The jade dew is chilly and the golden wind is drizzling. This is after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is the last good time before the cold winter comes, and it is also a fight.

On this day, the fifth day is approaching, and the crescent moon in the sky is like a silver comb hanging diagonally at the foot of the sky in the east. The dim moon shines at the hazy night on the plains, with only a faint outline.

In Xiongzhou City, the sound of war drums and horns sounded. Zhao Gou and his men and women had already climbed to the north tower of Xiongzhou City.

The Yan King's Army, which had a number of more than 30,000, was mobilizing at the fastest speed, whether it was infantry, cavalry, or bravery. The civilians, whether inside or outside the city, began to prepare their troops and put on armor and rectify their utensils, and then gathered in the plain outside the north of the city.

Zhao Gou stood on the north city tower, from the fifth hour to the morning sunrise. He watched as the warm sunlight shone, teams of soldiers were wearing iron armor and leather armor, either passing through the north gate, or heading east and west, gathering one by one on the field outside the city, battalions of soldiers gathered into formations, and the Yanshan army's red robe was like a sea of ​​fire.

The generals and officers who were in charge of Yang Weizhong, Wang Yuan, Wang Yan, Liu Rui and other commanders were also full of red faces and were full of expectations for the war.

This was not Zhao Gou's first battle against the Jin Kingdom, but this was the first time that the Yan King's army entered the territory of the Jin Kingdom and the first time that it entered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Thinking about Zhao Gou's grand aspirations, if this battle was successful, they would really open up a big future.

Thousands of years later, Zhao Song has long become a thing of the past. They can be like Wei Huo, and be famous in history and remember for generations!

Next to Zhao Gou are Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan, Zhao Bushi and Guo Yong. The latter is from Daming Mansion, and is young and brave.

When Zhao Bushi was appointed as the chief magistrate of Daming Mansion, he outlined military affairs and received many help from Guo Yongxiang.

When the Jin people first went south, it was cold winter, and the cities were frozen, and the moat outside the city was almost useless. Guo Yong happened to be in Daming Mansion. After hearing this, he proposed to the top that the ban on fishing for fishing in the moat was to abolish the ban on fishing in the moat. As a result, the people of Daming Mansion rushed to catch fish, and the ice in the moat could not be combined. The Jin army could only go helplessly when they arrived at the city.

Now that the Hebei area has become Zhao Gou's territory, Zhao Bushi recommended this person to Zhao Gou early, and was later appointed as the Hebei East Road Transportation Envoy, who was considered a subordinate of Liang Yangzu.

The latter said that he was a transferee from all three routes, but in a sense he was more like Zhao Gou's Minister of Revenue.

This time, more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry were mobilized. The main general was Yang Weizhong, the deputy general was Wang Yuan, and Wang Yan and Liu Rui were prepared later.

Wang Yan is the one who works in the Eight Character Army. He was originally the commander-in-chief under Zhang Su. After Zhang Su took office as Zhao Gou, he was still the commander-in-chief. As a general under Wang Boyan, Liu Rui is now the commander-in-chief of Hebei East Road.

Although everyone's identities are high and low, they all hope that Zhao Gou can win this battle in one battle. Facing the big cake drawn by Zhao Gou, they couldn't help feeling relaxed and happy. But the big cake on the painting wants to change from false to real, and victory is necessary at the moment, which will give great confidence and encouragement to the senior executives of the King of Yan Group. In that way, their hearts will be completely settled.

The team outside the city gradually expanded. Yue Fei and Han Shizhong led the cavalry troops to gather in the fields. Eight thousand iron cavalry were arranged in a strict formation, and everyone was wearing iron armor. Each cavalry held a cavalry rifle, and the tail of the gun was placed on the round iron ring on the right side of the saddle. There were long spears standing and red tassels fluttering. At first glance, it was extremely majestic.

This was the eight thousand cavalry that Zhao Gou had collected after plundering most of the war horses from Hedong, Hebei, and was matched with two horses. It was the largest cavalry group in the Yan King's army.

The eight thousand iron cavalry battle flags were flying, connecting them with the red and red pieces of step armor. It seemed like a fire was burning outside the city.

One battalion, one army, one army, rivers gathered into a sea, and the small Xiongzhou City gathered 35,000 Yan Wang Army and the military and civilian forces.

The camp heads lined up one by one. When the war drums stopped and the horn stopped, there was no sound in the north of the city. However, a mountain-like power rushed towards us, making the soldiers and people on the city feel suffocated.

Since last year, Zhao Gou has never been to his military soldiers. Not to mention that he led these military men to defeat the invading Jin people, this is a feat of morale in itself. Coupled with the rumors that God blesses destiny, these military men have long been his people. The implementation of the military merit field system and the real delivery of a mu of fertile land to the hands of the military men made them all devote themselves to it.

In a sense, Zhao Gou has already been killed by these military men.

This is especially true for military generals, even many civil servants.

As time goes by, fewer and fewer prefectures and counties in Hedong Third Road, Hebei have been hanging prints, because they have seen greater benefits in Zhao Gou's side.

Don’t think that they didn’t know that Zhao Gou’s actions would greatly destroy Zhao Song’s civil servant politics and the beauty that the literati had formed after more than a hundred years. However, they themselves could benefit from it and enjoy huge benefits.

Few people can withstand such temptation.

People are selfish, how many truly selfless people can there be?

All the literati of Zhao Song must be able to take the overall situation into consideration, the overall situation is the priority, and the private interests are all for the public. Will the world still be the world today?

Therefore, when these people have selfish desires, even if they don’t focus on serving Zhao Gou, they will never leave Zhao Gou.

It was just because Zhao Gou promised a hereditary title, a hereditary title like the Qin and Han Dynasties, and another system that was very different from the previous title system of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

You should know that the Zhao family had a real hereditary title in the more than 160 years since its founding in the Yuan Dynasty. From civil and military officials to royal relatives, there was only one example of King Si Pu (King Si was below the prince and above the prince). If Zhao Gou, the King of Yan, was not included.

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The prince did not grant him a title of king but only one inherited the duke, so Zhao Song was definitely not as burdened as the Zhu Ming royal family. Even in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a situation where "there was almost no king in the Zong family". Until the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song, his father Song Yingzong succeeded Renzong as a vassal, and his original uncle Zhao Zonghui was appointed as the successor of the emperor Pu King and stipulated that he was hereditary.

Even the relatives of the royal family are like this, and even more so are the court officials. Famous figures such as Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, and Wang Anshi, who are famous in the political arena, are actually all titles for life and are eliminated from death.

Zhao Gou is now offering a hereditary nobleman.

Of course, there are still lifelong titles. Among the bargaining chips offered by Zhao Gou, lifelong titles are also Liu Jue, which is not difficult to obtain. For example, if Zong Ze, if he resigns from the disease now, Zhao Gou can immediately be named an Earl Marquis, which is Liu Jue.

Regardless of civil and military affairs, everyone is now staring at the four words "hereditary" in the round cake drawn by Zhao Gou, the nobles have a large area of ​​Jue Field, which can be exempted from taxes and taxes, and can also send students to the future Imperial College, Imperial College and Wuli Academy. Although the latter also has certain rigid requirements and great restrictions, this is the basis for maintaining the long-term wealth of the family.

Looking at how many once prominent officials and families have become unknown in the more than 160 years of the founding of the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty? How could they be willing to see the decline of their descendants if they had any trace of it?

And the answer given by Zhao Gou is possible.

The tax-free Jue Tian can ask the family to always maintain a certain amount of financial resources. The students sent to the Taixue, Imperial College, and Wuli Academy are symbols of the family's career. This is the true long-lasting wealth and honor. This is also a temptation that countless people cannot refuse!

The Wuliu Academy is martial arts, which is one of the promises Zhao Gou made to the generals. He will be on par with the Imperial Academy and the Imperial College in the future. This promise is very exciting to Yang Weizhong and many military generals below Wang Yuan.

The Song Dynasty has been using civil and military control for many years, but now we can see the possibility of equal importance of civil and military affairs. This is also called Zhao Gou's morale.

After a few months, the military soldiers under Zhao Gou may still be the ones that were earlier, but their mental outlook and enterprising spirit are a world of difference compared to last year.

Yang Weizhong, Wang Yuan and other military generals looked at the soldiers below and felt a sense in their hearts. These people did not rely on the thunder and could still fight against the Jin people head-on.

Zhao Bushi's face was a little flushed, and the spirit of the soldiers in front of him made him surprised and happy. In his heart, Zhao Gou was definitely a genius who never came out of nowhere. Otherwise, how could the soldiers under his command change completely in less than a year?

Don’t say whether the promises of King Yan will be implemented, but he has the ability to think of these promises and do some of them, which has caused the morale of the generals and soldiers to boil. Is this the biggest ability?

The army in front of him really gave him infinite strength and hope. The big cake painted by Zhao Gou is very big and beautiful, but it is really possible to achieve it.

Soon after, the army was employed, and the chariots and horses were all assembled. These people were rarely equipped with weapons, and no one was wearing armor. However, they were also full of fighting spirit and were full of expectations for the coming war.

Because most of their identities are people who have blood feuds with the Jin people. The Jin soldiers invaded the south twice, burned, killed and robbed, and committed a great sin in the two routes of Hebei. How many people have blood feuds with them? Don’t care about what their attitudes were before, and now they are hard-core fans of Zhao Gou.

The people in Xiongzhou City had long been alarmed. I heard that the army in the city was about to set off, and countless people were rushing out of the city.

The Jin people went south twice and had already caused the people of Hebei to suffer. They knew the barbarity and cruelty of the Jurchens. Now the Yan King's army has sent troops, and everyone is praying that they can return in triumph, because they all know how tragic the fate of the Yan King would be if the Yan King's troops were defeated.

When Zhao Gou and other civil and military men rode out of the northern city gate, cheers like tides sounded, and countless people shouted: "I wish the king a victory, and the horse was successful, and the Jin Captains would be killed without leaving any armor."

Zhao Gou and others clasped their fists to respect each other, which caused a lot of cheers.

When he arrived in front of the army by horse, more than 30,000 troops formed a five or six-mile-long array. The soldiers lined up in a tight array, one by one, and the matrix was as straight as a knife and axe, and flags were flying in the array.

Zhao Gou ran past them by the horse.

The feeling of attention, countless eyes gathered together, and at this moment he was a little excited.

He suddenly pulled out his sword and raised it high, "My sons, the Jurchens are cruel and cruel, and they are often unrighteous. Yanyun and Han have been suffering for a long time. My king's army went north to silence the people and punish them, and relieve the people from hanging upside down. In this battle, our army will win!"

"It will win!"

Although Zhao Gou was talking nonsense, more than 30,000 soldiers still held their weapons high, roaring in unison, and their voices shook the sky.

"It will win!"
Chapter completed!