"Hey, your news is quite well-informed!" Zhao Yan was stunned when he heard Ma Dejang's words, and then smiled at him and said, although the arrest of Li Liangzuo had been spread, because Li Liangzuo was in Yelu Chongyuan's hands, although the two sides had always claimed an alliance, no one knew when Li Liangzuo would be sent here?

"This incident has spread throughout Xingqing Prefecture. We heard it as soon as we entered the city, but no one knew the specific news. We killed Xixia. But if Li Liangzuo made a comeback, wouldn't our brothers die in vain?" Ma Delang said the last time, his face also showed a bit of sadness.

"Don't worry, our soldiers of the Song Dynasty will not die in vain. Li Liangzuo is indeed escorted to Xingqing Mansion in the past two days. During this period, my brother can't find time to see you. In fact, it is precisely because he wants to meet the envoy sent by Yelu Chongyuan and then negotiate terms with the other party. Now that the conditions have been negotiated, an alliance can be concluded soon. By then, Li Liangzuo will become our prisoner." Zhao Yan stepped forward and patted Ma Dejang on the shoulder and said, although Ma Dejang's position was not very high in this battle to destroy Xia, it was them who sacrificed their lives on the front line that they won the current victory.

"So that's it. No wonder Your Highness the Crown Prince has no time to see us!" Hearing that Zhao Xu had forgotten me during this period of time, Ma Derang couldn't help but show a sudden enlightenment expression and said, "Compared with these people, Li Liangzuo is naturally more important. As long as Li Liangzuo is captured, there will be no hope of turning around in the entire Xixia." They only need to concentrate on guarding the Liao Kingdom, which is great news for all Song troops entering the Xixia.

"Haha, regarding the incident of Li Liangzuo being escorted to Xingqing Prefecture. Because I was worried that some of the remnants of Xixia would cause trouble, my elder brother and I decided to block the news. Just let Ma De know it yourself, and it would be better not to spread it randomly!" Zhao Yan reminded again at this time that Xixia had been controlled by the Song Dynasty on the surface, but Li Liangzuo's family had been operating in the Xixia area for hundreds of years, and the Dangxiang people were also relatively united. So there were still many people secretly moving quietly, preparing to drive the Song Dynasty out of Xixia. However, in Zhao Yan's eyes, these people were just clowns. As long as Li Liangzuo was in the hands of the Song Dynasty, they would not be able to become a clown.

"Students understand that this matter will never be rumored!" Ma Derang also stood up straight and said with a serious expression. He also knew the undercurrents inside Xixia, and even during this period he personally wiped out several rebellions from Xixia people, so he knew the importance of Li Liangzuo than anyone else.

"School Governor, what are you talking about with Old Man Ma?" At this moment, Hu Yanqing suddenly came to Zhao Yan with ordinary fruits and asked. He used to be a round little fat man, but now he is tall and strong, and his appetite is greater than before. Of course, he can't compete with Zhou Tong. But even so, he still ate two roast ducks and one lamb leg just now. If he encounters a war, his appetite will increase further.

"Haha, what else can I talk about? Of course, it is the reward of Old Man Ma and the others. Speaking of which, Old Man Ma is much stronger than you, a troublemaker. This time he made a lot of contributions. He will definitely not be able to escape the position of a commander. Even if he makes some contributions, he may be promoted to Yuhou." Zhao Yan said with a smile. The fewer people know about Li Liangzuo, the better, so he did not tell Hu Yanqing.

When Hu Yanqing mentioned the credit, his eyes lit up. He immediately came to Zhao Yan and smiled and said, "Senior General, the battle in Xixia has been completed. Our Song Dynasty is the only strong enemy, Liao. I wonder what the imperial court has to do with Liao?"

Hu Yanqing was depressed for a while due to the casualties of his brothers around him, but he soon recovered. In addition, their ancestors of Hu Yanqing have always regarded the recovery of Yanyun's land as their responsibility, and this has even become their family motto. So after destroying the Liao Kingdom, Hu Yanqing immediately turned his attention to the Liao Kingdom in the north, especially this time, the Liao Kingdom took advantage of the situation and robbed Wushuhai City, which should have belonged to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yan had a good relationship with Hu Yanping, so he naturally knew the Hu Yan family's family motto. Now seeing Hu Yanqing's appearance, he immediately guessed what he thought, but he smiled bitterly at this: "Brother Qing, don't have the idea of ​​attacking Liao. In a short period of time, our Song Dynasty will not attack Liao, so you can prepare for training troops in the past few years. When you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely not let the Hu Yan family members miss the opportunity to recover Yan Yun."

Zhao Yan also discussed the issue of the Liao Kingdom with Zhao Xu, but the other party told him that for this battle to destroy Xia, the Song Dynasty had already devoted its entire country to the forefront and the national treasury was also consumed greatly. Although they fought so majestic in the Western Xia, they were actually strong outside and fought at the middle. The Song Dynasty now could no longer support a decent war. Therefore, in recent years, the most important thing for the Song Dynasty was to recuperate and digest the territory of the Western Xia.

Hu Yanqing is the wisest person in Hu Yan's family. He had long anticipated the above situation, so he was not surprised to hear Zhao Yan's words. He smiled again and said, "School Governor, since you are going to train troops, can you transfer me to the Hebei Army?"

"You want to go to the Hebei Army?" Zhao Yan couldn't help frowning in surprise when he heard this. Ma Derang next to him also screamed, "Brother Qing, you are stupid. You are so good that the Western Army is not stupid, why should you go to the Hebei Army?"

The reason why Zhao Yan and Ma Delang were so surprised was that it was based on the military structure of the Song Dynasty. The main combat troops of the Song Dynasty were the imperial guards. Among them, the imperial guards were divided into imperial guards, Hebei and Western troops according to their locations. The imperial guards were originally the most elite troops of the Song Dynasty, but because they had not fought for hundreds of years, their combat effectiveness decreased significantly. Instead, there was constant wars between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, which made the combat power of the Western army retained and became the strongest army among the imperial guards.

Compared with the imperial guards in the capital and the Western Army, the Hebei Army was quite special. When the Song Dynasty first established its country, there were constant wars with the Liao Kingdom, so the Hebei Army was also very strong. When Yang Wenguang's father Yang Liulang guarded Hebei, the Hebei Army under his command was even stronger than the Western Army. However, with the alliance between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, peace was generally maintained between the two countries. This is naturally a good thing for the people on the border between the two countries. However, without any war, the combat power of the Hebei Army has dropped very quickly. Now, the Hebei Army is probably not even comparable to the militia in the northwest, let alone the regular Western Army.

It is precisely because of the decline of the Hebei Army that Zhao Yan and Ma Delang were so surprised when they heard Hu Yanshu want to go to the Hebei Army. After all, the Western Army is a powerful army of the Song Dynasty, and the generals are more able to command it. But if they go to the Hebei Army, God knows what those Hebei Army will look like. Maybe they dare not fight with the Liao army at all. If so, then what else can Hu Yanqing make contributions in the future?

"Senior General, strong soldiers and weak soldiers are not fixed. When the Song Dynasty was first established, the Hebei army was also a strong army, and it gradually weakened later. However, Hebei is close to Yanyun. If we use troops to the Liao Kingdom in the future, it will definitely be the main attack direction of our Song Dynasty. So I want to train a strong army in the past few years!" Hu Yanqing said with confidence at this time.

In fact, he had this idea for a long time, because he came into the army and found that although his soldiers were very good, they were always a little uncomfortable to use. It was a little strange at first, but later he gradually realized that the reason was that these soldiers were not trained by themselves, so he had this feeling. Since then, he wanted to train an army himself. It just so happened that the Hebei Army lacked generals and was close to Yanyun, so Hu Yanqing had long put his ideas on the Hebei Army.

Zhao Yan was also surprised when he heard Hu Yanqing's thoughts, because he did not expect this. Although the Western Army had strong combat power, it would be possible to control the northwest. In addition, for the stability of the Song Dynasty, it would not be a good thing to dominate one family. Therefore, rebuilding a Hebei Army with strong combat power would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty without any harm.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan couldn't help but step forward and patted Hu Yanqing on the shoulder and said, "Brother Qing is worthy of being one of the best students in our military academy. If you want to go to the Hebei Army, I will try my best to help you find a solution. It is probably not a big problem. In addition, after the military academy graduates in the past two years, I will also try to arrange for them to enter the Hebei Army. With their help, it should be easier for you."

"Thank you, the Chief Supervisor!" Hu Yanqing couldn't help but say excitedly when he heard Zhao Yan agree. Although Zhao Yan did not mobilize the power of the general, the influence of Zhao Yan, the prince, was extraordinary. It was not difficult to mobilize a small commander to the Hebei Army.

The banquet held by Zhao Yan lasted from the afternoon to the evening. Anyway, Hu Yanqing and others had already taken leave when they came, so they all let go of their stomachs and ate and drank. They drank all the dozens of jars of good wine prepared by Zhao Yan. Finally, they all fell into the hall, and snoring sounds one after another. Only Zhao Yan could stay awake, so that people like Hu Yanqing and others were carried down and arranged to rest in the guest room to avoid sleeping on the ground.

Two days later, on New Year's Eve, Zhao Yan accompanied Zhao Xu to meet Ma Delang, a group of meritorious people, and then personally announced their rewards. Most of them were promoted and made money. Ma Delang was indeed promoted to commander, becoming the second person among the first students to become commander, only after Hu Yanqing. At the same time, on that afternoon, the envoys of Zhao Xu and Yelu Chongyuan finally finalized the alliance, which also marked the final formal alliance between the two sides. In order to show their sincerity, Yelu Chongyuan also sent Li Liangzuo and his wife to Xingqing Prefecture City as quickly as possible, and Zhao Yan could finally meet the Emperor of Western Xia. (To be continued)

ps: My daughter's fever has finally subsided, I hope it won't be repeated.

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Chapter completed!