"Really, the Golden Thieves are really gone"

"Supreme Minister, where are the Jin thieves going? Are they going back to their hometown?"

"No, no, they are heading northwest, probably to Huazhou!"

"Huazhou? Sanshan floating bridge! The golden thieves still have to hit Sanshan floating bridge!"

"That's right, if they don't build the Sanshan Floating Bridge, how dare they attack and open the Feng Mansion? Haha, Kaifeng Mansion is not the Kaifeng Mansion in December last year!"

"This is all your contribution to your grandson! Kaifeng Mansion is now solid. Even if the Jin thief has built a three-mountain floating bridge, he will not be able to do anything to Kaifeng Mansion!"

"Kaifeng Prefecture was preserved, and the Privy Councilor made great contributions!"

"Hahaha, this is not my own merit. I have also entrusted the great blessings of the official family, and the soldiers must use their lives. Oh, Taiwei Gao also made an indelible contribution!"

"Is Taiwei Gao a warrior or an old man from Taishang and King Ding? Where can I compare with you, the Shumi Gong?"

"Yes, the Prime Minister of Privy Councilor has made such great achievements and I will probably be able to enter the Political Affairs Hall soon."

At the city wall of Chengshi County, Fan Qiong and Qin Hui, two treacherous gang, began to flatter Li Gang after confirming that the Jin people had indeed withdrawn their siege.

Although the Jin thieves had not yet returned home, they rushed northwest to Huazhou. However, in Fan Qiong and Qin Hui's view, Li Gang personally led an army of 100,000 to fight with the Jin thieves, but there was still more than half left (they didn't know how much they were left), and they had been guarding the small Chengshi County for many days. This contribution was very important no matter how much they were left.

Moreover, before Li Gang left Kaifeng Prefecture, he was also responsible for strengthening and building Kaifeng Prefecture City, which was a real contribution!

The current Kaifeng Prefecture City is several layers of defensive fortifications inside and outside, and can be attacked, defended or turtled. If the main city really cannot be defended, it can also be retreated to Jinming City, and even retreated to Baojin City. This is a city that has truly completed the defense!

The defense of Kaifeng Prefecture was indeed completed under the leadership of Li Gang.

Therefore, it is possible for Li Gang to enter the Political Affairs Hall and even become a Dazai in one step!

Thinking of this, Li Gang couldn't wait to go back to Kaifeng Mansion.

Thinking of this, Li Gang asked Fan Qiong: "Master Fan, since the Jin thieves are heading to the Sanshan Floating Bridge, should we gather elite troops and follow them and wait for an opportunity to fight the thieves?"

He sounded quite a bit of a kind, but Fan Qiong was not a fool either. Of course, he knew that Li Gang had been surrounded for so many days. He was about to run out of food, but the thief left by himself. That was really a blessing from the Bodhisattva. Why don’t you see the opportunity to collect it quickly?

"This Privy Councillor," Fan Qiong immediately cried with a sad face, "Now the military rations have been exhausted, the soldiers have been hungry for two days, and they really can't fight! Moreover, there are still thousands of households in Chengshi City, so we have to protect them to retreat to Dingtao and eat!"

Li Gang picked up his beard and nodded gently and said, "It is reasonable for the people to think of food as the most. If the soldiers have no food, they will be in trouble. Can the Chengshi County still be guarded? Can you leave three or four thousand people to guard one?"

Chengshi County must be guarded at least not to be lost before Li Gang returns to Kaifeng Prefecture. Because Chengshi County is in his hands, Li Gang can be called to be his own attack on the Jin thieves and firmly resisting it!

This is a great contribution!

As for how much Li Gang lost this time his troops? It seems that only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan? It’s not too ugly, and you can also pretend to win by applying powder.

"The Lord of Privy Councilor wants to guard Cheng's clan" Fan Qiong immediately understood and smiled, "The subordinate will arrange it immediately. Is it enough to leave 3,000 elite soldiers?"

"Is there enough military rations?" Li Gang asked.

"Enough, enough to eat for three months." Fan Qiong nodded repeatedly, forgetting the statement that "food was exhausted".

"Okay!" Li Gang nodded, "After making arrangements for defense quickly, I will protect the people and go to Dingtao."

"The last general is ordered!" Fan Qiong made a move, took the order and retreated, and arranged to run away and defend the city.

Li Gang immediately said to Qin Hui: "Qin Duantai, you are the envoy sent by the saint, so you don't have to go with me. I send 300 cavalry to protect you first and go back to Kaifeng Prefecture to report the negotiations with the saints to the saints. By the way, see if the official family has returned. If the official family returns, I draft a memorial and you can send it to the official family for me."

Qin Hui immediately understood what memorial Li Gang wanted to submit to Zhao Kai. Of course, he was reporting that Gao Qiu wanted to support the resettlement of the Supreme People and the secret communication of the Jin thief, even if Li Gang didn't believe it, he had to make this small report!

On the surface, Li Gang could certainly cover up this matter, but he had to talk to the official in private!

This is a battle for imperial power! If you know but don’t repay him, you are a member of the party! If Gao Qiu is really confused, then Li Gang will have to go to the ends of the world to end his old age.

Therefore, although the Jin thief's counter-espionage plan is not very clever, it is indeed very fatal!

Even if Gao Qiu is not killed, he has to accompany him for half his life!

When Qin Hui thought of this, he immediately bowed to Li Gang and said, "If the official family has returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, the official will definitely hand over your memorial to the official family!"

"Okay!" Li Gang nodded, "If the official family is still in Liangshan, you can't hand over the memorial to others."

"Save it out of office."

Of course, the memorials of the report cannot be read casually.

Qin Hui was escorted by 300 light cavalry sent by Li Gang, and left Chengshi City on the day the Jin soldiers withdrew from the encirclement of Chengshi and headed straight for Kaifeng Prefecture.

There was no danger on the road, nor was there ambush by Jin soldiers. He arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture the next day.

In Kaifeng Prefecture City, Qin Hui heard that Zhao Kai had come back and now sent troops to Sanshan Floating Bridge.

This "giant treacherous minister" who was famous in history (more traitorous than the traitorous minister), immediately showed off his spirit of being a traitorous and loyal. He immediately set off on the road and rushed to the Sanshan Floating Bridge to report to the official Zhao Kai to the Taiwei Gao Qiu.

...

In March of the first year of Jingkang, the defense of the Song army in the Sanshan Floating Bridge area was several steps ahead than before Zhao Kai left last time!

Tiancheng Fort on the north side of Sanshan Floating Bridge has now become a truly tightly guarded fortress!

The city walls are taller and thicker, and various auxiliary fortifications and defensive equipment are also complete.

Moreover, the three dangerous places including Tiancheng Fort, Dalishan, Wannian New Dike are now completely integrated.

The Wenzi Mountain south of the Yellow River, the southern section of Wannian Xindi, and Baima City have also been strengthened. Although it cannot be compared with Hebei, it can also be defended.

As for the expansion of Jushan Dazhai, it has been underway.

When Qin Hui came to Huazhou day and night in early March of the first year of Jingkang (the eighth year of Xuanhe), regardless of the fatigue of travel, Jushan Dazhai had become a large city built on the mountain.

Zhao Kai herself now lives here with the Office Senate and the Office Hanlin Division, as well as Sister Ximen, Guo Tiannu and several other "school beauties".

Of course, Zhao Kai also knew that the Jin thieves had already lifted the siege of Cheng clan. He also knew that the main force of the Jin soldiers after the rescue rushed straight to Huazhou (Sanshan Floating Bridge is between Huazhou and Junzhou)!

This surprised him and He Guan, Zhong Shizhong, Yao Pingzhong, Dong Jingang, Dong Luohan, Cao Li and others.

They thought Wanyan Zongwang would leave De Mansion and the southern part of Daming Prefecture to go directly to Liyang, but they did not expect that Zongwang also came to surround Wei and save Zhao.

This made Zhao Kai a little embarrassed... He couldn't really attack Li Yang and deal with the chess piece Guo Yaoshi!

He also pointed to this chess piece and informed himself of the major affairs within the Jin army!

In addition, he was not sure to defeat Wanyan Zongwang's army in the territory of Huazhou south of Sanshan Floating Bridge... Although he boosted the morale of the people below, he also resolved some of the monsophobia.

However, the organization, training, and experience of the army cannot be improved in a very short period of time.

Therefore, Zhao Kai's power at hand is enough to bully Guo Yaoshi, who is the youngest soldier, but it is not enough to take it out to fight Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Jiemu's main force.

"It seems that you can only abandon Yaoshi Guo and transfer your troops to the south of the Yellow River. At Wenzi Mountain Fort, Baima City has focused on the defense!"

He Guan was most familiar with the situation in the Sanshan Floating Bridge area, so he was the first to come up with countermeasures in the military discussion that day.

"Your Majesty, I think most of the Jin thieves are not really fighting..." Dong Jingang is now qualified to say something in the military discussion.

He is a real Jin Zhishen. He knows that if the Jin people don’t fight, they may fight a tough battle that consumes their own lives unless absolutely necessary.

"Isn't it really a fight?" Zhao Kai thought for a while, "The Jin Thief flew into a frightened shot. Is it to help Yaoshi Guo?"

"This is one of them," Dong Jingang said, "The golden thief is most likely to retreat north!"

"Retreat?" Zhao Kai was stunned, "They won't come to Kaifeng Mansion?"

When he said this, he was a little disappointed.

Kaifeng Prefecture is so strong... Why don’t the golden thieves come and fight once?

"Your Majesty, the Jin thief is not stupid!" Dong Jingang said, "These days, they must have sent a hard-working detective to investigate. They knew that Kaifeng Mansion was difficult to fight, so they wanted to withdraw."

"Then will they come again in the future?"

Zhao Kai was a little excited again... Kaifeng Mansion is his! If the golden thief does not come, no one will be able to steal it?

"I will definitely come again!" Dong Jingang said, "The Jin thieves' Eastern Route Army is insufficient. After these days of consumption, the main soldiers they have saved are probably less than 40,000. With Ali Xi and various auxiliary soldiers, the maximum is only 130,000 to 140,000. We have gathered soldiers from all over the world to help the kings, and the city of Kaifeng Prefecture is already solid enough to cope. In addition, the weather is getting hot and the Jin thieves are not very adaptable, so they will take a step back temporarily.

But they will not be willing to accept it, nor will they retreat too far. After they recover, they will definitely come to open the Feng Mansion again... At that time, the troops from all over the country will come together!"

Zhao Kai had a solemn expression, "That's the real life-and-death battle between us and the Jin thief... But I will still win!"
Chapter completed!