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Just when Cai You ordered the pursuit of the two deserters who were hampering his heart at Chenqiao Post, Tong Guan was listening to the report of Hou Yi, the appeasement envoy of Gaoyang Pass Road and the prefect of Hejian Prefecture.

After listening to Hou Yi's report, Tong Guan personally checked the military granary and armory.

As a result, Tong Guan was shocked by the difference in the situation!

Tong Guan picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Zhao Ji overnight:

I admire Zunrui's instructions and submitted it to the north. I was worried that I would not be able to catch it. I sent you a lot of money. I followed the order to come to the north and went to Gaoyang Pass on April 23 to promote the preparations for the march. I saw that Heshuo's soldiers were arrogant and lazy and did not train the enemy troops, and they had no use. The military rations were too coarse to eat, and they had to pound and shake, but only half of them were obtained. They were mostly far away, and it was time-consuming and labor-intensive. The military weapons were very lacking. Although they were in Taiyuan, Daming and Kaide Branch arrived, the seal of Chunchun was insufficient, or they were not suitable. As for the land building, the items that were built and the city guarded were all unprepared. Because Heshuo had never talked about troops for two hundred years, it was difficult to blame once he was in a hurry...

From the letter written by Tong Guan to Zhao Ji, it can be seen that Tong Guan saw that because he was in a peaceful period for a long time, the generals of the Hebei imperial guards were arrogant and lazy, without training, and there was no one in a hundred people who could use it. Military supplies, food, etc., and there was nothing to do.

In short, Tong Guan believes that relying on Hebei imperial guards and Hebei's military supplies and fortifications to fight may cause mistakes.

At this time, Tong Guan's self-confidence was actually severely hit. He couldn't help but regret that he advocated the recovery of Yanjing Tong Guan for more than 20 years, and he still had this knowledge, and he became cautious from then on.

But Tong Guan thought about it again that this time he led his army north was not really going to fight with the Liao Kingdom, but just showing his military power and shocking Yelu Chun, hoping to recover Yanjing without fighting.

This is actually the order Zhao Ji gave to Tong Guan. The three strategies of patrol the border given by Zhao Ji are ironclad evidence.

Thinking of this, Tong Guan felt that the pressure on his shoulders was slightly relieved.

Tong Guan continued to advance north and also came to Xiongzhou, an important town in the northern border. He planned to sit here and use political, diplomatic, military and other means to coordinate and command, hoping to recover Yanjing in one fell swoop.

As soon as he arrived in Xiongzhou, Tong Guan convened a meeting of generals from various army in the Xuanfu Department.

Upon hearing the news, Xiongzhou magistrate He Wen hurried to Xuanfu Division to remind Tong Guan: "Deputy Xuanfu Cai is still on the way. Should we wait a while and have a meeting when he comes?"

When Tong Guan heard this, he was furious and scolded him sternly: "All the troops have arrived, how can you wait? You are still a general, and this matter is still unknown. How can you lead troops to march and fight?"

In fact, Tong Guan, who had already figured out Cai You's personality, first intimidated him, and then asked someone to find a large group of beauties for Cai You, but Cai You stopped taking a step forward in Daming Mansion.

In other words, Cai You was "still on the road" because Tong Guan intended it, with the purpose of not letting Cai You get in the way.

He felt embarrassed when he was scolded by Tong Guan in court, and his face turned red and white!

He wanted to please Tong Guan in the name of asking for advice, but he accidentally slapped the horse on the leg.

What I don’t know about is that there is a huge conflict between Tong Guan and Cai You.

Tong Guan looked down on Cai You very much. In Tong Guan's eyes, Cai You is just a playboy, eating, drinking, playing and playing, and is very good at everything, but in terms of ability to do things, he is far inferior to his father Cai Jing.

Cai You was also disgusted with Tong Guan and felt that Tong Guan relied on his seniority and was arrogant, so he often said bad things about Tong Guan in front of Zhao Ji.

He Shen has been an official in the local area all year round, so how can he know the dirty views of the court officials like Tong Guan and Cai You?

He Shen felt very wronged and felt that Tong Guan didn't take him seriously. He was also the top leader of Xiongzhou and the representative of the Hebei imperial guards.

In fact, Tong Guan is venting and swearing.

At first, Tong Guanqi, Shin and others made Hebei like this, and they didn't even have the power to fight.

Secondly, Tong Guan was very angry when he heard that Cai You was the deputy tutor. Isn’t it obvious that the government arranged for Cai You to monitor him?

What makes Tong Guan even more upset is still here.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhong Shidao expressed his attitude towards the battle against Liao. "Now the army is patrolling the border and recruiting Yanjing will not be easily obtained. Now the Liao Kingdom has been severely damaged by the Jurchens. This is like the neighbors were robbed by bandits. Our Song Dynasty not only did not go to rescue him, but instead went forward to steal the things in his house. This is not a benevolent and righteous act. Moreover, the army was not famous, and there may be any loss." After a pause, Zhong Shidao said again: "The court rashly used troops and forced Shidao to be the commander-in-chief. Shidao can only devote his efforts to the king's affairs. If the progress is achieved, this is the spirit of the country and the blessing of the official family. Shidao dares to take credit for his achievements. If the situation is not smooth, if there is a little trouble, there will be a responsibility for the return, Shidao will not be blamed. Today, the priest begins to make clear this statement in front of the generals, so as not to have any further comments in the future."

Zhong Shidao means: "I don't agree to fighting this war and don't want to be the commander of this capital, but if you insist on letting me lead the troops, I will try my best to fight. If I win, I don't want to make a contribution. If I lose, I won't take the blame. Whoever is responsible will bear the responsibility."

Tong Guan, including Zhao Ji, actually knew that Shidao Zhong did not agree with this war.

But Tong Guan did not expect that Zhong Shidao would not give him any room for the court.

Tong Guan glanced at Zhong Shidao and said coldly: "Today's military, the government has its own achievements. If you want to use your reputation to intimidate the Liao army, that's all! The success or failure of the matter is my responsibility and the court."

Zhong Shidao said to other generals: "The success or failure of Liao affairs is the responsibility of the Taishi and the court. Have you heard it?" Then he looked at Tong Guan and said: "The Taishi is about to compile the book and report it. The Taishi said, the Taishi must be written in the memorial, please do not blame the Taishi."

Tong Guan said: "Don't be so troublesome. Before I come, the official family will ask us to act according to the three strategies he taught to fight the enemy. You can take it and see it."

After saying that, Tong Guan waved his hand and someone showed Zhao Ji's three strategies for patroling the border to Master Zhong.

After seeing this, Zhong Shidao immediately weakened his momentum, "It turns out that the government had never thought about fighting and wanted me to be the commander-in-chief, but just taught me to be a decoration."

Master Zhong is already seventy-two, three years older than Tong Guan.

Although he stubbornly believed that this battle should not be fought, he was still ready to do his best to fight this battle.

I never thought that he had thought too much and there was no need to fight this battle.

Zhong Shidao was silent for a while and said, "How can the master's name be compared to the Taishi? I also asked the Taishi General to lead the entire army and let the teacher return to the northwest."

Tong Guan also wanted to lead the entire army, but Tong Guan knew clearly that Zhao Ji would never allow him to command the troops himself.

Therefore, Tong Guan said: "The official family orders, how dare you refuse the teacher's way?"

Zhong Shidao remained silent.

Tong Guan’s political methods are extremely experienced and he knows how to take the opportunity to expand his results.

Taking advantage of the slump of his opponent, Mr. Zhong, Tong Guan immediately changed his previous deployment of Mr. Zhong, and announced:

The army was divided into two groups, one was the Eastern Army, namely the Xiongzhou garrison. The goal was to enter the Baigouhe area, with Zhong Shidao being responsible for it. Wang Bing General's Front Army, Yang Wei's Left Army, Zhong Shi's Right Army, Wang Ping's Back Army, Zhao Ming, and Yang Zhi's Front Army.

The other route is the Western Route Army, namely the Guangxin Army garrison. The goal is to enter the Fancun area, with Xin Xingzong in charge, Yang Keshi, Wang Yuan's front army, Yao Pingzhong, Jiao Anjie's left army, Liu Guangguo, Ji Jing's right army, Cookie, Wang Yu's back army, Wu Zihou, Liu Guangshi, Song Jiang's front army, and obey Liu Yanqing's control.

Judging from Tong Guan's deployment, the Master of the Seeds has been reduced to the same position as Liu Yanqing and even Xin Xingzong. In addition, Tong Guan completely disrupted the Western Army, making the Western Army unable to become a complete piece or a group.

In short, Tong Guan obtained all the military power with Zhao Ji's three strategies to patrol the border.

Master Zhong, who understands his true identity, completely lost his previous fighting spirit, and then followed Tong Guan's order, "Since I don't fight, since I'm just a decoration, why are you fighting for? I'd better be more sensible."
Chapter completed!