Xiang Zong paced back and arrived at the position of the Strategy and Pacification Office, which had now transferred the shogunate from Lanzhou to Xizhou.

Then, he was invited to the yard of the back house.

At this time, the yard had been emptied.

A huge sand table, two or three feet long, was placed in the yard.

The senior generals on Xihe Road were surrounding the sand table, holding long sticks in their hands, and were pointing out what were they?

These young generations of generals act as assistants next to them.

These people were holding thick booklets in their hands, flipping through and looking for something.

As the strategic and pacifying commander of Xihe Road, Zhao Eun wore a purple robe and public uniform, surrounded by crowds.

"I'm sending you here." Zhao En saw Xiang Zonghui's figure, and immediately smiled and brought the generals to meet him.

The generals also bowed to Xiang Zonghui: "The last generals and others have seen Xiang Gongfu."

It seems that they have a good relationship with Xiang Zonghui.

It can even be said to have a bit of a fish in water.

This is very surprising.

Because, in the Song Dynasty, foreign relatives often made their relationship bad and offended people everywhere.

Sometimes, they even deliberately find fault, making it unhappy.

The court turned a blind eye to this.

Even intentionally indulge and tolerate.

Even Gao Zunyu, who was a general in Xihe, would pick others to assassinate him every now and then, anger a few civil and military officials, and let him get a few books of impeachment.

Xiang Zonghui, Gao Gongji, has been appointed as Xihe since he took office.

It's very unusual to have a good relationship with the upper and lower levels.

Therefore, the Censorate is very vigilant.

Since May this year, people have been impeaching Xihe civil and military officials to be "arrogant" and "dominate".

These guys did not dare to scold Xiang Zonghui directly. Gao Gongji caught those who were close to them, and scolded those who spoke nice things to Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji.

However, the civil and military generals here in Xihe have long been dead and are not afraid of boiling water.

Like Zhao Heng - he is about to retire. No matter how fierce the crows scold him, he will not hurt a single hair.

On the contrary, when he retires, the court will still commend him grandly.

If you can make military achievements before resigning.

You can even retire as a bachelor of the Zizheng Hall or even with a shaking axe.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng was full of motivation.

The friendship in Hezhou was originally a heart-warming thing.

But in June this year, the emperor ordered his two nephews, Zhong Jianzhong, and Zhong Shizhong, to Hezhou. The emperor ordered his brothers to remove the young envoys from the right ban hall and became the inspector of Hezhou.

Zhong Yi immediately understood.

So, I didn't care anymore - for civil officials, being bitten by a crow is a terrible thing.

But for military officials, as long as the holy relatives are not lost, the more fierce the crow bites, the more it means a bright future.

The reason is simple - every bite that a crow bites now can be a crime in the future.

What is this called?

A handle is here!

Therefore, he was closer to Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji.

I wish the crows cursed a few more words.

The foreign officials became even more domineering - they and Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji were all open and upright.

The crows dared not bite them either.

Because, representing the emperor and comforting foreign officials, this is the job of the foreign relatives.

The soldiers of the foreign officials could not threaten Bianjing.

Xiang Zonghui smiled and returned the gift to Zhao Cheng and others. Then he came to the sand table and looked at the sand table with chess pieces already marked with dense chess pieces covered with hills.

Xiang Zonghui doesn’t understand military affairs, and he doesn’t understand geography.

But when he looked at the sand table, his eyes still shined.

"Grandpa Zhao..." Xiang Zong replied, "Are you ready?"

Zhao En looked at the sand table, the dense chess pieces surrounding the border of the Song Dynasty.

The old general showed a fierce light in his eyes: "Zifa, I and the generals of Xihe have made up their minds."

"This time, we must let the Western thieves collapse a few teeth under the city of Lanzhou!"

"As for the ghost chapter?"

Zhao En looked at the vast wilderness from Xige City to Fugong City in Hezhou.

"Here you come, don't think about leaving anymore!"

The Western thieves and Tubo have been preparing for war since the beginning of spring this year.

After June, their movements on the border became increasingly greater.

Especially on the Western thieves, they collected grain and vacancies everywhere in Hengshan.

The other side of Tiandu Mountain is almost turned into a construction site.

Zhao Cheng is not blind, how could he not know?

What's more, the Song Dynasty can now find out the movements of the Western thieves by getting close to the Song Dynasty by a large number of eyeliners and insiders.

no way!

On the long Song-Xia border, hundreds of Qiang people and Dangxiang tribes lived.

These people have always had milk and are mothers, but are typical fence-bearing plants, and the wind blows on both sides.

Now, for the sixth Lanzhou Battle, the Western thieves have collected large-scale food and are young and strong.

The interests of these tribes are inevitably harmed.

In addition, Xihe Road has changed its conservative policy in the past.

For those who come to invest, they do not care about their background or status.

All of them were accepted and treated equally, and all of them were arranged to go to the cotton farm to reclaim wasteland and farm.

As for whether there are any Western thief spies among these people? Do you have a detailed work?

Xihelu's attitude is irrelevant!

Why don't you care?

Because Xihe's cotton village will make a move for new scattered fugitives.

In the first few months, the cotton shop will be given the most labor-intensive and physically consuming work for them.

For example, canal construction, land reclamation, composting, etc.

These tasks are done all day long.

No matter how strong you are, when you arrive at the cotton shop, facing such heavy physical labor, you will be so tired that you are out of breath after three or five days.

Moreover, the cotton farms are all in the wilderness, and the employees all live in nearby sheds.

As long as you go to a cotton shop, you will be almost the same as going to a prison.

And these detailed works and spies were originally nobles of the Western thieves.

At least he is a little officer.

Where can I bear such a life?

If you want to escape within ten days or half a month.

However, Xiang Zonghui, Gao Gongji liked raising dogs very much.

They brought the most famous dog breed of the Song Dynasty from Bianjing - Luojiang Dog.

It was in that era of Ren Temple that the Censor Song Xi wrote a letter to the imperial city to raise dogs as a warning to Luojiang dog.

This breed is a famous dog in Shu.

Although it is small, it has a good sense of smell and is quick to speed.

After special training, they can accurately track the odor and bite it.

Because of his small size, he also eats less.
To be continued...