The southern part of Hebei is flat, which is most suitable for the clutch and gangs such as cavalry to gallop. After the imperial court set the chaos and marched to Hebei, the sufficient horsepower ensured super high mobility. First, it carried out a fixed-point deterrence and purge on the prefectures and cities, and initially restored the post-transmission system between the prefectures to ensure the smooth flow of the imperial court's government orders and the military newspapers of the prefectures.

After the post road was restored to smooth operation, the so-called unrest in Hebei was initially controlled, and the next step was to encircle and kill the rebels and bandits who were wandering between prefectures and counties.

After all, this time the unrest in Hebei was just a contradiction between the ruling class, not an uprising and rebellion that swept across Hebei. Most ordinary Hebei people had no enthusiasm and intention to participate in this unrest.

Even if the officials of prefectures and county are unwilling to obey the current imperial court's government orders, they do not have enough righteousness to mobilize the people in the governance of the country. Even if they are hasty to force some people to force the power of the people, such a huge momentum as Xiangzhou, is just an exception. Most of them have not developed to such a large scale. Some officials of prefectures and county are still hesitant, and the imperial court's army of rebellion has already reached the city.

When some densely populated cities and water and land passages were controlled, the clouds and mists that enveloped the land gradually dissipated, and the originally blurry situation in southern Hebei became clear.

The official in this turmoil in Hebei was mainly caught off guard by the chaos in the capital and the at a loss for King Yong to enter the court. Among the people, there were a series of riots caused by the northern escape of Shazha Zhongyi in Beiya.

The first stop for Shazha Zhongyi to escape north was Huaizhou. He attacked and killed him while the Huaizhou Governor Zhang Jianzhi was unprepared and looted the materials stored in Huaizhou to recruit and persuade him to follow the crowd.

However, Sha Zha Zhongyi fled in a hurry, and it was also known that there must be not enough people and the supplies that could be taken away were limited. In order to expand the riots in Hebei and to hinder the pursuit of the court afterwards, Sha Zha Zhongyi continued to spread rumors during his escape.

When Heichi Changzhi led his troops to Heyang to garrison, the Huaizhou treasury was empty and the prefecture was damaged to a considerable extent. It can be inferred that there were many people who were mobilized to follow the riots. Some of the riots followed Shazha Zhongyi and continued to flee north, while others had no intention of traveling far away, becoming bandits who came and went without a trace in the countryside.

Therefore, after the situation in several prefectures along the river was controlled, the army of North Jidao divided into two groups, and some continued to inspect the states, wipe out bandits, and create a stable rear. The other side was more than 10,000 people, and they followed the general manager Heichi Changzhi to the prefecture of Jizhou to govern Xindu.

The theoretical end point of this journey of the northern Hebei Road is Jizhou. Jizhou also has the convenient canal transport with Zhang River. If it continues to move northward, the canal transport environment will become a bit complicated.

Although the Yongji Canal waterway leads directly to Youzhou, the Grand Canal is not an isolated waterway. The water storage and water release of the canals and harbors along the way require the cooperation of local governments. In particular, the march on this road is mainly cavalry, and the demand for logistics supplies is higher. After all, it cannot be like the bandits and rebels who will plunder the prefectures and counties along the way and invade people's livelihood.

Of course, although the large-scale military advancement has come to an end, small-scale military operations will not be limited by this. When the army arrived in Xindu, Li Zhan, the general manager of the other marching line, led 3,000 cavalry to continue northward and attacked Anping County, Dingzhou.

The terrain of Anping does not have much military value, but one thing cannot be ignored is that this location is where the Cui family's county is located. The Cui family's An Pingfang is one of the houses set by its clan, and the Prime Minister of the Zhenguan Dynasty Cui Renshi is a representative figure of An Pingfang in modern times.

The story is not enough to pursue the mystery. The reason why the Dingran Army of the court sent Li Zhan to lead 3,000 cavalry to attack Dingzhou was the most important thing that Cui Yi, the supervisor of the Hedong rebellion, was himself the youngest son of Cui Renshi.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although the two capitals have always been the absolute political center, and most of the world's famous people live in the two capitals. However, the Boling Cui family is the best in the world, taking into account both the rural situation and the relationship between the court. Of course, the people in the court and the plot of rebellion, and the same branch in the village cannot be relieved. Moreover, there are many people in the Boling Cui family who hold official positions in Hebei prefectures and counties. Controlling their tribesmen is also a deterrent to those who are traveling outside.

Of course, it is not worth the court to send 3,000 troops to prepare for the village. The terrain of Dingzhou has become quite complicated, and Turks often invade Hebei.

Although the Turks are more interested in the six Hequ prefectures in the West, they are prepared to temporarily control Dingzhou, a victorious place, and can advance along with the Jizhou army to form strategic suppression on the northern part of Hebei. Even if the Khitan makes a comeback, it can block the bandit army in the north and make time for the court to continue to raise personnel forces to train.

Just as Li Zhan led his army to Dingzhou, Heichi Changzhi, who was temporarily stationed in Xindu, received a letter from Shazha Zhongyi who fled north. Now the imperial army has basically locked in Shazha Zhongyi's escape route, and his troops are wandering between Cangzhou. The army gradually compressed its space for movement with a cavalry army, and the net is about to be closed.

At the end of the road, Shazha Zhongyi took the initiative to submit a letter to Hei Chi Changzhi. Although it was unexpected, it was reasonable. The two belonged to Baekje, and Hei Chi Changzhi had a close relationship with Shazha Zhongyi's father Shazha Xiangru. In his early years, he responded to the war of restoring Baekje's country in his hometown. After the war failed, he accepted the persuasion of Liu Rengui, the commander of the Tang Dynasty, and joined the Tang Dynasty with the recommendation of Liu Rengui.

This time Shazha passed the letter from Zhongyi, and said something desperate: I went against the country and entered Tang, but only wanted to survive with loyalty. Is it just a humble general in the North Gate possible to do it? Now the Duke is the marshal of the army, the Yuan heirs, the guest friends, and the servants are the evil disciples in the wilderness, and the life and death are the only thoughts of the Duke. The destruction of the old country is already full of sins. The Duke has been washed away by the Tang Dynasty, and has reborn with his grace, outstanding achievements, and great reputation. Why should he eat the flesh and blood of the old friends and defile himself?

The servant is clumsy and ignorant, and the ugly weapon is no longer tolerated in China. It is made of a big mistake, and regret is useless. If you are lucky enough to release animals, release the boards and float to the sea, and return to the hometown of Haidong, and will never return to China's land for the rest of your life, you will also do your best to promote the benevolence and righteousness of Duke Xuan, and will always be a distant vassal of the Tang Dynasty, blocking the momentum of Silla's arrogance...

After reading Shazha Zhongyi's letter, Heichi Changzhi was silent for a long time. He was grateful to others, but Shazha Zhongyi's words of begging for mercy still touched him.

After some contemplation, Heichi Changzhi wrote a reply: "There is a matter of overcoming brothers and feet, but within the kingly way, the righteousness is not tolerant. I was once honored and honored by your father in the court, and the three Han dynasties were rewarded and appointed by the lord of China. This kind of kindness is enough to attract people to donate their lives. Your official title is also out of this. When you are in danger, you cannot keep your integrity. Your ministers will lose their rules first, and you will travel in Hebei, attack and kill ministers, and abuse the people. How can you be aware of your crimes and fear?

Now I have submitted a letter to me, and I want to make up my unrighteousness, but I have already defiled my old feelings. Feng Weichen's residence is still lost, and I have run away from home to praise my loyalty. How can I win the trust of the evil words? I have to pursue the unjust ministers, just because the king's order is driven. Now I will kill the rebel thief, and it is a plan to confess my loyalty! I will make a pen absent-minded person. I will see you again in the future, but I will only show you the sword and war."

After making a reply, Heichi Changzhi went to Cangzhou in person and personally presided over the pursuit of Shazha Zhongyi's rebellion army. Finally, he caught up with Shazha Zhongyi and his party who were searching for ship workers around the county and intending to escape overseas near Lucheng County in Cangzhou.

At this time, Shazha Zhongyi's troops were only a few hundred men left, and they had been traveling to prefectures and counties for several days. During the long escape, the horses were exhausted. When the court finally caught up, before the battle was even more than a last resort, a rebel soldier who was completely disappointed directly swung his sword and killed Shazha Zhongyi and offered his head to surrender.

With Shazha Zhongyi's death, the imperial court's crackdown on the rebels in Duji came to an end. Almost no one who had conclusive crimes was spared. When the news came back to the Luoyang court, the dynasties all breathed a sigh of relief.

However, as the Censorate and other supervisory agencies resumed operations, more and more criticized the current affairs. In particular, Heichi Changzhi, the chief marching chief of Heibeidao, suffered a lot of impeachment. Some people accused Shazha Zhongyi for his impure thoughts because he had contacted Shazha Zhongyi for his impure thoughts, and some people accused him of being abusive and being disheartened.

Li Tong naturally would not respond specifically to such voices, but he did not use his power to suppress relevant discussions. As long as people do things, they will inevitably be criticized by comments, especially generals like Heiqi Changzhi. What the censors do is to offend people. Now that their power has been restored, they must also give them the right to speak out.

However, the court's discussion on this did not last long, because as the order in Hebei gradually recovered, the Khitan rebellion that had occurred since the beginning of the year became clear.

At the beginning of the year, Li Jinzhong, the governor of Songmo Prefecture, once occupied Youzhou City, but due to the cold and blizzard, the chaos did not continue to expand. After plundering the supplies from Youzhou, the Khitan rebels temporarily retreated to the western Liao tribes to recuperate and continue to expand their power, attracting more Donghu tribes to join the rebellion.

As the weather gradually warmed up, the Khitan rebels made a comeback again. After several months of rest and the materials previously looted in Youzhou, the Khitan power became stronger and was no longer a few thousand old and weak troops. Other Donghu tribes such as the Xi people, the Marcelona, ​​etc. also joined them, named as a 100,000 army, and took half a month to conquer Yingzhou.

The fall of Yingzhou made the situation in the northeast worse. The former Andong Protectorate was set up in Yingzhou. In order to facilitate the control of the Dongyi Hu, the chiefs of all tribes were forced to live in Yingzhou. After Yingzhou fell, these Hu chiefs supported Li Jinzhong as the main force, and Li Jinzhong also claimed the state of the state and established himself as the supreme khan. After rewarding the Hu chiefs they surrendered, they continued to lead the crowd to the south.

When the Khitan rebels came south, the Luoyang court was in chaos and had almost no arrangements for the Hebei prefectures. But the unfortunate part was that the Khitan rebellion started in Youzhou, and was limited by the time, so it failed to form a decay at the first time, which also gave the Hebei prefectures time to react and take precautions.

At that time, the imperial court still had a man led by Yang Xuanji, the former deputy general manager of Shanyu Road, who regained control of Youzhou after the Khitan retreated and defended the land, causing some obstruction to the comeback of the Khitan. Even at the beginning of the Khitan coming south, Yang Xuanji led 3,000 troops to take the initiative and severely damaged the Khitan striker Sun Wanrong in the eastern part of Youzhou.

But the Khitan counterattack has become now, and Yang Xuanji is alone, and he is at an absolute disadvantage in both human and supply.

Although he won the first battle, the reversal of the general trend was minimal. He was soon surrounded by the Khitan troops who arrived continuously in Jicheng in Youzhou. He seized the city for more than a month and finally lost the battle. He took advantage of the fact that the Khitan rebels could not fully coordinate and break through.

After leaving Youzhou, Yang Xuanji's troops fought and retreated. When they finally arrived at Yizhou, which was still equipped with military equipment, only less than 500 members were left. However, this tragic sacrifice was not worthless. Yizhou Governor Quan Shancai had recruited strong forces in the prefecture and strengthened the walls and cleared the fields. The prefecture city held thousands of people and repelled the Khitan's invasion several times.

Although the journey to the south was quite blocked, the Khitan victory was strong. After Yizhou was frustrated, he gave up on attacking the city and turned to use cavalry to plunder the countryside. He soon burned the war to Yingzhou in central Hebei and conquered the Hejian City, the prefecture of Yingzhou.

After the Hei Chi North Road cavalry led by Hei Chi Changzhi chased Shazha Zhongyi rebels in Cangzhou, they encountered the Khitan people in Leshou, southeast of Yingzhou during their retreat. Although this encounter ended with the victory of the official army, the entire northern part of Hebei was decayed. After that, Li Jinzhong personally led tens of thousands of rebels to attack Hei Chi Changzhi's troops. The official army had no arrows and food, but had no choice but to retreat to Jizhou, and temporarily blocked the Khitan rebels in the northern part of Jizhou.

When this news came back to the Luoyang court, everyone was naturally shocked. Many Shiliu did not expect that the rebellion launched by an ordinary Donghu tribe like the Khitan could grow to such a strong momentum.

After all, although the imperial court has not had an optimistic record in foreign wars since the beginning of the year, the enemies they face are all powerful enemies like Turks and Tubo.

In the concept of time, the Khitan and other Donghu tribes were just banish tribes under the control of the Andong Protectorate. They had limited strength. Even if there was a rebellion, they would only be regional riots and would not cause a disaster. Even the establishment of the Andong Protectorate, the biggest military intention was not to guard against the Khitan, but to control the remnants of the Three Koreans scattered between Liaodong and western Liaoning.

This rebellion of the Khitan not only collapsed the Northeast's banishment situation, but also isolated the imperial court's rule over the former Goguryeo, Baekje and other old places, and even war directly swept across large prefectures and counties in Hebei.

Such a Hu disaster was simply not available since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Although Turkic soldiers were in danger of the Wei River in the early years of Zhenguan, and even Mochuo plundered the prefectures of Hedongdao not long ago, the Turkic was the long-standing overlord in the desert, and it was not surprising that the disaster was severe.

But many ordinary people, like the Khitan, did not even know that there was such a tribe in the northeast, and it suddenly became powerful, sweeping half of Hebei. The impact on Shiliu was far greater than the disaster of the Turks.

Luoyang was originally a new chaos. Although the order was rebuilt, it was still very fragile. When he heard that nearly half of Hebei's prefectures and counties had fallen, some riots gradually began to appear in the city.

Especially some of the former Tianjian Daomen who had just returned from Hedong to Duji, worried that the court might go back on their word, recruited them back into the army and joined the war in Hebei, and even some fleeing situations occurred.

Although Li Tong knew that the Khitan rebellion should not be underestimated and made many targeted plans for this, when this matter really brought an impact on the current situation, he was also very busy.

In order to stabilize the people's hearts in Duji, he even went to the gate of Zhucheng City in Duji, summoned the villagers of Fangqu, and announced in public that the court had an overall plan to quell the Khitan rebellion, and the war in Hebei would never affect the government orders that had been implemented around Duji.

Of course, in the face of this mass panic, the comfort of language is always pale and powerless, and only actions are the most powerful.

The recruitment of the troops on Shaanxi Road has been underway. It has been the name of garrisoning the capital. As for now, there is no need to cover up. It is directly called the Liaodong Road marching. At the same time, Hei Chichangzhi, the former chief marching chief of the Liaodong Road marching chief, and the former chief marching chief of the Liaodong Road marching chief, and the former chief marching chief of the Liaodong Road marching chief.

At the same time, Prime Minister Yao Yu was the chief general of the Central Army of Liaodong Road. He led the 50,000 newly arrived in Luoyang to cross the Hebei North and summoned Lou Shide from Longyou to the court and became the chief general of the rear army of Liaodong Road.

The prime minister takes charge of the army during the great expedition of the country. This has always been a common practice. As for the specific war, of course, it is still mainly in charge of the general manager of the army, and the authority of the prime minister is used to control and dispatch the army.

The personnel structure of the military in front of Liaodong Road could be adjusted without any adjustments, while the central army was still dominated by Li Tong's old team of the Western Army. The 50,000 troops were divided into thirteen marches. Tang Xianze, Yang Xianzong and other former Western Army generals were in charge of the general.

Of course, Li Tong, the original group of military generals in the court, was not completely excluded, but the main ones they appointed were the original Goguryeo and Baekje royal families.

These people were activated not to really lead their troops to fight, but mainly to influence and recruit the remnants of the Three Koreans distributed in the Northeast, so that these people should not participate too much in the Khitan rebels, and even organize a group of cities to threaten the Khitan retreat.

Although there is no need to put too much hope in this part of the arrangement. The real battle to win this battle is still the battle on the front battlefield, but it is also beneficial without any expense. If it can be effective, it is the best. Even if there is no effect, the court will only lose a few imperial edicts.

In mid-June, all the troops were launched. Such a large-scale personnel dispatching could be completed so efficiently because Li Tong had sufficient preparations in the early stage. In addition to the personnel dispatching of the original Taiwan, the materials were also timely raised.

Under the guidance of the imperial court's direct troops, part of the grain of rice in Jiangnan had already been transported northward, and 100,000 hu grain of rice was used as military rations. It directly entered Weizhou along the Grand Canal, and continued northward along the Zhangshui River channel, and transported to frontline areas such as Jizhou.

On the eve of the army in the middle, another small episode occurred in the court, that is, Wang Xiaojie asked for a fight.

Previously, Wang Xiaojie killed Sun Qi and entered the court, but he was unemployed in the residence due to his frustration in response and did not give a new appointment.

This time, Hebei was in chaos, and Wang Xiaojie was naturally ready to wait for the army to quell the rebellion. However, seeing that the general managers of all the routes had been appointed, and even Lou Shide from Longyou were recalled and appointed, but Wang Xiaojie was not included.

Of course, Wang Xiaojie couldn't bear this. He had a bit of a warrior's character, and this time he used troops to Hebei was the largest military operation in the new dynasty. If he could not be included in it, it would be a great regret for him. It was not just the loss of being thrown away, but even a little shame.

So Wang Xiaojie also frequently asked for battle. Because he was not in the court office and could not enter and exit the imperial city, he simply stood upright at Duanmen every day, staring at the court officials entering and leaving. His eyes were so sad that it was sad.

It is difficult for Li Tong to ignore Wang Xiaojie to spare no effort to show his presence. Speaking of old honors, Wang Xiaojie is indeed the first military general in the court today. Even if he does not take the initiative to ask for battle, the court officials will make many suggestions, hoping that Wang Xiaojie can go to Hebei to participate in the war.

If Li Tong just blindly refuses to respond, then the targeting will be too obvious, which is not conducive to creating an atmosphere of unity and killing thieves in the court.

So two days after Wang Xiaojie asked for battle at Duanmen, Li Tong finally summoned him into the imperial city. When Wang Xiaojie entered the hall, he pulled down his face and said angrily: "The court has its own rules and regulations to appoint civil and military officials. Wang was uneasy in the room and looked at Duanmen secretly. What did he mean?"

Wang Xiaojie heard the rebuke and knelt on the ground with a thud. Before he could speak, he was already tearful. Then he choked and said, "I know that I am strong and unkind, and I dare not rely on the old and violate the rules of the court. However, since I entered the world, I have donated my life to serve in the Rong people, but fortunately I have achieved little contribution and fulfillment. I heard that the thief who has caused trouble to my family and country, which is heartbreaking!

I am accused of being accused of the title, and I am accused of the archery and horses. I am now suffering from Hebei. I really dare not lie in my house and I am willing to serve the court with my life! I also know that the matter of the great battle is necessary, and I must be careful in sending it. I am a military man, and I dare not act sideways. If this body and strength are not enough to reward me, I ask the court to issue an imperial edict to transfer my title to me to reward me for my achievements! I dare not boast about the old things, but I have made some progress in the matter, but I have to follow the army. Even if I cannot kill the thieves quickly, I can still achieve a slight control of the situation..."

Hearing Wang Xiaojie's self-deprecation, Li Tong couldn't help frowning. The reason why he did not send Wang Xiaojie was naturally not because of this guy's previous confrontation with him, he still had this tolerance.

However, in the original history, this battle in Hebei was where Wang Xiaojie hated him. Even if he was diligent in the king's affairs and spared no life, Wang Xiaojie was indeed famous in the army. If he really failed on the battlefield, the attack on the military situation would be quite a big blow.

Moreover, Wang Xiaojie is honestly a guy named Wang Xiaojie, who is brave enough to fight but not as talent as a general. He is not afraid of any person in the army. He is in the capital and can still be in charge. Once he joins the army, Hei Ya Changzhi may not be able to suppress him.

However, Wang Xiaojie was eager to fight, and there were many such suggestions in the court recently. After pondering, Li Tongcai said in a deep voice: "The military duties of all the troops have been completed, and it is a big taboo for generals to be generals in the future. Moreover, Wang used his merits to hold me back, but it is hard to tolerate my feelings. Since he said that he was pure and affection, he did not enter the army in vain, and he was not allowed to take power in charge of the army. Do you still insist on following the army to fight?"

"I have already become tired of Your Highness's words. My old achievements may be slightly guaranteed, but I am afraid I can no longer enjoy favors. My age is still strong, but my favors are weak, so I can only show off my courage in the hope of gaining new achievements. But if I can be more serious, I dare not seek extravagance for my position and power... I am willing to be swaying, please do not abandon my humble minister!"

Hearing what Yuansi of the Supervisor, Wang Xiaojie nodded again and said.
Chapter completed!