Let us also say that on the evening of September 20th, Zhao Guanjia officially issued the order for the entire army to attack. He immediately said goodbye to Yue Fei and led the Imperial Guards all the way westward according to the original strategy.

Next to him, Lu Xianggong, the Governor of Hebei Province, Lu Yihao, who was over sixty years old, was still in good spirits. He was dressed in a purple robe and followed him calmly without delaying his saddle, horse, bow and sword.

The commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, Wang Yan and Wang Jiedu himself, were very strong and strong. They had experienced the bloodshed of Mount Yao early on, and wore high-grade mountain armor with many traces of swords and axes on their bodies, and they followed him with dignity.

And below King Lu, the civil and military ranks are divided, the writers are purple and green, the order is orderly, the warriors have clear armor, showing off their power... such as Yang Yizhong's majesty, Liu Yan's calmness, Fan Zongyin's calmness, Ren Baozhong's correction, Yu Yunwen's ability, Mei

Yue Zhizhi is cautious, even those Mongolian princes, Japanese samurai, party members, and protons from the Tibetan tribe are all temporary choices.

Such a gesture, naturally high-spirited, coupled with the fact that the overall situation has been changed, three years of silence, and suddenly burst into flames, Duanduan gave Zhao Guan's family a feeling of revolutionary romanticism that was as grand and intense.

Even riding a horse on the road has the feeling of having its own BGM.

And this feeling, as this official gathered along the way, the troops of Li Qiong, the right deputy commander of the imperial camp, who were stationed along the northern part of Tokyo City, that is, the divisions of the Eight-Character Army led by the original Wang Yan, so that the accompanying troops

It became even more obvious after the horses became stronger and stronger, and the Eight Character Army's excitement for the Northern Expedition could be clearly felt.

However, on September 22, when Zhao Guan's family arrived in Shaoxing, they just met Li Qiong in person and said a few equally passionate words. That night, they immediately received an inexplicable memorial from Prime Minister Zhang.

Jun Zhang De came from afar and asked himself to be the governor of Hebei Province.

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a full incense before he realized what was going on - Zhang Jun felt aggrieved! He was dissatisfied with the Northern Expedition!

Of course, this does not mean that Prime Minister Zhang has changed his character and betrayed the revolution, but that the incident happened too suddenly. The Zhao Guan family started everything in advance because of the death of Yin Liduo, which completely disrupted Prime Minister Zhang's personal plan.

As we all know, Zhang Deyuan has always had the ambition of Zhuge Wuhou.

As for Zhuge Wuhou, if he didn't personally participate in the Northern Expedition, if he didn't serve as an example, and if he didn't carry out the Yufan Lunjin Empty City plan, how could he be regarded as Zhuge Wuhou?

Zhang Deyuan's true purpose, from Zhao Guan's family down, is clear to many people in the court. He just wants to cross the Hebei Expedition with Zhao Guan's family - either with Zhao Jiu to take charge of the overall situation on the western front, or with Zhao Guan's family

Divide the east and west directions and go to the east where Governor Yue Fei is.

But, Zhao Jiu can let him go?!

Staying behind, keeping the court stable, and taking charge of the transportation of military supplies to the south were the tasks assigned to him by Zhao Jiu.

For a while, Zhao Guan's family was a little angry.

You know, this is not the first time that Zhang Jun has shown this trend, nor is it the first time that he has made political attempts for personal selfishness. Previously, the Zhao Guan family brought Lu Yihao back to Tokyo and was quickly expelled in less than half a month. Zhang Jun

This is the reason why Jun started a political dispute regardless of the overall situation.

At that time, it was one thing that Lu Yihao could not control his temper, but it was another thing that Zhang Jun could not allow others to serve as the governor of Hebei... Both parties were responsible.

Moreover, don't underestimate Zhang Shuxiang. In terms of foundation, his so-called wooden party has already formed a large scale. How can it be compared to Lu Yihao, who is incompetent and has been in the southeast for a long time?

Therefore, regardless of how Lu Xianggong showed off his power and killed everyone in Tokyo before, he was actually at a disadvantage when facing Prime Minister Zhang, or it was precisely because he was at a disadvantage internally that he was overly tyrannical on the surface, and that

It is precisely because Zhang Xianggong is in an invincible position internally that he will not fight on the surface, in order to achieve the effect of Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan.

Even Mr. Zhao Ding, who was more politically powerful, probably saw through that Mr. Lu’s real opponent after entering the court was actually Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Lu, who had obtained the status of Governor of Hebei, was also a thorn in Mr. Zhang’s side... Only then did he appear

A certain high profile was maintained in the previous process.

All I can say is that those who play politics are dirty.

But these are all old things, and it is impossible for everyone to be as selfless as Zhuge Liang. Who can't allow anyone to have selfish motives? Even Zhao Jiu chose to be with Xini for the sake of the overall situation, and directly brought Lu Yihao out.

. And it is conceivable that Zhang Jun will definitely not be reconciled and will definitely try again. At that time, it seemed that he should still have half a year to carry out detailed operations.

However, Yuliduo died.

What a good third prince. He was still commanding Ruoding in Zhending Mansion a few days ago, but he suddenly died in Qinghe.

Then the war suddenly broke out, and the Zhao Guan family directly issued an order for full mobilization and march.

At this time, Zhang Shuxiang, who had always longed to be named Wuhou, was shocked to find that due to the sudden outbreak of the war, he had completely lost his operating space. Instead, Lu Yihao, who had been driven out by him before, took a boat directly and became the governor of Hebei.

Location.

Of course he was not willing to give in, of course he felt aggrieved, and of course he wanted to try again.

The king and his ministers have been together for eight years!

Zhang Deyuan has always been one of Zhao Jiu's closest confidants and most trusted civil servants, but he may not even be one of them, so of course the Zhao family knows all about this guy's thoughts, and they even understand his grievances a little bit... But they understand

After all, it was clear and understood. When things came to a close, Zhao Jiu was still very disappointed by this guy's reaction.

Because the selfishness is so serious that it is beyond words.

And this memorial, together with Wang Gang's previous arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, also added a shadow to Zhao Jiu's heart.

Of course, no matter what, the Zhao Guan family gritted their teeth and endured it. They had endured it for eight years, and they had endured so many things, not least this one... He reacted, ordered a cup of tea, and gave it to Zhang Deyuan in Shaoxing

Wrote a private message.

I probably told Xianggong Zhang in a private message that the governor's logistics is Zhuge Wuhou's role. The current situation is not Zhuge Wuhou's Northern Expedition at all, but Liu Zhaolie's decisive battle in Hanzhong... Of course Zhuge Wuhou will stay in Chengdu to prepare logistics.

It must be Fa-rectification!

Zhuge Wuhou personally expedition to the north, Liu Chan can only be on the throne!

It was half to comfort, half to warn. After writing, there was no need to seal it, nor did he call Lu Yihao and Fan Zongyin over. He directly used the seal of Zhao Jiu of Cangzhou, then found Liu Yan and Ping Qingsheng, and confessed to him face to face, letting Ping Qingsheng secretly tell the story.

He sent the letter directly to Prime Minister Zhang in Tokyo overnight without disturbing anyone.

The letter was sent, but before a reply was received, Zhang Jun received a letter of apology in the middle of the night. He asked to take back the memorial and apologize to Zhao Guan's family. This made Zhao Jiu feel a little better... just thinking that

The guy was caught off guard for a moment and his emotions got the better of him.

In this way, early the next morning, Zhao Guan's family met Zhang Rong again in Shaoxingjin, Shaoxing. However, because Zhang Rong had to rush to Ziluxiong to meet Yue Fei, the two sides did not have much communication. They just shook hands and said goodbye, and said some words that were half stage and half.

If it is sincere, let him and Yue Fei cooperate well, and then part ways.

On the road again, Zhao Jiu lost his previous high-spirited attitude because of Zhang Jun's misunderstanding, but his overall mood was still very positive. By the afternoon of this day, the official's mood was high again, because he

We have seen the mobilization of people along the river.

South of the Yellow River, countless civilians have begun to be recruited. Among them, the civilians near the river that Zhao Jiu saw with his own eyes were mostly military and civilian villages that were previously unified and resettled. Most of these people were people who lost their homes in the previous chaos in the Central Plains and displacement in Hebei.

, as well as veterans who retired from the army in the past five or six years.

They would receive simple weapons, restore a certain degree of military organization according to the settlement, and then take on the task of transporting military supplies to Hebei, serve as auxiliary troops when necessary, and even become the necessary military force to defend the Yellow River defense line.

However, they did not receive military pay, only necessary meals, and only those who crossed the river to serve as auxiliary soldiers would receive a small amount of money and silk subsidies.

There is nothing we can do about this, just like the South also wants to increase taxes and taxes, there is nothing we can do about it.

But even so, this scene of rich people contributing money, powerful efforts, and the whole country working together to move north still made Zhao Jiu feel a little excited and a little extra confident, because he fully understood the power of this force.

Moreover, Zhao Jiu had already had some plans to make compensation after the war, but it was too early to say anything at this time.

All in all, the mood of Zhao Guan's family has become high again, and since Guan's family is happy, everyone is naturally happy too.

But that evening, when Zhao Guan's family arrived in Xucheng, he received another piece of news that made him furious - a huge military oversight had been made at Yuetai Camp.

It turned out that the decree was sent from Ziluyun on the evening of September 20th. The knights of the Red Heart Corps had already set up military stations along the Yellow River. They kept changing horses and men along the way. It only took one day and night to deliver the decree to more than 300 miles away.

Tokyo City, and after receiving the order, the Imperial Cavalry of Yuetai Camp hurriedly gathered under the leadership of Qu Duan and took the lead in marching westward. The entire army was launched directly on September 22nd.

It's incredibly fast.

However, Li Shifu, the deputy commander of the Imperial Cavalry Army, actually forgot about the Poxi Army, which had just been allocated to him last year and was said to have just formed an army and was stationed in the open area south of the city!

Poor Wei Mingyun, the commander of the Poxi Army, has always been conscientious in his work. He did not dare to neglect for a few years and devoted himself to helping the Song Dynasty court restore the organization of the Poxi Army. After receiving the order, he immediately prepared the three troops under his command at his station.

Hundreds of camel cannons, three times the number of spare camels, and twice the number of replacement parts for small ballistae... As a result, after hurriedly preparing them, there was never a direct military order, until he found that almost all of the 30,000 cavalrymen in his imperial camp were completely destroyed.

The army had already left, so he went to the Ministry of War and the Privy Council in a panic.

The Privy Council and the Ministry of War were also stunned. In the end, Hu Yin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who was responsible for the frontline military supplies, made a decisive decision and assigned the Poxi Army directly to the imperial commander of Zhao Guan's family, asking him to wait temporarily and prepare to act with the imperial banzhi. This was the end of the matter.

this matter.

It was under this circumstance that the Zhao Guan family received the memorial.

To be honest, the combination of these two things, plus Wang Gang's previous defeat, had made Zhao Guan's family completely vigilant. He was keenly aware that since ancient times, there had been no plan for such a large-scale war.

In other words, preparations for such a large-scale war must be catastrophic for everyone in the feudal era.

Three hundred thousand soldiers would probably have the same number, or even more civilians. Even though the difference on the other side of the river was much different, it would still be of the same order of magnitude. A war of this scale would never happen in the entire history of China's feudal era.

It’s worth being afraid.

The reason why he dared not say it was unprecedented was because Zhao Jiu knew that the mobilization scale of Shenzong's five-pronged expedition to Xia was very large... But that time, the Song army was directly destroyed by his poor logistics.

After returning to the present, with some psychological preparation, Zhao Jiu immediately adjusted his mentality, and then called Li Qiong to let him continue marching properly. However, he decided to lead the entourage and the imperial squad to speed forward and return to Tokyo... because

In Tokyo, the army is the densest, the bureaucracy is also the densest, and the political effects are definitely the most obvious... and the mistakes made must be the most absurd.

Of course Li Qiong had nothing to say, and although some people in the accompanying civil and military officials felt that Zhao Guan's family was somewhat neurotic, they would certainly not comment on such a matter.

So, on the morning of September 24th, Yuqian Banzhi once again left the group, hurriedly accelerated, and escorted Zhao Guan's family to Tokyo.

I don’t know whether I should say it’s true or but, the Zhao Guan family didn’t hear any good news along the way!

The Imperial City Department and the Military Control Department kept sending some messy, bad news that they had to admit they should have expected a long time ago...

Why was the Zhengzhou Military Depot blocked? The stragglers of the imperial cavalry occupied the military depot and clashed with Wang De's troops who were advancing backward;

As soon as the decree to start war was announced, some officials took the opportunity to apportion the national debt of the Northern Expedition in order to achieve political results;

There are also officials who, after the decree is issued, dispose of the hoard according to the original plan and take the opportunity to expand it in order to make money;
To be continued...