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Fang Jie cried for a while longer.
He then got up and headed north with Liu Yun.
There were no words all the way,
After walking several more miles,
Fang Jie finally came to his senses.
"That day, General Liu held off a group of pursuers for my aunt and me,"
"We haven't seen the general come out to fight,"
"I thought the general had met with misfortune,"
"I never expected the general to save my life again today."
Liu Yun said, "After you escape,"
"Then I was surrounded by pursuers,"
"I can only break through the weakest point."
"I found a place to recuperate for a few more days,"
"After his injury healed, he inquired about news from my sect,"
"Upon hearing that Lü Shinang's army was still there, they rushed over."
"We arrived here today,"
"Seeing these archers acting suspiciously,"
"Having doubts in my heart, I wanted to see for myself."
"I never imagined it was that scoundrel Shen Gang who plotted against you,"
"If I had known this would happen, I would have scattered these scoundrels first."
Fang Jie shook his head and said, "Who could know what kind of wolfish ambitions Master Lü harbors?"
.....
Furthermore, when Huai Xi Wang Qing learned that Daliang was fully engaged in resisting the Liao,
After gathering their troops and returning to the capital,
After expelling his messengers,
Half of them were pressured by a portion of their subordinates.
Half of them were pressured by the Great Liang to gather its troops.
The plan to attack Xijing was cancelled.
They then turned west to attack the Kuizhou Road.
To take all of Sichuan
From now on, we can attack or defend.
He Dongtianhu received the news.
They originally intended to continue their attack on Xijing.
However, they soon received news that the Liang army had repelled the Liao troops.
The news that the army was marching south
They hastily withdrew their troops and returned to Hedong.
They marched north to attack the prefectures surrounding Taiyuan.
Prepare to take all of Hedong
Then wait for an opportunity to send troops.
If Tian Hu insists on attacking Xijing,
That would be like walking right into the line of fire.
Zhao Yuan led his troops westward.
They were able to work together with Lin Chong from within and without to eliminate Tian Hu.
Xijing Henan Prefecture
That is, Luoyang.
Chapter 1819 Henan Prefecture
Zhao Yuan's army had not yet entered Henan Prefecture.
Li Bangyan, the garrison commander of Xijing, then sent someone to inquire about Zhao Yuan.
Should local officials set up camp for the army in advance?
If I hadn't known that Li Bangyan was fond of flattery,
This makes one suspect that Li Bangyan might have ulterior motives.
When they arrived in Xijing,
Li Bangyan led the city's officials to greet them well in advance.
There were dozens of civil officials behind him.
Clearly, in order to curry favor with Zhao Yuan,
They brought out all the civil officials in the city.
After Lin Chong arrived in Xijing,
They then took over the city's defenses.
All military officers were under Lin Chong's command.
Lin Chong, however, only took a few men with him when he left the city.
This makes the civil service appear longer.
Surrounded by the civil and military officials of the Western Army,
Zhao Yuan entered the city.
The Xijing garrison had already prepared numerous banquets to welcome them.
Zhao Yuan heard that Li Bangyan had even prepared a banquet for the commanders of a thousand men.
He then led everyone to the banquet.
After the banquet, Zhao Yuan politely declined the mansion prepared by Li Bangyan.
They returned to the military camp together.
Zhao Yuan waited until there were no outsiders before speaking.
How was Li Bangyan as an official?
Lin Chong said, "He's a bit frivolous."
“He liked to flatter people, and after I arrived in Xijing, he often came to greet me.”
"However, I haven't heard of him committing any misdeeds,"
"Political affairs were handled in a very orderly manner."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Those are all minor details."
"As long as he can govern,"
"As long as it doesn't harm the people, it's fine."
Lin Chong nodded and said, "If that's the case,"
"Well, he's not bad either."
While talking,
Zhao Yuan's personal guards had already prepared sobering tea for everyone.
Zhao Yuan poured a cup of tea.
He handed it to Lin Chong.
Lin Chong didn't stand on ceremony either.
He took it and smiled.
"My intelligence indicates that Wang Qing and Tian Hu's troops have already been recalled,"
"The crisis in Xijing has been resolved."
"Why don't I go with you to support the Northwest?"
"Exactly 50,000 people."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "No."
"All supplies for the front lines must be transported from Tokyo,"
"It's over 1,600 li along the way,"
"If someone cuts off our supply lines, our army will be in grave danger."
"So it would be better for you, brother, to lead the troops and guard Xijing."
"It can deter them."
Xu Guanzhong said, "The grain supply route is indeed important."
"However, there shouldn't be any problems with the section from Tokyo to Nishikyo."
"I thought General Lin's troops should be transferred to Jingzhao Prefecture,"
"Jingzhao Prefecture was a crucial hub for the transshipment of grain and provisions,"
"The officials of the Jingzhao Prefecture were still Song Dynasty officials, and their loyalty could not be guaranteed."
"From Jingzhao Prefecture to Weizhou, the route passes through Huanqing Road,"
"Even the soldiers on Huanqing Road could not keep their hearts."
Zhao Yuan heard Xu Guanzhong say this,
That's when I remembered the problem of the various routes in Shaanxi.
Although the old strategist Zhong tried his best to persuade the various prefectures and counties...
However, not all prefectures had submitted to the Great Liang.
Among them, Qingzhou, Huanzhou, Binzhou, Ningzhou, and Dingbian Army of Huanqing Road did not submit to the Great Liang.
According to the old strategist's inquiries...
It was Xue Sichang, the military commissioner of Huanqing Road, who was the one who caused the trouble.
Xue Sichang was cunning and treacherous, and he was two-faced.
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) wanted to ally with the Jin dynasty to destroy the Liao dynasty.
Inquire with the military commissioners of various routes,
General Zhong and other Western Army commanders all said it was unacceptable.
He wanted to dissuade Emperor Huizong from his plan to invite trouble.
Xue Sichang, however, saw through the general trend of the court.
Instead, he flattered his superiors.
It is said that the troops on Huanqing Road can serve as the vanguard for the northward march.
Zhao Yuan only thought that he had led his troops to help the Western Army fight against the Western Xia.
But they forgot that there were also people in the Western Army who needed to be guarded against.