Prime Minister

In the city of Xizhou, the Xi River Jinglue Mansion.

Knowing Xizhou, Zhang Yue, the economic envoy of Xihe Road and the commander of the army and horses, and Cai Yanqing, the transshipment envoy of Qinfeng Road, sat on the left and right.

Below are all the big and small officials on Xihe Road, except Wen Jifu, Wang Hou, Gao Zunyu, Miao Shou and so on.

After losing Tabai City, the Song army lost consecutive battles. Hezhou City, which was originally designated as the state capital, was besieged.

But Wang Hou retreated to Xiangzi City.

Gao Zunyu and Miao Shou were in Dingxi City to guard against Xixia's attack.

Now staying in Xizhou city are Lu Shengqing, the general judge of Xizhou, Xing Shu, the military judge of Xizhou, Su Zhe, the secretary of Xizhou, You Shixiong, the professor of Xizhou, and Yi, the assistant tutor of Xizhou.

Now, together with Zhang Wei, the judge of the Tongyuan Army and the judge of the Economic Strategy Department, Xu Xi, the judge of the Tongyuan Army and the driver of the Economic Strategy Department, Yiwen Xu Xi, and the soldiers and horses of Xihe Road supervise the way of teachers.

There are also newly added officials Cai Jing, the magistrate of Lintao County, Shen Kuo, the magistrate of Minzhou, and Cai Bian, the military officer of Minzhou.

The civil servants on Xihe Road were mainly appointed by Zhang Yue, except for Zhongshi Dao, who was converted from a civil servant to a military commander.As for the state studies professor You Shixiong, he has [-] students from the Tibetan tribe selected from among the noble relatives of the various tribes on Xihe Road.

These [-] students can be both civil and military, similar to the existence of the Proton Army.

Therefore, You Shixiong can also be regarded as a general.

In addition, Wang Junwan, the former military commander of Xihe Road, the first army leader, Zhang Shouyue, the governor of Xihe Road, and Zhang Sai, Zhang Yue's old acquaintance in the Guangrui Army, are now also in the palace. list.

After everyone was seated, they discussed the matter of marching troops.

The pre-battle plan was arranged by Wang Shao before. Zhang Yue was mainly responsible for cheering up the soldiers and coordinating the logistics. Now that the coach has changed, generals like Wang Junwan and Zhang Shouyue have no idea.

Among the civil servants, there are very few people who can worship the general as a scholar. How many Wang Shao can there be in the whole Song Dynasty?The rest who can reach the level of Zhao Kuo and Ma Su can laugh.

It's okay to come up with ideas on weekdays, but once you go into battle, it becomes a theory on paper.

So when Zhang Yue dismissed Wang Shao at the beginning, the other party dared to shout out that without me, Wang Shao, Zhang Yue would be able to serve you for a few days.

He, Wang Shao, has the confidence to say this. It can even be said that this is not a threat, but a statement of facts.

But Zhang Yue had no choice but to dismiss Wang Shao. In order to replace Wang Shao, he had already recruited Zhang Wei, Shen Kuo, and Xu Xi, three cobblers, but could they replace Wang Shao?

Zhang Yue himself had no idea. The civil servants in Xizhou were all his direct descendants, but Wang Junwan, Zhang Shouyue and other generals were not. They might not be so supportive of him.

"Now that Hezhou is surrounded by Muzheng and Guizhang's army, our army should think about how to get out of the siege..." Xing Shu knew that Wen Jifu was the son of Wen Xianggong, who was the brother-in-law of Zhang Yue. It must be saved.

At this time, Xing Shu mentioned that he could sell a favor.

After Xing Shu finished speaking, he really saw that the faces of the generals present were not good-looking, and no one even made a sound.

Seeing that the generals were silent, Zhang Yue asked the oldest Zhang Shouyue, "How does the old general think the siege of Hezhou should be solved?"

"Release?" Zhang Shouyue's expression jumped, as if there was something incomprehensible.

Zhang Shouyue said to Zhang Yue: "The commander-in-chief knows that this is an isolated city in Hezhou, and there is a scholar who knows the state by means of literature. How can five or six hundred defenders survive until today?"

Zhang Yue said: "The old general means that this place is a trap."

Zhang Shouyue said: "The last general thinks this is probably the case. The bandits are besieging Hezhou now. They know that our reinforcements will come, so they must set up an ambush for me. This bandit Guizhang is a man who knows the soldiers. In order to take the white city, he first went to the city. The three tribes of Zhao Changshao who were lured into our army gathered troops in Xishan, attacked and killed our soldiers who picked wood in Hezhou, and reclaimed the army and civilians. General Jing sent seven envoys Zhang Pu to negotiate, but he killed them all, and resisted with arrogant words. General Shujing."

"General Jing couldn't bear it. He led his army to ambush and was defeated. This lost Tabai City. Now Guizhang is besieging Hezhou City, just to imitate the old trick!"

After Zhang Yue heard it, he knew the reason why Jing Sili left Baicheng.

Lu Shengqing said on the side: "Gui Zhang knew that the soldiers and horses were no match for our army, so he made a trick to win by chance. I don't think it's a big deal. As long as our army arrives, the soldiers will fight against the soldiers, and the generals will be against the generals. Then we can defeat the enemy."

Zhang Shouyue said: "How can it be so easy, now that the news of Hezhou is cut off, our army hastily marched without knowing the conditions of the land and the people, what should we do if we fall again?"

"There is also the morale of the bandit army's new victory, and the morale of our army's new defeat. The two armies will confront each other again. What are the chances of winning?"

Zhang Shouyue is a battle-tested veteran. As soon as he finished speaking, the generals on the side nodded in agreement.

Lu Shengqing, Xing Shu and the others continued to argue with Zhang Shouyue, and both sides got a little angry.

Lu Shengqing sarcastically said: "General Zhang still remembers the first time we attacked Hezhou, and there was no news at that time. At that time, everyone in the court said that if you see a thief, you will stay and avoid trouble. If you don't depose, you will not be enough to defend the general."

"Right now, if you want to fight Hezhou again, but you refuse to come out, isn't the old general greedy for life and afraid of death?"

Zhang Shouyue was furious when he heard the words, and stared at Lu Shengqing sharply.Lu Shengqing was also courageous, and he was not afraid at all.

A general beside him said directly: "Old General Zhang and these civil servants are talking about these things, but they can't explain clearly. They don't know about soldiers. Where is Vice Marshal Wang? Let him take charge of military affairs!"

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the civil servants were very ugly. Whether Wang Shao was dismissed from office, the other party did not know whether it was true or not.

Or the other party deliberately said that to disgust them.

Lu Shengqing reprimanded: "Wang Shao has been demoted, so are you?"

"That's enough," Zhang Yue protested to stop the civil and military dispute, and said to Lu Shengqing, "The old general will not be compensated by Lu Tong's verdict!"

"Old General Zhang offended!"

Lu Shengqing smiled and bowed to Zhang Shouyue before returning to his seat.

Zhang Shouyue clasped his fists to Zhang Yue and said, "Thank you, Commander. I'm a rough man, but I have no reason to be afraid of death after fighting all my life. It's just that the outcome must be explained clearly. As for the military council, it's just a case-by-case discussion, Lu Tong I can't afford to say that I am offended. If you don't like to hear it, I won't say it again."

After speaking, Zhang Shouyue stepped aside.

Zhang Yue's own intention is undoubtedly to save Hezhou City, recover Hezhou, and finally subdue Muzheng.

Therefore, Lu Shengqing and Xing Shu thought about their own meaning, so they strongly advocated sending troops to Hezhou to show their role as their confidantes.

Is Zhang Shouyue, who opposed it, just ignorant of flattery?
Zhang Yue felt that this was not the case. Although Zhang Shouyue had the will to be cautious and unwilling to fight, it was undeniable that what he said must have his reasons.

Zhang Yue said: "I understand what the old general said. Wanting to fight and being able to fight are two different things, and they must not be confused. Above the military discussion, it is precisely to express their own opinions, lest the general will use it on his own."

When Zhang Yue said this, he looked at Zhang Yi.

Zhang Wei has been thinking about it for a long time, everyone knows that he is always prudent, and he waits for others to finish talking before he comes forward.

Such an act of the last person to speak is quite general-like.

Zhang Yu said: "The lower officials think what Old General Zhang said is reasonable, Gui Zhang, Mu Zheng may deliberately keep Hezhou from fighting, and set up an ambush for me."

After Zhang Yi finished talking about Lu Shengqing, Xing Shu smiled on his face, but he was yelling at you which side Zhang Yi was on from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Yu said: "The lower officials think that the way to use troops is to surprise them in order to attack what they hold. This is what the ancients called criticizing hyperactivity and vain, and those who think that they are able to solve it."

Wang Junwan asked, "What about Yizhang Zhijun's great opinion?"

Zhang Yu said: "Gui Zhang, Mu Zheng wants us to solve the siege of Hezhou, so we will not go directly to solve it. We will wipe out the enemy's soldiers and horses in the outer periphery first, leaving the besieged tribes without foreign aid, and finally we will go to the city to divide them. Victory!"

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, everyone nodded.

Guizhang, isn't Mu Zheng going to fight for aid?Then I won't go to your city, but I will attack you to surround some reinforcements.

Speaking of this, Zhang Wei asked Zhang Shouyue: "I wonder if Old General Zhang thinks my strategy is feasible?"

Zhang Shouyue was silent for a while and said a word.

Seeing that Zhang Shouyue agreed to Zhang Yi's plan, Zhang Yuexi walked between the two of them and said, "Since that's the case, it's settled. I'll have to work with you two from now on."

Zhang Shouyue took a step back and said, "Serve the country and dare not say anything."

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The generals discussed the plan of advancing troops, and everyone agreed with the plan to break through the outer perimeter first, and then win the decisive victory in the city of Hezhou. Zhang Shouyue and other generals no longer hesitated, and offered advice and suggestions.

Just when Zhang Yu felt that something could be done, at this moment, it was reported that the gold medal envoy had arrived.

Zhang Yue frowned when he heard the words, and said in his heart, what does it mean for the official to issue an imperial edict to himself at this time?
At this moment, the plan to send troops has been roughly discussed, what are the officials doing.

Zhang Yue knew that it was probably not a good thing, but at this moment, he had no choice but to accept the order. He couldn't kill the emperor's gold envoy, it was no different from treason.

After a while, Zhang Yue came to the commander-in-chief of Jinglue to receive the order, and when he found out the content of the imperial edict, he ordered himself to stop marching immediately and wait for the emperor's next instruction.

Zhang Yue secretly thought in his heart, the officials are really confused!
At this moment, holding the imperial decree in his hand, he couldn't speak a word.

At this time, although there are gold plate distributions, the system has not yet been formed.

It was first seen in historical records in the [-]th year of Xining, when the Song Dynasty used troops against Annan. The emperor issued an imperial order to know the daily military situation of the Song army, so he ordered people to express the words in a gold medal and the Privy Council, and they were not allowed to enter the shop.

It was officially established as a system in the sixth year of Yuanfeng.

At that time, the news exchange between the front line and the center was slow by urgent foot delivery (by foot), and fast delivery by horse.The speed of the horse at that time was three hundred miles.

However, from Kaifeng to Annan in the northwest, the speed of horse delivery was still slow, so there was a gold medal delivery.

The gold medal delivery is five hundred miles a day.

The main significance of the gold medal delivery is the speed of transmission of information, and it is only a preliminary creation, and it has no urgent meaning when it becomes a system in later generations.

But at this moment, Zhang Yue's depression is the same as it will be 70 years later.

This is about to send troops, and the officials suddenly issued an imperial edict to make this happen to him.It's like a person draws a bow full of strength, but you are not allowed to shoot an arrow.

Having said that, this is really the family style that the old Zhao family has always passed down.

At this moment Cai Yanqing, Zhang Wei, Zhang Shouyue and other generals were all looking at Zhang Yue, waiting for him to make a decision on this matter.