Zhao Kuangyi looked at the memorial, and the clouds on his face gradually dissipated, but there was still.

It's a good news, but Hebei is still in chaos.

After reading it, I immediately hand it to Song Jiu. Don’t be dissatisfied with the others. You can’t understand it even if you read it.

In fact, Song Jiu is not a qualified commander until now, but he is definitely better than Zhang Hong and others.

Song Jiu opened it and found that it was news from Daizhou.

Xiao Yanyan's original plan was to attack the east and defend the west, but Yelu Pununing, who was commanding the five prefectures in the mountains, saw that the Eastern Route Army had won a great victory, and felt that our Western Route Army could not be idle either. Xiao Yanyan underestimated the enemy at this time, so she agreed. Shortly after the battle of Junziguan, Pununing, the King of the North Court, led the Shanhou garrison and rushed to Yanmen Pass. Pan Mei faced the enemy in front, and his father-in-law became old. This was a sentence Song Jiu said when he saw this.

Without Yang Ye's story, everyone is not evil to Pan Mei. Zhao Kuangyi sighed. After all, Pan Mei is over 60 years old, but who can control Hedong instead? Yang Ye can barely replace him, but Yang Ye is old. After returning from Jintaitun, Zhao Kuangyi kindly asked him to recover from the capital, but he was really injured. He also recovered after many health.

There are many older people, such as Song Wei and Zhang Yongde, who did not do anything in Bazhou and Cangzhou.

Not only did the war environment become worse, but the opponents become stronger, they are also getting older and all abilities in all aspects begin to decline.

Song Jiu continued to read.

Pan Mei, who is getting older, is no longer the same Pan Mei as before, but as Zhao Kuangyi thought in his heart, it is logical that Pan Mei, who is in her sixties, should return to the capital to enjoy the peace and prosperity, but no one can replace her. She continues to live on the border.

Song Jiu sighed in his heart. Maybe his father-in-law Chen Jiagu made a mistake in history. But it was too much to be uglier.

I won’t consider this matter anymore. Yang Ye is still alive, and I think there is no more Pan Renmei.

Pan Mei made a mistake in judgment, and Yelu Pununing was also afraid of Pan Mei, even Pan Mei, who was in her sixties.

Therefore, he avoided his edge, took Hu Gu, and rushed into the city of Daizhou. At first, Ma Zheng, the commander of the Daizhou Du Shenwei, did not know how to investigate. He thought that the enemy's main force was Pan Mei's side, and only a side army came, so he took the initiative to lead thousands of Song troops out of the city to fight.

As a result, he was beaten up by fat. Although the Song army was very brave, they were still surrounded.

Zhang Qixian, the governor of Daizhou, had to find the deputy soldiers stationed in Bo, and deployed Lu Hanyun and General Lu. He was saved. If he didn't save the horse, these thousands of soldiers would make the Liao people eat so much that they would not even keep their bones.

Lu Hanyun disagreed and said that the enemy's troops were too strong. I sent reinforcements out of the city to hit the stone with eggs. It would be better to stay in the city and make the enemy frustrated in the siege. That is, the thousands of people from Ma Zheng were killed.

Zhang Qixian had no chance, and the ban on the enemy was in the hands of others. He could not mobilize himself. So he found a way to force some big men in the court to see him and said that the defeat at Qigou Pass was his responsibility, and he would lose again. These people still don’t know how to ruin themselves.

However, like Song Jiu, he at least knew that he was not enough. So he read more military books and strategies. Although he was not a first-class military strategist, he knew a little about military affairs. His experience in the northwest also played a role in tempering.

So I went back to think hard.

Daizhou is a border with scouts and intelligence, including information from some important Khitan generals. When he thought of the news about Pu Nuning mentioned in the intelligence, his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he gathered two thousand township soldiers, which were originally wing soldiers, but now they are converted into township soldiers.

However, this wing soldiers or rural soldiers are different from the wing soldiers in the Central Plains. They are all achieved after years of training by Yang Ye, Pan Mei and others. In addition to being slightly inferior to those of the truant soldiers, their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the truant soldiers.

So he said to Lu Hanyun, "You stand firm in the city, and I will take the troops of Ma Zheng, the troops of two thousand chassis soldiers, to come back."

Lu Hanyun refused to argue or not, and even believed that Zhang Qixian was seeking death.

When Zhang Qixian was about to leave the city, he said to these soldiers: "You are also good men of the Song Dynasty. If the enemy invades and the country is in trouble, can you remain indifferent? Now Ma Zheng is fighting bloody battles with the enemy under the city. General Lu wants to defend the city. I can only lead you to defeat these enemy soldiers. Although you are a village soldier, I know that you are no worse than the forbidden soldiers..."

After a few agitations, two thousand soldiers were excited, and Zhang Qixian learned from Song Jiu. Although he did not kill anyone, he stayed in the formation and commanded. He was qualified enough. He was once the deputy prime minister of the Western Prefecture. The deputy minister was not afraid of death, so what else?

These soldiers were like the possession of the God of Killing, and they showed the unity and lifeless spirit of Song Jiu's retreat. There were many Liao soldiers, but when they saw the Liao army in front, they were killed and the Liao army behind them stopped. Pu Nuning was also a little suspicious. He had not had many troops in Daizhou since then, but when he saw the combat effectiveness of this army, he thought that Pan Mei also left a main elite army in Daizhou. In order to prevent accidents, he ordered the three armies to retreat.

Ma Zheng actually rescued Zhang Qixian magically.

But the matter was not over. The Liao army was not repelled, and they were still outside the city and threatened Daizhou City at any time. He had to ask Pan Mei for help. Pan Mei agreed that in order to keep it confidential, the date of return could not be disclosed in the letter, so Zhang Qixian asked to send a visitor to grasp the changes in the military situation outside the Daizhou City at any time. Once the detective learned that the main force of the Western Border Defense Army led by him was fighting with the Liao army outside the Daizhou City, Zhang Qixian led the Daizhou defenders to attack the Liao army. In order to prevent the three-gao garrison troops who were left behind in Daizhou, Lu Hanyun from hindering the troops, Pan Mei also specifically stated in the reply that Lu Hanyun must obey Zhang Qixian's command.

But the credential was captured by the Liao army's cavalry halfway. Pu Nuning wanted to withdraw his troops after seeing the letter. Then the story of Xiongzhou City also happened to him, and his subordinates disagreed. The Eastern Army had made contributions, so we rushed over and left in shame. Wouldn't it make people laugh to death? As the Liao army learned another news, Zhao Kuangyi heard that the Junziguan was defeated and ordered Pan Mei to withdraw his troops. Therefore, some people offered advice. Even if Pan Mei wanted assistance, she would return to Bingzhou first, give the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and then come to rescue Daizhou. Then she could set up an ambush on the way from Bingzhou to Daizhou. As soon as the Song army was defeated repeatedly, her morale was depressed, and she ran back and forth, and her physical strength decreased, and she had great victory. Some even said that this letter was actually forged in the city, and used it to intimidate the Liao army.

Zhang Qixian heard some news through the scout.

It happened that Pan Mei's envoy came. The envoy told him that Zhao Kuangyi was afraid that Hedong would be surrounded by Junziguan and attacked him. He asked Pan Mei to bypass Daizhou and return to Bingzhou.

This is not easy to deal with.

Zhang Qixian thought for a while and detained the messenger Pan Mei and was secretly detained.

Then when the Liao army was unstable, that night, two hundred elite soldiers were asked to line up a long team of thirty miles southwest of Daizhou City, each with a flag. On top of the main generals in Hedong, there was a big character Pan on the most eye-catching flag. Then lit the hay in his hand. In an instant, the flames soared into the sky and the flags danced. Pu Nuning was shocked and only 20 to 30 miles. Soon, he ordered a quick retreat. While retreating, he scolded his subordinates.

These subordinates watched the long flames getting closer and closer from the high place. No one dared to say a word. Let's retreat. From Daizhou to the Tuju Village on the northwest direction, the terrain here is a bit complicated, but no one looked at it carefully. He crossed the ancient Great Wall and quickly fled to the Liao territory.

But in the mountains and forests, there were pairs of eyes staring at them.

There were too many soldiers and horses that had passed before, so I dared not eat them. The more the enemy was left, the fewer the fewer it left. In the end, there were only more than two thousand cavalrymen. Zhang Qixian led the ambush and killed them. The leader was Pu Nuning's son. Of course, Zhang Qixian didn't know who it was. No matter who it was, he had to eat it.

For a moment, the Liao army crossed the ancient Great Wall thought that Pan Mei and Song army had caught up and fled faster. This Liao army was blocked by Zhang Qixian, and only a few dozen people escaped. In this battle, nearly 2,000 Liao soldiers were killed and 500 Liao soldiers were captured, including Pu Nuning's son, more than 2,000 war horses, and countless armors. However, Zhang Qixian could not grasp Zhao Kuangyi's idea, and was afraid that Zhao Kuangyi would blame him for going in and out of orders. So he found Lu Hanyun, I am a civil servant, and it would be useless to ask for martial arts.

The shameless old Lu immediately accepted it with a smile.

However, all the smart people here are obviously seeing something wrong.

It's not the time to check it out yet.

But everyone was relieved. Zhao Kuangyi didn't want to bother Song Jiu before, and this country could not count on someone. However, things in Hebei were getting worse and he had to invite Song Jiu. When he heard the Hedong war report, everyone was completely worried that something would happen to Pan Mei.

It's okay now, I'm lucky.

Zhao Kuangyi suddenly said, "I want to replace this Peking University King's child with another person."

Everyone first understood it in a daze, and then understood it in a blink of an eye.

Song Jiu was in a hurry and gave a big gift. But neither of them said that the concubines in the Song Dynasty were not human, and the ministers would impeach them if they said it.

There is no big problem in Hedong, so let’s continue talking about Hebei.

Song Jiu said slowly: "The Liao Kingdom appointed Yelu Xiuge as King of Song, which clearly humiliated me from the Song Dynasty. However, until now, except for Pan Meineng who barely competed with Yelu Xizhen, I have not seen that general was an opponent of Yelu Xiuge. Did you see this battle report? If there were no Yelu Xiuzhen and Yelu Xiuge, the Liao army would be that."

After hearing this, everyone understood why Song Jiu had hope for Li Jilong.

But does Li Jilong have this ability to take it seriously?

Song Jiu said again: "Besides, until now, the court has always led the army with veteran generals. Veteran generals are experienced, but a group of veteran generals have gradually passed away. Even those who are alive have lost their previous abilities because of their old age. But where are the young and middle-aged generals who can take over the court's future marching and combat? It's not that there is no need, but the army has also begun to show the phenomenon of high qualifications. The veteran generals are constrained, and the young and middle-aged generals have not been able to perform well. How to grow without tempering, such as Li Jilong, Li Jixuan, Jing Si, Yang Yanzhao, Wang Chao, Fan Tingzhao, and Liaodong Shi Pu and others. I hope Your Majesty thinks twice."

Song Jiu really didn't know Li Jilong very well, but he was eager in his heart.

Others didn't know it, but Song Jiu knew it in his heart. It should be said that the situation in the Song Dynasty was much better than that in another time and space.

First of all, the cost of raising soldiers. This pit was a disaster in the history of the Song Dynasty. However, under the military reforms he presided over, although the cost was still very high, it should have actually been reduced a lot. If the pensions and rewards were not high, the cost would have been reduced even more. But this cost was worth it. It would be impossible to fight against nomadic peoples like Shibashu. There must be generous rewards and pensions before the soldiers are willing to fight for the country.

Furthermore, the economic situation should be better. Song Jiu suspected that the Song Dynasty's annual income increased by at least 10 million yuan compared with the previous year. However, this is not easy to calculate. If you spend more money, you will not spend more money. You will be slightly exempted from some taxes and your income will be lost invisibly.

Especially the Western Xia.

Without Xixia, time will always stand on the side of the Song Dynasty. But Song Jiu can't wait.

And when he came back this time, he was somewhat afraid of war, and there were too many people who died. However, the facts forced him to agree with the war. If you don’t fight against Liao, Liao will come to fight you.

Therefore, as long as there is one person who can resist Yelu Xiu Ge, the entire battlefield situation will gradually change.

In fact, he doesn't remember much in history. In addition to these people, there are Yang Xin's younger brothers, Yang Si, Wei Neng, Tian Min, Zhang Ning, the eunuch Qin Han who was pretending to be mute, and Sun Quanzhao who appeared in the memorial. That one is not a god of killing, and they all entered the army. Most of them are middle-aged and are at the right time to fight. If they are brought up and given Li Jilong a chance, even if Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xizhen join forces, it will be enough for these two people to drink a pot. But Song Jiu can't remember, continue to bury them...

Li Fang said unhappily: "Mr. Song, let's talk about Hebei."

If that happens, if the army promotes the backward advance and the political circle promotes the backward advance, his status may be lost.

"Your Majesty, let's do this. I will immediately allocate 30,000 banished troops from the capital, prepare for me for several days, and then allocate several generals, Yang Ye, Cui Yanjin, and Yin Jilun. Then I will issue an edict to let the generals of Hebei obey my command and I promise to repel this enemy."

"It's not easy."

"Your Majesty, all the troops in Hebei are at the border, but the Liao Kingdom is blocked and isolated from the east and west, so the remaining troops of the Liao Kingdom go south and unobstructed. In fact, these troops traveling south are not many, even if they are too many, they will be dispersed. Therefore, I am a little sure. As long as the front is defeated and the east and west are attacked, I cannot guarantee a great victory, but I can let them repel it."

"But in this weather, it is difficult for soldiers to march, and the supply of food and supplies will be even more difficult..." Wang Mian said.

"Chu Wang, although you are talented, you don't know the military. Your Majesty, please transfer Zhang Qixian back and then transfer Wang Ming to the Western Prefecture. When I come back from Hebei, I will enter the Sansi..."

"Sansi..." Lu Mengzheng said in surprise.

"Don't underestimate the Three Sessions. Until now, our dynasty has financial difficulties and the people are under heavy pressure. The Liao Kingdom may not be better than our dynasty. Now we are not only competing for the frontline battles, but also competing for the recovery ability in the rear."

"Song Qing, don't mention this for the time being," Zhao Kuangyi said. The three sects were just joking. Zhao Kuangyi was almost speechless and said, "You should talk about the difficulty of marching in this weather."

"Your Majesty, the playground."

"Amusement Park..." Zhao Kuangyi was puzzled at first, but his eyes soon became brighter, and then he laughed.

If you have high achievements, you will shock the master. This flattery will be sent immediately. Song Jiu said, "Your Majesty is wise, and you will think of it immediately."

Li Fang even flattered and asked strangely: "Your Majesty, what is it, I don't understand."
Chapter completed!