Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Han Shizhong officially resigned from the positions of the governor of the Anton Governor's Mansion and the Liaodong Economic Strategy Envoy.

This matter is not over yet, on the day Han Shizhong was entrusted, the official Zhao's imperial decree came out of the capital, and was rushed to Fuzhou, Liaodong within [-] miles.

People in Fuzhou are in a state of panic these days, and the head coach has been accused of treason, so what about them?

Shouldn't they also be condemned?

On the fifth day of September, an imperial decree arrived in Fuzhou, causing an uproar in Liaodong.

Han Shizhong's direct descendants all received promotions in official ranks, and expressed high praise and recognition for their past military exploits.

On the evening of the fifth day of September, the sunset glow fills half of the sky, reflecting the water of the Bian River dazzlingly.

On this day, another famous general of the Song Dynasty returned to Bianjing, the imperial capital, from the far south.

He is Wu Lin.

This year, Wu Lin was only 36 years old, and he was the youngest among the big frontier commanders in the Song Dynasty.

After he arrived in the capital, he was urgently summoned to the palace to have an audience.

Wu Lin unloaded his weapon and walked into Wende Hall.

"Minister Wu Lin, see Your Majesty, and wish my emperor peace."

"Wu Qing, quickly excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Ning said with emotion: "I'm thinner and tanned. It seems that Annan's life is very hard."

"It's all worth it to guard the border for Da Song."

"Have you seen your brother?"

"I have just arrived in the capital, and I haven't gone to see him yet."

"He is also in the capital now, and I heard that he will arrive today. I am impatient and hinder the reunion of the two of you brothers."

"Your Majesty's summoning of ministers must be due to important state affairs. How can ministers delay state affairs because of family affairs?"

"I am in a hurry to summon you. It is indeed important."

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty, that I will go through fire and water." Wu Lin said.

"Han Liangchen resigned from all his positions in the Anton Governor's Mansion." Zhao Ning said with emotion.

Chapter 1177 New barbarian entry? (Second more)

Wu Lin was slightly surprised.

He knew about Han Shizhong.

They are all from the Western Army.

Han Shizhong was already well-known in the Northwest back then.

Han Shizhong was later transferred to Liaodong to open up the Liaodong battlefield, and Wu Lin also heard a little about it.

But I didn't expect that Han Shizhong resigned from his post when he came back.

"I'm not talented, and I'm afraid I won't be able to be the guardian of the Annan Protectorate in the future. Please allow me to resign!"

No matter how dull Liu Lin's sense of smell was, he could hear Zhao Guan's implication.

"I called you back this time, in fact, I didn't ask you to resign from the post of the Chief Protector of the Annan Protectorate." Zhao Ning still concealed his efforts, "You defended the border for the Song Dynasty, and you haven't seen Wu Jie for many years. , I couldn't bear to see you two brothers separated for a long time, so I called you back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion."

"However, Han Shizhong's resignation really surprised me. Liaodong is the front line of Song and Jin Dynasties, so you can't live without a commander." Zhao Ning said, "You have made great achievements in Annan. I want you to go to Liaodong. Are you willing?"

Wu Lin was surprised and said: "I don't know much about Liaodong, and I worry that I won't be able to do it."

"It doesn't matter, now the Liaodong Army is fully equipped. You don't have to worry about joining the army, military supervisor, military propaganda, engineers, logistics of the military and political department and the transportation department. Everything is available. In the past, you only needed to be able to stabilize the overall situation and ensure the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Guards. , take precautions, now that Song and Jin are negotiating peace, although the Jin people will not start a war in a short time, but you can't take it lightly."

Hearing Zhao Guanjia's tone, it seems that he has settled down.

Wu Lin felt that if he refused again, he would be ignorant of good and evil. He said: "It's all up to His Majesty to arrange."

"Okay, I'm relieved to have you go to Liaodong. By the way, Liaodong is now a place where the Song army trades frequently, and some problems will inevitably arise. In order to alleviate some troubles for you, I have issued an imperial edict to Li Gang and appointed him as the security guard. The Protector of the Dongdu Protectorate is in charge of everything in Anton, but you are still in charge of the military affairs."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Wu Lin doesn't seem to be a talkative person, every sentence is very simple.

"Li Gang is a very stubborn person, but he is very serious in his work. I hope that he can clean up the Song and Jin trade in the past and prevent officials and the army from intervening in the trade."

Zhao Ning still explained patiently. After all, Wu Lin had never worked with Li Gang, and he was worried that there would be a gap between the two.

"Your Majesty is considerate, I understand."

"Okay, go back and see your brother."

"My minister retire."

Li Gang is a brick, where it needs to be placed.

But now Han Shizhong must not be in Liaodong.

As for Hebei, there is absolutely no problem in letting Wu Jie go.

On the sixth day of September, the border commanders of the Song Dynasty were still in rotation, and Liaodong had already shown a peaceful trend. There was an endless stream of merchant ships, and a large amount of goods were handled in Dengzhou Port.

But the situation in the northwest at this time was completely different from that in Liaodong.

On the morning of the sixth day of September, Liu Kai arrived in Zhangye, and the army immediately marched towards Suzhou.

At this time, Hexi was already a little bit cold, and the Tianwu Army went into battle lightly.

Another group of people is Li Yanxian's department.

Li Yanxian set off from Xingzhou in late August, taking the northern route, from Xingzhou to Baimaqiang Town Army Division, and then from Baimaqiang Town Army Division all the way to the northwest, entering Heishui Town Yan Army Division.

Although this road is a little farther than Liu Qi's, there are almost no obstacles.

However, when Liu Kai went to Hexi, he might encounter stubborn resistance from the remaining party members in Suzhou.

So, both sides are fairly fair.

On the seventh day of September, Li Yanxian went to Guazhou at a faster speed after making supplies at the Yanjun Division in Heishui Town.

The [-] Song army was like a long dragon, marching quickly on the vast sandy land.

Light snow began to fall in the sky, and gusts of cold wind blew from the north.

Li Yanxian must arrive in Guazhou before the cold winter, otherwise the army will inevitably be tested by the blizzard.

Baimaqiang Town Junsi is the last extension of the Houtao Plain to the southwest, and further west is the eight hundred miles of sandy land.

The sand is different from the desert. The sand is caused by human factors, not all sand.

You can see meadows and woods.

However, after the Tang Dynasty, the climate began to turn cold, and the ecology of the Western Regions also changed.

It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, this was a prairie with fertile grass, and Turks and Uyghurs used to graze in this area.

Continuing to the west, there is the military division of Heishui Town in Xixia, where there is also a very spectacular Populus euphratica forest.

The leaves of the Populus euphratica forest in winter have withered and died, and the remaining big trees with weird edges and corners are like dryads entangled on the ground, giving people a sense of desolation and loneliness.

To the south of the Army Division of Heishui Town, there are hundreds of miles of sandy land, which is the area where Li Yanxian is walking at this time.

Although Li Yanxian has no enemies on this road, it is also difficult to find supplies.

Therefore, there are requirements for the army to march.

"Li Shuai, all the water has been replenished." Guan Shigu came quickly on horseback, "It is enough for us to use for half a month. This place is thousands of miles away from Guazhou. According to the previous marching speed, we can walk in fifteen days. over."

"Okay, let's continue on our way. The winter outside the Great Wall is coming early, and we need to hurry up."

"Yes!"

Li Yanxian looked at the gray sky in front of him and the sand covered by a thin layer of snow, a little lost in thought.

"Li Shuai, what's wrong?" Guan Shigu continued to ask.

"I heard that during the Tang Dynasty, this place was an endless grassland?"

"This... the last general has heard of it. It is said that it was one of the pastures of the Turkic people."

Li Yanxian asked suddenly: "Then what kind of scene do you think Mobei is like?"

"Did Li Shuai mean black tartar?"

"That's right!"

"Don't talk about Mobei, Monan just got it back last year. It's been too long since the Great Song Dynasty and Beyond the Great Wall, so many things are already unknown."

"The number of war horses in the imperial court is sufficient now. It would be great if His Majesty can attack Mobei one day!" Li Yanxian said with great ambition, "My commander's wish now is to command an iron shoe to go out of Yangguan in the west and go to Mobei in the north!"

While speaking, there was a sudden movement in front of them, as if a discussion had started.

I saw a few scouts running towards this side quickly.

"What's the matter?" Guan Shigu asked.

"Report to Li Shuai, Qi to Chief Guan, we found the corpses of some herdsmen and some lost sheep in the first [-] days. The people had just died, and horseshoe prints were found in the snow. The number was about several hundred. about."

"Horseshoe print?" Guan Shigu was slightly taken aback, "Is it from us?"

"Definitely not, leaving the team without any instructions and permission will be severely punished!" Li Yanxian immediately denied Guan Shigu's deduction, "Our own people will never mess around!"

"Where did the cavalry come from? Could it be the remnants of Xixia?"

"That's even more impossible. The Yan Army Division in Heishui Town has surrendered to the court, and everyone has been recruited. This area is covered with sand for thousands of miles. There are no towns. It is impossible for them to wander here for a long time."

Chapter 1178 Naiman Division (Third Change)

"Liu He!"

"The end is here!"

"You lead a thousand cavalry to investigate first!"

"Order!"

"Proceed with caution!"

"Yes!"

Liu He took the order and went ahead with those scouts and a thousand cavalry.

When they arrived at the place the scouts had said, they found some dead bodies.

"People died today, and in the morning." Liu He said, "Go, follow these footprints and see!"

Judging from those footprints, the other party drove a lot of sheep, so it shouldn't be far.

Sure enough, within half an hour, they found a group of people in front of them.

The other side apparently also found them.

The two sides were immediately at loggerheads.

Liu He saw those people with disheveled hair, bloated faces, and fat bodies. At first glance, they looked like Tatars.

This kind is generally called White Tatar, because their appearance is very similar to that of people from the Western Regions, and their skin is white.

As for the Mughals, at this time, they were officially called Black Tatars by the Song Dynasty.

"Who are you?" Liu He shouted loudly, pointing his gun at the front.

His voice spread across the open snow field.

The other party did not answer them, but took out their bows and arrows one after another.

"This is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty. You'd better report your identities immediately, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!" Liu He said again.

The other party still did not respond.

"Marquis Liu Duyu, the other party may not understand our words."

"I know." Liu He shouted loudly, "Get ready to fight!"

Song Jun stretched out immediately.

Suddenly, there was a roar from the other party: "Kill!"