In the Liao Dynasty, the Governor of Nanjing Road, King Yelujun of Qishui County, and his teacher Lin Jing were drinking and watching the snow. When discussing the general trend of the world, at Tianmen Village on Hebei Road in the Song Dynasty, Cui Ang and Cui Huaiyuan, the pacifying envoys,

, also standing on the tall Tianmen Walled City Tower, watching a martial arts performance in the heavy snow.

Those who performed martial arts were the Dingwu Army who were ordered to move to Tianmen Village.

The commander-in-chief was Tao Dayong, a layman.

Unlike Xiao Ding, a general with a strong background, Tao Dayong truly has nothing. He relies purely on his own bravery and strategy to stand out step by step in the competition with the Liao people, and slowly rises to the rank of a general.

control.

Unlike Xiao Ding, who became a commander at the age of twenty-two and a commander at the age of twenty-three, Tao Dayong, who is fifty this year, finally rose to the level of commander.

This person is naturally capable.

At that time, he was acquainted with thousands of horses in Hebei, and was begged by the Liao people. He could always win some small victories, adding a little bit of color to the dirty war situation in Hebei during the Imperial Song Dynasty. Such merit can be said.

No one can build it, and no one dares to build it, because everyone still needs this victory to let the court and officials understand that Hebei still has a lot to do.

Therefore, this person was called a ruthless person by Ye Lujun.

Dingwu Army, in Hebei, is indeed the Song Army second only to Guangrui Army. And this time, the main manifestation is that Tao Dayong is not as rich, well-connected, and background as Xiao Ding, and he can always get what he wants.

Want something.

Tao Dayong, it can only be three years for the new, three years for the old, and three more years for repairs. If there is really no choice, just cry and complain again, only then can we get something good back.

That is to say, when King Jing arrived in Hebei, people like Tao Dayong had a slightly better time.

But what can't be helped is that King Jing likes Xiao Ding more.

Firstly, Xiao Ding is younger, and secondly, Xiao Ding has made it clear that the entire family belongs to his King Jing.

The cavalry in the heavy snow came and went, and the infantry was sonorous and majestic. With the waving of the flag, they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. When attacking, they were like an overwhelming wave, but when they were on time, they were as steady as Mount Tai.

Cui Ang now finally understood why Xiao Ding dared to challenge hundreds of soldiers to the Fourth Army in Bianliang City.

Just looking at this Dingwu Army, the fierce murderous aura revealed between the advance and retreat is definitely not something that the Upper Fourth Army can possess. The ranks of the Upper Fourth Army are also very neat, and every time Jin Mingchi's performance can cause a roaring tsunami.

It was a general cheer, but there was always a sideshow flavor inside.

The team in front of them, every move, revealed a completely different flavor from the previous Fourth Army.

You can only really smell this smell if you stand in the middle of these teams.

"What a well-trained soldier! Great bravery!" Cui Ang said sincerely.

"Thank you so much for the compliment." Tao Dayong couldn't hide the joy between his eyebrows. It wasn't because of Cui Ang's compliments, but because Cui Ang came to Tianmen Sai today, but he really brought

Good things are coming.

Needless to say, there are bounties for this exercise, including five hundred sets of fine armor, a thousand sets of divine arm bows, a thousand enemy-defeating bows, a hundred thousand crossbows, and some winter beddings for frostbite.

Medicine, etc., Tao Dayong felt that he had never been so rich.

So he was sincerely grateful to Cui Ang.

Not to mention that the other party wants to watch a drill, even if he wants to watch it for ten consecutive days, he can do it.

Tao Dayong is not Xiao Ding. Xiao Ding doesn't have to bend his back for five buckets of rice, but he can bend his back for one bucket of rice.

The soldiers received the reward and returned to the camp satisfied. Tao Dayong invited Cui Ang to the official residence in the village to talk. The superior leader came, and something must have happened.

"Dayong, are you fifty today?" He pulled Tao Dayong to sit by the fire pit, while Cui Jin sat on the side and played the role of pouring tea, which made Tao Dayong a little restless.

"Go back to the messenger, it's going to be fifty-one soon." He replied in a low voice.

"Yes, he is fifty-one. For a general, fifty is a threshold!" Cui Ang said with a smile: "You can't go higher than this threshold, or it will be difficult in the future."

Tao Dayong lowered his head and said nothing.

Who doesn’t want to be promoted?

But is it so easy to get promoted?

If you want to get, you have to give.

"My friend in Bianliang wrote me a letter, saying that His Highness King Jing is planning to transfer the first team back to Bianliang. Do you know who it is?"

"The last general is so humble that he dare not guess the imperial government's plans." Tao Dayong's heart trembled.

"It's you and your Dingwu Army!" Cui Ang said with a smile: "You won't be able to stay in Tianmen Village for long. In the beginning of spring, you will go to Bianliang. Dayong, when you arrive in Bianliang, you still have the possibility of promotion.

Is it? You have no chance to make meritorious deeds, and you have no connections, so you will work in a controlling position until you are dismissed. Maybe when you get to Bianliang, before your butt is even hot, someone will be eager to replace you!

"

Tao Dayong suddenly raised his head, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, but then he suddenly restrained himself and lowered his eyelids again.

"Dayong, you have made many contributions in the past, but none of them can make people shine and make people remember you firmly." Cui Ang was persuasive: "Why can Xiao Ding make people remember him? Except that

In addition to his special status, he has won several battles and won a lot. The most eye-catching one is Bianliang's victory over 100. In my opinion, if your subordinates go to Bianliang to pick 100 out of 10, I'm afraid

You can still win, but can you still do it? You can't do it! So, you need to find another way, make a great contribution, and then return to Bianliang with this great victory, just like Xiao Ding, get

When the officials receive you, I will write a letter to ask for merit for you. In this way, you will be as stable as Mount Tai in Bianliang and no one will dare to bully you."

Tao Dayong already understood what Cui Ang meant.

Appeasement makes you want to fight.

He wanted to take the initiative to provoke a dispute with the Liao people opposite him.

"Ambassador, what do you need me to do?" Tao Dayong took a deep breath and asked.

Hearing Tao Dayong's question, Cui Ang's eyes flashed with joy and he glanced at Cui Jin aside.

Cui Jin immediately stood up, took out a roll of maps from the leather bag he carried with him, and spread the map flat in front of the two of them.

Cui Ang stretched out his finger and drew a circle on the map.

"I want this place!" Cui Ang said.

Tao Dayong stared blankly at the circle. This area could not be said to be particularly important. To the Liao people, it was deserted and was only used by some herdsmen for grazing. They also only set up five military patrol stations and one military patrol station.

The total number of people in the stronghold and the garrison did not exceed 2,000. When Xiao Ding was here in the past, he would often kill their military patrols. This is the same as the Liao people coming across the border to kill, wound and loot.

If you chop me with a knife today, I will stab you with a bullet tomorrow. This is what I mean by psychological balance.

But what Cui Ang said today is different.

He is right, I want this place!

This means that this battle is not about taking advantage of one vote and then leaving, but about defeating him, occupying him, and running it.

Although this area is not large, the meaning represented by doing this is completely different.

This is an invasion of the Liao Kingdom.

Just like the Liao people occupied a piece of land from the Song Dynasty for no reason, the Song Dynasty wanted to get it back at all costs.

I still remember that a few years ago, when the two families were negotiating, the two sides failed to reach an agreement over a ridge, and then they fought again. In the end, the Song Dynasty lost, and then they reluctantly gave up.

This ridge.

Cui Ang's casual drawing pushed the Song Dynasty's border line forward fifty miles. Is it strange that the Liao people didn't go crazy?

Seeing Tao Dayong silent, with the veins on his face exposed and beating suddenly, Cui Ang chuckled and asked, "Why, can't you beat him down?"

Tao Dayong shook his head: "It's not difficult at all to capture this area by surprise. I'm afraid the Liao people never thought that we would do this. But what happens next? The next defense is to appease the envoys."

The question is. The Liao people will definitely mobilize troops and horses to counterattack. If we defend to the death, the Liao people cannot attack. Then the Liao people will increase their troops, and we will also increase our troops. This will slowly turn into a full-scale war. The pacification envoy,

Are you ready for a full-scale fight with the Liao people in Hebei?"

Cui Ang chuckled: "You are thinking too much. According to the intelligence we have received, within five hundred miles nearby, the Liao people can mobilize no more than 30,000 troops, and I have prepared an army of 50,000 in Hebei."

.If the Liao people dare to counterattack, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

"Then what?" Tao Dayong stared at the other party and asked.

Cui Ang's face looked a little ugly, "Dayong, after surviving this winter, in the spring, a large number of Liao people's cavalry will need to be fat. Will they launch a large-scale war in the spring? Their infantry, we are

Not afraid at all. Even if we push back further and they start to gather a large army, we still have other means to deal with it!"

Tao Dayong is not stupid.

He knew that as long as he survived this winter and prevented the Liao people from succeeding, there was a great possibility that the Liao State would send people to Bianliang to raise an army to investigate the crime, and then the Song people would withdraw their troops and return the land they recaptured to the Liao State.

This matter will just end like this.

This is probably what Cui Ang had in mind.

He wants a meritorious service to reward himself.

Anyway, since he is going to Bianliang, as Cui Ang said, he also needs credit.

"There will be no problem in defeating the pacifier, but the next step is to recruit civilians, transport food and supplies, and transport weapons, especially the divine arm bow and the enemy-defeating bow. In addition, after we leave, Tianmen Village must also have a strong force.

To be stationed, I also need a reputable official who can convince all parties, so that I can get the greatest help from the front and carry this winter through."

"No problem!" Cui Ang clapped his hands and laughed: "I will personally deal with this issue. As for Tianmen Village, in addition to garrisoning troops, I will also let Zi Yu sit here. How about it? You can rest assured this time.

Right? With him here taking care of your logistics, what else do you have to worry about?"

Only then did Tao Dayong feel relieved. Although Cui Jinlai's intention to gain military glory was obvious, he was the appeasement envoy to the Yameni and Hebei's appeasement envoy to the Yamen. Regardless of which aspect, his status was extremely noble, so there was nothing to say.

Yes.

It's only two months until spring begins.
Chapter completed!