After the Battle of Lawu City and the Battle of Lanhui, both Xixia and Song Dynasties were severely damaged.
When Zhong'e withdrew his troops, he burned down more than 300 miles around Lawu City. Not a single tile was left, and the young and old were displaced. Spring plowing was also abolished, and annual gifts were cut off.
Liang Yimi sent an envoy to sue for peace, saying that as long as Suizhou and Huizhou were returned, the two countries could stop fighting.
The officials in Bianjing around them followed Wang Anshi's suggestion to negotiate peace and decided to negotiate peace. In fact, due to the Khitan intervention, the capture of Hengshan was in vain, and this battle also consumed the material and financial resources accumulated by Hedong and Shaanxi for many years.
You won't be able to recover after years of rest and recuperation.
The Song Dynasty was temporarily unable to fight anymore, so the officials opened up mutual trade with Xixia. At the same time, they pinned their hopes of expanding their territory on Zhang Yue and Wang Shao who were heading towards Qinfeng Road.
As for Suizhou and Huizhou, the meat that has been swallowed into the stomach will never be spit out.
This time is just a short-term peace, and there will be a war behind the two sides.
After the official issued a decree to reward Yue with a medal, Zhang Yue immediately went to his supervisor and told the officials that he "had neither the merits of horizontal grass nor the danger of collecting salary."
"Hengcao" comes from the Han Dynasty. It means to pull down the grass and pour it on the ground, which means that you have no merit at all. To collect firewood means that you are sick, and in this bitter cold place in the northwest, your health is not very good. Last time, you got a bullet.
The injury from the arrow has not healed yet.
Zhang Yue understands the temperament of the official family.
Even the emperor was worried that his border ministers would rely on their own merits. He was currently in a state of rejoicing because he had captured the two states of Lanhui, so he had no time to consider other things, but as time went by he would definitely have a grudge in his heart.
Therefore, Zhang Yue said in the first sentence that he had no merit, and that the merit was attributed to the officials. In the next sentence, he made a misfortune to win the sympathy of the officials.
Zhang Yue said in his memorial that he should have declined, but he was afraid of letting down the emperor's kindness, so he took the job first.
Sure enough, when the official read Zhang Yue's memorial, he also responded with a letter.
This letter is also very meaningful.
In addition to a few words of comfort to Zhang Yue, the officials also said that he should take good care of his injuries and that he would not have to do everything by himself and could delegate things to others.
The officials also asked Zhang Yue to select his loyal and obedient Tibetan generals and to make effective Han generals.
Zhang Yue thought for a while and then took matters into his own hands. He hired a painter to paint portraits of twelve generals including Wang Hou and Yu Longke, and made twelve copies of the drawings and presented them to the emperor.
This move is equivalent to the emperor meeting you.
This painting was sent to the capital overnight. The officials were full of praise when they saw it. They even exaggeratedly compared it to the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai. It was hung in the toilet behind the Chongzheng Palace. It can be seen at all times when going to court.
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The officials informed Guo Kui and Liu Xisheng that all major and minor matters of the Qin Feng Road Appeasement Department were entrusted to Zhang Yue, and they could not control each other.
Weiyuan Weishui River Valley in June.
Strong winds and heavy rains came, the howling continued all day and night, and the rivers swelled.
This was a heavy rain that was rare in ten years. It obscured the distant mountains and sight. The cold rain hit the body. Even in Xizhou in June, it was a bit chilly.
Now Zhang Yue and Wang Hou are guarding Xizhou, while Wang Shao has returned to Tongyuan Army. The progress of Weiyuan city building has also been affected.
In the evening, the heavy rain stopped a little.
The Song army began to make fires to cook. The light of dozens of bonfires was dotted beside the river bed, and the light and shadows stretched from the river valley to the plateau.
In addition to the Song army, there are also civilians. They are called civilians but they are actually thousands of Tibetan prisoners, but Zhang Yue treats them very well. Now the Tibetan men are waiting for the rain to stop and they are consciously repairing the tents, and the women and children are going to the river valley.
They fetched water and started cooking, and the children helped out in a sensible way.
In the outer circle of the Tibetan people's service were the camps of the Song army. Soldiers wearing Fan Yangli were patrolling in the upper and lower reaches of the valley. A watchtower was built on the mountain pass, and there was also one on the other side of the river.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty held wind lanterns in their hands and stared at the passage leading to and from the river valley.
As for the unfinished Weiyuan Fort, a half-command of cavalry lived in it. Stables, canteens, food halls, military buildings, middle halls, and craftsmen's workshops were built in it. A well was also dug. As a fort with only 500 steps, it is also a small one.
All five organs are complete.
The Song soldiers in the fort were all busy eating, but the blast furnace in the workshop was still smoking, and the craftsmen were still hammering away at the iron. The orange fire in the workshop and the sound of hammering passed through the rain curtain.
It brought a different kind of vitality to Weiyuan Fort.
Zhang Yue was holding a wooden bowl and a wooden spoon and queuing up with the generals to eat. As a magistrate who can manage the army on horseback and the people on horseback, Zhang Yue also ate with the soldiers and generals in the poor Weiyuan Fort in Weiyuan Fort. It was just where he lived.
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Zhang Yue made a large bowl of hot porridge with oil floating on it and sat down at the dining table made of simple wood. There was a plate of mutton on the dining table, and there was tea to relieve the greasiness after the meal.
There is no shortage of beef and mutton in Tongwei Village, but there is a shortage of fruits and vegetables.
Zhang Yue took a few mouthfuls of hot porridge and then heard someone report: "Tell the county guard that someone is coming from downstream."
Zhang Yue heard this and said, "It must be someone from the Guangrui Army who has arrived."
Having said this, Zhang Yue left behind a few mouthfuls of porridge and rode out of the castle with a few followers.
Zhang Yue braved the rain and rode for a long distance, and saw more than two hundred soldiers advancing slowly along the slope. When they saw that they arrived on horseback, they had no expression on their faces.
Numb and extremely depressed.
Zhang Yue dismounted and asked, "Who is the leader?"
After a while, a tall man came out and sang: "The villain Guang Rui's army is all overwhelmed. On the order of Mr. Jing Lue, he came to Tongwei Village to defect to the governor of Xizhou Zhizhou Zhang!"
Zhang Yue patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good to be here. We will be brothers from now on."
Zhang Yue glanced at the numerous heads on the road behind the man and said, "However, the military buildings in Weiyuan Fort can only accommodate up to 2,500 troops. If you include family members, you can only accommodate half of them."
"You have no choice but to live in a tent for a while."
All the soldiers were stunned for a while, and they all said with confusion: "Young people don't dare to force themselves when they are guilty. I wonder where the county guard is?"
Zhang Yue glanced at the other person and said, "That's me!"
"That's you?" Zhang Sai asked in surprise.
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "What are you doing to deceive me?"
Dutou Zhang Sai suddenly turned his head and said excitedly behind him: "My sons, this is Commander Zhang!"
After saying this, Zhang Sai immediately bowed down, and the soldier Guang Rui behind him also followed Zhang Sai on the slope with a roar despite the rain.
The sound of rapids in the river valley could be heard in his ears, but Zhang Yue could still faintly hear the sounds of hundreds of men sobbing and sobbing.
Zhang Sai said with tears: "I have been waiting for my sinful body to survive until today, and I only ask the county governor to take me in!"
Zhang Yue helped Zhang Sai up and said in a loud voice: "Okay, I will take you in from today on!"
"Thank you, Sheriff...for your great kindness!"
Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Sai and the two hundred people, and their faces suddenly became alive. Their eyes were no longer so numb. There was a little bit of hope in everyone's eyes, and finally there was a little smile on their faces.
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Zhang Yue shouted condescendingly to the soldiers on the ramp: "Guangrui Army officers and soldiers obey orders!"
"Follow me into the city!"
Zhang Yue led his horse and soldiers back to the city together. As the magistrate of the state, he felt that he was also burdened with the expectations of so many people.
This can be seen as a burden, and it also gives him the courage to continue along this path.
Walking up the hillside, I saw the lights of Weiyuan Fort in front of me!
