Zhang Cheng stared intently at Lan Sixin in front of him, his face was livid, but his eyes were full of uncontrollable anger.

Lan Sixin, the pacifier of Shaanxi Road, was packing his bags and preparing to return to Bianliang.

This time Cui Ang comes, he will not only be the military commander of the offensive Western Army, he will also serve as the pacifier of the Shaanxi Road. In official terms, he will consolidate the power into one to prevent anyone from getting involved in the major event of conquering the Western Army and leading to defeat.

Hang into success.

In response to such an obvious expression of distrust, Lan Sixin didn't even fart.

Because he got promoted.

When one of the princes of the capital leaves the capital, one of them will naturally enter the capital.

Lan Si newly came to Beijing and took Cui Ang's current position as the Grand Duke of the Song Dynasty.

Years of long-cherished wishes come true!

What else is he dissatisfied with?

As for the war on the Shaanxi road, as for the plan to conquer Xiao Ding,

What does this have to do with Talan Sixin?

Oh, it's still relevant.

But that was not something he considered as a Shaanxi road pacifier.

When he considered this matter again, his position was that of the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.

We need to look at the world, not just a corner of Shaanxi Road.

Zhang Cheng could not persuade Lan Sixin not to accept this order.

Not everyone has the courage to contradict the emperor, and not everyone can give up the power that is easily available and insist on doing a certain thing.

In the end, he could only express his congratulations to Lan Sixin melancholy and then walked out the door dejectedly.

Lan Sixin's departure caused Zhang Cheng to lose one of his most powerful and reliable political allies. With his identity and status, he simply could not compete with Cui Ang.

It would have been about the same if it had been him.

"Ziming!" Compared to the wilting Zhang Cheng, Cui Ang was high-spirited and full of energy. When he heard that Zhang Cheng was back, he went directly to the gate and lowered his rank to wait. It couldn't be said to be completely dishonest.

As soon as they met, before Zhang Cheng could speak, he already held Zhang Cheng's hands, shook them repeatedly and said: "Ziming, we can finally realize our long-cherished wish and avenge Zhang Taiwei. This revenge has been held in my heart for many years. No,

Kill Xiao Ding, how can you let me go to this fortress!"

Zhang Cheng smiled bitterly and bowed to express his gratitude.

Does Cui Ang want to avenge Zhang Chao?

Maybe!

But what he wants more is to avenge himself!

When the war broke out, Cui Ang was in Xingqing Mansion. Although the Western Army did not publicize what happened in Xingqing Mansion, Zhang Cheng still heard more or less.

As a high-ranking official in the dynasty, it was indeed very humiliating for him to be a Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.

But I didn’t mention it before, this time Cui Ang came to attack the Western Army as the commander-in-chief of the army. The Western Army may use this to publicize it with great fanfare.

It doesn't matter whether there is such a thing,

The important thing is that the embarrassing story of a Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the army, who was so frightened by the enemy that he peed his pants and became so angry that he was extremely gossipy and communicable. Ordinary people are quite happy to hear about such things.

of.

If it really spreads, it might actually have some impact on morale.

After all, it is not a secret that Cui Xianggong was released by the Western Army.

"I've seen Captain Qu!" Zhang Cheng raised his hand to Qu Zhen.

Qu Zhen was once his father's old subordinate, and could also be regarded as his uncle.

Qu Zhen returned the gift with a smile, but also encouraged her as an elder.

There were two other people who came out to greet Cui Ang.

One of them is Cui Jin, the second son of Cui Ang. He is quite familiar with Zhang Cheng. Both were once members of the top dudes in Bianliang. However, the two gradually drifted apart, especially after Cui Jin was injured and disabled.

I just live in seclusion and no longer see my old friends.

This time, the two met again after several years.

Cui Jin was disfigured and lame, so it was naturally impossible for him to serve as an official abroad.

In addition to talent and learning, appearance and appearance were also an important part of selecting officials in the Song Dynasty.

However, Cui Jin wears the hat of a fifth-rank official on his head.

Anyway, as long as Cui Ang is promoted, Cui Jin's Yin officer will also be promoted.

Perhaps Cui Ang feels guilty about his son because of what happened back then, so basically all the good things happening in the Cui family fall on Cui Jin, and the boss can't get even half of it.

Of course, not being an official abroad does not mean that Cui Jin has no power.

On the contrary, as his father-in-law's staff officer, Cui Jin is now actually responsible for the management of Gou Ji Yiwen, and this time he is even responsible for the logistics co-ordination of the entire army.

Cui Jin has done this kind of thing once, so he is not unfamiliar with it.

When Cui Ang was in charge of Hebei and fighting against the Liao Kingdom, Cui Jin was in charge of all logistics.

Cui Jin has no shortage of talents.

As long as there are enough things, Zhang Cheng is not worried about Cui Jin making mistakes in this matter.

After the two briefly exchanged greetings, Zhang Cheng exchanged hands with another person. Compared with the previous two, this last person, although much inferior in status, is also Cui Ang's absolute confidant. Zhang Cheng

I have a deep impression of this man. He has a tuft of hair on his face. His name is Tang Nu. He is a general with good abilities.

"Ziming, I heard that you calmed down a military rebellion on your way back. You are the only one who can do this. You can convince the soldiers on both sides without having anything to say. You, uncle, and I don't have this ability!

"The group sat down, and it was Qu Zhen who spoke first.

Zhang Cheng bowed slightly and looked at Qu Zhen with a smile. He knew that this woman must have something to say. He should speak up first and then suppress it!

"But the method was a bit cruel. With one order, more than a dozen soldiers fell to the ground. These people can actually be punished and meritorious service!"

Zhang Cheng said calmly: "If it were elsewhere, I could turn a blind eye to this matter, but here, I can't. I had that tea shed built there specifically for this purpose.

Let the Imperial Guards who come and go keep in mind that they are loyal to the state and the king. This family is a brother-in-law family and is an example that all Imperial Guards should follow. If these people dare to molest the women of this family, they are seeking death."

"He who doesn't know is not guilty!" Tang Nu said at the side.

Zhang Cheng didn't even raise his eyelids: "I can only say that their fate is bad. Whether they know it or not, I will kill them to show to all the soldiers of the Forbidden Army. Whether it is killing chickens to scare monkeys or calming the resentment of local soldiers, they bumped into each other.

That is a dead word."

Cui Jin leaned on the chair and looked at Zhang Cheng with a smile, but did not participate in the argument between Qu Zhen, Tang Nu and Zhang Cheng.

Seeing that the three people were getting angry because of the argument, Cui Ang clapped his hands and said: "A group of big-headed soldiers will die when they die. This time there are hundreds of thousands of troops gathered on the Shaanxi road. Almost half of them are the elites of the Song Dynasty."

Now, these black sheep are dead, what's there to discuss? Deputy General Qu, the military discipline of the Fourth Army should indeed be improved. When we were in Bianliang, everyone was disciplined and disciplined.

Once you get to the capital, your true colors will be revealed. You can tell me how many things like this have happened along the way. Just the papers that the officials received about my local official who participated in the performance weighed several kilograms, right?"

Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows, so it turned out that these Fourth Army troops started causing trouble as soon as they left the capital?

His heart felt heavy.

"Ziming, you just came back from the front line, tell me about the war in Shentangbao and Kaoqiao Village!" After all, he is the supreme commander here. After saying this, the room immediately became quiet. Even Qu Zhen also bowed repeatedly.

nod.

"Shengtang Fort was built ten years ago. At the beginning, it was just a small military fort that could accommodate 500 people. However, after continuous expansion by the Western Army over the years, Shentang Fort has become a military fortress that can accommodate thousands of people.

Dajun City. Because the purpose of building it is purely military, Shentang Fort is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Behind it, there are Daqing River, Dasha River and other water transportation to provide it with an endless supply of supplies, so it is extremely difficult to

attack."

"Where's Castellana Village?"

"The Kao Kao Village is easier to fight than the Shentang Fort, but there are more troops stationed there." Zhang Cheng said: "For these two places, basically we can only attack by force, slowly wearing out the opponent, and destroying the opponent bit by bit.

Depleted."

Cui Ang frowned: "Ziming, how long will it take?"

"As little as two or three months, as many as four or five months!" Zhang Cheng said calmly. "I have ordered civil engineering work to be carried out in Shentangbao and Kaoguai Village, and we will move forward step by step."

Cui Ang smiled and said: "If we go by what Ziming said, we have no other way to quickly capture these two places and open the door to Hengshan."

"Yes!" Zhang Cheng said honestly: "When Xiao Dingxiao gathered in the northwest, he knew that sooner or later we would fight there, so he boldly gave up most of the land he occupied on the Shaanxi Road that year, and even

We don’t want places like Sanchuankou, but only three places, Shentangbao, Gaoqi Village, and Luowucheng, have been left. After years of operation, how can we give them up easily?"

Cui Ang's face changed slightly, with a look of anger passing by, but he immediately returned to normal. He glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, we have the trust of the officials and are entrusted by everyone. We should do our best to serve the king. You can't

Laxity. Nowadays, things have gone wrong on the Hedong Road side, and the attack on Luowu City was abandoned halfway. On the Qinfeng Road, Li Chun was procrastinating, and he has not even seen the boundaries of Weizhou. It can be said that the attack on the Western Army

The heavy responsibility almost all falls on our shoulders, and the only purpose of those two routes now is to prevent the Western troops in these two places from returning for reinforcements."

"Ms. Sir, there are nearly 100,000 imperial troops on the Shaanxi road. This time we have brought another 100,000 soldiers on the Fourth Army. It is enough to defeat the Western Army. It would be better without these two roads." Qu Zhen said, stroking his beard.
To be continued...