【Second update】

Leaving from the military affairs of the Commander Office, the uncle and nephew of the Zhe family had room to speak freely.

When he got on the horse and returned to the military camp, Zhe Keda asked the sixteenth uncle who was walking with his bridle: "How much is the reason why Privy Council did not use the Western Army? Is it true?"

Zhe Keda has always been troubled by this problem in the military discussion. Han Gang said he wanted to let the Beijing camp experience it, but if they were too seriously injured, it would be difficult to explain after returning to Beijing. After living in the capital for more than a hundred years, I don’t know how many relatives and friends there were. If these imperial guards from around Kaifeng were too injured, drowning could drown people just by saliva.

"I don't believe it anyway." Zhe Keren shook his head, "The elite Western Army is much stronger than the Jingying and Daizhou soldiers in the hands of the Privy Council, and is no worse than our foreign soldiers, let alone they are definitely much more obedient than the Jingying. If it were me, they would definitely be the main force of the Western Army."

"Can it be that there is any connection between Han Shumi and Lu Shumi?" Zhe Kedao, "I heard that the two Shumi are not so harmonious. If they use the Western Army as the main force, it may be difficult to look up when they see Lu Shumi after returning to Beijing."

"Not to." Zhe Keren had considered the political reasons for a long time, but from his contact with Han Gang, he did not think that Han Gang would ignore the gap in combat power between the Jing camp and the Western Army for this trivial matter. Judging from the arrangement behind Han Gang to Xinkou Village, he did not despise the Liao people at all, and he also clearly saw the combat power of the Jing camp.

Zhe Keda thought about it and nodded. Han Gang didn't feel that he was so petty and petty.

"No matter what the reason is for Privy Council, since we are unwilling to use the Western Army, only our Linfu Army can use it. With more than 6,000 Western Army clearing out the bandits who took advantage of the fire in Taiyuan, we don't have to worry about unstable behind us."

Zhe Keren did not mention the army of Daizhou and Taiyuan. After the invasion of the Liao people like fire, the other two heavy troops on Hedong Road, except for the Linfu, which was beyond the Hebei area, were very weak, and there was only one who could take action.

Zhe Keda looked ahead silently.

This is why Zhe Keda complained about Han Gang's refusal to use the Western Army. Being valued in the war is not a good thing, it means more danger, blood and sacrifice, and those are the children of the Zhe family.

He was not afraid of his own sacrifice, or even his blood was boiling because of the war, but once the interests of the Zhe family were involved, it was something he had to consider.

………………………………………

The same problem did not bother several of Hangang's close staff. It seems that it is not worth caring for if the Western Army is not transferred to Xinkou Village north.

Zhang Feng, Huang Shang and others were in charge of their own affairs, and they also had a group of people under their command, and they had endless work every day. But their daily busyness was an indispensable aspect of establishing the Hedong Command.

The food that had troubled Hangang before was no longer a problem with the evacuation of the people, the restrained actions of the army, and the establishment of the department to arrange transportation plans reasonably and effectively. In Xinkou Village, a batch of food and grass that was enough to supply the entire army to fight on a large scale for half a month was gradually stocked up. However, this amount was still far from the goal that Hangang wanted to achieve.

Han Gang hopes that the Imperial Army of the Beijing Camp will have at least 30% of the strength of the Western Army. In the future, they will be part of the battle to retake Yan Yun.

But Hangang will not help the growth of the seedlings, so that the imperial guards in the Jingying felt the atmosphere of war, and then, if conditions permit, let them experience the bloody experience on the battlefield. This is all Hangang’s current requirements for the imperial guards in the Jingying.

Even at a critical moment like Taigu County, Hangang's requirements for the imperial army in Beijing were slowly advancing to maintain its deterrence against the Liao army, rather than directly competing with the Liao army - if he had the elite Western army in his hands, then annihilation of the enemy under Taigu City was Hangang's inevitable choice - so he had to have more combat time, and to lengthen the decisive battle that determines the outcome one or two times into a continuous low-intensity battle.

However, to realize this idea, we must test the level of the commander's combat plan. Han Gang put in a lot of effort for this. However, he also knew that the most important task at the moment was to regain Daizhou, and that the main and secondary tasks would not be reversed.

Han Gang was looking at the official documents, and a personal soldier came in to inform: "The Privy Council sent an envoy to the capital."

Han Gang put down the documents in his hand and looked up and asked, "Is it a dictatorship?"

"It seems that it's not. I just said I brought the queen's oral order."

"I understand." Most of the envoys were invited to make peace for the Liao people. It is not difficult to guess this matter, but Han Gang was a little surprised that it came so quickly, and didn't think much about it, and said directly, "Take him in."

Han Gang soon saw the envoy who came from afar. Although he was carrying the queen's oral order, he still saluted Han Gang very well-behaved - without formally signing and plagiarizing the edicts, oral orders, and central orders, he could not suppress the prime ministers like Han Gang.

"Jiang Rong pays homage to the Privy Council."

It should have been going day and night, and it seemed like he had rolled in the dust, but Han Gang still recognized the person. It was indeed Jiang Rong beside the queen.

Jiang Rong was the confidant eunuch beside the queen, but his official position was not high and was still a long distance from being transferred to the military officer sequence. Therefore, when serving the queen with government affairs, he was mostly a big siewed from the Imperial Medicine Academy standing on the left and right. He was said to be a confidant next to the queen, which was the errand of serving tea and water.

"I don't know what happened to the Huangmen here? What is your highness's order?"

Han Gang received Guo Kui's notification only a few days ago. Unexpectedly, the envoy who was asking about politics in the court came. It was estimated that just after receiving a memorial from Xiongzhou or Baozhou, the queen immediately sent Jiang Rong north.

"It is because the Liao people recently sent envoys to Beijing to ask for peace."

"Please help me? It seems that Beilu can't hold on anymore." Han Gang sneered and asked, "What conditions did Yelu Yixin get?"

"The currency increased by 100,000 yuan, half of each silver and silk. In this way, the Liao Kingdom is willing to withdraw its troops and restore its borders to the situation before the war."

"That is to say, use 100,000 yuan to add Xingling to Wuzhou to exchange it for Daizhou?"

Jiang Rong thought for a while and added: "There is also peace. The two families stopped their troops and returned to the old alliance."

"This is the result of the establishment of the peace talks, and it cannot be used as a condition for exchange." Han Gang shook his head, "The court should not mess with Yelu Yixin. What did your Highness, Ping Zhang and several ministers from the two palaces consider?"

"This matter is of great importance. It cannot be ignored by the two governments, and the saints cannot make decisions. Therefore, the saints assigned envoys to ask the opinions of several Privy members. This is how the villain was sent to Hedong." Jiang Rong stood up a little straight, "The villain followed the saint's oral orders to ask Privy members. Is it true that this time it is a peace or a mismatch?"

Han Gang stood up and said resolutely: "Please ask the Huangmen to overturn the saint after returning to Beijing, of course we have to make peace!"

Han Gang's answer made Jiang Rong stunned for a moment. His answer seemed to be impatient. Could it be that the Hedong Commander no longer had the confidence to win?

"Prince also asks me to tell you the reason, so that the villain can also repay the saint after returning to the capital."

"China cannot destroy the Northern Liberation now. Of course, it is even more impossible for the Northern Liberation to destroy China. In the end, it will only waste national strength and gain nothing - so there is only one way to negotiate peace. Haven't we forced Yelu Yixin to send envoys to seek peace? It's almost enough."

Jiang Rong nodded. He saw with his own eyes how much joy he brought to the people of the capital after the Liao envoy ordered to negotiate peace, and how many restaurants sold out the fine wine they had stored in the cellar.

"But one thing is very important." Han Gang then added: "It is on what basis this time to negotiate peace?"

"Basic?" Jiang Rong and Zhang big eyes were waiting for Han Gang's explanation.

"In the Chanyuan Alliance, China paid 300,000 silver coins in annual monies. Later, Qingli increased the coins and added 200,000. In exchange for the Northern Gate's unchanged troops. Xining demarcated the boundaries, and China also ceded the land. It was also for the Northern Gate to not take advantage of the situation. At that time, the world was full of disasters and chaos, and it was impossible to start a war." Han Gang pulled his finger and counted one by one. He sighed secretly. He still remembered how Xiao Xi made the court a mess with white teeth. "So these peace treaties were based on the strong Northern Gate's power and China was weak."

"That's true." Jiang Rong nodded in agreement.

"But this time the Song and Liao dynasties were in a great victory in Shaanxi, and Lu Shumi recovered Xingling. Although there was a small setback in Hebei, the attack was not good, and the Liao people did not take advantage of it. Although the beginning of Hedong was unfavorable, the Liao army was now forced to only half of Daizhou. In the current situation, China was the one who gave peace to the Northern Barbarians. Yelu Yixin had no qualifications to issue any conditions, so he could only accept it. Whether it was annual monies or cede land. It was necessary to understand that the Northern Barbarians were weak now, while China was strong."

Jiang Rong became more and more surprised when he heard this. Han Gang's attitude despised the Liao Kingdom to his bones.

"Naturally," Han Gang continued, "peace is still necessary. Before China's national strength completely overwhelms the Beilu, maintaining peace for a period of time will be beneficial to the country and the people."

"With the meaning of Privy Council, what conditions should be given to the Liao people?"

"The borders of the two countries maintain the status quo, well... this must be a condition that can only be issued after the loss of land in Daizhou."

In other words, the one who snatched it was mine, and the one that was thrown away was mine when I snatched it back. Jiang Rong's heart changed and understood. But he became even less clear about why Han Gang dared to say this: "But can the Liao thief agree?"

"The ownership of Xingling and Wuzhou can be redeemed with money, so that the Beilu will not let go."

"redemption?"

"Didn't Emperor Taizu say when setting up a stake warehouse? The silver silk inside is to redeem the ceded Yanyun states. If the Northern Barbarians refuse to agree to this transaction, they will use the stake money to recruit warriors from the country and search for the heads of the Northern Barbarians. Ten pieces of silk and one stake head of the Northern Barbarians, and the number of people in the 200,000 is only two million pieces of silk."

"…Why does Privy think it's appropriate to buy Wuzhou and Xingling?"

"It's not that I bought the land occupied by the Northern Territory. Xingling and Wuzhou are already in the hands of China. It is said that I only gave Yelu Yixin a step. If I have too many, it would be embarrassing to the court. It's just 30,000 to 50,000 jin. It's not annual monies, but a one-time payment, and it's a signing fee for Yelu Yixin. I just asked him to admit that the two places belong to Song, and sign a name and a ban."

Jiang Rong heard unshakable confidence in Han Gang's words, and he carefully verified Han Gang: "Is the Privy Council confident of conquering Daizhou?"

Han Gang raised a finger: "If the supplies can be fully and promptly, then before the beginning of autumn, there will be no more Northern Barbarians and soldiers in the entire Daizhou area to exist safely."

Han Gang's confidence infected Jiang Rong. This was never defeated. Han Shumi, who was famous as a god, had a saint. Since he said that the Liao army would be defeated, what else is there to doubt?

He bowed to Han Gang, "After the villain returns to Beijing, he will report the words of the Privy Council to the saint."

Han Gang nodded with a smile. He had to whisper for a while to strengthen his confidence in negotiating with the Liao people in the capital.

Anyway, as long as the result is good, it will be fine. He doesn't care about this.
Chapter completed!