Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Instruct Zhang Kai, the strategic envoy of Jingyuan Road, to immediately recruit civilians and city building materials to be on standby to build Pingxia City as quickly as possible."

"Instruct the troops on the Yanyan Road to continue to lure the enemy deeper. Once the Xixia army shows signs of retreat, they will immediately dig out the roads and destroy the bridges to delay the construction of Pingxia City."

"The other envoys were sent to the east to attack the west, attracting Xixia troops so that they could not hinder the construction of Pingxia City."

"Assemble five thousand crossbowmen from the forbidden army and three thousand crossbowmen from each army! Collect the divine arm crossbows from all the army and prepare strong crossbows."

"Create sky-shaking thunder as quickly as possible and send it to Pingxia City."

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Zhao Xu was so excited that he issued several orders in succession, gathering the strength of the whole country to support the construction of Pingxia City.

Zhao Xu understood that the Song Dynasty had always been passive between Song and Xia. Once the construction of Pingxia City was completed, the Song Dynasty would completely change the situation.

As long as Pingxia City is defended this time, more and more bastions will appear on the Song-Xia border in the future.

"I obey your orders!" All the officials bowed and accepted the order.

"Let the officials know that Pingxia City is easy to repair. The most important thing is to defend Xixia's counterattack. We also ask the officials to send elite soldiers and generals and supervisors to Pingxia City to repel the Song Dynasty." Zhang Dun suggested.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said, "Dear dear friends, do you have any candidates?"

Zeng Bu suggested: "Among the generals, the Zhong family is the most knowledgeable about military affairs. Among them, Zhong E's son Zhong Pu is a famous marksman in the army. It is most suitable for him to lead the troops to defend Pingxia City."

"Zhong Pu is indeed the right candidate."

All the ministers nodded.

The most powerful weapon to defend Pingxia City is the divine arm crossbow. Zhong Pu is the best at shooting, so he is naturally the best candidate. Moreover, he is a strong general in his own right. He often fights with Xixia and is familiar with Xixia's offensive. "

"As for the supervisor..."

Zeng Bu couldn't help but frown. All dynasties had eunuchs as supervisors, and the Song Dynasty was no exception. However, civil servants had always disliked eunuchs, and before that, there had been precedents of supervisors fleeing in fear of battle. This made Zeng Bu I don't like supervising the army very much.

Zhao Xu frowned. Supervising the army was a tradition of all dynasties, because only eunuchs were the most loyal to the emperor, and the Song Dynasty's system of supervising the army was relatively successful. For example, eunuchs Qin Han and Li Xian had made great achievements in battle. Only one case of an eunuch fleeing in fear of fighting was not enough for Zhao Xu to shake this system.

At this moment, Zhao Xu couldn't help but turn his attention to Tong Guan, the personal eunuch on the side. Pingxia City was extremely important and could not be missed. As the eunuch, Tong Guan was the best candidate.

Tong Guan couldn't help but feel numb when he saw Zhao Xu's gaze. Pingxia City seemed to be invulnerable in theory. After all, the power of the bastion had not been tested in actual combat. In addition, once it was completed, it would definitely cause the entire Xixia army to attack. Yongle City's The lessons learned from the past are right in front of us. The Supervisory Army's mission to Pingxia City will definitely be a narrow escape.

However, as a eunuch, Tong Guan had all the power from the royal family, so he naturally could not refuse. At that moment, he gritted his teeth and prepared to accept, but he did not expect that Fan Zheng took the lead and said: "The humble minister has volunteered himself and is willing to serve as the supervisor of Pingxia City."

"Ah!" In an instant, all the ministers were shocked and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

It has always been the eunuchs who serve as supervisors! But there has never been a precedent for an eunuch to supervise the army.

"Fan Taicheng!" Zhao Xu couldn't help but was shocked. He looked at Fan Zheng suddenly. He didn't expect that Fan Zheng would take the initiative to ask Ying to supervise the army in Pingxia City.

"Thank you Fan Taicheng for your kindness. Tong Guan is willing to die for the officials and visit Pingxia City."

Tong Guanyi gritted his teeth and said that although the risks of overseeing Pingxia City were high, the benefits were also huge and it was worth his efforts.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The humble minister recommending himself is not out of scholarly enthusiasm, nor is it for the sake of luck and fortune."

The officials nodded slightly. Fan Zheng helped Zhao Xu to take charge of the government. He already had the merit of following the dragon, and he was a first-time doctor with outstanding literary talents and a bright future.

Of course, there is no need to sacrifice your life to gain wealth like eunuchs and vulgar warriors.

"Medical tradition: If a doctor creates a new prescription, he will test the medicine on his own body. However, Pingxia City's strategy came from Fan. Only Fan can maximize its power, and the humble minister is The most suitable candidate to oversee the army." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Try the medicine yourself."

The officials couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although Fan Zheng's metaphor was strange, it was not unreasonable.

Fan Zheng proposed the strategy of pacifying Xia City, and naturally he knew it best. With Fan Zheng supervising the army to pacify Xia City, the chance of holding it would be greater.

Moreover, Fan Zheng took the initiative to risk his own life and supervise the army to Pingxia City, which gave the officials a little more confidence in Pingxia City. After all, no one would take the initiative to die.

"Of course I believe in Fan Taicheng's prescription, but Fan Taicheng is a miracle doctor in this world. How can he take such a risk? Why not let Tong Guan go away." Zhao Xu hesitated.

The biggest role of a military supervisor is loyalty. Although Fan Zheng is an imperial doctor, there is no need to question his loyalty as a supervisor. However, Zhao Xu relies heavily on Fan Zheng, so naturally he cannot bear Fan Zheng making any mistakes.

Tong Guan couldn't help but feel sad. The personal eunuchs of all dynasties were the most trusted people by the current officials, but he failed extremely. In Zhao Xu's heart, he was not as good as the imperial physician Fan Zheng.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Xixia is nothing to worry about. The Song Dynasty's biggest concern has always been the Liao Kingdom. Only when the Song Dynasty defeats Xixia as quickly as possible and makes Pingxia City powerful in the world can it be possible to frighten the Liao Kingdom and make the Liao Kingdom Throw in the enemy's weapon, otherwise the two countries will attack from a pincer attack, and the Song Dynasty will indeed win, but also suffer heavy losses."

Zhao Xu couldn't help being shocked and nodded slightly in his heart.

The Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty knew very well that the so-called Chanyuan Alliance was just a piece of paper. The Liao Kingdom took advantage of the Xia-Song War to sneak attack on the Song Dynasty and tear up the alliance. Once the Song Dynasty gained power, it would naturally attack the Liao Dynasty. country, and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Therefore, the Liao Kingdom did not give up any opportunity to weaken the Song Dynasty, so the war between Song and Xia reached a stalemate, and the Liao Kingdom might take advantage of it.

"Fan Taicheng is righteous!"

All officials surrendered one after another, and Fan Zheng was indeed the best choice to serve as the supervisor of Pingxia City.

"The decree has been passed that Fan Zheng, the imperial physician, has been appointed as the supervisor of Pingxia City. He will set off to Jingyuan Road tomorrow to prepare for Pingxia City." Zhao Xu made a decision immediately.

Fan Zheng bowed solemnly and said: "We will definitely defend Pingxia City to the death!"

"I believe you!" Zhao Xu nodded heavily.

This is not because Zhao Xu blindly trusts Fan Zheng, but because Fan Zheng's evil side has never been defeated. With this golden sign, maybe Pingxia City can really be defended.

The officials also looked at Fan Zheng with confusion. Although Pingxia City mainly defends, its strategy is offensive. The same is true for Pingxia City's blueprint fortress, which uses offense instead of defense to maximize the advantages of the city wall.

Whether Pingxia City really never fell as Fan Zheng said, or whether it killed a large number of Xixia's main forces before it fell, it was great news for the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the defensive power of the bastion has not been proven, and all risks will be borne by Fan Zheng himself.