If these refugees can take advantage of the veteran soldiers in ordinary state capitals, it is no exaggeration to even capture several states and counties.
However, there is a huge difference compared with these real elite soldiers who have fought many battles! Using Xin Qiji's ability to suppress these ordinary mobs is simply overkill, so Shen Tang is not worried at all.
"Master Hou, what will you do in the end?"
Seeing that both of them had missions, Shao Hongyuan couldn't help but speak.
"My son-in-law under the general's command knows that as long as the Marquis is alive, the general will never let you down!"
From his disdain for Shen Tang before to his respect and admiration for Shen Tang now, Shao Hongyuan didn't feel any discomfort with this change.
The two battles between Sizhou and Chengdu had already proven Shen Tang's power in war! Therefore, even if Shen Tang was young, he, a veteran, would not dare to look down upon Shen Tang in the slightest.
What's more, Shen Tang could be said to have saved his life when he was in Chengdu Mansion, and he was very grateful to Shen Tang in his heart.
"General Shao, don't worry, I do have another secret mission that I want to leave to you.
Moreover, no one is allowed to know about this matter, not even the imperial court! In addition, this mission is extremely dangerous, and it is not unusual for him to never return.
Therefore, you still need to think carefully whether you should do it or not!”
Shen Tang's words not only did not scare Shao Hongyuan, but made his eyes light up!
The Song Dynasty has never lacked brave soldiers who are not afraid of death. As a general, it is not unacceptable to be shrouded in horse leather, and it is even their long-cherished wish!
"Commander, please give me your orders!"
Shao Hongyuan stood up and held his hands.
"You also know the war that is happening in Tubo now!"
Shen Tang asked.
Xin Qiji grinned and said, "Master Marquis, the first batch of troops to enter Tubo were the soldiers and horses led by the general. If the emperor had not ordered the general to guard Yongkang, he might still be fighting in Tubo now!"
Shao Hongyuan also nodded, and said with a bit of envy, "The general has also heard a long time ago that our Song Dynasty and Tubo have a total of about 40,000 soldiers and horses, crisscrossing the border of Tubo, and many areas have been captured. Till now, Tubo There is no good way to do this.
Could it be that you want your general to lead his troops into Tubo?"
Bian Xi hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Master Marquis, of course we are not afraid of a war with Tubo.
However, this matter is not trivial. Now that we are stationed in a strategic place, if the Holy One knows about it, will it hinder the Marquis?"
As the strategic pacifier of Chengdu Prefecture, Shen Tang was within his authority if he deployed troops on Chengdu Prefecture. However, if he sent troops to Tubo territory and started a war with Tubo, if word spread, he would be deploying troops privately. This was Absolutely a grave sin!
Upon hearing Bian Xi's words, Shao Hongyuan and Xin Qiji also became hesitant.
Shen Tang smiled, and then shouted softly, "Lu Feng!"
The door opened and Lu Feng walked in. Shen Tang said, "Bring me the treasure box that I carry with me!"
Lu Feng turned around and left, and soon he placed a red sandalwood wooden box in front of Shen Tang! After Shen Tang opened it with a key, he reached out and took out a piece of yellow silk cloth.
"Eldest brother, second brother, General Shao! This is the secret order given to me by His Majesty himself before I left Lin'an! You and others are close to me, but after reading it, please do not spread it out! Otherwise, it will attract us. disaster!"
Looking at the yellow imperial edict, several people's eyes tightened! The emperor's secret edict clearly involved something of great importance.
"Don't worry, Commander, I will keep this matter in mind and will never let anyone else know about it!"
The three of them said in a condensed voice.
Shen Tang nodded, opened the secret edict and put it on the table. The three of them stood up and looked at the edict respectfully!
Not long after, after reading the imperial edict, Shen Tang rolled up the secret edict again and put it into the treasure box.
Xin Qiji was about to speak, but Shen Tang waved his hand and said first, "Second brother, the next thing is very important. Go and ask Lu Feng to personally guard the door, and ask your personal guards to guard the surrounding area within ten feet. , no one is allowed in or out.”
Xin Qiji left in response and returned shortly.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Five hundred personal guards will seal the surrounding area. No one will break through."
Shen Tang nodded, and then continued, "You have clearly seen what the Holy Spirit said in the imperial edict!"
Shao Hongyuan nodded excitedly, "Sir, do we, the Song Dynasty, really want to go to war with Tubo?"
"good!"
Shen Tang took out another map from the treasure box. After opening it, they found that it was a geological survey map of the Tubo border!
"You see, the area between Tubo and the Song Dynasty is under the plateau, so our troops will not be greatly affected after entering! And my guarantee to your majesty is that within three to five years , completely wrest this area from the hands of Tubo."
Shen Tang pointed at the geological survey map and said.
"You also know that there have always been many opponents of the war in the imperial court.
Therefore, His Majesty has no way to directly issue an order on this matter, and there is no way to let everyone know about it.
Therefore, until now, only Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhang and I know about this matter.
And now, there are three more of you!"
"This is why, in a secret decree, His Majesty gave me the right to randomly deploy troops!"
"In addition, I have secretly sent a message to the Jin Kingdom. Now, the Jin Kingdom has 20,000 troops in Tubo.
If necessary, they can send another 10,000 or 20,000 troops in.
As for the Song Dynasty, we now have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Tubo territory."
"Although we have not yet found a real opponent with the troops of the Jin Kingdom, as we occupy more and more areas, the reaction from the Tibetan side will naturally become greater.
Nowadays, the territory of Tubo is relatively chaotic due to the failure of the Battle of Chengdu.
However, if we show too much strength, it will also cause them to eliminate their internal conflicts and start a war with us first!"
"In this case, we must increase some troops! In addition to taking advantage of the current opportunity to occupy more key points, it is also to prepare for the ensuing Tibetan counterattack."
"As for this matter, after I have thought about it, I am going to hand it over to General Shao. I wonder if General Shao is willing!"
Shao Hongyuan took a deep breath and bowed in front of Shen Tang, "General, I am willing to die for the commander-in-chief!"
Shen Tang nodded, helped Shao Hongyuan up and said, "General Shao is mature and prudent, so I will feel relieved when he goes to take charge.
Moreover, although you are leading the troops this time, I will try my best to deploy the war horses in the hands of the eldest brother and the second brother into your army! And you will lead 15,000 cavalry into Tubo territory to fight for me. The Song Dynasty will expand its territory! Moreover, my soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty will try their best to cooperate with you in Tubo!"