After a conversation with Yao Pingzhong and Yu Yunwen, Zhang Xian couldn't help but return to his residence and wrote a letter, pointing out the shortcomings of the military formation that Yao and Yu said one by one.

He was full of passion and hostility delayed the time he took to the road with Zhang Jun's troops, waiting for the emperor's approval.

Unexpectedly, he was a military officer, and the memorial was not directly submitted to the emperor, but was checked by the Shuyuan. Because he was like a deposed identity, Zhang Jun added a rebuttal to his memorial. When he was sent to Zhao Huan's desk, because the Shuyuan had a reply, Zhao Huan was not willing to interfere in the military's conclusions, so he directly responded with Zhang Jun's original intention.

After receiving the edict, Zhang Xian sighed repeatedly, but had no choice but to go on the road immediately and chase the vanguard troops that had already set off.

He himself led dozens of personal soldiers brought from Yue Fei's troops to chase them along the official road. Because they were all cavalrymen, they had already caught up with the vanguard in just two or three days.

After meeting Zhang Jun, because the staff system had just been implemented, Zhang Jun had a considerable number of Central Army Senators and literati officials around him. He did not value these officers who were forced to be enriched, and even rejected them. Seeing that Zhang Xian was rebellious, Zhang Jun was displeased and immediately ordered: "Our Yongxing Army has been changed to the Fifth Army of the Imperial Camp. You go to General Yao Duan, the commander of the former army, and help him in the military."

"yes."

Zhang Xian didn't say much to him and withdrew, and he looked down on this general who only fought with his subordinates.

The new military system has been carried out. The original six armies in Shaanxi were called the six imperial camps, with a quota of 30,000. Each army was under the general management system, with two deputy generals and three generals. Twelve generals and thirty-six deputy generals.

In addition, staff officers, logistics and supplies, medicine and each has rank. The military ranks indicate the invitation. In terms of establishment and hierarchy, even in terms of equipment and training, it has gradually changed to the most advanced model at that time.

However, this new military system has not been practiced in practice and has not been adjusted in the battlefield. Its power will take several years before it can be gradually accepted and improved.

When Zhang Xian was in Yue Fei's army, he had already had the rank of deputy commander, and had a rank of Venus before. At this time, when he came to Zhang Jun's army, he was supposed to be the chief officer who was the chief officer, but because of a disagreement with the chief officer, he was exiled. It was because of this system that was not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and was truly accepted.

Zhang Xian didn't care. The support area of ​​the Fifth Army was the defense of Fuyan Road. It was originally under the responsibility of Liu Qi's troops. Because Liu Qi led the main force to set up defenses near the bridge gate, he was a supportive force with Chunfeng Pass and Gu. He was in a defense against Jin soldiers from Hedong.

When he arrived at Yao Duan's front army, the other party was about to arrive in Fuzhou.

It was approaching dusk, and an army of more than 10,000 people were entering the city along the two gates, preparing to rest in the city. After a few days, they would set up defenses to the forts ahead.

As for the direction of Yan'an Prefecture, the five thousand soldiers and general Pang Shicai left behind by Liu Qi were guarding. If the other party attacked from Danzhou or Linzhen, he could give up Yan'an Prefecture and retreat to the direction of Fuzhou. He gave up the northern line and retreated to defend Fuzhou, Yuanzhou, Yongzhou, and Yaozhou, with the main battlefield near Fuzhou. The Jin soldiers who arrived in Hangzhou were attacking.

Such a garrisoning style should be used to judge that the Jin soldiers would not be the main direction of the attack from Hezhong and Hedong. Although Tongguan is a natural danger, there are also records of being directly broken into the pass by a strong enemy, and it is not unbreakable.

The Jin soldiers gathered in large numbers near Tongguan. In any case, it was impossible to gather a large number of troops from Hedong to cross the river. Even if there were small groups of troops, they could easily defend themselves without worrying too much.

Because of the need to arrange defense, Yao Duan did not enter the city to settle down, but brought hundreds of personal soldiers and important generals under his command to patrol the fortress west of the city. Because it was too late, after patrolling the two villages, it was already dark. At the order of the central officer who was with Yao Duan, the accompanying personal soldiers lit torches in three or three, and a bright light was created in an instant.

When Zhang Xian chased Yao Duan, from a distance, under the night sky of the northern Shaanxi Plateau, Yao Duan's team was running on the high slopes and large rivers, winding, sometimes high and sometimes low, like a fire dragon, hovering and flying under the night sky.

Zhang Xian smiled slightly and admired the other party's pragmatic style. The name of a famous general was indeed not something that could be obtained by luck.

He jumped off the horse and ordered his personal soldiers to stand on the roadside. He stood in the forefront of the team, waiting for the other party to arrive.

"Who is ahead!"

A burst of rapid sound of horse hooves came, and the smell of sweat after the horse galloped rapidly, thrusting into the night wind, mixed with the sound of sneezing after the horse gradually stopped running, a breath of the army made Zhang Xian familiar and happy.

Such a short time of wandering makes him miss the situation in the military. For example, soldiers like Zhang Xian who have grown up in the ranks since the transition period between youth and youth can leave them for a short time, and they can be at a loss.

Zhang Xian himself did not say anything. The personal soldiers around him came forward, raised a torch in his hand, and replied loudly: "General Zhang, the deputy commander of the Jinghu recruitment command, is here. At the order of General Zhang, he will come to General Yao's headquarters for the former army. Is this brother the one who came here?"

"It's me."

Before he finished speaking, a red horse galloped towards him. The horse knight immediately replied loudly under the flames, then jumped off the horse, and walked away from the place where Zhang Xianli was standing.

Regarding military rank and current position, Yao Duan is much higher than Zhang Xian, but he doesn't care about etiquette. He strode to Zhang Xian, stretched out his hand, helped Zhang Xian up, and laughed: "I heard that General Zhang was coming, but I thought he was going to serve in front of the general manager, so why did he come to me? Ah?"

Yao Duan was tall and had a big beard on his face covered with yellow dust. While holding Zhang Xian, he wiped it with his hands. He was obviously a straightforward man and didn't care about image and unnecessary etiquette.

Zhang Xian himself is a cheerful person. He has a good impression of Yao Duan at the moment. He kept his body in his arms and said with a smile: "Maybe the manager has no shortage of people around him, so I'll order me to come over."

"It's true, I need someone here who can discuss things!"

"I'm afraid that Zhang Xian will not be able to help."

"General Zhang is so polite."

Yao Duan smiled without hesitation, then reached out and patted the floating soil on his body and knees. Several personal soldiers surrounded him and wanted to help him, but he was driven away impatiently.

When he slapped the dust in the sky, he suddenly said to Zhang Xian: "General Zhang, you are a young man and have experienced many battles. Although your rank and official position are not high, your reputation has been passed down to the world. This time you defeated Liu Guangshi. You are the first to disrupt the enemy's formation, right?"

Zhang Xian smiled bitterly, trying to deny it, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly.

When he defeated Liu Guangshi, although he was also in front of the formation, Yue Yun was the one who led the formation. It was just that Yue Fei didn't want his son to become famous early, so he deliberately suppressed him, so he took Zhang Xian as his principal contribution. So regardless of whether Zhang Xian wanted to do so or not, the honor was firmly put on his place.

Seeing that Zhang Xian was silent, Yao Duan said again: "Since you come to our army, be more cheerful! I know that you are also a famous general. You are neither up nor down nor down here, and you may not feel very comfortable. But you are all here." Everyone is serving the imperial court, and the protection of the land is the official family of the Song Dynasty. There is no need to worry about those who have nothing, you think it can be successful?"

For a rude general like him, in order to make a famous general like Zhang Xian serve, he had already squeezed out these words. Although he was sincere in his attitude, he said it was extremely dry and tasteless.

Despite this, the personal soldiers around him had never seen this person speak like this before. They immediately blinked and looked at the white and tender general who looked like a scholar.

Zhang Xian didn't care whether the other party's words were sophisticated. After listening, he felt happy. Working with such a straightforward general was naturally much stronger than that of Zhang Jun, who looked very cunning and cunning.

He replied immediately: "This is natural! Since the last general has come, he will have the desire to serve his life. The general also knows my name, and naturally understands what kind of person Zhang Xian is. Not to mention military affairs, it is normal to ask Zhang Xian to lead the dead soldiers to fight the battle!"

In the Song Dynasty, those who rushed to the battlefield were all dead camps composed of criminal prisoners and criminal troops. This system has not been very popular now, but it is still in the hearts of the people. Zhang Xian was extremely cheerful when he spoke like this.

"good!"

Yao Duan was also extremely happy. As a military general, he didn't like to add another brave general under his command. Although Zhang Xian may not stay, it is always a good thing to have such a person in front of him.

He did not have the habit of judging people by his appearance. Zhang Xiansheng's handsome appearance is but his reputation is real.

The two laughed and slapped their high fives, and it was Zhang Xian who officially joined the establishment.

There was nothing to say for a moment, so they got on the horse and walked together.

Since his army, Zhang Xian has been fighting in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, either in plain areas or in Jiangnan with dense water nets. At this time, he was walking on the uneven Loess Plateau. Suddenly, a high river lies ahead and needs to crawl. Suddenly, there is a flat river at the bottom of his feet, or even a steep valley, with a starry sky above his head. If someone walks under his feet, it seems very close. If he runs over, it may take one or two hours.

He only felt fresh in his heart, and he had a new understanding of the terrain of various places in Shaanxi.

After a while, he suddenly remembered something and asked Yao Duan: "The general went to patrol the fortress in front, what are you getting?"

Yao Duan held his head and controlled the cavalry with his face full of fatigue. While rubbing his chin with his hands, he replied chokingly: "They are all small schools guarding the village and patrolling the border. I can't ask anything in the overall situation. It's a small fight, and I never stopped. Today I knew that there was still no movement on the other side. There were very few military and horses mobilized, and I didn't feel that the people were separated."

After hearing this, Zhang Xian said nothing, and said, "If we don't fight here, it would be a big loss for us to come here."

Yao Duan shook his head and pondered for a moment, Fang said again: "I just think it's wrong. Since Wanyan Loushi got help from the Zhe family, Lin, Mansion and Fengzhou in the river have all been returned to the Jurchens, and the enemy's rear is stable and can move forward and retreat freely. Even if we come to attack the states of Fuyan, it is very convenient for the local area."
Chapter completed!