Yang Ji was in the official office and read the official documents of the Nanjing Left-behind Office, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Left-behind is indeed far-sighted, not like an ordinary mediocre official! With these thousands of cavalry, what are the difficulties?"

After saying that, he looked at the official document in his hand and placed it carefully on the case. In the official document, the left-behind people in Nanjing agreed that when the river freezes in winter, he sent 5,000 cavalry to Zhuozhou and join the local defenders in Zhuozhou to enter the Song territory south. The specific command was handed over to Yang Ji and the generals to discuss.

Standing up, Yang Ji walked around the room, excited. He fled hundreds of people this summer and negotiated with Ma Huaide, a border compassion envoy along the Song Dynasty, but there was no result. Yang Ji was depressed. Until today, with the support of his superiors, his depressed mood was wiped out.

With a sudden wave of his hand in the air, Yang Ji said: "When the army passes through Song territory, we will capture those unlucky people together!"

After saying that, he called the public officials from the yamen to prepare a banquet and wanted to have a few glasses of wine.

In Hejian Prefecture, Liu Ji and Deputy Commander Song Shouyi stood outside the yamen to welcome Li Zhang and his party. They entered the yamen and sat down at the official hall.

Liu Ji bowed and said, "The Taiwei came from the capital and did not come far away. Don't blame him."

Li Zhang said: "The Privy Council announced the edict and ordered me to go to Hejian Prefecture to discuss matters with the Taiwei. If I have a simple and inappropriate knowledge, I can just smile. Ding Lingde, the Jiyi Prefecture of the Privy Council, is now working in the Jiyi Prefecture of the Privy Council. He used to be an official on Hequ Road, and was highly valued by Taiwei Du. After I go back, General Ding will stay in Hejian Prefecture for some days."

Liu Ji saw Ding Lingde's face full of gentleness and a smile piled on his face, like a shopkeeper of a wine shop, bowing to him.

After returning to the liu, Liu Ji thought about it in his memory and couldn't remember this person. It seemed that Du Zhongxiao was excavated after arriving at Hequ Road, and was not an old man from Suizhou. With Li Zhang coming, there was no need to ask, this was the first person to manage information in Hequ Road.

After saying a few polite words, Liu Ji said, "The Taiwei is here, and has prepared some wine to welcome you. The prefect of the King of Hejian, I heard that the Taiwei is coming here, so I sent someone to say yesterday that if I do not avoid suspicion, I would like to come and greet you."

Li Zhang said: "I came here for business, what can I avoid suspicion? I happened to have something to ask the local government to cooperate with the commander of the king. I should see the prefect of the king."

The governor of Hejian, Wang Zhi, was the deployment and appeasement envoy of Gaoyangguan Road, and was a general minister along the way. The imperial guards who had been trained were not affiliated with the original general secretary, so Liu Ji's border strategy was found. Wang Zhi was not familiar with the affairs of the court and was a little confused about the establishment of the general secretary. He heard that some imperial officials came over and hurriedly visited. After the imperial guards were trained, they established a new general secretary, which was very conflicting with the military arrangements of the original Hebei Road, and Li Zhang just made it clear.

When they arrived at the Houya, Liu Ji ordered a banquet to be set up and everyone sat down. He also sent his own soldiers to invite Wang Zhi.

Soon, Wang Zhi arrived and sat down with me.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Li Zhang said: "The news received by the Shufu was that hundreds of Khitans were taken in in the summer, and the Khitans had refused to give up. This winter, when the river freezes, it is very likely that something will happen. Make preparations early and don't lose the court's spirit."

Wang Zhi said: "I have also heard of this. In Zhuozhou opposite, these people were busy crossing the river and spy on the military information of this dynasty. Especially when Zhang Ji's first army arrived a few days ago, they were stationed in Xiongzhou, and they cared the most."

Li Zhang said: "Have you caught a detailed Khitan work? People like this one, if you catch it, you will be punished with the canon, and you cannot tolerate it!"

Wang Zhi shook his head: "Those people are very slippery and do not go to the city, they only wander in the countryside. There is insufficient manpower in the local area and it is difficult to catch."

Liu Ji sighed: "Hebei is not as good as the mainland. Many of the people here are losers. They themselves don't know whether they are Song or Khitans. The more they are in the countryside, they are confused about the imperial court laws, and they don't know how to prevent detailed operations."

Li Zhang looked at Ding Lingde and said in a deep voice: "Xiongzhou and Hejian Prefecture are now stationed more than 100,000 troops, more than the people. No matter how good is it, let the Khitan do a careful spy on military information? I will take care of the general Liu Taiwei, and the local government can help you."

Liu Ji and Wang Zhi bowed together to claim that they were.

Li Zhang said again: "At the beginning of this year, Xiao Ge presented Shuozhou. The Khitan king Yelu Hongji personally led hundreds of thousands of troops and fought with the Grand Marshal Jia Kui in Mayi for a long time. He did not gain the upper hand and could only retreat helplessly. In this battle, our dynasty army really won the Khitans and boosted the morale of the soldiers. This winter, if the Khitans dare to cross the border, you must let them go without a return!"

Liu Jidao: "In winter, the river freezes, and Khitan soldiers and horses are coming and going, which is extremely difficult to defend. If thousands of cavalry cross the border and do not go deeper, they will retreat in one or two days, and the commander will have no choice. Taiwei, this matter can only depend on God's will."

Li Zhang looked at Liu Ji and said in a deep voice: "Du Taiwei Jun's order, if the Taiwei cannot do it, the Shuaisi will have to replace him!"

Liu Ji was shocked and hurriedly bowed: "I should do my best! I will not lose what the court hopes!"

Looking at Liu Ji, after a while, Li Zhang's expression slowly calmed down and said, "As soon as I left, the Taiwei said that in addition to commanding, the army must also be well aware of the enemy and our military situation. Although the Taiwei Liu and Taiwei Du worked in Suizhou for many years, they later had fewer opportunities to lead the army alone. If they could defend the Khitan this winter, it would be considered as the court's expectations."

Seeing the serious atmosphere, Wang Zhi and Song Shou made a promise to hold their breath and dare not speak. They sent Li Zhang to speak so heavily. It seems that the court attaches great importance to the possible attacks of the Khitan this winter. In order to boost morale, the Khitan will never be allowed to come and go freely.

Ding Lingde on the side kept smiling. When others looked at him, he would laugh with him. If he didn't look at him, he would look at the few people with a smile.

Liu Ji knew in his heart that Li Zhang and Ding Lingde must have had special intentions here, not just to tell him these words. It is late October and it is already frozen outside. It is just that the river is in urgent need of the water of the Great River and has to wait for some days. The Khitan wants to cross the river to take revenge, and now there should be news. It is just that he is the leader of Si Xinjian and lacks control over the Khitan military situation, so he can't help but be anxious.

Raising the wine glass, Liu Ji said to Wang Zhi: "If you want to know the Khitan military situation, guard against the detailed work, and need the local government to cooperate with it with all its strength. Wang Zhizhou has been in Hejian Prefecture for several years and has been in charge of tens of thousands of imperial guards. If the commander has something to do, please help with all your strength."

Wang Zhi hurriedly raised his glass and said, "If there is something to do, I will do my best to help."

After drinking, Li Zhang said, "The Khitans must have sent troops from Zhuozhou. Zhuozhou has more than 100 miles to Xiongzhou. The cavalry is in a hurry and can cross the border in one day. You must be careful in the direction of Zhuozhou, find out the news early, and don't send people to catch them off guard. The court is strict instructing the Khitans, if they cross the border, they will have to make them come and go! However, your army must not cross the border to avoid trouble."

Liu Ji looked at Wang Zhi and said, "If the Khitans cross the border, if they just robbed and left, there will be only one or two days. The Taiwei means that we must keep the Khitans within one or two days?"

Li Zhang said: "This is the Supervisor. The Privy Council does not care about how you fight. However, when the Khitans come, they cannot let them go back. If the Khitans go back, Liu Taiwei will go back to the capital to apologize."
Chapter completed!