When Zhao Ji heard that Zhe Keqiu took the initiative to apply to be a pioneer, a glimmer of relief flashed in his eyes.

He knew very well that even if the rebel boy in history could be saved, he and the Zhe family army were still relatively loyal to the Song Dynasty until he was besieged by the Jin army in Fuzhou City with no help and no food supplies.

Zhao Ji smiled slightly, personally helped Zhe Keqiu up for the third time, and said:

"My love for your loyalty and bravery is commendable, and I am very pleased. My love for you asks me to fight as a vanguard, and I am sure!"

"Thank you, official!" Zhe Keqiu said happily.

In fact, he was anxious when he heard that the Zhong Jiajun, Yao Jiajun, Liu Jiajun, Guo Cheng's and Han Shizhong's troops in the northwest had all made great achievements in the attack on Xijing of Xia Kingdom.

Zhe Keqiu originally thought that the Zhao Guan family did not trust his Zhe family army, but he never thought that the Zhao Guan family would give them the task of the vanguard army to attack Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

There have been numerous famous generals in the Zhe family throughout the ages, and the Zhe family members, including Zhe Keqiu, are not afraid of leading their armies in war. They know that their family has been hereditary to govern the state for nearly two hundred years, and has the right to recruit troops and have autonomy. The privilege of collecting taxes and paying grain not only relied on the great favor of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, but also relied on the family's illustrious military exploits on the battlefield to defend the border and defend the enemy.

Therefore, a few days ago, when Zhe Keqiu received a secret edict from Zhao Guan's family and ordered him to lead 50,000 troops from the prefecture into the Xia border and rush to the enemy outside Xijing, he had already prepared himself to lead the troops to fight a big battle. Prepare.

However, Zhe Keqiu misjudged the situation at that time. Considering that the city of Xijing in Xia Kingdom was high, with deep ditches and tight defenses, the Song army's siege battle would be protracted, so the officials recruited him to lead his troops to participate.

However, when he arrived with his troops, he was shocked to find that his judgment was wrong. Zhao Guanjia, who was personally conducting the expedition, led an army and not only quickly attacked the enemy's Xijing City, but also forced Xia Guopu King Li Renzhong to commit suicide on the city wall.

Zhe Keqiu thought that he had just missed out on a great success, but he never expected that he would be greeted with great courtesy by the Zhao Guan family outside Nancheng. He would also be so trusted and valued by the Zhao Guan family that he would be entrusted with the important task of being an attacker. The vanguard officer of Xia Enemy Capital.

Zhao Ji saw Zhe Kezhi moved to tears. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said:

"I want to go to comfort the Zhe family army. Please mount your horse and ride with me to go to your army together."

"ah?!"

Zhe Keqiu was so flattered that he hurriedly said in horror: "I beg you to obey the order and thank the Lord for your kindness..."

Zhao Ji's chariot sets out again. On the left is Zhe Keqiu, who is riding on a war horse and receiving much favor.

He specially ordered Zhe Keqiu to ride on the war horse, holding the flag embroidered with "loyalty and bravery" that had been given to him a few years ago.

The autumn wind blows, and the flag of loyalty and courage makes a hunting sound, which is very majestic.

Zhao Guan's family is sitting in an open carriage. The person on the left side of him is Zhe Keqiu, who is high-spirited;

The one on the right side of the imperial chariot escorting him was Yue Fei, who had repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats during the Western Expedition.

On the way, Zhao Ji chatted with Zhe Keqiu, who was escorting him on the left, from time to time, which made Zhe Keqiu doubly grateful.

…

The imperial chariot and honor guard of Zhao Guan's family arrived at the temporary garrison of Zhejun two miles away.

Zhao Ji saw that the Zhejia Military Camp stretching nearly two miles ahead was divided into three major camping areas, forming horns with each other.

Thousands of soldiers garrisoned in front of the Zhejia military camp cheered wildly when they saw that their coach Zhe Kexu actually brought back Emperor Zhao Guanjia of the Song Dynasty after his return.

Zhe Keqiu issued a military order loudly:

"The official's holy grace is so great that he has come to our army to serve the army and deliver my military order: all the officers and men in the army should come out of the camp and line up to welcome the holy emperor!"

"Follow the order!"

…

Zhao Ji's chariot entered the temporary garrison of the Zhejia Army.

The honor guard of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was majestic, with flags flying and drums beating loudly.

Zhe Keqiu and Yue Fei were placed next to the high-spirited Zhao Guan family. Both of them were brightly armored and full of energy.

In the Zhejia Army's garrison, the generals who were not on duty or guarding duty at this time came out of the camp one after another and lined up on both sides of the dirt road in the camp to welcome the review of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty...

Zhao Ji was sitting in the open carriage, raising his right hand above his head from time to time to wave to the waiting Zhe family troops on both sides.

Everywhere he passed, the soldiers of the Zhe family shouted:

"Long live the official family!"

"Long live! Long live!"

The voice of shouting long live shook the heaven and earth and resounded through the sky.

Zhao Ji came to the temporary station of the Zhejia Army to inspect the three armies without any prior notice, but he saw that the generals of the various battalions of the Zhejia Army were able to act upon orders, in an orderly manner, and lined up neatly.

He was pleased to see that on both sides of the road in the Zhejia army camp, the soldiers and generals stood tall and straight, with swords and guns like a forest, and their armor shone coldly in the sun.

The young Yue Fei, who was escorting the Siyu right guillotine, saw the mighty military appearance of the Zhejia Army. He was envious and secretly vowed that he would train an army that could rival or even surpass the Zhejia Army in the future.

Serve the country and be loyal to the officials.

Zhao Ji sat in an open carriage and spent nearly an hour inspecting the three military camps where 50,000 soldiers were stationed in a "pin" shape.

When Zhao Ji inspected the Zhejia Army, he found that there were approximately more than 10,000 Qiang soldiers in the Zhejia Army, most of whom were cavalry. The remaining nearly 40,000 soldiers were Han.

Most of the Han soldiers in his unit are infantry; of course, the Han infantry officers above the rank of captain are equipped with war horses.

Zhao Ji knew that the Zhejia Army had been stationed in Fuzhou for nearly two hundred years and enjoyed the high degree of autonomy promised by Song Taizu, so it would definitely recruit Han people as soldiers and generals.

However, the direct cavalry units of the Zhejia Army were still composed of Dangxiang Qiang people of their own clan.

Zhao Ji also discovered that of the 50,000-strong army brought by Zhe Keqiu, the 10,000 Dang Xiang Qiang cavalry had the most combat effectiveness, followed by the 20,000 Han infantry.

The remaining 20,000 Han people were used as auxiliary troops of the Xiang Army to guard and transport food and grass in Yuncheng. Their combat effectiveness should be relatively poor.

He folded it in half and asked:

"Your Majesty has issued a military order, and I want to summon your generals above the rank of captain to come here."

"I hope you will obey your orders..."

A quarter of an hour later, a total of more than 700 officers above the rank of captain in the Zhe family army gathered under the temporary commanding platform built by Zhe Keqiurang's men.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Ji’s left hand held Zhe Keqiu’s right hand, and his right hand held Yue Fei’s left hand;

The three of them were almost side by side, striding onto the temporary point platform made of logs and planks.

Many officers and soldiers of the Zhejia Army in the audience were delighted and envious when they saw that their coach Zhe Keqiu could receive such great favor from the officials and be held by the officials on the general stage.

But they didn't recognize young Yue Fei.

Many generals of the Zhejia Army were suspicious and even whispered:

"Who is the young general holding the official's right hand?"

"I heard that the imperial commander of the Zhao Guan family personally marched to the northwest and brought King Yun and King Kang. Judging from his age, he should be King Yun, right?!"

"This makes sense..."

Zhao Ji pulled Zhe Keqiu and Yue Fei and walked behind the general stage. With a smile on his face, he let go of Zhe and Yue Fei's hands.

He smiled and waved to the soldiers of the Zhe Family Army in the audience...

The audience immediately heard shouts of long live the mountain...

Zhao Ji waited for the audience to fall silent and then said loudly:

"I am personally here today to express my condolences to the Zhejia army. I am very pleased to see that your troops are in good order and mighty and majestic!"

"You are brave, good at fighting, and loyal to serve the country. You are the pride of our Song Dynasty and my sharp sword!"

"I firmly believe that under the command and leadership of my beloved general Zhe Keqiu, you will be able to conquer the summer and be invincible!"

When Zhe Keqiu on the general stage heard Zhao Guanjia praising him, Bizhong was extremely proud, but on the surface he had to maintain a low profile and show loyalty.

With a "plop", Zhe Keqiu, who was wearing a helmet and armor, knelt on one knee on the general stage, cupped his fists and said loudly:

"We can ask for help from a humble minister. He will definitely live up to the holy hope, swear to serve the country to the death, and be loyal to the officials!!"

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "I love you for your life."

He once again helped Zhe Kiqiu up with his own hands.

Driven by Zhe Keqiu's heroic words, the officers of the Zhe family army in the audience also shouted loudly:

"I will live up to the holy hope, swear to serve the country to the death, and be loyal to the officials!"

"I will live up to the holy hope, swear to serve the country to the death, and be loyal to the officials!"

"..."

Standing on the stage, Yue Fei felt extremely sad when he heard the voices of the generals coming down from the stage to cheer for the country!

The soldiers in the audience also shouted out Yue Fei's true feelings.

Yue Fei greatly admired the Zhao Guan family's actions in gathering people's hearts and boosting morale before the war.

He secretly recorded what Zhao Guanjia did, hoping that before he led his army to go to war in the future, he could mobilize the combat effectiveness of the troops as skillfully as Zhao Guanjia did.

Zhao Ji made a gesture of pressing down his hands to indicate silence on the general stand, and the audience immediately became silent.

He looked around below and said loudly: "You should know the real-time battle report I am writing to all the armies in the northwest, right?"

The audience replied: "Everyone knows it!"

Zhao Ji added: "You know, even the strongest cavalry in the Xixia Kingdom is the Iron Harrier Army commanded by King Richard of Jin, right? I wrote in the battle report sent to the northwest ministries before:

‘The Iron Harrier Army of the Xia State was attacked by Han Shizhong and Yue Fei’s troops of the Song Dynasty, and the whole army was wiped out; Brother Richard, the King of Jin, was captured alive by my young beloved general Yue Fei’!”

All the soldiers in the audience nodded, knowing the good news.
To be continued...