

This is the Song Dynasty. For military generals, it was already a court mercy for the court that they didn’t kill you, which makes people sigh when they recall it.

This time, Zhao Xu concentrated all the forces of the Northwest Legion, including Xihe Road, and divided into five routes to attack Xia.

According to the strategy formulated by Zhao Xu himself, the first route was led by Xihe Road and the chief supervisor of Qin Feng Army Li Xian, with 30,000 infantry and cavalry plus 30,000 Tubo Dongwen's cavalry. The target of attack was Lanzhou and Lingzhou. If Lingzhou was captured by friendly forces, the target would be changed to Liangzhou.

The second route was led by Jun Yan Jun Zong Yan. Jun Yan's nine generals and 54,000 generals of Jun Yan's army, plus seven generals of Tokyo's imperial army, totaling 93,000. They went out of Shaanxi to attack Mizhi and seize Xiazhou, with the goal of Huaizhou.

On the third route, the Hedong Army was led by the eunuch Wang Zhongzheng, with a total of 60,000 infantry and cavalry, 60,000 civilians, 2,000 horses, 3,000 donkeys, and 50,000 civilians as reserves. First capture Huaizhou, then cross the Yellow River, and enter the hinterland of Xixia.

In the fourth route, the Huanqing Army was led by Gao Zunyu, with a total of 87,000 soldiers and 9 to 5,000 soldiers, and the target was Lingzhou.

On the fifth route, the Jingyuan Army was led by Liu Changzuo, composed of 51,000 infantry and 5,000 horses. The goal was to join forces with the Huanqing Army to capture Lingzhou.

During the Fifth Route Expedition to the West, the entire army had a total of 350,000 people and 200,000 people, totaling about 560,000.

Ouyang Bian claimed to be in the middle of the procession, but in fact he did not give any power.

——This is to be on guard against yourself.

Ouyang Bian smiled bitterly.

Fortunately, Zhao Xu did not give him any power. After this failure, Zhao Xu could not blame him for not being on his head.

Moreover, such a strategic arrangement must be able to gain advantage in the early stage, but as long as the Western Xia firmly clears the fields, the five armies will be destined to suffer losses. Then it is a good time to take advantage of the situation.

After learning about Zhao Xu's arrangement, Ouyang Bian's plan was officially implemented.
Chapter completed!