Hearing Liu Qiong'er mention two names, Xu Wuqi, Xu Wukun looked at her in unison.
"Why, have you heard of Han Lun?" Xu Huai asked.
Xu Huai was not familiar with the detailed situation in the Khitan country before. He mainly learned about some basic conditions of the Khitan Kingdom from Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong. However, he also knew that Xiao Linshi, a descendant of the Khitan clan, had served as the defense envoy of the Xijing Road of the Khitan Kingdom.
He also held important official positions such as the governor of the Southern Prime Minister's Office and other important positions. He was dismissed two years ago due to discord with the Khitan monarch Xiao Yichun.
However, it had been nearly two years since Wang Zhen was demoted from the court, and they knew very little about the situation of the Khitan people in the government and the public in the past two years. They did not know where Xiao Linshi went after he was deposed.
In fact, the intelligence spying work on the Khitan, Dangxiang and other enemy countries at that time was very crude. The central government did not have a specialized agency to take charge of this task. The border troops were mainly responsible for spying on the enemy's situation on the opposite side of the defense zone.
In addition to recruiting Tibetan soldiers from the border who looked similar to the Khitans and Dangxiang people to sneak into the enemy's territory to conduct reconnaissance, another main method used by the border army to collect information about the enemy was to bribe business travelers.
It is normal for the information obtained in this way to contain errors and omissions.
Xu Huai had never even heard of the name Han Lun before, but he didn't expect Xu Wuqi, Xu Wukun and the others to know this person.
"Eighteen years ago, there was a border quarrel in Lanzhou, and Jingsheng's army came to the rescue. At that time, Xiao Linshi was in his early twenties and was hereditary appointed as the governor of Fengzhou. After we rushed to Lanzhou, we went north along the Huihe River and successfully captured Shuozhou.
Prefecture, Datong, and the entire Xijing Road, Fengzhou was the last important town that could be called a big city but was not captured. At that time, it was thought that a second-generation ancestor like Xiao Linshi only had three to five thousand troops from the Han and Han armies at his disposal.
Taking Fengzhou would have been an easy task, but it suffered a huge setback at the hands of Xiao Linshi. A troop of troops was ambushed when they attacked Fengzhou. They lost nearly 2,000 men and had to retreat to Datong. Han Lun was defeated at that time.
A Han army commander under Xiao Linshi was the one who hurt our Jingsheng Army generals the most, but unfortunately we were in Datong at the time and had no chance to participate in the Fengzhou Battle," Xu Wuqi said, "while we waited for the main force of the Jingsheng Army to gather
Get up, on the eve of setting off again to Fengzhou, the thieves in the court didn't know what medicine they took. They were thinking of negotiating peace and even gave up the recovered territory. Otherwise, Yunyan and other places would have become Da Viet.
Why are we delaying until today to mobilize troops to seize the territory?"
When Xu Wuqi and Xu Wukun mentioned old things, the resentment in Xu Wukun's heart was still very strong.
Liu Qiong'er brought over the relevant files, and Xu Huai sat over, listening to Xu Wuqi and Xu Wukun recalling the past events of the year, while looking through the files by candlelight.
The information on Xiao Linshi and Han Lun in this part of the enemy situation file that the Hedong Economic and Strategic Envoys Department has currently compiled and sent to the Supervisory Army Envoy Court is very limited.
After Cai Qing seized Jingsheng's military power and retreated south, the peace talks between Dai Viet and the Khitans resumed, and Xiao Linshi was appointed deputy defense envoy of Xijing Road, defense envoy and other positions; Han Lun was the main general of the Han army in Xijing Road.
However, both sides exercised restraint on the border afterwards and did not engage in any further border provocations. The information about Xiao Linshi presiding over the defense of Xijing Road is very limited.
Of course, the Tianxiong Army and the Hedong Economic and Strategic Envoys Department obviously have to be more restrained. In the past ten years, they have rarely even carried out regular enemy situation reconnaissance. However, the file contains Xiao Linshi, Han Lun and other Xijing Dao generals more than ten years ago.
The portrait of Han Lun, looking at the outline of Han Lun’s face in the portrait, is somewhat similar to Chen Zixiao.
The file also records that Han Lun was transferred from Xijing Road to the Khitan along with Xiao Linshi four years ago and was soon imprisoned for offending Khitan Qi Gui. Xiao Linshi was deposed as the governor of Nanfu two years ago, but the two later
Their whereabouts were not mentioned in these files. If Jing Shengjun had not dealt with Xiao Linshi back then, Xu Huai would not have been able to imagine what Xiao Linshi and Han Lun were like from these crude records.
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Isn't this fucking too crude?
This makes it impossible for them to imagine that even if they identify Chen Zixiao as Han Lun, who was convicted and imprisoned, they can get any practical help at this time.
Chen Zixiao was convicted and imprisoned four years ago. It can be speculated that Xiao Linshi might have noticed that Dai Viet and the Chihu people had the intention to join forces to attack Yan, so he secretly rescued Chen Zixiao from prison and sent him to
Spying intelligence in Dai Viet and looking for opportunities to cause civil strife in Dai Viet as a containment.
The problem is that Xiao Linshi was also deposed two years later. The Khitan generals who were in charge of Xijing Road at this time were neither Xiao Linshi himself nor any relationship with Xiao Linshi.
Xu Huai suspected that even if Chen Zixiao could spy on some confidential information in Yue Hai Tower, he might not be taken seriously by the Khitan people.
Chen Zixiao was originally a lone wolf sent by Xiao Linshi, and he was probably an idle man who had no time to kill a horse and become a living horse doctor.
Chen Zixiao sneaked into the territory of Da Viet for three or four years without any news, and Xiao Linshi was deposed long ago. Why should the Khitan general in Xijing Road believe that Chen Zixiao did not rebel? Why should he believe the information Chen Zixiao sent back?
A trap to lure them into?
From this point of view, it seems that they do not need to pay such a high price and risk exposing their strength to keep an eye on Chen Zixiao!
Xu Huai threw the file on the desk, stood in front of the window and looked at the ridge of the opposite roof that was vaguely visible in the night.
The more he understood, the more he discovered that the preparations for such an important war were so crude and hasty.
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Xu Huaitai asked Xu Wukun, Xu Wuqi, Su Laochang and Zhou Jing to rest first. At this time, he heard numerous horses galloping into Nanyu Lane. The sound of horse hooves was heard in Dongkua Yard where Wang Zhen, Wang Fan and others lived.
He stopped at the door, and the sound of someone coming forward and knocking on the courtyard door came over, which seemed to be quite urgent.
In the afternoon, five hundred prisoners were transferred into Kelan City and stationed in the barracks. Xu Huai, Xu Xin'an, and Tang Pan were sorting out the prisoners in the barracks. They did not also have the leader Yu Hou to send them. They were not summoned at ordinary times, and they did not need to go to the official hall to guard them.
On weekdays, you only need to arrange a small team of soldiers and horses to guard the place.
However, Xu Wukun, who concurrently serves as the Marquis of the Army, rushed over from the government office at night. Xu Huai learned that Pan Chenghu, Yuan Huidao, and Xu Zhong had arranged to stay in the government office tonight, but Wang Fan, Zhu Hang and others returned to Nanyu before nightfall.
Coming out of the alley, it was almost midnight, so everyone must have gone to bed.
What will happen at this time?
The entrance here is also next to Nanyu Lane. Zhou Jing ran out quickly and took a look. He turned back and said, "It was Xu Zhong who brought the two of them here. I don't know what happened."
Xu Zhong, Pan Chenghu, and Yuan Huidao were on duty at the official hall of the Supervisory Army Envoy tonight. At this time, he brought people over to report the news. Naturally, something urgent happened related to the Supervisory Military Envoy.
Even to express concern, they had to run over and ask.
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"Several military attachés from the Tianxiong Army went to the Nuanxiang Pavilion on Yinshan Lane for a banquet. However, they got drunk for some reason. They had a dispute with the owner of the shop and were coaxed out. They may have suffered some losses. Some of them were
I was injured, but I didn’t want to in my heart, and now I brought out a large number of people to demolish Nuanxiang Building.”
Xu Huai, Su Laochang, Xu Wukun, and Xu Wuqi rushed to Dongkuayuan and saw that Wang Fan had not rested yet. He was standing in the yard with Zhu Hang, Zheng Shou and others, listening to Xu Zhong's report to the city.
movement,
"The county captain was alarmed, but they didn't dare to suppress him, so they sent someone to inform them to come to the Supervisory Army Envoy!"
Kelan is the seat of the prefecture's government, but the Kelan County Wei Si is still responsible for arresting and confiscating thefts in the city.
However, the matter involved the forbidden troops temporarily stationed in Kelan City. It was in line with the rules for the county captain to directly report to the Supervisory Army Envoy to send people to suppress them.
Brothers Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong had already gone to bed. At this time, they rushed over after hearing the news. After hearing Xu Zhong explain the reason, they did not wait for Wang Fan and Zhu Hang ordered his family to help them get the armor.
"It's so courageous that these arrogant and powerful generals have only been stationed in Kelan City with Ge Boyi for a long time. Now they dare to cause trouble. If we don't dampen their temper, don't they think that our military supervisory embassy is just a decoration?" Zhu
Zhi stepped forward and asked Wang Fan for orders, "Please allow my two brothers to lead a team of elites to Nuanxiang Tower to suppress these troublemaking generals and to maintain military discipline!"
The two brothers Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong were taught a lesson by Xu Huai. It was because the king's talents did not dare to say anything, but they were accustomed to being good and respectful. How could they take the rude and arrogant soldiers of the Imperial Army in their eyes?
And when they followed their father Zhu Hang to the north this time, they also couldn't wait to accomplish something so that they could impress others when they returned to Bianjing.
As soon as the Supervisory Army Envoy was officially established, they encountered a new situation. How could they be content to be behind others?
Wang Fan frowned slightly. The Imperial Military Commission had just been officially opened. It was impossible for him and Zhu Hang to dispatch casually. However, Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong brothers did not reassure him, and it was impossible for him to attack the Imperial Army in Kelan.
If you act recklessly in the city, just pretend to be blind and don't dare.
If he pretends to be blind and doesn't care, or sends someone to inform Ge Boyi about how to deal with it, then wouldn't his role as supervisor of the army be just a decoration?
"I'll take someone with me to accompany Zhu Zhi, and Zhu Tong will go over and take a look. The situation is not serious, and we may not necessarily alert the hospital guards!" Zheng Shou saw Wang Fan's hesitation and stepped forward and said.
"You two will go with me." Su Laochang and Zhou Jing were not serving in the Military Supervisory Commission, so of course this matter tonight had nothing to do with them, Wang Fan said to Xu Huai and Xu Wukun.
Xu Wukun was an official in the government office, and Xu Huai was a general. Since he was on the way, it was his duty to accompany him. However, Xu Wuqi was a stranger, and Wang Fan didn't know what his relationship was with Xu Huai and others.
, and of course they won’t do it randomly.
Xu Huai and Xu Wukun rushed back to put on their armors. Wang Fan did not tell Su Laochang, Zhou Jing and the others to do anything, but Xu Huai asked them to go and inquire about Nuanxiang Tower immediately.
Kelan, as the prefecture of Lanzhou, was the gateway from Taiyuan to Ningwu, Langu, Fuzhou, Linzhou and other places. It also had many garrisons and dozens of prostitute villages, large and small, with various backgrounds.
Liu Qiong'er, Su Laochang, Xu Wukun and others have all had a rough understanding of the three religions and the nine forces in Kelan City. Nuanxiang Tower is not a big restaurant in Kelan City, and the thighs they hugged should not be thick.
The sources of recruiting troops for the Forbidden Army are complicated, and the generals cannot lead by example. Military discipline is a stubborn problem that plagues Dai Viet. At the beginning of the Northern Expedition to Yan, tens of thousands of Forbidden Xiang troops will gather in Lanzhou. It is difficult for Xu Huai to disturb the people.
Things to avoid.
I believe that merchants of all sizes in Kelan City should also be mentally prepared.
Nuanxianglou, a little prostitute village that was usually not very eye-catching, dared to injure the imperial guards when they were disturbed. Xu Huai was worried about whether there was some secret behind it.
Su Laochang, Zhou Jing and Xu Wuqi went to find people all night to find out more detailed information. Xu Huai and Xu Wukun did not stop, they brought out the horses and prepared the two brothers Zheng Shou, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Tong and Qian.
Zhong and other generals rushed to Yinshan Lane...
