After finishing speaking, Han Tong and Tang Jiu on the side were all fascinated, and the old man and others on the side were listening to Zhang Yue's words.
This seems to be a little song. It is not difficult to put into words, and even common people who are not literate can understand it.
Looking at the mountains and mountains in the distance, the waves like angry waves, and Tongguan, which is known as the mountains and rivers inside and outside, everyone is savoring the bitterness in this ditty, and there is a sense of helplessness in the process.
The old man said: "Mr. Lang, this song is very good. It would be great if the Shangguan family in the court knew about it."
"We, the common people, have been running away from wars, natural disasters, and man-made disasters. There are too many days like this."
At this time, a commoner beside the road suddenly sang: "Big Feng Jun, little Feng Jun, brothers follow each other."
"Smart, virtuous and knowledgeable, he benefits the officials and the people, and his government is like Lu Weide and Huajun, and Zhou Gong and Kang Shu are two kings."
The people sang the song of Shangjun, and talked about the succession of brothers Feng Yewang and Feng Li, the prefect of Shangjun.
It is said that the two brothers managed the county well, and the people were looking forward to having such a good official.
This song has been sung by people in the northwest since the Han Dynasty.
Many people joined him one after another, and their words were filled with sad tones.
Zhang Yue also understood where Xintianyou's misery came from. This was a nation's burden for thousands of years.
"On the road, on the road!"
The civil servants stood up spontaneously, and the common people who had been singing along just now became busy. The old man did not dare to rest too much, otherwise he would be fined if he missed the deadline. Besides, there was Changxing in custody.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will be killed if they miss the deadline, which is of course more severe than this.
However, for thousands of years, civil servants have been very conscious even if they are not urged by laws.
Without a single word of complaint, everyone pushed and pulled the chicken and bus carts of each class, and the Taiping Car took to the official road.
The people of the Han family have always been the most able to endure hunger and hardship. Now for the imperial court's grand strategy to capture Hengshan, people in many counties and counties have been mobilized in this way, and countless baggage is being transported day and night through this Tongguan Road. Guanzhong.
When he arrived, the old man said to Zhang Yue: "Mr. Lang, thank you for the wine! When the old man finishes this trip, come and sit at my house."
"OK."
"Mr. Lang, if one day comes, I hope you can help us common people speak to the officials."
Zhang Yue was stunned. Although he did not reveal his identity, the old man could tell at a glance that he was an official.
"Speaking for the common people is exactly the duty of us scholars! Just like Mr. Feng and Mr. Feng!"
Zhang Yue replied.
Then everyone surrendered to Zhang Yue and went on the road.
Zhang Yue looked at these people and murmured: "Speak for the common people!"
Han Tong and Tang Jiu both nodded.
On that day, Zhang Yue arrived in Chang'an via Tongguan Road and rested at the post station. Zhang Yue knew that Han Jiang had also arrived at Yanyan Road.
, and established the shogunate in Yanzhou.
Zhang Yue rushed to Yanzhou day and night to meet Han Jiang.
There are four pacification envoys in Shaanxi. It is easy to understand why Han Jiang set the shogunate in Yanzhou on Fuyan Road, because the Suide Army (Suizhou was renamed) was on Fuyan Road.
Fuyan Road is located in the northeast of Shaanxi, while Qinfeng Road is located in the southwest of Shaanxi. The positions of the ancient Weizhai and Suide Army are like an adult man with two fists on his left and right arms.
Suide is on the right and Gu Wei is on the left. Just like in boxing, when the opponent is trying his best to guard against your right hook, he suddenly throws out a left hook and hits the opponent's right face hard.
In the third year of Xining in another time and space history, the Song Dynasty had no plan for left hook at all.
Because Wang Shao was an ancient Wei who only arrived in the second year of Xining, no matter how powerful he was, it was impossible for him to organize a large-scale offensive against Xixia in just two years.
But now in the second year of Zhiping, Wang Shao was recommended by Zhang Yue to Guwei and operated here for six or seven years.
As for the plan to send troops to Suide, most people still don't know about it. This is only known to five or six people in the official family, including Han Jiang, Wang Anshi, Zhang Yue, Zhong E, and even Shaanxi transfer envoy Shen Qi and general Guo Kui. They are all still in the dark.
Zhang Yue originally planned to report to Han Jiang's shogunate, but Han Tong said there was no need for it, because Zhang Yue was Han Jiang's own family, so he could go directly to Han Jiang's residence in the city. As for the shogunate, it was the official reception place.
Zhang Yue went to Han Jiang's residence in the city.
Zhang Yue learned from Han Tong.
Generally, the generals in Jiedu areas lived in the shogunate, so they could report any military information at any time, but Han Jiang liked peace and quiet and did not like so many people coming in and out, so the shogunate was where the staff lived, and Han Jiang slept in the mansion.
If there is any emergency military situation, the staff will rush to the residence to report to Han Jiang, and the staff will usually handle it themselves.
Zhang Yue also saw Han Jiang's character, which was that he didn't like details, so he could generously delegate power to others. But with such a personality, it is possible to be an official, and he may even be a good boss, but in such an important task as being in charge of military affairs, it is impossible not to personally grasp the power.
When Zhang Yue arrived at Han Jiang's home, half of the imperial guards were guarding the outside, while all the Xiang troops were inside.
In the military system of the Song Dynasty, the army was forbidden to fight, and the local Xiang soldiers were nominally cooperating in the battle, but in fact they were just handymen. An official could let the Xiang soldiers come to his own home to do odd jobs at will.
Therefore, the Xiang army has no combat effectiveness. In Shaanxi's war against the Xixia people in recent years, the volunteers recruited from the common people have a combat effectiveness far better than that of the Xiang army, and even stronger than the Forbidden Army.
Zhang Yue went straight into the house and met Han Jiang.
Han Jiang said: "It's time to save him."
Zhang Yue said: "I'll leave after seeing the commander-in-chief. I have to rush to Qinfeng Road to take up my post."
Han Jiang said: "Don't be in a hurry. If you stay one more day, I will introduce you to the officials and generals of Yanzhou. I had known that Cai Que would come. This man is indeed a capable person. I hate to see him late. Now in my shogunate Most of the things I have to do are entrusted to him."
Zhang Yue smiled, and it was not unexpected that Cai was indeed reused by Han Jiang.
Cai Que has always lacked an opportunity to rise to prominence. As a boss, Han Jiang is more than ten times better than Xue Xiang.
"Although the shogunate is now recruiting people, food, wages and supplies are also being transported from Guanzhong in an endless stream. A few days ago, the officials also distributed a million silver silk from the inner treasury, half of which was given to the four roads to seal the piles, and the other half as a This time we will seize Hengshan’s military reserves.”
"Previously, the Jingyuan Road pacification envoy reported that the Tibetan tribe on this road was short of food and asked for a hundred ultimatums to support them. In the end, the officials gave five hundred in one go."
"But now I am short of soldiers and war horses."
Zhang Yue asked: "Are the Han troops available?"
Han Jiang shook his head and said: "Not available. You have also seen this war. Most of Shaanxi's military reserves are transferred from the mainland, but Shaanxi's border states are more remote and it is more inconvenient to transfer supplies."
"On weekdays, the village soldiers were only given two liters of rice a day and three hundred pickles a month. It was not easy to make ends meet. Many of the soldiers' armors were made of paper. The soldiers complained about the court, so much so that even the little Shengzhi made the soldiers noisy and rioting. , if it moves, it will trigger a mutiny.”
"Can we recruit new soldiers?"
Han Jiang shook his head and said: "You and Judge Lu both advised me to follow the example of the Han and Tang Dynasties in recruiting good family members into the army. However, this dynasty emphasizes civility over military affairs. There are no good family members who are willing to serve in the army. This time, when I first entered Shaanxi, I recruited three thousand troops. , and then I saw that they were all robbers, thieves, and desperate criminals.”
"I can only organize these human and Tibetan armies into an army and organize them into seven armies, all led by Han generals."
"Why don't I want to use the Han army, but how can I use the Han army?"
Zhang Yue couldn't help but be dumbfounded after hearing this, and his expectations for Han Jiang's Hengshan strategy this time were a little lower.
Han Jiang said: "Now the only way is to reuse the Fan people! This time when we go out to Suide, we are competing with the Xia people for the Hengshan Fan tribe. The soldiers of the Hengshan Fan tribe are brave and good at fighting, and the Hexi soldiers of Xixia feel inferior."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, if the Han army is not strong, how can it control the Tibetan army.
"Then the imperial court gave the Tibetan army several times that of the Han army. Wouldn't the Han army have any objections?"
Han Jiang said: "People in the past planted trees for people to enjoy the shade. Guo Kui said the same thing now. But this man has all the power and has a strong temper. I have vaguely tested his idea of sending troops from Suide to seize Hengshan, but he didn't even think about it." Rejected."
"Yes, Guo Kui has always opposed Hehuang's proposal to open a border. With this person in my presence, it is difficult for me to implement it."
Zhang Yue listened to Han Jiang's complaints. He felt that Han Jiang had at least 70% confidence before arriving in Shaanxi, but now he was not even 50% confident.
Zhang Yue said: "If Guo Kui doesn't want to, he can be transferred!"
"But he has a high prestige in Shaanxi. Yes, he knows that you have come to Shaanxi, so he invites you to meet him. This is why I want to keep you for one more day."
"Guo Kui wants to see me?" Zhang Yue was a little surprised. He was known as 'Little Guo Ziyi'.
Zhang Yue said: "Why does he want to see me?"
Han Jiang said: "He was promoted by Duke Han Wei. When Duke Han Wei went to the northwest to investigate Suide City, he listened to his opinion. He heard that Duke Han Wei admired you a lot, so he wanted to see you. It shouldn't be the case. What does it mean to be embarrassed?"
Zhang Yue said: "Okay, then I'll just meet you."
Later, Han Jiang discussed with Zhang Yue the steps to capture Hengshan. Zhang Yue said: "If Han Gong sets a date for sending troops to Hengshan, he will inform his subordinates. The subordinates will decide to send troops from ancient Wei ten days in advance to attract the Xixia people."
It is very risky for Zhang Yue to launch an attack in advance. If Xixia misjudges that Zhang Yue is the main force, it will be bad.
But it would be of great benefit to Han Jiang to seize Hengshan head-on.
Han Jiang didn't show much pretense, but said: "I understand, I will definitely let you know when the time comes. You have also seen that the Xuanfu Division is also in a dilemma. I really don't have any extra manpower and material resources to allocate to you, so I must use all my strength. Capture Hengshan."
"But I have a hundred certificates here. You can take them to Qinzhou and use them first."
Zhang Yue did not refuse and said, "Then I will thank Mr. Han."
Zhang Yue and Han Jiang discussed for a while before leaving.
When coming out of Han Jiang's mansion, Zhang Yue deeply felt why Xiao He, the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, ranked first.
What did Xiao He do? Suppress the country, care for the people, provide military supplies, provide food and wages...
These things were not as glorious as Han Xin's siege of the city, nor were they as brilliant as Zhang Liang's ingenuity dedicated to Liu Bang, leaving a good story in the history books.
Xiao He did the most inconspicuous things, seemingly without merit, but they were the most important issues.
Therefore, Liu Bang saw this, and when he finally decided the world affairs, he ranked Xiao He's contribution first.
And the key to victory or defeat in this battle against Xia is actually here.
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