Communications in the Song Dynasty were generally divided into three categories.''

First, ordinary letters or letters from frontline soldiers. When they arrive at the post station, they are identified by the post station, and then shipped from the water and land to the next post station by boat and carriage, and passed down one by one.

The unimportant or unurgent official documents of each department are submitted, such as the taxes and households of a certain state this year, and the number of households needs to be reported to the relevant departments, but they are not urgent. In order to save manpower and financial resources, they are also sent to the capital in this way. Of course, they will pay more attention to and faster than ordinary letters of home.

Second, it is a letter of general express. If there are horses and enough servants at home, you can also play like this. If you ride a horse and send a special person to somewhere, you will change horses and not change people. You will not rush to travel at night. Cai Ting used this method to send the victory to the capital. One way to show that I was calm, not afraid of favors and disgraces, and not selling my merits. Second, I sent his confidants. If the emperor or the boss of the two governments asked, he could ask his confidants to answer the questions on his behalf. It was not too slow, nor too fast. It took seven or eight days to arrive in the capital.

The third is to hand over the horse, change the person, and rush on the road 24 hours a day and night.

It has created many miracles, and it has been recorded in history twice. The first time was when Zhao Kuangyin, when the Khitan sent 60,000 troops into Hebei, and the front line was delivered to the capital with special feet. Zhao Kuangyin ordered Tian Qinzuo to lead 3,000 cavalry to rescue him. As a result, the Khitans had just arrived, and Tian Qinzuo also arrived, so three thousand were fighting 60,000.

During the second rebellion of Nong Zhigao, Guangzhou handed the five-day general to Kaifeng with a special foot. How many rugged mountain roads and waterways are there in the middle?

Lu Feng was afraid that Cai Ting would sue the evildoer, so he detained the envoy of Xixia in front, and then handed the memorial to the capital with a special foot. Therefore, it was a few days apart. But when he arrived in the capital, he arrived one by one.

Why bother?

Cai Ting doesn’t make small reports on the memorials, so what’s the difference?

But the slowest one was Eunuch Huang and his party.

They also came on horseback and left early, so they were just rushing, but it wasn't that fast.

When Eunuch Huang entered the capital, Wang Ju made it clear that two reply letters must be submitted to Zhao Shu.

So he first met Zhao Shu.

After Zhao Shu was happy, he was also thinking about the annual gift. At that time, the amount of the ward was not large, five thousand taels of silver and five thousand pieces of silk. Even if he gave it to the people of Xixia, it would be no big deal.

But the New Year is coming in two or three months.

What should I do if the rest of the Sui Ci? That is the big head.

When he heard that Eunuch Huang was back, he took him to the Political Affairs Hall and called the two ministers together.

"Your Majesty, this is the report brought to Your Majesty by Wang Ju. "Eunuch Huang handed over the letter.

Zhao Shu opened it and looked at it, and handed it to Han Qi. Everyone continued to circulate it.

"You said you went to the battlefield too?"

"Your Majesty, I have gone too."

"Speak and listen."

"I just arrived in Huachi County that day. The people of Xixia were approaching Dashun City. Wang Ju wrote a letter to Duke Lu, the governor of Yanzhou, who wanted to move several battalions of officers and soldiers. In addition, he wrote a letter to Duke Lu to take the opportunity to take down Jintang City. Your Majesty, Duke Lu would not listen, otherwise the entire Xixia people would be wiped out this time."

"Wait, why will the Xixia people be wiped out after taking down Jintang City?"

"The Xixia people were at Dashun City. If they wanted to escape back, there were only three roads. The small road of Twelve Pan was not easy to walk. Baibao City was also a mountain road, but it was still not easy to walk. Only the road of Jintang City was the largest, and there was still some surplus grain in the city. So, after taking down Jintang City, these Xixia people had to squeeze along those two roads, and they would be caught or killed by our soldiers, and even if they escaped, they would not eat..."

Zhao Shu immediately took out the map to watch, but he could not understand it.

"Why don't Lu Qing listen?"

"I don't know much. It seems that Mr. Cai had already written a letter and Wang Ju wrote two letters, but Mr. Lu refused to listen. I guess Mr. Lu was afraid of seeing the huge number of enemy troops in Xixia."

Zhao Shu's face immediately became anxious. He said impatiently: "Don't talk about Lu Qing anymore, continue to talk about the war."

Eunuch Huang continued to talk about the battle in Dashun City from the battlefield in Huachi County: "The situation was very tense at that time. If it was dawn, the Xixia people would not be defeated, and the consequences would be unimaginable. However, Mr. Cai lacked enough troops and could only watch the battle anxiously."

"Han Qing, didn't you issue an edict to ask Wang Qing to send reinforcements to support Qingzhou?"

"There is still this festival? If the prince and Duke Lu jointly send reinforcements, the battle would be even more brilliant. In fact, due to insufficient troops, everyone could only watch the Xixia people escape back," said Huang. In fact, Cai Ting gave him a bowl of tea at that time, and he didn't know what was put in it. After drinking, he fell asleep. He couldn't let him see a large number of prisoners of war be captured, go to bed, and fall asleep.

Zhao Shu's face became even more gloomy.

Although this victory made him happy, killing and capturing more than 50,000 people was ultimately different from 70,000 or 80,000. If Li Liangzuo killed 80,000 soldiers and horses, this kid would not dare to invade the Song Dynasty the next time he killed him.

So he said unhappily: "Continue to talk."

"Here, at this time, Wang Ju took the initiative to ask for the order and rushed to the battlefield with the Third Battalion Poche and more than a thousand strong men. Originally, Mr. Cai ordered him to try every means to gather several armies, but the battlefield was too chaotic at that time and no one could do it. Wang Ju came up with an idea, forcibly drilled through the Western Xia army, and ordered the commanders of each cavalry to kill Li Liangzuo who was standing on the earthen mountain. He also met the iron kite of the Xixia people in the middle..." Many of the people behind were seen by their own eyes, so they spoke vividly.

In fact, Cai Ting also mentioned this matter in the memorial, but it deliberately downplayed it.

This is intended to protect Wang Ju.

He also believed that Wang Ju would not be as ungrateful as Di Qing. Di Qing's fate was that it was this ungrateful that made Pang Ji abandon him, so Zhao Zhen could not hold on alone, and Di Qing was sad.

In fact, he was too worried, Wang Ju's water was deeper than he thought.

After Eunuch Huang finished speaking, he was the passionate version of the Battle of Dashun City, and Cai Ting was the cold version of the Battle of Dashun City, but it was basically consistent, and the error was only the description of the details. Several people compared the two versions and could basically restore the truth about the battle of Dashun City.

Wen Yanbo breathed a long breath and said, "It turns out that it's so dangerous."

If Cai Ting could fall here, the war was in danger. In the entire history of China for thousands of years, except for the very few gods of war, who dares to guarantee his own battles and the people?

Besides, are you a god of war? Is it okay to be a civil servant?

Han Qi also breathed a long sigh. Cai Ting did not show his merits, and he could not have had an attack, but this battle also hit him with the same number of enemies. When he was in Haoshuichuan, he used much more troops than Cai Ting, but he was defeated that way.

It turns out that this is the truth. Cai Ting's victory or defeat is also hanging on the line.

But that kid Wang Ju is really good at fighting. Why didn’t this kid become a military general but a civil servant?

If you think beautifully, Wang Ju won’t be so stupid. Being a general and doing this step to Yue Fei, what will happen?

If Yue Fei was a Jinshi and a civil official, would Qin Hui dare to commit skinning? Do you dare to kill Fengboting?

Zhao Shu said: "Do you want this year gift to stop?"

Wang Ju's memorial was written in detail, including the operation of salt, but this was just Wang Ju's idea, and Zhao Shu also wanted to seek the opinions of these prime ministers.

Han Qi said: "Okay, I will send an envoy to ask why he offended me, the Song Dynasty."

Wen Yanbo said: "In this way, the border raid will be great. Although the Huanqing Road is a great victory, there is a heavy casualty and he may not have the power to fight again. The other roadside ministers are not in harmony, and most of them are cowardly and cannot bear the heavy use. The Xixia defeat was a time of anger and anger. If the annual ban is given to the mutual market, they will inevitably send troops again. They claim to have a 500,000 army. This is a sign of vain. However, if the whole country uses troops, there will be 300,000 to 400,000 troops. Even if they invade Huanqing again, Huanqing cannot resist. Please think twice."

Let's stop when you see it's good.

This is what Wang Ju said has nothing to do with political propositions, and even Wen Yanbo himself dared not say it. As long as there is a ban in the front, Xixia will send troops again regardless of the heavy damage to the battle.

However, Han Qi agreed, he would object.

But relatively speaking, the two of them are still in a moderate dispute now.

Now is the enemy, and now you can become friends again, this is the politician...

Think about it, can Zhang Zai survive with that temperament?

Han Qi said: "Military factions must be aware of each other. Today's preparations for the Rong Dynasty are greater than those in the past. I also forgive the crazy boy of Zuo. How can I compare to Yuan Hao? If I ask, I will be convinced."

This is a bit unspeakable. Don’t look at Cai Ting’s arrogant attitude, just give it a try. Cai Ting can win in Qingzhou, I can win even if I go. Even when I go, all the troops from several routes will be supported. It will be more glorious than Cai Ting’s victory.

Han Qi said again: "But the four routes are loose and they are not obeying each other's command, and it is ultimately a problem on the side. In my opinion, Guo Kui should be sent to Shaanxi to be in charge of military affairs."

This was also a pain in his heart. He advocated a counterattack, but several other groups, including Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji, and Wen Yanbo, insisted on defense. As a result, he was the only one jumping. Li Yuanhao stared at him and fought alone, and the defeat of Haoshuichuan was caused. So from that time on, he had a conflict with Fan Zhongyan. This was the reason why Han Qi fought for the boss after the gentleman took office, which led to the ugly Shuiluo City incident.

Moreover, Han Qi's proposal is quite profound.

Wen Yanbo came to the Western Palace. In order to balance Wen Yanbo, Han Qi inserted a person in. This person was Guo Kui, the younger brother of Guo Zun, a martyr in Sanchuan Shui. However, Guo Kui had little experience and had no great military achievements, so everyone was dissatisfied.

Han Qi said, "I don't know that Guo Kui is looking down, but according to the story, the Western Palace should use a military official. The official wanted to use Li Duanyuan, but Li Duanyuan was evil, so he used Guo Kui as the one."

So is Li Duanyuan a "evil" person? It's really not. He is not a good minister, but he cannot be considered an evil minister.

Why does Han Qi disagree? First, Li Duanyuan has a good relationship with Fu Bi. With this alone, Han Qi would not agree to Li Duanyuan ascend to the position.

The second thing is that Li Duanyuan is the son of the son-in-law Li Zunxu. He comes from a famous family. When he brings it up, he may feel Zhao Shu’s affection, but he will never feel Han Qi’s affection. Guo Kui is just that thing now. As long as he brings it up, he will definitely be grateful to Han Qi.

However, no matter what Han Qi said, Guo Kui is far less than Li Duanyuan now.

Everyone was not convinced. Shao Kang, Wu Shen, Lu Jing and others repeatedly wrote the carvings. The ancestors had this system. Western Prefecture should use military officials, such as Cao Bin and his son, Ma Zhijie, Wang Deyong and Di Qing. But those who did not make military achievements and were praised by the world were fine. How could Guo Kui be a clever villain?

Anyway, it’s a big deal. No matter what Han Qi does, everyone will be unhappy.

So now is an opportunity. If Guo Kui goes to Shaanxi for a while, he may be able to make a contribution and enter Xifu after he comes back. No one has any objections.

"What Han Qing said is very true."

So Guo Kui took a big hat and went to Shaanxi, and obtained a letter to the Privy Council, the tutor of the Shaanxi Fourth Routes, Quan Jingyuan Road, the General Manager of the Cavalry and Infantry Army, and the General Manager of the General Manager of the Cavalry and Infantry Army, and the magistrate of Weizhou!

The previous one shows that he went down with the hat of the Xifu Priest, and then Jingyuan Road became Guo Kui's one acre of three-point land. This is not counted, but he also has the right to remotely control the military power of the entire Shaanxi Border Four Routes, and also has the right to mobilize all the troops of the Border Four Routes, including Qingzhou, Qinzhou, and Yanzhou.
Chapter completed!