"Yue Fei has left Bianliang and is said to have only brought a few personal soldiers back to Xiangzhou to serve his old mother."

Liu Heming, the deputy director of the Ministry of War, said in a lost voice. "What?" Deng Su's face changed drastically, and all the ministers in the entrustment room were shocked. After Deng Su received the memorial of Yue Fei's removal from the army and returning to the field, Deng Su immediately summoned his confidant ministers to discuss. Everyone planned to go back and forth, and they all felt that Yue Fei had been in charge of the Northern Expedition Army for a long time and that the soldiers and generals were familiar. The original arrangement of the court, although the Southeast Wang Gui led the troops to attack Youzhou in front, and Yue Fei was in the future, which was also a safe strategy. Now Yue Fei has quit his job, and it is a bit dangerous to change the general rashly. However, if he takes it back, the court's face will be gone. Therefore, the most urgent task is to neither continue to anger Yue Fei, let him go alone, nor to let Wang Gui go back home. He must think of a strategy of best of both worlds.

In the Prime Minister's entrustment room, the ministers were right in your words, and I was carefully deliberating and preparing to issue an order to comfort Yue Fei again. When the Ministry of War suddenly received an urgent report from Wang Gui and Liu Duan. After Wang Gui and Liu Duan arrived at the Northern Expedition Camp, although Yue Fei received the order, he was extremely cold to Wang and Liu, and even did not hold a banquet. He pleaded to leave the camp that night. Now the people in the camp were panic, Zhang Xian said that he would not come to the scene of an illness, and Luo Xian Shihe

The two generals Lu Mingyu had not returned on the front line, and the other generals were in chaos. Some people said they would jointly report to the court to invite Yue Fei back, otherwise the morale of the army would be disastrous and the Liao army would be dead when they fought. Wang Gui finally settled the camp, and he was also a general under Yue Fei's command. He did not dare to be good at this time and only used the fastest pigeon book to repay Ezhou. Should he ask Yue Fei to come back to take charge of military affairs, or act according to the previous order, and ask the court to make an idea quickly.

Outside the window, the snow had stopped, the sky was still gloomy, Deng Su's face was even more cloudy than the sky, as if it was a piece of blue iron plate.

"It's too domineering!" Wang Wuguan, the Minister of Personnel, angrily slapped the table, "I don't take the imperial court seriously."

This sentence seemed to stir up a thousand waves, and the ministers reprimanded: "For one's own selfishness, he would not hesitate to destroy the great cause of the Northern Expedition. It seems that he was the first to be self-reliant." "Wang Gui had the imperial edict of the court, and Yue Fei's subordinates did not submit to him. Is this the army of the court or the army of the Yue family?" "That's right, the soldiers are arrogant and lazy!" Too arrogant!" "My husband, this is a premeditated. Yue had already calculated the time when Wang Gui arrived at the camp, and then he used ordinary memorials to plead sick and resign, which was to cause the court to be injustice. If the court sent someone to invite him back, this person would definitely be even more arrogant. The army in Tokyo and Hebei will not be owned by the court from now on!"

As everyone was talking, Deng Su's face became more and more grey, as if water was about to drip out.

"Since that's the case, do you think, how should you deal with the current situation?" He said coldly, looking at the ministers around him.

Wang Wuguan and others were shocked. The prime minister's spirit had happened when he "resolved" incidents such as Cao Gu's mutiny. Deng Su had made up his mind. All he needed was that everyone would say what he thought and then express his agreement.

These people are Deng Su's confidants, so they naturally know his thoughts. After thinking about it for a moment, they can "understand".

Sure enough, before Deng Su finished speaking, Wang Wuguan said in a deep voice: "In this way, you should use a quick knife to cut the mess!"

"If the generals are domineering, if they are hesitant, and the days are delayed for a long time, something may happen. It is better to ask Wang Gui to march quickly and take Youzhou directly to unite people's hearts with war. One is to take advantage of the momentum to control military power, and the other is to be able to calm the hearts of the people in the world." When Wang Wuguan said in the end, he emphasized his tone. The Northern Expedition Army confronted the Liao army at the border. Every time he delayed, he consumed countless money and food. After the Xia State forced the Song Dynasty merchant ship overseas, the price of Zhengxintang tickets plummeted. The people of Yangzhou besieged Zhengxintang and forced Su Tongfu away. Now, the court has no other channels to raise military funds. The Xuezheng of the provinces is unwilling to increase the "Hebei tax". Second, there are a large number of exiled Hebei gentry causing trouble, and the court is not allowed to use Hebei land for sale and reward merits.

If we continue like this, the State of Song will almost lose without a fight. Therefore, Wang Wuguan's argument quickly won the approval of everyone.

"Mr. Wang's discussion is very good!"

"While urging Wang Gui to advance, while also asking the police to persuade him to take into account the overall situation and hurry up to Daming to coordinate the overall situation as a safeguard!"

"In order to advance quickly, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue can raise another batch of money to reward the three armies."

Deng Su was silent for a long time and finally nodded, "Since that's the case, I will order Wang Gui to march quickly and not to delay any more!"

He sighed a long sigh and looked out the window. It was already twilight in the east and the stars were deserted.

From receiving the memorial of Yue Fei's illness to now, a whole night has passed. The ministers discussed it, but in the end they still put the heaviest burden on Wang Gui's shoulders. Wang Gui was the one who Deng Su was most valued as prime minister. "I treat General Wang as a national soldier, Wang Gui, don't disappoint me this time." Deng Su clenched his fists, looked at the lonely morning star in the sky, and prayed secretly. Those who fight, those who have more temples will win. Everyone thinks that those who have high positions in the court can control the rise and fall of the world. However, those who live in the temple know that manpower is exhausted. Many times, the waiting after temple calculations is not much different from the dice thrown by gamblers.

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From Ezhou to Hejian, it was nearly 3,000 miles away. The golden-font card was delivered to the six-day and night. However, the Prime Minister's Office urged the army to use the fastest pigeon book to pass on. It was delivered to the Hebei Front Envoy Wang Gui. The Prime Minister's Office Jun ordered Wang Gui to be the pacification envoy of Hebei's various routes, and placed the important task of governing the Northern Expedition Camp completely on Wang Gui's shoulders. If there were military generals below the fourth rank of the camp, Wang Gui had the right to take action first and then report. If there were military generals above the fourth rank of the camp, Wang Gui could dismiss him on the spot and escort him to Ezhou for punishment. Jun urged Wang Gui to quickly command the army to attack the three passes and directly take Youzhou. Another 30,000 to 50,000 ounces of money and grain rewards were shipped in Yangzhou. I hope that the three armies would use their lives to capture the three passes and directly take Youzhou, which was the day for the rewards of the big army.

"Please report to the Prime Minister. The generals and others will work hard to serve the country. Even if the court receives the order, they will die in the evening. There is no other way to say!"

On the morning of that day, Wang Gui showed the order to the generals in the camp, and then dictated a memorial to the clerk in public. The Prime Minister's Office ordered that even a powerful general like Zhang Xian dare not disobey in person. So Wang Gui then ordered the generals to go back and count their troops, organize firearms and weapons, and prepare seven-day food. From then on, the generals would go to the big tent to discuss the military affairs of the Northern Expedition. Once the snow stopped and the sky was clear, they would lead their troops north at any time, first seize the three passes of Xiongzhou and Bazhou, take a break, and then attack Youzhou according to the situation.

"The last general will obey the order!" The generals responded in unison, and the roars covered the howling sound of the north wind outside the tent.

"Okay!" Wang Gui nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Gui was originally the number one general under Yue Fei's tent. This time, he brought the Prime Minister's Mansion to take over the Northern Expedition Camp. Although the generals and officials below were dissatisfied, many people were still thinking about his old prestige and kindness. This time, the Prime Minister's Mansion was urged to do so. Whether they wanted it or not, at least on the surface, the atmosphere of the entire camp changed. A few days ago, people were panicked. Under Wang Gui's means and the pressure of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it seemed that the clouds in the sky were wiped out.

"Sir, how about it?" Deputy General Han Ming came over and asked.

"Be prepared, we will send troops north soon." Zhang Xian took the reins from Han Ming with a gloomy face.

"What? The weather is so cold. How can the army go north to fight against the Liao army? "Han Ming said in a lost voice.

Zhang Xian looked at the sky and saw tiny snowflakes fluttering. It had been five days since the snow began.

The scout went north to Hejian thirty miles away, and reported that the road was covered with snow so deep that the war horses could only barely move forward. If the Song army wanted to pass by forcibly, it would be difficult. However, on the other hand, the heavy snow also brought great difficulties to the Liao cavalry operations. In such a severe cold climate, a small injury in the wild could kill people. Therefore, in the past few days, the frontiers of Liao and Song sides, the sporadic battle between the scout and the stalwarts were almost gone. The soldiers of Liao and Song sides tacitly did not take the initiative to provoke the battle. However, this silence was a sign of lightning and thunder. With the strict order from the Ezhou Prime Minister's Mansion, the brief calm on the Hebei Plain was about to be broken soon.

"Hu, duh, haha—"

The war horse stepped out its four hooves like a whirlwind, and a snowflake appeared. The war horse suddenly stopped and stood in front of a snowy area.

"Wow—" Jia Yuanzhen shouted in a long voice, and his hands suddenly tied the reins.

He looked forward and although it was just a white piece of snow, it was no longer land, but a frozen lake.

This water surface is located on the border of Song and Liao, and is an artificial barrier created by the Song Dynasty over a hundred years. In order to prevent the Liao cavalry from traversing from traversing from Baozhou to the east and Cangzhou in the northwest, it attracted the Xu River, Bao River, Shahe River, Tang River and other rivers, and then went east to join the Hutuo River, Zhang River, Qi River, Yishui, Baishui River, and even dug springs into depressions to form a lake, forming this water network area, which stretches more than 800 miles from east to west, and is also 60 miles wide from north to south. In summer, the Song army can resist Liao by relying on the river bars.
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