Ying Niang went out and bought a box of snacks from a shop on Changxiamen Street. I went to a tea shop on the side and bought a bag of good tea. Hold it in your hand and transfer it to the post office not far away. The concierge made an announcement, and the official who had promoted this place hurried out.
Handing over the gift in her hand, Ying Niang said: "Thank you very much for troublesome Si!"
Ren Yasi took the gift and handed it to the doorman on the side. He said to Yingniang: "It's just a little effort. Madam, you're welcome."
Ying Niang watched Menzi put away the gifts curiously, full of confusion.
Chief Ren said: "The post office is run by the government. Once you receive a gift, you must hand it over to the official and you are not allowed to keep it privately. If you are found to have kept a gift privately, you will be severely punished. By the way, the postman who will arrive at Luoshan tomorrow will set off. , is your wife’s letter ready too?”
Ying Niang hurriedly took the letter out of her arms and handed it to Ren Yasi. He said: "We haven't seen each other for several years, and I don't know where to start talking about many things. My family officials have written this letter many times, but they still feel that there is a lot that has not been written. Alas, I don't know how my parents are doing now. "
Ren Yasi said: "I heard that they live near Shangcheng Town. There are many mountains there and there are several mountain and water villages. They have been peaceful in the past few years. Although there is little flat land there, the land is fertile. As long as there is no war, there will be no hardship."
Shadow Girl nodded. Said: "It's better if I don't have to endure hardship. - In the past few years, I have endured a lot of hardship."
After saying that, he lowered his head and seemed to be in a trance, as if he was remembering the life he had lived in the past few years.
Ren Yasi knew that Ying Niang had lived an inhumane life in Longde Mansion, and said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, now in Luoyang, Wei officials have entered the school and become officials in a few months. You will have a good life." .”
"I hope so." Ying Niang raised her head and flipped her hair. "I hope my parents will come to Luoyang as soon as possible after seeing the letter."
Guangzhou Zhizhou is now Xu Yue, which belongs to Huainan West Road and is not under Wang Xiaolie's control. Xu Yue was not a court official, but came from a wealthy family. After Jingkang, a landscape village was built on the bank of Huangshui River. Kong Yanzhou surrendered to Liu Yu, Guangzhou was affected, Xu Yue became the most powerful one, and the imperial court took advantage of the situation and appointed Xu Yue as the magistrate of Guangzhou.
Xu Yue, the leader of Shanshui Village for so many years, was extremely tactful and could not offend anyone from the surrounding forces. The territory used both the pseudo-Qi and Song Dynasty titles. Wang Xiaolie, who was very close at hand, was even more respectful and would never conflict with nearby counties such as Luoshan and Xinxi.
After receiving the news about her parents, Ying Niang couldn't help but feel anxious and wished she could fly to Gwangju. It's just that Wei Anxing finally got into school and his career has just started to improve, so he can't leave Luoyang. Later, he asked the Xuanfu Secretary to handle the congratulations, and through his connections, he asked Luoshan County to send a message to Guangzhou.
Wei Anxing found the post office, and when he saw that he was an official with a promising future, Ren was very attentive. He asked Ying Niang to go back and write a letter, and sent it to Luoshan as quickly as possible. Someone from Luoshan went to buy medicinal materials near Shangcheng Town and brought the letter to Yingniang's parents.
After handing the letter to Ren Yasi, Ying Niang walked out of the post office and looked at the sun in the sky, feeling a little melancholy. I thought that I was born into a wealthy family and should have had a happy life. I didn't want to be involved in a war and be separated from my family. I wonder if my parents are doing well in the past few years.
Thinking of the past days in Longde Mansion, Ying Niang was a little lost in thought. If he hadn't met Wei Anxing, he might have become food for wild dogs. In such chaotic years, countless people like him died silently.
In the Henan government office, Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian, Wang Ruohai, and Wang Yan gathered around the table, each looking at the official document.
Putting down the official document in his hand, Wang Xiaoxian said: "In July, Wan Yanchang sent troops from Suqian, went south to attack Sizhou, and pushed into Haozhou and Chuzhou. After living in the south for several years, the Jurchens are not afraid of the heat anymore?"
Wang Ruohai said: "When Wan Yanchang came, the imperial court was frightened. Zhang Jun, who was in Ezhou, was appointed as the envoy to the two Zhejiang provinces to protect the holy cavalry. Yue Fei moved to Zhenjiangzhou and, together with Liu Guangshi, defended Jianghuai. The imperial defense was tight. , Wanyanchang doesn’t have many troops, and this time going south, there should be only loud thunder and light rain.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "I always feel that this matter is a bit strange. If the Jin army wants to invade the south, it must sign a large-scale army and prepare for several months. Otherwise, where will the food and grass for his tens of thousands of troops come from? But I didn't hear this this time Jingdong signed a contract. It can be regarded as no movement, and suddenly it went south."
Wang Yan said: "Yes, Wanyanchang looks menacing, but in fact he doesn't have many troops. Moreover, after capturing Sizhou, he stayed there and showed no intention of continuing southward. The imperial court mobilized troops and generals to Huaidong, It’s really not necessary.”
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "It has only been a few years since Wushu searched the mountains and seas? No matter how small Wanyanchang's troops are, they will not be less than Wushu."
Several people nodded together and stopped talking.
Yes, Wu Shu had more than 30,000 troops in total, and he dared to divide his troops into two groups, treating the Song Dynasty as if it were nothing. Wan Yanchang is now the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army. His troops are much larger than Wushu back then. Why doesn't he dare to go south in a large scale?
Li Yanxian suddenly said: "The imperial court is gathering a large army towards Huaidong. Isn't it because there are no soldiers and horses in Huaixi?"
Wang Ruohai said: "Huaixi is facing Liu Yu. He has not mobilized troops, so why worry."
Li Yanxian said: "But the cannons brought by Zhedu Cheng from us are about to arrive in Ezhou. If the Jin army wants to seize the cannons, they only need to send a few thousand people. The imperial court has no troops to send after them! The Jin army suffered a heavy defeat in the last battle. It is human nature to put some thought into this matter due to the loss of artillery."
Wang Ruohai was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the map of Jiangfang placed aside and looked at it. Said: "That's true! Counting the days, Zhe Ducheng should leave De'an Mansion and arrive in Fuzhou soon. The situation there is complicated, but ordinary bandits don't dare to discount Du Cheng's idea. Now Zhang Taiwei After leaving Ezhou, Yue Fei went to Jiangzhou, and there was no army in Huangzhou and Qizhou."
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "I have always believed that weapons are very important, but the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be attributed entirely to weapons. The power of artillery is huge. This is a fact. But what the Jin army was thinking about should be how to deal with artillery, and Not here to grab artillery. To grab artillery, you may or may not be able to grab it. Only if your own army changes its tactics and conducts corresponding training can it be controllable. Now it seems that what I thought was probably wrong. Jin People don’t think that way.”
Wang Ruohai said: "Xuan Fu also thinks that the Jin people are going to steal Du Cheng's artillery this time?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's not the case. There is no reason for Wan Yanchang to go south. It's not two years ago now. Without the cooperation of others, Wan Yanchang can't threaten Jiangnan at all. He was unprepared and suddenly went south to seize. If we don’t advance quickly in Xia Sizhou, what else can we do?”
Wang Ruohai looked at the map in his hand and said helplessly: "Zhe Ducheng should be near Ezhou, but we want to remind him that it's too late. Ezhou is thousands of miles away, and we are really beyond our reach."
After that, he looked at the map for a while. Said: "Where does Xuanfu think the Jin people will take action?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Then it depends on the appetite of the Jin people. If you just rob the craftsmen, rather than the actual cannons, you can do it hundreds of miles below Ezhou. If you want to rob a few cannons, then just Now I can think about it near Huangzhou."
Wang Ruohai nodded. Said: "Yes, the only place where the Jin people can move their minds is Huangzhou. There happens to be the Qiting River. Going north, over the Dabie Mountains, from Shangcheng Town and Gushi County, you can reach Haozhou by waterway. However, they have to After passing through Gwangju, Xu will let them pass?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Xu Yue was originally a local tycoon in Guangzhou, and he was extremely smooth. Even now, he still uses the reign names of Shaoxing and Fuchang at the same time, so no one can offend him. If the Jin people really leave from him, will he stop him with all his strength? What a pity. We don’t have heavy troops in the Xinyang Army either.”
After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but shake their heads together.
The Xinyang Army is in the rear area, and there is no strong force on the Huainan West Road next to it. Wang Xiaolie has not deployed heavy troops there. If something like this happens suddenly, there will be no troops to deploy. If troops are sent from other places, the day lilies will be cold by the time they arrive in Gwangju.
(End of chapter)
