()Hebei is full of devastation, but Kaifeng is also full of holes?

Song Qing also understood that staying in Hebei for a day would add a little difficulty to the Northern Expedition. Therefore, all the troops had already gathered, so he would wait for a word.

In fact, he had already been prepared to go to war at any time, and the only thing he did was Zong Ze.

After pondering for a moment, he said as if he had made some determination: "Since the old general insisted on asking this question, I want to know, if I go to war, how will the old general help me?"

Zong Zeran said: "Crack food and fodder, supply military supplies, and ensure that the army ahead has no worries."

What Song Qing wanted to hear was obviously not this, and then asked, "Is that all?"

Zong Ze was a little confused. The army went on an expedition, and what else was there in logistics? Could it be that I wanted me to lead the troops? Do you dare to hand over the army to me?

Seeing that Zong Ze did not understand what he meant, Song Qing's eyes suddenly became deeper and he slowly said, "First, I want the old general to go to war with me, and as for logistics, it will not cost the old general the trouble. Second, I want the imperial army to withdraw from Hebei. If I don't leave, I must accept my adaptation. Third, all the officials in Hebei must come from my disciples. With these three points, does the old general think it is feasible?"

Zong Ze's face turned into anger, and he pointed at Song Qing with a trembling finger and said, "All the world is the king's land, what qualifications do you have to appoint officials? What do you want to do?"

Song Qing sighed and said, "Elder General, you are old and it's time to take a break. I will declare to the public that you are sick and all government affairs have been handed over to my Prince Liang's Mansion. Do you want to go to Dengzhou to accompany Mr. Li Gang, or go overseas? You can choose whatever you want, I will agree."

"Don't think about it, I will never allow you, a traitor, to make trouble."

Zong Ze roared angrily and was about to pull out the sword from his ribs to cut off Song Qing, but before his sword could be drawn out, a guard rushed over and grabbed the sword and held down his hands and feet.

Song Qing waved his hand to a leader of the guard and pointed at Zong Ze and said to him: "Look at him, don't let him die, otherwise I will ask you, don't let someone see him when you go out later, and send him directly to Dengzhou and stay with Li Gang and the others. When will I want to see them? I will bring them to see me again."

The head of the guard agreed and ordered someone to block Zong Ze's mouth, then lifted it up and left.

Although Zong Ze was born as a military general, he was old and was a young and strong guard opponent. He was carried down after struggling. As for the men who came with him, they never came out after they were called in.

Looking at Zong Ze who was carried away, Song Qing couldn't help but sigh again and said to himself: "Why is this trouble? If you are smarter, how good will everyone be at peace?"

Then Song Qing called Chen Dong and ordered him to serve as the prefect of Kaifeng, who was fully responsible for Kaifeng Prefecture. Dong Ping was the commander of the Kaifeng Cavalry and Infantry Army and was responsible for the military of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Dong Ping's change was not big, just half of it. Chen Dong was like a step forward, because the prefect of Kaifeng was a senior official of the third rank. It turned out that although the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture was not small, how could it be compared with the management of the capital?

So I happily took the errand to take over the yamen.

The news that Zong Ze was denounced by King Liang in front of Tianbo Yang's Mansion quickly spread throughout the city. Although the military and civilians of Bianliang had a good impression of Zong Ze, they obviously could not compare with King Liang. So after hearing the news that the old general was seriously ill and went to recuperate, they did not think too much.

The Liang King’s army is here, what else can I be afraid of?

As for Zhao Huan's court, Song Qing was not even interested in calling him. This was already my territory and had nothing to do with your Zhao family. No matter how I did it, there was no need to explain it to you.

Zhao Huan left in a hurry, except for the four guards, the rest were left behind. When he thought, when is it now? So many soldiers don’t have to pay money?

Anyway, there are local troops to protect them when they go south, so these informal troops will be left to Song Qing! Anyway, he has a lot of money.

But he didn't know that Song Qing was not short of soldiers, but the most labor was lacking. These soldiers put down their swords and guns and participated in the reconstruction of Kaifeng. It was obviously much more practical than recruiting now.

Moreover, Song Qing did not treat them unfairly and ordered Chai Jin to make up for the retired soldiers' wages owed to them by the court before, and then paid the people who participated in Kaifeng reconstruction according to their work.

In addition, the military and civilians who died in the two Kaifeng defense battles could receive compensation and rewards from the government.

No need to fight to the death, and at the same time, the family no longer has to worry about food and drink. What else do these retired soldiers not want to do?

This alone raised Song Qing's prestige to an unprecedented position.

While Song Qing was preparing for the Northern Expedition, the Great Jin Emperor Wu Qimai also faced a huge crisis of trust.

When the Great Vajra was just founded, many systems were still the original tribal system, and the emperor was still elected by various tribes, so it was not as supreme as the emperor of the Central Plains, but someone could challenge his authority.

The two consecutive battles to the south caused heavy losses to the tribes, so many tribal leaders began to question Wu Qimai's leaders.

The first thing that jumped out was Wanyan Zonggan, who was driven back to Shangjing by Wu Qimai because of his defeat for the first time. He relied on his identity as the eldest son of Taizu Aguda, and caused a wave of overwhelming Wu Qimai.

However, Wu Qimai has been in charge of the Great Jin government for many years, and the Great Jin Kingdom has achieved its current status, so how can his status be shaken by a nephew?

After some open and secret struggles, Wanyan Zonggan completely withdrew from the stage of Dajin, but there was also some turmoil within Dajin.

At the same time, many anti-Jin forces emerged in various parts of Hebei occupied by the Jin soldiers, and often disturbed the Jin soldiers' camps and food routes, making the Jin soldiers lose their sight and exhausted to deal with it.

Based on these internal and external difficulties, Wu Qimai had to order all the troops to withdraw from Hebei.

Due to the war in Hebei, some problems occurred in the transmission of Liangshan spy messages. It was not until the Jin soldiers began to retreat that Song Qing received the information.

After receiving the news, Song Qing ordered all the troops to march into Hebei in an all-round way, recover lost territories, and eliminate all kinds of forces that took advantage of the chaos.

Han Shizhong's troops left Yucheng, broke into Dezhou, swept the former Yongjing Army's garrison and went straight into Hejian Prefecture.

Guan Sheng sent troops from Pingyin to Gaotang Prefecture, entered Daming Prefecture, passed Jizhou and Shenzhou, and met with Han Shizhong to Hejian Prefecture.

Qin Ming raised an army from Shanghe, recaptured Cangzhou, and then advanced with Han Shizhong and others, and finally stationed in Bazhou and Xiongzhou.

After Song Qing personally led a large army across the Yellow River, his troops were divided into two groups, led by Lin Chong, and went to Yangwu into Huaizhou, then swept through Zezhou, and then attacked Fenzhou, where the rebels of Haradahu were located, and finally entered Taiyuan Prefecture.

Song Qing's troops left Fengqiu and went straight to Xiangzhou, and then moved to Zhending Mansion.

If it was not confirmed that the Jin soldiers had withdrawn, Song Qing would not have divided his troops like this. The troops dispatched this time had reached an unprecedented 230,000, which can be said to be the current limit of Liangshan.

The troops were dispersed, and it might not work against the Jin soldiers, but it was more than enough to deal with the chaotic bandits.

In fact, although the Jin soldiers captured many places, they were basically like locusts. They left after sweeping them. And this time they were really withdrawn, so the army from Liangshan had basically not encountered Jin soldiers.

However, as Song Qing thought, there were too many scattered armed forces in Hebei. Some people openly fought against the Liangshan army because they didn't know the true origin of the Liangshan people.

For such a team, Song Qing used both suppression and servitude. After all, it was not a real enemy. Of course, it would be best if he could not fight. When he encountered a stubborn person, there was nothing to discuss and he could directly wipe out.

The land of Hebei was first poisoned by Jin soldiers and then destroyed by various riots, which was beyond recognition. Wherever they passed, nine out of ten rooms were empty, and there was no people even within a hundred miles.

Seeing this situation, Song Qing was not happy at all despite the smooth advancement.

The land of Hebei will be much larger than Shandong. Now that it has become like this, it will be difficult to manage it. It seems that after completely regaining these places, the first thing to do is to recruit fugitives and then find ways to improve their lives bit by bit.

If the people want to come back, they must first make them confident in this place, and believe that the Jin soldiers will not come back. Where does this confidence come from depends on the performance of the heroes of Liangshan.

After making up his mind, Song Qing sent troops to eliminate the riots, while helping the places where he passed, calling on fleeing refugees to return to their homes. In particular, he wanted to send the news back to Shandong, where many refugees knew the ability of Liangshan people, so it would be more convincing to get them back.

At the same time, the power of local governments is restored, so that they can organize the people in their respective areas to produce and save themselves. All needs can be reported to Kaifeng Prefecture.

It took a long process to restore the original appearance of Hebei, so at present, Song Qing can only do so much.

When Dajun passed by Tang Yin Yue Fei's hometown in Xiangzhou, Song Qing went to the village where Yue Fei had lived. There were no people here and the bodies were buried.

Song Qing ordered people to prepare sacrifices and pay tribute to the villagers who suffered because of Yue Fei outside the village. In fact, after entering Hebei, he was also looking for Yue Fei.

In name, Hebei is still the territory of the Song Dynasty, but Song Qing will wipe away the mark of the Song Dynasty bit by bit, just like Shandong. In the future, they will only know that King Liang is Qiansui, but not who the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is.

But Song Qing really didn't want to be an enemy of Yue Fei. Subconsciously, he thought that since Yue Fei entrusts his mother and son to him, he should also intend to join Liangshan?

It would be great if that was the case. Song Qing would give full play to their military talents to Yue Fei just like Han Shizhong, and they would specialize in dealing with foreign races and promoting our great Han nationality outside the territory.

I believe they are willing to accept this decision.

I don’t know if I could sense Song Qing’s urgent mood, but Yue Fei was also taking the 500 troops he had incorporated to drive to Song Qing’s Liangshan Camp. However, when he passed by Wu'an, Cizhou, he was tied up by something.

Wu'an was looted by Jin soldiers, so the government was still paralyzed, but Yue Fei and the others met a magistrate of about a thousand people here, escorting supplies.

This imperial army was not going to enter the city, but was walking out of the city. It was a bit like he had just plundered and withdrawn.

The Jin soldiers had retreated, where were they going? Yue Fei went up to interrogate in suspicion, but he didn't expect that the other party would not say a word and directly draw his sword toward each other.

How could these people be Yue Fei's opponents? They were dispersed by Yue Fei's troops. After Yue Fei caught a prisoner and asked carefully, he found out that they were one of the culprits of the chaos of Hebei, Tian Hu's subordinates. They were also on Tian Hu's orders to pretend to be the imperial men and plunder a batch of food and grass to Tian Hu who was stationed in Shahe.
Chapter completed!