Shi Liai said: "Marshal, Li Gang has arrived at Hebei East Road and is rectifying military affairs in Cangzhou."

"Li Gang? Is he Li Gang who defended Bianjing at the beginning of last year?"

"Yes, it's him."

Wanyan Zonghan was a little surprised and said: "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty actually invited him back. Isn't it rumored that he was demoted to the south?"

"Marshal, at this time, the main war faction within the Song Dynasty has come to power, and the court is full of officials from the main war faction. It is reasonable for Li Gang to be invited back."

"I have a question. Judging from last year's performance, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was cowardly and incompetent. He had no intention of leading the war. He sent envoys many times to negotiate peace with us. Why does he seem to be a different person this year? I feel that the Song Dynasty resisted.

The will has been strengthened.”

Shi Liai also felt strange. He said: "Especially since December last year, the Song Dynasty's awareness of resistance has increased significantly. News came back from the south that the Song Dynasty's mobilization order was being quickly delivered to the state capitals in Hebei and Hedong.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty appointed Zongze to be in charge of Daming Mansion and the Cizhou area, and he was heavily armed and the resistance was stronger than before."

It’s no wonder that Wanyan Zonghan and Shi Liai were doubtful. After all, before November last year, that is, before Zhao Ning traveled through time, the Song Dynasty was in disarray.

The enemies were all approaching the capital city, and the court was still debating whether to fight or negotiate for peace.

In short, the performance of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, the father and son, simply had no eyes to see.

Even the old witch Cixi couldn't pull off such an operation.

Even after Wanyangou moved south, he was completely disappointed with these two people. The idea of ​​welcoming back the second emperor was just a political slogan shouted by Wanyangou to rally people.

But this year, the performance of the Song Dynasty was very different from the past.

Shi Liai changed the subject and said: "Officials from the Song Dynasty have contacted Xiaguan on Jingdong East Road."

"Oh, who?"

"An official named Liu Yu."

"What is this person's identity?"

Shi Liai said: "This man was originally a criminal and prison official on Hebei East Road. Last year when our army went south, he abandoned his official position and fled south. Now the Song Dynasty is arresting him. He wrote a letter to his subordinate, hoping to be loyal to the marshal."

"He's just a rat. Now that he no longer has an official position in the Song Dynasty, what's the use of him?"

"No, no, Marshal, after all, he used to handle some criminal and prison matters in Hebei East Road. If we can recruit him, it will have a great influence on the Song Dynasty officials in Hebei East Road and Jingdong East Road who want to join us."

Ti Dian was one of the four major local political officials in the Song Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, there were four local departments, namely the Transportation Department, the Punishment and Prison Department, the Changping Department and the Appeasement Department.

The Transshipment Department is in charge of water transportation, taxation, money income, etc.

The Department of Corrections and Prisons is in charge of local justice.

The Changping Department was promoted to be in charge of grain storage, official salary collection, etc.

The pacification envoy division is the commander-in-chief who manages the pacification envoy and is in charge of military affairs.

In other words, this Liu Yu is actually the top local judicial officer on Hebei East Road and an absolute provincial boss.

Liu Yu in history was the emperor of the puppet Qi regime who was supported by the Jin Dynasty. He was the biggest traitor in the Song Dynasty besides Qin Hui.

Zhang Bangchang was forced to proclaim himself emperor. As soon as the Jin army left, he immediately took the initiative to return power and did not dare to overstep.

Liu Yu knelt down and asked for support.

Wanyan Zonghan thought for a while and said, "How to use this Liu Yu?"

"After we defeat Li Gang, capture Hebei East Road (northeast of Hebei Province) and Jingdong East Road (east of Shandong Province), support Liu Yu, and establish a puppet here as a buffer."

"Then let Wanyan Zongfu see Liu Yu, and when the time is right, make him emperor."

"There is another person who also has the will. This person can also be won over."

"who?"

"Du Chong, the prefect of Cangzhou, heard that Li Gang went to Cangzhou and there was a gap with Du Chong. The two sides are not on good terms. We can first use Du Chong as an internal agent to plan for Cangzhou. If Cangzhou is captured by our army, Jingdong East Road (Shandong Province) will be easily accessible."

"Okay, it's up to you to contact these Song Dynasty officials who are willing to surrender and explain to Zong Fu. You must win over them."

"Yes." Shi Liai was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.

He turned back and said: "Marshal, there is one more thing. In the Song Dynasty, there were some rebel leaders in Hebei and Hedong. Although they were against us in name, they actually had their own agenda. If we sent people to communicate secretly, we might not be able to disintegrate the Song army from within.

them."

"Oh, do you have a name?"

"For example, Li Cheng, the leader of the Hebei rebel army, my subordinates sent people to get to know this person. He is ambitious and unruly. If we can lure him a little, he will be used by us."

"Well, that makes sense. Just go ahead and do it. I won't restrict you."

"yes."

September 10th, Tokyo City, Ouchi.

The sky has just dawned, and the autumn colors are slowly unfolding in the early morning. The sycamore trees in front of Wende Hall are filled with yellow leaves.

A young man strode towards Wende Hall.

Wang Huaiji said: "Master Ma, please wait here and I will inform the officials."

"It's time to work."

Not long after, Ma Kuo was pleased with his views.

When Ma Kuang went in, he saw another scene.

In the Hall of Wende, Zhao Ning was wearing armor and holding a sharp long knife, and was chopping the armor on the wooden frame opposite.

The weapons supervisor seemed to be on the side.

When the knife went down, it only left a shallow scratch on the armor on the opposite side.

This is the defensive function that foot armor should have.

The foot armor is composed of 1825 armor pieces and generally weighs 69 kilograms.

At this time, Europe was still using chain mail.

The defensive ability of chain armor is scummy compared to that of foot armor.

However, due to military and political corruption, many of the armors in the Ordnance Supervision had quality problems.

The 200,000 pieces of armor that went north more than a month ago are all normal stocks.

200,000 pairs of armor are definitely not enough.

At present, the Song army mainly consists of infantry. If it wants to face the Jin army head-on, it must ensure the supply of this kind of armor.

As for the purchase of war horses, that was not a matter of time, let alone the cheating horse administration of the Song Dynasty.

It doesn't mean that you can get a horse immediately if you have money.

Zhao Ning picked up the ax next to him and chopped several times on the armor on the wooden frame.

Cutting down with the blade of an ax may not hurt the armor-wearer. Only the impact of the ax can dent the armor.

Overall, Zhao Ning is very satisfied with this re-refined iron piece.

"Guan family, Ma Guan people are here."

Zhao Ning turned around and saw a man in his thirties.

According to the height of later generations, he would have been about 1.8 meters tall. He had a strong and powerful figure, as tall as a pine tree. He was wearing a green outfit and had a calm temperament.

"I see your Majesty."

Zhao Ning put down his axe, took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked over and patted Ma Kuo on the shoulder: "I'm finally back."

Ma Kuo participated in the martial arts examinations in the eighth year of Zhenghe's reign, and was awarded the rank of Shangshe in the martial arts examinations.

This man is not an ordinary person, he is brave and resourceful.

An outstanding diplomat at the turn of the Song Dynasty, he also had his own military strategies. In the past few years, when he was conquering the Liao Dynasty, he had offered suggestions to cultivate the way of teaching.

As early as four years ago, when Ma Kuan met Song Huizong, he told Song Huizong that the Song Dynasty had a major problem with its national defense and that it was necessary to quickly strengthen defenses to prevent the Jin people from going south.

While Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was drawing and writing, he thought to himself: Where did this guy get the wild onions? How dare he teach me how to do things?

In the first year of Jingkang, Ma Kuo formed a rebel army in the north to fight against the Jin Dynasty.

Why did Zhao Ning come to him?

The reason is simple: Hebei's intelligence organization needs a boss.
Chapter completed!