Wang Zhi, who returned to Zhenrong Army, naturally entered the office of his uncle Zhong Hao.
"Going to pay homage to your great-grandfather?"
"Um."
When Wang Zhi entered the room, he picked up the fruits on the table and ate them without any courtesy.
"Have you received the mission?"
"Yes, I got it."
"Where?" Zhong Hao asked again.
"Huaide Army, Pingxia City." Wang Zhi replied nonchalantly.
"Don't go." Zhong Hao frowned and refused.
"Why?"
Wang Zhi was confused and said: "This is a military order. If you don't go, your nephew's head will be moved."
"In this place in the northwest, your uncle has the final say on who dies and who lives."
Zhong Hao put his pen down with a look of disdain on his face. If he were an acquaintance here, he would definitely say that his nephew looks like his uncle.
Wang Zhi asked, "Then I dare to ask Uncle Yama, why don't you go?"
"The kid from the Gao family has evil intentions and wants you to die."
Wang Zhi was confused. It was true that Gao Yaofu wanted him to die, but what did this have to do with Pingxia City?
"Uncle, is this Pingxia City?"
“It’s no longer my realm of the Song Dynasty!”
"ah?"
Wang Erlang was shocked after receiving this answer, and the fruits in his hands no longer smelled good.
"Didn't it mean that there was no war between Song and Xia after the Battle of Hengshan four years ago?"
"Why did Pingxia City still fall?"
Facing his nephew's doubtful gaze, Zhong Hao said slowly: "Falling... doesn't count."
"Nominally it is still under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty, but in fact it has been invaded by the Xixia people."
"Including Xi'an Prefecture."
"It's okay for the officials and generals who went over there and didn't speak out, but those who dared to speak out all died silently."
Wang Zhi said in disbelief: "Why didn't the imperial court react when something like this happened in our Song Dynasty?"
Zhong Hao did not answer the question directly, but asked him, "What do you think the national boundary is?"
What are national borders…
Wang Erlang thought about it. He had never seen the current national borders, but in his memory, the national borders in later generations were wired, marked with monuments and gates, and a passport was required to cross the border...
Yes, Wang Erlang realized that it was only for future generations. In today's era, there would be no national boundaries, let alone passports. Even identity cards were only owned by high-ranking officials.
What's more, it's a place like the Song-Xia border, where today you attack one city and advance a few kilometers, and tomorrow I attack your two cities and push back dozens of kilometers. The people here probably don't even know which country they really belong to, and they don't accept it anyway. Where taxes do not serve.
Today he also saw them in the Zhenrong Army. It seemed that there were less than one-third of the people dressed up like real Han people. It seems that even in Xixia, it was the same. There were not many real party members. Xixia was all The country is a gathering of various large and small tribes, and it is just dominated by the Dangxiang people. As for the tribes on the border between the two countries, they have no concept of a country. I am afraid that whichever side is good to them, they will go to whichever side is good.
Thinking like this, Wang Zhi seemed to have grasped something...
Before he could think about it, Zhong Hao said again: "In dealing with the Xixia Kingdom, the Song Dynasty has been very clear for hundreds of years. Only by destroying the country can we completely cut off the troubles in the northwest."
"So our court organized hundreds of thousands of troops five times to carry out wars of annihilation against Xixia. Unfortunately, they all failed in the end."
"It's useless to fight in small quarrels. No one can hold the territory of Xixia occupied by the Battle of Hengshan four years ago."
"As soon as I retreated from the army, the Xixia people came back again. The boundary of our country is in the hinterland of other countries. Can that still be regarded as the boundary of our country..."
"The people here are disobedient to education and only care about profit."
Don't accept education, only look at benefits! !
Wang Erlang's eyes suddenly lit up, he caught it, yes, it's this, it's this 'do not accept education, only look at interests! '
"So, nephew, you can't go to Pingxia City. With just 500 cavalry, you won't even be able to make waves. What's more, looking at the appearance of that boy from the Gao family, it's impossible to give you 500 people."
Zhong Hao gave his explanation a definite conclusion: it was Pingxia City and he couldn't go there no matter what.
Wang Zhi nodded and said seriously: "Uncle, I have thought about it. I must go to Pingxia City!"
Zhong Hao: "..."
Zhong Hao was so angry that he walked out of the desk, came to Wang Zhi, and snatched the fruit from his hand, "Did you listen to your uncle?"
"Xixia was concerned about the peace agreement four years ago and did not send troops to attack Song Dynasty openly, but secretly there were more tactics. Huaide Army and Xi'an Prefecture have long been in their pockets. Even your uncle and I, the suppressing army, There are Xixia spies everywhere."
"You still dare to go to Pingxia City?"
"'Pingxia', 'Pingxia'! Do you know why it is called this name?"
"Because it is the throat of Xixia. If we seize this city, we will have a chance to pacify Xixia. Do you know that the party members will never give up Pingxia City to others no matter what!"
"The situation in Huaide Army and Xi'an Prefecture, do you think the officials of the Song Dynasty don't know about it? Don't the Dukes in the court know about it? Do you know why they no longer send military officers to Huaide Army and only appoint a guard general? ?”
"So what if they know about it, will they start the sixth nationwide crusade against the West?"
"As long as Xixia continues to bow its head and not send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, so that the people above can live a good life, do you think they saw a few officers and generals die on the border or not?"
Wang Zhi wiped the saliva on his face, and hurriedly helped Zhong Hao sit down and said: "Oh, uncle, calm down, calm down, I know that Pingxia City is dangerous, I will not be reckless, I will go and have a look, if not If given the chance, I won’t act rashly.”
"Are you worried about the Gao family boy? Don't worry, I will make him disappear tonight."
There was not much expression on Zhong Hao's face, as if he was about to squeeze an ant to death, "The Gao family is just an upstart who follows the influence of others. They are used to being domineering in Bianjing, and they thought this side of the border is also the city of Bianjing."
Wang Zhi shook his head and said: "No, uncle, I haven't paid much attention to that guy from the Gao family. He is just a defeated general under my command. I want to go to Pingxia City and have my own plans, which have nothing to do with him."
"real?"
"Real uncle."
Wang Zhi said and warned again: "By the way, uncle, please don't make him disappear. When the time comes, the higher-ups will send people over, but there won't be anyone so cooperative with me."
Zhong Hao was still a little worried after hearing this, but he thought about it and said nothing more, "Okay, you have grown up and have your own ideas. My uncle can't interfere in everything, but you have to promise your uncle a few things."
Wang Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, uncle Qing said."
"First, don't interfere with Pingxia City's defense and military affairs. Second, don't spend the night in Pingxia City. Third, don't conflict with the locals."
"Yeah, I promise uncle."
…
The same conversation between old and young took place in the Zhenrong Army Zhijun's office, except that the general judge was replaced by Zhijun, and Wang Zhi was replaced by Gao Yaofu.
"You asked the boy from the Wang family to patrol the Huade Army. Didn't you make it clear that he was going to die? Zhong Hao would not agree to let his nephew go."
Liu Yu, the commander of the Zhenrong Army who was nearly fifty years old, talked to Gao Yaofu on an equal footing and did not put on airs because of his young age.
Hearing this, Gao Yaofu snorted coldly and said: "It's not up to him whether he goes or not. This is a military order. If you dare to say 'no', I will move his head on the spot."
"If you let his head move, believe it or not, you will die at the hands of foreigners that day."
Liu Yu shook his head and sneered at the young man for his ignorance. If he hadn't worked under his father in his early years and received favors, he wouldn't want to get involved in this matter, and he wouldn't even want to ask.
Gao Yaofu was shocked when he heard this, "Why, under your rule, Zhong Hao still dares to attack me?"
Liu Yu said with an impassive expression: "The Zhenrong Army is under my rule, but the entire northwest except Linfu Road is under the rule of his Zhong family, and the entire Western Army is also under the control of his Zhong family."
"Don't say it's you, even if your father, Captain Gao, leads both the Dianqian Division and the Dianqian Division, he will still have to control the land in the northwest."
"You live in Bianjing, so you don't understand the situation on the border. There are everyone here, and a member of a small tribe accidentally killed you. Can the Song Dynasty still kill other people for you?"
"Believe it or not, as long as the Song Dynasty dares to attack any small tribe, he will not be able to defend the northwest even if Di Qing is alive."
Gao Yaofu's face was solemn. He admitted that he and his father had made some miscalculations. Thinking back to what he saw and heard in the Zhenrong Army today, and thinking of the large group of tribal leaders following Zhong Hao, he took a long breath.
Forget it, just stop obeying orders if you don't obey them. Even if you can't kill him this time, you will have no place for him in the Song Army in the future.
A general who disobeys military orders will no longer be accepted by the army.
For someone who came from a family of military generals, it was no less serious than death.
…
On the morning of the next day, when Wang Zhi took the military order from him expressionlessly, Gao Yaofu was shocked, but he didn't say anything.
Since you are willing to die, then go ahead and die. If you die in the hands of the Xixia people, no one can say a word to me.
"Wu Dutou, you go with Deputy Commander Wang to inspect the Huade Army."
Gao Yaofu casually pointed to a general who lowered his head and remained silent under the stage.
The young man named Wu raised his head and looked horrified, "Why is it me, Commander? I followed you all the way to the west without any complaints. You asked me to go west but I didn't go east. Why did you ask me to go to Huade Army?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not asking you to go on patrol but to die..."
Gao Yaofu also felt that there was something wrong when it came to the word "send to death". Everyone here is sensible. After asking around yesterday, no one knew that there was no difference between going on inspection of the Huade Army and sending to death.
So he said bluntly: "Go if you are told to go. This is a military order. If you dare not obey the order, I will have your body separated from you!"
Seeing Gao Yaofu's fierce face, Wu Dutou was indignant, but he did not dare to talk back.
After assigning inspection points to the other four heads, Gao Yaofu leaned back on his chair and squinted his eyes comfortably, waving for everyone to go down.
He was very satisfied with the assignment of tasks this time. Deputy Commander Gao led the four capitals to inspect the Zhenrong Army, and Deputy Commander Wang led the First Capital to inspect the Huaide Army, which was slightly larger than the Zhenrong Army.
fair enough!
After all, Deputy Commander Wang is also the deputy commander, so we can’t deny him everything.
One hundred people were buried with him, so it was worth it.
