When Cui Liang heard Kou Ji's words, he cried secretly in his heart.
He also wanted to speak forcefully to Kou Ji, but the mistakes he made were so big that he couldn't be strong-willed.
He does have a reputation in the northwest for stopping children from crying at night, and he is usually fearless.
That's because he knows in his heart that no one can do anything to him.
But it was different when it came to Kou Ji. Kou Ji gave an order and his cavalry rushed into their entrenched camp and forcefully snatched him out among thousands of people.
His men stepped forward to stop him, but they didn't even touch his swords. They just jumped forward on their horses, causing his men to flee in panic.
He smelled the breath of the same kind from those people, the breath of the same kind that was far more vicious than him.
He didn't dare to speak loudly in front of those people, and he didn't have the confidence to speak loudly when facing those people behind them.
"Humble job, humble job, I know I was wrong..."
Cui Liang admitted his mistake in a low voice.
Kou Ji glared at Cui Liang and shouted: "Is that wrong of you? That's stupid of you!"
Cui Liang lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Kou Ji continued to scold: "You know clearly that I released those Liao people, but you still lead people to plunder them?"
Cui Liang glanced at Kou Ji cautiously and said in a low voice: "You didn't say it couldn't be robbed."
Kou Ji was furious, suppressing the anger in his heart and said: "You are right, I didn't say you can't plunder them. But you led more than 4,000 people and were defeated by hundreds of others, and you lost hundreds of thousands of people."
Ten soldiers.
Is this my fault too?"
Cui Liang lowered his head and did not dare to speak to argue.
He could not shirk the fault of his defeat.
"Here comes someone! Drag Cui Liang out and chop him up for me."
Kou Ji shouted loudly, and his guards immediately appeared in Tie Yewu.
Cui Liang turned pale and wanted to beg for mercy.
"Fourth brother, calm down..."
Just when Cui Liang was about to beg for mercy, Liu Heng suddenly spoke.
Kou Ji and Cui Liang were both stunned.
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng and asked, "Do you want to protect him?"
Just as Liu Heng was about to nod, Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "Why are you so attentive to me today? It turns out you want to protect him."
Liu Heng smiled dryly and said, "This person is of some use to me."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and looked at Liu Heng in confusion, without saying anything.
Liu Heng explained: "This person led his troops throughout the territory of Xixia, as if entering an uninhabited land, and he must be very familiar with the terrain in the northwest. More importantly, this person was able to bypass the Xixia people without knowing it, and appeared
In a place that Xixia people did not expect.
If this person joins my command and helps me lead the scout camp, he will definitely help me find out a lot of information I want."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you want him to help you lead the scout camp?"
Liu Heng nodded.
Kou Ji pondered and said: "But this man's heart is not right, and he thinks about evil things all day long. When he goes to the Hengshan Army, aren't you afraid that he will lead your Hengshan Army's soldiers to evil?
You have to know that the Tiemenguan regiment led by him is now called a bandit army throughout the northwest.
Don't you want the Hengshan Army to become a bandit army?
There are many former members of the Zhejia Army in the Hengshan Army.
If they were named as bandits.
The Zhe family will not cause trouble for you, and the old lady of the Yang family in Bianjing City will not spare you.
If the old lady of the Yang family hits you, I can't stop her."
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Fourth brother, don't worry, no matter how bad a person is, he will change his ways and return to his rightful ways if he falls into my hands."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and laughed out loud.
He was worried that Liu Heng would not be able to surrender Cui Liang and would be led astray by Cui Liang, but he forgot that when Liu Heng first entered the official career, he served as an official who punished evildoers, and he punished those who were extremely evil.
"Then I'll give you some face."
Kou Ji said something to Liu Heng, turned back to Cui Liang and snorted coldly: "For the sake of Duke Ning Guo interceding for you, I will spare your life. From tomorrow on, you will be transferred to Duke Ning Guo.
Listen and use it.”
Cui Liang was confused for a moment.
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "Why don't you thank Duke Ning Guo for your kindness in staying alive?"
Cui Liang hurriedly bowed to Liu Heng and saluted, "Thank you very much, Lord Ning Guo, for your kindness in staying alive."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "I saved your life just to let you do things for me. From now on, just help me with your heart."
Cui Liang was still a little dazed from the ups and downs he had just experienced. He subconsciously said: "Those brothers in humble positions..."
Kou Ji said coldly: "I will send someone to take your place. They will do things better than you and they will be more useful than you."
"In the entire northwest, who else is more suitable than a humble person to be in charge of the Tiemenguan regiment training?"
Cui Liang asked subconsciously.
Under the leadership of Cui Liang, all the soldiers trained in the Tiemenguan regiment turned into bandits and villains.
Ordinary people simply cannot suppress these bandits and evil people.
Kou Ji glanced behind Cui Liang.
Cui Liang subconsciously turned around and saw two men whom he was very afraid of.
It was these two men who led the people into the camp they occupied and captured him before Kou Ji.
The leading man had already understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words. He smiled at Kou Ji and said, "Master, are you planning to send our brothers there?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Take a hundred people over and teach them how to be a bandit and a rogue bandit in Tiemenguan."
Kou Ji glanced at Cui Liang and sneered: "Let this guy take a look and see if there is anyone in the northwest who can replace him in the mentally retarded Tiemenguan group training."
The leading man heard this and nodded slowly, "Young Master, just leave it to us."
After saying this, the leading man looked at Cui Liang and said with a smile: "Our brothers are going to take over the Tiemenguan team training. Do you have any objections?"
Cui Liang shook his head slightly stiffly.
The leading man smiled and nodded and said: "You know what you are doing, otherwise I will have to teach you a lesson. Frankly speaking, we brothers really don't like those little guys behind your iron gate.
If the young master didn't insist on letting us go, we brothers wouldn't even look at you."
"Okay, stop being poor."
Kou Ji scolded, and the head guard shut his mouth knowingly.
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "We have occupied three places in Xixia, and now Xixia has no intention of sending troops. Li Deming really can sit still. It may be that I have not touched his bottom line.
After you go to Tiemenguan for group training, make some arrangements and take them to try out the Xixia soldiers and horses from Xiazhou Left Wing Shenyong Army Division.
If the Xixia soldiers and horses in Xiazhou's left wing Shenyong Army Division are not strong, I will secretly rush to help you with a group of men.
You lead the army to capture Xiazhou.
I don’t believe it. Xiazhou was captured, but Li Deming could still sit still.”
The leader of the guards nodded and left Tie Yewu.
The head guard led out of Tie Yewu, ordered a hundred Kouji guards, and rode on horseback to where the Tiemenguan regiment trainers were stationed.
Kou Ji stayed in the iron and steel industry to rectify the iron and metallurgical affairs.
In Kou Ji's opinion, it was very necessary for the Song Dynasty to establish a steel and iron forging workshop in the northwest.
The Song Dynasty stationed a large number of troops in the northwest. The weapons in their hands were only supplied by the court, and it was difficult to replace them quickly.
Just when Kou Ji was rectifying the iron industry, the leader of the guards had already led his people to the place where Tiemenguan Tuanlian was stationed. After a bloody fight, he successfully frightened Tiemenguan Tuanlian and successfully took over.
Went to Tiemenguan for group training.
After Kou Ji, the leader of the guards, took over the iron gate regiment training, he immediately ordered them to attack Xiazhou and attack the Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Army Division stationed in Xiazhou.
When the leader of the guards led the Tiemenguan Tuanlian to attack Xiazhou, the soldiers and horses of the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division, who had already been reminded by Li Deming, resisted bravely and blocked the Tiemenguan Tuanlian outside Xiazhou City.
The leader of the guards led the Tiemenguan regiment to practice. After encountering resistance from the soldiers and horses of the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division, they quickly withdrew from Xiazhou and informed Kou Ji of the strength of the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division that they had tested.
After Kou Ji got the document sent by the guard leader, he felt a little headache.
"The total number of miscellaneous soldiers and horses of Xixia's heroic army in the left wing is more than 40,000. It cannot be defeated without a strong army of 20,000?"
"If we really want to take out 20,000 strong troops, wouldn't that be exposed?!"
"..."
Kou Ji turned his head and looked at Liu Heng, "What can you do?"
Liu Heng smiled bitterly and said: "I have no other choice but to lead a heavy attack and attack by force."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "If we can send heavy troops to attack, I don't need to send people to pretend to be Liao people."
Kou Ji pondered for a while and then said to Liu Heng: "Send someone to call Gao Gonggong over."
Liu Heng agreed and sent someone to summon Gao Chugong.
After Gao Chugong learned that Kou Ji was looking for him, he rushed to the place where Kou Ji lived without stopping.
As soon as he entered the room, Gao Chugong couldn't wait to ask: "Is there any problem that cannot be solved that requires me to take action?"
Before Kou Ji could speak, Gao Shanggong said again: "Let's make an agreement this time. You will let me help you make suggestions. You must write down my merits in the memorial and submit it to the officials."
Kou Ji said angrily: "I'm not greedy for your merits yet."
Gao Chugong smiled dryly and said, "That's impossible to say."
Ever since the Liao people were driven out of Hexi and Gao Chugong's grandson was promoted to the rank of uncle, Gao Chugong began to suspect that Kou Ji had taken his credit.
To be precise, he suspected that Kou Ji did not report his achievements truthfully.
Otherwise, how could the court only give their grandson a count instead of a marquis.
Gao Chugong felt that he had played a great role in the war against the Liao people. He not only understood the Liao people's plot in advance, but also helped Kou Ji lay a trap in advance, causing the Liao people to be completely defeated.
The reason why Liu Heng, Wang Kai and others were able to make great achievements was also because of him.
Gao Chugong felt that his contribution was great, but the court did not give him the reward he deserved.
Now that he was afraid of being punished by Zhao Zhen, he did not dare to bare his teeth at Zhao Zhen, so he could only trouble Kou Ji.
Kou Ji glared at Gao Chugong and said, "You write the report on your military exploits this time, and I will submit it for you."
When Gao Chugong heard this, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "This is what you said."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Using the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman..."
Gao Guanggong said calmly: "I am a true villain, but you may not be a true gentleman."
Kou Ji stared.
Gao Chugong smiled dryly, knowing that Kou Ji was going to get angry, so he didn't dare to bare his teeth with Kou Ji anymore.
He usually bickered with Kou Ji, but that was nothing.
But if he offends Kou Ji, he or the Gao family will definitely be the unlucky ones.
"Tell me, if there is anything you need my help with."
Kou Ji was too lazy to speak to Gao Chugong, so he glanced at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng received Kou Ji's instruction and quickly told Gao Shanggong about the situation of Tiemenguan Tuanlian's encounter with Dao in Xiazhou.
After listening to Liu Heng's story, Gao Chugong was stunned for a moment, and then said with a suspicious look on his face: "Why do we have to fight to the death with the commander of the Western Xia Yongxiang Army in Xiazhou?
Now the territory east of Xiazhou beyond Dijin Ze is occupied by our Song Dynasty.
To the south of Xiazhou, there is another Great Wall blocking it.
There are only two ways to travel between Xiazhou and Xingqing Prefecture.
One is across Dijinze.
One is through Wanjingkou, Baichi City, Huaizhou, and arrives at Xingqing Mansion.
It is impossible for the people of Xixia to leave the country unless they have to.
It is even more impossible for Xingqing Mansion's baggage and food to be transported from Dijinze to Xiazhou.
Therefore, what the Xixia people are accustomed to must be Wanjingkou Line.
Along the Wanjingkou line, Baichi City is a very critical place.
Baichi City is an important road that Xixia people must pass through.
Baichi City is very close to Dijinze.
As long as we send people to occupy Baichi City, we will cut off the transportation of food and supplies between Xiazhou and Xingqing Prefecture.
Then he sent people to burn the crops in Xiazhou and destroy the granaries in Xiazhou.
How can the Xixia soldiers and horses in Xiazhou compete with us?
They would either starve to death in Xiazhou, or else they would pass through Dijinze and evacuate Xiazhou.
If they withdraw from Xiazhou, wouldn't we be able to take over Xiazhou and other places without any bloodshed?"
When Kou Ji and Liu Heng heard this, they looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
It was obvious that Gao Chugong's words were exactly what they needed.
Liu Heng said with excitement: "No matter how patient Li Deming is, he will never give up on Xiazhou."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded: "So he will definitely take the initiative to provoke a war and fight with us. By now, he should have guessed our intentions.
He must understand that if he doesn't fight with me, the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will completely encroach on his Xixia territory."
Gao Chugong heard the conversation between the two and said with a smile: "Is my strategy okay?"
Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and said lightly: "Just so-so..."
Gao Chugong immediately stared, "What do you mean by being careless? My plan is obviously very powerful."
Kou Ji was too lazy to argue with Gao Chugong, so he sent someone down to deliver the order, and secretly sent a group of people to help the leader of the guards secretly.
He ordered the leader of the guards to lead the Iron Gate Pass regiment to attack Baichi City.
The existence of Baichi City is related to Yancheng within the Great Wall.
Yancheng produces salt, and a large part of the green salt in Xixia is produced in Yancheng.
Due to the huge salt production in Yancheng, it has almost become an industry that Xixia depends on for survival.
Whenever the salt season comes, those salt dealers will go to Baichi City and wait for the salt produced in Yancheng to be delivered.
Baichi City can be said to be a trading city that relied on Yancheng.
After the Great Wall was occupied by the Song Dynasty, Yancheng also belonged to the Song Dynasty, and Baichi City lost its role, so it was somewhat depressed and there were not many troops stationed there.
In addition to sending Tiemenguan group training, Kou Ji also secretly sent a group of people there. Taking Baichi City shouldn't be a problem.