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Almost as soon as Zhao Huan sent out his fast horse, Tong Guan had already received the news.
At this time, Tong Guan was pretending to choose a mansion with his hands behind his back.
"As expected, Prime Minister Qi, King Ding has really made a big move!"
"He sent more than ten people on fast horses to go straight to Yizhou. The young one stopped one person and asked him why."
"King Ding did the opposite. Instead of being secretive and low-key, he made a big statement and announced that he was about to send the Tiger Wing Army to Yizhou to quell the rebellion."
At this time, Tong Guan was in a good mood, not only because of the title of king, but also because of his accurate handling of Zhao Huan.
"Hmph, luring a snake out of its hole? It's a strange skill, but it's useless!"
"The ten-day agreement is a huge gamble between His Majesty and Prince Ding. Naturally, we must be strict and do not tolerate any fraud."
"If our guess is correct, Zhao Huan's next step is to offer a large reward."
Although the several ministers accompanying him already understood Zhao Huan's strategy, they pretended to be confused and looked at each other in confusion.
With a flattering look on his face, he asked: "A huge reward? Please give me some advice."
Tong Guan was very proud: "First, we made the matter bigger and attracted the attention of General Yizhou and Gao Tuoshan."
"Then, he was offered a huge sum of money to buy the heads of the rebels. Even if they were ten taels each, it would only be a mere two thousand taels of silver."
"Not only Yizhou Bing will make this quick money, but even Gao Tuoshan will probably be tempted."
"Wouldn't it be nice to just kill some random people in exchange for some money?"
The doctor next to him gave him a flattering blow at the right time.
"As expected of my concubine, I am so far-sighted. I am ashamed of myself."
"But in this case, King Ding... cough cough cough, didn't Zhao Huan win the bet?"
Tong Guan snorted softly, his eyes full of contempt: "Dream!"
"The ten-day agreement will test Zhao Huan's military ability, not his cleverness."
"If we use silver to buy back two hundred thieves' heads, not to mention His Majesty's anger, Tumo Xingzi, both in the court and in the field, can drown him."
In Tong Guan's view, Zhao Huan was bound to lose.
If you don't joke, don't try to be clever and muddle through.
If it were a real fight with a real sword and a gun, with an army of "unfamiliar people", they would be beaten to the point of kneeling down and begging for mercy before they could even stand firm on their heels.
"Just wait, it's only ten days. When our family is happy to move into a new house, it will be the day when Zhao Huan Gong is defeated!"
All the officials naturally spared no effort to flatter him.
"Hahaha, little Zhao Huan, what else can you do besides being cruel and ruthless? Hasn't he been killed by the Prime Minister?"
"Zhao Huan is violent and likes killing. Once he is used to using this method, he will naturally not use his brain."
"Idiots like this dare to provoke my concubine. I'm afraid I'll die without knowing how."
Listening to the flattery around him, Tong Guan was in high spirits and pointed at the courtyard in front of him. This would be the future Guangyang County Prince's Palace.
The officials around him praised him again and again.
"As expected of my concubine, she has good eyesight!"
"Among the surrounding mansions, this one is the most elegant and quiet. Although it is small in size, it contains a lot of things."
Tong Guan raised his eyebrows and became interested: "Oh? What's the matter?"
All the officials couldn't stop laughing.
"Please let me experience it myself, I will definitely be satisfied."
Ever since I learned that Tong Guan was crowned king, such snakes, insects, rats, and ants have tried their best to cling to Tong Guan.
The vacant houses on the whole street have been arranged in advance, and all the gold, silver and beauties are available.
Although Tong Guan is an eunuch, he has been "male" after all. Even "eating" with a beautiful woman can awaken some men's demeanor.
The next morning, it was just getting light.
Yue Fei and Zhao Kun have already embarked on their journey.
The Tiger Wing Army of 2,500 people was divided into two batches.
The first two battalions, with one thousand men, followed Yue Fei and Zhao Kun and headed straight to Yizhou, while the last three battalions, with one thousand five hundred men, were at the rear.
Yue Fei didn't even have a decent official status, he still had the false title of brave warrior.
However, wearing the majestic school armor of General Beiwei, and Zhao Huan personally going out of the city to see them off, each of them was given a tael of silver as salary before leaving.
The officers and men of the Tiger Wing Army were naturally extremely obedient to Yue Fei.
Rewards alone are not enough. If you want the Tiger Wing Army to be loyal to Yue Fei, you must greet him with candied dates and a stick.
Zhao Huan specially went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and dug out the eighteen generations of ancestors of the Tiger Wing Army officers and soldiers.
If one person dares to rebel, the whole family will be executed.
Although Zhao Huan would not really commit such a murderous act, he still had to perform enough scenes.
Considering Zhao Huan's notoriety in Bianjing, no one in the Tiger Wing Army dared to question Zhao Huan's evil intentions. Even if it was for his family, they would never dare to have the slightest hint of rebellion.
When Yue Fei arrived at the boundary of Bianjing, Chen Zhao had already been waiting for a long time.
A total of ten carriages, including money and grain, were handed over to Yue Fei.
"General Yue, according to the prince's instructions, except for thirty thousand taels of silver, the rest is food for consumption on the road."
"in addition……"
"The prince specifically explained that it is simply unrealistic for thousands of people to march and reach Yizhou on time."
"General Yue and Zhao Yishi can divide their troops into two groups, purchase horses along the way, form a small group of cavalry as soon as possible, and rush forward first."
Yue Fei was worried before because the Tiger Wing Army fought on foot, and there were 800 heavily armored soldiers among them.
In order to march, they took off their armor and were carried by servants.
The first two battalions were nominally 1,000 strong, but were actually close to 2,000 strong, doubling the number of servants alone.
Carrying large and small bags, we moved slowly. By the time we arrived in Yizhou, the day lilies were already cold.
Fortunately...
Zhao Huan had already carried out careful planning.
Along the way, when you encounter a town or a post station, you will receive all the horses you can see, regardless of whether they are high or low, war horses or coolie horses.
Half of the thirty thousand taels of silver allocated in advance was for the purchase of horses.
The horse-producing areas of the Song Dynasty were mainly concentrated in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. The source of horses was blocked, which directly led to the extremely high price of horses in the Song Dynasty.
Even the most common coolie horse costs as much as fifty guan!
If it is a specially trained war horse, it must start at least eighty times.
Ten thousand taels of silver can only buy about a hundred horses.
Yue Fei devoted a day to sending out his soldiers to search for horses everywhere, even the pack horses of merchants.
Only then the next day, fifty horses were barely scraped together.
Yue Fei led the fifty cavalry and went ahead, followed by Zhao Kun, who continued to march while collecting horses.
And all of this was happening under Tong Guan's eyes.
Tong Guan didn't even bother to stop him. Even if he got to Yizhou with only fifty horses, it would be nothing more than a flying fox shaking a tree.
However, Zhao Huan was greatly encouraged. Even though the Song Dynasty was so short of horses, it could still gather fifty horses so quickly. This battle was already won by 30%!
As long as Yue Fei can successfully reach Yizhou, the winning rate will be as high as 70%.
"Whether it's the Tiger Wing Army or the publicity in advance, it's just a foreshadowing."
"My king's real magic weapon for victory is only one person, and that is Yue Fei!"
"Yue Fei was not the only brave warrior who resisted the Liao soldiers back then!"